Turning around and glancing at Shengzhou, Du Zhongxiao sighed secretly, he still had to leave after all. Starting from Tanglong Town, this unexpected coming to the north has brought him too many victories and honors. These victories laid the foundation for their own future and changed the country as well.

The current Song Dynasty is completely different from when Du Zhongxiao went north. At that time, Du Zhongxiao's various reforms on Jingxi Road had been pushed to the whole country, and a unified national market was initially formed with the help of railways and rivers. In the military, firearms are used to replace cold weapons, and although all the outfits have not yet been completed, there are already hundreds of thousands of troops who have been trained for the whole time. The entire imperial court is thriving, and it is no longer the frustrated appearance of just making peace with the party.

If we grasp this era well, we can welcome a bright future. If you don't grasp it well, it may become a thing of the past.

The train passed through Riverside County and slowly entered the valley. After passing through Tanglong Town, the Volcanic Army crossed the Yellow River and headed to the capital of Hedong and the state. At this time, the Hedong Road Transit Envoy was the former Prime Minister Pang Ji, and other local officials Du Zhongxiao could not be seen and did not get off the train, but not here.

At the railway station in Bingzhou, there were already officials sent by Pang to wait. picked up Du Zhongxiao and sent it to the post house. Du Zhongxiao changed his clothes, cleaned up a little, and went to Jingluo Mansion with the officials to meet Pang Ji.

At that time, Du Zhongxiao's department was originally scheduled to go south to exterminate Nong Zhigao, and suddenly changed to go north to rescue Tanglong Town, Pang Ji was the prime minister. He supported Du Zhongxiao's decision, which was very important to Du Zhongxiao at that time. Many future exploits should be attributed to him.

Pang Ji was nearly seventy years old at this time, and he was sitting in the official hall. Du Zhongxiao came in, and after saluting, he was given a seat on the side.

After serving tea, Du Zhongxiao invited tea, and Pang Ji said: "Zhongcheng has been in Hequ Road for more than three years, has made countless meritorious contributions, opened up the territory, and is the first person to make military merits since the founding of this dynasty." is willing to abandon military force and follow literature, and enter the court as the imperial history, which is really admirable. ”

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly said that he didn't dare. It's not because of the relationship of the times, if you have been a military general, not to mention the limited ascent channel, it is easy to cause doubts about mastering military power, which is not good for you in the future, so you are willing to change to a civilian position to be a royal historian. This imperial historian, what exactly do you want to do, what kind of ability you need to have, you are actually still confused, and you need to start from scratch after you arrive in the capital.

Looking at Du Zhongxiao, Pang Ji smiled and said, "Why should Zhongcheng be modest. You have been on Hequ Road for three years, and you have no martial arts, and everyone praises you, and you say that you are the first capable minister since the founding of the country. This time into the dynasty is the imperial history, and many people feel that the official position is too low. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "How can you say low? Those who are higher than this position can only be the ruler. I don't have enough qualifications and I'm young, how can I do it? Being a royal historian is already a favorite of the imperial court. ”

Pang Ji nodded: "Although Zhongcheng is young, he is modest and cautious, which is not comparable to ordinary prodigal children, and his future prospects are limitless." I set up a wine feast in the back office to catch the wind for Zhongcheng Yuanyuan. Let's rest in Jiaozhou for a day, and then go to the capital. ”

Du Zhongxiao said yes. When I got here, Pang Ji couldn't say that he didn't entertain, and this banquet should be wanted.

There was nothing to say all night, and on the second day, Du Zhongxiao came to meet Pang Ji. In the living room on the side, with tea, Pang Ji said: "Zhongcheng entered the center in his thirties and took charge of the Xiantai, and he will inevitably become a famous minister for a while in the future." ”

Du Zhongxiao arched his hand: "This is the wrong love of the saint, I am sincerely afraid, where do I dare to think about the future." ”

Pang Ji said with a smile: "Why be modest, Zhongcheng's military exploits are there, and no one dares to underestimate them." The old man has been up and down in the sea for decades, and I advise you as a person who has come over. You didn't serve as an official in the court before, and now you have great military achievements, this time you are an official in the court, and the rest are all small things, the most important thing is to get acquainted with and know the saint. If you are appreciated and trusted by the Holy One, your future is limitless. If not, the Holy One will always be wary of you, and you will not be able to do anything. Yushi is a Taiwanese constitution, which is different from other officials, and what to do is secondary, and it is fundamental to gain the trust of the saints. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded, and shook his head again: "Although the imperial history is a supervising hundred officials, this dynasty is different from before, and it also has the duty of advising the Son of Heaven. The balance between this is really difficult to grasp. ”

