Seeing Du Zhongxiao, Wang Pu said excitedly: "I haven't seen Jieshuai for many days, and I don't want to meet you today." ”

Du Zhongxiao looked up and saw it, and said to the entourage around him: "In Shengzhou City, most of them are their own camp officers and soldiers, so they don't need to be surrounded so strongly. Send someone to call the people who are standing over there, and I will speak to them. ”

The entourage promised to run over and call Wang Pu, and arrived in front of Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao looked at Wang Pu carefully and said, "I haven't seen you for a few months, but you are getting fatter and fatter." What have you been doing lately? How's the business? ”

Wang Pu said: "Hui Jieshuai, recently the small one is selling wool to the west factory. I don't want the price to be more expensive than in the Volcano Army, it's a good deal. ”

Du Zhongxiao listened and said: "These factories are just to sell the wool in your hands, and they should be like this." ”

Seeing the crowds of people around, Du Zhongxiao said: "It's not easy to talk here, you can go back to the Shuai Mansion with me, let's gossip." ”

As he spoke, he took Wang Pu and returned to the Shuai Mansion. In the living room, the guests and hosts sat down, served tea, and Du Zhongxiao invited.

After drinking tea, Du Zhongxiao said: "How is your livelihood these days?" In addition to selling wool, what is the business of the restaurants near the shopping malls in the city? ”

Wang Pu said: "The livelihood is like that, it is prosperous, but there is no big growth." Now that the weather is cold, business in the city is much worse, and it is not as good as it was a few days ago. Even in shopping malls, business is much worse. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, the weather has cooled down, and business is naturally not as good as before." No way, the river meandering road is still too cold. ”

After gossiping for a while, Du Zhongxiao said: "The weather is cold, the business is stable, are you mainly selling wool now?" ”

Wang Pudao: "There is a snow at the beginning, and you can shear some wool and sell it in the past two months." Don't dare to use force, otherwise the wool will be sheared too much, and I am afraid that the sheep will not survive the winter. I heard that Hezhou has been lively recently, and I am wondering if I can go there with people to have a look. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, a state with a population of tens of thousands, there is always an end to development." Hezhou is connected to Fengzhou in the north and Juyan in the west, which is not comparable to ordinary places. In recent months, many of the farmers have been moved to Toyoshu, which is different from before. ”

Wang Pu nodded repeatedly. The development of Shengzhou here has reached a node, and in a short period of time, it will not be as rapid as before. In particular, a large number of farmed households were divided into Hezhou and Fengzhou, and the population declined, which is even more so.

After some gossip, Du Zhongxiao left Wang Pu to eat. Wang Pu insisted on refusing, but after arranging it, he had to accompany Du Zhongxiao to eat. After eating, the two sat in the living room and gossiped about the latest days. In recent days, the population of Katsushu City has been divided, and suddenly the population is much smaller, and it is no longer as lively as it used to be. Wang Pu, a businessman, suddenly felt that life was not easy.

At this moment, a soldier came in and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Jie Shuai, Zhuang Lang, the leader of the Zhuang Lang Department in the north, wants to see him." ”

Du Zhongxiao listened to it and said busily: "Let him wait for me in the pacification office, and I'll go over immediately." After speaking, he said to Wang Pu: "You sit here, I have seen Zhuang Lang burying the insurance, and I will come back to see you." ”

Wang Pu wanted to leave, but when he heard Du Zhongxiao say this, he hesitated for a while. saw Du Zhongxiao walking quickly, so he had to sit down again.

When they arrived at the appeasement office, Zhuang Lang stepped forward to salute and sat down.

