Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1339
Attacking the Kingdom of Jin and realizing the unification of the world, such a major event, how can there be no such thing as Wang.

Now the Nanjing court situation is very stable, and there are no ministers in the cabinet who can obviously threaten Wang's status, so Wang doesn't have to be as careful as before.

He will definitely participate in the battle to destroy gold, and he will also personally command it.

Ever since the crisis broke out in Guanzhong of the Kingdom of Jin, Wang Yan planned a northern tour of Luoyang, not only for him, but also for the cabinet and the commanders of the five armies.

In Nanjing City, only Wu Jinxi, a cabinet bachelor, was left in charge, and important memorials and affairs had to be sent to Luoyang for review.

At the end of September, Wang Yan took a large ship, and under the escort of an army of [-], he led civil and military officials northward along the Grand Canal.All of a sudden, the ships on the canal gave way, and the troops on both sides of the strait accompanied them, with flags like clouds and spears like forests, and the momentum was mighty.

Although Wang Yan did not deliberately build ships and tried his best to be frugal, it was inevitable to waste people and money along the way.

However, Wang Yan was quite self-conscious. He refused gifts from officials and localities along the way, and did not let him prepare for the trip. He paid for all expenses of the team, and it did not cause too much trouble.

When the fleet arrived in Huai'an in early October, Wang Yan disembarked and traveled overland along the old canal to Henan. However, it didn't take long to arrive at Shangqiu in Guide Mansion when a blizzard began to fall.

The heavy snow raged for three days and three nights before it stopped. The whole northern country has become a world of ice and snow. Fields, trees, cities, and mountains are all covered with a thick layer of white snow.

Wang Yan rested in Shangqiu for a few days. When the weather was fine, he drove forward in a huge mahogany carriage pulled by five white horses. Continue westward, the team stretches for twenty or thirty miles.

In this battle, since the unlucky Yingzong, the emperor of Ming Dynasty has never been so prosperous.From Shangqiu to Kaifeng, countless people waited and watched along the way.

After recovering the north for more than two years, after the initial liquidation and land enclosure, the people who lost their land were relocated, and the rest settled down quickly.

China is a big country that has been unified after the chaos. As long as the local stability is restored and the government is not too bastard, the local economy and people's livelihood will recover and develop quickly.

The same is true in Henan, Zhongzhou. There has been no war in the past two years, the place is peaceful, and production has rapidly resumed. A catty of fresh fish only needs one big copper yuan (one hundred wen), and the recovery of production has brought sufficient products, and the lives of the people in Henan have gradually stabilized, as if they were in a prosperous age.

Of course, this is mainly due to the reduction of competition after a large number of people have been relocated, and the population in the north is far less dense than that in the south. When the new dynasty is established, it will always usher in a prosperous age quickly.

The common people don't care about these, and they don't know the underlying reasons. They only know that the past two years have been better, so they don't know when, they start to appreciate Wang Yan.

It was the first time that the people of Zhongzhou saw the chariot frame of the King of Chu. Although the wind was cold, there were many people watching.

Scholars regarded Wang Yangming as an idol decades ago, and now they also regard Wang Yan as a role model. When they saw the carriage approaching, they all bowed and saluted to the King of Chu.

If a person wants to be respected and loved by others, he must first set his mind right. If his intentions are not correct, but he can still be respected by others, even if the whole society is in trouble.

Confucianism says that "creating words, making meritorious deeds, and establishing virtue" are the three immortals, and Wang Yangming is an idol of a generation because he has basically achieved these three points.Wang Yan has nothing to say about his meritorious service, and he is reluctant to speak up. Now it depends on whether he can keep up with his morals.

A few days later, Wang Yan arrived in Kaifeng. Maybe the officials knew what Wang Yan liked. When the team entered the city, the streets were full of people. On the trees and on the roof, it was like looking at a western scene, which made the guards very nervous.

Kaifeng was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was Wang Yan's key inspection site. However, after seeing it, he was rather disappointed and continued westward after a while.On the way, he paid homage to the Song Mausoleum, and ordered the household department to allocate a sum of silver for the restoration of the mausoleum, and sent special personnel to take care of it.

At the beginning of November, Wang Yan, who had been away from Nanjing for nearly two months, finally came to Luoyang, the central capital.It should be explained that the center of the dynasty is Fengyang, but compared with Luoyang, that place is undoubtedly a bit misleading.

Wang Yan considered moving the capital. Apart from historical reasons, Nanjing is located in the bustling south of the Yangtze River and was the economic and cultural center of the Ming Dynasty. The gentry and rising merchants were too powerful to influence politics easily, and it was easy to get along with the officials of the court. Collusion, the formation of serious corruption, is also one of the important reasons.

If the economic center and the political center were put together, the collusion between officials and businessmen would only intensify, and the development of the entire Ming Dynasty would be seriously unbalanced.

However, although Wang Yan had this idea, he couldn't find a substitute for Nanjing.

After all, after the Ming Dynasty's power expanded to Nanyang, the world in the traditional sense has changed.At this time, the world was bigger than before, and the center of the world also changed with the expansion of the territory.

Wang Yan can feel this. With the expansion of the Ming Dynasty overseas, he can feel that the center of the whole world is moving to the coast.

