[I was delayed for a while, and I couldn't send it at noon, I'm really sorry. This is yesterday's second update. Today the two watches are as usual]

In mid-April, it is already early summer in terms of calendar.

Cicadas can already be heard outside the window, and the midday sun shines in through the south window, making the house a little hot.

Wang Yi brought a cup of cold soup from outside into the house.

She wore a goose-yellow skirt and a sleeveless jacket. The inside and outside are sewn from cotton, and the cloth warp and weft are much thicker than the thin silk, but they are also warmer when worn on the body. Unlike silk clothes, which have to be wrapped tightly layer by layer, with today's temperature, two pieces inside and outside are enough

Han Gang was holding a bead in his hand, facing the sun, flashing and shining, shining with Wang Yi's eyes.

Wang Yi walked over, put down the cold soup prepared for Han Gang, and asked curiously, "Is it Liuli?" ”

Han Gang didn't answer, and opened his hand to hold her in his arms.

At first, Wang Yi was shy about this, but after a few days, he got used to such closeness. With his head resting on his broad chest, he changed into a comfortable position and listened to the voice behind him: "It's better to call it glass." ”

The same thing has a different name. In this era, few people will think about making nouns specific and precise. It is called glazed glass, some are glazed tiles, and some are glass. And the one called glass, some refer to the same thing in later generations, but there is also a kind of water jade that is also called glass.

The glass beads in Han Gang's hand were real glass. It is still a little greenish, but it can be regarded as crystal clear, and there is not a single air hole in it, which is also the product of the famous craftsman who will be used as a prisoner, which surprised Han Gang - in fact, in the Southern Song Dynasty, the glass cups that are transparent and clear enough to make fish tanks and vases have been popularized, and there are countless poems and lyrics written for this. The degree of transparency is higher than that of imported goods from Persia, but it is not resistant to hot water, and it cannot be made into a cup, but can only hold fish and flowers

Han Gang vaguely remembers the method of making the glass mirror. Not the silver mirror - the conditions of the silver mirror reaction are too harsh - but the mercury mirror. After melting the tin with mercury, it is plated on the glass, and the outer coat is covered with protective paint. With the craftsmanship of the craftsmen of the Song people, they were given the basic principles of production, and they should be able to produce results again within three or five years. However, the prerequisite for this is to make transparent glass.

So he managed to get a glass bead, on the market today, variegated glass or glass jewelry is very common, and there are also transparent ones, but it seems that only palace craftsmen can make mirrors when they are transparent. However, to get the recipe from the palace craftsman,

To dedicate to the Son of Heaven is the most stupid thing to do. It's stupid to earn it on your own. The best way to do this is to organize people to join the shares. If the wealthy families and trading houses in Kansai can be organized as soon as possible and become an interest group, it will play an immeasurable role in their future development. The thirst for cotton cloth of the Kansai wealthy family can already be seen in the prototype. However, the land in Xihe is insufficient, and the development potential of cotton fields is limited, and when it reaches a certain level, it will stagnate in the future.

But glass and mirrors are different, compared to the land requirements of agriculture, industry is much less, and when the time comes, they can be tied to themselves with the benefits brought by industry. Han Gang had already taken Feng Congyi to the Seed Mansion two days ago, and he had to contact him more in advance, so that he could do things in the future. A solid foundation is a prerequisite for a high position in the future, and if you can become a spokesperson for an interest group, you will always have a place in the court.

It seems that after going back, I will have to move around a lot with those local tyrants, and now with my own status, I should be able to easily get the initiative. They all have the heart to expand in Beijing, and Han Gang, as Wang Anshi's son-in-law, is of course the best choice.

…… It's just that it's not easy to open up the situation in the capital.

It has come to summer, the local states and counties have begun to get busy, the collection of summer tax is the highlight of the year, and the summer is the rainy season, there is a flood when there is more rain, and there is a drought when there is less rain.

In the capital, since the Bianhe, the price of goods is indeed a little lower, but on the other hand, the reduction of prices is far less than the situation of five or six discounts in the south after the resumption of water transportation in the spring of the old days. April went to May, and the situation was much worse than Han Gang's estimate.

Maybe he underestimated the financial resources of the merchants in the capital, otherwise, there was a problem within the city, and Lu Jia asked if he didn't take care of the people below. But in either case, it is not beneficial to the promotion of cotton cloth in Beijing at all.

"City Easy Affairs...... "......Han Gang put the glass beads on the table, and his fingertips flicked back and forth.

Yesterday, Wang Yan came to visit and talked to Han Gang about this matter, and Wang Yi also heard it on the side. Seeing Han Gang chattering absentmindedly, he turned his head and asked, "Still thinking about the matter of the city?" ”

Han Gang smiled and bent his fingers to bullet the glass beads away: "Not in his position, not in his politics." If you can't manage it, it's in vain! ”

"It's just that the eldest brother also said that he wanted to recommend officials......"

