He Qiu on the side was also quite happy, if this matter didn't fall on him, he was already very satisfied.

What's more, from the current point of view, this Xia Zong is probably indeed a talent, and he has a certain ability to control water, so he is not afraid that he will do things badly.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, and then let the two of them go down first.

After they went down, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was also a little hesitant, and he was not sure whether his decision to let Xia Zong govern the Huai River was right or wrong.

But at the moment, the people who really gave a plan that looked effective were He Qiu and Xia Zong, and Xia Zong also said that there is a lot of information about these in the Ministry of Industry, compared to He Qiu, he believes in Xia Zong with some professional background.

Zhu Yuanzhang sorted out his clues, and called several Liubu attendants who accompanied him and told them about this decision.

"I want to appoint Xia Zong as Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, hang the title of governor of Huaidu, and specialize in governing Huai water affairs, and then I don't need to let him accompany him, after the plan is completed, let him submit it to the prince, and after discussion with hundreds of officials in the court, decide when to start construction."

The waiters present were a little envious of Xia Zong, this is called a moment of power!

Originally, it was just a district Ministry of Labor, but in an instant, he became Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry, and he was also in charge of the management of Huai, and he was hung with the title of Governor of Huai.

But water control is also hard work, and none of the people here are willing to spend their lives in water control.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stop sneering in his heart when he saw the reaction of these people, these are my good officials!

Zhu Yuanzhang sent them out and personally wrote a letter to Zhu Di, asking him to send two capable people to keep an eye on the ancestral tomb.

It is urgent to control Huai, and it doesn't matter if the canal is small or small.

He Qiu took the time to find another opportunity to meet Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised when he heard that He Qiu was coming to see him, the previous water control plan, He Qiu proposed it well, he was already quite satisfied, is this a better plan?

After He Qiu came in, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang seriously.

"Your Majesty, the matter of governing Huai is actually still involved in one thing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was slightly stunned, since Zhu Biao's death, he hadn't heard for a long time that anyone dared to move the capital in front of him.

Although everyone knows that Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't like Nanjing City in his heart, first, the imperial court system has its own inertia, and secondly, because Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen, went because of this incident.

Everyone is afraid that mentioning this will make Zhu Yuanzhang think of Prince Yiwen, and if he is angry with himself because of this, the gains outweigh the losses.

But after all, more than three years have passed, and since He Qiu mentioned it, Zhu Yuanzhang is also a little interested in listening to it.

"Tell me about it."

He Qiu sorted out his thoughts and said.

"The minister knows that His Majesty had the intention to move the capital to Chang'an before, but Chang'an is too dilapidated, and the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan in Guanzhong are no longer as fertile as they were in the Han and Tang Dynasties."

"It can't support the position of the capital of a country at all, in a word, there is not enough food."

"If the capital is really moved to Chang'an, the center of the imperial court will bring more than 100,000 people, not to mention that once it is established as the capital, there are not a few people gathered, and it is easy to reach millions, but can Guanzhong still support the sudden extra million people?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, Chang'an can no longer be the capital, this truth Zhu Biao also discussed with him before he died, but the angle is not like He Qiu, simple and direct, but to the point.

"Go on."

"Since the Tang and Song dynasties, Hebei and Guanzhong have been dilapidated, and only Jiangnan is the pillar of money and grain for the imperial court, so if you want to move the capital, you must understand this."

"There must be a good transportation artery, which can connect the capital and the south of the Yangtze River, and facilitate the transportation of grain and grass......"

Halfway through He Qiu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly interrupted, he could see that He Qiu, this guy came to talk about governing Huai and the capital today, but he was actually talking about the canal.

"Do you mean that the capital can only be moved to Beiping?"

The waterways of Kaifeng, Luoyang and the canal have been dilapidated and can hardly be used anymore, Zhu Yuanzhang knew about this before.

He Qiu shook his head and said.

"No, Luoyang can still be listed as an alternative capital, although the canal is dilapidated, but it can be renovated.

In addition, Beiping is too far away from the south of the Yangtze River, too close to Mobei, almost less than a thousand miles away from the Great Wall, and it can be listed as a military fortress, and the capital is a little inappropriate. ”

He Qiu really thinks so, imagining that the Ming Dynasty in history was rushed outside the city of Beiping by the Tartars at every turn, and the Jingshi was shaken, isn't it because it is too close to the outside of the Guan?

And Jiangnan is also in turmoil, that is, he does not pay taxes, and there is even a joke that the tea and salt tax is only a few dozen taels a year, in the final analysis, it is because it is too far away from the capital, the emperor is far away, and the imperial power cannot control it, and all kinds of strange things will naturally happen.

The economic center of the Ming Dynasty is too far away from the political and military centers, and the two sides will naturally gradually become inseparable, this is not modern, there are railways, airplanes, and can quickly connect all parties, and the cost of governance is greatly reduced.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't see joy or anger on his face, but just reminded.

"You must know that Luoyang is not only a broken waterway, but also Luoyang City, and the landscape of the Tang Dynasty has not yet been restored, and the two projects together are not as simple as the control of the Huai River."

Yes, the focus is on money and grain, and while rebuilding Luoyang City, it is also necessary to rebuild the southern and northern lines of the Grand Canal, so that they can converge in Luoyang.

Together, these two projects may cost more than 40 million taels of silver to lay the foundation, or even double, after all, Zhu Yuanzhang is now levied and paid labor, and he is also paid money and food.

Although it is small, it is also to be given, and it is not much to look at one by one, and it is not a small amount when it comes together.

He Qiu smiled innocently.

"Isn't there also Tartar and Southern Toast?"

Zhu Yuanzhang somewhat understood what He Qiu meant.

"Do you want to reuse the original method of renovating the Jinsha River waterway in Luoyang?"

Zhu Yuanzhang has always been watching the situation of the excavation of the Jinsha River waterway in Yunnan, and the cost of doing the whole thing is much smaller than the original court expected.

It was because Mu Chun launched the Tusi, followed the Ming army to form a team, crossed the border to arrest people, and arrested the natives in the area near the Ming Dynasty in Annan.

Almost all of these people were consumed in the construction of the Jinsha River waterway, and after the completion of the project, the living people were pulled to the mines in Dongchuan to open mines, which was simply to squeeze the last drop of oil out of their bodies.

Yunnan's practice naturally sparked a great controversy in the DPRK and China, after all, such behavior is far from the benevolence, righteousness and morality that the Central Plains boasted of.

Many ministers were about to go up and spray Mu Chun angrily, but they were all suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang is the one who started the army in troubled times, and in his heart, he is still practical first, not to mention that he doesn't think there is anything wrong with Mu Chun's approach.

The dead are not the people of the Ming Dynasty, the barbarians are just barbarians, and they can alleviate the servitude of the people in the country, so why not?