Kou Zhun and others drank until nightfall, and each of them collapsed on the soft blanket and fell asleep without any image.
Kou Ji and Liu Heng took their students and helped them to their rooms to sleep.
After settling down the drunk and unconscious old man.
Kou Ji and Liu Heng went to the place where the old men were compiling the annals of history and watched the annals they compiled.
Kou Ji took a closer look and found that the history books compiled by the old waiters could be said to be extremely refined.
In the history of China, they have almost achieved perfection. They passed various classics and passed all the things in the history books. They also sent people to visit the Central Plains to perfect the entire history book.
The history of China includes not only the history of the Central Plains, but also the Liao Kingdom, Xixia, Goryeo, Japan, Dali, Jiaozhi, etc.
According to the views of the old people, these places are now owned by China, so they should be part of China, and the history that happened on them is part of China's history.
The old cooks were impartial and recorded all the advantages and disadvantages on it.
Kou Ji knew very well that his grandfather Kou Zhun was a person with regional discrimination.
His ability to compile Chinese history impartially can be said to be commendable.
In terms of world history, it's a bit rough.
The old people had no way to travel around the world, and no way to verify the history recorded in books.
So I can only copy some historical data in Dashi books.
The only contribution they made to world history was to rearrange the Western chronology system according to the new calendar.
Everything is centered on China, and everything is centered on the ascension of the First Emperor Yingzheng to the throne.
Kou Ji felt that this was enough.
Although a group of old men dare not say that they have completely recorded the history of the world, they have become the founders of world history.
Later generations of historians only need to continue to fill in the gaps or correct some of the errors in Western historical materials, which is enough.
More importantly, the first world-wide rule was born from the hands of the old cooks.
Kou Ji spent a night reading the history of the world in the big study.
After dawn, he found Kou Zhun who was awake and proposed to print and spread world history.
Kou Zhun graciously agreed.
Books are written for people to see, not for hiding.
Kou Ji mobilized a large group of craftsmen and began printing the history of the world.
The history of the world is very thick, totaling two million words.
The craftsmen calculated carefully and found that it would take more than thirty copies to complete the printing process.
Kou Ji would care about this, just one word "seal".
Not short of money.
Besides, this thing is a treasure.
Even if Kou Ji carved it with gold leaf, he could still sell it for his money.
Kou Ji asked the craftsmen to print, and at the same time sent people out to publicize that the Qing Dynasty had produced a great treasure, and only ten sets were sold for collection only.
Then, a group of sharks smelled blood and rushed over.
Except for Liu Heng, who had booked a set at Jinshui Tower first, Zhao Zhen was the first to send someone to Qingguo.
After Zhao Zhen sent Chen Lin to understand the situation, he wrote a thousand-word preface and sent it over, and was willing to pay an equal weight in gold to purchase the book.
Kou Ji and Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandsons scorned Zhao Zhen's long sequence.
But other great scholars like to admire Zhao Zhen's bad feet.
Kou Zhun and Kou Ji's ancestors and grandsons refused to use Zhao Zhen's long sequence.
Those great scholars threatened him to death, and even said that if the book did not need a preface written by Zhao Zhen, they would not sign it.
Kou is not the kind of person who shamelessly takes credit for others.
In the end, I could only hold my nose and read Zhao Zhen's preface.
A group of great scholars happily left their names on it.
After the book was printed, Kou Ji decisively took a copy and placed it in the study room in the palace town of Qing Dynasty.
Liu Heng also did his own trick and sent someone to deliver it to Liu Boxu quickly.
Zhao Zhen also sent Chen Lin to take the gold and buy the set that belonged to him.
It is worth mentioning that not long after Zhao Zhen obtained the history book, he decisively used the calendar in it.
In the official documents of the Song Dynasty, words such as AD 1265 and the 23rd year of Tiansheng began to appear.
After Kou Ji learned about this, he angrily scolded Zhao Zhen for being shameless and praised Zhao Zhen for his vision.
