Wang Shao came out of Chuzhou.

Not long after Han Gang arrived in Xiangyang, this news reached his ears - there are always people in the world who deliver information for him, and even send him the last year-old newspaper in a neatly packed manner.

"And so it is."

Han Gang sighed, Wang Shao hadn't been able to escape this catastrophe after all. He saw the latest issue of the Di Bao, which not only talked about Wang Shao, but also the personnel arrangements of other aspects of the court, which was of great help to the interpretation of the changes in the court. Han Gang folded the newly delivered Di Bao, and he changed to the next page to read.

The three cardinal envoys who have stabilized the West Mansion for five years have now left the capital one after another, and the East Mansion Government Hall is also like a marquee. The turmoil in the personnel of the two prefectures is like a storm outside the house, only to see that it is getting more and more violent, but I don't know when the road will have a result.

The former government office of the Jingnan Road Transit Division, now after Han Gang moved in with the whole family, he just removed the word 'south' - the Jingxi Road Transit Division.

This building complex composed of more than 40 large and small pavilions is completely in line with the identity of a transfer envoy, but this building, which is older than Han Gang's age, is already an old dragon clock, and has not undergone a comprehensive renovation for about 30 years. From the lobby in front to the back garden, almost every pavilion is leaking wind and rain.

The window of Han Gang's study, in the early summer storm, rain and storm squeezed in through the cracks in the doors and windows, and after blocking the gaps with silk wool, it felt a little better, but the water seepage on the ceiling could only stare dryly. The rain that fell from the roof of the house was not dripping, but almost flowed into a line of water, and several small jars of pickles were placed in the dripping places, and in a blink of an eye, small half jars accumulated.

There was water everywhere in the room, the table and the floor were wet, and the rain was dripping down the bookshelves. But Han Gang doesn't feel sorry for his book collection, he has always only been interested in the content of the book, but he doesn't care much about collecting the so-called rare books and rare books, even if they are all soaked, it's a big deal to spend money to buy them, anyway, there are no more expensive editions in it. He sat peacefully in the damp study, and continued to read his newspaper.

Wang Yi shouted outside, waited for a while, pushed the door in, and looked at Han Gang still as immobile as a mountain, Wang Yi was angry and funny, "When a few little guys passed, they all said that the official is the prime minister's bearing, and the rain is coming, and you don't move......

Han Gang smiled and threw the newspaper on the desk on the side: "If the husband can withstand the rain, he is the prime minister's bearing, and the vendors in the streets and alleys outside are all prime ministers." ”

The desk had just been wiped and was full of water stains. Wang Yi took advantage of the fact that the newspaper was not completely soaked, so she hurriedly lifted it, pinched the fingertips of the two fingers in the index of her hands, and glanced at it casually, she was not so surprised by Wang Shao's outing above, there were too many signs before, and Han Gang also told her that Wang Shao might be going out, but asked calmly: "Vice Pivot Wang finally went out?" ”

Han Gang nodded, and sighed: "The prince has left the West Mansion, and Yuan Houzhi has entered the East Mansion, one out and one in, the number of people is not small, but this matter is chaotic...... I really don't know how many people in the two mansions will be safe and sound after a year of Lu Dao? ”

"The officials are really worried about the ancients." Wang Yi smiled and said to Han Gang, "Why should officials worry about things in the court? Could it be that this is an errand for the Jingxi transfer envoy? ”

"That's right," Han Gang laughed self-deprecatingly, he cared too much, in fact, no matter how the names in the two mansions changed, he was irrelevant, and he shouldn't think about it at all, "I shouldn't care, I can't care about it, I can just watch the excitement." ”

After Wang Shao went out, Yuan Jiang entered the political hall immediately. There was a difference of one day, so it was published in the same newspaper.

Yuan Jiang is considered a sympathizer of the New Party, but he does not stand on the side of the New Party without a clear banner. In terms of qualifications, Yuan Jiang can be proud of his peers, and his seniority in the officialdom can be compared to Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi, who are more than ten years older than Wang Anshi, but he has risen more slowly. He has served as the third envoy, a bachelor of Hanlin, and the governor of Kaifeng Mansion, and now he has finally achieved the position of participating in political affairs.

Han Gang was not familiar with Yuan Jiang, but almost at the same time, he was promoted to another person in the Hanlin Bachelor and Quan Zhi Kaifeng Mansion, but Han Gang was extremely familiar with it - it was Su Song. Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion and Hanlin Bachelor are the last step leading to the two prefectures, and the current Su Song, whether in terms of status or qualifications, is likely to be a candidate for participating in the governor's affairs. If the political hall can't strike a balance, maybe Su Song will also be recruited.

In the era of post-Wang Anshi, if the court wants to find a balance again, I am afraid it will take a lot of time to adjust. It's just that all of this, as Wang Yi said, really has nothing to do with Han Gang.

