The northwest and Dangxiang stopped the troops and spoke out. The emperor remembered the benefits of the ruler of the northwest when Xia Xun was in charge of the northwest. He changed it to the Southern Court of Xuanhui, the Jiedushi of the Three Cities of Heyang, and the Hedong Road Metropolis and the General Pacification Envoy, and sentenced to Bingzhou. The imperial edict came down, and Xia Xun promoted Du Zhongxiao to be the Bingzhou and recommended Su Song, the proclaimer of Harajuku Prefecture, to be the magistrate of Yongcheng. At this time, Xia Xun was in full swing, and the court agreed.

As March entered, Du Zhongxiao repeatedly urged Su Song hurriedly handed over the affairs of Suzhou and came to Yongcheng to take over as the magistrate.

He welcomed Su Song into the back yamen and took the seat. Du Zhongxiao said, "Brother Su is here. I have been anxious for waiting these days. It's strange that I was not in a hurry to transfer the imperial edict before it was issued. I would have been unable to stay for a day after the imperial edict."

Su Song said: "This is human nature. I have been in Yongcheng for nearly three years and should be tired of it. I have been a few months before you take up your post in Bingzhou, so I just happened to go home to live some days to comfort my homesickness."

The two of them talked about the government affairs of Yongcheng.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yongcheng is located on the bank of the Bian River, located on the main road, and the business is extremely prosperous. I have been the magistrate for two years. Not to mention the others, there are a lot of money and grain, and the payment of taxes has always been the first among the counties in this prefecture. On this, Zirong doesn't have to worry. The only difficult thing is that there are many industries that make money in the county, not only those who are powerful, but most of the prominent people in the court have bought industries in the county. Most of these people can still do business well, but relying on their power and oppressing the people is not uncommon. Zirong takes over this county, so he should pay special attention to these families."

Su Song said: "This is inevitable. The place is prosperous, and I want to make some money. Fortunately, everything has come true, and I, Xiao Guicao Sui. I spent countless efforts here, and I will live up to my life."

Du Zhongxiao introduced the industry of Yongcheng County to Su Song and said to him: "In other places, the county relies on alcohol taxes for money, but Yongcheng is different. The one with the most money is Yongcheng Commune. Although the commune is not owned by the government and is jointly run by local public officials and servants, the income and expenditure of money is always controlled by the yamen. This is not available to other counties in the world. The income has been quite high in the past two years. There have been debates between Huainan Road and Bozhou, and some people have always insisted on taking it as owned by the state. Zirong, you must not be soft-hearted and let the state take it away. Otherwise, if the county government's financial resources are cut off, you can only return to the old road in the past and raise money from the people for use in the yamen. Once this road is opened, Yongcheng will become a commoner."

Su Song nodded with a smile: "I have been in Suzhou for more than two years. How can I not know that money and grain are the foundation of the local government? If you have money in the yamen, all government affairs are easy to say. You don't need to look at the face of the state, you don't have to pay tribute to the people, and you can do any political achievements. You may not know until you know that after the news that you are leaving office from Yongcheng, there are quite a few powerful children in the court who seek to take office here. You served as the magistrate of Yongcheng and ranked first in the world for two consecutive years, creating a county town with a rich and colorful life. When you take office here, you will not worry about political achievements. It's not that you asked Mr. Xia to recommend it to the court, but it's not my turn."

Du Zhongxiao also laughed. He was a mystery to the authorities and didn't know how outsiders looked at Yongcheng County. In fact, Yongcheng's finance reported to the Three Divisions every year, and there were many powerful industries in the city. How could anyone not see the benefits of Yongcheng? Not to mention the ministers in the court, even the emperor knew that there was a magistrate in Yongcheng, Du Zhongxiao, who only took two years to make a county financial affluent. This time, Du Zhongxiao came to Bingzhou to take office. Although he did not have to be in a position, he still asked him to come to Beijing to meet the saint before taking office. After the resignation, Du Zhongxiao was promoted to Dali to judge. As soon as the news of Bingzhou's verdict came out, some of his powerful children sought the position of magistrate in Yongcheng. Some wanted to come here to get a seniority, and some wanted to make a fortune, but the court gave Xia Sheng face.

After chatting about business and seeing it getting late, Du Zhongxiao said, "Let's go, today the elders of the county hold a banquet in a restaurant outside the city. One is to pick me up for you and the other is to see me off. You go to see them and you can do things in the future."

The two left the county government office. Du Zhongxiao saw that the streets of the city were crowded with people and were very lively, and he couldn't help but sigh. When he arrived here, Yongcheng was just an ordinary county in the Central Plains, with a small population and a prosperous county. After two years of governance, not counting the land business, nearly a thousand households in the county increased. Not only that, a large number of wastelands were opened near the county town, and a large population concentrated around the county town, making the business more prosperous.

In economic development, population concentration is a major trend. Of course, in this era, most of the households around the city are still engaged in agriculture. Compared with other places, economic crops account for a larger proportion of economic crops and more prosperous business. As long as this trend begins and continues, quantitative change will inevitably bring about qualitative changes, and the entire social economy will eventually undergo earth-shaking changes.

After looking at Du Zhongxiao's face, Su Song said: "The prosperity of Yongcheng is now better than that of Haozhou City. I have been here for two years. I have done practical things, not only the court has benefited, but also the local area is also happy."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said nothing, and the two left the city gate together.

When they arrived at Wangjiang Tower, Chairman Dong had already brought the elders of the county to welcome him at the door, surrounded Du Zhongxiao and Su Song into the restaurant.

When they arrived at the second floor, everyone sat down with the guest and host. Chairman Dong introduced Su Song to everyone and introduced the people present.

Today, except for a few large households in the nearby countryside, they are all large merchants in various industries in the city. These people are the ones who have benefited the most since Du Zhongxiao became the magistrate, and they also need the care of the new magistrate the most. They are the most active in this kind of matter.

When the wine and food came up, everyone toasted Du Zhongxiao and Su Song and said some compliments. After drinking for several rounds, Du Zhongxiao felt a little bored. He could hear the hypocrisy in everyone's words. Except for a few general words of praise to himself, everyone was getting close to Su Song. Du Zhongxiao was about to leave office. No matter what happened before, it would not affect the future of Yongcheng and had little to do with these people. Su Song was the most important thing, and his every move affected the business of these people. It was the most realistic to establish a good relationship with him.

Through the window, you can see that the big willow trees by the Bian River are green, and from time to time, a few peach blossoms are sandwiched in it, and the fallen flowers are colorful. This is the best season of the year. Du Zhongxiao's thoughts have returned to his hometown and imagined the scenery of the small village in his hometown.

Looking at everyone's flattering faces towards Su Song, Du Zhongxiao suddenly wanted to laugh. After two years in Yongcheng, he had done a lot of things, but it seemed that something was missing.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Mr. He was a little drunk and raised his glass to Su Song and said, "The magistrate is the smallest one in the county's quality warehouse. If the official has any instructions, just give it, no matter whether it is money or goods, you must do your best!"

Su Song raised his glass and drank it all, looking at He Yuanwai, and did not say anything. From what everyone said just now, he certainly knew the meaning. Yongcheng has a commune to support the expenses, and it is not necessary to provide information to these merchants, so everyone can say such good things.

Seeing Mr. He shakingly sitting down, the other members toasting Su Song one after another, Du Zhongxiao shook his head secretly. When he was the magistrate, he rarely interacted with these people, and he had never seen them.
Chapter completed!