[The automatic update was not done well, and both chapters were delayed,]

The topic of Han Gang and Shen Kuo is still limited to the current task: "The old canal in Ruzhou, when I came all the way, it took me two days to look at it carefully. The situation is also good, and it is navigable by water like Tangzhou, that is, it is cut off at the place where the pass of Fangcheng passes. ”

"Therefore, there is only one problem with Xianghan Caoyun, and that is the Fangcheng Pass. Open up here and the whole road will be clear."

"Plan well." Han Gang said in a deep voice, "The craftsmen who built the road will be able to arrive around May. Mobilize 3,000 troops from Tangzhou, Ruzhou, and Dengzhou to participate in the work service, and before winter, Caoyun can be opened. ”

"The orbit shouldn't be so hard to repair, right?" Shen Kuo asked in surprise, "It's only more than sixty miles, and the two lines back and forth are only one hundred and twenty or thirteen." ”

Han Gang said: "The ports at both ends of the track, just the horses used to pull goods, let alone two hundred. There are also dispatches, vehicles, all need time to train. ”

"I see." Shen Kuo nodded again and again, and smiled at Han Gang: "It's still Yukun, you have thought it through, Shen Kuo is indeed inconsiderate." ”

"Brother Cun is just too busy to think about it." Han Gang shook his head.

Shen Kuo is deliberately pretending to be stupid, such a smart person, and for his own future, how can he not think about it thoroughly. But if he wants to pretend to be stupid and flatter himself, let him do a good job, and if he debunks it, he may leave a mustard.

"As for how to get through the Fangcheng Pass, I already have some ideas in the next place. In fact, as long as a dam is set up to hold back the water, the water level of the Shahe River will be increased by three times. The section of the pass of the city can reduce the labor by half. ”

"But it's not easy, and it's also a difficult task for ships to cross the dam, and it's not so easy to connect the multi-level locks to the dam."

"It's much simpler than before. It's a big deal to open a river next to it, just like a spiritual canal. The biggest mistake is that the distance between the bucket door and the bucket door is too long, and the spirit canal is for this reason, an hour is only half a foot of water, and if the distance between the bucket doors is only as long as two or three boats, the water level can be lifted in a blink of an eye. The multi-level locks you created are much more useful than the bucket gates. ”

Han Gang shook his head, he is not an optimist, nor is he a pessimist, he is an extremely realistic person: "If you have to build it first, it is now a speculation on the drawings, and in fact, I don't know if it can succeed." Han Gang paused, slapped him, and wanted to give a piece of candy to eat immediately, which is how ancient and modern China and foreign countries have done things: "As long as the Xianghan Cao Yun is opened, in the future, it may be based on the example of the Six Road Shipping Division [Bianshui] and the Sanmen Baibo Shipping Division [Yellow River], and a shipping division will also be set up on the Xianghan Cao Canal." ”

"The lifeblood of the country naturally cannot be attributed to the locality." Shen Kuo's eyes flashed with excitement, "If this matter is successful, it is equivalent to the credit of repairing half of the Bianhe River." ”

'Half a Bianhe?' Han Gang smiled indifferently.

Although Shen Kuo was a talent that few people could reach at that time, the Xianghan Caoqu was so dazzling that he didn't care about an invention that was of greater significance to logistics and transportation.

But for Han Gang, which one is more meaningful, there is no need to think about it at all. As long as the track plays a sufficient role in the transportation of Xianghan Cao, the track that was previously only used in ports and mines will be popularized in the country. Compared with the official road that connects the four parties, the cost of construction, maintenance and use of today's track is much smaller, and the comparison of capacity and freight is also more superior.

Logistics is the key to the development of industry and commerce, compared with digging a time-consuming and labor-intensive canal, the track will still promote logistics a little more, and Hangang's long-term planning is indispensable for a stable logistics system.

But the biggest problem at the moment is still a stable court.

"I don't know if I've heard about it, Wu Chongqing has already been released to Yangzhou." After drinking a few glasses of wine, Han Gang casually mentioned to Shen Kuo the recent personnel changes in the court.

Shen Kuo nodded, indicating that he had heard about it. The alternation of prime ministers has an impact on the whole country, Wang Qi took office and Wu Chong took office, and these two news reached Shen Kuo's ears within a few days.

He really didn't know what kind of expression he should put on, although he submitted a letter to Wu Chong to show his goodwill, but was sold by Wu Chong, but the public schadenfreude for this is really not good, just have fun at home, but if he sighs and regrets, it will be too pretentious.

And when you think about it, it's not good news. As soon as he defected from the New Party, the Son of Heaven took advantage of the shift in phase to announce to the world that his intention to advocate the new law would never waver. From this matter, Shen Kuo knew that it was impossible to return to the capital in a short period of time.

Shen Kuo drank a glass of wine: "There have been several prime ministers in a row, and the political situation in the DPRK and China is like a mess, maybe the Prime Minister Jiefu may be reinstated by the edict of the Son of Heaven to stabilize the dynasty." ”

Han Gang glanced at Shen Kuo deeply, with a slightly sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth, and he didn't say anything.

Shen Kuo's face flushed, he was a little embarrassed, and after the words came out, he knew that he had lost his words. After Wang Anshi left office, he was the one who stabbed the exemption law, and he praised the exemption law before, and he was the one who made this law implement throughout the country. Shen Kuo's mouth opened, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and he was speechless.

