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It's difficult, everything needs to start from the very basics, and now the things in front of him have surfaced one by one, and it seems that every thing is tricky and difficult to decide, and after the problem, Wu Feng has officially had a showdown with Xiao Tang and Su Qin, making it clear that he will set up Angel as the queen, and said that this issue is not negotiable, and asked the two of them to immediately express their attitude to the outside world through different channels, and actively help themselves to appease the gentry and nobles in the empire who disagree with Angel's bloodline. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Xiao Su and both of them expressed varying degrees of concern, especially with Yan Yun and Yan Jing finally attached, although the anti-Wufeng forces finally came to an end, but the conservative forces attached to the Wufeng camp have been greatly enhanced, Yan Yun and Yan Jing have always been the place where the conservative forces gather, and now they have clearly recognized the orthodox surname of the new dynasty of Wufeng, but they are also related to Kansai, Beiyuan, The nobles and gentry of Wuhu and other places united to fight from a political point of view to defend their so-called superior interests, and the military struggle has come to an end, but the struggle for political interests has just begun, and everything will come down to the struggle inside and outside, maybe not so much violence and blood, but the intensity of the struggle may be more fierce than the real sword soldiers. They recognized the dynasty that Wufeng was about to establish and intended to join in, but they did not approve of all of Wufeng's practices, and they could only obey Wufeng's strong ascension, but a blonde woman with Caucasian blood wanted to be the mother of the world in the new empire where the Tang people were absolutely dominant, and this could not help but provoke a strong backlash from them.

But after the establishment of the issue of Wufeng no longer want to have much entanglement and compromise, nor do you intend to give the outside world a vague and perfunctory attitude, when Situ Yutang left Hanzhong, Wufeng had communicated with Situ Yutang on this issue, Wufeng could see that although Situ Yutang was a little sour and lost in his heart, but he also had to admit that when the new empire was established, he could not but consider some subtle factors, her own special identity and status were indeed not suitable as Wufeng's new queen, Wufeng also clearly said to Situ Yutang that he would never live up to Situ Yutang's wishes, which made Situ Yutang feel sad and finally got some comfort。 Believing that even if there were some twists and turns in this issue, it would eventually be realized according to his intentions, and he also sent letters to the governors of each county, especially Wang Zongxi, Su Minshun and He Jing, asking them to strengthen communication with the local gentry and explain their views skillfully.

This is a war that requires both sides to make a compromise, and Wu Feng has also instructed Xiao Tang and Su Qin, in addition to the undoubted issue of the queen, even the imperial concubine and the concubine candidates under the statue can be taken out as a compromise, this is also Wu Feng's helpless move, if he can't give a pacification to the forces of all parties on this issue, he is afraid that as soon as his new empire is established, he will be caught in this endless boring quarrel.

The issue of the capital is another problem that annoys Wufeng the most, it seems that Zhongzhou is no longer suitable as the capital of the new empire, not to mention that the territory of the new empire is no longer limited to the middle of the eastern continent like the original Tang River Empire, and now the new empire has included the entire peninsula region, and it also has more important maritime rights and interests in the Great South Ocean, and the western sphere of influence is even deeper into the Indean region, even if those so-called spheres of influence and special interests are put aside, the territory of the new empire has included Northern Luzon, the Western Regions has been the eastern Tengger region, the westernmost Ulan, Yanqi and Shuangdui, as well as the newly incorporated Pamirs, these places are far from Zhongzhou is much farther than Zhongzhou to the coast of the Great East, at least four to five times the distance, in the current situation, the capital of an empire should also consider its position in the empire, if it deviates too far from the central area, it will inevitably make the entire imperial bureaucracy much less efficient in terms of administrative efficiency, transportation and connections are still an important factor restricting the reach of the imperial administrative orders.

And Wu Feng also has his own ideas on the issue of the capital, as the interests of the sea become more and more important, Wu Feng originally intended to set the capital in a port city, but the reality made Wu Feng have to give up this idea, whether it is a seaport on the Great Eastern Ocean or a port city on the Great South Sea, it is obviously impossible to be accepted as the capital of the empire, the constraints of the seaport cannot be changed at present, Wu Feng can only bury this regret in his heart, although this cannot change Wu Feng's determination to vigorously accelerate the pace of expansion on the ocean.

