Chapter 322: Zhu Di succeeds to the throne

After Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the capital, he felt that his energy was even less than before.

may also be an inspection that took nearly a year, exhausting Zhu Yuanzhang's mental strength, and his own body is not as good as before.

So Zhu Yuanzhang began to slowly plan the matter of inner meditation, after all, Zhu Di is old enough, and he is very capable, and when he was in charge of the country this year, what he did was quite in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.

If the current heir is still the previous Zhu Yunwen, I am afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang will not be at ease, but Zhu Di's ability is comparable to Zhu Biao, not to mention that Zhu Di can still suppress Zhu Biao militarily.

In such a situation, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't have to worry about the heroes anymore, Zhu Di can handle this little matter by himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang's current team is also shrewd and capable, but Zhu Yuanzhang feels that the group of people under Zhu Di is already on an equal footing with the ministers he left.

This kind of ability to recognize people also makes Zhu Yuanzhang feel very satisfied.

Zhu Yuanzhang also didn't want any conflicts between his father and son to cause a royal scandal.

This is extremely detrimental to the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty.

So, twenty-eight years after Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang took refuge in a newly built courtyard in the imperial city, and all the affairs of the court and China were handed over to Zhu Di to deal with.

This incident also announced that Zhu Yuanzhang had completely handed over the power in his hands, although the country name was still Hongwu, but in fact he had entered the era of Zhu Di.

Zhu Yuanzhang squatted in this courtyard, and had already mentioned the matter of Neizen to Zhu Di twice, and this time Zhu Di came to him again, and he still mentioned it once.

Zhu Di finally understood that Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to hand over power to him.

After all, it's not a matter of three.

Zhu Di reluctantly accepted Zhu Yuanzhang's inner Zen and held his enthronement ceremony in a low-key manner.

However, this time Zhu Di came to Zhu Yuanzhang and had another thing to say.

"Father, the sons are a little reluctant to move the capital to Luoyang, and after thinking about it, I think Beiping is a good place."

Zhu Di said this out of concern for the northern border, after all, although the Mongols have surrendered on the surface, they have never stopped in the past two years.

The group of military generals under Zhu Di had to patrol the border almost every day, in case a Mongol who didn't pay attention to it would come in again.

At the same time, it is also because Zhu Di misses his life in Beiping a little, compared to Nanjing and Luoyang, who don't know what kind of Luoyang is now, he still likes Beiping more.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes and looked at him and asked rhetorically.

"Then after you move the capital to Beiping, what will happen to the south? Luoyang can still take care of both the north and the south, and when it comes to Beiping, won't the south be left behind? ”

Zhu Di blurted out.

"Nanjing can be used as a companion capital!"

"And who are you going to send?"

Zhu Di was silent, and he didn't know who to send to Nanjing once this situation occurred.

After all, Jiangnan is a wealthy place, and if you send officials, I am afraid you will not be able to fully grasp the situation here.

But Pai Xungui, it is even more impossible, this is not a matter of trust, once the generals are placed in such a place, there is no war in the south, or I am afraid that the efforts to fight in a few years will be wasted.

Maybe you will have to get entangled with the local gentry.

As for the children of the clan, it is even more impossible, ask yourself, does he Zhu Di dare to put a few vassal kings in the south?

With Jiangnan's wealth and talents, maybe these people will have some different thoughts.

But if you leave Beiping alone like this, it's not the same thing, after all, the terrain of Beiping is too dangerous, and it is next to the Mongols.

Once the generals in Beiping have a rebellion and unite with the Mongols to go south, I am afraid that the imperial court will suffer a heavy blow, and even shake the foundation.

Because almost all of the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are in the nine sides of the north, such a huge military force is even more impossible to hand over to others with peace of mind, and it is even more important than the wealth in the south.

Zhu Di also didn't know whether Luoyang could undertake the heavy task of remote control of the north and south, if not, wouldn't there be neither military nor financial endowment after the Ming Dynasty?

In contrast, moving the capital to Beiping can at least ensure that the emperor has a bunch of elite soldiers in his hands!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the silent Zhu Di and shook his head, and said earnestly.

"You, sometimes you still think a little less, you might as well discuss this matter with your son-in-law."

Zhu Di nodded silently, now that he is the emperor and He Qiu has become a concubine, it is not easy for him to reuse He Qiu.

It's just that He Qiu took up an idle position, and he was famous in the Zongren Mansion, and He Qiu was also very happy to check in and go to work every day, and then used his time to teach the students.

Zhu Di came to He Qiu's house, and He Qiu had already received the news and hurried out to greet him.

"Your Majesty is here this time, I don't know what is important?"

He Qiu was also a little curious in his heart, after all, since Zhu Di ascended the throne, he has been busy dealing with the affairs of the DPRK and China during this time, and it stands to reason that he should not come to him.

Zhu Di said when he entered the courtyard.

"I can't come and talk to you if I'm fine?"

He Qiu's face was full of disbelief, he never felt that Zhu Di was a person who would talk to someone if he had nothing to do, he had seen through Zhu Di over the years.

After the two of them sat down in the study, Zhu Di slowly told He Qiu what he and Zhu Yuanzhang had said before.

He Qiu felt a little funny, if you have this idea, when you were going to rebuild Luoyang City, you should have put it forward, now that Luoyang City has been repaired, just wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to die, move the capital to Luoyang, and you come out like this again.

Is this a panic because Daming's money is too much?

However, He Qiu didn't tell Zhu Di such a trivial question, but just asked rhetorically.

"Your Majesty, do you know how much grain there is in the north a year now?"

Zhu Di shook his head hesitantly, if he really wanted him to say an accurate number now, he wouldn't be able to.

He Qiu said simply.

"The ratio of grain output in the entire north and south is roughly three to seven, once Your Majesty decides to move the capital to Beiping, have you ever thought about where the princes of the Manchu Dynasty will eat, drink, and Lazar come from?"

"Did you transport it? Then the Grand Canal is going to be overwhelmed! What's more, once the Grand Canal has to be kept going for years, there is no way to control the Huai River. ”

Zhu Di said a little depressed.

"I also understand these things, but the border troubles in the north really can't be underestimated, if the imperial court doesn't sit in the north, I will be a little uneasy in my heart after all."

"What's more, although the dynasty has enjoyed the country for more than 20 years, the cultural and educational differences between the north and the south are still too great.

"After all, the Ming is the Ming of the world, not the Ming of the south!"

He Qiu continued to ask rhetorically.

"Then Luoyang is not the north? If the capital is moved to Luoyang, won't it be possible to improve the ratio of scholars in the north and south? ”

Seeing that Zhu Di was speechless by himself, He Qiu said earnestly.

"If Your Majesty really has this intention, it is actually very simple, take Henan as the foundation place, vigorously build water conservancy, imitate the system of the Han Dynasty, from Henan to Hebei, and gradually increase investment in the entire north to reduce the economic difference between the north and the south."

"If these can be done, the future Ming Dynasty's style of study, culture and education can slowly reach a balance, otherwise, it is impossible to expect today's north-south list and the relocation of the capital to Beiping."

Zhu Di pondered, pondered for a moment, and finally opened his eyes suddenly as if he had taken off a layer of shackles.

"Yes, I was still too rigid before, as long as I can slowly restore the vitality of the north, the dispute between the north and the south is nothing!"