The cost of building a large city of this scale like Xijing is astronomical, and it is often necessary to gather the power of the whole country to mobilize 100,000 people to participate in the construction, but the emperor did not use a large amount of money from the state, but relied on his own to raise and rebuild the city, although it took more than ten years before and after, but this is not something that everyone can do, so everyone wants to know the mystery!

Xu Hong saw that the two adults were very interested and talked as they walked, and told the matter before and after, Li Gang and the two felt that the emperor was too 'shrewd', worthy of being born in business, and he had figured out all the ways to do it, but the reconstruction of Xijing was something that the emperor could do, and others really couldn't. Although they felt that the emperor was absurd, and even a little vulgar and despicable, and was despised by scholars, they could not help but admire his 'wisdom'.

In fact, Zhao Ta used a common trick used by the government and developers now, that is, borrowing chickens to lay eggs and engage in capital operation, and he is not only the emperor of the empire, but also the chairman of the four halls. And Zhao Ta did this, in addition to being really short of money, he didn't want to make people panic with great fanfare, and before the gong started, someone jumped out and smashed the gong.

Zhao Taxian ordered the repair of Xijing in the name of the emperor, Xijing was one of the four capitals of the Great Song Dynasty, and now it can be said that it is logical to be destroyed in the war, and no one will say irresponsible things. So it passed the court smoothly, and the household department also squeezed out millions of yuan from the limited funds as reconstruction funds, which everyone knows is not enough, that is, to repair one or two halls in the imperial city, which can be used as the emperor's palace.

The courtiers did not think of it at all. Zhao Ta used the money to recruit the homeless people, when the Jurchens had just retired. Countless people have been displaced, and people may be desperate to get enough to eat. And who is willing to be a thief if he has something to eat. He succeeded in attracting a large number of people, rebuilding roads, dredging canals, renovating docks, leveling land, and building infrastructure in a cash-for-work manner.

As the saying goes, there is no oil and salt shop that is not open, and Zhao Ta will naturally attract the Golden Phoenix if he does a good nest, not to mention that the surrounding area of Luoyang is also a large plain, and the land is fertile. In the past, the population was dense, the grain production was extremely rich, and it was located in the center of the Central Plains, extending in all directions, the traffic was the most convenient, since the time of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the traffic was more convenient, but it has been abandoned for a long time over the years, and the central position was replaced by Bianjing.

At this time, the war had just ended, and people's minds were in danger. Although the terrain of Luoyang is not as steep as Chang'an, it is also more dangerous, with Tiger Pass in the east and Hangu Pass in the west. In the north, there is the Yellow River and the solidity of the mountains, and the mountains in the south are continuous and surrounded by Yishui, in the era of "cold weapons". These are all natural barriers, Great Walls that don't need to be built. But Kaifeng has been a place of four wars since ancient times, and there are no mountains and mountains around. When the strong soldiers invaded, they exposed the stuffing, and let the Jurchens come to the city twice. At this time, there were rumors that the new emperor was going to move the capital to Luoyang. That's why roads and canals were renovated on a large scale, and the facts are not unbelievable.

The smooth flow of canals and roads naturally made it a place for material transit and spontaneously formed a market. And Zhao Ta immediately made another move, he borrowed 4 million yuan from the cash cabinet in the fourth hall and started to engage in real estate according to the prior plan, "logistics street", "porcelain street", "silk street", "catering street...... The difference is that he learned from the experience of building a city in Tokyo, did not build a workshop wall, opened the market, and opened the door to do business.

Of course, the emperor's real estate cost is much lower, the world is Zhao Ta's, the land is basically given away for nothing, but Zhao Ta did not have the slightest sloppiness because of this, the square and the market have complete supporting facilities, thoughtful service, and did not put out the shelf of the imperial businessman, but completely in accordance with the laws of the market. A good business environment, abundant commodities, and convenient transportation soon became famous, and businessmen from all over the world came to enter the market one after another. For a time, the world was full of boats and ships, often more than 10,000 ships, filling rivers, traveling and trade, and filling up cars and horses. After the opening of the canal, the developed water transportation network in Luoyang City was connected with the Grand Canal, and Luoyang became a distribution center for materials from all over the world and a large domestic trade market.

After the market was cultivated, the price of real estate also continued to rise, and Zhao took the opportunity to develop better located shops, warehouses and residential areas along the river, forming a golden circle of the city, which was the time to really start making a lot of money. After several years of operation, Zhao Ta naturally made a lot of money, and the re-prosperity of Luoyang also attracted more people to do business here, opened factories, purchased land, and the population rose year by year, and the government obtained a large amount of commercial tax income from it, and had the money to build city walls and rest the city defense.

And Zhao Ta, who made a lot of money, not only paid off the loan, but also had enough sufficient funds, so he began to move to the south of Luoshui. Build your own comfort zone with the profits from opening up real estate. The real estate price of the inner city is naturally several times higher than that of the outer city, and it can also ensure the follow-up financial support required for the reconstruction of the imperial city......

