On April 2, Jinling earthquake occurred.
On April 5, another earthquake occurred in Jinling.
On April 8, not only was there an earthquake in Jinling, more than thirty people died.
Such frequent earthquakes aroused the vigilance of the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and some officials of the Ministry of Rites also began to write vigorously.
Without exception, they all say:
The emperor's move of the capital aroused the dissatisfaction of heaven, and now an earthquake is coming as a warning. If the move of the capital is not stopped, a catastrophe may come to the world.
Letters of advice came one after another.
Zhu Wenkui didn't bother to read these documents carefully, so he gave them to Yang Pu to put away and burn later.
The new city in Peiping has been completely completed, and the outer city walls have also been built. Currently, Peiping is doing the final cleaning, decoration, purchase of objects, and personnel stationing. Some government offices have already opened, such as the Penal Department government office. It has only been two days since people arrived. , opened business immediately, and arrested several lawless people.
The Peking Guard Battalion is being divided, with some withdrawing due to lack of combat effectiveness, some being transferred to local guards, and some directly joining the future Peking Army. Even the Chief Envoys Department, the Inspectorate Envoys Department, and the Dual Command Envoys Department in Peiping have begun to merge and adjust. The Chief Envoys Department selects personnel to go directly to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army.
Zhu Wenkui thought that in this situation, everyone should see clearly that moving the capital had become a general trend and irreversible. But who knew that this group of people would not give up and used the earthquake to attack the imperial court's decision to move the capital.
Yang Pu took a few glances and found that these documents were all written by a group of old officials. Most of them were of low rank and had no hope of promotion. In addition, they were based near Jinling, so they naturally wanted to seize every opportunity to oppose the relocation of the capital.
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Prince, if you don’t approve this document, it’s not appropriate, right? "
Yang Pu believes that ignoring the problem will not solve the problem, and will also bring more memorials. The next time you read the memorials, you will have to pay more attention because you will see one more line: "The document I wrote last time was not approved. Maybe I didn't see it. I will write it again." "One letter" and the like.
Zhu Wenkui thought about it, so he wrote:
If God opposes it, it will shake Mount Tai, Beiping, and Jinling. If not, then allow it.
Zhu Wenkui had long heard Zhu Yunwen explain what earthquakes were, but as a member of the royal family, he could not give up his divine right and the induction of heaven and man.
You are not saying that the Jinling earthquake was opposed by God. If it is against it, then let me see if there are earthquakes in three places. If they are all shaken, we will discuss whether to move the capital or not. Only one Jinling will be affected. This does not mean that Jinling is unsafe. Urge us to move quickly.
Yang Pu looked at the text reviewed by Zhu Wenkui and smiled slightly.
This is really amazing.
Mount Tai is equivalent to being halfway between Peiping and Jinling. They are so far apart that it is unlikely that the three places would be affected by earthquakes at the same time. Even if they were to occur at the same time, no one could tell.
A small earthquake shakes twice without being reported locally. Who knows whether it shook thousands of miles away?
Huang Fu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came in. After saluting, he handed over a document: "Prince, Prince Yan's family has moved to Fengguo. What should we do with Prince Yan's Palace in Beiping and Jinling?"
Zhu Wenkui looked at Huang Fu, a little surprised by this question.
This is a big problem. There is Prince Yan's Mansion built in Beiping, and it is not small. However, now that all the Yan Prince's lineage has been confirmed to be feudal, there is no need to keep Prince Yan's Mansion.
But how to deal with the fact that Prince Yan’s Mansion is a
The big problem is that this is a prince's palace, and once the specifications have been determined, it can only be given to the prince at the first level. The other vassal kings all have their own mansions, so there is no need for King Yan's house.
Seeing that Zhu Wenkui was in a dilemma, Yang Pu didn't know how to deal with it, so he whispered: "How about selling it."
"What?"
Zhu Wenkui was stunned.
Huang Fu also stared wide-eyed, thinking that he heard wrongly.
Yang Pu explained: "Whether it is Prince Yan's Mansion in Peiping or Prince Yan's Mansion in Jinling, they all live in prosperous areas and occupy a lot of land. If they are demolished and converted into shops, these shops will be sold or rented to businessmen..."
Although Huang Fu was shocked by Yang Pu's boldness, he had to admit that this was indeed a method.
Zhu Wenkui shook his head: "This matter involves royal family members, so I need to ask my father for instructions."
Yang Pu and Huang Fu nodded.
Zhu Wenkui took out a memorial, opened it, read it, and said to Huang Fu: "In order to cope with this move of the capital, the imperial court has made great efforts and made full preparations. It was only two days ago that I received the document from Zhang Bing, the Chief Envoy of Peking. We were very worried about the influx of people in Peiping, so we proposed the idea of setting up eight large towns outside Peiping, and reported it to Jinling for discussion with the Ministry of Industry.”
Huang Fu took the document and looked at it, his expression especially solemn.
During the Yuan Dynasty, Peiping was called Dadu. There were countless people inside and outside the city, and many families gathered in the city. Just because of the war, the population dropped sharply. By the 31st year of Hongwu, the entire population of Peiping, except for the army and their families, was only a few hundred thousand.
Later, Shanxi people moved to the area around Peiping on a large scale. At that time, they considered building a grain-producing area near Beiping to reduce the pressure on water and sea transportation. This strategy worked and also reduced the pressure on food supply when building a new capital.
But when
The strategy at that time was too focused on farming and lacked consideration for the expansion of Peking. As a result, no major gathering area had been formed around the city of Peiping. Zhang Bing's opinion is that based on the current four directions and eight streets, multiple common people gathering areas or commercial areas should be set up outside the city.
