When Kou Ji arrived at Ruisheng Garden, he did not see the scene seen by the man patrolling the horse guard.
What he saw was a group of unkempt people crying loudly.
They seemed to have endless things to say, dragging the stern-faced government servants and talking non-stop.
Although most of what they say is nonsense, they just can't stop.
Although the officials looked grim, they were actually shocked.
After just locking people up for a few days, they became like this. This little house is quite powerful.
The government officials were the first to see Kou Ji. When they saw Kou Ji, they decisively bowed and saluted.
The refugees who came out of the small houses trembled when they heard the words "Kou Gongbu" and did not dare to raise their heads to look at Kou Ji.
All of them bowed their heads deeply, trembling all over, and obediently bowed to Kou Ji.
In an instant, the government officials had a new understanding of the role of small houses.
They looked at each other and planned to tell this method to the yamen servants of the Criminal Department who were friends with them when they returned to the yamen.
Kou Ji looked at the refugees carefully and found that they were indeed undamaged, so he lost interest in them.
He ordered the government officials: "Take them down and assign them to Chen Jing and others. Let Chen Jing and others watch and arrange some work for them."
After a pause, Kou Ji pointed at Peng Yue, who was pale and in better condition than the other refugees, and said, "You stay."
Peng Yue gritted his teeth, said nothing, and stood still without moving.
He has been on the battlefield and has seen great horrors, so his ability to withstand stress is far better than that of other refugees, and his condition is also better than that of other refugees.
The government officials agreed and left with the refugees.
These refugees, who had previously provoked troubles and made a lot of noise during fights, became as docile as sheep and followed the government officials away.
After the refugees left, Kou Ji walked up to Peng Yue and asked coldly: "Do you know why I didn't kill you?"
Peng Yue slowly raised his head, looked at Kou Ji, and said in a deep voice: "You want to use grassroots people."
Kou Ji snorted coldly, "You are quite smart and can guess my thoughts."
Peng Yue lowered his head slightly and whispered: "Your thoughts are obvious, there is no need to guess."
He raised his head again, stared at Kou Ji, and said: "Although you have deceived the common people and others, you are a good official, and the common people can be driven by you. But..."
When Peng Yue said this, he paused, stared straight at Kou Ji, and said loudly: "But ordinary people will not get involved in the army again."
When Kou Ji heard this, he frowned.
The reason why he spared Peng Yue's life was because Peng Yue had served in the Jingsai Army and had led troops, and he planned to let him serve as a mentor in the Tiger Army.
But when Peng Yue opened his mouth, his intention was blocked.
Obviously, Peng Yue guessed that Kou Ji would probably let him get involved in the army, so he rejected Kou Ji in advance.
Kou Ji's face turned cold, "You are not afraid that I will lock you up again or kill you."
Peng Yue stared at Kou Ji seriously and shook his head slowly.
If he was afraid of death, he would not go to Kou Ji with a knife after the refugee settlement ran out of food.
Kou Ji frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "What did you experience in the Jingsai Army?"
Peng Yue struggled for a moment and gritted his teeth and said: "In the Battle of Chanyuan in the past, the supervisor army killed my military leader regardless of our brothers' objections, and then used my military leader's head to force our brothers to drag their tired bodies to follow
The Liao people worked hard.
More than a thousand brothers of the grassroots died tragically at the hands of the Liao people.
Not only did the supervisor not bear responsibility for this, but he rose through the ranks after the Battle of Chanyuan.
I have pity on my military leader, who has made countless contributions to the Song Dynasty. He was beheaded when he was told to be beheaded. He didn't even have a place to complain about his grievances.
Seeing the prison officer rising higher and higher, the grave of my military head was covered with weeds and we didn't even dare to erect a monument.
The common people asked themselves to remove their armor and quit the Jingsai Army, not wanting to work for the imperial court anymore."
When Kou Ji heard this, he sighed slightly in his heart.
There is a pile of hay at the grave of the loyal and brave, and the treacherous officials are soaring into the blue clouds.
Why isn't it chilling?
If it were him, he would definitely be rebelling.
Peng Yue just withdrew from the army and did not pick up the knife to kill the traitor, which was considered to be very restrained.
Kou Ji stared at Peng Yue and said, "Who is that traitor? I really want to take a look at him."
Peng Yue said in a deep voice: "The traitor is already dead..."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "That's good...otherwise I will inevitably have to fight with him."
