Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 271 I want to practice in Yanjing Palace
"Pingzhou took Yuguan, and even drove Wanyan Zongwang into the sea. If it wasn't for us not having a navy, Wanyan Zongwang would definitely not be able to escape."

"Hey, how can this golden man run so fast? He has already closed his door to beat dogs, and he hasn't killed anyone yet." Zhao Huan said with a smile as he watched the victory report.

Li Gang shook his head, the officials were deliberately avoiding the question, and it seemed that they had never consulted his opinion as the prime minister for the military dispatch.

There was still a kind of teacher way before, but now they all listen to the arrangements of the official family alone.

Zhao Huan is indeed delegating power, civil power, military power, and prime minister power. He is constantly delegating power so that they can work, but there is no shrinking power, which is the deployment of the military.

Autocratic.

Zhao Huan looked at Li Gang and said: "Order Cangzhou to divide the grain and grass into two parts, one part will be sent to Pingzhou Yuguan, and the other part will be sent to Yanjing. Since Shanhaiguan will not be built, then Yanjing Mansion will be repaired."

"There is also this drawing, which was sent to Yanjing Mansion overnight, and the Yanjing Palace was ordered to be built according to the system." Zhao Huan held the blueprint of the Forbidden City in his hand.

Li Gang opened it and took a look. It was much smaller than the Daming Palace in the former Tang Dynasty, but much larger than the imperial palace in Bianjing.

Moreover, looking at the construction rules, it is the construction regulations of the imperial capital, the former dynasty and the later market, and the layout of the left ancestor and the right society. Li Gangcai asked tremblingly: "The government plans to move the capital?"

Zhao Huan nodded and said: "My idea is that there is one capital in Bianjing and one in Yanjing. There are two capitals in total. The system of the two capitals, all regulations in Bianjing are done according to the regulations of the capital city, but they do not receive real power. .”

"But it's too early to tell. It will take many years for Yanjing City to be built."

It's just that Zhao Huan said with a smile: "Don't say that I am building a large-scale building project. I just use materials for substitutes. I don't use gold bricks from Suzhou kilns, nor do I use precious golden nanmu. It's just a combination of ordinary wood, anyway. Carpenters can adorn him as much as a log."

The Ming Dynasty imperial palace took 11 years to repair, and most of the time was spent preparing materials. The pillars on the main hall were all golden silk nanmu cut by woodcutters who went into the mountain for a thousand and went out for five hundred. It's hard work.

And the gold bricks from Suzhou are even more difficult to fire. Zhao Huan doesn't think there is any difference between a brick at all?
After the outside is painted, who can see what?
There are also those glazed tiles in Miyagi, which are really too difficult to fire, and the glazed tiles have to be fired to look like dragons, phoenixes, lions, and seahorses.

There is no need at all, Zhao Huan is a natural pragmatist who only pursues practicality.

"Dare to ask the officials, what is the purpose of moving the capital? And since water transportation cannot reach Yanjing, how can we control the south?" Li Gang asked.

Zhao Huan shook his head and said, "The Dazai has been thinking about it for too long. I am just planning to build a temporary palace at the moment. As for moving the capital, you just know that I have this intention. If the time is right, we can discuss it later."

The purpose of Zhao Huan's relocation of the capital was naturally for the territory of the Kingdom of Jin. This piece of land that had belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty since ancient times could not be occupied by the Jin people.

Since ancient times, when?
It was the former Tang Dynasty, and the territory occupied by the Jin people was actually the Shanyu Duhufu and Hebei Road in the Tang Dynasty.

Since everyone is the Five Wastes after Tang Dynasty, the rule has a legal basis.

If Zhao Huan wants to build a country without borders, he must first defeat all the five wastes of Tang Dynasty.

"That is to say, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal will be repaired? The current canal from Hangzhou to Luoyang and then to Yanjing, will the canal be diverted?" Li Gang said with a sad face.

