Fenghou

Not long after the Empress Dowager Wei officially announced to the world, major events also happened in Jingzhao. Hundreds of officials, generals and hundreds of thousands of people repeatedly asked him to ascend the throne and become emperor. Chen Qing first declined, but the officials and generals asked him again, three times Request, Chen Qing finally agreed to ascend the throne.

On the fifth day of May, under the attention of hundreds of thousands of people and soldiers in Jingzhao, Chen Qing officially ascended the throne at Chengtianmen, received the congratulations of all officials, and then worshiped heaven and earth.

And changed the year name to Yongtai, this year is the first year of Yongtai.

Chen Qing then canonized the concubine Lu Xiu as the queen, the son Chen Ji as the crown prince, five concubines as the fifth concubine, and the other children as princes and princesses.

Chen Qing designated Jingzhao as the capital and amnesty the world at the same time.

Ascension to the throne is actually just a formality for Chen Qing, he has long been the Lord of the World, but some titles need to be changed, and there are no substantive changes in others.

After the enthronement ceremony, Chen Qing led a hundred officials to Lantian County to participate in the fall of the Danba Waterway.

The Danba Waterway is only three miles long. It dug a canyon about a hundred feet lower, and finally connected the Danshui River with the Bashui River, enabling Qianshi cargo ships to sail directly from the Yangtze River to Jingzhao.

The Danba waterway was nearly completed in the Tang Dynasty, but due to political reasons, the political center of the Tang Dynasty moved to Luoyang, and the Danba waterway was no longer valued, and soon collapsed.

The Danba Waterway in the Tang Dynasty still left some foundations, so that the craftsmen only took two years to complete the excavation, but the more important reason was that a large number of iron fire mines were used to loosen the soil and blast stones, which greatly saved labor and accelerated the excavation. The huge project that originally took five years to complete was completed in two years.

Chen Qing took hundreds of officials to Danba Waterway on dozens of thousand-stone passenger ships.

The boats are all vehicles, with four boatmen stepping on the boat and one boatman steering the boat to control the direction. They travel very smoothly and fast on the water.

In the largest passenger ship, the seven ministers sat with the emperor Chen Qing and the prince Chen Ji.

Xu Xiantu and Zhang Jun arrived in Jingzhao half a month ago, as well as Han Shizhong, Xu Xiantu was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Households, and he was appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Households, and he was in charge of finance under the same door of Zhongshu. , in charge of criminal law.

Han Shizhong served as Minister of the Ministry of War.

Most of the officials of the Song Dynasty found their place in the new dynasty, which is also a guarantee of the legitimacy of the Yong Dynasty.

Looking at the endless mountains on both sides of the waterway, Xu Xiantu sighed: "Although the Yellow River can transport materials from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital, it is not convenient for Jiangnan West Road, Jinghu Road and Sichuan Road. It is of great significance to communicate and connect the central part of the South and Sichuan. Any communication starts with the transportation of goods.”

"Not only cargo transportation, but also passenger transportation!"

Zhou Kuan, who was sitting across from him, said with a smile: "When I went to Xiangyang, I rode a donkey to Shangluo first, and a schoolboy behind me carried the burden. There was not much luggage. This journey would take half a month. The journey was very tiring, and I didn't want to leave. the second time."

"Now you don't have to work so hard!" Xu Xiantu laughed.

"That's right! Sitting on the boat now, you can get off the boat and go for a walk when you're tired, and you can even go shopping when you encounter a market. If you have enough time, you can go sightseeing all the way."

Speaking of this, Zhou Kuan was full of interest, and bowed to Chen Qing and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest setting up a liner boat from Jingzhao to Xiangyang every day. Great benefit."

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "There will definitely be official ships, but the court doesn't have to worry about the transportation of ordinary people. Naturally, there are businessmen who will seize business opportunities. Not only Xiangyang, but larger counties will have ships to and from the capital, but What the government has to do is to guide, such as building a good dock, vigorously developing the shipbuilding industry, etc., which is equivalent to planting plane trees, which will naturally attract phoenixes.”

