After an interlude, Zeng Baohua continued: "There are seven gates in the south city. The south is called Yongding, the left of the south is called Zuo'an, the right of the south is called You'an; the east is called Guangqu, the north of the east is called Dongbian; the west is called Dongbian
Guangning, from the west to the north, is called Xibian. At this point, Beiping New City has the palace city, the imperial city, and seven cities in the middle, east, south, west, and north. The palace city is managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the imperial city is managed by the Ministry of Secretaries.
The royal chamberlain and the bodyguards are responsible for security."
"The five cities in the southeast, northwest, and middle are divided into five districts, which are equivalent to Daxing, Wanping, Changping, Huairou, Shunyi and other counties outside the city, which are directly under the jurisdiction of Beiping Prefecture."
Zhao Si added, "Maoming asked me to write an inscription for the Luxian Canal Wharf. I wrote it and renamed Luxian County Tongxian - Guangtong Tianxia."
"Yes, after Tongxian County it is the largest transshipment center in Beiping Prefecture and even the Yanshan area." Zeng Baohua added, "Beiping City borders Liaojie to the east, Taihang to the west, Shuomo to the north, the military capital at its back, and the Central Plains to the south. Nine
After a Feng Shui survey, everyone said, 'surrounded by mountains and rivers, there must be a royal aura'."
"The city wall toward the city is eight meters high, two meters thick at the bottom, and 1.7 meters thick at the top. It is covered with 0.5 meters of city bricks at the front and rear, with rammed earth inside. The base of the city wall is made of stones and reinforced concrete. Every ten meters
, add a 0.6-meter-square reinforced concrete reinforced square column at the front and rear."
"The walls of the five cities are all nine meters high, with a base thickness of 8.8 meters and a top thickness of 6.6 meters. The front and rear are each covered with two meters of city bricks. The rest of the internal rammed earth, footings and reinforced square columns spaced ten meters apart are all
Tongchao City. Each gate has a three-layer urn city. There are 168 watchtowers and 246 arrow towers in the inner and outer city."
"Both the inside and outside of Peking City, including the palace city, use big stones as footings, reinforced concrete as columns, and bricks and stones as walls, using as little wood as possible... At the same time, there are a total of 699 wells in the inner and outer cities, cement bricks
There are ninety-eight stone reservoirs. There are 450 kilometers of main water supply pipelines and several kilometers of branch pipelines. To explain, only those with a diameter of more than one meter are called main pipelines."
Zeng Baohua really worked hard and kept these data on the construction of Beiping City in mind before speaking about it.
"Six hundred and sixty kilometers of main underground drainage pipes have been laid. Most of the main underground drainage pipes have a diameter of two meters. A section of one hundred and sixty kilometers is three meters high and four meters wide. It can be regarded as an underground channel and can be used for boating.
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Seeing that the princes and princesses didn't believe it, Zeng Baohua smiled and said, "It's true. I'll take you down to have a look when I have the chance. It's just the right time, and the sewage hasn't been drained in yet. It won't be possible in a few days."
Zhao Si waited for him to finish and then warned, "We need to find a way to effectively manage the dense pipeline network down there so that nothing like the Wuyou Cave in Kaifeng City happens again."
"I will remember this and will definitely consider it carefully."
"Well, keep talking."
"Yes. In addition to underground water supply and separate drainage pipes, according to the plan, there are 66 open channels on the ground. These water channels are located in various districts of Beiping City and are mainly used for fire fighting, cleaning and other purposes. There are a total of 36 open channels in Wucheng District
, two hundred and four cards, nine hundred and twenty-six shops."
"Among them, Zhongcheng District has nine lanes, 45 pavilions, and 215 shops; Dongcheng District has six lanes, 42 pavilions, and 209 shops; Xicheng District has four lanes, 24 pavilions, and 100 shops.
Eight shops; Nancheng District has ten squares, fifty-six pavilions, and two hundred and fifty-eight shops; Beicheng District has seven squares, thirty-seven pavilions, and one hundred and thirty-six shops."
Ming's face became more serious as she listened. She looked at Zhao Si from time to time, but hesitated to speak.
Yelv seemed to have heard something, and turned to look at Beiping New City in the distance, his eyes deep, thinking about something.
Only Mr. He was heartless and was startled.
She loved to visit Kaifeng City. She had visited Kaifeng City many times inside and outside. She had a good idea of the squares, cards and shops. When she heard Zeng Baohua talking about two hundred cards and more than nine hundred shops, her mind started to imagine how big the city must be!
Finding an opportunity, Ming asked Zhao Si quietly.
"Guan Jia, this new city in Beiping is so grand. What do you want?"
Only a few close confidants knew about Zhao Si's idea of moving the capital. In the harem, only Empress Zeng, who had overseen the country several times, had a clue.
Ming heard Zeng Baohua's report today, and she was smart and immediately judged that there was a lot of mystery in it.
"I'll take you to a place in two days. You'll probably understand after reading it."