Kou Ji and Kou Zhun formulated a new calendar in order to establish the dominant position of Chinese history in world history.
Today, the person who can represent China is not Kou Ji, but Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen decisively adopted the new calendar, which greatly promoted the promotion of the new calendar.
It also removes some obstacles to the promotion of the new calendar in the world.
After Zhao Zhen took away the history books that belonged to him.
Zhong Shiheng, Cao Yi, Cao Lili, and Zhang Yuan successively sent people to buy the printed editions of the history books.
Later, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, Gao Weizhao, and even Gargamel also sent people to Qingguo to ask for letters.
Except for Gargamel who didn't buy it, everyone else got it.
I didn't buy Gargamel because only ten sets of the first edition were printed.
Kou Ji said that ten sets are ten sets and will never be fake.
But Gargamel is not without gains.
Kouji subsequently printed a second edition.
There was about a year in between.
The second edition starts with one hundred sets.
The buyer of the second edition has already been finalized before the second edition is printed.
In addition to Gargamel, there are also major Chinese studies in the Song Dynasty, as well as some traditional Chinese studies.
In short, both editions were sold out, and Kou Ji did make some small money, but he didn't care.
His purpose was to popularize the book and make people adapt to and apply the new calendar.
After the second edition was sold out, orders for history books increased instead of decreasing.
Other government schools in the Song Dynasty, county schools in the Song Dynasty, and even some university scholars, etc. are interested in buying and collecting this book.
Kou Ji did not take charge of the matter anymore, but handed it over to the people below.
Because he didn't have time to continue paying attention to this matter.
The rubber trees planted in the Song Dynasty and those planted in Western Tianzhu were harvested again.
After Kou Tianci got the rubber, he didn't know how to use it.
Kou Ji had no choice but to help Kou Tianci step by step to perfect the steam engine.
Kou Tianci almost went crazy with joy when the steam engine whirred and whined for three full days and nights without any problems.
He devoted himself to researching this for nearly two years and finally got results.
How could he be unhappy.
With the advent of the steam engine, the ironclad ship he longed for most could also be put on the agenda.
He had already seen the armored ship waving to him, how unhappy he was.
After a brief period of excitement, Kou Tianci devoted himself to new research.
Kou Ji also quietly walked into his secret research institute.
From then on, for two full years, both father and son devoted themselves to research.
In two years, the situation on the entire earth has hardly changed.
The Song Dynasty is still the Song Dynasty.
The only difference is that the new capital of the Song Dynasty was set in Youzhou City. Before establishing the new capital, Zhao Zhen almost purchased all the fields and houses in Youzhou City.
After establishing the new capital, the Song Dynasty began to invest a lot of manpower and material resources into the construction of the new capital.
Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty stationed his office near the new capital.
This forced the civil and military ministers of the Song Dynasty to move their offices from Bianjing to the new capital of the Song Dynasty.
Before the new capital was built, Zhao Zhen made a fortune from the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty.
It was obviously a large open space, but as soon as Zhao Zhen changed hands, he made ten times more profit.
But the biggest winner is not Zhao Zhen, but Tianci Bank.
When Zhao Zhen was acquiring land in Youzhou, Tianci Bank was also acquiring it.
When Zhao Zhen sold the fields in Youzhou for ten times the price, no one in the civil and military circles of the Song Dynasty paid any attention to him.
They knew that the largest landowner in Youzhou was Zhao Zhen.
So I wanted to wait until Zhao Zhen couldn't stand it any longer and took the initiative to lower the price.
But they didn't expect that Zhao Zhen sold the land in Youzhou at ten times the price. They refused to take it, but Tianci Bank took it all.
Then within half a year, it was sold for twenty times the price.
Wen and Wu of the Song Dynasty still wanted to wait.
But businessmen poured into Youzhou in one fell swoop, raising land prices to twenty-five times.
The civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty could no longer bear it and started buying land one after another.
Tianci Bank, which had amassed a large amount of land, naturally made a fortune accordingly.