Kou Ji stared at Peng Yue and continued: "Although you are unwilling to join the army, I still hope that you will join the army again. I can guarantee that in the new army, the kind of thing you mentioned will not happen.
matter."
Peng Yue gritted his teeth and shook his head decisively.
Kou Ji stared at Peng Yue and said, "Do you still remember the old man who slapped you?"
Peng Yue nodded.
Kou Jidao: "The army I asked you to go to is the army he is staying in. I believe you can see clearly how the men he leads are like."
Peng Yue was a little stunned when he heard that Kou Ji was going to let him go to the army where the old man was.
His mind wavered for a moment.
The fact that he was able to give up his official salary and salary in a fit of anger for the sake of his military leader shows that he also has friendship in his heart.
When you meet someone like the old man who attaches great importance to love and justice, you will naturally feel close to him.
But when he thought of the scene when his military leader died tragically, his eyes became extremely firm again.
"I'm sorry, but I obey!"
Peng Yue cupped his hands to Kou Ji and said stiffly.
Kou Ji saw that Peng Yue couldn't listen to what he said, so he sighed and said, "I will give you three days to think about it carefully. After three days, they will leave Bianjing City.
If you miss this opportunity, you will have no choice but to live in confusion for the rest of your life."
After saying this, Kou Ji put his hands behind his back and left this place.
He inspected the place where he camped and saw the old man taking stock of the food money given by the court, so he stepped forward.
"Is the court generous?"
Kou Ji asked with a smile.
When the old man saw Kou Ji, he first put down the copper coins in his hand, saluted Kou Ji, and then said with a bright smile: "Generous... generous... I didn't expect that our food could be sold at such a high price."
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The imperial court purchased the food for the soldiers and civilians of Baozhou at the market price of the food in Bianjing City.
After the flood, the food supply in Bianjing City skyrocketed, reaching a terrifying figure.
The old man and others will naturally receive a lot of money.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "After I heard that you were unwilling to become an official, the imperial court exempted the soldiers and civilians of Baozhou from paying food taxes for half a year."
The old man grinned and nodded with a smile.
The imperial court first reduced their grain tax for three years, and then extended it for half a year.
This exempted them from food taxes for three and a half years.
In three and a half years, there is no need to pay for food. If there are no disasters, it will be enough for the soldiers and civilians of Baozhou to become rich quickly.
Seeing the old man's bright smile, Kou Ji continued: "What's even more generous is that the imperial court has also sent you a heavy armored cavalry."
The old man was stunned for a moment, then stared in vain, and said with some disbelief: "Really?"
The Song Dynasty had a population of tens of millions and supported millions of soldiers and horses.
But there are only three thousand heavy armored cavalry.
How could it not be precious?
Perhaps in the eyes of the imperial court, the heavy armored cavalry was just a troop used by the imperial court, but in the eyes of an old soldier like the old man, the heavy armored cavalry was the toughest of the toughest soldiers.
Kou Ji nodded and said: "He is also a heavy armored cavalry who has experienced war. It is said that during the Battle of Chanyuan, he was already the head of the Jingsai Army."
The old man lost his voice and said: "Where is it?"
The old man said with some excitement: "Young man, I have to go and see you."
An officer in the Jingsai Army who has experienced a great war is even more precious.
Kou Ji smiled and said, "That's the one you slapped before."
The old man's eyes widened in shock.
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Now you understand why I didn't let you kill him, right?"
The old man nodded heavily.
Kou Ji smiled and added, "It's just that he seems unwilling to get involved in the military. Whether you can bring him back depends on your ability."
When the old man heard this, his eyes wandered around.
Kou Ji left with his hands behind his back.
He has already said what needs to be said and there is no need to stay any longer.
He believed that with the importance the old man attached to the soldiers of the Tiger Army, he would definitely try his best to get Peng Yue to Baozhou.
After all, with the guidance of such tough soldiers, the strength of the soldiers of the Tiger Army can be greatly improved.
After entering the battlefield, you will definitely be able to kill fewer enemies and kill more enemies.
After Kou Ji put eye drops on the old man's head, he returned to his tent and paid close attention to the developments of this matter.
He planned to see what method the old man would use to get Peng Yue to Baozhou.
However.
After all, he underestimated the importance the old man attached to the soldiers of the Tiger Army.
The old man had no idea at all.
After learning that Peng Yue was such a talented person, he led dozens of people that night, rushed to the house where Peng Yue lived, and kidnapped Peng Yue.
