The system of succession to the throne proposed by Zhao Zhen transferred internal conflicts to the outside.
After each prince leaves the capital and reaches the local area, he will start a series of cruel battles.
Not only will they fight on their own, but they will also recruit a large number of officials to join the struggle.
Many officials will become victims of the princes' struggle for power.
Outsiders are the ones who die, and the royal family does not need to die.
Not only did they not have to die, the emperor who had the capacity to accommodate others could also select some of these talents and continue to entrust them with important tasks, thereby deepening the influence of imperial power on the local area and strengthening the rule of the Zhao royal family over the Song Dynasty.
Kou Ji had to admit that Zhao Zhen had completely transformed into a qualified emperor. He had learned to think in an emperor's way and to rule his territory with an emperor's methods. At the same time, he also had more of what an emperor should have.
ruthless.
If the lives of a group of officials are exchanged for the children of the royal family to live peacefully, the royal family will not lose.
Not only can the royal family not lose money, it can even be said that it has made a bloody profit.
Because the royal family can not only survive peacefully through this, but it can also use this to make officials consume each other, thus avoiding the emergence of powerful ministers.
However, the royal family made money from this move, but the Song Dynasty did not make money, and neither did the officials.
The more princes vying for the throne, the greater the loss to the Song Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty is likely to perish due to internal strife.
In addition, it is impossible to strictly control age in the succession of the throne, and a long-lived emperor may neglect the emperor.
Perhaps Zhao Zhen feels that the golden age of an emperor is between thirty and fifty years old.
But Kou Ji knew that the golden age of a politician is between fifty and sixty years old.
Because politicians between the ages of fifty and sixty have their vision, methods, and experience honed to the pinnacle.
It can be ensured to be freely retracted and released during administration.
Therefore, politicians between the ages of fifty and sixty are considered top politicians.
Between the ages of sixty and seventy, perhaps your vision will become sharper, your methods will become more sophisticated, and your experience will become richer.
But Koji did not count him as the golden age of politicians.
Because there are many flaws between the ages of sixty and seventy.
Such as physical strength.
The hundreds of kilograms of reviewing memorials every day is not something a sixty to seventy-year-old person can bear.
Such as desire.
People who hold great power have much higher desires than others, and in order to achieve their desires, they can do many crazy things.
In addition, there are various defects such as diseases.
Therefore, Kou Ji does not think that the age of sixty to seventy is the golden age for politicians.
It is precisely because of this that Kou Ji feels that the age group chosen by Zhao Zhen is a bit unreasonable.
But considering that 99% of emperors in the past dynasties were short-lived, Kou Ji could understand why Zhao Zhen chose the age group of thirty to fifty.
But once Zhao Zhen implements the term system he mentioned, the emperor's lifespan may be extended.
If you retire at the age of fifty and focus on cultivating yourself, you can live a longer life.
Maybe the Song Dynasty will give birth to the wife of the emperor.
Whether it is the wife of the emperor or the emperor, they have a great influence and restriction on the emperor's authority.
It's already scary to go out of the second gate, but if you go out of the third gate, big trouble will happen.
Kou Ji subconsciously looked at Zhao Zhen. Since Zhao Zhen is a mature emperor, he will not fail to see this.
Zhao Zhen seemed to see what Kou Ji was thinking, and laughed in a low voice: "One person will definitely say the wrong thing when speaking, but two people can complement each other."
Kou Ji thinks that Zhao Zhen is probably crazy. Not only does he want to add another term to the emperor, but he also plans to divide the imperial power into two?
"It is not a good thing for the second saint to come to court... There is a living example in the former Tang Dynasty..."
Zhao Zhen said bluntly: "It's just a supervisor..."
Kou Ji wanted to laugh, "I supervise my son. Does my son dare to refute what I say? Don't forget that there is a filial piety in the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and fell into deep thought.
