It's already May, and the flowers in the mountains are blooming and colorful, which is very beautiful. Du Zhongxiao lazily leaned on the chair, watching the soldiers load new money into the cart, bored. The last time he came, Datong was already on the right track, and this time he came back, there was really nothing to do except expand the scale. Every day, I looked at the scenery in the mountains, studied the musket with Tao Seventeen and Thirteen Lang, and passed day by day.

At this moment, Tang Kongmu hurriedly came over and saluted in front of Du Zhongxiao: "Official, the state government ordered you to return to the city immediately in the next two days, and the affairs of Datong Prison will be handed over to Li Zhixian in Jiaocheng." It's an official document—"

Du Zhongxiao took the official document in his hand, read it hastily, and asked casually: "It's so urgent, isn't there something going on in the state city?" ”

Tang Kongmu looked at Sitong, stepped forward and whispered, "The officials still don't know?" A few days ago, there was a riot in the state because it was too urgent to stop using the old iron money. I've heard people say, oh, thousands of people are in chaos, and there is almost a big mess. Fortunately, Zheng Xianggong did not mess up, treated the first evil poorly, did not ask about coercion, and stabbed dozens of people at once, and the matter calmed down. ”

"Oh-" Du Zhongxiao nodded, his expression very exciting. When he left, he deliberately made it clear to Zheng Jian that if the new money replaced the old money too quickly, he was afraid that it would cause chaos, but he didn't expect it to happen.

Tang Kongmu spoke up, and carefully told Du Zhongxiao the news he heard. He has passed on this news a few times, and the truth is mixed, but fortunately, the general context is clear. This unrest is not only related to the government's eagerness to stop using old money, but also related to the dismissal of officials from all aspects of the fur industry. The officials of the yamen cut too quickly, so that the local big families took advantage of the loopholes, so that they could use the old iron money to collect wool.

After sending Tang Kongmu away, Du Zhongxiao was in a complicated mood, and he really didn't know how he should react. I have said everything, which can be said to be accurate, but it is not a good thing in officialdom. Du Zhongxiao would rather not use such violent means to show his prophecy, but to use more gentle means to let Zheng Jian understand. This look brushed Zheng Jian's face, how could he give himself a good face?

Let yourself go back to the city immediately, what is Zheng Jian going to do? Du Zhongxiao couldn't guess. Du Zhongxiao will not be whimsical, because of this matter, Zheng Jian will reuse himself. He doesn't retaliate with anger, he is a rare upright gentleman.

Three days later, Du Zhongxiao returned to Bingzhou and immediately went to the governor's hall to see Zheng Jian.

After the salute, Zheng Jian looked at Du Zhongxiao and said lightly: "These days have been hard to sign the judgment. Datong Prison's iron money, in just one month, the output is several times as much as before, and it is not easy. ”

Du Zhongxiao arched his hand: "The prime minister ordered, Xia Guan'an dared to disobey his orders!" ”

Zheng Jian nodded: "Okay, you are able to do this well, and you will take credit." -- Signing the judgment, a few days ago, because of the suspension of iron money, there were lawbreakers in the city who entangled the soldiers and the people to make a rebellion, which made people panic. Before you left, you said that if the old money is deactivated too quickly, there will be chaos. ”

Seeing that Zheng Jian said it so directly, Du Zhongxiao didn't know what to say, so he had to say: "Xia Guan guessed it by luck." ”

Zheng Jian's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "It doesn't matter if you guess by luck, or if you have foresight, in short, you said it." ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Jian stopped talking and looked at Du Zhongxiao. Du Zhongxiao was worried, and he didn't know what Zheng Jian was going to say next. Is it because of his own ability to entrust him with a heavy responsibility? Or do you want to retaliate against his face?

