Ye Qingchen, a Hanlin scholar, said: "There are many Bianhe boatmen, so you must not ignore this matter. Even when you arrive at a place, there is nothing to do, and there is no reason to distribute money and food in vain. It is best to deal with this matter early, so as not to cause trouble."

After Minghao returned from Beizhou, Zhao Zhen intended to let him be the deputy envoy of Privy Councilor. However, Xia Shun and Minghao were not in harmony and did not settle for a while. Because of this, Xia Shun was very unhappy recently and did not say a word at this time.

Gao Ruonne, deputy envoy of the Privy Councilor, said: "The boatmen used for the official boats on the Bian River are about 60,000 to 70,000 people in the northern section, and the Jianghuai River to the south are as many as 400,000 to 50,000, totaling more than 100,000. This is only used for the official boats. If the boatmen are added, it is probably 200,000 to 300,000. Of course, most of the boatmen are from nearby villagers. If they lose their livelihood, they can return to their hometowns to make a living. If they are laid off, they will inevitably cause trouble. Hundreds of thousands of people along the Bian River will start to cause trouble, and the world will be shaken. Look at the ice of the Bian River, and this matter must be dealt with as soon as possible."

There were only a thousand soldiers in Beizhou who were in chaos, and such a big stir was caused. What would it look like if hundreds of thousands of boatmen were in chaos? Everyone in the two palaces were worried about this, but there was no way to drag it all the time. But everyone knew that they could not drag it all the time.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Zhao Zhen said, "Du Zhongxiao was willing to take charge of this matter and choose a place with idle fields in the west and west of Beijing to open the fields. Besides doing this, what else do you have? Use cars and ships on the Bian River to double the goods transported, and save manpower. Things are necessary. The boatman should deal with it properly."

Zhang Fangping, the envoy of the Sansi, said: "More than 100,000 boatmen, can save less money and grain. This is one. In addition, tug boats, tug boats, and harness soldiers and boatmen can also save greatly. This is two. Another point is that sailing in the Bian River has always been 80% of official goods and 20% of private goods. These 20% of private goods are tax-free, which is another large amount of money. Therefore, vehicles and ships have to be used, and manpower must be saved. It is feasible to use boatmen to cultivate farmland. Sansi, can use some of the money saved by cutting boatmen as capital. After opening the fields, the imperial court collects more money and grain, killing two birds with one stone. However, many people do not know whether farming crops can be done? Don't go to the place, and if the fields are not opened, it will become the source of local chaos."

Not everyone can plant the land. Like many armies, many people have been engaged in this business for generations and asked them to change their careers to farm. Will they? They can't help but plow or hold a hoe. Don't let the land be opened at that time, and the court will keep it.

Song Xiang said: "Du Zhongxiao first served in Bozhou and later served as the magistrate of Yongcheng. When he was in Yongcheng, he managed the land and had the first place in management. Even if it was a few years later, Yongcheng had the profit of land purchase, it was still a major county in the two Huaihe County. Every time there was a vacancy, everyone was competing for the first place. If you talk about others, it would be hard to say that Du Zhongxiao had the land management achievements of Yongcheng, so he thought he would have his own way."

Du Zhongxiao relied on his political achievements and was valued by Xia Shu. He took him to Hedong Road and served in Yongcheng. The Yingtian in Yongcheng, including the construction of Yongcheng Commune in the county, was one of the most dazzling political achievements of local officials in recent years. However, Yongcheng's experience seemed simple, but it was difficult to learn. Especially in the commune, officials from other places learned to do it, but failed without exception. The reason is actually very simple. Yongcheng's success relies heavily on industry and has a complete set of supporting small industries. Which official could do this in this era?

Su Song's Yongcheng magistrate will soon be fully qualified. In order to lack this magistrate, the capital is now broken. Almost everyone of the magistrates here has relatives and friends to ask for help, and they want to take over. Such a big county has abundant money and food, good foundation, comfortable and comfortable to be an official, and can even crush other counties in political achievements. This kind of good thing is rare. Not to mention that there are too many industries, and a little move can make a fortune.

