Kou Ji said he was softening, but Zhao Yuanyan didn't see any sign of submission from Kou Ji.
Zhao Yuanyan was angry and was about to open his mouth to scold Kou Ji, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
He came to Kou Ji for a purpose.
You absolutely can't let Kou Ji go away because of your anger, causing your own goals to fail.
Zhao Yuanyan glared at Kou Ji fiercely, snorted coldly, and said, "I have something to discuss with you this time."
Kou Ji naturally knew that Zhao Yuanyan had something to do with him, otherwise he would not have sent Su Chaner to Kou Mansion before.
Kou Ji said calmly: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if you say it."
Zhao Yuanyan stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "I want to ask you for two things, but I will not ask for them in vain. I will pay you accordingly."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "What does the prince want?"
When Zhao Yuanyan saw that Kou Ji did not refuse, his face became much gentler and he said: "Don't rush to tell me what I want. I will tell you about my reward first."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully.
Zhao Yuanyan sat up, stared at Kou Ji and said, "I can show you the imperial edict that the late emperor first-class sent to me."
When Kou Ji heard this, his heart moved.
Kou Ji knew that Zhao Heng gave Zhao Yuanyan an edict before he died.
Kou Ji also speculated on the content of the edict.
It's just that he has never read the edict after all, and he doesn't know how different the contents of the edict are from what he speculated.
Although after Zhao Heng's death, his edicts were of little use.
But most of the civil and military ministers in the court today are the legacy of Zhao Heng.
Zhao Zhen has not yet taken charge of the government and has not yet cultivated his own confidants, so Zhao Heng's edict still has some effect.
So Kou Ji was a little moved by the reward offered by Zhao Yuanyan.
Seeing Kou Ji's silence, Zhao Yuanyan guessed that Kou Ji was a little moved, so he continued: "I can tell you two more secrets, two secrets about the Queen Mother."
"The Queen Mother's secret?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, with a look of astonishment on his face.
Although Zhao Yuanyan's words were brief, they contained a lot of information.
Kou Ji could easily infer from Zhao Yuanyan's words that Liu E did not give up her power after imprisoning herself in the palace, and seemed to be still planning secretly and preparing to repeat it.
The timing of the repetition is most likely when Kou Zhun resigned as the regent of the country and Heping Zhangshi.
When he thought of this, Kou Ji suddenly looked at Zhao Yuanyan and asked in a deep voice: "What do you want?"
Seeing Kou Ji take the bait, Zhao Yuanyan smiled knowingly and said, "You can easily get what I want."
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "So... what do you want?"
Zhao Yuanyan is willing to exchange three secrets. I believe that what he wants is definitely not something simple.
Zhao Yuanyan smiled and said: "Things used for printing Jiaozi, and molds for making new money..."
Kou Ji's eyes widened and his heart skipped a beat. Zhao Yuanyan, a quick analyst, wanted to know the purpose of handing over the sub-template and the money-casting template.
Among the many Jiaozi shops in Bianjing City that imitated the Yizi Jiaozi Pu, there was the Jiaozi Pu built by Zhao Yuanyan.
Although the business was nominally based on Wang Qinruo's name, Kou Ji, who knew Zhao Yuanyan's roots well, knew that Jiaozipu must be Zhao Yuanyan's property.
Zhao Yuanyan was concerned about the Jiaozi template and Zhuqian template, which was not surprising to Kou Ji.
In addition to relying on Zhao Zhen and borrowing the reputation of the royal family, Yizi Jiaozi Shop is stronger than other Jiaozi shops in Jiaozi templates and money-making templates.
It is also these two sets of templates that establish the transcendent status of Yizijiaozipu.
It makes other Jiaozipu out of reach.
If Zhao Yuanyan wants to build a Dajiaozi shop, he must get these two sets of templates.
Otherwise, his Jiaozi shop will always be ranked behind Yizijiaozi shop.
Seeing that Kou Ji was deep in thought, Zhao Yuanyan smiled and said: "I have to admit that your method of making money is unparalleled in the world. The Jiaozi Shop you founded can make money faster than robbing it.
With just a piece of paper, you can make businessmen all over the world send their money to Yizijiaozi Shop.
In less than a month, Yizijiaozipu collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in deposits.
If things go on like this, the amount of money you save will probably reach an extremely terrifying figure in a very short period of time."
After a pause, Zhao Yuanyan let out a long sigh, "If I had known that you had such means, I should have tried every means to bring you into the palace."
Kou Ji slowly came back to his senses and asked, "Does the prince want to use the printing tools of Jiaozi to develop his Jiaozi shop?"
Zhao Yuanyan didn't hide anything and nodded slowly.
