Chapter 313: Preparing to move the capital

After more than ten years of practical testing, coupled with several foreign wars, the reform of the new law implemented by Emperor Sima Shu in the Great Jin Dynasty has achieved real and great results, and the new law has been further established, and the whole country is convinced of the new law.

Although there was still great dissatisfaction in the hearts of a small number of wealthy families and their vested interests whose interests had been touched, the country was really rich and strong, and the emperor and most of the bureaucrats and common people were so firmly in favor of the new law. So no one dared to rise up against the new law.

Under the leadership of Emperor Sima Shu and under the guidance of the banner of reform, the whole country was united, and after more than 10 years of efforts, a good situation of abundant grain, developed economy, strong industry, and the army was not afraid of war.

Sima Shu was also happy to see that such great results had been achieved after the reform. But this is still quite far from the ideal in his heart. His ideal is: to make the country rich and strong, and to dominate the world.

Now it seems that the rich and powerful countries have done it, the treasury of the big country is really full, and now the country has to do everything without food or money. The belligerent enthusiasm of the army was also aroused, and the soldiers were overjoyed when they heard that there was going to be a war, and it was no longer a situation in which they were terrified to death when they heard about the war.

It can be said that Dajin already has the conditions to dominate the world. But how can this great ideal be realized? Regarding this issue, in fact, in the early days of Xincheng, he had a clear strategic plan, and later with the help of Zhang Bin, Du Xi, Jiang Tong, Zu Ti and others, Sima Shu's national strategy for the Great Jin Dynasty became clearer and more perfect.

It's just that Dajin was still in turmoil before. If the conditions are not ripe enough, he will not have the opportunity to bring it up. However, Sima Shu has been working hard for this goal all these years, and now the conditions are ripe.

The whole Jin Dynasty supports the new law, and no one dares to oppose it anymore, and all levels of the new law have reached the point of deep belief and fanatical worship of Sima Shu, so it can be said that he Sima Shu is basically saying what he is now in the Great Jin, and no one can stop his will.

Today's Sima Shu is no longer the figure at the bottom of the pyramid in his previous life, he is already the emperor above ten thousand people. The word he utters is the decree. He could even decide the life and death of anyone in the Great Jin Dynasty. When it comes to life of wealth and wealth, he has nothing to ask for. But Sima Shu is not an ordinary person, he comes from later generations, he is a person with great ambitions. A man with a heart for the world. He wanted his name to live on forever. He also wants the empire he founded to prosper forever, and he wants China to shine on the whole world forever.

Therefore, he will not. It is impossible to stop his progress, on the contrary, no matter what difficulties and obstacles lie ahead, he will go on firmly, he will go on firmly, he will realize his ideals, he is not afraid of sacrifice, he does not want to seek the happiness of the present, and he will not give up the highest ideal in his heart for his own vested interests.

With the reunification of China, Sima Shu thought that a new era was about to be created, and he couldn't help but be enthusiastic, and he seemed to stand on the commanding heights of history. He pressed his excitement, sorted out his thoughts, and immediately summoned the cabinet ministers such as Zhang Bin, Pei Wei, and Zu Ti to the palace, ready to reveal the plan he had been planning for a long time.

On this day, Shoufu Zhang Bin and others put on court clothes and came to the Luoyang Palace to meet the emperor. Everyone walked to Sima Shu's imperial study, first saluted the emperor and ministers, and said, "The ministers will meet Your Majesty." ”

"Everyone loves to be flat." Sima Shu held his hands and said politely, "You Aiqing is not a big hall here, don't do this big gift." ”

"Thank Your Majesty for your love, I don't know what Your Majesty has to discuss with your ministers?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, this matter I want to talk about this time is related to the future of my Great Jin Dynasty, and it is precisely because of the importance of the matter that I am so urgent to convene everyone." Sima Shu replied with a cautious face.

"Shhh Listening to Sima Shu's words, all the ministers present gasped. Emperor Sima Shu had never spoken to them in such a solemn tone, even when he was implementing economic, political, and military reforms. Therefore, everyone's hearts sank, and they immediately concentrated and pricked up their ears for fear that they would accidentally miss something.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that Jiangdong has been flattened, China has been reunited. In addition, our dynasty is already rich in the country and strong in the army, and already has the material foundation to dominate the world. But looking around, everyone will find that we have no opponent in the east, and the important enemy we will face in the future is in the west, while the center of our rule has been close to Luoyang in the east of the empire, which is not conducive to the struggle for hegemony in the world! ”

"Then Your Majesty means ......"

