What could be more exciting than returning home? Although Zhu Di was not born in Beiping, but in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, he officially became a vassal, and he has been counted for more than 20 years.

And there are no parents and brothers to take care of, free to do whatever you want.

Zhu Di likes Beiping too much...... Now he is returning to his hometown with the respect of the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Di really wanted to learn from Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and sang a song about the wind......

"Xu Jingchang, you come over to me."

Xu Jingchang urged the horse, and when he arrived in front of the holy chariot, Zhu Di smiled and said, "It's your idea to invite so many old people, right?" ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "They are all Your Majesty's virtuous and old neighbors, looking up to Your Majesty, I want to take a look, but Your Majesty has lost weight." ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhu Di was even more excited, "Is it your own person...... Xu Jingchang, are you ready for anything? I want a reward. ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, rest assured, at present, there is no shortage of cattle, horses, livestock, gold, silver and cloth, and even salt and land in Beiping...... The minister promised that the arrangements were in order. ”

Zhu Di was overjoyed, "Okay, go to the city!" ”

In this way, Zhu Di entered Beiping in a cheer, the streets along the way were decorated, the roads were paved straight, and there were more military and civilian roads to welcome.

Zhu Di leaned over and waved to the people frequently, and received countless voices of long live.

Queen Xu's chariot followed behind Zhu Di, and she was also excited when she saw this scene...... After all, when Li Jinglong's hundreds of thousands of troops besieged Beiping, Zhu Di went out and did not return, she personally led the men and horses to guard Beiping and fought bloodily.

Maybe among these people, there are soldiers and civilians who fought side by side at the beginning!

To be able to return to Beiping, Queen Xu's joy is self-evident.

The Son of Heaven and the Empress entered the former Yanwang Mansion under the surrounding.

After Zhu Di ascended the throne, the Yanwang Mansion became the Qianlong Treasure Mansion, and in order to welcome Zhu Di's arrival, Xu Jingchang also ordered the renovation of the ...... Therefore, after entering the palace, Zhu Di was full of joy.

"Okay, it's better here, it's better than Yingtian, I can't wait to live here in the future."

Xu Jingchang was not surprised at all, Zhu Di wanted to move the capital, and he had known it for a long time.

What surprised him a little was Queen Xu, and what it meant was that my aunt also liked Beiping.

"Nephew, now that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty oppose His Majesty's relocation of the capital, my aunt asked Ling, what do you think?"

Xu Jingchang immediately said: "Of course I support the relocation of the capital!" ”

"Really?" Empress Xu asked in surprise.

"That's nature." Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty wants to move the capital, and Beiping is an important border town, so it is natural for the old capital of the Yuan Dynasty to move over...... I have also drawn up a statement to dedicate to Your Majesty! ”

Empress Xu was overjoyed, "It's rare that you have this heart, and you deserve to be my good nephew." ”

Zhu Di also heard it, so he smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk while eating." ”

Xu Jingchang also prepared a banquet for Zhu Di to catch the wind and wash the dust...... Only Zhu Di, Empress Xu, Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han, Zhu Gaosui, King of Zhao, Zhu Zhanji, the emperor's grandson, and Xu Jingchang attended this meal.

Even Huang Guan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is not qualified, as for the banquet of all walks of life in Beiping to welcome the Son of Heaven, it will be placed three days later, and when Zhu Di is rested, he will come to the banquet again.

In a word, this is a chat with his own family, and outsiders are not qualified to mix.

"Xu Jingchang, tell me, how is Beiping now?" Zhu Di said curiously.

"Back to Your Majesty's words, now all undertakings in Beiping are thriving, all industries are prosperous, and everything is fine."

Zhu Di smiled, "Okay, I ask you, how about moving the capital?" ”

"That's better, Chen Zheng wants to talk to Your Majesty, don't listen to the nonsense of those people in Yingtian...... Moving the capital to Beiping, just balancing the north and the south, and developing the north, will play a huge role in the country's long-term peace and stability and border security, and will have many benefits. Your Majesty wants to move the capital, which is a well-thought-out and appropriate move, and it is definitely beneficial to the country and the people. ”

Zhu Di slapped his thigh excitedly, looked around at his two sons, and said to Queen Xu: "Listen, how good this is said!" I should have asked Jing Chang's opinion in the first place, but the princes of the court were really disappointed by me. ”

Queen Xu smiled: "That's not it, this is our nephew, a family, it must be different from those people." ”

Zhu Di couldn't wait to say: "Jingchang, I heard that you have also drawn up a strategy, and if you want to move the capital, what do you need to do?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "The minister has repeatedly calculated that if the capital is moved, the Ming court needs to prepare a budget of 20,000 taels of silver in order to succeed." ”

"What?" Zhu Di was a little stupid, "How much do you say?" How the hell did you figure it out? ”

Even Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui moved their buttocks, Brother Xian, do you really dare to say, how much is the Ming Dynasty now? If you really say that, I'm afraid I will not eat or drink for 20 years.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang was sure to be the sky, and he didn't spend so much money!

"Your Majesty, if the capital is moved, first of all, the first one, that is, grain, the Grand Canal must be renovated. After all, during the Battle of Jingjing, the canal was damaged in many places, and it took more than 10 million taels to rebuild the canal, and 2 million taels of maintenance had to be invested every year. And that's not even counting the money spent on building a transport ship. ”

Zhu Di snorted: "I don't need so much...... The Ministry of Industry reported a budget of 3 million taels. ”

"They didn't count the money to recruit the people, if Your Majesty still summoned the people for free like before, Shandong will rebel...... Your Majesty can go and ask Yuan Gang. ”

Zhu Gaosui also hurriedly said: "Father, the child knows a little about this matter, Shandong is really too bitter, Governor Yuan has been ruined and returned the Confucian land to the people...... Many bandits and bandits have been recruited, and it seems that there are no three or five years, don't think about recovery. If you recruit people on a large scale, I am afraid that what you are doing now will fall short. ”

Zhu Di frowned when he heard this, he couldn't recruit people for free, and if he wanted to build the canal, the expenses must be very huge.