So angry that Zhao Zhen almost made plans to choose a new capital.
In the end, Zhao Zhen did not choose another new capital.
The reason for this is that Kou Hui is pregnant.
For the sake of his imperial grandson, Zhao Zhen pinched his nose and admitted that the child's grandmother had robbed him of his money.
There was no change in the Song Dynasty, and there was no change in the Qing Dynasty.
Except for the construction of Qingdu, there were almost no changes in other places during the Qing Dynasty.
It's just that there are fewer criminals. They either died on the way to build roads, or were sent to Beihai Mansion to dig coal and forge steel.
In addition, there are more crops. In addition to the original crops, there are also many more crops with high yields.
Such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, etc.
There are no changes in Beihaifu, Xiyang, Dongyang, Liuqiu, Dongtianzhu, Xitianzhu and other places outside Qing Dynasty.
On the western battlefield, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, Gargamel, Seljuks and the Roman Empire were in a stalemate for two years.
Gao Weizhao of Yanshan Prefecture, with the help of the Song Dynasty, regained a firm foothold in Yanshan Prefecture.
From a superficial perspective, nothing has changed at all.
But looking from behind the scenes, there have been some changes.
The Dongyang Zhong family, the Liuqiu Cao family, and the Dongtianzhu Cao family sent people to North America for the second time, and returned to their respective families again, taking a group of slaves with them and leaving in a hurry.
Liu Heng did some calculations in his spare time and found that the three families brought a total of 130,000 people to North America and other places.
Thirteen thousand people were equipped with weapons.
It looks vicious.
But all this has nothing to do with Kou Ji.
Kou Ji didn't even want to leave the house.
But an unexpected person comes to visit, leaving Kou Ji unable to go out.
When Kou Ji saw him, he was being carried. He was so thin that only a handful of bones were left, and he was so weak that he seemed ready to die at any time.
Kou Ji looked at the old man lying in front of him and sighed, "Why do you bother?"
Cao Li, who was lying on the recliner with only half a breath left, stared at Kou Ji and chuckled: "I'm afraid that if I don't come, I'll never see you again."
Kou Ji sighed and said, "Then there's no need to come here in person. Send a letter and I'll go see you."
Cao Li grinned and said, "You are the young master and I am the old servant. How can the young master go to see the old servant in person?"
Kou Ji said bluntly: "Why do you belittle yourself so much? You are now the leader of a country. Even the Emperor of the Song Dynasty who dominated the world would not dare to call you a servant."
Cao Li shook his head and said: "The Cao family is what it is today because of you. You don't care about past kindness, but the Cao family has to remember. Everyone in the Cao family owes you their lives."
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "I told you before, I'll pay it back."
Cao Li laughed and said: "Is it so easy to repay the grace of saving my life?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "You old guy, stop playing the emotional card in front of me. You risked your life to come to see me, just because you want to gain some wealth for your children and grandchildren before you die.
Say it.
Whatever you want, as long as it's not too much, I can agree to it."
Cao Liang was not ambiguous. He understood Kou Ji's character and told the truth.
More importantly, you can't pretend in front of Kou Ji.
As long as you dare to pretend, Kou Ji will dare to break up with you.
"Can that overseas land leave a place for the Cao family to settle down?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, "Your Cao family has now begun to dominate and rule the country above. I should beg you to give me, the Kou family, a place to stay."
Cao Li shook his head and said, "The Cao family doesn't have that ability. Everything the Cao family is doing now is just paving the way for you."
Kou Ji pondered: "How can we see it?"
Cao Li smiled and said: "Intuition..."
Kou Ji laughed and said, "Is that thing accurate?"
Cao Li said bluntly: "I think it's accurate."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "I don't think so. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been rescued by me in the first place."
Cao Li sighed secretly, "Are you going to agree?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "If it's not mine, how can I make the decision? Besides, when you say that, aren't you a little pessimistic?"
