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Chapter 1190 The Centennial Plan

"The ordnance we want will arrive soon." Shen Youyang said to Tang Suhe, holding the letter in his hand.

"Really?" Tang Suhe was overjoyed. If there weren't too many people around, she wished she could pounce on Shen You and kiss him a few times.

After accepting Shen You's suggestion, the number of guard cavalry around her increased greatly, especially those female knights, who had changed from mere decorations to real fighters with unique advantages.

Once she has the weapons provided by the Han people and her combat power is further improved, she will become an irreplaceable elite in the tribe. In the eyes of her father, Ke Bineng, she is no longer a playful little girl, but a real general. .

"According to the time, there is still half a month." Shen You smiled, and said: "But they will hand over these ordnance to the commander, and then the commander will hand it over to you. Will the commander detain some , I can’t tell.”

When Tang Su heard it together, he felt worried.

She thought for a long time, and said to Shen You: "Why don't we go to greet him, and grab the ordnance before the father-in-law sees these ordnance, and he will be embarrassed to ask for it again."

Shen You agreed with Tang Suhe's suggestion, and immediately discussed with Hardy to meet Ke Bineng.During his absence, Hardy had to be careful not to attack hastily.

Of course, you can't let go of the opportunity.After all, when Ke Bi Neng comes, he will not have many chances to make meritorious deeds.

Hardy was very unhappy when he was stopped by Ke Bineng's order.In the past few days, they can only attack the nearby barbarians. Although they have gained something, they cannot compare with the Scythian city.Seeing Tang Suhe, he felt bad too. Knowing that Shen You and Tang Suhe were going to meet Ke Bineng, he couldn't wish for it.

In front of Tang Suhe, he swore that he would not mess around.

As soon as Shen You and Tang Su left, he summoned the generals and discussed how to make a big one.

Although it is impossible to cross the Borysthenes River, there are also smaller Scythian towns nearby, which can be plundered, and the harvest will definitely be more than that of the poor and clinking barbarians.

All the generals responded and set off enthusiastically.

-

After walking east for a few days, Shen You encountered a caravan traveling west.

Seeing Zhang Dun mentioned by Xun Yun, he laughed.

Xun Yun didn't know who Zhang Dun was, but he knew very well.But he knew better that Lu Yi's pseudonym Zhang Dun traveled westward, and he must have a secret mission, so his identity could not be revealed.

After a few simple greetings, Shen You said to Tang Suhe, I was entrusted by Xun Changshi to persuade Zhang Jun to stay. You can talk to Zhang Jun's wife to see if she has any intentions in this regard, or if she has any requests .

Tang Suhe readily agreed, and warmly invited Zhang Dun's wife, Sun Shangxiang, to speak aside, while Shen You and Zhang Dun, Lu Yi, walked aside to stay away from the crowd.

Lu Xun immediately conveyed to Shen You his mission and the emperor's name change for him.

Shen You was not surprised at all. "The emperor has always been optimistic about you, otherwise he wouldn't let Yu Jijiu accept you two as disciples."

"It's true that the Son of Heaven hates clique formation very much." Lu Xun said with emotion, "It's just that it is human nature to form cliques for personal gain, and even a wise emperor like the Son of Heaven cannot stop it. Turning harm into benefit and unifying the monarch and his ministers to the outside world may be the only choice at present."

"What about after a hundred years? No matter how wise the emperor is, and no matter how much he pays attention to health preservation, he will only use up his life. After a hundred years, the world will be settled, and the heroes and nobles will gradually gain wings. Will the successor be able to control the situation?"

Lu Xun couldn't help laughing. "Brother Shen is far-sighted, what's the best way to solve it?"

Shen You shook his head. "If I have a clever plan to solve it, I won't go far to the Western Regions. Boyan, you and I think the same thing. Instead of wasting the good years on internal struggles, it's better to go out and make contributions. Yu Jijiu must be the same That’s why I’m determined to send you to Rome.”

