Chapter 662 Pros and Cons Decision

Chapter 662 Pros and Cons Decision

Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Emperor Huan of Han Dynasty came to power, the whole world has entered a new round of the Little Ice Age. Since then, the temperature in East Asia has been dropping continuously.

This downward trend of climate will reach its end when Liu Song of the Southern Dynasty is established.

This climate change has driven the entire 400 mm rainfall line to move southward. At the same time, due to the drop in temperature, the mass production in the Central Plains has also begun to decline.

At present, Guanzhong, where Ji Han is located, has been greatly affected by this climate fluctuation.

Indeed, at present, it is the best choice to set the capital in Chang'an. Not only can it rely on the pure Guanzhong to maintain the stability of the regime, but it can also stabilize its own basic base.

But in the current situation, Guanzhong may find it difficult to support a capital like in the Western Han Dynasty. And even if it can be supported, it will also lock the upper limit for Ji Han, and there will be no more development in the capital in the next two hundred years.

And... judging from the current climate trend, Guanzhong may face more than just a further reduction in grain production in the future. The Guanzhong Plain, located in a remote area outside the Central Plains, is likely to face increasing military pressure as time goes by.

After all, the impact of the Little Ice Age is not limited to the Central Plains. Compared with the rich Central Plains, the northern Hu people, who live in a harsh environment, actually have a more difficult life.

Because of climate change, the northern Hu people have begun to move south in groups. For a long time in the future, Guanzhong may continue to face pressure from the north.

Even the six towns established by Ji Han himself may be a threat to Guanzhong.

Of course, Ji Han can also try to mobilize supplies from Guandong to the west to enrich Guanzhong. But the loss will be huge, and a lot of supplies will be wasted on the road.

Especially when the grain from the Central Plains is transported to Shaanxi City along the Yellow River, all supplies have to be transported ashore to Guanzhong.

After so many calculations, the Shangshutai, who is good at calculating, gave their suggestions.

Move the capital.

Moving the capital to Luoyang, relying on the dangers of the Sizhou Basin and the transportation capacity of the Central Plains water system, can save a lot of finances. Ji Han can also strengthen his control over Guandong, and it seems that everything will be fine.

The only problem may be that the political shares may be diluted by the Guandong gentry, but there is no way around it.

"In short, you can see, General, we have no choice." Yang Zhun spread his hands and explained to Ma Su bitterly.

"If possible, as a Guanzhong person, I would rather let the court stay in Chang'an. But now the fact is that Guanzhong can no longer afford the capital, and I am afraid I have to do this for the sake of national destiny."

Ma Su has been in deep silence about this situation. After Yang Zhun's explanation, Ma Su just shook his head gently and said nothing.

Some things obviously cannot be changed by one person's desperate efforts. Ma Su also understands this, so he has to use his brain now to think of a way to deal with this matter.

"When will your majesty hold a court meeting to discuss this matter again?"

"Two days later, your majesty will hold a court meeting in the court. At that time, not only you need to go, but the prime minister will also participate in the discussion of this matter."

Yang Zhun waved his hand and said.

"In that case, after the important matters are discussed, go with the prime minister to mourn Gong Yan."

…………

…………

…………

Two days later, a court meeting to determine the future of Ji Han was held in the main hall of the Chang'an Imperial Palace. Except for some officials who were still sitting outside, all the important officials at all levels of the entire Han Dynasty were summoned.

The two most important people among them were naturally Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and General Ma Su.

But what surprised Ma Su was that he saw several familiar and unfamiliar figures at this court meeting. Among them were his own son Ma Ping, Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Zhan...

Among them, sitting in the position of historian was Chen Shou.

This new round of the second generation of Ji Han has reached the age of officialdom so soon.

When Ma Su curiously scanned the officials, intending to see how many new faces there were, Liu Chan also came out. With Liu Chan personally coming out and hosted by Fei Yi, this meeting to discuss the relocation of the capital began.

When talking about the relocation of the capital, Fei Yi first took out all the account books of the Ministry of Revenue for the past three years and made them public to the ministers without any hesitation.

"During these three years, as our Han army continued to advance eastward and recovered the Guandong area. In fact, the court can already receive taxes from Guandong. Just this year, all the taxes from the three states in the Central Plains have been collected."

Fei Yi made the account books public and explained to the ministers with a serious face...or to Ma Su and Zhuge Liang.

"But we still underestimated the difficulty of transportation on the Yaohan Road, and a large amount of grain was lost on the way."

"According to the Ministry of Revenue, the loss of money and grain from Shaanxi City to Chang'an alone reached 15%! If the subsequent water transportation is included, I'm afraid..."

Shaancheng is the seat of Hongnong County and the last stop of the waterway transportation from Guandong to the west.

From Shaanxi City to the west is the famous Sanmenxia, ​​where the three islands of Guimen, Shenmen, and Renmen suddenly appeared and directly blocked the large ship. Moreover, from here on, the waterway became more and more turbulent, and water transportation was not realistic at all.

It is precisely because of the existence of Sanmenxia that the loss of grain and fodder transported from Guandong to Guanzhong increased several times.

"It's okay to endure this level of loss for a few years. But in the future, when the world is unified and everything is based on the safety of the people, this loss will be too great." Fei Yi didn't need to say the rest, Zhuge Liang had already shaken his head and spoke first.

When the scale is expanded to the entire country, even if the loss is more than half, it will be an extremely terrifying amount when added up. Although Ji Han is not as poor as before, it can't afford such a loss no matter how rich it is.

On the contrary, if the capital is moved directly to Luoyang, there will be no so many problems. Because Luoyang is an extension of the Xingyang water system, the loss of taxes collected from Guandong to the capital is completely within an acceptable range.

Moreover, Luoyang is within the Central Plains, and it is guarded from top to bottom, left to right, and looks like an extremely perfect choice.

However, at this time, Ma Su stood up and asked calmly.

"However, if we want to move the capital to Luoyang, has the court tried to test the attitude of the Guandong nobles? In other words, can the loyalty of the powerful people in Guandong be trusted?"

"After all, it has only been three years since we recovered Guandong, and the political base of the court is still in Guanxi!"

"Moreover, if we move the capital to Luoyang, under the eyes of the Guandong nobles, they will know all our strengths and weaknesses. At that time, can we still control the situation with our current strength?"