Mu Chong's face was as bitter as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis, "But that person can't appear on such an occasion. I can't just say to everyone that he is the boss of our Jiaozi Shop, right?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "Who said that person can't appear on such an occasion?"
Mu Chong smiled bitterly and said: "If he appears in our Jiaozipu, all the civil servants in the court will block the door of our Jiaozipu. There is an unwritten rule in the court that the Tian family does not compete with the people for profit."
Kou Ji hummed and said: "How do I remember that there is also a saying in the court that those who live on salary will not compete with the people for profit?"
Mu Chongqian smiled and said: "How can those officials control themselves? They restrain the Tian family, but when they do business below, they rely on their authority to control themselves."
Kou Ji sneered and said: "Then this rule is of no use. As long as they set fire, the officials are not allowed to light the lamps?"
Mu Chong smiled dryly and said no more.
Kou Ji has the qualifications to criticize Chaozheng in front of others, but he does not.
Kou Ji snorted coldly and said: "I want to kill them for this evil spirit. If they are sensible, they will just shrink their heads and make money in silence. If they dare to jump out, then don't blame me and the officials.
They were all turned upside down.
If it is found out that they are competing with the people for profit, I will ask them to write this sentence on paper and eat it. "
Kou Ji looked at Mu Chong and hummed: "Just do it with confidence. On the day of opening, I will invite officials to come and take charge. I would like to see who jumps out first."
When Mu Chong saw that Kou Ji was determined to go his own way, he did not dare to stop him.
He just nodded in agreement.
Kou Ji warned Mu Chong again and didn't stay in Jiaozi's shop any longer.
Returned to the house and rested for half a day.
The next day.
After the morning court, he was not in a hurry to leave the palace, but went to Zishitang to wait for Zhao Zhen.
After meeting Zhao Zhen, he took Zhao Zhen out of Zishitang on an excuse.
Anyway, Li Di and Wang Zeng were both absent, and Kou Zhun was the only one in charge of the Zishi Hall.
Kou Zhun was a little too busy to pay attention to the two little guys.
After leaving Zishitang, Zhao Zhen suggested going to the hidden side hall.
Kou Ji nodded in agreement and arrived at the side hall.
Chen Lin quietly chased after her.
As soon as he entered the side hall, Zhao Zhen couldn't wait to say to Kou Ji: "You did a good job in resettling the refugees, which made me embarrassed. I originally wanted to promote you to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but the Grand Master did not allow it.
I can only help you get a title.
Wait for me!
After I take charge, I will definitely promote you to an official rank."
Kou Ji bowed his hands and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "Thank you very much for your love."
Zhao Zhen waved his hands carelessly and said: "You and I are not allowed to say so many polite words."
Kou Ji nodded.
Zhao Zhen pulled Kou Ji to sit down on a chair in the side hall, feeling Chen Lin's sinister eyes and listening to Zhao Zhen's eager words: "Tell me quickly, how do you resettle those refugees?
I heard that those refugees almost started a riot.
Mr. Li killed many people in order to suppress the refugees."
"Ahem..."
Chen Lin coughed twice.
Kou Ji pretended not to hear. He thought about Zhao Zhen's words and said, "Li Xiang killed someone?"
Zhao Zhen said unexpectedly: "You don't know?"
Kou Ji shook his head.
Zhao Zhen hurriedly said: "On the second and third days after our troops from Baozhou arrived in Bianjing City, every time Mr. Li entered the palace, he came wearing blood-stained clothes.
Chen Lin said that with Mr. Li's status, it was impossible for him to kill someone himself.
His clothes turned into blood, which means he killed many people.
Why did he kill so many people?
Could it be that the refugees outside the city are causing trouble?"
When Kou Ji heard this, he pondered for a moment and glanced at Chen Lin.
He understood what Zhao Zhen said.
On the second and third days after the Baozhou troops arrived in Bianjing City, among the refugees admitted outside the south city gate, there were some who had eaten something they shouldn't have eaten.
Li Di should have killed those people.
Chen Lin only told Zhao Zhen that Li Di killed someone, but she did not tell Zhao Zhen who Li Di killed.
That means there are things that Chen Lin doesn't want Zhao Zhen to know that shouldn't be said.
Chen Lin saw Kou Ji's gaze, straightened her face, and coughed heavily.
