The news of moving the capital to Chang'an soon appeared in the capital newspaper.
This also gave many people in the capital a lot of thoughts.
Everyone knows that the economic prosperity of a dynasty must follow the path of Kyoto. Wherever Kyoto is located, it will be more prosperous.
Although many local residents in the capital are quite complaining, this will lead to a reduction in their income.
But the matter of being published in the capital's residence newspaper was a foregone conclusion, and no one could change it.
In the capital's newspaper, the news of a ban on house sales in Chang'an City was also published.
This eliminated the possibility for the people in the capital to migrate early.
Of course, there are still some big players with connections who can think of workarounds, but after all, they are in the minority.
Preparations for the project to transform Chang'an will begin now.
The first thing he did was not to repair the palace, nor to change the houses in Chang'an.
The main key is to dredge the Wei River.
This is an extremely important project, which means it will consume a lot of manpower and financial resources.
Chang'an is close to the Yellow River, but the sand content of the Yellow River is too high, and most sections of the river are impassable for ships. The only one that can pass ships and transport supplies to Chang'an on the waterway is the Wei River.
Because the Song Dynasty did not have Chang'an as its capital, the current Wei River has not been dredged for a long time and has become silted up.
And because the surrounding forests have been cut down, water, soil and vegetation have been severely lost, and the sand content of the Weihe River has increased.
Although it is still possible to sail ships now, if it is not dredged and allowed to develop, problems will probably occur within a hundred years.
Naturally, it is impossible to just let things go unchecked for such a century-old plan.
Therefore, Zhu Ying issued an expedited order of six hundred miles, strictly prohibiting the felling of trees around the Wei River, and at the same time starting afforestation work on the Wei River section.
This is also to ensure future channel passage.
In fact, in terms of establishing a capital, waterways in the Chang'an area are not very developed.
The future trend will definitely be dominated by maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Ying still chose to make Chang'an his capital.
There is a key issue here.
Chang'an is located close to the north, and it can exert extremely strong control over the northern grasslands and the Western Regions.
Since ancient times, dynasty turmoil has mainly come from two aspects.
One is outside and the other is inside.
Internally, it was just like the Tang Dynasty, where feudal towns were divided and feudal kings were in turmoil.
Outside defecation is a threat to the grassland.
There is no threat to speak of in the Western Region. There are many small countries. Even if they are disobedient, there will be no impact on the Central Plains Dynasty.
A country with tens of thousands of people is simply incomparable to the counties of Ming Dynasty.
And the south is even more impossible.
Regardless of Annan, Champa, or Zhenla, there is no possibility of competing with the Central Plains dynasty. Even in the glorious period of history, they were jumping around at the border and talking about breaking into the Central Plains. That was naturally wishful thinking.
The southeast coast is even more different. The only threat is from the Japanese pirates.
And as far as the context of the entire land of China is concerned, it has been easy to conquer the south from the north since ancient times, but it is much more difficult to conquer the north from the south.
Even if there is a problem in the south in later generations, it will be much simpler and easier in terms of military operations if Chang'an is taken back to the south.
Although it has some impact on sea trade, Chang'an does not lack a large amount of sea trade materials, and transportation through the Wei River is sufficient.
Although Zhu Ying has the idea of Ding Ming's maritime world empire, he must first stabilize Ming's basic market.
Developing maritime trade with the current control will not be a big problem.
The current Ming Dynasty navy is the number one navy in the world. It has no rivals among the countries on the sea.
To put it a bit exaggeratedly, even if it takes two hundred years and two hundred years of development time, no country in the world can defeat the current Daming Navy.
Not to mention Zhu Ying's strong support for the maritime fleet. Not only does he allocate a large amount of money to the Ming Dynasty Navy every year to repair the fleet and build ships, but he also continuously develops shipyards, encourages private clans to conduct maritime trade, and strongly expands the Ming Dynasty. Impact on the world’s oceans.
Therefore, for today's Ming Dynasty, there is no longer any threat on the sea. The only threat is the grassland.
There is nothing much to say about Beiyuan. It is currently being devoured. The key lies in Oara and the Timurid Empire coming from the west.
Timur's current war with the Golden Horde is still in its primary stage, and the real main force has been sweeping across the West.
Even so, the Golden Horde was already struggling to maintain itself.
Due to internal chaos and external pressure, the Golden Horde's dominance over the local grasslands now rivals that of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
And from the perspective of armaments and wealth, even if it suffered from the Ming embargo, the foundation of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was much stronger than that of the Golden Horde.
