At the wine banquet in the evening, Du Zhongxiao mentioned the matter of not being allowed to take carriages on the railway, and Li Fugui gently brought it over. Du Zhongxiao had to wonder if Li Fugui's economic interests were involved. Now the railway capacity is insufficient, and there is still a lot of money to be made for the transportation of valuable goods.

In fact, Li Fugui has nothing to do with this matter, he just doesn't pay attention to it. The railroad was empty, and there was no army to patrol it, so it was inevitable that the people would make profits. The officials below take advantage of this to collect some money, and there are many places, and this kind of thing is very troublesome to manage.

What if a train hits a carriage and someone dies? This kind of lawsuit clearly understands that the yamen has banned the use of the railway, and it deserves to be unlucky if it was hit and killed. In this era, the administrative capacity of the government is limited, and serious things cannot be done, so how can they have time to care about these people who seek their own death.

In the afternoon, I was reminded, and Du Zhongxiao didn't say a word. Li Fugui felt that the matter was redundant, so he didn't take it to heart at all, and the matter was gently revealed. In fact, what Du Zhongxiao is worried about is that the rich people who transport goods on the railway will not go to catch the train by themselves. If there is a human life lawsuit, it is the hired poor who will cause the accident, and there will inevitably be disputes in the future.

It's a question of different backgrounds giving rise to different ideas. Li Fugui would not have this kind of trouble at all, and if he killed a poor man, he would punish the owner of the prohibited goods and bankrupt his family. Even implicated the state officials, then they will do it together, which is exactly what he is good at. If things are done well, you can also get a reputation for being resolute and do bad things into good things.

Those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements, Du Zhongxiao is to do things in front, prevention first, and Li Fugui is not the same way at all. In terms of the ability to be an official, Du Zhongxiao is not as good as Li Futu. In terms of ability to do things, Li Fugui is a little worse.

The results of the meeting were written in an official document, and after everyone signed and drew the postponement, they left separately.

Ouyang Xiu wanted to go back to Suizhou to see his uncle, go with Du Zhongxiao and Xiang Zong, and go to Suizhou first.

Suizhou is close to Jing Lake, sparsely populated, and there are many rivers and marshes. The largest production here is now cultivated cattle, which are sold to the Central Plains in large quantities at a very low price. When people raise cattle, they are grazed in the meadows around ponds and swamps, and they are branded and left alone. When selling cattle, a fence is set up and forage is placed in it, and the cattle naturally gather. This method of raising cattle has almost no cost, the price is very low, and you can buy a ploughing cow in one or two.

In this area, land and cattle are not a problem, and the most lacking thing is iron farming tools. Most of the areas in this area are still made of wooden farming tools, which are very primitive. There is a lot of land, and the harvest is widespread.

Looking at the endless idle fields on the side of the road, occasionally a few villages dotted out, Ouyang Xiu said: "Yun Judgment, there are more than 10,000 households in Suizhou here, countless idle fields, and all the cattle, which is a good place to camp the fields." As long as you are kind and considerate, you can harvest countless grains in a year or two. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, that's it." What is most lacking in this area is people, and when people come, everything is easy. Tangzhou Suizhou and Dengzhou are different from other places because the rivers go south, not east, and most rivers flow backwards. It is because the traffic between here and the Central Plains is not convenient, and Jingxiang in the south is barren, so it has become such a scene. It is not on the north-south road, it is too remote. ”

At this time, the Wuhan area in later generations was still much larger, and the geographical pattern was different. It went south through Xiangzhou, then to Jiangling Province, which is Jingzhou, and then turned to Dingzhou to enter Hunan. The key point of north-south traffic is Xiangzhou, facing Dengzhou in the north, Suizhou happened to be bypassed. When Wuhan developed, according to the principle of proximity, the Central Plains went straight to Wuhan through Xinyang, and Suizhou was not on this road.

The two lakes in Du Zhongxiao's memory are centered on Wuhan and Changsha, that is, Ezhou and Tanzhou in this era. At this time, the Ezhou area was full of swamps and had not yet developed. Tanzhou is out of the city that is Meishan Man, the Han people are scarce, and rebellions break out from time to time. Why the rebellion? Because the development around Tanzhou has seriously affected the interests of the upper class of the barbarians.

