Chapter 1809 Renovation of the Old City

Shangguan Jun almost became the number one scholar in the Song Dynasty. He was just loyal and upright, not stupid.

Therefore, what Zhao Xu was worried about and what Zhang Dun expected did not happen. On the contrary, Shangguan Jun behaved very calmly at the court meeting, and even congratulated Zhao Xu with the ministers for his great efforts to bring peace to the world and for treating the people of Liao equally.

of noble sentiments.

However, after the court meeting, Shangguan asked Zhao Xu to meet him privately, and Zhao Xu agreed to his request.

Regardless of ability, Zhao Xu trusted the character of the conservatives more than the reformers, so Zhao Xu also showed Shangguan Jun that he was not using force.

Shangguan Jun was confused after reading this. Situ of the Song Dynasty was teaching kings the art of deceit, which ran counter to Confucian requirements for kings.

But you have to say that the effect of doing this was very good. Even though Shangguan Jun felt something was wrong in his heart, he didn't have the shame to say that it was wrong.

Moreover, given Situ's consistent conduct, if he were to say that he led the emperor into evil, I'm afraid everyone in the world would disagree.

He had no choice but to cup his hands and say: "The Song Dynasty has always treated its country with utmost sincerity. Even if Situ conquered the South China Sea and pacified Xixia, I, the Song Dynasty, would always maintain morality."

"Since your Majesty ascended to the throne, you have only pursued truth and upheld practicality, and have not done anything in vain. You have been kind to the country, you have been sincere and trustworthy, you have won over the tribes, and you have only been virtuous and benevolent."

"That's why the black sweat and the wind are blowing, the Tatars are happy to be attached, the women are paying tribute, and the Tubo are enamored. This is the victory of virtue."

"However, when I look at Situ's plan today, I can't say that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was righteous in any way. On the contrary, it seems to be suspicious of the monarchs and ministers of other countries in the Spring and Autumn Period."

"The sage wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals, which can be summed up in one sentence: war without justice, without virtue, and seeking only profit. The sage was born in troubled times, and regretted the decline of morality, so he expressed his sorrow and anger in writing."

"Today, the power of our country, the Song Dynasty, is rising, and we are admired from all over the world. Our territory is vaster than that of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. We have abundant taxes and warehouses, but the people do not increase them. The world is satisfied. Your majesty's achievements are more numerous than those before us."

"What Wang Xianggong said back then was that the people did not add taxes but the country used enough. It can be seen today. With the power of this wise king and wise ministers, even though we were three years old in the Song Dynasty, we knew that the prosperous age was coming."

"In terms of merits and deeds, Situ was the most outstanding among the emperors and Xuanren, so no one dares to comment on it."

"It is difficult for me to predict the wisdom of Situ Yuanhai even though I am old and foolish. Therefore, I would like to ask you, how did Situ explain this move to Your Majesty?"

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "A bachelor is quick to express doubts and does not hide anything. I appreciate your frankness the most."

"Situ explained the strategy of not using force, but he actually only used four words - inner saint and outer king."

"There are two meanings here. One is based on the Chinese Constitution, ethics, and civilized orientation."

"For countries that support our Chinese constitution, upright ethics, and civilized orientation, we, the Great Song Dynasty, will guide them with the holy way, including Korea, Japan, and Tubo;"

"For countries that oppose our Chinese Constitution, upright ethics, and civilized orientation, we in the Song Dynasty used kingly methods to overcome them, and this is also true for Jiaozhi, Xixia, and Qingtang."

"Second, the direction of national policy of a major country, the formulation of laws and regulations, and strategic planning are divided into concepts and measures."

"Ideas are sacred, actions are king."

"The state has military punishment, and the people have taxes and servitude. If you violate the prohibition and resist the service, you will be punished by military punishment. This is also unkind."

"However, today is a time of great strife, not a time of great virtue. Therefore, taxes and servitude cannot be avoided, but military punishment cannot be eliminated."

"The concept of controlling law is to adhere to the laws of nature and obey human feelings, to overcome the evils of others, and to control what cannot be stopped by the power of others."

"The only way to build an army is to abide by the Five Constant Rules and uphold the Constitution and the Constitution, and to declare what people are good at and what the king who attacks other countries cannot do."

"The infliction of military punishment is to bring peace to the world and bring peace to the world."

"As for cleverness and deceit, this is the art of consolidating the military and benefiting oneself at the expense of others. It is to restore the inner sage's heart and hold on to the ominous, to abide by the principles of benevolence and righteousness and to act as a king. In the land of life and death, you have to be the ear."

Shangguan Jun was speechless for a long time, and finally sighed: "I hope that your majesty will keep this in mind. If you violate it in the future, I will have to remonstrate with you today."

Zhao Xu shook his head: "Otherwise, even if I do nothing wrong in the future, Ai Qing will always remind me so that I will always have this intention."

The superior officers could not help but leave their seats in awe, and bowed respectfully to Zhao Xu: "My emperor is a saint."

