Chapter 585 [Why Xianyang]

Bai Dong had already calculated that Wei Ying couldn't bear it.

There are five capitals of Qin in history, the old Qin was set at the beginning of the capital in Wang, and then to Pingyang, in order to suppress Xirong, the old Qin set the capital of Yongcheng for three hundred years, and now there is still the name of Yongdu, and now the capital of Liyang is actually completely because of the dispute between Qin and Wei, in order to fight for Hexi, the capital is set in this place that is not too suitable.

In addition to the military convenience, Liyang is actually far inferior to Yongdu, and since Bai Dong struck a hard blow to Wei, and used economic means to coerce Wei, and secretly communicated with the prince Wei Shen, even Pang Juan, the main battle faction, has now gone to the west coast of Persia to be a pirate, and Liyang is no longer important.

Now there are some old ministers who are advocating to return to Yongcheng, the capital of Yongcheng, among which the highest voice is Zhang Yu, Gongsun Jia and other old ministers who started Yongdu; Although Bai Dong took over half of the Yongyi elite cavalry after the three families of Mengxi and Bai were pacified, it is still not as influential as these old families in the Xiyong area, if the Qin State can return to the capital, the Korean faction will inevitably gain great power, which originally has nothing to do with Wei Ying, but he doesn't want to sit back and watch these old nobles sit big again, affecting his plan to further deepen the reform and change the law of Great Qin.

In history, the Qin State moved its capital to Xianyang in 350 BC, if it were not for the appearance of Bai Dong, now Wei Ying would be the largest minister in the history of the Qin State to cover the sky with one hand, and Yingquliang would make the decision to move the capital to Xianyang at his instigation in the spring of this year; It's just that there have been some subtle changes in today's history, Zhou Tianzi ascended the throne as the emperor, the Qin army broke through the Shu State more than 30 years in advance in the name of the Son of Heaven, and the Qin State became unprecedentedly powerful, so that some political speculators saw the benefits earlier, so the battle for the crown was also staged in advance, which made Wei Ying, who had been preparing for the relocation of the capital since last year, depressed, and now he is no better than the 'Shang Jun' in the original history. Neither did he have the credit of attacking the Wei army to recapture the land of Hexi, nor was he a powerful minister who covered the sky with one hand, and his plan to move the capital could not be achieved without the support of Bai Dong.

"Bai Zi has long known that Martingale is planning to move the capital?" Wei Ying sighed, completely unintentional to taste the Bai family's fragrant tea; He is a person with a lot of self-esteem, and this feeling of being seen through his clothes at a glance makes him very uncomfortable.

"You are the minister of law change valued by the emperor, and you have worked hard to make Lao Qin rich and strong all these years. Everyone in the world says what I am, but in fact, they don't see that what really makes Old Qin rich and strong is you, the silent loyal minister of Qin."

Bai Dong looked at Wei Ying's eyes seriously, and did not hesitate to praise words: "If you can't see this, I'll really be disappointed, but fortunately, you have been prepared for a long time, and you finally lived up to the emperor's trust in you." Let me guess where you've chosen the new ones, right? Well, this place should be able to go east out of the Han Valley, look at Shandong, and no longer be limited to Wei State; Nanke can cross the Qinling Mountains along the Bashui Danshui and threaten Chudi. It can also be connected to Bashu in the south, the merit of the wife of the country! And this will be a blessed land, there is Bachan in the east, there is a river in the south, and there is a flood in the west, and the city is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the blessed land is also! If the Qin State can move its capital here, it will be able to dominate the world in a hundred years, and it will be overwhelmed for a while! By the way, have you ever wondered what the name of this city should be? ”

Wei Ying's body trembled with excitement. He came this time to explore Bai Dong's tone; He had heard about the Bai family's birth behind closed doors for a long time, and Bai Zi obviously didn't want to participate in the seizure of the prince. At this time, if he proposed the relocation of the capital to divert the attention of the courtiers, he might be able to get the support of the first powerful minister of the Qin State! But this is speculation after all, Bai Dong has always acted wildly, and it is useless not to nod his head.

He never expected that Bai Dong had already had this thought, and the place he was talking about was the new capital he had spent years choosing. The most powerful Xijun in the Qin State actually coincided with him, could he not be excited?

"What does Bai Zi think this place should be called?" This plan to move the capital, Wei Ying, and Yingquliang have actually talked about it more than once in private, and naturally they have also thought about what name to set up the capital, and Wei Yingliang has thought about a few before and after, but it always feels inappropriate. I really want to hear Bai Dong's opinion.

"Hehe, the north of the water and the south of the mountain are called the yang, this city is located between the two rivers of Jingwei, the north of the Weishui, the south of the Zongshan, the mountains and rivers are all yang, when it can be named 'Xianyang', Daliang thinks it?"

"A good name is one of the names discussed by Martingale and the emperor, I didn't expect Baizi to see this, but the mountains and rivers are too strong, and the emperor is a little worried."

