The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

The cost of building a big city of such a size like Xijing is astronomical. It often requires the whole country to mobilize a hundred thousand people to participate in the construction, but the emperor did not use the country's large amount of funds, but raised it all by himself.

It actually rebuilt this city. Although it took more than ten years to complete, not everyone could do it, so everyone wants to know the mystery!

Xu Hong saw that both adults were very interested and said while walking, and said the matter before and after. When Li Gang heard this, he thought the emperor was too 'smart' and deserved to be a businessman, so he had figured out all the tricks.

However, the emperor can do this kind of thing to rebuild Xijing, and others are really not able to do it. Although they think that the emperor is absurd in his work, they are even a bit vulgar and despicable, and despised by scholars, they cannot help but admire his "wisdom".

In fact, Zhao Qi used a common trick used by the government and developers now, which is to borrow chickens to lay eggs and carry out capital operations. He is not only the emperor of the empire, but also the chairman of the four halls. He can be said to have the advantage of time and place, what do you want

What's the matter? It's not an exaggeration to call it a model of collusion between officials and businessmen in the Song Dynasty. In addition to really lacking money, Zhao Jie did this, but he didn't want to make people panic. Before the matter could be done, someone came out

The gong smashed.

Zhao Qixian issued an order to repair Xijing in the name of the emperor. Xijing was one of the four capitals of the Song Dynasty. It is natural to be destroyed by war now, and no one will make any comments. So the court was successfully passed, and the Ministry of Revenue also squeezed out of limited funds.

As the reconstruction funds, no one knows that this amount of money is enough. That is, one or two main halls in the imperial city can be used as palaces for the emperor to travel.

The court officials never expected that Zhao Qiong used this money to recruit refugees. At that time, the Jurchens had just retired and countless people were displaced. People might take risks for food, but who would be willing to be a thief if they had food to eat. His success was attracted

A large number of people came to rebuild the roads by using labor-for-relief, unblocked the canal, transformed the wharf, leveled the land, and carried out infrastructure construction.

As the saying goes, there is no oil and salt shop that cannot be opened. If Zhao Xiao prepares the nest, it will naturally attract the Golden Phoenix. Moreover, the surrounding areas of Luoyang are also the Great Plain, with fertile land. In the past, the population was dense, the grain output was extremely rich, and it was located in the center of the Central Plains.

, well-connected and most convenient transportation. Since the construction of the Grand Canal of Jinghang during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, the transportation has been even more convenient. However, it has been abandoned for a long time in recent years, and its central position has been replaced by Bianjing.

At this time, the war had just ended and people were worried about danger. Although the terrain of Luoyang was not as steep as Chang'an, it was also relatively dangerous. There was Hulao Pass in the east and Hangu Pass in the west. There was a natural danger of the Yellow River in the north and a solid mountain of Mang Mountain, and the mountains in the south were all over the south.

Continuous and surrounded by Yishui, in the era of "cold weapons", these were natural barriers and no construction of the Great Wall. However, Kaifeng has been a place of four battles since ancient times, and there are no dangerous mountains around it. When powerful soldiers invade it, it will be exposed.

The Jurchens were twice at the city. At this time, there were rumors that the new emperor was going to move the capital to Luoyang, so that the roads and canals were repaired on a large scale. And the facts were there that could not be believed.

The smooth passage of canals and roads naturally made it possible for the place to transfer materials quickly and spontaneously formed a market. Zhao Qi immediately took action again. He borrowed 4 million yuan from the cash counter in the four halls and started to start real estate according to the prior plan.

'Logistics Street', 'Porcelain Street', 'Silk Street', 'Cache Street', 'Cache Street', etc. have been built one after another, and naturally formed Lifang. The difference is that he has absorbed the construction of Tokyo City.

Experience, no walls are built, open markets, and open doors to do business.

Of course, the cost of the emperor's real estate business was much lower. The whole world was Zhao Jia, and the land was basically given for free. However, Zhao Jia was not careless at all because of this. Lifang, the market was fully equipped with facilities and thoughtful services, and did not put up a royal businessman.

The good business environment, rich commodities, and convenient transportation quickly became famous. Businessmen from all over the world came to visit and entered the market one after another. For a time, boats and boats in the world gathered around the world, and ten thousand

After the opening of the canal, the developed water transportation network in Luoyang City was connected with the Grand Canal, Luoyang has become a distribution center for materials and a large domestic trade market.

After the market was cultivated, real estate prices also rose steadily. Zhao Qiong took the opportunity to develop better-located shops, warehouses and residential areas along the river to form a golden circle in the city. This is the time when he really started to make a lot of money. After several years,

In business, Zhao Qiong naturally made a fortune. Luoyang, which has flourished again, also attracted more people to do business, open factories, and make land, and the population has increased year by year. The government has obtained a lot of commercial tax revenue from it and has money to build city walls.

, rest and rectify the city defense.

Zhao Xiao, who made a lot of money, not only paid off his loan, but also had sufficient funds, so he began to switch to Luoshui South. He built his own comfort zone with the profits obtained from opening up real estate. The real estate prices in the inner city are naturally higher than those in the outside world

The number of cities is several times higher, which can also ensure the subsequent financial support required for the reconstruction of the imperial city. It took more than ten years to basically complete the restoration and construction project of Luoyang City, and at the same time, the large and small palaces in the imperial city were built.

