Zhu Di expressed his support, which was not unexpected. After all, he was a member of the Zhu family. His unconditional support for Zhu Yunwen was in line with the vassal king's consistent political stance.
It's just that Zhu Di's words offended other officials.
Before Zhu Yunwen could speak, cabinet minister Ru Jin directly objected: "Your Majesty, moving the capital is absolutely impossible. This was especially impossible when Taizu was still alive. The people have just lived in peace for a few years, and they cannot afford such a large-scale construction project. Your Majesty, please think twice."
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Xie Jin, Yu Xin, Tie Xuan and others expressed their opinions one after another and had the same stance.
Before Zhu Yunwen made public his plan to move the capital, he encountered unanimous opposition from the cabinet and court ministers. This resistance was stronger than Zhu Yunwen expected.
"Ruge, you used to be in charge of the Ministry of War. Come and tell me, is Nanjing really suitable as the capital?"
Zhu Yunwen didn't want his plan to move the capital to be aborted, so he had to pursue it.
Ru Yu looked at Zhu Yunwen with a look of struggle on her face.
Zhu Yunwen is right. Nanjing is not suitable as the capital of the Ming Dynasty. This is a rational reality. But the problem is that people are emotional and pay attention to interests and interests. People who are purely rational have no friends.
Ru Yu also has a family business in the capital. Once the capital is moved, she will have to start from scratch. No one will compensate her for this loss. Putting aside their own interests, once the capital is moved, no matter where it is moved, the people in Jiangnan will have to bear greater pressure.
Before the capital was moved, the imperial court only needed to ensure a long supply line for the army for several months. But after the capital was moved, the imperial court needed to maintain a long supply line every year, and this line required the power of the people to maintain it.
Inappropriate, seriously inappropriate!
"I believe that although Nanjing has some shortcomings as the capital, the destiny of the country has been determined and does not need to be changed. The emperor should rest and recuperate and refrain from large-scale construction projects. This will be the blessing of all people."
Ru Yu bowed deeply.
Zhu Yunwen looked at everyone and said coldly: "I am not Taizu, so you are like this, right?"
Xie Jin, Ru Yu and others were horrified, and the hairs on their bodies almost stood up.
Zhu Yunwen had almost shown his sword. If he was really the great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, few people would dare to object.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang proposed the idea of moving the capital several times without much resistance.
For example, in the second year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Yuanzhang had started to build the central capital Fengyang and intended to move the capital to Fengyang. At the same time, he also openly discussed with his officials where to decide the final capital.
The ministers gave four options:
Luoyang, Xi'an, Kaifeng, Peiping.
Zhu Yuanzhang inspected Luoyang, Xi'an, and Kaifeng, and thought that these three places were good. However, due to the war, the world was in chaos, and everything was in ruins waiting to be revitalized. These places were dilapidated and in decline, so he gave up.
Peiping was also among Zhu Yuanzhang's choices, but Zhu Yuanzhang believed that if he chose Peiping, he would not be able to live in the palace of the Yuan Dynasty. He would have to re-plan and build the palace, which would cost a lot of money and waste money. And the logistical pressure was too great, so we had to give up.
After throwing away the four options, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and began not to cherish the people's power. He chose to build the capital in Fengyang, and at the same time mobilized people's power to build and expand the city of Nanjing...
In Zhu Yunwen's view, Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite place to establish his capital should be Kaifeng, because at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang determined the two-capital system, with Jinling as Nanjing and Kaifeng as the northern capital. Later, it was also Went to Kaifeng to inspect in person.
However, Fengyang Zhongdu later became an unfinished building, and Kaifeng was also deprived of the title of Beijing. In the eleventh year of Hongwu, Nanjing was officially established as the capital. But even so, Zhu Yuanzhang never gave up the idea of moving the capital, and constantly sent ministers to inspect Chang'an, Luoyang, and Peiping.
In the 24th year of Hongwu's reign, the censor Hu Huqi made a statement: "Based on the dangers of hundreds of rivers and mountains, we can overwhelm the princes and find that the best place in the world is none other than Guanzhong."
This memorial addressed Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, and to show his concern, Prince Zhu Biao was sent to personally inspect Xi'an. If Zhu Biao had not died later, Zhu Yuanzhang would most likely have started preparing to move the capital to Xi'an during his lifetime, and would have moved the capital when Zhu Biao took over.
It was normal for the Hongwu Dynasty to talk about moving the capital, and not many people opposed it. Even if they opposed it, it was only against the quality of the location where the capital was moved, not against the capital move itself.
However, only a few years after the Hongwu Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen mentioned the idea of moving the capital, but he encountered unanimous opposition from so many people. What is it but bullying honest people and not killing people?
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Di and said seriously: "I want to make the capital Peiping. What does my fourth uncle think?"
Beiping!
Zhu Di was shocked, and suddenly realized that his house in Peiping was burned down here. No wonder, no wonder...
"If everything is in Peking, the world will be at peace!"
Zhu Di did not feel sorry for Zhaizi, but replied seriously.
Zhu Yunwen smiled, ignored the silent ministers, and pointed to the residential areas far outside the city: "As for the matter of establishing the capital, Uncle Chengyi once persuaded Taizu to establish the capital here, saying that Peiping's east is connected to the sea. , bordering Shanxi and Hebei to the west, the former has the advantage of the mainland, and the north has many natural barriers. It is an excellent place, but it is a pity that the situation at that time could not."
