In the southern suburbs of Chang'an, Yuwen Wen looked at Qianmo Liantian, frowned, looked at the planning map in his hand, thinking about how to "freeze" the powerful manors in the southern suburbs and demolish them at the appropriate time.

Of course, it is necessary to demolish. One of the planned Chang'an Railway Station is located in the southern suburbs of Chang'an City, and it covers a wide area because it involves train dispatch, maintenance, and a large number of supporting facilities such as staff dormitory areas.

There are a large number of manors gathered in the southern suburbs, mostly for the property of the powerful and noble families. Once land is really needed, how to demolish it will become a big problem.

Although he could order "forced demolition" and no one dared to resist, this move has many side effects, so it must be followed by the rules, that is, paid demolition, and everyone will be happy.

However, once you encounter a "thorny" group and ask for a price, the scene will be a bit ugly: if the court is tough, has a bad face, and has a soft face, it will have to spend a lot of money in vain.

The imperial court has limited financial resources, so it can save as much as possible. Although the final location of the railway station has not been decided yet, the southern suburbs, which are one of the addresses to be selected, must be planned in advance, that is, "freezing".

Land purchase and sale, new construction, manor size expansion is prohibited, wasteland is prohibited, migrant population is prohibited from settling down in villages in this area, and family registration management is strengthened and family separation is prohibited.

To put it bluntly, it is to prevent people from suddenly building "illegal buildings", suddenly reclaiming farmland, suddenly entering households, and suddenly separating households and establishing households in a manner that requires "demolition fees".

This is a very necessary preventive measure and must be prepared for the future, but this kind of thing is just a trivial matter for the state and does not require Yuwen Wen to work hard.

Yang Xuangan, the "Guanzhong Railway Surveyor" who was in charge of the Guanzhong Railway Station and also served as the site selection of Chang'an Railway Station, is now reporting the progress of the survey in the southern suburbs to the emperor. This person is naturally a headache for the related matters.

Yang Xuangan mourned for three years for his deceased father Yang Su. After the mourning period, he was admitted to the Ministry of Personnel's selection sequence "according to qualifications" and was appointed. Now, he was recommended by the prince and sent to the "Guanzhong Railway Investigation Envoy".

Such an important task represents trust and opportunity, which naturally makes Yang Xuannang full of confidence and has become busy from the day he receives the appointment.

Guanzhong is the foundation of the world, and the railway is beneficial to the country and the people, so it is natural to build the Guanzhong Railway. However, for this railway, the game behind the scenes is also very fierce. Yang Xuangan is very clear about this.

Not long ago, the prince, who was in charge of the development of the train, deliberately played a trick of "retreat to advance" when he proposed the railway construction plan:

First, the "Changgu Line" plan was proposed, and then the alternative plan was proposed on the grounds that this plan consumed too much iron. As a result, none of the three railways in the alternative plan were in Guanzhong.

The strong contrast instantly aroused the excitement of the crowd. Officials from Guanlong wrote petitions, demanding that the court "put the overall situation first". Even if the "Changgu" railway was urgently unable to be built, the Guanzhong railway must be built first.

At the same time, the foreign women in Chang'an entered the palace to see the queen and also petitioned for the Guanzhong Railway.

The Guanzhong Railway should naturally be given priority. Yang Xuangan believes that the emperor and the prince must know this, but he played a plot to "retreat to advance", which instantly gave the Guanzhong Railway a huge public opinion and public opinion support.

Many officials, local big merchants and merchants in Guanzhong area were afraid that the court would be scruples, so they did not consider the construction of the Guanzhong Railway in the near future. So everyone desperately petitioned and expressed their willingness to support the construction of the Guanzhong Railway. If necessary, they could make concessions in interests.

Other officials and major officials who were waiting and even opposed to the construction of Guanzhong Railway were swept by this public opinion and public opinion and had to express their support.

In this way, the construction of railways would have caused controversy over the feng shui and geomantics among the people along the way, so no one would mention it. When building railways, the landlords should not be too pretentious. The most important thing is that the resistance encountered by the Chang'an Station will be greatly reduced.

But where is the railway station located is still a headache for Yang Xuan.

He knew that there were three plans for the proposed Chang'an Railway Station: the North Line, the Central Line, and the South Line.

The southern line is to set up the railway station in the southern suburbs of Chang'an. The disadvantage of this plan is to "seek far and far away".

Once the "Guanzhong Railway" connecting Luoyi to the west and Weikou or Tongguan to the east is built, its route must be horizontal to Wei, or right on the edge of the Wei River.

Then, when this railway passes through Chang'an, it should be normally located in the northern suburbs of Chang'an, between Chang'an City and Weishui. In other words, if Chang'an Railway Station is located in the southern suburbs of the city, the railway will turn a big turn.

