Chapter 300: The New Capital City

Compared to the plagiarized works of Iron City, Wind Tracing City, Thunder Bluff, and Gondor, it was the first time that he had designed an entire city so originally. Speaking of which, Gondor copied the Lord of the Rings, after all, it was only the fortress part of the mountain, and the large area of the ground was also redesigned, but stylistically, Gondor was too Westernized. That is a style that Ye Tao likes, and the people of Yunzhou will also like, but it is not a style model that can be used as a future imperial capital. At best, Gondor allowed Ye Tao to experiment with large-scale urban planning and a step-by-step urban development plan. In terms of the new capital, Ye Tao decided to make the most of the Chinese architecture that he was not very familiar with, and there were bound to be innovations, but the style could be adapted to the vast majority of the entire kingdom in the future, and would not make officials from afar think that they were in another country, and there was a deep sense of incompatibility.

Ye Tao thought about it, and continued the topic just now: "Speaking of Gondor, Yunzhou is really not short of money. Besides, isn't there a pre-sale auction? It should be the most recent one, once in Danyang and once in Ningyuan. It's hard to say how much money will be raised, but it will be enough for Gondor's construction. In the past few days, the business groups in Yunzhou have brought enough silver to Danyang. They worked hard, and they didn't want too many chassis to fall into the hands of people outside Yunzhou. I don't think about it, if they spend too much, although I have a lot of money, it will hurt the financial resources of the local gentry in Yunzhou. But you can't go back on what you said in advance, at most you can compensate them through other parties. ”

Tan Xiaopei said disapprerovingly: "I even want to do this once in the new capital." I never thought that the land could be sold before it started to be made, and there were still people who bought it. The amount of money for the construction of the new capital city is huge, and although Dongping is not unable to afford it now, it is really not too sure that it will survive while fighting a war while building a new capital city. Hey, Ye Tao. Since you started coming to Danyang, it seems that the construction of the city has not stopped, and some people have long been on the bullet stamp, saying that you are pumping the blood of the kingdom. ”

Ye Tao shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said, "Your Majesty, there is no way to do this. Anyway, I've always had a lot of money to do. From the beginning of Iron City and Sufeng City to the present, in the past few years, I have spent hundreds of millions of dollars just to build the city and recruit troops. If I don't get told, I can't help it. ”

Ye Taodi's new capital city plan has only done the basic design, such as some temple buildings, city gates, towers, and the general planning of the palace, etc., but on the sand table, it is already very obvious that the grand system can be seen. In terms of cost, the new capital city may be several times higher than Gondor. But in terms of architectural difficulty, it was much easier than Gondor's kind of things that had never been man-made. The most attractive. It is the five-area layout of the new city, and the current Danyang is just the southern area of the entire new city in the future. The layout of this celestial phenomenon, coupled with the clear functional division of different areas, makes people look forward to it.

"Your Majesty. The new capital city is not in a hurry. As with Gondor, let's start with the basics. Water conservancy, sewerage, and other projects alone cannot be completed in one or two years. When the construction of the main body of the city really begins, presumably the war in Northern Liao should be over. When the time comes, there will be a period of time to build the city with peace of mind. Ye Tao continued.

Zhuo Mang smiled, and Huang Xuping also pursed his lips. On the contrary, Chi Xianping has been lying on the table, concentrating on fighting with wine and food. Seeing that the atmosphere had become strange, Ye Tao couldn't help but wonder: "Your Majesty, isn't it right?" ”

Tan Xiaopei waved his hand and said, "Let's disperse today." Ye Tao, follow me back to the palace. Let's talk. ”

Everyone else present has retired, there are too many people in the party today, and what Tan Xiaopei wants to say is that the status of some of them is not qualified to know.

When he came to the imperial study, Tan Xiaopei asked, "There is one thing I haven't told you all along, because I haven't figured out what's going on until now." When you went to Chunnan, you captured Feng Jiang, which was a great achievement. But you never asked about it afterwards. You really don't want to know. Or did you already know what to expect? ”

Ye Tao was stunned for a moment, and said, "Feng Jiang handed it over to His Majesty, that is Your Majesty's business." As a courtier, he did not dare to beak it. Actually, he originally wanted to ask, but after returning to Yunzhou, there were too many things, so he didn't think about it for a while. And if he doesn't mention this kind of thing himself, his subordinates won't remind him. After all, the person is in the intelligence bureau and in the hands of the lord of the country, and he is this very tricky person, and everyone is afraid of touching any royal secrets. And now Tan Xiaopei's tone was strange, which made Ye Tao startled.

"Haha......" Tan Xiaopei laughed and said, "It's okay, it's just to scare you." The result of Nie Rui's question surprised me. Feng Jiang was indeed bought by Prince Chunnan, and the person who wanted Feng Jiang to kill was someone I never expected. Can you guess it? ”

Ye Tao was stunned and rushed out: "How can I guess ......?"

"Yes." Tan Xiaopei took a sip of tea and said lightly.

