After drinking, a few people came to the car and ship to experience this new thing.

Tao Shiqi was particularly excited and walked around the boat, not missing every detail. He tossed the steam engine for several years and finally made a big cart, but it turned out to be just a toy. Today he finally saw the practical steam engine, which was particularly inspired.

Listening to the dull roar of the machine, Du Zhongxiao said to Han Jiang: "This sound is too loud, it is really annoying. If you are more powerful in the future, the ship will be built larger. If you are far away from the machine, you will think it will be better."

Han Jiang nodded repeatedly: "As soon as I was told, there are still many places to be modified in this ship. However, its biggest use is to transport goods, not to transport people. If this ship is not fast, it is better to ride a horse than to ride a horse."

Looking at the large ship coming and going on the Bian River next to him, Du Zhongxiao suddenly felt aroused: "Zirong talked about cargo transportation, but this ship is too small. However, the purpose of this ship is not entirely based on the size of the ship, but uses machines to provide assistance to the ship. Have you ever tried to use this ship to tow other ships?"

Han Jiang was stunned: "Tug on a boat? I haven't tried this."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "If you are idle, Zirong can try the method of tug boats. Make the machine bigger. The other canal boats are compiled together according to the rules, and are towed by vehicles in front. Dozens of ships are connected and up along the Bian River, which saves both boatmen and boatmen."

When looking at the boats walking next to him, Du Zhongxiao remembered the amazing scenes he had occasionally seen in the canal in his previous life. A power boat in front and a few or even dozens of boats behind him were slowly moving forward, like a long train. The power of the steam engine is still small now, and it is a bit insufficient to pull the train, but it is enough to pull the boat on the canal. It is still too expensive to make a separate cargo ship alone. If it is used as a tug, it will be much more useful.

This is the advantage of the canal. The boats inside are different from those in the sea. The water flow is stable, the draft is deep, and the water is single. You only need little motivation to move forward. And once you move, the power consumed is not much.

Han Jiang was very interested in Du Zhongxiao's proposal and sat on the side and thought about it carefully. Once this method was feasible, a large number of canal ships in the Bian River could be used, and using steam as power could greatly reduce the number of boatmen on both sides of the strait. Moreover, many ships were weaved together, and even fewer ship workers were used.

In fact, there is another advantage in the formation of a large number of ships. The ships behind the ships in front are separated, which greatly reduces the resistance. This is a way to make full use of power. Even thousands of years later, the transport ships in the canal will do the same, which is equivalent to a train on the water.

The more Han Jiang thought about it, the more he felt that this method was feasible, and he couldn't help but get excited. There was not only one Bian River in the Song Dynasty. In fact, all the water systems north of the Huai River were almost connected by canals. If this method was feasible, the transportation of goods in the north would rise to a step.

A few people visited the Bian River for a day and did not disperse until it was almost evening.

Du Zhongxiao returned to his residence and thought about what he saw today. He was more sure that he thought it was correct to use the steam engine on the ship first. Not to mention that it was not easy to make a train, it was even more difficult to build a railway. At this time, the iron production was not enough to support the construction of a large railway, and with the mountainous terrain in the north, there was no reserve for building mountains and roads. The ship was different. Not only did the power required was smaller than that of the train, but there were also a large number of ready-made canals. If the ship was marshaled, it was equivalent to a train driving on the water.

However, these are the problems that Han Jiang faced next. If it really came true, it was also his achievements. Du Zhongxiao's mind was still to be an official on Hedong Road and how to make political achievements. Bingzhou cannot be compared with Yongcheng County. Not only is the natural conditions worse than that of Yongcheng County, but there are many different places. For example, there are a large number of garrisons, which consume a lot of money and are located in the border areas, which are troublesome.

Five days later, Du Zhongxiao came to the imperial city early and waited in front of the Chuigong Gate.

It took more than an hour before they saw Quan Zhi Yang Riyan and Su Anshi, the judge of the Ministry of Revenue, come out. One looked happy and the other was indignant. The two glanced at Du Zhongxiao and quickly walked forward.

Du Zhongxiao also heard that something happened to Ouyang Xiu, and it was these people who tried it. The cause of the incident was that Ouyang Xiu had a sister who married Zhang Guizheng and died not long afterwards, leaving behind a daughter born to the ex-wife, who was raised by Ouyang Xiu's sister. After raising her, Ouyang Xiu took charge and married one of his nephews Ouyang Sheng. Unexpectedly, this woman was inappropriate and had an affair with her slaves. She was discovered and was imprisoned in Kaifeng Prefecture.

During the Qingli New Policy, Ouyang Xiu was appointed as a censor, with a high spirit and a constant memorial. I don’t know how many people he offended. Taking advantage of the opportunity that someone in his family committed a crime, many people took the opportunity to retaliate. The censor Qian Mingyi impeached Ouyang Xiu and Zhang’s affair based on rumors. The court specially sent Su Anshi and the eunuch Wang Zhaoming to try the case together. The final result was that there was no evidence and the rumors were fabricated. Because Ouyang Xiu had impeached Yang Riyan before, he firmly refused to recognize Ouyang Xiu’s innocence, and he often entered the palace to argue with Su Anshi these days.

Looking at the expressions of the two, Du Zhongxiao knew that Ouyang Xiu was probably demoted. A few days ago, Han Qi, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou, and all the leaders of the Qingli New Policy were demoted from the two palaces. When others settled the accounts in the autumn, how could Ouyang Xiu not be implicated?

