Video spoilers history, starting with the blitzkrieg on Poland

The sky curtain also continues.

[The unified dynasty was basically Chang'an, Luoyang, and Beijing. ]

[But what if it is not a unified dynasty? ]

[If it was just a separatist regime, where would it choose its capital? ]

[Of course, what we are referring to here is a dynasty that at least divides the world into three parts. ]

[There is no choice for a regime that is too small, right? ]

【The fourth is the only choice of the Southern Dynasty, Nanjing. 】

【Nanjing is bordered by the Yangtze River in the north and the Zhongshan Mountain in the east. Zhuge Liang once praised it as "Zhongshan Mountain is like a dragon, and Shicheng City is like a tiger."】

[It is also an ancient capital with a long history and abundant royal aura. ]

[It can be regarded as the top Feng Shui in Feng Shui. 】

【But it is also the most tragic capital of the Ten Dynasties in China. 】

[Sun Quan built Stone City, creating a capital construction model of "building a city on the mountain and a pond on the river". ]

[Zhu Yuanzhang built the Ming city wall, which was covered with blue bricks and had an average height of 12 meters. The 35.3-kilometer city wall had 13616 battlements and 200 caves for hiding soldiers.]

【Nanjing’s geographical advantages are very clear.】

[The narrowest part of the Yangtze River is only 1.2 kilometers. The three natural barriers of Yanziji, Caishiji and Jinshan made heroes like Shi Le, Tuoba Tao and their northern cavalry sigh in despair.]

[Chen Baxian of the Southern Dynasty also relied on this natural barrier to defeat the Northern Qi army of 100,000 with only 30,000 naval forces.]

【At the same time, Nanjing is also the cultural center of the south. 】

[The old site of Jiming Temple was once the place where Emperor Wu of Liang "sacrificed himself".]

[On the banks of the Qinhuai River, Jiangnan Gongyuan was the largest imperial examination center in ancient China. ]

[The "Confucius Asking about Rites" stele in the Confucius Temple stele gallery bears witness to the spread of Confucianism to the south.]

[But the dynasties that established their capital in Nanjing all seemed to have historical curses.]

[The regimes that established their capital in Nanjing were generally short-lived dynasties.]

[The Eastern Jin Dynasty, which had the longest reign, lasted 104 years, which is not short, but it started with a state of escaping and collapse. ]

[Once again, the "King and Ma share the world" clan chaos, and the imperial power has long been lost. 】

……

[The separatist regimes that occupied the Central Plains, including small unified regimes, preferred Kaifeng. ]

【The fifth is Kaifeng. 】

[Kaifeng is located on the south bank of the Yellow River. It became a water and land hub after King Hui of Wei dug the Honggou Canal during the Warring States Period.]

[During the Northern Song Dynasty, "Bianjing was the most magnificent capital in the world." The "Dongjing Menghualu" records that "the night market lasted until the third watch, and then reopened at the fifth watch." ]

[The core competitiveness of Kaifeng as the capital is transportation! 】

【After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, was the capital Luoyang or Kaifeng? 】

[In fact, I have experienced repeated pulling several times. 】

[But in the end, Kaifeng's proximity to the main grain-producing areas and its convenient water transportation allowed Kaifeng to defeat Luoyang and consolidate its position as the capital.]

【The four rivers, Bianhe River, Caihe River, Wuzhang River and Jinshui River, run through the capital, forming a complex water transport network.】

【But Kaifeng was made by the Yellow River, and it was also destroyed by the Yellow River. 】

[Since the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, the Yellow River changed its course six times, burying Kaifeng City deep underground. ]

[Archaeological discoveries show that 3 meters underground in Longting Park is the site of the Ming Dynasty Zhou Wangfu, 8 meters below is the Jin Dynasty Imperial City, and 12 meters below is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty Bianzhou City.]

[The biggest problem for Kaifeng is the security of the capital.]

Kaifeng is a vast plain, a place of war on all sides, with no strategic locations to defend.

[Especially during the Five Dynasties when Kaifeng was the capital, there were wars year after year.]

【Then the Khitan rose and occupied Yanyun. 】

[The grassland cavalry reached the Yellow River unimpeded and threatened Kaifeng. ]

[It also magnified the risk of making Kaifeng the capital. ]

[The Northern Song Dynasty could only store a large number of imperial guards in Kaifeng, which greatly affected the finances of the Northern Song Dynasty.]

[The demise of the Later Liang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty were closely related to the establishment of the capital in Kaifeng.]

……

Outside the sky.

Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin saw this.

I couldn't help but be stunned!
What do you mean?
Did the Song Dynasty fall because it established its capital in Kaifeng?
Although Tianmu did not tell how the Song Dynasty fell, it can be deduced that Li Cunxu launched a blitzkrieg attack on Kaifeng.

Zhao Kuangyin seemed to have guessed what was going on.

I said that it was not possible to establish the capital in Kaifeng because it was too dangerous.

"In virtue, not in danger?"

"That sounds good! But we have to face the reality."

