Not long after Empress Dowager Wei officially announced the announcement to the world, major events also occurred in Beijing. Hundreds of officials, generals and hundreds of thousands of people repeatedly asked him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Chen Qing declined first, but officials and generals asked again, and so on three times.
After requesting him, Chen Qing finally agreed to ascend the throne.
On the fifth day of May, under the watchful eyes of hundreds of thousands of people and soldiers in Beijing, Chen Qing officially ascended the throne at Chengtian Gate. He accepted congratulations from hundreds of officials and then worshiped heaven and earth. The founding name of the country was Yong, and it was known as the Yong Dynasty in history.
The year name was changed to Yongtai, and this year is the first year of Yongtai.
Chen Qing immediately named Princess Lu Xiu the queen, the eldest son Chen Ji as the crown prince, five concubines as the fifth concubine, and the other children were all named princes and princesses.
Chen Qing made Jingzhao the capital and at the same time granted amnesty to the whole country.
Ascension to the throne was actually just a formality for Chen Qing. He was already the master of the world. Only some titles needed to be changed, but there were no other substantial changes.
After the enthronement ceremony, Chen Qing led hundreds of officials to Lantian County to participate in the fall of Danba Waterway.
The Danba Waterway is only three miles long. It digs a canyon about a hundred feet deep, finally connecting Danshui and Bashui, allowing Qianshi cargo ships to sail directly from the Yangtze River to Jingzhao.
The Danba Waterway was nearly completed during the Tang Dynasty, but due to political reasons, the political center of the Tang Dynasty moved to Luoyang. The Danba Waterway was no longer taken seriously and soon collapsed.
Some foundations were left for the Danba Waterway in the Tang Dynasty, and it took craftsmen only two years to complete the excavation. But the more important reason was the use of a large number of iron fire mines to loosen soil and blast stones, which greatly saved labor and speeded up the construction of the Danba Waterway.
The huge project that originally took five years to complete was completed in two years.
Chen Qing took hundreds of officials to Danba Waterway on dozens of thousand-stone passenger ships.
The boats are all car boats. Four boatmen step on the boat, and one boatman controls the direction. They drive very smoothly and fast on the water.
In the largest passenger ship, seven ministers were sitting together with the emperor Chen Qing and the prince Chen Ji.
Xu Xiantu and Zhang Jun arrived in Beijing half a month ago, along with Han Shizhong. Xu Xiantu was appointed as the Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Tong Zhongshu's Pingzhangshi, and was in charge of finance.
, in charge of criminal law.
Han Shizhong was appointed Minister of War.
Most officials of the Song Dynasty found their positions in the new dynasty, which was also a guarantee of the legitimacy of the Yong Dynasty.
Looking at the endless mountains on both sides of the waterway, Xu Xiantu sighed: "Although it is possible to transport Jiangnan materials to the capital by taking the Yellow River, Jiangnan West Road, Jinghu Road and Sichuan Road are inconvenient. The opening of the Danba Waterway will help.
It is of great significance to communicate and connect the central South and Sichuan. Any exchange starts with the transportation of goods."
"Not only cargo transportation, but also passenger transportation!"
Zhou Kuan, who was sitting opposite, laughed and said: "When I went to Xiangyang, I would first ride a donkey to Shangluo, with a book boy behind me carrying the load. I can't carry much luggage. This journey takes half a month. The journey is very tiring. I don't want to leave."
the second time."
"You don't have to work so hard now!" Xu Xiantu said with a smile.
"That's right! Now that we are sitting on the boat, we can get off the boat and go for a walk when we are tired. We can also go shopping when we encounter the market. If we have enough time, we can just go sightseeing."
Having said this, Zhou Kuan was very interested and bowed to Chen Qing and said: "Your Majesty, I suggest setting up a shuttle boat from Jingzhao to Xiangyang every day. This will also greatly promote the exchange of personnel between the capital and the south, and provide more control over the areas controlled by the imperial court."
It’s very beneficial.”
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "There will definitely be official ships, but the court does not need to worry about the transportation of ordinary people. Naturally, there are businessmen who will seize the business opportunities. Not only Xiangyang, but also larger counties will have ships traveling to the capital, but
What the government has to do is to guide, such as building good docks, vigorously developing the shipbuilding industry, etc. This is equivalent to planting sycamore trees, which will naturally attract phoenixes."