After sending Shangguan Jun away, the colander came out from behind the tent. Zhao Xu breathed a long sigh of relief: "You can deal with the situation, but you can't use it. How can you call Shangguan a bachelor?"

Colander bowed and imitated Shangguan Jun and said with a serious face: "I hope your Majesty will keep this in mind. If you violate it in the future, I will have to remonstrate with you today."

"You?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but roll his eyes in a Soviet style skillfully: "I don't even expect Situ, how dare I expect you to give me direct advice?"

Colander smiled and said: "Admonishment is not limited to direct remonstrance. It has to make the emperor and his ministers lose their composure like a common man scolding in the street, or stand firm like the left and right kings in the temple. I don't think that method is a good method.

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Zhao Xu couldn't help but laugh. Hearing Situ talk about the old cases of those famous ministers, Xingzi Injo didn't dare to raise his sleeves to block Injo's spitting. It was really terrible.

"I just know how to talk, how are the drawings?"

"The design is ready." Colander opened a roll of engineering drawings in his hand: "This is based on my father's design plan for Damingfu Xiaochang Community. It is considered the first plan for the reconstruction of Kaifeng's old city. Your Majesty, please take a look."

The drawing shows a huge community, which is located on the upper reaches of Kaifeng City.

There are three circles in Kaifeng Mansion. The most central one is the palace city, where the Forbidden Palace is located. For example, the famous Xuandemen is the south gate of the palace city.

The second circle is called Zhoucheng, which is the inner city. There are many residences of princes and ministers, such as the eight prime ministers, most of the court's offices, such as Shangshu, Provincial Secretary, Provincial Yushitai, Kaifeng Mansion, Taichang Temple, and various royal palaces.

Linggong Xingguo Temple, Daxiangguo Temple, major warehouses with storage rooms left and right, large entertainment clubs and business institutions such as Fan Building and Pan Building, as well as countless high-end private residences, are all here.

The outermost circle is called Luocheng, which is the outer city. The land price is slightly cheaper. For example, outside Yiqiu Gate, the southwest gate of the city, the earliest house of the Su family is located in it. Now it is Zhao Xu’s newly recruited attendant, Su Shi’s second son Su

The place of residence.

Today, Kaifeng is getting bigger and bigger, and there are many famous places outside the outer city. For example, Jinming Pond is just southwest of Luocheng, Yujin Garden is just south of Luocheng, and there are many gardens in spring and autumn.

Kaifeng people like to visit places.

Every inch of land in the inner city is precious, but in the northeast corner of the inner city, there is a piece of virgin land. Not to mention the higher terrain, there are also a lot of wild forests. It is a waste mound, covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 acres. There is

The name is "Ten Miles Around the Mountain", but there are only two temples.

Kaibao Temple is one of them. There is a pagoda covered with brown glazed tiles inside, which is the famous Kaifeng Iron Pagoda.

The reason why it is desolate is very simple - the terrain is high and it is inconvenient to get water.

When there was a flood in Kaifeng, Gao Taotao was sent to Kaibao Temple by Zhao Xu to take shelter from the water. The whole city was flooded and he could not be flooded there.

Zhao Xu looked at the drawings and expressed that he felt very comfortable: "Li Jie and Shen Kuo are still reliable. If we follow the methods of the National Day, this year's internal treasury will not even have a harvest."

Now that we have power machinery, it is not a problem to set up several water lifting stations. In order to solve the problems of chaotic layout and serious fire hazards in Kaifeng's old city, Zhao Xu is preparing to carry out large-scale reconstruction of the old city.

But if you want to transform, you have to have somewhere to move. The only place in Kaifeng Prefecture that can still be moved is this area.

At first, Zhao Xu gave it to Zhao Ji to play with in order to keep the wealth from flowing to outsiders. As a result, the boy designed this place into a royal garden and named it Genyue.

It was so beautiful and luxurious. If Su You saw it, he would recognize it immediately. This guy turned the drawing into reality in another time and space. The Long Live Mountain and Furong Pond were used as symbols in the Northern Song Dynasty to enter the fast lane of destruction.

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Of course, Zhao Xu would not fool around like Zhao Ji. He was doing this to make money, just like when Suyou demolished Kaifeng's workshops.

This place occupies one-twenty-sixth of the area of ​​the entire inner city of Kaifeng Prefecture, excluding the palace city, and has an area of ​​two large squares. If the households around the inner palace are removed, the palace city can be expanded.

half.

Of course, Zhao Xu didn't need to think about such a beautiful thing. If it were really developed for the purpose of expanding the palace, the courtiers would probably express their opposition one after another.

Therefore, in the end it was necessary to use Situ to develop the roads in Yunzhou and build small villas with elegant environment, forming a new architectural trend, transforming the buildings in Kaifeng Mansion from wooden to masonry structures, relocating some residents facing the street, and widening the main roads.

It’s almost enough to solve some of the traffic congestion problems.
Chapter completed!