While Du Zhongxiao and Liu Ji were discussing the affairs of the capital, Zhang Xingzhi and Su Shunqin arrived together.

Zhang Yingzhi was once the wait-in-charge of Tianzhang Pavilion, the deputy envoy of salt and iron, and served as a transfer envoy for many times. Because of the rebellion of Beizhou King Zezhi, he was implicated and troubled, and was deposed as a minister of the Ministry of Temple and supervised Ezhou Taxation. Before leaving Beijing, he was re-elected as the official in charge of the official business of the land affairs, which was considered to be a little restored.

Whether Zhang Fengzhi came to be in charge of official affairs was the emperor himself or whether someone helped him in the prime minister, Du Zhongxiao didn't know. He only knew that this person was good at official affairs and had a reputation as a local official. He was particularly unlucky in recent years. First, the Hebei Transportation Commissioner General and the school was in chaos, and he was implicated. Then King Zezhi of Beizhou rebelled. Some people said that he had caught a cult figure and released it again, and was sued for the first time. In the end, the censor determined that there was no evidence in these matters, and he was still deprived of the post and demoted him, almost to the end.

Du Zhongxiao could not guess and understand such a person, so he could only treat him with courtesy. His position is different from an official, and he will be seized and beat him to the end. Once he recovers, Zhang Yingzhi is likely to continue to do his best. Such a person cannot offend him.

Su Shunqin was the fuse of the failure of the Qingli New Deal. He was demoted to the people for several years and had just resumed this year. First, he was a dispersed official of the Chief Secretary of Huzhou and became an official. The Su family was a big family, and Su Shunqin was the leader of the poetry world at this time. He got the actual position of business, which was considered a new start.

Two demoted officials came, and Du Zhongxiao could not understand the meaning of the court, so he could only devote all his thoughts to official affairs in the future.

After the ceremony, Zhang Ying said, "This time we took a train from Kaifeng Prefecture to Xiangzhou. I didn't expect that we would arrive in one day and night. It was really convenient. I thought that when I went to Guangdong Road as a cannon, I also walked this section of the road. It took more than ten days, so how could I compare to the present."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Justice Liu and I are also discussing this matter just now. From now on, trains are all around the world, and we travelers can all benefit. When we work on the side road, the most feared thing is to run around the road. If you have a car in the future, it will be convenient."

Su Shunqin had not seen him for several years, and Du Zhongxiao didn't dare to recognize him. However, at the age of 40, he was already gray-haired, like an old man with wrinkles on his face. When he met Du Zhongxiao, he didn't know what to say for a moment, and he was speechless.

After a while, Yang Ting brought two of his subordinates, Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi, to come.

Yang Ting was the great-grandson of Yang Chongxun. He was a Jinshi. He was a specialist in the position of Jinghu South Road to punish thieves and quelled the rebellion of the people. Because his general died in battle, he was demoted to the prefect of Taiping Prefecture. Later, the rebellion broke out again and was changed to a military position. He served as the commander of Jinghu South Road. After quelling the rebellion, he was infected with miasma and asked to restore his civil service and became an official in the mainland prefectures and counties. The court transferred him back to the mainland, but did not convert his cultural resources, but came to serve as the commander of Yingtianxiang Army.

Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi were promoted because they made contributions to pacifying the Zhang Hai Rebellion on the West Jing Road. At that time, Zhao Zi was Yang Wenguang's boss. Later, he went to Jingdong Road to serve as the Grand Inspection Commissioner. He was appreciated by Fu Bi and promoted to the deputy envoy of the Supply Preparation Deposit. After pacifying the Zhang Hai Rebellion, Yang Wenguang was appreciated by Fan Zhongyan and was taken to the northwest to serve, and then followed him to Dengzhou. This time he came to work as the chief supervisor, one was recommended by Fan Zhongyan, and the other was because the chief Yang Ting was infected, so Yang Wenguang came to take care of him.

Yang Chongxun, the great-grandfather of Yang Ting, was not the important official who came from the Zhenzong vassal residence and was appreciated by Empress Dowager Liu, but the younger brother of Yang Ye, the famous general of Taizong and the lord of the Linzhou vassal state. From the perspective of family, Yang Wenguang was Yang Ting's cousin.

Unlike civil officials, military generals do not need to avoid suspicion, and often let their children follow each other. One is reliable, and the other is convenient for command. The generals who have been prosperous are the generals. The Yang family generals who were famous in the future were truly in power at this time were Yang Ting, and Yang Wenguang had just shown his strength.

