Chapter 132: Controversy over moving the capital [two in one]
"Move the capital?"
When Zhao Hongrun turned his attention to Jie Zizi, the ministers in the Chui Gong Hall also stopped what they were doing and looked at Jie Zi involuntarily, with a bit of astonishment on their faces.
"Move the capital? Where?" Zhao Hongrun asked Jie Zi with a smile.
I saw Jie Zizi's expression turned stern, and he said in a low voice: "Move the capital... to Handan!"
After hearing this, not only Zhao Hongrun's expression changed slightly, but also the ministers of the inner court present all widened their eyes in shock.
There are generally two possibilities for moving the capital. One is forced relocation, just like today's South Korea, which was forced to abandon the royal capital Handan and move the capital to Jixian in the north.
Another way is to meet the country's strategic needs, or to a large extent reflect the country's strategic intentions.
For example, the Song Dynasty once set its capital in Suiyang, which was only a hundred miles away from Chu. This was equivalent to a signal that "Song will not give up the war against Chu."
In the same way, if the Wei State really moves its capital to Handan, the former capital of South Korea, then I believe it won’t be long before South Korea will send people to test it, and even question the Wei State: Our country has already paid so much.
At the price, is your country still unwilling to let us go?
The reason is very simple. The Wei State moved its capital to Handan, which was equivalent to a signal that it was preparing to further conquer Korea, and even the entire Central Plains.
To be precise, this move is not in line with Wei's current interests.
It is precisely because of this that when Jie Zizi said the words "move the capital to Handan", Zhao Hongrun and the court officials present looked at Jie Zi with their mouths agape, wondering what his intention was.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jie Ziwei chuckled and said slowly: "Your Majesty, we, the Wei Dynasty, are now the veritable overlord of the Central Plains. Haven't Your Majesty and all of you, your Excellency, ever thought about... going one step further?"
"Go one step further? What does that mean? Could it be that it means annexing other countries and unifying the Central Plains?"
Many ministers like Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi, Feng Yu, Li Liang, Xu Guan, Du You, etc. swallowed their saliva in unison, with a hint of fascination in their eyes.
Among them, some were stroking their beards and keeping silent, while others seemed to be in a state of wandering mind, thinking carefully about Jie Zitu's words.
Even Zhao Hongrun was stunned by Jie Ziyu's words.
Not to mention, Zhao Hongrun really never thought about annexing other countries and unifying the Central Plains, because his throne was originally driven away by the late king Zhao Si. He himself did not have much political ambitions. His only obsession was just to
I hope that the country will be strong and will no longer be bullied by South Korea and Chu as it was in the past.
To put it bluntly, if he had not been able to find a new leader who completely satisfied him, he would never have taken this position.
"Go one step further...annex other countries and unify the Central Plains?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Jie Zizi with great interest. He really didn't realize that Jie Zi had such grand ambitions.
But after thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "Your idea is good, but it is not in line with the current national conditions of our country..."
At this time, I heard Jie Ziyu say with a smile: "It made Your Majesty laugh, I just said it casually."
"Just a casual comment?"
Zhao Hongrun and all the court ministers present were stunned for a moment, their expressions were really weird: You just said it casually, but it carries quite a heavy weight.
To be fair, did Jie Zizi really just say it casually?
Of course not!
He mentioned it purposefully, wanting to see the attitude of everyone present, especially the new king Zhao Run, towards this matter.
It is undeniable that annexing various countries and unifying the Central Plains is indeed a very difficult task, but if you think about it carefully, Wei has developed from a second-rate country that was far inferior to South Korea and Chu nearly thirty years ago to today becoming the most powerful country in the entire Central Plains.
Isn’t it easy for a strong country to do this?
Why can't we make further progress to unify the Central Plains and end this chaotic world that has been characterized by centuries of disputes?
Unfortunately, all the ministers in the palace, and even the new king Zhao Run, were very confused when they heard about this matter, as if they had never thought about this issue before.
This immediately made Jie Ziyu realize that it might be too early for him to bring up this matter.