On the third day, Zhao Si took the Ming family, He family, Yelu family, four princes and three princesses, accompanied by Zeng Baohua, Changsun Moli, Liu Fa, Yu Wenxuzhong and others, and rode a carriage for hundreds of miles.
, came to a place with rolling mountains.
There is a flat land in the middle, surrounded by mountains. The mountains are winding, like thousands of horses galloping.
"After I Ping Liao, I sent five Feng Shui masters to travel all over the east, west, north and south of Yanshan Mountain, and finally found this auspicious place. It is said that 'Tianmen Mountain arches and shakes the wall, and the ground and household water flow imprisons', which belongs to the harmony of yin and yang, the power of the mountain and the water.
It is soft and has strong dragon energy, so it is the best auspicious place for dragon lair."
Zhao Si pointed to the surroundings and said: "This place belongs to Changping County. It used to be called Huangtu Ridge. I issued an edict and changed its name to Wanshou Mountain. From now on, my mausoleum will be here."
As soon as Zhao Si said what he said, everyone's expressions changed. Ming, who was full of worries, suddenly had his doubts answered, but he did not dare to speak for a while.
"Is there anything taboo about this? Isn't this the case in all dynasties? The method of my ancestors in the Song Dynasty is to survey the auspicious land first, and then build the tomb after a thousand years. I have chosen a piece of Feng Shui for myself, for you, and for future generations.
Treasure land."
In the empty mountains and fields, only Zhao's voice could be heard.
"The simple burial method of the Song Dynasty is very good! I think we can go further. Why build such a big tomb? Can people be resurrected after death? Why build such a big tomb and bury so many good things with it? The dead can't use it.
, but let the living people worry about it. No need, I have already planned it."
Zhao Si pointed at Liang Shicheng and Yu Huatian, "Expand the picture."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The two carefully unfolded the diagram, and everyone saw a simple schematic diagram.
"Here, build an archway and gate tower. As a royal cemetery, you still want to have some dignity. Go inside and build a large palace gate, which is considered the gate of the shrine. Build a palace and annex next to it. In the future, you can visit the mausoleum, sweep the tombs, and bathe and change clothes here.
Then go in and you’ll find Jinsi Pavilion.”
"Inward from Jinsi Pavilion is a two-mile-long Shinto, and at the end is the Second Palace Gate. After entering, there is the Fenling Hall. From now on, the tablets of Taizu Taizong, my father, my brother, and me will be placed here for daily worship.
.Looking at the temple on the left and right on both sides, Taoist monks chant sutras here day and night."
"The feng shui here is the best. I have already circled it. The royal mausoleum will be here in the future. The auspicious place I chose is here, with a radius of 100 meters. A tomb, a tombstone, and worship steps are almost enough.
The space is a little small, but it is more than enough to fit a golden nanmu coffin. The others are simpler, but I must use the best for my coffin boards. I can still afford the golden nanmu."
"You guys, all have reserved their places. Then we can form a cemetery. Surrounded by pines and cypresses, it will form its own place. From now on, future generations will be buried in accordance with the old rules.
, they lived in theirs, and we slept in ours. More than ten square kilometers, enough to bury hundreds of generations."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
One hundred square meters in radius? The officials only planned such a large area for their own mausoleum? It’s incredible!
The eldest grandson, Mo Li, said quickly at the side: "Your Majesty is the common ruler of the world, respected by all people, and respected all over the world. How can the mausoleum be so simple..."
Zhao Si waved his hand to interrupt him, "When I am alive, I am the common master of the world. After death, I can only remain in memory and books. As for the admiration of all people and the universal obedience, it is of no use.
At worst, I can pay more tributes to my tablet. I was hesitant at first whether to use golden nanmu. But then I thought about it, it’s not like I don’t have money, so why can’t I use it?”
"Use it, not only for me, but also for my concubines. Anyway, there is money in the inner treasury. As for future generations, if they live up to their expectations, the inner treasury will not be unable to use the money to buy a few pairs of golden nanmu coffin boards."
Bar."
Zhao Si pointed at Li Fang, Liang Shicheng, and Yu Huatian, and said to Changsun Moli, Liu Fa, Zeng Baohua, and Yu Wenxuzhong: "They will serve me all their lives. I have reserved a place for them, right here in my house."
The location next to the cemetery is also good. Do you want to reserve a seat? The minister's location is here, and the feng shui is also excellent. It's just a little further to the side. There are more than ten square kilometers. If you don't mind listening to me nagging you when you get to Jiuquan
, you can come and have some company."
"I am willing." Changsun Moli and others quickly replied. Li Fang, Liang Shicheng, and Yu Huatian wiped their tears aside.
"There are other buildings, I won't go into details one by one..."
At this time, a guard rushed over and handed over an urgent report.
Zhao Si took it and took a look and smiled: "I have already planned a temple name and posthumous title for myself, and now God has fulfilled my wish, and there is someone who can give me a temple name and posthumous title. Nine days ago, the queen gave birth to the eighth prince." This chapter has been completed!