Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 487 Moving the capital to Shibian
The Han Dynasty, the palace in Wuhan, the great court meeting.

In the palace, Liu Bei was dressed in royal robes and sitting on the imperial couch. Huo Jun led the military officers at all levels and sat on the right side; Zhuge Liang held a wat board and sat on the left seat with all the civil servants.

Liu Bei looked around at everyone, coughed a few times, and said: "In April, the rivers flooded, and the capital was damaged by mountains and rivers. Houses fell down and fields were flooded, and the people were displaced. Fortunately, the prime minister and your ministers provided appropriate compensation, which made the capital dignified. However, the capital is low-lying and easily flooded. I just hope that you will take precautions against floods."

Zhuge Liang held the wat tablet and cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, Wuhan is surrounded by lakes, and there are more than a thousand large and small lakes in the territory. I have built embankments and repairs with Han Chang Yin's soldiers, and diverted water to flood the rivers to block them. The floods are severe. I have sent corvees to help the orphans, built houses, dried rice and wheat, and resumed production."

Although Wuhan is located at an important waterway, the transportation is convenient due to boats and boats. Money and food from the south can be easily transferred to Wuhan, and orders can be issued to the soldiers and civilians of Wu and Chu. However, Wuhan has serious disadvantages. It is low-lying and has too many lakes and wetlands around it, making it very easy to be flooded.

Since Liu Bei moved his headquarters to Wuhan, there have been stories of floods overflowing and submerging farmland in Wuhan almost every year.

At first, in order to solve the problem of flooding in the city, central officials such as Zhuge Liang and Pan Jun built embankments and dams and opened canals to divert water. This not only temporarily alleviated the problem of flooding in the city in summer, but also irrigated tens of thousands of acres of farmland.

As the population of Wuhan gradually increases, the reclamation of low-lying areas under the guidance of officials has caused flooding problems. Zhuge Liang and other officials adopted the previous methods, trying their best to divert lakes and rivers and strengthen dikes. Although it was a temporary solution but not the root cause, it was a helpless move.

Last year, when the Han River overflowed and flooded Xiakou at the beginning, Wuhan, which is located on the west side, narrowly escaped disaster. This year, rains continued continuously, the Yangtze River overflowed, and lakes overflowed. Wuhan was unable to escape the floods. The floods gushed into the city and submerged tens of thousands of acres of farmland outside the city. A total of more than 6,000 people died due to floods.

In addition to the people who died and the money they lost, the treasury of the Southern Han Dynasty was also greatly affected. For example, there are millions of grains in the Sheshan Granary Tunnel, but due to flooding problems, nearly half of the grains are affected by moisture. Nowadays, every household in Wuhan has to work as a corvee to dry the damp grain and grass to minimize losses.

Luo Tong held the wat tablet in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, when your Majesty moved to Wuhan in the past, the most important thing was that it was the hub of Jing and Yang. It was located in a dangerous area of ​​​​water and land. It controls Ruxu and Wancheng, connects Jiangling and Yiling on the left, can see Xiangfan from the top, and Jiaoling from the bottom. I want to defend the country's gate to resist Cao Cao in the Central Plains."

After Zhuge Liang answered, some civil servants came out to present the memorial and loudly said: "Your Majesty, I have sent a memorial to you."

Ma Liang stood up, held up his hands and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has been in charge of the capital for more than ten years. The reason why you can raise troops to conquer all directions is that Wuhan can control Wu and Chu, and you can use more troops to conquer all directions."

"good!"

Liu Bei nodded slightly and said: "Anyone in the three states of Jing, Jiang, and Yang who suffers from floods will be exempted from taxes this year and will be prosperous as usual next year."

"Your Majesty is now moving east to Jinling, greedy for small gains and forgetting the big gains. You may get a night of peace and happiness, but for the Han Dynasty, it is harmful rather than beneficial. If your Majesty moves east, there will be no troops to intimidate the western frontier, and the Jingman will be ready to move. , There is chaos in the Western Land, I hope Your Majesty will think twice before acting."

Luo Tong, courtesy name Gongxu, was a native of Wushang County, Kuaiji. He was the son of Luo Jun, Prime Minister of the State of Chen. At first he served as an official under Sun Wu, but later Liu went to Jiangzuo, and Luo Tong served for Liu Qi. After the two Liu families separated, Luo Tong was used by Liu Bei. He successively served as the magistrate of Wu County, the magistrate of Wuhan, and Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor. Luo Tong was moved to the post of Shangshu due to his meritorious service, and was favored by Zhuge Liang.

"What do you think?" Liu Bei asked, flipping through the memorials.

After saying that, Luo Tong bowed and raised the wat board high, and said: "Moling, Jinling, where the emperor's energy converges, has the danger of mountains and rivers. The water network is densely covered, but there is no harm from waterlogging; the fertile land is thousands of acres, but With the money and food from Wu and Yue, we can be self-sufficient. We can go down the river and gather the money and food from the Western Territories and Jingchu in Jinling. If we want to prosper the Han Dynasty, we can march out of Hefei and hope for the Central Plains."

