Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 478
What is Nanzhili at this time?
It is the Yangtze River Delta Consortium of later generations.

Its economic aggregate accounts for [-]% of Ming Dynasty.

Such a huge first-level administrative region would have rebelled long ago if it hadn't been under the management of the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing.

If it is said that the centrifugal force within Daming is the strongest, it is Nanzhili.

In an instant, Catalonia in Spain, California in the United States, and Scotland in the United Kingdom flashed through Zhu Yixi's mind.

"What Your Majesty said is very true. In the cabinet, the old minister not only has to deal with the affairs of the world, but also has to intervene in the miscellaneous affairs of the various prefectures and counties in Nanzhili. It can be described as miserable."

Zhao Shu is from Shanxi, so he naturally has no feelings for Nanzhili, and he agrees with his face, but he is slightly worried: "I'm afraid it's an official from Nanzhili, it's a bit hard to accept."

"This is an inevitable result, no matter how difficult it is to accept, you have to accept it."

Zhu Yixi said noncommittal.

At this time, Zhao Shu was thinking more directly. If Nanzhili is divided, the Nanjing Six Departments will at most manage Yingtianfu in the future. This is very beneficial to the centralization of power.

Similarly, if it is divided into two provinces, there will naturally be two sets of provincial government teams, and many people can be arranged.

The position in the officialdom is a radish and a pit, but the cabinet is better at picking the position.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Zhao Shu pondered: "The key now is how to divide."

"It's not difficult to divide—"

The emperor waved his hand casually, Tian Ren at the side understood and hurriedly sent the map.

I saw that on the map of Nanzhili, the emperor took out his finger and raised the knife:

"With Nanjing as the center, on the left side, Fengyang, Chuzhou, Luzhou, Hezhou, Chizhou, Taipingfu, Ningguo, Huizhou, and Guangde are one province."

"On the right side, there are Xuzhou, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang and other places as one province."

With that said, the emperor finally pointed to Nanjing, and said, "Yingtian Mansion is still under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court."

At this time, Zhao Shu didn't care about the names of the two provinces, but was rather concerned about the Nanjing Six Divisions: "What about the Nanjing Six Divisions?"

"Let them act as Yingtianfu!"

Hearing this, Zhao Shu felt somewhat regretful.

The emperor was full of interest, still immersed in the pleasure of drawing a map.

It feels so good to change the fate of tens of millions of people with a single finger.

"As for the names, on the left are Anqing Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture, which have the most money and food, so they are crowned as Anhui Province."

"The province on the right, let's call it Jiangsu Province!"

Really can't think of an excuse, the emperor can only play tricks and say it directly.

In history, Jiangsu Province was named after the initials of Jiangning and Suzhou. Now that there is no Jiangning Mansion, it cannot be made up.

In the eyes of obsessive-compulsive disorder, it must be called Jiangsu.

Of course, the name of the province is only a side issue, and what Zhao Shu is most concerned about is the provincial capital.

"Anqing is prominent but to the west, Huizhou is rich but mountainous to the south, Fengyang is to the north, and Luzhou in the center is neither too big nor too small, which is just right."

Pointing at Luzhou, Zhu Yixi said seriously.

It's just that the map of Anhui at this time, why does it look so awkward?
Luzhou swallowed Lu'an of the later generations, and Fengyang was too large to include the entire Huaibei. Fuyang, Bozhou, and Huaibei were all gone.

And Jiangsu is even more strange. There are only seven prefectures in such a huge land boundary, and the jurisdiction of the southern prefectures becomes smaller.

The Shanghai of later generations is no different from Songjiang Mansion today.

"In Anhui Province, Fengyang Prefecture is divided into three. The west of Shou County is Fuyang, which governs Yingzhou; the north of Guzhen is Huaibei, which governs Suzhou; the rest is Fengyang Prefecture."

"Luzhou is split into two, the west of Shucheng is Lu'an Mansion, and the east is Luzhou Mansion."

Huai'an Mansion and Fengyang share Huaibei, which is really too big.

"In Jiangsu Province, Huai'an Prefecture is divided into three parts. The west of Shuyang and the north of Taoyuan are Suqian Prefecture, which governs Suqian; the east of Shuyang and the north of Huiyang are Haizhou Prefecture, which governs Haizhou."

"The rest is Huai'an Mansion."

Relying on his impression, Zhu Yixi divided the state capitals that he thought were standard.

In this way, the approximate range is almost the same as the map of later generations.

Finally satisfied.

Zhu Yixi wished she could lie down and admire her masterpiece.

Unfortunately, Zhao Shu broke his mind.

"Your Majesty, where is the capital of Jiangsu?"

"Ah?"

Zhu Yixi was taken aback for a moment, and he stared at the map carefully, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

Without Nanjing, which place in Jiangsu Province is suitable to be the capital?It's impossible to let Nanjing lead it on your behalf!

Thinking of the loose Thirteen Taibao in later generations, he instantly felt that he had shouldered an important mission.

His eyes lingered on the map for a long time, and his eyes fixed on Yangzhou.

If the election of Luzhou lies in its excellent central location, the same is true for Yangzhou.

Yangzhou is also located in the center of Jiangsu Province.

More importantly, it is the terminus of the canal and has a good location.

"Yangzhou—"

The emperor shouted: "There is no more suitable capital than Yangzhou."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Zhao Shu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately praised her.

"However, Yangzhou is too big."

At this time, the emperor touched his chin again, thinking.

Considering the aspect of checks and balances, the capital should not be too strong. For example, Lu'an was separated from the previous Luzhou Prefecture. At this time, Yangzhou Prefecture included Taizhou, Tongzhou and other places, which is really a vast area.

"With Taizhou as the boundary, Tongzhou Prefecture is to the east."

In this way, Anhui Province has twelve prefectures, while Jiangsu Province has ten prefectures, roughly balanced.

"Let's draw up a statement from the cabinet!"

The emperor said in a deep voice: "The division must be completed before the end of the year."

"As ordered—"

Zhao Shu opened his mouth in response, and then left in a hurry.

When he arrived at the cabinet and finished drafting and handing it to the emperor, it was completely dark.

In the early morning of the next day, when the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were ignorant, the division of Nanzhili was officially decided.

The subsequent partition of Huguang was passed logically.

Compared with Nanzhili, the partition of Huguang did not cause waves.

On the contrary, it means conforming to the will of the people.

Huguang is too big. Now that the population is multiplying, the difficulty of management has doubled. Dividing it into two is what everyone is looking forward to.

As for the branch of Nanzhili, after the end of the early dynasty, many people are still in a state of ignorance, which is unbelievable.

After all, it took only one morning, and there were three more provinces in the entire Ming Dynasty, especially the huge Nanzhili, which was divided in the blink of an eye.

There was a lot of discussion in the Imperial Academy, and Zheng Sen and Huang Zongxi also talked about it with great interest.

After the general examination, although it was a hang-up, after entering the palace examination, the two of them worked hard, climbed directly to the second class, and were admitted to the Imperial Academy.

The main reason is that the emperor's discussion of the topic gave them an advantage: on the uprising of slavery.

Zheng Sen was born as a pirate, and he directly wrote about the benefits of Liaodong, ginseng, fur, and iron ore, which made slaves rise.

Huang Zongxi directly claimed that Liaodong belonged to Shandong, and the cross-sea management was improper, and the court did not pay enough attention to it, which led to catastrophe.

It's all a matter of words, so as to climb.

"Nanzhili has been divided, it seems that His Majesty has no intention of moving the capital."

(End of this chapter)