Although Han Gang has arranged a lot, it is just a layout. He still spends most of his time sitting at home and studying quietly, preparing to leave for Qinzhou in early August.

Compared with his son's ears, he didn't listen to things outside the window, and only read the books of the sages. Han Qianliu was much busier. He is now leaving early and returning late, and although the wheat field is now harvested, the equally important cotton field is almost harvest time.

This year's expansion of 20 hectares of cotton fields is about to mature, and cotton special spinning machines and looms have also been sent to Longxi when Hezhou is in full swing, and now more than a dozen clever carpenters are working overtime to imitate. This year, seeing that it will be released, the owners of several major businesses in Qinzhou are now either preparing to come in person, or have already sent the most trusted brothers and nephews in the clan to come to check.

Two thousand acres of cotton fields are enough to harvest tens of thousands of catties of lint, all of which are woven into cotton cloth for sale, and the net profit can also be counted in tens of thousands. Growing cotton is so profitable that there isn't anyone who doesn't salivate? In these twenty hectares of land, the Wang, Gao, and Han families all have a share, as well as several wealthy families in Qinzhou, and a few families have a share, which is the income of thousands of yuan.

Everyone knows that there are still thousands of hectares of wasteland in Gongzhou alone that have not been allocated. The main stream and tributary valleys of Taoshui in Xizhou, among which the fertile and uncultivated river valleys are as many as five or six thousand hectares. Think about the current profit of cotton cloth, as long as you can reclaim one-tenth of the barren land in the two states and plant cotton, it will be a profit of millions of yuan. And with the demand for fabrics from the rich and noble families of the entire Great Song Dynasty, the number of hundreds of thousands of horses will only make the selling price at most a nine-percent discount.

Nature...... That's just a bright prospect. But seeing the thousands of acres of cotton fields that are now in sight, who can endure it?

Gao Zunyu took the first step, and after taking a look at the cotton fields outside the city, he did not hesitate to come to Han Gang and his son in person.

The society of the Great Song Dynasty was developed in commerce, and the officials were of course unable to escape the influence of the world's atmosphere. Zeng Gongliang, Feng Jing, and Guo Kui are all famous for their skills in cargo colonization, and the border guards of Shaanxi and Hebei will not waste superior geographical conditions. It is very common for officials to borrow official ships to transport smuggled goods, and Su Shi was once convicted of using official ships to traffic illicit salt.

Since Longxi began to set up the Rongchang, the three commercial houses with Wang Shao, Gao Zunyu and Han Gang as the backstage have monopolized most of the private transactions in the Rongchang, and all three have made enough money because of this. Now Gao Zunyu came to discuss a profitable deal, of course, it is not something to be ashamed of.

After Gao Zunyu entered the door, he saluted, sat down in a familiar manner, and said directly to Han Gang: "I shouldn't have bothered Yukun, but I have to work for you to get a charter out of this matter." ”

"My cousin is also the son-in-law of the Gao family, and the manager said that he was out of sight."

Han Gang glanced at his father, and Han Qianliu nodded hurriedly, "What the third brother said is that the chief manager is too outward. ”

Feng Congyi married a distant branch of the Gao family. The family affair between Han Gang and Gao Zunyu was not a reconciliation in the officialdom, but to maintain the interests of the Han and Gao families in Gongzhou. The Gao family is a relative of the emperor, and no matter where they go, they are like strong dragons. And relying on Han Gang, the Han family has become a local snake in Gongzhou. The most profitable goods are resold, and the people of Fan have to look at Han Gang's face.

Gao Zunyu is gone, and the businesses of the Gao family and the Wang family may still be able to eat, but the control will not be as stable as it is now. And Han Gang left, there was still Han Qianliu watching in Gongzhou, and there was a Longxi Sanatorium to treat injuries and illnesses for the nobles of the Tibetan Department, and the relationship between people was constantly strengthened, no matter how you look at it, you will not lose the right to control.

Moreover, Han Gang's influence under the water, Gao Zunyu vaguely knew a little. Guang Ruijun is grateful to Han Gang, and maybe a group of dead soldiers can come out by beckoning. But if he wants to use this matter to attack Han Gang, he is chasing after the wind and shadows, and it is impossible to find evidence. The day before yesterday, Han Gang donated the congratulatory gift sent by Guang Ruijun to the county school under construction, and it is okay to say that it is a clear relationship - the real inside story is not something that outsiders can understand.

But now it's the cotton fields that matter.

The statement of Han Gang's father and son made Gao Zunyu nod with satisfaction, "This group of hungry dogs, I begged them to come to Longxi two years ago, but none of them were willing to come." Now I see that the cotton fields are promising, but they rush over to pick peaches. The land of the government can't be given to people so easily, Yukun, what do you say? ”

Han Gang sneered secretly, he was all the one who locked the hall, and the dispatch on his body had already been unloaded. And Gao Zunyu is now in control of the overall situation of Xihe, and if he really wants to assign wasteland to others, it is just a matter of his words.

However, the imperial court has always had an attitude of encouragement towards the families who moved to the border areas to farm, and there were also official documents. In order to enrich the population of the border areas, he even ordered all roads in the south to send all the criminals to Xihe Road if there were criminals who were three thousand miles away. If Gao Zunyu prevents the wealthy families in Qinzhou from entering the market to get a piece of the pie, he will be stabbed to Beijing when he turns his head. The matter is getting bigger, and the Queen Mother's face should not be suppressed.

