Today's court meeting was quite time-consuming, so all the officials had a quick lunch in Daxing Hall and then continued the discussion until the evening.
Obviously, if we can't agree on the same views today, you can't even think about going home in the next morning.
It can be seen that Yang Guang is really vigorous and resolute in his work.
Gradually, with the compromises of Yang Su, Gao Jun, Yang Xiong and others, and with the help of Qin Wang Yang Ming, the matter of establishing the capital was basically settled.
Several thorns who firmly opposed were pulled out of the temple and beaten violently.
Yang Guang's face gradually showed a satisfied expression.
This is the difference between him and Yang Jian. Yang Jian rarely went against his ministers, but Yang Guang seemed to enjoy it.
He slowly raised his hand, and the hall fell silent instantly.
Xue Daoxing, the Minister of Internal Affairs, took out the edict he had prepared and read aloud:
"The world is not dedicated to one person, but one person is the master of the world. The people are the foundation of the country, the foundation is solid and the country is peaceful, and the people are enough for the king, which one is not enough. What we are doing now is frugal, and we will not let the ruined walls and majestic buildings rise again today.
, If you want to make the imperial family humble, it will be a disaster for future generations. There is a minister named Tiaoge, saying I mean it."
This is the famous "Yingdong Palace Edict" in history.
The general meaning is: the emperor rules the world with one person, and the world does not support the emperor alone. The common people are the foundation of the country. If the foundation is stable, the country will be stable. When the people are rich, the country will be rich. This time when repairing Luoyang, we must
Be frugal and don’t be too extravagant. You must pass on the fine tradition of frugality from generation to generation. Only if you follow these will I be satisfied.
Beautiful! No flaws can be found throughout.
If Yang Guang really wants to follow his edict, Qiangu Mingjun will not be able to escape.
But Yang Ming knew that the opposite was true. The most outrageous thing was that the Tongji Canal, a section of the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal, was almost started at the same time as Luoyang in history.
The people in Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu have suffered such a disaster.
The two projects affected six provinces.
However, digging the Tongji Canal is not yet on the agenda.
To build Luoyang, we first had to draw drawings, which had to be done by Yu Wenkai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He needed to conduct on-site surveys before starting to select the site and draw the drawings.
Yang Guang attached great importance to this matter, and he even wanted to go on an inspection tour, called the Emperor's Parade.
In history, no emperor was as restless as him. He had just ascended the throne this year, and he couldn't hold himself back at home.
Of course, the ministers still objected, and the outcome was of course that the opposition was ineffective.
Yang Ming felt that my father was really tough as an emperor.
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After returning home from the next morning, Pei Shuying brought the food and rubbed Yang Ming's shoulders, but except for Yang Ming drinking some water, the food was not touched for a while.
I really have no appetite.
Half a month has passed since the child's full moon ceremony, and Yang Yinjiang is about to be born.
Pei Shuying is already planning to have a child with Yang Ming.
But right now, Yang Ming really has no thoughts to focus on any place other than Luoyang.
There are historical records that nearly a million civilians died during the construction of Luoyang alone. This is somewhat reliable.
There are also some historical records that say millions died in Xiu Luoyang. This is an unrealistic statement.
"Book of the Sui Dynasty" records: Two million men were served every month, and the number of those who died due to stiffness was fourteen to five.
This sentence does not mean that one million people died every month. It took 14 months to build Luoyang. Did it mean that 14 million people died? The total population of the entire Sui Dynasty was only 46 million. How could Henan and other places be like this?
More labor.
Therefore, Yang Ming believes that fourteen or five years should refer to the total number, which is half of two million, or one million.
"Book of Sui" was edited by Wei Zheng, so it must have some moisture.
Of course, Yang Ming did not hope that the construction of Luoyang would lead to so many deaths as recorded in history.
So, he must do something.
"When does Mr. Pei usually go to bed?" Yang Ming asked.
Pei Shuying from behind said slowly: "My grandpa usually goes to bed early, usually around Xu Shi (7 to 9 o'clock)."