I can't imagine that when Timur turned around and attacked the Golden Horde, he would probably be defeated in one blow.
In April of the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu.
While the Ming Dynasty continues to develop, it is also Timur's highlight moment today.
Samarkand.
After more than half a year, Pierma Heima finally returned here again.
Just at the city gate, you can see a large number of slaves, driven by horsewhips, constantly transporting goods.
Nobles riding tall horses, leading dozens of knights, and hundreds of slaves entered the city.
Pierma Heima knew that this must be another victory somewhere.
For today's Timurid Empire, victory is the most common thing, and they have rarely encountered any difficult wars.
This is how powerful the Mongols are in the west. When many small countries heard that Mongolian cavalry had appeared, their kings were already trembling with fear.
The cruel and barbaric Mongolian cavalry is currently the nightmare of the entire Western world.
"Melas, compared to Nanjing City in the Ming Dynasty, our place feels like a rural place."
"There was a stink everywhere, which hit my nose very hard, and the thick perfume was mixed in. It was really unbearable."
"I really miss my days in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It was so prosperous there. Not to mention the smelly slaves, even the filthy beggars were nowhere to be seen."
"I wonder when Samarkand will be as civilized and clean as the capital of the Ming Dynasty."
Pierma Heima was sitting on the carriage and said to Melas next to him.
Melas is the Mongolian foreign minister who has been accompanying Pierma Heima in the capital.
Because they had a good relationship with each other, or perhaps because of their shared experience in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Pierma Heima then made Melas his close minister, that is, his confidant.
Melas was of course extremely happy.
This is Timur's second grandson. Although there is no possibility of inheriting Timur's empire for the time being, he is still the king of a place.
Following Pierma Heima, Melas can be said to be in a high position in his life.
"Your Highness, the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty is due to the accumulation of thousands of years of the Central Plains Dynasty, which is the center of world civilization."
"But I believe that during holidays, Samarkand will definitely become the second center of the world."
"The current chaos and filth are temporary. As long as His Highness presents the secret recipe for cement, the development of Samarkand will become extremely fast, and His Majesty the Sultan will also give His Highness great praise."
Melas said respectfully, with a hint of joy in his tone.
He knew very well that as long as the secret recipe of cement was dedicated to Sultan Timur, the entire Timur Empire would usher in greater prosperity.
And His Highness Pirma Heima, whom he follows, will also receive the attention of His Majesty Timur.
As the second grandson of Sultan Timur, it goes without saying that Pilma Heima's status in Samarkand was, but like other nobles, Samarkand was full of slaves and the roads would be congested.
The knight in front held a whip to clear the way. Any slaves, including civilians, who dared to stand in the middle of the road would be whipped and driven away.
There is a sharp contrast between the aloof nobles and the naked and thin slaves around them.
Power was the strongest in Samarkand, or in the entire Timurid Empire.
The laws of the entire Timurid Empire only protected nobles and citizens, and there was no difference between slaves and goods.
There are two completely different worlds inside and outside the city of Samarkand.
When we entered Samarkand, we felt the wealth and civilization here.
According to the current Samarkand laws, slaves cannot enter the inner city of Samarkand, nor can they stay overnight or stay in the outer city.
Except for the slaves being transported, everyone else in the outer city was citizens and nobles.
As the ruling center of the entire Timurid Empire, Samarkand had the largest number of nobles.
As for now, most of the nobles here are naturally military nobles.
When the black horse carriage entered, the nobles who saw it immediately recognized the emblem on the carriage, and immediately lowered their heads and saluted with their right hands on their chests.
Pi'erma Heima was already very familiar with such a scene.
The inner city of Samarkand has clean streets and majestic buildings.
Even the floor is made of expensive marble.
It's not crowded here, and even the slaves who live here appear clean and decent.
Poor ordinary slaves are not even qualified to enter here, and even slaves are the nobles of many small country nobles, as well as their wives and daughters.
Although they have lost their aristocratic status, their childhood education has allowed them to be more polite.
Timur realized very early that if he wanted to manage his territory well, he would not be able to survive for a long time by plundering, and he had to return to civilized rule.
When you, Pierma Heima, entered the inner city, there were already attendants waiting here.
"His Majesty the Sultan is waiting for His Highness's arrival in the palace."
The attendant lowered his head and caressed his chest, and said respectfully.
Pi'erma Heima had no intention of getting out of the car, but just nodded and let the attendant lead the way.
Soon, they arrived at a domed palace.