Pang Ji said: "This matter is a thought in my heart, and it can be done without violating my heart." Whether it is good for the court or not, whether the advice is right or not, you must believe that the saint has a number in his heart. At the beginning of the dynasty, the imperial history required loyalty and duty, not clever words, and Zhongcheng remembered deeply. ”

Du Zhongxiao arched his hand: "Thank you for telling me." I have been an official for many years, and I am all foreign officials, so I am really not familiar with the affairs of the DPRK and China. ”

Pang Ji only mentioned it, but did not go into depth. The position of Yu Shi Zhongcheng is easy to do, but it is really difficult to do. Because everything in the world is unpredictable, the scope of supervision is very wide, and almost all the things in the world are in it. Since they have no real power, they can only make suggestions and cannot directly punish them, and unlike the local monitoring system, there is not so much deterrence on officials. The emperor obeyed his words, and the officials were afraid, and the emperor refuted it several times, and he had no authority. It is precisely because of this that the actual authority is much smaller than that of the previous three envoys, although the status is higher.

After chatting for a while, Pang Ji said: "I have Sima Guang, the son of a friend, who is now a herd judge in Beijing. In the future, if it is convenient, Zhongcheng can carry it, and he is very grateful for his kindness. I'm old, I don't have much energy, and I can't do anything big in the court. ”

Du Zhongxiao was taken aback, he didn't expect Pang Ji to entrust this matter to him. Don't dare to slack off, give it up.

Sima Guang is the son of Pang's friend Sima Chi, when he was young, he spent a long time in Pang's family, and he had a deep friendship with Pang. Sima Chi has long since passed away, and Sima Guang is not famous, so he can't see what his future career will be. Du Zhongxiao is young and promising, and he will have a future in the future, and it will be of great benefit to him to be able to promote Sima Guang when the time is right.

Pang Ji is nearly seventy years old, and it is very likely that he will not return to the imperial court when he comes out of office this time. His heirs have no talent, and their hopes are pinned on Sima Guang. It is appropriate to have the opportunity to give a few words to the important ministers.

Du Zhongxiao only worked with Sima Guang for a short time, and he was not familiar with him, so he could carry it with him. Pang Ji doesn't have any special friendship with himself, that's what it is. In the officialdom, there are many such things, and if Pang Ji doesn't say anything, Du Zhongxiao will naturally agree.

After chatting a few more gossips, Pang Ji said: "The fur business in Bingzhou was established by Zhongcheng here for the signing of the judgment, and it is particularly prosperous now. Most of the furs in the north are made here, and then sold to various places. If you have free time today, you can go to all parts of the city to see where you were an official back then. I'm old, so I won't be with you. ”

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly said: "Xiang'an can sit in the Shuai's mansion, and I will go around casually." Speaking of which, it has been many years since I arrived in the state. ”

After saying goodbye to Han Qi, Du Zhongxiao left the Shuai's mansion and looked around, feeling a special feeling in his heart. In that year, Xia Zhu came to do the Hedong Road Strategy, and set himself up as a judge, as if he was on the left day. Unexpectedly, seven or eight years have passed, the old people are not there, and the state has long been different.

With his entourage, he walked around the city casually, and before he knew it, he was at the fur market. After seven or eight years of development, the fur business in Bingzhou has become a characteristic industry, and the fur market has also developed a lot. After Du Zhongxiao left, later officials slowly withdrew official power, and this was already a private market, and there was not much official intervention. The hall in which the government participated in that year became the yamen of the tax collectors.

Looking at the thriving fur market, Du Zhongxiao felt infinite emotion in his heart. I thought too much about many things, and at that time, it did bring benefits to the local area, but in the end, it became a situation that I couldn't imagine. After all, things have to be done by people, and they can't unify their thinking, and no matter how good they think, they can't stick to it. Just like this fur market, what I wanted at that time was that the government would take the lead, the private sector would participate, the government would earn the most profits, and the people involved in the private sector would share the profits. Now it has become a non-governmental leader, and the government collects taxes, and it is not involved.

For the government, collecting taxes is the simplest and crudest method, and it is the least important. Direct participation requires more people and more things to do, which is far less comfortable than collecting taxes. In addition to the fur market, Du Zhongxiao doesn't know how many other businesses he has started and what will become of them after being managed by others.

In the world, I think of one look, but when I really do it, it is the same look, and if I stick to it, I will become another look. Is there anything that doesn't change in the world? Probably not. Many of the regimes have changed in this way, and they stubbornly refuse to change, but they are afraid that it will not work. It's just that where to change, it should be the regime that can guide it, and this is the ability of those in power.