Therefore, Gao Zunyu came to Han Gang, hoping to block the road for outsiders to share the pie without giving anyone a handle. I want Han Gang to come up with an idea for this.

But Han Gang wants to make Xihe's cotton industry bigger and stronger, and he can't wait for outsiders to come as much as possible, and it is impossible to support Gao Zunyu's intention to monopolize it, "Cotton fields are not so easy to cultivate." Don't look at the easy planting of my father, the cotton field is growing well. In fact, when it comes to the matter of ridges, there are not many people who can compare to my father. Let people in first, and then talk about how many of them will be lost. ”

"Is it really that hard to plant? …… They learn to come, right? ”

"Of course, we can't let them easily get the land in the officials. What the Son of Heaven wanted to see was the prosperity of people and animals in Xihe, so he agreed to camp in the middle of the road. All fields must have a hukou to naturalize. If the governor orders that more than one-third of the land allocated to the new arrivals be abandoned, it will be confiscated immediately, and no one should be able to say that it is not...... This is forcing those people in Qinzhou not to occupy too much. ”

That's pretty much it. Gao Zunyu nodded, "That's a good idea." It's just that he was worried again, "But what about our family?" ”

If you are not allowed to abandon the wasteland, how much land can the Gao family and the Han family get? As long as they leave, they can no longer borrow the box army to farm the land on their behalf, and the land will definitely be abandoned a lot.

"You don't need to divide the land, you can rent the official land. If the number of official fields can be expanded, the Son of Heaven will also be happy to see it. Borrowing a box army for the rented official land is nothing at all. Rent more if you have more people, and rent less if you have fewer people. If you can pay the prescribed taxes, who will care if you rent more or less? As long as you don't default on taxes, even if you will be looked down upon, who will dare to take the food? ”

Han Gang has always been worried that the Gao family will gradually reduce their attention to Gongzhou because Gao Zunyu can't stay in Xihe for a long time and can't take care of too many industries. Although Han Gang can't change the rules of the imperial court, at least he can take advantage of a loophole. As long as they can rent and cultivate official land stably, in this way, the Gao family will definitely take root in Gongzhou. If the interests of the Gao family can be stabilized in Gongzhou, then the safety of the Han family's industry should also be guaranteed.

Gao Zunyu got advice from Han Gang, although he was not very satisfied, but he could barely get by. I was in a better mood, took a sip of sour plum soup, and asked casually: "Recently, I heard that Wang Jiefu asked Zichun to propose to Yukun, but is there such a thing?" ”

Wang Anshi asked Wang Shao to propose marriage on his behalf, Han Gang didn't tell his parents, Gao Zunyu suddenly asked, and Han Qianliu was startled when he heard it. "Third brother! Why didn't I hear you about this?! Really?! ”

"It does." Han Gang nodded, his heart like electricity. The secret path is definitely not from Wang Shao and Wang Hou, the two of them have a tight mouth, and there are few people who know the way. On the side of the capital, I couldn't hide it, and most of the people who said it went away and spread it to Gao Zunyu.

"Then congratulations to Yukun." Gao Zunyu smiled and arched his hand, but he didn't know how much truth there was in his smile.

Han Gang hurriedly shook his head: "But it's a way to probe the wind, and the bachelor hasn't officially come forward." He turned to Han Qianliu and said, "Since this is the case, the child doesn't think there is any need to mention this matter." ”

"Why, the son-in-law of the prime minister's family doesn't pay attention to it?" Gao Zunyu half-narrowed his eyes and asked as if surprised.

"Not really, I'm just thinking about it for a while before deciding. Xia Guan's mind is now on the test, and he has no intention of doing this for a while. Marriage matters, or wait until after winning the Jinshi. ”

“…… Don't want to be talked about afterwards? ”

"That's what I'm thinking about." Han Gang nodded, if the prospective son-in-law of the prime minister's family passed the Jinshi examination, there would definitely be a good person who would get the paper out. The literati are jealous of each other, and they cannot expect to hear good words from their mouths.

"It's still Yukun who thinks about it thoroughly."

Gao Zunyu also wanted to recruit Han Gang as the son-in-law of the Gao family. But he also knew that Han Gang would never agree. If you marry the prime minister's family, you can borrow the connections accumulated by the Yue family, as long as your talent is not bad, it will be easy for high-ranking officials to become eunuchs in the future. But marrying with the imperial family, for officials who have the heart to dominate, is an obstacle to their ascent, not a help. It is already rare to be able to rely on Feng Congyi to get a relationship with Han Gang.

After talking about two words of gossip, Gao Zunyu wanted to leave, and he couldn't delay Han Gang's homework too much. At this time, someone came from Gaofu, and hurriedly reported to Gao Zunyu, saying that his concubine Qi Niang Mingzhu was about to give birth.

Han Gang was listening, and hurriedly got up and bowed his hand, "Han Gang congratulates the manager." ”

"I'll talk about it when I'm born." Although Gao Zunyu has sons and daughters, and grandchildren are about to have grandchildren, it is never a bad thing to have more children and more children. He smiled, "In two days, I just want to congratulate you Yukun." ”

However, Gao Zunyu's good mood did not last long, and early the next morning, Gao Zunyu hurriedly sent someone to find Han Gang. The head of the Gao family burned the fire and said to Han Gang, "Han Guanren, the seventh lady has a difficult birth, and the head manager wants the villain to ask for a life-saving party!" ”

Han Gang was stunned, "This is a rush to the doctor!" ’