It was May, and the flowers in the mountains were in full bloom, colorful and beautiful. Du Zhongxiao leaned lazily on the chair, watching the soldiers loading new money into the cart, bored. When he came last time, Datongjian was on the right track. This time, there was nothing to do except expanding the scale. Every day, he looked at the scenery in the mountains, studied muskets with Tao Shiqi and Shisanlang, and passed day by day.

At this moment, Tang Kongmu hurried over and saluted to Du Zhongxiao with his hands crossed and said, "Official, the State Office ordered you to return to the city immediately in the next two days, and leave the matter of Datongjian to Li County of Jiaocheng. This is the official document--"

Du Zhongxiao took the official document in his hand, looked at it quickly, and asked casually: "It's so urgent, isn't something wrong in the city?"

Tang Kongmu looked at Sitong and leaned forward and whispered: "Don't the official know yet? A few days ago, because the use of old iron coins was too urgent, there was a riot in the state. I heard from people, "Oh, thousands of chaotic people almost broke out. Fortunately, Zheng Gong was not in chaos when he was in trouble, and he did not ask for trouble. He attacked dozens of people at once, and the matter was settled."

"Oh——" Du Zhongxiao nodded with a very wonderful expression. When he left, he made it clear to Zheng Jian that if the new money was too urgent to replace the old money, he would be afraid that it would cause chaos, but unexpectedly it would happen.

Tang Kongmu was so excited that he told Du Zhongxiao in detail that he had heard. He had no idea how many news he had spread, and it was a bit true and false, but fortunately the context was clear. This turmoil was related to the government's urgent need to stop using old money, and also to the layoffs and abolishing officials from all aspects of the fur industry. The public officials in the yamen were too urgent to slaughter, so that local big investors could take advantage of loopholes to make money with old iron coins.

After sending Tang Kongmu away, Du Zhongxiao was in a complicated mood and really didn't know what reaction he should have. He said everything was right, which could be said that he could see correctly, but it was not a good thing in the officialdom. Du Zhongxiao would rather not express his prophecy than use such violent means, but use more gentle means to let Zheng Jian understand. This way, how could he give himself a good face?

If you ask yourself to return to the city immediately, what will Zheng Jian do? Du Zhongxiao can't guess. Du Zhongxiao will not be whimsical, because of this, Zheng Jian will use him more. He will not take revenge on anger and be a rare gentleman.

Three days later, Du Zhongxiao returned to Bingzhou and immediately went to the Chief Office to meet Zheng Jian.

After the ceremony, Zheng Jian looked at Du Zhongxiao and said lightly: "It has been hard to sign the verdict these days. The iron coins of Datongjian have produced several times the amount they used to be in just one month, which is really not easy."

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "My grandfather ordered me, how dare you not obey orders!"

Zheng Jian nodded: "Okay, you can do this well, and remember it for one thing. - Signing the verdict. A few days ago, because of the suspension of iron coins, some illegal people in the city were confused about soldiers and people causing chaos, which caused panic. Before you left, you once said that if the use of old money was too urgent, there would be chaos."

Seeing that Zheng Jian was so direct, Du Zhongxiao didn't know what to say, so he had to say, "I just guessed it by chance."

Zheng Jian's expression remained unchanged and said lightly: "It's better to guess by luck or have a foreseeable attitude when doing things, in short, you've got it right."

Speaking of this, Zheng Jian stopped talking and looked at Du Zhongxiao. Du Zhongxiao was worried, not knowing what Zheng Jian would say next. Is it because he was able to do it and entrusted the important task? Or did he refute his face to retaliate?

Zheng Jian sighed: "Sign the verdict, you are a young Jinshi, and you are still young, so I will say it directly. If you have something to say, what if you get it? According to your slow approach, there will be no trouble, but when will the new money be replaced with old money be completed? During this period, how many big families have taken advantage of the situation to exploit it, and how many people suffer? I made up my mind to replace the old money as soon as possible. Although there are chaos, I will only be a dozen people. If it is a big thing, it is the head of a state who should do it!"

After hearing this, Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment, and he did not expect Zheng Jian to think like this. Zheng Jian is stern and decisive in his work. He is not the same as Du Zhongxiao, and his perspective on things is different. Du Zhongxiao believes that chaos is a bad thing for political achievements, and Zheng Jian believes that it is a good thing, and it is over.

Seeing Du Zhongxiao remained silent, Zheng Jian said again: "I signed the verdict since I went to Bingzhou to build a fur yard and make new iron coins, and solved many problems. I am a person who can do things. But you are careful in your work, be careful everywhere, and leave a way out of retreat everywhere, which is not beautiful. I am the magistrate, and you are the verdict, and you are the one who does things under my hands. You must find it difficult to do everything, and I can't stand it. If you are other officials, it's okay, sign the verdict-"

Du Zhongxiao didn't know what to do for a moment, so he bowed and said, "It depends on your husband."

Zheng Jian sighed: "I have written to the court, don't sign a verdict. You have been a magistrate and have been sentenced to more than half a year for the verdict, and you have enough qualifications. I have written to the court and recommend you to be the ruling army of the Volcano Army. The Secretariat has issued an imperial edict and will come to the state soon."

Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment before bowing, "Xie Gong appreciated him! He is just a young and inexperienced official, I'm afraid--"

Zheng Jian waved his hand: "Although the Volcanic Army is the same as Xiazhou, it is actually just a county. If you have been a magistrate, it doesn't matter how talented you are. It's just that the Volcanic Army borders the Khitan, and you have always used military generals as military forces. If you go, you should be careful with military affairs."

Du Zhongxiao really didn't know whether to blame Zheng Jian or thank him. His personality and political style were incompatible with him, so it was really bad for both of them to continue to do it. Zheng Jian is a commander on the sidelines, and his power is not comparable to ordinary magistrates. He didn't want to give in and say something directly. However, although he was different from Du Zhongxiao's style of work, it was not difficult for him to be a magistrate. He was actually promoted to the position of the army.

Seeing Zheng Jian's serious expression and no expression, Du Zhongxiao couldn't figure out what kind of person he was.

Zheng Jian said lightly: "I have seen your resume as an official, but in fact, the best one is to serve as the magistrate of Yongcheng. When I came here for a judgment, I mostly deal with various difficulties. It can be seen that Xia Xianggong also sees you this way. Instead of going here, it is better to be a landlord and official, which is good for you and the court. Recently, the Khitan and Dangxiang had a lot of defeats. The border line is full of attention to Khitan affairs, thinking that this is the opportunity for this dynasty, but I don't think so. It is precisely because the Khitan suffered in Dangxiang that he will not show weakness to this dynasty. The difficulty lies in the fact that this dynasty has no way to deal with the Khitan. What's the use of showing military strength at the border? You can't fight. After you arrive at the volcanic army, remember to pay attention to the people's livelihood, let the people on the border live and work in peace, and do not compete with the Khitans for a while."

Du Zhongxiao bowed and said that he was. Zheng Jian's words were already very clear, and he did not agree with the border patrols at the beginning of the Xia Dynasty. Since the Song Dynasty established the country, there has been almost no victory against the Khitan, and people will not be afraid of you when they show their strength. They were defeated by Dangxiang, and the Song Dynasty was even worse, and they were still in an advantage in their psychology. The result of the demonstration against the Khitan was that the Khitan attached more importance to the Datong Prefecture front line, arranged more troops, and put more pressure on Hedong Road.
Chapter completed!