Chapter 763: The Royal Garden
According to the original plan, Zhao Xin was going to Suihua, which would be an important city in the Northeast in the future, but now, after getting the news that Concubine Miao was coming, he canceled a series of his activities and returned to Shenyang.
At this moment, Shenyang has not yet been completely built, and the main industrial area has not been completely built, but Zhao Xin has put forward a request, which is to build a palace.
Zhao Xin is not a very extravagant and wasteful person, otherwise, when the entire Dinghai Navy was proposed to build a large number of buildings, he raised an objection, for Zhao Xin, an ordinary, with three major halls, and many functional buildings of the palace city, it is enough, Zhao Xin is still underage, there is no need to make such a big palace.
In the face of luxury and atmosphere, Zhao Xin chose functionality and practicality, as long as the efficacy is fine, but not now, Concubine Miao is coming.
Facing the mother of this body, Zhao Xin must give him an equal status, then a large palace that can be compared with the Northern Song Dynasty Imperial Palace is the only choice, Zhao Xin has the ability to build such a huge palace.
According to the news obtained in the previous letter, the entire envoy group will arrive half a year later, that is, the founding date given by Zhao Xin, and everything is still in time.
In Zhao Xin's thoughts, it was not a palace complex dominated by various pavilions and pavilions like the Northern Song Dynasty court, but a Chinese garden with a palace hidden in the garden and full of very good landscapes.
A complete garden, what impressed Zhao Xin the most, is similar to the Summer Palace, after all, at that time, it is the turn of spring and summer, relatively speaking, it is a little hotter, similar to the Summer Palace, such a summer holy place, suitable for Concubine Miao and Princess Fukang to live.
With the current construction capacity of the Dinghai Navy, a large-scale palace is definitely not a problem, as long as there are enough manpower and materials, it can be completed in a very short time, even if it is a huge palace like the Taiji Palace, it may be built, that is, in a month or two, the Dinghai Navy has a lot of experience, and even has the experience of building a city.
But the garden is different, especially Zhao Xin's request, a garden that really has the charm of the south and the north, but also has a lot of water landscapes, this is not only to design, at the same time, some rockeries and other things, even if they are piled up with buildings, it takes time, and even really to be perfect, and a little too late.
Famous gardens in history, including the Summer Palace, that are not half a year, a year can be built, the simple Summer Palace, that is on the basis of many gardens in the Qing Dynasty, integrated construction, almost the entire Qing Dynasty.
Zhao Xin wants to do it in one step, but he is really a little overconfident, fortunately, Zhao Xin has money, and he can invest tens of millions of yuan to build a garden in order to meet Concubine Miao, although this seems a bit wasteful.
Zhao Xin suddenly thought about it, and wanted to build a large number of gardens, which was beyond the expectations of officials at all levels of the Dinghai Navy, but they agreed, a big country, there must be a big country, the previous palace, it looked majestic, but in their opinion, it was too shabby, in addition to the three major halls, it was a series of buildings, and there was no palace at all, what kind of palace was this.
Now, Zhao Xin took the initiative to build such a large-scale garden, even if it is this garden, it exceeds everyone's imagination, the cost is huge, and the Ding Navy is willing to support it, not to mention, this garden is still within the scope of acceptance, maybe the reason for building this garden is unacceptable to them, it is to welcome the queen mother of the Ding Navy.
At this time, the middle level of the entire Dinghai Navy has already known Zhao Xin's true identity, Renzong's only son, the son of Concubine Miao, the arrival of Concubine Miao, is indeed noble, even if it is to use this garden to greet him, but after the garden, he still stays in the Dingjun, which also represents the grandeur of the Dingjun.
Under such a mentality, the entire Dinghai Navy mobilized from top to bottom, and first gave the design, some of whom had been designers of Jiangnan gardens, and they gave a general structure in Zhao Xin, in which they integrated, combined the landscape with a large number of water pavilions, and some large-scale botanical gardens, to be honest, similar to the botanical gardens of later generations, and added palaces and some landscapes.
