Looking at the curved river, Du Zhongxiao said to Ma Zun: "This is Caiyang in ancient times, the hometown of Emperor Guangwu of Han, and the place where humanities are prosperous. Now it has already withered. Before the land camp, there was only a horse shop, two or three thatched houses, and one or two soldiers. In fact, the two rivers meet here, and the transportation is very convenient. Moreover, the land is flat and there are many idle fields, so it will be cultivated into a fertile land. Moreover, it is located on the post road from Xiangzhou to Ezhou, and it is a big road. If it can be developed, it will benefit dozens of miles around it."

At this time, the transportation area in Jinghu area is the key point, with the northmost point being Xiangzhou, the southwest being Jiangling Prefecture, and the southeast being Ezhou, forming a triangle. The Chuanxia area, Jinghu South Road and Guangdong and Guangxi cloth materials are transported to Jiangling Prefecture, either by water or by land to Xiangzhou, which is the Jingxiang Ancient Road. This is one of the three most important north-south channels in China for more than a thousand years, and is located in the middle of the main road that runs through the north-south.

Some of the materials and grasses in the south of the Yangtze River and its tributaries were along the Yangtze River and its tributaries to Ezhou. They all went east along the Yangtze River, and then went into Beijing. Some were divided into two routes of water and land, transported to Xiangzhou and then headed north. The waterway was naturally upstream of the Han River. Due to the rapid flow, this road was not easy to walk, and the large ships on the Yangtze River could not pass. The land was to go to Anzhou, Suizhou to Xiangzhou, which was an important transportation corridor. This road was in the middle of the two mountains, flat and spacious, and was the most convenient land transportation line to Ezhou, which was later Wuhan, and the later Wuhan area. The Suizhou battle was killed by the Japanese army invaded China, and General Zhang Zizhong, which happened on this traffic line.

As the shipping judge, Ma Zun was familiar with the transportation in the region and naturally understood Du Zhongxiao's meaning. Xiangzhou is a key force in the north and south, and is called the back of the world, and its strategic position is not necessary. Xiangzhou's status is supported by Jiangling and Ezhou later. Without those two places, Xiangzhou is not that important. To truly connect the transportation framework of this area, three places must be connected together.

The Han River comes out of the mountains and passes through the low mountains and hills on the north bank of the Yangtze River. The water flows rapidly, which is not conducive to the navigation of large ships. Even if it does not freeze, it cannot sail during the dry winter period. It is common for ships to accumulate for several months in Ezhou, and they have to cooperate with land transportation. In addition, the waterways from Jiangling to Xiangzhou and the manually-drawn Jingxiang Canal have to go north after arriving in Fuzhou, and transportation is greatly restricted.

To solve the transportation bottleneck, the ideal solution is to build a railway from Xiangzhou to Jiangling Prefecture, and then build a railway to Ezhou. It was fine before, but now the railway is to be built to Xiangzhou, which has become a natural thing. The two railways, plus the main Yangtze River road from Jiangling Prefecture to Ezhou, form a triangle. Once this triangle is formed, the development of Jinghu Road will be no longer hindered, and the two lakes will become a new world granary.

The shipping department is a powerful yamen. They can do things that cannot be done at the road level. Du Zhongxiao mentioned that as for whether it can be done, it is not his business. With the peace talks between the northwest and the world has initially decided, the term of office of officials in key areas and key yamen has been significantly extended in recent years. Some days ago, some people in the court proposed to promote Du Zhongxiao, but the final result was that he did a good job in the field business and did not replace people frequently. Not only Du Zhongxiao, but Zheng Jian was the same on Hedong Road. The side road manager was not as good as him for a long time. Not to mention Ma Zun's boss Xu Yuan, he had been a shipping envoy for twelve years in history. Now, the better he does, the more he is willing to replace people, and the promotion and position is not easy to move.

Du Zhongxiao couldn't tell how long it took for him to manage the land. Now it was booming and the railway was open. Depending on the court's intention, he would not easily give him a new position. Then he could see a little further and lay a foundation from Xiang Deng area to Jinghu area.

