As for why Zhu Yuanzhang didn't set the capital in Chuzhou, we might as well put Chuzhou and? Two Beijings and one capital? Simply compare and see the disadvantages of Chuzhou. Compared with Nanjing and Kaifeng, the geomantic omen in Chuzhou is incomparable.
The location of the ancient capital is very particular about geomantic omen. Whether a Mr. Feng Shui is qualified to be the former capital depends first on whether this place exists. Dragon soul? .
Kaifeng as? Ancient capital of eight dynasties? ,? Dragon soul? Must be a lot, and as? The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties? Nanjing, although it has been rumored that the regime with its capital here is? A short-lived dynasty? But compared with Chuzhou, which has never had a capital history, its? Dragon soul? There must be more.
In the military strategic position, compared with Kaifeng's terrain which is easy to defend but difficult to attack and its deep hinterland, Chuzhou is located in the Huaihe River Plain, which is closer to the ocean. It is not only difficult to stop the northern nomads from going south with natural barriers, but also more vulnerable to the invasion of the southeast coastal pirates.
Although Nanjing is located in the southeast, it is safer than Chuzhou because of the Yangtze River as a natural hazard. Personally, I think the monarch and his subjects are in Fengyang, and Chuzhou is the earliest base of Zhu Yuanzhang, but there is still no comparability.
As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown complex is very heavy. As a civilian emperor, he, like Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, wanted to return to his hometown one day to worship his ancestors. In addition, many military commanders who first followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world also came from Fengyang and Dingyuan. After these people became the founding fathers one after another, they gradually formed a group of scholars in Huaixi.
So with the strong support of Zhu Yuanzhang and Huaixi Scholars Group, there has been no capital, and the historical city Fengyang has become? Zhongdu? Not far from Chuzhou, there is no such opportunity because there is no support. Whether a city or a region can become a former capital depends on both strength and opportunities, and Chuzhou does not have these.