After getting off the hall and returning to the Censorate, several officials gathered together to discuss matters. After talking about daily affairs, Guo Shenxi hesitated and said, "Zhongcheng, today the ministers are talking about it. The Taiwei Di, who attacked Dangxiang, marched slowly and missed the military opportunity. Zhongcheng was a person who led the army to fight wars. He knew very well, but why did he not say a word? The Censorate is no better than other yamen. If there is any trouble in the court, he will definitely give advice!"

Looking at the other officials, they all looked dissatisfied with themselves. Du Zhongxiao said, "Do you think I am because of my concerns. I have any objections to Taiwei Di, but I don't mention it?"

The other censors nodded together, obviously they all thought so.

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "No, as the chief censor, what else can I worry about when speaking? If I don't speak, the generals in front of me are most afraid of being forced by the court. If they are forced, they will easily cause mistakes. The so-called "do not doubt people," and "do not use doubts. As long as the front line has not replaced Di Taiwei, don't force him. After Liu Ji divided his troops, Di Taiwei still has more than 200,000 people, and Dangxiang is unable to deal with it. If he is slow, he will always win."

The Censor Liang Qian said: "How much food and grass should be consumed in one day for more than 200,000 troops? The front-line army is slow and needs countless money and grain to fill it!"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Now you know that you have spent money and food? Returning for ten years, as long as the front-line army can win, which official will think they spend too much money and food? Now that the old and new in the army are alternating, many things are very complicated, not as simple as you think. You have to give time to the army so that they can adapt to this new change. If you force it too quickly, it will be easy to get into trouble."

After a moment of silence, Guo Shenxi said: "Zhongcheng thought, what would happen if it was forced?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "In the past, the commanders in the army were all in the sky, and everything in the military affairs were decided by one word. Under the new military system, there were many subordinates, and the deputy commanders were also used as military supervisors. How could the commanders be willing to do so? In the army of Taiwei Di, he used his former old subordinates, so how could all of these people accept the new military system? I guess that Taiwei Di was under the jurisdiction of Taiwei Di, but he was afraid that the new military system would be in name but not real. In this way, it would be not easy to command more than 200,000 combat soldiers. Not to mention, it was still a case of having a subordinate."

Several censors were silent after hearing this. They could imagine what Du Zhongxiao said, but they couldn't figure out what the situation was. Although they also brought soldiers when they were local officials, they were led by military generals. They didn't know what the specific situation in the army was.

In fact, it was not just about personnel relations, but also involved a large amount of money and food in the army, which was the most important thing. In the past, the Song army was very relaxed about the economic problems of military generals, and as long as it was not too much, they did not care about it. Di Qing was from the old army and was very familiar with this. In the past, he was used to using some seizures and other rewards as rewards. Under the new army system, there were special plans to set up food and grass officials, which formed a system. It was difficult for the commander of the army to make money again, and it was much less than before. In addition, the capture was to be returned to the public, and various restrictions were required, and the old commander of the army would inevitably be dissatisfied.

The conditions added up are that if Di Qing does not thoroughly implement the new military system, the army will be very complicated. It is so complicated that the commander must be careful and cannot fight with all his strength. At this time, if the court forces Di Qing to move forward quickly, problems may arise.

When Liu Ji's good news was sent back, the court officials were suddenly excited. Liu Ji broke the Xishou Military Supervisory Office and quickly swept the surrounding Dangxiang camps, and almost did not encounter decent resistance. Di Qing, who was heading towards Weizhou, walked halfway, and was still dozens of miles away from Weizhou. This made the court officials in the capital extremely dissatisfied. Today, they submitted memorials, asking the court to order Di Qing to speed up. Especially the several censors, their words were fierce. However, Du Zhongxiao, as the chief censor, did not say a word, which made them unable to see.

Several officials left, Du Zhongxiao sat down after being arrested and sighed. Letting Di Qing go to Zhenrong Army as the commander was the last attempt by the imperial court against the old generals in the army. It was the best time for the external environment. The Khitan did not threaten it, and there was a railway to support the army. 300,000 against Dangxiang is an army that destroyed the country. As long as he did not commit suicide, he could force Dangxiang to death.

However, with another way, Di Qing's efficiency was too low. But what could I do? Most of the former imperial guards were in Di Qing's army. If I were to be the commander himself, I would have to replace a large number of commander generals, otherwise I would not be able to lead troops. But these old men in the army were not so easy to replace. The new military system added a large number of officers, so where were there such new officers?

It’s okay for the lower-level generals to say, but the middle-level generals are the most difficult. The new military system will last for only three or four years, so it can only be cultivated for grassroots generals. Middle-level generals must use a large number of old people. They gather together, which is the biggest obstacle to reform.

So Du Zhongxiao's opinion was not to force Di Qing on the front line. He knew what to do. Han Qi had already come over and Liu Ji led his troops to win, so his psychological pressure would be great.

The gap in strength is too big, and Du Zhongxiao does not believe that Di Qing will fail, and there is almost no possibility. It depends on how effective the army is, how to manage the battlefield, and whether the military discipline is strict. Di Qing's slowness is largely for these reasons.

This is the price, the price of reform. This price appears on the Dangxiang battlefield, and the key battle against the Khitan is the luck of the Song army.

After asking the chief clerk, there was no important matter today. Du Zhongxiao changed into casual clothes and was about to go home. At this time, the soldiers came in to report: "Zhongcheng, Wang Anshi, the new governor of Yezhou, is asking for a meeting outside the door."

Du Zhongxiao was stunned and remembered that his recommendation was approved. The court appointed Wang Anshi as the governor of Yezhou. He had already resigned and was about to leave the city to take office in the past few days. He came to the Censorate to pay his respects to him because he recommended him, which was a business matter.

He ordered the soldiers to invite Wang Anshi in, and Du Zhongxiao arrived at the living room. Soon, Wang Anshi followed the soldiers in and bowed to Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao was busy taking a seat and said to Wang Anshi: "Today I am talking about the war in the northwest, but I forgot that you are going to take office in the northwest."

Wang Anshi said: "You have already given up and met Mr. Wen. He will leave in a few days. The Chief Secretary recommends that he should come and thank you since he should."

Du Zhongxiao said: "You go to Yezhou, but it's a heavy burden. What's the point of thanking you? If you go to Yezhou well, you will definitely be reused when you return to Korea. Now the Tianxia Railway is gradually connecting, and opening factories in various places is the critical time. There are always experiences to follow in the official business of the railway supervision department in the past, so it's not that difficult to manage. There is nothing in the past when you manage it well. If you manage it well, you can refer to it in other places."

Wang Anshi said: "I have learned about Yezhou these days. As Zhongcheng said, the situation is so complicated. I heard that there are many families in Yezhou City with a wealth of 100,000 yuan, and the goods sold in a year are worth tens of millions of yuan. This time, the unified money supply in the world is more conducive to their business, and many families are growing bigger. The last time Zhongcheng went to the city, the case found was still there, and the officials have not found it clearly."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Money is a good thing, but it is also the root cause of trouble. If you can do both the money-making and maintain local public order, you will be the most capable minister in the world. Yezhou is undoubtedly the most profitable place in the world. As long as the means are appropriate, you will definitely be able to collect a lot of taxes. But how to collect it will not only make the court effective but also make the factory run well, but there are great questions about it."

Wang Anshi bowed: "I am not familiar with these matters and am about to ask the Chief Executive for advice."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's all new things in the world, so how can I ask for advice? It's not too early, so why don't we go out to find a restaurant and talk about it in detail. I did the Iron Supervision Bureau after all, and it can bring benefits to the world, so it's naturally good."
Chapter completed!