The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 608 To Jingjiang Mansion
After Zhao Dongting left Huazhou, he continued to go north to Rongzhou, and kept walking in front of the Tiankui army for about several hours.

Not surprisingly, the farther away from Leizhou, the development center, the people's livelihood gradually declined.Relying on Leizhou's maritime trade alone obviously cannot make the entire Guangnan West Road rich in a short period of time.

However, with the hard support of the Song Dynasty court to tighten their belts, the official road is no longer as potholed as it used to be, and it has been filled.

Zhao Dongting watched all the way along the way, seeing the people's livelihood in the cities he passed along the way, and keeping it in his heart.

Although Lu Xiufu, Chen Jianghan and others are capable ministers, the general direction obviously has to be controlled by Zhao Dongting, a future traveler.

Dividing fields, building roads, and promoting trade with special products are the general tone set by Zhao Dongting.

Now Leizhou, Huazhou, Gaozhou, Nan'enzhou and other coastal cities have reached the final stage due to the development of maritime trade. military service system.However, inland cities such as Rongzhou have just embarked on or completed the road construction stage. At present, the national treasury is empty, and the central government is unable to subsidize the localities. If they want to promote trade, they have to spend some time and effort.

In fact, Zhao Dongting had already predicted this in his heart, so he was not surprised, but not disappointed either.

After the land is divided, the common people can have something to eat, and they won't be in the streets full of clothes and starving, which is already a lucky thing.

D.These two seemingly flimsy words were realized in just two years after the war spread, which is really a blessing in heaven.That is to say, the past few years since Zhao Dongting came to power, the weather has been smooth, and there have been no severe droughts or floods. Otherwise, even if the fields are divided, the people may not have enough to eat.

Now that the end of the summer season is approaching, Zhao Dongting saw full rice ears in the field rice fields along the way, turning green and yellow, as if seeing a bright future.

After the autumn harvest is over, the imperial government can temporarily relieve the urgent need by expropriating grain.Perhaps, it may not be necessary to import grain from abroad this year.

But after arriving at Luchuan County in Rongzhou, Zhao Dongting's good mood stopped abruptly.

Rongzhou is very fortunate that it has not been affected by the flames of war these years, and the people are still living in peace.After Zhao Dongting's army entered the city first, he saw the chief officer of the city coming to the gate of the city to greet him in a mighty formation, with bright armor and flying flags.There were policemen and petty officials sweeping the streets, and ordinary people specially arranged by the government to walk on the streets in silk and satin, which was extraordinarily glamorous.

After all, not everyone is as down-to-earth and charming as Song Bitao, but there are always some officials who know how to do it.

Zhao Dongting just looked at this coldly, and waited until Yue Peng led the army into the city, went to the government office, and without accident, Lu Chuan County Chancellor was removed on the spot.

Then go north to Beiliu, the same scene.

The two county magistrates worked hard to create a grand event of singing and dancing, but in the end they both ended up being dismissed on the spot.

In fact, this is somewhat unfair to the chief officials of the two counties.

After all, they actually managed the city well, and there were no scenes of beggars and ragged clothes in the city, and the wind of fascination was really not a big deal.

But it cannot be said that it is completely wronged.

It would be frightening if the winds of deceitful grandiosity were to be ignited.Since they ran into this gunpoint, Zhao Dongting of course had to try to make an example of others.

If we don't deal with it, every official in the future will become a person who just flatters us and lies about his political achievements. Isn't it a big joke in the world?

In this way, 20 days passed quickly.

It will be hot everywhere soon, and nearly half a month has passed since the beginning of autumn, but the weather is still hot.

Yue Peng's normal marching speed of more than ten thousand Tiankui troops is about three to forty kilometers per day.Although the road was twists and turns, but now he finally arrived outside Jingjiang Mansion, the main mansion of Guangnan West Road.

There were as many as five county magistrates who were dismissed by Zhao Dongting halfway.

In the territory of Jingjiang Mansion, the official road is naturally flatter and wider than before. After all, Jingjiang Mansion is also the main mansion of Guangnan West Road.

The main mansion always has the weather of the main mansion.

This Great Governor's Mansion, also known as Shi'an County, has a city area of ​​nearly [-] square kilometers, and the number of people in the city is much larger than that of Lingshui County, with more than [-] people.

So far, Zhao Dongting's inspection tour of Guangnan West Road has come to the last stop.Generally speaking, I am satisfied with the development trend of Guangnan West Road.

Leaving aside people's livelihood, at least law and order have improved significantly.

In the past, when bandits were rampant, it was common to see knight-errant swordsmen facing each other inside and outside the city, and they were divided into life and death, but now it is much rarer.

