But if this matter is changed to Luoyang, it may not be possible, after all, Yunnan can still be said to be a border area, and everyone is out of sight and out of mind.

But if Luoyang really becomes the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it will be stared at by all the ministers, and if you play this set again, I'm afraid there will be more discussions.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated a little, such a determination was not easy to make.

But He Qiu added another fire and said.

"When the minister heard this, the ministers of the court said that the actions of the Marquis of Xiping were not benevolent and righteous, and they were full of sympathy for the dead natives.

But the minister has a saying, such a person loves the barbarians more than his own people, isn't it a beast's trip? ”

"Besides, the Ming Dynasty has its own rules, and there are many reasons for using prisoners of war as labor, aren't these people prisoners of war?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became enlightened, yes, they are all 'prisoners of war' captured in Yunnan, that is, the Central Plains Civil War, the side that failed in the battle, and there are also many prisoners of war who have to do hard labor, and even Zhu Yuanzhang personally ordered that some of the people who opposed him be demoted to Xu Min.

Mere hard labor, that's what they deserve!

Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion softened suddenly, and he stroked his beard and said.

"That's a good point, but to rebuild Luoyang City, it's not just the city, but also the palace inside, the palace has its own customization, and it takes a lot of giant trees, Luoyang doesn't seem to have it, right?"

"There are no giant trees in Luoyang, but there are in the Northeast and South Seas, which can be transported by sea, and then turn to the Yellow River and go retrograde to Luoyang, which relatively does not cost much manpower and material resources."

There is another reason why He Qiu wants to make Luoyang, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, because the vast plains of Henan can support more people.

As long as the Yellow River is well controlled, the whole of Henan and Hebei will have hope of restoring the old situation of the Tang Dynasty, although it is certainly still not as good as Huguang and other places, but it will certainly not make the power in the south too strong.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to hear it, Luoyang was originally the place where he had always hoped to set the capital, when he raised troops to defeat Luoyang, he also went to Luoyang City to see it in person, and wanted to set the capital there, but unfortunately Luoyang was too dilapidated at that time.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang remembered one more thing and asked with a smile.

"Haven't you been advocating for the ban on the sea? Luoyang is too far from the sea, I'm afraid it's not conducive to your maritime trade policy, right? ”

He Qiu had also thought about it before, and quickly replied.

"Although Luoyang is not near the sea, how can the capital be near the sea now?

Even in Luoyang, it is not impossible to develop maritime trade and navy. If it leaves the mainland, the navy is nothing more than a lame army, and all its supplies need to be obtained from the mainland.

Even if the capital is far away from the sea, it does not affect the state's control of the navy in the slightest. ”

He Qiu's words are not nonsense, even in modern times, going to sea is also an extremely depressing thing, and when he returns to land, he has to return to the seafarers to run chic.

There was also very little recreation on board, and you had to wait until you returned to land to relax and replenish fresh water and food.

It can be seen that the navy is inseparable from the land, not to mention that compared with the Ming Dynasty in other countries now, it is really a heaven and an underground.

Even if you are a soldier in the Ming Dynasty, it is much better than being a savage leader overseas.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand the navy, but he had a group of powerful sailors under him, and he had a good idea of the living conditions on the ship, and he knew that He Qiu's words were not bad.

In this way, Luoyang seems to be really suitable for being the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart is a little nervous, with money in his hand, he has to be bolder in everything.

If it weren't for the fact that he was on patrol now, Zhu Yuanzhang would have wanted to start building the city directly in Luoyang.

Pressing these regrets in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at He Qiu and said.

"I know, you go down first."

After He Qiu went out, Zhu Yuanzhang paced back and forth in the tent, Luoyang, Beijing and Beiping, which of the three is more suitable?

The first thing to exclude is the current capital Yingtian, this place is too heavy in water vapor, and the terrain is low, only one or two decades of living, the ground of some halls in the palace began to sink, Zhu Yuanzhang is living here, and he is not at ease to live.

Peiping...... In the end, it was the old capital of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't like it, it seemed that Luoyang was better.

Zhu Yuanzhang wrote his thoughts on paper, found someone to send them to the capital quickly, and opened them with Zhu Di's own hands, and he must give his own opinions.

Zhu Yuanzhang understands that he can't live for a few years, and the future Ming Dynasty is Zhu Di's, if they can't reach an agreement, in case he wants to repair Luoyang now and act as the capital, Zhu Di has a crush on Beiping, and then moves the capital to Beiping, it will be too much labor and money.

Zhu Yuanzhang's frame did not stay in Sizhou for too long, and went straight to Shandong along the canal.

Zhu Yuanzhang said that he was inspecting the world this time, but in fact, he mainly wanted to tour the north, and the area south of the Yangtze River was under his nose, looking at it all day long, and Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to go there again.

But in the north, Zhu Yuanzhang has never been here in person, especially after the Northern Yuan Dynasty was destroyed, the Beiping area became extremely prosperous because of He Qiu's various strategies, but Zhu Yuanzhang only learned about it through the twists and turns, and there was no real sense in the end.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also has the heart to go to Mo Nan, and Mo Nan is now almost in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, Beiping, Daning, Xuanfu, etc. are connected in a line, forcing the Tatars and Warat back to Mobei, or moving west.

Especially after He Qiu developed Beiping, there was a cement road built to Monan, and the two sides became very convenient, a large number of Han people ran to Monan, and many herdsmen also voted to Beiping.

The two sides are mixed together in Beiping and Monan, and in recent days, the Dusi of Beiping has also played and said that he hopes to set up a city in Monan, but Zhu Yuanzhang has not replied for the time being, and he wants to wait until he goes to Monan to see it with his own eyes.

This is both a reassurance and a deterrent, so that the Mongols, who have been a little nervous lately, calm down and know who is their master!

Zhu Yuanzhang has already felt the damage to the Ming Dynasty by setting up a major town on the nine sides and gathering heavy troops, such a huge force, placed in the northwest, northeast and other bitter cold places, making it difficult for the imperial court to make bigger moves.

The amount of grain and grass consumed every year is not a small amount, if it were not for the new policy in recent years, it was really relieved, Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to build the Jinsha River waterway, went out to patrol the world, and thought about governing the Huai River.

But if you really want to build a city in Luoyang and set the capital next, I am afraid that the silver of the imperial court will be a little insufficient, and there are too many projects to start.

So Zhu Yuanzhang thought of what He Qiu said, using barbarian prisoners of war, he was a little impatient, this fact is too much for his appetite, and he can save I don't know how much people's power.

At the same time, it can also consume the number of barbarians, if the Mongols and Warats in the north can be reduced by half, and die in the project of building the capital for the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang can laugh in his sleep.

It can be said that it is a good way to kill multiple birds with one stone.