Leaving behind to worry about the 'ancients', Han Gang also left the soaked study and left with Wang Yi. The dampness in the study is cleaned by the servants and maids of the family, but the only problem is that if there is no sunny day, no matter how you clean it, it will change back to the original state in a blink of an eye, and you can't see any change at all.

At this time, the rain is like an infusion, hanging upside down, and the crystal clear waterfall hangs on the eaves in front of the verandah.

Han Gang stretched out his hand and reached into the rain curtain, letting the falling rain fall on the palm of his hand, feeling the cool humidity and the fierceness of the rainstorm, "It would be good if the rain could stop earlier, in early April and summer, the rain is too diligent is not a good thing for the crops in the field, and it is even worse for the people in the city,"

Wang Yi shook his head in the back, his husband was always concerned about political affairs, whether he was in the court or in the place, it was rare to see him be a little more relaxed. In addition to dealing with the official business in front of him, he wrote something in the study, or met with guests, but he didn't see him go out to drink with his companions to find official prostitutes, and by the way, mock the wind and the moon.

The disadvantages of not being able to understand poetry, singing and dancing, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are here, and there are no bad habits that will take up a lot of time, of course, Han Gang can only put his extra thoughts on serious things.

Of course, such a problem is not a problem in Han Gang's opinion, and it also allows him to spare more leisure time to spend with his wife and concubines and children.

After two days, the clouds that shrouded the southern section of Jingxi Road finally cleared up. The prefect of Xiangzhou and the prefect of Xiangyang, who were confined to the yamen by the heavy rain, were finally able to come out and be busy, and Han Gang also sent people to monitor and count the losses caused by this rainstorm, and at the same time, in case any traitors wanted to take advantage of the current rainstorm to report all their previous deficits to the treasury. Han Gang was thoughtful and knew that the officials were shameless, so he would not give people the opportunity to take advantage of this rainstorm.

It took about six days to count the number of casualties in the disaster and the losses in the grain depot, and judging from the reported figures, there are many things worth Han Gang frowning about.

Han Gang was holding the list from the newspaper and carefully checking them one by one. Many places on the list have been traced by him with a pen, which are debatable and even reviewable items. But no matter how Han Gang questioned the above figures, the number of deaths reported had far exceeded his psychological expectations.

More than 160 people died, and more than 600 houses collapsed, and there is still no accurate figure on the number of missing.

Han Gang frowned, thinking about how to solve this problem, but he heard a report outside, saying that the Li family's second office had arrived.

"The Li family's second office?" Han Gang almost forgot about this person, and even forgot his name. Through the prayers and the remaining memories, I finally thought of the name of the second son of Li Nangong, the deputy envoy of Jingxi.

Although Han Gang had already agreed with Shen Kuo and arranged him in Tangzhou, since Li Jie was Han Gang's staff, he naturally had to visit his proprietor first.

Li Jie was personally recommended by Li Nangong to Hangang in the curtain, so that his second son, who had no fame, could take the road of Han Gang's flying and flourishing.

To be honest, Han Gang didn't pay any attention to this Li family's second yamen who walked through the back door. It's not that if you can't pass the Jinshi exam, you won't have the ability, but Li Jie is said to have traveled all over the world, and with such experience, it is easy to join the shogunate of any state and county official or supervisor, but Li Jie has never had this experience, and he is still a cloth cloth.

This is related to Li Nangong's low status, lack of credit, and inability to make up for his descendants, but more should be Li Jie's lack of sufficient ability.

- Han Gang originally thought so. Especially after seeing Li Jie, I found that he looked like Zhou Zheng, and his eloquence was not bad, and it was not a problem to be a helper in the official eunuch's house, which made Han Gang doubt his ability even more.

After saying a few words, he found that Li Jie's understanding of the things made by craftsmen can be regarded as real experts, not that the world can only see the superficiality of finished things.

"To create a thing, the first thing is measure, measure, and measure. If there is a difference between the ruler and the scale, the two utensils made before and after are very different. Li Jie took the teacup and the lid and showed it to Han Gang, "If the logo is different when making the lid and the porcelain embryo of the teacup, don't think about the lid of the cup being firmly covered on the teacup." ”

Han Gang admired Li Jie's insight. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Accurate measuring instruments are an indispensable prerequisite for the development of industry and construction. He nodded and agreed: "The same is true for the excavation of the canal. ”

"Long Tu is right!" Li Jie slapped the table, "To dig a channel, it is natural to rely on the flow of water." The difference in elevation between two places determines the direction of the water flow, so how can it be measured without sophisticated instruments? Drawing maps and building sand tables all depend on the initial measurement of the geography of mountains and rivers. ”

Looking at Li Jie talking eloquently in front of him, "What a rare character." Han Gang thought to himself.