I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 369 Is Puyang suitable as a capital city?

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Why is there such a thing as coercing the emperor to make the princes happen?It is nothing more than the fact that the emperor himself represents the righteousness of the name, so that it is clear that the emperor has no power of his own, and someone has hijacked the strength that the emperor has in cooperation, and the superposition of the two can exercise some of the original power of the emperor.

In the final analysis, righteousness is very important in any era, and it can also be regarded as a kind of justice to oppress others.

The simplest analogy is that the modern currency is separated from the gold standard, and the value of the currency becomes linked to various aspects of the country.

Which type of currency has much value needs to estimate all aspects of the currency issuing country, such as stability, or military strength, economic strength, etc. People believe that type of currency is valuable, and the value of this type of currency will overflow again and again. vice versa.

The value of the emperor comes from the accumulation of prestige over time, which leads to the fact that even if the emperor in the last days of some dynasties has nothing, the emperor still has its value.

Take the Jade Seal of Chuanguo that will appear later as an example. It is obviously just a seal.But too many people believe in the added value brought by Chuanguo Yuxi, and it naturally has always had additional value beyond the block seal.

"Why not dissuade?" Zhiyao asked.

Cheng Xiao replied with an innocent face, "Yao didn't tell me in advance. Besides, it has nothing to do with my family, so why discourage it?"

That's right?One of the values ​​of Cheng Xiao's role as the guard is to avoid some troubles for the Zhi family, and there is no reason to do white jobs for the rest of the family.

Zhiyao looked at the innocent Cheng Xiao, shook her head with a smile, and said, "Send Kuan to 'Father Huang', brother should implement it as soon as possible."

Cheng Kuan is Cheng Xiao's eldest son, and also Zhiyao's eldest nephew, so he will be the future master of the Cheng family.

Speaking of which, Cheng Kuan was four years older than Zhikai, and had passed the age of enlightenment. He had been staying in the "Xun" land for a long time, and he followed the old way of teaching.

Cheng Xiao was overjoyed when he heard the words.

The current "Father Huang" has the best learning atmosphere in Jin, bar none.

Every year, the number of people who just learned from "Father Huang" went out to work, as many as several hundred, as few as dozens.Don't underestimate this number, it is already the highest number of mass-produced literate personnel in the current era.

The "Father Huang" that Zhiyao has repeatedly managed is not only the talent training base of the Zhi family, but also the largest talent training base in Zhuxia Land, and even Xiaopoqiu.

There is only one university with the same status in the current years, which is in Athens, Greece. It does not aim at teaching, but more like a college for academic discussions.Later, about 200 years later, there will be an academy for the purpose of teaching in Greece called the Academy of Muses.

Therefore, Zhiyao really didn't just bring destruction and death to the world. She usually does not do little construction, and she has never left behind in educating people.

Of course, Zhiyao's school enrollment has limitations. Unlike Confucius who was engaged in education before, he didn't care about the origin of the students. The students accepted by the Zhiyao must be the children of the Zhiyao, and outsiders cannot enroll at all.

At the same time, the college located in "Father Huang" is just a kind of enlightenment, that is, to teach literacy, and the rest of the subjects are mainly for field study and practice. Whether there will be theoretical creators in the future, it is certain that there will be.This is also an inevitable process after literacy, which represents a manifestation of academic progress.

As Weidi stabilized, Zhiyao already planned to go to "Puyang" to investigate the feasibility of choosing it as the "capital".

Of course, the Zhi family has the qualifications to build a "capital", and now "capital" also specifically refers to owning the ancestral temple, not necessarily the "capital".

Many aristocrats like the Zhi family whose ancestry was the king of a country basically have their own ancestral temples, which is very in line with the rule of destroying the country without extinction.

Zhiyao had chosen several "capitals" before, and "Linzi" in Qidi was once the first choice, but later she gave up because she felt that it was too remote.

Once it is confirmed that "Puyang" can be the "capital" of the Zhi family, the academic center will definitely be transferred, and then Zhiyao will start a higher-level school in "Puyang".

In Zhiyao's vision, Sun Wu is very suitable to serve as the sacrificial wine of the Military Academy.

At the same time, Zhiyao also noticed that Gongshuquan's physical condition was getting worse and worse. The authority of Gongshu clan could be gradually handed over to Gongshuban, and Gongshuquan could be the sacrificial wine of the engineering college.

"Do you think I will forget about Lao Tzu? Impossible!" Zhiyao knew that Lao Tzu was preparing to go west, and based on the original intention that Lao Tzu should shine if he didn't leave, Lao Tzu's position in the school was properly arranged, and he would serve as the sacrificial wine of the School of Management .

Those colleges and the like, of course, were named by Zhiyao, so they have a more obvious modern taste, and it would be more mysterious if they were named by contemporary people.

For example, the School of Management, named after Lao Tzu, is probably called "Tao follows nature"; the School of Engineering asks Gongshu to choose all the names, and it is very likely to be named "Gongshu Secret Skills" or "Supernatural Workmanship"; the School of Military Affairs may be named "Zhi Gedian" or "Shangwutang"?
Cheng Xiao, who has known for a long time that there will be further reforms, of course hopes that his eldest son will go to "Father Huang" to study. In fact, even if he can't learn much, he just knows more people who will have a place in Zhishi in the future. Broad future will definitely help too.

