The capital in September is not far from Mengdong October, but the sun is still shining overhead. Although it is not as hot as in summer, it is especially dry. It has been half a month since Han Gang entered Beijing, and during this time, he didn't see a drop of rain falling, or even a cloudy day.

"It's dry again!"

In the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Han Gang sat with his father-in-law and brother-in-law, distressed by this dry late autumn.

Gyeonggi and Hebei have been working for two months this summer. It wasn't until late June that things improved. In Kansai, there was little rain this summer, but not to the point where it didn't rain. However, it is not certain that there will be abundant rain and snow in autumn and winter this year, and the humidity in Guanzhong will mostly come from the east. If the drought continues in the east, the situation in Kansai will not be good.

Fortunately, after leaving the customs, it seemed that the situation was not right this year, so I notified the family to stock up on more food just in case. Han Gang thought to himself.

"I don't know when it will rain, and if it drags on until this winter, the situation will not be good. Planting will be planted soon, and if there is no rain, I don't know how much harvest will be in Ludao next year. Han Gang said to Wang Anshi and Wang Yan.

"In two days, I will go to pray for rain again. I prayed for rain twice in June, but it rained a little, and at the end of June, I went to the eastern suburbs to thank the rain. Wang Anshi said, "The rain in July and August is good, and compared with previous years, it is not too bad." ”

"The son-in-law also knows about this." Han Gang nodded, "But last year, the locust plague in Hebei was very serious, and there was another disturbance in April this year, and in July, there was a flying locust from Nanjing Road in the Khitan, which is not right." ”

“…… Yukun, do you know how to be so clear?! Wang Anshi was a little surprised, Han Gang had only arrived in the capital for a long time.

Han Gang sighed: "It's all spread outside, as long as you sit down in the restaurant, you don't need to inquire more to know the Tao." He sighed again and asked Wang Anshi, "I'm afraid there aren't many Changping positions in Hebei." ”

"Three years of ploughing, there is a year's accumulation; Nine years of ploughing, there are three years of storage. After two consecutive years of famine, the situation in Hebei is already very bad. Wang Anshi's mood also became depressed, and he also sighed. However, he soon cheered up, "Fortunately, I haven't seen the displaced people yet, and Hebei's Chang Ping still supports it." As long as the rain and snow are in time this winter and next spring, you can rest assured. ”

Having said that, his spirit seems to be very good, but the worry in Wang Anshi's eyes can't be hidden. Hebei is not the territory of the new party, and the most difficult implementation of each new law is in Hebei, especially for convenient loans.

In fact, this has something to do with folk customs. The people of the north do not like to borrow, and in many cases, they would rather pawn them than borrow money from others. Han Gang's parents are the most typical example, as long as the family still has an estate, they would rather sell the property than borrow a loan shark that their children and grandchildren will not be able to repay in their lifetimes.

The people in the south are extravagant, and they do not discriminate against business as in the north, and money exchanges are also very common. So there are not too many knots in borrowing and borrowing. But with such a character, there are many cases where they can't pay off their debts and go bankrupt.

The implementation of convenient loans for the people in Hebei is the lowest in the country under the mutual influence of officials and people's customs.

Because of the small amount of borrowing, Hebei Changping will not be unable to provide disaster relief because most of the loans are made. But the reason why the people want to borrow loans for the people is also for the purpose of saving the famine. It's essentially the same situation.

Moreover, in the event of a catastrophe, the imperial court will not force the victims to repay the loans. Maintaining stability in the country is the first goal of the ruler, and as long as he informs him, he can basically get a reduction or extension. It will not be like the local rich family, who can force the debtor's wife and children to sell it to repay the money.

However, the imperial court will not lose money because of this, which is similar to insurance. If there is a catastrophe, it will definitely be a loss for the insurance company in that place. But in the whole country, there is still a profit on the whole, and the convenience loan is actually average, unless it is a national disaster, otherwise it will not lose money on the whole.

Han Gang shook his head, he had thought about this wrongly.

"That's a bit of a story." Wang Yan also changed the topic, "I am looking for you today to discuss with you, Yukun, your dispatch." ”

"It's not an ordnance supervisor, is it?" Han Gang asked rhetorically.

Han Gang entered the palace for the first time after arriving in Beijing, and the Son of Heaven wanted to arrange himself to go to the ordnance superintendent both inside and outside the words, hoping that he could come up with another weapon similar to the thunderbolt. Moreover, with Han Gang's means of managing affairs, he can help rectify the production of armaments in various places.

However, Lu Huiqing, the internal judgment of the military weapons supervisor, did not do it, "Among the divisions, the main official is the court official, and the deputy is the Beijing official or the selected person." Han Gang is Dr. Taichang, and he has a job. If it is customized from now on, I am afraid it will not be beautiful. ”

Lu Huiqing seemed to be saying that it was too aggrieved to let Han Gang be his deputy, but in fact, he was saying that he would not give up the position of Arms Supervisor - although he didn't mention a word, everything was in plain sight.

And Han Gang's side, to go to the ordnance prison, he is willing. But he was not willing to do anything for others. If he invents something in office, whose credit is it? Let it be given to others, Han Gang will not do it. If it is a moment to wait for the day, Han Gang, who has a good view of the overall situation, will not pay attention to who belongs to the credit. But at the moment, when things are not urgent, and internal worries are more headaches than external troubles, is it necessary to give away the credit that you have firmly in hand?

If you don't do it on either side, this matter will be yellow. The twisted melon is not sweet, and he wants to arrange Han Gang to go to the Ordnance Prison, which is to let him do things, not to let him be angry.

