At the end of June, Dangxiang severed Heishui City and submitted peace to the Song Dynasty. The court changed Tanglong Town to Ningbian County, Heqing Army and Jinsu Army to county, and newly built Pingding County in the upper reaches of Quye River, all under Shengzhou. The court opened a court in Pingding County and Hezhou, and traded with Dangxiang.

Zhao Zi led his subordinates to move to Heishui City, and Lou Bobei was changed to the Salt Supervisor under Hezhou.

In the official hall of the General Office, Du Zhongxiao ordered Zhao Zi to sit down and said to him: "Heishui City is thousands of miles away from Hezhou, and it is connected to Gaochang State, which is not comparable to other places in Hequ Road. When your army arrives, it is inconvenient to transport materials and all difficulties are difficult. Make plans early."

Zhao Zi crossed his hands: "Don't worry, Jishuai, I will bring two thousand soldiers to Heishui City to station, and then use two thousand people to transport food, grass, gunpowder, guns and bullets along the way, which should be able to support it. But this arrangement is that there are not many soldiers in Hezhou, and I am afraid that the Dangxiang people will be restless."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Don't pay attention to the Dangxiang people. Now they have no courage to be restless! It will take two years to learn to cast some cannons before they dare to take our ideas. Since Dangxiang has offered Heishui City, the prison troops to be built by the states will be stopped first. After Dangxiang's prisoners of war completed the railway from Shazhou, they moved all to Heizhou, built the railway all the way west, and went to Heishui City!"

Bao Zheng on the side said: "Maintaining the strategy, Hezhou to Heishui City is more than a thousand miles away, and the road is deserted, so this road is not easy to repair."

Du Zhongxiao said: "No matter how difficult it is, this road must be built. When Heishui City is built, with this railway, the Hu people will never be able to cross Yinshan from now on. No matter how difficult it is to build a road, it is even more difficult than building a Great Wall? Over the past thousand years, a few roads have been built. What is the point of building a road? In the autumn, the railway from Shengzhou to Hezhou can be repaired and everything can be transported along the road. In fact, it is not very difficult."

Chen Xu said: "If they use Dangxiang prisoners of war to build roads, once they have trouble, there will be no large army around them, so they are afraid that they will not be able to suppress them."

"How could Dangxiang prisoners of war cause trouble? They built roads every day, although they were a little tired, they were not much tired than before. We let them eat and drink, and many people were grateful for it, for fear of letting them go back. We promised them that as long as the road to Heishui City was repaired, they could be placed on Hequ Road. As long as they were sane and kept themselves, they would be released as good people in a few years."

Bao Zheng said to Chen Xu: "I don't know what happened here when I came to Hequ Road. These Dangxiang people used to be in the army, not to mention auxiliary soldiers, even the regular soldiers fed barley and green hemp on a daily basis, and corn was rare. Many of the auxiliary soldiers had never eaten corn in their lives. They built roads in Shazhou, and we gave yellow rice and pickles, and everyone was full. For Dangxiang prisoners of war, it was a good day that they could not have imagined before."

Chen Xu was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't worry about this matter. As long as there is enough food, there will be no big deal. Even if there are some unruly people, the people who are in charge will kill you. The railway will lead to this, and the food for tens of thousands of people is a trivial matter after all."

There was no shortage of grain in the Central Plains, let alone the supply of rice and wheat from the south of the Yangtze River. In the past, the shortage of grain in the frontiers was because the transportation cost was too high and the loss was too high. In the past, there was no car in the front line, so it was mostly carried by people. One stone was transported to the front line, and the cost was to be counted, or even more than a dozen stones. In addition, the transportation loss and loss were high. With the railway, grain thousands of miles away could be transported smoothly, which was much easier.

If there were no railways, the Song Dynasty occupied Hequ Road, and it would be amazing to support the food and grass for 20,000 to 30,000 troops. With railways, it could not only support tens of thousands of troops, but also support tens of thousands of prisoners of war, tens of thousands of households in the Tianxiang Army and the people, so that they could eat and wear warmth.

The railway tracks, sleepers, iron nails and other materials used for railway construction can all be transported by train, but it is simply that other places will not be built for the time being.

Hearing that the railway was to be built to Heishui City, Zhao Zi said: "If the railway is connected there, the army can arrive from Hezhou in one day and night, and it will naturally be as solid as a god. If the railway is built to Heishui City, it is not difficult to enter the Western Regions."

Du Zhongxiao said: "First build the road and then talk about it. Don't interfere in the affairs of the Western Regions for the time being. Even if the envoys of the Western Regions come to Heishui City to find you, they can have a friendship with you, but no other matters are allowed. Even if the trade between the two places is allowed, the court must allow it. Gaochang is a Khitan subordinate, while Khotan has been destroyed by the Karakhanate. Everything must be cautious in the Western Regions."

