In late September, accompanied by Xiong Bonan, Zhang Xing returned to Jiangling and issued a series of orders.
The first category concerned investigating, spying on, and infiltrating neighboring powers, especially those in Hebei. It explicitly called for establishing the troop deployments and city defenses of the four neighboring major commanderies: Wei, Ji, Hejian, and Xindu. Chief Xu Shiying was the principal executor, assisted by Xie Minghe, the External Affairs Commissioner, and Chief Lü Changheng, who oversaw the Patrol Cavalry in Hebei;
The second category concerned inspecting each camp's weapons, military supplies, and military livestock, verifying the rolls of officers and soldiers, establishing clearer systems for rotating leave and mobilization, and making appropriate changes to garrison deployments. Ma Wei, the deputy in charge of staff affairs, was the principal executor, assisted by Yan Qing, the Personnel Commissioner, the Commanders-in-Chief of the various Traveling Offices, and the Guard Generals and Langjiang of each camp;
The third category required all localities to transfer and concentrate their newly collected autumn grain taxes in the storehouses of designated cities and strongholds. The military order covered the entire territory of the Exorcising the Dragon Gang and was to be carried out primarily by the Traveling Offices and local officials. Zhang Jinshu, the deputy in charge of internal affairs in Henan, was responsible for supervision and verification in the Eastern Territories and was to report to Internal Affairs Commissioner Chen Bin;
The fourth category required all localities to inspect, clear, and maintain existing official roads, ensuring that they remained unobstructed. Zhang Liang, the Patrol Cavalry chief in Henan, and Feng Duan, a Langjiang of the Hebei Traveling Secretariat, were ordered to conduct inspections in Henan and Hebei respectively;
The fifth category required all localities to inspect river embankments to prevent breaches and waterlogging during the autumn floods;