Chapter 5 Businessmen
As the New Year approaches, Dongshengzhou becomes more and more lively. This is the trading city that was opposite to the Khitan and Tanglong Town in the past. There are many foreign merchants and Han people, and they are less affected by the recent major cases. The coming New Year is the first Spring Festival under the rule of the Song Dynasty. The government is particularly attentive and has been arranged everywhere in the city. Du Zhongxiao also posted a notice early, watching the lights in the Yuan Dynasty, and the counties and several armies will produce their floats.
In one or two months, the court had not yet decided on the status of several states and troops in Dongsheng Prefecture. It is not yet confirmed whether the newly obtained land can be kept in the future. Can it be viewed according to the general state army? Should officials be sent from Hequ Road to various prefectures and counties? Or should Du Zhongxiao's army be temporarily in charge of the local area, and a few years later, we will make a decision based on the actual situation? The court has been debated and there is no conclusion for a while.
Du Zhongxiao ignored the arguments of the court and seized the time to arrange the army. At the same time, Li Fugui carried out the field with the help of military force. Unlike Jingxi Road, this is a region that is suitable for both agriculture and animal husbandry. The field not only includes agricultural villages, but also animal husbandry villages in the pastoral area. The field also includes animal husbandry villages. The agricultural villages also operate animal husbandry, and animal husbandry villages also operate agricultural, which is completely different from the previous form.
On this day, Du Zhongxiao processed the official documents in the official hall and was about to return to the Houya, when he met Bao Zheng.
The Transportation Commission has no own yamen yet. Like Du Zhongxiao's Strategic Commission, he is temporarily living in the prefecture yamen.
After the ceremony, Bao Zheng said, "If there is nothing wrong, how about we sit down?"
Du Zhongxiao said: "Cao Xian has something to do, but he dares not obey his orders."
When they arrived at the side flower hall of the Houya, the two of them sat down and the soldiers came to tea. Du Zhongxiao said, "I don't know what the Dragon Tu is doing?"
Bao Zheng said: "I'm not hiding the strategy. In the past few days, I have read the case file of the woman selling and asked the witnesses. This case is really shocking. If it is not strictly investigated, the court will be disappointed. However, Xu Min, the manager, said that not only this case, but all those who sell Han people as slaves will be dealt with according to the serious law. This will inevitably involve too many people. Five or six out of ten of the ten subordinates are involved in the case. If they follow the serious law, they will kill people and be unfavorable to the local area."
Du Zhongxiao said: "According to the meaning of the dragon map, what should we do?"
Bao Zheng said: "In my opinion, the case of selling Han women should be dealt with strictly. As for other cases of selling Han people, this place was a Khitan area before, and the customs were like this, so there was no need to kill or leak the Great Sovereign tribes. As long as the foreign tribes release Han slaves before the deadline, what if they don't pursue them in the past? If the deadline is exceeded, it will be the same as before, and the law will be handled strictly according to the law."
Du Zhongxiao said: "Does Longtu do this mean to give the foreign tribe a grace period? I have done this. When I first entered Hequ, I gave the foreign tribe a month. It was not just that I had returned the slaves of Han people, but that the officials gave money to redeem themselves. Unfortunately, there were not many foreign tribes doing this, so there were later things. When Longtu came, it would be okay to do it again, as the court's kindness."
Bao Zheng was a little embarrassed and bowed: "The barbarians feared power but did not have virtue. When the ruler first came, they did not know the court's methods, so they naturally refused. These days, the killings have been rampant, and the foreign tribes must be afraid."
Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and nodded, "No defense, if Longtu is like this, then this is done. But there is one thing that in the future, the army of Hequ Road will organize households and all the people, regardless of Han people, and hire people as slaves, and must go to the government to handle the contract. I will set a deadline. If the expiration is not done, the foreigners who have fallen into the country will also be regarded as good people and are not allowed to be entrusted by others. Those who have no contract and take people as slaves will be considered private slaves."
Bao Zheng pondered for a while and said, "If you do this, it will be inconsistent with the method of the novel-"
Du Zhongxiao said: "In the future, there will be only the laws of the court, but no laws of the foreign tribes. Unless the explicit orders of the foreign tribes are subject to rule, they will be subject to laws."
Seeing Du Zhongxiao's attitude firm, Bao Zheng sighed. He has read the case file these days and understood why Du Zhongxiao was so harsh to the foreign tribes. What else can he say? The area is not large in population, and Du Zhongxiao's 30,000 troops are enough to suppress all kinds of resistance.
In fact, Du Zhongxiao not only retaliated against the case, he also wanted to buy the fields. Where did the population come from? The Han people who were looted were part of them, and they also wanted to attract foreigners as much as possible. Using foreigners to buy the fields, they had to break up the foreigners and incorporate them into the village. After a long time, they naturally assimilate.
The existence of the Fanyuan period is not conducive to the administration of the government. How could a unified regime allow tribes to be allowed under its rule? Only when it is really impossible to manage and the difficulty of according households and the people is too great will it be possible to acquiesce to tribes. For example, the border areas, Jinghu, and the vast barbarian areas of Guangdong and Guangxi.
The two chatted for a while for the official business, and Bao Zheng said, "There is another matter. I was a transferor on Hequ Road, but whenever the military funds were transported here, Li Fugui was taken and arranged by Li Fugui. The money and grain of each state were also under the Jingli Department, which was not a solution."
