On the first day of August in the ninth year of Hongwu's reign in the Song Dynasty, outside Jiangdong Gate in the east of Jinling City, there were crowds of people on both sides of the wide official road.
At this moment, between the old and new main cities of Jinling and the area on the west bank of the Qinhuai River to the west, there are already tens of thousands of houses and streets.
Compared with Kaifeng Mansion in the north, which always has canals stuck, the biggest advantage of Jinling City is that water transportation is so convenient!
Not only is it next to the rolling river, but it is also built directly on the Qinhuai Water Network that extends in all directions - the rivers in this Jiangnan water town have never been one "strip" but a "network", crossing vertically and horizontally, covering an extremely wide area, and can irrigate rice fields. , and can be used for transportation. Before the advent of railways, there was no lower-cost mode of transportation than inland water transportation... Even with the advent of railways, transportation costs may not be lower than water transportation towed by steamboats. Even in the 21st century, the Yangtze River is still a golden waterway!
The middle and lower reaches of the Qinhuai River to the west of the old and new cities of Jinling, because the river is wide and deep, and the water network is very dense, it can not only be used for irrigation and water transportation, but also to drive waterwheels. In medieval China, it was well utilized It is truly more precious than gold!
However, before Zhao Huan moved south to Jinling, because the original Jiangning Fucheng was located in the middle and upper reaches of the Qinhuai River, such a good waterway was left there without development. And when Zhao Huan came with hundreds of thousands of homeless northerners, this good place on the edge of the Yangtze River immediately became popular.
First, there was the great construction of Jinling New City east of the lower reaches of the Qinhuai River. A new city that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people was built in a short period of time!
After the completion of the Jinling New City, the emperors and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty, who were deeply affected by the high housing prices in Kaifeng Prefecture, had the foresight to start hoarding land on the west bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Qinhuai River - Zhao Kai, who was still the "big devil" at that time, was still in the north. Fighting against gold thieves and puppet Song Dynasty, refugees from the war and Zhao Kai came in waves.
Not long after, strong dams were built on both sides of the river that used to be flooded. Then there were wharves, workshops, warehouses, shops, and wine shops. Buildings were attached to the golden waterway like magic. In a short period of time, It appeared there within a short period of time, forming a spacious urban area that is no less than that of Jinling New City.
However, the Southern Song Dynasty court did not use a city wall to encircle this newly developed urban area. Instead, it erected a wooden fence to the west of the Qinhuai River, known as the Qinhuai West River. The wooden fence was not based on the river. The natural moat was built to encircle the entire river, because both sides of the river are emerging commercial and factory areas, and the land is so valuable!
By the autumn of the ninth year of Hongwu, the population of the new and old cities of Jinling plus the newly opened urban area west of the Qinhuai River, known as "Jiangdong City" (located east of the Yangtze River), was probably far more than one. One million, reaching close to 1.5 million! This number should have exceeded the population of Kaifeng Prefecture at its peak.
What is even more exciting is that the supply of this city with a population of one million and hundreds of thousands is extremely abundant. The Gonggun princes above the court will never have to pay for the one million or even more people gathered here. The population's basic necessities, food, housing and transportation are worried...because the city itself is located in the land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River.
The food in the mouths of more than one million citizens does not need to be transported from other provinces. It is enough to be supplied directly from the countryside of Jinling.
As for the issue of dressing... After accepting many weaving households from Jingdong Road and Kaifeng Prefecture, Jinling has become a weaving center that can be on par with the five states of "Suzhou, Hangzhou, Xiu, Ming, and Yue" in the Sanwu area.
However, compared with the financial industry based in Jinling New City, Jinling's shipping industry, weaving industry, and even the military industry and shipbuilding industry are inevitably a little dim.
At this moment, the prosperous land of Jinling, which is so coveted that it is rich and coveted, is located in the center of more than 100,000 iron-blooded elites who have experienced countless bloody battles and saved the country from a disaster, driving the arrogant Jin Dynasty back to their hometown outside the Great Wall. In front of him, he also stood in front of Zhao Kai, who had traveled through thousands of years of soul.
This city has now become the loyal Jinling City of His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!
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Hundreds of thousands of red scarf athletes, organized into units, formed neat marching columns. Along the wide official road outside Jiangdong Gate, they sang the military song "Man Jiang Hong" and marched with the pace of a victor. Come.
Zhao Kai, an official of the Song Dynasty, will also step into Jinling, no, it should be Nanjing Yingtianfu City, together with these 100,000 red scarf athletes!
Zhu Lian and Zhang Bangchang had returned to Jinling City three days in advance. After returning to the city, they immediately summoned the civil and military officials, Xun Qi clan, Baiye leaders, and the leaders of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism who stayed in Jinling City to announce to them Zhao. The good news of Kai's coming, and Zhao Kai's generosity and kindness... Zhao Kai does not want to pardon everyone, but believes that everyone has always been loyal ministers and obedient people loyal to the Song Dynasty!
Even Zhao Huan, who once arrogantly proclaimed himself emperor, was not a rebel, but the "Emperor Gengshi"... Therefore, Zhao Kai not only did not issue an edict to attack Zhao Huan, but also officially ennobled Zhao Huan, who "guarded the south gate for the country" For the King of South Vietnam!
