When Du Zhongxiao and Liu Ji were discussing the affairs of the capital, Zhang Yuzhi and Su Shunqin arrived together.

Zhang Yuzhi was the deputy envoy of Tianzhang Pavilion and the salt and iron, and he served as a transfer envoy in many ways. Because of the rebellion of the king of Beizhou, he was implicated in many things, and he was demoted to a member of the ancestral hall and supervised the state tax. Before leaving Beijing, he was reappointed as the official in charge of the camp and field affairs, and he was slightly reinstated.

Zhang Yuzhi came to be in charge of official affairs, whether it was from the emperor's own will, or whether someone in the ruling committee helped him, Du Zhongxiao did not know. I only know that this person is good at officials, and he has a political reputation for local officials, and he has been particularly unlucky in recent years. First of all, the Hebei transfer envoy Ren Shang's subordinates made chaos, and he was implicated. Then the king of Beizhou rebelled, and some people said that he had caught the cult figure before and released it, and he was accused of being bribed. In the end, according to the imperial history, these things were found to be unsubstantiated, or they were degraded from office, and they were almost pushed to the end.

This kind of character, Du Zhongxiao can't guess it clearly, and he can't figure it out, so he can only treat him politely. The post is different from the official, once the job is taken to the end, once it is restored, Zhang Yuzhi is likely to continue to be his waiting system, this kind of person cannot be offended.

Su Shunqin was the trigger for the failure of the Qingli New Deal, and he was cut from his post for several years, and he has just been reinstated this year. First of all, he was a loose official of Huzhou Governor Shi, and he had an official body. The Su family is a big family, and Su Shunqin is the leader of the poetry world at this time, and he has a real job of doing official business, which can be regarded as a new start.

There were two degraded criminal officials, and Du Zhongxiao couldn't figure out the meaning of the court, so he could only use his mind on official affairs in the future.

After the salute, Zhang Yu said: "This time we took the train from Kaifeng Mansion to Xiangzhou, but I didn't expect to arrive in one day and night, which is really too convenient." I think when I went to Guangdong Road as an envoy, I also walked to this road, it took more than ten days, where can I compare to now. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Shicai, I and Liu Zhanzhi are also discussing this matter. In the future, the train will pass through the world, and those of us who travel will be able to benefit from it. When you go to the side road, what you are most afraid of is running on the road, and it will be convenient to have a car to sit in the future. ”

Su Shunqin hadn't seen him for several years, and Du Zhongxiao didn't dare to recognize him. However, when he was in his early forties, he was already gray-haired, like an old man, with a wrinkled face. Seeing Du Zhongxiao, I didn't know what to say for a while, and I was speechless.

After waiting for a short time, Yang Jin brought his two eunuchs, Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi.

Yang Jin is the great-grandson of Yang Chongxun, born in Jinshi, who was appointed as a criminal officer on Jinghu South Road to deal with thieves and put down the rebellion of the Wei people. Because the general died in battle, he was demoted to the governor of Taiping Prefecture. Later, the rebellion resumed, and he was changed to a military position, and he was appointed as the commander of Jinghu South Road. After quelling the rebellion, because he was suffering from miasma, he asked to restore his civilian position and go to the inland prefecture and county as an official. The imperial court transferred him back to the mainland, but did not convert the cultural resources, but came to be the commander of the camp Tianxiang army.

Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi were both promoted because of their meritorious contributions to the rebellion of Zhang Hai on Jingxi Road. At that time, Zhao Zi was Yang Wenguang's boss, and later went to Jingdong Road to inspect the capital, and was appreciated by Fu Bi, and was promoted to the deputy envoy of the supply and reserve warehouse. After Yang Wenguang put down the Zhang Hai Rebellion, he was appreciated by Fan Zhongyan and was taken to the northwest to take up a post, and then followed to Dengzhou. This time I came to be the capital supervisor, firstly, because Fan Zhongyan recommended him, and secondly, because Yang Wenguang came to take care of him because he was sick under the jurisdiction of Yang Zhen.

Yang Chongxun's great-grandfather Yang Chongxun was not the important minister who was born in the Zhenzong Mansion and was appreciated by the Empress Dowager Liu, but the younger brother of Yang Ye, a famous general at the time of Taizong, and the lord of the Linzhou Domain. From the perspective of the family, Yang Wenguang is Yang Jin's cousin.

Military generals are different from Wenchen, they don't need to avoid suspicion, and they often let their children follow them. One is reliable, the other is easy to command, and the long-lasting is Jiangmen. The Yang family general, who will be famous all over the world in later generations, is really Yang Jin who has a status at this time, and Yang Wenguang has just emerged.

