Chapter 1184: Born Politician (Seeking Monthly Pass)
There is no doubt that clairvoyance is a great invention. It can not only play an unexpected role on the battlefield, but also create huge profits. Therefore, selling clairvoyance to external parties has been planned by Li Qi for a long time. Such huge profits
There is no reason for him to let go of the business. Of course, he will not sell it to the Kingdom of Jin, and he will also strictly control the quantity.
As for this first transaction about clairvoyance, it is purely a private transaction. Firstly, Li Qi did this to make some money for himself and enrich his own pocket. Secondly, he was also promoting Qianli. Thirdly, he was doing this to make money for Qianli.
The price should be determined first. Anyway, two clairvoyants can't make any big waves. As long as they don't know the secret recipe of glass, they can't make clairvoyants. Therefore, Li Qi is very relieved.
After visiting the military exercise, Park Zhiqian and Iga Baichuan were full of confidence in their alliance with the Song Dynasty. This confidence also better consolidated their alliance. After all, all confidence is based on strength.
Three days later, Park Zhiqian, Iga Baichuan and others hurried back because they were still burdened with important tasks and had to go back and prepare quickly.
Chongzheng Hall.
"Haha ---, Li Qi, if Su Qin, Zhang Yi and others are still alive, they will definitely not be your opponents."
After listening to Li Qi's report, Zhao Kai couldn't help laughing happily, and he was full of praise for Li Qi.
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, you really think highly of me. I don't dare to compare with those two ancient beasts. This negotiation is not for me to lobby them, but for them to beg me. Instead,
In other words, we have the initiative. If I fail, then all these years of business will really be in vain."
Ancient mythical beast? Zhao Kai chuckled and said: "Don't belittle yourself. Su Qin's synergy strategy is obviously not as clever as yours. Moreover, he only relies on his mouth. He doesn't have much to say about the improvement of his country's strength.
To achieve success, you need to be more comprehensive. At least Su Qin can't handle any economic reforms, let alone cook."
Li Qi nodded and said thoughtfully: "What you said makes sense. When it comes to cooking, both of them combined are no match for me."
Zhao Kai laughed and said: "This matter will be left to your Privy Council to take full responsibility."
"As commanded."
Zhao Kai put away his smile and said seriously: "By the way, I still have something to discuss with you."
Li Qi asked in astonishment: "What's the matter?"
Zhao Kai said: "I have been thinking about the electoral system these days and found that it does have great potential. I also plan to try it in ten counties across the country. I haven't thought about the specific locations yet, but these three locations must be among them."
Inside."
As he spoke, he picked up the pen and wrote a few words on it, and then handed it to Li Qi.
Is it so mysterious? Li Qi curiously took it and took a look, and said in surprise: "This---this is a place under the jurisdiction of the Zhe Family Army!"
Zhao Kai nodded.
Li Qi was suddenly shocked and said: "Your Majesty, do you want to ---."
Zhao Kai raised his hand and said: "Don't think too much. Of course I understand very well the loyalty of the Zhe family army. However, during the one or two years I was in the northwest, I went to Fuzhou and found that
The common people all regard Zhejia as their leader, and in their hearts, Zhejia is far higher than the imperial court."
Li Qi nodded slightly. He also knew something about this situation, and thought to himself. You have said everything, but that's not all--.
Zhao Kai could see what Li Qi was thinking at a glance, so he continued: "As far back as the previous dynasty, the prefecture was always managed by the Zhe family, and later it belonged to me, the Empress of the Song Dynasty. The Zhe family still maintained the hereditary system, and subsequently
As the imperial court became more and more dependent on the Zhe family and indulged them more and more, the people in Fuzhou only knew about the Zhe family and did not know about the court. To put it mildly, the Zhe family had established a new political power in Fuzhou. Although
The Zhe family is loyal to me, the Song Dynasty, but you say how can two regimes emerge in one country."
Li Qidao: "The emperor wants to increase the court's control over the prefectures through the electoral system."
"Smart!" Zhao Kai nodded and said: "The reason why the Zhe family army is strong is that they are not restricted by our military system of the Song Dynasty, but adopt a hereditary system. I understand this, and I have not thought about changing it for the time being, but I
I hope to take back the excess power in the hands of the Zhejia, but you also know that any policy for the Zhejia must be cautious and prudent without any deviation, so I thought of the electoral system."
Li Qi understood it completely and said: "The electoral system will weaken the imperial power to a certain extent. If it is used near Fuzhou, it can also weaken the ruling power of the Zhe family."
