Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 781 Move the capital (please subscribe!)

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Li Yan is indeed going to move the capital.

In fact, Li Yan had long wanted to move the capital.

However, before that, Yanyun hadn't been fully recovered, so even if Li Yan wanted to move the capital, he couldn't.

Then why did Li Yan move his capital to Yanjing?Is it because the land of Youzhou is surrounded by the sea on the left, Taihang on the right, Juyong on the north, Heji on the south, and the land of abundance?
This is of course one of the reasons, but it is not the main reason why Li Yan wants to move the capital.

The main reasons why Li Yan moved the capital from Kaifeng to Yanjing are as follows:
First, Yanjing is the land of abundance, and it is very suitable to be the capital of the country. This has been proved by history, so there is no need to say more.

Second, this is the most important. Although Li Yan has driven the Jin people to the north, Li Yan has not relaxed his vigilance towards the Jin people at all, and the Mongols who have not yet shown themselves are also Li Yan's heart In addition, not only the Northeast and Zhengbei, but also the Qiang people in the Northwest, that is, Xixia, have to be guarded against. Therefore, the radiation to the north must be considered in the capital, and the land of Yan, the dragon and the tiger, and the north control the Kanto Plain Together with the Mongolian grassland, the cloud land in the west, and the desert, it can radiate the entire northern region very well.

Third, unlike the previous Central Plains dynasties, the Dazhong established by Li Yan also owned more than a dozen states in Koryo and Japan. Yanjing is relatively much better. It is connected to mountains and seas in the east, and is adjacent to Bohai Bay. It has convenient transportation and can better control Korea and more than a dozen prefectures in Japan.

Fourth, Yandi is located in the northernmost part of the North China Plain, overlooking the entire Central Plains, controlling the Jianghuai River in the south, supplemented by developed transportation, the control of the south may not be much worse than in Kaifeng.

Fifth, the Yanyun area has been under the control of foreign tribes for hundreds of years, and the composition of its personnel is extremely complex. There are people from Khitan, Xi, Bohai, and Mongolia. Han people are not traditional Han people, but Han children. Therefore, people in the Yanyun area generally do not have a strong sense of belonging to the Central Plains. This is also one of the main reasons why the Northern Song Dynasty gained Yanyun but lost it and finally perished. Under such circumstances, even if Li Yan sends a few competent officials and officials to manage the Yanyun area, this situation cannot be changed in a short period of time. Only by turning it into the capital of the country and the center of the country can Li Yan change it immediately , so that people there can find a sense of belonging.

Sixth, in the Central Plains after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Hao family began to develop vigorously. This Hao family went through the Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, and Northern Song Dynasties. Not only did they not perish, but they became stronger and stronger.

How powerful are these wealthy families?

They are so powerful that they can control the imperial power, and even overthrow the imperial power.

Looking at history, such examples abound, so I won't repeat them here.

In the process of establishing Dazhong, Li Yan wiped out countless wealthy families. It can be said that the wealthy families are Li Yan's biggest opponents in the process of rising.

When acquiring Korea, Japan, Central South and other places, Li Yanquan used iron and blood to drive out the wealthy families in these areas. Therefore, Dazhong's rule in these areas is so stable.

But after arriving in the Central Plains, out of various concerns, Li Yan did not kill him.

As a result, after less than two years, these powerful clans have risen again, even intending to influence Dazhong's policies. It was actually their handwriting that forced Li Yan to change the candidate for the compilation of the Canon.

All along, Li Yan has always been very strong, how could he allow those wealthy families to point fingers at him?

The point is, Li Yan, who is familiar with history, is too aware of the harm done by these wealthy families.

Therefore, Li Yan will never allow these wealthy forces to raise their heads!

And the area where these wealthy families are relatively concentrated is Kaifeng, the original capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Hundreds of wealthy families, large and small, are concentrated here. They are firmly tied together through party formation, marriage, alliance, mutual benefit, and mutual benefit. It is Li Yan, it is very difficult to completely break this bondage.

Moreover, these powerful families have now started to attack the civil and military officials of Dazhong, trying to tie up with the civil and military officials of Dazhong to form a new wealthy family.

Faced with this situation, relocation is a very good solution or at least a mitigation method.

Yandi has suffered from wars many times over the years, and the local powerful clans have been severely damaged, especially when Li Yan controlled the Yanyun area, he had carried out a large-scale cleansing of the wealthy clans there.

Therefore, the power of the powerful clan in Yandi is so small that it can almost be ignored.

Therefore, if the capital of the country is moved from Kaifeng to Yanjing, the power of the powerful clan can be well controlled.

Seventh, the Northern Song Dynasty has been operating in Kaifeng for more than 200 years, and it has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although Li Yan and Dazhong have won the hearts of most people in Kaifeng, there are still many brainwashed people who hope that Zhao Song can return to the country. The people in Yanjing have no sense of belonging to any party, so there is no such situation.

Eighth, if Dazhong announces that the capital will be moved from Kaifeng to Yanjing, it will be able to paralyze the Southern Song monarchs and ministers who are always on guard against the Chinese army crossing the river and attacking the Song Dynasty to a certain extent.

Ninth, in terms of strategic defense, Kaifeng is not much safer than Yanyun. If Yanyun is lost, it will be difficult to preserve Kaifeng here. The Jin people went south twice, which has proved this well.

Tenth, moving the capital to Yanjing, as long as the publicity is good, it can add a lot of political points to Li Yan.

No.11, from the perspective of Li Yan's personal feelings, there will always be only one capital city, that is the Beijing of later generations, and the current Yanjing.

With these eleven reasons, how could Li Yan not move the capital?
Soon after, three unexpected and reasonable events suddenly broke out.

The first thing is that because the national boundaries are not clearly demarcated, and because the enmity between the two countries has accumulated too much, there was a large-scale friction between the Chinese army and the Jin army on the border.

The second thing is that a tribe of Tatars ran to the front of the pass with tens of thousands of cavalry, claiming to borrow food from Dazhong for the winter-Xu Guanzhong, Zhu Wu and others analyzed that this may be the fact that the Mongolian tribes are testing Dazhong. attitude towards them.

The third thing is that the Yanjing Han people repeatedly bullied the Yanjing Han'er, and finally caused the Yanjing Han'er to attack the Yanjing Han people. A big fight broke out between the two sides, and dozens of people were killed or injured.

Soon after these three events, the winter solstice came.

As usual, the Dazhong court also held a ceremony to sacrifice to heaven.

At the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, Li Yan faced civil and military officials, the people of the world, and his more than 400 sons and daughters, and said loudly: "I, Ping Dongyi, subdue Nanman, drive Beidi, aspire to the Central Plains, recover Yanyun and Liaozhou, continue The orthodoxy of China, worship the ancestors of the Li family today to tell the truth. Furthermore, I will set up a rule for future generations here: I am Dazhong, no marriage, no compensation, no land, no tribute, The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country!"

Li Yan's words made many people's blood boil, but at the same time, they were a little baffled. They didn't quite understand what Li Yan meant.
Li Yan didn't let these people wonder for too long, and soon announced: "After careful consideration, I decided...to move the capital! I decided to move the capital from Tokyo to Yanjing..."

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(End of this chapter)