In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang did not eliminate the main force of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The northeast, northwest, southwest, and north were all full of Yuan Dynasty forces and forces. He directly chose Peiping, which lacked sufficient depth. In addition, with the continuous battles, the population in the north dropped sharply, and the logistics Guarantee is really difficult and should be given up as a last resort.
"It wasn't possible back then, but it may not be possible today! I know that there will be numerous objections from officials in the imperial court, and there will be many obstacles, but!" Zhu Yunwen turned around, looked at the officials, and said sternly: "I hope you can put national affairs first, Focusing on the long term, the Ming Dynasty is not only the Ming Dynasty of our generation, but also the Ming Dynasty of my descendants and your descendants!"
Xie Jin, Ru Yu and others looked a little ugly. They are all old foxes. You, Zhu Yunwen, don't even think about confirming the capital move with just a single word.
Yu Xin took a step forward and objected loudly: "Although Beiping was the former capital of the Yuan Dynasty, it was already a place of defeat. If the emperor wants to move the capital to Beiping, he will inevitably need to build palaces and carry out large-scale construction, which will waste people's money and make the treasury empty. I think that if he moves, It’s better to stay quiet, and it’s better not to move the capital than to move it!”
The corner of Zhu Yunqi's mouth trembled a little, and he asked: "I wonder if you have encountered migrant workers and craftsmen dredging the river during the northern tour, or met migrant workers and craftsmen building concrete? Have you ever asked them? The court spent a lot of money dredging the river. , is it a waste of money and money to build concrete roads?”
Xia Yuanji and Yang Shiqi frowned slightly. They had always been by Zhu Yunwen's side and had personally communicated with these migrant workers and craftsmen. Surprisingly, many of them were asking the court what they wanted to do after dredging the river. Don't dredge other rivers. These people still have unfinished business. They are worried that they will have to go home to farm after the river project is completed.
Migrant workers and craftsmen are eager to participate in such projects, and the word "working people" is no longer mentioned. As for hurting money, that may not be the case.
Xia Yuanji initially thought that spending money from the treasury to carry out various projects was a waste of money and a drag on the country. However, Zhu Yunwen disagreed, thinking that this was a good thing for the country and the people, and even repeatedly encouraged the Ministry of Revenue to be bolder and build more roads in the river. Spend more money on governance, road construction, etc.
Faced with Zhu Yunwen's weird thinking and views, Xia Yuanji remained highly skeptical, but along the way, Xia Yuanji finally understood Zhu Yunwen's views.
If the court wants to carry out large-scale construction projects, it needs to recruit people's power. As long as the court does not let the people work in vain and pay them wages, the money spent by the Ministry of Household Affairs will naturally go into the hands of migrant workers, and after the migrant workers get the money, they will not bury it all. Instead, they will take it out to buy things for their families, which can be cloth, books, hairpins, vegetables and meat...
No matter which way, the money will flow back into the hands of merchants or hawkers, and these people will not save all the money, but use the money to purchase goods, expand business, and create greater glory...
A penny or a banknote passes through an invisible chain and eventually returns to the Ministry of Household Affairs in the form of taxation. The money is still the same money, but countless goods have been added in the middle.
In this sense, if Zhu Yunwen started the large-scale project of building Beiping City, although the Ministry of Household Affairs would spend a lot of money, it would not necessarily be a bad thing for the entire Ming Dynasty, and would it hurt money? In the long run, it seems out of the question. Even with the increase in taxes, the Ministry of Household Affairs does not seem to have spent much money at all...
The waste of people and money is basically the result of financial stinginess and corruption. Either the court requisitions free corvées and the people complain, or even if they are given a bag of rice every month, there is no way to subsidize the family, or there is one layer after another of corruption. The bottom migrant workers and craftsmen are left with Zha Zhahui.
Zhu Yunwen is not a stingy person, as can be seen from the change of free corvee to paid expropriation. Xia Yuanji is not a stingy household minister. The family has money and spends it calmly, which is enough to support the people's expenditure on large projects. Corruption has already It’s not easy. For such a big project as the Huiteng River, there has never been a major corruption case. The reason is because there are too many supervisors and the account books are too open. Whose pocket does an account go to? If the records and accounts are not correct, no one will have a good time...
Xia Yuanji even vaguely felt that such a large project to build Beiping City could be a project that benefited the people. Aren't there many immigrants with excess labor? You can definitely send them here to work...
"Shang Shu, Hubu, please say something."
Tie Xuan opposed moving the capital on the grounds that the Ministry of Revenue was unable to support it. However, Tie Xuan was the Minister of the Ministry of War after all, and Xia Yuanji still needed to speak personally about the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue.
Xia Yuanji came out of his thoughts and raised his head to meet Zhu Yunwen's sharp gaze: "As long as the emperor, the cabinet and other colleagues have no objections, there will be no problem in the Ministry of Revenue."
"What?!"
Jie Jin was startled, Ru Jin's eyes widened, Yu Xin's beard became even messier, and Tie Xuan couldn't believe it.
Yang Shiqi watched this scene calmly and thought to himself: As expected of the number one person in the household department, the level of this Cuju kick is too high...