Yang Ming nodded: "Ask Xu Jing to invite Mr. Pei here, just say that I have something to ask."
Pei Shuying nodded and went down to make arrangements.
Pei Ju's residence is not far from the palace and can be reached in half an hour.
After the two met, they discussed in the study room.
"In a few days, His Majesty will go on a tour of Luoyang. My father-in-law thinks who will be in charge of building a new capital this time?"
In fact, Yang Ming knew the answer in his heart.
Pei Ju said: "Daxing is Gao Qiong, Renshou Palace is Yang Su, and now in Xindu, the chief eunuch should be Yang Su."
At this time, Pei Shuying brought the hot food up again, sat aside and looked at Yang Ming:
"I'll watch you eat."
"When we discuss business, the woman avoids it," Pei Ju said dissatisfied.
Pei Shuying gave him a blank look.
"It doesn't matter," Yang Ming waved his hand with a smile, picked up the kuaizi, and said while eating: "Gao Jiong is prudent, and Yang Su is extravagant. If he takes charge of the construction of a new city, he may abuse the people's power."
Pei Ju asked curiously: "Is His Highness interested? Or is there a suitable candidate?"
You can guess right away.
Yang Ming nodded and said with a smile: "I am willing to go and take charge of the affairs, but I am afraid that my father will not allow it."
"It is indeed inappropriate," Pei Ju said directly: "Yang Su is experienced. He has studied civil engineering and is very proficient in fortifications. The Renshou Palace he supervised was not only liked by the two saints, but also by His Majesty. Apart from him,
There will be no second choice."
To put it bluntly, Yang Ming is a layman, and although Yang Su's major is not civil engineering, she has work experience.
This kind of work experience is very scarce, and only Gao Xiao and Yang Su have it.
Yang Ming pretended to sigh: "I see that Your Majesty is impatient. The construction period of the Eastern Capital may be greatly shortened. Once the construction period is shortened, more labor will be needed, which may increase unnecessary losses."
When he met Pei Ju tonight, Yang Ming actually wanted to find out. After all, at the court meeting today, it was obvious that his father had already discussed it with Pei Ju in private.
Yang Yue has been recuperating at home for nearly a month and still has not gone to court. In fact, his legs and feet have recovered a long time ago, but he always remembers that he still owes Yang Lihua a beating.
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In Yang Yue's absence, no one was in charge of the government affairs of the Neishi Province, and Yang Guang had to rely on Pei Ju, so Pei Ju was involved in many secret matters.
Of course Pei Ju also guessed Yang Ming's intention. His son-in-law was not an outsider, so he whispered:
"His Majesty has discussed with Yu Wenkai that the construction period will be shortened from four years to one year, and instead of rebuilding Luoyang, a site will be selected to the west of the current Luoyang to rebuild a Luoyang city."
"What?" Yang Ming asked in surprise: "Building a new city in one year? Yu Wenkai dares to agree?"
Pei Shuying on the side was also surprised and couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear.
Pei Ju smiled bitterly and said: "Of course he doesn't dare, but the rebellion in Shandong has not been eliminated, and His Majesty is more urgent. Moreover, Daxing was built in ten months, and the construction period was one year, which is not a long time. Yu Wenkai had to take over even if he didn't dare.
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Yang Ming has a big head. So, Luoyang was completed in fourteen months, but it actually exceeded the construction period?
The construction periods of Daxing and Luoyang are roughly the same, but the differences are huge.
It was Gao Qiao who presided over the construction of Daxing back then. Both the consumption of people and material resources were kept within a reasonable range. Although tens of thousands of people died, Yang Jian has always been frugal and many projects were completed gradually in the later stages. Until now,
Some parts of Daxing City are still under construction.
However, Luoyang, the eastern capital, was historically built under the supervision of Yang Su. The project was huge and the people's resources were extremely poor. Especially for Ziwei City, the future imperial city of Luoyang, the wood was shipped from Jiangxi. Just transporting the wood cost hundreds of thousands of people's resources.
