Wu Qingnan, the observation envoy, looked at the two chiefs who ignored each other with serious faces, and felt uneasy in his heart.

As subordinate officials, they don't want the two commanders to wear a pair of pants, nor do they want the two to be incompatible, so it's best to leave enough space for them.

"Envoy Wu, Xu Tong is new to Yongzhou, you first talk about the situation in Xitong."

Observing the information of the envoy in charge of the paperwork, he is the only one who has anything to do with the military and politics.

Wu Qingnan listened to Cao Zhizhou's words, responded respectfully, and said loudly: "There are four counties under the jurisdiction of this state, Xuanhua, Ruhe, Lechang, and Wuyuan, of which Xuanhua is attached. Forty-four prefectures, five counties, eleven provinces, divided into Zuojiang Road and Youjiang Province, under the jurisdiction of Wuzhai. Guwanzhai is under the jurisdiction of Zuozhou and Wuli County......"

Hearing this, Cao Keming frowned and said: "There is no need to say this nonsense, Xu Tong sentenced himself to read the edition, and you only roughly talked about the situation of each barbarian." ”

Wu Qingnan awkwardly replied "yes", and continued: "Although there are many counties under the management of the prefecture, they can be roughly divided into several surnames, and the barbarians are separated by their surnames and marriages.

Among them, the most powerful surnames, the closest to the state in Zuojiang Province is the Huang family in Shangsizhou, and many of the surrounding streams are subordinate to him. Shangsizhou is located in a remote area, the road is inconvenient, there is a lot of collusion with Jiaozhi, rebellion is not frequent, all rely on the deterrence of Qianlongzhai, the most headache.

Another Bozhou Li family, with a large population, raids the surrounding states and counties from time to time, but fortunately, it is quite obedient to the imperial court and is not a big trouble.

Another big surname is Guangyuan Zhou Nong, the leader Nong Cunfu has successively annexed several nearby states over the years, and his influence is the largest, and his plan is not small. Guangyuan Prefecture is located between the three kingdoms of Dali and Jiaozhi, and I heard that there are contacts with those two countries, but this dynasty is beyond the reach of the whip. I heard that over the years, Nong Cunfu and his wife Anon and Nong Zhicong have been working around, relying on the financial resources he has obtained in exchange for gold there, and they have prospered. However, Guangyuan Prefecture is separated from us by several states, and the imperial court can't control him, and he can't threaten us. ”

Hearing this, Xu Ping's heart moved and asked, "Does this Nong Cunfu also have a son named Nong Zhigao?" ”

Wu Qingnan nodded: "Yes, it turns out that Xu Tongju also knows about barbarian affairs." At only five or six years old this year, Nong Zhigao is a gifted and intelligent person who is said to be loved by his parents. ”

Xu Ping smiled bitterly: "I only occasionally heard people talk about it, and the envoy continued." ”

Sure enough, it was this Guangyuan Prefecture Nong clan that made the rebellion later, and the seemingly least threatening force became the biggest disaster. Don't look at him now that he is only five or six years old, the time when Nong Zhigao rebelled against the Song Dynasty in history is not big, and it is not clear that there are only more than ten years of peace left here in Yongzhou.

Wu Qingnan continued: "Another big surname is Tianzhou Huang, which has been dominant in the local area since the Tang Dynasty. However, in the past few years, the Nong family has risen, and the Huang family has been squeezed out badly, and it has long been inferior to the previous time. ”

After saying this, Cao Keming continued: "Xu Tongju, you also know the general situation of the Yongzhou barbarians. Generally speaking, the barbarians of Zuojiang are much stronger than those of Youjiang, so there are four villages in Zuojiang Road, and there is only one village in Hengshan in Youjiang Road. The people who have been in turmoil over the years are all barbarians led by Menzhou and Jiatong, with their backs to Jiaozhi, colluding with the Huang clan in the Shangsi Prefecture area in the territory to invade other states and counties. Among them, Jiatong is the most hateful, and its barbarian chief Jia Chenggui is the son-in-law of Li Gongyun in Jiaozhi, surrendering to Jiaozhi, and is called Langzhou in Jiaozhi, and most of the chaos is caused by him! ”

"Langzhou? Which forgiveness is forgiveness? Xu Ping asked with a frown.

