When choosing a capital, the most important thing to look at is the terrain. Other things can be ignored, and the safety must be high.
This is someone else's idea, not Xiao Rong's. However, Xiao Rong is self-aware. His ideas are too advanced, and even he himself is not sure whether they are applicable to this era. So he came here today to regard himself as an insurance. If what others say makes sense, he will not speak again. If what they say does not make sense, he will come out and argue again.
Soon, the Chang'an faction and the Luoyang faction started arguing. The Chang'an faction valued Chang'an's heritage as an ancient capital, while the Luoyang faction valued Luoyang's advantage of being centrally located and more prosperous.
This Chang'an is indeed not as good as Luoyang. After being massacred by the Hu people, Yanmen County was rebuilt because Qu Yunmie returned. Chang'an suffered disasters again and again. After the Hu people left, other forces came to occupy it, but none of them had the ability to monopolize it, so they fought every day. Later, even though they were all driven away by Qu Yunmie, there are only a few people left in Chang'an now, and it is almost an empty city.
If the capital was moved to Chang'an, it would be a losing deal in the early stage, and it would cost a lot of energy and money. However, an empty city also has its advantages, and you can do whatever you want according to your own ideas. Moreover, even if Chang'an is empty, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and the remaining palaces and mansions can be used by them.
Xiao Rong leaned against the back of his chair, his dark eyes fixed on the wall opposite. His mind was full of wild thoughts and he didn't notice that Qu Yunmie had been staring at him for a long time.
For some reason, Qu Yunmie felt particularly unhappy when he saw Xiao Rong acting as if this matter had nothing to do with him. He found that he didn't want to leave Xiao Rong idle.
Yu Shaoxie, the representative of the Chang'an faction, and Gongsun Yuan, the representative of the Luoyang faction, were in a heated debate. Suddenly, the king above spoke up: "Mr. Xiao, what is your opinion on moving the capital?"
The debate was paused, and everyone looked at Xiao Rong, who was sitting crookedly.
Xiao Rong: “…”
Facing everyone's gaze, Xiao Rong first silently sat up straight, then cleared his throat and replied, "I think what Mr. Yu and General Gongsun said makes some sense."
Qu Yunmie: "Oh? It makes some sense, but it doesn't make perfect sense. So, you think Chang'an and Luoyang are not worthy of becoming the new capital?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Shaoxie and Gongsun Yuan sat up straight instantly, and their eyes when they looked at Xiao Rong were no longer so peaceful.
Xiao Rong: “…………” You’re so annoying.
But don't say it, Qu Yunmie really hit the nail on the head. He really felt that the two were not that good, and were just as good as each other, so he said this. He really deserves to be called a sensitive and suspicious king. ...
Having said that, Xiao Rong curled his lips secretly, and then spoke slowly: "Since the king has seen it, I will tell you the truth. My personal favorite place to move the capital is Chenliu."
Everyone was stunned, and then started chattering.
"Chenliu? This place is not as good as Jinan."
"You can't move to Chenliu. Absolutely not. Chenliu was once the secondary capital of Jinling. Sun Renluan has always wanted to take it back. How can the king move there?"
"Chenliu is a plain. If the Hu people go south again, they can go through Shanhaiguan and Youzhou and directly push their army to Chenliu! Mr. Xiao's suggestion of Chenliu is too short-sighted!"
"That's right, how can we move the capital to Chenliu? Chenliu has never been a royal city. The only king of Chenliu ended up like that. It's too unlucky."
Xiao Rong was just saying that and had no intention of joining their debate, but after hearing these opposing voices, Xiao Rong became angry.
He narrowed his eyes, this meant going to war.
"It is true that a dragon gives birth to nine sons to bring peace to the world, while a pig gives birth to a bunch of sons to build walls."
Everyone: “…”
Why are you making personal attacks?
Xiao Rong didn't care about that. "Chenliu is not as good as Jinan? The two are clearly the same terrain! Chenliu is even flatter and more suitable for people to farm and live. Now the king has plenty of soldiers, but lacks civilians. Chenliu is backed by the Yellow River above and the Yingshui River below. The water system is well developed and connected to the Huai River. People south of the Huai River can come here easily, whether by water or by land. With the Yingshui River, the king can also start training the navy. Now the Zhenbei Army has all kinds of soldiers, but no sailors. Do I need to explain to you the importance of sailors?"
Everyone looked at each other and said nothing.
If Qu Yunmie wanted to become emperor, he would have to fight with Nanyong sooner or later. Among the various reasons, the most important one that allowed Nanyong to survive to this day is that the Huai River is really difficult to cross, and the Hu people are not good at water battles, so they always return in defeat when they reach the Huai River.
The Hu people have gone through hardships for them, but they still don't learn their lesson. When will the days of division between the North and the South end?
Since they didn't say anything, Xiao Rong still wanted to say: "As for the lack of strategic points, everyone, if one day the enemy troops are already at the gates of the city and have come to your lair, does it really matter whether there are strategic points or not? Throughout history, how many monarchs who were forced to defend their capital could hold out for more than ten years? If it really comes to that, it would be better to decide the outcome early so that the people don't suffer with them."
There was one person in the staff who could not accept this statement. He glared at Xiao Rong and said, "How can you help others to be more powerful and destroy your own prestige?"
Xiao Rong: "Then how can you always think of being a coward?"
“…………”
The other party was speechless after being asked by him. Xiao Rong used his luck and softened his attitude: "I am not saying that terrain is not important, but everyone, we are all members of the Zhenbei Army now. We must believe in the ability of the king and the soldiers. The terrain we should focus on should not be within the scope of the capital, but the scope radiating out from the capital. Yuzhou, Jizhou, Dongyuzhou, and Xuzhou each have their own strategic points. Now they are all under the rule of the king. Chenliu is the central location. Do you think the king can't defend these places?"
Everyone instantly looked at Qu Yunmie above, and Qu Yunmie smiled in response, but his smile was filled with murderous intent.
Everyone: “…” No one dared to speak.
Seeing that they were being honest, Xiao Rong felt somewhat satisfied. Since it came to this, he spoke out his thoughts in full: "I like Chenliu for another reason. Some teachers have said before that Sun Renluan wants to take Chenliu back to make it their secondary capital of Jinling, and I have similar ideas. Since the heavy snow in the second year of Taining, the farming results north of the Huai River have not been satisfactory, but the grain harvest south of the Huai River has not been affected much. In the future, we may need to transport grain and grass from the south to the north, and we need to transport it every year."
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