When he built the Renshou Palace, more than 100,000 people died.
Different people preside over it, and the results will be different.
Yang Jian was frugal, Yang Guang was extravagant, but they were different.
In fact, Luoyang can completely participate in the construction of Daxing, first build a rough hub, complete the city, and then repair it year by year, step by step.
Yang Ming thought for a long time and said: "I want to recommend myself to take charge of the construction of the Eastern Capital. My father-in-law still needs to help me."
After Pei Ju pondered for a while, he nodded: "I will try my best, but Your Majesty may have already decided on Yang Su, which will be quite difficult."
Yang Ming frowned and said, "What if I can ask Yang Su to find a way to reject it?"
Pei Ju was stunned: "If this is the case, it can be done."
Yang Ming didn't have time to say anything more. After seeing Pei Ju off, he changed into casual clothes and took only twenty followers with him. He left through the back door of the palace and quietly headed to Yue Gong's mansion.
He already knew where the back door of Yang Su's house was, and he was familiar with it.
There were no imperial guards in the Sui Dynasty, so don't worry too much about exposing your whereabouts, no one is watching you all the time.
In the study room, Yang Su, who was casually wearing some clothes, met Yang Ming and frowned:
"Is there something important going on, Your Highness?"
Yang Ming nodded: "To build the Eastern Capital, Yue Gong is the best choice for consul, but I hope that you can turn him down."
"Your Majesty may be interested in me, how can you push it?" Yang Su frowned and said, "Does your Majesty have other suitable candidates in mind?"
Yang Ming shook his head: "There is no one more suitable than Yue Gong, but this time, I want to recommend myself."
"Are you going?" Yang Su was stunned: "What's the reason?"
The reason? Because you are afraid that you will kill too many people... You have never taken human life seriously.
Yang Ming said: "I want to make some money, is it more trustworthy?"
Yang Su couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that it is inconvenient for Your Highness to tell me?"
Yang Ming smiled and nodded: "Just like Yue Gong doesn't know Gao Lande."
"Haha..." Yang Su stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Since His Highness is willing to say it clearly, I will not ask about the reason. I just want to refuse such a big thing. Without a suitable reason, I am afraid that I will not be able to pass His Majesty's test.
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Regarding this point, Yang Ming also had a problem, asking Yang Su to pretend to be sick? It was obviously unrealistic, and the imperial doctors in the palace were not vegetarians.
Find a way to get rid of Yang Su's official position? That would be even more inappropriate. Yang Su would definitely not be willing to make such a huge sacrifice.
What else can be done?
At this time, Yang Su suddenly stood up, took out a pen and paper, and wrote four words:
"These are the year pillar and the month pillar among my four pillars. Your Highness can think of ways to do this."
The four pillars and eight characters are the eight characters of birth date, which respectively correspond to the year pillar, month pillar, day pillar and hour pillar of birth.
Yang Su definitely didn't dare to tell Yang Ming all the horoscopes. He was also afraid of leaking it and being cursed with witchcraft.
Yang Ming immediately understood what the other party meant, nodded happily and said:
"Zhang Qiu Taiyi, Zhang Weixuan, Zhao Zhao, who is suitable?"
Among these three people, Zhang Qiu Taiyi was favored by Yang Jian, his wife and Yang Yong, Zhang Weixuan was the Taishi Ling of the Secretariat Province, majored in calendar and had a sideline in Yin and Yang hexagrams, and Zhao Zhao was trusted by Yang Guang.
Yang Su smiled and said: "Whenever something big happens, you can ask Zhang Qiu."
"I understand, thank you Mr. Yue for your guidance," Yang Ming said goodbye and left.
He knew in his heart that the main reason why he could talk to Yang Su was because of Yang Yinjiang's relationship, so that he was not regarded as an outsider. Moreover, Yang Su was too old to go out and work on projects.
This is a big favor, and I will have to repay it in the future.