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In Song Xing's heart at this time, he hoped that Beiming was a man whose family and country were important, and his skills should be taught by others besides Chang Sheng and Guan Yunshan. Perhaps emergency response on the battlefield cannot be taught, but strategy and martial arts are difficult to learn by oneself without anyone teaching them.

He is the God of War, and any skills he can teach others should not be kept secret. From a selfish point of view, everyone will only teach it to their own sons and grandchildren; but from a overall perspective, it should be taught by all the generals of the Song Dynasty.

The next day, we took the road directly to Dingzhou.

Zhang Ping, the former magistrate of Dingzhou, responded promptly and made outstanding achievements since Song Ru introduced Liao to Song Dynasty. He has been promoted from the fourth rank to the third rank in the capital. Even Zhang Fengjie, the commander of the garrison, was promoted, but Zhang Fengjie did not die on the battlefield. , was promoted but died of illness, but he had merit in the end. Song Xing also took care of his eldest son and gave him a sixth-grade position as soon as he came in, hoping to win over people's hearts; the current prefect is called Hong Wending, who was also promoted from Dingzhou.

It's just that this person always wanted to be promoted before he was promoted. But after being promoted, his ability is not good enough. It has been eight months, and I am still not familiar with what a prefect should do. However, this person has the advantage of standing upright and serving the people wholeheartedly. He is often so busy that he feels top-heavy.

It was because of his ability to stand upright that the Ministry of National Security recommended him privately. Every official in the Song Dynasty, even if they were civil and military talents, it was one thing to pass the exam and be assigned to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War. But the Ministry of Homeland Security checked at least a few times before and after. In the case of enemy spies, they usually die of inexplicable illness.

Without going through the Ministry of National Security, whoever becomes an official or gets promoted may not be able to stay in that position. Death from illness is the norm.

Song Xing met Hong Wending once before he joined the post. He must be a fourth-grade prefect and could meet him. When we met at this time, I almost didn’t recognize him. This guy was in his prime, he should be thirty-five years old this year. Moreover, he now eats three meals a day and four meals a day. Gradually, he has fish and meat. His fourth-grade salary is not low, but this The guy is so thin that it looks like he could be blown away by the wind. Jingran is thinner, darker and more ugly than before when he had his second meal.

Song Xing stared at him and turned around twice. He asked:"Are you really Lord Hong Wending who came to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit? It seems that it has only been less than nine months since I asked you to meet."

Hong Wending knelt and did not dare to get up. He cupped his hands and said:"Back to the emperor, the humble minister is Hong Wending, a minister of the Song Dynasty. How dare you pretend to be a minister?"

Song Xing said:"I think so too. Who is so brave? You can see the fourth rank, if you want to impersonate, I will kill all nine of his tribes! But Master Hong, are you not feeling well lately? Get up and answer the question." After saying that, he went back and sat down.

Hong Wending said:"Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!" After saying that, he kowtowed and stood up. Said:"Weichen is in good health, and I haven't felt any discomfort so far."

Song Xing asked:"Then why are you so thin?"

"Return to the Emperor! Since I became the fourth-grade magistrate of Dingzhou, Weichen felt that he was not capable enough. He was still not familiar with many political affairs, and he was afraid of betraying the divine grace, so... he was too busy and lost weight. Song

Xing said:"If you are not familiar with political affairs, you just need to learn more. Can the people under you help me?""

Hong Wending said:"The people under my command have made great progress. Without them working day and night, I don't know what to do. It's just the main thing. I'm not yet familiar with it. It's my fault.

Song Xing said:"I see that you are honest in your words. As long as you stand upright and serve the people wholeheartedly, I don't blame you even if you don't do well enough." You yourself, find a few more people who are knowledgeable in political affairs to help, and I'll give you the go-ahead.

Hong Wending hurriedly knelt down again and said,"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" I am a humble minister who serves the country and the people and has no selfish motives. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. As for adding people, those who are in political affairs are already in compliance with the law. If they are incompetent due to the incompetence of minor ministers, they will waste more money on the country. It is my fault. Please allow me to stay with you for another half year. After half a year, I am still not familiar with the situation, so I asked for my resignation. Song

Xing nodded. He said:"No defense, people have praised Master Hong a lot along the way. I am very happy. There are things to do, but Master Hong's health must also be taken care of.""In fact, it was reported by the Ministry of National Security, but we couldn't say it, so we had to blame it on the people."

"Thank you for your favor! Wei Chen is guilty!"

Song Xing said:"Okay, I've paid the penalty and written it off. Go and do your work."

Hong Wending retreated, wiping his sweat with his clothes. After all, his abilities are limited. It has been eight months, and he is still not familiar with it. The grace of the Holy Spirit is grand, and he did not blame him. I feel guilty. Don't think that the fourth grade is a small person in front of the emperor. I want to be an official, but as a government official, I really can't do it if I don't have the ability. Everyone wants to be an official, and the older you get, the more you want to be an official, but whether you are qualified for it is another matter. After you get promoted, you realize that getting promoted is not as satisfying as you imagined. However, he is a man who is dedicated to serving the public. The less capable he is, the harder it will be. If he could just change his mentality and lie down flat, it would be so relaxing.

Song Xing didn't want to put pressure on him, so he went south to Qingzhou Pass early the next morning. It was rare that he didn't Lie down and put pressure on him, the more he can do nothing about it. He plans to serve the world, and political officials at all levels and military generals at all levels need them; as long as they focus on serving the public, then they can learn slowly.

Talents need to be cultivated Yes, not everyone is born to be a good fourth-grade official.

Occasionally, he met people on Songxing Road and asked him a few questions. People in Dingzhou mostly praised Hong Wending and said that he was busy every night until the third watch. , since the people are satisfied and stand upright, let them learn slowly.

Talents also need to be accumulated. On

September 27 this year, Pingshan Pass saw snow.

Wujiashan guarded Pingzhou Pass. This was the first time he did this. I looked at the sheep transporting sergeant who came from afar. Suddenly I realized that His Majesty the Orthodox Emperor is really powerful. He controlled Donghu through trade. The Song Dynasty accepted Chen Liao and occupied Wu Neiguan. It was a good thing that they did not take action. Although the Hu people We didn't come up with the price of the sheep. But after several years of trading, the Hu people had more and more sheep. In the past, they were just for food, so of course they were in moderation. Nowadays, when buying sheep in the Southern Song Dynasty, everyone wants to make money, so there are naturally more and more sheep.

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty are all gathered at the border of the Song Dynasty, and the northern border is called"etc.". Other names are called"gathering in a pile" to make it easier to eat sheep. The city defenders of the old Song Dynasty could only have one battalion per city. When it was time to transport sheep, Even the government officials drove the carriages, and the political officials were free of charge. It was normal for the officials to transport the sheep back by themselves. In recent years, the craftsmen who can make carriages have made so much money that they are laughing their teeth off. Although the workshops also make Carriages, but they only make carriages for pulling the goods of the workshop. Others are ordered by the common people. The main reason is that the workshops really can't manage so many things now.

Besides, the common people can make horse carriages and oxen carts, and the court can't say anything about the common people. They were not allowed to make them. Even if the workshop did not buy them, the people had to use them themselves.

This year's sheep were particularly fat. The herdsmen did not have any objection because the royal court officials and the Song Dynasty Ministry of Rites officials could not agree on the sheep price. The sheep and horses were still mixed among the sheep. Everything went as usual. One and a half million cattle and horses were brought in in one go.