"What's there to worry about? The owner of Lao Qin, he is fierce and mighty! However, Lao Qin established the country with water virtue, which can be combined with the meaning of the fierce and mighty yang of the mountains and rivers, not to mention the yin and yang of the country, how can you only look at the name of a place? If the emperor does not object, it is best for you to propose a plan to move the capital at the next court meeting, and I will go to the palace to support you at that time. It's important to have children for yourself, and it's equally important to choose a new capital for the country, isn't it? ”

Wei Ying looked at Bai Dong steadily, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he stroked his palm and smiled for a while: "Amazing, today I have seen Bai Zi's methods, this move to the capital can not only solve Bai Zi's predicament, but also help the dispute between the wife of the country to seize the crown, it was originally a great good thing, but since ancient times, those who have vainly discussed the relocation of the capital will provoke countless strong enemies regardless of whether they succeed or not, and it is difficult to end up behind them?" Bai Zi pushed the martingale out like this, is it too cruel? ”

"Da Liangzao is really a smart person, yes, whether the new capital will help the country's fortune or not, whether this matter is successful or not, the person who proposes to move the capital will inevitably become the target of public criticism, and it is normal for you to have this worry. Otherwise, Bai Jiagai chose one of the Manchu courtiers and then fully supported him, and asked him to propose the relocation of the capital, and Da Liangzao only watched from the sidelines, how about it? ”

Bai Dong looked at Wei Ying with a smile, he never did anything that was difficult for a strong man.

"When was Martingale afraid of provoking a strong enemy and being criticized? Martingale is not a Qin person, but by the emperor's deep grace, often think about serving the country, this move to Xianyang is like walking on thin ice like a sword mountain, but what is this? Only respect the country's travel! It's just that if he guards the martingale of the public, he still hopes that Bai Zi can come to the rescue, don't chill the hearts of loyal ministers"

"Okay, what Da Liangzao wants is the name behind him, and the life of his family is not on your heart, right? But you are the person I recommended, how can I not help you? Rescuing the eldest prince from your sword that day, so that you failed to cut off his nose is helping you! Let's talk about it, what does the Bai family need to do to move the capital to Xianyang this time? I'll give you a bottom first, the money and grain needed for the construction of Xianyang will be lent to the state government by the Bai family in conjunction with the major trading companies, and the Bai family will move a large number of production workshops to the vicinity of Xianyang, as well as Fengming Academy, after the development of the Western Regions in recent years, Rong people have become a common practice of reading, and several masters and scholars no longer need to stay in the Western Regions, I will ask them to move to Xianyang, and build the main courtyard in Xianyang, and recruit talents from all over the world! Is that enough? ”

"Seriously!"

Wei Ying guessed before he came that Bai Dong would vigorously support him in building the new capital Xianyang, and the money would definitely be borrowed, and all agriculture and industry would also get some support from the Bai family, after all, for the Bai family, an emerging aristocratic family, staying in Liyang, a capital city dominated by military purposes, would be somewhat restricted from development, and returning to Yonghe would not be the result of Bai Dong's request, so as long as he proposed to move to the new capital, he would definitely get Bai Dong's support.

It's just that he never expected that Bai Dong would agree to move the Fengming main courtyard to Xianyang, after Bai Dong was awarded the title of Western Monarch, the Fengming main courtyard was moved to the Western Regions, how could such the world's first place of education be willing to get out of his control? But Bai Dong did just that, and this open-mindedness made him extremely admired, and even a little incredulous.

"Of course it's true, Fengming Academy is no longer a college of one person and one country today. Now that most of the academic stars of various factions bred by the hundred pulpits have been stationed in the academy as teachers, and the enrollment of students is opened every year, and there is no shortage of full-bodied students from all over the world vying to vote. It's better to get it to Xianyang, and in the future, Xianyang will be the holy land in the eyes of the world's scholars! This honor belongs to the Bai family, but also to the emperor and Lao Qin! ”

"Admire, Martingale really convinced Baizi's open-mindedness this time."

"Don't compliment me, this is not your style, go back and give me a bill, how much money do you need to borrow to build Xianyang this time, I have to prepare early. Rest assured, the Bai family will not force the government to repay the debt, as long as the government gives the Bai family enough convenience, this account can be repaid slowly, and it can be repaid for ten or eight years."

Bai Dong smiled slightly, calculating that after the completion of Xianyang, the bitter wine is estimated to be out of confinement a long time ago, the iron lady of the Bai family is not a person who is willing to be lonely now, after the capital is moved to Xianyang, she is busy with the affairs of the Bai family, lest she always mutter with fleas behind her back to arrange Ying Shu's mother and son

Speaking of Ying Shu's mother and son, Bai Dong's heart swelled, Xiao Yue'er should also enter Mengxue, right? The child's enlightenment education cannot be ignored, how to think of a way to get him to study by his side? This has to be thought through. (To be continued.) )