jdhmnovel Chapter 548 Old Deng's intelligence once again takes the lead.
Chapter 548 Old Deng's intelligence once again takes the lead.
Upon hearing the words "relocate the capital to Beiping," Yang Shaofeng was completely stunned.
Old Deng moved the capital to Beiping.
Can anyone tell me how these three words are connected?
Based on Zhu Chongba's consistent thinking and style, he shouldn't have thought about moving the capital to Fengyang. Instead, after passing the throne to Zhu Biao, he would have stayed in his hometown of Fengyang with Empress Ma to farm and raise silkworms.
Now, this old man comes up with the idea of moving the capital, specifically to Beiping.
Did you ask the fourth brother for his opinion?
Seeing that Yang Shaofeng did not answer for a long time, Emperor Zhu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think moving the capital is a bad idea?"
Yang Shaofeng snapped out of his reverie and slowly replied while considering his words, "Father-in-law, it's not that I think moving the capital is bad, but rather that I feel it seems a bit too hasty to do so now?"
Emperor Zhu immediately became interested.
My initial considerations were primarily focused on the drawbacks of moving the capital to Beiping.
And this scoundrel seems to think that moving the capital to Beiping is a good thing, but he just feels that we shouldn't move the capital now?
After thinking for a moment, Emperor Zhu went straight to the point and asked, "So, do you think moving the capital to Beiping is a good thing or a bad thing?"
Yang Shaofeng answered without hesitation: "Moving the capital to Beiping is naturally an excellent idea."
"The first thing is the geographical location."
"Although Beiping is very close to the Great Wall, the Great Wall itself is a barrier."
"Moreover, if Hu Yuan can threaten Beiping now, is it possible that Hu Yuan will still be able to threaten Beiping in ten or eight years?"
"If that's the case, I think Father-in-law should severely deduct the salaries of Minister Xu and Minister Chang."
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng continued, "Aside from whether there are natural barriers to protect the land, the second reason is that the customs of the people in the north are different from those in the south."
"Especially along the coast, the business culture is very strong, and naturally, so is the culture of extravagance."
"Moreover, the Jiangnan region is mountainous and watery, and there are many barren areas. In order to compete for land and water resources, the clan concept in the Jiangnan region is far more prominent than in the north."
"Moreover, Yuyao, Jianyang and Ji'an were the strongholds of Neo-Confucianism."
"Of course, I'm not saying that Neo-Confucianism is bad, but these scoundrels who have the power to interpret the scriptures have distorted it."
"In contrast, after years of war, the concept of clan has become much less prominent in the North."
"Therefore, moving the capital to the north is far better than continuing to make Nanjing the capital."
"Moreover, moving the capital to Beiping can also help the court win back the hearts of the people in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun."
Listening to Yang Shaofeng's analysis, Emperor Zhu suddenly felt as if the clouds had parted and the sun was shining.
Nothing wrong with it at all.
The reason we want to move the capital to Beiping is because we have thought of these benefits.
Our son-in-law really understands us!
Just as Emperor Zhu was secretly pleased, Yang Shaofeng muttered under his breath, "Even from a feng shui perspective, although Nanjing is known as the ancient capital of six dynasties, the fates of those six dynasties don't seem to be very good."
Emperor Zhu's face immediately darkened again.
That bastard, you can't even praise him in your heart!
Emperor Zhu snorted coldly and said, "Then why did you just say that moving the capital now is too hasty?"
Yang Shaofeng grunted and said confidently, "If we don't eliminate the Hu Yuan, don't bring all of southern Mongolia under the Ming Dynasty's control, and don't build cities on the grasslands, wouldn't rashly moving the capital put the capital under the Hu Yuan's blade?"
"Oh, Father-in-law could also say that moving the capital to Beiping was for the emperor to guard the country's gate."
"It sounds better to say it this way."
Emperor Zhu's face darkened further, and he snorted coldly again, saying, "In the second year of Hongwu, we already issued an edict to build Fengyang Zhongdu."
"Although we can suspend the construction of the Zhongdu Imperial City for the sake of Dengzhou University, we can't just leave those palaces that have already been built idle, can we?"
Yang Shaofeng stared blankly at Emperor Zhu.
No.
What's wrong with Old Deng's brain?
Why are they sometimes so shrewd, yet so prone to making foolish mistakes?
Putting everything else aside, just look at how Ningyang County is building roads like crazy, Dengzhou Prefecture is building roads and universities like crazy, and now the entire Shandong Provincial Administration Commission is building roads like crazy. Old Deng still doesn't understand what's going on here.
While inwardly complaining, Yang Shaofeng said, "Father-in-law, do you know that a Wanshou Palace is being built a little north of the Military Equipment Bureau, east of the Dengzhou Prefectural School?"
Emperor Zhu's face darkened, and he asked, "You intend to worship Xu Xun Zhenjun in Dengzhou?"
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback, and asked with a completely bewildered look, "True Lord Xu Xun? Who is that?"
I know that Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun often pays homage to Longhu Xuantan Zhenjun, and I have also heard of Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, but who exactly is this Xu Xun Zhenjun?
This time, it was Emperor Zhu's turn to be dumbfounded. "If you don't know about True Lord Xu Xun, then what kind of Longevity Palace did you build?"
Yang Shaofeng said, "Wanshou Palace is of course a temporary palace built for you and your mother-in-law."
"Wouldn't those few dilapidated houses in the backyard of the Dengzhou government office be a disservice to my father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"So I thought I might as well build a temporary palace, since the Dengzhou government has money in its treasury anyway."
Emperor Zhu didn't pay any attention to the fact that there was money in the Dengzhou treasury; he only heard that Wanshou Palace was a temporary palace built for him and his sister.
Damn it, how much does this bastard really not want to live with us!
He wants to kick us and the girl out to live elsewhere!
That little beast! All our care for him has been wasted!
The more Emperor Zhu thought about it, the angrier he became. Just as he was about to lash out, Yang Shaofeng continued, "I have already discussed this with Jin'er and Yu'er. When Father-in-law and Mother-in-law come to Dengzhou again, you and Mother-in-law can stay at Wanshou Palace. I, Jin'er, and Yu'er will also move there to serve you, so you won't feel so cramped living in the backyard of the government office."
Ok?
The Emperor Zhu's lips curled slightly, but he snorted and said, "At least you have some filial piety."
After regaining his senses, Emperor Zhu's intelligence once again prevailed.
"Then tell me, what is the relationship between this Wanshou Palace and the Fengyang Imperial City?"
"Are you suggesting we use Fengyang Imperial City as a temporary palace as well?"
Yang Shaofeng rolled his eyes and replied, "When the national treasury is short of money, they print money like crazy. Once they've printed all the money, they go on a crazy infrastructure project, like building roads or palaces."
“For every 10 feet of road repaired, the cement workshop gets paid, the quarry gets paid, the cement-making craftsmen get paid, the quarrying craftsmen get paid, and even the ordinary people who are responsible for digging pits and filling them in get paid.”
"In this way, wouldn't the money circulate?"
"The same principle applies to the Fengyang Imperial City."
"So, the Fengyang Imperial City still needs to be repaired. At worst, it can be used as a summer or winter palace in the future."
At this moment, Emperor Zhu no longer cared about whether the palace was open or not; all he could think about was the concept of money circulating.
But Yang Shaofeng, oblivious to the danger, added, "Of course, the number of craftsmen to be transferred to Dengzhou Prefecture should not be reduced."