Lu Xun nodded, but said nothing.

They are all from Jiangdong and have common interests, so it is easy to think of going together.That's why he didn't reveal his identity in front of Xun Yun, but wanted to have a deep talk with Shen You.

Even without Xun Yun's recommendation, he would still meet Shen You.

When he came to Rome in the future, most of the news he inquired would be sent to Shen You.

It's just that because of Yu Fan's instructions, he doesn't plan to explain to Shen You his real intention to go to Rome yet.

Lu Xun immediately informed Shen You of the situation in the Central Plains, especially the situation in Nanyang.

The emperor personally sits in Nanyang and develops Jingnan—or even the whole of Jiangnan. The intention is very obvious.He was preparing for the coming, and inevitable, Little Ice Age.Although many old officials were not ideal, Yu Fan expressed his support and collected a lot of evidence to prove that the emperor's views were not based on speculation.

It has been nine years since Jian'an, and the emperor still has no intention of returning the capital to Luoyang, even though Henan Yin Xunyu proposed to modify the etiquette and drastically reduce related systems to save money.

"The Son of Heaven seems to only want to go west, and has no interest in return." Lu Xun said.

Shen You smiled slightly. "The emperor's ambition is in the world, how can he be limited to the Central Plains. Even if the capital is established, the ideal capital will not be Luoyang or Chang'an, even if it is only in the Central Plains. Although Qinchuan is eight hundred miles wide, it can only support a hegemony, which is not enough. I think Luoyang is the capital of the world. Luoyang is a bit better, but there is no land available, and it is not the best choice."

"Where do you think is the best choice?"

Shen You thought about it. "Jiangling might work."

"Jiangling?" Lu Xun thought for a while, feeling suspicious. "Jiangling's terrain is rather low, and there are often floods."

"These are all temporary." Shen You shook his hand. "Think about how much Yunmengze has shrunk since the Warring States Period. In another three or four hundred years, Jiangling's terrain will not be low. As for flooding, it is not an unsolvable problem given that the emperor attaches great importance to water conservancy. On the contrary, Jiangling, the capital, coincides with the fact that the Son of Heaven attaches great importance to naval forces and looks around the world. If things go well, within 400 years, the Great Han Navy will be able to set out from Jiangling and travel far and wide.”

Lu Xun sucked in a breath of air, and his thoughts suddenly opened up.

He glanced at Shen You, hesitated to speak.

He was accepted as a disciple by Yu Fan, and taught him all his money. In the past two years, he has been taught arithmetic by the emperor himself.But after chatting with Shen You, I realized that my vision was still too narrow, far less far-sighted than Shen You.

It has to be said that Jiangling, the capital, seems to be more in line with the emperor's long-term plan.

If it is true as what Shen You said—with a span of three to four hundred years, this statement should be accurate—the terrain near Jiangling will gradually become higher with time, and the flood will be greatly reduced. It is enough to support more household registrations, and there are dangers around, which is more advantageous than Luoyang.

"In Brother Shen's opinion, plus the Western Regions, which one is more suitable for Lidu?"

Shen You shook his head and remained silent.After a while, he said softly: "It's still too early to say. It won't be too late when the emperor takes over the Western Regions. Bo Yan, you might as well pay more attention to the way you go to Rome, take a look at the geographical form along the way, and see where It is more suitable for Lidu."

Chapter 1191

Not surprisingly, Zhang Dun politely declined Shen You's solicitation and insisted on going west to see the great city of Rome.

Shen You could only express regret.

He just expressed regret, but Tang Suhe really regretted it.In a short period of time, she has already admired Zhang Dun's wife so much.This Han woman who was about her age was not only familiar with poetry and books, but also proficient in martial arts, riding and shooting better than her Xianbei.

If Zhang Dun is willing to stay, she can have another good girlfriend, and in the future, the commanding army will also have a powerful helper.

But all of this came to naught because of Zhang Dun's stubbornness.

