Xiangzhuang's idea of ​​moving the capital is getting stronger and stronger.

The reason why Xiangzhuang decided to move the capital was not because the layout of Ziling was too small. In fact, Ziling was backed by mountains and surrounded by dragons and tigers. As the capital, it was more than enough. Moreover, Ziling was a newly built city with huge development potential. It had a large amount of land for expansion around it, and it could withstand even an additional 500,000 people.

However, the Zhiling has a fatal flaw, that is, it is too oriented to the southeast corner.

If the State of Chu still had only four counties in Jiangdong, there would naturally be no problem. However, with Jiujiang County, Jingxiang County, Two County Bashu County and Five County Liang District being included in the State of Chu, especially after the Han Dynasty ceded Sanchuan County to the State of Chu, the disadvantages of Ziling as the capital of Chu became increasingly obvious.

The biggest disadvantage is that it is too far away from the Central Plains. If there is a sudden change in the Central Plains, such as the Han army sending troops to Hangu, or the King of Qi proclaims himself emperor, because it is too far apart, the Chu State's reaction will inevitably be slower than half a beat. When the Chu army passes through Ziling, the yellow vegetables may be cold and it is easy to miss the opportunity.

Why did Zhu Di, the famous Ming Emperor Chengzu in Chinese history move the capital of the Ming Empire from Nanjing to Beijing? Didn’t he be nostalgic about the prosperity and mist of Nanjing? Did he prefer the wind and sand in Beijing? Of course not. The reason why Emperor Zhu Di decided to move the capital was because Nanjing was too far from the nine borders, and the court could not respond in time when the Northern Yuan Dynasty attacked the border.

Xiang Zhuang did not dare to compare himself with Emperor Chengzu of Ming, but he also knew the necessity of moving the capital of Chu from Zhiling to the Central Plains. This can be said to be the general trend and cannot be reversed by human power.

Moreover, there is another great benefit to moving the capital from Zhiling to the Central Plains, that is, it can greatly drive the development of the Central Plains, especially the five groups of Liang. Since the chaos broke out at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the five counties in Liang have experienced wars for a long time. In addition, Liang King Peng Yue and Qi King Han Xin were not good at governing the country, resulting in a sharp decline in the population of the entire Liang territory and a hundred industries were blocked.

During the Qin Shihuang period, the population of the five counties in Liangdi was nearly 10 million, accounting for almost one-third of the total population of the Qin Empire. However, now, the population of the five counties in Liangdi was even less than 500,000. The Central Plains, where villages and towns were once full of chickens and dogs, was heard from each other. Now it is a scene of "bone on the road, no rooster crowing thousands of miles away".

The Liang land was so dilapidated that it could not be promoted to immigrate to the densely populated areas such as Jiangdong and Bashu to Liang land by relying solely on the encouragement and guidance of the court. Although the population of Jiangdong and Bashu was dense, it was not as dense as it could not be accommodated. The people of the two places would rather open mountains and reclaim land than take the risk to fill the Central Plains.

If ordinary people are like this, those rich and wealthy families don’t have to rely on them. They would rather buy large areas of newly reclaimed inferior land in Jiangdong and Bashu than buy land in the Central Plains for a small amount. The key is that there are no people there. If there is no one, you can’t hire a tenant farmer. No matter how good the tenant farmer is, you have to be idle. So don’t you waste money?

If no extraordinary measures are taken, it will likely take fifty years or even longer to recover.

However, if the capital is moved to the Central Plains, the situation will be different immediately. Once the capital is moved to the Central Plains, the entire state machine will be moved, which means that the government offices, Taicang, Taixue and other institutions will be moved to the Central Plains, and it also means that a large number of imperial guards, honors, nobles and nobles will move their families to the Central Plains.

Who is the richest class in the Chu State now? It is not a scholar from the Taixue school, a shopkeeper who runs workshops, or even a businessman, but an imperial guard with outstanding military achievements, as well as a noble and noble family. Not to mention anything else, Xiangzhuang rewarded military achievements and pensions for the fallen soldiers, and distributed millions of taels of gold at one time!

Like Bi Shu, Gao Chu, Pang Yu, Meng Shu, Xiang Zhuang rewarded tens of thousands of taels of gold at one time.

The nobles and nobles were really rich. For example, Gao Chu, the Duke of Wei, had 10,000 mu of fertile land and ten manors in the eastern suburbs of Ziling alone! The other dukes were not inferior. Of course, the personal wealth and land of the imperial guards were not as good as that of the nobles and nobles, but they had a large population. What is the scale of the 60,000 imperial guards?

According to the laws of Chu, all the marquis and above must stay in the capital. Although Gao Chu and Pang Yu were not in the capital, their mansions and family members were there. In other words, once Xiang Zhuang moved the capital from Ziling to the Central Plains, it means that hundreds of marquises in Ziling City must also move to the Central Plains with their families.

Hundreds of marquis and 60,000 imperial guards went to the Central Plains. The workshops that rely on them for their living were naturally accompanied by merchants. A large number of workshops and merchants moved to the Central Plains. Someone must farm for farming and provide food, right? In this way, farming in the five counties of Liangdi immediately became profitable, and the poor families in Jiangdong and Bashu would no longer guard their hometowns and refuse to leave.

In short, moving the capital can greatly drive the development of the beam and land, and can also deal with various situations nearby.

However, Xiangzhuang is still a little confused about whether to move the capital to Daliang or Luoyang.