People, unless they want to die alone, how can they be divorced from society?If you want to get lost in the society, the importance of connections has long been figured out by Cheng Xiao, who has learned from the painful experience.

Cheng Xiao will definitely think about why he lost. He can't compare with Zhiyao in terms of other talents. Is it possible that Cheng Kuan will suffer the same loss as his father because of his lack of connections?

half a month later.

Zhiyao has come to "Puyang".

As the capital of the former Wei State, the geographical location of "Puyang" is actually very good.It is located on the south bank of the big river, about twenty miles away from the big river?
Before the Kingdom of Wei, a canal was opened to connect the outside of "Puyang" city for agricultural irrigation, but the reason is that the country is too small and the population is small. Not only is the canal not wide, but also the number of sub-arterial roads is too small. It is said that there will be blockages from time to time?

"If you choose this place as the 'capital' city, you will face the princes directly." Sun Wu said.

There is nothing wrong with this.

In terms of geographical location, Zheng Guo is the heart of the Central Plains, and the "Puyang" of Weidi directly faces Song, Lu and Zheng.And this is after two-fifths of the land of Qi is occupied by the Zhi family, otherwise there will be another one facing the state of Qi.

"There is no danger to defend this place. If the country of Wei falls, it will perish even if the country is poor." Sun Wu said again.

So, does Sun Wu think that "Puyang" is not suitable as the location of the capital?
Zhiyao said: "This place is less than a hundred miles away from Zheng Guo, Song Guo, and Lu Guo. If you use troops, you can arrive at night."

In the same way, if Zheng Guo, Song Guo and Lu Guo want to attack "Puyang", they can also play with one hand.

Zhiyao said again: "This place is safe now, but it may not be in the future."

Let's put it this way, there are continuous hills 130 miles south of "Puyang". Zhi's annexation of Qi and Lu can also choose the terrain to establish a pass. It can be used as a channel for dispatching troops.

Zhiyao doesn't believe that she won't be able to win the Qi and Lu countries in her lifetime, and will include the Song country as the target of merger in the future, which means that "Puyang" may be the front line at the beginning, and later it will become the hinterland with repeated expansion.

Choosing "Puyang" as the capital of the Zhi clan is of course inappropriate. For Zhiyao, who is determined to forge ahead and has a strong will, it is a very good place to start the battle for Wang Tu's hegemony.

If Zhiyao chooses to be safe, it is best to use "Jinyang" as the capital, and the secondary choices are "Handan", "Xianyu" and "Linzi". The problem is that each choice has its own advantages and disadvantages. After careful consideration It was decided to choose "Puyang" as the capital of the next stage.

Now, Sun Wu sees that Zhiyao is determined. Although he has advised him before, he still admires Zhiyao's determination to forge ahead.

Not to mention other things, with the current strength of the Zhi Clan, they are definitely not afraid that once a war breaks out, they will become the front line, and they may even lure the enemy troops to "Puyang" to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Sun Wu thought for a while and asked: "So, the eldest son wants to supervise and train the cavalry?"

It's such a pleasure talking to smart people.

First of all, "Puyang" is really flat and flat, which is very suitable for large corps to fight, and it can also allow cavalry to exert their greatest power.

Sun Wu thought about more, and saw that Zhiyao's aggressiveness was too strong, so he ignored the pattern after a generation.

To put it simply, including Sun Wu, they think that what a generation can do is always limited. If Zhiyao's generation did not clear up enough space around "Puyang", choosing to set the capital in "Puyang" would be A decision for posterity.

"Zhao Yang's strategy of 'Jinyang' is really far-sighted, but the eldest son is very human." Sun Wu said.

Zhiyao was stunned when she heard this, and she reacted and said, "Sir, do you think the Wei family is the primary enemy?"

what does it mean?He was clearly talking about choosing the capital city, so why did he mention the Zhao family first, and then the Wei family.

Just look at the geographical location. "Puyang" is located on the edge of the big river, and the upper reaches of the big river are the territory of the Wei family.The Zhi family can use the water attack to solve the seemingly fortified "Jinyang", can't the Wei family use the same method to deal with "Puyang"?

Using the example of the Yellow River breaking its embankment, there have been three large-scale substituting water for soldiers in the long history, namely, the flooding of Daliang City in Qin State, the mutual irrigation of Li Zicheng and Dameng, and the explosion of Huayuankou in Ming State.

Why only these three times?One is that it is too difficult to keep it secret, and the other is that the project is too large and there will be endless troubles. If it is not crazy, even if it is known that it can be played, it will still make most people unable to do it.

You cannot depend on the kindness of others for your own safety.If you don't understand this principle, one day the enemy will teach you how to understand it.

It is impossible for Zhiyao to ignore the hidden danger of flooding. After listening to Sun Wu's speech, she was surprised and said: "'Puyang' is higher than other places. If the Wei family wants to attack me with water, wouldn't it hurt the enemy eight hundred and self-defeating? thousand?"

Maybe it's not just the [-] damage to the enemy, but the [-]% damage to the Zhi family, and at least [-]% to the Wei family.

Sun Wu was a little embarrassed at this moment. It's not that he didn't understand that water attack depends on the terrain, but he really didn't have the opportunity to go to the Wei family's fief for actual investigation...

(End of this chapter)