At this time, the Yellow River is at its most dry, and as the amount of water decreases, large areas of frozen soil appear on both sides of the river.

Although the whole river is narrowed, it does not mean that the river crossing has become easier, although the winter is slightly weaker than in previous years, there is still a large amount of floating ice floating on the river, coupled with frequent wind and snow, which makes the channel even more dangerous. Especially after November, cross-strait shipping came to a complete standstill.

Nowadays, the two pontoon bridges that maintain cross-strait communication are mainly Mengjin on the north side of Luoyang and Lingchangjin in Yanzhou. The capacity of the pontoon bridge is limited, but to maintain the cross-strait personnel exchanges, the transportation of bulk goods is not to be considered.

But fortunately, before the winter, the Wang Division of Hebei had a reserve of sufficient materials, even if it was to appease the people of the war in Hebei, it was enough to maintain until the beginning of the spring, and the demand for logistics was not so high for the time being.

Of course, Wang Shi dared to store a large amount of materials in the Xinding boundary of Hebei, which was also related to the absolute control of the recovered territory step by step. In particular, the right wing of the middle lane, the Yanzhou Hurun Division, was able to counterattack the Guangzong Shan army, and successfully defeated the threatening Qiang Rangers along the way.

But even if it is just the circulation of personnel, the east and west two pontoon bridges are also in the use of high loads, especially around the New Year, the news of the recovery of Xiangguo came back to Henan, Xingtai in response to the people want to be in Hebei, to see the ardent desire of Wang Shi's majestic demeanor, briefly opened the right of way of the pontoon bridge for a few days.

As a result, people from all over Henan flocked to the vicinity of Mengjin and Lingchangjin, and the crowds of people crossed the big rivers day and night.

Among them, there are people whose own homes are in Hebei, although they have been away from their homeland for many years, there is always a sense of nostalgia that is difficult to give up, and after learning that the forces of the country have been completely driven to the northern Hebei region, they are eager to return to their hometowns at a glance. Even if the countryside has long been dilapidated, just the grass and soil exude a haunting smell.

Similarly, there are also people who originally lived in Henan and even Jiangdong, although they did not have any nostalgia, but the pride and curiosity in their hearts were doubly inflated, and they were eager to watch the battlefield where Wang Shi killed the thief Hu and made great achievements. Of course, it is not excluded that some people are eager to make progress and want to rush to Hebei, a wasteland of order, to seek opportunities.

In particular, the general himself sat in Hebei, and even did not return to Luoyang for the New Year, which also made some people eager to see the general's outstanding demeanor can't wait to set foot in Hebei.

The people were so hot that even Xingtai was caught off guard, and Duhe, who stayed on the platform, immediately ordered the pontoon passage to be blocked, and only allowed to come to the south, not to the north. However, there are still many people wandering at the ferry port on the south bank, anxiously waiting for the returnees who were fortunate enough to visit the north in time to preach the scenery of Hebei.

Towards the end of the first month, the crowds gathered at the two pontoon crossings gradually receded, but the rhythm of the officials sent north by the Xingtai government became more frequent.

The southern counties of Hebei have basically been cleared of thieves, and many restoration tasks have naturally come one after another. Although the general did not return to Xingtai, he also issued instructions to the officials who stayed behind in Xingtai, telling them to sort out a charter for administration and construction before the arrival of spring, especially the selection and appointment of local officials at all levels must be in place as soon as possible, and the spring plowing and farming work in the first year after the recovery of southern Hebei must not be delayed.

Although there are also some administrative officials in Xingtai who follow the general to the north, and even the young sages of the Secret Pavilion, who have nearly a thousand people, are precisely the talent reserves prepared for this, but compared to the vast territory of southern Hebei that has been recovered, these talents are still a drop in the bucket.

The inability to establish, enrich, and operate local government affairs will cause a considerable number of soldiers to stay in the countryside to maintain order, and cannot join the front-line battlefield.