The advantage of moving the capital Daliang is that it can drive the development of the Central Plains more, because Daliang is the real hinterland of the Central Plains, but the disadvantages of Daliang are also obvious, because Daliang City has completely collapsed. If Daliang is moved to Daliang, it is equivalent to rebuilding a royal city, and repairing the royal palace and various government agencies. The project volume is too large and it takes time to take.

Luoyang's advantage is that the city is complete, the houses are intact, and the palace and various government agencies can be simple. In other words, Luoyang will be moved there soon. Unlike Daliang City, it is impossible to think of it without three to five years of renovation. Moreover, from the perspective of military defense, Luoyang has Hangu left and Hulao on the left, and has natural rivers and waters, which is much safer than Daliang.

However, when it comes to driving the beam and ground, Luoyang is more expensive than Daliang.

When Xiang Zhuang was unable to make a choice, the waiter came in and reported: "The king, the chief lieutenant, the military advisor, and the senior doctor arrived."

As a time traveler, Xiangzhuang would never grow up to be a diligent monarch. It is inevitable that the dynasty will last ten days. However, in addition, Xiangzhuang rarely attends the court director. If there are any major matters that he needs to deal with personally, Xiangzhuang also prefers to convene a few important officials to hold a meeting in the imperial examination room, such as this time about the movement of the capital.

"Come in." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, and the waiter bowed and left the study room. Then Xiang Tuo, Xiang, Wu She and Baili Xian entered the study room one after another, and went forward to greet Xiang Zhuang.

"Forgive." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and asked the three ministers to take their seats with stern hands.

"I'll tell you a good news first." Xiang Zhuang said with a smile, "I just received a letter from Fei Ge from Liaodong. The general has completed the plowing of the Xiongnu! Bai Mo also sent the Han army cavalry to ambush our Great Chu cavalry at the Chile Mountain Pass, but was instead arranged by the general. The Han army cavalry fought with the Xiongnu in a fierce battle, with heavy casualties, haha."

Xiang, Xiang Tuo, Wu She and Baili Xian celebrated each other, which is really good news.

"There is another thing." Xiang Zhuang smiled and said, "The General not only plowed the Shanyuting at the foot of Langjuxu Mountain, but also destroyed the Iron City at the foot of Yanran Mountain, but also took back more than 200,000 women and children captured by the Huns and tens of thousands of craftsmen. The General proposed to leave the more than 200,000 women and children in Liaodong and establish the country under the name of the Northern Diao. What do you think?"

Xiang and the other four of them looked slightly moved. The so-called establishment of a country in the name of Bei Diao means helping the Bei Diao tribe to establish a country. However, Bei Diao King is just a puppet, just like the King of Wei. In this way, it is equivalent to the Chu State having another Liaodong County. Although it is an enclave, it can recruit the Donghu people nearby to form cavalry, which is of great benefit.

When using troops against South Korea and Zhao in the future, this Donghu cavalry can use Yan State to directly threaten South Korea. Behind the two countries, they can even cross the southern desert and threaten Jiuyuan!

From the perspective of the grand strategic pattern, this is undoubtedly a wonderful move.

Xiang said: "The king, the name of helping the Northern Diao establish a country is ready. At the end of Qin, the Northern Diao King led his troops to participate in the anti-Qin war with King Yan Zangtu. The Prince of Yan Zangyan led three thousand elite cavalry to follow the general north to the desert, and 500 cavalry came from the Northern Diao tribe. The king should reward him in the name of King Bo, but..."

"Ziyi, are you worried about the reaction of King Zangtu of Yan? There is no need to do this." Xiang Zhuang's tone was plain, but he had a momentum of looking down on the world in his words.

Xiangzhuang really doesn’t care about Zangtu’s reaction. How many people are there in Yan State and how many troops are there?

If it weren't for the Zhao State and the river between them, Xiangzhuang would have to stretch out a small finger to strangle Zangtu to death. At worst, let the cavalry temporarily stationed in Liaodong, so I wouldn't dare to do any small moves.

As for whether Yan State will join the Lianheng Alliance to Han State, Xiang Zhuang also doesn't care. The key to the struggle between Hezong and Lianheng is Qi State, but the influence of Yan State is very small. Moreover, even if Zangtu turns against each other, even Heng Alliance may not dare to accept it. Zangtu has always been capricious. What if it turns against each other again at a critical moment?

Of course, this is just the worst result, and Zangtu may not turn against him.

Although the establishment of the Northern Diao Kingdom in Liaodong was not good for Yan State, it also further showed that Xiang Zhuang had no intention of becoming emperor. As long as Xiang Zhuang did not become emperor, the throne of Zangtu was at least not worried.

Xiang said, "Then there is no problem."

"Okay, this matter is settled." Xiang Zhuang nodded slightly, then he put the main topic. "The reason why I gathered you together today is for a big event." Speaking of this, Xiang Zhuang suddenly grew up and strode to the topographic map hanging on the north wall, patted the map and said, "My dear friends, I have decided to move the capital!"

"Ah, move the capital?"

"This is too sudden."

"Master, how can you move everything?"

Xiang, Xiang Tuo and Wu She looked at each other, only Bailixian looked calm. Although Xiang Zhuang had never spread the matter of moving the capital, Bailixian had already felt it, and he also fully agreed with the proposal of moving the capital. For today's Great Chu, moving the capital from Zhiling to the Central Plains is beneficial but not harmful.
Chapter completed!