Chapter 49 two

Liu Bingzhong took office.Four years later, on Xinmao Day in October of the Xinwei Year (November 4, 1271), the newly built Zhongdu City took shape, and the Miyagi, Imperial City, and Outer City were completed on schedule. On this day, the city of Zhongdu is dressed in red and green, and decorated with lanterns and festoons.Doctor Guanglu Liu Bingzhong and Ansu Gong Zhang Rou wore first- and second-rank official uniforms and patrolled the city.Zhang Honglue, an official of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and others accompanied him on horseback.I only heard the sudden sound of firecrackers, the sound of drums, the flying of vultures, and the thunderous cheers.Under the sunshine of early winter, the city of Zhongdu was covered with a layer of golden brilliance.

"The newly-built capital city is neatly planned and has a grand layout. It integrates majestic palaces and beautiful natural scenery." Liu Bingzhong briefed Shi Tianze, Yao Shu, Dou Mo, Polo and other Khan's trusted officials who came to inspect and accept. making an introduction.Old friends reunited after a long absence for many years, and I have a lot to say, "The new city of Zhongdu is called 'Khan Bali' in Mongolia, which means the capital of the Great Khan. The city is divided into three parts: the outer city, the imperial city and the palace city. The plan of the city is rectangular, about fifteen miles long from north to south, about thirteen and a half miles wide from east to west, and fifty-seven miles in circumference."

"The survey and determination of the city site and the planning of the capital should be mainly attributed to Mr. Bingzhong." Mr. Ansu and Doctor Ronglu Zhang Rou are as handsome as they were back then, with curly beard and brown hair, and a face like red dates. "I think back then," Zhongshu Prime Minister Zuo and Deputy Privy Envoy Shi Tianze flicked their horsewhip lightly, and talked eloquently: "After the capital of Jinzhong was captured by the Mongolian army, Genghis Khan sent his confidant Wang Guer and other officials to receive the treasury and transfer countless gold to the treasury. Silver wealth swept away..."

"Why did Runfu say that? Let's talk about something else." Zhang Rou was afraid that Shi Tianze would continue talking. Shi Tianze reined in his mount and cocked his neck: "Am I wrong? Since ancient times, what is broken is what is erected, and what is established is what is broken. This is the law established by God, and no one can violate it!" "Yes, yes, you are right. But, can we talk while walking?" Zhang Rou gave in with a smile.Zhang Rou was a tiger general who was recruited because of his horse kicked in the battle of Mengjin Langyaling decades ago. Over the years, he has been loyal to the Mongolian and Yuan courts, going through life and death, and made many military exploits. The trust of the Mongolian Khans of all dynasties.

"I remember at that time, the residents of Zhongdu who survived the war ran out of food after being trapped in the isolated city for a long time, and there was even a tragic scene of changing children to eat." Shi Tianze continued. Everyone was silent and looked at each other. It was Yao Shu who broke the short silence: "But later, at the request of the Han general who had surrendered to Mongolia, Genghis Khan allowed the soldiers to provide food and go into the city to sell food, so as to alleviate the hunger of the people." "That's right, this is Genghis Khan's move to liberate the people." Shi Tianze nodded in agreement.

"After the current emperor ascended the throne, he made great efforts to govern and built a new capital in the northeast of the old central capital, with Jin's Qionghua Island Ligong as the center." Liu Bingzhong did not want to talk about it in depth, and brought the topic back to the theme of this inspection in a timely manner . "The new city was chosen to be located in the lower reaches of the Gaoliang River, which further improved the water source of the palace garden. Moreover, in order to facilitate the transportation of wood and stone materials, Jinkou was re-drilled to guide Lugou water to transport wood and stone."

"Due to the convenience of transportation, the project progressed very quickly." Zhang Rou took over Liu Bingzhong's words, "In April of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, Miyagi started construction, and in October of the following year, Miyagi was completed. Construction began in the eighth year of Zhiyuan (1271) In the imperial city, more than 28,000 people from Zhongdu, Zhending, Shuntian, Hejian, and Pingluan built Da Nei and the imperial city." Zhang Rou also served as the "judgment of the Ministry of Industry" and his son Zhang Honglue assisted his father As the general manager of Miyagi, he presided over the urban construction of the capital. "Honglue, please introduce the basic situation of the construction of the capital. By the way, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you. In order to show the style of my dynasty, the old man intends to play a big sweat and change the name of Zhongdu City to 'Dadu City', everyone. What do you think?"

"Mr. Zhang's proposal is very good. I will fully support it!" All the accompanying officials agreed. "Speaking of the layout of Dadu New City, as Mr. Bingzhong said at the beginning," Zhang Honglue talked eloquently, "The plane of the outer city is a rectangular composition, about fifteen miles long from north to south, about thirteen and a half miles wide from east to west, and a circumference of five. Seventeen miles. The city wall is all rammed with rammed earth, and the base of the wall is fifteen steps (about 24 meters) wide. There are several "horse faces" for strengthening defense at certain distances outside, also known as "piers", and the wall is surrounded by a moat thirty steps wide, and the depth of the river is about two feet."

