The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

It was mid-October, but the emperor had no intention of returning to Beijing. Political Consultative General Li Gang and Right Prime Minister Chen Go came to Luoyang to welcome the emperor back to Beijing. Both of them had not been to Xijing for many years, and when they arrived at the city, they were both

I couldn't help but exclaim. Although I had not yet seen the full picture, it could be seen that the scope of Luoyang City was even larger than that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

During the Five Dynasties, the city was several times over. After Taizu ascended the throne, he decided to be repaired by Xijing. He only built an outer wall of more than meter high. Later, it was destroyed during the struggle between the two armies when the Jurchens headed south. Now the city wall was now under the battle between the two armies. And now the city wall was

It is five feet high, and the base of the city is built with stones. A tall and towering city tower was built on the top of the city. A moat of fifteen feet wide was built on it. Three arch bridges were built on it. Once the enemy arrived, the bridge would be demolished.

It became an insurmountable barrier.

The city's defense measures are also very complete, including Yangma City, Wucheng, Horse Face, Corner Tower, etc., and a fort was built on the city and a bunker of different sizes were built. They knew that these building blocks could store ammunition in normal times, which was convenient.

The officers and soldiers were on duty, and the war became a solid fortress. Even if the enemy climbed the city wall, the road would be blocked by fierce machine gun fire. In addition, they heard that there were secret passages in the city walls that could be used to hide and transport troops, and

There are perforations in the middle of the city wall, but now they are hidden in it, making it difficult to get the whole picture.

Luoyang City is divided into two cities with Luoshui as the central axis of the city. The north city was the palace city since its construction, and the south city has always been the Fangshi District. At this time, it received two priests from the dynasty.

Regarding the arrival of news, Xu Hong, the left-behind Luoyang, led the crowd to welcome them and took them into the city. Li Gang and the others were shocked at the strength of the defense of Xijing City, but when they entered through the south gate, they couldn't help but sigh, and first came in.

What I saw was a road that was thirty meters wide. Under the city was a ring road that was twenty meters wide, and in the city, several square or rectangular lifangs were divided into vertically crossed roads.

"Mr. This Nancheng of Luoyang is said to be eighty-one squares and two cities in the Tang Dynasty. It seems that it looks no worse than that in the prosperous Tang Dynasty!" Li Gang asked while walking.

"Li Xiang. The markets in Nancheng are all re-planned. There are hundreds of large and small lifangs. Two cities have been rebuilt on the south bank of Luoshui, with a scale exceeding the Tang Dynasty!" Xu Hong replied respectfully.

"Sir Xu, there are many markets. Did many households be demolished when the city was built?" asked the right prime minister Chen Go.

"Chen Xiang Chen may not know that when the Jurchen invaded, the two armies fought for each other several times here, and the houses were destroyed, and the people fled or died. They were even captured by the Jurchens. The population was less than two or three days ago, and the outer city was almost covered by the city.

Razing to the ground, becoming a home of fox, rat, birds and beasts. The city is no different from reconstruction. There is no trouble for the people to say only!" Xu Hong said with a wry smile that he had served as a left-behind position at the beginning of the recovery of Luoyang, and he knew very well that day

The tragic situation.

"It's really hard to imagine the scene of the day when you look at the prosperity today!" Chen Go sighed, looking at the bustling crowd, his ears filled with shouts and wine flags everywhere, and who would have thought that this place had been destroyed by war.

"My Lord said that on that day, when His Majesty ordered the reconstruction of Luoyang City, he ordered the city to be built first and then the city, and first built roads. He dredge the canal, focus on building and developing the Lijiafang City south of the Luoshui River, and gather the fleeing people. Recruiting refugees to give

Discounts, reclaiming fields and building water conservancy." Xu Hong said, "Luoyang has been a key road connecting the northwest and the Central Plains since ancient times. It also has the convenience of canals. In just a few years, the business here gradually recovered, and then it was built using tax income.

Starting from the city, there are now workshops and shops in the city, which is hard to find!"

"Your Majesty has a very far-reaching consideration. Before, he always built a city first and then had a city, but Your Majesty did the opposite and set a precedent!" Chen Go couldn't help but praise.

"Sir Xu, how many people are in this city?" Li Gang asked while walking.

"Li Xiang, there are 150,000 households in the city now, plus the garrison, the population of officials and family members is nearly 700,000, which has not reached the millions in the prosperous Tang Dynasty!" Xu Hong replied without thinking, which shows that

He is a very competent person in the left-behind and has a very good understanding of the situation in the city.

"Mr. Xu, the population of 700,000 is not a small number. Do food also need to be transported from Jiangnan? This canal transportation is the top priority!" Li Gang nodded and said, providing for so many people is huge, like Bianjing every year

A large amount of grain needs to be transported from the southeast. The two-month impediment in the canal transportation will lead to a shortage of grain in the city.

"Li Xiang was very worried about, but in recent years, Luoyang's grain has basically been self-sufficient and does not need to be transported in large quantities from other places!" Xu Hong said with a smile, "When the city was built, His Majesty had already dispersed a large number of farmers who had no land in the southeast.

Recruiting nearby prefectures and counties here, and there are many rivers around Luoyang, dense water networks, and there are many wastelands that can be reclaimed. Now, more than 100,000 hectares of fertile land have been added to Luoyang prefectures and counties, and the grain produced can be eaten in the city.

In a few years, the number of mature fields increases and the yield of grain increases. In addition, the new crops promoted by Your Majesty can even be filled in the years when the harvest is poor in Guanzhong, Hebei and Hedong!”

