Chapter 648: Discussion on moving the capital

At the last moment of the battle in Guanzhong, Deng Hao, the crown prince of Deng, who was in the Wancheng Palace, was worried about the capital migration, and invited former Shangshu Ling, the crown prince tutor, and the Korean Duke Jiang Wan to discuss. Jiang Wan proposed two choices for Deng Hao's plan to move the capital. One was to choose a major town to renovate, and the other was to choose a suitable place to build a new city.

Deng Hao carefully considered Jiang Wan's two suggestions and said: "If the capital is moved, the only place for the imperial court to choose from is the Central Plains. Hebei is still in the hands of Zhao. Even if we, the Great Deng, will be in charge of the Hebei land for a hundred years and will be deeply rooted. If our Great Deng placed the capital in Hebei, there will be many problems in the future. Inappropriate, the same is true for Guanzhong. The Han and Qin dynasties have successively occupied the land of Guanzhong, and Guanzhong has experienced several wars and the people's livelihood has withered. It is not possible to recover in a short time."

"Your Highness said very much. Although Guanzhong and Hebei are good, they are not the current capital of Da Deng. Although the Central Plains have been through war for a long time, Da Deng has been operating for many years and has been restored. Moreover, the Central Plains are adjacent to Jingxiang, Jiangdong, and various resources in the south can supply the capital." Jiang Wan nodded and said.

Although Guanzhong has a fertile field for thousands of miles, it has been through wars for a long time. After Qin entered the pass, it has bloody suppressed the people of Guanzhong, resulting in the decline of people's livelihood in Guanzhong. Although Guanzhong is adjacent to Jingxiang, if there is any change in Wuguan and other places, it can be isolated from Guanzhong's connection with Jingxiang. Although the capital of Deng State moved to the south, Jingxiang and Jiangdong in the south are still the base camp of Deng State.

On the other hand, the Central Plains are different. The Central Plains have always been the center of the world. If they have established the capital of the Central Plains, they can rely on southern resources in the south, and can control Guanzhong on the north and west sides, and Hebei on the north and west, but they have not separated from the basic structure of the south.

"As for the choice of new capital mentioned by the Korean government, the Central Plains is densely populated and the cities are distributed, so it is difficult to choose a suitable place to build a new city. Therefore, I think it would be better to choose a major city from the Central Plains city as the choice of the Great Deng Xindu." Deng Han thought for a while and said.

Jiang Wan said: "If Your Highness really considers this, then there are several places for Your Highness to choose."

"Where?" Deng Hao asked.

Jiang Wan led Deng Hao to the map. As the crown prince of Deng State, Deng Hao naturally had a map in the palace, and it was not a map of Deng State, but a map of the world.

Jiang Wan pointed to several places in the map and said, "If you want to build a capital in the Central Plains, these places should be the first choice. First, Yangdi, the capital of Yingchuan County. Yingchuan County is a major county in the world. Although the area is not large, it has a large population. In addition, Yingchuan County has been in our Da Deng for many years, and the people have been beside Nanyang County. The southern resources can be used as the capital. Yangdi is also the former old capital of Han, and the city has a certain scale. In addition, there is a palace city. It only needs a little transformation and can be used as a capital city, without any trouble."

Deng Hao carefully analyzed the terrain of Yangdi, then shook his head and said, "Although Yangdi is good, it is too close to the south. It is only three or five days away from Wancheng. There is no big difference between moving the capital to Yangdi and staying in Wancheng."

Jiang Wan smiled when she heard this. Jiang Wan obviously had expected Deng Hao to choose Yangdi, so she pointed her finger up and said, "Chenliu County District Chenliu is an important town in the Central Plains and has always been prosperous. Moreover, Chenliu is located in a plain area, without any barriers between mountains, rivers and rivers. The imperial court's government orders can pass through the world unobstructed."

"The terrain of Chenliu is flat and there is no danger to guard around. Now our army is strong, but there is no need to be affected. Although the flowers are not red for a hundred days, I hope that the great Deng can last forever, how can I say this? Moving the capital is a great cause for a long time. It is impossible to be careless, and Chenliu is not suitable." Deng Hao still shook his head and denied Chenliu.

Chenliu is located on a plain. If the country is strong, it will help government orders spread to the world and the army to suppress all directions. However, if the country's strength is weak or foreign enemies invade, the capital without any danger will become the biggest hidden danger of the country.

Chen Liu was not suitable, so Jiang Wan continued to look up and said, "Your Highness, what about these places?" Jiang Wan pointed at Xingyang, Puyang and Luoyang one after another.

