Five days later, Chen Xizhi accompanied the envoy sent by the court, Jia An, who was a fellow practitioner of daily life, to Shengzhou. He also brought the imperial edict, asking Chen Ximing and Jia An to take a train to Beijing.

After welcoming Jia An to the government office, the guest and the host took a seat, Du Zhongxiao said, "I don't know what the court has to give you except the imperial edict?"

Jia An said: "This summer, the railway can be built to Juyan County. The imperial court did not want to stay, but wanted to build to Yizhou. Now Zhao Zi's army is in Juyan, and the Black Khanate and Gaochang Kingdom in the Western Regions are still hesitating. They want to occupy Yizhou before they make plans."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said, "I think so too, but I plan with the court. When the railway reaches Juyan, it can be built west for two or three months in July and August. If it can be built to the foot of Mazong Mountain, it would be great. Although Xingxing Gorge is a key area, it is not a dangerous place. When the railway arrives at Mazong Mountain, the army can stand up straight and go straight to Yizhou. As long as the army reaches there, everything will be easy."

Jia An said: "The emperor and the Privy Council read the memorial of Jieshuai very much and are willing to do so. If Chen Ximing himself has no objection to going to the capital, he can not return to Yizhou and live in the capital instead. Everything in Yizhou will be handed over to Jieshuai."

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "Jiyan is about 1,500 miles from Yizhou. It is not easy to build a railway. You have to act calmly. Now the people who built the railway on Hequ Road were the prisoners of war that were captured during the War of Du in Hue. They had been building a road for a year. I asked a few days ago that these people built railways in this dynasty because they had enough food and lived comfortably. However, over time, people's hearts will inevitably change. What I originally thought was that they would build the railway to Yizhou and then they would be released as good people. Some of them were farming in the Western Regions, while the other part was distributed along the railway to maintain the railway."

Jia An said: "The court has no objection to the court when the general Jie made such arrangements. However, these people are foreigners, so they should be arranged properly."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, after all, it's foreigners. If they ask them to keep the railway, they have to take some risks. There is no way. They are road construction and familiar with it, which is the right candidate. And it is really difficult to recruit people from the Central Plains with the conditions along this railway!"

Jia An nodded silently, this is the truth. After passing Shengzhou, the railway traveled through the desert and was sparsely populated. The surrounding area was not large, so wherever people were recruiting people to garrison. Those prisoners of war in Dangxiang were stronger than those in Dangxiang's army because of their living conditions. The personnel who managed the road construction used gentle methods, without complaints, and worked diligently to build the road. However, over time, it was difficult to do so.

When the railway arrived in Yizhou, it opened the door to the Western Regions, and the matter behind it was not so urgent.

The failure of Dangxiang in the past few years made Emperor Zhao Zhen very disappointed with the army, and many policies arose from this. The battle of Hequ Road completely changed the shadow of consecutive defeats in the previous period, and the court's policies changed drastically. Reentering the Western Regions and restoring the heroic spirit of the Han and Tang Dynasties was placed in a special position. Chen Ximing took the initiative to enter the capital and expressed his attitude. The court strengthened his determination to accelerate the entry into the Western Regions.

After Wang Gongchen returned, he persuaded Emperor Zhao Zhen to understand that the transformation of the imperial guards could not be completed in a short time. In a relatively short time, the people from the Beijing Military Academy could not be compared with Hequ Road. To complete the transformation, a large number of imperial guards needed to be replaced, and this required time. Just like Du Zhongxiao was training in Suizhou, he recruited a large number of people into the military academy and selected them in a large number of times. It took four or five years for the imperial guards to complete the training. Before that, the army that could really be fought was still here in Hequ Road.

The new recruits on Hequ Road have been trained and added to each army. The scale of the army is basically guaranteed. However, the quality of the officers is terrible in Du Zhongxiao's words, and is far from the previous army. There is no way. The officers who come have all ranks. They only learned some knowledge and cannot control whether they can be used or how much they can be used. This was the case during the new army. Only after a large number of wars can qualified officers be selected from these people. Entering the Western Regions and facing a not-so-strong enemy is an opportunity to train troops.

The personnel have been removed, and the newcomer is very clear about his identity and is not afraid of Du Zhongxiao's weight at this time. Because of this, the court was very enthusiastic about occupying the Western Regions and was determined to enter Yizhou this year.

When Du Zhongxiao heard Jia An talk about the situation of the court, he sometimes nodded and sometimes remained silent. To his own expectations, the court had unexpected interest in making achievements. He wanted to take steady steps, but in the eyes of the court, it seemed a bit too pedantic. In the current Western Regions, all forces have not yet reacted to the emergence of railways. Almost the peaches placed there were, as soon as they were, they would be picked up in their hands as soon as possible.

After Jia An finished speaking, he said to Du Zhongxiao: "The next day, I will enter Beijing with Chen Ximing and others. Jieshuai doesn't have to worry about it anymore. In the future, just focus on the railway to Juyan, build it as soon as possible, and then go to Yizhou."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Since the court arranged this way, I have no objection. However, it is not easy to build a railway. It will take next year to build it to Yizhou. It is difficult to guarantee that there will be no other changes in the Khitan and Dangxiang in more than a year."

Jia An said: "If something happens, the court will make another arrangement. Jishuai just urges Zhao Zi to advance west as soon as possible."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "That's it. By the way, what should I do if the merchants who stayed Chen Ximing in the capital and followed him? As far as I know, many of them were not from Yizhou, but were just doing business with the caravan."

Jia An said: "Following Chen Ximing's face, the court will help these people's business this time. In the future, envoys will take the train to enter Beijing and will not be so serious anymore. The business in the Western Regions is now arranged by Shengzhou. Envoys who entered Beijing this time can return first after entering Beijing and deal with it by Jieshuai. It is to let them stay in Shengzhou, but release them back to their hometown, and Jieshuai can decide for themselves."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "They are all from the Western Regions. They will certainly be released from their hometown when they come back. Who would like to stay in Shengzhou? If they really want to go to Shengzhou to do business, they must make careful arrangements before they settle down."

Jia An said: "The details of these border affairs are not what I know. I only convey the opinions of the court to Jieshuai."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Okay, I already know what the imperial court means, and I will deal with it. Chen Ximing lives in a newly built inn, and the envoy has been sent there. I think he will be at the government office soon. When he comes, you discuss with him how to set off. This time he comes, I arranged a special train before he arrives in Hezhou, and you will take the bus to Beijing together."

Jia An agreed. When he arrived in Shengzhou this time, Jia An had his own special carriage, which was hung on other cars all the way to get here. When he returned to Beijing, he could hang it behind Chen Ximing's special train and return to the capital together.

As the border commander, Du Zhongxiao is in charge of military and political affairs. He not only has his own special trains, but also can arrange special trains. Now, the dispatch of single-line railways is every distance between Gu'an, with one station as the basis, and only one-way trains are sent. After a specific time, it is very troublesome to send another direction. The speed of a single-line railway is really about half that of a two-way railway.

In the mainland, single-line railways can basically not meet the needs, so we began to build double-line railways. The railway leading to the Western Regions will solve the problem, but single-line is enough. There are few people there, and there is no need to build double-line railways.
Chapter completed!