As for Zhao Huan's nine sons who stayed in Jinling, they were princes one by one, and they were not completely empty princes, but princes who truly "went out of town" to a state or a prefecture.
It is said that Zhao Kai plans to let these princes go to Pingjiang Prefecture (Suzhou), Taiping Prefecture, Hangzhou, Mingzhou, Longxing Prefecture (Nanchang), Ezhou, Tanzhou (Changsha), Luzhou and other places to open royal palaces when they reach adulthood. They will be made to serve as ministers or governors of a state.
In addition, the prince Zhu Lian had just given birth to to Zhao Huan was given the name Zhao Song by Zhao Kai, was granted the title of King of Wu, and was even appointed as a nominal Nanjing guard as a baby!
When things got to this point, of course the officials and people in Jinling City let go of their worries... and they were all very convinced that the peaceful and prosperous age of the Song Dynasty was about to come.
Therefore, today's Jinling City was disturbed from top to bottom by the official Zhao Kai's official entry into the city. The leading figures in the city, led by Zhu Lian, Zhang Bangchang, Yu Wenxu, and a large number of princes, princes, dukes and other nobles from the Song Dynasty, were waiting inside and outside the magnificent Jiangdong Gate—— Although the outer wall of Jiangdong City is sloppy, there is only a wooden fence. But Jiangdong Gate, as the west gate of Jinling City, is built very decently. It is not a city gate, but an urn city!
On both sides of the official roads inside and outside the Wengcheng, countless people were crowded. Because so many people gathered, they formed a market! Some business-minded Jinling people even carried baskets and carried burdens, selling various kinds of food along the official road.
Jinling Mansion and the newly established Left Behind Department mobilized a large number of militiamen for today's grand event. Militiamen stood facing the street, holding long sticks, blocking the people on both sides of the official road.
The common people stretched their necks and looked to the west, hoping to witness the style of the red-turbaned Song Army that brought about the prosperous age of the Song Dynasty.
No one has seen it yet, but the loud and neat military songs have already been heard!
"I am so angry that I lean on the railing, and the rain stops. I look up, look up to the sky and roar, my heart is strong..."
Suddenly someone shouted again, "The empress has left the city... Look, the empress has left the city!"
The empress is Zhu Lian. She is now sitting in her own phoenix chariot with a phoenix crown and a harem. She is wearing a full set of empress court uniforms. Surrounded by ministers and royal princes, she has left the Jiangdong Gate and greeted Zhao Kai's red scarf Song Dynasty. The army left...
Zhu Lian's current official status is the Princess of Nanyue. Wearing the queen's court dress is arrogant. However, Zhao Kai issued an edict when he was in Niushou Mountain and named her Queen Jingkang. Zhao Kai did not recognize Zhao Huan's throne, but followed the example of Emperor Zhuangzong of Song Dynasty and conferred two titles on her. It was the old practice that the two sisters-in-law were Queen Yuanyou and Queen Yuanfu, and Zhu Lian was given the title of Queen Jingkang... This uncle-sister-in-law relationship can really go down in history.
Of course, Zhao Kai also has his own reasons - a sister-in-law is like a mother! Zhao Kai's biological mother died young, so he had no choice but to honor her "like mother". What's wrong with making her a queen?
This explanation makes sense, right? That's like the authoritative explanation of Confucianism, Confucius's spirit in heaven is recognized!
And what Zhu Lian got was not only an empty title, but also the right to use the Jinling Imperial City... If she became the princess of the King of Nanyue, she would no longer be able to live in the Jinling Imperial City; Moved to live in Nanyue Palace.
But now that she has received the title of queen, of course she can continue to live in the imperial city... This is the home that Zhu Lian spent a lot of effort to build! Of course I am very satisfied to be able to continue living there.
However, there was also a small problem that made her confused. She was the queen, and her husband Zhao Huan was the king of South Vietnam... The queen's status was higher than the king, so how did she and Zhao Huan meet?
Should Zhao Huan be allowed to salute and greet his wife?
I'm afraid Zhao Huan won't agree, right?
But Zhu Lian doesn't care so much now, because she and Zhao Huan don't know if they are still destined to meet each other?
Just when she was thinking of this, the phoenix chariot she was riding in had stopped moving. At the same time, she also found that the military song "Man Jiang Hong" had stopped at some point.
She quickly raised her head and looked forward, and saw six black banners and two white flags symbolizing the official family of the Song Dynasty. "Zhao Kai, an official of the Song Dynasty.
Zhu Lian quickly got down from the phoenix chariot, and with the support of two palace servants, he walked to Zhao Kai's horse. He bowed and saluted, and then said in a sweet voice: "I respectfully welcome the official family."
Zhao Kai looked at his "good sister-in-law" with a proud smile on his face.
Even if Nanjing City is won!
The entire southeast is within reach!
The world of the Song Dynasty was almost unified for itself...
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai suddenly laughed loudly. After laughing, he said to Zhu Lian: "Sister-in-law, let's go to the city together and enter the palace together!"
