Chapter 253: Building the Divine Capital
After unifying the world, Wang Luo did not relax, and even felt that now was the time to show his strength. A series of restructuring has made Qianguo very busy.
After three years in power, Wang Luo keenly found that there was a clear tear between the north and the south of Daqian, and his control over the north was significantly lower than that of the south.
In addition to the fact that Huai ruled the south for a long time and ruled the north for a short time, there was also a reason that Jinling was southern. This is not a good thing for a country. At the same time, after the Central Plains did not have war, the Great Cadres vigorously promoted agriculture and medical skills, and the speed of recovery in the Central Plains was amazing.
Because of the climate, water and soil, there are a large number of miasma, diseases are frequent, even if Huai attaches great importance to the promotion of medical skills, but limited by the times, the mortality rate of the population is still very high, so the population growth rate in this era is not as good as the Central Plains.
Fortunately, if time goes on, this situation will become more and more serious, and there will even be division and confrontation. This is naturally not allowed by Wang Luo.
Above the main hall, Wang Luo was discussing with the minister.
"Your Majesty, the Central Plains has recovered very quickly, and there are no miasma, high temperature and other factors, coupled with a bumper grain harvest, the population has recovered quickly."
"The minister suggested building a gallop road to connect the north."
"Your Majesty, the construction of the Chi Road is difficult and time-consuming, and once there is an accident, it is easy to interrupt, and the minister suggests moving the capital."
"Moving the capital? Never. Your Majesty, Jinling is the land of destiny, the dragon veins converge, there is the spirit of the king, how can you move the capital! What is your heart? ”
"Nonsense, moving the capital is to comply with the mandate of heaven, in the past, Pangeng moved to Yin, the big business was prosperous, and the Huai country moved to Jinling, there was today's great dryness, how can the world remain unchanged?"
Wang Luo watched the ministers in the hall continue to argue, and quickly calculated in his heart, calculating the gains and losses. Soon, Wang Luo made a decision, raised his hand slightly, and after the waiter next to him saw it, he hurriedly said aloud: "Quiet!" ”
In the main hall, many ministers hurriedly stopped and waited for Wang Luo's instructions.
"The land of the Central Plains is related to the country, and it must be cautious, and the widow is ready to move the capital, and at the same time, the edict is ordered to be a supervisor and prepare to build a gallop road again."
The ministers in the main hall didn't expect that Wang Luo actually wanted to move the capital and build the Chidao together. This is the best way to do this, but there is a problem with the cost.
The impact of moving the capital at the same time was too great. You must know that when the capital was moved from Huai'an to Jinling, the resistance it received was very great, a large number of nobles and nobles were unwilling to move the capital, they were worried that their own interests would be damaged, so they objected, and now to move the capital from Jinling, the resistance will be greater.
Wang Luo was very aware of these difficulties, but he did not take them into account. Just by virtue of his prestige, he was able to forcibly push forward the relocation of the capital.
Although Wang Luo allowed the ministers to speak freely, none of the ministers in the main hall dared to contradict his decision. Since dominating the world, Wang Luo has become more and more majestic.
Everyone in the hall look at me, I look at you, no one dares to come forward to object, and immediately bowed: "Your Majesty is wise." ”
After deciding to move the capital and build a gallop road in parallel, the cadres also began to prepare for it, and at the same time, disputes began to arise over where to move the capital.
After some screening, the important ministers of the imperial court selected several cities such as Daliang (Kaifeng), Anyang, Luoyi, Jinyang, and Xianyang as candidates. Wang Luo also agreed after reading it. But the exact choice of city has not yet been decided.
These cities have their own advantages and also disadvantages, and Wang Luo was hesitant for a while.
Daliang, the capital of Wei State, since King Wei Hui moved the capital to Daliang, built a city, dug ditches, and diverted the water of the river to irrigate farmland. Therefore, Daliang soon prospered, the population here is prosperous, there are many grain fields, it is indeed a good place, and there is also the Bianhe River around, which can be conveniently transported by water.
But there is also a problem, there is no danger to defend here, and at the same time, it is easy for people to dig up the river embankment and divert water to irrigate the city. Eventually, after some discussion, the girder was excluded.
The second discussion is Anyang, Anyang is located in the Central Plains, the same fertile land, the population is luxuriant, and it is also the old capital of Yin Shang, it is said that Anyang is also a good place, but the road here is not convenient enough, and at the same time it faces the same problem as the beam, the terrain is open, and there is no danger to defend.
In contrast, the three cities of Luoyi, Jinyang, and Xianyang are much better in terms of topography.
There are eight passes around Luoyi, Xianyang also has four passes, Jinyang is located in the middle of Taihang Mountain and Luliang Mountain, the two mountains leave a large piece of land in the middle, the terrain is like a valley, as long as the two ends of the valley are guarded, Jinyang will sit back and relax.
It can be said that all three cities are in danger to defend, and there is also enough land to grow food. Luoyi has the Nanyang Plain, Xianyang is related to the fertile field, and Jinyang also has the land of Hedong.
However, the road to Jinyang is rugged, too close to the north, the transportation is inconvenient, if the capital is moved to Jinyang, the rule of Huai over the south will be weakened, which Wang Luo is unwilling, so Jinyang is also eliminated. In the end, only the two cities of Xianyang and Luoyi remained.
Around these two cities in the main hall, the ministers debated constantly, and no one could convince anyone. The main reason is that these two cities are very good, and Wang Luo was a little hesitant for a while.
"Your Majesty, do you want to continue south, or do you intend to go north?" Zuo Xiang Han Fei asked respectfully.
Wang Luo said: "How to the north, how about to the south?" ”
Han Fei said: "To the north, you can move the capital to Xianyang, which is close to the north, and it is very convenient to transmit news or go out to the army, but once the state is weakened, it is easy to be attacked by the Hu people." ”
"To the south, the capital is moved to Luoyang, the land of Luoyang has convenient water transportation, the transportation is developed, the Nanyang Chi Road has been built, and the army can go straight down from Nanyang. At the same time, Luoyang is not far from the north, although it is not as good as Xianyang, but it can also be taken into account. ”
Wang Luo immediately made up his mind and said: "Luoyi has the danger of mountains and rivers, thousands of miles of fertile land, and convenient transportation, so move the capital to Luoyi!" ”
"The edict changed Luoyi to Luoyang, called Shendu, and Han Fei, the left minister, was the Luoyang order, responsible for the construction of Luoyang, and when the construction of the new city was completed, the capital was moved to Luoyang."
"The edict decreed that Anyang is B-Beijing, Xianyang is Xijing, Huai'an is Tokyo, and Jinling is N-Beijing."
"The edict ordered the whole country to levy 200,000 laborers and build Luoyang City."
With Wang Luo's order, the entire cadre immediately began to operate, and money and grain from all over the country began to be transferred to Luoyang, and a large number of people were recruited. At the same time, criminals and prisoners from all over the country were also sent to Luoyang.
Han Fei led the master craftsman to Luoyang and began to explore the terrain. Because there is already Luoyi, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it is much less difficult to build a new capital this time. Han Fei needed to expand Luoyi. At the same time, some of the people of the city were removed.
(End of chapter)