Opportunities like this don't come around very often.
The fact that Kou Ji was able to earn so much at once was also related to what he did in the palace today. In addition, with the support of Zhao Zhen and Zhao Yuanzuo, he was able to get so much.
After all, the country belongs to the Zhao family.
A Taizong's eldest son, a current official, and two people with the most say in the Zhao family speak out, and no one can stop them.
Even though Liu E and Kou Zhun held great power, they could occasionally disobey Zhao Zhen, a small official, but they could not disobey Zhao Yuanzuo.
This is a master who lights up the East Palace whenever he is unhappy.
If he is offended and he lights up the palace, everyone will look bad.
It's not worth it to go against this guy for a little money.
At this point, we have to talk about whether the Song Dynasty had money problems.
The Song Dynasty was also an oddity in terms of whether it had money or not.
Was the Song Dynasty rich?
have!
As a dynasty with unprecedented commercial prosperity, the business tax alone can generate tens of millions of dollars every year, which is almost the same as the food tax collected from the people.
In addition, the Song Dynasty also had government-run salt and iron business, as well as official-run maritime trade business.
Many people in later generations always mistakenly believe that my country's ancient maritime trade business was in decline and bleak.
Actually it is not.
The official maritime trade business of the Song Dynasty was very prosperous.
Not to mention the porcelain, silk and other items that are transported and sold, there are more than 5,000 large sailing ships shipped out from the government-built shipyards every year.
Year after year, the Song Dynasty had hundreds of thousands of ships floating on the sea. How could it not be considered prosperous?
This does not include the boats that merchants went to sea privately and the fishing boats that went out to sea for fishing.
Therefore, the rumor that sea trade was not prosperous in ancient times is purely a rumor.
It is precisely because of this that in the Song Dynasty, in addition to taxes, many government-run workshops turned over huge profits every year.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty court was very rich.
To describe him as extremely rich is no exaggeration.
However, the Song Dynasty court was rich, but the officials of the past dynasties lived in poverty. They even had to build palaces and other buildings, occasionally raise donations, or give money to those businessmen who were full of food.
The treasury is in deficit every year, and at the end of each year, countless rats can be seen rolling and jumping inside.
Why is this so?
It was because the Song Dynasty court was very kind to its courtiers.
No matter whether it is a military honor, a clan member, or a civil and military minister, there will never be a time when there is no food or clothing, nothing to eat, or no money to squander.
The Zhao family successively served as emperors. In order to secure the throne, they were willing to endure hardships themselves and to ensure that their ministers had enough to eat and drink.
At this point, the Zhao family's successive emperors can be regarded as the best among all the emperors in the past dynasties.
Regardless of which foreign official came to Beijing, as long as they entered Bianjing City as an official, the court would basically give them a house in Bianjing City.
Often a house can be worth an official's salary for decades or even hundreds of years.
New Year’s Eve banquet this year.
Except for the royal family and nobles, Kou Ji was the one who ate the most.
Yellow and white things worth 1.5 million guan, two nearby houses worth 200,000 guan, these are just small things.
The real big deal was the two hundred households given to him by Zhao Yuanzuo.
As long as Zhao Yuanzuo does not take back his reward, Kou Ji will be able to eat the food provided by those two hundred households for the rest of his life.
Zhao Yuanzuo was appointed as the pastor of Jiangling, and the newly added two hundred households were also in Jiangling.
Jiangling was a relatively prosperous place in the Song Dynasty.
The support for two hundred households is not a small amount.
It was not difficult to see from the officials who were staring at the back of Kou Ji's carriage and telling him what to do when he left the palace.
Kou Ji received a great gift today.
Kou Ji also has his own views on this.
He felt that it was wrong for the court to reward officials in this way.
People are always greedy. The more you pamper those civil and military ministers, the more greedy they will be.
Although this is a bit like eating the master's meal and ruining the master's pot.
But the civil and military forces throughout the dynasty did this, and it was okay for Kou Ji to do it occasionally.
After the grandfather and grandson returned to Kou Mansion.
Kou Zhun asked Kou Ji to put the carriage's yellow and white things into the treasury, and told Kou Zhong to go to Sansi Yamen tomorrow to receive the house, maids and other things that the imperial court had given Kou Ji.
Kou Zhun declined Kou Li's invitation to watch the New Year's Eve together. Under the astonished eyes of everyone in the house, he stood up from Kou's bus, pulled Kou Ji's ear, and entered his bedroom.
As soon as you enter the door.
Kou Zhun let go of Kou Ji's ears and scolded with a dark face: "Kneel down, I."
