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Chapter 664
After Yang Zheng entrusted Ma Long with the matter of Bingzhou, he returned to Chang'an with a mighty army.

The newly recruited Chinese army moved to Chang'an one after another along with their families.

It is also a migration.

The soldiers worked hard on the expedition, and according to the custom, after receiving the reward, they took turns to rest and bathe.

However, as soon as they returned to Chang'an, the voices of all kinds of persuasion became louder and louder.

Especially the big families in Liangzhou are the most enthusiastic.

Yang Zheng was also very enthusiastic, but vaguely felt that the time had not come.

I have always been known as a loyal minister of Cao Wei, and I had no choice but to call myself king and lead Yongliang soldiers to help the country. Now I kick Cao Wei away and become emperor myself. What is this called?Isn't this the same virtue as the Sima family?
What you say counts.

Secondly, proclaiming emperor too early will cause Qin to lose its aggressiveness prematurely, and various internal interest groups will turn their energy into fighting for power and profit.

One King Qin is enough.

Before gaining an absolute advantage over the Central Plains, it is not a good thing to proclaim the emperor prematurely.

After all, the Sima family was short of a decisive battle.

The Sima family has implemented the land occupation system for so many years, and it will soon reach its peak.

This battle is not far away.

Proclaiming the emperor is not simply a matter of issuing an edict, but also a set of cumbersome procedures and rituals.

The simplest example, as an emperor, he can no longer be crowded in the Dudu's Mansion in Chang'an City, right?There must be a lot of construction work.

All kinds of expenses are definitely not a small number.

Guanzhong has just experienced a severe drought. Although there were a few light snowfalls after the beginning of winter last year, no one knows what will happen next year.

Proclaiming emperor in this season is actually increasing the burden on the people.

All persuasive performances will be returned. Yang Zheng adopts a capable attitude and does not express his opinion or reply. The more such things are said, the more excited the people below are.

Lu Zhi, Wei Guan, Du Yu, Zhang Te, Suo Jing and other important officials did not speak, and the matter was left alone.

Like last year, it was still bitingly cold in March.

More and more people gathered in Longshouyuan to build a new capital.

According to Yang Zheng's intention, Ji Kang planned a huge new city, and depicted it with a huge silk.

The towers and terraces are uneven, the ridges are re-knotted, the eaves are stacked, the eaves are kissed and held, the red beams are like flying rainbows, and the Zhujues are like overlapping peaks and forest cloth.

The whole building has a masculine beauty, a grand layout, and various exquisite ideas.

Yang Zheng never thought that the architecture of the Wei and Jin Dynasties could be so beautiful.

It not only has the thickness of the palaces of the Han Dynasty, but also has the meaning of transcendence and vulgarity.

It is more than three or four times larger than the current Chang'an City.

Architecture is also a cultural symbol.

During the Wei and Jin dynasties, the political situation was changing, the fate was unpredictable, celebrities were in danger, negative and frustrated, and escaped reality by speaking high and mysterious, and defended themselves wisely, so clear talk became popular, and metaphysics flourished.

But precisely because of this, scholars have a little more leisure and elegance, and can delve into other things.

Medicine, alchemy, spelling, calligraphy, rhythm, Danqing, and philosophy all emerged in this era.

Even Emperor Cao Mao was quite good at painting.

The so-called Wei and Jin romantics are probably like this.

Ji Kang’s tranquility and desirelessness are quite in line with the spirit of Taoism. He advocates that the more famous and taught, the more natural ones should be, and the noble and humble should be understood, which also fits well in the architectural style.

Although the layout of the new capital is still the square market system, the various buildings are completely in accordance with Ji Kang's wishes.

"This is the result of two months of ministers and bureaucrats." Ji Kang said lightly.

Yang Zheng smiled wryly. It's good, but it's not cheap at first glance. Good things are never cheap. "Isn't that a huge waste of billions? There is a severe drought in Guanzhong, and the people have no food and clothing. Such large-scale construction projects are only for fear of weakening the country's strength."

