Chapter 5: Sewage and blackwater ministers' problems
Seeing the silence of the ministers, Li Zhiyun was not surprised. You must know that the people of Guanlong are strongly opposed to moving the capital away from Chang'an. No matter where the capital is moved, as long as they leave Chang'an, they will oppose it again and again. The reason is also very simple. Guanzhong is Guanlong.
The stronghold of the people, since the split of the Northern Wei Dynasty
, the Western Wei Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an, and by the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, the capitals were all in Chang'an, which shows that they had strong interference in where the imperial capital was located. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ignored the resistance of the Guanlong people and forcibly moved the capital to Luoyang for his own reasons. However,
, after all considerations, it is true that the Guanlong people gave up on the Sui Dynasty.
With Li Zhiyun's current prestige, of course he could risk everything and forcibly move the capital, but that would not make much sense, and would also offend the Guanlong people. It's not that he is worried about offending the Guanlong people, but it's not necessary. He just beat up the Southern Family.
, if he moved the capital at this time to provoke the Guanlong people, wouldn't he be imitating Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty? This is unacceptable.
Although Li Zhiyun, like several emperors of the Sui Dynasty, the late emperor and others, wanted to arrest all the Guanlong nobles, hang them, and then kill them, he still fully understood the principle of being too impatient to eat hot tofu. Suppress, balance, suppress again, and then
Balance, this is the right choice. After finally pushing the "ladle" of the Southern Family into the water, how can we let the "ladle" of the Guanlong nobles float again? Isn't this just looking for trouble?
"You don't talk about moving the capital, and you don't talk about expanding Chang'an City now. Are you just going to watch Chang'an City's population increase and become overcrowded?" Li Zhiyun's voice turned slightly colder, and in line with his power, the ministers immediately shrank subconsciously.
Hold your neck.
It's not that they are afraid, but that they are really afraid. It doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't take action, but if he takes action, the earth will burst and the landslide will fall, and no one knows how many people will be implicated. Now the ministers basically have a consensus that if it is not necessary, no action should be taken.
Randomly provoking the emperor's anger.
Because you don’t know how many people will be involved once the emperor gets angry. And with the authority of the current emperor, threats or other things are not saving people, but forcing the emperor to kill more people. The ministers are deeply aware of this.
Have experience.
Dugu Huaien cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am ignorant, and I personally think that it is more appropriate to expand the city of Chang'an. The Weihe Workshop and other important equipment are in Guanzhong. If we move the capital, wouldn't it destroy your Majesty's great cause? I am ignorant, and I implore your Majesty to expand Chang'an."
city."
"Your Majesty." Cui Mingan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out and held a different opinion, saying: "I have some opinions when Minister Dugu mentioned the Weihe Workshop. I believe you all know that since the operation of the Weihe Workshop, the river has been filled with black smoke every day.
The discoloration has now extended to the Ba River, Feng River, Flood River and other rivers. If things continue like this, Chang'an City may be short of water resources."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun changed slightly this time. He knew about this situation and had always been concerned about it. However, because the industry is still in its infancy, the Guanzhong River can completely continue to purify the sewage. But if it takes another
After more than ten years, it is obvious that the problem has arisen, and there is no way to solve it.
Not only the emperor's face was solemn, but other ministers were also talking in low voices. Those who can serve as officials in Chang'an basically live in Chang'an, and they also know a lot about the situation in Guanzhong. The black sewage in the Weihe River Workshop,
They are also heard by everyone.
Dugu Huai'en didn't refute anything this time, because the existence of sewage cannot be disputed, and it is difficult to deal with. He knows this, and he understands it. However, it still makes him very unhappy that the Shandong nobles turned against him so quickly.
It was obviously very enjoyable when we cooperated to beat the Southern Family before, but these guys turned their backs and refused to recognize anyone!
"Your Majesty." Sun Fuga, the young minister of Dali Temple, came out and said with cupped hands: "The Weihe River Workshop has discharged a large amount of black water over the years, making it impossible for the people to divert water to irrigate the canals. Although the current situation is not very serious, it is hard to say in the future. Sir
I think the number of workshops should be abolished appropriately."
Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes and hummed: "What do you know? The Weihe Workshop is an important weapon of the country. As an official of Dali Temple, you just have to take care of your duties. Are you ready to teach me how to do things now?"
"I don't dare." Sun Fuga's already bowed body became even more humble.
"Back off."
"Yes." Sun Fujia swallowed his saliva, lowered his head and returned to the train. Beside him, Han Zhongliang, the minister of Dali Temple, gave him a fierce look. The meaning was very obvious. You, a Dali Temple man, are going to take care of the Weihe Workshop. What are you doing?
There's nothing to do, right?
Weihe Workshop is a very special existence in the imperial court. No department is qualified to intervene in it. It is directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor. In the past, not everyone was envious of the products produced by Weihe Workshop, but it is self-evident what the outcome will be.
Losing one's official position is secondary, exterminating one's family is the most common thing. Over time, court officials basically understood that the Weihe Workshop was taboo and could not interfere at will.
As for whether to move the capital or expand it, there seems to be no debate at this time, because Cui Mingan directly raised the core issue. That is, how should the sewage from the Weihe River Workshop be treated?
If this problem cannot be solved, why is the expansion necessary?
The Guanlong people looked unkind. Although they wanted to kill Cui Mingan, the sewage from the Weihe River workshop was indeed a big problem that was difficult to solve. Moreover, if it was not solved, their lives in the future would be affected. However, let them agree to move the capital.
, that is absolutely impossible.
Tangled!
As for Li Zhiyun, he is not so entangled, because he basically has some plans in mind whether to move the capital. That is, the capital must be moved, whether from a political or economic perspective, the capital must be moved in the future.
Let's not talk about the impact of moving the capital on the Guanlong nobles, let's just talk about the economic perspective. In fact, in history, after the Li Dynasty, basically few dynasties set their capital in Guanzhong. Is it because Guanzhong is not safe and fertile enough?
Not really.
The reason is that as the population increases, the land and shipping in Guanzhong cannot bear such huge population pressure. Since the Tang Dynasty, the following Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties basically gave up establishing their capitals in Guanzhong. Of course, this is not the case.
It was entirely due to economic reasons, such as the gradual transfer of border troubles to the Liaodong area, such as the separatist rule of vassal towns in the late Tang Dynasty, which caused the political and economic center to shift to the Central Plains, etc., all had a certain relationship.
However, the decision to make Luoyang the capital in the middle and late Tang Dynasty was actually more for economic reasons. Because shipping was more convenient in the Central Plains, materials from the south could be transported to Luoyang in an endless stream through the canal.
When he originally placed the Weihe Workshop in Chang'an, Li Zhiyun also had this consideration. That is, he would give up Chang'an anyway in the end and simply turn it into an industrial base. In other words, let the living environment force the Guanlong people to agree to move the capital. Of course, the latter
The main reason is not the main reason, the main reason is that the workshop is only safe enough under your own eyes.
At that time, Li Zhiyun thought this way. However, with the development of industry in recent years, the natural environment has begun to be polluted, sewage has begun to appear, and of course, large chimneys that emit black smoke all day long are indispensable.
However, there is no need to worry too much at the moment, because this is not a small broken island like Dai Ying, so there is no need to worry about becoming a "fog city".