After wandering around for a day, Lu Xun set off with the caravan and continued westward.

Shen You and Tang Suhe went to see him off.

Compared with Shen You, Tang Suhe was more reluctant to give up. He took Sun Shangxiang's hand and talked and said, and gave and gave.

The accompanying businessman saw it and admired it secretly.

This Han couple is so outstanding, they are popular everywhere, and they will definitely become celebrities when they come to Rome in the future.

After parting with Lu Xun and Sun Shangxiang, Shen You and Tang Suhe continued eastward and rushed to Ke Bineng's camp before the knights of the Western Regions Protectorate delivered their armaments to Ke Bineng.

As expected by Shen You, Ke Bi Neng was envious when he saw the ordnance sent by the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

If Tang Suhe hadn't arrived, he would have withheld part of it to equip his personal guard cavalry.

Especially those thirty sets of horse armor, he really couldn't put it down, and he refused to put it down after picking it up.The armor cavalry left a deep impression on him, he always dreamed of owning a real armor cavalry.

Speaking of armored cavalry, the earliest armored cavalry was actually formed by Xianbei people.It's just that the Han people have superb craftsmanship, and they came from behind to create better horse armor and build stronger armored cavalry, which in turn defeated the Xianbei's armored cavalry.

After seeing the armored cavalry of the Han people, Ke Bineng no longer looked down on the armored cavalry of the Xianbei people.

The gap is too big.

It took a lot of effort and promised that he was willing to serve as Ke Bineng's personal guard cavalry general, Tang Suhe finally took these ordnance into his pocket, and then went to try them on excitedly.

Shen You then reported the situation on the front line to Ke Bineng.

After marching with Hardy for several months, he had a more detailed understanding of this grassland, and he drew the distribution and strength of each tribe on a map, and spread it out in front of Ke Bineng.

Looking at this well-detailed map, Kebi can be thankful that he made the right choice this time.

It is right to leave Xun Yun to guard the camp, and to use Shen You as the commander of the marching army.In terms of combat capability, Shen You far surpasses Xun Yun.With such a map, and with Shen You assisting in the military staff, his chances of winning this prairie are greatly increased.

If you are lucky, you can even seize the territory of the Scythians, take over the business with the Romans, and achieve all the goals of the westward march.

The only problem is that the Protectorate of the Western Regions has been stationed in Guishuang, and the pasture between the two rivers has also become the jurisdiction of the Protectorate of the Western Regions. His promise to the Japanese Law Deduction may not be fulfilled.

Just when Kebi Neng felt guilty about Rilu Deduction and Hardy, the Scythian envoys rushed to his camp.

Hardy attacked our town, killed dozens of people, and more importantly, he violated our customs and insulted our dignity.If you don't apologize, make adequate compensation, and promise never to harm the Scythians again, we will gather all our allies and attack you until we drive you out of this steppe, or kill them all.

Facing the anger of the Scythian envoy, Ke Bineng's answer was simple and rude. He directly pulled out the ring head knife, chopped off the envoy's head, and asked the envoy's entourage to bring back a sentence.

I, the commander-in-chief of Xianbei under the command of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Ke Bineng, follow the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to march westward.You barbarians, if you don't surrender, you will die, needless to say.

After driving away the Scythian envoys, Kebineng immediately sent an order to Hardy.

The thing is caused by you, and you have to take responsibility for it.Before I arrive, you can fight anyone, as long as you can't lose the battle, don't suffer heavy losses, and lose my face.

The atmosphere on the prairie suddenly became tense.

-

In the ninth year of Jian'an, in May, Jiangling.

Standing on the high slope by the river, Liu Xie was filled with emotion as he watched the turbid torrential water.

A sudden heavy rain turned half of Nanjun into a country of Ze, and also wiped out his idea of ​​using Jiangling as his capital.

In the first month, during the joint meeting of the two governments, the issue of establishing the capital was mentioned.