"His Royal Highness the Little Prince?" Ye Tao was stunned.

Tan Xiaopei nodded and said, "Originally, I didn't know why, but this time Jiang Yan came and talked to me about the matter to make me understand." Chunnan's old man Chang is really a bit tricky, he is not in good health, and he wants to rely on the last few years to stabilize the situation for Chunnan. The battle for the throne is intensifying in Chunnan, and the old man Chang wants to take Weiya over and love his grandson well. ”

Ye Tao thought for a while and said, "Is it to deliberately suppress the faction in the court and pretend that His Royal Highness the Little Prince is one of the candidates for succession?" ”

Tan Xiaopei nodded: "Jiang Yan really dares to think, this is his idea." It sounds impossible, but if I'm willing to help, I can turn it into magic. As long as even a handful of people believe in this matter and feel that Wei Ya may be enthroned in Chunnan, the old man can naturally calmly divide, win over, and kill with the assistance of Jiang Yan. And with the big victory over Xiling Yuwei, Chen Xujing is very loyal and crucial to the old man Chang, no matter what he does, no one dares to be disobedient. But the problem is, I have to help. ”

Ye Taodi's brain was a little knotted, and he said: "What can Your Majesty help with the affairs of Chunnandi, isn't it just whether His Royal Highness the Little Prince is allowed to go to Chunnan?" ”

"It's not all...... I also have to say something, for example, Chunnan and Dongping are always brothers. Tan Xiaopei sneered: "In this way, the association will be rich." Moreover, listening to Jiang Yan's meaning, it is really possible for Weiya to succeed to the throne. If those two princes had made too much trouble, Old Man Chang would have really done such a thing. Although the bloodline of the Chunnan royal family was interrupted, the clan was preserved, and thinking about Weiya and his mother, although it was really a state of brothers. But Wei Ya may not be so close to Wei Ming. But there is another possibility, if Weiya succeeds to Dongping at the same time, then the two countries will naturally become one. If I could, I wouldn't be tempted. ”

Ye Tao began to think about the joints over and over again. He always felt that something was not quite right. He cautiously asked, "Your Majesty, then...... Have you really considered making the little prince your heir? ”

"How is that possible? I'm not stupid. Tan Xiaopei said: "It's just that no matter what, it's a very fun thing." I have promised Jiang Yan to let Weiya go to Yuhang. Anyway, he can't see what he can do with Chang Ling. It's getting less and less likable. Anyway, they all live around Chunnan people, compared to those around Chang Ling, I still feel better about Jiang Yan and Yangong. I've already told Wei Ming about this, and he thinks it's funny. Zhuo Mang, Huang Xuping, and Chi Xianping all knew about it, and then it was you. You have to help me watch Wei Ran in Yunzhou. ”

Ye Tao nodded and said, "Your Majesty, are you worried about him, are you afraid that he will be impulsive?" In fact, Wei Ran is far more mature than you think. Although he has not always been in the center of the kingdom and is advising you, in Yunzhou, he is already a well-deserved number two person in the military. ”

Tan Xiaopei smiled and said, "I'm not worried that he will be impulsive, I'm just worried that he will be depressed." He made it his life's goal to assist Wei Ming, and if my tone changed here, his lifelong ambition would be in vain. Although Wei Ya is also a smart child, he is also the most out of place in the Tan family now. Perhaps, I shouldn't have left Weiya by Changling's side from the beginning. Now, it's too late. I know that Wei Ran is a kid who cares about the overall situation, if I say that it will be possible to let Wei Ya ascend the throne, so that Dongping Chunnan and the two countries will naturally become one, he will still be the sharp blade of the country, but it will inevitably be depressed for a long time. Until he knew, things weren't like that. I would like to explain this matter to him in advance, but Wei Ran's city is not as deep as Wei Ming's, and his reaction will not be natural at that time, and pretending not to be like it will inevitably arouse suspicion, which is not fun. I say this because I was like that back then. When my brothers died one by one, leaving me alone to inherit the position of the lord of the country, others may think that I should be very happy, after all, what I have caught in my hands is a country that has been thriving by relying on decades of war to overcome internal and external troubles, and a country that has initially revealed its ambition to unify the world. Dongping, with a strong military force and a system of excellent ordnance manufacturing workshops at all levels, foreign trade, was originally by the group of maritime merchants relying on many years of drilling, breaking through the blockade of the Chunnan Sea merchants, with their own place, many years of mutual cooperation with Yunzhou, especially in the critical moment of mutual support, for everyone to bring benefits are not small, especially, it turned out to be only a strong infantry Dongping, with its own strong cavalry troops, although the scale is still very limited, But it was the 20,000 elite horsemen who could play a key role in the great war...... However, it took about two years for me to become like a lord of the country, like a person who can shoulder the trust of my father and brother. I don't want Wei Ran to be as bitter as I was back then. This kind of suffering is not without benefits, but it doesn't seem to be so necessary. ”