Huo Jun heard the news and went to see it was Luo Tong, the minister.

As soon as Luo Tong took advantage of the floods and suggested that Liu Bei move the capital, everyone in the court started talking. Among them, the Chu people reacted the most fiercely. Although Wuhan was included in Jiangzhou, anyone with a discerning eye knew that it belonged to Jingchu.

"promise!"

"If Your Majesty wants to move the capital, why not choose Jiangling?"

"Fortunately, after more than ten years of your majesty's campaigns in the south and north, the western lands have been subdued, the borderlands have accepted the lands, the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers have been restored, and Xiangfan has been unified, so there are no longer any major worries about the country."

"However, it is the business plan of a king and hegemon. Wuhan is not a place to live for a long time. There is no danger of victory, and there is no fertile land to farm. The people are harmed by the rivers, and the soldiers are flooded in their farming. They rely on water transportation for supplies. Your Majesty has moved to your home. Since Wuhan, the number of soldiers has increased sharply, with a population of more than 200,000. It is difficult to be self-sufficient in food and vegetables, and the diversion of river water has cost billions of money and food."

The two Lius borrowed the land of Chu to level Jiangdong. In the past, when Liu Qi governed Jiangdong, the people of Chu were respected and the people of Wu were secondary. Only so many years have passed, but these Wu people dare to make the idea of ​​moving the capital. It is intolerable, but what is intolerable!

"In my opinion, for the long-term plan, Your Majesty should move the capital to Jinling. Based on Jinling, work hard to manage, recuperate, and wait and see about China. At that time, you can entrust the important areas of Jingchu to the generals to manage, work hard to manage, coordinate with the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, and launch the Northern Expedition. "

"In order to provide for the capital on the left side of the Yangtze River, thousands of boats and boats sailed up the river, spending countless amounts of money and food. Whenever the waves were strong and the wind was strong, many boats and boats overturned the river, and the boatmen were killed in the belly of the fish, numbering in the thousands. Jianghuai, Jianghuai Half an arm of the left country, Wuhan is low-lying and flooded. Your Majesty has made Wuhan the capital for a long time, which is not a long-term solution."

"Jinling is located in the southeast, how can we move it?"

"Please speak!"

Pang Lin stood up from the table and said with a smile: "The Chu people arose at the foot of Jingshan Mountain, with Yingcheng as their capital. They fought through thorns and thorns, and dominated China with a land of three hundred miles. They aspired to the throne of Zhou Dynasty and drank from the great river of horses. Today's Wuhan If it is not suitable to be the capital due to waterlogging, why not make Jiangling the capital."

"Jiangling dominates Bashu in the west, controls Jingman in the south, looks to Heluo in the north, and leads to Jiangzuo in the east. There are millions of people in the river, and the fertile fields are thousands of miles away. With the aura of Jianghan, why should we abandon the near for the far and move east to Jinling?"

"As for the emperor's energy in the southeast?"

Pang Lin looked around at everyone present and said with a smile: "In the past, Liu Yan heard that there was an emperor's spirit in the southwest. Could it be that His Majesty also wants to move the capital to Shu?" "Haha!"

When everyone present heard this, they slapped the wat board and laughed.

Huo Jun smiled lightly when he heard the sound. He quite recognized Pang Lin's words. Wuhan is not suitable as the capital. Just choose Jiangling. Why move east to Jinling?

Not to mention that moving eastward to Jinling would harm the interests of the Chu people, but just moving eastward to Jinling was not a good choice for the Southern Han Dynasty who was determined to make the Northern Expedition.

Whenever the southern regimes of the past dynasties moved their capital to Jinling, they would inevitably lose control over Bashu due to the long distance. Perhaps Wuhan has all kinds of bad qualities, but compared to Chengdu and Jinling, Wuhan is the most suitable base for the Northern Expedition of the Southern Han Dynasty.

As for Wu Yue's need to cross the river to supply Wuhan, which cost a lot of money, it can only be said that this is the price of using Wuhan as the capital, and this price must be borne by Wu Yue.

Liu Bei closed the memorial and said with a smile: "I agree with Luo Qing's good advice. However, moving the capital to Jinling will cost a lot of money, and it is difficult to move the capital lightly. As for the river floods, I have heard a lot about Dayu's flood control when I was young. And An Tianxia, ​​with all the strength of the world together, why can’t our government bring an end to the floods in Wuhan?”

Wu Yue cannot be said to be unimportant to the Southern Han Dynasty, but it is not as important as Jing Chu. Liu Bei knew very well that the foundation of the Southern Han Dynasty lay in Chu, not in Wuyue.

Not to mention that high-ranking officials such as Huo, Ge, and Pang were from Jingchu, but simply speaking, Wuhan was far superior to Jinling in terms of geographical advantages. Liu Bei has traveled thousands of miles over the years. He has already tasted the benefits of making Wuhan his capital. How could he abandon Wuhan because of minor floods?

