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Chapter 124 The capital will be moved again

Quanzhou Fucheng.

The morning sun rose slowly, and the soldiers guarding the city stepped forward to take down the gate. As soon as the city gate opened, there were already many people in different clothes inside and outside. The soldiers were familiar with the road and divided them into two rows, one in and one in. out.

The soldiers on both sides carried official swords at their waists and looked murderous. Under their fierce gaze, no one dared to cause trouble or jump in line.

Looking into the city, there are many vendors setting up stalls in the streets and alleys.

“Hot soup, xiaolongbao!”

"Tanghulu, big and sweet candied haws."

"Pole, basket, and straw sandals are sold cheaply..."

"Carrots and greens..."

"..."

In the streets and alleys, there is an endless stream of hawking sounds, and pedestrians are bustling on the road, which looks like a prosperous and prosperous place.

In addition to city residents, many of these peddlers come from the countryside. When they are free, they take the vegetables grown in their own fields, the chickens, ducks, eggs, and baskets weaved in their fields to sell in the city, earning a small profit. The money was then resold from the city to buy back daily necessities such as oil and salt.

Repeated day and night, although it is hard work, it is also full of expectations.

This day is becoming more and more exciting!
As the temporary capital of the Ming Dynasty, the population here has continued to grow since it was recovered by the Ming Dynasty. The workshop of the Arms Bureau alone has expanded a lot.

The resulting number of deregistered craftsmen and craftsmen's families, apprentices and apprentices' families recruited to expand the workshops, as well as many family members of the new army, have already made Quanzhou Prefecture's floating population larger and larger every day.

The long queues inside and outside the city gate are still forming, and the flow of people not only does not decrease, but also increases, and there are even nobles riding horses and driving cars among them.

From time to time, soldiers came forward with swords drawn to scold those who were noisy and impatient.

There was a carriage in the team, and a handsome young man with only a short head peeked out of it.

"Blessing!"

"Master." Changsui Laifu, who was leading the horse away, responded quickly.

There are rules for entering the city. You cannot ride a horse, you have to be led. The same goes for riding a car. You even have to come down when you get to the city gate for inspection.

The short-haired young man was a little impatient: "How long will it take?"

Laifu stepped forward: "Come on, come on, young master, there are about seven or eight more people ahead, we will be here soon."

The short-haired young man shook his head: "Oh, you say this hypocrisy... The Ming Dynasty is good everywhere, but it wants to confuse people like us with the common people, and the princes in the court are not able to give advice. It is really insulting to the gentlemen!"

Laifu said: "Master, your title seems to be that of the Qing Emperor, not the Ming Emperor..."

"Just talk about it."

The short-haired young man had a serious face and was about to retract the carriage when he heard a noise from behind, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves and curses.

He couldn't help but poke his head out again, wondering who dared to run away in this hypocritical capital, without fear of being caught?

Not only was he curious, but the faces of the soldiers guarding the gate also changed slightly. They changed from pressing the sword to holding the sword, and they were about to stop him.

Then I heard...

"The imperial decree has arrived! The imperial decree has arrived! Anyone who dares to block it will be killed without mercy!"

The sound accompanied the horse's hooves from far to near, and the soldiers at the city gate even saw that the knight actually held a big sword in his hand, and the two flags with the word "urgent" on his back were swaying in the wind.

This was a surprise, and everyone in front of the city gate, including the soldiers, quickly retreated to both sides. Even Laifu pulled the carriage and his young master to dodge to the side of the road.

The knight came as quickly as he left. He cleverly bypassed the pedestrians and carriages in front of the city gate who had no time to avoid them, and then walked away.

Only then did those people in line make a fuss and come back to continue rearranging their queues, and there was inevitably a lot of excitement during the process.

"Oh, what a blessing! This Ming Dynasty is good at everything, but it is too generous to this warrior and makes him so domineering. If this continues, I am afraid this Ming Dynasty will not be able to go very far!" "... Young Master Be careful what you say."

"..."

Not to mention what happened at the city gate, it was said that the knight galloped all the way with the imperial edict, and soon arrived at the cabinet office near the palace.

He got off his horse and rushed in, shouting: "The imperial decree has arrived! The imperial decree has arrived!"

