Du Zhongxiao and Su Song took a group of officials to look at the intersection. The red sun rose above their heads and couldn't help but feel anxious.

After the railway was built, the Railway Supervision took generous actions against the civilians of various states who came to help build the road, which attracted the attention of the heads of the states. Including the Transportation Commission, the Railway Supervision Office also felt that the current financial resources were strong. The retired fiber-pulling wing army was still coming one after another, and the focus of the future resettlement was mainly Dengzhou and Xiangzhou. The Transportation Commission Office organized Li Cheng, the deputy envoy in charge of Jingxi South Road, came forward to convene the heads of the states involved, and gathered the discussions with Du Zhongxiao in Tangzhou.

Zhao Ji, the governor of Ruzhou, was already old, and the Iron Supervisor was originally a territory of Ruzhou, so he did not participate. The other four states that had been in the past few days, Song Qi, the governor of Xuzhou, Liu Zhi, the governor of Caizhou, Ouyang Xiu, the governor of Yingzhou, and Yan Shu, the governor of Chenzhou, came to the Iron Supervisor together after meeting in Yancheng.

Su Song has been promoted to the supervisor of the Baiting Supervisor, Liu Wei is the judge, and Du Zhongxiao slowly faded out of the supervisory affairs. After meeting with the four governors, Du Zhongxiao and Su Song took the train with them to Tangzhou. The business of the land business became more arduous. When Su Song left, he would add another person in charge of business and one in charge of business.

None of the four magistrates were all important officials of the court, and you can imagine the importance of this area. Relatively speaking, Ouyang Xiu had the least qualifications and was also a master of imperial edicts. Liu Zhi had been a Hanlin scholar and a Censor General. During the Beizhou Rebellion, Zhang Deyi was full of ugly behavior because Liu Zhi was one of Zhang Deyi's leaders and was demoted to the official position, and was still a senior official from the two provincial officials. Song Qi was a Hanlin scholar, but was demoted from the capital because he opposed the enthronement of Concubine Zhang. He was demoted from the capital with Ouyang Xiu. It was more convenient to be close to him. Needless to say, Yan Shu was a prime minister for a long time and had a deep qualification among court officials.

Du Zhongxiao was less than ten years old. Among the four, except for Ouyang Xiu, some dating before he was ranked, the others were only known. Du Zhongxiao was a little resistant when dealing with these people. With his current political achievements, he no longer needed others to support him.

On the contrary, Su Song, because of his father Su Shen, was familiar with these people. He had seen them when he was young.

It was not until almost noon that Song Qi, the governor of Xuzhou, brought the troops of the state and came with the other three.

Du Zhongxiao and a group of officials came forward to salute. Liu Wei handed over the documents and asked the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou to return, and the soldiers of the Iron Supervisor were escorted.

The group didn't walk far and quickly disappeared. There were no houses on both sides of the road, and it looked very desolate.

Yan Shu looked at the south bank of the Li River, full of reed swamps. He had been abandoned for many years and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Yunju, Mengzhai Town, which is not far away, has people been in the territory of the Iron Supervision? It is so desolate? The two places are not far away, so there shouldn't be such a big difference."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Every summer rainy season, the Li River surges, there is a lot of mud and sand, and it damages farmland and houses. For one or two hundred years, there have been no families along the river. From the Iron Supervision to mine and smelter, the few families here have moved to mining places in the mountains in the south."

Song Qi said: "The land here is flat and not far from the river. Isn't it a pity that it is deserted? The land camping and field management are everywhere, so why not arrange some people to come?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "If the water damage is not removed, the land here will not last long after it is opened. The Iron Supervisor is preparing to build dams to block water in the upstream places, turning water damage into water conservancy. When the dam is completed, people will naturally come here to open up land. At that time, rice and mulberry will be everywhere here."

The four nodded, and didn't say much. Due to geographical and climate reasons, the rainfall in this area is concentrated in summer, and the rivers and streams in the mountains in the south are soaring, so it is impossible to farm. The large area of ​​swamp reeds is formed by this reason. The vegetable garden of the Iron Supervisor built a dam to open fields on the south bank. Without that dam, it is basically impossible to farm on the south bank of the Li River.