After a pause, Liu Bei looked at Pang Lin through Mianqi and said: "As for Jiangling, it is on the left side of the river. The more mountains there are, the more rebels there are. If we leave lightly, I fear that the place will be unrest. And Xiangfan has just come down, so it is not suitable to be the capital for the time being. I am a big man. The old capital was in Chang'an and also in Luoyang."

"Today, Wuhan is the capital. It is actually a temporary measure. When the Northern Expedition succeeds, I will move the capital to Chang'an. However, if the destiny is not with me and the Northern Expedition fails, the matter of moving the capital should be discussed by the prince and the ministers."

It was impossible for Liu Bei to abandon Jingchu because of Wu Yue, but it was also impossible for Liu Bei to abandon Wu Yue because of Jingchu. He adopted Huo Jun's suggestion and divided Hanchang, Changsha, and Guiyang into Jiangzhou, and also cut off the four Yangzhou counties of Yuzhang, Luling, and Jian'an into Jiangzhou. His intention was naturally as Huo Jun said, to control Wu and Chu in the middle. .

Of course, Liu Bei also knew that Wuhan lacked the geographical conditions to serve as a capital. However, for the Northern Expedition, he had to locate the capital in Wuhan. After his death, it all depends on Liu Chan and everyone in the court whether to move the capital or not.

Hearing Liu Bei's words, Pang Lin and Luo Tong were speechless and silently retreated to their positions.

Seeing that the issue of moving the capital was over, Liu Bei looked around at the ministers and asked, "Is there anything missing?"

"Your Majesty, Wenpin, the governor of Hanxiang, and Lü Meng, the governor of Xiangyang, both of whom have the same names, wrote that during the three or four hundred miles from Jiangling to Xiangfan, the population is sparsely populated, the fields are abandoned, and the deployment of military rations relies heavily on Jiangbei, which is not a long-term solution. As shown in the picture For the Heluo plan, Governor Wen asked Hannan, the real native land."

Wang Can stepped out of the queue and said in a memorial: "Shu Yan, now that Xiangfan has arrived, Governor Wen asked to send troops to attack the Jingman people and move the barbarian people out of the mountains to consolidate Hannan. The Central Committee issued an edict to the old people to return to their hometowns. Residence to restore vitality to Han Township."

The real-land border was a strategy proposed by Huo Jun in the early years. If he wanted to conquer the Central Plains, he would rely entirely on supplies from Wu and Chu, which would inevitably be insufficient. In addition, there are no people on the border, and it is not a long-term matter to rely on supply from the rear for a long time.

That kind of garrisoning a city with thousands of people is mostly a virtual governance of this area, and it is far from practical. Once there is any disturbance, its power will shrink.

Many years ago, the Southern Han Dynasty captured Jianghuai. After several years of development plans, the population of counties and counties gradually increased, and Huo Fan's "Huainan Theory" was implemented.

It is not difficult to say that the people in Jianghuai are happy with their work and the warehouses are full of food and grass, but it can be said that it no longer looks like a shabby place in the past, and it can be self-sufficient in military food. If the sergeant defends himself on the spot, Jianghuai will no longer need Yangzhou's food supply.

Nowadays, Xiangfan was captured by the Han Dynasty. The narrow and flat area from Xiangyang to Jiangling has fertile land and dense water network. If the land is reclaimed properly and the officials who fled south return home, Xiangyang can quickly regain its vitality.

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and asked, "Kong Ming is adhering to the state affairs. I wonder if he has any wise ideas?"

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and said: "Jingshan Mountain is dangerous and far away. It is connected with Fangling. There are many mountain people in the mountains. Wen Hanxiang wanted to attack the barbarian border, and Liang thought it was feasible. And last year's Northern Expedition, nearly 30,000 troops surrendered, or We can choose five thousand weak men to move to Hanmiang, live in scattered areas, cultivate acres of land, and store grain for the army."

Guan Yu captured 30,000 Wei troops. In order to prevent them from colluding in rebellion, Liu Bei dispersed these soldiers as much as possible and moved all the troops south to Jian'an County. Moreover, Liu Bei was greedy for the bravery of the Northern Army. He ignored Zhao Yun's advice and selected 5,000 brave men to join the army.

The rest of the soldiers were either given the gift of meritorious generals as slaves by Liu Bei, or they followed Zhuge Liang's suggestion and selected honest and honest people as tunmin.

"feasible!"

Liu Bei nodded slightly and said: "I am issuing an edict to Jingzhou. Anyone who has his hometown in Hanmiang and wants to return to his hometown and register as a citizen in the county will be able to obtain acres of land from his hometown, and within three years, the land rent will be reduced or reduced."

As he spoke, Liu Bei stroked his beard and thought, and said: "I grant the right general Wenpin a holiday, pay homage to the governor of Yanzhou, and allow him to use his own troops to attack the barbarians. The prefects of the three counties of Fangling, Xicheng, and Shangyong in Liangzhou are ordered to cooperate. The general on the right is attacking the barbarians and is not allowed to evade with words."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)