Ji Ran, Bo Tuo, Sun Wu, Wen Chong, Fan Li, Zeng Dian, Kong Qiu, Wu Zixu, and Prince Heng were all close to Qingji, and the ministers of Wu knew that Qingji had already had the idea of moving the capital.

It's just that I didn't expect that Qingji would decide to choose Yongcheng as the new capital.

Could it be that Qingji is just because he wants Wu to digest the Qin people as soon as possible?

In the sixth year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in October 508 BC, the state of Wu officially moved its capital to Jinling.

Doing the math, so far, it has been eighteen years.

But frequent capital moves are not a good thing for a country after all.

However, everything should be guided according to the situation and adapted to local conditions.

Qingji said slowly: "In the past, after the completion of the first new law, the widow moved the capital to Jinling, laying the foundation for the hegemony of the Wu State. ”

"In the past ten years, under the unremitting development of the subjects of our Wu State, Jinling has become a large capital that can be compared with Linzi, Ying, Shangqiu, and Taoyi, with fertile land, a large population, and prosperous commerce."

"However, Jinling is limited by geography and lives in the southeast corner."

"Although it controls the river, has a moat as a barrier, and has convenient transportation and developed water transportation, it still cannot be used as the capital city to carry a unified country......"

After a pause, Qingji said again: "Jinling's mission as the capital of Wu has been completed. It is imperative to move the capital. ”

Hearing this, the ministers present couldn't help but look at each other.

Fan Lijin, the imperial historian, said: "The king, the minister thinks that it is a little inappropriate to move the capital to Yuyong. ”

"In the Dayu era, the realm of Yongzhou was deserted, and the east did not cross the river, but the west exceeded the black water."

"As for Yongcheng, although it has thousands of mountains in the north, Weishui in the south, Qifeng in the east, and Qinlong in the west, it is still not a place of royal spirit. As the capital of the hegemonic power, it is still reluctant, let alone the capital of a unified country? ”

"Please think twice, the king."

"Wan, Shendi, or Ying, and even Luoyi in the Yinluo River Basin, are much stronger than Yongcheng."

I have to admit that Yongzhou is still a treasure land of feng shui.

It was once the birthplace of the Zhou Chamber, the domain of the Qin Dynasty.

At that time, Gu Gong's father led the clansmen to move to Yuqi, and the west was next to Yongcheng.

It is named after the legend "the phoenix sings in Qi, and the phoenix soars in Yong", and is famous for the "three uniques" Xifeng wine, the girl's hand (referring to the girl's ingenuity, the handicrafts are very good), and the East Lake willow......

Qingji is a descendant of Ji Zhou, the descendant of Gu Gong's father, and now he wants to return to the land of his ancestors, which is also a reasonable thing.

After hearing Fan Li's words, Qingji smiled slightly, took out a sheepskin map from the table, and asked Prince Heng to take it and pass it on, so that all the ministers present could read it.

"Fan Li, to be precise, the widow did not move the capital to Yongcheng, but a new place."

"There is the hinterland of the Qinchuan River for 800 miles, the Weishui runs through the south, the mountains are in the north, and the mountains and rivers are yang, which can be called Xianyang."

"Xianyang, including the ancient capital of the Zhou Dynasty, Feng and Pickaxe, can be the first stop of the Silk Road, and the key place of the Central Plains to the Great Northwest."

"Shhh

After seeing the circle that Qingji had drawn on the map, all the ministers couldn't help but be dumbfounded, gasping and shocked.

Even the name of Xindu has been thought of, and it seems that Qingji has been planned for a long time!

According to Qingji's statement, as well as planning, Xianyang is indeed a good place.

In ancient times, there was a fief of the Tai clan, and the southeast was the primitive clan tribe under the jurisdiction of the Hu clan, which belonged to the Yongzhou of Yugong Kyushu.