After walking along Yancheng, everyone was exhausted and speechless. After walking twenty miles, a stone bridge was on the Li River, which was the ancient road of the previous dynasty. After crossing the Li River, everyone continued to move forward. After walking more than ten miles, they gradually became crowded.

Looking at the Mapu Inn on both sides of the road, Liu Zhi said, "There are more people here, are you already at the Iron Supervision?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "There are iron ore starting in this area, and there are merchants from afar, and some people have opened shops to make some money."

Liu Zhi and Yan Shu looked at each other and couldn't help but wonder. Before coming, everyone said that the Iron Prison was so prosperous and lively, but after walking twenty or thirty miles, it was still desolate. There were more than 20,000 households in the Iron Prison, and the area in a county should be densely populated.

After walking a few miles, suddenly a railway track blocked the road. Every short distance, several small cars were connected together. Several men stood on the small car, plucking the car, looking very comfortable. The car was filled with ore, and I thought it was picked out from the mountains.

When Liu Zhi saw this, he hurriedly asked Du Zhongxiao beside him: "Yunjustment, is this the railway built? What is running on it is a train? Why is it different from what Liu Dujian said? He said it was a machine pulling a cart with anger, and it was a long train."

Du Zhongxiao said: "For the job, this section can also be regarded as a railway, but there is no train running on it. The steam engine is extremely difficult to build. Although the iron supervisor uses more personnel, it is still not enough to use it. The mine truck here needs people to push it. After the ore is installed, it is down from a high place, so you can run it by yourself. When there are too many steam engines in the future, you can run the train, and then there will be no need for so many people to transport it."

Everyone nodded. They had heard of the train, and the most important feature was that they were sucking clouds and spitting out fog in front and making a huge sound. Some people even said that it was the method of immortals and demons because the locomotive was constantly cloudy and mist, and the iron cart was on its own, which was extremely mysterious.

After this track, I soon arrived at the vegetable garden of the Iron Supervision Bureau. Some people worked hard, some watered, and there was a fireworks.

Not long after walking, there was a huge barracks with neat houses stretching out. At this time, a relatively large city of state was only a few thousand families, and they would not live together so closely. Seeing this scene, several magistrates were shocked.

It was the time for work, and only children and women occasionally walked on the streets, and the entire camp was quiet and quiet.

After walking for a long time, he had not reached the end. Ouyang Xiu couldn't help asking: "Yun Judgment, I think it's the Iron Supervision here. Such a large barracks are neat and orderly. Even in Kaifeng City, there is no such scene!"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, I started to enter the Iron Supervisory Bureau. This area was the fiber-pulling chassis army that was later in the year, and there was a newly built furnace to the south. They came late and could only live outside. It is a bit inconvenient now. Over time, it will gradually become lively."

"Is this outside the Iron Prison?" Ouyang Xiu was startled and his chin almost fell off.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, I have to go to the Iron Supervisor's Office, how many miles are there? I only look across the river and get lively before I get to the place."

Everyone looked at the opposite side of the Li River, and there were several families, mostly inns and freight yards. At this time, everyone understood why the road was so desolate. The population concentration in the Iron Supervision Institute was far beyond their expectations, and the vast majority of the population was concentrated in the core area.

For Du Zhongxiao, this is nothing. Thousands of households are just a large village in later generations. The entire Iron Supervisory Supervisory 20,000 households are all concentrated together, but it is just a town, which is far from being prosperous. But in this era, tens of thousands of households live together, and there are not many such prosperous places in the world. Even a few big cities have a large population, a large area, and a far less dense than here.

After passing the vegetable garden, it gradually became lively. The barracks on the south bank of the river are a distance from the official road. The railway supervisor is not allowed to build houses along the street, so the road is quiet. The opposite side of the river is different, one by one, each inn and a freight yard, with various signs floating.
Chapter completed!