Fu Song

Building a new capital is naturally not an easy task, but it is essentially a matter of huge benefits.The southern factions really don't want Xiao Cheng to preside over this matter. Over the years, they have repeatedly fought and failed in the game of interests with Xiao Cheng, which has made Xiao Cheng's family firmly established in the south of the Yangtze River. They are divided.Coupled with Xiao Cheng's solid base in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, the Jiangnan faction had to bow their heads and obey their eyes.

Just after some fighting, the southern faction was once again defeated in shame.

There was no way, even within the Jiangnan department, they couldn't completely unify their opinions. People like Luo Shicheng and Zheng Zeshi had always supported Xiao Cheng.

The only thing that can comfort Si Junchao and the others is that Xiao Cheng never eats alone. When they eat meat, they always leave some soup for others to drink.

Whether in politics or economics, Xiao Cheng seldom kills people, unless the person has a principled conflict with him, or has broken the bottom line.

So these years, Si Junchao has always paid great attention to these points.

Fight without breaking.

Especially after Xiao Cheng promised a ten-year contract, there was no need to fight to the death.

When Xiao Cheng came to the north, building a new capital was only one of his tasks. Integrating the politics, military, and economy of the entire north was the most important thing. Building a new capital in Daming Mansion was in line with these things, and both were good.

The southern region, with Jiangning as its political and economic center, has now entered a stable period. The politics are stable and orderly. Even if there are internal conflicts, they can be regarded as internal problems, which can be resolved through discussion. , whether it is internal development or external trade, it is showing a trend of prosperity.

Especially after the Song Dynasty's overwhelming victory over the Liao Kingdom, the turbulent situation in the southern border suddenly calmed down. Now the pioneering group of the Song Dynasty has gone further and further away.Some pioneering groups have even erected flags outside, and have begun to fight against the local local forces, showing great potential for self-reliance.

It is a good thing for Da Song to have more chaos abroad.

There are many things that were even planned by the Imperial City Secretary and Zhiqiuyuan of the Song Dynasty.

Those small countries outside have internal turmoil, and they have no power to suppress or quell it, so they can only appeal to the upper country, which is very easy to handle them.

Regardless of the fact that the Song Dynasty has now achieved a decisive victory over the Liao Dynasty, everyone in the Song Dynasty still clearly understands that the emaciated camels are bigger than the horses. In the stage of muscles and bones, and when the beast is injured, it can often burst out its maximum ability.

Whoever underestimated the Liao Kingdom at this time, the backlash he suffered must have made you heartbroken.

This is also when Zhang Cheng was able to capture Zhending Mansion with the fastest speed at the end, close the gates for the retreat of the Liao army in Daming Mansion and other places, and lock them in the country, but he waited slowly until Daming Mansion and other places After the main force of the Liao army retreated, Zhending Mansion was captured.

A wolf in the trap can be easily taken down, but a tiger is locked in, and even if the hunter wins, he is likely to be injured.

Sometimes, to stand against the enemy is not necessarily timid, and it often needs to be considered on a deeper level.

Let Yelu Longxu, Yelu Yixin and others lead their troops away, and let Si Junchao and others attack Xiao Chenghao in the court, but the news that came later made Si Junchao lose face .

Liao internal strife.

The emperor and the empress dowager Chengtian had a falling out.

As a result, the Empress Dowager Chengtian had no choice but to declare that she was going west to control the bowl, and the emperor also issued an edict of guilt, which was regarded as giving the Empress Dowager a face.

The State of Song has reason to believe that the fact that the Empress Dowager Chengtian had to back down and admit defeat had a lot to do with the 10,000+ army brought back by Yelu Longxu and Yelu Jixin.

Without this 10,000+ army, I am afraid that the emperor of Liao would not dare to shout in front of the empress dowager Chengtian.

For the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, they were more afraid of the Empress Dowager Chengtian than the little Liao Emperor who had just consummated.

Empress Dowager Chengtian's westward journey also represents another thing, that is, the elite subordinate Shan army subordinate to the empress dowager will leave with the empress dowager, and the next Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty will go much smoother without this roadblock.

As for whether the Queen Mother will come back?
It is easy to leave, but difficult to come back.

Cen Zhong, the second assistant, stayed in Jiangning to assist the young emperor, while Xiao Cheng took Lu Wenhuan, Minister of War, Li Ge, Minister of Industry, Cheng Shao, Minister of Officials, Zhang Zhen, Minister of Punishment, Hu Qi of the Supervisory Yuan and other important officials to the north to the Daming Mansion. In Jiangning, only Xu Xiangqi, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Han Duan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, remained.

The Minister of the Ministry of War needs to unify the entire northern army. At present, the main force of the Song Dynasty is all in the north. Zhang Cheng's troops are stationed in Zhending Mansion, Wang Zhu's Wei Wu's troops are stationed in Henan, Gao Yingxiang's troops are in Hebei, and Liu Yiguo's troops are stationed in the north. The troops were stationed in the Shandong area, and even half of the Jiangning garrison army was divided to follow Xiao Cheng to the Daming Mansion. Looking at the entire south, there was nothing left of the elite army.