Zhao Huan nodded, but this is something that will be done later. Now that Li Gang has asked, Zhao Huan said: "Take the bend and straighten it, starting from Hangzhou, passing through Suzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Dongchang, Cangzhou, and then to Tongzhou can be transported by water."

"There are several advantages to doing this. The first advantage is to support the capital and take the Grand Canal straight from the bend. The food and taxes in the south of the Yangtze River can go directly from Hangzhou to the capital. In this way, when the supplies in the north are not very sufficient, you can use this method. A way of water transportation."

"The second advantage is that the northern barbarians have always been the heartache of our Great Song Dynasty, and even the entire Central Plains Dynasty. They simply established Yanjing as their capital and directly set the imperial capital on Yanyun Road." "Stay directly on the gate of the country." , Armaments will not be relaxed. You can also build the Great Wall nearby to resist foreign enemies."

"The third advantage is the transfer to the south of the Yangtze River. The Jiangnan area is rich, and it is an area where money and food are paid for. A Grand Canal that cuts and straightens helps maintain the control of the financial resources and grain depots of the Great Song Dynasty. , and then maintain a strength advantage over any region at all times.”

"It's a pity, we can't take too big a step. This will not start until how many years later. What's the point of talking about it now." Zhao Huan once again emphasized whether it is moving the capital, or repairing the Beijing-Hangzhou The Grand Canal is a long time away.

A Zhao Gou, the current self can't deal with it.

It is too early to talk about plotting the Kingdom of Jin.

This Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is like the Rentong Second Line of the Central Plains Dynasty. Once opened, it means that the control of the entire eastern region will be fully formed.

It can ensure that the Central Plains Dynasty maintains its strength advantage in the entire East Asian world.

It is very important to break through the barriers of trade and transportation between the north and the south.

An eggless guy like Zhao Gou dared to join hands with the landlords in the south of the Yangtze River, intending to establish a small imperial court. If there is this canal now, and soldiers from the north will go south by boat, Zhao Gou, even if he has thousands of guts, will not dare to do it. this kind of thing.

Northern soldiers go by sea?The current shipping is more like desperate.

You can't take risks with your own reliance.

Communication between the north and the south is very important. Even in later generations, the transportation network extends in all directions, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has always undertaken its historical mission.

The main north-south traffic road established by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the lifeblood of life.

Li Gang nodded. If the officials are so ambitious and don't consider the current national conditions at all, they wantonly build and open canals, what is the difference from Emperor Sui Yang?
When the time comes, the people will be in dire straits, and there will be riots everywhere, which will be troublesome.

However, Li Gang heard that the official family was only building a palace, and the materials used were all local materials. Even the pillars of the main hall did not use expensive wood, so they built it with the official family.

Is there such a shabby palace?Not even a root of golden nanmu is willing to use it.How much does this cost?

"Why do you need eight treasures and nine cauldrons when you are full? A body of seven feet can be used by thousands of households? Just build it casually. It doesn't matter how high the specification is, just repair it every year." Zhao Huan's requirements for the palace are quite low. As long as you can live in people.

No matter how delicious the food is, it is not enough to fill the stomach. With this 1.8-meter body, can it be used by thousands of households?Zhao Huan didn't think so.

It's a pity that he is the emperor, he needs face, that's why he is only taller than such a big palace.

"Li Dazai, where is the Taishang?" Zhao Huan asked suddenly.

This Zhao Ji was very fast when he ran, and he arrived in Lin'an after a month of rolling and crawling.

When I came back, it had been almost two months, and I hadn't reached the place yet, so it was too slow.

What are you ready to do?
"The Taishanghuang has been suffering from dysentery recently, so he walked a bit slower, but he was notified in real time of where he was, and there were constant military reports along the way. It should not be wrong. The Taishanghuang must have arrived at Yinglong Mansion." Li Gang wrote a note. Handed it to Zhao Ying.

Li Gang hesitated to say: "The officials and ministers have something to say, and I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Don't speak if it's not appropriate." Zhao Huan shook his head, unwilling to listen to Li Gang's words, because he knew what Li Gang was going to say.

He doesn't like to hear it.

(End of this chapter)