In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 472 The battle to move the capital
Hiss, after Jia Sidao heard this sentence, the hair on his body stood up.

He had played mahjong eight times in the past month between the local government and the capital. Zhao and Rui knew all about it, which really frightened him.

With such a smart mind, he certainly knew what the emperor was talking about.

"Because Wei Chen is your Majesty's brother-in-law and the emperor's eldest son's uncle, so everyone may be giving in to Wei Chen." After Jia Sidao finished speaking, he thumped his head heavily on the ground, his voice almost crying: "Wei Chen is wrong, From now on I will never play mahjong again."

Seeing his uncle kowtow heavily on the ground, with blood on his forehead, Zhao Qi, the eldest son of the emperor, was a little reluctant. He opened his eyes and his face was filled with sympathy.

His uncle Jia Sidao was very kind to him and took good care of Zhao Qi since he was a child. He would bring gifts and gadgets to him every year when he came to the palace.

His father, Zhao Yurui, was busy with national affairs. With so many people in the family, apart from his mother, only his uncle had the most contact with him and treated him best.

Zhao Yurui did not let Jia Sidao get up and continued: "How many fields does Sidao have now?"

Jia Sidao was stunned and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen's family now has 640 acres of fertile land."

Jia Sidao used to be very poor, but later Zhao Yurui gave him some money, and his sister Jia Guifei gave some money, and he bought some more himself, and gradually acquired more over the years. He now has more than 600 acres of farmland. , considered a medium-sized landowner.

After a moment, Zhao Yurui suddenly changed his tone: "Recently, someone from the Ministry of Rites and other ministries has suggested that I move the capital."

Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, Jia Sidao secretly complained in his heart.

Zhao Qi, the eldest son of the emperor, can be the prince and the emperor in the future.

"Because many times, what you do and say outside may affect Zhao Qi."

Earlier, he was chatting with the emperor's brother-in-law like a family, but when he turned around, the emperor almost wanted to throw him into jail. Wasn't he just playing mahjong?
After Zhao Yurui waited for him to sit back again, he chatted with him about daily affairs, mainly about his affairs in local governance.

Because everyone is in custody.

I heard that Jin Yiwei is like a spy and has the responsibility to supervise our local officials. It seems to be true.

"But you have to be measured."

Jia Sidao nodded again, feeling horrified in his heart.

Seeing that their purpose of scaring him was achieved, Zhao Yurui waved for him to get up: "Get up, playing mahjong is not a big mistake."

The two finally chatted for a while, Jia Sidao's mood calmed down a little, and the emperor's eldest son Zhao Qi also said a few words from time to time.

When you asked Jia Sidao to choose, he would rather be the general judge in the local area.

At this time, Jia Sidao discovered that Zhao Yurui was always paying attention to his local affairs.

"Sidao loves Zhao Qi very much." Zhao Yurui added, "Then you should pay more attention to your words and deeds."

However, he acted very happy and seemed to enjoy working in the Ministry of Etiquette.

Zhao Yurui glanced at his eldest son Zhao Qi calmly, but he didn't expect that Zhao Qi was also a sweetheart.

Zhao Qi's emotional intelligence is far inferior to that of the second prince Zhao Yu. Zhao Yu would never dare to interrupt in such a situation.

Jia Sidao became even more panicked and frightened.

My uncle didn't make any mistakes. What's wrong with playing mahjong with others?
Jia Sidao was shocked. He quickly looked up at Zhao Qi and signaled him with his eyes not to talk nonsense.

"Your Majesty taught me a lesson that I should keep in mind and never forget."

In ancient times, people had nothing to do at night, so being able to play mahjong by midnight was considered the only pleasure for wealthy people.

Why is everyone willing to lose money to Jia Sidao?
Others are not fools.

"Si Dao is a smart man and should know some simple truths."

Jia Sidao looked up at Zhao Qi again and nodded heavily: "Wei Chen will definitely pay attention to this in the future. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"..." Jia Sidao looked suspicious. He stared at his brother-in-law, the emperor, and did not dare to say anything, but still listened carefully.

But Jia Sidao wins every time. It's obvious that others are giving way to him.

"Some people proposed moving back to Kaifeng, and some people proposed moving to Yanjing."

Zhao Yurui then asked Jia Sidao, how is the work of the Ministry of Rites, are you used to it, and how is it different from other places?
Jia Sidao responded one by one with a satisfied expression, as if the affairs of the Ministry of Rites were going well.

"Two shops and six properties." Jia Sidao trembled and did not dare to hide it.

Objectively speaking, Jia Sidao's performance in the past ten years has been pretty good. He is relatively humble outside, which is completely different from the original history.

“How many properties are there?”

Zhao Yurui nodded slowly: "With your money, Xi Dao should not be short of money."

But this person is a gambler, and the genes in his bones will be difficult to completely change in a short period of time.

"Your Majesty -" Jia Sidao wanted to cry.

"If I put you in jail today, many people will immediately stay away from you, and even add insult to injury."

