Li Gang and Chen Go are both well-educated people who are from Jinshi, and are naturally scholars who are familiar with the history of the Song Dynasty. The emperor stayed in Xijing and did not return, and they built Luoyang City into a prosperous and sturdy city like a strong city, which made them unable to help.

I remembered the incident of the "Taizu's Capital Movement" that caused trouble in the court two hundred years ago...

In March of the ninth year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin visited Luoyang in the west. Luoyang Jiamaying was the place where Taizu was born and also where he spent his childhood. For decades of military service, it was difficult to have the opportunity to revisit the old place. At this time, the Song Dynasty

The Central Plains and the entire south have been unified, and the Central Plains dynasty has achieved the closest situation of the Central Plains to be unified for more than 200 years since the late Tang Dynasty. Although there are still strong neighbors in the north, in the 16 years since the founding of the country, the Song Dynasty has become stronger and its national fortune has flourished.

, Therefore, in the eyes of the civil and military officials who accompanied him, this holy journey of honor should be a warm nostalgic journey.

However, this Western Tour did not always have banquets all day long, and the king and his ministers enjoyed each other. Taizu suddenly proposed to move the capital to Luoyang. During his speech, Zhao Kuangyin repeatedly called Luoyang a place of beauty and lived in the world, revealing his desire to stay in Luoyang.

The meaning of this was that the ministers saw that the emperor was in a good mood and did not dare to discourage his enthusiasm. No one asked for advice at that time. Seeing that everyone was not opposed, Zhao Kuangyin thought that the move to the capital could be carried out as he wished, but he did not know that although the ministers did not object on the surface,

Most people were still unhappy to move the capital. The strong opposition from the ministers also made Taizu feel unhappy. He simply lived in Luoyang for two months, refused to return to Kaifeng in the east, and even proposed to move to Luoyang and then Chang'an.

Since ancient times, rulers chose a capital city mainly based on the three aspects of military, economic and geographical location: military requires that the capital city is located to be both internal and external; economic requires that the area near the capital city is economically developed and can basically solve the material needs of the capital city.

.Just just a small amount of tilt to the distance; geographical location requires that the capital is located in the central area of ​​the dynasty's jurisdiction, or there are smooth water and land transportation routes leading to all directions. In terms of geographical environment, since ancient times, most rulers choose dragons, plates, and tigers.

It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and has a dangerous place to defend. It rarely chooses a place with flat terrain and difficult to defend.

Kaifeng is a place where there is no danger to defend. The reason why it is favored by the rulers is that it is in the "cross of the world" with convenient transportation and prosperous economy, which is conducive to "localizing in the middle and avoiding the distance".

During the Warring States Period, it was the capital of Wei, and was later renamed Daliang, and later renamed Bianzhou. The canal opened in the Sui Dynasty passed through Bianliang and entered the Jianghuai River, making it the throat of the north-south waterway traffic. By the middle and late Tang Dynasty, northern vassal states were divided and wars were chaotic.

Frequently, the economic center moved to the southern region, while Bianliang became a must-pass place for grain transportation in the south and north.

During the Five Dynasties, Bianliang was successively the capital of the Later Liang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou, and the city scale continued to expand. By the time of Emperor Shizong of Zhou, Bianliang had three walls, with a high city and a deep pool, with regular buildings in the city and wide roads.

The business was prosperous and it was already quite in the style of an imperial capital. Taizu Zhao Kuangyin seized the Later Zhou regime through the Chenqiao Mutiny, so there was no choice to make the capital of Kaifeng at the beginning, but it was just a natural inheritance.

After more than ten years of operation of the Song Dynasty, Bianliang City "is the key to the world. It is the bustling of boats and chariots, controls the Yehou of Heshuo, and carries, and carries the transportation of Jinghu." The ministers in the court all lived here for many years.

At this time, the proposal to move the capital did indeed feel that it was shaken the country. What's more, Luoyang was seriously damaged due to years of wars and chaos since the late Tang Dynasty. The economy was ineffective and basically lost its conditions as a capital. In fact, it had already lost its conditions for being a capital.

Since Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty moved the capital of Kaifeng, Luoyang has never become the capital of any dynasty.

But Kaifeng is indeed a place where four battles are easy to attack and difficult to defend. Previously, those who set their capital here were short-lived regimes. Taizu was very talented and had great talent. After the founding of the country, he began to fight south and north to expand territory. Strategically, he focused on attack as the main point of view.

The battlefield is mainly on other people's territory. The country has never been threatened for more than ten years, and Kaifeng's accessibility has become an advantage for the advantage of war and war. It should be said that the establishment of Kaifeng in the early Song Dynasty was in line with society, economy, politics and military

The best solution for all aspects objectively needed.

The problem is that when the Song Dynasty flattened the southern countries like the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves and turned its attention to the north, the situation began to change fundamentally. The Northern Han regime in Shanxi, which was in line with the Khitan in the north, relying on the favorable terrain of the capital Taiyuan,

Successfully stopped the Song army from moving north. Song Taizu attacked the Northern Han three times, and all returned due to setbacks. When the strategic offensive turned into confrontation, as an emperor who had experienced many battles and had outstanding military talents, he was disappointed because he was unable to do so.

And helplessness, of course, will realize the huge danger.

