Cheng Gui, as the number one aide of Ma Xing, the pacifier of Shaanxi Road, naturally had a very important position on Shaanxi Road, but he had never been to Shentangbao and had no sense of the past of Shentangbao, but Miao Shou

It’s different.

Shentangbao was one of his former jurisdictions and an important base where he made his fortune.

But now, Shentangbao has become almost unrecognizable to him.

What was originally a small military fortress has now become a majestic city. Although it is not comparable to those big cities, because of the strategic location of Shentang Fort and the terrain, it has become extraordinarily tall.

Once this city got stuck here, it locked up a land with a radius of hundreds of miles, just like the Siwu Village now in Li Du's hands, it was a critical place related to the throat beyond Shaanxi Road and Hengshan.

In the past, the Shentang Fort could accommodate up to 500 soldiers in a battle camp. Now, the Shentang Fort can accommodate an army of 2,500 soldiers. If we include the surrounding settlements, it can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers.

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The Guangrui Army from Hebei Road inherited and carried forward their glorious tradition on Hebei Road. A settlement can be regarded as a military village, with walls, watchtowers, and watchtowers, and a village protection river excavated around the settlement.

, once a foreign enemy arrives, retreat to the settlement, pull up the suspension bridge, and stand on the wall to effectively block the enemy.

On the Hebei Road, they did this, which made the Liao people unable to do anything against these forts, even though they were highly mobile and their horses came and went like the wind.

Four settlement points plus a cavalry camp are like five blooming petals, guarding the center of the Shentang Castle. No matter where something happens, you can take action and take action.

"Amazing!" Cheng Gui raised his thumbs at Xiao Ding. To be honest, he had to be convinced. Just looking at the scale and weather of the Shentang Castle in front of him, it is no wonder that the people of Hengshan Hall are willing to bow to Xiao Ding. "

Chang Qing, you are amazing. There is no real scholar under the great reputation. It has only been more than half a year. The bachelor should come here to take a look, and the generals from other places on the Shaanxi Road should also come here to take a look."

Xiao Ding smiled slightly and said, "Cheng Chaofeng is very complimentary."

Cheng Gui is Ma Xing's number one adviser. Although he has never been admitted to the Jinshi, Ma Xing has still obtained the casual official title of a court official for Cheng Gui over the years. Don't underestimate this court official, a serious official of the fifth grade.

, with this fifth-grade civilian official qualification, you can become a civil service official or a court official at any time if you have the opportunity in the future.

"Chang Qing, is a wharf being built there?" Standing on the main building of Shentangbao, you can clearly see the foot of the mountain in the distance and the intersection of the two rivers. Countless people are working there like ants.

Now, the prototype of a dock is already taking shape.

"Yes, Cheng Chaofeng." Xiao Ding said: "The Qingyang River and the Dasha River meet here. In our place, if the rivers can be effectively utilized, the journey can be greatly shortened, and it will be a dead horse to look at the mountains.

, but if you take a boat, it will be different. Although we have established a sales market now, it is not easy for everyone to come. Where to build a pier so that ships can trade normally, it will definitely promote local trade.

The economy has reached a new level."

"Chang Qing has thought about it for a long time. This is not something that a military general can think of. But Chang Qing, you are different. After all, you have a good family background." Cheng Gui said with a smile: "Scholar Ma has also been praising him since Xiao Duanming took office.

After the three envoys, the financial affairs of the Song Dynasty took on a new look, and Shaanxi Road benefited a lot!"

"Thank you so much, Master Ma, for your respect for my father!" Xiao Ding bowed and smiled: "However, whether it is the Shentang Castle or the newly built pier below, my brother designed them here, but Mr. Xiao didn't dare to do it.

He is greedy for others' efforts. Although he has left, the general layout here is basically based on his ideas."

"You are all a family anyway!" Cheng Gui laughed: "Chang Qing, let's talk in another place?"

Xiao Ding nodded and said: "Please come to me!"

The two of them walked into the public hall where Xiao Dingping usually handled official business. After the door was vaguely closed, the friendly smiles that the two of them showed in front of outsiders were restrained.

Cheng Gui, who was invited by Xiao Ding to sit at the top, thought about it for a long time and then said: "Chang Qing, your action this time was to kill first and then show off, which made the bachelor extremely frustrated, and also triggered Li Du's attack on Suide later.

Do you know how much pressure the bachelor withstood to keep you?"

Xiao Ding smiled slightly and said: "Chaofeng, if I don't attack Yanzhou, Li Du will also attack Suide. Capturing Siwu Village is their inevitable choice. Once they are allowed to take action first, we will be even more passive, and I am sure that

Once they take action first, we still won't be able to defend Suide, and we won't be able to gain Yanzhou."

"Did we get Yanzhou?" Cheng Gui stared at Xiao Ding, "Then why is the acting magistrate of Yanzhou appointed by the bachelor still sitting alone in front of the yamen, writing a letter to the bachelor every day to complain?"

Xiao Ding spread his hands and said: "To be honest with you, I can't help it. You also know that before I sent out the army, I only had a few people in my hands. It is simply impossible for my people to conquer Yanzhou.