Kou Ji said to himself: "It is understandable to add a term to the throne, but the time of ascending to the throne should not be controlled. Because it is useless to control it. What you choose is an assessment method, and you are not competing according to age, so the ascending throne
Time cannot be limited.
It is beneficial for the royal family to turn internal conflicts into external conflicts.
But it is not good for the people and officials.
If it is only detrimental to the officials, there is nothing wrong with it.
Because those officials can use it, but they must beat it frequently, otherwise they will lose their awe over time.
But the people are innocent.
You can't solve the royal family's troubles at the expense of the common people.
Therefore, the princes should do their best according to their own abilities, and officials and common people should not be involved.
Officials, just do your job.
Anyone who dares to interfere in the battle for the throne will be killed.
As for the relatives of the emperor and the country, they should also be restrained. After three generations, they must be strictly implemented.
If it is broken after three generations, it should no longer be based on the three generations, but on the three generations of emperors.
Otherwise, if an emperor is appointed for twenty years, a group of royal relatives will be born in twenty years.
By then, these royal relatives will be able to overwhelm the entire Song Dynasty.
Finally, there is the influence of the Supreme Emperor on the Song Dynasty.
Just retreat, come down cleanly.
Just find a place to retire, and stop thinking about wandering around.
It doesn't have much significance, but it had a huge impact on the Song Dynasty.
Is it nice to let your descendants bear the name of a puppet emperor?
Although after the implementation of this system, the emperor's age is likely to be around thirty to fifty years old, and the fluctuation will not exceed ten years.
Not the most ideal age.
But when people get old and stay in the center of power for a long time, they will always be good at various schemes.
Shrewd planning has limited impact on the current Song Dynasty.
Now that the Song Dynasty has become the overlord of the world, it should act openly and honestly.
There is no need to make any more calculations."
Zhao Zhen nodded thoughtfully, "I will consider it carefully after I go back."
Kou Ji nodded and said nothing more.
Although he made up for a few shortcomings vocally, he did not make up for all the shortcomings.
But that doesn't matter.
Because it is normal to have defects.
As long as the emperor still exists, a relatively perfect political system will not be possible.
Zhao Zhen dropped this topic and started talking about another topic, "Now the Song Dynasty is very short of money..."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes.
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji with a smile.
Kou Ji muttered, "I'm afraid of you. Let's move the capital. Build another capital."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji suspiciously.
Kou Ji said angrily: "It costs money to build another capital city, but you will earn more. In the other capital city, except for the palace, schools, government offices, and the residences of some important ministers, the remaining places can be
Sell it out.
When the price is raised, a lot of money can be made.
Land outside the capital can also be sold at a high price.
Don’t those powerful people like to hoard land?
Just sell it to them.”
Zhao Zhen pursed his lips and hesitated, "I'm afraid they won't be happy."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "What are you unhappy about? Wherever the emperor is, the center of the Song Dynasty is there. If they are unhappy, just let them stay in Bianjing to run errands.
Anyway, Bianjing is also known as Tokyo.
The Song Dynasty maintained a large number of idle officials in Nanjing, which had just been abolished.
Now we are raising another batch in Bianjing City and we will slowly withdraw them later.
If you spend your own money to build large-scale construction projects outside, the officials won't be able to say anything.
If you stay in Xinjiang and don't leave, they can put a knife on your neck.
If they don't want to lose their official positions, they will definitely move to the new capital."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Fourth brother seems to have been dissatisfied with the capital city of Bianjing?"
Kou Ji glared at Zhao Zhen, "Do you like being flooded every day?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head dumbfounded, "What do fourth brothers think of Youzhou?"
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen in astonishment, "Why do you want to make Youzhou your capital? Luoyang, which is adjacent to Bianjing City, is good. If not, you can move to Chang'an."
Zhao Zhen laughed loudly, "Because the land in Youzhou is cheap. As long as I spend a little money, I can get all the land in Youzhou."