Of course, it doesn't matter. The seed he sown today will sprout and grow sooner or later. After a few years, when the Wei Kingdom recovers its vitality, the new king in front of him and the ministers present will probably take a closer look.
to the entire Central Plains - after all, people's ambitions increase little by little with the height and power they possess, and they are not achieved overnight.
The meson owl is still only in his thirties, so he can definitely afford to wait.
"...Please forget the joke just now. My real suggestion is to move the capital to Luocheng." Jie Zitu said seriously.
But it has to be said that Jie Zizi's "further step" just now really shocked the ministers in the palace. Even though Jie Ziu proposed the real location for moving the capital, no one discussed it immediately, as if these ministers
They are still immersed in the grand goal of "annexing other countries and unifying the Central Plains".
After waiting for a small cup of tea, the moods of the ministers in the palace gradually calmed down.
Seeing this, Jie Ziyu said his real thoughts with a serious face:
"...I believe that Yingshui County and Liang County have now reached a bottleneck. If the imperial court implements the New Deal, it will inevitably have conflicts with the nobles and families in the two counties, which will be detrimental to the implementation of the New Deal..."
Putting the complicated thoughts in his mind behind, Li Liang, the former Minister of Household Affairs, listened attentively to Jie Ziyu's opinions. When he heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
It’s not that Jie Ziu is wrong, on the contrary, Jie Ziu’s point of view pointed out the current long-standing shortcomings in Wei State.
Yingshui County, including Liang County, is the core hinterland of the Wei State. Its infrastructure construction is the fastest among all counties in the country. However, relatively speaking, "land annexation" is inevitably the most serious in the country.
To put it simply, in Yingshui and Liangjun, the nobles and aristocratic forces control too much land, so that the people's power has been wasted to a large extent. There are still many civilians who have not yet owned their own farmland. This
This situation will cause many problems and many contradictions.
In this case, the court had two solutions.
One is to reduce the area of land that nobles and noble families can own, but doing so will cause dissatisfaction and resistance from the domestic noble forces.
To be honest, Zhao Hongrun didn't care about quarreling with the aristocratic forces in the country, but on the other hand, he couldn't deny that in this era, the aristocracy and the aristocratic families were really the foundation of the country - just like during the "Five Directions to Defeat Wei" period, if
If Chengling King Zhao Shen, Anping Hou Zhao Tan and other descendants of the Ji Zhao royal family branch called on the nobles of the country to donate generously and spare no effort to assist the court in fighting the national crisis, then the war would have been even more difficult for Wei Guoguo.
Because of this, Zhao Run's view of these nobles has changed again: Although the nobles of Wei are greedy, most of them are quite wise when it comes to major issues concerning the country.
Under such circumstances, even Zhao Run was embarrassed to be cruel to these nobles who had contributed to the country.
As for the second one, it is what Li Liang, the former Minister of Household Affairs, mentioned at noon today: Find ways to relocate the civilians in Yingshui County. Shangdang, Hexi, Hedong, Hetao, Sanchuan and other places have sufficient land and relatively high population density.
Less county migration.
However, it is very difficult to implement this plan. After all, the court cannot force the people to move. If the people do not buy it, then this strategy will only fail.
However, Jie Ziu proposed the third solution at this moment: moving the capital to Luocheng!
According to Jie Ziyu's explanation, moving the capital to Luocheng has many benefits.
First of all, Luocheng itself is located in Sanchuan County, and so far, because the Ministry of Industry has spared no effort to build Sanchuan, Sanchuan County already has certain infrastructure, which will not make the move of the capital extremely difficult.
Secondly, moving the capital to Luocheng will be conducive to the ethnic integration of the Wei people and the Sichuan people. It will not only allow the Sichuan people of the Jie, Yi, and Yi people to take this opportunity to fully integrate into the Wei people, but also help the Wei state to absorb them in the future.
In other countries, foreign people laid the foundation.
Thirdly, once the capital is moved to Luocheng, Sanchuan will undoubtedly become the land of Gyeonggi, and its development will be greatly accelerated. Hexi and southern Sanchuan will also accelerate development because they are closer to the royal capital, and even the Hetao area will also accelerate its development.
can be driven to development.