At this time, the Song Dynasty, in addition to guarding against the beleaguered beasts of the Liao Kingdom and a sudden counterattack, naturally began to plan for the future Northern Expedition.

Although it will take time, completing the entire deployment and making all preparations is not something that can be done overnight.

The most urgent task is naturally to restore the effective rule of the north.

Restoring people's livelihood, restoring law and order, and revitalizing the economy are not easy tasks.

Xu Xiangqi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was left behind because the north will need a large amount of capital injection, and Xu Xiangqi needs to coordinate money.

According to Xiao Cheng's general approach, the next step will definitely be the construction of the country. Countless large-scale projects will be launched one after another, whether it is roads, water conservancy, or even building a luxurious palace, all of which are within Xiao Cheng's consideration. Inside.

A large-scale project with a large investment will greatly stimulate the local economy, and methods such as work-for-relief are much better than simple relief.

Of course, restoring law and order and punishing traitors is also a top priority.

After many years of war, the north can be said to have become a mess, with bandits everywhere. In addition, after the defeat of the Liao people, many people who followed the Liao people had no time to escape. , Occupying the mountain as a bandit, these people naturally have to deal with it.

So Zhang Zhen from the Ministry of Punishment also followed.

It looks like a mess, but for Xiao Cheng, this is exactly what he is best at. Bringing order out of chaos, he has done it extremely smoothly over the years.

After Xiao Cheng arrived at the Daming Mansion, the place became lively all of a sudden.

Speaking of which, only the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Industry followed Xiao Cheng, but in fact, every respectable Yamen sent someone with status to come along with them.

What Shoufu came to build is the future capital!

With Xiao Cheng's speed of doing things, I'm afraid that within three to five years, the new capital will rise from the ground. Is it possible to wait until the new capital is built before moving here?

Of course not!

At that time, I am afraid that there will be no fish in the basket long ago, and all the good places will be snatched up, leaving only some corners and corners for you to hold back.

Not only all the yamen and departments came, but also those gentry and big families from the south of the Yangtze River also followed.In the past, the southern faction was not very powerful in the court, but now it is different. They are the absolute main force in recovering the Central Plains and expelling the Tartars, so this time, they will naturally have the biggest share in the construction of the new capital city. soup.

When Xiao Cheng stepped into Li Ge's office, he was leaning over and carefully examining a blueprint with his staff.

In this office, boxes of blueprints occupy almost all the space, leaving very limited space for people to move around.

Seeing Xiao Cheng come in, Li Ge waved his hand and signaled his staff to go out.

"Your place is the most popular place right now, and many people want to get some news from the high-dollar friends of the United Bank!" Xiao Cheng laughed.

"Don't worry, Mr. Li!" Li Ge said with a smile: "This time, the people who came down with the minister are absolutely trustworthy people, and they will not ruin their careers for a little money."

"The land price and housing price of Daming Mansion are rising day by day!" Xiao Cheng said: "Many people have already started large-scale acquisitions!"

"Those guys are not short of money!" Li Ge laughed: "They thought that the new capital would definitely be built on the basis of the Daming Fucheng, after all, this is the most economical way. When the address of the new capital is officially announced, those people will have to He vomits blood! Shoufu, I heard that Wu Ke has obtained a large amount of land deeds from the Daming Mansion in advance, how much he has to earn between entering and exiting!"

"The Zhiqiu Academy and the Imperial City Division all need money, and they spend a lot of money, and sometimes they can't appear in an upright manner, so sometimes, they can only obtain some benefits through certain means." Xiao Cheng laughed. : "How is it with you?"

"In addition to the public land, my side is wasteland, and then there are the manors and lands confiscated by traitors, and the real estate of ordinary people, which is pitifully small!"

"However, we still need to keep it secret. We need to get as much land as possible. Then we can sell the land to make money. The big businessmen in the south, the worst thing is money!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "You can't always count on Xu Xiangqi allocates funds, that old boy and Si Junchao have the same nostrils, and when he can embarrass us, he will definitely embarrass us, so we have to think of more ways to make more money by ourselves."

"The matter of earning money is naturally for the chief assistant to do. As the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, I only use money!" Li Ge patted the piles of blueprints at hand, and said with a smile: "The new capital is built, and the future development prospects are inevitable. It will far exceed the former Tokyo City, Shoufu, when I think that such a city will be completed by me, I feel that this life is really not in vain!"

"Our names will go down in the annals of history!" Xiao Cheng pointed at him, then at himself, and said proudly: "When you followed me, I promised you, how is it, I didn't lie to you, did I? "

"At that time, I thought you were lying, Shoufu!" The two looked at each other and laughed.