Chapter 743: The fig leaf of imperial power

A storm of guilt passed quietly, and the courtiers were surprised that the storm passed so quickly, and there was even a kind of sudden stop of the rain in it, and it was as if a noisy rooster had suddenly been choked by the neck. A storm that was supposed to be set off suddenly dissipated under the intention of the official family to move the capital.

Many people were brought into the discussion of moving the capital without even reacting, so that the matter of the guilty edict had long been thrown out of the clouds, and no one cared or told it, just like a sudden joke, which was no longer attractive after being told by people once.

The topic of moving the capital is related to the actual interests of the people, and it is also related to the nearly one million people in Tokyo, excluding those who are on the move, the registered population in Tokyo has reached as much as 800,000, what should be done about the vital interests of these 800,000 people? How will the migration of these 800,000 people proceed? All of this gives rise to endless speculation.

The final winner of the Xuandemen affair was obviously the emperor, and the courtiers compromised with the official family in order to save their reputation and official honors, and the people got a piece of exciting news that the official family would move the capital to Xijin Mansion.

The news reached the ears of the three ministers in the center, but the three of them looked at each other and smiled, which was within their expectations, how could they not know what the official family was planning? Ding Wei is in support of the relocation of the capital, not only to support him but also to participate in the preparation and planning, the title of the third envoy is not to play on the head, he left the center first: "The old man is afraid that he is busy, go first, the work of the third division will be more!" ”

Pang Ji and Xia Zhu hurriedly got up and gave this old-timer away, and after Ding Wei's figure disappeared, Xia Zhu said: "Why do I think Ding Xianggong is very happy?" The cost of moving the capital is huge, and there are so many details, the most troublesome should be his third division, right? ”

Pang Ji smiled: "Can't you see Ding Wei's happiness?" Why did he support the relocation of the capital, and what benefits did the relocation of the capital have for him, or what benefits did it have for the three divisions? Do you still need me to say the truth? ”

Xia Zhu suddenly realized, and said with a fist clapp: "In this way, Ding Xianggong is really for our Great Song Dynasty's financial plan, this abacus is really wonderful!" ”

Pang Ji smiled: "Once the capital is moved to Xijin Mansion, the money and taxes of Xijin Mansion will definitely rise, and the factories in Tokyo City are still there, and our Great Song Dynasty is another place with heavy taxes like Tokyo City, even if the capital is moved, can these factories be easily abandoned?"

Although the prosperity of Tokyo City is not as good as before, it will not be depressed all at once, and Xijin Mansion will rise again, and the taxes of our Great Song Dynasty, the city will only increase and will not decrease, don't you forget, Xijin Mansion belongs to the land of Yanyun, and the entire Yanyun can be driven by it, which is beneficial to my Great Song Dynasty?

The most important thing is Datong Mansion, the official family intends to turn Datong Mansion into the Three Kingdoms Field, a trade center, the scale of the ancient and modern rare, so that the number of merchants in the Jinfu Mansion, the amount of money, is unimaginable! ”

Xia Zhu took a deep breath, he only saw that the Great Song Dynasty's control over the grassland had strengthened after the capital was moved, but he didn't see this, just now he just speculated in the direction of Ding Wei's three envoys, and now through Pang's words, he completely understands that this is the official family's plan to develop the north, in order to map the northwest, and gather the wealth of the world and the Great Song Dynasty!

In this way, the relocation of the capital will not only not have much loss, but will even make the entire Great Song Dynasty look new, and the transfer of the political center will not affect the original imperial examination, but will only allow more people to enter the court as officials, and will not affect the original economy, only allow merchants to get more opportunities, and can also develop a large area of wasteland......

Xia Zhu suddenly looked at Pang Ji, the old god was here and didn't say a word about moving the capital, but now he is so thorough and clear, which shows that Pang Ji has already seen through everything, and pretended not to know, this is the minister of the Great Song Dynasty, this is the minister of a country!

At this time, Xia Zhu realized that he was still a lot worse than Pang Ji, and everything was Pang Ji who was solving his doubts, and he bowed forward and said: "Ziqiao, thank you Pang Xianggong for solving your doubts!" ”

Pang Ji picked up the black tea on the table and sipped slightly: "You do things for the official family, you should make things clearer to some extent, the old man said so much to you just to let you do things well, but the old man can't support the official family on the surface, I can only do whatever the official family tells me to do!" Do you see what that means? ”

Xia Zhu bowed slightly and said, "Ziqiao knows!" I will definitely bring your words to the officials. Pang Ji nodded slightly, he was relieved with Xia Zhu's guarantee, he was the prime minister, the highest official of the officials, and the backbone of the courtiers, he could not be a tool in the hands of the emperor, but should be the spokesperson of the courtiers.

On the matter of moving the capital, the courtiers are against it, so they must stand on the side of the courtiers, but the premise is to let the officials know that they support the relocation of the capital, which is very contradictory, but it is true.

Although it is in the name of ruling the world with scholars, the emperor and scholars have been playing a game, or a confrontation, otherwise why would Taizu weaken the power of the minister, this is to let the imperial power override other rights, Pang Ji deeply understands this, and the ministers of the Great Song Dynasty also understand this, and rule the world with scholars? Yes and no......

The move of the capital is a matter of Guoding, but it is also related to the interests of everyone and the people involved. The officials felt that it was not good to move the capital, because it would make the imperial court waste a lot of money, and they did not trust the land of Yanyun that had been lost.

In the end, this is related to the interests they are tied to, once the capital is moved, the network of relationships that have been operated for so many years will be wiped out, and maybe there will be some remnants, but I don't know how many years it will take to restore the current state.

The official family obviously wants to disrupt all the rules of Tokyo City, or even uproot them, Pang Ji sat on the chair and closed his eyes slightly, but the wrinkles on his forehead were tightly wrinkled, yes, he didn't plan to move the capital......

Even if the relocation of the capital brings so many benefits, Pang Ji does not support the relocation of the capital, because he does not want the power of the scholars to be weakened to the extent that he cannot contain the emperor, and the prime minister has an important task, which is to restrain the power in the hands of the emperor, otherwise once he encounters a tyrant or a faint monarch, the fate of the country will be in the hands of the tyrant or faint monarch.

Who can guarantee that there will be no faint monarch in the Great Song Dynasty? At that time, how can there be a character who is like Kou Zhun and turns the tide in the collapse of the building?!

Pang Ji got up helplessly, he really didn't know what to do now, the power in his hands was not worth mentioning in front of the officials, everything seemed so fragile and vulnerable in front of the imperial power, in Pang Ji's view, moving the capital was not the problem at all, the real problem was that the delicate balance between the imperial power and the scholars was broken...... Or rather, Your Majesty has unveiled the last fig leaf of imperial power!