At the same time, a large number of powerful manors gathered in the southern suburbs, and land acquisition and demolition were very troublesome.

Corresponding to the southern line plan is the northern line plan: the railway station is located in the northern suburbs of Chang'an.

The advantage of choosing a site in this way is that there are no powerful manors in the northern suburbs of Chang'an, and the cost of land acquisition is relatively low. The problem is that the imperial city is located at the north end of Chang'an City.

The railway station is located in the northern suburbs of Chang'an, which means that the distance between the railway station and the imperial city is very close. At that time, trains in and out of the railway station will definitely be indispensable for all kinds of movements.

The train was very moving, and then maybe the sound of the train whistle could be heard all night in the palace, so the disadvantages of the North Line plan were very obvious.

The mid-line plan is to set up Chang'an Railway Station in Chang'an City, and the railway passes through the city and runs across the east and west.

This plan has the advantage, that is, it is much more convenient for people in the city to take the train, because the railway station is located in the center of Chang'an City, and it is very convenient for residents in various areas of the city to take a train or go home from the railway station.

At the same time, the distribution of materials in Chang'an City has also been much more convenient.

Especially the East and West cities will be located north of the planned railway in the city, and the railway station will inevitably be a place to gather popularity. With the "blessing" of the railway station, the material circulation in the East and West cities will be more convenient, and wealth will also come.

But the disadvantage is that: if this plan is decided, it means that large-scale demolition will be carried out in the city and free up space for railway stations and railways, and there will be many residents involved.

The railway passes through the city, and the noise generated by trains will annoy the residents along the city. The railway will also destroy the central axis of Chang'an City, which is the north-south Zhuque Yu Street. From a Feng Shui perspective, it is similar to cutting off the "kingdom" in the middle.

Also, the railway passes through the city, which means that a large hole is made in the east and west city walls, resulting in two large breakouts in the Chang'an city wall.

This was fatal in the past because the two thrusts would become the weakness of the city defense, but now with artillery, even if the city walls are opened, the defenders still have ways to ensure the city defense of Chang'an.

The mid-line plan has no problem with safety, but there are pros and cons to people's livelihood, but the pros outweigh the disadvantages. It is a major benefit in economy, but there are problems with Feng Shui and geomancy: the golden cup is short, the king's aura is leaking, which is a sign of great danger.

The closed Chang'an city wall can be compared to the Jinou city gate that is not a gap, firmly protecting the "king spirit" in the city. If two big holes are broken, it means that the king's energy is leaked.

The golden bowl also represents the territory, so it is magnified that opening two large gaps between east and west in Chang'an City means that the dynasty's energy has dissipated.

According to Yang Xuangan's idea, the mid-line plan does not need to be considered at all, and it is impossible for the railway to enter the city.

But now, the emperor asked him to find a way to find a reasonable explanation for the implementation of the mid-line plan and strive to maximize the benefits brought by the railway station.

In other words, if the "middle line" plan of Chang'an Railway Station is to be implemented, it is necessary to give a statement that can be self-consistent and convince the public, or a "feng shui layout" from Feng Shui.

To put it bluntly, Feng Shui theory should "keep up with the times" and give convincing explanations for "railways", "trains" and "train stations".

Yang Xuangan himself is not a metaphysicist and does not understand Feng Shui and geomanticism very much, but he knows the debate about railways back then.

Back then, there were no trains, but there were railways, and there were rail cars running on the railway.

Now, if the train wants to play a role, it has to run on the railway. Building a railway will have a strong impact on social customs. For example, the saying "railway destroys Feng Shui" has existed since the construction of the Pure Huang Railway.

Both officials and the people pay attention to Feng Shui. Of course, ordinary people’s attention to Feng Shui is not too complicated. After all, Feng Shui is mainly used to select the site of the imperial tombs.

But for the people, a long railway passes through their hometown and can be seen by their eyes. This railway is like a chain that locks the mountains and rivers of their hometown.

It locked the spirit of the ancestors in heaven, locked the wealth, and locked everyone's "life". There is such a big iron lock locking my hometown, and I feel that I have lived for many years for no reason, but I don't like it anyway.

Before, there were only a few places in the railways, and there were horse-drawn rail cars on it, so the people were not very concerned about railways. Now, the imperial court wants to promote the construction of railways. The built railways are trains that can spray smoke and fire and scream, which will have a much greater impact on the people's psychology.

The steamship that also squirts smoke and fire and screams is at least a little bit like a river, while the railway where the trains run through the states and counties, farmlands, cities, villages, and the daily lives of the people are much closer to the people.

The construction of Guanzhong Railway involves a lot of interest games. In the past few days, someone has greeted Yang Xuangan through different channels, "reminding" him to put the overall situation first and carefully select the site.
Chapter completed!