But if you don't choose Zhongzhou as the capital, it seems that there are only Qingyang and Hanzhong two places to choose from, Hanzhong is one of the three capitals of the Tang people since ancient times, if you say that the choice here seems to be reasonable, located in the Hanzhong Basin, rich in production, all around there are pass guards to guard, safe, and there are big rivers flowing through, it can barely be regarded as a port city, although it is only a river port that is not too big. But there are undoubtedly flaws here, this is the center of Kansai, the conservative forces are relatively strong here, and Wufeng does not want the new capital to be built in a place with a strong conservative atmosphere, which is no different from the capital Zhongzhou, and even Zhongzhou can save a lot of money for the construction of official residences of administrative departments at all levels. The traffic conditions in Guanxi are also a constraint, although Wufeng has spent a lot of energy to improve after the Western Xinjiang became the master, but the surrounding mountains are a fact that cannot be changed, no matter how the improvement can not be compared with a horse Pingchuan, this shortcoming has begun to be exposed when Hanzhong is only the residence of the Qin Wangfu, if it is really set here, it will not only make the officials have a kind of hedonistic mentality, but also restrict people from expanding outward, which Wufeng does not want to see.

As for Qingyang, the advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious, located at the junction of the Middle East continent, multi-ethnic mixed and many immigrants from all over the world, Wufeng himself has a very high prestige here, and the ruling foundation is solid, and the geographical location here is not only conducive to ethnic integration, but also connects the Western Regions, Northern Luzon and Tengger can have a greater impact on the territory of the Central Continent, and it is also very conducive to the implementation of the new empire's strategic intention to expand its influence to the west.

But Qingyang also has unavoidable shortcomings, first of all, the geographical location is too far west and north, not quite in line with the idea of giving priority to the expansion of maritime power without a front, Qingyang is too far away from the important ports in the east, Quanzhou Yuhang and Denglai, and to the south of East Samoa and Moro is even farther away, not to mention the Marbun Islands in the southeast ocean, which is the biggest fatal flaw.

And Qingyang's peripheral defense posture is also not good, and the strong enemy in the north, the Siathrow Empire is only the barrier of Yinchuan Mansion, if the enemy invades south, the iron cavalry only needs two days to reach Qingyang City, which is also a problem that cannot be ignored, although Wufeng is not afraid of the invasion of the Sithroes, but it cannot but consider the psychological endurance of the entire imperial dynasty, the military generals may welcome the provocation of the Liberians can bring them a better excuse for the Northern Expedition, but the civil officials and the entire imperial people may not have such a good psychological quality, the news of the enemy cavalry invading the capital will inevitably have a great negative impact on all parts of the empire, and even cause some unnecessary chaos。

In addition, the foundation of Qingyang's industry and agriculture is too weak, although it has been greatly improved after nearly ten years of development, but with the growth of population, food can only barely be self-sufficient, in the event of a natural disaster [***] Looking at Zhongzhou, which is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, is an important agricultural area, but the annual purchase of grain from other places is also an astronomical amount, you can imagine that if the population of Qingyang continues to increase, then it will have to buy grain from other places, and the northwest county is not an important grain producing area, and it has to be transported from North Luzon in the west or Kansai in the east or even Wuhu, which is also a huge burden.

Wu Feng has been thinking about this issue for a long time, and even considered the issue of the country since he entered Yanjing to participate in the meeting of the Three Kings, and even consciously and carefully investigated, analyzed, and compared the pros and cons of Yanjing, Hanzhong, and Qingyang, but he couldn't make a decision. And Wu Feng also consulted Xiao Tang, Su Qin, Wang Zongxi and others intentionally or unintentionally, and even asked Angel and Lin Yuexin's opinions, but the public said that the public was reasonable, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and in the end, even they themselves could not come up with a convincing statement, which made Wufeng helpless, and this matter dragged on like this, and it dragged on until now when it was unavoidable.

The issue of the capital is more complex and more important than the establishment of the capital, which not only involves the interests of all parties, but more importantly, it is also the most important step for the entire new empire, once it is wrong, it will not only lead to endless troubles, but also will have many negative effects on the next development of the entire empire, Wufeng is even considering whether it is necessary to hold a meeting to solicit opinions from all parties and balance the pros and cons, but also consider that this may make the debate on this issue public, and even intensify the contradictions of all parties, maybe it is better to make a decision by yourself and let all the pressure be borne by yourself。 However, it seems that it is impossible not to solicit the opinions of subordinate ministers on the issue of Dingdu, which is unprecedented in history, and if it is not done well, it will lead to the detachment of the ministers, which is really a great problem.

(To be continued)