"Ivory, precious stones, medicinal materials, gold, silver, copper, iron, etc., are numerous in the mountains and forests of Guangnan."
Kou Ji continued: "Just because the people and merchants of our Song Dynasty were afraid of the smog in the mountains and forests of Guangnan, they gave up so much wealth. If we, the Song Dynasty, moved the people there, then these wealth would inevitably be unearthed.
, and became a part of the national strength of our Song Dynasty."
Zhao Zhen and Chen Lin stared at Kou Ji with astonishment on their faces.
Both of them thought that Kou Ji was bragging to them.
Zhao Zhen said blankly: "From the Qin Dynasty to the present, there are countless dynasties that have occupied Guangnan. Why doesn't anyone say that Guangnan is full of treasures?"
Chen Lin nodded in agreement.
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "Will a person who has obtained a treasure tell it everywhere?"
Kou Ji said nonchalantly: "If I knew a treasured place and didn't want others to occupy it, I would definitely go out and brag about it and tell everyone where there are man-eating ghosts.
Then I will take the opportunity to kill a few people who were hunting ghosts and eliminating monsters, so that everyone will believe what I said.
In this way, no one will go to any precious place.
I can dig out treasures wherever I want on my own."
Zhao Zhen and Chen Lin were stunned again.
Because of what Kou Ji said, the two of them were no strangers.
In order to cover up some unknown places, the palace would also spread such rumors.
For example, when Concubine Li was imprisoned in a deep palace, Zhao Zhen heard people say more than once that there were evil spirits haunting the palace where Concubine Li was imprisoned.
Some eunuchs and maids in the palace believed this deeply.
As time went by, the rumors became more and more evil.
In the end, everyone walked around which palace.
Kou Ji turned to Chen Lin and said pointedly: "The poison of the smoke miasma can't stop everyone."
When Chen Lin heard this, she narrowed her eyes slightly.
He heard the meaning of Kou Ji's words.
There is no one in the world who knows more about poisons than Dongmen Medicine Storehouse.
The people there have been studying poisons in the world for decades.
With the huge financial support of the imperial court, the research and usage of poisons have been thoroughly studied.
The poison of smoke miasma is not considered poison in the eyes of those people.
Chen Lin was thoughtful when she heard Kou Ji's words.
Kou Ji continued: "If we can send a team of people to go deep into the mountains and forests of Guangnan and investigate carefully, we will definitely gain something."
Chen Lin instantly heard that Kou Ji was speaking to him.
After all, if Zhao Zhen wants to mobilize any manpower, he must go through the inner court.
But he doesn't have to.
He has the Dongmen Medicine Storehouse and Equipment Supervisor in his hands.
Manpower can be deployed secretly.
Zhao Zhen did not realize that Kou Ji was talking to Chen Lin, but thought that Kou Ji was reminding him to tell Kou Zhun and Li Di about the matter.
Immediately, Zhao Zhen nodded seriously and said: "I will discuss this matter with the three grand masters and ask them to send people to explore Guangnan. If it is true as you said, I will definitely let the three grand masters calculate the credit for you.
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Kou Ji nodded with a smile and said: "Speaking of which, I have said these things to the officials, but I haven't talked to the officials about the official matters yet."
Zhao Zhen asked: "Business?"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "In a few days, our Jiaozi shop will be opened. I would like to invite the officials to have a look."
Zhao Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and turned around to ask Chen Lin, "Can I go?"
Chen Lin smiled bitterly and shook her head.
Zhao Zhen's expression darkened.
Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji and said: "It is a big deal for an official to leave the palace. If it is to inspect the resettlement of the refugees, there is still something to be done. If you leave the palace to compete with the people for profit, you will definitely be impeached by the officials.
By then, it’s still a question of whether the official family can keep his position in Jiaozipu.”
Kou Ji spread his hands and said, "But if the officials don't come forward, once Jiaozipu opens, I'm afraid it won't be able to keep it."
Chen Lin narrowed her eyes slightly and snorted: "With our family watching, who dares to touch the official's money?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "If my estimate is correct, on the day Jiaozi shop opens, the deposit will probably not be less than 10 million yuan. Who do you think would dare to touch it?"
Chen Lin's pupils shrank and she said in shock: "Why are there so many?"
Zhao Zhen also looked shocked.
Ten million dollars is a huge sum.
It was equivalent to one-eighth of the imperial court's annual income.
The imperial court's annual income is still one year's income.
But Jiaozi Pu can store tens of millions of money in one day, and the city of Bianjing will be blown up by Jiaozi Pu.
When the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty find out, they will definitely become jealous.
When the time comes, all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty will definitely be thinking about handing over to Jiaozi Pu.
