Fu Song

Chapter 175 Someone is coming, someone is leaving

Cheng Gui, as the number one staff member of Ma Xing, the pacifier of Shaanxi Road, has a very important position on Shaanxi Road, but he has never been to Shentangbao, and he has no feeling about the past of Shentangbao. It's different.

Shentangbao was one of his former jurisdictions, and it was also an important stronghold for him to make a fortune.

But now, Shentangbao has become almost unknown to him.

It was originally a small military fortress, but now it has turned into a majestic city. Although it is not comparable to those big cities, because of the strategic location of Shentangbao and the terrain, it has become extraordinarily tall.

Once the city is stuck here, it will lock up a radius of hundreds of miles, just like the Siwu Village that is now in Li Du's hands, it is related to the throat of Shanxi Road and Hengshan.

In the past, Shentangbao could accommodate a battalion of [-] soldiers at most. Now, Shentangbao can accommodate a full army of [-] soldiers. If you count the surrounding settlements, even tens of thousands can be accommodated. of.

The Guangrui Army from Hebei Road inherited and carried forward their glorious tradition on Hebei Road. A settlement site can be regarded as a military village, with walls, hopeful towers, archery towers, and village moats excavated around the settlements. , Once a foreign enemy comes, retreat to the settlement, pull the suspension bridge, and stand on the wall to effectively block the enemy.

On the Hebei Road, that's what they did, and even though the Liao people were extremely mobile and their horses came and went like the wind, they had nothing to do with these fortresses.

The four settlements plus one cavalry camp are like five blooming petals, guarding the center of Shentangbao City.No matter where there is something, you can move your whole body.

"Amazing!" Cheng Gui raised his thumbs up at Xiao Ding, and he had to be convinced to speak his mind.Just looking at the scale and weather of the Shentangbao in front of him, it's no wonder that the people in Hengshantang are willing to bow their heads to Xiao Ding. "Changqing, it's amazing. There are no worthless scholars under the great name. It's only been more than half a year. Bachelors should come here to take a look, and generals from other places on the Shaanxi Road should also come here to take a look."

Xiao Ding smiled slightly, "Cheng Chaofeng praised you absurdly."

Cheng Gui is Ma Xing's number one counselor. Although he has never won a Jinshi, Ma Xing has won Cheng Gui the title of a casual official for Cheng Gui over the years. Don't underestimate this court doctor, a serious fifth-rank official Well, with this five-rank prose official qualification, he can be converted to a ministerial official or a court official at any time if he has the opportunity in the future.

"Changqing, is a pier being built there?" Standing on the main building of Shentangbao, one can clearly see the far foot of the mountain, where the two rivers meet, countless people are working there like ants So, the prototype of a pier has already taken shape.

"Yes, Cheng Chaofeng." Xiao Ding said: "The two rivers of Qingyang River and Dasha River meet here. In our place, if we can effectively use the rivers, we can greatly shorten the journey. , but if you take a boat, it is different. Although we have established a market now, it is really not easy for everyone to come here. Where to build a pier so that ships can trade normally, it will definitely promote local The economy has reached a new level."

"Changqing has thought about it for a long time, and it doesn't seem like a general can think of it. But you are different, Changqing, after all, you have a strong family background." Cheng Gui smiled and said: "Scholar Ma has always praised him, since Xiao Duanming took office. After the third envoy, the financial planning of the Emperor Song Dynasty has taken on a new look, and Shaanxi Road has benefited a lot!"

"Thank you, Bachelor Ma, for your respect for my father!" Xiao Ding bowed and said with a smile, "However, whether it's the Shentang Fort or the pier that's being built below, it's all designed by my younger brother here, but Xiao doesn't dare to measure it. Greedy people. Although he left, the general layout here is basically based on his ideas."

"Anyway, you are all a family!" Cheng Gui laughed loudly: "Mr. Changqing, let's talk in another place?"

Xiao Ding nodded and said: "Please!"

The two walked into the office where Xiao Ding usually handles official business. After the door was closed vainly, the amiable smiles that the two showed in front of outsiders were restrained.

Cheng Gui, who was invited by Xiao Ding to sit in the upper seat, thought for a while before saying: "Changqing, your action this time, but you cut it first and played it later, which made the bachelor extremely moved, and it also triggered Li Du's attack on Suide later. Do you know how much pressure the bachelor withstood to keep you?"

Xiao Ding smiled slightly and said: "Chaofeng, I don't want to fight Yanzhou, Li Du is also going to fight Suide. It is their inevitable choice to seize Siwu Village. Once we let them attack first, we will be more passive, and I'm sure, Once they attack first, we still won't be able to defend Suide, and we won't be able to get Yanzhou either."

"Have we got Yanzhou?" Cheng Gui stared at Xiao Ding, "Then why is the deputy magistrate of Yanzhou appointed by the bachelor still sitting alone at the gate of the yamen, writing a letter to the bachelor every day to complain?"

