Chapter 1249: The Capital Controversy Part II

Because of the collective opposition of everyone, the proposal to use Chang'an as the capital of the country fell through midway, and was rejected before Shang Ji could open his mouth.

But Ma Teng and the others were not discouraged. In fact, they did not expect Chang'an to be selected as the capital of the kingdom. The reason why Chang'an was proposed was just to create momentum for the next option.

"Your servant dares to ask the king what he thinks of Luo Yang?"

As soon as Pang De's words came out, everyone's attention was directly attracted, and the hall with hundreds of people fell into silence for a moment.

Luoyang, as the original imperial capital, has a very good foundation, and its status in the hearts of the world is quite sacred. It is one of the most popular options. Even among the descendants of Shang Ji, many people prefer Luoyang.

Pang De is a member of Diao Chan's faction. Luo Yang was raided by Diao Chan's army before, and now Luo Yang is actually under the control of Diao Chan's army. Although their influence on Luo Yang is not as good as Chang'an, it is far stronger than other factions.

This is enough for the Diao Chan faction, after all, what they want is to occupy a larger share in the future division of court power, not for rebellion!

"Luoyang was the imperial capital in ancient times, with a long history and profound heritage. I would agree to choose Luoyang."

Lu Bu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and voted for Luo Yang.

Lv Bu's former territory was in Bingzhou, and no matter how he was elected, the new king would not be in Bingzhou, so Lv Bu took second place and supported Luoyang instead. From the map, Bingzhou is like a cover, completely covering Luoyang from the north, that is to say, Luoyang is still within the radiating range of Bingzhou's influence. Diaochan will benefit the most from Luoyang as the capital, followed by Lu Bu.

"Luoyang is exhausted, so he is not the first choice for Xindu!"

Suddenly, Guo Jia, who was lazily lying on the seat, spoke lightly.

Everyone was shocked and immediately stopped talking.

Everyone knows that Guo Jia is Shang Ji's confidant and think tank. He has a lazy personality and ignores everything. Even important matters like Dingdu can almost fall asleep in the meeting hall.

But now that he suddenly speaks, I am afraid that it does not represent his own wishes, that is to say, Shang Ji opposes the establishment of Luoyang as the capital.

"That's right, Luoyang has been in dire condition after several wars, and it smells like copper. It's not the best place."

Someone immediately changed the direction of the wind and began to deny Luoyang City.

certainly,

This sentence is not fabricated out of thin air. At the beginning, Cao Cao's Luoyang Development Project made Luoyang City recover quickly from the brink of relegation, and today's prosperity is even better than in the past.

However, the overly prosperous Luoyang City has also begun to change its taste. It feels like money is paramount. The business is extremely prosperous, but it lacks the majesty and solemnity necessary for a king's capital.

At this time, Luoyang City was fine as an economic center city, but it was not so interesting as a royal capital.

Hearing that Xiangping, Chang'an, and Luoyang were rejected one by one by the three most popular cities, Yuan Shao's heart beat a few beats faster involuntarily, swallowed the oral test, and stared nervously at Shangji.

There are two emperor-level cities in Huaxia District, and all of them are rejected now, which means that new countries must be selected from the king-level cities. Among the king-level cities, Xiangping has been rejected, and Longcheng, Huai'en City, and Yongzhong City are even more unthinkable. The rest of the king-level cities in the Shangji control area include Jinyang in Bingzhou, Jicheng in Youzhou, and Linzi in Qingzhou. , Liangzhou Guzang, Yanzhou Baoqiu, Yuzhou Xinxi, Xuzhou Xuzhou City and Jizhou Xindu!

In comparison, whether it is geographical location or prosperity, Xin is second to none, and there is even a saying that Xin is the number one royal city in the world!

And once Shang Ji chooses Yixindu as the new royal city, relying on Yuan's accumulation in Xindu, as long as he doesn't make a big mistake in the future, there will definitely be a foothold for Yuan's in the court.

As for Shang Ji's fear, Yuan Shao has also figured this out, as long as he dies, all Shang Ji's fear of the Yuan family will disappear immediately. With the abilities of juniors like Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, they are far from being able to be Shang Ji's opponent.

And as long as Yuan Shao dies, Shang Ji has to take special care of Yuan Shi even for the purpose of buying a horse bone with a lot of money!

As for Yuan Shao himself, he didn't have too many thoughts. He is very aware of his physical condition, and he is exhausted at this time. The only motivation for him to live now is the continuation of the family. If he can use his own death to ensure the safe inheritance of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao will definitely smile. to hell.

In any case, he is an outstanding child cultivated by the Yuan family, and it is almost engraved in his bones that the interests of the family come first.

"Jizhou is the head of the nine states in the world. Your Majesty, Jizhou is fertile and wild, with a large population and a prosperous city. It is a great choice for establishing a country and capital. Your subordinates implore the king to consider Jizhou!"

Xin Ping was the first to bear it no longer, and stood up and spoke.

"I implore the king to consider Jizhou!"

A group of generals from Jizhou stood up one after another, including but not limited to Yuan Shao's old troops, and the most important figure among them was Zhang He, the core general of the Shangji Army!

"Jizhou, the Land of Abundance, is indeed a good place to be the capital!"

Shang Ji spoke suddenly, nodded indifferently and said.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and felt his heart was jumping into his throat. Others such as Diao Chan and Lu Bu also looked at Yuan Shao with envy and extreme in their eyes.

"However, the letters are all very old, and there are a lot of people in the city, so I don't like it."

But the next moment, Shang Ji's words sent Yuan Shao down to the 18th floor of hell, and his whole body was chilled!

"What does your majesty mean to use Yecheng as your capital?"

Xin Ping frowned, and tentatively said.

In Jizhou, if Xindu is excluded, Yecheng, the second largest city, is left, and Yecheng also served as the capital of Cao Wei for a long period of time in history. It is not unthinkable to choose Yecheng as the capital of the king. .

"No, here is where I want to be alone!"

Shang Ji shook his head, and he stopped being tricky, and pointed directly at the map.

Everyone immediately widened their eyes and looked at the map, but then they all showed confusion.

The location that Shang Ji refers to is indeed in Jizhou, which belongs to Hejian County. The location close to Youzhou can almost be said to be the border between Youzhou and Jizhou. What puzzled everyone was that the location of Shang Jizhi was completely blank, not even a city.

The closest city to what Shang Ji was referring to was three hundred miles to the south, and it was just an inconspicuous mid-level city, not worth mentioning at all!

However, none of the people present were idiots, and soon someone realized that the judge exclaimed, and said in disbelief, "Could it be that your majesty wants to build a new city as the king's capital?"

"That's right, Guzheng has such intentions!"

"hiss!"

Immediately, the temperature in the hall rose several degrees, and everyone looked at Shang Ji in horror.

Hundreds of years of accumulation of the great Han Dynasty, and so far only two emperor-level cities and thirteen king-level cities (excluding those occupied and upgraded by merchants) have been passed down to this day. To build a king-level city, the manpower and material resources required are daunting!