Zhang Hong paused for a moment, then continued: "The design of the new city completely complies with the provisions in "Zhou Li·Dong Guan Kao Gong Ji" that "craftsmen run the country, Fang Jiuli, Pang Sanmen, the country's nine longitudes and nine latitudes, and the classics and paints." Nine tracks. Zuozu Youshe, facing the market outlook' principle. Great Khan's year name 'Zhiyuan' is also the 'Zhizai Qianyuan' in the language. Other palaces are named Daming and Xianning, and city gates are named Wenming , Jiande, Yuncong, Shuncheng, Anzhen, and Houzai are all taken from the two hexagrams of Qiankun in the same book. These are important symbols of the Great Khan's strict implementation of Han law."

While speaking, officials from various provinces, ministries, and academies have boarded the gate tower of Lizhengmen. Zhang Honglue ordered someone to unfold a map, and slid his fingers lightly on the marked areas: "The imperial city is located in the central area of ​​the southern part of the city, and a wall is built around it, called the Xiao Wall, also known as the Red Gate Lanma Wall. The base of the wall is wide. About ten steps, twenty miles in circumference. The main gate on the south side of the imperial city is the Lingxing Gate, also known as the Red Gate. Corridor. Look here, there is a river dozens of steps away from Lingxing Gate, a bridge is built on the river, and thousands of tall willows are planted around the bridge, creating a solemn atmosphere."

Everyone looked in the direction of Zhang Honglue's finger, but saw red walls and yellow tiles appearing and disappearing under the steaming blue sky.As far as people can see, the cornices shone golden in the sun. Then, Zhang Honglue introduced the general situation of Longevity Mountain (Longevity Mountain), Yuyuan and Xiyuyuan to the entourage with ease.There are three gardens within Xiaoqiang, the most famous of which is Longevity Mountain in the West Taiye Pond of Miyagi.Longevity Mountain was originally the Qionghua Island of the Daning Palace in the Jin Dynasty, and was renamed Longevity Mountain by decree at the beginning of the year.When Kublai Khan first arrived in Zhongdu, he lived in Daning Palace and repaired Qionghua Island three times.The mountain is several feet high, and the mountains are all stacked with exquisite stones. The peaks and ridges are hidden, and the pine and cypress are lush and beautiful.The water from the lake leads up to the top of the mountain and spouts from the dragon's mouth, which is very spectacular.Climb to the top of Long Live Mountain to overlook the capital city.There are gorgeous palaces, pavilions and pavilions on the mountain.In Guanghan Palace, the whole jade was carved into "Dushan Dayuhai" (jade urn) and "Five Mountains Treasures Royal Couch", which were placed in the hall.Overlooking the water of Qionghua Island, you can see clear waves, green lotus and fragrant algae, with beautiful fragrance, swimming fish and floating birds, and flocks of operas.The Taiye Pool is five or six miles wide, with a flying bridge in the sea, where the palace of Yingzhou rises, and the stone city is surrounded by it, which is used as the arch gate of the island, which is convenient for dragon boats to come and go.Yitian Hall is built on the small island south of Wansui Mountain in Taiye Pool. There are bridges on three sides of the hall, which can lead to Dongnei, Xinei and Wansui Mountain. There is also Fangzhang Island (Qishantai) in the pool.Long live mountain, small island, and three islands of Chishantai float on the surface of the pool, forming a fairy palace with three islands in one pool. The Royal Garden is located in the north of Miyagi City, from the south to the north of Houzai Gate, and to the west of Taiye Pond, where rare birds and animals are kept, known as "Lingyuan".The West Royal Garden is fifty feet high, majestically echoing Qionghua Island. The streets in the metropolis have nine east-west and north-south arterial roads, criss-crossing to form a chessboard layout.In addition, there are 384 streets and lanes, 29 alleys, more than 67,000 craftsmen households, and 338,000 craftsmen and their families.The army of Suwei reached 100,000.There are 63,000 musicians and wealthy businessmen.There are 10,000 Buddhist monasteries and Christians, 410,000 people from the lower classes and farmers, and 110,000 government officials, their families, and court personnel, totaling 1.1 million people. There is a time limit for the activities of residents in the city. There is a time reporting center in the city, which is the central station. Tainan has the Drum Tower (Qizheng Building), and Taipei has the Clock Tower.At five o'clock and three o'clock, the bell sounds and people walk. Xinyou Day in November of the Xinwei Year (December 4, 1271). metropolis. More than 200,000 guards and government personnel in the imperial city wore brand-new official uniforms as usual, and held a grand foundation-laying ceremony for the founding of the country to the beautiful melody of court music. Standing in front of the imperial platform, Xu Heng, a scholar of Jixian University and the son of the state, solemnly declared: "According to the imperial decree of the current emperor Kublai Khan, since the first day of November in the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the former Zhongtong Dynasty and the Zhiyuan Dynasty have given the name 'Great Yuan', which means 'Great Qian Yuan', symbolizes that the Great Yuan Empire is thriving and prosperous!" The music of "Code of Prosperity" was played, attracting bursts of cheers. The singing gradually slowed down, and officials at all levels knelt down three times and bowed nine times, shouting long live. A world-shaking Great Yuan Empire, accompanied by the rising sun, was born! The rooster crows, the sun rises in the east, and the morning glow smears the earth bright red...