At the same time, some things unique to the Dinghai Navy have been added, some buildings rich in the atmosphere of the times, and some specific buildings, in short, to make this garden big enough and beautiful enough.
Under the collective efforts of many people, a total of more than 40 lakes were determined, including more than 40 lakes, 21 large and small peaks, including a huge park, this park can not be placed in Shenyang City, although the middle-level officials want to put it, but after putting it down, it will have an impact on the entire imperial city, outside the city, choose a suitable place, for example, there are natural rivers, hills, and transform it.
In addition to the natural mountain, the highest mountain is only about 100 meters, but this is an orogeny completely on flat land, which takes a lot of effort at all.
There is a construction team, first pile up some lakes and rockeries and the like, and a large number of stones for decoration, will also be acquired nearby, or the whole of East Asia, in short, everything is inclined here, and strive to spend six months to build a classic, characteristic garden landscape.
In addition to preparing such a summer resort for Concubine Miao, Zhao Xin also prepared gifts for Princess Fukang, and under his suggestion, he also prepared a paradise, children's paradise, in the sense of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was no children's paradise or anything like that, when boys were young, they just read, and when girls were young, they mostly did housework or were female celebrities and the like, without a real meaning, belonging to children's leisure.
In his later life, Zhao Xin also went to a lot of playgrounds and saw a lot of activities, but almost all of those projects were driven by power, and there were very few that did not rely on power.
Under Zhao Xin's suggestion, some merry-go-rounds, castles, climbing grounds, swings and the like, which do not require manpower, were first determined, and then some can be replaced by animal power, such as Ferris wheels, some things that need to be pulled and automatically rely on inertia to operate.
These things are creative, but they must be safe, and these require constant research and design by designers.
Fortunately, the time is still very early, and there is still at least more than half a year before Concubine Miao and them arrive, and in this time, even the location of the amusement park has not been determined, and it is not too late for them to prepare the equipment and put it in after the construction of the park is completed.
Zhao Xin did all this, the Northern Song Dynasty did not know, at this time, the Northern Song Dynasty was still making preparations to participate in the founding ceremony of the Dinghai Navy, this is no problem, just a sightseeing, anyone can come, but the people who arrive, what needs to be discussed, is it the status between the two sides, or the numerous divisions of the border.
This needs to be done little by little, first of all, what is set down, that is, the border, before with the Liao State, the two sides did not demarcate the border, it is in the Line of Actual Control, and it is also carried out flexibly, the border between the Liao State and the Northern Song Dynasty will flow out of a part of the area, this part of the area, that is, the notorious place of the grass valley.
When the Liao State was strong, it would become a paradise for the Liao cavalry, and the people of the Northern Song Dynasty were miserable here.
Although the Northern Song Dynasty also wanted to clean up the population of this place, it was difficult to leave their homeland, and some people really had no way to live in the interior, so they had to choose here, which became the target of Liao's killing.
Now, the Dinghai Navy has replaced the Liao State, and this part of the national border must be demarcated, and this kind of thing will be cut off from the root.
Of course, in this demarcation, there are several plans, and different choices and concessions will be made according to the toughness of the navy, and if the navy is really strong, in order to conclude the final contract, then concessions are inevitable.
In the middle, Concubine Miao also needs to make efforts, which was raised after Renzong agreed with Concubine Miao to go to the navy, and asked Concubine Miao to cooperate.
Renzong is also very helpless, the harem does not interfere in politics, this is an iron law, Renzong Dynasty, except for the earliest curtain queen mother, other people, can not get involved in the affairs of the court at all, and now let Concubine Miao do this, Concubine Miao is even in the harem, is the small number of people who are unwilling to say more and do more, this matter, is really a little difficult for her.
tried to mention it, but Concubine Miao agreed, the reason is very simple, everyone is so harmonious, why do you have to fight.
Renzong listened to this reason, but it was also ridiculous, if Concubine Miao could be from the court, politically speaking, he still didn't believe it, this reason really has the style of Concubine Miao, after Renzong listened to it, he knew that it was pointless to continue.
