It was Lu Ge who came, who knew Wuzhou before, and went to Beijing to report on his work at the end of his term of office, and came to be the first judge of Changping on Jingxi Road. Originally, when the Beijing official arrived, he should have taken a post road to leave Beijing. Get off from Tangzhou, go to Zaoyang via Huyang County, and see Du Zhongxiao, who is still engaged in field work. The railway passes through Tangzhou, parting ways with the original post road, bypassing Daze, just walking on the other side of Huyang, passing through Xinye. The railway had been running for several years, and the imperial court finally changed its original route.

Lu Ge became famous at a young age, and when he was a teenager, he was appreciated by Zhizhou Ma Liang and participated in the release test. When Lu Ge heard about this, he was ashamed of his personal recommendation and did not participate. The next Jinshi and the first are only 16 years old.

This person is very strange, a young jinshi, the promotion is not slow, and his political performance is good, but he has never been promoted by leapfrogging, nor has he entered the pavilion, nor has he been a Beijing official, and he has always been in the local governor's state. Now in his forties, he has been an official for nearly 30 years, and he is still a state governor. The vast majority of officials would have been like this for about their entire lives if they did not have the appreciation of the important ministers of the court.

A few years ago, when he was in Gongzhou on Guangnan West Road, Lu Ge encountered a brutal chaos, and the whole road shook. He once reminded Du Qi that Guangxi was poor and poor, and several prefectures were not as good as a large county in the Central Plains, so he should repair the city as soon as possible, transfer troops and horses, and guard against barbarian rebellion. At that time, it was not taken seriously, and this year's Nong Zhigao incident showed his foresight at that time, and he was reused as a judge of Changping.

Du Zhongxiao welcomed Lu Ge in, sat down with the guests, and asked about the hard work on the road, Du Zhongxiao said, "You came just in time." Since the establishment of the Changping Division, it has been co-located with the Camp Field Affairs Department for several years. In the past two years, Chang Ping Division has developed, and it is no more than before, and it is discussing to build its own official party. It's just that where to put it, whether it is Xiangzhou, Tangzhou, or Dengzhou, has not been decided. The first thing you do when you arrive is to settle down on the official office. ”

Lu Ge arched his hand: "Mention, in terms of Jingxi Road, Shouzhou should be Henan Mansion, and the first big city should be Luoyang City." Chang Ping, as the supervisor, is in charge of money and grain industry and commerce, and the responsibilities of other supervisors are not the same, so why not set up in North Road? ”

Du Zhongxiao knew that he was talking about Luoyang, and said to him: "Luoyang is Xijing, in addition to the transfer envoy, the other supervisors also have official offices. And there is a Xijing branch there, although there are no directors, there are many high-ranking officials. Money, grain, and commerce are more susceptible to the influence of these people's words, and it is better to stay away. Moreover, now Chang Pingsi's affairs in the north are all entrusted to the Henan Prefecture to be judged, and there is also a yamen. ”

The general judgment is different from Zhizhou, it is a real official sent by the imperial court, and he supervises the money and grain in one hand, and his responsibilities are in line with the supervisor. Several superintendents appointed magistrates to do things, and the first choice was the general judge, followed by the shogunate. When the Changping Division was first established, there were not enough officials, and the affairs of several states on the North Road were all managed by the general judgment of Henan Prefecture. Du Zhongxiao completely delegated power, north of the iron prison, except for the company's regulations and official documents and traffic affairs, he did not interfere in daily affairs.

Henan Mansion, as the location of Xijing, is different from other places, and has always been a two-member general judgment, one to govern the left-behind affairs and the other to govern the affairs of Henan Prefecture. Both have high qualifications and must be Zhizhou qualifications, and one term is equivalent to one term of Zhizhou. Moreover, the general judgment of the government of Henan Province has a division of labor with the signing of the judgment, and does not manage the affairs of the city, but only manages the suburban counties. At this time, the general judgment of the government was Sun Changqing, who was in charge of the affairs of Changping Division North Road.

Hearing this, Lu Ge said: "It is not located in Henan Mansion, there is only one place to set up, and that is Xiangzhou." Although Dengzhou is also a big state, the train passes through Xinye, which is under its jurisdiction, and does not pass through the city, which is somewhat inappropriate. Although Xiangzhou is southern, the place is rich, and it is connected to the train, which is where the former Chaoshan South East Road is located, not comparable to other places. However, in fact, there is another place, that is, the iron prison. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, in addition to Xiangzhou and Luoyang, the most suitable place now is where the iron prison is located." Unlike the other field supervisors, it has a large population and wealth, and it is the meeting place of several railroads, and I will not appoint it. ”

At that time, when the iron prison was established, it was originally selected as a remote mountainous area, but with coal and iron, it developed rapidly. There are several railways that meet there, and the transportation is convenient, but it has become one of the most prosperous places on Jingxi Road. If you really take it seriously, the economic hinterland there is too small, and the future development will inevitably be restricted, which is not conducive to being the yamen in charge of the road. But now that the yamen is already simple, why can't you choose there?

