Jiang Bin's outright, not only did there be no more impeachment of Wang Yuan, but even the contradictions between Yang Tinghe and Yang Yiqing seemed to have disappeared suddenly.

It is true that the emperor can forcibly transfer border towns into Beijing, but civil officials can also disobey the law.

One word, drag!

The military department has been discussing for more than half a month, not to mention formulating a specific plan, but it is still arguing fiercely, just to give these troops who are about to enter Beijing a new and majestic name.

The household department said that it could not take out food and salary for the time being, and although the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi had been put down, Hebei, Henan, and Shandong all needed relief. In addition, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Jiangxi still have anti-thieves who have not been settled, and Yunnan has also begun to make trouble, all of which need to be cleared in person.

For example, in Sichuan, the household department has just allocated 100,000 taels of silver for military salaries.

Yang Tinghe has already reached a deal with Zhu Houzhao, but Yang Yiqing is still resolutely opposing the border towns entering Beijing, and he resigned twice in a row last month to express his attitude.

Shoufu Li Dongyang really couldn't hold on, his butt hurt badly, and he resigned four or five times a month on average.

Pinching the time to get off work, Wang Yuan led Yan Song to set off and went to Yang Yiqing's mansion.

Yang Yiqing also stood in the courtyard to greet him, took Wang Yuan's hand and said, "Master Wang is a rare guest, please come in!" ”

Wang Yuan introduced: "This is the second class and two jinshi in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, Yan Song, Yan Weizhong, and Ding Muwei have just returned to Beijing. ”

"I've seen Yang Tsukasan!" Yan Song hugged his fists.

Tsukazai and Dazai are both honorific titles for the official department.

In the years when Yan Song stayed in Beijing as an official, Yang Yiqing had been serving in the frontier, and he had no impression of Yan Song.

But since it is edited by the Hanlin Academy, it should also be done as a courtesy, Yang Yiqing said with a smile: "It turns out that it is a strict editor, and it has been admired for a long time, please come in!" ”

The three of them sat down, and tea was served.

Yang Yiqing laughed and said, "Thanks to Wang Erlang's wax printing machine, the paperwork of the various departments of the imperial court is much easier. ”

Wang Yuan said modestly: "The small skill of carving insects, I don't dare to take credit." ”

After the wax printing machine was promoted in the major yamen, the officials rejoiced at first, and then some people hated Wang Yuan to the core.

Since Yang Yiqing served as the secretary of the ministry, he repeatedly proposed a layoff plan, but only five unlucky eggs were laid off last time.

When Wang Yuan's wax printing machine came out, he immediately gave Yang Yiqing a reason for layoffs. In the Dibao distribution system alone, the General Administration Department, the Sixth Section, and Titang have laid off eight officials, laid off 37 scribes, and are preparing to lay off more than 300 officials in various provinces.

The progress of science and technology has brought about a wave of layoffs of officials.

Wang Yuan handed over a newspaper with both hands: "This is the "Physics Journal" run by the contemptible people, and Yang Shangshu Yazheng is also invited." ”

Yang Yi glanced at the masthead and said with a smile: "Since it is compiled by Bachelor Wang, it must be particularly exciting, so I must read it carefully." ”

The two of them talked a lot about each other, and Yan Song couldn't interject the whole time, so he could only sit next to him as a background board.

I don't know how long it took, Wang Yuan finally turned to the topic: "Yang Shangshu, Yan Xiu has been going to the Ministry of Officials to report for many days, and he has not been able to wait for the corresponding arrangements. ”

Yang Yiqing said with a smile: "Since it is edited by the Hanlin Academy, what other arrangements can there be?" At the end of the Ding Wei period, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the official can be reinstated. ”

Wang Yuan also smiled: "It may be the negligence of the officials, and Yan Xiu will not be able to reinstate the official for the time being." ”

The smile on Yang Yiqing's face disappeared suddenly, and he was the first to grasp the rule of officials, hoping to improve the efficiency of various departments. Unexpectedly, his own officials made a fuss, and even the editors of the Hanlin Academy dared to stop him from being reinstated.

"These thieves, what a boldness!" Yang Yiqing was furious, at least in front of Wang Yuan and Yan Song, he had to show his anger.

Wang Yuan persuaded: "Yang Shangshu must not be angry, it may just be that he has been negligent. ”

Yan Song was originally happy in his heart, and when he heard Wang Yuan say this, he hurriedly agreed: "It's okay, it's nothing to postpone for a few days." ”

This thing is indeed at his own expense, how can he stop the Hanlin Academy from editing and not allowing him to be reinstated? Yang Yiqing hugged Yan Song and said: "Yan Xiu, I will personally inquire into this matter, but those who neglect their duties will not be spared." ”

"Thank you Yang Tsukasa Jae!" Yan Song doesn't seem to be good at sycophancy, and his thanks are dry.