Bao Zheng said: "The meaning of the politician is that he will not trade with Gaochang for the time being? But as long as the railway arrives in Heishui City, the foreign merchants will inevitably come from Gaochang."

Du Zhongxiao said: "There is no discussion for the time being, and no trade between countries with the Western Regions. Any Hu merchant who trades with the Central Plains must go to Shengzhou to submit a letter. Only by allowing the Ministry of Commerce can you enter a special area and trade according to the rules."

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao said to Chen Xu: "In Shengzhou City, in addition to shopping malls, there is also a place called the duty-free zone. The reason why it is called this is that when Gentile goods arrive in Shengzhou, they can enter there first without tax collection. Hu merchants can also trade with each other. As long as the goods do not enter the Central Plains and are not sold locally, we will not collect tax collections."

Chen Xu asked: "Why is the strategy like this? Isn't it cheaper for Hu Shang?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "If you are cheap, just cheap them. We are like this, just to let all merchants go to Shengzhou to trade. First, all kinds of precious goods in the world gather here, which naturally has infinite benefits. Second, although they do not charge taxes, they always need freight and labor to transport goods, and the government and the people always make money. Another thing is that when doing business in our place, we have to use our money to attract money to find a place to go."

Chen Xu nodded. He understood in his heart that according to Du Zhongxiao's statement, this place was probably not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue and he could not control it, but the territory of the Ministry of Revenue. The court belonged to the Privy Council for Foreign Affairs, and in the local area it was the Ministry of Revenue and Pacification Department, which was also a separate place.

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao said to Zhao Zi: "When you return to Hezhou, you will arrange for local officials first. Whenever Hu merchants arrive there, all the goods must be packaged or willow boxes, and then they can be transported to Shengzhou by train. There is a book written on the train, and the goods will be directly entered into the bonded area and sent to the Martial Arts Department. If you want to sell it to the Central Plains, you will pay taxes first, and then transport it out of the bonded area. Anyone who dares to violate this example will be punished by smuggling."

Zhao Zi said he was now the governor of Hezhou, and most of the officials in the prefectures were military generals. After Du Zhongxiao submitted a memorial, all the prefectures on Hequ Road were sent to governors, and the high tax of the Hezhou governor sent by the court had not yet taken office.

It was not early, and Du Zhongxiao said, "It was not early. We went to the Guan Restaurant to see General Zhao off. He wanted to take the train and return to Hezhou after arriving in Xiudu County. There were still many supplies and personnel along the train, so they could not wait for a long time."

The Xiudu County was established between Shengzhou and Hezhou during the Han Dynasty. After the Song army occupied it, it was rebuilt as a railway transit station between Shengzhou and Hezhou. Now the railway from Hezhou has been repaired and Xiudu, and Zhao Zi returned to Hezhou, which has been much more convenient.

Several people left the coach's mansion and went all the way to the shopping mall. There were people rushing and bustling. Shengzhou City is now a large population, and they are all raised by the government. There are often various temporary jobs, and they will pay wages after they are done. Many people still have change.

Opposite the mall, Jin Sanzu's shop has been cleaned up and decorated in a magnificent manner. However, although the shop is good, it does not do any business. There are only a few servants doing nothing and looking at the pedestrians in front of the door bored.

Du Zhongxiao saw it and said, "The list will be announced tomorrow, which clearly shows the rules for Hu merchants to come here to do business. That shop is opened by Jinsansou. I heard that it is to be the place where Hu merchants in the Western Regions will settle in Shengzhou. After the list is announced, they will know how to do it."

Jin Sanzu's shop is not about doing business, but is convenient for merchants from the Western Regions. It is considered a chamber of commerce and clubs, and does not entertain outsiders. Of course, when Hu merchants from the Western Regions come in the future, they naturally have to collect money, and Jin San will not do business to lose money. There is such a place where everyone lives together to exchange information, which has endless benefits. As the master, Jin San occupy this role and is vaguely the leader of Hu merchants from the Western Regions.

Jin Sanben was a Shule native, and had good friends with the Karakhan royal family, and was friendly with Gaochang. His business was spread all over the Western Regions. The merchants were doing business. In the past, he had a tribute trade with the Central Plains, so he found a way to become the deputy tribute envoy from Khotan to the Central Plains. Now it is different. Normal trade is naturally another way. With his business scale, this shop is nothing at all, just to choose a prime location to entertain visitors and show his identity.
Chapter completed!