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The Illegitimate Son of the Song Dynasty Volume 4 Chapter 715 The Feng Shui of the Imperial Capital

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    Si Tianjian watched the sky at night and read through the "Book of Changes". Three days later, he finally came up with a preliminary expansion plan: four and a half miles to the east and west, and five miles to the north and south.  Half a mile.  Moreover, the four city walls are not in line with the feng shui of the imperial capital, so the inner city wall needs to be demolished, and the current outer city wall should be used as the inner city wall, while the current structure of the three city walls of the palace city, inner city, and outer city should be maintained.

    Si Tianjian said to do whatever he wanted, but Yang Yi didn¡¯t say a word and immediately submitted the plan to the court for discussion.

    As a result, Cai Jing, the Minister of Household Affairs, was the first to jump out and object fiercely. He listed 26 reasons for opposition in one breath, which was amazing.  Yang Yi was almost drowned by Cai Da Shangshu's saliva.

    ?????????? In fact, everyone has a clear mind. Cai Dashangshu listed twenty-six reasons or ten thousand reasons.  In the final analysis, it is just that it is more expensive to build this way. Shangshu Cai probably prefers to expand from one side, so that the length of the city wall that needs to be built will be much reduced.

    According to Si Tianjian¡¯s method of expansion, the east and west will be expanded by four and a half miles, and the north and south will be expanded by five and a half miles. If the current area of ??Tokyo city is seven miles wide and seven and a half miles long, a total of sixty-seven miles of city wall will need to be built.  Moreover, it involves demolition and construction, so the cost is huge.

    It¡¯s true that the Song Dynasty is rich now, but it can¡¯t afford such nonsense. It only expands the outer city. It also needs to demolish the existing inner city wall. Isn¡¯t it possible to demolish the city without spending money?

    Cai Jing was frothing at the mouth as he spoke, rolling up his sleeves, as if he was ready to pinch anyone who stood up to argue. Yang Yi looked amused. Anyway, the expansion of the capital is not a matter of a day or two.  It doesn't matter if it's a month late or a month early, and Yang Yi is not in a hurry.  With the intention of watching a show, I watched Mr. Cai dominate the show.

    Cai Jing slobbered for a long time.  Suddenly, he found that the court was quiet. No one stood up to refute him. Of course, no one agreed with him. A feeling of loneliness quietly crept onto Cai Shangshu's face.

    ¡°Alas, is this the fate of masters?

    He looked at Yang Yi for help. Yang Yi pretended not to see anything. Yang Yi had already planned not to say a word about how to arrange the matter.  I am a human being, and it is endless fun to fight with others, but let me fight with shadowless ghosts and gods. This is obviously not the first level. I will not do such stupid things.

    ??Furthermore, Feng Shui is different from ghosts and gods in the strict sense. The reason why Feng Shui is still prevalent in the 21st century is whether there is any truth in it. Even Yang Yi, as a later generation, does not dare to completely deny Feng Shui.  Since we're not sure, let's proceed based on the principle of rather believing that something exists than something that doesn't exist.

    But the court officials did not say anything, and they generally held this idea.  The Imperial Capital is the residence of the Emperor, and it is said that "the foundation of the Dingding is eternal, and endless karma is here."

    The Feng Shui of the Imperial Capital is a major matter related to the country, the country and the country.  In the face of this kind of thing, officials who don't understand Feng Shui.  Who is not based on the attitude of "the son does not speak, the strange power confuses the gods", in other words.  If you don¡¯t understand, I won¡¯t tell you.

    Like Chang'an City in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the terrain gradually decreases from south to north. Taiji Palace is located in the north of Chang'an City.  Because the Taiji Palace is located on a low ground, and the temperature in Chang'an City in midsummer is very high and extremely hot, making living in the Taiji Palace "damp" and very uncomfortable.

    But what can you do?

    The palace city symbolizes the North Star. Feng Shui must pay attention to the connection between heaven and man and the unity of heaven and man. According to the position of the stars in the sky, the most noble Ziwei Palace is located in the center of the north sky. It uses the North Pole as its center. There are fifteen stars in the east and west vassals.  Stars surround it.

    Ziwei Palace means the royal palace. The emperor is the emperor, and the monarchs on earth should correspond to the stars in the sky. Therefore, the palace can only be placed in the center of the north.

    So even if you are an emperor, you can only endure the uncomfortable living here, because this place can correspond to the stars in the sky, unless you don't want to be an emperor anymore.

    It can be seen from this that in terms of Feng Shui, there is no control over how the Imperial Capital is built.

    Among Cai Jing's objections, the most important one is that the current Tokyo city is expanded on the basis of the old city. It is very irregular. Each wall of the outer city is different in length and is not a parallelogram.  In Feng Shui, it has lost the basic concept of a round sky and a square place, but now the Song Dynasty is as prosperous as before. It can be seen that when expanding, we should not pay too much attention to these, but should focus on practicality and economy.

    From the bottom of his heart, Yang Yi agreed with Cai Jing's statement, but Sitian Supervisor Mo Yan immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, although the outer city of Tokyo is not very symmetrical at present, it is closely connected with the surrounding geomantic omen and geomantic omen.  The stars in the sky correspond exactly to each other, which is why the Song Dynasty prospered. This is why when the outer city was expanded, a symmetrical quadrilateral was not built. But now, if we want to expand, as Cai Shangshu said, we only need to be practical and economical.  Then it turns out that the feng shui of the Imperial Capital is likely to be destroyed. Queen Mother, no one should bear this responsibility.I can't afford it!  "

    Empress Dowager Liu came from a womanly family, and Mo Yan's words made her feel uneasy. She even wanted to cancel the decision to expand, lest it damage the original Feng Shui.