"Oh, now Luoyang's food can be self-sufficient, wouldn't it save a lot of manpower and material resources to get rid of the suffering of canal transportation!" Li Gang said in disbelief.

He knew that Kaifeng was the supply center of the canal, and the main source of the government's grain and materials was the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The Song government invested a lot of manpower and material resources every year in order to keep the Bian River open. First, it was divided into the Biankou of the Yellow River water, because

The main waterway of the Yellow River is unstable, and it needs to be easier every year to welcome the water. The river channels below the Bian River are turbid due to the turbid water flow and are difficult to navigate without frequent dredging. During the Dazhong Xiangfu period, it was stipulated that dredging will occur every three to five years, and the riverbed will still be silted every year.

, gradually formed a river on the ground.

During the Huangyou period, it was decided to "drift from the mouth of the river, and it was normal for the year." Biankou opened in winter and spring, and the Bian River was transported for more than 200 days a year. Even so, during the Xining period, Yongqiu and Xiangyi were east of Kaifeng.

In the area, the bottom of the Bian River is more than one or two feet above the flat land outside the dike. From the Bian River, you can see the houses in a deep valley. In order to solve the problem of the source of the Bian River sediment, in the third year of Yuanfeng, you went from Shagukou in Rencun, Gong County to Heyin.

The Yellow River beach on the northern foot of Guangwu Mountain between the Biankou of the county was opened for fifty miles to guide Yi and Luo River into Bian, blocking the old Biankou, and avoiding the turbid current of the Yellow River. Because the Luo River is relatively clear, it is known in history that the Luo River into Bian River is the

In the fifth year of Yuanyou in the Qing Dynasty, due to insufficient water sources, the Yellow River was restored to be the source, and the Bian River was still shallow.

In the early Song Dynasty, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River have a dense population and developed economy. However, since it became the main source of food and materials for the capital, its development has been severely affected. Most of the world's wealth is concentrated in Kaifeng, but other places are becoming increasingly poor. This is exactly what Zhao Kuangyin is worried about.

He predicted: "If there is no more than a hundred years, the people's strength will be exhausted in the world!" Unfortunately, less than a hundred years, the people's strength will be almost exhausted, and the economic development of the rich lower reaches of the Yangtze River stagnated, so that the government often fails to make ends meet and huge military spending

Spending has left the government and the people breathless, and financial poverty and military weakness have become irreversible trends. These are all caused by the suffering of the canal transportation.

"Oh, was this palace city rebuilt on the original site?" The group of people got off the bridge with the efforts of the yamen runners and their followers. The boats were flying under the bridge. The palace city was already in front of them. Chen Gou looked at it and asked.

"The palace city was built on the original old city, but it was the yamen of various departments, the Imperial Academy and martial arts, and the residences of ministers and royal families were also mostly in it, occupying most of the areas, and only a small part was built by Lifang and military officials.

The supervisory workshop is located. However, the ecliptic bridge, Tianjin Bridge, Xingjin Bridge and New and Old Middle Bridges built during the Tang Dynasty on the Luo River were both rebuilt on the original sites, making the two cities connected, and there is no inconvenience!" Xu Hong introduced

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"Is there no imperial guards on duty in the palace?" Li Gang frowned and asked as he heard the introduction.

"Oh, Li Xiang is like this!" Xu Hong quickly replied, "The outer city of Xijing is usually left to the provincial army. The leopard generals stationed here are stationed in the past Dongduyuan, and the palace guards are sent by their troops.

Each season consists of a brigade ship, which is repeated over and over again. The rest of the troops are stationed in the Dongduyuan military camp. On weekdays, the imperial city is stationed by a command sent by the imperial army and the state army. When the emperor moves to the palace, the guards take over the defense of the imperial city!

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"Okay, Dongduyuan is vast and has more than 200 miles of old things. You can train soldiers on weekdays. Your Majesty can go hunting and rest in your spare time. Lord Xu is really a talented man in the country!" Li Gang said with a thumbs up.

"Li Xiang praised him, but the officials dare not take credit!" Xu Hong said with a smile, "The construction of Xijing is planned and guided by His Majesty. In terms of military defense, the former left-behind Lord Jiang Fei is responsible for supervising the construction arrangements. Imperial City and Miyagi are

The contributions of the prefect King Jing, the prefect, are just enjoying the achievements of his superiors!"

"It took more than ten years to rebuild Xijing City, and it has reached such a scale, which has consumed a lot of money. Lord Xu also made great efforts. I remember that the Ministry of Revenue did not seem to have allocated only a million coins to build a city!" Chen Go has always been

I still have an impression of this when Xu Hong was in charge of Xijing affairs as the Minister of Personnel. However, it was impossible to build a new city with a million yuan.

"Haha, the official is even more frightened. The money used to rebuild Xijing was raised by Your Majesty!" Xu Hong bowed repeatedly.

"Your Majesty's out? Isn't the inner treasury already empty?" Li Gang said in surprise. He knew that the emperor had a huge cost to build an ocean-going fleet and maintain the royal family, and his old background, the Jurchens stole a lot, but the emperor cried poor every day.

Yes, how did he use to raise so much reconstruction funds? Is the emperor really a little bit of a god-like ability to turn into gold?

"Li Xiang said it well, but the emperor is not an ordinary person. He built Xijing City with just the funds allocated by the Ministry of Revenue and the millions of treasurys he borrowed!" Xu Hong was in the ears of the two of them.

Bian whispered, "I heard that His Majesty not only did not pay for money, but also made a small profit. He built a palace for the queen and several concubines in the mountains so that they could go for leisure..." (To be continued.

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