Recovered to the scale of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Luoyang City was reborn...

When he arrived at the Tianjin Bridge in Luoshui, Li Gang and his two could see the situation on the north shore clearly. Under Xu Hong's introduction, they learned that the layout of the imperial city and the palace city was just like the situation in Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the emperor was really lazy enough.

I don’t want to rename the names everywhere, but I still use the old names.

The palace city was built on the high ground in the northwest corner of Guocheng, facing the Luo River in front and back to the Gufu in the back. The east of the palace city is the residence of the prince. The imperial city is built around the east and south of the palace city. There are two cities, Yaoyi and round walls, in the north of the palace city.

To the east of the imperial city there is also an East City, and to the north of the east city there are small cities such as Hanjiacang City that store grain. The west is adjacent to Hanshan and the vast Dongduyuan, and the palace defense measures are far superior to Bianjing.

.The city of Guocheng is divided into several square or rectangular lifangs by vertical crossing roads. Dingdingmen Street, which is the widest street in the city, is more than fifteen meters wide.

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From the city layout and image, it can be seen that Luoyang City is actually comparable to Bianjing, and the strict defense measures are also consistent with its objective needs as an important town in the East. A large granary near the city can ensure sufficient food and other daily necessities.

Wuyou, these two items are to ensure that the city is invincible under the relatively severe political and military situation. In this Lifang District, governments and aristocratic officials are distributed at all levels in a scattered manner.

Houses, ordinary houses, temples, shopping malls, and canals are all surrounded by canals, which will be areas with economic and cultural prosperity in the future.

"Mr. Xu, Your Majesty has not returned to the capital for several months. Do you know what you mean?" Chen Go and his group got off the bridge and entered the palace city. He frowned and asked.

"Haha, Xiang Chen, Your Majesty has always been unexpected, and it is hard for the officials to guess. What clues can you tell when Your Majesty relies heavily on Xiang Li?" Xu Hong said with a smile, throwing the problem to Li Gang again.

"This... I can't understand for a while, but Your Majesty spent his time rebuilding Xijing, which is not just a casual matter, it must have a deep meaning!" Li Gang looked at the two of them and said with a moment of contemplation. He knew their thoughts from their eyes.

No one will just point it out.

"Well, Your Majesty's far-sightedness is indeed not something that we ministers can imagine. Lord Chen thought Luoyang is now compared to Bianjing?" Chen Go did not give up and asked from a different angle.

"Xiaguan thought that the territory of the Song Dynasty is now reaching: the east sea, west to Yanqi, south to Linzhou, north to Jurchen border. East to east and south, north to thousands of miles. Luoyang connects to Guanzhong Basin in the west and east to North China Plain in the east. Since ancient times, it has been connected to the north to the north.

It is called the world. For the two major waters of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, starting from Luoyang, connecting to You, Yan, Qin, Long, Hai, Dai, and Jianghuai in the west, the distance is roughly equal.

, Luoyang can be the center of the world and take over the world." Xu Hong thought for a while and said.

"It's reasonable! Bianjing was the first place when it was founded, located between the two rivers. Now the territory expansion has lost its role in centering and controlling the world, but it is not as good as Luoyang in form." Li Gang nodded.

"When Taizu founded the country and pacified the north and south, he also intended to move the capital here. In the end, due to opposition from the ministers, he suddenly died and left it alone. I wonder if what Your Majesty thought at this time was consistent with Taizu's initial proposal.

What?” Chen Go knew that moving the capital was a major event that affected his whole body, so he was very cautious. He knew that Xu Hong was the emperor's minister and had always valued him very much. He twice thought that he had a deep meaning as the stay in Xijing, so he still did

He asked indirectly.

"Xiaoguan thought that what Taizu said was reasonable. Luoyang was surrounded by the Yellow River in the north, and across the river, facing Taihang, Wangwu and other mountains, and there was also a natural barrier in the north; there was a steep Yique in the south, and then the Xionger in the south,

Shaoshi Mountains; control the Wuhu and Han dangerous places in the west; guard the Hulao and Heishi Pass in the east; there are fertile soil in the Yi and Luo Plain, and the food is enough to be self-sufficient. Therefore, Luoyang is the situation of controlling the Three Rivers and the Four Passes.

This dangerous geographical location has more superior conditions than Bianjing to control the inside and the outside. I think it is the reason why Taizu valued Luoyang at the beginning!" Xu Hong knew that the two people in front of him were the former prime minister and the emperor

Trust, another deputy minister who assists His Majesty in managing the affairs of the world, and he also wants to find out the attitudes of the two.

"Mr. Xu said it is right. Luoyang City is a city with mountains and rivers, and the situation is superior to the world. After Qin, there were dynasties such as the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, and Western Jin Dynasty built their capitals here, and they were known as the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties. Perhaps because of this, Taizu had it.

I want to move the capital to Luoyang!" Li Gang nodded, and he knew very well that Taizu's starting point was based on national security considerations...