Du Zhongxiao looked at Yang Wenguang, who was over half a hundred years old, not much different from his uncle's age, full of vicissitudes of life, and had some indescribable feelings. I remember watching the story of Yang Jiajiang, when he followed Di Qing's southern expedition, Yang Wenguang was still a white-robed general, where did he think that in real history, he would be an old man without waiting for Nong Zhigao to get into trouble. At such an age, as a nephew to take care of his uncle who is about the same age, it is not easy for Shomen to continue the family.

After seeing the ceremony, Du Zhongxiao said: "I have prepared a wine feast in the back office to catch the wind for you." After speaking, he went first and led everyone into the yamen.

The guest and the host sat down, and Du Zhongxiao said: "Since Su Zirong became the iron supervisor, there has been a shortage of manpower in the camp and field affairs. You're here, and a lot of things will be easy. When I first arrived in Yingtian on Jingxi Road and Tangzhou, I actually turned soldiers into people, and they could be handed over to the local government in one or two years. Sui, Xiang, and Deng are different from each other, and the households are too scarce, so they still take the military tun as a convenience. I've been trying to train people in the past few months, but I haven't been able to do it without the help of a general. When the two rulers arrived, it was different. In the autumn and winter of this year, we will carry out drills and drills. ”

Yang Ji arched his hand: "When I was on Jinghu Road, I heard that the newly made musket and artillery were raised, which were very sharp. On Hedong Road, the Khitan was defeated and captured Tanglong Town, and then the city gate of Beizhou was broken. It's just a pity that I haven't had the chance to see it, and I don't know what it's like. This time I went to Jingxi Road, but also to learn what muskets and artillery are, so powerful. ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "It's best if you have this intention. The battalion army, according to my plan, was mainly based on muskets and artillery, supplemented by cavalry, which was different from other armies. We have the support of the iron superintendent, we have the money and food for the field work, and there is no shortage of everything, and it is most convenient to do this. ”

Liu Jidao: "I was on Shaanxi Road, and I also heard that the artillery was powerful. After planning by the Strategy Division, artillery should be used in the key walled cities. It's just that the artillery is not easy to cast, the price is expensive, and the other is extremely heavy and difficult to transport, and only a few guns are installed in Yanzhou on Shaanxi Road. I have seen them fire cannons, and when they go out, the soil and stones are all powdered, which is really powerful. This thing will surely be in the world in the future, and the march and war will be different from before. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Actually, it's not that powerful. After all, the fire cannon is a weapon, and if you want to win the battle, you must rely on the strong army and fierce generals. It's not early, the wine and food are up, let's have a glass of wine! ”

After speaking, he raised his glass and drank with everyone.

There are many lakes and marshes in this area, and the seafood is like no money. In the small lake near Yingtianwu, one or two hundred catties of fish can be fished out with a net. I heard that there is no one to ask for a few catties of fish in Hanyang Army, and there are dozens of catties of big fish at every turn.

Du Zhongxiao also thought that the train was open, so he would catch more fish this winter and sell it to Kaifeng Mansion, I don't know if there would be any profit.

Today, there are several kinds of fish. Steamed mandarin fish, braised herring, shrimp and crabs, you name it.

Du Zhongxiao invited everyone to eat it and said, "Not long after the camp field work came here, the fields have not been planted yet, and there is no output. Please be a little shabby today, don't dislike it. Plough the fields and plant them in the spring of the next year, and when they are prosperous in the future, they will have everything. ”

Zhang Yu said: "It's polite." I came from Xiangzhou and saw all the way that the population is sparsely populated, and most of them are camps for field work. There was no cultivation this year, and it was all up to other state troops to help, and it was not easy to camp the fields. Today is rich enough, and I will appreciate it. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled at Zhang Yuzhi and said: "Principal, I won't hide it from you, when I served in the Hedong Road Volcano Army, I ruled mostly in a land with abundant money and food, and there has never been a shortage of money. Later, when I came to Yingtian on Jingxi Road, I quickly had output. Not to mention, when the iron prison was built later, there was no shortage of cash, and there was no shortage of money in the hands of the subordinates. Zaoyang is too desolate here, and now there is no farming, and my people have suffered. I hope that the spring of the next year will bloom, and when the fields are harvested, it will be the same as before. Things are done well, food is well eaten, and money and food are in hand. Otherwise, I'm not used to it. ”

The crowd listened and laughed together.