Du Zhongxiao looked at Yang Wenguang, who was over fifty years old and was not much different from his uncle. He had a vicissitudes of life and felt indescribable. I remember reading the story of the Yang family general. When he followed Di Qing to the south, Yang Wenguang was still a white-robed young general. He never thought that in real history, he would be an old man without waiting for the uprising of Nong Zhigao. At this age, as a nephew, he took care of his uncle who was about years old, and it was not easy for him to continue the family.

After the ceremony, Du Zhongxiao said, "I have prepared a banquet in the back yamen to welcome you." After that, he took the lead and took everyone into the yamen.

The guest and host took a seat and Du Zhongxiao said, "Since Su Zirong came to the Iron Supervisor, the field affairs in the camp have been lacking. When you come, many things will be easy to handle. When you first arrived at Yingtian on Jingxi Road and Tangzhou, you actually turned troops into the people and could be handed over to the local area in one or two years. The three states of Xiang and Deng are different, and the households are too few, so it is still convenient for military camps. In the past few months, I have been trying to train people, but without the help of the generals and ministers, I have never been able to do the same. The two commanders arrived, and it was different. This autumn and winter, we started to pick up the personnel and train them."

Yang Ting bowed: "When I was on Jinghu Road, I heard that I had newly made muskets and cannons, which was very sharp. On Hedong Road, he defeated the Khitan and seized Tanglong Town, and then broke the Beizhou city gate. Unfortunately, I never had the chance to meet him, and I don't know what it was like. This time I went to Jingxi Road, I also learned muskets and cannons, which was so amazing."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "The commander has the best intention. According to my plan, the wing army of the field affairs is mainly based on muskets and artillery and cavalry as the auxiliary, which is different from other armies. We have the support of the iron supervisor and the field affairs and the money and food, and there is no shortage of everything. It is the most convenient to do this."

Liu Jidao: "I was on Shaanxi Road and I also heard that artillery was powerful. The Strategic Department planned to use artillery in key cities. However, artillery was not easy to cast and expensive, and the other was extremely heavy and difficult to transport. There were only a few pieces installed in Yanzhou on Shaanxi Road. I once saw them fire their guns, and the earth and stone were powdered after one shot, which was really powerful. This thing will inevitably be in the world in the future, and the marching and fighting were different from before."

Du Zhongxiao said: "In fact, it is not that powerful. The fire-fried cannon is a weapon after all. If you want to win a battle, you have to rely on the strong army and generals of the army. It's not too early, and the food comes up, so let's drink a glass of wine!"

After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it with everyone.

There are many lakes and squash in this area, and aquatic products are as if they are not expensive. Just in the small lake near Yingtianwu, one net can be used to fish out one or two hundred kilograms of fish. I heard that no one wants a few kilograms of fish in the Hanyang Army, and dozens of kilograms of fish are needed at most.

Du Zhongxiao was still thinking that the train was open, so he caught more fish this winter and sold it to Kaifeng Prefecture. I wonder if there is any profit.

There are several types of fish on the table today. Steamed mandarin fish, braised green fish, shrimps and crabs, etc., all of them are available.

Du Zhongxiao invited everyone to eat it and said, "The field camp has not been here. The fields have bloomed and have not yet been planted, and there is no output. Today, the seats are a little simple, so don't be disgusted. In the spring of the next year, the fields will be planted and planted, and there will be everything in the future when they are prosperous."

Zhang Fengzhi said: "You are polite. I came from Xiangzhou and saw it all the way. The population is sparse, and most of it is the land business. There is no farming this year, and it depends entirely on the army of other states to support it. The land business is not easy. Today is abundant enough, and we can appreciate it."

Du Zhongxiao smiled at Zhang Fengzhi and said, "Master, I won't hide it from you. When I was in the Volcano Army on Hedong Road, I was mostly a place with abundant money and grain, and I have never been short of money. Later, I went to the Yingtian on Jingxi Road and quickly produced output. Not to mention, the Iron Supervisor was built later, and there was no shortage of cash, and my subordinates had never been short of money. Zaoyang is too desolate, and there is no farming now, and I have suffered with my people. I hope that the spring of the year will bloom, and when the fields are harvested, it will still be like before. Things are done well, eat well, and get a lot of money and grain. Otherwise, I would not be used to it."
Chapter completed!