Good move?
That was Liu Ji's judgment, Gu Zhengchen didn't think so.
If Lao Zhu really wanted to get someone, how could he care whether you were lying down in your hometown or standing in Jinling? When it was time to see you off, you still had to ask Po Meng for a bowl of soup.
At night, Gu Zhengchen tossed and turned.
Zhang Xiwan felt Gu Zhengchen's heavy mood and asked softly: "After Uncle Cheng came, my husband has been looking sad all the time. Did something happen in the court?"
Gu Zhengchen sat up, picked up the cattail leaf fan on the bedside, fanned Zhang Xiwan twice, and then fanned himself twice: "Some time ago, your Majesty went to Fengyang and issued an order to postpone the construction of Zhongdu. Now, everyone inside and outside the imperial court is waiting. His Majesty’s decision.”
Zhang Xiwan was mainly busy with weaving and tailoring affairs, and didn't know much about the outside news. After hearing about this, she took the cattail leaf fan from Gu Zhengchen's hand and said, "Although I have never been to Fengyang, I heard my father talk about it. , there are frequent droughts and floods, and the people are in poverty. Your Majesty wants to move the capital to Fengyang and recruit countless people to build it, but many people don’t know the reason."
Shanyang in Huai'an Prefecture is very close to Fengyang. Fengyang's geographical location is not as good as Huai'an. Huai'an is at least in the middle and lower reaches of the Huai River. It has abundant water and lakes. It is closer to the sea. It is also an important node of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal for transporting goods. It's much more convenient than Fengyang's nook.
However, Huai'an Mansion is not Fengyang Mansion.
Lao Zhu came out of Huaiyou, Huaiyou refers to Huaixi, and Huai'an Prefecture does not belong to Huaixi.
Gu Zhengchen was a little bored and lay down with his arms on his pillow: "Your Majesty chose Zhongdu. It's hard to say why. It may be that the people of Huaixi are too strong-willed, or it may be that Guangzong Yaozu's thoughts are too passionate. This is not important. It is important. What’s more, the building is about to become an unfinished building.”
"An unfinished building?"
Zhang Xiwan blinked, leaned over Gu Zhengchen's chest, and asked with a smile: "My husband always says some incomprehensible things sometimes, what is this unfinished building?"
Gu Zhengchen glanced at Zhang Xiwan and said calmly: "The unfinished building means that the tail has not been taken care of, causing problems in the entire building. There is no way to move in or raze it to the ground, so we can only waste it like this. Wait two hundred years or so, some big-headed ones will pop up, burn them with fire..."
Zhang Xiwan quickly reached out to cover Gu Zhengchen's mouth, nervously saying: "Shh, husband, you can't say such treacherous words. This is Zhongdu. Even if the emperor lives there, it is also the emperor's father's home. Who has such a big family?" Have the guts to set fire to it.”
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand, took Zhang Xiwan into his arms, and said softly: "The most difficult thing at this time is the emperor."
"Husband, will Zhongdu really be abandoned? I heard that the palace, princes' mansions, government offices, altars, military camps, etc. have all been built there..."
Zhang Xiwan couldn't believe it.
Gu Zhengchen felt a little worried: "Stop or stop is a matter of time. It is better to stop a year earlier than a year later. It's just that after the stop, we need a justifiable reason and a justifiable excuse."
The thin quilt is opened.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat beside the bed and looked at the candlelight flickering in the hall.
Queen Ma stood up and said softly: "Chongba, are you still thinking about Zhongdu?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced sideways at Queen Ma, then walked down barefoot, feeling depressed: "We are just thinking about Bei Yuan. Queen, please rest and don't get up."
Empress Ma was worried, so she got up and took off a coat from the screen, picked up Zhu Yuanzhang's shoes and walked over: "There is always a bit of coolness in the night."
Zhu Yuanzhang could not refuse, so he had to dress well.
Queen Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and smiled.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know why: "Sister, what are you laughing at?"
Empress Ma took Zhu Yuanzhang's heavy hand and said with a smile: "Last November, the third child did something wrong and didn't dare to admit it. The way he lied easily is no different from you."
The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face was somewhat unnatural: "The girl is implying that I did something wrong and she is not willing to admit it."
Empress Ma said bluntly: "The affairs of Zhongdu concern people's hearts. If your majesty does not make a decision for a day, my sister will not be at ease in the palace. In the past few days, the wife of the Hou Mansion has not come to the palace, so I asked my concubine to persuade your majesty not to give up." Years of wealth and accumulation should be restarted as soon as possible."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unhappy: "They haven't bought much property in Zhongdu these years, and so many properties in Zhongdu City have fallen into their hands! For their own benefit, even the imperial court doesn't care!"
Empress Ma looked at the angry Zhu Yuanzhang and asked, "Chongba, since you already have a plan in mind, why don't you just stop Zhongdu?"
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, but did not say anything.
Zhongdu, this is not the most massive project since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It has been started since the second year of Hongwu. For this city, the entire Ming Dynasty has worked hard, spending not only millions of manpower, but also endless national power!
For this city, the Ministry of Revenue has allocated more than 10 million dan of grain in the past five years! The annual tax of the Ming Dynasty was less than 30 million dan!
In five years, food alone consumed one-third of the annual tax!