Kou Ji added: "Then the prince doesn't need the molds to make money? The reason why the new money used by Yizijiaozi shop is exquisite is because a lot of cost was spent when making the money.
After careful calculation, the cost of casting a new coin is far greater than the cost of melting the old coin and casting it into a Tiansheng Tongbao.
Therefore, when new money is issued, not only will no money be made, but some money will also be invested.
Why would the prince do such a thankless thing?"
When Zhao Yuanyan heard this, he was slightly startled, glanced at Kou Ji, and said calmly: "Since I want to develop Jiaozipu, I naturally want to borrow everything from Yizijiaozipu.
I believe that when you set up Yizijiaozi Shop, you must use the best things.
So I want them all."
Hearing this, Kou Ji said without the slightest hesitation: "I have to go back and think about this matter. After all, it involves a lot of things. If I gave you these two things in private, if anyone knew about it, I'm afraid I would
Got into a lot of trouble."
Zhao Yuanyan's eyes fell on Kou Ji, sizing him up and trying to discern the truth of his words.
After a long time, he nodded and said: "I will give you three days. After three days, I will wait for you here."
Kou Ji nodded, stood up, cupped his hands, and exited the greenhouse.
As soon as Kou Ji left, Zhao Yuanyan's eyes darkened, and he said to a screen not far away: "Does Wang Aiqing think Kou Ji will agree?"
Behind the screen.
Wang Qinruo's voice slowly sounded, "Returning to the prince, I can't say for sure. Kou Ji always has rules and strategies when doing things. He didn't agree on the spot, because he was afraid that he had other thoughts, so the prince had to make preparations in advance.
good."
Zhao Yuanyan frowned and said: "The workshop where Yizijiaozipu casts new coins is far away in Jiangling, and Jiangling is the residence of my royal brother. If I send someone to get the molds for casting new coins, there is no guarantee that they will not be used by my brother."
People broke it."
While Zhao Yuanyan was speaking, the screen between him and Wang Qinruo was slowly pushed open.
Wang Qinruo cupped his hands towards Zhao Yuanyan on the bed and said: "The King of Chu never set foot in the court, and turned a blind eye to the disputes in the court. He spent the whole day hiding in his house and refusing to leave the house in the name of recovering from illness.
Is there anyone capable in his house?"
Zhao Yuanyan shook his head and said: "It has been more than 20 years since my royal brother was restored to the title of nobility, and countless capable and righteous people have attached themselves to his residence. He did not stay at the residence to serve, but was sent to the food court.
There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in his food, so we have to guard against them."
Wang Qinruo heard the words, thoughtfully, and said: "I didn't expect that King Chu had accumulated so much power behind his back these years. Could it be that he..."
Zhao Yuanyan shook his head decisively and said: "In the past, my king's brother didn't care that the throne was within reach, let alone now. He sent those capable and righteous people who clung to him to the food towns, also to make him feel better.
They can have a full meal and have no other purpose."
When Wang Qinruo heard this, he nodded and said, "That's good... If he has second thoughts, I'm afraid there will be many variables in our plan."
After a pause, Wang Qinruo looked at Zhao Yuanyan and said: "Since we can't send people to Jiangling, if we want to make money molds, we can only start with Kou Ji."
Zhao Yuanyan let out a long sigh and said, "That's the only way..."
Zhao Yuanyan and Wang Qinruo talked about the molds for making money, but they never mentioned the templates printed by Jiaozi.
Obviously, their real purpose is to make money molds.
Although Zhao Yuanyan never showed how much he valued money-casting molds, Kou Ji still inferred one or two things from the conversation with him just now.
From the time Kou Ji entered the greenhouse to the time he left the greenhouse, Zhao Yuanyan was a completely different person.
From the very beginning of intimidation and threats, to the final use of secrets to lure him into taking the bait, it looked like a routine.
Zhao Yuanyan frightened him and threatened him, and when the frightening and threatening failed, he showed a sense of powerlessness, as if he was acting.
It was as if he was telling Kou Ji that there was nothing he could do about Kou Ji.
Kou Ji can safely make deals with him.
This will make Kou Ji relax his vigilance, and then hide his true purpose when making deals with Kou Ji.
However, he finally showed his flaws and was clearly seen by Kou Ji.
He showed no desire to obtain the money mold.
But at the end of his conversation with Koji, the reason he gave in order to get the money-making mold was a bit far-fetched.
Jiaozi and Zhuqian can complement each other. Only Kou Ji knows how to develop it, but Zhao Yuanyan does not.
But now Jiaozi has not developed into a situation that complements Zhuqian.