Kou Ji felt that Zhao Zhen had a dark heart.
"You are the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, you have the final say."
Zhao Zhen nodded and chatted with Kou Ji about some household matters with a smile.
When Zhao Zhen was about to leave, Kou Ji said: "I got some seeds from overseas. Qingguo is not suitable for planting. They can only be planted in Jiaozhi, Leizhou and other places."
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and said: "There are a lot of abandoned fields in Leizhou and Jiaozhi. You can send someone back to see which one you have selected. Report it to the local government and I will give you a reply."
Kou Ji nodded and said nothing else.
Zhao Zhen did not stay any longer and left the greenhouse with a basket of fruits and vegetables.
After Zhao Zhen left, Liu Heng lay next to Kou Ji again, and said with an unwilling face: "Why?"
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng in shock, "Why?"
Liu Heng said with a sullen face, "You know."
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "You, my younger brother, have offended me, so I should beat you to death with a stick?"
Liu Heng opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.
Kou Ji said angrily: "There is something that must be planted. And the nearest planting place to us is in the Song Dynasty. Unless I don't want that thing, I have no choice but to reconcile with him."
Liu Heng sat up and stared at Kou Ji, "Just for that one thing?"
Kou Ji shrugged his shoulders and said, "What else? That thing is the key. Without it, we would have to live in Xiyang and Qingguo for the rest of our lives.
With that, we can look at the world."
Speaking of this, Kou Ji also sat up, stared at Liu Heng and said: "You are also a big shot now, don't always think about fighting among yourself.
We are bullied all the time because there are too many people who like to fight in each other.
Now that we have the strength and ability to look to the world, we should set our sights on the world.
The Song Dynasty is only a small part of the world.
There are more places in the world that the Song Dynasty did not touch.
What he owned was the Song Dynasty, while what we owned was the world.
From now on, their family will have the final say in the Song Dynasty.
But we have the final say in the world.
As long as our children and grandchildren strive for success, they can set the rules for the world in the future.
The Song Dynasty also has to abide by the rules we set.
Do you understand?
What we have to do now is to save enough capital for future generations to conquer the world.
The wealth we have now is not enough for future generations."
Liu Heng did not understand everything Kou Ji said. He said suspiciously: "In the future, can we make rules for the world? Let the world listen to us, including the Song Dynasty?
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty also has to bow to us?"
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and said bluntly: "As long as our descendants are worthy enough, it should be possible. After all, the one with the richest family now is the Song Dynasty. But the one with the richest family in the future will definitely be us.
We have a rich family background and a broad horizon.
The pace of progress must be faster than that of the Song Dynasty.
When we grow to a certain level, the Song Dynasty will naturally bow to us."
When Liu Heng heard this, he immediately became happy, "I don't care about anything else, I just want Zhao Zhen to bow to me."
Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "That would be difficult."
Liu Heng was stunned for a moment, "Why?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "By the time we have that strength, we will all be dead. Thousands of years of accumulation cannot be caught up in one day."
Navigating the world is a grand idea.
The remaining heroes of the sixth generation of Qin Fen unified the world.
If Kou Ji wants to manage the world, he will probably have to live in six lifetimes.
Maybe there will be one or two fewer lives, but the premise is that each generation lives long enough.
The number of lifetimes is reduced, but the specific number of years to be used cannot be changed.
Koji can only be a pioneer.
Of course, if he could live to be more than a hundred years old, he might be able to create a rule for the world.
Kou Ji felt that he might not live until that time.
Liu Heng was confident that he could live to be 200 years old.
Kou Ji was too lazy to pay attention to his nonsense.
Everyone felt that Kou Ji had been treated unfairly in the Song Dynasty and should take revenge and show off his talents.
Kou Ji also felt at first that for him, a time traveler, to live in such a miserable state was an insult to the reputation of a time traveler.
But Kou Ji thought about it later and felt that it was just a temporary conflict of temperament, which was of no benefit to the nation, nor to his motherland, nor to himself.
