"Even if you want to mint coins, you won't need such a large-scale irrigation canal." Kong Minxing silently calculated for a while and knew that Zhang Han must have the following, at this time, the coinage machine in Europe is also mainly stamping, a machine can press out more than 10,000 silver coins a day without stopping, a ten-mile-long irrigation canal, after design, there will be quite a strong water flow, ten minting machines are too much, at least in a few years it will not be needed too much, so what is such a long torrent used for?

"I really need your help." Zhang Han said: "But don't be in a hurry to say it first, we will talk in detail in a few months." ”

Kong Minxing also knew that Zhang Han's style of doing things was mostly to plan and then act, if he couldn't start, it would be useless to talk early, so he nodded and replied with a smile: "Since I am here and have received Yulu, of course, I will do things according to your instructions from Wenlan." ”

Zhang Han said very sincerely: "Brother Zhizhi, you, as well as Zunlu, Brother Xiaozheng, I treat each other as friends, between you and me, there is no need to say too raw words." ”

"Okay then." Kong Minxing said very bluntly: "Wen Lan, your attachment to Wei Gelding is of course a last resort for self-preservation, but I still don't think so. It's just that if you don't act like this this time, you don't seem to be able to get by, which makes me feel conflicted......"

Zhang Han laughed and said, "Brother, but don't worry, Wei Zhongxian, I'm just a false snake, and I won't really get involved with them." ”

Kong Minxing nodded, and said with a look of relief: "If that's the case, I'm really relieved." ”

Of course, Kong Minxing is not a member of the Donglin Party, just like Xu Guangqi Although he is a native of Songjiang Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River, he is not a Donglin Party at most, at most he is a sympathizer of the Donglin Party, a peripheral element, and by no means a figure in the party, but if Zhang Han really becomes the backbone of the Eunuch Party, Kong Minxing will still be in a dilemma if he is caught in the middle, and he is likely to be uneasy in Li Zhuang, and even affected and leave again.

"The matter of the casting press ......" Kong Minxing said again: "I wrote a letter to Sun Chuyang, and his military secretary was not very busy, so I asked him to take a month or two, ask for a long vacation, and come over to help you." ”

Zhang Han was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with his hands crossed: "Everything has to be done, and as for the treatment and remuneration, of course it is preferential." ”

"It's also natural." Kong Minxing said: "Sun Chuyang became a Beijing official, his income did not increase, but his expenses were much larger, he didn't fight the autumn wind of you, a local tyrant, but who did he ask for?" ”

The two of them said that it was almost the same, and they stood up together, Zhang Han saw that Kong Minxing was about to leave, and he also had some emotion in his heart, Kong Minxing was here before, and most of the things were withdrawn, and he rarely expressed his opinions.

"By the way......" Kong Minxing hesitated for a moment, but still said: "This time, even if Xu Dahua helps Wen Lan cover up the past, I still suggest you go to Jingshi." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Han said with some surprise: "I still have to rush to the front line, the last time I went to Beijing to defend my grievances, of course, it was a statement, I was going to go at that time, I am afraid that when I get to Beijing, I will be taken down by the Jinyi Banner School." ”

"It was then." Kong Minxing said: "Now that Wei Zhongxian is helping you, who dares to take you?" And the current emperor is a very affectionate son of heaven, I heard that he admires you very much, this time and Yusheng can easily pass the test, the root is still in the emperor, he believes your words, I think you are the descendant of Feng Pangong, after loyalty, you have always been loyal, some out-of-the-ordinary things do not have to be too serious. If you don't keep your word and don't go to the capital in the end, even if the emperor doesn't say anything, he will have a thorn in his heart...... It's okay, if there is another Wang Xinyi, even if Wei Zhongxian helps you speak, it won't matter......"

"Okay, I get ......"

Zhang Han really planned to break his word and get fat, anyway, it would not be a big deal to drag it out for a year and a half, even if the emperor summoned him, his strength had been consolidated, and the grassland and Datong were connected into a whole, Zhang Han already had the strength to challenge the Ming Empire head-on, so what if he used the holy decree as straw paper at that time? However, after listening to Kong Minxing's words, Zhang Han's heart moved, and he felt that it didn't seem bad to go to Jingshi.

If the safety is guaranteed, and the emperor's trust can be gained, at least for the next five years, there is no need to worry about internal constraints.

"Don't you beat the drum hard?" Kong Minxing made a rare joke, and then his face straightened, and he hugged his fists and said, "I don't know when we will meet again next time, Wenlan take care." ”

Kong Minxing also understands that Zhang Han has a certain risk whether he goes to Beijing or goes north, and his farewell naturally has some solemn feelings, nothing more than hoping that Zhang Han can be safe, and the role of this person is irreplaceable in terms of He Yusheng.