As for the fourth and most critical point, relocation can effectively call on people with dense populations such as Yingshui County to move to Sanchuan, Hexi, Hetao and other places, thereby reducing the contradiction between population and cultivated land in Yingshui County, and between civilians and
Conflict among the nobility - The king of Wei State is moving to Luocheng. Will the ordinary people in Wei State remain indifferent?
I believe any fool can understand that if the Wei State really plans to move the royal capital to Luocheng, then Luocheng, including Sanchuan, will develop rapidly. At this time, following the king and the court to move to the new capital and obtain the new capital's household registration, this is
A sure-fire deal.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
After Jie Ziyu explained in detail, Yu Ziqi, the minister of the inner court, stroked his beard and praised in surprise.
What is the silent strategy of spring rain moistening things? This is to use the appeal and profit of the new king to induce the people of Yingshui County to voluntarily move to Luocheng. This is far better than sending people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households.
It is much better and easier to post notices all over the country and call on people to do that on the grounds of "development".
But as the saying goes, everything has pros and cons, and there are many people who oppose this proposal. For example, Xu Guan, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, frowned and opposed this matter, because in his opinion, Luocheng was too backward-maybe
The wealth created by Luocheng every year is not inferior to that of Daliang, but the foundation there is still too weak. If the new king really decides to move the capital to Luocheng, it will be equivalent to building a new capital in Luocheng. This project is too large.
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He estimated that even if the cement was fully utilized, it would take at least five years for Wei to rebuild a royal capital. Water from afar could not quench the thirst of the nearer.
In response to this, Jie Ziyu said with a smile: "You can release this news first, so that the people of Yingshui County can learn about it and move to Luocheng first. As for the imperial court's establishment of a capital in Luocheng, just plan it slowly."
"this……"
Xu Guan, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, stroked his beard and was speechless. He was speechless by Jie Zizi.
"What about the expenses required during this period?"
Li Liang, the former Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately picked up the conversation and said: "The new capital city is built in Luocheng. There are countless tricks. Today, His Majesty has decided to add a national road network. I am afraid that the Ministry of Revenue cannot afford the cost of building the new capital..."
After hearing this, Jie Ziyu said with a smile: "We might as well negotiate with the tribal leaders in Sichuan Luo about this matter. I think, as long as the court confirms that the new capital will be built in Sichuan Luo, they will be very happy to provide part of the funds for the court..."
"..." Li Liang frowned and was speechless for a moment.
Because as Jie Ziyu said, even though Sanchuan County is backward as a whole, there are so many rich people there.
Although the tribesmen and tribal leaders were all impoverished once upon a time, after the opening of the Sanchuan trade, the Sichuan people obtained a large amount of money from the Wei State through the cattle and sheep trade and the slave trade.
Just like the Lun tribe, a tribe that was almost destroyed by the Wei army. Because its tribe leader Lu Balong Fuling sincerely surrendered to Zhao Run, who was the king of Su at that time and is now the king of Wei.
People, now the rich land is filled with oil.
The most outrageous thing is Lu Balong, who was once such a brave tribal warrior. However, over the years, he has become increasingly obese due to luxury enjoyment. It is said that even the best war horses can no longer bear the weight of the clan leader.
The former tribal warrior was ruthlessly destroyed by the peaceful and luxurious life.
Let me ask, what do Sichuan people like Lu Balong, who have become rich overnight, desire most now? It is obviously just "identity" and "status" - no matter how rich and wealthy these people are, they are still in the Wei state.
In the eyes of the established nobles, they are nothing more than nouveau riche.
Under such circumstances, if the imperial court intends to build a new capital in the Luocheng area, then I believe that as long as the imperial court releases this news, Sichuan leaders like Lu Balong will definitely take the initiative to send money to urge the imperial court to move the capital as soon as possible.
After all, once the new capital is built in Luocheng, Sichuan residents like Lu Balong can suddenly become people from Gyeonggi. In addition, they have contributed to the relocation of the country's capital, and their status will naturally be different.