Kou Ji understood and said to Zhao Zhen: "There is a small group of refugees outside the city who are making trouble. Those people should be the ones Li Xiang killed."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Kou Ji with a resentful look, and said dissatisfiedly: "Do you think I am still a nine-year-old child? You and Chen Lin are just winking at each other, do you think I can't tell?
It doesn’t matter if others use this trick to fool me, but you also use this trick to fool me?”
Kou Ji curled his lips, glanced at Chen Lin, and shrugged.
Basically, he was telling Chen Lin that the official family was too big to be deceived.
Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji.
It's basically reminding him not to say anything he shouldn't.
Zhao Zhen said angrily: "You two are still winking?"
Chen Lin quickly bowed down to accomplice her.
Kou Ji clicked his lips and said with emotion: "There are some things that Eunuch Chen won't let me say."
Zhao Zhen glared at Chen Lin and shouted: "Chen Lin, I order you not to stop Kou Ji from telling me the truth."
Chen Lin sighed helplessly, glared at Kou Ji, and said humbly: "I obey the order..."
When Zhao Zhen saw that Chen Lin had agreed, he immediately said to Kou Ji: "Say it quickly..."
Kou Ji coughed and said: "The reason why Prime Minister Li killed people was probably because those people were too hungry and ate something they shouldn't have eaten."
Zhao Zhen said doubtfully: "It shouldn't be eaten? Is it dirt?"
Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, Zhao Zhen frowned and said to himself: "I have heard from gentlemen that when people have no food to eat, they use soil to satisfy their hunger.
In some places, eating raw soil has become a custom.”
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said: "But... eating dirt is not a sin. If we really want to judge the crime, it is also the fault of the imperial court. It was the imperial court that failed to deliver food to them in time, so they were allowed to starve."
Kou Ji smiled dryly and said: "It's natural to eat dirt. I'm talking about other things...such as myself..."
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and said doubtfully: "Are you kidding me? How can you eat it..."
Halfway through the words, Zhao Zhen suddenly widened his eyes, looked at Kou Ji, and said in shock: "You mean they eat..."
Zhao Zhen shook his head in horror.
"How can this be done..."
"How can this be done..."
"..."
Zhao Zhen is not an emperor who doesn't understand anything. He won't say things like why the people don't eat minced meat when they have no food to eat.
He had seen the allusion of changing children and eating them in many books.
So after Kou Ji reminded him, he knew.
But he couldn't accept it.
Zhao Zhen was talking to himself in horror.
Kou Ji let out a long sigh.
Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji complainingly.
Kou Ji spread his hands and said: "This kind of thing is inevitable. The official will know about it sooner or later. Rather than letting the official live in a dream spun by everyone, it is better for him to accept the reality quickly."
Chen Lin gritted her teeth and said: "You are right, and our family understands this truth. But our family just doesn't want to see the official family feel uncomfortable."
Kou Ji said seriously: "Excessive doting is not a good thing. He is the son of destiny and is destined to rule the world in the future. The better you protect him, the greater the blow will be when he knows the truth.
Instead of doing this, it is better to tell him as soon as possible so that he can learn from it and use it to motivate himself to be a good emperor in the future."
Chen Lin looked at Zhao Zhen, who was still thinking quietly, and let out a long sigh.
"That's all... our family will allow you to be reckless again..."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes with contempt on his face.
Chen Lin was just showing off her power in front of him.
If he dared to say such things to Kou Zhun or Liu E.
Kou Zhun, Liu E will definitely hang him on the flagpole to dry.
Zhao Zhen had been talking nonsense for a long time, then suddenly grabbed Kou Ji's sleeve and said, "Is it my fault?"
Kou Ji shook his head calmly and said: "This matter has nothing to do with the government, it is purely a natural disaster. Although the imperial court has delayed in this disaster relief matter, it has not affected the distribution of food.
In other words, what should be done has been done by the imperial court, and I have done it on behalf of the imperial court.
If something like that happened, it was also the fault of the natural disaster.
Officials don’t have to blame themselves.”
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he felt a lot more relaxed, but he still looked ugly, "Is there no way to avoid this? I can't even think about that kind of thing. We are all human beings, how can we say it?"
Kou Ji pondered for a while and said: "Perhaps only when there is too much food in the world to eat, that kind of tragedy will not happen."
Zhao Zhen had a bitter look on his face, "Our Song Dynasty is short of food every year. There will never be a day when there is so much food that we can't finish it."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "There is still a way."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji in astonishment and asked hurriedly: "What can I do?"