    She quickly asked: "Mo Jianzheng, if you expand according to your current plan, will you be able to ensure that the original Feng Shui pattern of Tokyo will not be destroyed?"

    Mo Yan solemnly replied: "Queen Mother, this is a matter that concerns our country, the Song Dynasty, and the country for thousands of generations. How dare I be careless in the slightest? I watched the stars at night, and then corresponded to the terrain around Tokyo. I checked the numbers and made repeated calculations."  I dare to draw this conclusion.¡±

    "Okay, okay, that's good. Ministers, do you have any other opinions? If you don't have any other opinions, then we will follow Mo Jianzheng's plan."

    Regardless of whether others have opinions or not, Yang Yi himself will definitely remain silent. Even Cai Jing's mouth moved but he didn't say anything else.

    Mo Yan¡¯s words couldn¡¯t be more obvious. Anyone who ignores the Feng Shui of the Imperial Capital has ulterior motives. No matter what problems arise in the future, you will have to bear the responsibility;

    Who can afford this responsibility?  People like Cai Jing are more tactful, and he will not stand up to this accusation again.

    After some further discussions, the basic framework of the expanded capital was decided.

    Yang Yi¡¯s expanded lifting department can also be officially opened.

    From the Ministry of Rites, Yang Yi once again summoned Shen Qingzhi, Sima Bofang, Wade, Su Jiagoro and others to announce the official start of the expansion work.

    "Now that the framework has been planned, it will expand outward for four and a half miles on the east and west sides, and five and a half miles on the north and south sides. Within this framework, it is up to you how you act."

    After Yang Yi finished speaking, Shen Qingzhi hesitated and said: "Sir, the Chang'an City in the former Tang Dynasty was more than nineteen miles long from north to south and more than seventeen miles wide from east to west. Now if it is expanded according to Si Tianjian's plan, the expanded north and south cities of Tokyo will be  It is no more than eighteen and a half miles long and no more than sixteen miles wide from east to west, which is slightly smaller than Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty;

    The maximum population of Chang'an City in the former Tang Dynasty was only about 500,000. At present, the population of our eastern city has reached 1.5 million, and this number is still growing year by year. If this continues, in another 20 to 30 years, Tokyo City will be  We are facing the dilemma of overcrowding again. Sir, this is a rare opportunity. Why don¡¯t we strive for it and expand the city a little more at once to ensure that we will be worry-free for a hundred years.  "

    Yang Yi thought for a while and said: "No need, since Si Tianjian has already reached a conclusion on Feng Shui, there is no point in arguing. In addition, I personally believe that whether it is from the perspective of city management or military defense,  See, bigger is not always better for a city;

    As far as urban management is concerned, if the city is too large and the population is too large, the pressure on water supply, drainage, transportation, sanitation, etc. will increase several times, which will lead to a significant increase in management costs. If management is not in place, it will become dirty, messy, and extremely easy to  breed various diseases;

    From the perspective of military defense, if the city is too large, it will easily disperse the defense capabilities, resulting in emptiness everywhere. If a large number of troops are stationed in the city, it will further increase the burden on the city, which is very unwise;

    Nowadays, it is as large as Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, which is basically enough.  As for if we face the pressure of population expansion again in 20 to 30 years, there will be no need to expand the capital at that time. We only need to build a few more small cities in the surrounding areas like Taiyuan Prefecture to divert the population. In terms of military defense, the capital and these  Satellite cities act as horns for each other, which is also beneficial to defense.  "

    Shen Qingzhi, Sima Bofang and others thought about it carefully and had to admit that Yang Yi's words made sense.

    Now Tokyo is only seven and a half miles long from north to south, and only seven miles wide from east to west. The total area is about 50 square miles, and it can already accommodate a population of 1.5 million;

    "If the east and west are expanded by another four and a half miles, and the north and south are expanded by five and a half miles, the total area will reach 296 square miles, an increase of nearly six times from the original area. In the future, it will not be a problem to accommodate three million people.

    Overall, although it is still slightly smaller than Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Yi thinks it is enough.

    He took out a pen and paper, drew a rough drawing, and then said: "The traffic congestion problem in Tokyo City has always been very prominent. This problem must be solved during this expansion. Now that it has to be demolished  After the inner city wall is demolished, the cleared space cannot be sold again, and a twenty-foot-wide avenue must be built on both sides of the moat to alleviate the current traffic congestion in the inner city."

    The inner city wall was built during the Tang Dynasty. It also had a river to protect it. Considering that once the outer city was lost, the inner city had to be relied on to continue its defense, so there have always been open spaces both inside and outside the inner city wall.

    Now that the inner city wall is to be demolished, its defensive function no longer needs to be considered. Yang Yi immediately thought of using it to build an inner ring road.

    Because it turns out that Tokyo City is located on the old city.It was built without complete planning, so there are almost no north-south or east-west avenues in the city. Under this situation, the most ideal way to alleviate the traffic pressure in the city is to build more ring roads.

    Twenty feet is roughly equivalent to sixty meters, and one on each side of the bank is 120 meters wide. With this inner ring road, the current traffic situation will have a huge improvement, so this point is not negotiable by Yang Yi.  Just stipulate it.
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