The two left and guided the guards to cross their hands at Du Zhongxiao: "Just judge the matter, let's go to the palace with me."

As the guards entered the archway and walked along the corridor, Du Zhongxiao didn't know where he passed, and it took him a long time to arrive outside Chongzheng Hall.

Official Xuanzan praised the praise loudly, and a small yellow gate came over and led Du Zhongxiao into the hall.

In the past few days, Han Jiang from the Tongzhi Taichang Liyuan had already sent Deli's subordinates to teach Du Zhongxiao's etiquette to go to the hall. Du Zhongxiao remembered that all the rituals were like rituals and entered the hall. Following the voice of Xuanzan Official, he stepped forward to see the ceremony.

After saluting, Du Zhongxiao stood at the steps, not daring to look up, and waited quietly for inquiries.

I vaguely heard a small yellow gate above whispering to him. When will he be a Jinshi, why did he be an official, what political achievements he has, why he summoned him, and where he will go to his next term. Concisely and explain his resume clearly.

After hearing this, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. He thought that he was valued by the emperor and must have known his political achievements for a long time. How to govern the country was so summoned. When summoned, he might have to ask about some strategies for governing the country. Now it seems that it is not the same thing at all. Maybe his political achievements are too outstanding, so he reported it to the emperor's etiquette.

It was not until the little yellow gate introduced himself that Du Zhongxiao heard a gentle but majestic voice: "You have been an official in Yongcheng for three years, and have been responsible for land management, opened more than 1,000 hectares of land, and collected more than 10,000 stones of grain. In recent years, you have not achieved such achievements in land management, which is very rare."

Du Zhongxiao bowed and bowed, not even dared to say anything.

The above said: "The magistrate of Yongcheng has been in office for two years, and his management performance is the best. After the taxes are fully completed, he will pay them all for more than a month, which has never been seen. Let me ask you, if the county still has enough money and grain, why don't you envy them?"

Du Zhongxiao said respectfully: "The taxes have accounts to follow. According to the regular tax and miscellaneous money, it is not enough to pay the prefectures and counties. Fortunately, there is a commune in Lai County, which was built by public officials and servants. If there is insufficient money and grain, they are all taken from the commune. The money from the commune is used for public officials and servants to pay bridges and roads, and they are all useful, not unnecessary things. Therefore, the money and grain are enough, but there is no surplus."

The above was silent for a while before saying, "Which commune you built is neither an official nor a civilian. If the name is not upright, the words will not go well. If the words are not upright, the things will not work, and it will not be the right way. The ministers in the court have discussed it many times and don't know how to deal with it. What do you think?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "I think that the good thing about the commune is that it is not the official or the people, and there are vague benefits. If it is the official, it will inevitably be taken by the prefectures and counties. If the county has no spare money, the officials will be unintentional, and even if the county colludes with internal and external forces, they will inevitably not be able to handle it. If it is for the people, the officials will take it to invade the people's wealth and cannot be used in the county. The so-called commune is naturally the county people owned by the county to prepare for the shortcomings of the officials and the disasters among the people. If the warehouse is often closed, it is to take official goods for the people to prepare for the famine among the people, and the commune will use the people's strength to prepare for the use of the county government to correct the tax deficiencies, so that there will be no difference."

The above was silent for a while before saying, "Although what you said makes sense, it is not the right way. Those who are corrupt can do it, while those who are incompetent will inevitably lose money, but it will be difficult for a long time. It is rare for you to think of this method, both for officials and for the people, but it still needs to be completed."

Du Zhongxiao bowed and said that it was.

The above asked again: "I went to Bingzhou to sign a judgment for a state, which is not comparable to a county. There are many soldiers and people under my rule, and I am in the border areas. The responsibility of raising soldiers and calming the people is extremely heavy. What should I do? The border areas are not as good as the Central Plains, and the old laws are not feasible."

Du Zhongxiao calmed down his thoughts and said in a deep voice: "The affairs of the world, regardless of military and civil affairs, are all about money and food. I don't know what the border areas are. I only know that as long as there is enough money and food, there is no shortage of military use, and it can not disturb the people, it will be able to be a great rule."

"Money and grain? What are the shortages in those places are money and grain? Dangxiang rebelled, the war lasted for eight years, the national treasury was empty, the place was broken, how easy is it to ask for sufficient money and grain? What method do you have to ensure that money and grain are not short of money and grain?"

"The first is to collect money and grains widely. I heard that Hedong Road is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many wild lands. I should follow the method of raising fields in Bozhou to recruit people to cultivate and plant food to make up for the shortage of military food. Second, Hedong has many carboniferous iron ore and has a lot of smelting and casting. As long as you are good at using it, you can collect money and money. This is a method of harvesting more. Under the rule, there are many military and civilians, and they do not work for production, and they all rely on merchants to transfer. The court entered the Central Law on Hedong Road, and it was mostly falsely estimated. I heard that as for those who were nearly ten times less, it would disrupt prices and corrupt the money method. The court should set up a market and conduct business, and do not seek benefits, but only want to eliminate its disadvantages."

In the words of Du Zhongxiao's previous life, if the economy is corrupt, then focus on production on one hand and trade on the other, develop production, and reduce circulation costs and boost the economy. As for what measures should be taken, we can only wait until we get there.
Chapter completed!