Naturally, the officials left behind in Xingtai did not dare to slack off on this, and in addition to selecting talents, they also had to make reforms to change large states into small ones and rebuild state affairs. This is not only a change of county to state, but also a simple name change, which involves a lot of regulatory adjustments, geographical divisions, and popularity.

Therefore, the officials who stayed behind in Xingtai may not have the hardships of the wind and snow brigade, but when it comes to fatigue, they are not inferior to the people who go out with the army. But this kind of hard work, which no one will refuse and is willing to take.

The fall of the Kingdom has gradually become a foregone conclusion, and what they are doing now means that the entire Hebei will have a new order in the next few years or even more than ten years, which is a real feast of sharing, and who can refuse!

The territory of Hebei south of Xiangguo, including southern Hebei and Sibei, has now been preliminarily divided into seven states. In addition to the general directly appointing some candidates in Hebei, after the New Year, Xingtai successively dispatched hundreds of officials at all levels to Hebei. Compared with today's huge talent pool, this part of the officials is only the forerunner, and the subsequent feasts will come one after another.

Different from the style of the reunification of China and North Korea, which was based on the customs and mainly relied on the self-defense of local villagers to achieve quick governance, Xingtai brought the old custom of guarding herdsmen in other places to the extreme, and these selected officials did not consider the factor of local nationality to govern at all, especially the Sanwu and Jingxiang people. As for the people from Shaanxi who joined the company a little later, they were mainly arranged in the second batch of selection.

Among the election of officials in these seven states, Wei Prefecture, which was founded by the former Wei County as the main body, is the most eye-catching. Weizhou is next to the big river, and it is the location of Yecheng, the center of Hebei during the Cao Wei period, and it was also used as the core of the ruling of the state of Qian, although it has been ravaged by wars in recent years because of the existence of Fangtou, but the potential energy in geography still exists.

During the Chinese Dynasty, in order to play the role of checks and balances, Wei County belonged to Sizhou. Now that the so-called individual states have been established, their status as geographical centers will not change. In other words, among the newly established seven states in southern Hebei, Weizhou is the inevitable capital state.

Therefore, the candidate for the history of Weizhou can be said to have attracted a lot of attention. Although Qinghe Zhang Tan served as the Taishou of Wei County before, Zhang Tan himself was a general, and there was the obstacle of his hometown, not only the general, but also the officials who had been following him for a long time were unwilling to let Zhang Tan live in this important place.

As for Zhang Tanqi, he is also interested, after the end of Guangzong's counteroffensive operation, he took the initiative to resign from the post of Wei County Taishou, and now he follows the general with the army staff officer.

After Wang Shibing entered Hebei, the history of Weizhou Assassin can be said to be the first important position in Hebei, and who can win the jackpot is naturally concerning.

Probably to test Xingtai's ability to stay in power, the general did not directly appoint candidates, but handed them over to Xingtai for discussion. In the end, it was Gu Chang, the eldest son of Gu Zhong of Wu County, who finally obtained this position.

For this result, there is no shortage of criticism, but they are basically satisfied.

It is an indisputable fact that the general was born in Sanwu, and it is absolutely understandable to promote rural talents. Especially in the past year or so, from the fundraising to the official Northern Expedition, the overall support of the Wu people for the general is obvious to all.

In terms of friendship, Gu Zhong of Wujun is one of the representatives of Jiangdong Shiliu who had earlier contact with the Shen family. Especially as the general gradually appeared in Jiangbei and did not gain dominance, when the forces represented by Qingxu Qiaomen in Taichung frequently hindered counterattacks, Gu Zhong's support for the Shen family as the representative of the three Wu Shiliu was also a great help.

Gu Zhong died of illness last year, and there is no lack of regret in the flow of time, according to the trend of Wang Shi's great progress, the revival of social society is not far away, if Gu Zhong can survive for a few years, the future of the three princes can be obtained.

