Fengyang is the central capital of the Ming Dynasty, and after six years of repair by Zhu Yuanzhang, it is also one of the top five fortified cities in the world.

What really moved Fang Yuan was Fengyang's strategic location. To the west, you can attack Henan, to the north you can fight Shandong, to the southwest you can control Huguang and Jiangxi, and to the southeast you can rescue Jianghuai and Jiangnan, which is a veritable place of four wars.

This kind of place of four wars as the capital, of course, has many drawbacks, but it is used as a springboard for attacking from all sides, and with the abundant materials of Jiangnan as backup, it is very conducive to the use of foreign troops.

Suzhou Mansion is indeed rich in the world, and it is also an outstanding person, but its geographical location is further south than that of Nanjing. If you want to use troops in the north, you must go through a long journey and transport troops to the north through the Grand Canal, which is quite a bit of a water town south of the Yangtze River.

After staying in Jiangnan for a long time, both military and political institutions will lose their fighting spirit and wear out their ambitions. Xi Benzhen and others repeatedly opposed the use of troops in the Northern Expedition before, which was out of this mentality.

If the city is moved to Fengyang, it can show the whole world that Fang Yuan will never covet the gentle water town in the south of the Yangtze River and dominate the world's ambition and determination.

Of course, Fang Yuan himself wanted to move to Fengyang, and no one would object. However, if the military and political systems are to move to Fengyang together, it will be no different from moving the capital, and it is estimated that there will be many opponents.

Not to mention the cabinet members, the officials of the six ministries have long been accustomed to the life of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and even the wealthy businessmen of the business association will jump up against it.

Suzhou is currently the military, political and economic center of the Fang Yuan regime, and it is a hot place for both land prices, housing prices, and all industries. If Fang Yuan moved away from all the military and political institutions, the value of Suzhou Mansion would immediately plummet, and the first thing that would be related to it was the net worth of those officials and wealthy businessmen.

Therefore, moving the capital is a technical job, and it is by no means what Fang Yuan wants to move.

Zhao Kuangyin always wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, but he didn't move until he died; Zhu Yuanzhang once also moved the mind of moving the capital to Fengyang, but in the end he still did not succeed in moving the capital.

Fang originally found his best brother Jing Jie to probe his tone first, if Jing Jie didn't agree, then this move would be ironclad.

Fang Yuan pulled Jing Jie to the noon gate of Fengyang, looked at the endless Huai River in front of him, and said leisurely, "Third brother, if the Xuanjia army goes up the Huai River from Fengyang, south of Kaifeng, it can be decided without a fight, and drink the Yellow River!" ”

Jing Jie was slightly stunned, he had vaguely guessed his thoughts, and said, "Yes, if the Grand Canal goes north, it will be possible to attack Yanzhou Mansion in Shandong in less than ten days." ”

Fang Yuan sighed, "Everyone said that Emperor Taizu chose Fengyang as the central capital back then, because Fengyang was his hometown, but now it seems that it is really shallow. If you want to control the Yellow River Basin according to the south of the Yangtze River, or even further north of Beizhili, Shaanxi, and Shanxi, Fengyang's geographical advantage is obviously better than Nanjing's, I am afraid this is the reason why Emperor Taizu expanded Fengyang and even wanted to move the capital to Fengyang! ”

He suddenly mentioned Zhu Yuanzhang, and praised Fengyang's superior geographical location even more, Jing Jie also heard his words, and asked tentatively, "The boss has taken a fancy to Fengyang is the place where the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, and wants to move the capital to Fengyang?!" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "The Fengyang Imperial City has ready-made palaces, office spaces, guarded city walls, and moats. As long as hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are allocated for minor repairs, they can be stationed. Third, what do you think?! ”

Jing Jie said hesitantly, "Boss, only by moving the capital to Fengyang can we announce to the world that we are aiming to unify the world, and I agree with this." However, moving the capital is a major event that shakes the country's foundation, and there will inevitably be many obstacles, so think twice! ”

Fang Yuan received an affirmative answer from Jing Jie, at least he took the first step towards victory, he was very happy, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Since you agree with the third child, then you will lead 50,000 Xuanjia troops to stay in Fengyang, and the 40,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry of Chigutai and Zhao Quanzhong will also be stationed in Fengyang, and first build the guards of Fengyang Mansion into fortifications to protect Fengyang's safety." ”

Fang Yuan wanted to take the first step, which was to transfer the Xuanjia Army, which was the most obedient to the command, to Fengyang first, and build Fengyang into the military center of the regime, as for the administrative organs such as the cabinet and the six ministries, as well as the subsidiary organs of the People's General Association and the Commercial Association, we will talk about it later.

