Chapter 355: The battle of moving the capital to Chang'an and Kaifeng
Chapter 355 The battle of moving the capital to Chang'an and Kaifeng
Chapter 354: The battle to move the capital to Chang'an and Kaifeng
After the court meeting, the three ministers, nine ministers and some ministers stayed to discuss whether to move the capital, and whether Emperor Gaozu's strategy of defeating the enemy was feasible.
However, what makes the ministers feel incredible is that originally the three ministers and nine ministers were basically opposed to moving the capital, but after private discussions this time, they all tacitly agreed to move the capital.
How is this going?
Why are all the lords fooling around with His Majesty?
The officials who were not left behind could not figure it out, and the officials who were left behind were also puzzled.
No one naively thinks that the plan of Emperor Gaozu mentioned by His Majesty is really the dream of Emperor Gaozu. But who proposed such a bold plan to His Majesty?
The important ministers of the Han Dynasty are not stupid people. They can naturally see whether the "Gaozu's plan" is feasible. Although the risks are high, for the current Han Dynasty, it is indeed the last glimmer of hope, so how can they oppose it.
After obtaining the consent of the courtiers, the move of the capital became a foregone conclusion.
This capital relocation is different from the past. In addition to the relocation of administrative agencies, the most relocated items of the Luoyang court were grain, and then the relocation of major families.
During the war, in order to win the war, all national institutions must serve the war, and food is naturally subject to strict control.
It is the same whether it is the Han Dynasty or the Yellow Turban. The reserves of ordinary people are basically expropriated, and only basic rations are allowed to be retained. Necessary labor will also be forcibly recruited.
Doing this will lose the support of the people to a great extent, but it has to be done. After all, if we lose the battle of gambling for the country, the country will be destroyed. What is the use of gaining the support of the people at that time?
The Han Dynasty built two very large grain depots in Sili, one in Sizhou and one in Yongzhou, respectively in Chang'an and Hongnong.
The reason why the court did not build the grain depot in Luoyang seems to be because he had a premonition that it would be more convenient to transport grain and grass from Hongnong to Guanzhong if Si Li could not hold it.
After the order to move the capital was issued, the people most affected were not ordinary people, but the Luoyang aristocratic families.
The imperial court did not force the people to move the capital with them, nor did it force the aristocratic families to follow, but the aristocratic families had to go to Chang'an.
The common people do not have the ability to go alone, so if the court does not force migration, the common people will naturally not leave the land where their ancestors lived.
The big family is different, they have the ability to migrate.
Luoyang is now home to most of the world's aristocratic families, and those who abandoned their family property and came to Luoyang are already severely damaged. After going to Guanzhong, they will definitely be jointly exploited by the local aristocratic families.
So it’s still difficult to go to Chang’an, but it’s not enough if you don’t move.
They who fled to Luoyang were already on the Yellow Turban death list. Once Luoyang was captured, only death awaited them, so they could only go to Chang'an with the court.
This time, the court did not want to do it, but as the family joined, the migration team became huge.
Sili is composed of Guanzhong and Heluo. Heluo is Sizhou and has four counties, namely Henan Yin, Hanei, Hedong and Hongnong.
Yongzhou is located in the middle of Qianli Guan, and there are three counties, namely Jingzhaoyin, Youfufeng and Zuofengling.
Today's Yongzhou is no longer the Guanzhong of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and its political, economic and population are far less than those of Sizhou.
However, as the number of refugees increased, the imperial court moved all the refugees who flowed into Sizhou into Guanzhong. Coupled with the entry of the world's aristocratic families, the population of Yongzhou soon exceeded the two million mark in a short period of time, and the economy gradually become prosperous.
If this trend continues, Guanzhong will probably become the most complicated region.
Because this place is about to become a gathering place for aristocratic families all over the world. There are not only Kansai aristocratic families, but also Guandong aristocratic families. If there are more aristocratic families, some simple things will become complicated.
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In July of the second year of Zhongping, the Han court officially moved its capital from Luoyang to Chang'an.
Unlike Dong Zhuo, Liu Hong's move to Chang'an did not cause any damage to Luoyang. All the major government agencies and offices were moved within half a month, and it was naturally slower for aristocratic families to bring up their families. Chang'an, Weiyang Palace.
This palace that witnessed the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty once again welcomed its new owner, Liu Hong.
Looking at the ministers in the hall, Liu Hong asked in a deep voice: "Where have the reinforcements from Guanzhong moved to now?"
Liu Hong knew that his move to move the capital might be a fool's errand in the eyes of the world, but he knew in his heart that this was the only way to save the Han Dynasty, and that man's plan would never go wrong.
"Your Majesty, 50,000 reinforcements from Guanzhong have arrived in Luoyang, and 100,000 troops from Yizhou have also entered Guanzhong." He Jin Station reported from Shen Shenghui.
"Yizhou is empty now, no trouble happened, right?" Liu Hong asked worriedly.
“Your Majesty, don’t worry, with the two generals Liu Yan and Liu Ji here, Yizhou will be as stable as Mount Tai.”
Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction, and at this moment, he saw a detective rushing into the main hall.
"Report...to report to your majesty that Xiaopingjin...has been lost."
This news was like thunder after it reached everyone's ears.
"What?"
Liu Hong stood up fiercely and exclaimed: "How is this possible?"
The court instantly became chaotic, with all kinds of discussions going on.
"Your Majesty, the Yellow Turbans have been sending more troops to Xiaopingjin, and Xiang Yu has been attacking day and night. In order to capture Xiaopingjin, he even went so far as to attack the city himself. In the end, General Yuan could not stand it, and now he has led 20,000 remnant troops. Retreat to Luoyang."
The reason why Xiaopingjin failed so quickly was that it was ultimately affected by the relocation of the capital.
The emperor has fled, how can the soldiers at the front still have the confidence to hold on?
The loss of Xiaopingjin also caused all the efforts made by Qin and Wen of Hulao Pass and other four princes to be in vain.
"Send an order to Qin Wen to abandon Hulao Pass and defend Luoyang with all his strength."
Liu Hong didn't know if this decision was right, but it had to be done.
Once Xiaopingjin fell, the Yellow Turbans could pass through the waterway and directly mobilize their army to attack Luoyang. It was meaningless for Qin Wen to defend Hulao Pass.
However, once Hulao Pass is abandoned, Zhang Jiao and Xiang Yu's troops will be reunited. When a million troops arrive in Luoyang, can Luoyang really be defended?
This is a dead end with no solution.
As the saying goes: Blessings come from disasters, and misfortunes come from blessings.
The Han Dynasty had constant bad news on the frontal battlefield, and when everyone was pessimistically thinking that the Han Dynasty was going to perish, good news finally came from the front line.
“report…”
Liu Hong raised his head feebly and said with a hint of ridicule: "Who lost again? Zhu Jun? Or Huangfu Song?"
Liu Hong was extremely dissatisfied with these ministers under the court, and even thought that if it weren't for them, how could the Han Dynasty have reached the current situation, but Liu Hong did not consider his own fault at all.
Zhang Rang took the order and after taking a look at it, he was immediately surprised and said: "Your Majesty, this is good news. The champion Hou Qin Hao defeated Huang Chao's 200,000 troops in Kaifeng and killed more than 100,000 enemies."
It’s not that Liu Xiang broke his promise, but that something really delayed him yesterday. Otherwise, how could he have made up for it at night? Liuxiang said before that there will be stable updates this month, at least one update, so one update shouldn't be considered a broken promise, right? There are two updates today, the second update will be posted at night. The decisive battle is about to begin, and it will be called again soon.
(End of this chapter)
