I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 422 Han Da Sima General Li Heng

Dong Yun didn't know how to answer Du Qiong's doubts.

Judging from the map of China, why is Guanzhong the first choice for the capital of a powerful dynasty?
Why is Luoyang also a must-choice for powerful dynasties?

Why do most of the dynasties with their capital in Jianye settle in a corner? Except Zhu Yuanzhang.

Why did the Song Dynasty decide to make Kaifeng the capital, but Zhao Kuangyin wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, but was persuaded by ministers to continue making Kaifeng the capital?
In ancient times, the first priority for any political power was the security of the capital.

In the agricultural era, when the enemy attacked the capital, it was extremely difficult for the emperor to escape.

The emperor is also involved in the stability of the whole world, so the capital is usually chosen in a place with stable mountains and rivers.

The second is the amount of farmland in Gyeonggi, which is related to the strength of Gyeonggi.

If there are few fields in the capital, it will not be able to support many people, and the inability to support many people will mean that the number of troops stationed around the capital will be small.

Even if the dynasty is unified, once there are very few imperial guards near the capital, a crisis situation will arise where the outside is more important than the inside.

A typical example is the Anshi Rebellion.

Therefore, when Liu Bang established his capital in Luoyang, Lou Jing and Zhang Liang persuaded him to move to Guanzhong.

Because the Western Henan Corridor is too small compared to the Guanzhong Plain, Luoyang cannot support a strong army and has no strategic depth.

So Liu Bang listened to this suggestion and moved the capital to Chang'an.

As for the Song Dynasty, Luoyang could not be the capital, but the truth is actually the same.

In order to prevent warriors, the Song Dynasty implemented a national policy of emphasizing internal and external forces.

That is to say, most of the country's troops will be stationed in Gyeonggi.

To support this national policy, there must be vast fertile soil in and around Gyeonggi.

The West Henan Corridor centered on Luoyang cannot be supported.

Therefore, in the Northern Song Dynasty, the total acres of land in the Huaihe River exceeded 100 million, making it a veritable heavy tax land for the state treasury.

In order to support the millions of troops in Kaifeng, the Northern Song Dynasty vigorously developed the canal from Kaifeng to Lianghuai.

If the capital was moved to Luoyang, the Sui-Tang Grand Canal, which was already blocked, would not be able to meet this national policy.

Moreover, when An Lushan rebelled, he had already told the senior officials of Zhao and Song Dynasty that if you dare to make Luoyang the capital, I will cut off the canal and you will starve to death there!
In this way, the purpose of emphasizing the internal and external affairs was to maintain the stability of the capital, but the problem of three redundancies only became more and more serious later.

Coming back to the matter of Ji Han's choice to move the capital, the choice of the capital must be supported by strategic defense depth and sufficient farmland.

Then, what Du Qiong said does make sense, and neither Jiangling nor Jianye can be satisfied.

In the Ming Dynasty, Huguang Province, where Jiangling is located, was the granary of the world. There was a proverb in the Ming Dynasty: If Huguang is ripe, the world will be sufficient.

But during the Three Kingdoms period, the area around the Jianghan Plain was not a complete land of plenty.

Yunmengze was still very large in this era, and the areas that had just receded were swamps, which could not satisfy sufficient agriculture.

Therefore, except for the powerful regime of Chu State, no powerful power will appear here in the future.

As for Wuchang, it took the middle and late Ming Dynasty to catch up with Jiangling's status. It was almost impossible to become an imperial capital in this era.

The hall fell into silence, no one spoke.

It took a while before Jiang Wan said: "The general has raised 100,000 elite troops in Jingzhou and defeated the Wei army several times. We have gained an offensive advantage and the Wei army does not dare to go south."

Du Qiong smiled and said: "The soldiers in Jingzhou are the border troops. If the imperial court comes to Jingzhou, how will the Imperial Guards and the border troops get along with each other? Or should we integrate the soldiers in Jingzhou into your Majesty's Forbidden Army? Or add new troops?"

Dong Yundao said: "What Duke Du said will also be faced if we move the capital to Chang'an."

"If the capital is moved to Chang'an and the Wei army marches westward, and there is insufficient food and grass on the front line, the imperial court can retreat to Yizhou at any time and use Chang'an as the front line to continue to confront the Wei army. But if the Wei army cuts off the Yangtze River waterway in Jiangling, where will the retreat be?"

This time the hall fell into silence again.

Both sides are arguing about stability.

After all, if the capital is not stable or there is no escape route, the risk is too great.

As for the emperor guarding the country according to the Ming Dynasty, Beijing is still 600 miles away from Shanhaiguan.

Xuanda and Shanhaiguan both deployed heavy troops, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal could quickly and continuously transport supplies from the wealthy Jiangnan. According to Ji Han's current situation, if he also plays the role of emperor to guard the country, he will really be a pig without wings.

"There is no need to discuss this matter for the time being. I will ask the Prime Minister." Liu Chan said, "The general has made great contributions in destroying Wu and should be rewarded."

The hall fell into dead silence once again.

This brings us to a very sensitive topic.

Li Heng was already a general, running a government office and commanding the troops in Jingzhou.

After a moment of silence, Liu Chan said: "General Li Heng led the king's army to conquer Yangzhou. He was given the title of Grand Sima and recorded the affairs of the minister."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then came to their senses and immediately shouted: "Your Majesty is wise."

The power of the Great Sima reached its peak in the Western Han Dynasty. It was an official position established after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed the Taiwei, and was generally held concurrently by the General.

Wei Qing, for example, is known as the Great General Sima.

For example, Huo Guang is also a great general.

It can be said that administration, military affairs are handled in one hand.

By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Great Sima was above the Three Dukes.

But the position of Da Sima is very flexible, and it can be a vacant position at any time.

Liu Chan did not clarify here whether it was a false position, but this is an issue that does not need to be explained.

The difference between the Great Sima and the Great General is that the Great Sima not only holds the highest military power, but also administrative power, and is not much different from the Prime Minister.

And who is the prime minister of Ji Han?
Everyone knows that as long as Zhuge Liang is still here, this great Sima can only serve in vain.

As for the matter of recording the minister, that is even more of a false position, so vain that he can't even get out of bed.

After retreating from the court, Liu Chan immediately returned to the harem and shouted to Huang Hao: "Get ready, get ready! The general has won such a big victory on the front line. If I don't enjoy it for a few days, I'm sorry for the general's hard work!"

"Here!" Huang Hao responded, but then said, "By the way, Your Majesty, someone has brought you the fine wine from the Western Regions that you requested earlier."

"Did you get it?"

"I got it, and there's also the gem of the Western Region, pepper."

"Quick, bring it here, I want to admire it."

"Here!"

"By the way, who did it?"

"It's Chen Zhi Chen Fengzong."

"he is……"

"He is the grandson of Brother Xu Jing, the great Situ. He is from Runan. Fei Wenwei once recommended him."

"Oh oh oh, I remember, this is a loyal minister!"

A native of Runan, the grandson of brother Xu Jing, Dongzhou sect, recommended by Fei Yi.

I feel embarrassed not to see him again.

"Go and tell him to come see me."

Not long after, Chen Zhi entered the palace and met Liu Chan.

Liu Chan said: "Yizhou is rich and fertile, and Guanzhong is thousands of miles away. I'm just a little curious about things in the Western Regions. It's a small achievement for you to offer me the treasure."

Chen Zhi immediately said: "I'm just trying my best."

"How did you do it?"

"Now that the trade routes with the Western Regions have been opened, I just want to remind people to pay attention."

"You do have a heart."

(End of this chapter)