If Zhao Zhen didn't come forward, all those ghosts and snake gods would probably come out and try to get in touch with Zi Pu.
Even if those ghosts and monsters knew that the big boss behind Jiaozi Pu was Zhao Zhen, they would not give up their idea of caring about Jiaozi Pu.
After all, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there have been countless things that took advantage of the royal family.
Nowadays, taking advantage of the royal family is no longer called taking advantage.
That's called receiving a gift in disguise.
For example, during the palace night banquet, theft of palace cups and other items was almost blatant.
Even if Zhao Zhen comes forward in person, it may not be able to stop those people's greed.
At that time, memorials to persuade Zhao Zhen not to compete with the people will float into the palace like snowflakes.
While Chen Lin was thinking about countermeasures, she asked Kou Ji, "Not many people know about Jiaozipu. How could so much money be deposited on the first day of opening? Are you playing tricks?"
Kou Ji did not hide anything and said frankly: "The copper coins used for exchange in Jiaozipu must be unified. It is impossible to let miscellaneous money from various places ruin the reputation of Jiaozipu. Therefore, when Jiaozipu opens, I must
We have to send in a batch of beautifully cast copper coins with a high copper content.
In addition, the Mu, Qian, and Meng families also had to send in a batch of copper coins one after another to ensure that Jiaozi Shop could operate on a daily basis.
In addition, a large amount of copper coins were transported into Jiaozipu to establish the credibility of Jiaozipu.
Let the common people know that there is a lot of financial support in Jiaozi Shop, so they can save money with confidence.
Previously, merchants from Sichuan and Shu had destroyed Jiaozi's reputation.
Now we can only do this if we want to re-establish credibility."
When Chen Lin heard that it was Kou Ji's fault, she almost jumped up and cursed.
But he thought about it and felt that what Kou Ji said was not unreasonable.
But once Zhao Zhen comes forward, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will definitely regard Zhao Zhen as a target for impeachment.
Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "This action is suspected of bringing injustice to the official family!"
When Kou Ji heard this, he did not defend himself.
Zhao Zhen stared at the two people talking but did not interrupt.
He didn't know much about Jiaozipu, so he didn't jump to conclusions.
The king once taught him not to jump to conclusions easily when he didn't understand something, otherwise he would be caught and stir up trouble.
Chen Lin frowned and said, "If I had known that Jiaozipu was a trouble, I shouldn't have opened it."
Kou Ji said calmly: "If you don't open it and control it, those merchants will do it on their own. It's not like you don't know about the troubles in Sichuan and Shu. If I hadn't taken action, I'm afraid it would have caused big trouble.
When the time comes, it will definitely be the imperial court that comes out to end it.
When faced with this kind of thing, the only thing the court could do was to use the court's money to make up for the money lost by the people.
If things go on like this, the imperial court will only be emptied out by those businessmen."
Chen Lin said fiercely: "Then kill those businessmen."
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "The territory of our dynasty is much smaller than that of the former Tang Dynasty. The population is now barely the same as that of the Tang Dynasty. However, the tax revenue of our dynasty is much higher than that of the former Tang Dynasty.
Most of the tax revenue comes from businessmen.
If you kill a businessman, you are undoubtedly severing your own meridians.
It’s simply not advisable.”
Chen Lin gritted her teeth angrily and said nothing.
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen and said: "What the official family suffered was just some impeachments. But those of us who run Jiaozi Shop are gambling with our lives. When it comes to danger, we are far more dangerous than the official family.
Those people who are greedy for handovers must not dare to attack officials.
But we will become the target of their attacks."
Chen Lin snorted coldly: "How can you compare with the official family?"
Kou Ji kept silent, not wanting to discuss this topic with Chen Lin. He just looked at Zhao Zhen, intending to see how Zhao Zhen would respond to the matter.
Zhao Zhen thought for a long time, stared at Kou Ji, and said, "How many impeachments will I receive?"
Kou Ji thought for a moment and said: "The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty..."
Zhao Zhen nodded and asked again: "Do they dare to hurt me?"
Kou Ji shook his head.
Zhao Zhen asked again, "Will it shake the country?"
Kou Ji pondered for a while and continued to shake his head.
Zhao Zhen sat up straight and said loudly: "In that case, I will accompany you to Jiaozipu to have a look. What you are risking is your life, and I am just being impeached, which cannot be compared at all.
Speaking of which, you are also helping me make money.
Everything is done by you.
I didn't do anything to help, and I still had to take away the largest sum of money for nothing.
All in all, I am benefiting.
Therefore, I accept the impeachment of hundreds of officials."
