What he said was rather obscure, but most people understood it and became thoughtful.
In fact, climate is only one of the reasons. Regardless of humidity, soil, or grain variety, the final result is that the yield in the south is higher. And it was at this time that the north and the south were divided, and the south began to develop rapidly and became a rich land.
There was no Grand Canal at that time. When people mention the Grand Canal, the first thing that comes to their mind is that it promoted the development of transportation and that it was the nightmare of countless river workers. However, they forget its original function, which lasted for nearly a thousand years - that is, to transport resources from the south to the north in a steady stream for the emperor and the court whose capital was there.
As for digging a canal in advance, this is impossible. Firstly, Xiao Rong is not that cruel, and secondly, they do not have that many people. So instead of digging a canal, it is better to directly establish the capital near the Yingshui River. The Huaishui River and the Yingshui River can still be used for water transportation. If needed in the future, it is only necessary to dig the section between the Huaishui River and the Yangtze River. There is no need to mobilize a large number of troops to dig so far.
This was also the reason why Xiao Rong was unwilling to make Chang'an the capital. He knew that Chang'an had a long history, but no one made Chang'an the capital later because it was too far away from the Yangtze River and resources could not be mobilized. The emperor was not a philanthropist, and he certainly would not let the wealth slip away.
Knowing that what Xiao Rong said made sense, these people quieted down for a while, but not long after, someone whispered: "But it is indeed unlucky."
Xiao Rong: “…”
Well, he had nothing to say about that.
The heavy snow that had a lasting impact thirty years ago actually occurred in the second year of Taining. The emperor whose reign title was Taining was the most miserable emperor in the history of the Yong Dynasty.
Among the emperors of the Yong Dynasty, except for the founding emperor who lived a long life, lived to be over 70 years old and reigned for 35 years, the average number of years the other emperors reigned probably did not exceed five.
Emperor Taining was the younger brother of the previous emperor. Originally, Chenliu would not have been a fiefdom because the place was too small. If it had been granted a fiefdom, the real code name should have been like the imperial edict that Qu Yunmie received at the beginning. Qu Yunmie received the title of King of Dai, while Chenliu belonged to King of Yu.
But Emperor Taining was really miserable. His brother was very narrow-minded and was afraid that his younger brother would become more ambitious after he went out, so he kept suppressing him. He made him the King of Chenliu, but would not let him go out. He kept him in the palace every day and made him do the work of a eunuch. The ministers in the court did not treat him as a prince and treated him very badly.
His brother probably suffered retribution, so he died in the second year after he ascended the throne. After the death of the founding emperor, there were undercurrents in the court. Emperor Taining's brother was relatively strong, so everyone was glad that he died. They learned their lesson and decided to make a spineless emperor, that is, this unlucky guy, Emperor Taining.
To be honest... this man had never had a smooth life. He was bullied as a child, and continued to be bullied when he became a prince. After he became emperor, he was finally able to live a superficially good life. However, as soon as he ascended the throne, the temperature dropped. In April of the following year, it snowed heavily. This was already a very bad sign. When winter came, that horrible snowfall came. Everyone thought that Emperor Taining was unworthy of his position, so he met with a disaster.
Then his situation became even more miserable. He issued edicts of repentance one after another and was completely sidelined by his ministers. Sometimes he had no food to eat for several days. Life in the palace was difficult, and outside was not peaceful either. The Hu people went south to plunder, the north suffered from frost disasters and the south suffered from floods. There were refugees everywhere, and there were uprisings in various places. Moreover, they all had the same slogan and were all targeting Emperor Taining, as if his being alive was the biggest sin.
So one night in the fifth year of Taining, a minister broke in while he was sleeping and strangled him to death with a belt.
The man died, but the tragedy did not end. He was a teenager when he died, and he had only one son, who was still a baby. The ministers made this baby the emperor and continued to control the entire court. However, it was too chaotic at that time, and no one was safe. The ministers who killed the emperor were killed by the ministers who supported the imperial power. Everyone in the palace was busy with the coup, and no one remembered the baby emperor. When they remembered and looked for him, they found that the empress dowager, who was also only a teenager, had frozen to death in the cold wind last night while holding the baby emperor. …
It’s really cruel.
Even Xiao Rong couldn't say no against his conscience. I think it's quite auspicious. He was afraid that after he finished speaking, lightning would strike.
Likewise, he couldn't say that auspiciousness or not was unimportant. After all, people at that time were very superstitious. He couldn't beat them, so he could only join them. …
Xiao Rong stopped talking. Gao Xunzhi looked at him and had no intention of helping him. He just sighed in his heart because he felt that what Xiao Rong said made sense, but since it was unlucky, there was nothing he could do.
Yu Shaoxie blinked, feeling that Chenliu had been automatically eliminated, so could he mention Chang'an again?
He sat upright, and just lifted his buttocks, which were only about an inch away, and then he heard Qu Yunmie suddenly say: "This king also thinks Chenliu is very good."
Dong, Yu Shaoxie sat back down again. …
Everyone looked at Qu Yunmie in shock. Xiao Rong's words were just a suggestion, but when Qu Yunmie spoke, it seemed like he was making the final decision. This time, their opposition was even more intense. Just a Chiyou flag was enough to make the people of the world firmly believe that Qu Yunmie was a disaster star. He also wanted to move the capital to Chenliu. Wasn't this like jumping from one fire pit into another?
What's more, public opinion is secondary. The main reason is that they are really afraid that Chenliu is an unlucky place! Xiao Rong was silent.
There were two Kings of Chenliu in history. The first one was extremely cruel, and the second one was not much better either.
In order to ride on the emperor's popularity, Huang Yanjiong proclaimed himself the King of Chenliu. After defeating the Zhenbei Army, he captured the King of Zhenbei alive. It can be said that he was in the limelight. However, he was too cruel and he rose too fast. In the second year after Qu Yunmie's death, the King of Dongyang attacked the city under the banner of "acting on behalf of heaven", and his front-line commander was Jian Qiao, who was struggling to survive with the remaining Zhenbei Army.
Huang Yanjiong was defeated, but he did not let anyone catch him. He committed suicide in Chenliu City. With the approval of King Dongyang, Jian Qiao moved Huang Yanjiong's body out, made minced meat to feed the dogs, smashed the bones to fill the road, and even stuffed his hair into the trough in the pigsty, so that the pigs could eat it all. ...
No matter what hatred they had during their lifetime, it is a bit sad that the two most popular power grabbers eventually died in the same place.
Xiao Rong did not speak, and the others objected too fiercely. Qu Yunmie was a person who did not like to listen to opposing opinions. He could not stand their quarrels anymore, so he stood up suddenly and said, "I am the King of Zhenbei, not the King of Chenliu! Everyone has their own destiny. What's the point of building a city? According to you, shouldn't all the people in Chenliu County have died long ago?"
The king was angry and no one dared to speak. Usually Yu Shaoxie dared to speak, but today's incident did not make him feel very angry, and he was not in a state of anger for the time being; Gao Xunzhi also dared to speak, but he opened his mouth and suddenly turned his head to look at Xiao Rong.
Gao Xunzhi signaled him with his eyes, "You should try to persuade the king."
Xiao Rong looked at him, totally confused as to what he meant.
Gao Xunzhi: “…………”
Isn’t this how you communicated with the king last time? Why can’t you communicate with me now?
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