After looking at Jixian carefully, Zhang Xiu found that the current Jixian was not the capital of the later Ming Dynasty. The location was a little off, but it was not much different, so it was harmless.
Jixian County is close to the north and can respond quickly to enemies in the north. It is a forward position to defeat the enemy. This is one of the reasons why the Ming Dynasty generals in later generations chose this place.
Jixian County was originally the capital of Ji State. Later, Yan State destroyed Ji State and moved its capital to Ji. It was collectively called Yandu or Yanjing.
There is no trace of the city walls of Yandu back then, and the current walls were all reinforced or rebuilt later. But Jixian County is just a small county town in Youzhou. The walls are not high or thick, and they look a little thicker. It is dilapidated, and the entire city is not very large. If the capital was to be established here, the entire Jixian County would have to be demolished and rebuilt.
If so, the cost will be huge.
At present, Jingguo is spending too much money. The navy suffered a lot of losses in the battle with Chu. It needs to repair and rebuild its ships. The navy that is ready to develop has not yet started. A large amount of silver is needed to build up Dajing's navy. The artillery is still under continuous development.
Such consumption consumes half of the treasury's money every year. Cavalry, infantry, chariots, artillery, and crossbowmen all require huge amounts of silver to support them.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiu started the policy of dividing the land early. The people cultivated their own land, and each one worked very hard. In addition, roads and canals were opened to irrigate the farmland, which made Jingguo's grain output increase step by step. At the beginning, the tax exemption policy was implemented to win the support of the people. It has been tax-free for two years, and now we can start to collect taxes.
This is also the reason why Zhang Xiu has the confidence to develop the navy at this time.
Of course, no matter in ancient or modern times, who would have a grudge against money? Naturally, the more, the better. When the navy stalls are opened and the construction of Kyoto starts, the cost of silver will inevitably be unprecedented. Even if the national treasury can afford it, it will be impressed by the strategic deployment behind it. After all, the war is not about the bravery of the soldiers, but the economic strength behind it. .
Looking at the dilapidated city walls of Jixian County, Zhang Xiu began to think seriously.
Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, Jixian County is full of old city walls. If we want to build a capital, it must be grand. The entire city wall of Jixian County will have to be torn down and rebuilt, which will cost a lot of money."
Tian Jing nodded: "Yes! Building such a huge capital city did not happen overnight. Once the construction started, it could not be stopped, and it became increasingly expensive. If..." He changed the subject, looked at Zhang Xiu and said, "If there are some wealthy people, Funding, or raising funds from some wealthy people, would definitely be easier.”
Zhang Xiu's eyes lit up, he looked at Tian Jing and encouraged: "Yi Guang! If you have any ideas, just say it!"
Tian Jing was encouraged and immediately said: "Your Majesty, now that the imperial court has just released the idea of establishing a capital in Jixian, there are many powerful people rushing to buy mansions here, which shows that the rich in Dajing still have very powerful purchasing power. I think it would be much easier for the court if the money from these people could be pooled to build the palace."
Zhang Xiu's eyes lit up: "Yiguang means... crowdfunding?"
Zhang Xiu is very familiar with this crowdfunding method. There have been many fund-raising events in later generations, such as houses that were very popular in later generations. This method is very good.
Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, what these rich people value most is their reputation. They provide money, and we will satisfy their reputation. We will use how much money someone somewhere has to pay to build a palace and engrave it on the imperial city. This is considered This is the greatest honor for their family."
In the late Han Dynasty, the most important thing was fame.
Because in the Han Dynasty, the only way to become an official was to be filial and honest, and to put it bluntly, to be filial and honest is to have a good reputation. Without reputation, everything is in vain. Or your family is very powerful and they praise you to each other, and you can also become the object of filial piety and integrity. Building the palace is a century-old project. If someone's family's name is on it, it will really shine for a hundred years.
Presumably there will be many nobles who are not short of money to sign up enthusiastically. After all, it is a major event to promote the family. Zhang Xiu immediately felt that this method was feasible.
But there must be a condition. He thought for a while and said: "Just set up a name and announce it to the world. In order to strengthen the sense of participation of the whole people and unify the construction of the imperial palace for the country and the Communist Party, the imperial court specially engraved on the imperial city: Imperial City List. Regulations, I want to To enter the Imperial City Ranking, the minimum starting price is 500,000 taels of silver."
The starting point of five hundred thousand taels of silver is not a low one.
The average annual income of powerful noble families is only a few hundred thousand taels, and the annual income of a slightly larger family can reach more than one million taels. After so many years of accumulation, many wealthy families have no less than ten million taels of silver in their hands, and they spend only fifty yuan to make a living. Name, there must not be many wealthy families who would refuse such tempting conditions.
After all, he wants to be famous in the world.
Zhuge Liang said jokingly: "With such tempting conditions, I want to join."
The others laughed.
Zhuge Liang's words were half joking and half true. Others also immediately had this plan. Who doesn't want his family and his name to be famous throughout the ages?
Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "Ministers of the DPRK and Central Government should not join in the fun! There must be a limit to this quota, so that these powerful people will be forced to empty their pockets. The richest people who only want fifty rich people don't want the people behind them."
Tadun was puzzled: "The more people, the better! Why do we need to limit the number of people?"
Zhang Xiu and others suddenly laughed.
Tian Jing explained with a smile: "The number of people has been limited, and the amount of money has increased soon! Only by limiting the number of places can there be competition. With competition, are you afraid of not having enough money? The top fifty can at least collect it. That’s enough for tens of millions of taels of silver.”
Tadun nodded in realization.
Instead of playing with his brain, Tadun could only listen, drink and watch. Tadun was glad that he had wisely chosen to surrender and give up his military power. If he had fought with this group of resourceful people, he would have probably only been beaten.
Everyone rode horses and went around Jixian County, looking at the terrain and terrain of each place, even the flow of water. These were all related to the construction of the Du Palace, and a person had to be sent. Mr. Feng Shui came to take a look at this place. If it can become an ancient capital for hundreds of years, it must have good feng shui.
After seeing Jixian County here, Zhang Xiu was ready to go to the beach to have a look.
Jixian County is close to the Bohai Sea in later generations and is a natural seaport. The future navy will be developed and built here. Later Zhang Xiu had never been to the Bohai Sea, and he didn't know where to build a shipyard, so he could only take a look first.
At the same time, Wu Song, the director of Nanyang Shipyard, was also brought. This person is the pinnacle of Dajing shipbuilding.
