Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 217 Building a new capital
Just as Wu's monarchs and ministers expected, Qi, Lu, Song, Wei and other Central Plains vassal states were dissatisfied with Wu's sale of a large number of weapons, armor, and military supplies to Bandit Zhi, so they sent envoys one after another to force Wu to no longer treat Bandit Zhi. Sell ​​weapons.

However, is Qingji the kind of king who is easily coerced by others?
For the envoys who came to Wudu, Qingji avoided seeing them, but sent Dazai Jizha and Dianke Botong to come forward and sternly reject the requests of the envoys from all countries.

Why did Qingji have such confidence?
In addition to Wu's increasingly powerful national power, behind Wu stands the overlord Jin who has dominated for many years!

The countries in the Central Plains wanted to join forces to attack Wu, so they first asked Jin if they could agree.

Furthermore, among the nations, intrigues are unavoidable, who has the prestige to call on the princes to defeat Wu?

This matter is destined to be nothing, and it will only further deteriorate the relationship between Wu and the Central Plains countries.

But Qingji didn't care at all.

The prosperity of the world is all for Lilai.Everything in the world is for profit!

One day, after Wu's political reforms have achieved great success and become a first-class power, who would dare to provoke Wu?
I am afraid that in order to protect themselves, the weaker princes will have to curry favor with Wu.

……

Time flies, like a white horse passing by.

The time has entered the fifth year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 509 BC. After years of reforms and peaceful development, the country of Wu has become unprecedentedly strong!
The population has increased from [-] million at the beginning of the reform to more than [-] million.

This is due to Wu State's policy of encouraging population birth for several years. At the same time, Wu State's new law has achieved remarkable results, attracting many people from neighboring countries such as Chu State, Yue State, Zhongli State, Xu State, and Qi State. Take the mouth, enter Wu to settle down, and become the Li Shu of Wu.

Wu's fiscal revenue is also rising. According to the latest statistics, Wu's fiscal revenue last year was more than [-] gold, more than [-] bolts of cloth, more than [-] bolts of silk, and even more than [-] bolts of rice. Over a million!
This is a very scary data.

Although Wu's current financial revenue is not as good as that of Qi and Jin in the north, it is already better than Chu, and it can be said to be very rich.

Although the population is less than that of Chu State, Wu State's financial revenue has surpassed that of Chu State, ranking third among the princes in the world.

In the Zide Hall, Qingji is summoning Ji Zha, Fan Li, Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and other officials to discuss important matters.

The three lords and the nine ministers belong to the central head of the Wu state, and they are ministers who can be trusted even in Qingji.

Therefore, once encountering some major national affairs that are not convenient for public discussion, Qingji will not hold a big court meeting, but only hold a small court meeting in Zide Hall.

Zhisu Nei Shi Fan Li first said: "Your Majesty, all the bridges on the official roads in our country of Wu now start from Wudu, go north to the Central Plains, reach Qilu, and go south to Xincheng. The north and south are smooth and have been completed!"

"However, the remaining laborers are still many, and there is a lot to do. The country is now full of treasury, and the grain and rice in the warehouse are piled up like a mountain!"

"Why don't my country of Wu have a lot to do?"

"good!"

In just a few years, Qing Ji saw Wu Guo's remarkable achievements because of the new law.

Just like what Fan Li said, the state treasury of the state of Wu is full now, and the grain and rice in the warehouse are piled up like a mountain. If it is not consumed, the rice will probably become moldy and cannot be eaten by people!
Furthermore, the labor labor responsible for building bridges and paving roads for the state of Wu is basically the former prisoners of war of the state of Chu, or other slaves and prisoners. Their sentences have not yet expired and they cannot be released. Let them fend for themselves?

Uncle Dianke realized this, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, since there are still many laborers and the warehouse is full, why don't you start construction and repair and expand the palace?"

"My country of Wu will definitely dominate the world, and the palace is far inferior to the palaces of Qi, Chu, Jin and other countries. It is even inferior to Song, Wei, Lu and other Central Plains countries. Wouldn't it be impossible to show the greatness of our Wu country? ?”

Extensive construction work, wasting people and wasting money, just to repair and expand the palace?

This is very in line with Bo Tong's traitorous minister.

In fact, compared with the palaces of the Central Plains, the palaces of the Wu Kingdom are indeed inferior, and they can even be called rudimentary!

A palace in a country is equivalent to the appearance of an ordinary family, and it really shouldn't be too shabby.

"Dianke's words are wrong."

At this time, Sun Wu, the imperial historian, said: "Renovating the palace and expanding the palace may not require too much labor, and it is not what our country of Wu needs at the moment!"

"I don't know what the doctor's opinion is?"

Bo Tong was very puzzled.

"Why do you need to repair or expand the palace in Wudu?"

Sun Wu smiled slightly, bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty, I remember that when you and I went on tour in modest clothes, the Majesty once said to my ministers that if Wu wants to become a hegemony country and achieve the career of being a king, he must choose one of them." The land of kingly spirit, control the north and south, and make the new capital as magnificent as Linzi, the capital of Qi!"

"Right now, my country of Wu is rich and the people are strong. Why don't you build a new capital to fulfill the ambitions of the past?"

"good!"

Those who know me, Sun Wu also!
Qingji glanced at Sun Wu with emotion.

It is really rare for monarchs and ministers to know each other.

Sun Wu really understood Qing Ji quite well!

Qingji has the ambition to dominate the world, and wants to achieve something more magnificent than Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, and King Zhuang of Chu.

However, the small capital city of Wu obviously couldn't accommodate Qingji's huge ambitions.

If Wu Guo wants to dominate the world, relocation is imperative!

As for where to move the capital, Qingji had already thought about it.

At the beginning of his accession to the throne, Qingji had the idea of ​​moving the capital, but at that time, Wu's domestic and foreign troubles continued, and the national power was declining, so it was really impossible to devote excess manpower, material and financial resources to the construction of the new capital.

The time is not ripe.

Therefore, the construction of the new capital can only be postponed until Wu's reform has achieved remarkable results.

"I want to build a new capital, but I don't know what the second and third sons want?"

Qingji looked around and asked the Sangong Jiuqing present.

After building the new capital, the first thing to do is to move the capital.

The ministers have no objection to this.

Because the national power of Wu State is indeed strong now, it is no problem to build a city that can accommodate more than [-] people!
"I don't know where the king wants to set the address of the new capital?"

Dazai Jizha asked suspiciously.

This is a serious question!

Building a new capital city is not a one-time effort, and requires countless human, material and financial resources. Therefore, all aspects of planning must be in place.

"Get the map."

With a wave of Qingji's hand, Ling Jiaohua, who was bowed to one side of the CRRC House, understood, and immediately asked the two eunuchs to take out a huge map and spread it on the smooth floor.

(End of this chapter)