Gu Chang, as the son of Gu Zhong, has a rich resume in Xingtai, although he has no actual military exploits, but over the years he has been transferred to Yangzhou, Jiangzhou and even more remote Jiaozhou, there is no lack of political achievements, and he has also experienced profound governance ability.

And within the Wu group, they basically recognized Gu Chang for getting this position. Of course, when it comes to the friendship with the general's family and the conclusive merits, Gu Chang is definitely not the most prominent among the Wu people. The reason why other Wu people are willing to let Xian is mainly because they respect Gu Chang's origin portal.

Today's Wu people have to take advantage of the power of the generals, and they have a feeling of sudden wealth. Although the heroes of the Wu people, under the leadership of the general, are determined to overpower those scholars in Hebei, and in this regard, in fact, there is still a little lack of confidence.

The first term of Hebei jackpot, Wu people must not give up, even if it is just to express the posture of sharing honor and disgrace with the general, it is inevitable to fight for it.

Although Gu Chang is not the most outstanding among the Wu people, the Gu family of Wu County has always been the gateway to Jiangdong Qingwang, and Gu Chang as the representative of the Wu people can also ensure that he is not timid in front of those Hebei people, and does not let those lonely Hebei scholars see the despise of the generals.

The people of Wu, who are surging with confidence and passion, not only want to occupy a real position, but also seek scenery in face. It was under such a mentality and atmosphere that Gu Chang was selected and used to go to Hebei as the head horse of the three Wus.

In order to give Gu Chang a strong momentum, the Wu people also put on a great scene. His people left Luoyang, and on the day when Mengjin went north, there were as many as 1,000 people seeing them off.

And the scale of his appointment is even grander, and today's officials appointed by the Xingtai are all officials, and they are no longer recruited by the chief to recruit subordinates and promote protégés as in the old years. But even so, Gu Chang's entourage still had more than 2,000 people.

Of course, these followers are naturally not all Gu family's protégés, not to mention that Gu Lu Qingwang's portal has long been in decline, even if it is a complete victory, it is difficult to put on such a big scene. The vast majority of these people are Wu people who came forward to recruit the craftsmen of the hundred industries, in order to ensure that once Gu Chang takes office, he can quickly spread out the various industries of Weizhou fortifications.

In addition, there are other agricultural utensils such as grain, farm tools, vehicles and livestock, which are enough for tens of thousands of people. Of course, this is not the family wealth that the Gu family can take out, all of them are donated by other villagers for free, and it took nearly a day to transport them across the river alone.

Wu people's wealth is vividly expressed at this moment, they just want to tell the world clearly, if they don't make a move, once they make a move, even if they use money to smash it, they will smash Weizhou out of a Hebei Shoushan with people's livelihood and peace in the shortest possible time, and smash Gu Chang to the first place in Hebei!

Du He, who stayed on the platform, was naturally among the send-offs, and when he saw the Wu people putting on such a huge posture, he couldn't help crying and laughing, and couldn't help but sigh: "People say that the so-called Jiangdong heroes, in the old years, there have been many generosity and heroism, and now it is even more eye-catching, it turns out that the children of Jiangdong are all protégés of Shen Gong, if they are extravagant, which is the Zhongchao Shi, Wang and the like can compare?" A family fights for wealth, only increases the laughing stock, and thousands of families have food and clothing, swaying like mustard! ”

When the people in Daozuo saw Wu Ren's aggressive posture, they were inevitably guilty of mustard, but when they heard Du Heyan and the general's father Shen Chong, they were inevitably all Wan'er, and Jiangdong was not lacking in romance, but now it seems that the character elegance collapsed in Shen Chong alone.

It must be known that Shen Chong is a fierce person who smashed a smooth road between the river and Luoyang in order to visit his children and grandchildren in order to travel to and from the platform, and now the Wu people in order to ensure that Gu Chang is the first to rule the road with wealth and goods, which is really in the same vein, which is convincing.