After eating and talking in the store for more than an hour, in the afternoon, Han Gang and Zhang Dianfang came out of the cotton building.

Looking back at the two-storey pavilion, the restaurant with black tiles and white walls and no ornamentation looks a little rough from the northwest at first glance, and the two hot air balloons hanging in front of the door, which look larger than the dry restaurant pressed on the head of the cotton row, and the production is more fine.

Restaurants with the name of guilds are not uncommon in the capital, and the clubhouse of the original guild is open to the public. The cotton store building is newly opened, and the old Ma Xinglou is not very famous in the main store, but there is now the first Fan Lou with 72 main stores - the capital leads the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first in the world. It was originally the guild club of Alum Xing, called Alum Tower, but it was only rumored that it became Fan Lou.

While waiting for his companion to come back from fetching the horse, Zhang Dian asked Han Gang: "This restaurant is famous for cotton, so it should be your family's property in Yukun, right?" ”

Han Gang didn't deny it, but only explained slightly: "This is the clubhouse of the cotton shop, with several layers in between, and it is only a part. He smiled, "In a few years, the sugar store may also open a store in Beijing." ”

Zhang Dian didn't laugh, now in Jiaozhou, there is indeed his family's industry. Han Gang is a bit of a talent for iron, and Zhang Dun, who understands the changes in Xihe Road, of course, also wants to get a dip. But before he saw the actual white sugar, he couldn't imagine how much he would be able to share in the future. And although money is important, if it is compared to power, it is not worth mentioning at all.

"Wu Chongqing is the prime minister, and there are many people who want to meet his wishes. He has a deep prejudice against you, Yukun, haven't you thought about the consequences? Zhang Duan looked up at the plaque hanging at the entrance, and pointed to something.

"Could it be that Wu Xianggong has a way to put me to death?" Han Gang sneered, to his status, unless it was a crime of rebellion, corruption and perversion of the law could not move him in the slightest, "As long as you don't enter the Beijing Division, you will naturally be safe." ”

"Yukun, do you really think so?" Zhang Dian turned around, and until now he has not given up his persuasion to Han Gang, "The thief takes a bite into the wood, as long as he bites you, he can get the prime minister's appreciation, how many people can endure it?" ”

"I'm not the only one on Xihe Road." Han Gang still looked calm.

He has always been very smart and never eats alone. In Xihe Road, I want to check his old bottom, but I have to weigh whether I can withstand the counterattack of Han Gang, Wang Shao and the Queen Mother's family.

Zhang Dian shook his head and sighed lightly, he knew the advantage of Han Gang, and when he was in Jiaozhou, he personally experienced this.

However, this does not mean that Han Gang can rest easy. Since ancient times, there have been too many courtiers who have been framed for innocence, and the most deceased and extinct courtiers. In the political arena, the conclusion of a person's guilt always comes one step ahead of the evidence of his guilt. If you want to put that person to death, the crime is always easy to find, "If you want to add sin, why is there no excuse?" ”

Han Gang knew that he was always an eyesore in Wu Chong's eyes, and when he cleared out the people in the new party one by one, it would be his turn sooner or later. But if Lu Huiqing comes to power, he Han Yukun may not have a good result.

Without the support of a strong force, Han Gang's position was not stable, and his father-in-law Wang Anshi, who had retreated to Jiangning, could not help him, and his cousin Feng Congyi, who married the daughter of the Gao family, could not help him. The industry in Xihe is not allowed to be coveted. In fact, Han Gang can now stand beside Zhang Dian and gossip, mainly relying on his own talents, but there is never a shortage of talents in the world.

After saying goodbye to Zhangdun, Han Gang got on the horse and returned home. The next time is naturally a good rest, playing with my son and daughter,

The inner worries did not surface. Now that the confrontation between the old and new factions is above the court, no matter which side has no spare strength to expand the attack area, the target will only be the opponent in the court, not Han Gang, who is waiting to enter the palace and is already waiting impatiently.

Zhang Dun's remarks today should still be alarmist, and now the military achievements of the Great Song Dynasty are the result of Ming Jun's superiority, and the result of Zhao Xu's wholehearted implementation of the new law.

In Han Gang's view, Zhao Ji should be able to allow a small revision of the new law, so as to ease the relationship with the old party, so that the court that has been divided into two over the years can be restored, but Zhao Ji will never deny the achievements of the previous ten years, which is the crystallization of his hard work.

Han Gang doesn't think that he will guess Zhao Ji's thoughts wrongly, maybe the difference in status will make people's thoughts very different, but human nature is common, when the implementation of the new law is fruitful, when the military is victorious, expect the current emperor to admit his mistakes for the implementation of the new law, is it possible? ! The reason why Zhao Ji wanted to implement the new law was not because he was too much bullied by Liaoxia and Xia a few years ago. If the old party can give a strategy not to be bullied by the second captive, how can Wang Anshi be activated?

In Han Gang's thoughts, Shen Kuo should have figured out a little bit of Zhao Ji's thoughts-with such a lady, he must be a good hand at observing words and feelings-but it is a pity that his little abacus was wrong at the wrong time, used the wrong method, found the wrong person, and did not recognize the position he was standing on.