Deng Hao carefully analyzed the three places with the direction of Jiang Wan's finger, then nodded, and said, "Compared with Yangdi and Chenliu, these three places are much more suitable. Let's talk about Xingyang first. Xingyang has been an important town in the Central Plains since ancient times, and is located in a prosperous place in Henan County. There is a natural danger of the Yellow River in the north. However, the scale of Xingyang's city is not enough to carry the important task of a country's capital, and it requires a lot of effort to transform it."

"Puyang was the capital of Wei in the pre-Qin period. After the fall of Qin, Wei built the capital here and operated it for more than 200 years. It was ideal in all aspects. Moreover, there was a natural danger of the Yellow River in the north, which was densely covered with river networks. Once the Yellow River flood season came, floods were prone to eruption. Moreover, Puyang and Chenliu were similar to Chenliu, and there was no danger to guard. Compared with Chenliu, Puyang had an additional natural danger of the Yellow River, and there was not much difference."

"As for Luoyang, the location is the most ideal. It is surrounded by mountains and guarded by eight gates. It is also surrounded by Guanzhong in the west and Hebei in the north. Once Hebei enters the territory of our Great Deng, many Qin and Zhao residents will definitely cause rebellion. Establishing the capital Luoyang can suppress and appease it well. Moreover, the Zhou Dynasty once built the capital here. Although it has been a thousand years, the scale of the city is still there. The only disadvantage is that it takes a lot of effort to transform. However, compared with Xingyang, the transformation is much less difficult. Moreover, Luoyang may not have a deep sense of recognition of Great Deng for a hundred years. However, compared with Puyang and Xingyang, Luoyang is the most suitable."

Deng Hao carefully analyzed the pros and cons of Xingyang, Puyang and Luoyang, which surprised Jiang Wan. It seemed that Deng Hao had put in effort in moving the capital, otherwise he would not have had such deep insights.

Jiang Wan nodded and said, "Your Highness said very much. In fact, I also think that the most ideal place is Luoyang. Although Luoyang has been managed by the Qin and Han dynasties for a long time, it has an ideal location. Moreover, once the Qin State is destroyed, our Da Deng's goal is to occupy the Zhao State in Hebei. Determining the capital of Luoyang is conducive to mobilizing troops and generals, it is the first choice, but the person who can decide in the end is Your Majesty."

"The Korean government is very saying. Since there is room for choice, the palace can advise the father. It is not too late to move the capital. If the world is stable, it will not be so easy to move the capital." Deng Hao said.

After discussing with Jiang Wan about moving the capital, Deng Hao came to Qianyang Palace to ask for a meeting with Deng Sheng.

At this time, Deng Sheng was handling government affairs. Guixiang, the eunuch general manager, stepped in and whispered: "Report to Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince is asking for a visit outside the palace!"

Upon hearing this, Deng Sheng put down the note in his hand, raised his head and said, "Oh? The prince is here? He is not in Shangli Palace to handle government affairs, why are he here for? Passing on!"

"Here!" Gui Xiang responded and went out to summon Deng Hao.

Soon, Deng Hao walked into Ganyang Palace under Gui Xiang's guidance and saluted: "My son is paying homage to my father!"

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Get up, there is no need to be polite!"

"Thank you, Father!" Deng Hao replied.

"What's wrong with you not coming to Yang Palace in Shangli Palace?" Deng Sheng asked.

"By Father, I am here today. I want to advise my father about my great affairs that are related to my great Deng Wanshi's foundation." Deng Hao said with a serious expression.

"It is related to my great Deng's foundation for generations? Tell me carefully!" Deng Sheng was a little surprised, so he asked Deng Hao to speak carefully.

Deng Hao then handed over a note. Seeing this, Gui Xiang hurriedly took it and presented it to Deng Sheng. Deng Sheng took it. After reading it, he looked grim and asked in a deep voice: "What you said is the key to the foundation of Deng Wanshi, which is to move the capital?"

Deng Hao nodded and said, "Yes, the father, although Wancheng is the place where the great Deng is prosperous, as our great Deng grows, the territory becomes more and more vast, and Wancheng is no longer enough to bear the heavy responsibility of a country's capital. In addition, since ancient times, the capital of the dynasty has been selected in the north. Therefore, for the great Deng Qianqiu's great cause, my son asked his father to move the capital!"

Deng Sheng closed the note, closed his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Do you know, once the proposal to move the capital is released, what will you face? Not to mention what will happen to the civil and military officials in the court, there will be many oppositions in the Deng clan's royal family."

Nanyang County is the place where Deng Guo grows, and it is also the most powerful place for the Deng family's royal family. The royal family has accumulated over a hundred years of accumulation in Nanyang County. If the capital is moved, the first one will be damaged will be the royal family. How could they easily agree? The capital move involves too many benefits.