This kind of setting means that the court needs to take the lead and plan to ensure that the gathering area will not affect the security of Peking. This also requires the Ministry of Industry to dispatch officials to personally investigate and make arrangements.
Huang Fu was a little worried: "With a large town outside the city, it is necessary to ensure that the main official roads are not affected, and the distance should be controlled to a certain extent, such as three miles away..."
The Peking City had military considerations. There should not be a large number of residential buildings near the outer city wall, otherwise it would be very troublesome during war. For example, burning a house, the thick smoke is not good for city defense, for example, tearing down wood and directly turning it into siege trees, catapults, and hitting people with bricks...
There are many prosperous areas outside Nanjing, such as outside Jiangdong Gate and outside Jubao Gate. However, although these prosperous places are next to the city wall, the problem is that this is the inner city wall, not the outer city wall of Jinling.
Outside the outer city wall, there is nothing lively. The idea proposed by Zhang Bing fell outside the outer city wall.
Zhu Wenkui listened to Huang Fu's various opinions, knocked on the table, and said: "Huang Shangshu, the key to the problem is not the large towns outside the city, but the influx of people. According to the original estimate, after the capital move, Peking will The civilian population will surge to 800,000 to 900,000. But the prediction given by Zhang Bing is between 1 million and 1.2 million. Every additional 100,000 people will cause many problems."
Huang Fu nodded heavily.
Population surge is a big problem for Xindu
This is a huge problem. Prices are rising in all walks of life. This is the most obvious problem caused by population growth in a short period of time.
Although the imperial court has stabilized food prices and basic living supplies have been relatively stable, other expenditure costs are increasing. There are also some people who are greedy for rich people to come to Beijing, follow them to steal, and break into empty houses at night.
The larger the population, the more problems there are and the more difficult it is to govern.
Zhang Bing's proposal is a strategy to deal with the population surge, as well as the need for evacuation management and a measure to guide the distribution and flow of materials.
In the final analysis, what Zhang Bing is concerned about is not the issue of construction, but the issue of governance.
After thinking about it, Huang Fu said seriously: "This matter should be discussed with the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Beiping Yamen Office, the Beiping Imperial Guard, the Military and Horse Division, etc."
Zhu Wenkui nodded slightly and ordered: "Discuss with the Ministry of Household Affairs as soon as possible so that Peking can quickly register the incoming population. Once the number of incoming people exceeds expectations, they should ensure the transportation and supply of grain, coal, cotton and other materials. The protection needs to be fulfilled.”
"As commanded."
Huang Fu agreed, took the documents and hurried to the Ministry of Household Affairs to discuss with Xia Yuanji.
Moving the capital was complicated and complicated, and these things weighed on Zhu Wenkui. Zhu Wenkui was not overwhelmed, but instead he was high-spirited and energetic.
Zhu Wenkui knew very well that this was the first time he had done such a big thing, and it was a training and test for him by his father.
A successful monarch must be able to make smooth decisions in complicated affairs.
Don’t be afraid of complexity, don’t be afraid of too much.
Don't be afraid of being tired, don't talk about hardship.
What is carried on the shoulders is the country and the people. If I stop to enjoy and rest in the distance, how beautiful will the country be, and how will the people be well-off?
Zhu Wenkui had the consciousness of a great emperor.
Zhu Wenkui is busy, Zhu Yun
Wen didn't have time to rest either.
Luo Guanying informed Zhu Yunwen through Luo Yan'er and persuaded Luo Guanying to make another voyage.
Luo Guanying approached Zheng He as a lobbyist, and agreed that three divisions could be set up in distant provinces. When the officials arrived, they only needed to do a good job in management. There would be no trouble if the navy was there. Zhu Neng also joined in the fun. Unless he was short of a deputy, Luo Guanying was quite pleasing to his eye, so he might as well take him with him.
But none of this convinced Zhu Yunwen until Zhu Zhanji heard about it and gave Luo Guanying an idea.
Luo Guanying found Yang Rong, and Yang Rong wrote a letter to impeach Luo Guanying: "This son has abused the people and killed many people. The people of Dingyuan Province are afraid day and night, and they are uneasy. The new people surrender. If they are afraid, they will be in chaos, and if they are afraid, they will be in danger. Therefore, Luo Guanying should be accepted The position of governor..."
After being impeached, Luo Guanying found an opportunity and resigned from the post of governor of Dingyuan no matter what.
Zhu Yunwen watched these people singing together, and Luo Guanying was really eager to go to sea. He probably wouldn't be able to work in Dingyuan, so he just spent the whole day looking at the sea.
If you can't help it, just target him.
Since then, the main candidates for the voyage fleet have finally been finalized.
To the east, Zheng He is the captain, and Shen Wei, Yuan Yichen, Wan Qinglin and others are the captains.
To the west, Zhu Neng was the captain, and Luo Guanying, Wang Jinghong, Zhao Shiyu and others were the captains.
After the main candidates were determined, details such as fleet size and fleet route were discussed, and debates continued in the Navy Commander's Mansion.
When another iron ship began sea trials, the grass outside Hangai Mountain was already green.
Qu Neng led 30,000 elite cavalry and slowly approached the Wala camp with firearms. The time to break up the Wala camp finally arrived.
Take Tupolo, Princess Samur, Yan Ji and others, and lead all the generals in Wala. They have neither reins nor horses.
Weapons, walked out of the camp three miles to meet the Ming army.
Yanji looked at the iron-colored curtain wall surging in the distance and closed his eyes sadly.
From today onwards, the men of Wala will no longer be bloody and brave, and the daughters of Wala will no longer have color.
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