The Northern Han is north of the Yellow River, only one river from Bianliang. The powerful Khitan may also move south at any time. With the flat and open terrain of Bianliang, how can we resist the Liao cavalry? To ensure the safety of the four battles, only

It can be dangerous for soldiers, so the number of imperial guards stationed in Kaifeng expanded sharply. In addition, Kaifeng is too close to the Yellow River, which is also a fatal military drawback. During the Warring States Period, Qin State attacked the capital of Wei State Daliang four times, and finally the Qin army broke the Yellow River water.

Daliang, as a result, the city was destroyed and Wei was destroyed.

Those ministers who are already accustomed to enjoying a comfortable life may feel at ease when they see heavy troops stationed in the capital, while Taizu has clearly realized the huge consumption of the army's huge national strength. Kaifeng's geographical environment is well connected and has convenient water and land transportation.

In the Song Dynasty, as the economic center, there was no problem at all, but as the political and military center, the conditions were not fully met. He proposed to move the capital to Luoyang to "take off the redundant soldiers based on the dangers of the mountains and rivers"!

Unfortunately, Taizu's foresight and outstanding knowledge was not understood by the ministers, and such two months of stalemate were undoubtedly a torture for the ministers. The days in Luoyang were spent in anxiety. In the end, Zhao Guangyi "who can rest assured the world."

Under the persuasion of virtue but not danger, he had to make a compromise. Although Taizu was still unwilling to accept it, he finally stood up and returned to Beijing in disappointment. Five months later, a generation of saints who created the great Song Dynasty was in Kaifeng.

The sudden death of the palace was the so-called "consideration of moving the capital" in the early Song Dynasty...

He sent Li Gang and others to the inn in the palace and arranged everything Xu Hong said goodbye. Li Gang ordered people to report to the palace and request an audience, but he heard that the emperor took his family out of the palace a few days ago to hunt for Dongduyuan, and it took two more

As soon as they returned, they could only stay in the inn for the time being waiting for the emperor to summon him.

"Li Xiang, does Your Majesty have a deeper meaning in Xijing this time?" It is early winter now, and the inn has not been lit yet. It makes people feel cold at night. The innkeeper is very considerate and delivered the brazier to Li Gang. Chen Gou and Li Gang

He asked after holding a brazier and drinking three glasses of wine.

"Chen Xiang thought that it was inappropriate. His Majesty spent ten years to rebuild Xijing would never be a whim, and his Majesty would not be willing to pay such a capital, and he would not just want to be a blessing for his business!"

Li Gang took a sip of wine and said with a meaningful smile.

"Yes, there are not many things that can make Your Majesty do such a big deal, but it is not surprising because of his temperament!" Chen Go nodded and said, "The Emperor is famous for his 'frugality', and he is also for Xijing."

It has always allocated funds in the name of repair, but now he almost paid out of his own pocket to rebuild Luoyang City, which must be of great significance afterwards. As for borrowing from a money house, it can be said to be a joke. Almost everyone in the Song Dynasty knew that it was the emperor.

When it comes to his own business, his money bag, and borrowing money, he just goes in with his left hand and goes out with his right hand.

"Well, it seems that rebuilding Luoyang City is huge, but Your Majesty did not use the national school. The need to maintain the canal transportation in Bianjing is even more expensive. It is a considerable expense to clear the Bian River in just one year. Ten Luoyang cities have accumulated over time.

It was built, too." Li Gang said with a smile.

Since the establishment of Kaifeng, several generations of rulers have continuously dug canals to connect the canals. Especially Chai Rong, Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, issued several edicts to dig canals. The primary task after Taizu founded the country was to dig canals, and the canals were subsequently

The excavation and maintenance of the country became a national event from the beginning to the end of the Song Dynasty. As Zhang Fangping said: "The country stands on the army, and the army is based on food, and the food is based on canals, and the canals are mainly due to rivers and canals." The river channel should continue to be excavated if it is not enough.

The river silt must be continuously silted. The endless excavation and dredging must not only mobilize countless people's power to make the people exhausted, but also spend astronomical figures, which has become a burden to the country.

"Li Xiang said very much. Bianjing relies on the canal to exhaust the people's strength. Moreover, Kaifeng has no danger to defend, so he can only garrison hundreds of thousands of troops in the capital area, and set up guards in and outside the city to replace the dangers of mountains and rivers.

The redundant soldiers gathered in the capital, which greatly increased Kaifeng's dependence on the canal. Over time, it caused heavy expenditure burden on the court and the people were trapped in corvee labor. Even after His Majesty reformed the military system, he had to arrange five generals and imperial guards in the capital area.

Zu may have expected today's situation before he proposed to move the capital!" After Chen Go raised his glass to invite the two to drink, he sighed and said, only after he became the right prime minister, he realized that even if the emperor was so capable of catching money, he could not stop him.

Living in larger and larger holes can be said that the whole country has become poor due to the local area.

"It is only one of the expenses of people's and financial resources. Kaifeng's close to the Yellow River is frequent, and the resources invested are huge. If the Yellow River breach occurs before or during the outbreak of the war, it will cause supply to the army.

Huge influence. The Khitan went south when the Yellow River Chanzhou broke in September. The late emperor Zhenzong might have been worried that if civil strife caused by famine, he would be trapped in a situation where I was attacked from both sides. From this point of view, the situation was occupied by the situation.

In the best case, it is a last resort to peace with the enemy!" Li Gang thought of the past and said.

"Well, because Your Majesty can't imagine these things, it seems that he had already begun to consider moving the capital as soon as His Majesty ascended the throne. It was just for this to build Luoyang City over the years!" Chen Gou said, and he also understood in his heart.
Chapter completed!