Han Gang has always been self-aware, and he adheres to his principles to the end. It doesn't change because of anyone.

Moreover, Han Gang was about to preside over a project that would benefit the Great Song Dynasty, which was built in Kaifeng, and it was impossible for the Son of Heaven to allow anyone to interfere with this task related to the future of the capital. At least until the end, Zhao Ji will not allow anyone to make accusations against Han Gang and affect the progress of this project.

Two days passed quickly, and the news from Shen Kuo recently was very bad, it was said that he had been confirmed to go out, but he still had some things that he hadn't explained clearly, and Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, didn't plan to let him go for the time being.

However, Han Gang hoped that his friendship with Shen Kuo would not be damaged by this incident, and in any case, he did not set his sights on the position of the third envoy, which should give Shen Kuo some comfort.

If Shen Kuo went out, he should still go and give him a ride, Han Gang thought.

It's finally time to enter the Hajj, Han Gang doesn't plan to perform or change anything in front of Zhao Ji, it's not time yet. It took a lot of time just to explain to Zhao what he planned to do on Jingxi Road.

Early in the Wende Palace, he participated in the Chang Dynasty without the appearance of the Son of Heaven, and Han Gang waited in the palace for a long time, and finally someone came to inform Han Gang to go to Wuying Palace.

It's not Chongzheng Palace, but Wuying Palace, what Zhao Ji wants to do, Han Gang already knows it.

Zhao Ji, who had not seen him for a long time, seemed to be a little haggard compared to the last time Han Gang saw him, and his complexion was pale with lifeless blue, which seemed to be due to overwork for more than a year. Probably a little too tired during the day and at night.

Waiting for Han Gang to salute, Zhao Ji smiled and said, "The battle of Annan, if there is no Han Qing's strong advocacy, it will be difficult to have such a smooth operation." Accept Jiaozhi, Han Qing should be half of it. After Han Gang humbled for a while, Zhao Ji continued, "Han Qing has worked hard for state affairs for many years, and it is rare to enter Beijing once, and this New Year's Festival is a good time to recuperate." ”

That's a good reason!

Han Gang saluted respectfully and thanked Zhao Ji for his grace.

Zhao Ji smiled when he saw Han Gang's obedience. first asked Han Gang about the big and small affairs of Jiaozhou, Han Gang knew everything about the affairs inside and outside Jiaozhou, and the answer was also very easy, which made the emperor very satisfied.

However, these things were all mentioned by Han Gang or Guangxi officials in the chapter, Zhao Ji asked at this time, it was just an opening greeting, and after talking for a while, he finally turned to the topic, "Han Qing once mentioned the rebuilding of the Xianghan Cao Canal in the chapter. According to Han Qing, can this Xianghan Cao Canal be repaired, and how much effect does it have? ”

"There are millions of soldiers and civilians in the capital, and the population is huge, and the food is all made of Bianshui. The grain program alone is as much as 6 million stone a year. There are also three caves in the cunning rabbit, and the city of millions is only connected by one water. If one day, the water is cut off, can Kaifeng survive? ”

"It's not like the Xianghan Cao Canal has not been dug before." Zhao Ji was in front, Han Gang followed behind, and walked to a sand table, although the western degree of Beijing is not high, but Fangcheng Mountain, Funiu Mountain, and Shahe and other rivers all accurately said on it, "Emperor Taizong was the former superintendent twice, but he returned twice in vain." I don't know what Han Qing's good plan is? ”

Han Gang heard that the production of maps and sand tables in the country has recently reached a higher level, and now when he sees these new sand tables, he finds that the rumors are not wrong.

I heard that it was Shen Kuo who presided over and improved some measurement methods, drawing bird maps - that is, eliminating the distance errors caused by the landform, and taking straight lines from the air to determine the distance between the two places - and making a sand table from this.

With a fairly accurate sand table, Han Gang explained it much more conveniently, pointed to the Fangcheng Pass on the sand table, and told Zhao Ji about his plan from beginning to end.

Zhao Ji frowned, "Use the track to transfer the Yuefang City Pass...... Wouldn't that be a little too much of a hassle. ”

"It is indeed an extra task to transfer from the center of the track, but this is only the beginning, the track is easy to build, and the grain is transported by the track first. At the same time, the Xianghan Cao Canal still has to be excavated. However, according to the calculations of the ministers, the river trough at the mouth of Fangcheng should be explored five or six zhang to achieve results, and this matter must be the result of several years. ”

"Jingxi doesn't have many hukous, I don't know how many people Han Qing needs?"

The capitals of the western states of Beijing, especially the Tang and Deng prefectures on the South Road, have always been sparsely registered, and there are even many wastelands that have not been developed. If it is on Xihe Road, this is not surprising, but within a few hundred miles of the capital, there is still a lot of wasteland, which is very puzzling.

But now is not the time to get to the bottom of it: "If you build a track over the mountain first, 3,000 people will be enough." As for the start of digging canals, as long as the work is not rushed, the people can withstand it. ”