The struggle of the reborn prince

The cost of building a large city of the size of Xijing is astronomical. It often takes the power of the whole country to mobilize 10 people to participate in the construction. However, the emperor did not use a large amount of money from the state, but raised it all by himself Even though it took more than ten years to rebuild the city, it is not something everyone can do, so everyone wants to know the mystery!

Seeing that the two adults were very interested, Xu Hong walked and talked, and told the story before and after. Li Gang and Li Gang both felt that the emperor was too 'smart'. But the rebuilding of Xijing can only be done by the emperor, but not by others.Although they felt that the emperor's actions were absurd, even vulgar and despicable, and despised by scholars, they couldn't help admiring his "wisdom".

In fact, what Zhao Tun used is a trick commonly used by the government and developers now, which is to borrow chickens to lay eggs and engage in capital operations. He is not only the emperor of the empire, but also the chairman of the four halls. It can be said that he has the best time and place. It is not an exaggeration to call it a model of collusion between officials and businessmen in the Song Dynasty.And what Zhao Tun did was not only because he was really short of money, but also because he didn't want to make a big fuss and make people panic. Before the matter started, someone jumped out and smashed the gong.

Zhao Tong first ordered the repair of Xijing in the name of the emperor. Xijing was one of the four capitals of the Great Song Dynasty.As a result, the court meeting was successfully passed, and the Ministry of Household Affairs also squeezed out one million guan from the limited funds as reconstruction funds. Everyone knew that this amount of money was not enough, that is, to repair one or two halls in the imperial city, so that they could travel as the emperor. the palace.

The courtiers never expected that Zhao Tama would use the money to recruit refugees. At that time, the Jurchens had just retreated and countless people were displaced.He successfully attracted a large number of people and rebuilt the roads by means of work-for-relief.The canals were dredged, the docks were remodeled, the land was leveled, and infrastructure construction was carried out.

As the saying goes, there is no unopened oil and salt shop, and when Zhao Tang makes a nest, it will naturally attract golden phoenixes, not to mention that the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang is also a large plain with fertile land.In the past, the population was dense, the grain output was extremely rich, and it was located in the center of the Central Plains, extending in all directions, and the transportation was the most convenient. Since Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the transportation has become more convenient.It's just that it has been abandoned for a long time in recent years, and the central position has been replaced by Bianjing.

At this time, the war had just ended, and people's minds were in danger. Although Luoyang's terrain was not as steep as Chang'an, it was also more dangerous. There was Hulao Pass in the east and Hangu Pass in the west.In the north, there are the natural barriers of the Yellow River and the solidity of Mangshan Mountain. In the south, there are continuous mountains and surrounded by Yishui River. In the era of "cold weapons", these are all natural barriers and the Great Wall that does not need to be built.However, Kaifeng has been the place of the Four Wars since ancient times, and there are no dangerous mountains around it. When strong troops invaded, they were exposed, and the Jurchens came to the city twice.At this time, there were rumors that the new emperor was going to move the capital to Luoyang, which was why roads and canals were being renovated on a large scale.And the fact is there that people can't help but believe it.

The unobstructed canals and roads naturally made it a place for material transfer, and a market was formed spontaneously.And Zhao Tong immediately made another move. He borrowed 400 million yuan from the cash drawer in the four halls and started to develop real estate according to the prior plan, "a logistics street", "a porcelain street", "a silk street", and a "catering street"... ... and so on, professional markets were built one after another, and Lifang was naturally formed. The difference is that he absorbed the experience of building a city in Tokyo and did not build a square wall.Open the market and open the door for business.

Of course, the cost of the emperor's real estate was much lower. The whole world belonged to Zhao Tun, and the land was basically given away for free.However, Zhao Tun did not feel sloppy because of this. Lifang and the market had complete supporting facilities and considerate service. He did not put on the airs of an imperial merchant, but acted in full accordance with the laws of the market.The good business environment, abundant commodities, and convenient transportation quickly made it famous, and businessmen from all over the world came here admiringly and entered the venue one after another.At one time, more than [-] boats and boats from all over the world gathered to fill the river roads, business travel and trade, and horses and carts.After the opening of the canal, the well-developed water transportation network in Luoyang City was connected to the Grand Canal, and Luoyang has become a distribution center for materials from all over the country and a large domestic trade market.

After the market was cultivated, real estate prices continued to rise steadily. Zhao Tang took the opportunity to develop shops, warehouses, and residential areas along the river with better locations, forming the golden circle of the city. This is when he really started to make a lot of money.After several years of operation, Zhao Tun naturally made a lot of money, and the re-prosperous Luoyang also attracted more people to do business here, open factories, buy land, and the population has increased year by year. If you have money, build the city wall and rest the city defense.

And Zhao Tang, who had made a lot of money, not only paid off the loan, but also had enough funds, and then began to move to the south of Luoshui.Build your own comfort zone with the profits from open real estate.The real estate price in the inner city is naturally several times higher than that in the outer city, and it can also guarantee the follow-up financial support needed to rebuild the imperial city. It took more than ten years to basically complete the restoration and construction of Luoyang City. The large and small palaces in the imperial city were restored to the scale of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and Luoyang City was reborn...

