Chapter 611: The problem of establishing the capital
More importantly, Zhu Hongyu prefers to concentrate his efforts on big things rather than develop the two cities together.
After much thought, Zhu Hongyu had a rough idea in his mind.
That is to establish the Shanghai Development Zone to attract capital and promote changes in Jiangnan.
As for why he chose Shanghai instead of Nanjing, it was actually Zhu Hongyu’s selfish motives.
As we all know, industrial development in this era is synonymous with environmental pollution.
He didn’t want the Ming Dynasty’s capital to turn into a ghost like London and Paris in history!
He doesn't want to live in a very polluted city in the future!
He will definitely live in Nanjing for a long time in the future, and the capital of the Ming Dynasty will most likely be in Nanjing instead of moving north.
Because, historically, the reason why Zhu Di moved the capital to the capital has little to do with the fact that he grew up in Yanyun and was familiar with the environment there.
The dignified Emperor Yongle is not so superficial!
The main purpose is actually to better deal with threats from the northern grasslands.
The emperor guarded the country in order to better control the border troops, so as to prevent the border areas where heavy troops were stationed from being too far from the capital, which would cause chaos among the border generals.
Of course, there is a high probability that there is a reason for Yanyun to return to the rule of the Han family and for the people of Yanyun to regain a sense of belonging to the Han dynasty.
After all, since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, when the son-emperor Shi Jingtang ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitan, he went to the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty to recover the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.
It took more than four hundred years!
The people of Yanyun were once Liao, Jin and Yuan people, but they were never Song people.
Coupled with the imperial edict issued by the rulers of the Southern Song Dynasty that southerners should return to the south and northerners should return to the north, the whole world was seriously divided between the north and the south.
Especially the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!
After more than four hundred years of division, it can only be imagined how severe the feelings of the people of Yanyun against China will be.
Zhu Di moved the capital to Yanyun, and he definitely had the idea of returning Yanyun to Chinese soil!
However, if Zhu Hongyu now had to choose a capital, Nanjing would definitely be his first choice.
Because times have changed!
In the past, the Ming Dynasty's great enemy came from the grasslands in the north.
They are nomads on the grassland!
But from now on, danger comes from the sea, and opportunities also come from the sea.
If Ming Dynasty wanted to complete the transformation from a feudal country to an industrial country, it could not do without the sea.
It is inseparable from foreign colonization and plundering resources!
Rather than desperately trying to turn inward and squeezing his own people to complete social change, it is more in line with Zhu Hongyu's wishes to colonize and turn outside.
Just relying on the prosperity of Jiangnan, we will wait until the Ming Dynasty completes its social changes.
Jiangnan, a land of financial and taxation, the richest land in the world, would only gain more weight in the political map of the Ming Dynasty.
Compared with moving the capital to the capital and controlling elite soldiers from all over the country, it was obviously more important to establish the capital in Nanjing and control the entire south of the Yangtze River.
Furthermore, as long as trains and ships appear in the near future and telegraph lines are successfully established, communications and transportation will be revolutionized.
By then, even if Zhu Hongyu is based in Nanjing, he will still be able to control the elite soldiers on the border!
There is no need to worry about chaos on the border because the border is too far away from the capital.
Therefore, even if it is for himself, Zhu Hongyu must pay attention to Nanjing's environmental issues.
Zhu Hongyu's plan for Nanjing was the political, cultural and economic center of the Ming Dynasty.
But not an industrial center!
Because the development of industry has caused too serious damage to the environment.
Zhu Hongyu also wants a livable Nanjing!
At most one large arsenal will remain in Nanjing, and some manufacturing industries with high technical content will not have too many factories left.
Just when Zhu Hongyu was thinking about this in confusion, Wang Ruxian came to ask for a meeting.
"Bring people here!"
Zhu Hongyu put down the memorial, stretched and spoke.
Not long after, Wang Ruxian was brought to Zhu Hongyu.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and then asked.
"What's the matter with you coming to see me?"
Wang Ruxian bowed slightly and then spoke.
"Reporting to your Majesty, some common people appeared outside the imperial city, claiming to be members of the Ming Dynasty clan."
"I want to ask to see His Majesty, to ask His Majesty to give them the lumi and stipends due to the clan, and also to ask Your Majesty to accommodate them with the treatment of the clan."
Zhu Hongyu couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.
"Can you identify them?"
"Is it really my Ming Dynasty clan, or is someone pretending to be someone else?"
There were many reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, and many scholars have specially compiled statistics on the reasons.
However, no matter which version it is, the fact that too many clans in the Ming Dynasty brought down the imperial finances is an unavoidable point.
Now, not long after Zhu Hongyu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, members of the clan came to ask for support from the imperial court.
To be honest, Zhu Hongyu is quite embarrassed!
When I led my troops to fight the Manchus to death, none of you showed up.
Now that I have defeated the Manchus, captured Nanjing, and ascended the throne as emperor, you guys just came out of nowhere.
Who is disgusting?
To be honest, after Zhu Hongyu landed in Guangzhou, members of the Ming Dynasty clan began to defect to him.
He expressed that he would contribute his own strength to drive out the Tartars and restore the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Hongyu accepted them all without exception.
Most of the men were put into the army for training.
Young children were sent to school to study, and their families were properly supported.
Forget about the royal family salary, Zhu Hongyu doesn't have that much spare money to support them.
However, Zhu Hongyu did not treat them badly. He gave each of them a field and allowed them to farm their own land and make a living by themselves.
Of course, tax must be paid!
Regardless of whether these people are capable or not, at least they have good intentions.
They dared to take the risk of being liquidated by the Manchus and stood up with Zhu Hongyu to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.
It is worthy of their status as the Ming Dynasty clan!
Zhu Hongyu was very happy when he divided the fields for them.
Although these relatives are poor, they are still reliable.
But now those who came out to show him their identity as members of the Ming Dynasty clan are all a bunch of bastards!
As the saying goes, if you don't accompany the tiger when it falls, who will you be when it comes back?
Zhu Hongyu is crazy if he can get used to seeing these guys!
If it weren't for his own reputation, Zhu Hongyu really wouldn't want to deal with this group of people.
Wang Ruxian also noticed Zhu Hongyu's displeasure and said with lowered eyebrows.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, they all lack evidence to prove their clan identity."
"Many people don't even have genealogy or clan jade plates!"
Zhu Hongyu sneered.
"Without a genealogy and a clan jade plate, how can one have the dignity to call oneself a clan member of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Who knows if they are people with different intentions and are pretending to be members of my Ming Dynasty clan?"
"Anyone who has no evidence to prove the identity of his clan will be kicked out!"