Chen Lin heard this and exclaimed: "The official..."
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "No need to say more."
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen in surprise. He didn't expect Zhao Zhen to agree so happily.
Seeing the surprise on Kou Ji's face, Zhao Zhen smiled lightly and said: "I have practiced martial arts for several years. Although I have not developed superb martial arts, I have developed some courage. If you dare to risk your life, I will listen to you.
It doesn’t matter if the official is impeached.”
When Kou Ji heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then grinned.
He instigated Zhao Zhen to practice martial arts just to hone Zhao Zhen's temperament.
Now it seems that some results have been achieved.
His efforts were not in vain.
Kou Ji stood up, cupped his hands to Zhao Zhen and said, "In a few days, I will send someone to deliver a letter to the palace, asking the officials to come to Jiaozipu."
Zhao Zhen nodded.
As soon as Kou Ji left.
Chen Lin hurriedly rushed to Zhao Zhen and sighed: "Officials, how can you easily agree to Kou Ji to go to Jiaozi Pu? When you show up, you will frighten those who are peeking at Jiaozi.
Shop person.
But the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will definitely grasp the principle that "the Heavenly Family does not compete with the people for profit" and impeach you.
The Zhao clan will also persecute you.
The queen mother, concubine and others may not be able to sit still."
Zhao Zhen looked sideways at Chen Lin and said seriously: "Chen Daban, I am the master of this beautiful country after all. One day I will rule the world. If I retreat today because I am afraid of the civil and military impeachment of the Manchu Dynasty, then I will tomorrow
It will inevitably continue to retreat due to the impeachment of the Manchu civil and military forces.
If I were forced by them, I would retreat again and again.
One day there will be no way out.
When the time comes, what kind of official family will I be?
Why am I an official?
Sitting on the Dragon Throne, like a wooden sculpture, allowed to be manipulated by the civil and military officials of the dynasty?
I will do whatever they ask me to do?
Then why should I be an official?
Wouldn't it be more suitable for me to find a wooden sculpture to place on the dragon throne?"
Chen Lin stared at Zhao Zhen in astonishment, as if she was meeting Zhao Zhen for the first time.
It was hard for him to believe that Zhao Zhen could actually say such mature words.
Zhao Zhen stared at Chen Lin and continued: "I used to practice the Taizu Boxing style, and I was injured all over my body when I fell. You advised me to give up and practice some simple martial arts; the concubine also advised me to give up and let me
Just don't practice martial arts.
I also felt that I was a bit incapable of practicing, so I also had the idea of giving up.
If Kou Ji hadn't appeared at that time and alerted me.
I'm afraid I have long given up on the 宮style in Taizu's boxing.
But in the end I persisted and learned the 囮style.
I found that the 囮 style is far more powerful and powerful than other boxing styles.
It was at that time that I understood a truth.
The better things are, the harder it is to get them.
If I give up lightly, I will never know how good it is.
If I can withstand the pressure and hardships, I will definitely get it."
"Plop..."
Chen Lin suddenly fell to the ground and shouted with tears in her eyes, "Late Emperor! Late Emperor! Have you seen it? Officials have grown up."
Chen Lin mentioned Zhao Heng, and Zhao Zhen looked sad.
Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to think about it.
Using these principles he understood and applying them to his father, he discovered many shortcomings of his father.
Then he borrowed his father's shortcomings and reflected them on himself to find his own shortcomings and correct them.
To him, nothing taught by any teacher could compare with what he learned from his father.
Because his father was an emperor, so was he.
There are many things that people who have never been an emperor cannot understand or feel.
So there are many things that he can't learn from books, nor can he learn from gentlemen.
Only when he comes to this side hall and thinks about what his father did during his reign can he realize this.
Under the education of Kou Zhun and others, he slowly began to accept his identity, and at the same time learned how to be a qualified emperor.
Naturally, Chen Lin didn't know this, otherwise he would have had to talk to Zhao Zhen and tell him how good Zhao Heng was.
Kou Ji also didn't know this, otherwise he would not hesitate to attribute Zhao Zhen's transformation to himself.
If his appearance hadn't changed Zhao Zhen's fate, freed him from the hands of women, and allowed Zhao Zhen to learn political science from upright ministers such as Kou Zhun, Li Di, and Wang Zeng, how could Zhao Zhen have been able to do this?
kind of change?
But the fact is indeed the case. It was the appearance of Kou Ji that not only changed Zhao Zhen's fate, but also caused many things to break away from the original rules and run wildly on the unknown road.
Kou Jishang didn't know that Zhao Zhen had grown up a lot and understood a lot of truths without knowing it.
After he left the palace, he went straight to Jiaozipu.