"Only by taking advantage of the dangers of mountains and rivers can we defend the world."

"At tomorrow's court meeting, I have to bring up the matter of moving the capital again."

"That's it..." Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but frown again.

“How many people will object?”

……

【The sixth is Hangzhou. 】【This is also a choice for the southern separatist regime, and it is safer than Nanjing. 】

【Hangzhou is connected to Tianmu Mountain in the west and Qiantang River in the east, which laid the foundation for the Wuyue Kingdom to "protect the territory and the people" during the Five Dynasties. 】

【The Southern Song Dynasty was upgraded to a temporary state, becoming the first state in the southeast. 】

[The West Lake water conservancy system has undergone three major repairs by Qian Liu, Su Shi, and Yang Mengying, and can now store up to 1000 million cubic meters of water.]

[The Dreams of the Southern Song Dynasty recorded that Lin'an City "consumed 10,000 pigs every day" and shops were open day and night "until the fourth watch".]

【But Hangzhou is not a place to deploy troops after all. 】

[The water network terrain restricts the development of cavalry, which can only delay defense but cannot attack and advance. ]

[If we want to conquer the Central Plains from the north, we have to make Nanjing our capital. ]

【The Southern Song Dynasty established its capital in Hangzhou just to survive.】

……

【The last one is Anyang, which is also Yecheng. 】

【But because of modern administrative divisions. 】

[As a result, Anyang, which inherited the name of the ancient capital of Yecheng, does not have many Yecheng relics within its territory.]

[If you want to see the historical sites of Yecheng, you have to go from Anyang, Henan to Handan, Hebei. ]

[Anyang is located in the north of Taihang Mountain and faces the Yellow River in the south. The terrain is flat and open, and the land is fertile. King Pan Geng of the Shang Dynasty moved the capital to Yin, which marked the beginning of a 255-year period of stability.]

[For a long time in ancient times, Anyang was called Yecheng. ]

[Ye City gradually rose to prominence under Cao Cao's management. ]

Cao Cao made Yecheng his political center, and built many famous buildings here, such as the Bronze Sparrow Tower, the Golden Tiger Tower, and the Ice Well Tower.

【From the Three Kingdoms period to the Sui and Tang dynasties, Yecheng has always been the first city in Hebei. 】

[Later Zhao, Ran Wei, Former Yan, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi and other dynasties successively established their capitals here. ]

[But Yecheng has fertile land and convenient transportation. 】

[However, the surrounding area lacks natural strategic barriers and is a place of war on all sides.]

[Floods were frequent again.]

[In addition, the river changed its course, causing the ancient city of Ye to become a village. ]

The sky screen video ended after introducing Anyang.

A large number of barrages also flew out.

"After watching the video, I feel that Luoyang is the best. The Thirteen Dynasties of Luoyang are the Thirteen Dynasties recorded in official history, while the Thirteen Dynasties of Chang'an are some dynasties that are just for show."

"All nine tripods are in Luoyi, which one is more important than the other. "

"The dragon veins of Jinling have been cut off, and all of them are short-lived."

"The Grand Canal became the key to establishing the capital after the Sui and Tang dynasties."

"Guangshen forever!"

"Yelü Deguang himself also considered making Kaifeng the capital."

"Why is there no Zhengzhou? Zhengzhou is no less suitable as the capital!"

"Can Amsterdam be considered an ancient capital?"

"The question is, with Luoyang and Kaifeng being so famous, why was Zhengzhou, which is between the two, chosen as the provincial capital?"

"I never thought that Hangzhou is also an ancient capital."

"Hangzhou has only one Southern Song Dynasty and one Wuyue Dynasty. It is far inferior to Yecheng, and even inferior to Chengdu."

"There is only one reason why the Southern Song Dynasty established its capital here: to open the market."

"I think Datong can also be included."

"I would choose Sanya, with its sunshine, beaches, waves and cacti, it's unbeatable!"

Self-exile, huh?

"Where does Yecheng belong to?"

"I am from Linzhang. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, our place belonged to Anyang, and later it was divided into Handan. "

"Cao Cao's Gaoling is also in Anyang, proving that Yecheng is in Anyang."

The ancients witnessed the rise and fall of ancient capitals throughout the ages.

They also expressed their feelings.

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng chuckled.

"I feel that Xianyang in Daqin is still the best."

"Whether it's pioneering and advancing, or defending and waiting for the right time."

"Guanzhong's vastness and natural resources are all excellent."

"It's just that the population in later generations was too large, causing Guanzhong to be overwhelmed."

“That’s not a problem either.”

"After all, the development potential of the Guanzhong Plain is still huge!"

"Coupled with the continued expansion of the Qin Empire's western and northern borders, the ecological environment in Guanzhong can be stabilized."

tomorrow.

Liu Bowen calculated with his fingers: "The land of Youyan is indeed in line with the stars, which is enough to become the foundation of an emperor, but the food and fodder in the north all depend on the canal transportation..."

"No wonder the comments in the sky said that Guangshen Qiangu is indeed worthy of his reputation!" (End of this chapter)