Great Wei Nengchen

What should I do if there is not enough food? Naturally, it is transferred from the local to the central. The emperor and the civil and military officials must not be hungry. At this time, the second disadvantage of Guanzhong came out: dangerous obstacles!

The mountains and rivers in Guanzhong are dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is very advantageous to fight, but it is a big loss to transport materials. Someone once calculated that when transporting 34 hu of grain from Henan and Yanzhou to Guanzhong, only 1 hu arrived Left and right, the loss along the way is as high as [-]:[-].

If transporting grain from Qingzhou and Jizhou, during the period, you have to cross the Taihang Mountains, cross the natural danger of the Yellow River twice, and then climb the Loess Plateau, and the loss along the way is as high as 120:1.

And in the process of transportation, a lot of manpower, animal power, vehicles, and ships are consumed, making the people exhausted and unable to live and work in peace and contentment. If things go on like this, it will be enough to exhaust and drag down a big empire!

As a time traveler, Xiao Yi clearly remembered that the ills in Guanzhong broke out completely after 400 years, that is, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, so that the emperors of these two generations often brought their courts to Luoyang to "eat" , and the process is quite embarrassing!

For example, in the fourth year and 14th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, there were two major famines in the Guanzhong area. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty led the people to eat in Luoyang. Woolen cloth!

In the first year of Tang Yongchun, there was a famine in the Guanzhong area. Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi asked the prince to stay in Chang'an, and led the court to Luoyang to "eat".

Later, Wu Zetian abolished Tang and established Zhou Dynasty, and moved the capital from Chang'an to Luoyang. Of course, it was to eliminate Li Tang's influence and make the court full, which was also one of the important reasons!

In the dynasties after the Tang Dynasty, none of the dynasties set their capital in Guanzhong, because the disadvantages of Guanzhong were obvious, and no one wanted to go hungry, let alone drag the country down alive!

Now conforming to the general trend of the world, the Xiao family must take root and rise in Guanzhong. In the future, they must establish their capital in Guanzhong. After enjoying the benefits, they must also face the accompanying disadvantages!

Those who don't plan for the future can't plan for a moment. As the founder of the great empire, Xiao Yi doesn't want his descendants to lead the people to flee famine. Therefore, in his lifetime, he must plan the future path so that his descendants To walk smoothly all the way, it is best to walk for thousands of years, or even 1 years!

"The disadvantages of Guanzhong lie in its small size, limited resources, and difficult transportation. These problems will explode sooner or later. If my son has a big responsibility, is there a solution?"

For Guanzhong's ills, Xiao Yi already had a solution, but he took the opportunity to test his son, to see how capable he is, whether he can shoulder a big empire, and create a peaceful and prosperous world!

"Reporting to my father, the boy has also thought about these issues and came up with three solutions:

First, use the eight rivers of Wei, Jing, Feng, Lao, 潏, 滈, Chan, and Ba to dig dense irrigation channels in Guanzhong, and use all the land to increase food production!

Second, after the unification of the world, build a few more plank roads to the southwest, use the rich resources of Bashu to supply the Guanzhong area, and ensure the normal operation of the court!

Third, when Guanzhong is overpopulated, part of it can be relocated to Longyou and Hetao areas, and the two areas will be developed to make the Northwest as self-sufficient as possible, and it is best to feed back the Guanzhong area!

As for the specific method, Haier has discussed with the officials many times, and also asked many people in Guanzhong, the difficulty is not ordinary, but fortunately there is a way to overcome it..."

While speaking, Xiao Xuan took out a map of Guanzhong from his bosom, pointed to the densely packed strange symbols on it, and explained the three plans in detail.

It turned out that when he was in Guanzhong, Xiao Xuan didn't stay in Chang'an City, issue orders comfortably, and enjoy the wine and lamb by the way, but often led his subordinates to trek through mountains and rivers, eat and sleep in the open, and almost walked all over Qinchuan for eight hundred miles. The lives of the people!

It is precisely because of this that we can know the pros and cons of Guanzhong and propose solutions. It is commendable that a young man has such perseverance, determination, and wisdom, and it also shows the success of Xiao's family education! (Someone is a little proud.)

"My son has really put his heart into it, fully develop, reduce output, and increase input. If the three methods are used together, the problem of insufficient supplies in Guanzhong can be alleviated!

It's a pity that it can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, and the problem will still erupt after a delay of 200 years at most. At that time, what should the descendants of the Xiao family do? "

Xiao Yi was quite satisfied with his son's political ability, but it was far from enough to solve future problems.

First of all, the terrain in Guanzhong is complex, digging canals consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, and the irrigation effect may not be very good, and as time goes by, the western region will become more and more water-scarce. This is determined by the climate environment and cannot be changed by manpower. !

After more than 1000 years, the groundwater level in the west dropped rapidly. Not to mention large-scale irrigation of farmland, even people and animals have difficulty drinking water. They can only build a large number of water cellars and rely on collecting rainwater to survive. In some places, even bathing is not enough. A luxury enjoyment!

Washing once at birth, once before marriage, and once before death, this is not a fictional story, but a fact!

Secondly, Bashu is fertile and wild, rich in resources, and is a famous big granary. It does have the ability to supply Guanzhong. To the point where the gain outweighs the loss!

It is said that Bashu is the backyard of Guanzhong. In fact, the real role of Bashu is not to supply Guanzhong, but to expand the strategic maneuver space and provide support for the conquest of the south in the unification war!