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "That's it. If the electoral system can succeed in the northwest, the Zhe family's power to rule the prefectures will also be affected. Moreover, the characteristic of the electoral system is that the people are the mainstay, not the court.
In the final analysis, it was for the sake of the people, which would make it easier for the Zhe family to accept it. However, to be on the safe side, I still dare not directly issue orders for execution in Fuzhou, so I chose Fenzhou, Taiyuan and other places.
If the electoral system can really make people rich, then the imperial court has reason to implement this electoral system in the northwest region, and when people in other states and counties see that these three states and counties have become rich, they will definitely respect this electoral system very much.
, the Zhe family will not be suspicious of the imperial court's actions, and then the imperial court can slowly intervene within the jurisdiction of the prefecture following the electoral system."
Li Qi could only sigh in admiration: "Your Majesty, you are really a born politician. You used to do painting and calligraphy. It was a waste of time."
Zhao Kai said: "Are you praising me or derogating me?"
"Of course it's a compliment." Li Qi said: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that the electoral system has such a use."
Zhao Kai said: "Do you agree or not?"
I don't agree, will you listen? It's really hypocritical. Li Qidao: "Of course I agree. This method will only slowly erode the Zhe family's dominance. It is a soft policy, and it will not have any impact on the Zhe family army. It may also benefit others."
The most important thing is that I also agree that a country cannot have two political powers. This method is the safest and best."
"Okay! I knew you would definitely support me." Zhao Kai smiled and said, "Then let the economic envoy handle this."
"Leave it to Qiniang?"
"I also want to hand it over to Qin Hui, but the problem is that it was the economic envoy who brought this attention. If the person is replaced, the other ministers in the DPRK may think too much."
"Leave it to Qiniang."
Zhao Kai chuckled and said: "Well, when you go back, tell the economic envoy and let the Commerce Bureau select ten locations. But you must be convincing enough. I don't want the Zhe family to have any doubts about the imperial court. In addition, this
We must focus on these three places. If the electoral system fails in these three places, then the entire plan will fail."
Of course Li Qi understands that these three places are the key. The other seven counties are used as cover. They all say that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Li Qi has realized it today, but he understands that Zhao Kai's ambitions are very big.
He will never tolerate a piece of land in his country that is not under his control. And I believe that no wise king will allow this to happen to him. He nodded and said: "Yes, I know what to do."
After coming out of the palace, Li Qiyou went to the Privy Council and sent an urgent letter to Zongze of Yanshan Mansion, telling him the plan and asking him to supervise the war in Goryeo. This was equivalent to handing over the decision-making power to Zongze.
Then he went back to his manor, but as soon as he entered the door, Aunt Chen told him that Mrs. Bai was here.
Mrs. Bai suddenly arrived unexpectedly, which made Li Qi very surprised. He hurriedly went to the front hall and saw Mrs. Bai standing in front of the front hall door, pacing back and forth. He was extremely curious and walked in and said hello.
Said: "Mother-in-law, why are you here?"
When Mrs. Bai saw Li Qi coming, she hurried over to greet him and said anxiously: "Li Qi, you are finally back. I came to see you today. I have something urgent to ask for your help."
Li Qi was stunned and said: "What's the matter?"
Mrs. Bai said with worry on her face: "The old man's health has been getting worse and worse recently. I hired a lot of doctors and took a lot of medicine, but they didn't get better. Moreover, those doctors are now helpless. I'm afraid that the old man
he---."
At this point, she didn't dare to say any more.
No way, there is nothing you can do, wouldn't that be ---? Li Qi opened his mouth slightly, was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Mother-in-law, don't be too anxious yet, let me think of a solution."
Can you not be anxious about this kind of thing? Madam Bai said anxiously: "Don't you have a good relationship with that goddess doctor?"
Li Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes! Why did I forget her?"
Mrs. Bai said: "Then do you know where she is now?"
"I know where she lives, but I can't guarantee that she will be here now, but don't worry, I will definitely invite her to treat my father-in-law." Li Qi comforted Mrs. Bai for a few words, and then said
: "Otherwise, mother-in-law, you go back first, and I will go find her now."
Mrs. Bai said: "I'd better go with you."
"This---Okay then."
Li Qi called to Maqiao again, and then hurried out.
After walking for nearly half an hour, we arrived at Liu Yunxi's hut in the southern suburbs.
Before Li Qi got out of the car, he heard a hoarse voice shouting: "Brother Ma."
