Ye Qingchen, a bachelor of Hanlin, said: "There are a lot of slender men in Bianhe, and this matter must be worried. Even when you go to the place, there is nothing to do, and there is no reason to distribute money and food in vain. It is best to deal with this matter as soon as possible, so as not to cause other trouble. ”

After Myeongho returned from Beizhou, Zhao Zhen intended to make him a privy deputy envoy. It's just that Xia Zhu and Ming Ho are not in harmony, and they haven't settled down for a while. Because of this incident, Xia Zhu has been very unhappy recently, and he didn't say a word at this time.

The privy deputy envoy Gao Ruone said: "There are about 60,000 or 70,000 slender men used by the official ships on the Bianhe River, and there are as many as 40,000 or 50,000 from the Jianghuai to the transshipment warehouse in the south, totaling more than 100,000. This is only for official ships, and if you add the slender men of civilian ships, I am afraid that it will cost two or three hundred thousand. Of course, most of the boatmen are from nearby villagers, and if they lose this livelihood, they can return to their hometowns to make a living. If it is abolished all at once, there will inevitably be trouble. Hundreds of thousands of people along the Bianbian River will rise up, and the world will inevitably shake. Look at the Bianhe River is about to be frozen, and this matter must indeed be dealt with as soon as possible. ”

Beizhou is only a thousand soldiers in chaos, and there is such a big movement, if hundreds of thousands of slender men are in chaos, what will it look like? Everyone in the two provinces is worried about this matter, but there is nothing they can do, and it has been delayed. But we all know that we can't put it off forever.

Zhao Zhen saw that everyone didn't speak, and said: "Du Zhongxiao is willing to take this matter by himself, and choose a place where there is idle land in the west of Beijing and Huai to open the field." What else can you do but do that? The use of vehicles and boats on the Bianhe River can double the amount of goods transported, and save manpower, things must be done, and the slender man should be properly disposed of. ”

Zhang Fangping, the third envoy, said: "More than 100,000 slender men, you can save a little money and food, this is one." In addition, the use of vehicles and boats to tug boats, the generals and boatmen can also be greatly reduced, which is two. Another point is that the Bianhe boat has always been eighty percent official goods, two percent private goods, and these two percent private goods are tax-free, which is a lot of money. It is necessary to use vehicles and ships, and manpower must be saved. It is feasible to use the slender man to tuntian, and the three divisions can divert part of the money saved by cutting the slender man as the capital, and after opening the field, the court will collect more money and grain, killing two birds with one stone. It's just that the slender man pulls the fiber along the river, and many people don't know how to cultivate the crops. Don't go to the place, you won't be able to open the field, but become the source of local trouble. ”

Not everyone can plant the ground. Like many armies, many of them have been engaged in this business for generations, so let them switch to farming, will they? If you can't hold a plow, you can't hold a hoe, don't be able to open it when the time comes, and let the court keep it.

Song Zhen said: "Du Zhongxiao was born in Bozhou at the beginning, and later served as the magistrate of Yongcheng. When he was in Yongcheng, he ran a field and was the first in terms of performance. Even after a few years, Yongcheng has the advantage of camping fields, and it is still a large county in the two Huai, and every time there is a vacancy, everyone competes for the first. If you talk about others, it is difficult to say that you will do this, Du Zhongxiao has the achievements of Yongcheng, and he has his own way to come. ”

Du Zhongxiao relied on his political achievements to get ahead, was valued by Xia Zhu, and brought to Hedong Road, which was in Yongcheng. The camp in Yongcheng, including the construction of the Yongcheng Commune in the county, was one of the most dazzling achievements of the magistrates in these years. However, Yongcheng's experience seems simple, but it is not easy to learn, especially in the commune, and there are officials in other places who have learned to do it, but they have all failed without exception. The reason is actually very simple, the success of Yongcheng is very dependent on industry, there is a whole set of supporting small industries, which official can do it in this era?

Su Song's Yongcheng magistrate will soon expire, and for the sake of this magistrate's lack of county, he is now breaking his head in the capital. Almost all of the important ministers present here have relatives and friends who want to take over there. Such a big county, rich in money and food, has a good foundation, is comfortable to be an official, and its political achievements can crush other counties, which is rare. Not to mention that there are many industries, and you can make a lot of money with a little move.