"Not an ordnance supervisor." Wang Anshi shook his head, "Once the disaster in Hebei continues this winter, there will inevitably be a large number of displaced people crossing the river and heading south." They need to be stopped by powerful men, and the exiles must not be released into the city of Tokyo! ”

"Do you want your son-in-law to go to Hebei?" Han Gang's face was embarrassed, "With the seniority of the son-in-law, it is only enough for anyone to be judged." If there is a Zhizhou sitting above, you can't do anything. ”

"It's not a general judgment...... Wang Yan shook his head beside him, "It's the magistrate!" ”

Han Gang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "It's a white horse? Or sour dates? ”

Talking to smart people is easy. Wang Anshi and Wang Yan glanced at each other, and there was a little smile on their faces, Han Gang's brain was indeed turning fast.

Of course, this matter is not difficult to guess.

If you want to serve as an ordinary magistrate in the order of general judgment, unless you want to turn your face, you will arrange it like this. Don't talk about him Han Gang, just put any official in the New Party in Renzhi County, where in Hebei, who will care about you and what homeless people? Help you do things, share worries for the court, and have to be aggrieved! How can there be such a thing in the world? Not to mention that the more power you have, the more you can do, which is clearly derogatory.

However, there are also county magistrate positions that belong to the general judgment seniority. Just like the municipalities directly under the central government in later generations, the following districts and counties are considered to be prefecture-level and city-level. The four capitals of the Great Song Dynasty, the following counties belong to Chi County or Qi County, and those who can serve as magistrates are all in the order of general judgment.

The counties of the Great Song Dynasty are also divided into three, six, nine and so on. Red, Gi, Wang, Tight, Upper, Middle, and Lower, in order of importance and number of households. Among them, there are only two prefectures in Chi Prefecture, which divide Tokyo into two auspicious symbols and Kaifeng. There are many Qi counties, Tokyo Kaifeng, Xijing Luoyang, Nanjing Yingtian, Beijing Daimyo, belong to the county governance of the four capitals, except for Xiangfu and Kaifeng, they are all Qi counties.

Wang Anshi will arrange it for himself, of course, he will not get out of these places.

And when it comes to resettle Hebei refugees, it must be by the ferry. There are more than a dozen large crossings on the Yellow River. The Fenglingdu in Guanzhong is not mentioned. Xijing Luoyang Mansion has white waves [Mengjin]. Tokyo's Kaifeng Prefecture is Yanjin and Hakumajin, and the Daimyo Mansion has Malingdu. Further up or down, of course, there are, but it is not a boundary like Fenglingdu, so there is no need to list them one by one.

Among them, only Malingdu in the Daimyo Prefecture, Yanjin in Weizhou in the north, and Baimajin on the other side of the Amway Army will have Hebei refugees. Because Baibodu is far away and faces the east of the river, it is impossible to have it. In addition, since the Daimyo's Mansion is in charge of Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi will not let himself go against him. Once there is a disturbance, he will be transferred to another place, as Wang Fuzhi example.

Using the simplest method of elimination, it was naturally not difficult for Han Gang to come to a conclusion.

"It's White Horse County." Wang Anshi had a showdown with Han Gang.

Yanjin belongs to Sujube County, and Baimajin is in Baima County. Suzao County has always belonged to Tokyo, and Hakuba County was originally part of Huazhou. However, last year, Zhengzhou and Huazhou were withdrawn from the state and placed in the county, and they were placed under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture.

"It was also the result of getting your reminder from Yukun the day before yesterday, and after I went back, I thought about it." Wang Yan said, "With Yukun's governance talents, you can rest assured by guarding the white horse Watanabe." ”

"I'm ashamed." Han Gang's gentle smile was very humble, but he was sneering in his heart.

'It's basically nonsense...... at most thirty percent is the reason why Wang Yan said, and seventy percent is afraid that he will make trouble again before the "Three Classics and New Righteousness" is written. Now that he is receiving the favor of the Holy Grace, the Son of Heaven often makes moves. Maybe one day you will be crowned with a banquet official who tells stories in the Chongzheng Palace, or a fellow practitioner who lives and notes, and you can enter the palace every day to face the saint. When the time comes, just blow a few words of wind in the ears of the Son of Heaven, maybe there will be more changes in the Jingyi Bureau.

And Wang Yan looked at Han Gang's smile, knowing that with the intelligence of his sister-in-law, he had already guessed the real reason.

Han Yukun just refuses to have the same heart with his father and son, and always thinks about his words. After returning to Beijing, he did not forget to mention it to the Son of Heaven twice. If it weren't for that, his father wouldn't have nodded and sent him out. With Han Gang's intelligence and his level of governance, it is difficult to give up, how many people in the new party can compare to him? It's not because he won't obey, so why waste talent.

"Actually, what you lack is qualifications. As long as you stay in the position of Baima Zhixian for a year or two, after doing this term, after you come back, you can go to the main position in the Beijing Division," Wang Anshi comforted Han Gang.

"The father-in-law is right, and the son-in-law understands."

Han Gang nodded and was taught. For this appointment, it is actually very much in line with his wishes. It is not a bad thing to pass the second general judgment one step earlier and lay a solid foundation. After having the rank of Zhizhou, whether it is serving as the chief official of the supervision department in the court or serving outside, the choice is much greater, and there is no mother-in-law who is in the way.

It is because it is a move of both, so he will give himself this position, if it is not good for himself, Wang Anshi will not take it out to destroy the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law.

Han Gang got up and bowed: "The son-in-law will live up to the trust." ”