Kou Ji knew that he could not escape this disaster, so he knelt down in front of Kou Zhun obediently.
Kou Zhun pointed at Kou Ji's nose and yelled, "Do you think you are a hero today?"
Kou Ji shook his head decisively, "No..."
But Kou Zhun didn't mean to spare him, "No shit! Why would you rush up and fight with the Liao people if you didn't? That's what you should do?"
Kou Ji admitted his mistake and said, "Grandpa, I know I was wrong."
Kou Zhun pointed to the location of the storehouse in the house and cursed: "You are complacent after getting a little money. Do I need that little money? There is so much money in the house that it is almost moldy. Do you need to risk your life to exchange for money?"
In other people's houses, the population is prosperous, either with prodigal sons or grandsons who have scattered their wealth.
Even the Zhe family, which is full of loyal and loyal people, has an unworthy descendant named Zhe Jixuan, let alone other families.
However, Kou Mansion is different.
Kou Zhun was busy dealing with the government affairs of the court every day and had no free time to spend money. After bringing home his truckloads of salary, he basically put it in the treasury and rarely touched it.
Kou Li, the son, occasionally spent some money from the family, but the amount was very small, basically no more than a thousand dollars.
The money he spent was not even a drop of money to Kou Zhun, and Kou Zhun was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Kou Ji, the grandson, is even more different.
Not only did he not spend any money from his family, he even sent money to his family if he had nothing to do.
As Kou Zhun's designated heir to the Kou Mansion, a hundred years after Kou Zhun's death, the money accumulated by the Kou Mansion for many years would not all belong to Kou Ji.
Kou Zhun felt that with so much money for Kou Jihua, there was no need for Kou Ji to fight for money.
Not only do you not have to work hard for money, you can even spend money to let others work hard for you.
Kou Ji smiled bitterly and said: "Grandpa, you know, the reason why my grandson came forward was not for money."
Kou Zhun glared and shouted: "I know that you went out to fight for your life, not for money. But I just want to seize on this topic and scold you, do you have any objections?"
Kou Ji heard this and shook his head decisively.
Kneeling on the ground and listening to Kou Zhun's reprimand.
When Kou Zhun got tired of scolding, he got down to business, "What you did today will definitely offend the Liao people. I, the Song Dynasty, will inevitably have a fight with the Liao people."
Under Kou Zhun's subtle hint, Kou Ji slowly stood up and said in deep thought: "I had thought about this issue before I showed up in Yanfu Palace. I deduced it carefully and felt that it was impossible for Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty to do it for a Liao emperor.
People, use weapons against me, the Song Dynasty.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty wanted to conquer Xixia and was marching in the mountains. He must have arrived at Waiyun Prefecture at this time.
It’s not worthwhile to go from Waiyunzhou to Song Dynasty via another route.
It was difficult for the Liao army to march in the mountains.
From Waiyunzhou to the border of the Song Dynasty, we need to climb several major mountains.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty had been bored in the mountains for more than a month.
It is impossible to stay idle for another month or two and cross several major mountains to attack the Song Dynasty.
After leaving Waiyunzhou, the Liao people faced the vast Xixia, and it was easier for their cavalry to dominate."
Kou Zhun considered Kou Ji's words carefully, nodded slowly and said: "If the Liao people are really in Yunzhou, then they really have no choice but to bypass the mountains and come to attack our Song Dynasty."
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and asked, "Then what's your explanation for reminding Yelu Angkor in Yanfu Palace?"
Kou Ji laughed in a low voice and said, "I just forced him to get out early. By the time he sent the news back, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu had probably led his troops to the border of Xixia.
Whether we have disclosed the information to Xixia, he only needs to send scouts to check Xixia's border defense and he will know."
Kou Zhun pondered: "So what you did in Yanfu Palace today was not a reckless act, but something you did after careful calculation?"
Kou Ji said truthfully: "I also figured it out after killing that Liao man."
Kou Zhun snorted heavily.
He said something angrily.
"Watch the New Year with me..."
Kou Ji nodded in agreement and sat down with Kou Ji in the bedroom.
Not long after sitting there, Kou Zhun fell asleep in a daze.
Kou Ji covered Kou Zhun with a blanket and stayed by his side.
At midnight, Kou Zhun was awakened.
The grandfather and grandson briefly washed themselves and ate something, then changed into court clothes and entered the palace again.
No one can miss the court meeting on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Today's court meeting is not about political affairs, but there are still many things to do.
After entering the palace and going to court, under the guidance of Zhao Zhen, he first left the palace gate and went to Jinling Palace to worship the sages and ancestors of the Zhao family.
Then he returned to the palace and paid homage to Zhao Heng again.
