Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 166: The twists and turns in moving the capital, Zhu Di was furious

Go to court early the next day, in the main hall.

As soon as Baiguan stood up, he heard Zhu Di's rich voice:

"I am planning to move the capital to Peking. What do you think, dear friends?

Zhu Di's words shocked all the ministers. All the civil and military officials looked up at the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, thinking that they had heard wrongly, and no one responded.

Zhu Di looked at these ministers with a smile and asked again:

"Why aren't you talking?"

"Don't you all usually make generous and uproarious speeches?"

"Why do you all stop talking when I talk about moving the capital?"

The ministers all looked down at their toes, as if something was growing on them.

At this moment, Nanning Hou Qiufu stood up, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I agree to move the capital."

For Qiu Fu, a veteran general, Zhu Di was able to win the throne by relying on the unity of the army and the people in the fiefdom. Moving the capital to Peking was a good thing for the court both publicly and privately.

Then Qiu Fu continued:

"The people in Peiping are simple and kind, unlike the people there who have different ambitions and seek their own interests."

"Beiping is the land of Longxing. The emperor was originally from Beiping. He is very familiar with everyone from top to bottom. He is much better than Shang Yingtian."

As Qiu Fu finished speaking, officials from Biping immediately agreed to move the capital.

When Zhu Di was far away from the political center, he started his career in Peiping. From the initial difficulties to the final blockbuster, he became a generation of emperors and had the support and trust of the local people.

Relying on these things, we have reached today step by step, and everyone in the local people believes in the Dragon God. Things like this are enough to show that Beiping is a place of blessing with dragon energy rising to the sky.

At this time, another person stood up and said in a very loud voice:

"Your Majesty, the north is poor, the people are stubborn, the climate is cold, and there are many inconveniences. The south of the Yangtze River is rich and conducive to livelihood."

"Yingtian, as the ancient capital of six dynasties, has a solid mass base and is able to defend itself against the enemy due to the dangers of the Yangtze River, which is thousands of miles away."

"If the capital is moved to Peiping, it will become the emperor's duty to guard the country. Once there is an invasion from foreign tribes, the capital will be the first to bear the brunt.

"It will cause the country's foundation to be unstable and the country to be unsafe."

"If it is the land of Longxing, China's Kyushu must be Yingtian!"

"Relocating the capital is a serious matter, and your Majesty must not be hasty!!"

This person is Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, who is in charge of the court's money bag.

After Xia Yuanji finished speaking, Zhu Di said in a sharp tone:

"Have you never thought that moving the capital to the north will be a powerful force in northern Xinjiang?"

"With me sitting at the gate of the country, who dares to be so presumptuous!"

Xia Yuanji's expression changed, and he began to sigh and said with heartache:

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that if I continue to speak, someone will say that I am making a calculation again."

"But Your Majesty, as the Minister of Household Affairs, it is Chen De's duty to share the Emperor's worries and solve his problems!"

"Even if the capital is to be moved, the matter of moving the capital is cumbersome. Not only does it require large-scale construction, but it also requires a lot of material, manpower and many other things. It also costs countless gold and silver."

"At present, the national strength of our dynasty is even more difficult to support, Your Majesty.

Zhu Di didn't care about the nonsense he said, and just asked in a deep voice:

"You are saying that I still have no money?"

Xia Yuanji took out a pamphlet from nowhere

He turned over the book and said distressedly:

"Your Majesty, let alone the dredging of the Grand Canal or the compilation of Mahayana documents, the group of people going to the Western Regions will spend more than two million taels of silver, and this is only a small part of it."

"If we want to build a new capital, we will need countless bricks, stones, civil engineering, craftsmen, servants, mules and horse frames, etc."

"

"Do you still want the houses in Northern Xinjiang?"

"Should farmland water conservancy be repaired?"

"Do you still care about the operation of the country and the livelihood of the people?" The more Zhu Di listened, the uglier his face became. He moved as if he couldn't bear it, and then heard Xia Yuanji continue:

"For now, the goods requested by the officials who went to the Western Regions have not yet been received, and now the capital has to be moved. How should the national strength be supported?"

