That night, everyone dispersed to their heart's content, and there was no word for the night. The next day, the affairs of the camp were discussed.

Jingnan Road Dazhou is Dengzhou and Xiangzhou, among which Dengzhou has fertile land, which is a place where agriculture has developed since ancient times, and it is the key to camping fields.

Dengzhou Zhiqi County, Nanyang County, Wusheng Army Festival, five counties under its jurisdiction. The three counties of Neixiang, Xichuan and Shunyang are distributed along the Xishui, a tributary of the Han River, and in the mountains, they enter the Wuguan Road of Shaanxi. There are two counties in the flat land, which are Sui County and Nanyang. The distribution of counties illustrates the current situation here, with three counties in the mountains and only two counties in the fertile Nanyang Basin, which is severely underpopulated.

Since the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, this is an important place in China, and Luoyang in the north is called Wanluo, and the middle Luguan Road is connected. Densely populated and with developed agriculture, it is a rich and developed place that can compete for the world. Hundreds of years later, especially in the late Tang Dynasty, the war caused the population to lose and the fields to become barren, and there is no longer the scene of the past. The Pitang channel opened up by the first dynasty has long been abandoned, especially in the two places of Qixian and Nanyang, which are vast and sparsely populated.

The decommissioned Xiang army first entered Dengzhou, presided over by Fan Zhongyan of Zhizhou, and camped in Suixian and Nanyang. The organization refers to the field affairs of the Tangzhou camp, and Dengzhou sends an official to be stationed. Tangzhou provided land, cattle and seeds, and the transfer envoy provided agricultural tools, which were actually transferred from the iron supervisor as a repayment of arrears for the camp work. The harvest is distributed proportionally between the division and the state and county, roughly fifty-fifty.

At this time, in addition to the name of the state, the name of the county or the festival may also be called the name of the county, especially the place with a long history. For example, Xijing Henan Mansion is Luoyang County, and people often call it Luoyang. Dengzhou is Nanyang County, and most people at that time are called Dengzhou and Nanyang. Xiangzhou is Xiangyang County, mostly called Xiangyang. Most of the county names were handed down from the Sui and Tang dynasties, which is easy to connect with history.

Xiangzhou, Xiangyang County, Shannan Dongdao Jiedu, is the place where the deputy envoy is located. Under the rule of six counties, the population is even more sparse than that of Dengzhou. Nanyang Xiangyang Basin is connected into one, the land is flat, it is also a place with a large population since ancient times, it is the second most important place of the camp, and the affairs of the camp are directly managed by the transfer envoy, and Xiangzhou assists from the side. The transshipment envoy sent an official to be in charge, and also referred to the Tangzhou camp field regulations, harvest and local distribution.

Suizhou, Handong County, Chongyi Army Jiedu, the plains and low mountains and hills in the territory are staggered, and it is the third heaviest place in Yingtian. Under the rule of the three counties, the population is not large, and there is a lot of wasteland that can be reclaimed. Du Zhongxiao led the camp field affairs to Zaoyang County, and was also in charge of the Guanghua Army and the Xinyang military camp in the north, and assisted by Suizhou.

The rest of the prefectures are mostly mountainous areas, and although there are idle fields, it is not easy to reclaim. The state and county shall report to the transshipment envoy department, and the box army that assigns the camp field shall be supervised by the state and county officials, and the harvest shall be distributed with the transshipment envoy department with reference to the Tangzhou camp and field affairs regulations.

Li Fugui, the governor of Tangzhou, repeatedly proposed that after the camp was stabilized, the camp should be abolished and assigned to local governance. This time, three years after the opening of the land in each area, the scattered camping villages will be assigned to the local area, and the settlement area will be discussed at that time.

Discuss the affairs of the camp field, see that it is still early at the end, everyone goes to rest, and Li Fugui entertains guests at the riverside restaurant in the evening.

Du Zhongxiao was about to go back to the post house to rest, and Xiang Zong, the governor of Suizhou, came to him and said: "Yun Juan, there is nothing to do left and right, let's go outside to take a look at the scenery of Tangzhou." The camp is stationed in Zaoyang, and it is under the rule of the lower officials, and there will be many places to talk about in the future. ”

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly returned the salute, and he didn't dare to do it.

Xiang Zong is the grandson of Xiang Minzhong, the prime minister of Taizong, and his father Xiang Chuanfan married the daughter of Zhao Weiji, the king of Nanyang County, as a relative, and Enyin as a civil official. A magistrate, because he was good at controlling thieves, was sentenced to Guizhou and Changzhou, and was recently promoted to Zhizhou.

Du Zhongxiao's official position was higher at this time, but he was young and had shallow qualifications, and Xiang Zong claimed that he was too humble to be a lower official. He is a relative, likes to make friends with literati and doctors, mixes well in officialdom, and a soft figure is a must.