"I'm not going to wade through the muddy waters. Now, Lu Jifu and Zeng Zi Xuanming are fighting in secret, and my father-in-law is afraid that he has a bad headache. I'm going to step in, and your daddy's head hurts even more. ”

Zeng Bu once carried more than a dozen positions on his shoulders, but because of Lu Huiqing's arrival—and even more because it did not conform to organizational principles—his power was partially transferred. Now, Zeng Bu, who is already a bachelor of Hanlin, although his official position is still above Lu Huiqing, it is difficult for him to have the same status under one person in the New Party as before. Looking at Zhao Ji and Wang Anshi's arrangements for Lu Huiqing, they even have the intention of promoting him to the second person in the New Party by bypassing Zeng Bu.

Moreover, the Economic and Righteous Bureau is already in full swing, and Wang Anshi's concurrent promotion of the Economic and Righteous Bureau has already been determined. However, Wang Anshi, as the prime minister, will not have much time, and Lu Huiqing and Wang Yan, who are sentenced to the country's eunuchs, have actual leadership. In Han Gang's view, the Economic and Righteous Bureau and the Guozijian are similar to the Central Party School of later generations, and their significance to the new party is self-evident. From the perspective of the future, once Wang Anshi retires from the position of prime minister, Lu Huiqing is likely to inherit his position.

Under such circumstances, how could Zeng Lu and the others get along? If you don't fight, then there will be ghosts.

Han Gang was not interested in plugging in a lever. Except for the Economic and Righteous Affairs Bureau, he has no intention of getting involved in the affairs of the New Party for the time being. It's a pity that the Economic and Righteous Bureau has been established soon, and his previous recommendation is completely useless. Han Gang and Wang Anshi Weng's son-in-law seem to be in harmony, but the issue of principle is not at all compatible.

Wang Yi raised his head in Han Gang's arms, looked at his resolute and cold eyebrows, and felt that his temper was actually very similar to his father's. Official affairs belong to official affairs, private friendship belongs to private friendship, and public affairs will not be abolished because of private affairs, and when you can't talk about human feelings, then you don't pay attention to it at all.

"When I come back from Longxi, I will ask a state and county to be a general judge who doesn't care about anything." Han Gang put his arm around Wang Yi and did not hide his thoughts from her: "I have already made a general judgment before, and after any more general judgment, it will be convenient to hold any position." ”

Although Han Gang had already been sentenced to Gongzhou before, that position was just incidental, and his main work back then was still a military one. The qualifications for real local governance are still insufficient. Without the experience of a local state or county, it is difficult to be placed in a good position when entering the DPRK. Even if it is arranged, it is indispensable to be sprayed by Yushi and Shilin. On the other hand, it should also be taken into account that Wang Anshi deliberately arranged himself to a lower position in order to avoid suspicion.

Instead of being so troublesome, it is better to boil the qualifications first to grasp the initiative. With Han Gang's merits, the qualifications don't need to stay up for long, one term is enough, just take one and a half to two years to go through the motions, and you don't need to stay up for three years. He is now the second general judge, and after another general judgment, he has the qualification of Zhizhou. With the seniority of the first governor, after entering the court, he can manage a department, instead of giving people a hand.

Wang Yi didn't know that Han Gang thought so deeply, but she also hoped that Han Gang would not get involved in the internal disputes of the New Party. With his husband's character, it is inevitable when he conflicts with others.

A few days passed, and it was the day when Han Gang left Beijing and returned to his hometown.

The day before, Han Gang and his wife went to Wang Anshi's side to resign, and they got a bunch of gifts in large bags and small packages. Three carts, mainly Wang Yi's dowry, and a lot of congratulatory gifts.

Feng Congyi still had to stay in Beijing for two days, and Han Gang made a one-year contract in this courtyard by the Bianhe River, which just allowed him to live. Before going out in the morning, Wang Hou and Chong Jianzhong arrived. Turning his head, Lu Huiqing and Zeng Bu also came to see each other, although everyone in the DPRK and China knew that the two did not agree, but now it still seems to be harmonious.

As soon as Lu Huiqing got off the horse, he smiled at Han Gang and said: "After Yukun returns to his hometown and province, he will return to Beijing as soon as possible, but the Son of Heaven is about to use you greatly." ”

Han Gang was humble, but he didn't care.

Two days ago, he was summoned into the palace by Zhao Ji in the name of His Majesty's resignation. Speaking of which, what really needs His Majesty's resignation is that the court officials go abroad to serve as officials, and they must listen to the holy teachings of the Son of Heaven before leaving, so they need His Majesty's resignation. If you are an important minister, you can say some of your views on the government in the Chongzheng Palace. If it is an ordinary court official, it is as usual, and you can get out of the house by saying two words at the court meeting. And whether it is a jinshi or a court official returning to his hometown, there is no such thing as a resignation - it can be seen from this incident that Han Gang is valued.

But the importance of the Son of Heaven is not as good as the warmth of home. After leaving his hometown for half a year, when he went back, his identity was already different, and the people around him had changed greatly.

As he stayed in Beijing for a long time, Han Gang became more and more worried about his parents, Zhou Nan, Su Xin, Yun Niang, and his own pair of children, I don't know if they are okay now. Returning to his heart like an arrow, Han Gang only wanted to return to Longxi immediately.

Outside the city, after drinking candied wine and saying goodbye to relatives and friends who saw him off, Han Gang turned over and rode westward as the leader of the convoy.