June is the hottest time of the year.

All of them use the lunar calendar, so there is no more troubles that need to be converted... The June month of the Gregorian calendar has just entered summer.

Liu Mingqi just saw a report brought by Prince Yu’s Mansion.

It is said that in the past two months, the consumption of milk has continued to increase, almost twice that of the same period last year.

Most of them are used to make yogurt, milk tea, pudding, etc.

This is also a good thing.

But there is a lot of ice required. Fortunately, a lot of ice was transported from the north last winter and stored in an ice cellar.

This climate in Gyeonggi region is the most suitable for human habitation.

Wheat is planted on the north side, rice is planted on the south side, and you can basically see the crops you can see here.

In another era, this is the place called the Central Plains.

What is the Central Plains?

So you know, why did my Chinese civilization originate from this?

But the Gyeonggi region still has its own shortcomings.

First of all, the first one is that the Yellow River has changed its course countless times over the past thousands of years, destroying one city after another.

Our Great Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties all dominate the world in Guanzhong, and all the countries come to worship.

But why did it suddenly fade?

The reason is that the Yellow River is diverted, which makes Guanzhong area not have enough water sources to water. As a result, the fertile Shaanxi has become a Loess Plateau, which is not enough to maintain such a huge population.

The same is true in the Gyeonggi area.

In another time and space future, the Imperial Capital was once directly flooded by the Yellow River. The current Imperial Capital was rebuilt not far from the ruins.

Moreover, more importantly, the empire must have a core area.

Nowadays, the core area of ​​Dakang is undoubtedly the Gyeonggi region.

It cannot be said that it is not good, but if you actively participate in the Age of Discovery, then this place is too far from the seaside and it is difficult to control the progress of the Age of Discovery.

To put it bluntly, it is not easy to control the naval troops that sail in large numbers, and it is even harder to control the merchants that sail in large numbers!

Therefore, Liu Mingqi had already made up her mind. When the conditions were ripe, she could only move the capital.

There is no need to go to the hard-earned Dadu Mansion where the capital is moved - see what will it look like when the groundwater is pumped in the future? In order to provide them with water, a super-large project for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project was specially built.

Besides, Dadu Prefecture has another major disadvantage, that is, the wind and sand blowing from the Qiyan Plateau.

It is no exaggeration to say that people living there are far from being happy in the environment.

Why did Zhu Di choose Dadu Prefecture?

The first reason is his lair. Only when he is the emperor can he sit peacefully.

The second is because Zhu Di is a very thoughtful person. He regards this place as the front line of attacking nomadic peoples - if he is optimistic, it is a blow, not a defense!

Zhu Di went out to the front several times, which time did he kill the Golden Family?

He really didn't expect that his descendants would have such a hard time defending them in the future.

Liu Mingqi is different.

He has so many weapons that surpass the times, and they can be used on a large scale.

For example, wooden grenades, hot air balloons, hell cocktails, cannons that are about to start mass-equipment, and flintlock rifles that are now under research.

Once these things come out, the so-called cavalry of the grassland tribe is completely a scumbag.

Liu Mingqi sent out 20,000 well-equipped troops, plus 30,000 auxiliary transport troops, which was enough to sweep any force until they captured their nests.

Therefore, there is no need to go to Dadu Prefecture to defend the country's gates.

Of course, Liu Mingqi did not have any intention of underestimating the Ming Emperor to defend the country. These kings were generally dedicated, and even Chongzhen did not go to the south to establish a small court.

But now he has a better choice, and he will definitely choose to have a small burden on the capital of Dakang and can develop actively.

Liu Mingqi has two candidates in her mind.

One is Jinling.

Jinling is located in the heart of the south, avoiding the possibility of attacks from the sea, but it can radiate to the entire Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai area. It can firmly control the essence of Dakang and provide the fastest response and guidance to the great voyage.

Moreover, Jinling is full of water, and the Yangtze River, the largest Tamsui River in my country, flows directly here.

So if the capital is established here, there will be no problem with the entire imperial institution and the population of millions.

The other is Hangzhou.

There is no need to say much about the superiority of Hangzhou.

Hangzhou Bay can go out to sea directly. If you set the capital here, you will not be remotely controlled, but you will directly regard it as the base camp for the voyage.

Then, since the officials of the previous dynasty developed it, Hangzhou has long become a land of fish and rice, a land paradise. Even if millions of people live here, it will not cause much burden.

Even if the Gyeonggi region develops into tens of millions of people in the future, the grain transported from overseas will be easier to transport to Zhejiang through economical and convenient shipping, greatly alleviating the pressure on food.