In fact, the rank of Doctor of the Ministry of Rites is higher than that of his previous general judge, but his actual power is far inferior.

"Wei Chen is not short of money." Jia Sidao nodded wildly, the sweat on his head falling like drops of water.

"Father." Prince Zhao Qi couldn't hold it back, thinking that his father really wanted to put his uncle in prison.

"Some people also proposed moving to Xi'an."

This was the emperor's warning to him. If Jia Sidao didn't understand, he would not be a powerful official of the Southern Song Dynasty in later generations.

"Some people play with you and give you money because they think you are valuable."

"Sidao is now an official of the Ministry of Rites. If you have any ideas, you can tell me. Don't worry, I won't blame you if you make a mistake."

Jia Sidao was calculating quickly, trying to figure out the emperor's thoughts.

Since the Mongolian army withdrew from Yanjing, left Datong and entered the grasslands, the Song Dynasty fully occupied the north and regained a larger territory than the Northern Song Dynasty.

While the whole country was praising the emperor's sage, they were also discussing the matter of moving the capital.

Because this happened a few years ago.

At that time, Zhao Yurui asked the warlock Lai Wenjun to explain the push-back diagram, and then asked Lai Wenjun to promote the Taishi Bureau.

The Taishi Bureau was restructured from Si Tianjian in the Southern Song Dynasty and was responsible for astronomy, calendar and Feng Shui.

The original chief was Taishi Ling, but after Emperor Gaozong, he was promoted to Taishi Bureau.

After Lai Wenjun took office, he began to move the royal tombs to Feng Shu. Zhu Xi also did this at the time. Zhu Xi pointed out many times that the direction of the royal tombs in the Southern Song Dynasty was wrong.

So with the support of Zhao Yurui, Lai Wenjun has completed the relocation of the emperor's tomb in these years.

Sure enough, the Song Dynasty seemed to be more powerful, and now drove Mongolia back to the grassland in one fell swoop.

After this incident, everyone knew that Emperor Zhao Yurui might want to move the capital.

Jia Sidao's mind was spinning rapidly, summarizing the news he had heard in the past few years.

"Jidu is in the middle of heaven and earth, which is a great Feng Shui." This is what Lai Wenjun and Zhu Xi both said back then.

Jia Sidao seemed to understand something. He immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think so."

"If the capital must be moved, it can be moved to Yanjing."

Zhao Yurui smiled and asked, "Why move to Yanjing?"

"This." Jia Sidao thought to himself, can't we say that Feng Shui is good there?
He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Yanjing is close to the grassland. Your Majesty wants to use troops on the grassland. It is easy to deploy and deploy, and you are more determined -"

He stammered a few words, and Zhao Yurui said: "Is this asking the emperor to guard the country?" Jia Sidao was startled at first, and then found that Zhao Yurui didn't look angry or angry, and immediately said ecstatically: "Yes. That's right, Your Majesty is wise, this is called the emperor to guard the country's gate, which makes our Song Dynasty magnificent."

Zhao Yurui said nothing more and looked at him with a smile. After a while, Zhao Yurui said that he had to leave first and asked him to talk to the prince Zhao Qi.

As soon as Zhao Yurui left, Jia Sidao jumped up, took Zhao Qi's hand, and said to him seriously, Qier, no matter what the circumstances are, you must support your father's move to the capital. And we must support moving the capital to Yanjing.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Qi looked strange: "Why move the capital?"

".." Jia Sidao said.

"Father has always been frugal." Zhao Qi added, "He often teaches us to use money wisely."

"Now Lin'an is prosperous and has all kinds of facilities. Once the capital is moved, it will cost a lot of money, waste people and money, and both the court and the people will suffer."

What Zhao Qi said seemed to make sense, but Jia Sidao was dumbfounded. You can't say that. How much money does it cost to manage the relocation? You have to cater to your father.

He couldn't say it clearly, but he just advised Zhao Qi to try his best to learn from his father and follow in his footsteps.

Zhao Qi didn't know whether he understood it or not. Anyway, he seemed to be very opposed to moving the capital.

When he went to court the next day, Jia Sidao was also among the crowd.

As before, the emperor sat up and watched, while most matters below were handled by the cabinet.

The meetings of the Song Dynasty dealt with small matters, while major matters were decided by the emperor and the cabinet.

Many officials in the previous dynasty were symbolic, so it was rare for everyone to argue or discuss a trivial matter for a long time.

After the cabinet ministers finished handling some minor matters, someone suddenly made an exception and knelt down to the emperor.

Everyone looked intently and saw that it was Cai Mo, an official from the Ministry of Revenue.

This guy also studied Feng Shui before and had a good relationship with Lai Wenjun of the Taishi Bureau.

Cai Mo stood up and said a lot of words, which probably meant that if the imperial court took back the north, it should move the capital.

The emperor was also asked to issue an edict to prepare for the relocation of the capital.

After Cai Mo said it, there was an uproar around him. Some people scolded him on the spot, "You thought it was easy to move the capital, but how much would it cost?"

