Steel Dynasty - Chapter 310

[Chapter 310: Start in advance]

PS: Two chapters will be updated first, and there will be four more chapters tonight.

The faint fragrance of tea floats in the main hall.

Feng Deshui picked up the tea and took a sip. He looked at Xiao Ming’s expression, trying to discern Xiao Ming’s reaction to this matter.

When the matter of moving the capital was mentioned in Chang’an, it was strongly opposed by Queen Zhao, the prince and others. Officials bribed by King Zhao also moved out of their ancestral family laws, and Feng Shui taboos were constantly admonished.

But everyone knows that this is just the selfish motives of Queen Zhao and the Crown Prince, because once the capital is moved, King Zhao’s influence on Xiao Wenxuan will be greatly reduced.

“So where does the emperor want to move the capital?” Feng Deshui came to mention this matter this time. Naturally, it was not a simple family chat, but a hint of testing Xiao Ming’s attitude.

“Today, only Bianzhou is the most suitable land for the royal family. Once moved to Bianzhou, there will be King Zhao to the west, Hulao Pass next to it, King Yong to the north of the imperial city, King Wei to the southeast of the imperial city, and King Wei to the northeast. Your Highness, the three kings protect the capital, and the imperial city has been safe since then.” Feng Deshui smiled and seemed very satisfied with the location of the new capital.

This Bianzhou would be Kaifeng in later generations, and Tokyo in later Song Dynasty. Xiao Wenxuan was extremely shrewd in choosing this location for the new capital.

Just as Feng Deshui said, once the capital move is successful, the imperial city will be able to rely on three royal vassals and have enough confidence to say no to vassals with different surnames.

“Father is very thoughtful, and this Bianzhou is a geomantic treasure.” Xiao Ming hesitated and said.

He looks calm on the surface, but in fact, inner turmoil has arisen. In modern thinking, the imperial city is an economic circle.

If Chang’an is prosperous, the surrounding prefectures and counties will also be driven to become wealthy. If the imperial city is really chosen in Bianzhou, a lot of transportation costs will be saved for his products in the future.

After all, Chang’an is 800 kilometers away from Qingzhou, while Bianzhou is only 400 kilometers away. From Bianzhou, it only takes 100 kilometers to reach Yunzhou, the westernmost part of his fiefdom. This distance is about the same as the distance from Qingzhou to Jinling City.

The distance between the imperial city and his fiefdom was shortened by half, which meant that the status of his fiefdom suddenly became more important.

And because of his own existence, he might be able to avoid the chaos in the world due to the changes of a certain vassal king with a different surname.

After all, if the external troubles are not eliminated, he doesn’t want to mess up Dayu’s situation at home first.

So in general, moving the capital is not harmful to me. On the contrary, I can also gain the same geographical advantage as King Zhao over the imperial city.

“So your Highness supports the Emperor’s move of the capital?” Feng Deshui smiled slightly, “Now Chang’an City is in a quarrel over the matter of moving the capital. If so, His Highness will go to court to express his will, and avoid the ministers of the DPRK from having to worry about this matter. You are the one who blames His Highness.”

Xiao Ming was startled. He never liked to pay attention to the affairs of the court. Feng Deshui said this because he wanted to declare his support for moving the capital in his last memorandum.

He smiled. It turned out that unknowingly, he was no longer the dispensable King of Qi in the Chongqing Kingdom. He also had his own weight in the court of the Chongqing Kingdom.

But think about it, he is now no more than a feudal official, and he is also a very important figure in the eyes of the officials in Chang’an.

After a long time of commotion, Feng Deshui announced the good news and also tried to get him to write a letter to support the move of the capital. Now Feng Deshui should go to the King of Wei.

It’s just that he thought too simply. What Feng Deshui said below made him suddenly stunned.

“Since His Highness supports the relocation of the capital, I’m afraid His Highness will have to contribute some efforts in the construction of this imperial city.” Feng Deshui looked cunning and cunning.

Xiao Ming’s face turned pale. Building the imperial city was no joke. He said, “Shilang Feng, it’s not like you don’t know the situation of my fiefdom. Now you have the money to build the imperial city.”

“Hahaha.” …Your Highness has misunderstood. The imperial city was built with money from the imperial court. Your Highness will only take advantage of it, so how can you suffer a loss?” Feng Deshui said as if you understand.

Xiao Ming was relieved. Feng Deshui meant that he could contract the construction of the imperial city. This large-scale construction project was a money-making business.

If you say so, this is indeed a good thing. He can’t control where Xiao Wenxuan builds the imperial city, but it is a good thing that he can make money.

But for Xiao Ming, he actually preferred that the imperial city be built in Youzhou instead of Bianzhou.

The emperor guards the country and the king dies in the country. He is more willing to see the coming of a glorious and prosperous age.

But now that Youzhou is still in the hands of the barbarians, it would be a joke to mention this matter.

After talking about moving the capital, Feng Deshui suddenly smiled and said: “Your Highness, when I came here, I saw that Qingzhou City was undergoing major construction projects. I also saw many magical roads in the city. I wonder what these are?”

“This is a cement road. “Xiao Ming said, he rolled his eyes and said to Feng Deshui: “What does Feng Shilang think of this road?”

“Yes, it is similar to the stone road in Chang’an City. It is very hard, and it rains and snows. It won’t affect walking at all,” Feng Deshui said thoughtfully. He took a fancy to this kind of cement road when he entered the city and liked it very much.

Although the matter of moving the capital is far away, and the matter will be debated repeatedly in the court for a long time, he might as well show his construction ability in advance.

What he lacks now is the accumulation of original capital. The construction of the imperial city is a big money-making project, and he has no reason not to compete.

If the capital move is successful, then the princes will probably compete for the construction of the imperial city.

“Shilang Feng only saw the surface.” Xiao Ming said with a smile: “It’s still early, so why not follow Shilang Feng to see something really interesting.”

“Really?” Feng Deshui showed strong interest.

Having said that, the two of them immediately left the palace and headed towards the streets of Qingzhou. Now one-fifth of the road paving in Qingzhou City has been completed, and underground pipes have also been laid in many places.

Xiao Ming led Feng Deshui not to other places but to the Wei Family Restaurant.

“Your Highness, are you going to treat this old slave to a drink?” Feng Deshui said with a smile when they arrived at the place.

“No, no, Sir Feng, please look here.” Xiao Ming pointed to a trench with cement pipes buried in it.

“What is this?” Feng Deshui asked puzzled.

“This is a pipe made of cement. There is a pipe from Wei’s restaurant and connected to the main pipe in front of the door. In the future, guests who enter the restaurant can directly use the toilet in the restaurant, and even if there is a heavy rain in the city in the future, there will be no There will be water accumulation,” Xiao Ming explained.

Feng Deshui was a little confused, “Isn’t the toilet in a restaurant? You only need a cesspool. Isn’t it unnecessary for Your Highness?”

“Servant Feng, this is the difference. With this pipe, there is no need for a cesspool. “

Now, guests who enter the restaurant will live more comfortably. Look at the ceramic pipes that lead from upstairs to downstairs. There will be a flushing toilet in every room in the restaurant.”

(End of this chapter)