Speaking of Yongcheng, Zhang Fangping nodded: "Yongcheng Yingtian is indeed the best in recent years. If you can open fields like Yongcheng, and cut off fibers and remove them from food and clothing, it will be a blessing for the court."

Song Xiang said: "The West Road of Jing, especially the Tang and Dengzhou on the South Road, has been a prosperous place since ancient times. Guangwu won the world with the land of Wan, and it can be seen that its land is rich. In the war in the late Tang Dynasty, the people fled all over, and there are still many idle fields. The traces are still there, and as long as they are properly repaired, they should be regarded as fertile soil."

Zhao Zhen was silent for a while and said, "Du Zhongxiao made great contributions under the Volcanic Army, and was skilled in the city of Beizhou. He made a name for himself and made guns and cannons to make a powerful weapon in the army. He listened to the words of the soldiers on the front line, and he had very good martial arts. Now there are no generals in the army, and it is even more rare to find a general of poetry and books. I intend to let him change his military position, serve in the army, organize and train troops, and make fine military weapons, and use it for the court."

Song Xiang said: "Now the northwest China Dangxiang has been vain, and Yuanhao has been destroyed, there will be no war and the world is safe. For the current plan, military preparation is not an urgent task, but money and food are the foundation of the world. Du Zhongxiao has the ability to buy fields, so he should use his strengths."

Zhao Zhen and several ministers of the prime minister thought about it. In fact, although Du Zhongxiao had some military achievements, he had never really led his troops to fight. His greatest ability was to open fields and grow grain and make a lot of money in business. With money and grain, the Song army of the Volcano Army was very brave, and it might not be his contribution to the management of the army.

Xia Feng, who had never spoken, remembered that Du Zhongxiao was under his command. Although he was not flattering, he worked diligently and solved many problems for him. He sighed and still thought about his benefits. Besides, Song Xiang was the one he valued, and his friendship was much deeper than Du Zhongxiao. Seeing that he had been talking good things for Du Zhongxiao, he said: "The Bian River is about to disappear. Once the boat is on the boat, if the food salary of the boatman is not added, something will definitely happen. This matter cannot be delayed and must be dealt with as soon as possible. Du Zhongxiao asked to take the boatman to the Jingxi Road to share the worries of the court. The man did have this ability, so let him go."

To make Du Zhongxiao exchange literature for military affairs was largely Zhao Zhen’s opinion, and the Secretariat did not have this intention. Seeing Xia Shu talking, Chen Zhizhong said: “The West Road in Jingxi is the fundamental place in the world. There are many idle fields in the prefectures and counties, so they cannot be asked about it. According to my wishes, Du Zhongxiao can go to the West Road to build the camp fields and be under the Transportation Department. All the boatmen who were abolished by Bianhe and Baibo of Sanmen will be transferred to his rule. There is no need to eliminate the military status of these people and convert them into a reclamation army."

Wu Yu, deputy envoy of Privy Councillor, hesitated and said: "While the boatman's military service was transported by the water, although there were soldiers in this dynasty who had cultivated fields, they had no military service, and most of them were made by other military soldiers. If they were used specifically for farming, their military registration would still be retained, and this was the case."

The military forces of the Song Dynasty, whether they were the imperial guards, the wing army, or the archers in the village, all had military names. Some were beautiful names, but most of the people engaged in labor showed their identity, such as Zhuangcheng, prison city, water transportation, and clear rivers. They were varied and had various industries, but they had no farming number. They could not create a single number for farming. Another point is that soldiers were the salary, so how did farmers handle this matter?

Xia Xun said: "Why is it difficult to set up a military name according to the situation? As for the salary of grain, Yongcheng has ready-made regulations. Most of them are public land, and they work together. After collecting taxes, the farming and farming services are kept by themselves, and some are distributed to farmers. In addition, each family also has private land, which can be supplemented with household income. According to its system, it can be slightly modified and used for military military troops."

It was during his tenure in Yongcheng that Xia Shu sent people to check the field affairs many times to recognize Du Zhongxiao's talents. No one here is more familiar with these things. Yongcheng's field affairs are different from other places. They are not divided into households, but are mainly maintained by the property of the field affairs. With accumulation, the field affairs can be expanded step by step, and the yamen will not be quickly laid off.
Chapter completed!