So, the money problem is also solved.
But even so, the other ministers of the inner dynasty still had some resistance to moving the capital to Luocheng. This was not only because the Sichuan-Luocheng area was too backward, but also because that area was filled with Sichuan people of the Jie, Yi, and Yi ethnic groups. Although
The State of Wei keeps saying that it is willing to accept foreigners into the big family of Wei people, but this does not mean that there are no people in Wei who despise those foreigners.
More importantly, this matter may cause conflict and dissatisfaction among the nobles in Liang County and even Yingshui County.
Perhaps even the clan government may have objections to this.
For a time, all the ministers in the palace had their own opinions on this matter, and no one could convince the other.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun then said: "Let's do this. When we mention this matter at court tomorrow, we will also listen to the opinions of the ministers in the court."
He himself is a person who puts interests first. As long as it is beneficial to the development of the country, he will not hesitate to move the capital to Daliang. I believe his father Zhao Si will also make the same decision. But the problem is that the impact of this matter is too great. He
It is necessary to get the support of as many people as possible, otherwise, although it will not affect his throne, there is a chance that someone will interfere with it, sabotage the matter of moving the capital, and waste the energy and expenses of the court.
"It's almost time, I'll leave first." After saying this, Zhao Hongrun stood up and said.
Du You, the Minister of Rites, subconsciously glanced at the sky outside the window and saw that the sun was approaching dusk, but he had no intention of retaining or dissuading him.
After all, Du You, the Minister of Rites, already knew the temperament of this new king very well: You cannot expect this new king to be as diligent in government affairs as the previous king Zhao Si. That is simply a fool's dream.
In addition, Du You can also understand that Zhao Hongrun has been really busy these past two days. In addition to state affairs, His Majesty also has to take care of the affairs of the harem.
For example, after the death of the late king, most of the concubines in the palace were required to move out of the palace according to the old practice and move to the temple complex recently renovated by the Ministry of Industry next to the palace. Even the queen and queen had to move to the "Shouyan Palace"
, and handed over "Fengyi Palace" to the new queen Mi Jiang, who was in charge of the harem.
It has to be said that the harem has undergone great changes in recent days, and the new monarch Zhao Hongrun needs constant attention.
Anyway, as far as Zhao Hongrun's performance in the past few days is concerned, Du You, the Minister of Rites, is already satisfied enough and does not dare to expect more. At most, he has doubts and does not know how many days his Majesty can last.
Around dusk, the ministers in the inner court were also preparing to return to their homes.
Before bidding farewell to each other, Lin Yuyang, the minister of the internal dynasty, could not help but ask Jie Zizi: "Master Jie Zi, when you said "moving the capital to Handan" before, was it really just a joke?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Ziqi, Li Liang, Xu Guan, Du You and other ministers who were about to leave the Chui Gong Hall subconsciously stopped and looked back at Jie Zizi.
To be honest, not only Lin Yuyang has always been thinking about it, but also the other ministers can't let go. After all, Jie Zitu's words of "go further" not only shocked them, but also seemed to breed ambitions they had never had before——
Yes, our country has now dominated the Central Plains. Why can it go one step further and achieve great achievements that all previous kings and wise ministers have failed to achieve?
Jie Ziyu smiled, did not explain anything, bowed his hands to the ministers, and left.
Seeing this, Wen Qi quickly followed and whispered something to Jie Zizi.
Looking at the departing figures of these two junior colleagues, Lin Yuyang said with a smile but not a smile: "It seems that it is not just a joke..."
"Master Jiezi probably wants to test the attitude of Your Majesty and us, right?" Yu Ziqi agreed, and then said with emotion: "Going one step further... What an ambitious ambition."
Among them, perhaps only Du You, the Minister of Rites, was the calmest, but his mood was probably the most complicated.
Because among all the ministers in the Inner Dynasty, he was the oldest. Even if one day he, the Wei State, could really join the Jie Ziguo, annex the six countries, and unify the Central Plains, he would probably be dead by then.
Not being able to participate in this incident and not being able to witness such power made Du You, a veteran minister who was loyal to the country, feel very regretful.