"Forgiveness, forgiveness. What's wrong? What does the general judge have to say? ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "It's nothing, I'm just asking." ”

Langzhou is not the Langshan of later generations, and China has entered the southern gate of Jiaozhi. In Xu Ping's previous life, the war between the two countries, the Chinese army entered Langshan and stopped, which left an impression on him. It is said that once you cross Lang Son is the vast Red River Plain, and there is no danger in Hanoi. Historically, as soon as the Chinese army entered Lang Son, the king of Vietnam should surrender on his own. However, that can only be the story of later dynasties, at this time, although there were several roads from Yongzhou along the land route into Jiaozhi, but they were all mountain trails, which were not enough to support the advance of the army. The previous wars of the Central Plains Dynasty to conquer Vietnam all started from Qinzhou and Lianzhou on the sea, landed at Haikou, and traced up the Taiping River. Therefore, the several wars that decided the fate of Vietnam were related to the Bai Teng River, which is the upper source of the Taiping River. Since the unification of Cochin, which ended the situation of many powers, there was little hope of landing on the sea.

Cao Keming glared at Xu Ping, and then said: "Last year, Li Foma, the prince of Jiaozhi, led his troops to attack Qiyuan Prefecture, but he returned in vain, and this year he led his troops to join forces with Jia Chenggui to make trouble in Shizhou and Dongzhou, and Yongping Village has become a pot of porridge under the management. Shangsizhou saw an opportunity, and was about to attack Silingzhou, and this year is destined to be eventful. In order to prevent accidents, I have transferred all the subordinates outside the city of Benzhou to Yongping Village, if the chaos continues, the soldiers and horses of Benzhou will not be enough to support, I have reported to the Cao Si and the imperial court, and transferred the soldiers and horses of Feng Zhizhou to Yongzhou to assist in quelling the chaos. Once the soldiers and horses of Yizhou enter the country, the money and grain must be allocated by the state, and everyone is called here today to discuss the preparation of grain and grass, don't be in a hurry! ”

After speaking, Cao Keming looked at Xu Ping.

Having said all this, there are actually only two purposes for calling Xu Ping and the shogunate to the meeting. One is to assist in the arrangement of the state's defense, mainly to prevent rebellion in Shangsi Prefecture and the disaster of the prefecture's subordinate counties. The other is to prepare money and food to prepare for the movement of the army.

Cao Keming, as the governor of the state, was also responsible for the Xitong incident, and he was responsible for the war, and it had nothing to do with Xu Ping. Xu Pingtong judged that the military of the state only refers to the soldiers under the state, and does not include barbarian affairs, so Cao Keming did not discuss the war arrangement with him. However, the money and food are all in the military treasury under Xu Ping's management, and logistics can't get around him.

Xu Ping pondered for a while and asked, "I don't know how many Yizhou soldiers and horses have entered?" ”

"Prepare for fifteen hundred men."

"It depends on how much time you spend in Yongzhou. With the savings in the treasury in the past few years, it is okay to support it for half a year, but after a long time, it will not be able to support it, and it is necessary to transfer grain from other states. ”

This is about the same as Cao Keming's estimate, so he said: "Then let's talk about it in a few months." ”

After the matter was settled, Xu Ping asked Cao Keming again: "Zhizhou, will you sit in the state city in the future?" ”

"What, what's the matter?"

Xu Ping said: "The land in Benzhou is barren and the people are poor, when Wang Cao came, he talked to him about planting sugarcane and squeezing sugar in Benzhou. If Zhizhou is in the city, I will go out to see where it is suitable to plant, and after a while, the season will be over. ”

Cao Keming looked at Xu Ping and said, "You still know how to squeeze sugar?" ”

"I used to run a sugar shop at home, how can I not understand?"

Cao Keming thought for a while and said, "I won't go out for the past half a year, so you can go out to inspect." By the way, where are you going to open the ground? ”

"In the first two months, Zhizhou was not there, and Zhou Jieju had already inspected Wuyuan and Lechang on my behalf, and the land there was not suitable. This time, I happened to go to Ruhe County, where I heard that there have always been people growing sugarcane. ”

The general judgment has to inspect the subordinate counties every season, because Xu Ping is sitting in the state capital, and the two counties in the north are patrolled by the judge Zhou Tianxing, Cao Keming comes back, and the rest of Ruhe County will go to him by himself.

Cao Keming listened to Xu Ping's words but bowed his head and was silent, and after a long while, he said: "If the land is flat and broad, it is a rare good land in Yongzhou, and it is indeed good for you to open up land there." But there is one thing I have to mention to you, today's Ruhe County Order Duan Fang is extremely inappropriate, you must be careful! ”

Thinking of Duan Fang's appearance, he is obviously an honest and willing to do things, why is everyone's attitude so strange?

Xu Ping couldn't help asking: "Zhizhou still makes it clear, I have also seen that Duan Fang, it seems that he is an honest and willing to do things, I don't know what's wrong?" ”

Cao Keming shook his head: "Let's let Judge Zhou tell you, you also have to discuss the matter of money and food." ”

After speaking, he walked straight out of the judgment hall and left.