Jia Sidao thought for a while and quickly made an exception, saying that it would be better to move the capital to another city. Lin'an is now considered the rear area. The imperial court has retaken the north and occupies such a large territory in Mobei. It will take a long time to return from sending messages to Mobei, which is not conducive. Later he ruled Mobei.

He didn't say where he would move to, but if anyone heard what he said, he would know that he wanted to move to Yanjing, or Shanxi, or Shaanxi.

And it's definitely not Kaifeng.

The scene immediately started to quarrel, and the court meeting, which had not been noisy for a long time, became chaotic again, and everyone tried to persuade the other party.

Zhao and Rui sat quietly and listened. Although they found it noisy, it was still very interesting.

After listening for a while, I discovered that there are several batches below.

Most people seem to agree with moving the capital, while a few don't. There are several groups of people who want to move the capital.

The most people want to go back to Kaifeng, and some want to go to Xi'an, Shaanxi, saying that it has the advantages of Tongguan and the protection of the four major gates in China. There are also some who want to go to Yanjing. Most of those who want to go to Yanjing say that the Feng Shui is good.

What's more, some people want to go to Taiyuan, saying that it is close to Mobei and Kaifeng, and it is not as cold as Yanjing.

In the eyes of the ancients, Yanjing was still relatively cold.

There was a lot of noise at the scene, and the chief assistant, Wei Liaoweng, finally stopped it with a loud shout.

Wei Liaoweng continued, if you have any ideas, you can submit a letter to the cabinet after going to court. Our cabinet and His Majesty will handle it on their own, so don't argue today.

Moving the capital is a major event. According to the current way of doing things, only the emperor will convene the cabinet to discuss it.

Other ministers have the right to put forward opinions, but no one can guarantee whether they will be useful.

The ministers looked at the cabinet members with envy.

These talents were the core officials of the Song Dynasty and were qualified to discuss national affairs with the emperor.

After the court meeting was over, as usual, Zhao and Rui summoned the cabinet members to the Chui Gong Hall at the back to discuss matters.

When everyone sat down, Zhao and Rui were very direct: "Come on, raise your hands."

"Those who agree to move the capital raise their hands first, and those who disagree don't raise their hands first."

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and then looked at Wei Liaoweng.

Wei Liaoweng was not polite and took the lead in raising his hand.

The crowd then raised their hands, and eventually nine of the dozen cabinet members raised their hands.

Liu Kezhuang and a few others did not vote, obviously not agreeing to move the capital.

"Come on, raise your hands if you want to move to Yanjing. If you don't want to move to Yanjing, don't raise your hands yet." Zhao Yurui smiled again.

Wei Liaowen raised his hand again.

This time, five people raised their hands, including Wei Liaoweng, counting six.

Less than half of the cabinet wanted to move to Yanjing.

But in Zhao Yurui's eyes, they were already in the majority.

"It seems that the majority of people want to move to Yanjing."

Liu Kezhuang sighed and stopped talking.

The emperor's intention to move the capital was obvious, and he was determined to move to Yanjing.

Liu Kezhuang knew that this was a big project and would probably take several years.

Sure enough, Zhao Yurui said at this time: "Moving the capital is of great importance and cannot be completed overnight. It may take several years, or even more than ten years."

"Now that we have decided to move the capital, we must make good preparations and open the canal first."

Zhao Yurui and Zhu Di did the same thing. If the capital was to be moved, a canal must be opened. Otherwise, how would the goods and grain from all over the country converge to the capital.

This will require smashing and opening up the river just like the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, in the later Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di wanted to hold a meeting to open the river, mainly because he was afraid that shipping would be unsafe.

This guy had Zheng He's navy, which was the most powerful in the world at that time, but he was afraid that shipping would be unsafe and opened the canal to ensure the connection of the North-South Canal.

Zhao Yurui is not worried about shipping. He wants to hold a meeting to open the river, which will really help the North-South Canal.

Zhao Yurui's main focus during the Song Dynasty was on Tianjin Port. He decided on the spot to establish Tianjin Prefecture and build an important port from the Wei River in the east of Tianjin to the estuary.

Then expand the canal from Tianjin to Tongzhou and then to Yanjing.

In this way, the Song Dynasty can supply supplies from the sea in the future, which will be faster and more effective than the canal.

So the early projects are very obvious, one is to connect the river, and the other is to build the Tianjin Port and the river transportation from Tianjin to Tongzhou and Yanjing.

These two projects are estimated to require 200,000 to 300,000 migrant workers, and within a few years, at least several million will be needed.

The function of connecting the river opened by Zhu Di in the Ming Dynasty was quite great.

At that time, they recruited more than 300,000 civilians, and many projects were completed that year, and the efficiency was relatively fast.

After it was opened, the shipping capacity of the Huitong River was greatly improved. The original ability to transport only hundreds of thousands of shi of grain per year suddenly increased to several million shi, which made Zhu Di even more determined to move the capital.

(End of this chapter)