Chapter 368: Is Puyang suitable to be the capital?
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Why does it happen that the emperor is hijacked to control the princes? It is nothing more than that the emperor himself represents the righteousness, so that it is obvious that the emperor no longer has any strength under his own control, and someone has hijacked the strength that the emperor has in cooperation. The two are superimposed
You can exercise some of the emperor's original powers.
After all, being honest and honest is very important in any era, and it can also be regarded as a kind of justice.
The simplest example is that when modern currency breaks away from the gold standard, the value of the currency becomes linked to all aspects of the country.
How much value a type of currency has requires estimating all aspects of the country that issues the currency, such as stability, military strength, economic strength, etc. People believe that type of currency has value, and the value of that type of currency will overflow again and again.
vice versa.
The value of the emperor comes from the accumulation of prestige over time, which leads to the fact that even if the emperor at the end of some dynasties has nothing, the emperor still has value.
Take the Chuanguo Jade Seal that will appear later as an example. It is obviously just a seal. If you care about it, it has value. You don’t care about carving a new one. Too many people believe in the added value brought by the Chuanguo Jade Seal. It naturally
In other words, it always has extra value besides the seal.
"Why don't you dissuade me?" Zhiyao asked.
Cheng Xiao looked innocent and replied: "Yao didn't inform me in advance. Besides, it has nothing to do with my family, why do you dissuade me?"
Is that true? One of the values of Cheng Xiao's position as a guard is to avoid some troubles for the Zhi family, and there is no reason to work in vain for other families.
Zhiyao looked at the innocent-looking Cheng Xiao, shook her head with a smile, and said, "Brother, please implement the matter of sending Kuan to 'Father Huang' as soon as possible."
Cheng Kuan is the eldest son of Cheng Xiao and the eldest nephew of Zhiyao. Unsurprisingly, he will be the future head of the Cheng family.
Speaking of which, Cheng Kuan was four years older than Zhi Kai and had passed the age of enlightenment. He had always stayed in the "Xun" area and followed the old path in teaching.
Cheng Xiao was overjoyed when he heard this.
The current "Huang Father" has the best learning atmosphere in Jin State, no one.
Every year, the number of people who learn from "Huang Father" and work outside the home ranges from hundreds to dozens. Don't underestimate this number, it is already the highest number of mass-produced literate people in the current era.
The "Huangfu" that Zhiyao has repeatedly run is not only the talent training base for the Zhi family, but also the largest talent training base in Zhuxia land and even Xiaopoqiu at present.
There is only one institution of equal status in the current era, that is, Athens in Greece. It is not aimed at teaching, but is more like a college for academic discussions. Later, about two hundred years later, Greece will appear.
A college whose purpose is teaching is called the College of Muses.
Therefore, Zhiyao really didn’t just bring destruction and death to this world. She also did a lot of construction in daily life and never failed to educate people.
Of course, Zhiyao's school enrollment has limitations. Unlike Confucius, who was engaged in education before, he did not care about the origin of students. The students accepted by the Zhishi family must be children of the Zhishi family, and outsiders cannot enroll at all.
At the same time, the college located in "Huangfu" is only a kind of enlightenment, that is, teaching literacy, and the other subjects are based on field study and practice by outsiders. Will there be theoretical creators in the future? It is certain that there will be. This
It is also an inevitable process after literacy and represents a manifestation of academic progress.
As the situation in Wei Di stabilized, Zhiyao had already planned to go to "Puyang" to conduct an on-the-spot investigation on the feasibility of choosing it as the "capital".
Of course, the Zhi family has the qualifications to build a "capital". Nowadays, "capital" also specifically refers to having an ancestral temple, not necessarily the "capital".
There are many nobles like the Zhi family whose ancestors were the kings of a country. They basically have their own ancestral temples, which is very consistent with the rule of destroying the country without stopping its sacrifice.
Zhiyao had previously chosen several "capital" locations, and "Linzi" in Qidi was once her first choice, but later she gave up because she felt it was too remote.
Once it is confirmed that "Puyang" can be used as the "capital" of the Zhi family, the academic center will definitely be transferred, and then Zhiyao will start a higher-level school in "Puyang".
In Zhiyao's imagination, Sun Wu is very suitable to serve as the sacrificial wine of the Military Academy.
At the same time, Zhiyao also noticed that Gongshu Quan's physical condition was getting worse and worse. The authority of the Gongshu family could be slowly handed over to Gongshu Ban, and Gongshu Quan could serve as the sacrificial wine of the Engineering College.
"Do you think I will forget about me? Impossible!" Zhiyao knew that I was preparing to go west. In line with the original intention that I should shine before I left, my position in the school has been arranged properly, and I will serve as the liberator of the School of Management.
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The names of those colleges and the like were of course named by Zhiyao, so they have a more obvious modern flavor. If they were named by contemporary people, it would be more mysterious.
For example, the School of Management, probably named after Lao Tzu, will be named "Tao Follows Nature"; the School of Engineering will ask Gongshu to choose a name, and it will most likely be named "Gongshu's Secret Technique" or "Incredible Craftsmanship"; the Military Academy may be named "Zhizhi"
"Ge Hall" or "Shangwu Hall" or something like that?
Cheng Xiao, who had long known that there would be further reforms, certainly hoped that his eldest son would go to "Huang Father" to study. In fact, even if he could not learn anything, he would just get to know more people who would have a place in the Zhi family in the future.