During the Yin Shang period, it developed to Tai, Feng, Cheng, Dog Fang and other Fang countries, and at the beginning of the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou also sealed his younger brother Ji higher than Bi, that is, Xianyang Yuan......

Although Qingji took the name of the new capital "Xianyang", in fact, it also included the two capitals of Fenghao in the Western Zhou Dynasty, that is, Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty.

Feng Ho and two capitals, as the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty for nearly 300 years, called "Zong Zhou".

Fenghao is the first large-scale and neatly laid out city in Chinese history, located on both sides of the Feng River, Fengjing in the west, and Haojing in the east.

Feng and Ho are very close to each other, in fact, a bridge is connected, and it is two different functional divisions of a city, which can be commensurate with Feng Ho.

In the ancient times, there were large paddy fields with wild rice drifting fragrance.

The land of Feng Ho is vertical and horizontal, and the river network is intertwined, which is not only suitable for farming, but also suitable for indoor and IKEA to build the capital.

The agriculture-oriented Zhou people moved from Houji to Gongliu Qianfeng; From the ancient father's single father migrated to Qixia to King Wen Zuofeng and King Wu's house pick.

Zhou people are all knowing, choosing and adapting to the best living environment.

When Zhou Wen Wang Ji Chang marched to the south of Weishui from Zhou Yuan's "Dong Tea Ru Dumpling" and defeated Chongguo, he saw Feng Hao, a plastered land where "the original is flat and the spring is clear", of course, he was happy and forgot to return, and saw different thoughts.

King Wen of Zhou established Fengyi, and after his son King Wu succeeded to the throne, he built Hojing on the east bank of Fengshui, and later Ho was invaded by the Dog Rong clan, King You of Zhou was killed, the Western Zhou Dynasty perished, and Feng Ho was burned down by war......

No one dares to deny that the land of Feng Ho is indeed a king.

In terms of historical status, Chang'an is the foundation of the king's hegemony, and there have been 21 dynasties and regimes built here, and it is the ancient capital of 13 dynasties.

Jinling (Nanjing) has blessed the Zhengshuo of China several times, and is known as the "ancient capital of the Six Dynasties" and "the capital of the Ten Dynasties".

The two are listed as the four ancient capitals.

However, Jinling is a good place to go in a quiet corner, but it is not a good place to compete in the world or Dingding Central Plains!

"What do the second and third sons think?"

Qingji looked around for a week and asked again.

"Minister, second!"

"The king is wise!"

The ministers all agreed.

The relocation of the capital of Wu to Xianyang has many benefits.

Xianyang has unique geographical conditions, fertile land, convenient transportation, and can support a large number of people.

Xianyang is located in Guanzhong, the land of Sisai, south of Qinling, west of Longyou, north of the grassland, east of the choke of Kunhan.

After moving the capital, Wu Stateng accelerated the melting of the Qin people, so that they did not distinguish each other and contracted as one family.

Further let the state of Wu smoothly annex the eight kingdoms of Xirong, such as Wushi, Yiqu, and Mianzhu, and the grassland tribes, and get a large number of war horses.

The two major granaries of Wu, Bashu, Nanjun and Nanyang County (the land of Chu), can continuously deliver supplies to Guanzhong through straight roads, plank roads, and water transportation.

More importantly, Qingji can use Xianyang as a springboard to spy on the Sanjin and Zhou chambers, strengthen the military and economic pressure on the Central Plains countries, firmly stabilize the hegemony of Wu, and wait for an opportunity to move.

In addition, Qingji's boundless ambition made him want to use Guanzhong as an outpost to expedition to Central Asia, Europa, and even the places where blacks lived......

If the geographical location of the national capital is not suitable and too remote, Qingji's ambition is an empty talk.

Of course, there are many things that Qingji can't do in his lifetime.

However, it doesn't mean that the successor of Qingji can't do it.

As long as he establishes the ancestral system and forces future generations to tirelessly pursue the strategy of expanding the territory, there will be a day when the Great Wu Empire will be able to dominate the world.