"Han Cheng, you say...... Shall we move the capital too? ”

After struggling for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang finally asked this sentence.

He felt that it would be good for him to listen to Han Cheng's opinion more on this matter.

In fact, if you really count it, Zhu Yuanzhang's Longxing place is not his hometown Fengyang, but Nanjing.

It was only after Boss Zhu occupied Nanjing that he successfully gained a firm foothold and became different from the rest of the rebels.

With his own territory, he is no longer a rogue.

His real rise also began with the acquisition of Nanjing.

Of course, Nanjing at that time was not called Nanjing, but Jiqing Road.

But Zhu Yuanzhang is always worried about this.

I always feel that this place is not suitable for being a capital.

In addition to the fact that the dynasties with Nanjing as their capital did not live long, the situation in the Forbidden City also made him feel a little uncomfortable.

At the beginning, the construction of the Forbidden City was chosen by Liu Bowen, a person who can pinch and calculate, and Liu Bowen was also responsible for the construction.

Liu Bowen chose this place under the Purple Mountain.

Originally, this was not land, but Yanque Lake.

In order to build an imperial city here, the lake was filled in directly, and then the palace was repaired.

Under such means, the Forbidden City was indeed successfully built.

But over time, there have been quite a few problems.

Two of these problems are the most acute.

One is that because it is newly filled soil, the foundation is not stable enough, even if the rammed earth was extremely strict at the beginning.

After the Forbidden City was built, the back gradually began to sink, becoming high in the south and low in the north.

The other is also the sequelae left by the reclamation of the lake, that is, the climate in the palace, which is unusually humid.

It is normal for furniture to be deformed by moisture, and even mushrooms grow under the bed.

These two points made Zhu Yuanzhang feel uncomfortable.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang had already given up on the idea of moving the capital.

But now, the idea of moving the capital has been moved again.

Han Cheng was not too surprised that Zhu Yuanzhang would ask such a question at this time.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang has been thinking about all kinds of capital moves.

"Your Majesty, according to what I see, there is no need to move the capital again."

Han Cheng was so neat and neat, saying that there was no need to move the capital, which surprised Zhu Yuanzhang.

He didn't ask much, just looked at Han Cheng quietly, waiting for the next word from Han Cheng.

"On the one hand, if you move the capital, the cost is too great, and you need to waste too much money and food.

On the other hand, it is because His Majesty is preparing to open the sea, and he will pass through the sea in the future.

Yingtian guards the Yangtze River here, and can enter the sea along the river, the geographical location is very superior, and the water transportation is very convenient.

Moreover, it is not too far north and not too far south, which is conducive to passing through the south and the sea in the future, and can also take into account the north. ”

Hearing Han Cheng say this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, Han Cheng's words spoke to his heart.

In the future, the Ming Dynasty will be different from the dynasties of all dynasties.

Especially after the ocean, after this general strategy was proposed, it became even more unusual.

Here in Nanjing City, which originally seemed to be a bad location, suddenly became a favorable condition.

"But what about the North? What to do there in the north?

You must know that since Emperor Shi Jingjiao ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitan, there have been four or five hundred years in the vicinity of Beiping, which is not under the control of our Han dynasty.

Since the disgrace of Jingkang, a large area of land in the north has been ruled by foreign races for more than two hundred years.

Now although we have driven out the Tartars and restored China, we have driven the Tartars away and held all these in our hands.

However, many of these places have been ruled by aliens for too long, and it is not particularly easy to completely turn them around and make the hearts of the people completely annexed.

Before, we always wanted to move the capital to the north or northwest, and one of the major considerations was to eliminate this estrangement.

Better control of the north.

Judging from what you said, the fourth brother went on expeditions one after another, it is still very good to move the capital to Beiping.

At least to fight the northern barbarians, it is too convenient. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng and said that he was worried on the other hand.

I am afraid that the capital has always been here in Nanjing, and the north is unstable.

Huaxia has lost the north for too long!

Hearing this, Han Cheng said: "In this regard, Your Majesty has considered it very well.

But it's not like there's no way around it.

For example, His Majesty can renovate the ancient capital of Bianliang, or simply build the current Beiping and build it into the economic and military center of the north.