As soon as this voice howled, no one dared to stop him along the way.

Soon, two pavilion bosses, Wang and Liang, who were having a morning meeting with their subordinates, hurried over with their people.

The knight didn't even go through the process. He took out the so-called imperial edict (letter) from his bag and presented it to Wang Li at the front with both hands.

Wang Li compared the seals on the letter, then peeled off the paint and read it. His original solemn expression gradually relaxed, and there was even a hint of joy in his eyes.

On the side, Chen Ji, the Minister of Household Affairs, asked: "Elder Ge, what is the purpose of supervising the country?"

"Hangzhou was won."

With these five short words, the six ministers who were present with anxious expressions suddenly expressed surprise. Even Liang Wenxuan, the second-in-command of the cabinet, couldn't help stroking his beard.

With a smile on his face, Chen Ji took advantage of the situation and asked, "What is the will of the prison country?"

Although it is a great thing to win Hangzhou, it does not require an express horse to be sent to Quanzhou. Therefore, the supervisor must have other decrees and it is not a trivial matter.

"Now that Hangzhou has been conquered and it is planned to supervise the country, then our Ming Dynasty will naturally move the capital again..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present understood.

Without saying much, Wang Li immediately pulled a few people back to continue the meeting, but the topic of the meeting was changed to the proposal to move the capital. At the same time, he also called on the Privy Council, the Ordnance Bureau, and the Propaganda Department, three major departments that were not under the jurisdiction of the cabinet.

Zhu Yijiong's order was simple. He only needed to say that he wanted to move the capital, but how to arrange the move specifically, including the mobilization of manpower and material resources, officials' families, which officials should follow, which ones should not leave, who should go first and who should go last. There is a certain point in how you walk.

And since the capital is to be moved, whether the Ordnance Bureau's workshop should be moved, and whether the Privy Council should be moved, would also be a big project.

In addition to moving the capital, how could such a major event not be well publicized and used to build momentum for the Ming Dynasty's politics now that Hangzhou is under its control?Also, after all, Quanzhou had been the capital of the Ming Dynasty for several months, and now it was becoming increasingly prosperous. If the capital was moved to Hangzhou, what would the Quanzhou Prefecture do?

Moreover, the territory of the Ming Dynasty has now expanded to two provinces. Originally, the Ming Dynasty only had Fujian, so there was no governor. But now that the center of the Ming Dynasty is moving to Hangzhou, Fujian is beyond reach. Should it be imitated by the Qing Dynasty and set up a governor? .

In response to Zhu Jianguo's imperial edict to move the capital, Wang Li and other important civil and military ministers met for a whole morning to discuss, and finally came up with a charter when meal time was almost here.

The final plan is to set off in three days, but the Ordnance Bureau workshop needs to be one step ahead. After all, there are so many craftsmen and apprentices in the Ordnance Bureau, including their families and various production line facilities. If they don't leave first, they won't be able to finish the trip.

Along with the Ordnance Bureau, senior officials from the cabinet and various ministries also left first. This was naturally to establish an administrative center headed by Hangzhou first.

In order to get to Hangzhou as soon as possible without affecting the court's basic work, they decided to take a warship of the Xiamen Navy to Hangzhou.

A meeting was held here to finalize the matter, and Wang Li immediately went into the palace to meet the queen and explain all the plans drawn up by the cabinet.

Three days passed in a flash.

First, the craftsman apprentices from the Ordnance Bureau's workshop took the boat north with their families. They knew that the capital was being moved, and they were afraid that they would never come back in the future, so they would naturally have to move their families.

At the same time that the Arms Bureau moved to the capital, the Propaganda Department also began to print and distribute Di Bao, and then asked state and county officials to add fuel to the fire to publicize the Hangzhou War.

It doesn't matter whether the educated gentry and wealthy families believe it or not, as long as the people believe it.

After Wang Li and others arranged the relevant matters, they immediately took the chief officials and their families with them, and also took the navy's fleet to go north to Hangzhou.

Naturally, Queen Luanjia also boarded the ship and set off, with two thousand royal guards accompanying her. In addition to the maids and palace maids, she also brought several imperial doctors with her, including the family members of the imperial doctors.

A group of people can be described as mighty.

　Ok……

　　
　
(End of this chapter)