Walking to the Tianjin Bridge across Luoshui, Li Gang and the two could see the situation on the north bank clearly, and under Xu Hong's introduction, they learned that the layout of the imperial city and the palace city was just like the situation in Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor was really lazy enough, and he didn't even want to restart the names everywhere, and still used the old names.

The palace city is built in the northwest corner of Guocheng on the high ground, the front is adjacent to the Luo River, the back is dependent on the Fu, the east of the palace city is the residence of the prince, and the imperial city is built on three sides around the east and west of the palace city. In the north of Miyagi, there are two castles of Yaoyi and Yuanbi. There is the east city in the east of the imperial city, and the north of the east city is surrounded by the small cities such as the Jiacang city that stores grain, and the east capital garden with the water and the vast area is adjacent to the west of the palace, and the palace defense measures are far stricter than that of Bianjing. The city is divided into a number of square or rectangular lanes by vertically intersecting roads. Dingdingmen Street, which leads to the main gate of the Imperial City in the north, is 45 zhang wide, which is the widest street in the whole city, and the rest of the streets connecting the city gate are more than 15 zhang wide.

From the layout and image of the city, it can be seen that the status of Luoyang City and Bianjing is actually equal, and the strict defense measures are also in line with its objective needs as an important town in the East. A large granary was set up near the city to ensure that food and other necessities of life were sufficient, which ensured to a large extent that the city would be invincible in the more severe political and military situation. In the Lifang area here, there are scattered and distributed all levels of government offices, aristocratic bureaucratic mansions, ordinary houses, temples, commercial markets, and all of them are close to the canal, which is the area of economic and cultural prosperity in the future.

"Lord Xu, Your Majesty will not return to Beijing for several months, do you know what you mean?" Chen Yu and his party got off the bridge and entered the palace city, and he frowned and asked.

"Hehe, Chen Xiang, Your Majesty's actions have always been unexpected, and it is really difficult for the lower officials to guess, what clues can be seen that Your Majesty relies on Li Xiang very much?" Xu Hong said with a smile, throwing the question to Li Gang again.

"This ...... I can't understand it for a while, but Your Majesty didn't think it was just going to rebuild Xijing, and there must be a deep meaning in it! Li Gang looked at the two of them and said with a deep groan, he already knew their thoughts from their eyes, but no one would point it out.

"Well, Your Majesty's foresight is indeed not something we can imagine as courtiers. How does Lord Chen think today's Luoyang is better than Bianjing? Chen Yu didn't give up, and asked from a different angle.

"Xia Guan thought that the territory of the Great Song Dynasty was reached: the east of the Polar Sea, the west to Yanqi, the south of Linzhou, and the north to the Jurchen realm. The east, west, north and south have reached 10,000 miles. Luoyang west of the Guanzhong Basin, east of the North China Plain, since ancient times is called the world, if the Yellow River, the Yangtze River two major waters of the two major waters, starting from Luoyang, the north through You, Yan, west of Qin, Long, east to the sea, Dai, south to Jianghuai, the distance is roughly equal. Therefore, Luoyang can be centered and take the world. Xu Hong thought for a while and said.

"Reasonable! Bianjing is the beginning of the founding of the country, located between the two rivers, now the territory expansion has lost the role of the center and the world, but the form is not as good as Luoyang. Li Gang nodded.

"When Taizu opened the country and pacified the north and south, he also intended to move the capital here, but in the end, due to the opposition of the ministers, and suddenly died and failed, I wonder if what Your Majesty thinks at this time is in line with Taizu's proposal at the beginning?" Chen Yu knew that the matter of moving the capital was a major event that affected the whole body, so he was very cautious, he knew that Xu Hong was the emperor's minister, and he had always been very serious, and he twice thought that he had a deep meaning for Xijing to stay, so he still asked sideways.

"Xiaguan thinks that what Taizu said is not unreasonable, Luoyang is pillowed by the Yellow River in the north, Taihang, Wangwu and other mountains are located across the river, and there are mountains in the north as a natural barrier; There is a steep Yique in the south, and then there are bear's ears and Shaolin mountains in the south; the risk of western control and letter; East Choke Tiger Prison, Black Stone and other passes; There are fertile soil in the Yiluo Plain, which is sufficient for self-sufficiency. Therefore, Luoyang is a key place to control the situation of three rivers and four stops, and this dangerous geographical location is more advantageous than Bianjing, which is the reason why Taizu valued Luoyang at the beginning! Xu Hong knew that the two people in front of him, one was the former prime minister who was deeply trusted by the emperor, and the other was also the deputy minister who assisted His Majesty in managing the affairs of the world, and he also wanted to find out the attitude of the two.

"Lord Xu is right, Luoyang City is a mountain and river, and the situation is the best in the world. After the Qin Dynasty, there were Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, Western Jin Dynasty and other dynasties built their capitals here, known as the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties. Maybe because of this, Taizu had the idea of moving the capital to Luoyang! Li Gang nodded and said, he knew that Taizu's starting point was based on national security considerations...... (To be continued......)