Just as Du Zhongxiao and Ma Zun were discussing the transportation plan for this area, the public officials came and reported that the magistrate Lou and his wealthy families arrived.

Du Zhongxiao said to Ma Zun: "If you have no trouble, you will go over and sit together. For the future, the shipping department and the local government should cooperate."

While walking, Du Zhongxiao introduced the case of Shi Yuanwai and Xie Qing to Ma Zun.

Ma Zun smiled and said, "The meaning of Yunzong is to ask them to pay for tickets to Kaifeng Prefecture in the future?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "The way is for them. Whether to walk or not depends on everyone's fortune."

Soon after, we arrived at the yamen, and everyone greeted each other. Du Zhongxiao and Ma Zun sat on the top of the head, while County Magistrate Lou sat on the bottom of the head, and more than a dozen large households stood in front of the steps.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Minister Lou had already told me yesterday that you are in the same spirit as Mr. Shi, for fear that you would not be able to control the village guests, so you wanted the county to spare Shi Daqing. He violated the national law, so how could he be careless! If you follow you, there would be no need for the county government!"

After hearing this, Ruan Degong was the first to stand up and cross his hands and said, "Judge Yun, Shi Xiaomanwai has violated the law and should be punished. However, Xie Qing's family has nothing to do with his injuries. It's fine to pay two cents of money. The shopkeeper did not listen to the control, and the owner beat and scolded him. How to manage the business? The mistake was just anger, not intentionally doing evil. Just forget it."

Du Zhongxiao looked at Ruan Degong and shook his head: "The country is the law of the country. If you don't say forget it, just forget it. Forget it this time, you outsiders must be more strict with the patrol customers. If no one died this time, it will be hard to say next time. If there is no punishment, the outsiders will treat the patrol customers as human beings in the future! Needless to say, I have ordered the county magistrate Lou, and I must punish Shi Daqing according to the law!"

Seeing that the other officials also stood up, Du Zhongxiao waved his hand: "There is no need to discuss the case of the Shi family, and there is no need to waste your words. The most important thing now is that you are worried about. The shopkeepers left one after another and arrived at the field business. What should I do if the rice in the fields after autumn?"

After hearing this, Ruan Degong immediately shut up and asked, "This is a difficult thing! It's not that we intentionally make things difficult for the villagers. Now it's not far from the day of harvesting rice. If they leave, how can we hire people? Then the rice rotten in the field and work hard for a year in vain. Not to mention that we have no food and clothing, we cannot pay the money and food of the court. I hope that those who are young will have difficulty."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I'm looking for you today for this matter. This year, the field business has not been opened for farming, and all the grain and rice are transferred from the surrounding prefectures and counties. The autumn tax of Zaoyang County is for farming, and the money is transferred to the capital. You don't have to worry too much. Moreover, the field business has not opened for farming, and there are people in autumn. At that time, as long as you are willing to pay some wages, you can harvest the rice in the fields for you."

Ruan Degong hurriedly asked, "Officials, don't know how the wages are calculated?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "According to the price in previous years, you won't be charged more. If you don't have cash, you can also divide rice."

Ruan Degong breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Du Zhongxiao: "Thank you, I have solved the problem for the young people."

After saying that, he went back and whispered to several other wealthy families. Shi Yuanwai, who was behind the crowd, felt angry and said sternly: "Mr. Ruan, do you just care about the grain and rice in your fields, and don't care about my son? Decades of friendship are no less than a few kilograms of rice!"

How many kilograms of rice? Several officials did not answer, but only a few had a good diplomatic relationship with Shi. They whispered to comfort him. As long as they could collect grain, who would fight against the yamen. How could the people fight to fight? Not to mention, the land affairs that Du Zhongxiao gave way were thousands of people, and the army was practicing every day.

Shi Yuanwai felt that his head was about to explode, and he could no longer help but whisper: "Human hearts are indeed unreliable. Do you think that if you don't care about me now, you will benefit? I have collected grain and rice in the fields this year. What should I do next year? No one cultivates it, how can I pay the money and grain!"
Chapter completed!