Zhou Kuan nodded, "I understand, I really worry too much!"

At this time, Chen Qing said to Zhang Jun next to him: "A few days ago, Zhang Shangshu and I talked about the issue of land restrictions. He thought that the land restrictions were too large, which would not be conducive to the recognition of the imperial court by the major families in the south of the Yangtze River. Does Zhang Shangshu connect with this node now? ?”

Zhang Jun leaned forward and said, "I have figured it out a bit, but I haven't fully understood it yet. Please wake up, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that all the Prime Ministers were listening, Chen Qing simply amplified his voice a little.

"Now our various policies are basically a continuation of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty did a very good job in encouraging commerce and developing the commodity industry. The Jamaica people are very active, which is a manifestation of the prosperity of commerce.

What we have to do is to improve, and what should be grasped must be strictly controlled. For example, the monopoly of salt and iron wine must be strictly controlled to the end, and mining must be led by the government. Others that should be released must be relaxed and can be handed over to businessmen Yes, the imperial court should not take too much control, such as canceling the interrogation along the way, canceling the closing of the city gate at night, the capital and Guanzhong have done a good job, but other places can't do it, they must keep up. ． ． ． ． ． ． "

Discussions began in the cabin, and it was very lively. At this time, Chen Qing said to Zhang Jun: "A few days ago, I met with an official from the Ministry of Punishment. His name is Shen Jiangnan. Zhang Shangshu should know about it!"

Zhang Jun nodded, "He is the eldest grandson of the Shen family, and he is currently a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice Wailang."

"Yes! It's him. Actually, I just wanted to ask about the situation of the Shen family. He told me that the Shen family had purchased more than 300 ships, formed three cargo fleets, and purchased more than a dozen ships in Yuhang Prefecture and Pingjiang Prefecture. A warehouse, and plans to buy another hundred passenger ships, and buy land to build three silk textile workshops, I asked him, where did the Shen family get such a large capital?

He told me that after the land restriction, the Shen family can only own 100 hectares of land, and they can only sell more than [-] hectares of land. The Shen family will devote all their efforts to the transportation and textile industries, and will also start cotton spinning in the future. For the workshop, the Shen family has already sent people to Liuqiu County to buy land and build a warehouse. "

Zhang Jun pondered for a moment and said, "I understand what your majesty means. The most effective way to curb land mergers is to encourage the development of industry and commerce, right?"

"That's right. In fact, there are many business opportunities. All walks of life can grow. Unlike the Tang Dynasty, which discriminated against businesses and merchants, the rich and powerful could only annex land, which eventually led to the Anshi Rebellion and Huang Chao's rebellion. As the imperial court, since encouraging In terms of industry and commerce, you can’t discriminate against businessmen. The Song Dynasty did a good job and deserves to be inherited by us. The Shen family is a typical example of a Jiangnan family. Turning around quickly shows that the Jiangnan family is very pragmatic and we don’t need to worry about it!”

Zhang Jun nodded, "Your Majesty is right, I think too much."

Chen Qing said with a smile: "I know that Zhang Shangshu is worried that the rules in the north are not suitable for Jiangnan, which will cause Jiangnan's eccentricity, but there is one thing I believe that people everywhere are the same, that is, chasing profit. I believe that the Jiangnan family is no exception. Profit is the basis of all social activities. Politics, religion, culture, marriage, war, etc. are all for the sake of gaining more benefits. I want the Jiangnan family to make a lot of money. Don't stare at an acre and a half of land all day long. will understand."

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After the completion of the Danba Waterway, Zhang Yuanlang, the governor of the capital city, was bestowed the Duke of the county by Chen Qing, and at the same time he was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry in recognition of his contributions.

Zhang Yuanlang immediately widened Guangyuntan outside the east city, and built a huge ship port, wharf and warehouse in Guangyuntan, turning it into the largest water transport hub in the world.

Make Guangyuntan the intersection of the Yellow River system and the Yangtze River system at the same time.

At this time, a major event also happened in Yongnan County, which was far overseas.