After another round of idle talk, Wang Yuan and Yan Song said goodbye and left.

When he came to the street, Wang Yuan asked, "Where does Yan Xiuxiu live?" ”

Yan Song said: "Hotel outside the city." ”

Wang Yuan said: "Since there is no place to stay, it is better to move to live with me." Anyway, the room is very empty, and it is more lively for multiple people to live. ”

"It's already very troublesome for Master Wang, so I don't dare to bother more." Yan Song declined.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The official room in the capital is quite nervous, and I am afraid that I will not be able to find a place to live for a while, so don't shirk it." ”

The scholars, editors, and scholars of the Hallym Academy can live in the official dormitories arranged by the Ministry of Industry for free, but only for the first three years. Yan Song has long passed the preferential treatment period, and there is no way to live in a unit, so he can only find ordinary people to rent a house by himself.

Not to mention Yan Song, even Li Dongyang, the first assistant of the dynasty, has had a rental career for decades.

It wasn't until Li Dongyang became the first assistant that the emperor knew that he was renting a house to live in, and then rewarded him with a mansion covering an area of 30 acres.

By the way, Li Dongyang is relatively incorruptible among the first assistants of the past dynasties. A colleague from the Hallym Academy gave him a copper basin, and when they met again more than 30 years later, they found that he was still using it.

Let's talk about the housing problem, the official housing in the capital is actually enough, at least enough for the officials of the cabinet, the six ministries, and the Hanlin Academy.

However, the rule of officials is really corrupt to the extreme, and some officials have been occupying their original houses after leaving office. Even when he left Beijing, he sold his house to others, or blatantly rented it out. This is an illegal operation, because even if you buy the official house, the ownership still belongs to the imperial court, and it must be returned after retirement!

These are the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was even sent out to be a magistrate, and in order to prevent corruption and nepotism, officials were also prohibited from buying houses and marrying wives in the place where they worked.

By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, many systems were in vain. Magistrates can buy houses and occupy land everywhere, and there are very few official houses left in the capital, which is so embarrassing that honest and important ministers need to rent a house to live.

Wang Yuan was enthusiastic, and Yan Song couldn't refuse, so he stayed here and moved out when he found a suitable house.

Yan Song, who had been treated coldly in the capital for many times, was treated so well by Wang Yuan, and his gratitude was self-evident, and he even took the initiative to help edit the manuscript of "Acta Physica Sinica".

The environment is easy to affect people, and all around him are studying mathematics and physics, Yan Song is also aroused by curiosity, and whenever he has free time, he holds "Mathematics", "Geometry" and "Physics" to read.

A few days later, Yan Song and others came to reinstate the official documents.

Not only was the official reinstated, but he was also awarded the rank of "Cheng Shilang", which was a commendation for his filial piety to his mother.

Yan Song didn't say anything else, just upright and incomparably upright, and looked at Wang Yuan deeply.

This stunned young man has obviously become Wang Yuan's diehard, waving the flag and shouting behind Wang Yuan's buttocks.

At the same time, Wang Yuan received a letter from Tianjin.

The cotton spinning mill has already received the first batch of cotton and is starting to produce cotton yarn. However, due to the war disaster for two consecutive years, the price of cotton this year is very high, and merchants everywhere are fiercely scrambling, even if they order in advance, they have been robbed of countless people at high prices.

Under these circumstances, hundreds of five-spindle spinning wheels were running at the same time, and the raw materials would have to be exhausted in two months at most, and the rest of the time would have to be stopped indefinitely.

This question is very embarrassing, and those hundreds of homeless people were recruited by Wang Yuan. Once they can't get to work, they will definitely choose to leave, unless Wang Yuan gives them paid leave.

Wang Yuan immediately wrote a letter to Tianjin, asking them to buy cotton yarn at a high price, and to write a good contract, they had to pay ten times the liquidated damages if they repented halfway - the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy were not afraid of lawsuits.

Since there is a shortage of cotton, then buy cotton yarn and change to the production of cotton cloth, Wang Yuan plans to develop a new type of loom.

10 times more efficient!

Due to many factors, the cotton planting area will definitely expand next year. Under normal circumstances, the supply of cotton is oversupply, and the price of cotton will fall next year, and cotton farmers will be damaged and reduce their planting area, and so on every year.

But with the super loom, no matter how much cotton and cotton yarn can be eaten, it just depends on whether the market can digest it.

If the domestic market is not enough to support, Wang Yuan will consider sea trade.

It doesn't matter if he can't open the sea, sell it first!