When Melas saw Pierma Heima preparing to get off the carriage, he quickly walked to the side of the carriage and lay down on the ground, using himself as a step for His Highness Pierma Heima.
Pi'erma Heima was accustomed to such etiquette.
After getting off the carriage, he walked straight into the palace, while Melas was waiting respectfully outside the palace.
The palace is very high, about seven or eight meters. This is a completely different architectural style from the Ming Dynasty.
In the middle of the palace, Timur was wearing gorgeous clothes, holding a gold scepter studded with gems, and was sitting on a chair.
The sharp eyes showed Timur's current state.
Tamerlane, who lived in the 27th year of Hongwu, was fifty-eight years old this year. Even though he was lame due to the war, his strong figure was already full of strength.
"Honorable grandpa, your grandson is back."
The moment Pirma Heima saw Timur, he took a deep breath, and then said respectfully.
As the ruler of the empire and the initiator of the war, the power of Timur was even as his grandson, Pirma Heima, and he was also very afraid.
He still vaguely remembered how his grandfather Timur taught him a lesson when he was naughty as a child.
It was also because of Timur's majestic reprimand that Pirma Heima later contracted alcoholism.
After Timur said "yes", there was no intimacy like Daming did between grandson and grandson who had not seen each other for a long time.
He asked directly: "I asked you to go to Ming Dynasty and tell me what you saw in the capital of Ming Dynasty."
It's not that Timur doesn't like his grandson. In fact, compared to his eldest grandson, Timur loves his second grandson more.
It's just that as Sultan, Timur's majesty was the cornerstone of the entire empire, and he had no time to rest due to the continuous wars he launched.
Since the establishment of the Timurid Empire in the second year of Hongwu, for twenty-five years, the entire Timurid Empire has almost been in a state of war.
Unlike the Central Plains dynasty's rule over inherent territories, Timur had no concept of boundaries.
To put it simply, it means constantly conquering all the lands that can be seen.
This is a belief that is buried in the hearts of the Mongolians and originated from the inheritance of Genghis Khan.
When Pi'erma Heima heard Grandpa Timur's question, he couldn't help but think of the memories of the capital, and immediately said:
"I saw the prosperity of the people of the Ming Dynasty, the strength of the army, and the supreme power of the emperor."
"Nanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, has a population of two million, but the lives of so many people are like the inner city of Samarkand."
"That day was when the grandson of the Ming Dynasty was canonized. There was an army performance. The neat steps, powerful firearms, thick armor, and strict military discipline made the grandson feel frightened."
"This is the first time I have seen such a powerful army in this world."
Hearing this, Timur frowned and asked, "Even my guards can't compare?"
Pirma Heima did not answer, but repeated; "They are the strongest army I have seen."
Hearing this, Timur frowned even more.
He has always been very afraid of the Ming Dynasty, which was a powerful dynasty that could drive away the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties.
Before Timur captured the Western Chahatai Khanate, he had felt the powerful intimidation of the Mongolian and Yuan envoys.
This gave Timur a great psychological shadow when he was a child.
Because the distance was too far, Timur naturally did not know the specific situation of Meng Yuan at that time. The news he received was that the Ming Dynasty drove Meng Yuan back to the grassland and continuously defeated Meng Yuan's cavalry.
If this were not the case, Tamerlane would not have been so polite in his letter of credence to Zhu Yuanzhang, and would have recognized Ming's dominance and claimed to be a minister.
Seeing his grandfather Timur's poor expression, Pirma Heima quickly added: "The grandson of the Ming Dynasty and the successor of the future emperor, he summoned a large number of craftsmen and invented a formula for building roads."
"The reason why it is built using this formula is as hard as marble, and the cost is very low."
When Timur heard this, he stared at his grandson Pirma Heima with sharp eyes and asked: "So you got this formula from the capital of the Ming Dynasty."
Pi'er Ma Heima couldn't restrain his joy at this moment and replied: "Yes, I spent a lot of money to get this formula from them."
After saying that, Pi'er Ma Heima carefully took out a piece of mulberry paper from his arms.
On this piece of paper is written the formula of cement.
Timur, who was originally sitting, stood up the moment he saw the cement formula.
Naturally, Pi'erma Heima wouldn't let his grandfather with handicapped legs and feet come over, so he immediately stepped forward and handed him over.
The paper is written in Chinese characters.
However, this did not trouble Timur, because Timur was equally proficient in Chinese characters, including Chinese.
This is enough to show that Timur had ideas about the prosperous China many years ago.
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