Chang'an?

When Zhu Ying heard this name, his heart moved.

In fact, no one likes the name Chang'an more than Zhu Ying, but he has temporarily forgotten about changing the name.

If the capital is moved, it must be changed back.

Although Chang'an and Xi'an are the same place, the glory and sense of history brought by these names are completely different.

"Chang'an is a good name. Dynasties that established their capital in Chang'an have always been relatively powerful. This will certainly be the case for our Ming Dynasty in the future."

"Grandpa wants to complete the relocation of the capital in the next two years."

Zhu Ying asked with a smile.

The old man came here specifically to talk about changing the name, so naturally he was thinking about moving the capital as soon as possible.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also unambiguous and said: "That's right, now that the eldest grandson has started to take action on the grassland, Nanjing is too far away, which is not conducive to controlling the entire north."

"If we move the capital there, it will have a positive impact on reviving the economy in the north, and it will also be easier to start with for the entire Ming Dynasty."

"Guanzhong is the heart of the dragon, so moving the capital earlier will make things more convenient."

Moving the capital is not something that can be done just by talking about it.

There are a lot of changes in interests involved here.

The situation as for the imperial palace is quite fine. Once it is confirmed, the first thing to do is to repair and renovate the imperial palace in Chang'an City.

It is an important manifestation of all the changes in the entire Chang'an city.

You have to know that the current Chang'an City, even if it is not as prosperous as Nanjing City, but every household is occupied.

The civil and military officials in Nanjing would naturally follow.

Behind these civil and military officials are a large group of family members.

Not only civil officials and military generals, but also a large number of garrisons in the capital had to move.

Their residences and the like are also extremely huge.

Including various government offices, there were also a large number of Nanjing residents. If not millions, there must have been hundreds of thousands of people who migrated.

The words "moving the capital" may seem simple, but it is actually a very huge project.

Any mistake could lead to a shock to the entire Ming Dynasty.

As the economic and political centers change, the interest groups, large and small, connected to Kyoto will also change.

"Grandpa, right now, no one else knows about the move of the capital to Chang'an."

"My grandson wants the Chamber of Commerce to go there first and buy enough land and houses in the name of the Chamber of Commerce. This way, the impact on people's livelihood will be much smaller."

"Grandpa, let's see how it goes."

Zhu Ying spoke up.

Forced relocation would easily lead to civil unrest among the people of Chang'an.

Moreover, there are many long-standing prominent families in Chang'an. Although the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms after the prosperous Tang Dynasty were almost destroyed, some local families are still passed down.

The prosperous Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous dynasty before that.

The situation of all nations coming to pay tribute is unimaginable in all dynasties.

It’s a pity that it was eventually destroyed due to the separatist rule of the warlords.

However, the name of Chang'an is not only known in the Central Plains of China. Even in the most distant other side, there are legends of Chang'an.

Including Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang, they also highly recognized the Tang Dynasty.

In the 24th year of Hongwu, some officials were corrupt. Finally, they were recognized by Zhu Yuanzhang because of the golden book and iron scroll bestowed by the Tang Dynasty, which was similar to a golden medal of immunity from death.

Not only did they save the lives of the corrupt officials, but they also returned all the confiscated property and even their official positions.

Of course, after experiencing such an incident, it was impossible for the official to have any thoughts of corruption again. As the only person who survived after being discovered for corruption under Zhu Yuanzhang, he had already used up all his luck.

Naturally, the golden book and iron scroll also came to the palace.

After all, this thing is enough to save your life once, how can you use it twice?

If the same offense is committed again, even if it is not corruption but other crimes, it will be a crime of great disrespect, and at the very least the entire clan will be exterminated.

Chang'an, Chang'an.

It's really a desirable place.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to his grandson's proposal and nodded slightly, saying, "This is a good idea. Arranging so many people is really not a simple matter."

"Especially for the people, nobles and others in Chang'an, remember to properly resettle them and not agitate the people."