"Although Luoyang, the capital division, is also very good, but the city is only a few hundred miles, the fields are too thin, and there are flat land on all sides, which is easy to attack. On the other hand, there are thousands of miles of fertile fields in Hangu Pass and Longshu, there are rich Bashu in the south, and there is the convenience of grassland animal husbandry in the north, which can be defended on three sides, and go west to fight for the world, as long as you hold the benefits of Weishui, the world can transport the Beijing Division, when the West changes, we can go out of the Yumen Pass to dominate the world with the backing of the wealth and strength of the East! ”

"This is the immortal merit of the empire, I don't know what everyone Aiqing thinks?"

"Your Majesty's intentions are very good! No objections! "The people who were called here by Sima Shu were all his confidants, and they had long been aware of His Majesty's proposal to move the capital from time to time, so when the emperor loosened his tone, everyone naturally agreed.

"Mr. Mengsun, Aiqing will start this matter now and formulate a detailed plan for moving the capital."

"In accordance with the order, the minister will immediately organize the cabinet to do this work." Zhang Bin immediately bowed his hand and said, "The minister still has something to report to Your Majesty." ”

"Aiqing, please speak!"

"Your Majesty, since the first year of Hongwu, our dynasty has implemented an economic plan in a five-year period, and the third five-year plan will enter the end of three years this year. Among them, the new policy reform can be said to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in our Great Jin Empire, but through the practice of the past few years, there are still things that need to be improved and strengthened. ”

"Tell me what you think."

"Your Majesty, that's what the minister thinks. First of all, in order to better arouse the peasants' enthusiasm for farming, it is necessary to implement a new system of incentives for cultivated land, so as to encourage the peasants to adopt new farming techniques and stimulate the peasants to devote greater enthusiasm to grain production, so as to ensure the security and stability of grain production in our country. ”

"Second, the current tax system can no longer adapt to the present, when His Majesty adopted a low tax system in order to encourage the development of industry and commerce, and now after more than ten years of development, domestic industry and commerce have surpassed agriculture to become a force to be reckoned with in the empire! But as the saying goes, 'when the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon is full, it loses', and the industrial and commercial class is too inflated, especially the strong commercial power has gradually threatened the stability of the order of the Great Jin Dynasty! Therefore, only by re-approving the tax rate and limiting the scale of business can we promote the long-term peace and stability of the country! ”

"Third, the Xiang army and the government military system have completely replaced the previous tribal system and have become the most important national defense military force in the Great Jin Dynasty. In particular, the government soldiers who serve as the backbone of the reserve are completely the most important source of strength for my Great Jin Xiang Army, once there is a problem with the government soldier system, the invincible Xiang Army may also collapse! ”

However, in recent years, with the economic development of the Great Jin Dynasty, many farmers and their families have sold their fields to the Chamber of Commerce or large farmers, and they only collect a certain amount of land rent every year to live. There are also many people who are still struggling to hold on to one acre and three points of land, although they are not living in difficulty, but it is true that life is becoming more and more difficult. ”

"Therefore, how to stabilize the foundation of the government military system has become a major issue for the imperial court at present and in the future, and the imperial court must come up with new policies to appease the families of the government soldiers who have lost or are about to lose their land, otherwise the government military system of the imperial court will inevitably collapse within a hundred years!"

Sima Shu was not much shocked when he heard this, in his opinion, no system can be immutable, otherwise no matter how advanced the system is, it will eventually become a shackle that hinders social progress. Historically, the government military system only existed for a few hundred years, and then in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, after the collapse of the Juntian system, the government military system was also completed, and finally brewed the chaos of the late Tang Dynasty and the five dynasties and ten kingdoms.

"Is there any basis for what Aiqing said?"

As early as a few years ago, Chang'an University organized people to conduct a sampling survey on the economic situation of my Dajin, and then found a series of problems and hidden dangers. After many arguments, our cabinet also admits that the investigation of Chang'an University Hall is of great practical significance! ”

"Well, Aiqing said that these measures are good, Aiqing will organize people to do it immediately."

"Yes." Zhang Bin replied, "Weichen thinks so, we might as well move the capital first, and after the capital is moved, we will immediately announce the new measures of the imperial court." In this way, the work can be done one by one without being rushed. ”

"Okay, I'll leave these things to Aiqing and the cabinet."

"Obey the order, and the ministers will retire."

After Sima Shu summoned some important ministers to announce the move of the capital, the entire Great Jin Dynasty began to be busy around the relocation of the capital, did no one object? Yes, but they were all suppressed by Sima Shu by forceful means. Some Kwantung families were even deprived of their official titles by Sima Shu because of this, and everyone saw that the emperor's heart to move the capital was so firm that they had to suppress their dissatisfaction.

After Zhang Bin came out of the palace, he immediately led the cabinet members to prepare for the relocation of the capital. Since some of the work had been carried out secretly for many years, it didn't take long for Zhang Bin to sort out the plan to move the capital, and then he immediately entered the palace to meet the emperor Sima Shu, who was very happy after seeing it, and told him to follow this plan. (To be continued......)