Zhao Dongting has dealt with Dong Zhen, Liu Hongyi, Mu Kangxun and other chief officials of Guangnan West Road for several years, and has a deep understanding, so he did not sneak into the city first to check the people's livelihood, and followed the army into the city.Liu Hongyi and others had heard the news a long time ago, and they didn't put up a big battle. Except for the officials of the sixth rank and above in the city, there were only hundreds of soldiers accompanying them.On the contrary, there are quite a few people kneeling outside the city.

As soon as Yue Peng's army arrived, the people kneeling on both sides of the official road shouted long live.

Zhao Dongting has implemented new policies over the years, so that the people have food and clothing.The people remember it in their hearts.

The army slowly stopped.

Zhao Dongting got out of the chariot, led Hong Wutian and the others on foot to Liu Hongyi and the others.Then he slowly entered the city while the common people watched him off.

In the city, many people also knelt down, and the mountain shouted like a tide.

At this moment, Zhao Dongting felt satisfied and touched beyond words.

When he first arrived in the Southern Song Dynasty, he only wanted to find a way out for himself. Later, he met Le Chan, Wen Tianxiang and others one after another, but his mood gradually changed.

When a man walks in the world, how can he really only take care of himself?

This is also the reason why Zhao Dongting would rather not be happy and happy, but intends to build the Song Dynasty into a glorious and prosperous age.

Perhaps it was because of this moment of blessing to the soul, the energy in Zhao Dongting's body was surging endlessly.After breaking through two acupoints at the Shangyuan Realm, the third acupoint was broken.

This speed can be called appalling.

Following Liu Hongyi and others into the government office, all the officials paid homage.

Zhao Dongting didn't point fingers at Guangnan Xilu's political affairs, but just urged his ministers to continue to work hard.In five years, it is fundamental to let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the development of the army to stop Dali is the second.

After that, all the officials left, only Liu Hongyi remained.

He took out two letters from his sleeve and handed them to Zhao Dongting, "Your Majesty, this is an urgent report from the Military Intelligence Department."

Zhao Dongting frowned slightly when he saw that there were three and two red ribbons tied on the secret letter respectively.

These are the most urgent military situations, but now that a peace has been negotiated, what other urgent military situation can there be in the country?

When he opened the first envelope, a slight joy appeared on his face.

The Xixia Army defeated the White Horse Army by Yu Yongmu, killing more than [-] White Horse Army and taking [-] prisoners.

This is of course good news.

The Xixia Army expelled the White Horse Army from Kuizhou Road, and as long as Li Xiushu was released back, the Song Dynasty could take all of Kuizhou Road into its pocket.

But when he opened the second letter, the smile on Zhao Dongting's face suddenly froze, and bursts of anger surged up.

Yue Peng and Liu Hongyi beside him couldn't help being surprised when they saw his appearance, but they didn't ask any more questions.This is taboo.

Zhao Dongting closed his eyes slightly, his inner energy was surging, and the two secret letters fell into pieces in his hands.

He sneered, "What a Li Wangyuan, I underestimated him, you could say I valued him a lot. I thought he was a man of love and righteousness, but I didn't think about it, but I still couldn't resist the temptation of profit."

Doubt appeared in the eyes of Yue Peng and Liu Hongyi.

Zhao Dongting did not hide the thoughts of these two trusted generals, and his expression became indifferent again, "A master from Xixia entered Guangwang's mansion in Yongzhou and wanted to kidnap King Guang."

"Treacherous Xiaoxiao!"

Liu Hongyi quickly recalled it, and couldn't help cursing in a low voice.

Yue Peng said, "Your Majesty, is Xixia trying to hijack King Guang and exchange it for Li Xiushu?"

Zhao Dongting said: "That's the only possibility. King Guang is far away in Yongzhou, so it's not easy to offend Xixia."

Yue Peng said again: "Isn't King Guang okay?"

Zhao Dongting scratched the center of his eyebrows, "The letter said that he was severely injured, and I hope everything will be fine."

But he was naturally a little puzzled.

The Anwei Hall of Wudingtang has not been established for a long time, and it is still in training, so it has not been arranged to go to the side of all the officials in the court.There should not be many masters around Zhao Bing, but I don't know how to block the masters of Xixia.After a slight silence, he said to Liu Hongyi: "Only these two secret letters came from the Military Intelligence Department?"

Liu Hongyi nodded.

Zhao Dongting was even more thoughtful.

This letter is too simple, it doesn't even write out how the masters broke into the Guang Palace, how they cultivated, and the process in between.

It's not that he is suspicious, but that this is somewhat inconsistent with the rules of the Military Intelligence Department.He once said that when encountering major events, the Military Intelligence Department must be critical and must not be missed.

(End of this chapter)