Cao Li sighed with emotion: "Sooner or later, that place will be yours, and sooner or later it will be your decision. The reason why I asked to come is not because I am too pessimistic, but because the descendants of the Cao family are incompetent."
Kou Ji stared at Cao Li without saying anything.
Cao Lili said frankly: "My Cao family is not good at planning. I am not good at planning, and my descendants are even worse than me. Some of them can't even practice martial arts well."
The only thing the Cao family can take advantage of now is life.
The Cao family can risk their lives to fight."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "As long as you work hard, you will always gain something."
Cao Li shook his head, "If you only work hard, you can only sacrifice your life. If you do anything else, you will not only lose your life, but you may even lose all your money."
At this point, Cao Li stared at Kou Ji and said solemnly: "As long as you nod, the lives of the Cao family's children will be yours from now on. Whoever you need will die, as long as you can reward the Cao family with a meal."
eat."
Kou Ji frowned at first, and then raised his brows, "Why bother? You are also the master of a country, so it is inappropriate to say such things."
Cao Li stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "This is all the Cao family has now."
Kou Ji sighed, "I remember I warned Cao Zhan at that time, but you didn't seem to listen? Why are you looking for me again now?"
Cao Li sighed: "I was blinded by lard before and broke off my relationship with you. If I want to pick up our relationship again, I have to pay the price.
The Cao family will send 100,000 people overseas one after another.
One hundred thousand people will help you clear some obstacles and lay a foundation for you to gain a foothold.
This is the price for the Cao family to regain their friendship."
Cao Li made it clear that there was no need for Kou Ji to hide it. He said bluntly: "You should know that I am not a heartless person. Even though the Cao family and I, the Kou family, no longer have any affection.
When my Kou family's troops go overseas, they will not take over the property that your Cao family has worked hard for.
I'm not going to bully a group of juniors.
The world is so big that just a few of us can’t divide it all.”
Cao Li smiled bitterly and said: "The Liuqiu Cao family and the Dongyang Zhong family are both ambitious people. I can trust you, but I can't trust them.
When the overseas land is really divided, they will not share it with my Cao family."
Kou Ji asked: "So you want me to help you?"
Cao Li's expression became even more bitter, "Are you saying that you are not willing to take my Cao family with you?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "There is no way to reunite a broken mirror. I can only help them for your sake. You can send more disciples to Qingguo to study. I believe that one day, your Cao family will no longer have to bow their heads."
Please ask anyone."
Cao Li nodded, "I understand..."
Kou Ji sighed: "To be honest, I thought you would use your broken body to ask me for firearms, but I didn't expect that you didn't ask for firearms, and instead asked me to help the Cao family."
Cao Li said with emotion: "You always speak the truth. If you said you would teach us how to forge firearms, then you will definitely give it to us.
Before this, no matter how much we ask, we will never get it.”
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Actually, if you ask for a firearm, I might give it to you."
Cao Li burst out laughing and said: "You won't give it...if I give it to you, it won't be you."
Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "You really understand me."
Cao Li smiled faintly.
Kou Ji asked: "How do you plan to go back? With your body like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it back to Dongtianzhu."
Cao Li said with a free and easy expression: "If I'm not going back, I'll just stay here. I borrowed your holy hand in the past and asked for my life from heaven for more than twenty years. Now it's time to return it to you and to heaven."
Kou Ji's expression changed slightly and he sighed, "Why are you doing this?"
Cao Lili wanted to keep his life in Qingguo so that Kou Ji could always remember his past friendship.
Cao Li smiled calmly and said, "I have no choice. My children and grandchildren will not be blessed. I can only work as cattle and horses for my children and grandchildren. I shamelessly ask you for a burial ground. You won't refuse, right?"
Kou Ji sighed and said no more.
Cao Lili just stayed in Qingdu.
Every day he was carried around by his children and grandchildren and wandered around Qingguo.
I have been to the White Stone Tower, which houses tens of thousands of books, to the famous Four Seasons Courtyard of Wenchang Academy, to the lectures given by the great Confucians of Wenchang Academy, and to the institute of Kou Tianci.
