In Guangzhou, there are about 30,000 forbidden troops. If you include Yuan Congjun and the palace guards, there are about 40,000 people. If the capital is moved, these people will definitely go north and leave their hometown.

Compared with the soldiers from Hunan and Huainan, these forbidden troops have been surrendering to him for two or three years. They have a stronger sense of belonging and their loyalty is acceptable.

Moreover, after these years of continuous training and recuperation, it can be said that apart from enduring a few wars, he is no different from an ordinary elite soldier.

Li Jia will not let this powerful military force stay. If it breaks away from the central government for a long time, it will definitely become disloyal. It will be enough to leave 18,000 people behind to suppress Lingdong.

Therefore, a few months after the establishment of Lingdong Mansion, the Lingdong Guard was established, with about 15,000 people, all of whom had families and were relatively weak. These people would stay in Lingdong.

In order to check and balance each other and prevent one family from becoming dominant, Guangzhou's Chengtian Mansion will also have 8,000 people to guard this largest city in Lingnan.

Known as the "Guangzhou Guard".

In this way, fewer than 20,000 people actually went to Hunan, and they were truly the best of the best.

Taking into account the hardships of moving north, the monthly rations for this group of central imperial troops were increased from 500 qian to 800 qian, equivalent to three shi of grain, which was already extremely generous.

As a result, the Forbidden Army was divided into two parts, the Central Forbidden Army and the Local Forbidden Army. The most obvious thing was that the salary was increased by 300 yuan.

At this point, the relocation of the capital has completely become a foregone conclusion, and everyone no longer has any illusions.

The political affairs hall can only comply with the emperor's will. Besides, is there anyone in the world who lives in Lingnan and rules the world?

Moving the capital north is in line with the general trend of the world. As a politician, no one knows the importance of Hunan.

Therefore, following the renovation of the Chu Palace in Shaofu Temple, the imperial court also allocated about 200,000 yuan for the reinforcement, repair, expansion, and renovation of Changsha City.

The six ministries and nine ministers' yamen and the five military governor's offices are the top priorities.

Those nobles and ministers had already received the news and sent their servants and housekeepers to purchase houses. They followed the court at all times and were in the center of power. This was what they pursued.

Moreover, Changsha City is expected to be narrower than the expanding and prosperous Guangzhou City, so settling in early can save a lot of money.

Hoarding is not something that aristocratic ministers can do. No one dares to hoard to lose face. Those who can go north are mostly rich and powerful. If they dare to sell at a high price, they will lose their lives.

There was also discussion in the harem. Several concubines who had just given birth to a prince were reluctant to let their son, who was just a few months old, make the long journey to Changsha.

Moreover, the pregnant Queen's concubine did not want to go north. The delivery date conflicted with her journey north. She accidentally had a miscarriage, which she really regretted.

In this regard, the emperor could only show up and explain that those who are pregnant and the prince is young can go to Hunan in the spring of next year and postpone it for a few months.

In this way, it became a little quieter.

During the inspection of the Forbidden Army two days ago, Li Jia discovered that since the Forbidden Army drilled almost every day, they consumed a lot of food. Meat was only supplied every once in a while, but the food consumption was still three times that of ordinary people.

He saw with his own eyes that an ordinary thin soldier with a bowl the size of a basin could eat two bowls, three meals a day, which was extremely exaggerated.

Half a kilogram of rice per meal is just leisurely, and two kilograms of rice a day is really normal. Every drop of sweat can consume several grains of rice. The 30,000 to 40,000 forbidden troops can eat 20,000 shi of rice in a month.

Such terrible consumption is enough on weekdays. If there is a slight logistics problem during a march or a war, it will really be over.

Even if a supply camp is set up and there are dedicated late-stage soldiers, logistics is still the weak point of the army.

"No, the huge food intake, even if the logistics capabilities have been improved, has already been offset, and it is no different from other countries!"

Li Jia shook his head. He had really racked his brains in order to increase his winning rate and make the unification process smoother.

In particular, the target was the Southern Tang Dynasty, but Jiangxi was full of mountainous areas, making logistics much more difficult.

"Come here, show me around the imperial palace and choose one that's closer!" The emperor couldn't bear it and casually ordered.

"Nuo——" Although he didn't know what the emperor was thinking, Tian Zhong still agreed, and then asked someone to make arrangements with Shaofu Temple, and then asked someone to make arrangements with the Shengsheng Department. The Ministry of Internal Affairs also needed to arrange for the official maid Luan Jia and other entourage.

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When the emperor travels, excluding the guards, there are hundreds of other entourages.

Several hundred dollars were just thrown away like water.

This time I left the palace, it was not a private visit in disguise, nor an open and aboveboard visit. Anyway, I was somewhere in between, traveling in silence. The officials knew about it, but the people did not.

When the Shaofu Temple heard that the emperor was going to the Imperial Mansion, they quickly arranged for everyone to be screened, both nearby and remote.

Everyone was worried about the emperor. Only the emperor sat leisurely in the carriage, enjoying the coolness brought by the ice. After walking for about half an hour, he came to a hill.

The hill is not high, about a hundred meters tall, and is green and lush. It is a good place to enjoy the cool air.

"I'm not here just to enjoy the cool weather!" Li Jia smiled, which was considerate, and waved a paper fan in his hand.

"How dare you deceive your majesty? At the foot of this mountain, there is an imperial estate, with more than a thousand acres and seventy or eighty families, all of whom are innocent!" Tian Zhong replied with a smile.

"Oh? It's not bad here!" Li Jia glanced at the towering trees on the mountain and said.

Entering the village, dozens of wooden houses are located in uneven rows beside the fields. A mountain spring flows from the mountain. More than a dozen buffaloes are led by children and graze by the river. It is quite pastoral.

"Have soybeans been planted in the village?" Tian Zhong held an umbrella, but the emperor was not too hot.

"To report back to Your Majesty, we don't grow soybeans here. The farmers planted some in the open space behind their houses to make some tofu on weekdays!"

The steward of the village had never seen the emperor before and said tremblingly.

"Soybeans are great! One of the five grains!" Li Jia exclaimed. He came here just to find soybeans.

Bean, also known as bean, is an important grain in ancient China. China is also the earliest and longest country to cultivate soybean curd. As early as in "The Book of Songs·Guofeng·Binfeng·July", there is such a record:

In June, we eat eucalyptus and coriander, in July we eat squid and bean sprouts, in August we peel jujubes, and in October we harvest rice...

It takes about five months to plant soybeans and they mature in about July or August.

Sure enough, the soybeans were already mature when Li Jia went to see them. They were different from those improved by later generations. They were smaller, with fewer pods and uneven heights. They were good for self-feeding.

"How else can you eat beans besides mixing them with rice and making tofu?"

When had the little farmer seen the emperor? Although he knew that he was farming the emperor's field, this was the first time he saw the emperor. He lowered his head, trembled, and did not dare to speak.

"Your Majesty is asking you something? Why don't you say it?" the steward bravely reprimanded, fearing that the emperor would be dissatisfied.

"Come back, your majesty, let's make soybean paste!" The farmer, who looked like he was in his thirties or forties, with dark skin that was a little chapped, said tremblingly.
Chapter completed!