When Kong Minxing was truly a member of He Yusheng, he already knew how much he valued this group. In fact, he received a lot of letters a few days ago, including Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and even Xu Erjue and other little brothers, all of whom advised him not to wade into troubled waters, even if he was embarrassed to return to Beijing, at least he should leave Datong and avoid it elsewhere.

But Kong Minxing himself understood that no matter what, he was completely unable to leave the group of He Yusheng.

"Precious." Zhang Han also gave his hand, and the man in front of him, who had changed from youth to middle age, had become his right-hand man, as important as Sun Jingting and Li Shenming.

Zhang Han said that farming and food are fundamental, even if his ironwork workshop can earn more than one million taels of silver a year, enough to buy millions of stone grain, he will still say so.

Because many people don't understand that in the future, in the world of iron and fire, when money can't buy food, then people will know how valuable food is.

……

"The envoy is here......"

Many people had already gathered in front of the Yamen, and the bustling crowd had almost crowded the streets.

Xu Dahua actually went to Datong a long time ago, but he pretended to go to Yusheng's several branches first, and then went to Tianchengwei, and then disappeared for a few days, made a gesture of a private visit to Weifu, and then entered Datong Mansion City with great fanfare.

Entering the city from the East Gate and the Yang Gate, passing through the large archways, passing through the tall bell and drum towers, many yamen were left behind, and the team of the envoy was getting closer and closer to the patrol station.

The crowds of people watching the bustle have already crowded the streets.

Take the arrest patrol, this is the first time in the history of Datong, although the patrol is only the seventh official in name, but the actual authority is far from being regarded as the seventh grade, it can be said that in this city, the nominal master is His Royal Highness the king, the actual principal is the governor, the head of the military general is the chief military officer, and can compete with the power of the governor of the general army, and does not fall behind is the patrol.

After all, the governor is nominally a Beijing official, but in fact he is already the actual head of the military and government at the local level, and the governor is an important chess piece for the imperial court to really control and suppress local forces.

"His Royal Highness will save me, and he will definitely save me......"

When people are drowning, they will always subconsciously grasp everything that may save their lives, this situation is like Wang Xinyi's situation at this time, Wu Bohe is gone, Zhang Yongan is missing, and the Donglin Party has no movement, all signs show that Wang Xinyi's previous pride and pride behind the strength has completely disappeared, he has become an outcast, no one pities him, no one helps him, everyone is left to fend for him.

And at this time, he came to arrest him nominally as a member of the Criminal Department, but Wang Xinyi understood in his heart that the real one who came to do it was of course Jinyiwei's flag school, and he should not be imprisoned in the Criminal Department, it is very likely that he will be directly imprisoned in Jinyiwei North Town Fusi, and enter the North Institute, it is really better to live than to die, and he has to be tortured every day, and new wounds will appear before the old wounds on his body have not solidified.

As soon as he thought of this fate, Wang Xinyi was trembling all over, he was afraid, he was really afraid to death.

A few days ago, Wang Xinyi asked for help from the acting king, and last time the acting king personally said that he appreciated his resoluteness and resoluteness in doing it with Yusheng, after all, there was a lesson from Han Qi in front of him, and now no one in the local forces of Xuanda dared to target He Yusheng, and the acting king's mansion was angry with He Yusheng because of the death of the lieutenant in Lingqiu...... The Zhou Da Niu who hung the armor platform in Lingqiu, now the fool also knows that it is Zhang Han's secret son, of course, the acting king of the first line hates Zhang Han to the core, but unfortunately the relatives have no way to retaliate, so they can only pin their hopes on Wang Xinyi, Wang Xinyi also patted his chest and promised that he would definitely be able to cause Zhang Han to die, but now he himself is in a catastrophe.

Wang Xinyi's murmuring, the sound of drums and trumpets finally came slowly, and even the roof of the house was full of people, Xu Dahua sat on a green four-person sedan chair, in the capital he can only sit on a small sedan chair carried by two people, today he feels that the sedan chair is very spacious and beautiful, and he does not feel too bored with the crowd around him, when the sedan chair stopped, he saw the officials sent by the Yamen of Datong Mansion to maintain order beat the idlers who were too close with a whip, Xu Dahua frowned, and ordered: "It is inevitable that the people love to see the excitement, Why be so evil! ”

With this, the onlookers could watch closer, and many people shouted at Xu Dahua's side.

The gatekeeper who patrolled the yamen had already opened the middle gate, and when Xu Dahua climbed the stairs, there were people kneeling on the steps on both sides of the road, and everyone lowered their eyebrows and closed their eyes, not daring to raise their heads at all.

Xu Dahua was very happy in his heart, he was a member of the criminal department, although he had the background of Zhejiang Party and Fang Congzhe in Beijing, but he was really not a famous figure in the capital, and he would definitely not be able to enjoy such a majesty in Beijing today.

Surrounded by the attachés and the Jinyi Weiqi School, Xu Dahua pressed his belt and walked to the middle hall majestically.