Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Ji Ran, Bo Shuang, Sun Wu, Wen Zhong, Fan Li, Zeng Dian, Kong Qiu, Wu Zixu, and Prince Heng present here are all close friends of Qing Ji, ministers of the Wu Kingdom, and know that Qing Ji has long existed The idea of ​​moving the capital.

It was just unexpected that Qingji would decide to choose Yongcheng as the new capital.

Could it be that Qing Ji is only because he wants Wu Guo to digest the Qin people as soon as possible?

In the sixth year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, in October of 508 BC, the state of Wu officially moved its capital to Jinling.

Do the math, so far, it has been 18 years.

But frequent relocation of the capital is not a good thing for a country after all.

However, everything should be guided according to the situation and local conditions.

Qing Ji said slowly: "In the past, after the completion of the first new law, the widow moved the capital to Jinling, which laid the foundation for Wu's hegemony."

"For more than ten years, thanks to the unremitting efforts of the people of Wu Kingdom, Jinling has become a metropolis comparable to Linzi, Ying, Shangqiu, and Taoyi. It has fertile land, a large population, and prosperous business."

"However, Jinling is limited by geography and is located in the southeast corner."

"Although it is controlled by a great river, protected by natural moats, and has convenient transportation and developed water transportation, it still cannot be used as the capital of a unified country..."

After a pause, Qingji said again: "Jinling's mission as Wu's capital has been completed. It is imperative to move the capital."

Hearing this, all the ministers present couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

Fan Li, a royal historian, said: "Your Majesty, I think it's not appropriate to move the capital to Yong."

"In the era of Dayu, including the territory of Yongzhou, except for being desolate, the east did not cross the river, and the west crossed the black water."

"As for Yongcheng, although it is surrounded by thousands of mountains in the north, Weishui River in the south, Qifeng in the east, and Qinlong in the west, it is not a place of kingship. As the capital of a hegemony country, it is barely enough, let alone bear the weight of a unified country. capital?"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty."

"The lands of Wan and Shen, or Ying, and even Luoyi in the Yinluo Valley, are all much better than Yongcheng."

I have to admit that Yongzhou is still considered a treasure land of geomantic omen.

It used to be the birthplace of the Zhou family, the domain where the Qin Dynasty created hegemony.

At that time, Gugong Danfu led his people to move to Qi, and the west was next to Yongcheng.

It is named after the legend that "the phoenix sings in Qi and flies in Yong". It is famous all over the world for the "three unique" Xifeng wine, girl's hand (referring to the girl's ingenuity and handicrafts), and East Lake willow...

Qing Ji is a descendant of Ji Zhou, the descendant of Gu Gong and Dan Fu, so it is reasonable for him to return to his ancestral land now.

After hearing Fan Li's words, Qingji smiled slightly, took out a sheepskin map from the table, asked Prince Heng to take it, and passed it on so that all the officials present could read it.

"Fan Li, to be precise, the widow did not move the capital to Yongcheng, but a new place."

"It's eight hundred miles away in the hinterland of Qinchuan, where the Wei River runs through the south, and the mountains run through the north, and the mountains and rivers are full of sunshine. It can be called Xianyang."

"Xianyang, including Feng and Hao, the former capitals of the Zhou Dynasty, can be the first stop of the Silk Road and the key point from the Central Plains to the Northwest."

"hiss!"

Seeing the circle drawn by Qingji on the map, all the ministers couldn't help being dumbfounded, gasped and shocked.

Even the name of Xindu has been thought of, it seems that Qingji has planned it for a long time!
According to Qingji's statement and plan, Xianyang is indeed a good place.

In ancient times, there was the fiefdom of the Tai clan, and the primitive clan and tribe under the jurisdiction of the Hu clan in the southeast, which belonged to Yongzhou of Yugong Kyushu.

During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, it developed to Tai, Bin, Cheng, Quanfang and other Fang Kingdoms. At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou also granted his younger brother Ji Gaobi, that is, where Xianyangyuan...

Although Qingji named the new capital "Xianyang", it actually included the two capitals of Fenghao and Fenghao in the Western Zhou Dynasty, that is, Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty.

The two capitals of Fenghao and Hao have been used as the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty for nearly 300 years, and they are named "Zongzhou".

Fenghao is the first large-scale and well-organized city in Chinese history. It is located on both sides of the Feng River, with Fengjing in the west and Haojing in the east.

Feng and Hao are very close to each other. In fact, they are connected by a bridge. They are two different functional divisions of a city, which can be commensurate with Fenghao.

In ancient times, there were a large area of ​​paddy fields with fragrant wild rice.

The land of Fenghao is full of vertical and horizontal fields and intertwined river networks. It is not only suitable for farming and farming, but also suitable for housing and IKEA to build a capital city.

Zhou people, who were based on agriculture, taught Jiayou Tai in Houji to Gong Liu Qianbin;

Zhou people are all aware of, choose, and adapt to the best living environment.

When Zhou Wen Wang Jichang marched to the south of the Weishui River from Zhouyuan's "Dong tea as sweet as sugar" and defeated Chongguo, he was of course happy to see Fenghao, a fertile land where "the original Xi is flat and the springs are clear". And forget to return, see the difference and think about it.

King Wen of Zhou established Fengyi, and after his son King Wu succeeded to the throne, he built Haojing on the east bank of Fengshui River. Later, Gao was invaded by the Quanrong tribe, King You of Zhou was killed, the Western Zhou Dynasty perished, and Fenghao was burned by the flames of war...

No one dared to deny that the land of Fenghao was indeed regal.

In terms of historical status, Chang'an is the foundation of the king and hegemony. There have been 21 dynasties and regimes established here successively. It is the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties.
Jinling (Nanjing) has blessed Zhengshuo of China several times, and is known as "the ancient capital of six dynasties" and "the capital of ten dynasties".

The two are listed as the four ancient capitals.

However, Jinling is a good place to be in a peaceful corner, but it is not a good place to compete in the world, or to settle in the Central Plains!

"What do the second and third sons think?"

After looking around for a week, Qingji asked again.

"Sir, seconded!"

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

All the ministers agreed.

Wu Guo moved the capital to Xianyang, which has many benefits.

Xianyang has unique geographical conditions, fertile land, and convenient transportation, which can support a large population.

Xianyang is located in Guanzhong, a land of four fortresses, with Qinling Mountains in the south, Longyou in the west, grassland in the north, and Xiaohan in the east.

After moving the capital, Wu Guoneng accelerated the melting of the Qin people, making them a contract family regardless of each other.

Further let the Wu State successfully annex Wuzhi, Yiqu, Mianzhu and other eight countries of Xirong and grassland tribes, and obtain a large number of war horses.

The two major granaries of Wu State, Bashu, Nanjun, and Nanyang Commanderies (formerly the land of Chu), can continuously deliver supplies to Guanzhong through straight roads, plank roads, and water transportation.

More importantly, Qingji can use Xianyang as a springboard to spy on the Jin and Zhou dynasties, strengthen military and economic pressure on the countries of the Central Plains, firmly stabilize Wu's hegemony, and wait for opportunities.

Furthermore, Qingji's boundless ambition made him want to use Guanzhong as an outpost to go on an expedition to Central Asia, Europe, and even the places where black people live...

If the geographical location of the capital is inappropriate and too remote, then Qingji's ambition is nothing but empty talk.

Of course, many things cannot be done in Qingji's lifetime.

However, it doesn't mean that Qingji's successor can't do it.

As long as he established the ancestral system and forced his descendants to tirelessly pursue the strategy of expanding the territory, one day, maybe the Great Wu Empire might be able to dominate the world.