Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Fan Li is so courageous!
How dare you instigate Qingji to move his capital to Wancheng?
What is Wancheng?
That is Fan Li's hometown.

If Wu State moved its capital to Wancheng, wouldn't Fan Li be honored?
However, Sun Wu and others had to admit it.

At this time, it is not impossible for Wu Guo to choose to move the capital.

"Hong'er, Fan'er, what do you think?"

Qingji did not express his opinion, but focused on his other two sons.

Wu Hong first pondered for a moment, and then said: "Father, my son thinks that it is not appropriate to move the capital."

"Jinling, the capital of my country of Wu, has only been more than ten years, and all the projects have just been completed."

"Furthermore, Jinling has the aura of a king, and the dragons and tigers occupy it, and it is also a place of victory."

"As Brother Xi said just now, the capital of the kingdom is the foundation of the country and should not be moved rashly."

"The foundation of our Wu Kingdom is in Wu County. If we move our capital to the land of the old Chu, we can certainly conquer the people of the old Chu, coordinate all parties, and wait for the opportunity to go north to fight for hegemony."

"However, if the people of Chu do not cooperate, or there may be civil strife, then I am afraid that the father will be in a dilemma..."

Wu Hong's worry is not without reason.

The reason why the ancient kings moved their capitals was because they wanted to strengthen their military defenses, and some of them were too hasty in choosing their capitals.

When the country stabilizes, it is necessary to find a place with good geographical conditions in all aspects to be the capital of the country.

As long as you choose, you will not move the capital easily.

Unless it is forced, because moving the capital will take a lot of risk and pressure.

The cost is not low!
For any dynasty, moving the capital is a matter of great importance.

Throughout the dynasties, there were at most only one or two places that were once set as capitals or accompanying capitals.

But in the Shang Dynasty, it can be said that moving the capital is like eating. In the history of the Shang Dynasty, the capital was moved more than a dozen times.

People in the Shang Dynasty seemed to be busy moving all the time, and the interval between each capital relocation was usually only more than ten years.

Under such circumstances, how should the Shang Dynasty develop its internal affairs and economy?
In fact, if it weren't for King Zhou, Guozuo of the Shang Dynasty would have lasted for hundreds of years.

The Shang Dynasty moved its capital frequently, but it was able to ensure political stability...

The biggest problem in moving the capital is the relocation of a country's political and military centers.

After more than ten years of unremitting efforts by Wu State, Jinling has become Wu State's leading military center, political center, economic center, and even cultural center.

Because the largest school in Wu State, Jixia Academy, the largest school in the world, is located on the side of Jinling.

"Father, my son thinks that there is nothing wrong with moving the capital."

Wu Fan smiled and said: "If the father and king want to move the capital, my ministers will push Ying."

"Yingdu has become a place of victory in the whole country of Wu State."

"Ying controls Bashu in the west, connects Xianghan in the north, leads the rivers and lakes, and refers to Wuyue. It is also an important link between the Central Plains and the South of Lingnan!"

"If the capital is in Ying, Wu Guojin can plan the Central Plains, and retreat can suppress the rebellion in the four directions."

"..."

Why does Wu Fan have such a claim?
Because the biological mother of Gong Zifan is Meng Ying.

Meng Ying was originally the princess of Qin and the wife of Chu, who won the hearts of Chu people.

As a result, above the court of Wu State, ministers from Chu State would generally support Prince Fan to become the heir apparent.

Once Qingji chooses to set his capital in Ying, the most blessed person is none other than Young Master Fan.

Because Qingji will inevitably take Chu people into consideration when choosing an heir.

In fact, that's exactly what happened.

The state of Wu has become a multi-ethnic country. As the king of a country, Qingji must make overall plans and take care of the interests of all parties as much as possible.

Otherwise, not to mention whether there will be dissatisfaction in various places, which will lead to rebellion, and Qingji's own cadres will not be able to convince the public...

Of course, with Qing Ji's current prestige, life and death would be a matter of life and death, in a word, it would not be a problem at all.

"Sun Wu, Wu Yuan, Yang Hu, Bo Tong, do you have any opinions?"

Qingji asked the other four ministers who had not yet expressed their opinions.

Sun Wu and Wu Zixu looked at each other with deep meaning in their eyes.

Sun Wu said slowly: "Your Majesty, I think the time to move the capital is not yet ripe."

"Your Majesty may set up a Zhenxi general in Wancheng or Yingdu, increase the rank of governor, and send heavy troops to control the survivors of the old Chu land."

Wu Zixu and Bo Tong followed and said, "My minister seconded the proposal!"

When it was Yang Hu's turn, Yang Hu just smiled embarrassingly and said: "Your Majesty, I also second the proposal!"

Relying on the political achievements he has made in Wu country in the past few years, Yang Hu has been trusted by Qingji.

However, on the issue of moving the capital, how dare Yang Hu express his opinion casually?

"The matter of moving the capital will be discussed later."

The matter is of great importance, and it is impossible for Qingji to make a decision all at once.

……

Returning to Jinling to celebrate Ji, the Grand Court Meeting will be held as usual, and all ministers with a rank of more than six hundred stones in the court must participate.

It's just that this time the Great Court Meeting is not destined to be peaceful.

Because there are too many things waiting for Qingji to solve, enough for Wu Guojun and his ministers to have a headache.

First of all, Qingji asked two servants to move a screen with a sheepskin map hanging on it, pointing to the vast territory of Wu Kingdom.

Qing Ji said loudly: "Second and third sons, Chu and Yun have now been annexed by our Great Wu. It is my widow's wish to set up prefectures and counties in the acquired lands for direct governance."

"The land of Yun was placed in Hanzhong County, and half of the land of Chu was assigned to Wuling County, and the other half was assigned to Nanjun and Nanyang County."

"At the same time, a Hengshan county is divided from the four counties of Nanjun, Nanyang, Jiujiang, and Lujiang..."

On the issue of how to divide the counties of Wu State, Qingji has gone through a lot of deliberation.

It turns out that the hinterland of Chu State is located in the area of ​​Nanjun and Nanyang County. It is the Nanyang Basin and the Jianghan Plain, which is fertile and fertile.

Qingji will naturally be divided to maintain a balanced development of each county.

In this way, it can ensure that Wu County's status as the first economic county of Wu State will not be lost.

In the final analysis, the most important foundation of Wu State is Wu County.

Qingji must take care of the emotions of the old Wu people, and it is impossible to be desperate and hurt their interests.

This time, Wu State annihilated Chu State and Yun State in one go, and added three counties.

They are Hanzhong County, Wuling County and Hengshan County.

At the beginning, Qingji originally planned to merge the land of Shang Yu into Nanyang County.

However, after dividing the entire Nanyang Basin, Qingji also considered that Nanyang County's rich land and large population would threaten Wu County's status as "the first county in the Wu Kingdom".

Therefore, the land of Shangyu was divided into Hanzhong County separately, and by the way, it also occupied part of the Jianghan Plain...

On this matter, Qingji admits that he has selfish motives.

It's just that there is nothing wrong with it!
At this time, the state of Wu already had nineteen counties, namely: Wu County, Kuaiji County, Jiujiang County, Sishui County, Minzhong County, Lujiang County, Cangwu County, Nanhai County, Xiang County, Guilin County, Nanjun County, and Nanyang County. County, Yuzhang County, Qianzhong County, Dian County, Jiaozhi County, Hanzhong County, Hengshan County, Wuling County.