"This son knows, but the location of the capital is related to the great cause of the great Deng Qianqiu. If it is not decided today, once our great Deng pacify the world and people are at ease, it will not be so easy to move the capital again. Even if there are thousands of people, I will go." Deng Hao then knelt down on the ground and said with a firm look on his face.

Deng Sheng looked at Deng Hao's firm attitude and nodded with satisfaction, saying, "A good sentence, even if there are thousands of people, I will go there. Okay, get up, Guixiang, go out first, I have something to say to the prince."

"Here!" Gui Xiang was also shocked now. He didn't expect that Deng Hao came to move the capital today. It has been almost three hundred years since Deng State established the capital of Wancheng. No one has ever proposed to move the capital in three hundred years, so Gui Xiang was shocked. Now Deng Sheng asked him to go out, responded quickly, and left.

After Gui Xiang left, Deng Sheng personally helped Deng Hao up and said, "Get up, I have actually considered the issue of moving the capital a long time ago."

"The father has considered it a long time ago?" Deng Hao was surprised. He didn't expect that Deng Sheng had thought about moving the capital for a long time, and Deng Sheng had never revealed anything in front of him.

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Since the day I ascended the throne, I have only one belief in my heart, that is, unification of the world, and what I consider is naturally the whole world. Although Wancheng is good, it is not enough to bear the burden of the world. Once the Great Deng unified the world, it is imperative to move. However, there are too many benefits involved in this, and I cannot raise it easily. But you are right. If you do not mention the relocation of the capital at this time, it will probably not be so easy when the world is settled and people are at peace."

"Father, wise!" Deng Hao was very happy, because Deng Sheng was able to say such a thing, which means that Deng Sheng was actually supporting his ideas.

"No need to compliment me, just say that since you dare to propose moving the capital in front of me today, you must have thoughts in your heart. Today, you, my father and son are the only ones here. I am the Lord of Great Deng today, and you are the Lord of Great Deng in the future. You, my father and son are shouldering the burden of Great Deng for the next few decades. You can tell me any ideas you have." Deng Sheng said.

"Here!" Deng Hao said: "Actually, before my son came, I asked the Korean Duke and carefully analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the counties in the world. I felt that if my eldest Deng really wanted to move the capital, Xingyang, Luoyang and Puyang would be the most ideal!"

"Oh? Why don't you consider Chang'an, Jinyang, and Jicheng? In addition, I think Moling in Danyang County is also quite good. Moling is facing the Yangtze River in the north, and the commercial trade is very developed. I have sent someone to investigate." Deng Sheng asked thoughtfully. Deng Hao's thoughts were somewhat the same as him, but also a little different. Deng Sheng initially considered that the place where the capital was moved was Luoyang, Chang'an, and Jicheng. Going to Moling was purely due to the thoughts of later generations.

Deng Sheng came from later generations and carefully analyzed the capitals of all dynasties in Chinese history. The capitals of several unified dynasties and countless regimes in Chinese history are different in locations, but in general, the places that are most popular are Luoyang, Chang'an, Jicheng, Puyang, and Moling. Of course, Jicheng, Puyang, and Moling are just the names of the present, and they also have their own different names in later generations.

Jicheng, which is later Beijing, has always been an important town in the north of the Central Plains dynasty in the later Chinese history. The Jin Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty all used this as their capitals. There are several separatist regimes who have established their capitals here, and even the grassland dynasty Liao Dynasty once regarded this as Nanjing.

Puyang, also known as Kaifeng in later generations, was the capital of Liang, Jin, Han, Zhou and Northern Song Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in later Chinese history.

Moling, also known as Nanjing in later generations, is also known as Jianye, Jiankang, Jinling, Yingtian, Jiangning, etc., the Eastern Wu of the Three Kingdoms, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Song, Qi, Liang, Chen, and the Southern Tang of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The Ming Dynasty successively established its capital here, but except for the Ming Dynasty, most of the capitals here were just separatist regimes.

Deng Hao said: "Father, Chang'an was actually considered by his sons. However, Guanzhong has always been managed by the Qin and Han dynasties. My grand Deng is a shallow foundation here. Moreover, Guanzhong has been through wars and people's livelihoods for nearly 30 years. As for Jicheng and Moling, his sons have never considered it."

"Then tell me why you don't consider Jicheng and Moling?" Deng Sheng asked.

"Father, let's talk about Moling first. Although Moling has developed rivers, there are so many cities on the bank of the Yangtze River, which is worse than Moling. Besides, Moling is just a small city in Jiangdong, which is far less than Wanling and Wucheng. How can we bear the burden of a country? Moreover, Moling is located in Jiangdong, which is not conducive to the rule of Hebei and Guanzhong. If the capital is moved to Moling, it is better to stay in Wancheng." Deng Hao said.