Thinking of this, Du Zhongxiao sighed: "It is the sparsely populated, many indigenous wealthy families, and the camp and field affairs are driven over, but I am afraid that it will not be peaceful." ”

Ouyang Xiu smiled: "I have worried too much. There is a wide range of land here, all of which are idle fields, and the place will also benefit after it is opened, how can it not be peaceful? ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Long Tu, the place is good, who is the good?" In order to open up the fields, we must not only open up the wasteland and farm, but also teach the people to cultivate and educate the localities. Suizhou is remote, and many places are still slash-and-burn. When the field work comes, it is inevitable that agricultural tools will be promoted, and the people will be taught to grow rice and mulberry as in other places. With these, ordinary small people can also open a piece of idle land and become a well-off home. The slaves of the local wealthy clans will certainly not be willing to be servitude, how can they be happy as small farmers? In this way, will the indigenous tycoons not be resentful? All local rebellions are mostly done by wealthy families, where will they be like the people of the Central Plains, who gather and cause chaos without food and clothing. There is no shortage of land in these places, it is not the same. ”

Du Zhongxiao has only recently figured out this question. Over the years, the people of Jinghu and Liangguang have rebelled many times, and there is Ou Xifan in front of them, and now Nong Zhigao has also shown signs of it. Why the hell did they rebel? As learned in the textbooks, these were called uprisings against the tyranny of the imperial court. But if you carefully sort out the course of the incident, this reason does not make sense.

The real reason is that it has been nearly a hundred years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, and the former remote areas have been slowly developed. When the society was underdeveloped, it was difficult for the local ordinary people to survive independently, and most of them were slaves of the local wealthy landlords. Local development, the power of the imperial court came in, and the backward personal dependence of slavery was not recognized, so as to get rid of the control of the wealthy clan, or slave owners. The Hao clan was dissatisfied, and a rebellion ensued.

This process is actually very clear, and there should be no misunderstanding. In the past life, there was an example, when Tibet was liberated, there was also a rebellion. How can such a rebellion be called an uprising? Most of the rebellions of this era were of the same nature. There is no justification in standing in the position of low-level workers.

Suizhou is different from Tangzhou in that it is too backward, and the population is mostly controlled by local clans. The entry of camp and field work will inevitably bring about a leap in productivity and social development, and the local wealthy families will sit idly by and watch the ghosts.

If nothing else, being able to raise cattle like this shows how low the level of agriculture here is.

Ouyang Xiu said: "I have been thinking too much. When the camp came here, it was inevitable that iron farming tools would be promoted and the people would be taught to farm. Even the local clans will also get benefits. They used to hire people and could only plant 100 acres, but now they can plant 500 acres with the same number of people, and they can earn a lot more from rent. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Long Tu, that's not what I said. Why do the wealthy control the population? First, there are countless minions, and the people dare not flee at every turn. But the most important means are the tools of the cultivators, the seeds, and so on, and everything that survives is in their hands. Without them, the people could not survive. Even if they are unwilling, they can only be served. The wealthy family is not short of food and drink, so what is the use of collecting more food? For them, the people are out of their control, and even if they collect more money, it is of little use and still cannot satisfy their desires. ”

What is the most effective method of exploitation? Direct personal control is a low-level means, and society has long passed that stage, and the most effective is to control the means of production. Without the means of production, ordinary people could not survive without slave owners, and could only be left to their own devices.

There was no shortage of land in this area, and the means by which the wealthy clans controlled their slaves were to control farm tools, seeds, and so on. The development of agricultural technology, which will immediately weaken their ability to control, how can it be supported? The same people will charge more money and food, but what is the use of these wealthy families?

After learning about the situation in Suizhou in the past few days, Du Zhongxiao concluded that the camp and field affairs would not be peaceful when they came here. It's definitely not the same as when I was in Tangzhou. It was the Xiang army that came, and the method in Tangzhou was to turn the army into a civilian state, and here, I am afraid that the nature of the army must be maintained. The camps here must be in the form of military cantonments, and villages cannot be built as in the past, otherwise they will suffer in the future.