Reasonable?
If grinding hard foam?
The old man never thought about it.
Let's get the people back first and then talk about it.
Even if you want to reason with him, you have to wait until Peng Yue arrives in Baozhou before you can reason with him.
By then, they will have enough time and manpower to reason with Peng Yue.
After helping Peng Yue, the old man didn't stay long because he was afraid that Peng Yue would run away.
I said goodbye to Kou Ji the next day.
Taking some dry food with them, they drove a carriage, loaded Peng Yue with food bags, and hurriedly left Bianjing City.
Kou Ji looked at the old man and others' retreating figures and smiled knowingly.
No matter how resolute Peng Yue's attitude is, he will eventually become a member of the Tiger Character Army.
After sending the old man and his party away.
Kou Ji began to worry about the refugees again.
The refugees have been resettled, so we should help them find something to do.
The women had been idle for several days after collecting all the firewood around Bianjing City.
Kou Ji first called Chen Jing, Wang Tiansheng and others.
He found the craftsmen again and took them to an open space.
The construction of a textile workshop was planned.
Textile workshops need to be used for a long time, so they cannot be done hastily like building houses for refugees to live in.
It is necessary to dig deep into the foundation, pave the floor with bluestone, build walls with bluestone, and glue them with glutinous rice mirage mortar.
Mirage is something similar to lime.
The performance is far superior to lime.
The reason why Kou Ji uses mirage ash instead of cement does not mean that he cannot burn cement.
But because cement calcination takes time, he also needs to try many times before he can burn suitable cement.
He could afford to wait, but the refugees couldn't afford to wait.
So he decisively adopted glutinous rice mirage mortar.
Mirage Hui, there are many stocks in Bianjing City.
Can be accessed at any time.
More importantly, in terms of adhesion, glutinous rice mirage mortar is actually better than cement.
Walls built with it can stand for hundreds of years.
If copper liquid is added for watering when building a wall, it can be guaranteed that the built wall will not collapse for hundreds of years.
However, the cost of mirage ash is higher than that of cement, so it cannot be widely used like cement.
The reason why Kou Ji used stone walls in his workshop was to avoid being burned down in the event of a fire.
At the same time, in order to set fire, Kou Ji also designed several circular water channels around the stone wall.
The craftsman at the house told Kou Ji that some wealthy families would build water channels in places prone to fire in order to set fires.
Kou Ji decisively adopted his suggestion and added water channels around the workshop for fire prevention.
The roof still adopts the traditional gable roof.
Built with wood, grass, pulp, and tiles.
Since there were tens of thousands of women to work with, thousands of workshops needed to be built.
The amount of work is much larger than when building houses before.
After urging the craftsmen to measure the place, Kou Ji asked some craftsmen from his house to lead the refugees to start breaking ground.
In addition, Koji asked the remaining craftsmen to start making three-spindle pedal spinning wheels and looms based on the drawings he drew.
After everything was settled, Kou Ji handed over the supervision work to the Yuan Wai Lang of the Ministry of Works, the director of the Ministry of Works, and other subordinate officials and abbots.
He entered Bianjing City in the evening.
Kou Ji had been away from home for many days. Although his home was close by, he had no time to enter it.
In the past, when he saw the allusion to Dayu's attempts to control floods by passing through his house three times without entering, he always felt that the description was a bit exaggerated.
It wasn't until he actually carried the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees on his shoulders that he understood.
It is not an exaggeration that Dayu controlled floods and passed through his house three times without entering.
Because compared to his personal relationship, the people suffering from floods are more important.
Kou Ji returned to his house
Xiang Yan hurriedly welcomed him in and urged the maids in the house to boil water for Kou Ji to wash up.
At the same time, he took out a few clean clothes and let Kou Ji choose from them.
After Kou Ji washed up and put on dry clothes.
As soon as he left the house, Xiang Yan came forward and helped Kou Ji tidy up his clothes while saying, "Grandpa has returned home. He has sent someone to summon you to come and have dinner in the main hall."
Kou Ji said with some surprise: "The government is at its busiest time now, so why does my grandfather have time to return to the government?"
Xiang Yan winked playfully, "I guess it's probably related to you."
Kou Ji said suspiciously: "I haven't been in Bianjing these days."
Xiang Yan seemed to have thought of something interesting, so she covered her mouth and snickered, but didn't explain much.