"Jingchang, the courtiers didn't say this, but you have this opinion, what is the reason? Do you have to coax me? ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, in the past, you wanted to move the capital, and the courtiers objected, if you made up your mind to move the capital, and they didn't dare to oppose it openly, then what?" ”

Zhu Di was stunned.

Zhu Gaosui smiled and said, "Naturally, it's doubled...... If there is really a civil uprising, they will say that it is the father who moved the capital, and let the father carry the infamy, which can force the father to make an edict against himself, and even dispel the idea of moving the capital. ”

Zhu Di was surprised, "Third child, who are you listening to?" ”

Zhu Gaosui said: "Isn't the child in charge of the newspaper, he has come into contact with many literati, and their methods are not difficult to understand. ”

After thinking about it, Zhu Di sighed helplessly.

This is called the evil of Fengjun!

As the Son of Heaven, those who oppose you may not be loyal ministers, but those who obey you may not be good people...... The complexity of the government is far beyond the imagination of outsiders, and it may not be understood when you are in the bureau.

It's all about building canals, and it's a headache.

However, Zhu Di is not a person who retreats easily.

"Jingchang, you just said 20,000...... Ten thousand taels, in addition to river work, what other expenses? ”

"The next step is the cost of building Beiping City...... The palace is to be expanded into a palace, everything is according to the specifications of Yingtian, and the three major halls alone are not enough without two million taels. And when the Son of Heaven arrives, he needs to build an outer city to defend the holy car. An outer city will cost more than five million taels. Moreover, all the yamen of the six ministries and five prefectures have to be relocated, which is also a huge amount of money...... The construction cost alone will cost more than 30 million taels, and 20 million will be taken out to compensate for land acquisition. ”

"Land acquisition? What land acquisition? ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty, the houses around the Yanwang Mansion will definitely be demolished, the construction of the yamen will also require land, and there are tens of thousands of officials going north, and they also need a place to live, they will definitely occupy the houses of the people of Beiping, the court can't help but compensate, Your Majesty can't make the people sad!" ”

In front of Zhu Di's eyes, the scene of the people warmly welcoming him suddenly flashed, and it was true that he could not occupy the house in vain.

"Do you really need 20 million taels in compensation? That's too much. ”

Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, said suddenly: "Back to my father's words, some time ago, in order to transfer the land of the guard to the entire guard...... The Yamen of the Shuncheon Prefect has signed a contract with the Guard Office not to expropriate land at will...... If it must be expropriated, it needs to be compensated three times. Since the city of Beiping was also among them, the people in the city also received the same covenant. ”

Zhu Di frowned at first, and then his face changed instantly!

He seemed to understand something...... Some people shout for support for their own relocation of the capital, but in fact they set up obstacles to the relocation of the capital, how do you determine the standard of compensation like this?

"Xu Jingchang! I'll let you take it back now! ”

Xu Jingchang hurriedly said: "The minister obeys the order...... It's just that the minister has the courage to implore His Majesty to think carefully, after all, this will hurt the hearts of the people of Beiping. They warmly welcome His Majesty, are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, regard His Majesty as their father, how can the monarch live up to thousands of people, the father of Beiping! ”

Zhu Di was so angry that his eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth, no wonder so many people came to greet him.

"Xu Jingchang, you kid is worse than Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji! On the way to Beiping, you are very busy! It turns out that you are busy with these things, you dug a pit for me, you deceived the king! ”

Zhu Di slapped the table angrily, Queen Xu was stunned for a while, and she also understood.

She coughed lightly, and then said to Xu Jingchang: "You are doing this, of course, out of kindness and cherishing the people. But Your Majesty wants to move the capital to Beiping, you also know, you shouldn't let Your Majesty down! ”

Xu Jingchang thought about it again and again, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the minister thinks that Beiping at this time does not have the conditions to become the capital of the Ming Dynasty...... The north is withering, the output is too small, the most basic food products have to be supplied from the south, the national treasury is empty, and there is not enough money to support the relocation of the capital...... There are still several accounts that have not been counted, the most important of which is security. If His Majesty wants to move the capital, he must use a large number of troops against the Mongols, at least to expel them from Monan, so as to ensure the safety of Beiping. The large-scale use of troops, all kinds of expenses, is more than tens of millions of taels. And the dead and wounded soldiers still need to be compensated, if the court doesn't care, this has become Your Majesty's fault, as the deputy envoy of the Pingzhang Academy, the duty is to tell Your Majesty everything. The minister can only say that in the short term, the conditions for moving the capital are not ripe! ”

When Empress Xu saw Xu Jingchang say this, she was also worried that she would anger Zhu Di, so she said: "I just arrived in Beiping today, let's talk about this matter later, let's have dinner......

"Don't!" Zhu Di suddenly stopped Queen Xu and said with a smile: "Xu Jingchang, I believe your words, you said 20,000 taels of silver, and I don't object to it...... I will appoint you to be in charge of moving the capital now, and raise money, not even a tael of silver!" ”

Xu Jingchang: "......"

It is still in the spray state...... But I got a little better and took several medicines. The big guys also pay attention to their physical health......

(End of chapter)