In the past, China was in a relatively closed environment, and the world was the scope of the eighteen provinces of Han. However, with the development of the times and the rise of maritime trade, after the expansion of the world, Nanjing is undoubtedly very suitable for establishing the capital.

However, with the war against the Kingdom of Jin, Nanjing's disadvantages in the northwest that were difficult to take into account appeared again, which made Wang Yan very entangled, so he inspected Kaifeng along the way, and now he inspects Luoyang, planning to choose another place to set up an additional capital.

When Wang Yan arrived in Luoyang, the governor of Henan Province, You Youlun, and other officials from the three divisions went out of the city for thirty miles to meet him.

After meeting with Henan officials, Wang Yan invited Li Guo and Jiang Xiang, who were in charge of the war, to Xingyuan to meet.The two got the order in advance and knew that Wang Yan was going to Luoyang, so they went to Luoyang first.

Before the two arrived, Wang Yan was watching a memorial in his study, which was sent to Nanjing by Guangzhou Express Horse, and then sent from Nanjing to Luoyang.

The memorial was written by Song Yingxing. It took two years for the Ming Dynasty fleet to depart from Ningbo, followed by Portuguese merchant ships, and finally circled the world and arrived in Macau.

There were three boats with nearly a thousand people at the time of departure. Except for one that sank in the wind and waves, the remaining two boats arrived in Macau safely.

Song Yingxing, who accompanied the fleet to sea, and some scholars drew a large number of charts and maps along the way, describing the customs and customs of America, Africa and Europe, including more than 100 million words of documents and more than 400 paintings. There are businessmen from Guangzhou in Macao who expressed their willingness to sort out and publish and print.

This incident has set off a huge wave in Guangdong, and Jiangnan has also been greatly affected.

Looking at the memorial, Wang Yan let out a foul breath, and said to himself, "The world is really a ball!"

At this time, the guards at the gate reported, "Report to Jian Guo, Dudu Li and Dudu Jiang have arrived!"

"Let them in!" Wang Yan put away the memorial and straightened his body.

The furniture of the Ming Dynasty is beautiful in shape, but it is uncomfortable to sit on. This is not because the ancients did not know how to enjoy themselves, but because the ancients had requirements for themselves and paid great attention to appearance. That's rude behavior.

Not long after, Li Guo and Jiang Xiang walked into Nuan Pavilion, saluted and said, "See Jian Guo."

"Sit down first." Wang Yan waved his hand and pointed to the seat. After the two sat down, he asked, "What's the situation in Tongguan and Northern Shaanxi?"

Li Guo replied: "Reporting to the supervisor, Tongguan has been bombarded for more than a month, and it has already achieved initial results. However, the recent cold weather has affected the bombardment, and the Jin army took the opportunity to repair it."

"Has the attack started?" Wang Yan asked.

No matter how powerful the cannon is, it can only destroy the city wall. If you want to break into the pass, you have to attack hard.

"Trying to attack twice, but without success, but the method of defense against the Jin army has been figured out."

Wang Yan nodded slowly, looked at Jiang Xiang, and asked, "Captain Jiang, how is the situation in northern Shaanxi?"

"Reporting to the Supervisor, the Kingdom of Jin has assembled an army of [-], led by Meng Qiaofang, and is attacking northern Shaanxi!" Jiang Xiang replied.

"How many people did Liu Shun send across the river? Can they hold it?"

"Liu Dudu sent 2 people across the river, so there should be no problem defending the city!"

With 2 people plus the army in northern Shaanxi anyway, it should be possible to stick to it for a period of time.Wang Yan asked again: "Now that the mountains are covered by heavy snow, can the supplies in northern Shaanxi be guaranteed?"

The condition that restricted the Ming army to flex its muscles in northern Shaanxi was the transportation problem.

"Don't worry, Jianguo. Before the heavy snow closed the mountain, we had already transported a large amount of supplies to cross Luliang Mountain, enough for those in northern Shaanxi to last until spring."

Hearing that the materials had been transported through Luliang Mountain in advance, Wang Yan nodded, and then said to Li Guo: "The shelling of Tongguan, Wuguan, and Lulingguan should be strengthened as much as possible, and enough pressure should be put on Guanzhong, so that the Jin army should not be transferred again." Go to northern Shaanxi!"

Li Guo nodded and accepted the order. It was Lu Shikui who suddenly came to the outside of the study and reported: "Reporting to Jian Guo, Jin Guo University scholar Han Chaoxuan has arrived in Luoyang!"

Han Chaoxuan?Wang Yan was slightly taken aback, why did this old acquaintance come again? "What is he here for?"

Lu Shikui clasped his fists, "It is said that he is saving Jian Guo, and I hope there can be peace talks!"

Wang Yan frowned. He wanted to destroy the Kingdom of Jin. He wanted to cut the weeds and eradicate the roots without leaving any hidden dangers. No matter what conditions the Kingdom of Jin offered, he would not be tempted. "The Kingdom of Jin can't give you the only conditions you want. There is nothing to talk about."

"The minister asked him to go back?"

Wang Yan nodded, then waved his hand again and said: "Forget it, let Chen Gebu meet him and listen to what he has to say..."

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