This gong-breaking voice was so familiar. It was Huo Nanxi. Li Qi was secretly happy. When he came, he was really afraid that Liu Yunxi would leave, so he hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, only to see Huo Nanxi alone with her hands in her arms.
Lean your chest against the wall.
"The envoy from the Privy Council is here, but it's a long way to welcome him." Huo Nanxi nodded slightly when she saw Li Qi.
Li Qi quickly asked: "Why are you alone and blame Shiniang and your gay friend?"
Gay friend? Huo Nanxi didn't understand, but she didn't ask. She just said, "Shi Niang took Beiqing to the mountains to collect medicine."
Ma Qiao asked curiously: "Then why didn't you go?"
Huo Nanxi sighed, pointed to the side, and said depressedly: "This is all because I said something extra about asking someone to watch it, but Shi Niang asked me to guard it here. Alas.
---."
Li Qi looked along his fingers and saw a pile of firewood beside it. On top of the firewood was a plaque that read "Women who help the world". This was the imperial plaque given to him by the emperor. He secretly thought, "She is worthy of the title."
Weird Shiniang, the things given by the emperor were actually put together with firewood, so unique! I just don’t know what Zhao Kai would think when he saw it.
Madam Bai was not in the mood to ask these questions and asked hurriedly: "I wonder when the female doctor will come back?"
Huo Nanxi asked curiously: "Who are you?"
Li Qidao: "She is my mother-in-law."
"oh!"
Huo Nanxi said: "I don't know about that. They have been there for three days."
"Three days?"
Li Qi exclaimed.
Huo Nanxi felt a little puzzled by Li Qi's surprise and said: "This is normal. Sometimes it's common to go for a month or so. Alas, thinking about the possibility of being alone for more than a month,
I have to guard this plaque, I'm really going crazy, hey, Brother Ma, when you go back, ask the drunkard to come over and drink with me."
Ma Qiao nodded and said: "Try your best."
Fuck! I'm almost dying here, but you're still in the mood to drink? Li Qi said angrily: "Then do you know which mountain they went to collect medicine?"
"I don't know about that. Shi Niang usually looks around." Huo Nanxi finally noticed that Li Qi's face was very anxious and asked, "What do you want from Shi Niang?"
Li Qidao: "Of course I want to see her for treatment."
"I will tell you this when she comes back." Huo Nanxi scratched her head and said. There were too many people coming to see Liu Yunxi for medical treatment, so he was not surprised. If the other party was not Li Qi,
I'm afraid he won't even understand it.
'this---?"
Li Qi couldn't help but look at Mrs. Bai. After all, he couldn't make the decision in this matter.
Mrs. Bai was very anxious now. She really didn't know how much longer Bai Shizhong could last, so she asked Huo Nanxi: "Master, is it possible that the goddess doctor will come back today?"
Huo Nanxi said: 'That's possible."
Mrs. Bai pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, let's wait here." After that, she said to Li Qi: "You go back first, I'll just wait here."
In this wilderness, although Mrs. Bai is already over forty years old, she looks like a thirty-year-old young woman. How can Li Qi feel relieved and said: "How is this possible? Besides, I have been very busy recently."
.' Then he said to Huo Nanxi: 'Hey, why don't you invite me in and sit down."
Huo Nanxi shook her head and said, 'I'm so sorry, this is Shiniang's room, and I don't dare to let anyone in without her instructions."
‘You can play tricks on me, it’s not like I haven’t been in before.”
'To be honest, I still haven't figured it out when Shi Niang asked you to live here, but it was with her approval. If I let you in, the situation would be different. If you mess with her,
If she is happy, she will have to silence me again."
And? Could it be that this guy is often poisoned to mute? Li Qi felt the cool breeze behind him, and Mrs. Bai suddenly said: 'Have you ever lived here?'
Li Qi nodded his head and said, "You also know that I was assassinated. I was hiding here with Feng Yinu at that time."
Mrs. Bai nodded, but without asking any more questions, she said: 'Since the master is inconvenienced, let's wait in the carriage."
Li Qi glared at Huo Nancy, who grinned and said, 'Sorry, sorry."
Li Qi and Mrs. Bai had just returned to the carriage when they heard Huo Nanxi say again: 'Brother Ma, come over and have a drink?"
‘I’m never polite when drinking.”
When did you know how to be polite again? Li Qi cursed secretly, "This guy really doesn't take me seriously. He agreed without even asking. Look how obedient Huo Nanxi is.
They are servants, why is there such a big difference?"