The rain finally fell, and the whole city of Kaifeng vibrate.

From the Son of Heaven to the small people, they are all ecstatic about this.

The parched land was watered by the dripping rain, and countless people rushed into the rain and cheered.

After nearly eight months, Kaifeng City finally began to have rain, how can this make the long-awaited millions of soldiers and civilians endure the joy in their hearts.

In the elegant seat on the second floor of Gaoyang Zhengdian, Wu Xianli, a member of the Tuntian who had just relieved himself of the official post of mentioning the official affairs of the counties and towns in Kaifeng Prefecture, looked at the showers like waterfalls, and the people dancing in the rain, and sighed softly: "Tomorrow will be the same day." Today, fortunately, Gan Lin fell, congratulated Tianshou, comforted the people, and Wang Xianggong also got rid of the great disaster. ”

"Ordinary sons-in-law rely on their father-in-law to help, but Han Gang is good, but he let his father-in-law rely on him." Zhang Jingwen, who was sitting opposite the Dali Temple, said with a smile: "Wang Xianggong escaped this time, and this phase can sit for at least another year and a half." ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Wu Xianli smiled leisurely.

Tomorrow is the same day festival on the tenth day of the fourth month, that is, the birthday of the Son of Heaven Zhao Ji, and it rains the day before his birthday, which is equivalent to God doing Zhao Ji a big favor, proving that he is indeed the true son of heaven. And the people's grievances have temporarily dissipated due to this rain, and Zhao Ji does not need to rush to let Wang Anshi come out to take responsibility for the drought.

Zhang Jingwen raised his glass and invited: "This cup also congratulates Brother Zhong You on being supervised, and he can show his talents in Hebei." ”

"It's just a deputy envoy of Hebei West Road, who suffers hardships." In addition to the right to send the deputy envoy of Hebei West Road to transport, it can be regarded as a promotion. Of course, Wu Xianli was happy, but he just pretended to be reserved: "It's just that he is a pro-people official in Kaifeng, and he is worried about the price all day long." For fear of accidentally colliding with that noble relative, even if the officials below are all hand-eyed, they are also tied to doing things. ”

"But Brother Zhong You has not arranged the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion impeccably in the realm, and even the Son of Heaven has praised it. The relocation to Hebei is also because Brother Zhongyou's name has long been retained in the heart of the Son of Heaven. ”

"It's too praised, stupid brother doesn't dare to be."

Wu Xianli complained and complained, but he was also a rare capable official. Whether it is the promotion of the armor protection law in the counties of the capital or the removal of the Gyeonggi horse prison that only wastes the public funds of the imperial court and feeds idlers, it is all very effective.

Having said that, the vast majority of officials who can serve in Kaifeng Mansion will not have bad governance ability. Whether it is the prefect, or the mention, or the judges, pushers, and prefects below, they will not be arranged to serve as officials in Gyeonggi without a little level. The Gyeonggi area is full of noble and wealthy families, royal relatives and relatives. To toss and turn in it, and at the same time handle political affairs properly, it is necessary to have enough skills.

"Hebei is now a big disaster, and there are a lot of thieves, and it is not easy to clean it up." Wu Xianli sighed.

Zhang Jingwen smiled: "It's easier than catching people in the Kaifeng Mansion Boundary." ”

"To put it very bluntly, this mess in Gyeonggi will be left to Han Yukun to worry about, and those who can work hard! I'm shallow in my talents, and I'm still picking up idle errands to do! Wu Xianli also laughed, raised his wine glass, and drank it with his friends.

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The raindrops continue to knock on the glazed tiles on the top of the small pavilion in the garden, and the long-lost sound of the rain is a beautiful song in the ears of Han Gang and Wang Shao in the pavilion.

Looking out from the pavilion, a curtain of water like a waterfall hangs in front of the eaves, blurring the vision. Looking at the rain, it seems that all the rain and snow that have accumulated in the past seven or eight months will be returned in one day.

The bamboo forest full of bamboo, which was originally covered with gray-yellow dust in the wind and sand that had blown a spring, finally became verdant under the rain at this time.

Retracting his gaze from the forest, Wang Shao raised his wine glass: "Yukun, this rain is gratifying!" ”

"Where's the joy?" Han Gang raised his glass to harmony, but sighed, "The rain is a month late, and the fields in Hebei have no time to replant, and the displaced people are still indispensable......"

This is the second time Han Gang has visited Wang Shao after entering Beijing this time, and the previous time was just a hurry, and he didn't have time to say more. However, now that Han Gang has taken over the general affairs of the post of the Fujie, after greeting the birthday of the Son of Heaven tomorrow, he will leave Beijing and return to the office, and he will take advantage of his spare time to visit again today.

"Not about that." Wang Shao shook his head, "After a long drought, this drought has finally passed." How can you say 'what a joy comes from'? ”

Han Gang smiled: "It's Han Gang who lost his words, and it is indeed gratifying to be able to see the rain." ”

The two drank each other.

Putting down the wine glass, Wang Shao said again: "The prison officer who wrote the book is afraid that it will be difficult to escape heavy responsibility." Regardless of the two crimes of unauthorized and false speech, just lying and deceiving the king can make him manage the Far Evil Military State. Saying that, Wang Shao narrowed his eyes slightly, "It doesn't rain for ten days, and I beg outside the Xuande Gate...... What a big bet! ”

Han Gang's recital in the Yanhe Hall had already spread among the high-level at this time, and of course Wang Shao had heard some of it. Zheng Xia's words of gambling with his life were lightly broken by Han Gang, and when he first heard it, basically everyone thought that Han Gang's vertical and horizontal skills were mastered, and Wang Shao thought the same. But now that it's raining, the situation is reversed. Even Wang Shao thought that Zheng Xia had calculated in advance that it would rain, so he dared to say so. And the Son of Heaven has long believed that Zheng Xia is deceiving, and now that Gan Lin has arrived, he has no chance to turn over.