Stand as a companion capital.

Echoing Nanjing, it is used to control the vast areas of the north and defend against the northern barbarians.

If you set up a companion capital here, it is of great significance for the Ming Dynasty to take and control the vast areas such as the northeast in the future.

Otherwise, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is too big, and it is really too thin to rely on only one Nanjing City......"

After listening to Han Cheng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak to express his opinion, and seemed to be in deep thought.

Han Cheng paused for a moment, then continued, "We may ...... You can also open up the pattern a little bigger.

For example, in some important places such as the Sichuan-Chongqing region, the northwest region, and the Central Plains region, a relatively strong economic center can be supported to control and stimulate the development of those places.

In this way, it will allow Daming to better control all parts of Huaxia. ”

What Han Cheng said was actually the concept of those megacities in later generations.

For example, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already said by Han Cheng that the establishment of a companion capital in Beiping was not lightly shaken.

At this time, when he heard Han Cheng say this, he was even more shocked.

This...... Han Cheng's courage is a little too big, right?

How can I come up with such a solution!

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, then considered his words and said, "If you do this, it is easy to cause a lot of disasters, right?"

For example, the decentralization of the power of the imperial court may even lead to the division of feudal towns......"

Han Cheng shook his head and said: "The power composition of the imperial court is mainly divided into three aspects, one is military power, one is financial power, and the other is the right to appoint and dismiss personnel.

Without any of them, it is impossible to get things done.

One of the important reasons for the formation of feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty is that with the development of time, in the later period, the power in the hands of those jiedu envoys became more and more large, and in the later period, they held three kinds of authority at the same time.

How to prevent the division of feudal towns in the local area, Your Majesty is more professional than me. ”

After listening to Han Cheng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and didn't say much.

"In fact, as long as the scientific and technological development of Daming is fast enough in the future, the worries of His Majesty can be greatly eliminated.

China is indeed a vast land and a vast place, and various places are far away.

But what if there is a great improvement in transportation conditions?

From here in Nanjing to Beiping, the time required becomes one day and one night?

Under such circumstances, is Your Majesty still worried that the place is too big to control, and there will be a division of the feudal towns? ”

"What?!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was looking a little worried there, was immediately stunned when he heard Han Cheng's words, and almost jumped up from his seat!

What did you hear?!

From here to Beiping, it only takes one day and one night to arrive?!

What did Han Cheng say?

He's stupid, isn't he?

How can it be there in one day and one night?

Even if it is eight hundred miles of urgency, it is desperate to run, but it is not such a fast speed.

Besides, the eight-hundred-mile rush is only used when there is an urgent intelligence.

The scale is small, it is impossible to use it to mobilize troops and horses on a large scale, and it is not universal.

"Han Cheng, you're afraid you're not confused, right? Why are you talking nonsense?

No matter how fast a horse is, it can't do what you say. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng and said, while he was puzzled, there was also a faint expectation in his eyes.

According to his understanding of Han Cheng, he wondered if there was something magical that he didn't know.

Not a horse, but faster than a horse?

But is there really anything in the world that can run faster than a horse?

"No nonsense, this kind of thing I'm talking about is called a train...... Well, that's probably it. ”

Han Cheng said, reached out and picked up the quill and drew on the paper.

It didn't take long for him to draw two railroad tracks, as well as a train emitting smoke.

Of course, what is drawn is as abstract as ever.

"This thing is the train, here is the locomotive, and behind it is the carriage."

Han Cheng pointed to his more abstract train drawings and said.

"A locomotive can pull about fifteen carriages, and a train can pull about seven or eight hundred people, or even thousands.

After this thing is perfected, if you pull the thing and drive normally, it can reach between 120 and 160 miles in an hour.

An hour is between two hundred and forty miles, and three hundred and twenty miles.

From here to Beiping, it will be two thousand miles outcropping.

If you drive normally and don't encounter any accidents, ten hours is enough. ”

Hearing Han Cheng's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and the whole person became excited.

At the beginning, when he saw this thing drawn by Han Cheng, Zhu Yuanzhang still felt that Han Cheng was painting something.

It looks like a child's graffiti, and this guy Han Cheng is going to torture his eyes again.

