Chapter 136: The Battle for the Dingdu
We all know that because Wen Deji is from the 2nd century, he himself did not care about this issue of the fixed capital, but for the people at that time, this matter was quite important. In the past, when he did not take the central power, he could still fool the past with excuses such as saving money, but now he can't be fooled like that.
After Wen Desi threw out the sentence that he didn't like Beijing, the people of the whole country quarreled over the matter of Dingdu. The major newspapers published their own Dingdu mentions on the front page, and attacked each other, devaluing their opponents' choices to worthless. During this period, Luoyang paper was expensive, and the sales of newspapers and periodicals increased greatly. However, several major newspapers and periodicals controlled by the CSD, such as the mouthpieces of the China Daily, the Huaxia News, and the China Scientific Socialism Weekly, did not make any statement. This is because Wen Deji himself has not thought about it.
The choice of capital is still very important in this era, not only Chinese, but also foreigners. In a big country like China, the issue of setting the capital is already a serious political issue, and it is not just as simple as finding a place for the central government to work. This also involves the issue of the country's image, and the Chinese people attach great importance to face. If this election is too frustrated, it will have a negative impact on national morale.
For the Chinese, as the capital, this city should not be too small, the location should not be too remote, secondly, the economy must be accessible, the transportation should be convenient, and again, there is a profound historical and cultural heritage, it must be a famous historical and cultural city. Finally, there is Feng Shui, which is a Chinese tradition for thousands of years, whether Mr. Wen believes it or not, there must be an explanation that conforms to Feng Shui, if there is a dragon qi of the Son of Heaven or something, it would be better.
Originally, Beijing and Nanjing were both good choices, but these two places were not looked down upon. Although Beijing has been the capital for many years, as Mr. Wen said, Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty was full of decadent flavor, and the conservative forces were very strong, coupled with the extravagance of the people, it was completely unsuitable to serve as the capital of New China. The most important thing is that there is a shortage of water here, and any big country will expand in the direction of a giant comprehensive city, which is caused by human instinct and social needs, and is not subject to human will. As for the mention of "small capital" in later generations, it is just an unrealistic fantasy.
A big country like China will definitely become huge, and for giant cities, water shortage is a very serious problem. In the Red Dynasty of the original time and space, Beijing spent a lot of money to solve the problems of water shortage and sandstorms, and these costs could have been avoided. It would be nice to find a place with abundant water
There is another fatal shortcoming of Beijing in later generations, that is, sandstorms. However, this is not difficult to solve for Mr. Wen. He has so much biological black technology in his hands, and he knows the lessons of over-cultivation and overgrazing丨 If he can't even solve the man-made environmental problems such as sandstorms, it will be hell.
Another big hit, Nanjing, is on the edge of the Yangtze River, and there are many tributaries next to it, so of course there is no shortage of water here. The other conditions are not bad, but Wen Desi doesn't like it here, he thinks it's too hot.
Well, that's certainly just a reason. Those who oppose it think that Nanjing's feng shui is not good, this place is very suitable for economic development, but it is not suitable for the capital, so several dynasties that built their capitals here, such as the Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen, and Taiping Heavenly Kingdoms, were either short-lived dynasties or the decline of the imperial family. Well, there's a Republic of China that doesn't have its own plane. Of course, Mr. Wen himself doesn't believe in this, but there are many people who can't stand it.
However, the military bigwigs within the CSD are also not in favor of the election of Nanjing, and they do not believe in feng shui, but out of strategic security needs. Since China's coastal defense forces are still very weak, and Nanjing is close to the mouth of the Yangtze River, the maritime forces of foreign powers can strike at Nanjing lightly. The so-called Son of Heaven guarding the country's gate is okay in ancient times, but in modern times, it is still played like this, that is, the brain is in water, do you expect that the great powers will not play "slashing tactics"?
Of course, the people involved in the debate are not monolithic, and each has their own ideas and plans, so they have made multiple plans for "all sites".
The remaining ancient capitals, such as Chang'an, Luoyang, and Kaifeng, may have been suitable hundreds of years ago, but now, they are no longer suitable. In addition, there are people who built the capital of Wuhan, but according to Wen Zong's plan, Wuhan is intended to be a heavy industrial city, not a capital. Besides, it's too hot here, and Wen Deji is very afraid of the heat, and he doesn't want to build it all in the furnace.
The mainstream opinion is also Chengdu, Guangzhou and other famous cities. Of course, there are also those who elect the temporary prefecture of Neijiang Dangdu, and the deputy governor of Guan Jingguan is one of the representatives. However, these choices are more biased, and there are more opponents.
The controversy about Dingdu was too intense, and it made Mr. Wen's brain bigger.