I also had wine in the newly built Qingdu.
Finally, I stayed in the greenhouse where it feels like spring all year round.
He probably stayed in Jiaozhi, Tianzhu and other places for a long time and got used to the spring-like climate in Jiaozhi and Tianzhu all year round.
So I like the climate in the greenhouse, and I also like the vitality in the greenhouse.
Cao Li finally stayed in the greenhouse for a month.
When Kou Ji saw him again, he was already dying.
Lying on the soft couch, I could hardly speak. My lips moved one and the other, making no sound. I needed someone to translate.
When Cao Li saw Kou Ji again, his eyes were bright. Cao Zhan knelt beside Cao Li, and Cao Li opened his lips.
Cao Zhan choked up and translated, "My grandfather said that the greatest blessing in this life is to be saved by you."
Cao Li opened his mouth again with a smile.
Cao Zhan continued to translate, "My grandfather said that working for you is much better than working for Zhao Heng and Liu E."
Kou Ji sighed.
Cao Li opened his mouth a few more times.
Cao Zhan's eyes turned red and he whispered: "My grandfather said...Young Master, use it to take the first step..."
After Cao Zhan finished repeating Cao Lili's words, Cao Lili showed a bright smile on his face.
The smile hung on Cao Li's face and never faded away.
Cao Li died.
Die with a smile on his face.
The death was sudden.
But Kou Ji didn't find it strange.
Because Kou Ji knew a long time ago that Cao Li had a problem with his body and bones, and he was probably not going to die soon.
When Cao Lili appeared in front of him again, Kou Ji knew that Cao Lili would not live long after seeing Cao Lili's appearance.
Now that Cao Li is gone, Kou Ji expected it.
Cao Li wanted to be buried in Qingguo.
Kou Ji couldn't object.
None of the Cao family members thought anything was wrong.
As the leader of a country, Cao Li handled the loss very hastily.
It seems that it was explained by Cao Li.
Cao Lili's descendants did not make any big fuss. They just invited some acquaintances in Qing Dynasty to attend Cao Lili's funeral.
Then he dug a simple mausoleum and buried Cao Li inside.
The mound of earth in the mausoleum is not high, which is not in line with Cao Yong's status as the ruler of the country.
Presumably Cao Lili had explained this in advance.
After the Cao family buried Cao Lili, most of them returned to East Tianzhu, leaving only two brothers, Cao Zhan and Cao Yong, guarding Cao Lili's tomb.
Kou Zhun, Kou Ji, Liu Yong, Liu Heng and others were speechless after attending Cao Lili's funeral.
It's not that they don't want to speak, it's that they don't know what to say.
Cao Lili's life can really be said to be full of ups and downs.
It's difficult to evaluate.
To say he was loyal, he did not serve the Emperor of the Song Dynasty loyally.
Call him traitorous, but he didn't do anything to bring harm to the Song Dynasty.
Although he colluded with Ding Wei and was loyal to Liu E, he always played the role of a thug.
I haven't done anything treacherous or evil.
He remained anonymous for the rest of his life.
Although he holds a high position, he has been walking around in brocade clothes at night.
After his death, he did not build a huge mausoleum, nor did he inscribe any epitaph that showed his extraordinary status.
So it’s hard to evaluate.
Perhaps he was infected by Cao Lili's death aura.
After Cao Li left, many people died of illness in Qingguo.
Three of the great Confucians who lived in Wenchang Academy have left.
The three of them are also preparing to return to the Song Dynasty.
But in the end he died in Qingguo.
According to their wishes, Kou Ji sent their coffins back to the Song Dynasty and back to their hometown.
After the three great scholars left.
Kou Zhun suddenly fell ill.
The condition is a bit dangerous, and it can be said that he has three surprises a day.
Kou Ji sent people to rush to the Song Dynasty to inform Wang Shu, Wang Yuan, and Wang Kou of the news, hoping that they could come to Qing Kingdom as soon as possible.