If he were to devour the world with his tiger body, the first thing he would do is to kill Kou Zhun.
Because as long as Kou Zhun lives, he will never be allowed to do this.
Even though Kou Zhun forced the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to go to the battlefield, one would think that Kou Zhun did not have much respect for the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
On the contrary, he was the most supportive of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, if Kou Ji wants to rebel against the Song Dynasty, he must first kill Kou Zhun.
Next, I have to kill my daughter-in-law.
The son-in-law must be killed.
Zhang Zhibai must be killed.
Li Di must be killed.
Cai Qi must be killed.
You have to kill Wang Sui.
…
There were too many people to kill, including those closest to him and those he respected the most.
After seizing the country, he had to watch Di Qing commit suicide.
Because Di Qing, who believes in loyalty, will be loyal after he fulfills his righteousness.
I still have to watch Xiang Yan die in depression.
Because once Kou Ji rebels, the Xiang family will definitely be beheaded.
I still have to watch Kou Hui die in depression.
Because he must kill Zhao Run.
Kou Ji calculated carefully. After his rebellion was successful, the only people who could stand by his side and share the fruits of victory with him were Liu Heng and Kou Tianci.
And the fruits of victory are not sweet.
The imperial army of the Song Dynasty is now all equipped with firearms.
If Kou Ji wants to take down the Song Dynasty, he must use more powerful firearms.
After a big war, the Song Dynasty will be beaten into a sieve.
After Kou Ji captured the Song Dynasty, he might not have the spare capacity to rebuild the Song Dynasty.
Because defeating the Song Dynasty was much more difficult than defeating the Liao Kingdom, and it would take him decades.
Kou Ji himself was not greedy for that position.
There is no reason to fight Da Song to the end just for one breath.
If you have the mental energy, you might as well take Liu Heng, Di Qing, and maybe Zhang Yuan to invade other places and carve up other parts of the world together.
Let’s create a better future for future generations together.
Hundreds of years later, when the descendants of China mentioned Zhao Zhen, they might praise him and call him the one emperor through the ages.
But when talking about him, Kou Ji, he will definitely call him the greatest person in the most respectful tone without hesitation.
On one side is a beautiful future, on the other side is a cruel future.
How to choose.
clearly visible.
Kou Ji has his own thoughts and plans, so he will not be influenced by anyone, nor will he ruin everything he is running out of anger.
After Zhao Zhen left, Kou Ji and Liu Heng continued to farm in the greenhouse.
At the same time, manpower was sent to Leizhou, Jiaozhi and other places to search for suitable wasteland.
However, the people sent out have not yet left the Sunrise Pier.
He appeared in front of Kou Ji again.
He didn't show up alone, he also brought someone with him.
After the person he brought entered the greenhouse, he quickly walked up to Kou Ji and bowed to salute.
"Master..."
Kou Ji looked at the weather-beaten face in front of him and let out a long sigh, "Why do you bother? We are no longer masters and servants.
You and I are now the lords of the same country, and we should be treated as equals."
Zhang Yuan straightened up, stared at Kou Ji and said with a smile: "You gave me what I have today."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled, pointed to the side of his recliner, asked someone to move a seat, and invited Zhang Yuan, "Sit down and talk."
Zhang Yuan was not polite and sat on the seat.
Kou Ji stared at Zhang Yuan and asked curiously: "If you don't properly be your king in Xitianzhu, why did you come to me? But what trouble did you encounter?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "What trouble can I get into? Gargamel, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, and the Seljuks are now in trouble with the Roman Empire and some of the remnants who previously occupied Baghdad.
I didn't participate, I just hid aside and watched the fun, waiting for both of them to send generous gifts to win me over.
Not to mention how comfortable my life is."
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully, "The fence-sitting faction is not easy to do. It can easily be destroyed by the other two parties joining forces."
