Tan Yun retreated with a pale face.

Han Gang stared at his stumbling back, his face still gloomy.

Since Su Shi returned to Beijing, a group of people in Shilin, who are famous for their poetry and writing, have gradually gathered around him. Like a magnet, it attracted a large number of the same kind, and soon there was a new generation of literary masters.

Although He Zhu is not very famous, and his official position is not worth mentioning, it will not surprise people that the rabbit died and the fox died. The gang of people who like to mock the moon the most are likely to be indignant at the decisions of the Mint and the Third Ban Yuan. Although many of them are very fond of copper coins, when the smell of copper seems to overpower the sour smell, they inevitably become angry.

Han Gang didn't care about this matter, and he had expected it. But as Han Gang said, this is not what Tan Yun should care about, do his own thing, and nothing else has anything to do with him.

The production management of the Mint Bureau is one piece, the research and development of technology, the production plan is another, the refining of raw materials is another, and the management and supervision of the local money supervisor also need manpower. The number of officials who can be placed in this is far greater than that of other agencies. Correspondingly, the branches managed by these officials are naturally numerous.

In the words of later generations, the Mint was a giant industrial conglomerate, one of the largest enterprises in the hands of the imperial court outside of the steel industry. Among them, there are many talents who can come in handy. With proper management, strict selection, and effective incentives, the Mint continues to provide a large number of new coins and coins, as well as a steady stream of qualified craftsmen.

If Tan Yun couldn't realize this and focused too much on cursing with his boss, Han Gang didn't mind changing the Mint to a person in charge who could focus more on serious matters.

At a meeting last month, Zhang Dian mentioned the matter to Han Gang, and replaced the actual principal of the Mint. It seems that Tan Yun slapped the horse's feet when he met Zhang Duan by chance. Zhang Dan is this temper, but as long as he can agree with and value, he will spare no effort. If he is mediocre, he is looking at people through his nostrils. Especially for the flatterers, I look down on them from the bottom of my bones.

At that time, Han Gang refused, but now, this idea finally came to his mind, maybe he really had to be replaced.

The daily reports from the Mint and Firearms Bureaus are over.

Seeing that Han Gang was the only one left in the hall, the little official replaced him with a new cup of hot tea.

When the lid of the newly brewed loose tea is uncovered, the heat is steaming, and the fragrance of a piece of tea is fragrant, but it is so hot that it can't enter the mouth.

Han Gang put the tea aside and handled today's official business as usual.

Around the winter solstice, the work of the Xuanhui Institute was a little more than usual. Although it was not the year of the big gift, the official letters handed to Han Gang's desk were ten times more than usual.

Holding a pen, he reviewed one by one, in addition to the official business of the company, there were other requests for money, explanations, and some official affairs related to personnel. Whether it is an idle yamen or a dramatic yamen, the things to deal with are almost the same.

After finishing today's business, Han Gang picked up the teacup and put it down immediately, it was still very hot. It's only been a quarter of an hour.

How much time it took to deal with official business, Han Gang was just estimating. Nowadays, there are no accurate and effective timepieces, and Han Gang originally proposed the principle of oscillation, which was used to replace the water leak, sundial and other timekeeping instruments. Han Gang also didn't know when Han Gonglian, who was recommended by Su Song, would design the bell and make it.

After handling the official business, the official moved all the official letters, and what Han Gang had in front of him was a report of some internal information from the imperial court.

This is the scope of the Di newspaper, and Han Gang can get some secrets from it every day that are impossible to publicize outside.

Heavy snow in Hongzhou, Jiangxi Province, crushed more than 140 houses in the city, and thousands of people were affected. In addition, heavy snow fell in Jiangxi, which also caused traffic jams and inconvenienced people's travel and life.

This is one of the most important things in today's newspaper.

Although Hongzhou wrote in a happy tone, saying that it was fortunate to be blessed by the Emperor, the Empress and the Son of Heaven, although there was a lot of damage to the house, there were no casualties.

However, from this incident, it can also be seen that this year's climate is indeed cold, and the Taihu Lake has frozen.

As soon as the climate changes, it will have a huge impact on the farming industry. Now it's not just a matter of the road. It's cold from the north to the south. A cold snap from the far north tundra, from north to south, runs across the continent.

Since almost all roads in the Great Song Dynasty were attacked by the cold snap, how could the already colder areas in the north not be affected in any way?

There are some things that you don't need to think about at all, you can just use common sense to think about it.

The Liao people will have a hard time this winter. Even by plundering Goryeo, he got a good income. However, it is impossible for a country as huge as Liao to maintain its financial plans by devouring small countries. In the cold winter, the Liao people could only try to make up for it by plundering.

As early as autumn, Hedong and Shaanxi in Hebei Province began to prevent autumn as usual. The Western Prefecture, headed by Zhang Tun, with the cooperation of the Eastern Prefecture, conducted a survey of the walled cities in the border areas, and the part that needed to be renovated and rebuilt accounted for half of the actual total. And these walled forts that need to be renovated, Hebei accounts for half of them.