"When our eldest grandson was building Zhengyang Avenue, the compensation was very good. It not only saved the people from losses, but also allowed the construction to proceed normally."

"Let's see if Chang'an can do the same."

Zhu Ying nodded.

This amount of money may seem huge, but in fact it can be recovered quickly later.

Today's chamber of commerce is different from previous chambers of commerce. It is almost the same concept as the imperial treasury.

Even if there is not enough circulating treasure notes, you can temporarily go to the Treasure Note Promotion Office to borrow some.

This does not mean borrowing without repayment, but the money must be returned to the Baochao Tizhusi together with interest and principal within the prescribed period.

Of course, this kind of return does not mean returning the treasure notes, but returning real gold and silver to fill the reserve funds.

In this way, there will be no problem of inflation.

Now, for the entire Ming Dynasty, because of Zhu Ying's participation, although the reserves in the treasury have not caught up with the issued treasure notes, its credit is already constantly improving.

With the development of maritime trade, the Ming Dynasty's credit system will certainly have a certain impact on the surrounding countries, which provides sufficient foundation for the Ming Dynasty's treasure notes to go global.

Zhu Ying was actually looking forward to the possibility of establishing the World Bank.

By that time, Ming Dynasty will be the main conductor of the world-class economic system. Just imagine how huge the interests involved will be.

Just for this reason, the whole world will have to pay for the Ming Dynasty's losses.

Even if future generations are absurd, that will be enough to protect them from absurdity for many years.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying discussed the matter of borrowing from the Baochao Tizhusi with his father.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "During this period, you can just do what you want, grandson."

"In the past, we had to print tens of millions of banknotes every year. These banknotes almost became waste paper. Now it's thanks to our eldest grandson that we have recovered them."

"It can be considered as making up for the deficit we have suffered over the years."

"You can make your own decision on this matter from now on. You don't need to explain it to us."

Zhu Yuanzhang was actually not a generous person.

Having been poor since childhood, he attaches great importance to money.

But the relationship between the two generations is here, and the grandfather loves his grandson the most. Even if he is reluctant to use the money, as long as it is for his grandson, it doesn’t matter how much it is.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang now understood the concept of reserve requirements, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the Baochao Tizhusi was his own company and he could print money however he wanted.

As long as it doesn't get too big of a deal, it doesn't matter.

Zhu Ying's eyes flickered when he heard this.

Of course he understood what the old man meant.

However, such an action would put the treasure notes completely under the control of the emperor himself. He naturally understood this and it didn't matter much.

But my own son, my son's son.

Will you understand this by then?

Once they become greedy for the Baochao Tizhusi, or indulge in pleasure, they will squander money recklessly.

Even the Ming Dynasty could last for several generations.

Sometimes money means nothing, but sometimes it means everything.

If a country loses its money, it will inevitably experience great turbulence.

Money is not everything, but whether it is for a country or an individual family, money can solve about 80% of the total number of problems.

In the future, there will inevitably be some restrictions on the power of the Baochao Tizhusi within the imperial authority.

It’s a bit too early for now. After the Ming Money House, or even the Ming World Money House, is established, we can consider the institutional issues here.

"Grandpa, should we postpone the name change to Chang'an for a while?"

"If this is proposed at the current court meeting, it will definitely have a certain impact on the current land prices in Chang'an City."

Zhu Ying thought about it and suggested.

This was a crucial reason. Once it was decided to move the capital to Chang'an, there would be no shortage of businessmen who wanted to profit from it and would take the opportunity to go to Chang'an to buy houses and land.

Then just wait for appreciation.

By then, the financial fluctuations involved will be extremely different.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and did not answer immediately.

It is obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to finalize the matter of changing the name to Chang'an and moving the capital instead of dragging it out.

After a little thought, Zhu Yuanzhang also came up with a way to deal with it.

He said: "The relocation of the capital cannot be delayed. Besides, we have to relocate the capital first and then repair and renovate the entire Chang'an City."

"The time required here will definitely not be too short. Even if we can complete it within this year, it will be considered very good."