And this is only the food loss of the craftsmen and people of Zhongdu. It does not include the guards and sergeants of Zhongdu, nor the huge manpower and financial resources spent by various places to support Zhongdu!
For a piece of wood, the cost is more than a thousand stones of grain!
For one stone, the cost is more than 1,500 stones of grain!
And how much wood and stone is needed for the entire Zhongdu!
There are also countless bricks, countless carved beams and painted buildings, countless colored glazes, iron materials, copper materials...
It has been built in five years. It is not an exaggeration to say that it has eaten up the taxes of the Ming Dynasty for one year, and it is not even enough!
The whole country will work hard to create it!
In the end, he actually wanted to stop, making Zhongdu a complete joke!
As an emperor, how should he face the people of the world, how should he face the officials, and how should he face the soldiers and civilians who have worked hard to build Zhongdu for five years?
Zhu Yuanzhang has never felt so entangled, never.
Even when Chen Youliang was approaching Yingtian, Zhu Yuanzhang was never so entangled in whether to flee or fight.
Empress Ma understood the difficulty of Zhu Yuanzhang's decision. She shook Zhu Yuanzhang's hand tightly and said, "It's difficult for you, but it's even more difficult for the people. As an emperor, you should put the people first and the common people first."
Zhu Yuanzhang understood this and nodded heavily: "Sister, we know what to do."
Not to mention how much national power and resources were wasted, Fengyang is really not suitable as an imperial capital. The poverty there is almost hopeless, and God seems to have never favored that piece of land.
Once the capital is moved, there will no longer be the prosperity of millions of people, only the burden and pain of millions of people.
In terms of controlling the empire, Kaifeng and Peiping are both more suitable than Fengyang.
If we consider food supply, Jinling is the best choice.
Zhongdu does not have a strong food supply capacity. The Ming Dynasty cannot learn from the Tang Dynasty. When the food supply is insufficient, the royal family will take a group of people to another place to eat and sleep, right?
Zhongdu does not control the strategic position of the empire. Although it is closer to the northern border than Jinling, this distance is really limited.
If it doesn’t fit, stop.
If this road doesn't work, if you force it down, it will be your descendants who will be unlucky in the end, and it will be the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty that will be damaged.
The next day, morning.
In the Fengtian Palace, after Zhu Yuanzhang handled some matters, he said solemnly in front of the civil and military officials of the court: "I personally came to Zhongdu and found that there was a buildup of resentment, and some craftsmen used suppressive magic, causing the upper level of the Fengtian Palace to be destroyed. , fighting continues! Such an ominous place, a place of resentment, is not suitable to be the capital of the country. Therefore, we stop construction and serve as the central capital, and order the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the suppression case!"
Stop in Zhongdu!
Although many officials were prepared, they were still shocked by the news.
Chen Ning, the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, it has been five years since the construction of Zhongdu. In another two years, it will be completed. It is just a matter of breath right now, and it is not appropriate to stop!"
Wang Guangyang glanced at Chen Ning and walked out slowly: "Your Majesty, I believe that at the beginning of the founding of the country, we should be strict with frugality and not build large-scale construction projects. Now it is a wise move to stop the Central Capital and return the people to their fields."
Chen Ning gritted his teeth.
Wang Guangyang stood up and spoke at this time. It does not necessarily mean that he really supported Zhu Yuanzhang's decision. He was only against himself!
Since Wang Guangyang took charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has been targeted everywhere. As long as he supports it, Wang Guangyang will probably oppose it.
What he wants is the right to speak.
What he wants to do is control the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Chen Ning was unwilling to give in. Just when he was about to speak, Yan Xizhe, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up and said in support: "Jinling is a beautiful place, with dragons and tigers roosting, the majesty of the capital, and the natural dangers of the Yangtze River. It is surrounded by a land of fish and rice. It can be an eternal legacy. The land. I believe that Your Majesty’s decision to stop the Central Capital is a sage act.”
Hu Weiyong looked at Yan Xizhe.
The Ministry of Revenue supports the suspension of Zhongdu. This is something everyone can understand.
After all, Zhongdu has been biting Hubu over the years and has become a heavier mountain than the Northern Expedition.
Li Min, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, left the work and said solemnly: "Although there are signs of waste in stopping the Zhongdu, it is for the consideration of the country, the country and the country. I believe that some craftsmen can be transferred from Zhongdu to enrich Jinling, and there should be more additions to the palace. Some buildings, there is still open space to the west of Fengtian Hall..."
Well, he is indeed the biggest contractor. No one can do this professionally.
Many officials in the court have not yet digested the news of stopping the Central Capital. The Ministry of Industry is already planning manpower to expand the palace and Jinling City. Zhu Yuanzhang was very interested and asked questions again and again. At the end, he did not forget to praise the Ministry of Industry for their hard work and that they were all loyal and good ministers. Speaking of which, who would object? If you oppose it, you are a treacherous minister...
The news of the suspension of Zhongdu spread throughout Jinling in a very short period of time, and then spread outwards from Jinling.
There were 90,000 craftsmen in Zhongdu, 30,000 of whom were transferred to Jinling, and the other 60,000 craftsmen were sent back to their place of origin. 400,000 people were also sent away, as many as 300,000, and 100,000 people joined in building the city in Jinling. In the works.
In April of the seventh year of Hongwu, the Central Capital was stopped, a full year earlier than in history!