The magistrate was the most important subordinate officer in the state, and was responsible for supervising taxes and other chores along with the clerks and the army, and of course, most importantly, participating in the prison. The local judiciary in the Song Dynasty has been initially standardized, and has the rudiments of the public procuratorate law in later generations. Both civil and criminal cases are tried by the manager, and the evidence is conclusive, and the judicial officer will find out the applicable legal provisions according to the detected legal provisions, and then the judge will convict and draw up a verdict according to the detected legal provisions, report to the general judgment for signature and approval, and then be approved by the governor. If it is a major death penalty case, the governor and the general judgment and the judge must review it together, and the criminal pleads guilty in court and is detained before the final trial is made. Due to the different state officials, other officials may be represented in the specific link, but this interrogation procedure cannot be simplified, and the same person cannot cross the two links. As for the situation in Xu Ping's previous life in the film and television drama, Zhizhou sat high in the lobby, and was convicted as soon as he asked a few words, and the Song Dynasty state level did not exist, which was similar to the procedures of the procuratorate court of the Public Security Bureau in later generations.

That is to say, most of Xu Ping's responsibilities can actually be represented by Zhou Tianxing, the judge of Jiedu, but because of the different powers and responsibilities of officials, some things must be judged by the general judge. Therefore, Xu Ping has to go out to do business, and when he is not in the state city, he has to explain his work to the judge, and he can just send general affairs to him.

Seeing Cao Keming walking away, Xu Ping said to several officials: "Sit down, let's discuss the rest of the things slowly." By the way, Judge Zhou, tell me what the hell is going on with that Duan Fang. ”

Everyone sat down, and Zhou Tianxing said: "This Duan Fang is really capable to say, and his political achievements in other states and counties are remarkable, and he is also well-known. Only in Yongzhou, he is a trouble. ”

"Why?"

"Just because this man is not prudent in the affairs of men and women, the hidden danger is not small. Duan Fang was originally a native of Rongzhou, and when he was a teenager, he studied and was admitted to the Jinshi, and he passed the provincial examination twice, and was deposed in the palace examination. The general judgment knows that our Lingnan is not as good as the Central Plains, let alone Kaifeng Mansion, and it is already a rare talent in Guangxi to pass the provincial test, and there is only a lack of Jinshi background. At that time, Cao took pity on others, reported to the imperial court and started from the county master's book, and after two terms, he went to Yongzhou to be a festival magistrate. In Yongzhou, Duan Fang had been rehabilitated several times, and his reputation was great, and he was about to be used, but he made a big mistake in the matter of men and women. ”

In the Song Dynasty, the examination of magistrates attached the most importance to judicial prisons, and if they could redress unjust prisoners, their performance appraisal was superior, and if they were excellent, they could be transferred to an official, which was the most conspicuous political achievement. Of course, if the central government reviews and finds that the prison sentence is unreasonable, the Cao officials and the officials involved in the case will be punished, and the general sentence of the Zhizhou Prefecture in the major case of human life will be jointly and severally.

Duan Fang's appearance is capable, Xu Ping can still understand, but with wrinkles like old bark on his face, and the wind and frost on his face, Xu Ping really can't be associated with women's affairs.

Judge Zhou continued: "At this time, Duan Fang and a barbarian girl got along. Originally, this was not a big deal, and Guangnan West Road was not strict about not accepting wives and concubines under his subordinates, but the identity of that barbarian girl was a little special, and she had already been promised to an important person in the Huang family of Zhongzhou Zhizhou. The most important thing is that when the Huang family in Zhongzhou came to the door, the barbarian girl was born, that is, the barbarian didn't care about the chastity of any woman, after all, it made the court ugly and lost the original intention of Fusui place. In a fit of rage, Cao Envoy demoted him to a county lieutenant and started from the bottom again. Many years have passed since this incident, and everyone's impression is also fading, and they thought that he had finally put this matter down and wanted to make progress with peace of mind. The last time he went to Zhaozhou to serve, the officials knew that Zhaozhou has always been known as the Dafa field, and he could live for a long time, and he could be promoted to Beijing official without raising the master, and they all thought that he was going to be transferred out of Lingnan to the mainland to be a Beijing official. ”

When Xu Ping heard this, he also felt that things were tricky. Zhaozhou miasma is the worst, and it is rumored that it is exaggerated to the point that nine out of ten officials die there, and it is called Dafa Field by the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, and it is almost the same as cutting off the head wherever it is sent. Because no one wants to go, there is a reward policy, and when people are selected there to be promoted to Beijing officials, they can be promoted without recommendation, and they will be promoted naturally when they expire. Duan Fang could even give up this opportunity, and this determination was a little scary.