Looking at Wen Tong's newly painted ink bamboo, Du Zhongxiao said, "It's very good. The pen is simple and has its own charm. The Promoter can work with Judge Li to make plates. The Qian Yin on Hequ Road uses the Promoter's ink bamboo on the front, and the Yinshan picture on the back. A few days ago, I sent a painter to Shazhou to draw Yinshan. There is a picture here. How about the Promoter's view?"

After saying that, he took out a picture from the desk and handed it to Wen Tong.

Wen Tong expanded it and saw a mountain view from afar. It was thought to be the Yinshan Picture that Du Zhongxiao mentioned. This picture is different from ordinary paintings. Although it is painted with ink, it is not a landscape, and it has a very texture. It looks like a real mountain. This era has begun to popularize literati paintings, focusing on charm but not on reality. Realism is usually painted by painters, and it uses fine brushwork and has a craftsmanship spirit. This is the case with Yinshan Picture. Although the brushwork is concise, the foundation of fine brushwork is still there. However, Wen Tong always feels that it is different, and it looks magnificent than ordinary fine brushwork.

After reading for a while, Wen Tong put down and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Master, I don't know what is different about this painting? It should be printed on the money."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Our Hequ Road is south of Yinshan Mountain, and several states are set up along the Yellow River. The money is directed to Yinyin Mountain, and the person who uses it can see where it comes from at a glance. Another thing is that the perspective painting method used in this painting is not very skillful, but it can show the majesty of Yinshan Mountain."

Wen Tongdao: "I dare to ask about the strategy, what is the painting method of perspective? I am good at painting and have never heard of this technique."

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is a special drawing method for people who draw pictures in the Iron Supervisor. Although this method is rigid, everything has rules to follow. Even if you are not good at drawing skills, you can see what the drawings are at a glance. Without perspective, according to the frontal projection, it is an engineering drawing. Craftsmen can make utensils according to the drawings, and the size is not bad at all."

Seeing Wentong still a little confused, Du Zhongxiao picked up a paper town on the table, stood in front of the table, and said to Wentong: "It's like this paper town. If the eyes are in my finger, the shape of the paper town is seen by this eye. When it is drawn on the picture, it is perspective. That is to say, what the eyes see is a ray of light, falling straight to the paper town, and drawing it into the picture. If it is not the eyes here, the light does not gather at a point, but looks flat and falls on the picture, it is projection. - These are all techniques for craftsmen to make paintings, and it is common for the promotor to not know it."

If you continue to talk about it, it means optical knowledge. Du Zhongxiao is not interested in talking to Wen Tong. It is enough for people who need to use this knowledge to know it. If a literati painter is interested, he will understand it by himself. Before Wen Tong came, Du Zhongxiao had already found a painter to paint Yinshan. He chose to look at the map of Yinshan under Zhaojun's tomb, in order to print it on the Hequ Road Money. This kind of painting is different from ordinary paintings. If you don't see it in that place, the imitation always has a little charm and meets the requirements of the money sutra. Of course, if you have technical knowledge, you can't imitate it after restoring it and then imitating it.

He handed the two pictures to Wen Tong together, and Du Zhongxiao said, "Take you to find Judge Li and discuss with the craftsmen to make plates. The money should be printed as soon as possible. The Duzhi Department sets the amount and will not allocate money here soon. It will be printed too late, but there is no money to use it."

Wen Tong promised and took two paintings to find Li Fugui. Li Fugui had been transferred to the judge of Hequ Road, specializing in money and grain.

The newly occupied land of several states had to rectify the land, cultivate the fields, and train new troops. The matter was too extensive. Du Zhongxiao had already written a letter to the court to send the prefect to the country, and the generals no longer managed the civil affairs and focused on military affairs.

The magistrates along the border have always used military generals, and Hequ Road is no exception. But then, there was a major change in the military system. Du Zhongxiao's old subordinates were drawn away in large numbers, replenishing the new recruits. The generals still had the energy. In addition, there was no official sent to the court, and no one was in charge of the civil affairs for a while. This was the habit of the Song Dynasty. The newly occupied land was considered a special military zone. Only after the generals were in charge of the country would they send officials. At the beginning of the founding of the country, it was a legacy of the Five Dynasties, and the generals used surrendered officials, so this was possible. How can it be done now?

On the second day, the new official sent to Hequ Road finally arrived. He promoted Chang Ping Chen Xu and another strategic judge Tian Jing, as well as Shengzhou signing judge Chen Xiliang and the officer-in-chief Zhang Tangying arrived in the same car. The recorder Daizhuang had not yet arrived in the capital, and he would have to wait for some days.

Li Fugui and Wentong picked up several people at the station and said, "It's still early now, let's go to the old city of Shengzhou together. Everything is going on, there is not even an inn here, so everyone is responsible for it."

Chen Xiliang and his friends muttered in their hearts, it was hard to say anything. When the Xintuo Land was in the car, they talked about each other and knew that it was not easy to be an official here. As the Shouzhou of Hequ Road, there was not even an inn here, which was really shabby.

Riding a horse over Shengzhou New City, Tian Jing said: "Is this the newly built Shengzhou City? The city has been built, why doesn't the Supervisor's Mansion and the State Office come here?"

Li Fugui said: "About the following, there are countless things for all the officials. Where can I get time to move here? You can get there. Let's free up your hands to move here."

Chen Xiliang said: "Shengzhou Xintuo, although there are few officials and few affairs, why don't you even have time to move to the yamen?"

Wen Tongdao: "I don't know that although the place is newly opened, the affairs are quite a bit. Now in Shengzhou City, there are at least tens of thousands of households in the Xiang army who come to Yingtian. If they want to have enough food, they don't know how much things they have to be busy every day."