But now, after listening to Han Cheng's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang can no longer care about any eye pain.

His eyes lit up as he stared at the abstract train drawn by Han Cheng, and he didn't want to take his eyes off for a moment.

It's like you're looking at some rare treasure.

Where is this the product of children's graffiti!

This thing is a militaristic artifact!

After having this thing, no matter how big Huaxia is, it can come in an instant!

Whether it is transporting troops or transporting grain and grass, it is extremely convenient.

In this way, the distance between the entire world can indeed be shortened, and the land under control can be better ruled.

With this thing, as long as you play well, the land area of Daming will increase by half, or even double it, and you can control it!

Great stuff!

Really good!

After being excited, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was already on the top, forced himself to calm down.

"Han Cheng, something is wrong with this thing, you missed something!

This thing is definitely not as good as you say!

Just like a war horse, at the beginning, it runs fast, but it doesn't take long for the speed to slow down.

Running with people, and being able to run a war horse for twenty miles in one breath is already a good war horse.

The further back they go, the slower they run, and even the Mongolian war horses with extremely good endurance can't run non-stop all the time.

If it marched for three or five hours in a row, the horse would even lie on the ground and not get up, tired and unwilling to move.

You will even die of exhaustion.

You don't know if you don't fight, don't look at this horse running so fast, short marches, or surprise attacks or whatever, the cavalry is really fast.

But the speed of the cavalry at a long distance and a long march was far inferior to that of the infantry.

Once the time is extended, any livestock is far from being a human opponent in terms of endurance.

You said that this strange-looking car can run 120 miles in half an hour, we believe it.

But when it comes to ten hours, we can run to Beiping, we don't believe it at all!

How is it possible to run more than 2,000 miles at this speed without stopping?

Tired and tired to death!

Don't let it pull so many things, don't let it pull anything, let it run like this, it can't do it! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang walked out of the state above and looked at Han Cheng for a moment of analysis.

felt that what Han Cheng said was too outrageous and not credible at all.

It's against common sense!

After Han Cheng heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he also had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

I feel like I've been cheated.

Of course, I was not deceived by the steam train, but by the many film and television dramas seen in later generations.

In the film and television dramas watched by later generations, they rode horses for a day and a night at every turn, and even for a few days and nights.

On top of the speed of marching and the like, the cavalry beat the infantry.

This caused Han Cheng to always feel that the speed of the cavalry was invincible, and at least it was necessary to complete the infantry, whether it was a long distance or a short distance.

As a result, now, after listening to the words of Zhu Yuanzhang, a person who has fought for most of his life, he was shocked to realize that this was not the case at all.

A long march turned out to be the outfit of the infantry over the cavalry!

This was unexpected.

But if you think about it, it's true.

Human endurance is truly invincible.

Besides, eat fast.

As long as you carry dry food and water with you, you can eat while walking, and even save time for eating.

Horses can't do that, they need to stop.

Moreover, horses eat a meal of hay for a much longer time than a human.

The time to recover physical strength is also much longer......

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Han Cheng's reaction after listening to his words, and thought that Han Cheng had been caught by himself, so he was like this.

This made him happy that he was careful and intelligent, but he also felt deeply disappointed.

In fact, compared to being caught by himself and finding out that this thing was fake, the situation he was more willing to see was that what Han Cheng said was true.

But...... Is it possible that such a thing really exists?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Han Cheng's voice ringing out.

"Your Majesty, you have thought a lot about this, and you are not right to give an example."

Wrong?!

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

What did you say wrong?

While I was stunned, I also felt a lot of joy in my heart.

After all, what he likes to listen to the most at this time is that Han Cheng said that what he said was wrong!

Zhu Yuanzhang never thought that one day he would be so happy because others refuted him.

"The train I'm talking about is called a steam train.

It is a kind of machine, and the oxen and horses that pull the cart as understood in ordinary times are two completely different things.

It is not flesh and blood, and does not need to eat grain and grass, but is powered by boiling water.

As long as there is enough fuel and other things on the train, arrange for people to add fuel to the car during the train journey, and the car will not break down, and it will be able to continue running.

Tireless.

It can also run at a constant speed and speed up the running ......"

Han Cheng explained to Zhu Yuanzhang the common sense of steam trains.

Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded.

This is the difference of the times.

Just like Han Cheng would have misunderstood the speed of the cavalry, Zhu Yuanzhang also couldn't understand the steam train.

Sounds like a myth.

"This ...... Is this thing really such a god? Listen to what you say, it seems to ...... This thing can be made by boiling water with fire? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang held back some confusion and, according to his own understanding, looked at Han Cheng and asked.

Han Cheng nodded and said, "It can also be understood in this way, after all, a big step in the progress of human science and technology is to boil water." ”

Is it really that simple?

Zhu Yuanzhang was skeptical when he heard this, and then immediately became extremely excited.

"We have firewood, pots, and water! Hurry up and get this thing out!

If the water in the well is not enough, the water in Xuanwu Lake will be used, and if the water in Xuanwu Lake is not enough, then the water in the Yangtze River will be used to open the supply!

If firewood doesn't work, use the finest charcoal, and if charcoal doesn't work, use charcoal!

As long as you need, we'll get you the best!

It's really not good, let's give you all our own dinner pots! ”

He looked at Han Cheng and asked with burning eyes, with a posture of fighting everything.

Zhu Yuanzhang was excited, he was really excited!

He really didn't expect such a thing to be like a divine weapon, which could be boiled out of boiling water.

When Han Cheng heard this, his eyelids jumped, he shouldn't have said this thing so bluntly.

"Your Majesty, father-in-law, how can you say this thing, the principle is this principle, but it is really 108,000 miles away from making it out.

It's essentially boiling water, but there's too much technology to overcome.

There is a big difference between it and the usual cooking and boiling water. ”

Han Cheng waved his hand again and again to dispel Lao Zhu's unreliable idea.

In such a case, not to mention that Zhu Yuanzhang gave his pot to himself, even if he specially made a bronze tripod for himself, it would be fine.

Hearing Han Cheng say this, Zhu Yuanzhang's fanatical expression calmed down a lot, with disappointment.

"That'...... Can you make this thing? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng and asked, when he asked Han Cheng this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, full of nervousness.

He was really afraid that he would get a negative answer from Han Cheng again.

In this case, it would be too cruel for him!

This feeling of knowing that there is a good thing for the country and benefiting the people, but not being able to get it, is really bad!

"If you want this, there should be no problem, my biggest goal now is to push the Ming into the steam age.

Not the era of simple steam, but the era of full development of steam!

Of course, it is not known how many years it will take to get the steam locomotive out and into service, to the extent I am talking about. ”

"Enough! Enough is enough! If you can get it out! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a long sigh of relief.

As long as Han Cheng doesn't say that he can't get it out.

You can't get it right away, but it's good if you can get it.

It's right to think about it, this kind of militaristic artifact sounds incomprehensible, and I think that something incomparably magical is really unreasonable if it can be easily made.

"Han Cheng, in your later life, is this kind of thing running everywhere?

You've been born into a good age!

I can see such a good thing! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng and said sincerely, imagine it here.

According to what Han Cheng told him, he imagined a happy life for future generations.

Han Cheng shook his head: "No." ”

No?

Zhu Yuanzhang was full of surprise when he heard Han Cheng's answer.

But immediately relieved: "That's right, this thing is so magical, for a country, it is all important, how can it be everywhere?"

It's that we think it's bad. ”

"That...... Your Majesty, in fact, in the era in which I lived, steam trains were outdated because they could not keep up with the speed and transportation capacity, and were eliminated by more useful trains. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Han Cheng decided to tell Zhu Yuanzhang the real situation.

"What?!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice suddenly rose an octave.

Looking at Han Cheng, his face was full of shock and incredulity.

What did you hear?

The reason why later generations did not run around with steam trains was not because this thing was too precious and rare, but because later generations disliked it and did not use it, so they eliminated it?

This......

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to speak in an instant.

Are the people of later generations so extravagant and so angry?

I was shocked, and I thought that the things that were heavy weapons of the military state had been eliminated in later generations?

This...... Can you not hit people like this?

Can you not go too far?

Zhu Yuanzhang was numb.

"Then in your later life, if you go to Beiping from here, how long will it take?"