So we can only let the Dangxiang people take action. As you know, the Hengshan Dangxiang people are the real masters who will not let go of the eagle when they see the rabbit. Before sending troops, they negotiated terms with me and captured Yanzhou, and those salt ponds will return.

They, as a reward for sending troops. Now that Yanzhou has been defeated, they have sent troops to occupy Yanzhou, and I have nothing to say. Moreover, Cheng Chaofeng and Ma Xueshi’s next plan, we have to make them work hard, no

Given these salt lakes, are they still willing to follow me to the vast sea to fight Li Xu?"

"Without these natural salt lakes, is Yanzhou still worth it?" Cheng Gui asked angrily.

"Why isn't it worth it?" Xiao Ding said with a smile: "Without the money, we still have such a large territory, and we can still cut off the effective connection between Li Xu and Li Du. Taking a step back, we will still be able to

Can you collect taxes from party members? The salt tax is not low."

"Can we receive their taxes?" Cheng Gui asked.

"Of course. They asked for these salt lakes, and I gave them to them. But since it's a business, there must be rules, right? So taxation cannot be less than a penny." Xiao Ding said with a smile.

"That's all, I will ask the bachelor to transfer Lu Yao back later, so that he will not act like a resentful woman." Cheng Gui said: "Since this is the case, it is better to appoint a party member to be the governor of Yanzhou. Favors will last.

, it also shows the trust that our Emperor Song Dynasty has in them. Chang Qing, who do you think is suitable to be the magistrate of the state?"

Xiao Ding sneered in his heart, but said: "How can I, a military general, have any say in the appointment and removal of governors in this state? Naturally, whoever the court says is the one?"

"Xueshi Ma is planning to appoint Ren Duozhong as the magistrate of Yanzhou." Cheng Gui said with a smile.

Xiao Ding smiled and said: "Ren Duozhong is highly respected among Hengshan Dangxiang, so he is certainly not bad at all."

In fact, among the Hengshan party members, the one with the strongest strength and the most effective words is Tuoba Yangwei. However, Ma Xing chose Ren Duozhong, who was not as strong as Tuoba Yangwei, to be the magistrate. Naturally, he wanted to sow discord.

Inside, he didn’t know that these people were all connected together by Xiao Cheng through Hengshan Trading Company. All profit sharing was done in this Hengshan Trading Company. Ma Xing wanted to use this position to divide Hengshan Company.

Party items are destined to be futile.

"It's best if you don't mind. I've brought the letter of appointment. I'll have a good talk with Ren Duozhong on behalf of Master Ma later. Yanzhou is not a governor of Suozhou. His position as governor of the state is real.

The imperial court has sealed the border officials."

"That's right!" Xiao Ding nodded repeatedly.

"The second thing is Miao Shou." Cheng Gui said with a smile: "I know you are a little unhappy, but I don't know whose path Miao Shou took to end up with Bianliang.

The people over there hooked up, and the people over there made a statement, and Bachelor Ma had to give three points of thin noodles. Secondly, Miao Shou was also a sensible person, and paid 300,000 yuan to the bachelor.

Changqing, you don’t know, the bachelor is really very poor. Since he has taken other people’s money, it’s not good to kill him again. He has to leave some reputation for future generations, right?”

Xiao Ding drank tea slowly, but remained silent.

"So, letting this Miao Shou come back to serve is also a helpless move by Bachelor Ma. Anyway, you have this guy in your hand!" Cheng Gui said with a smile.

"It used to be that I could hold him in my hand, but that won't be the case in the future. This person was sent by Master Ma himself, and he has a backer in Bianliang. What else can I do to him?" Xiao Dingyi said with a smile: "As long as he doesn't get in the way.

My affairs are left to him, and if he interferes with my affairs, my sword can cut him."

Looking at Xiao Ding with a fierce look in his eyes, Cheng Gui was also frightened. He had finally seen how arrogant Xiao Ding was.

Ordinary military commanders would naturally not dare to act arrogantly in front of him, but Xiao Ding was different. The backer behind him was even stronger than that of Bachelor Ma.

"In addition, Wang Jun's transfer?" Cheng Gui coughed lightly. This time, Xueshi Ma not only transferred Miao Shou to mix the sand, but also transferred Wang Jun, the deputy general of Guangrui Army. Seeing Xiao

Ding was already very unhappy, and Cheng Gui was really afraid that Xiao Ding would have a fit on the spot. If such a person really got into trouble, on the road to Shaanxi, only Ma Xueshi could restrain him, and he would never be able to do so.

Unexpectedly, this time he thought wrong. Xiao Ding's reaction to Wang Jun's transfer was very dull.

"This is also an opportunity for Wang Jun to be promoted from commander to deputy commander." Xiao Ding said: "How could I block his way? It's just that this time he assists Li Zhan in coordinating and commanding the war against Li Du. I'm afraid it won't be that bad.

It’s so relaxing!”

"Wang Jun is very talented, and the bachelor also values ​​this. Although Li Dan is good, he is too conservative. The bachelor still hopes to have a decisive person to complement Li Dan's weakness." Cheng Gui said.
Chapter completed!