Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 266
The new capital of the State of Wu is located on the south bank of the Great River, surrounded by Longzangpu (Qinhuai River), surrounded by water on three sides, with a dense water network and relatively developed transportation.

Here, belonging to the old land of Wu State, originally inhabited a large number of Jingman and Shanyue people. Later, Tai Bo went to Wu and established Gou Wu State, but still did not build a city here.

Because the cost of building a city was not low, judging from the conditions at the time, Wu Guo was very limited in terms of manpower, material resources and financial resources.

However, in the fourth year of King Zhou Jing, that is, around 541 BC, the State of Wu set up a border city on the shore of Lashui and built a city for defense.

The city of Laizhu was built by the state of Wu to resist the forces of the continuous eastward invasion of the state of Chu.

As the name suggests, Lase is Lashui, or Laesjiang, Lishui, Yongyang River, etc. It is generally believed that Xu River (also known as Xuxi River) is part of its ancient river channel; Zhu is a small piece of land in the water.

The new capital of Wu State has already included a part of Setu Township, and it has been expanded by more than ten times on the basis of the original one!
It is worth mentioning that there are also ready-made palaces in the city of Setozhu.

Because shortly thereafter, the Chu army occupied Laizhu City, and King Ping of Chu built a large palace here, so later generations also called it "Chu King City".

At this time, Qingji came to inspect the vicinity of Setu Township, because the new capital of the Wu Kingdom had already begun to take shape.

As the so-called city of three miles, the country of seven miles.

Build a city to defend the king, build a country to guard the people!
The city area of ​​the new capital of Wu State is basically the same as that of Linzi, the capital of Qi State, and its regulations are exactly the same.

The new capital is divided into a large city and a small city, each with an inner city and a city wall.

The small city is in the southwest of the big city, and its northeast stretches through the southwest corner of the big city. The two cities are connected by coincidence.

The north and south of the big city are nearly nine miles away, and the east and west are more than seven miles away. It is a Guocheng where officials, civilians, and businessmen live.

The small city is more than four miles from north to south, and three miles from east to west. It is the palace city where the monarch lives.

The total area of ​​the two cities is more than [-] square miles!
The city walls of Xindu meander along the banks of the river continuously.

The width of the small city wall is generally [-] to [-] meters, and the widest part is [-] to [-] meters.

The foundations of the big city walls are all over [-] meters, and the widest part reaches [-] meters.The circumference of the big and small cities is about forty-two li!
Moreover, the height of the city wall is about five meters, tall and majestic, and it is all rammed with soil in layers.

Not to mention impenetrable, but it is definitely a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack!

There are fifteen gates in Xindu City including Yongmen, Shenmen, Yangmen, Jimen, Lumen, Zhanghuamen, Donglumen and Guangmen.

A city of this size, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, was definitely a top-level city, and it could well be the capital of a dominant country.

For example, Linzi in Qi State, Yingdu in Chu State, and Quwo in Jin State are roughly similar in size to Xindu in Wu State, but the prosperity is different.

The people in charge of supervising the construction of this city are Sun Wu and Wu Zixu. They are all-round talents and knowledgeable, so they can quickly design the blueprints and start construction according to Qingji's thoughts.

Tingwei Wu Zixu, who was following Qingji, said slowly, "Your Majesty, this new capital of my country of Wu is built on the north side of the great river, and is built by mountains and rivers."

"As a capital city, it is divided into a big city and a small city. In the big city, there are still two small cities in the east and west."

"There are many land gates and water gates in the city, three of which are built with towers. There are gates connecting the two small cities in the east and west. The west city is where the royal palace is located; the east city is where troops are stationed and military supplies are stored."

"Outside the city, the king can also build another water village to train boat masters."

"good!"

Qingji was very satisfied with Wu Zixu's design.

From a military point of view, the fortifications of the new capital of the state of Wu were tightly fortified, and the stone city built the first defensive barrier for the royal city.

On the Qinhuai River, the navy stationed in the western waters constituted the second barrier; the big city was the third barrier, and the troops stationed in the east city became the last defense.

When Wu Zixu and Sun Wu chose the site of the new capital, they complied with heaven and earth, cleverly used the shape of mountains and rivers, built the city, and set up defenses.

"Tingwei, if this new capital is to be fully completed, it may take a long time, right?"

Zhisu Neishi Fan Li, who was following on the side, said with a smile.

"Completely completed?"

Wu Zixu shook his head and said: "In order to build a new capital, my country of Wu conscripted [-] civilian husbands one after another. In more than a year, the palaces are complete, and the king can move the capital here."

"However, if we really want to follow the design on the blueprint, I'm afraid it may not be completed in ten years. What's more, how can my country of Wu confiscate labor for ten years in a row?"

"Just like Linzi, the capital of Qi, after hundreds of years of continuous improvement by several generations of Qihou, it has the title of 'No. [-] City in the World'. The new capital of our Wu Kingdom is also the same!"

Qing Ji nodded slightly, expressing his agreement.

Building a city from scratch is very difficult in itself.

Not to mention a top city at the capital level?
It's even harder!

It is not to say that the new capital of Wu State will become a great city in the world after the completion of the city.

If there are not too many people to settle down and the popularity is not prosperous enough, it is estimated that this new capital is not as good as the original Wudu!
And Qingji's high hope for this new capital is that in his lifetime, he can see that this city has a population of more than [-] residents, and its prosperity is as prosperous as that of Linzi City.

Because, only such a city can bear Wu's luck as a hegemonic power!

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu and Mr. Zhong Wu have been waiting for Your Majesty at Stone Mountain for a long time."

At this time, Ji Ran, the right prime minister who was following behind, couldn't help but stepped forward to remind him.

Mr. Xu and Mr. Zhongwu, after all, came to meet Qingji for an alliance. They are guests. As the host, how could Qingji be disrespectful and neglect the guests?

"Walk."

Qingji immediately took Wu Zixu, Ji Ran, Fan Li and other courtiers and Suwei to Stone Mountain.

Stone Mountain, later known as Stone City, is a natural military fortress that controls the estuary of the Qinhuai River.

According to Qingji's vision, a fortress is to be built here to avoid the embarrassing situation that Wu will be unable to resist when the allied forces of the princes attack Wu and attack the new capital in the future.

On the Sifang stage, Qingji saw Zhong Wujun and Xu Jun Ying Zhangyu and his wife.

Ying Zhangyu's wife is Wu Wangliao's sister and Qingji's aunt, so the relationship between Wu and Xu has always been excellent, at least they can live in peace when there is no conflict of interest.

"King Wu!"

"The widow has seen King Wu!"

"Hahahaha! The king of Wu is really as young as the rumors say, with extraordinary martial arts!"

Seeing Qingji approaching step by step, Zhong Wujun and Xu Junying Zhangyu hurried forward to bow to each other and exchanged greetings.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Zhongwu, I am very polite. Please don't be offended by Haihan even if you are negligent!"

"Where."

In front of Qingji, both Zhong Wujun and Ying Zhangyu kept their postures extremely low.

Their backgrounds are the same as those of southern countries like Wu and Chu, belonging to viscounts, and they have always been looked down upon by the princes of the Central Plains like Qi, Lu, Song, and Wei.

(End of this chapter)