Cao Yi rolled his eyes, not wanting to argue with Kou Ji, and sat in the main hall of Kou's mansion without any image.

Kou Ji said quietly: "You are sitting where my grandfather usually likes to sit."

As if he had been stung by a scorpion, Cao Yi stood up quickly and changed his position.

Seeing this, Kou Ji smiled and said, "This time, I would like to thank you for rescuing the Kou Mansion."

Cao Yan stared and said: "You put me on the fire to roast me. You know how scared I was when I walked through the crowd of people just now. I was afraid that the people would rise up and attack me. Then I would

Torn to pieces."

Kou Ji laughed softly: "They don't dare..."

"What if?"

Cao Yi raised his voice and asked.

Kou Ji said calmly: "You are an uncle of the state. If you are beaten to death by the common people, then those common people will not have a good ending. In order to maintain the authority of the imperial court, officials up and down the court,

Everyone would agree to send their families thousands of miles away to join the company of savages.

The people are neither ignorant nor stupid.

They know what they can and cannot do."

Cao Yi scratched his hair and said dejectedly: "Can you stop teasing me about my uncle's status?"

Kou Ji said seriously: "But you are really an uncle."

Cao Yi said quietly: "Uncle Guo sounds very powerful and has a high status, but you know, our Cao Mansion does not lack these."

Kou Ji asked doubtfully: "You, my uncle, have only been working for less than half a day, and you don't want to be one anymore?"

Cao Yi whispered in a slightly gloomy voice: "The imperial edict to confer me as the uncle of the state has been sent to the Cao Mansion. However, it was also sent together with the document deposing me from the Ministry of Punishment.

After I first received the canonization edict from my uncle, I was excited and happy.

I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night.

I didn't realize it until this morning.

My status and status have become higher.

But since then, I have never been involved in political affairs in the court.

I really don’t know what else I can do from now on, other than waiting to die and making money.”

Kou Ji said in astonishment: "When I said that I would help your Cao Mansion find a queen, didn't you think about your future situation?"

Cao Yi nodded, "I thought about it... I probably expected it... and I was mentally prepared... But when it comes, it's still a little hard to accept..."

"Regret it?"

Kou Ji questions.

Cao Yi shook his head, "I don't regret it... My sister becomes the queen, and her life in the palace will be easier. Everyone in the Cao family will also benefit from it. Compared with these, my own career is nothing.

.”

Kou Ji clicked his lips and said in admiration: "Are the children from your wealthy families so enlightened?"

Cao Yi rolled his eyes with contempt on his face.

"Nowadays, in Bianjing City, is there any family that dares to claim to be a wealthy family in front of your Kou Mansion? Compared with your Kou Mansion, the other mansions are all shabby. The other mansions are piled with yellow and white things.

It's not a rare thing. There is a living saint in your Kou Mansion."

Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "My grandfather just did some things that a courtier should do. How can he be considered a saint?"

Cao Yi rolled his eyes again and hummed: "Today I helped your Kou Mansion rescue the siege and beat a lot of people. Tomorrow my reputation for being arrogant and domineering will spread throughout Bianjing City."

Kou Ji said angrily: "Your grandfather was a famous general who founded the country, your fourth uncle is a famous general in the world, your father is in hiding, and your sister is the queen. There are two princes in your Cao Mansion, and other officials, big and small, are arrested

A lot.

If one or two scoundrels don't come out, the people in your Cao Mansion will have trouble sleeping.

I am helping your Cao Mansion."

Cao Ji curled his lips and said, "I don't need your help. With your Kou Mansion supporting me from the front, my Cao Mansion has nothing to fear."

Kou Ji snorted coldly, "I have decided to dismiss 90% of the servants in the house, sell 90% of the property in the house, and become an unknown person from now on."

Cao Yan stared and said in shock: "So cruel?"

Kou Ji continued: "Not only that, I also plan to submit a letter to the imperial court to transfer my food estate in Jiangling to Ruian Village outside Bianjing City, as well as my grandfather's real estate and food estate."

Cao Yi said blankly: "Put it all under everyone's nose?"

