Under the sunlight, at the intersection between the four blocks!
People dressed in fine clothes and plain clothes came from the south to the north.
There were young masters and young ladies from rich local families, craftsmen and farmers, and foreign merchants!
Carriages, oxcarts, carts, horses, camels, all of them came and went.
One word, prosperity!
One word, miscellaneous!
Under such circumstances, no one would stand out.
Some people with ulterior motives would easily fish in troubled waters, and public security would also be problematic.
Yuchi Baolin, who was standing in the corner of the neighboring street at the crossroad and looking at the watchtower, looked particularly inconspicuous.
Even though he was a big black man!
However, in this kind of environment, a black burly man could not be more common.
Wen Ya looked at Yuchi Baolin and said seriously,""General Yuchi, why are you so sure?”
"This is no joke."
"Although he is also a failed candidate and has a lot of dissatisfaction with the Imperial Court, and is also very skilled in martial arts, it is indeed very likely.”
"But there's no evidence!"
Yuchi Baolin pointed at the corridor." Look at it yourself. Think about the answer sheet with the signature 'Zhangsun Chong'. It's the answer sheet that truly belongs to the top scorer.”
Wenya also looked at the watchtower. When she took a closer look, her eyes widened!
The watchtower they were looking at was located at the crossroad. It was built with wooden pillars and was taller than all the buildings.
What was a watchtower?
The original watchtowers were only tall wooden towers on both sides of the main gate of the military camp during the war.
This kind of wooden building was only for one person to stand on it and look out at the enemy at all times. If they saw an enemy attack, they only needed to shout and the camp would have time to react and prepare for battle.
At the very least, they had the time to pick up their weapons and get into formation!
These watchtowers were either built in fortresses or at passes that required heavy defense.
And the construction of the watchtower in the city was the first to be built in the fourth year of Zhenguan!
On the first day of August in the fourth year of Zhenguan, which was the first day of the next month after the imperial examination, watchtowers began to be built in Chang 'an.
Throughout Chang 'an, the intersection of nine streets from north to south and twelve streets from east to west, which was all the intersections in Chang' an, had begun to build watchtowers!
The style of Chang 'an watchtower was exactly the same as the watchtower they were looking at now!
They never expected that the design of the watchtower was inspired by the iron tower more than a thousand years in the future!
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That imperial examination was the first one held after the Great Tang destroyed the Eastern Turks.
The purpose of the imperial examination was to select young talents to govern the world, also known as the pillars of the reserve country.
Li Shimin thought that after destroying the Eastern Turks and raising the prestige of the Great Tang, it was time to develop.
How would it develop?
Other than agriculture, they also had to attract investment.
Only by trading and exchanging what they needed and reopening the Silk Road could money flow and earn a lot of money from other countries.
What right did others have?
It must be because Chang 'an was prosperous!
How prosperous?
The foundation of prosperity must be the long-term stability of Chang 'an. Chang 'an needed to have good public security and be absolutely safe at night.
Only when the environment was good could he do business in peace and have a prosperous scene.
Therefore, there was only one question for the selection test, and it was Li Shimin who came up with it.
He wanted to see if these reserve talents had any good ideas for improving the security of the capital.
Title: " How to make Chang 'an so safe that the doors are not closed at night in a short period of time?”
After the imperial examination ended, the answer sheet that fell into Li Shimin's hands and was signed by Zhangsun Chong was like this.
Answer: " The student thinks that he can build a Skynet System."
What was the Skynet System?
This was a term that the Great Tang had never seen before, and it stood out among the answers.
Naturally, the examiners paid great attention to this paper. After a careful look, they found that it made sense, so they handed the paper to the head examiner, Zhangsun Wuji.
Zhangsun Wuji was shocked when he saw it!
He opened the seal and saw that it was signed 'Lin Hao'!
One of the most basic elements of the Tang Nets Above Snares Below System that Lin Hao proposed was the watchtower.
The watchtower he proposed was different from the traditional watchtower because it combined the iron tower from his previous life!
Many iron towers in his previous life were located at crossroads. The four steel pillars were at the four corners, forming four doorways that did not affect traffic at all.
The watchtower in Guan County was exactly the same as the watchtower in Chang 'an City. Four wooden pillars were placed at the four corners to form four doorways, which did not affect traffic at all.
Their height was higher than the houses in the market!
There were four soldiers in each of the observation rooms, four archers with good eyesight and archery skills.
This kind of person would be known as a Sniper after more than a thousand years!
The four archers were observing the four directions and four streets with their crossbows in hand.
Their eyes could observe all kinds of people on the street. If there was any unusual movement, they would notice it.
If it was found to be an extreme case such as murder, kidnapping of children, or kidnapping of women, the archers on the watchtower could take measures on their own.
As for other cases, they needed to report to the watchtower in the middle of the city through flag signals.
In the end, the security officer on duty in the watchtower decided whether to shoot him on the spot, shoot him in the foot, or take other measures.
As for the commoners and merchants below, when they saw the people on the watchtower holding crossbows and could kill anyone at any time, how many of them dared to act rashly?
All the crossroads in the city had watchtowers like this.
Then, all the streets would be guarded.
Similarly, the commoners could also see the archers who were high up in the air, holding crossbows in their hands and ready to kill at any time.
A kind of deterrence that made people fear and restrain themselves was also present.
The style of the watchtower was inspired by the iron tower in his previous life!
The inspiration for this Skynet System came from the Skynet System in his previous life.
However, the camera was replaced with a human eye!
He changed the internet to flag language!
Wenya looked at the watchtower. The people upstairs and their equipment were exactly the same.
Looking around, there were watchtowers like this at every intersection!
This place had the same Skynet System as Chang 'an!
On the surface, it was the Skynet System proposed by the top scholar, Zhangsun Chong!
However, those who knew Zhangsun Chong understood everything when they found out that a poem was inscribed on the emperor's head the day after the imperial examination ended.
The Skynet System of the Tang Empire, which had greatly improved the security of Chang 'an in a short period of time, was proposed by the real top scholar.
It was Li Shiming who had personally ordered the arrest and extermination of his family.
At the thought of this, Wenya was extremely shocked and shook her head unconsciously.
"How, how is this possible?"
"The Princess 'feelings for him…"
Halfway through her sentence, she did not say anything. She only frowned slightly and looked very worried.
The person who understood Li Lizhi the most was not Li Shimin or Empress Zhangsun, but her personal palace maid and bodyguard who had followed her for several years.
If their identities were removed, they could be considered good sisters or best friends.
She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and muttered to herself,""The person that the princess admires is one, one!”
"He was pursued by his Imperial Father, who offered a bounty of Wanguan. After the investigation, he wanted to exterminate his entire family!”
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