"Even if it is delayed, it won't last long."

"How about this, grandson? Let's issue an imperial decree, ordering all brokerages in Chang'an to stop buying and selling personal houses, land, and property from now on."

"When you go to give the compensation, it should probably be based on the standards in the capital."

"Let those profiteers who want to profit from this give up their thoughts. If they dare to make trouble secretly, they will be punished according to their crimes."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying opened his mouth but said nothing.

It turns out that the emperor’s power can be used to directly and forcibly intervene in this way.

As the saying goes, the emperor's words are golden, and the emperor's edict can almost be said to be on the same level as the law.

No, from a certain perspective, it is completely above the law.

"Grandpa, this method is very good."

Zhu Ying gave a thumbs up.

I have to admit that although this method is a bit rough, the effect achieved is excellent.

There is no need to worry about any problems in Chang'an City at that time.

Even if there are some villains who dare to commit crimes against the law, it is hard to say that they will have any impact on the overall situation.

After the grandfather and grandson discussed the matter of moving the capital, Zhu Ying began to issue orders and make arrangements for the craftsmen.

In the craftsman industry, not everyone can repair the palace.

Those who are able to repair the palace are definitely the best in the entire craftsman industry.

The next morning court session.

Zhu Yuanzhang directly announced the decision to change the name of Xi'an to Chang'an at the court meeting.

At the same time, Chang'an City was established as the new capital.

This year, the entire Chang'an city will undergo a new plan and renovation.

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the court.

But no matter how much they whispered to each other, no one would stand up to oppose the relocation of the capital.

After all, this issue of moving the capital has been raised many times over and over again for many years.

Previously, Crown Prince Zhu Biao also visited Xi'an.

Now, instead of building a new capital, the original Chang'an City will be renovated and expanded. Naturally, the cost will not be very huge.

In just a moment, many people had new ideas in their minds.

They wanted to spread the news to their own clans and take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

This kind of business is a very profitable one.

Although the ministers in the court seem to have little money, the clans behind them can profit a lot from it.

This is also why Zhu Yuanzhang was so aggressive in cracking down on corruption. Even though the salaries were so low, there was still a steady stream of people becoming officials.

How can power not be related to money?

If there is a clan member who holds a high position, then this clan must be an extremely powerful clan in the local area.

For many ministers, retirement is not a problem at all after retirement.

Food, clothing, and daily necessities, as long as you return to the clan, you will not lack anything.

The clan members were extremely respectful to these retired officials and would never call them ungrateful.

After all, at the very least they are clan elders, and they are responsible for supporting the younger generations and so on.

Therefore, these ministers of the court seem to be honest officials, but in this world where official power is supreme, even if they do not speak, there are many invisible benefits.

There were indeed some officials in history who lived in hardship after retirement, but you have to know that they were exceptions, extremely rare exceptions.

Returning to the clan is the true norm.

Since ancient times, when the imperial court moved its capital, it would require a large number of people to become wealthy, and among them were often the clans behind the court officials.

Therefore, most of the court officials in the Fengtian Hall are now looking forward to the end of the court session.

However, unfortunately, they miscalculated.

Zhu Yuanzhang's next words completely shattered their ideas.

"In order to prevent the emergence of profiteers in Chang'an who would take advantage of this opportunity to resell houses and buy up land, causing great disruption to people's livelihood and even affecting the financial resources of the court itself."

"So after some thought, I decided to issue a decree to Chang'an City."

"From now on, all pawnshops in Chang'an are ordered to be closed down. All houses and lands are prohibited."

"If anyone is found to have secretly resorted to such means, they will be severely punished."

"If we find one person, we will punish him. If we find a hundred people, we will punish a hundred people!"

There was a hint of coldness in Zhu Yuanzhang's words, which was a warning to the court officials.

However, it is obvious that wealth and honor are achieved through risk, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to completely resolve the matter with just an edict and a few words.

But as long as you have the reputation, many things will be easier to do.

By that time, there might be a lot of extra income for the court.