Han Gang didn't think much of himself, shook his head, and sighed: "It's not the eighth year of Xining now. ”

It has been eleven years since he ascended the throne, and as the Son of Heaven, Zhao Ji already has enough authority to control the court, and the current stable situation at home and abroad also allows Zhao Ji to let go of his government.

In this case, why did he invite Wang Anshi back, the two prime ministers said that once he declared Ma three times, Wang Anshi's status and prestige would roll up, and Zhao Ji's evaluation in the eyes of the world would probably become an incompetent emperor who could not control the situation - would the current Son of Heaven be willing?

As long as you have a little understanding of the court situation, you should know that unless something big happens, Wang Anshi will not be able to come back.

Shen Kuo sighed, "If there is a prince here, there will be no such turmoil in the court." ”

Han Gang laughed: "If you have time to talk about this, you might as well think about who the next governor will be?" There is only one phase and one staff in the government hall today. There are too few people, and the rotation is not enough, so Dongfu will definitely have to enter people. ”

“…… It depends on what the Son of Heaven thinks. Shen Kuo thought about it for a while and said a nonsense.

Han Gang nodded, but he was deeply touched: "It really depends on the thoughts of the Son of Heaven...... But there are not many that can satisfy the Son of Heaven at the moment. ”

Shen Kuo glanced at Han Gang again, and his voice was slightly deep: "It's a pity that Wang Zichun." ”

Han Gang smiled, very helpless.

Generally speaking, in the current situation of repeated changes of prime ministers, it is necessary to add another governor who can serve for a long time in the government hall to maintain the stability of the government affairs hall.

There are many candidates who can serve as governors, and basically after passing the level of direct bachelor, their qualifications and status are almost the same-Han Gang is a special case and must be excluded-such as Hanlin, Sansi, Yushi Zhongcheng, Kaifeng Prefect, or some qualified officials who serve outside Beijing. Of course, it is also possible to transfer from the Privy Council, which has always been half a level higher than the Western Palace, and it is even more reasonable for the Privy Counsellor to be transferred to the post of Governor. In terms of seniority, Wang Shao, who has been in the Privy Council for five years, already has enough capital.

In fact, from the beginning, no one could have imagined that Wang Shao could stay in the Privy Council for five years. Even Wang Shao himself thought that he would leave Beijing in two or three years, go to a certain road in the northwest, be a pacification envoy, and re-enter Beijing in a few years. Back and forth a few times, the privy councillor can do it, and the governor's affairs can also be done.

But in the past five years, the continuous military victories of the Great Song Dynasty made the Son of Heaven reluctant to make major changes to the stable operation of Xifu for a while, and Wang Shao was able to work with Wu Chong and Cai Ting to hold several seats at the top of the Privy Council until last year.

Now, Wang Shao no longer needs to go to the border state to cultivate his qualifications, and it is of course logical for him to enter the political hall and stabilize the current court situation. And in terms of his political faction, he is also the neutral faction that the Son of Heaven likes now. All this makes him rank first among many qualified candidates.

— if he hadn't been impeached.

Just one day before Han Gang left Luoyang, news came from the capital that Cai did kill Prime Minister Wu Chong and Yushi Zhongcheng Deng Runfu together with the Xiangzhou case.

But after Yu Shi Zhongcheng took office, he basically had to find a target in the two mansions to practice, and at the same time, he also used this to prove his ability to his subordinates in Wutaizhong.

However, Wang Shao was bitten by Cai Qu, and this reason only accounted for a small part, and more of it was the seats in the East Mansion.

Han Gang shook his head helplessly, Wang Shao did recommend the township party more often, and this bullet cannot be said to be slanderous. But at this moment, the impeachment is on the table—and the charges are not fictional—no matter what happens to the most degraded Wang Shao, he must be far from the position of governor of the government, and it is unlikely that he will jump from Xifu to Dongfu in a short period of time, but is likely to be kicked out.

"Isn't it just a cool umbrella?!" Han Gang sighed again, and in order to squeeze into Dongfu, his face was torn off. As for who conspired with Cai Qu, he didn't want to think about it anymore.

Shen Kuo's smile suddenly became a little dry and astringent.

Han Gang said lightly, a cool umbrella that only the chief officer can get, how many people have begged for a lifetime and have not been able to get it.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, how many rulers have been in the eastern and western provinces combined, and have there been more than two hundred?! The answer is mostly no, and it's just a nod.

It's just that for more than 100 years, how many military officials have been in the world? It adds up to hundreds of thousands. The 1 in 1,000 or 1 in 10,000 chance of getting a treasure seems to be like an oil-paper umbrella sold at a roadside stall in Han Gang's words.

Where is it so easy!!

But Shen Kuo looked at Han Gang's too young side face, and at the age before he was established, he was promoted to Han Gang, who had been a transfer envoy all the way and a bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, so he was qualified to say so.

Shen Kuo thought back to himself, the cool umbrella was actually within his reach at the beginning, if it wasn't for the hateful thing at the beginning, maybe this time the court changed, and his family would be able to dig the biggest piece of gold from it.

Shen Kuo bit his lower lip, and the poisonous snake called remorse lingered in the deepest part of his soul.