Kou Ji nodded heavily.

Cao Ji hurriedly approached Kou Ji and said, "Are you willing to do it?"

Kou Ji said calmly: "There is nothing to be reluctant to part with. Whether it is my grandfather's real estate, food estate, or mine, as well as the Kou Mansion's property, they are all insignificant things.

Keeping them will only bring trouble to our government and allow others to slander our government.

I might as well sell it.

Anyway, our government does not lack that little money."

Cao Yi said in astonishment: "Others don't have enough to eat and want to eat everything in their stomachs. It's better for you. Not only do you not eat more and occupy more, you also throw it out."

Kou Ji said calmly: "There are few industries and small goals. The biggest owners of Yizijiaozi Shop and Steel Forging Workshop are the officials. Even if something goes wrong and others want to make trouble, the officials will be the first to come to them."

Textile workshops, as well as Wanxiang Building and Wanxiang Pawn Shop.

You all have a part.

If something happens, you will help me share the bad reputation.

The bad reputation that falls on me is even less."

Cao Yan stood up suddenly and said incredulously: "Your grandfather has become a sage, do you still care about this?"

Kou Ji glanced at Cao Yi and hummed: "The more this happens, the more I want to reduce the Kou family's industry and protect my grandfather's reputation."

Cao Yi slowly sat down and fell into deep thought.

Kou Ji raised the corners of his mouth, but did not disturb Cao Yi's contemplation.

Only he himself knows whether what Kou Ji said is true or false.

Reducing the Kou government's industries does have the meaning of protecting Kou Zhun's reputation.

But it also has other purposes.

Nowadays, the Kou government has many industries under its name, which are also very complicated and difficult to manage at all.

Some small businesses not only failed to help the Kou government earn more money, but often caused a lot of trouble to the Kou government.

Instead of keeping them and continuing to waste energy, it is better to take this opportunity and sell them out together.

And those people from the Kou government who had withdrawn from small businesses could just be assigned to Baozhou and Leizhou to take care of the major workshops of the Kou government in Baozhou and Leizhou.

It can just make up for the vacancies of management personnel in Baozhou and Leizhou.

Kou Ji's move can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

But there are some things that cannot be told clearly to Cao Yi.

After Cao Ji pondered for a long time, he stared at Kou Ji and asked, "My Cao Mansion..."

Kou Ji raised his hand decisively and said: "Don't... Your Cao Mansion can't imitate my Kou Mansion. There are many people in your Cao Mansion, and you need a lot of money. There are also many greedy people, and many people are attached to your Cao Mansion."

, but also through those small businesses to sell goods.

If your Cao Mansion imitates our Kou Mansion, you will only be hated by others.

If we don't protect it, there will be some ignorant white-eyed wolves who will go out to slander your Cao Mansion and help your opponents deal with your Cao Mansion.

Moreover, your Cao Mansion is a general and a wealthy family. What do you want to do with a good reputation?

Are you afraid that you won’t die quickly enough?”

Cao Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's what you said..."

Kou Ji smiled and said, "I came to you this time. In addition to asking you to help me out, I just want to ask you if your Cao Mansion has any intention of taking over the properties of our Kou Mansion."

Cao Yi looked shocked.

"You promoted my sister to the position of queen, and my Cao Mansion hasn't thanked you yet, so you gave us such a big gift again?"

Kou Ji chuckled and said: "There will be many opportunities for your Cao Mansion to return favors in the future. Now I ask you whether your Cao Mansion wants to take over the properties of our Kou Mansion."

Cao Yan did not agree in a hurry, but asked doubtfully: "Fourth brother, you can sell favors in many ways, why did you choose me, Cao Mansion?"

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "There are not many big families who can take over so many properties of our Kou Mansion in one go. Among these big families, I have the best friendship with your Cao Mansion.

More importantly, although your Cao family is greedy, you are also the most lenient among the generals in treating the people under your command.

Those guys who help our Kou Mansion take care of the property, and those tenants who help our Kou Mansion farm, they are like masters and servants to my Kou Mansion.

I'm going to sell them, so I have to find a good owner for them."
To be continued...