Han Cheng thought for a while and said, "If you take the high-speed rail, it will be about ...... Three or four hours. ”

"What?!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes instantly widened like copper bells!

Although through Han Cheng's words, he already understood that in the era in which Han Cheng lived, there would definitely be a big improvement in speed, and he was ready in his heart.

But after really hearing this answer, I was still hit hard!

Amazing!

It's amazing!

With the increase in contact with Han Cheng, he can already understand a lot of new terms that Han Cheng said.

Knowing that the Hereafter will divide the day into twenty-four hours.

An hour is equal to two hours.

In other words, it only takes two hours to travel from here to Beiping!

I sleep for two hours a day, which is equivalent to saying that I lie down and sleep, and then when I open my eyes, I have crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, from Yingtian to Beiping? !

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

It's amazing, it's too dreamy!

"This is a result of the need to stop from time to time along the way.

If you go directly, it will be faster, which is about two and a half hours. ”

Han Cheng looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's shocked appearance, and thought it was very good, so after thinking about it, he decided to give Lao Zhu some more fierce material.

"What?!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened.

It's even faster!

The people of this Hereafter will go to heaven!

"Is there anything faster?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng with some numbness in his voice and asked.

"There's a faster one." Han Cheng nodded.

"On a plane, it's about an hour and a half to two hours."

"I'm ......!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was instantly shocked and didn't know what to say.

Is there really one?

There is really a ?!!

In other words, although he asked like this just now, he didn't really expect to get a faster answer from Han Cheng.

Able to shorten the time to a short time, an hour and a quarter of an hour, his eyes were already shocked, and his eyes were about to pop out.

In his opinion, there is absolutely nothing faster than this.

As a result, I didn't think that there was really a faster one!

The fastest, it didn't even take an hour, so he came to Beiping from Nanjing?

If it weren't for the eye sockets here, his eyeballs would definitely fall out!

What did you hear?

How did future generations do this?

Isn't this the ability to catch up with the immortals' Wind Riding Sword Immortal Technique?

In the side hall of Shouning Palace, there was no sound for a while.

There is only one Zhu Yuanzhang who was completely shocked and stupid, and there is also Han Cheng who is sitting here watching Zhu Yuanzhang being shocked and stupid, and his heart is secretly cool.

"What is this flying chicken? A chicken that can fly in the sky?

What chicken can have such an ability to defy the sky? ”

After being quiet for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang recovered from this extremely strong impact.

looked at Han Cheng and asked.

"Uh...... This airplane is not a chicken, but a means of transportation made by later generations.

This kind of tool can take people to fly in the sky.

It's fast. ”

Han Cheng explained the plane to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Can that not be fast? All in the sky!

While being extremely shocked by the wisdom of later generations, Zhu Yuanzhang also had a strong curiosity about later generations.

In his opinion, where is the place where Han Cheng lives or the ordinary world? It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the place where the immortals live!

Heaven can go!

Oh my God!

Legend has it that only immortals can go up to the sky!

The people of the future generations can actually go up?!

Moreover, from Han Cheng's demeanor and tone when he said this, Zhu Yuanzhang could see that this plane was very common in later generations.

In other words, in the Hereafter, ordinary people can go to heaven!

It's unbelievable!!

"That plane is flying in the sky, it must not be able to seat too many people at one time, right?

If there are many people sitting, won't it be pressed down? ”

"As far as I know, the largest passenger plane in the later generations can seat more than 800 people at a time."

"What?!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply shocked again.

He has discovered that the various things in the future generations cannot be seen with common sense at all.

"Forget it, forget it, you still have to tell me about the fourth child.

Did he do anything else commendable during his reign? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang is real, and he wants to go to the era in which Han Cheng lived.

See how amazing it is.

But I also know that this is simply impossible.

Sitting here, thinking for a while with longing and regret, Zhu Yuanzhang retracted his thoughts and looked at Han Cheng to ask again.

"Nope."

"None?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply surprised, he hadn't heard enough about what the fourth child had done.

But think about it, the fourth child has been in power for 22 years, and it is indeed rare to be able to do so many things!

"That'...... Tell me about it, when Gao Chi ascended the throne, I'm afraid it wasn't so calm, right? ”

(End of chapter)