Zhou Kuan nodded, "Wei Chen understands, you are indeed worrying too much!"
At this time, Chen Qing said to Zhang Jun next to him: "A few days ago, Zhang Shangshu and I talked about the issue of land restrictions. We thought that land restrictions were too big, which was not conducive to the recognition of the imperial court by the major families in the south of the Yangtze River. Does Zhang Shangshu understand this point now?
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Zhang Jun leaned forward and said: "I have figured it out a little bit, but I haven't fully understood it yet. Please wake up, Your Majesty!"
Chen Qing saw that all the ministers were listening, so he simply amplified his voice.
"Our current policies basically continue the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty did a very good job in encouraging commerce and developing the commodity industry. The people of Japan are very active. This is a manifestation of the prosperity of commerce.
What we have to do is to improve, and we must be strict about what should be done. For example, the monopoly of salt and iron wine must be strict to the end, and mining must also be led by the government. Other things that should be relaxed should be relaxed and left to businessmen.
Yes, the court should not take too much care, such as canceling interrogations along the way and canceling night closing of city gates. Beijing and Guanzhong have done a good job, but other places cannot do it and must keep up.\n.\n.\n.\n
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Everyone in the cabin began to discuss, and it was very lively. At this time, Chen Qing said to Zhang Jun: "I met an official from the Ministry of Punishment a few days ago, named Shen Jiangnan. Zhang Shangshu should know about it!"
Zhang Jun nodded, "He is the eldest grandson of the Shen family and is currently a member of the Criminal Department."
"Yes! That's him. I actually just wanted to ask about the Shen family's situation. He told me that the Shen family purchased more than 300 ships, established three cargo fleets, and purchased ten more ships in Yuhang Prefecture and Hepingjiang Prefecture.
Several warehouses, and plans to buy hundreds of passenger ships, as well as land to build three silk textile workshops. I asked him, where did the Shen family get such a huge capital?
He told me that after the land restriction, the Shen family could only own 20 hectares of land. They could only sell more than 100 hectares of land. The Shen family would turn their efforts to the transportation and textile industries, and would also prepare to start a cotton textile industry in the future.
For the textile factory, the Shen family has sent people to Ryukyu County to buy land and build a warehouse."
Zhang Jun pondered for a moment and said: "Wei Chen understands what your Majesty means. The most effective way to suppress land annexation is to encourage the development of industry and commerce, right?"
"That's right. In fact, there are many business opportunities, and all walks of life can become bigger. Unlike the Tang Dynasty, which was very discriminatory towards business and merchants, the wealthy and powerful could only annex land, which eventually led to the Anshi Rebellion and the Huang Chao Rebellion. As a court, since we encourage
In the field of industry and commerce, we cannot discriminate against businessmen. The Song Dynasty did this very well and is worthy of our inheritance. The Shen family is a typical example of the Jiangnan family. They turned around quickly, which shows that the Jiangnan family is very pragmatic and does not need us to worry!"
Zhang Jun nodded, "Your Majesty is right, the minister thinks too much."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "I know Zhang Shangshu is worried that the rules in the north are not suitable for Jiangnan, thus causing Jiangnan's alienation. But I believe that people everywhere are the same, and that is the pursuit of profit. I believe that the Jiangnan family will not be an exception.
Profit is the basis of all social activities. Politics, religion, culture, marriage, war, etc. are all for the purpose of obtaining more benefits. I want the Jiangnan family to make a lot of money. Don't stare at an acre and a half of land all day long. They will definitely
Will understand."
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After the Danba Waterway was completed, Zhang Yuanlang, the governor of the capital city, was given the title of Duke by Chen Qing and was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Works in recognition of his contribution.
Zhang Yuanlang immediately expanded Guangyuntan outside Dongcheng and built a huge shipping port, wharf and warehouse in Guangyuntan, turning it into the largest water transport hub in the world.
Guangyuntan becomes the intersection of the Yellow River water system and the Yangtze River water system at the same time.
At this time, a major event also happened in Yongnan County, far overseas.