Xiao Ding spread his hands and said: "I have no choice but to keep it to the court. You also know that before I dispatched troops, I only had such a small number of people in my hands. It is impossible for my people to conquer Yanzhou. You can only let the party members take action. As you know, the Hengshan party members are the real masters who don’t see the rabbits and don’t scatter the eagles. They, as their reward for sending troops. Now that Yanzhou has been defeated, and they sent troops to occupy Yanzhou, I have nothing to say. And Cheng Chaofeng, Ma Xueshi's next plan, we have to make them work hard, no For these salt lakes, are they still willing to follow me to the vast sea to fight Li Xu?"

"Without these natural salt lakes in Yanzhou, is it worth it?" Cheng Gui said angrily.

"Why is it not worth it?" Xiao Ding said with a smile: "Without the money in the account, there will always be a huge piece of land, and it will still be able to cut off the effective connection between Li Xu and Li Du. Taking ten thousand steps back, we are still Can you collect taxes from party members? Salt tax is not low."

"Can you receive their taxes?" Cheng Gui asked.

"Of course. They wanted these salt lakes, and I gave them to them. But since it is a business, there must be a law, right? So taxation, there is no less than a penny." Xiao Ding laughed.

"That's all, I'll ask the scholar to transfer Lu Yao back later, lest he look like a grieving woman." Cheng Gui said: "Since this is the case, it's better to appoint a party member to be the magistrate of Yanzhou. , It also shows the trust of our imperial court in the Song Dynasty, Changqing, who do you think is suitable to be the governor of the state?"

Xiao Ding sneered in his heart, but said in his mouth: "The appointment and dismissal of the prefect of this prefecture, how can I, a general, be able to comment on it? Naturally, whoever the court says is who it is?"

"Scholar Ma is planning to appoint Ren Duozhong as the magistrate of Yanzhou." Cheng Gui laughed.

Xiao Ding smiled and said: "Ren Duozhong is highly respected in the Hengshan party, so naturally he is not bad."

In fact, among the Hengshan party items, the one with the strongest strength and the most effective words is Tuoba Yangwei.However, Ma Xing chose Ren Duozhong, who was not as powerful as Tuoba Yangwei, to be the magistrate of the state. Naturally, he had the intention of picking apart people.What he didn't know was that these people were now connected to one place by Xiao Cheng with a Hengshan business, and all the profit sharing was carried out in this Hengshan business. Ma Xing wanted to use this position to divide the Hengshan party. is doomed to futility.

"It's best if you have no objection. I have brought the letter of appointment. Later, I will have a good talk with Ren Duozhong on behalf of Ma Xueshi. Yanzhou is not Jisuozhou. His position as the prefect is a real one. The imperial court has sealed off the big officials in the frontier."

"That is!" Xiao Ding nodded repeatedly.

"The second thing is this Miao Shou." Cheng Gui smiled and said, "I know you are a little upset, but, once this Miao Shou came, I don't know who it is. The people on the other side hooked up, and the people on the other side spoke, and Bachelor Ma had to pay three points. Secondly, this Miao Shou is also a sensible person, and paid [-] yuan of floating money to the bachelor. Changqing, you don’t know, the bachelor’s hands are really poor, since he took other people’s money, it’s not easy to punish him to death, he must save some reputation for future generations, right?”

Xiao Ding drank his tea slowly, but remained silent.

"So, letting this Miao Shou come back to work is also a helpless move by Bachelor Ma. Anyway, you are in control of this person!" Cheng Gui laughed.

"In the past, it was held in hand, but not necessarily in the future. He is sent by Bachelor Ma himself, and he has a backer in Bianliang. What else can I do to him?" Xiao Ding said with a smile: "As long as he doesn't get in the way." Let him do my business, if he interferes with my business, my knife can also cut people."

Looking at Xiao Ding with fierce eyes, Cheng Gui was also startled.He has now seen Xiao Ding's arrogance.

Ordinary military generals naturally dare not be presumptuous in front of him, but Xiao Ding is different, the backer behind him is even tougher than Bachelor Ma.

"Also, Wang Jun's transfer?" Cheng Gui coughed lightly.This time Ma Xueshi not only transferred Miao Shou to mix the sand, but also transferred Wang Jun, the deputy general of the Guangrui Army. Seeing that Xiao Ding was already very upset, Cheng Gui was really afraid that Xiao Ding would explode on the spot.If such a person really became violent, on Shaanxi Road, maybe only a Bachelor of Ma could restrain him, but I absolutely couldn't do it myself.

Unexpectedly, he was wrong this time, Xiao Ding's reaction to Wang Jun's transfer was very flat.

"It's an opportunity for Wang Jun to be promoted from commander to deputy commander." Xiao Ding said, "Why would I block his way? It's just that he will assist Li Zhan to coordinate and direct the war against Li Du this time. I'm afraid it won't be so. Easy!"

"Wang Jun is talented, and the bachelor also values ​​this. Although Li Dan is good, he is too conservative. The bachelor still hopes to have a decisive person to make up for Li Dan's weakness." Cheng Gui said.

"Don't worry, Chao Feng, I will ask Wang Jun to hand over this simple errand later, and then I will buy wine to see him off. I will never miss the important matter of the bachelor."

(End of this chapter)