Without the help of minted money, Jiaozipu could develop slowly.
However, Zhao Yuanyan insisted that in order to apply all the methods of Yizi Jiaozi Pu, he must obtain the Jiaozi template and the money-making template, which gave Kou Ji some doubts.
More importantly, Kou Ji deliberately said that casting new coins would cost far more than the copper coins cast by the imperial court, but Zhao Yuanyan did not show disappointment or flinch, and still wanted to cast coins.
That shows that Zhao Yuanyan may be very concerned about money-making templates.
If he gets the money-making template, he may use it elsewhere.
For example... the Shaofu Supervisor's Coin Mining Department.
Shaofujian is the private residence of the Zhao clan.
As the chief official of the Zhao family, Zhao Yuanyan is naturally qualified to replace the Zhao family members and manage the Shaofu Supervisor and the Money Minting Department under his jurisdiction.
"Did the new money issued by Yizijiaozipu make the Mint Department feel threatened and affect their ability to make profits in the Mint Department, so they wanted to take away the money molds? Or were they planning to borrow the new money?
To achieve some ulterior purpose?"
After Kou Ji left Zhao Yuanyan's courtyard, he secretly speculated.
The Mint Department planned to use the mold of minting money to mint a batch of miscellaneous money and destroy the credibility of new money.
Whether he plans to use the new money to attack the money-making workshops in the world and take back the money-making power of the people in the world is unknown.
But using the new money to influence the Mint Department was what Kou Ji wanted.
Kou Ji not only wanted to use the new money to influence the Minting Department, but also wanted to use the new money to attack the power of the Minting Department, so that the court could depose the minting subordinates and hand over the power of minting money to the Ministry of Industry.
Now Kou Ji's goal is vaguely achieved.
Zhao Yuanyan, however, wanted to intervene.
"Heh...how can I let you have what you want..."
Kou Ji curled his lips in disdain and left the location of the other courtyard.
Although Kou Ji was very moved by the secrets told by Zhao Yuanyan, it was not worth the gain to ruin his long-standing plan for the sake of three secrets.
On a bridge in the outer city, Kou Ji found two errand runners, rewarded each of them with a silver leaf, and asked them to run to the Kou Mansion and call the coachman of the Kou Mansion for him.
He had arrived at Zhao Yuanyan's villa before, and the reason why he sent the carriage driver to drive back was just in case.
What if he disappears in Zhao Yuanyan's villa?
The coachman is a witness.
Although Zhao Yuanyan would never do something so stupid, what if he does?
After receiving the message from the errands, the carriage driver of Kou Mansion drove the carriage to the bridge, picked up Kou Ji, and headed straight out of the city.
Regarding the deal proposed by Zhao Yuanyan, Kou Ji decisively put it behind him.
After arriving outside the city.
Kou Ji inspected the busy construction site, encouraged the people with a few words, checked the quality of the buildings, and then returned to Bianjing City.
After wandering around the outer city, we arrived at Xiangfu.
After winter.
Xiang Minzhong occasionally felt some wind and cold, and his bones were relatively weak, so he was bedridden.
Kou Ji took Xiang Yan to Xiang Mansion to see Xiang Minzhong.
Xiang Yan only met Xiang Minzhong. Xiang Minzhong was lying on the hospital bed complaining all kinds of things, complaining that Xiang Yan's stomach was not what she wanted. She had been married to Kou Ji for so long, but she still hadn't conceived a boy and a girl.
He bluntly said that before he died, he would not be able to hold his great-grandson in his arms, and he would not be able to rest in peace even after he died.
Xiang Minzhong took advantage of the fact that he was old and about to die, so he dared to speak all kinds of nonsense and nonsense.
I was stunned because I told Xiang Yan that I didn't dare to step into the gate of Xiang Mansion again.
Xiang Yan couldn't fulfill her filial piety in front of Xiang Minzhong, so Kou Ji had to come over occasionally.
When he arrived at Xiang Mansion, he didn't need to be informed. After jumping off the carriage, he staggered straight to Xiang Minzhong's bedroom.
As soon as Xiang Minzhong showed his face at the door of his bedroom, Xiang Minzhong lay on the bed and kept complaining.
"Why are you here again?"
Kou Ji entered the bedroom, bowed to Xiang Minzhong who was on the bed, and bowed to Mrs. Xiang and his mother-in-law who were waiting in the room.
Then he said: "You told Yan'er not to dare to come in. I can only come here to take Yan'er's place and fulfill my filial piety to you."
Xiang Minzhong was lying on the bed, his face a little pale. He clenched his fists, beat the bed, and said angrily: "I want you to be filial, but it's useless. Which of you can really be filial to me?