Kou Ji laughed softly and said, "As long as there are enough fields for the people to cultivate, it will be fine."
Zhao Zhen said unhappily: "All the fertile land in the imperial court has been distributed to the people, and there is not enough fertile land left to distribute to the people. Before the floods stopped, I accompanied Mr. Li in the Zishitang to manage the government.
Mr. Li told me that the population of the Song Dynasty has increased from more than 30 million during the reign of Taizu to more than 60 million.
The fertile land in our Song Dynasty has long been allocated.
The population has been growing, but the fertile land has never grown.
Some of them still have land passed down from their ancestors to cultivate.
There are also some people who have to farm or work for others in order to make a living."
Kou Ji said with a smile: "We don't have extra fertile land, others do."
Zhao Zhen immediately asked: "Who?!"
"cough!"
Chen Lin coughed heavily and stared at Kou Ji with a dark face.
He felt that Kou Ji, a slanderous minister, was going to fool the officials again.
For example, inciting officials to start a war...
After Kou Ji heard Chen Lin's cough, he kept silent.
Zhao Zhen's eyes fell on Chen Lin and said with a straight face: "Chen Daban, you go out first."
Chen Lin was so angry that she did not listen to Zhao Zhen's words, but said with a bitter face: "Guan family, please allow me to accompany you in the palace. I promise that I will never make any noise again."
Zhao Zhen snorted coldly and turned back to look at Kou Ji.
When Kou Ji saw that Chen Lin, an old guy, had not been kicked out, he knew that there were some things he couldn't say out loud.
After all, it doesn't matter if Chen Lin heard it.
But if it spread to the court and the peace-promoting officials knew about it, he would inevitably be impeached.
Immediately, he thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I heard that Guangnan West Road and Guangnan East Road have a large land and rich resources, but the population is very sparse. The imperial court can move some people there."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "The Grand Master has mentioned this before. It's just that Guangnan West Road and Guangnan East Road are mountainous and smoggy. Except for the local tribesmen, other people have no way to work there."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "The land of Guangnan is full of mountains and forests, and it is true that it is smoggy. But there are still a lot of flat lands, and these flat lands are only cultivated by the family members of the prisoners who have moved there, and they cannot be planted there.
Those local genus mostly feed on mountains and forests, and even for farming, they do not occupy too much space.
Therefore, the imperial court could completely move some people there.
Cultivate other uncultivated fields.
In addition, smoke miasma is not impossible to prevent.
If there is no solution to the smog miasma, how will the local people survive?
Those who say that Guangnan is too smoky to survive mostly cannot stand the mosquito bites in Guangnan.
But compared to exchanging food for food, a tiny mosquito bite is nothing."
Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned and said: "Then I will turn around and ask the Grand Master to send people to Guangnan to investigate this matter."
Chen Lin kept opening her mouth at the side, but did not dare to make a sound.
Zhao Zhen looked a little uncomfortable, so he said with a straight face: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Chen Lin heard this and hurriedly said: "Of course the words of the Ministry of Industry are true, but Guangnan is located in a remote area. If we rashly move the people there, if they can't stand the local mosquitoes, they will inevitably riot.
Folk customs are different, and local vassals can easily cause friction with the people who have migrated there.
At that time, not only the people who moved there will riot, but the vassals will also join forces to cause rebellion.
If Guangnan is in chaos because of this, it will be a big trouble for the imperial court.
Rather than causing this big trouble, it's better not to do anything."
After hearing these words, Zhao Zhen frowned and looked at Kou Ji.
He wanted to know how Kou Ji would defend himself.
Kou Ji said calmly: "The imperial court has streamlined the number of Xiang army officers and soldiers in the tens of thousands. It is just right to move them to Guangnan. They have not rebelled under the repeated oppression of those corrupt officials, so how can they do it because of some mosquitoes?"
Bite causing trouble?
As for friction with the vassal, that is inevitable.
They stayed in the mountains all year round and refused to obey the king.
Once one's own interests are impacted, chaos is inevitable.
But precisely because of this, it is even more necessary to move those streamlined Xiang Army soldiers there.
They have enough strength to live peacefully with those vassals.
At the same time, it can also guide those vassals out of the mountains.
At that time, under the same trend, those subjects of the vassal will inevitably become our subjects of the Song Dynasty.
If things go on like this, the Song Dynasty will not only solve the problem of rebellion among the Guangnan vassal, but also create a large area of fertile land to support the people.
In addition, our Song Dynasty will have another treasure land."