Speaking of Yongcheng, Zhang Fangping nodded: "Yongcheng Yingtian is indeed the best in recent years. If you can be like Yongcheng, camp in Jingxi Road, and cut off the fiber to the point of having no food and clothing, it is also a blessing for the imperial court. ”

Song Zhen said: "Jingxi Road, especially Tang Deng and other states on South Road, has been a prosperous place since ancient times. Guangwu wins the world with Wandi, and you can know the richness of its land. In the late Tang Dynasty, the war was chaotic, and the households fled empty, and there are still many idle fields. So far, the old traces are still there, as long as they are properly repaired, they will be regarded as fertile soil. ”

Zhao Zhen was silent for a while, and said: "Du Zhongxiao took Tanglong Town in the Volcano Army, and made great contributions under the city of Beizhou, and he was good at ingenuity, and made guns and cannons into sharp weapons in the army. Listening to the words of the front-line soldiers, they are very strategic. Now there is a lack of generals in the army, and generals of poetry and books are even more rare. I intend to let him transfer to a military position, serve in the army, train soldiers and horses, refine military weapons, and use them for the imperial court. ”

Song Zhen said: "Now the Northwest Party has been called a minister, and Yuan Hao has died, when there is no big war, the world is safe." For the sake of today's plan, armament is not an urgent matter, but money and food are the foundation of the world. Du Zhongxiao has the ability to camp the field, and he should use his strengths. ”

Zhao Zhen and several ministers thought about it, in fact, although Du Zhongxiao had some military merits, he had never really led the troops to fight, and his biggest ability was to open fields to grow grain and make a lot of money in business. With money and food, the Song army of the Volcano Army was very brave, but it was not necessarily his contribution to governing the army.

Xia Zhu, who had never spoken, remembered that Du Zhongxiao was under him, although he was not flattering, he was diligent and diligent, and solved many problems for himself. sighed, and finally remembered his benefits. Besides, Song Zhen is a person he values, and his friendship is much deeper than Du Zhongxiao, seeing that he has been saying good things for Du Zhongxiao, he said: "The Bianhe River is about to be frozen, once the boat is sailed, if the slender man's food is not added, something will definitely happen." This matter cannot be delayed and must be dealt with as soon as possible. Du Zhongxiao invited himself to take the slender man to Yingtian on Jingxi Road to share the worries of the imperial court, and he did have this ability, so let him go. ”

Let Du Zhongxiao exchange literature for martial arts, to a large extent, it is Zhao Zhen's own opinion, and Zhongshu does not have this mind. Seeing Xia Zhu speak, Chen Zhizhong said: "Jingxi Road is the fundamental place in the world, and there are many idle fields in the prefectures and counties, so you can't ask questions. According to the minister's intentions, Du Zhongxiao can be allowed to go to Jingxi Road to set up a camp and be subordinate to the transfer department. The slender men who were dismissed from Bianhe and Sanmen Baibo were all transferred to his rule. It is not necessary to remove these people's military status, and they can be converted into the army of cantonment. ”

Wu Yu, the privy deputy envoy, hesitated for a moment and said: "Under the water transport army, although there are sergeants in this dynasty, there is no military number, and most of them are done by other soldiers. If it is a special purpose to come to Tuntian, it still retains military status, and there is no such case. ”

The military power of the Song Dynasty, whether it was the forbidden army, the box army, or the village soldiers and archers, all had military horns. Some are good names, but most of the people engaged in labor show their identity, such as Zhuangcheng, prison city, water transportation, Qinghe and so on. There are all kinds of people, all walks of life, but there is no number of farming. You can't create a separate number for the sake of camping. Another point, if the soldier is a soldier, how to deal with this matter of the farmer?

Xia Zhu said: "The military horn is set up because of things, so what's the difficulty?" As for the rations, there are ready-made regulations for the field affairs of Yongseong. There is mostly public land, and they work together, and after collecting it, in addition to paying taxes, they keep the fields for themselves, and distribute some to the people who farm. In addition, each family also has some private land, which can supplement the family. According to its system, with slight modifications, it can be used for the Tuntian army. ”

It was during his tenure in Yongcheng that Xia Zhu sent people to inspect the camp and field affairs many times, and recognized Du Zhongxiao's talent. There is no one here who is more familiar with these things than he is. Unlike other places, Yongcheng's field affairs are not divided into one household, but most of them are mainly farmed property. With the accumulation, the camp and field affairs can be expanded step by step, and the yamen is not quickly abolished.

For the two governments, the biggest headache now is the dismissal of the slender men, and they must find a way out for them as soon as possible. One is not good, these people have no life permit, and no one can afford to take responsibility for making trouble. If it weren't for the fact that the three divisions were in a hurry to lay off people and save money and food, they would rather raise people for nothing than be in such a hurry to replace the slender man with a car and a boat. Du Zhongxiao is a civil or martial artist, and he doesn't care much about what the next official will be.