However, the imperial court has not planned to make public the renovation of the border wall, because it is tantamount to admitting that there is a problem with the wall on the border and allowing the Liao people to see the opportunity. The two governments jointly decided that he would not raise the matter until the beginning of spring next year, when Hebei's Tangbo defense line was completely thawed.

This year, it is necessary to rely on the garrison army on the border to strictly defend it. There will be no large-scale invasions, and a small number of crossings will probably be as many as a cow's hair.

At that time, some of the border guards were busy.

In addition, there is the Western Regions.

The latitude of the Western Regions is not low, and later generations Han Gang have long understood this. The time was only a thousand years ago, and Han Gang couldn't help but worry about Wang Sunsin's situation in the Western Regions.

With Wang Sunchen's famous reputation in exchange for countless heads, no one dared to give him anger in the Western Regions.

One of the most important factors that can threaten him is the weather. Another important factor was the Black Khanate, which was mainly located in the west of the Green Mountains.

Previously, Han Gang did not take the threat of the Black Khans to heart, but after Wang Sunsin's latest report arrived in Beijing, everything changed.

In a month's time, he ran from the end of the extreme west to the capital. It was unbelievably fast, almost impossible, but they did it anyway.

Wang Sunsin only explained two things in the recital. First, he was about to encounter the Black Khan, an unknown number, probably more than he had. Second, due to the inconvenience of the weather, he chose to fight on the spot.

In other words, the problems that Han Gang was worried about are now encountered by Wang Sunchen. How to deal with it, Han Gang even felt that it was very tricky.

Wang Sunsin was reluctant to evacuate the Moman, and declared that he would meet the Black Khan there. But from his recital, there is too little understanding of the local geography and people. The old-fashioned method of clearing the wilderness with a solid wall may not be effective, and it may eventually be necessary to prepare for a strategic turnaround.

He had also discussed this matter with Zhang Dian before.

Han Gang said to Zhang Dian that there was no need to worry about Wang Sunsin.

And Zhang Dian told Han Gang that all the court wanted to know was whether Wang Sunchen would be defeated.

In Han Gang's view, Wang Sunsin's defeat will not affect the overall situation.

The Black Khan army attacked thousands of miles, but was found out early. As long as they take advantage of their new arrivals and give them a head-on blow, they will definitely be able to defeat the Black Khans easily. ’

Han Gang's words did not get much recognition on Zhangdun's side.

There are not so many certainties on the battlefield. A hammer deal, if he was to lead the troops, he would never make such a choice. With everything Wang Sunchen learned from Han Gang, he should not have done it. Most of them are holding the city and waiting for changes.

Immediately after the first recital, the second recital was mainly Wang Sunsin's response to the Black Khan army. And Wang Sunsin's arrangement is as previously speculated,

No one was taken aback. When you're alone, you have a limited number of options. If it's not a head-on hard hit, or a half-volley. The rest is a way to defend the city.

The weather, the geography, and the hearts of the locals. If Wang Sunsin could grasp these three things, he would soon be able to defeat the enemy.

Leaping thousands of miles north, in the middle of winter, is almost a suicidal act, but it is better to go south instead. The Black Khan army may have a strong army, so it doesn't care about the time and geography, and Wang Sunchen will not care if he goes.

Victory will come easier than you think. ’

Han Gang's thoughts rose in his heart after seeing Wang Sunsin's second recital. The Black Khan people miscalculated Wang Sunsin's determination, and the final result was now doomed. Although the Black Khan is a big country, its strength in weapons is also unable to compete with the Great Song Dynasty, and a large number of cast weapons and armor of various colors can teach the Black Khan people a good lesson. Shule, Khotan and other places that they had stolen were returned to China.

The first two letters were already sent to the capital a few days ago, and according to the calculation of time, unless the Black Khan people could endure the siege of the city, and Wang Sunchen did not attack and invite the battle, at this time, the war should have ended.

Whether it will be a victory or a defeat is now clear. It's just that the distance is too far away, so Han Gang has no way of knowing, and he can only hope that Ma Di, who has returned all the way from the Western Regions, will bring the news of victory as soon as possible.

"Xuanhui! Xuanhui! A member of the Privy Council hurriedly walked into Han Gang's office and handed Han Gang an official letter, "Something is wrong." ”

"Is it news from King Shunchen of the Western Regions?" Han Gang asked eagerly. He is only an envoy of Xuanhui, and other matters in Xifu will not be reported to him except for the affairs he cares about.

"No, it's news from Goryeo in the east."

"What's the news?" Han Gang asked.

Could it be that Yelu Yixin is making trouble again? They have already divided up all the people of Goryeo. The land has also been divided among many people, and almost all the oil has been grabbed in the bones, so how can you make trouble? If you want to talk about the navy, Han Gang does not believe in a hundred people, and the little ships in the hands of the Liao people have the ability to harass the coastal waters of the Great Song Dynasty.

"The Liao army has landed in Japan."