Jing Jie asked hesitantly, "If a large number of Xuanjia troops are stationed in Fengyang, wouldn't the Taihu Military Base be abandoned?" Also, what about Nan Zhili's guards? Boss, I'm worried that once the Xuanjia Army is transferred, those who oppose us in Jiangnan will be ready to move and secretly change! ”

Fang Yuan thought for a while and said, "I will hand over the defense of Nanzhili to Zhang Ying and Zheng Zhibao, and arrange for the garrison of 5,000 special operations troops and 40,000 Xuanjia troops." Zhang Ying led 5,000 special operations troops and 10,000 Xuanjia sergeants from Guangdong to the north to garrison Yangzhou Mansion, responsible for the defense of Yangzhou Mansion, and then suppressed Jiangnan in the south. Zheng Zhibao led 40,000 Xuanjia troops to garrison the Taihu military base, specializing in the defense of the entire Nanzhili. ”

"The Taihu military base will not be abandoned, I will divide the Taihu base into two, one part is used as a military camp for the Xuanjia Army, and the other part is converted into a military factory. If we want to unify the world, we will inevitably have to recruit troops on a large scale, and we will need a large amount of arms and equipment. The productivity of the Changshu Arsenal alone cannot keep up, and I have long wanted to expand another arsenal. ”

Zhang Ying's courage and loyalty, whether it is Fang Yuan or Jing Jie, is still confident. Zheng Zhibao played a vital role in Fang Yuan's conquest of Fujian and was a die-hard supporter of Fang Yuan. If he wanted to oppose Fang Yuan, he would not have strongly advocated Zheng Zhilong to surrender when he was in Fujian, and withdrew the defense of the Xianxia Ancient Road, so that Fang Yuan could enter Fujian smoothly, let alone wait until now to rebel.

Jing Jie agreed with Fang Yuan's arrangements for the defense of Nanzhili, and asked, "If the chief soldier Zhang Ying is sent north, will there be chaos in Fujian and Guangzhou?" ”

Fang Yuan said, "According to the report from Chen Ding, Chen Yonghua and his son, the aborigines of the Taiwan government have gradually stopped, and the Chen family and his son even proposed to recruit the aborigines into the army on the island to maintain the law and order of the province, and repeatedly wrote to request the withdrawal of some of the Taiwan garrisons, so as to avoid friction and discord with the aboriginal garrisons." I decided to withdraw Najib's 10,000 Mountain Special Battalion from Taiwan and return to Guangdong to help Lao Si strengthen Guangdong's defenses. There is also Shi Fu, who is proficient in naval warfare, and an artillery mothership formation is stationed, and the fourth side should be fine. ”

Jing Jie asked, "If the mountain special battalion is withdrawn and the Chen father and son and the aborigines are put in charge of the defense of the Taiwan government, will the Taiwan government change?!" Does the boss really trust the Chen father and son so much? ”

Fang Yuan smiled secretly, Chen Yonghua was loyal to the Zheng family in historical records, and he didn't have much ambition, he was indeed a loyal person worthy of trust, and he was even fooled by Feng Xifan into handing over the military power. If it is replaced by the ambitious Feng Xifan and others, then it is really necessary to be on guard. What's more, Chen Yonghua is known for his civil rule in history, and Wu Luo is still secondary. Even if there is an anti-heart, there is only one Taiwan government, and the army can be flicked down wherever it goes.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Third brother, now I lack talents under my command!" For the time being, the Taiwan government will be handed over to the Chen family and his son! If they do make a move, they can immediately put down the rebellion with the blessing of the artillery mothership formation. ”

"Third brother, these days, you still have to recruit 40,000 or 50,000 homeless people in Fengyang Mansion and even Henan to join the Xuanjia Army, and increase the strength of the Xuanjia Army in the entire Fengyang to 150,000!"

Jing Jie saw that he had arranged everything, and had nothing to say, so he gave up his orders, "Yes!" ”

Fang Yuan and Jing Jie reached a tacit understanding, at least in military affairs, there would not be much change. As for the cabinet, the people's general association, and the business association, he can only go back to Jiangnan in person to communicate.

Fang Yuan ordered Gan Hui to lead the army back to Jiangxi, and then gave all the military affairs of Fengyang to Jing Jie, and returned to Suzhou Mansion with Hu Qi and Ma Yishan.