Historically, the Qin State sent 60 troops to destroy Chu, and another 50 troops to attack Baiyue, and established four counties in Lingnan. Ground transportation consumption is much smaller!

In the end, in Xiao Yi's millennium plan, after completing the great cause of reunification, after a period of rest and recuperation, the Xiao Empire will embark on the road of expansion, and Huaxia is located in the east of Asia, with the sea on both sides of the east and south, and the vast grasslands on the north , sparsely populated, if you want to expand outward, the west is the only choice.

Therefore, in the next few hundred years, there will be constant wars in the west. I am afraid that all the supplies in the Hetao and Longyou areas will be invested, and there is no way to feed back to Guanzhong.

"What my father said is that these three methods can only cure the symptoms, not the root cause, and the problem will still erupt in the past few years, and it will become more violent!

But Guanzhong is such a big place, no matter how warm it is, it will not be able to solve the problem fundamentally, unless there is a power to change the world and open up all the surrounding mountains, or there is some way to increase the grain production several times, Otherwise, countless After a hundred years, there will be great chaos, and the Xiao family will also be wiped out! "

Born in troubled times, Xiao Xuan has seen scenes of starvation everywhere, and he also knows the horror of hunger. The originally meek and kind people will turn into scourges because of hunger, and then destroy a great empire!

As the eldest son of the Xiao family, I was born with an important political mission, but I am unable to solve this problem, and I cannot leave the disaster to future generations. What should I do... Well, there is a way!

"Father has the wisdom of heaven and man, so he must have a way to solve the problems in Guanzhong, so he hopes to teach his son?"

You can't blame your descendants, but you can eat the old ones, Xiao Xuan blinked his eyes, with a lovely smile on his face, as long as he acted like this when he was a child, all his wishes would be fulfilled, if not, he would lose gold bean! '

In the children's minds, their father is omnipotent and can solve all problems, but as they get older, this naive idea will gradually disappear. Father is also a mortal, and there are times when he can't do what he wants!

But for the children of the Xiao family, this idea never disappeared, on the contrary, it became more and more intense. Father is like a god, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipotent!

"Haha, cunning little fox, I'm too lazy to use my brain, just like relying on Lao Tzu, then Lao Tzu will teach you something, you must keep it in your heart, and tell the descendants of the Xiao family that if one day, when Guanzhong is unable to support , then act decisively and move the capital elsewhere!"

"Moving the capital, where are you going?"

Chapter 1658 Planning the future for the descendants!

The capital city is the foundation of a country. When the country is caught in internal and external troubles, relocation can be a solution to the problem, but there are risks in relocation. If you relocate well, you can consolidate the foundation of the country.

For example, during the Shang Dynasty, frequent floods in the lower reaches of the Yellow River caused great damage to social production, so that the Shang people moved their capital five times in 300 years, causing panic and political turmoil, almost on the verge of collapse!

Fortunately, the No. 20th monarch, Pan Geng, was a talented and generous ruler. He resolutely abandoned the land where his ancestors rose, and under tremendous political pressure, he led his subjects across the Yellow River and moved the capital to Yinzhou, far away from floods. The land made the Shang Dynasty strong again, and Guozuo lasted for more than 200 years. This is an example of the successful relocation of the capital.

There are also examples of failures. For example, King Ping of Zhou gave up Haojing (the predecessor of Chang’an) and moved the capital east to Luoyi (the predecessor of Luoyang), so that the territory directly under the royal family decreased sharply, and he was no longer able to restrain the princes. Big melee!

Another example is during the Warring States period, in order to avoid the front of the army, the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State gave up Yingdu, which their ancestors had run for many years, and moved eastward to Shouchun.

Therefore, Xiao Xuan was not surprised when his father mentioned the method of moving the capital. The question is where to move the capital?

In terms of geographical location, Guanzhong is the best in the world. Looking around in all directions, it is difficult to find a place that is better or comparable to it.

Luoyang is located in the middle of the world, the surrounding land is fertile and rich in food, the rivers are vertical and horizontal, and the water transportation is convenient. It is a good place. Today's Great Wei Empire is planning to move the capital there!

The problem is that Luoyang is the place of the Four Wars, and there is no natural danger to rely on around. In order to ensure the stability of the central government, a large number of troops must be stationed. It is easy to have redundant officials and soldiers, which will increase the burden on the people. It is extremely detrimental to the development of the country!

Yecheng is located in the middle of Hebei, surrounded by fertile land, and is also a famous grain-producing area. Unfortunately, the layout is not strong enough. It is okay to be a state government or an accompanying capital, but it is far from enough to shock the world!

Shouchun is rich and rich, but it is a pity that the Huai River is in trouble, and the health is strong, but it is too far away from the heart of the Central Plains. Xiangyang, Chengdu, Xuchang... None of them are suitable for the capital of a big empire. Where should the capital be moved?

"May I ask my lord father, if Guanzhong can't support it, where will the descendants of the Xiao family move?"

"Simple, move to our hometown!"

"My hometown, Youzhou-Yuyang County-huh?"

If you have a problem, ask your father, but the answer given by your father almost caused Xiao Xuan to stumble, his little tongue stuck out in surprise, how could his hometown be the capital?

Youzhou is located in northern Xinjiang. It has a small population, limited production, and is often harassed by nomads. It is a famously poor place. Among the thirteen states in the world, it has always been at the bottom of the list, and it is slightly worse than the wild and smoky Jiaozhou. That's all!

Yuyang is a small frontier city with no more than [-] households. It is not even a state seat, and there is nothing special about it. How can it be the capital of a big empire?