Dai Zhuang said: "Aren't the people who came here to camp in the fields? Why are there still people?"

Wen Tongdao: "The train is there. Some people came down and said they were here to buy the fields. Do you still rush back? It is said that the land in the mainland is fertile and the taxes are very small. Many households believed it and came after buying the ticket."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be amazed. In fact, there was nothing strange. The three border routes along Shaanxi, Hedong and Hebei were surrounded by many troops and various military operations, and the labor service was heavy. The land was fertile and the tax was very attractive. These three routes were connected to the railway. Many people who were unable to bear the heavy service came regardless of the number of troops, and they bought tickets.

Chen Xu said: "Then, Hequ Road taxes are very small, isn't it true?"

Li Fugui said: "Apart from the commercial tax in the city, there is no tax on Hequ Road now, of course it is true. The court has an edict, and the local area is newly developed to protect the people's strength and exempt three years of money and food. With this edict, so many people have come. The strategy commands that everyone who comes will be properly placed. Now it is hot, there are no houses, but their food and water must be lacking. Think about it, how many things will be there every day?"

No one spoke. It seemed that he was thinking well on the road, but the officials here were not so easy to be. When he left the capital, he said that he was an official from Hequ Road to do a one-year reduction and investigation. This condition may not be worth it now.

After crossing the Yellow River, I came all the way to Dongshengzhou City. When I arrived at the gate of the city, Li Fugui said: "Jingshou is in the Magistrate's Mansion and everyone else. Here we are not as good as the prefectures and counties in the mainland. Everything is simple. After meeting Jishou, I went to the Caosi to pay a visit to Longtu and welcome you tonight."

Everyone said yes, and they entered the city gate together.

When I entered the city and arrived at the General's Mansion, I met Du Zhongxiao. Several people left to worship Bao Zheng. Du Zhongxiao said, "Prime Chen Qiang, wait a moment, I will go with you to see Longtu, and the rest will go first."

Everyone left the official hall, and Du Zhongxiao said to Chen Xiliang: "Sit down and talk."

Chen Xiliang thanked him and sat down on the slap sent by the soldiers, with a little restrained expression.

Du Zhongxiao was a commander of the whole country, and the state government did not have the energy to inquire too much. In the future, most of the matters about the civil affairs of the state in Shengzhou fell on Chen Xiliang. Because Du Zhongxiao's special status, there is no magistrate in this state now. Below Du Zhongxiao, Chen Xiliang is the leader of the officials of the court.

When he was in Bingzhou, Du Zhongxiao had made a judgment on Xia Shu and knew the importance of this position. The daily affairs of the provincial government were managed by the judgment on his own, and were not comparable to other officials.

Normally, with Du Zhongxiao's status, Shengzhou's verdict should be signed by himself and choose a person who is trustworthy and reliable. However, Du Zhongxiao's qualifications are too shallow, and he doesn't know many people in the officialdom, and the people he likes are not qualified, and he is not familiar with whom he has the right qualifications, so he can only send people to the court.

Chen Xiliang was from Meizhou. He was poor at a young age and was diligent and studious. He was promoted to the Jinshi in the eighth year of Tiansheng, many years earlier than Du Zhongxiao. He served as a county magistrate. Ding's mother went home for a few years and later participated in the military as the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture. He was dismissed from office for offending his relatives and did some temporary errands after he was reinstated. This time he was sent to Shengzhou, which is said to be the emperor's personal choice.

Speaking of which, this is a person who wasted his time in the officialdom and had not been able to become a prefect for more than 20 years. Fortunately, he was less than 20 years old when he passed the Jinshi, and he was young enough. Du Zhongxiao knew him only because he was fair in the officialdom and strictly enforced the law for a few words, but he didn't know anything else. This reputation is very great. Although he was not proud in the officialdom, the emperor still remembers it, and it was considered to be a simplified person. It was difficult to arrange such a person in the court, so he came to his own place.

It is precisely because Chen Xiliang is too young and his son is too young that Du Zhongxiao has no impression of him. If Du Zhongxiao knew that his fourth son, Ji Chang, would have some impression. Although Chen Xiliang's fourth son did nothing, Chen Jichang, the protagonist of Hedong Lion Roar, has been widely circulated in later generations.

After asking about Chen Xiliang's family background, Du Zhongxiao said: "I am a verdict, and I have always been idle as an official. If I can only ask about political affairs, I will rely more on you in the future in Shengzhou."

Chen Xiliang bowed: "How dare you take responsibility for the subordinates? The state affairs are the most important, and I really can't afford it!"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's all like this. For civil affairs in Shengzhou, you can discuss general affairs with the general manager and join the army. After you decide to write a letter to me. If you have any difficult matters, you can report them to me first and wait for the command before handling them."

After hearing this, Chen Xiliang felt a little embarrassed and sat there uneasy.

Du Zhongxiao said: "I will do the military and civilian affairs all the way. It is inevitable that I will not interfere too much in this state's affairs. If I sign the judgment with my heart and do it well, I will naturally write to the court to recommend it to you. If I don't do it well, I will change someone in a few months."

After hearing this, Chen Xiliang quickly stood up and bowed to his words. The strategic commander of the State Council was not easy to sign and sign a judgment. He had to know the trust of the state and be proficient in officials. Du Zhongxiao could act on his own office, but if he was not satisfied, he would change it. There was no problem of the court agreeing or not. With the status of the two, Du Zhongxiao did not need to waste too much energy on Chen Xiliang. If he did well, he would stay or not change people.
Chapter completed!