After thinking about it, Du You said seriously: "Everyone, from today on, we must be more diligent..."
After hearing this, courtiers such as Li Liang, Xu Guan, Lin Yuyang, and Yu Ziqi, who were over forty or even close to half a century, seemed to realize the heavy burden on their shoulders and looked solemn.
Of course, they, the older generation of courtiers, may not have the opportunity to witness the grand event of Wei's conquest of the Central Plains in the future, but this does not prevent them from working harder and more diligently to develop the country, so that when their colleagues from the younger generation take over their positions in the future, Wei will be able to conquer the Central Plains.
Becoming more powerful and achieving the grand goal of "annexing other countries and unifying the Central Plains" seems like a fantasy at present.
"What Mr. Du said is absolutely true!"
The ministers nodded and said.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had already brought Gao He, who had been promoted to the eunuch, and followed by Yan Shun and Tong Xin, the two chief guards of the Archguard Division, to the Ningxiang Palace where his mother, Concubine Shen Shu, lived, and continued to persuade her.
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It turns out that after the new king succeeds to the throne, according to the old rules, except for the original queen Wang, all the concubines of the previous king in the palace have to move out of the palace.
But this time the situation is different, because the original queen Wang, who has been promoted to the queen mother, is not the biological mother of the new king Zhao Run, not even the adoptive mother. Although out of filial piety, Zhao Hongrun regarded Wang as his nominal mother.
He stayed in the palace, but deep down in his heart, he had never thought about letting his adoptive mother, Concubine Shen Shu, take the position of the Queen. With his current status and power, as long as he spoke this way, the court would never disobey him.
, even, he does not need to speak himself, as long as he shows his attitude a little, someone will do it for him.
It's just that Concubine Shen Shu has always taken these things very lightly. When the late king Zhao Si was in power, she never thought about competing with the queen. Now, she will not bully the queen because her adopted son is already the king of Wei.
The Queen Mother - In Concubine Shen Shu's view, the Queen Mother was also a pitiful person.
Isn't that right? Her biological flesh and blood, King Yong Zhao Yu, refused to call her mother before he committed suicide. Zhao Li, the eldest prince who had raised her for thirty years, is said to be a stranger to Queen Wang now, so that the only one left beside Queen Wang is King Yong Zhao Yu.
The eldest son Zhao Yan.
Concubine Shen Shu thought to herself that although the Queen was once the mother of the country, her ending was a pity.
Due to Concubine Shen Shu's strong opposition, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to give up on honoring his adoptive mother as the Queen Mother and settle for the next best thing. He ordered the Internal Affairs Bureau to send people to build another palace deep inside the palace, which he tentatively called "Fuyan Palace".
, for mother to live.
But Concubine Shen Shu did not agree. She wanted to keep Wu Guifei's company - after all, Wu Guifei's son Zhao Zhaoyuan was in Qi State, and now that the late king had passed away, Wu Guifei stayed alone in Daliang, alone, which made Concubine Shen Shu move.
A heart of compassion.
Now Zhao Hongrun went to Ningxiang Palace, hoping to persuade his mother again.
In addition, it is also a bit of a headache to decide which female family member of Zhao Hongrun will be left in this Ningxiang Palace.
You know, except for Mi Jiang, the new queen, who is destined to move to Fengyi Palace, the other girls are very jealous of Ningxiang Palace. After all, this is the place where their mother-in-law lived before, and Zhao Hongrun has many gifts.
Many memories and status are certainly different.
Regarding this, Concubine Shen Shu, as the mother-in-law, also had a headache. After all, she was quite satisfied with her several daughters-in-law.
And just when Zhao Hongrun was once again persuading his mother in Ningxiang Palace, the news that "the new king wanted to move the capital to Luocheng" spread like wildfire in the court, spreading like wildfire.
Finally, the news reached the ears of Zongfu Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan that night.
"Moving the capital to Luocheng?"
Zhao Yuanyan was stunned by this and couldn't accept it at all.
In his opinion, Daliang is the capital left by his ancestors. How can he change it without authorization?!