Walking across the Tianjin Bridge in Luoshui, Li Gang and the two were able to see the situation on the north bank clearly. Under Xu Hong's introduction, they learned that the layout of the imperial city and palace city was just like the situation in Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty recorded in history, and the emperor was really lazy enough to even The names of the places are unwilling to be re-named, and the old names are still used.

The palace city was built on the highlands in the northwest corner of Guocheng, facing the Luohe River in the front and Mangfu in the back.In the north of Miyagi there are two castles, Yaoyi and Yuanbi.To the east of the Imperial City is the Dongcheng City, and to the north of the Dongcheng City is surrounded by many small cities such as Hanjiacang City, which stores grain. To the west, it is adjacent to the Dongdu Garden with mountains and rivers and a vast area. The defense measures of the palace are far better than those of Bianjing. .Guocheng is divided into several square or rectangular lifangs by vertical crossing roads.Dingdingmen Street, which leads to the main gate of the imperial city in the north, is 45 feet wide, the widest street in the city, and the rest of the streets connecting the city gate are more than [-] feet wide.

From the layout and image of the city, it can be seen that the status of Luoyang City and Bianjing is actually equal, and the strict defense measures are also in line with its objective needs as an important eastern city.There is a large granary near the city, which can ensure that food and other necessities of life are sufficient and safe. These two things ensure that the city remains invincible in a relatively severe political and military situation to a large extent.In the Lifang District here, government offices at all levels, aristocratic and bureaucratic mansions, ordinary dwellings, temples, and commercial markets are scattered in a patchwork manner, all of which are near the Caoqu Canal. This is the area where the economy and culture will flourish in the future.

"Master Xu, do you know what your Majesty's intention is not to return to Beijing for several months here?" Chen Yun and his party got off the bridge and entered the palace city, he frowned and asked.

"Hehe, Prime Minister Chen, His Majesty's actions are always unexpected, and it's really hard for the officials to guess. What is the clue that His Majesty relies heavily on Prime Minister Li?" Xu Hong said with a smile, and threw the question to Li Gang again.

"This... I can't understand it for a while, but your Majesty's effort to rebuild Xijing is not just for random, there must be a deep meaning in it!" Li Gang looked at the two of them for a while and said, from their eyes, he already knew what they were thinking, but No one would point it out.

"Well, Your Majesty's foresight and foresight are indeed not what we as courtiers can imagine. How does Mr. Chen think Luoyang is compared to Bianjing?" Chen Yun did not give up, and asked from a different angle.

"The lower officials think that the territory of the Great Song Dynasty now reaches: the sea in the east, Yanqi in the west, the southern border of Linzhou in the south, and the Jurchen world in the north. The east, west, and north and south have reached thousands of miles. Luoyang is connected to the Guanzhong Basin in the west, and the North China Plain in the east. It is called the middle of the world, if the two major waters of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River are concerned, starting from Luoyang, it leads to You and Yan in the north, Qin and Long in the west, Hai and Dai in the east, and Jianghuai in the south. Therefore, the distance is roughly the same. , take Luoyang as the center and capture the world." Xu Hong thought for a while and said.

"That's right! Bianjing is where the country was founded at the beginning, and it's located between the two rivers. Now the expansion of the territory has lost the role of being in the middle and capturing the world, and it's not as good as Luoyang in terms of form." Li Gang nodded.

"When Taizu founded the country and pacified the north and the south, he also intended to move the capital here. In the end, due to the opposition of the officials, he died suddenly and nothing happened. I don't know if your majesty's thinking at this time is consistent with Taizu's proposal at the beginning. What about it?" Chen Yun knew that moving the capital was a major event that would affect the whole body, so he was very cautious. He knew that Xu Hong was a minister of the emperor's hidden residence, and he always attached great importance to it. asked sideways.

"The lower official thought that what Taizu said was not unreasonable. Luoyang is adjacent to the Yellow River in the north, and there are Taihang, Wangwu and other mountains in the distance across the river. There is also Mang Mountain in the north as a natural barrier; there is the steep Yique in the south, and Xiong'er, Xiong'er, etc. in the south. The mountains of Shaoshi; the dangers of Xiao and Han in the west; Hulao, Heishi and other passes in the east; the Yi and Luo plains with fertile soil in the middle, and enough food for self-sufficiency. Therefore, Luoyang is controlled by three rivers, and the situation of four fortresses is important Compared with Bianjing, this dangerous geographical location has the superior conditions to control the inside and the outside, and it must be the reason why Taizu valued Luoyang at the beginning!" Xu Hong knew that the two people in front of him were the former prime minister who was deeply loved by the emperor. Trust, the other is also the deputy prime minister who assists His Majesty in handling the affairs of the world, and he also wants to find out their attitudes.

"Master Xu is right. Luoyang City is supported by mountains and rivers, and its situation is the best in the world. After the Qin Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, Western Jin Dynasty and other dynasties established their capitals here, and it is known as the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties. Perhaps it is because of this that Taizu has I want to move the capital to Luoyang!" Li Gang nodded and said, he knew that Taizu's starting point was based on national security considerations...