Du Zhongxiao said: "This matter is easy to handle. When the money and food come, Longtu and Li Fugui will be handled together. It is more than the Transportation Department, and more than the military supplies. You can arrange it freely. If you belong to the Transportation Department, I will not ask if you belong to the Military supplies, and if you belong to the Military supplies, you will not have to worry about Longtu."
Bao Zheng thought for a while and shook his head: "Forget it, all military controls on Hequ Road are now, and the officials are not in line. So what if you join the Transportation Department? Just Li Fugui needs to receive the military supplies and give me another list. There are also money and grains for each prefecture and county, and the Transportation Department will also check it out."
Du Zhongxiao had no objection and nodded in agreement. He led the army outside and had no other officials to supervise military supplies. How could the court feel at ease? It doesn’t matter if he won the battle just now. After a long time, he was in charge of both military and political affairs here and could not be long.
The Song Dynasty had the strictest defense of military power. Military generals who led many troops could not make decisions on everything themselves, and military supplies were even controlled by the General Secretary. Du Zhongxiao led the troops with civil servants. After a long time, civil servants would not be trusted. To prevent the difficult transfer of the tail, the most effective way was to naturally be to transfer the officials and transfer them after taking office. Du Zhongxiao, the Yingtianxiang Army, led the army for many years, and the time would be much shorter. The more he wanted to control the troops, the more he could not control it.
After parting with Bao Zheng, he saw that it was almost noon. Du Zhongxiao thought of eating in the cafeteria. Just as he was about to go, a soldier came in and said, "Jingluan Lue, a strange man came outside. He said that when he was in charge of the volcanic army, he had a few encounters with Jingluo."
When he was a volcano army, Du Zhongxiao knew more and more people. How could he remember who it was? He was brought into the flower hall and met him by himself.
After entering the side flower hall, I saw a man in his thirties standing there, looking familiar.
When the man saw Du Zhongxiao come in, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Little Wang Pu, I have met my husband of the affairs!"
Du Zhongxiao looked at this person and suddenly remembered, saying, "Are you the little prince of the Tibetan clan who sold horses in the volcanic army back then?"
Wang Pu said happily: "It turns out that the manager still remembers the younger one! Three years ago, my father unfortunately passed away and my family became the leader of the headquarters. I have been focusing on raising horses over the years, but the business is getting worse and worse, and life in the clan is not easy. When the manager comes back, the younger one comes to see him quickly. If he can do business like those years, it would be great!"
Du Zhongxiao ordered to sit down, and came to tea, and said to Wang Pu: "Are you here to find me just to do business?"
Wang Pu was stunned and said, "I am a businessman, so I naturally want to do a good business. Of course, I come to see the strategy, and in addition to this matter, I will greet you this time. After all, I met several times in the Volcanic Army, and I am now the handsome man. If there is anything good, please take care of me."
Du Zhongxiao took a sip of tea and said, "These days the imperial court is strictly enforcing Han people as slaves. Where are you?"
Wang Pu shook his head: "Now there is no more. Before the founding of the court, there were seven or eight Han people in my tribe. Some of them helped me do business, some helped me keep accounts, and some taught me to learn Chinese and know Chinese characters. I hired people to do things, not slaves. When the founding of the founding of the founding of the court, I sent people to the county government. Speaking of which, I still had a reward at that time."
After hearing this, Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "You are well-behaved, and it is worth getting some rewards."
After dealing with so many foreign leaders these days, Wang Pu was the first to not be conquered and gained benefits. When he was selling horses in the Volcanic Army, he devoted himself to doing business. Unlike other leaders, he finally had a good result.
After talking some gossip, Du Zhongxiao said to Wang Pu: "What other business do you do in the tribe except raising horses?"
Wang Pudao: "A few years ago, when we saw that the wool business was easy, our tribe bought a lot of good sheep. Unfortunately, it was difficult to do business in Tanglong Town, and it was inconvenient to go to the volcanic army in other places, so many wool could not be sold."
Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Okay, okay, you are a family manager. You don't commit crimes like other leaders--"
Wang Pu waved his hands repeatedly after hearing this: "Although I am a foreigner, I never robbed me. I always raise horses and sheep with peace of mind. But since I was promoted, Tanglong Town has changed its appearance, and its business is difficult every day. In the past two years, I have never dared to go there."
Du Zhongxiao Han sighed: "Thank you for your hard work. It's not easy to go on the frontier. Now it's different. The surrounding area is under the rule of the court, so there will be no such thing again. As long as you do business with peace of mind, there will be many good days in the future. By the way, which prefecture and county are your foreign subordinates?"
Wang Pudao: "The small Lizhenwu County has always been grazing cattle and sheep in the grasslands in the mountains, and it has been like this for a hundred years."
Zhenwu was the garrison of the Zhenwu Jiedu during the Tang Dynasty. Its gateway from Fengzhou to Datong Prefecture. Its geographical location is important and is now under the jurisdiction of Yang Wenguang. Yelu Chongyuan became emperor and was at odds with Yelu Hongji in Youzhou. He was in trouble with many places on the periphery. Zhenwu County has a large jurisdiction.
Du Zhongxiao nodded after hearing this, and thought for a while, "The General Secretary will set up several Yingtian villages in Zhenwu. If you are willing, you can lead your tribe members to form a village. In the future, nomads are allowed in this area, only Dingmus, and the General Secretary will give you subsidies."
Wang Pudao: "Is it like the volcanic army's fragrant cloth?"
Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "The government will not force you, it depends only on your own wishes. Although it is built as a village, you are still the leader, but you must abide by the law."
Chapter completed!