The new capital of Wu is located on the south bank of the Great River, surrounded by Longzangpu, surrounded by water on three sides, the water network is dense, and the transportation is relatively developed.

Here, belonging to the hometown of the Wu State, originally inhabited a large number of Jingman and Shanyue people, and later Taibo went to Wu and established the Gouwu State, but still did not build a city here.

Because the cost of building a city is not low, according to the conditions at that time, whether it is manpower, material resources, or financial resources, Wu State is very limited.

However, in the fourth year of King Jing of Zhou, that is, around 541 BC, the state of Wu set up border towns on the shore of Seshui and built cities to defend them.

The city was built by the state of Wu to resist the forces of the state of Chu that continued to invade the east.

As the name suggests, Se is Se Shui, or Se River, Lishui, Yongyang River, etc., and it is generally believed that the Xu River is a part of its ancient river channel; Nagisa is a small piece of land in the water.

The new capital of Wu has already included a part of Sezhuyi, and on the basis of the original, it has expanded more than tenfold!

It is worth mentioning that there are also ready-made palace complexes in the city of Segisa-eup.

Because soon after, the Chu army occupied Sezhuyi, and King Chuping built a palace here, so later generations also called it "Chu King City".

At this time, Qingji came to inspect the vicinity of Sezhuyi, and the new capital of Wu had begun to take shape.

It is the so-called three-mile city, seven-mile Guo.

Build a city to defend the king, build a country to defend the people!

The area of the city in the new capital of Wu is basically the same as that of Linzi, the capital of Qi State, and the regulations are exactly the same.

The new capital is divided into large cities and small cities, both of which have inner cities and castles.

The small city is located in the southwest of the main city, and its northeast extends through the southwest corner of the large city, and the two cities are connected to each other.

The north and south of the city are nearly nine miles, and the east and west are more than seven miles, and it is the Guocheng where officials, commoners and merchants live.

The small city is more than four miles in the north and south, and three miles in the east and west, and it is the palace city where the monarch lives.

The total area of the two cities is more than 60 square miles!

The city wall of the new capital is even more winding along the river bank, continuous.

The width of the small wall is generally 20 to 30 meters, and the widest point is 55 to 67 meters.

The base of the large city walls is more than 20 meters, and the widest point is 43 meters. The circumference of the large and small cities is about forty-two miles!

In addition, the height of the city wall is about five meters, and it is tall and majestic, and it is all made of layers of earth.

It's not impregnable, but it's definitely a city that's easy to defend and difficult to attack!

The city gates of the new capital have 15 gates, such as Yongmen, Shenmen, Yangmen, Jimen, Lumen, Zhanghuamen, Donglu Gate, and Guangmen.

A city of this scale, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, was definitely a top-level city, and it was the capital of the hegemonic power.

For example, Linzi of Qi State, Yingdu of Chu State and Quwo of Jin State are roughly similar in specification to Wu State Xindu, but they are not prosperous.

The people responsible for supervising the construction of this city are Sun Wu and Wu Zixu, who are all-rounders and well-informed, so they can quickly design drawings according to Qingji's mind and start construction.

Wu Zixu, the court lieutenant who followed Qingji, said slowly: "King, this new capital of my Wu country is bordered by the river in the north and built by the mountains and rivers. ”

"As a capital, it is divided into a large city and a small city, and within the big city, there are two small cities, east and west."

"There are many land gates and water gates in the city, and three of them have towers. The two small cities to the east and west are connected by gates. Xicheng is where the royal palace is located; In the eastern city, troops were stationed and armaments were stored. ”

"Outside the city, the king can also build another water village to train boatmen."

"Good!"

For Wu Zixu's design, Qingji is very satisfied.

From a military point of view, the fortifications of the new capital of Wu were tight, and the stone city built the first defensive barrier for the royal city.

The Qinhuai River, stationed in the western waters, constitutes a second barrier; The big city is the third barrier, and the army stationed in the eastern city has become the last guard.

When Wu Zixu and Sun Wu chose the site of the new capital, they cleverly used the landscape shape system, built the city, set up garrisons, and surrounded by mountains and lakes, which was suitable for attack and easy to defend, which fully reflected the construction characteristics of the capital city in this era.

"Ting Wei, if this new capital is to be completely completed, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time, right?"

Shi Fan Li, who was following on the side, said with a smile.

"Fully finished?"

Wu Zixu shook his head and said: "In order to build a new capital, my Wu State has requisitioned 50,000 people, and in more than a year, the palace group is complete, and the king can move the capital here." ”

"However, if you really want to follow the design on the drawings, I am afraid that it may not be completed in ten years. What's more, how can I, the State of Wu, be able to levy ten years of hard labor in a row? ”

"Like Linzi, the capital of Qi, after several generations of Qi Hou for hundreds of years of continuous improvement, it has the name of 'the first city in the world'. The same is true of this new capital of our Wu Kingdom! ”

Qingji bowed his head slightly and agreed.

Building a city from scratch is very difficult in itself.

What's more, it's a top-level city at the capital level?

Difficult!

It does not mean that when the city is completed, the new capital of Wu will become a big city in the world.

If there is no excessive population to settle down and the popularity is not prosperous enough, it is estimated that this new capital is not as good as the original Wu capital!

And Qingji's high hopes for this new capital are that in his lifetime, he can see that the population of this city has settled in more than 200,000, and the prosperity is comparable to that of Linzi City.

Because, only such a city can bear the luck of Wu as a hegemonic power!

"The king, Xu Jun and Zhong Wujun have been waiting for the king in Stone Mountain for a long time."

At this time, the right prime minister who was following behind couldn't help but step forward to remind him.

Xu Jun and Zhong Wujun, after all, they are here to meet with Qingji, and the one who comes is a guest, how can Qingji, as the host, be rude and snub the guest?

"Let's go."

Qingji immediately took Wu Zixu, Ji Ran, Fan Li and other courtiers and guards to Stone Mountain.

Stone Mountain, later known as Stone Town, was a natural military fortress that controlled the mouth of the Qinhuai River.

According to Qingji's plan, it is necessary to build a fortress here to avoid the embarrassing situation that the princes will join forces to attack Wu and hit the new capital in the future, and it will be difficult for Wu to resist.

On the square stage, Qingji met Zhong Wujun and Xu Jun and Zhang Yu.

Ying Zhangyu's wife is the sister of Wu Wangyi and Qingji's aunt, so the relationship between Wu and Xu has always been excellent, at least when there is no conflict of interest, they can be safe.

"King Wu!"

"The widow has seen King Wu!"

"Hahahaha! King Wu is really as young as rumored, heroic and extraordinary! ”

Seeing Qingji coming over step by step, Zhong Wujun and Xu Jun and Yingzhangyu hurriedly stepped forward to greet each other.

"Xu Jun, Zhong Wujun, the widow is polite. In addition to being sluggish, please Haihan, don't be surprised! ”

"Where, where."

In front of Qingji, Zhong Wujun and Ying Zhangyu both put their postures very low.

Their origins are the same as those of southern countries such as Wu and Chu, and they belong to viscounts, and they have always been looked down upon by the Central Plains princes such as Qi, Lu, Song, and Wei.

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