Du Zhongxiao said: "I didn't know that the king came today, and I couldn't welcome him from afar, so I ask for forgiveness." ”

Zhuang Lang didn't dare to bury the treasure, and said: "Jieshuai, the headquarters is ordered by the imperial court to expand the territory to the north, and everything is going well." It's just that this year, it's freezing and I don't have food and clothing, so the men in the ministry asked me to come and ask for some food for them. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded and asked, "I don't know what kind of food they want?" Now Shengzhou has no shortage of food and clothing, but it is mostly rice noodles. ”

Zhuang Lang buried and said: "It's best if there is corn." If there is not enough corn, some wheat is also good. ”

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "There is still some corn, but it is stored in the wine cellar for them to make wine." If the king wants, he can give it to the king to take away, but it is better to use less corn and more white rice. ”

Zhuang Lang hurriedly waved his hand: "If this is the case, how can we bear it?" There is no corn, so bring some pasta. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "It's okay, there is no shortage of pasta in Shengzhou, you can bring more." But the king, it's best to have real money and clear goods, and don't lie about accounts. If the ministry is short of money, you can tell the marshal to make up some money for you. ”

Zhuang Lang buried and said: "The festival commander is at ease." In recent months, everything has gone well, and a wool mill has been built in the city, and there is no shortage of money. By the way, we went north, and we didn't see the White Tartars all the way, and I don't know where they went. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Recently, the Khitan Yelu Heavy Yuan Department is mobilizing a large army to attack Youzhou. The White Tatars, not knowing which side they were rooting for, thought that they had come to participate in the war and came east. You should only go north according to the situation of your own department, and you should go north, and you don't have to worry about the White Tatars. ”

Zhuang Lang nodded and stopped talking, just drinking tea. To the north, the Zhuanglang Department faced the territory of the White Tatar Department, and after a long time, there would inevitably be conflicts. In recent months, the population of the Zhuanglang Department has increased considerably, and there are more than 6,000 accounts in the department, which has spread hundreds of miles to the north. However, under the rule of Du Zhongxiao, each ministry was required to have its own central place, and it could not be completely according to nomadic habits, and the Zhuang Lang Department did not stay away from Wolf Mountain.

After drinking tea for a while and gossiping for a while, Zhuang Lang took his leave and left. He had to live in Shengzhou City for a few days, buy the grain and grass needed under Qi's rule, and then go back to his headquarters. In the Wolf Mountain, the Song army occupied several important places, and the Zhuang Lang Department was north of the Wolf Mountain.

Back in the living room, seeing that Wang Pu was still sitting there, Du Zhongxiao stepped forward and sat down, and the two talked about what they had seen and heard in and out of the city recently.

After Fu Bi came to Shengzhou, Du Zhongxiao was much more relaxed, and many things on Hequ Road no longer needed him to ask about everything. When I have nothing to do, I care about the local people's livelihood. It is located in the far north, and there is no industry except for the wool factory, which seems to be deserted when the weather is cold.

Just when Du Zhongxiao and Wang Pu were talking happily, Fu Bi came in from outside, saw the two of them, and hurriedly saluted. sat down on the side, served tea, drank tea, Fu Bi said: "Jieshuai, the newly obtained news, the Khitan Yelu Chongyuan army has arrived in Fengshengzhou, and the Khitan Empress Dowager's army in the north has arrived in Bei'anzhou, and the two armies are advancing together, pointing directly to Youzhou, where Yelu Hongji is located. This is a serious matter and should not be underestimated. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said, "Understood." Envoys can be sent to carefully observe how the Khitan and Khitan sides fought and met the enemy. What happens to them in the future depends on how they play this time. In the past, the Khitan relied on a large number of cavalry to spread all over the wilderness, but this time it will definitely not be the case. ”

Fu Bi nodded and continued to discuss the war in the north with Du Zhongxiao. Wang Pu sat on the side, wanting to listen, but also feeling that it was not good to listen, and hesitated for a while.

After discussing for a while, Fu Bi said: "The battle between the two kings in the north this time is a rare event. The marshal sat down for a while, and I sent someone to the Khitan, so I couldn't lose the news of their battle this time. By the way, what happened to the west, did Deputy Envoy Zhang have any words to come back? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Not yet." Now it's freezing and it's not easy to walk, so it's normal to have nothing to pass back. ”

Fu Bi nodded, got up to say goodbye, and walked quickly away from Du Zhongxiao's living room.

Du Zhongxiao said to Wang Pu on the side: "Since the rich deputy envoy arrived in Shengzhou, he is serious in doing things, and he is smiling." ”