Li Zhen and Wang Yunsheng each held their own opinions and argued endlessly in the court, but it was difficult to tell who was right and who was wrong.
In the end, amidst Kou Zhun's scolding, the matter was dropped.
Kou Zhun warned the officials in court that this matter would not be allowed to happen again in the future.
At the same time, he also ordered the provincial secretary to draft a list of papers to clarify the matter to the people and prevent them from following suit.
After the next court.
Wang Yunsheng happily approached Kou Ji.
"Shangguan, the imperial court has entrusted us with the task of measuring the land."
Kou Ji glanced at him and said, "You want to make money?"
When Wang Yunsheng saw that there was no joy on Kou Ji's face, his heart skipped a beat and he laughed dryly: "How could that be? I'm definitely not that kind of person."
Kou Ji was too lazy to expose him and just reminded him, "You will be solely responsible for this matter. But you must remember one thing. Don't let your subordinates extend their hands to the people.
If anyone extends his hand to the people, he should chop his hands and stamp his feet.
As for those wealthy families, you can do whatever you want.
As long as it's not excessive, I won't interfere."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yunsheng's eyes flashed with joy, but he did not show it. Instead, he bowed to Kou Ji with a sincere face and said, "Shangguan really cares about the people."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said: "I'm just afraid of those people below. If they stretch their hands too far, they will scare the people and be beaten to death in the fields. I won't tell you if it won't end well at that time. You and I will still
You have to be implicated."
Wang Yunsheng looked embarrassed when he heard this.
Kou Ji did not continue to talk to Wang Yunsheng.
He waved his hand and left Donghua Gate first.
After returning home, I simply ate something, then left Bianjing City and went to inspect the construction site where people were working outside Bianjing City.
After confirming that nothing happened, Kou Ji went to Jiaozipu.
The copper coins cast by Jiangling Coin Workshop were transported to Bianjing City along the waterway on the fourth day after the flood receded, and are now piled in the temporary warehouse in Jiaozipu.
When Kou Ji arrived, he was greeted by Mu Chong.
Lu Ming went to seal the pile warehouse.
Kou Jifu paid a price of 50,000 guan per year to rent a dozen sealed warehouses from the imperial court.
Lu Ming was responsible for handing over.
Qian Le went to buy hemp and wool to prepare for the textile workshop that would be built later.
Meng Weizhong went to raise food. After next spring, the imperial court would cut off the food supply to the refugees. Kou Ji, Muchong and others continued to raise a batch of food that would last until the spring harvest to supply the refugees.
"The Ministry of Industry!"
Mu Chong bowed his hand to Kou Ji and invited Kou Ji into Jiaozipu.
After the two of them sat down.
Kou Ji took out a blueprint from his sleeve and handed it to Mu Chong.
As if he had seen a peerless beauty, Mu Chong stared at the drawings with his eyes, and said with some excitement: "Three spindles...the manufacturing drawings of the three spindle pedal spinning wheels?"
Kou Ji nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, the manufacturing diagram of the three-ingot bicycle."
With a bright smile, Mu Chong held up the manufacturing drawings of three pedal spinning wheels and said: "The Ministry of Industry and Industry is indeed a trustworthy person."
Kou Ji smiled lightly and asked the boy at the door for a cup of tea. While drinking, he smiled lightly and said: "I will naturally give you what I promised you. After all, you have contributed money and effort. If you can't get any benefits,
Wouldn't that be a disgrace to your status as businessmen?
Besides, I don’t need to worry about you guys running away after taking the things.”
Mu Chong asked someone to fetch an exquisite box and carefully placed the drawings in it. Then he fetched a unique box, put the box in, locked a small lock, and put away the key.
Then he smiled at Kou Ji and said, "Of course..."
Kou Ji looked at the unique box and said with a smile, "Waterproof and moisture-proof?"
Mu Chong grinned and said, "The Kou Ministry of Industry is indeed as sharp as a torch."
Kou Ji laughed and said: "Stop flattering...you have to take your things, don't lose them."
After hearing this, Mu Chong solemnly said: "I will keep it and I will never throw it away."
Kou Ji said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of losing it. The main reason is that Qian Le and Meng Weizhong haven't looked at it yet. If it is lost, it will be hard for you to explain to them."