"Your Majesty, either don't mention the matter of moving the capital again, or quickly interrupt the affairs of the Western Regions and let those who have already set out

The officials will come back as soon as possible. "

The more Xia Yuanji spoke, the tougher his tone became. This was the first time he had been so tough with Zhu Di. As the court's moneybag, he was already prepared to be dismissed at any time.

Zhu Di was heard shouting loudly:

"presumptuous!"

Zhu Di's face, which was ugly just now, was even more gloomy now.

Xia Yuanji, uncharacteristically, continued:

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the people of our dynasty and the future of the Ming Dynasty, you must not act on your own initiative. However, Zhu Di did not want to hear any more about moving the capital and ordered:

"Somebody come!"

"Pull Xia Yuanji out, put him in a prison, and think about his mistakes."

When all the officials saw this, they instantly felt cold.

After Xia Yuanji was pulled out, he heard Zhu Chang's slow voice:

"I understand Xia Yuanji's worries just now, but moving the capital is imperative. As long as I sit at the gate of the country, no one will dare to invade my Ming Dynasty territory."

"If the country is safe, the people will be safe, and you will be safe. Just proceed as normal!"

No one in the hall dared to speak anymore. They all lowered their heads and made a quail pose.

Zhu Di didn't care what they were thinking, but the matter of moving the capital had to go ahead. The purpose of putting Xia Yuanji in jail was to scare the monkeys and shock these ministers.

Yingtian is the foundation of the power of the scholar-bureaucrats. They have been running this place all year round. The roots are intertwined and intertwined. They have become flesh and bones. It is no longer possible to sort them out.

The prosperity of the Jiangnan area is not a good thing for ministers and officials. Rather than sinking deeper and deeper into the quagmire of Wenwen Township, it is better to get out immediately.

On the other hand, the other consideration is that with him in charge of the capital, those foreigners will definitely not be able to invade rashly. If the capital is not moved and foreign enemies invade, the distance will be too far and there will be no time.

and support, but no one knows Zhu Di's thoughts.

But the primary problem now is to solve the problem of money.

Since Zhu Di came to the throne, he has been making big moves, and he does not have enough financial resources to build a new capital. However, this 790 matter should be done sooner rather than later. Once the officials come to their senses, they will definitely join forces to resist the plan to move the capital.

A few days later, Zhu Di was having trouble sleeping and eating. The matter of moving the capital was imminent, but the Yinzi matter was still not fully resolved. Zhu Di had to go to Bai Chu again and inform him of the problem.

Bai Chu lived in the Dragon King Temple and had just finished meditating. Before he could take a sip of water, Zhu Di pulled him into talking about the silver.

"Sir, I want to move the capital, but many things in the country currently require a lot of money to operate, especially things in the Western Regions. Just a small part requires a lot of money, not to mention..."

Zhu Di told Bai Chu the original words Xia Yuanji said a few days ago

Listen, a bunch of words can be summed up in one sentence - I want to move the capital but I don’t have the money, what should I do?

After Bai Chu listened patiently, he smiled and comforted Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious."

Zhu Di was overjoyed when he heard this. If he had any problems, he would be right to seek help from his husband.

"The problem of money is actually easy to solve. Since our treasury has no money -"

Speaking of this, Bai Chu frowned, thinking about how to express it tactfully so as not to lose his identity as a real dragon.

"Xia Yuanji."

"Chen is here!"

"I order you to co-manage the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Finance.

Through the power of Yunnan, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian and Shandong, we can raise funds

Donate money, collect supplies from the public, and all material procurement matters

should. "

"The minister obeys the order!"

"Zheng Bing"

"Chen is here!"

"I order you to visit the construction site in person and supervise the navigation and other details of the ship.

matters. "

"According to the order!"

After the arrangements were made, all the ministers held their breath and concentrated.

(End of this chapter)