Then he returned to the court and met with envoys from various vassal countries.
I was busy until the evening and then ended.
After Kou Zhun and his grandson returned to the mansion, they were almost paralyzed from exhaustion.
The two of them were covered with quilts and fell asleep snoringly.
I slept until the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Early in the morning, someone came to visit.
The person visiting was not a guest, but a steward of the Chu Palace.
The King of Chu, Zhao Yuanzuo, fulfilled his promise and allocated 200 households in Jiangling Food Town to Kou Ji.
The steward of the Prince of Chu's Mansion gave Kou Ji a volume of documents, which was stamped with the seal of the King of Chu, the jade seal, the seal of the inner court, and the seal of Zongzheng.
The reason why there are so many seals is to tell everyone.
Kou Ji ate the Jiangling food town with 200 households, which was recognized by the imperial court.
No one can find fault, and no one dares to make irresponsible remarks.
When Kou Ji handed Kou Zhong the document given by the steward of the Chu Palace and asked Kou Zhong to send someone to deal with the matter, Kou Zhong almost fainted from excitement.
It's not that he can get some benefits from it, he is purely excited and happy for Kou Ji.
The food estate for two hundred households is not just a matter of getting huge amounts of money.
It is a symbol of identity and status.
This means that Kou Ji alone can call himself a powerful person and a rich family.
Kou Ji didn't care about this and waved his hand, asking Kou Zhong to go down and watch and deal with it himself.
Kou Zhong took the documents sent by the steward of the Chu Palace and hurriedly went to find Kou Zhun.
There are some things that Kou Ji doesn't understand, but that doesn't mean that Kou Zhun doesn't understand either.
Kou Zhong felt that it was necessary to discuss the issue with Kou Zhun about Kou Ji's stay in Jiangling.
What will Kou Zhong discuss with Kou Zhun?
Kou Ji doesn't know.
Kou Ji is currently busy greeting guests at the door.
The first people to arrive at Kou Mansion were Wang Shu and his wife.
Kou Ji saw Wang Shu and his wife and took the initiative to salute, "My nephew has met his uncle and his aunt."
As for Wang Yuan who was following them with his lips curled up and a look of disdain on his face, Kou Ji chose to ignore him.
With Kou Ji's current status and prestige in the court, no one would care if he ignored Wang Yuan.
When Wang Shu saw Kou Ji, he smiled brightly and said, "Kou Ji, you fought hard for me, the Song Dynasty, in Yanfu Palace last night."
Kou Ji said with a smile: "It's a small trick, but it won't be on the stage, and it won't be praised by my uncle."
Wang Shu shook his head and sighed: "On the way to Kou Mansion, I heard many people promoting your reputation and praising your feats in Yanfu Palace.
Some people even praised you as our number one warrior in the Song Dynasty."
Kou Ji was stunned and said calmly: "We don't learn or use the things of the Liao people. I am just an ordinary civil servant in the Song Dynasty."
When Wang Shu saw that Kou Ji did not accept the flattery, he was speechless.
Mrs. Wang Kou gave Kou Ji a stiff smile in return, "My nephew is polite..."
From her, we no longer see the arrogance and domineering attitude that she had in Kou's house to drive Kou Ji out of the house.
Although she is a little stupid, she is not stupid.
From Kou Ji's successive awards, it is not difficult to see that Kou Ji's rise is unstoppable.
Among the top positions in the Song Dynasty, Kou Ji will definitely have a place.
If Kou Zhun disappears in the future.
Wang Shu and his son had to ask Kou Ji for support.
Naturally, she did not dare to offend Kou Ji again.
But she did not apologize to Kou Ji for her previous actions.
She felt that this wild child from outside was not enough to make her, the legitimate daughter of the Kou Mansion, nod and bow her head in apology.
Kou Ji welcomed Wang Shu and his wife into Kou's house, said a few words with them, and then asked someone to take them to find Kou Zhun.
Kou Ji went to the front of the mansion alone and continued to welcome guests.
Not long after waiting at the door, Zhang Cheng and his wife led their children Baoer, Erbao and Lu Ming to the house.
They came in a carriage with a big box on it.
After arriving in front of the Kou Mansion, the carriage stopped.
Have someone move the boxes off the car.
Zhang Cheng took the lead to walk in front of Kou Ji, cupped his hands and said: "Brother Kou Ji, we are late. We originally planned to come to the house yesterday. But I heard that you officials will enter the palace on New Year's Eve, so
I didn't come over.
I came here early this morning. In addition to wishing you a happy new year, I also want to give you the profits from my Wanxiang Pawn Shop and Wanxiang Building last year."