Zhang Yuan said frankly: "I have formed an alliance with Cao Yongli of Dong Tianzhu, and we have quite a lot of people in our hands. They will not dare to cause trouble to me for a while.
Unless there is a winner among them, I will not be touched for the time being.
But I don’t think it’s easy to find a winner among them.”
Kou Ji looked at Zhang Yuandao doubtfully: "Zhu Neng and the others are at a disadvantage?"
Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "The Roman Empire is not weak."
The Roman Empire mentioned by Zhang Yuan was the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire.
An empire with a long history will naturally not be weak.
Kou Ji commented: "Zhu Neng and the others are still too impatient. None of them have much knowledge, and they dare to compete with an empire that has been passed down for many years. It is reasonable to be at a disadvantage."
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "They thought that with the help of the Seljuks, they could gallop across the west. But they were inferior to the Roman Empire.
Our caravan in Western Tianzhu has reached the end of the west. I know everything about the Roman Empire.
So far, the only ones who can destroy the Roman Empire are the Song Dynasty and...you."
Kou Ji was stunned, then laughed and said, "Why do you think I have the ability to destroy the Roman Empire?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "If you take the lead, we will definitely follow suit. I dare not say that there are too many, but 400,000 elites can still be gathered together. With the help of firearms, the combat effectiveness that 400,000 elites can exert is definitely not small.
More importantly, with you in charge of the Central Army, we will not cause chaos or have our own agenda."
Kou Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "Let Zhu Neng and the others play with the Romans first. I am not interested in the Romans for the time being. You haven't said why you came to Qingguo this time?"
Zhang Yuan chuckled and said, "I heard that you were unconscious, so I rushed over to take a look."
Kou Ji said with emotion: "You traveled thousands of miles to Qingguo just to see me?"
Zhang Yuan nodded.
Kou Ji looked sad.
He felt that he had traveled to a fake Song Dynasty.
The evil people all live a life of love and righteousness, while the virtuous do not care about love and righteousness.
Kou Ji stared at Zhang Yuan and teased: "Are you here to pay my respects? By the way, you want to share the benefits I left behind?"
Zhang Yuan couldn't laugh or cry when he heard what Kou Ji said.
"I used to be considered yours, and it's not like I don't understand your character. If you are willing to give me benefits, you will give them to me even if I don't tell you. If you are not willing to give me benefits, I will kneel on the ground and kowtow on your head.
Even if it breaks, you won't give me any benefit."
Kou Ji waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm joking with you, but you should take it seriously. Since you came here in person, I don't need to send anyone to find you."
Your people should have told you that they have collected all the seeds for me.
Some seeds are not suitable for planting in Qingguo.
So I need you to take them to Western Tianzhu to cultivate them.
Be sure to take good care of them, they are of great use."
Zhang Yuan said in astonishment: "What's the big use?"
Kou Ji said with a smile: "As long as you do what I say and collect it, within ten years I will let you use a ship, an iron ship, an iron ship that can accommodate many people, and an iron ship equipped with all kinds of firearms.
"
Zhang Yuan was stunned at first, and then opened his mouth in shock, "No wonder... No wonder you asked each of our families to wait a few more years to develop their heritage... It turns out you were already prepared..."
Kou Ji laughed and said, "It's a pity that some people don't appreciate it."
Zhang Yuan then laughed and said: "There is no way, who made them blind. They have obviously seen so many tricks of yours, but they still refuse to listen to you. It only shows that their greed has blinded their minds.
A group of people whose minds are blinded by greed are not worthy of cooperation or doing great things together.
Just like Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang.
They have obviously occupied a lot of territory, and that territory is enough for them to digest for many years, but they are still not satisfied.
He always wanted to build an empire that could rival the Song Dynasty.
But if you don’t have enough foundation, you will collapse sooner or later.
I was an ally with them at first, but when I saw that they were so greedy that they lost their minds, I decisively drew a clear line with them."