Mu Chong said dumbfounded: "This is the foundation of our three families. Even if I are lost, it cannot be lost."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "You don't need to take it too seriously."
Mu Chong was stunned and said in astonishment: "Silk is the foundation of our three families. This thing is the key to increasing silk production. How can I not value him."
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "I'm afraid you'll guard it as a treasure."
Mu Chong looked at Kou Ji with a strange expression.
The three-spindle spinning wheel was something that could make them rich. How could he not keep it as a treasure?
Kou Ji seemed to see what Mu Chong was thinking, and laughed in a low voice: "There are not many secrets in the world that can be kept. As long as you use it, others will definitely watch you.
This thing is not your dyeing formula, there is no way to hide it.
If people pry carefully, they will be able to find out the secrets sooner or later.
When the time comes, others can imitate it.”
Mu Chong said seriously: "Of course I understand this truth, but it can only be hidden for a while. If you can seize an opportunity, you can occupy a lot of silk business.
Even if they spy on this thing, they can only follow us and eat dust."
Seeing that Mu Chong still didn't understand the meaning of his words, Kou Ji said frankly: "What I mean is that I want you to spread this thing."
Mu Chong stared in shock.
He thought Kou Ji was probably crazy.
How could something of vital importance be spread out if it was too late to guard it?
When Kou Ji saw Mu Chong's reaction, he guessed what Mu Chong was thinking. He pointed at the box in Mu Chong's hand and said, "Actually, this thing is also a piece of business.
If done properly, this production drawing alone can be sold for a large price.
If you extend it further, you can also build a special workshop for manufacturing three-spindle pedal spinning wheels and sell spinning wheels."
Mu Chong exclaimed: "How can that be done? Even if we want to sell it, we have to wait until others have discovered the secret of the three-spindle spinning wheel before we can sell it."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Do you think a three-spindle spinning wheel is the limit of a spinning wheel?"
Mu Chong was stunned for a moment, his eyes rolled around for a while, and he stared at Kou Ji and said, "You don't have anything better, do you?"
Kou Ji did not hide anything and nodded: "There are many more spinning wheels..."
Mu Chong stared blankly.
He wanted to scream and curse.
He and Qian Le finally spent a lot of money to get three spinning wheels from Kou Ji. They thought it was the best thing and they could use it to dominate the cloth industry, but they didn't.
I expected that Kou Ji had something better.
Just the word "multiple spindles" is enough to prove that the value of a multi-spindle spinning wheel far exceeds that of three spindles.
"Want to curse?"
Kou Ji looked at Mu Chong with a half-smile but asked with a smile.
Mu Chong smiled bitterly and shook his head.
He wants to curse, but does he dare to curse?
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Don't blame me. The craftsmen in my house are very skilled. After they made the three-spindle pedal spinning wheel, they felt that there was room for improvement, so they started to study the multi-spindle spinning wheel.
This is the case with craftsmanship, it will continue to advance and change in line with people's needs.
It’s not that you don’t understand craftsmanship. Just the spinning wheel has been replaced several times from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the present, and you know it in your heart.
In the past, not many people cared about these things.
Therefore, even if many good craftsmanship appear, they will gradually disappear because no one pays attention to them.
But it is different now. I am in charge of the Ministry of Industry. Knowing the benefits of craftsmanship, I will definitely encourage craftsmen to create more and more useful things.
So it’s inevitable that many new technologies are constantly emerging.”
Kou Ji knocked on the table and said with a smile: "As long as our craftsmanship remains at the forefront and we are always the first to use new technologies, others will only watch our backs.
We can use new skills while selling old skills.
In this way, if we replace it with new technology, it means that we have spent no money.
Not only that, but you can also make a lot of money.”
When Mu Chong heard Kou Ji's words, he couldn't turn his head.
What Kou Ji said clearly went beyond his inherent thinking in doing business.
Kou Ji saw that Mu Chong was thinking with his head lowered, so he didn't say anything more, but looked at him with a smile.
After a long time.
Mu Chong raised his head and said with a gloomy expression: "I can't make the decision on this matter alone. We have to wait for Qian Le and Meng Weizhong to discuss it together after they return."
Mu Chong was a little unsure as to how feasible Kou Ji's words were, whether they could work, and whether he could make a lot of money through this. Mu Chong was a little unsure and couldn't make up his mind.
He needed to discuss it with Qian Le and Meng Weizhong.
Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded and said with a smile: "Actually, I just provided you with a convenient way to make money. You don't have to rush to make a conclusion whether you should use it or not.
But once you decide to use it, don’t miss out on my share of the money.”
Mu Chong hesitated for a moment and nodded.
They had already paid a huge price to get the three-spindle pedal spinning wheel, and he didn't want to give Kou Ji any money when selling the three-spindle pedal spinning wheel.
However, considering that Kou Ji had a group of skilled craftsmen in his hands who could innovate and make better spinning wheels at any time, he gave up this idea.
If he abandoned Kou Ji just for a small profit.
If Koji builds a better spinning wheel, he can leave them behind.
When the time comes, they will be the ones to lose the most.
Kou Ji saw Mu Chong nodding hesitantly and smiled knowingly.
Mu Chong's little thoughts couldn't be hidden from him.
But precisely this shows that Mu Chong can cooperate.
If he admires a businessman who behaves selflessly and is not greedy for money, then Kou Ji will have to be wary of him.
Kou Ji smiled at Mu Chong and said, "When I come here this time, in addition to giving you three the drawings for making a three-spindle pedal spinning wheel, there is one more thing I want to tell you."
Mu Chong asked doubtfully: "But what about the opening of Jiaozipu?"
Kou Ji nodded and said, "Yes, Jiaozi Pu has been in preparation for a long time. Now everything is ready and it's time to open."
Mu Chong nodded and said, "If it hadn't been for the flood outside the city, Jiaozi Pu might have been opened."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "That's right...but before Jiaozi Shop opens, you three have to do one more thing."
Mu Chong asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"
Kou Ji said bluntly: "Raise all the money you can use, and wait until the day when Jiaozipu opens, transport it to Jiaozipu for storage together."
When Mu Chong heard what Kou Ji said, his expression changed again and again.
He felt that it was a lie that Kou Ji opened a Jiaozi shop, but that it was true that he plundered their money.
Is Kou Ji trying to take this opportunity to deceive them, transport all the money in his hands to Bianjing City, and then keep it for himself?
Seeing that Mu Chong looked wrong, Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Are you afraid?"
Mu Chong said with an ugly face: "No..."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Your money will be transported to Bianjing City and then transported to Jiaozipu. It will be handed over by your people. I don't have to interfere. After three days, no matter how much money you have transported, you can also transport it away."
.
I won't ask either.
Not only that, in order to reassure you, I can also hand over to you several millions of Song coins newly minted by the Kou government for transportation.
You only need to re-transport the Kou government's money to the treasury in the Fengzhuang Treasury after the incident is over."
When Mu Chong heard this, his expression softened a lot.
He did not refuse this just to show off his dignity.
Instead, he asked tentatively: "You won't blame us, will you?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "Since I want to cooperate with you, I have to eliminate your doubts and eliminate your fears. For you, this matter is very dangerous, but for me, there is no danger."
Mu Chong took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Then I'll listen to you."
After a pause, Mu Chong hesitated and said: "The new money from the Kou government, plus our money, is probably more than ten million yuan. If such a huge amount of money is brought into Bianjing City, many people will definitely be concerned about it.
A big tree attracts the wind...Are we too high-profile?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "Without being high-profile, how can we let the people in Bianjing City and the whole world know that I have money in Jiaozi shop? If they don't know that I have money in Jiaozi shop, how can they dare to put their hard-earned money into it?"
The money should be deposited into my Jiaozi shop?
Not only that, this move will attract the attention of everyone in Bianjing City, and they will help us spread the reputation of our Jiaozipu throughout the world.
By then, we will be promoting Jiaozipu, so it will be much easier.
The money we save in Jiaozipu will also grow exponentially in a very short period of time."
Kou Ji's words make sense. Using a large amount of money to attract everyone's attention is indeed a good way to become famous.
Even the imperial court cannot easily come up with tens of millions of dollars.
If they spend so much money at once, they will definitely be recognized by businessmen and people all over the world.
And scrambled to help them become famous.
only……
"With such a big fanfare, the wealthy families in Bianjing City will inevitably keep an eye on us. When the time comes, they will take the opportunity to cause trouble, or cause stumbling blocks... How should we deal with it?"
Kou Ji curled his lips and said: "Can the Song Dynasty and that wealthy family compare to the palace?"