The burden on the Grand Canal is too heavy, and it will be bad for the long run.

As long as the tasks of food and other things around the Imperial Capital are eliminated, the energy released after the canal transportation will be more moisturized to the residents along the Grand Canal.

But one of the disadvantages of Hangzhou is that if you are close to the East China Sea, then once the enemy warship launches a fierce attack from here, it will definitely become the front line of battle.

Although you can make various defenses around Hangzhou Bay, the enemies coming from the sea are different from those on land, and they are even more elusive.

Maybe one night passed and hundreds of enemy ships were bombarded early the next morning.

This will be unstable for the whole people's hearts.

It is equivalent to this being the waterway version of Dadu Mansion.

Another form of emperor guards the country's gates.

Songjiang Prefecture, the later demon city, also has the same advantages and disadvantages as Hangzhou, and it also has the disadvantage of not being prepared for a mature city. At least at this time, it is not very suitable.

So in fact, Liu Mingqi is more inclined toward Jinling.

But now is definitely not the time.

Even if Liu Mingqi's generation can succeed, it will take at least twenty years later. Liu Mingqi's control over the court was strong enough, and the people he promoted had taken the key point. Only when he achieved great achievements in the Great Voyage, he had the confidence to propose moving the capital.

But there are still a lot of trouble.

First of all, the tens of millions of people in the Gyeonggi area disagree - I am the location of my country's capital, and suddenly you relocated me. Then wouldn't I become an abandoned child?

Then, the area of ​​the new capital, whether in Hangzhou or Jinling, had enough population, and then it was a huge burden for the new capital.

In short, moving the capital is not as good as fighting a large-scale battle, which is simply careless.

If it really doesn't work, Liu Mingqi decided to let her son take charge of moving the capital and lay a solid foundation for him.

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Speaking of moving the capital, what is more important is to communicate with overseas.

Once maritime trade becomes mainstream, foreigners come to Dakang basically dominate sea routes.

If a central court cannot fully receive foreign information, cannot communicate with them actively, and check for omissions through communication, and always stays in the mentality of "I am the Central Plains dynasty and my boss", it will easily be self-consistent and eventually be eliminated by the times.

Why did Citigroup become so developed and powerful that it was almost desperate?

Isn’t the reason that they have been integrating with the outside world all the time?

Their strength not only attracted a large amount of talents from Europe, but also attracted a large amount of talents in Asia.

Countless talents work together there, which makes their economy and national defense stronger.

Take modern times as an example. Over the past decades, aren’t there any of the countless great young people in our country rushing toward the United States?

If the capital of Dakang is inland and they have difficulty communicating, they may not go to the Imperial Capital, but only in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas and the coastal areas of Guangdong and Guangxi.

In this way, Dakang's inside and outside will definitely cause very sharp conflicts, and maybe it will erupt in advance, and Dakang will be done by himself.

If you want great prosperity to be destroyed, it is not the progress of thinking among the people and the merchants. More importantly, the prime ministers, the six ministers, and all the minds have made progress.

Only in this way can they actively receive new knowledge, so that their thinking can be expanded and truly reach the world's mind.

Liu Mingqi's ideal state is naturally one hundred years. Two hundred years later, Dakang became a constitutional monarchy country. The emperor held power within a certain range, but most of the power belonged to the parliament and the people.

After all, people are selfish.

Since their descendants became emperors, Liu Mingqi naturally did not want them to be overthrown and be beheaded directly... It is not enough to be treated as a King of Great Britain, and it is best to be like a King of Thailand.

As for the last reason, it is also due to Liu Mingqi's selfish intentions.

If the capital is located in the sea-side area, its control over the surrounding overseas territory will be greatly enhanced.

In Liu Mingqi's heart, Dakang's territory should not be the only one in the mainland.

Japan is considered a kind of, but more importantly, it should be a Southeast Asian country.

The Indochina Peninsula, Philippine, Sulu, Malaysia, etc. around the South China Sea should all be the core territory of the empire.

On this basis, if you can control Australia, it will be the best Great Perfection.

As long as Dakang's navy is strong enough, as long as the steam engine development is convenient for transportation, as long as our Dakang people of the same clan and origin live on those lands, these territories are inseparable from Dakang.

Take a step back and say that even if these territories become independent in the future, their subjects are still Dakang people and our ethnic group, and they still represent our civilization inheritance.

At that time, a certain degree of competition will be formed with the overall inland metropolitan countries, which will give the main metropolitan countries a sense of urgency and pressure, which is also a good way to promote progress.

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Chapter completed!