Out of the state office, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu and Song Qi were already waiting outside. Seeing Du Zhongxiao coming, Ouyang Xiu said: "Du Yunju is from Xuzhou, and his father is a state jinshi. Du Yun judged the young talent and wrote a small article at that time, which was appreciated by Su Zimei. ”

Fan Zhongyan sighed: "It's a pity that Su Zimei, a momentary mistake, is stuck so far." I heard that he was reinstated as the governor of Huzhou last year, and I don't know if it will be reused in the future. In the past few years, he has indulged in landscapes and rivers, and he is a little discouraged, so don't lose his ambition. ”

The governor of Huzhou Shi is a civil and prose official, and he is used to place degraded officials and criminal officials, and he has no ministry. Su Shunqin was cut to the people a few years ago, although he was only a nominal loose official, after all, he regained his official body, and there is hope for a comeback in the future. In the past few years, Du Zhongxiao has paid for people and kept running for Su Shunqin's affairs, and now he has seen some hope. Many years have passed since the new policy of Qingli, and the past has faded.

Song Qi's elder brother Song Zhen has a good impression of Du Zhongxiao, and he is the governor of Xuzhou, where Du Zhongxiao's hometown is located. got the invitation of Xiang Zong, and came to meet on purpose. Moreover, Song Qi and Ouyang Xiu worked together to cultivate the history of the Tang Dynasty, and they also had a lot of contacts.

Fan Zhongyan and Xiang Zong are old acquaintances, and when Xiang Zongtong sentenced Guizhou a few years ago, he also wrote poems to him.

Ouyang Xiu grew up with his uncle in Suizhou, and spent his youth there. This time I went to Tangzhou, and I intended to go back to Suizhou.

The five of them left the state government and walked on the streets of Tangzhou. The railway leads here, and Tangzhou is now full of businessmen and is very lively. A few people strolled down the street, looking at the shops selling all kinds of goods on both sides of the road. In recent months, there have been many shops selling goods from the state and town. Many merchants from Jingxiang bought goods from here and took boats down the Tang River, forming a new trade route.

Before I knew it, I passed the station and saw a railway in front of meandering north.

Looking at the railway, Fan Zhongyan sighed: "I didn't expect that there is such a divine object in the world, and burning coal can pull the character to travel thousands of miles." With such benefits, it will be great in the world. The road extends in all directions, and the world will change. ”

A few people nodded, and they all said so.

Du Zhongxiao also didn't know what changes the railway would bring to the world if it was developed in China first. To be sure, it will be very different from the historical pattern. Perhaps the Silk Road will flourish again, the importance of maritime transport will be curbed to a certain extent, and the expansion of the Central Plains along the railway will accelerate to the northwest. Before the boom of steamships, the cost of shipping would not be lower than that of railroads, and Central Asia would be far more important than it was historically. The Central Plains civilization will collide head-on with the expanding green religion, and a series of sparks will ignite the Eurasian continent first.

Historically, the Mongols swept almost across Eurasia with their iron hooves, and in the west they expanded to the limit and stopped, leaving behind half of Europe's land and population. It was on the land left behind that the Industrial Revolution broke out and changed the world pattern. What kind of story would have happened if the railroad had gone there? It must be completely different.

This is an era of cavalry, and even with muskets, it cannot be changed in a short time. Musket artillery, for this era, is beyond the reach of most countries. Some of the troops of the party are still using bone arrowheads, where is there so much steel.

At this moment, Ouyang Xiu pointed to the railway and said, "Hey, look, how can there be carriages running on the railway?" ”

Du Zhongxiao raised his eyes and saw that there was indeed a carriage on the railway, not one, but a convoy. I vaguely guessed in my heart that it might be a local caravan taking advantage of the railway, and said: "This is a rare thing, let's go and have a look." ”

When I got closer, I saw five horse-drawn carriages, full of goods, walking unhurriedly on the railway. The wheels of the carriage were modified so that they just got stuck on the tracks, and when they got off the railway, they could also walk on the normal road.

Song Qi said: "This is also a way. If there is no train, it is also a lot less effort for the carriage to walk on it. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Xianggong, this is not a good thing. If there were no trains, it would not have been possible to build a railway for horse-drawn carriages to travel. Not to mention that the carriage can't pull much goods when it goes slowly, and the construction of horse shops on a single road to supply grain and grass is not a small amount. In addition, horses have been working for a long time and are prone to diseases, so they can't travel far. Horse-drawn carriages and railways are still 100 miles away, and it is useless if they are far away. Now there are too few trains on the railway, and these people have changed their cars to take advantage of the trains. If this matter is not stopped, there will be a lot of walking in the future, and everyone will be hit by a train! ”

Horse-drawn railways also flourished in Europe, mainly in mining areas, and in industrial areas to seaports. Dozens of kilometers, there are supply stations along the way, which is also a way. Long distances don't make much sense though, and the cost is disproportionate to the gain.

Du Zhongxiao didn't allow the people to take advantage, but it was too dangerous for the carriage to walk on the railway.

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