When Deng Sheng heard this, he immediately understood that this was actually the cause of Deng Sheng's thoughts. Moling, which is later Nanjing, was just a small county town in this era, and its location was not particularly ideal. The reason why it could become a capital of a country was because most of the regimes that established the capital were separatist in Jiangnan. The Ming Dynasty had already regarded Yingtian as the political center before unifying the world, and Zhu Yuanzhang had also wanted to move the capital after unifying the country.

"What about Jinyang and Jicheng?" Deng Sheng asked again.

Deng Hao said: "As for Jinyang and Jicheng, there is a fatal disadvantage, that is, to stay away from Jingxiang, Jiangdong, and Father. Although my great Deng is about to unify the world, my great Deng's foundation will still be in Jingxiang and Jiangdong in the next many years, and most of my great Deng's taxes and food come from these two places. If the capital is moved to Jinyang and Jicheng, the control over Jingxiang, Jiangdong and even Bashu will be greatly weakened. In addition, Jicheng is adjacent to the northern border, if this is the capital, it would be too dangerous."

Deng Sheng also agreed with Deng Hao's views. To be honest, Jinyang and Jicheng just wanted to see Deng Hao's views. In fact, Deng Sheng had never considered it.

I won’t talk about Jinyang, and there is almost no advantage. As for Jicheng, that is, Beijing in later generations, what will the impact of Beijing’s capital will be? It will be clear to see the Ming Dynasty in later generations that the emperor guards the country and the king dies in the country, and it is also very admirable that the Ming Dynasty’s taxes and finances were all in Jiangnan. When it was established in Beijing, the Ming Dynasty’s control over Jiangnan was not that strong. Moreover, after the capital of Beijing, facing the northern border was very strong, so the Ming Dynasty had to place most of the elite troops in the country on the border. In addition, it was never a rich place around Beijing, which also increased the burden on the country.

As for why the Jin, Yuan and Qing dynasties established their capitals in Beijing, Deng Sheng personally thought that it was very likely that Beijing was close to their hometown. If the Central Plains had changed, they could easily run back to their hometown. In fact, this was the case with the Yuan Dynasty. When it could not stop the Ming army's offensive, they directly gave up Beijing and ran back to Mobei.

Therefore, the first choice for capital that Deng Sheng has always considered is Luoyang and Chang'an. Compared with Jicheng, Puyang and Jinyang, Chang'an and Luoyang have too many advantages. Guanzhong and Henan County have always been rich places. It is close to Jingxiang, the basic foundation of Deng's country, and can control Guanzhong and Hebei well. It is hard to say whether it is the best, but it is the most suitable for the current Deng country.

"Then do you think that Luoyang, Puyang, and Xingyang is the most suitable place?" Deng Sheng asked again.

Deng Hao replied: "Return to my father, I think Luoyang is the most suitable!"

"Luoyang?" Deng Sheng said: "Luoyang has no advantage compared to Chang'an, and it has been managed by the Qin and Han dynasties for many years, and is no different from Chang'an. Why did you choose Luoyang?"

"Father, although Luoyang and Chang'an have been managed by the Qin and Han dynasties for many years, the difference is that Chang'an is the capital of the Qin and Han dynasties, and their foundation is located, so the efforts they invest very differently. Moreover, in Chang'an, most of the Qin people are in the area of ​​Chang'an, and my great Deng is about to destroy Qin. In the future, the Qin people will definitely have some hatred towards me, my great Deng, which cannot be eliminated in a short time. On the contrary, Luoyang is different. The Henan county is mostly Han people. Although there was a rift between my great Deng and the Han people thirty years ago, decades have passed, and there are not many people who can remember these hatreds. In addition, the Qin State destroyed the Han and slaughtered the Han people. Compared to my great Deng, the Han people hated the Qin people more, so they only need a little comfort to rest assured." Deng Hao explained.

"Haha!" Deng Sheng smiled and said, "Very good, Hao'er, it seems that you are really mature and you are becoming more and more comprehensive in terms of things."

Compared to moving the capital, Deng Sheng was even happier today because he saw Deng Hao's maturity and became more and more like a king of a country.

"Thank you for your praise!" Deng Hao was very happy to hear Deng Sheng praise him.

"But moving the capital is of great importance. It is not something you, father and son can do it simply by talking about it here. You and my father and son need to discuss it with the court officials. In addition, the location of the capital is not something you and my father and son can decide. You also need to make a long-term plan. You should go back first. After I have thought about it for a long time, I will summon the ministers to discuss it. At that time, you will come too. You will take charge of this matter. At that time, you must convince the ministers as much as possible." Deng Sheng said.
Chapter completed!