It will definitely be helpful in the future.
People, unless you want to live alone, how can you escape from society? If you want to mingle in society, the importance of connections has long been understood by Cheng Xiao.
Cheng Xiao will definitely think about why he lost. His other talents cannot be compared with Zhiyao. Should Cheng Kuan suffer the same loss as his father because his connections are not wide enough?
Half a month later.
Zhiyao came to "Puyang".
As the capital of the Wei Kingdom, Puyang actually has a very good geographical location. It is located on the south bank of the river, about twenty miles away from the river?
Before Weiguo, a canal was opened to connect the outside of "Puyang" city for agricultural irrigation, but it was just because of the small country and the small population. Not only was the canal not wide, but the number of secondary roads was also too small. I heard that there would be blockages from time to time?
"If you choose this place as your 'capital' city, you will be facing the princes directly." Sun Wu said.
There is nothing wrong with this.
In terms of geographical location, the State of Zheng is considered to be the heart of the Central Plains, while the "Puyang" of Wei is directly facing the State of Song, Lu and Zheng. And this is after two-fifths of Qi was occupied by the Zhi family, otherwise we would have to add more
The last one faced Qi State directly.
"This place is flat and there is no danger to defend it. If the Wei Kingdom dies, it means that the country will die because of its poor strength and there is no danger to defend it." Sun Wu said again.
So, did Sun Wu think that "Puyang" was not suitable as the location of the capital?
Zhiyao said: "This place is less than a hundred miles away from Zheng, Song and Lu. If we use troops, we can arrive in the morning and at night."
By the same token, if Zheng, Song and Lu wanted to attack "Puyang", they could use their skills to make it happen at dawn and dusk.
Zhiyao added: "There is no danger here now, but there may be no danger in the future."
Let's put it this way, one hundred and thirty miles south of "Puyang" are rolling hills. Zhishi can also choose the terrain to build passes after annexing Qi and Lu. There is a big river to intercept it in the north. The rest
The west side can be used as a troop passage.
Zhiyao did not believe that he would not be able to conquer Qi and Lu in his lifetime, and would also include Song as a target of annexation in the future. This meant that "Puyang" might be a frontline at the beginning, but would later become a hinterland with repeated expansion.
Of course, it is inappropriate to choose "Puyang" as the capital of the Zhi family. For someone as enterprising and strong-willed as Zhiyao, it is a good starting point for the king's hegemony.
If Zhiyao chooses to be safe, "Jinyang" is the best choice as the capital. Secondary choices include "Handan", "Xianyu" and "Linzi". The problem is that each choice has its own advantages and disadvantages. After thinking carefully,
Only then did we decide to choose "Puyang" as the capital of the next stage.
Now, Sun Wu saw that Zhiyao was determined, and despite his previous admonitions, he still admired Zhiyao's determination to forge ahead.
Not to mention other things, with the current strength of the Zhi family, they are definitely not afraid that if a war breaks out, they will become the front line, and may even lure the enemy to "Puyang" and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Sun Wu thought for a while and asked: "So, the eldest son intends to supervise and train the cavalry?"
It's such a pleasure to chat with smart people.
First of all, "Puyang" is really a flat river, which is very suitable for large regiment operations and allows the cavalry to exert its maximum power.
Sun Wu had more to think about, and saw that Zhiyao was too enterprising, thus ignoring the pattern of a generation later.
To put it simply, including Sun Wu, they believe that there is always a limit to what a generation can do. If Zhiyao’s generation did not clear out a wide enough space around "Puyang", choosing to locate the capital in "Puyang" would be a disaster.
A decision that will bring disaster to future generations.
"Zhao Yang's strategy of 'Jinyang' is indeed far-sighted, but the eldest son is very human." Sun Wu said.
Zhiyao was stunned when he heard this, then reacted and said, "Sir, do you think the Wei family is the primary enemy?"
What do you mean? We were obviously talking about choosing the capital, but why did we mention the Zhao family first and then the Wei family later?
Just look at the geographical location and you will know that "Puyang" is located on the edge of the river, and the upper reaches of the river is the territory of the Wei family. The Zhi family can use water attack to solve the seemingly fortified "Jinyang", but the Wei family cannot use the same
Is there any way to deal with "Puyang"?
Using the example of the Yellow River bursting its banks, there have been three large-scale uses of water to replace troops in the long history. They were the flooding of Daliang City in the Qin State, the mutual irrigation between Li Zicheng and Dameng, and the explosion of the Huayuankou in the Hades State.
Why are there only these three times? Firstly, it is too difficult to keep it secret, and secondly, the workload of the project is too large and the consequences are endless. As long as you are not crazy, even if you know that you can play it, most people will still be unable to do it.
You cannot rely on the kindness of others for your own safety. If you don't understand this truth, one day your enemy will teach you how to understand it.
It was impossible for Zhiyao to ignore the hidden danger of flooding. After hearing what Sun Wu said, he was surprised and said: "The terrain of 'Puyang' is higher than other places. If Wei wants to attack me by water, wouldn't he injure the enemy eight hundred and lose one to himself?"
thousand?"
Perhaps it was more than just 800 damage to the enemy and 1,000 damage to himself. Zhi's damage should be 30%, and Wei's own at least 70%.
Sun Wu was a little embarrassed at this time. It was not that he didn't understand that water attacks depended on the terrain, but he really didn't have the opportunity to go to Wei's fiefdom to conduct an actual inspection in person...