In the end, he was really angry, and he was arguing like this with a fixed question, should he still work?
Gu Xiaolu rolled his eyes and said: "But Mr. Wen, if you don't decide yourself, of course everyone will quarrel, in fact, you just need to say a word about this kind of problem." ”
"Uh...... Well," he thought for a moment, and said, "Since the existing city is not suitable, let's build a new one." Anyway, we have enough funds and are not bad for money. Build a new city as the capital, lest they chirp crookedly, so it's decided."
Gu Xiaolu said with a smile: "Mr. Wen, this method is good, there are too many stakeholders in the existing cities, and it is difficult to achieve fairness and neutrality." Or is it better to build a new city, where are you going to build it?"
"Where to build...... This ...... "Wende is solid, because he now has no bottom of himself."
Finally, he had an idea and thought of the base control computer. Quantum computers are "small", this is completely selfless. "Forget it, since human beings have their own plans, and the choices are unreliable, then let Xiao Fei choose"
So Mr. Wen put in several requirements for the capital, and let Xiao Fei choose the whole country.
His requirements were: First, not too far aside, and try to be in the middle of the country. Second, the climate is right, not too cold or too hot, not too dry or too humid. Third, water sources should be sufficient, with at least the potential to meet the needs of 360,000 people for production and domestic use. Fourth, the terrain should not be too complex, suitable for construction, and there should be enough space for urban expansion. Fifth, the geological structure is stable and cannot be in the geologically active zone, which is very important, and Mr. Wen does not want to feel the earthquake from time to time. Sixth, strategic security.
Finally, it is the requirements of feng shui, environment, history and culture, etc., which are secondary conditions, and the alternative after meeting the main conditions.
After receiving the task, after about ten minutes, Xiao Fei was given several options, which are all north of the Yangtze River, south of the Yellow River, and within the three provinces of Henan, Anhui and Hubei.
Because the main conditions mentioned by Mr. Wen, although they don't seem to be harsh, there are really not many that need to be met.
Wen Desi watched it several times, and finally smiled: "Hehe, this is it." Xiao Fei is really powerful, if it weren't for him, I don't know if I would have to quarrel for a few years about this. ”
After speaking, he handed the document to Gu Xiaolu and several other secretaries to circulate: "Look at it, how is it here? It is the place with the highest score......
Gu Xiaolu said: "Nanxiang Basin is really good, Xiaofei gave a score of 6 points, it meets all the main conditions, even feng shui is good, the only deficiency is that the historical and cultural heritage is slightly worse, it has never become a ......."
Gu Xiaolan said: "Although it has not become the capital, there is also a national historical and cultural city of Nanyang, which also has a history of more than 36 years. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was one of the six major metropolises in the country, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Nanyang was the second largest city in China as the "Southern Capital". It is also the hometown of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Nanyang is also known as the "Emperor's Township". ”
"Hmph, what does it matter, I haven't been a capital before, but now it's just to avoid those guys always arguing" Wen Desi waved his hand, which was considered a clapper.
He said proudly: "Moreover, building a new city also has one of the biggest advantages, we can completely design a brand new capital, without worrying about the historical sites here and there, or something, we want to build an industrialized new China, and we naturally want to be new."
Sure enough, as Gu Xiaolu said, the matter of Dingdu, after Wen Desi opened his mouth, it would be a decision. Mr. Wen opened his mouth, and the "masters" of the Academy of Literature and History raised by him naturally jumped out to help. They immediately quoted scriptures and blew the Nanxiang Basin into the sky, as if not building a capital here would be a crime against the motherland and the people.
After the royal "masters" were in full swing, most of the controversy in the society suddenly subsided, and of course there were those who did not give up, since Mr. Wen didn't care about choosing the traditional capital, they didn't want to mention it, so they pointed out that the new capital wasted people's resources, wasted money and other shortcomings. The "masters" immediately counterattacked, did they not spend money in the old capital, what are the benefits of building a new city, and it can also promote economic development and revitalize the Central Plains, and so on. Anyway, it's completely worth it for us to spend this money, and this money is not taken out all at once, it is divided into 20 years, although it seems to be a lot, but it is nothing to spread it over 20 years.
In the end, this new capital was set between Xiangyang and Nanyang, roughly in the area of Dengzhou and Xinye in later generations, because of its proximity to the Han River, so Wen Deji named the new capital "Hanjing".
Of course, before Hanjing is built, there must still be a temporary capital. Neijiang was no longer suitable here in any case, so Wen Desi felt that Wuhan, which was relatively close to Hanjing, should be used as a temporary capital. It's just that the government department will be moved, and the scientific research department will not be moved, and will continue to stay in Neijiang, and wait for Hanjing to be repaired, and then move there.
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