After discussing for a while, Du Zhongxiao said to Zhang Yuzhi and Lu Ge: "In this way, now that Nong Zhigao in the south is in turmoil, the imperial court will inevitably send troops after the autumn." Our battalion and field army here are the closest bold soldiers and horses there, and they should share the worries of the imperial court. This month, all the sergeants and soldiers have been recruited, so I took them to the iron prison for training. The affairs of the camp field affairs were handed over to Director Zhang. Chang Pingsi's affairs were handed over to Judge Lu. Judge Lu can go to Xiangzhou to set up the official office of the Changping Division, and whether it will be used as a judge or promoted in the future, let's discuss it again. ”

Lu Ge arched his hand: "When the official first came, he was not familiar with all kinds of affairs, how could he dare to take on this heavy burden?" This time out of Beijing, the saint and the prime minister repeatedly told that Chang Ping was in charge of money and grain industry and commerce all the way, and he handled countless amounts of money a year, so he must do a good job. Now the money and grain on Jingxi Road are particularly important to the imperial court, and once there is a loss here, many things in the world will not be able to be done. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's okay, just learn while doing." Changping Division has regulations for all affairs, and there are suitable officials, and it will be soon. In the past few months, I have been training the army, and Chang Pingsi is not good? There is a train from Fancheng to Tiejian, there is an emergency, and it can be reached in one day. Every other month, you should come to see me in the Iron Prison and discuss something. ”

Lu Ge had no choice but to give up his hand and say: "In this way, the lower officials have to reluctantly do this first." If there is something in the future, go to the iron prison to see and promote, don't think I'm verbose. When he left Beijing, the saint and the prime minister repeatedly admonished. ”

At this time, Pang was a lone minister, and his authority was very heavy, no one dared to take his words seriously, and Du Zhongxiao didn't dare either. The railway supervision has convenient transportation, whether it is Xiangzhou in the south or Luoyang in the north, there are railways to communicate, and it can be reached in one day, and there is no delay there. It was precisely because of this that Du Zhongxiao decided to take the Xiangjun there for training, and at the same time coordinate the affairs of the north and the south.

It was not obvious before, but after Changping set up a savings bank and money introduction, the deposits in it directly showed the development results of Jingxi Road. Originally, the imperial court mostly transported goods from Jingxi Road, but now the amount of money is there, and it is more important. Now money is introduced, but there is capital, which is linked to cash, and the number of tens of millions of savings is particularly eye-catching. It's just that the imperial court hasn't come up with a way to use the deposit, so it can only watch.

A few years ago, when Wang Yaochen was the third envoy, he used to count money and grain. At present, the annual income of the imperial court is about 100 million yuan, and the expenditure is about this time, and the basic income and expenditure are offset. The world's major projects, mainly the construction of railways, are all undertaken by Jingxi Road. If these are converted into cash, the weight of Jingxi Road will be even heavier. Among them, the income of the Yingtian Affairs and Changping Division has long exceeded the tax of the Transshipment Division. Du Zhongxiao, who is in charge of the two items, has a rising status, and he is no longer the official who had insufficient qualifications and could only bring power a few years ago.

Since last year, the imperial court imitated the Jingxi Road system and promoted the Changping Division, which was first set up in Jingdong and Huainan Road. These two places are not on the front line, the local economy is more developed, and they are north of the Yellow River, which has similarities with Jingxi Road. Jingdong Road imitated the example of Jingxi Baiting Prison and rebuilt Laiwu Prison, but it has not yet developed because of the lack of talent and technology. Huainan Road looked greedy, and asked Jingdong Road to assign Xuzhou to them from this year, but all parties involved in the imperial court have not agreed. In addition, the shopping malls under the Changping Division of the two roads were opened, and all the systems learned from Jingxi Road, and the benefits were quickly seen. Recently, it was planned to set up Changping Division in Kaifeng Prefecture, and connect Jingxi Road to buy and sell.

For Du Zhongxiao, both Yingtian Affairs and Changping Division have developed maturely, the system is basically complete, and it is not interesting to do daily affairs, so his mind has turned to the military. Although the court watched closely and the place was valued, he still let go of most of the power.