Ji Kang said: "According to your majesty, the construction of one workshop by one workshop is expected to take about 15 years, and the annual investment is not much. The new capital is close to Lishan Mountain and Qinling Mountains. The mountains, rocks and giant trees are directly mined, and the water flows down, which greatly reduces the consumption. "

If it is 15 years, it should not be difficult with Qin's national strength.

Isn't the rise of the country in later generations also the start of a large infrastructure?

In the future, it will be good to use this method to provide relief with work, so that the people affected by the disaster will have another way of life.

The corvee workers in the past dynasties were all prostitutes, not only did they not pay wages, they did not even provide food, and they brought their own clothes and labor tools...

However, the Qin State built a new capital, two meals a day, and meat every now and then. In winter, they also provided sheep fur, and worked every day at sunrise and sunset. Although it was tiring, it was also slow. Compared with farming and grazing, it was much easier.

Since last autumn and winter, many people have grown stronger...

There are clusters of villages gathered around Xindu, in order to be able to eat official meals.

"If this is the case, you can rest assured that you can't waste the country's power too much, and you can't make the people too hard."

"Wei." Ji Kang cupped his hands, but without a word of compliment, he went about his own business.

This style of work is precisely what Yang Zheng appreciates. He puts his mind on practical matters instead of trying to figure out what his boss is thinking. Everyone discusses the matter with ease.

Now that Xindu was mentioned, Yang Zheng took the soldiers to inspect it.

Longshouyuan is not far from Chang'an.

The plateau is crowded with people, and it is in full swing, and the outline of the new capital has been formed.

All kinds of big wooden boulders are piled up like mountains.

People in ancient times were extremely diligent, and they worked hard for a full mouthful of food.

The climate of Qin can also be glimpsed among these common people.

Although there was a severe drought and a lot of waste was waiting to be done, the people put great enthusiasm into it.

It's like building your own new home.

With the land, the people are deeply connected with Qin.

"The King of Qin won another battle in Bingzhou this year, destroyed the Xianbei Kingdom, took millions of cattle and sheep, and fed them today with meat!" A man who looked like a pavilion chief shouted loudly.

In an instant, the cheers of the crowd moved the sky, and the waves were higher than the waves.

The joy of the common people is always the simplest.

Yang Zheng inspected the man's residence again.

It is a little low, and the wood adobe thatch is simply repaired, and the inside is covered with thick hay. This is their bed for winter.

The government provides food, and one person works, and the whole family can drink a mouthful of porridge, and occasionally receive wheat cakes.

"Isn't this too shabby?" Liu Heng groaned, staring at Suo Jing maliciously.

Ji Kang was in charge of building the city, but Suo Jing managed it.

The meaning behind Liu Heng's eyes is that Suo Jing must have made a lot of money.

However, Longshouyuan has gathered 50 million people. It is good to be able to provide them with housing in such a short period of time without starving or freezing.

Of course, it is not the same as Liu Heng's mansion.

Yang Zheng squinted at him, "What do you know, it's already a great achievement for tens of thousands of people, no one died of freezing and starvation. If you have the ability, how about you come?"

Liu Heng shook his hands repeatedly, "I, I don't have the ability."

Suo Jing looked calm, "These huts are so shabby that I deliberately built them."

"Oh, why?" Yang Zheng asked.

"The drought is only temporary, and the weather will be good in the future. These people still have to go back to farming. The living is good, and some people don't want to go back to farming!"

"You'an has far-reaching thoughts!" Yang Zheng also understood.

Everything in this era is based on farming.

Without farming, these 10 people are a huge burden.

The drought will always pass, and the construction of the new capital will be completed sooner or later. By then, they will have no food and clothing, which is a big worry.

It's not that Yang Zheng doesn't want to be nice to the people, but that he wants to conform to human nature and be realistic.

(End of this chapter)