Zheng Jian sighed: "Sign the judgment, you are a young jinshi, you are still young, I will say something directly." You have said the right thing, so what? According to your slow approach, there will indeed be no chaos, but when will it take for the new money to replace the old money? In the meantime, how many big households have taken advantage of the situation to exploit them, and how many people have suffered? I made up my mind to replace the old money as soon as possible, although there was a mess, but it was just a stab for dozens of people. Replacing dozens of people with assassins for this big thing is the chief official of a state, and he should do it! ”

Hearing this, Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a while, he didn't expect Zheng Jian to think like this. Zheng Jian is handsome and decisive, and he is not a person at all with Du Zhongxiao, and he looks at things from a different perspective. Du Zhongxiao thinks that the chaos is a bad thing for the political performance, but Zheng Jian thinks it is a good thing, and it is a hundred times.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao was silent, Zheng Jian said again: "Signing the judgment from the state, building a fur yard, making new iron money, solving a lot of difficulties, is a person who can do things." It's just that you look ahead and backward in your work, be careful everywhere, and leave a way out everywhere, which is not beautiful. I am the governor, you are the judge, you do things under me, it must be difficult for you to do everything, and I can't get used to it. If it's another official, it's okay, sign the judgment—"

Du Zhongxiao didn't know what to do for a while, so he arched his hand and said: "Everything depends on the fairness." ”

Zheng Jian sighed: "I have written to the court, don't sign the judgment." You have been a magistrate for more than half a year, and you have enough qualifications. I have written to the imperial court to recommend you as the commander of the Volcano Army, and the edict of Zhongshu has been issued, and I will come to the state in the near future. ”

Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment before he arched his hand and said, "Thank you Xianggong for appreciation!" It's just that the lower officials are young and shallow, so I'm afraid—"

Zheng Jian waved his hand: "Although the Volcano Army is the same as Xiazhou, it is actually only a county, you have been a county governor, it doesn't matter if you are qualified." It's just that the Volcano Army borders the Khitan, and it has always been a military general as a knowledgeable army. ”

Du Zhongxiao really didn't know whether to blame Zheng Jian or thank him. His personality and political style are incompatible with him, and it is really not good for the two of them to do it reluctantly. Zheng Jian is a side marshal, and his authority is not comparable to that of ordinary governors, and he doesn't want to compromise, so he has something to say directly. However, although he has a different style of doing things from Du Zhongxiao, he is not embarrassed for him, and he is actually promoted to become a magistrate.

Seeing Zheng Jian's serious face and no expression, Du Zhongxiao really couldn't figure out what kind of person he was.

Zheng Jian said lightly: "I have seen your resume as an official, in fact, the best one you did was in Yongcheng County. Coming here to sign the judgment, most of them are dealing with all kinds of difficulties, so it can be seen that Xia Xianggong also sees you like this. Rather than having everything go wrong here, it is better to go to any landlord, which is a good thing for you and the court. Recently, the Khitan and the party have been at odds with each other, and the Khitan has suffered a lot of defeats. Along the border, pay more attention to Khitan affairs, thinking that this is an opportunity for this dynasty, but I don't think so. It is precisely because the Khitan has suffered from the party that they will not show weakness to the dynasty. The difficulty is that there is no way to deal with the Khitan in this dynasty, so what is the use of showing military strength on the border? You can't fight again. After you arrive at the Volcano Army, remember to pay attention to the people's livelihood, let the border people live and work in peace and contentment, and don't compete with the Khitans for a while. ”

Du Zhongxiao said yes. Zheng Jian's words have been made very clear, and he does not agree with Xia Zhu's approach to the border patrol at the beginning of the year. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there have been almost no victories against the Khitan, and people will not be afraid of you when you show your strength. They were defeated by the party, and the Great Song Dynasty was even more defeated, and they were still psychologically advantageous. As a result of the demonstration against the Khitan, the Khitan paid more attention to the front line of Datong Prefecture, deployed more troops, and put more pressure on the Hedong Road.

Who is right and who is wrong between Xia Zhu and Zheng Jian? Du Zhongxiao couldn't speak. The key to this is whether Song dared to start a war with the Khitan, even if it was a small-scale battle, even if it was a skirmish. If he dares, Xia Zhu is right, if he doesn't dare, Zheng Jian's approach is appropriate. Du Zhongxiao is a junior official, judging the current situation, how can he be compared to a handsome all the way. He didn't know the situation in the DPRK, nor did he know the military strength of the Hedong Road, let alone the strength of the Khitan side.