The world has been settled, and the war in Jiaozhou is going very smoothly. Sun Ce has driven straight into the battle and won consecutive victories. Shi Xie brothers are not opponents at all.

But Liu Xie was not satisfied with Chang'an and Luoyang.

Where China should set its capital is a question that has been debated for thousands of years.

Facts have proved that as the geographical center, Chang'an is the best, but the Guanzhong Plain cannot support too many people. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, they suffered from water transportation, and the Tang Dynasty even had to go to Luoyang for food.

Luoyang looks better, the water transportation is smoother, and there is no risk of food shortage, but Luoyang has no danger to defend.

As for the present Ji County—later Beijing, it is even more inappropriate to live in a corner.

After much deliberation, I decided to visit Jiangling first.

There is a saying in later generations that the lakes are vast and the world is full. The north and south of the river are the center of gravity of the economy, the two lakes plain is larger than the Guanzhong plain, and the Yangtze River is a natural golden waterway.Taking Jiangling as the capital seems to be a good choice.

Zhang Song, the Zuo Changshi of Situ Mansion, put forward such a suggestion, but it was rejected as soon as it was put forward.The reason is that although Jiangling was once the capital of Chu State, its foundation is too poor, far inferior to Chang'an and Luoyang.If Jiangling is to be established as the capital, it will be necessary to build a large number of buildings, which is not in line with the current purpose of economic development.

However, scholars from the three states of Jing Yiyang were quite enthusiastic about it. Zhang Song found an opportunity and directly reported this plan to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie was also a little moved, but he was more cautious, knowing that Jiangling did not have a history as a capital in later generations, and there must be practical reasons for it, so he didn't give any opinion, but just proposed to take a look.

From this point of view, he roughly understood Jiangling's limitations.

The terrain is too low and the floods are too serious.

Even if there is a super project like the Three Gorges Dam to regulate the water volume in later generations, this area still faces the threat of flood disasters from time to time.As far as the current engineering technology is concerned, here in Lidu, one must be mentally prepared to be a fisherman at any time.

Of course, Jiangling also has a natural flaw: it is too far away from northern Xinjiang.

At least in the foreseeable future, the nomads on the northern grasslands are still the main threat to China.The capital is too far away from the northern border, which will seriously affect the frontier policy.

Moving from Chang'an to Luoyang has made the imperial court's policy towards the Hu people tend to be appeasement. After arriving in Jiangling, I am afraid that there is even less sense of urgency.

Jiangling can only serve as a partial capital at most, not the capital.

"General Hussars, Taiwei, what's your opinion on Dingdu?"

Zhang Ji opened his mouth, and said a few words, but he couldn't say a complete sentence, so he simply closed his mouth.

Anyway, he also knew that he was just a display.The person the emperor really wants to ask is Jia Xu.Bringing him along is just to save face.

No other ministers were present, and Jia Xu was not polite.

"Why don't you try dividing the two capitals, Your Majesty?"

Chapter 1192 Old things

"Separate the eastern and western capitals?" Liu Xie pondered.

Some people have indeed mentioned such a plan. Since Chang'an and Luoyang have their own advantages and disadvantages, it is better to have both.Someone even put forward a more detailed plan, with the emperor guarding Chang'an and the prince supervising Luoyang.

There are also those who put forward the opposite opinion, the emperor guards Luoyang, and the prince guards Chang'an.

There is an advantage to doing this, the prince holds military power, he can be familiar with frontier affairs without worrying about being abolished, which is conducive to the stability of the succession of the throne.

Of course, this plan is obviously not good for the emperor, so no one dares to mention it explicitly, but only vaguely, for reference only.

There are many people who support this suggestion, but Jia Xu has never expressed his opinion.He raised this point now, isn't he also moved?

Jia Xu shook his head. "Why do the two capitals have to be the east and the west? They can also be divided into movement and stillness, virtual and real."

Liu Xie was a little confused, and motioned Jia Xu to elaborate.