In Concubine Miao's heart, whether it is Renzong or Zhao Xin, one is a husband and the other is a son, any contradiction between them is not what she wants to see, and at the same time, she does not realize that the Dinghai Navy is so strong that the Northern Song Dynasty must look up to it, and now it is not the Dinghai Navy that she is worried about, but the Northern Song Dynasty.
Renzong informed Han Qi of Concubine Miao's answer, after hearing it, Han Qi didn't know what to do, thinking about finding a reason to let Concubine Miao talk about the big truth, but after thinking about it for a while, she finally gave up, if Concubine Miao understood these big truths, she would not be Concubine Miao, with Han Qi's understanding of Zhao Xin, I am afraid that she really taught Concubine Miao to say this, maybe, it still plays a counterproductive role, and it may not be self-defeating.
Concubine Miao's role is at most an auxiliary role, and it should be him who really plays a role, and he still discusses with his colleagues the bottom line of the Northern Song Dynasty and what aspects to persuade Zhao Xin.
In fact, the Northern Song Dynasty and Han Qi were a little worried, that's right, the Dinghai Navy took the Liao State, and after taking the Liao State, the Dinghai Navy was also a little supportive.
Millions of square kilometers of land, spanning the entire northern part of East Asia, such a huge land, for the Dinghai Navy, which had only a few small islands before, was not easy to control.
Next, for Ding Haijun and Zhao Xin, construction is still more important than opening up the territory, and only when it is thoroughly built can it achieve better results.
An undeveloped territory is not at all comparable to the developed, Dinghai, not to mention the Ryukyus, Jeju Island and other places like Ryukyu alone, he can produce enough productivity.
Occupying territory is to give a country a stable foundation, and it is also to reduce dependence on the Northern Song Dynasty after its debut.
The industrialized Dinghai Navy, for the consumption of materials, is a terrible degree, for swallowing the beast, it is really not an exaggeration, under such a premise, as long as the Northern Song Dynasty blockade, the Dinghai Navy will be very uncomfortable.
The Liao State has a vast territory, rich land and various resources, and with the help of some understanding of later generations, a part of the minerals have been developed, which is enough to support the use of the Dinghai Navy for a long time
However, the backwardness of Liao's various infrastructures, there is no treasure mountain and I don't know, most of the mineral deposits are lying in the ground in vain, for the Dinghai Navy, digging deep inside is the key.
Of course, there are still necessary exchanges, and at present, the requirements for the Northern Song Dynasty are just a population.
For the Northern Song Dynasty, there is still a question of whether it can live or die, whether it can be fed, but for the Dinghai Navy, this aspect is almost non-existent, as long as you work hard, you can grow, and the huge number of births in a year is the foundation of the future Dingjun, which will be stable and unshakable for a long time.
Population is always the root of a country's strength, and in the current state, the Dingjun Navy has solved many problems with food, and even the chemical fertilizer has been manufactured and produced in small batches.
Chemical fertilizer, as the biggest invention of the 19th century, has an excellent effect on food, although a large amount of fertilization will bring many problems such as soil compaction and fertility decline, but in the face of the premise of eating and not eating, the role of chemical fertilizer is huge.
A large amount of fertilization, scientific planting, and the use of various genetic and scientific methods to select seeds, they naturally have higher yields, at least in the current state and arable land, before the population exceeds 500 million, there is no need to think about the problem of food.
As for the future, whether it is to open up the territory and rip the soil, whether it is to obtain the three major crops from the Americas, and then there is the improvement of breeding and some other industries, it will allow the Dinghai Navy to not have to worry about the food shortage for a long time, so the more populous the Dinghai Navy will become.
In the industrial society, the area of the land is very important, but it is no longer the focus, a huge land, can not bring a lot of strength, only the combination of land, resources, and population and many other aspects, can really enhance the strength.
If Hermes-Epitek can raise it to 500 million, 1 billion, then there is no problem in expanding outward.
In the whole world combined, only a quarter of the Han nationality, or even one-fifth of the premise, just a assimilation effect will make the whole world occupied by the yellow race, even if these are divided into different countries, this is also Zhao Xin's ultimate goal.