"In this way, Ling Yue can be regarded as having passed this hurdle." Wang Shao put the wine glass over and asked Han Gang to pour wine for him.

In the past few months, although the court has been turbulent, the two parties have fiercely competed. But Wang Shao did not wade into troubled waters, he was safely his privy deputy envoy, and only focused on military affairs. Speaking of Wang Anshi, his tone was like a spectator.

Han Gang Zhilu said that Wang Shao had not supported the new law very much, and he was not surprised by his current attitude, and said with a smile: "As the prime minister, Jiayue has too many things to worry about. I thought I would be able to relax, but now it seems that I will continue to worry about it. ”

Wang Shao shook his head and smiled: "The drought has eased; Regarding the border with the northern captives, Han Zhen was sent again; The city saw that Zeng Bu was about to lose; The homeless people have Yukun to take care of you, why do you have anything to worry about now? ”

"And the locust plague." Han Gang added.

"There is nothing to eat in the field this year, so there is no need to worry about locusts."

Han Gang shook his head: "Other states and counties don't know what to do, but Baima County, which has recently replanted spring wheat, has already sprouted, and it can't withstand locusts." ”

"Yukun." Wang Shao's expression suddenly became solemn, "To be honest, now that you are already a point of the government boundary, even if the spring wheat in Baima County is eaten by locusts, it will not affect you." It's better to keep your mind on the homeless and not distracted. ”

Han Gang understood that Wang Shao was thinking about himself, so he bowed his head and thanked: "Han Gang understands. ”

"With Yukun's intelligence, when you know how to choose between the Dao, I just talk a lot." Wang Shao smiled and asked again: "I don't know what Yukun is going to do with the displaced people, the number is hundreds of thousands, I'm afraid it won't be easy." ”

"Promote the digging of deep wells, windmills to get water, and the construction of ditches." Han Gang wrenched his fingers and counted them one by one: "It is at this time that promotion is the easiest." There are also embankments, waterways, and even repairs to the Kaifeng city wall, which require manpower. In the form of cash-for-work, there will never be a shortage of labor. As for the homes of the old and infirm who have no labor, they are asked to report the heads of the people and distribute rations day by day. There are water sources and ditches, and in the event of drought and flood in the future, the people of Gyeonggi will be able to live a little better. ”

Wang Shao listened to Han Gang and nodded. Touching the wine glass, he said again: "Yukun, have you ever thought about recruiting the homeless Shibian?" ”

Han Gang didn't know if Wang Shao was joking, but what he said was not feasible, "Gyeonggi is thousands of miles away from the Xihe River, and it is not easy to recruit displaced people in the past. However, Shaanxi is also dry this year, and Xihe Road can just accept people nearby. ”

Wang Shao also mentioned it casually and laughed, "Cai Yanqing is also playing like this." ”

"Really? …… Wang Sunchen sent a letter the day before yesterday saying that Cai Zhongyuan [Cai Yanqingzi] has done a good job in Xihe Road, and this year he has opened up more than 600 hectares of land in Hezhou, and the business of Yima is getting bigger and bigger," Han Gang recalled, "I heard that there will be 30,000 this year." ”

"So this year, if there is no disaster on the whole road of Xihe, money and food will be self-sufficient." Wang Shao said very complacently that the Xihe Road was created by him, and now it has only been two years, and he can already be self-sufficient without going to war, which is what he is most proud of.

"It's all the power of the privy."

"Thanks to your assistance Yukun."

After a drink of praise from each other, Wang Shao seemed to remember something, and his expression sank again: "Yukun, do you know how much money does the Jinnei Prison Horse Farm have in a year?" ”

"Hasn't the Gyeonggi Horse Farm been withdrawn? It was still the hand of the former government to mention Wu Xianli. Han Gang asked strangely, the horse herding supervisor of the Gyeonggi generation was withdrawn because he did not produce it, and the imperial court kept putting money into it, why did Wang Shao ask this? But he reacted immediately and asked in surprise: "The imperial court wants to set up a prison horse farm on Xihe Road?!" ”

Seeing Han Gang's reaction, Wang Shao slapped the stone table in the pavilion hard: "Yukun, tell me, when did the Qun Mu Division do a good thing?!" ”

The exchange of tea and horses on Xihe Road was not only a necessary means to exchange for suitable war horses, but also a necessary means to tie the Tubo tribes to the Great Song chariot. If a horse supervisor is set up on Xihe Road, at the level of the herd priest, it is already thankful that three or five hundred war horses can be produced a year - from the second year of Xining to the fifth year of Xining, the twelve supervisors of Hebei and Henan, with an average of 1,640 horses at the age of one year, can give 264 horses to riders, at this level, it will swallow up nearly one million yuan of investment from the imperial court in a year.

Han Gang would never believe that the group of waste who only knew how to eat dung could do anything good on Xihe Road, and immediately said: "Han Gang must make it clear to Jia Yuefen about this matter, and there must be no horse farm on Xihe Road!" ”