"I just feel that there is danger in it, so I came here to ask you for advice. Do you think our Cao family can take action? If we can, our Cao family will help. If not, our Cao family will give up."
Cao Yi said very sincerely.
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "Are you really willing to let the Cao family not participate in the living?"
Cao Ji said frankly: "There is nothing to be unwilling to do. Our Cao family is not short of wealth. There is no need to gamble our lives on money. Our Cao family is not the Shi family."
The Shi family's greed was famous in Bianjing City and even throughout the Song Dynasty.
It is very common to risk your life for money.
When Kou Ji heard that Cao Ji's words didn't sound like he was lying, he said solemnly: "Then I'm telling you very seriously now, it's best for the Cao family not to get involved in Yi Zi Jiao Zi Pu. Whoever gets involved will die.
The officials and civil servants of the dynasty will tolerate your greed for money, but they will never tolerate your control of money that can shake the country's foundation."
When Cao Ji heard Kou Ji's words, he nodded heavily.
Kou Ji took a deep breath and warned again and again: "Don't turn a deaf ear to my words, and don't get involved..."
Cao Yan shook his head decisively, "With your reminder, my Cao family will naturally not get involved. There is one more thing I want to ask you."
"you say……"
"The Meng, Qian, and Mu families are involved in the steel forging workshop. Do you think our Cao family should take over?"
When Kou Ji heard this, he was stunned for a moment, glanced at Cao Yi, and said angrily: "This is your fundamental purpose, right?"
Cao Yi has been in charge of Yizijiaozipu for a long time, so he cannot fail to see the risks of getting involved.
If the Cao family wants to get involved in Yizijiaozipu, he will not fail to remind them.
He must have wanted to give up and felt unwilling to do so, so he came to him for advice.
Cao Yi chuckled and said: "The members of Yizijiaozipu are far more valuable than the members of the steel forging workshop. The profits there are enviable, so I am naturally unwilling to do so, so I came to you to ask for advice.
After getting your affirmative answer, I will naturally no longer worry about the members of Yizijiaozipu.
However, the members of Yizijiaozipu cannot worry about it, but the people in the steel forging workshop can still worry about it."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "Since you've fallen in love with the members of the steel forging workshop, then go get it. Why did you tell me? Don't tell me that your Cao family can't afford the money and can't afford the members of the steel forging workshop.
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Cao Yi smiled and said: "You built the steel forging workshop by yourself, and there are members of the official family in it. If our Cao family wants to intervene, we naturally have to communicate with you. The official family can't open their mouths, so we can only
I opened my mouth to you."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said: "Your Cao family can interfere with the elements in the forging steel workshop, but don't eat too much. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, after you eat the elements in the forging steel workshop, your Cao family must
The profit is divided into 10% to 20% for the official family.
We can do business with the government, but we must let the government take the lion's share.
In this way, the officials will not be dissatisfied with us.
In this way, the officials will not take action against us.
As long as the officials don't take action against us, no one can stop us from making a fortune in the Song Dynasty."
Cao Ji thought about it and felt that Kou Ji's words could be said to be wise words.
In the past, when they discovered a good business, they just wanted to take advantage of it themselves.
But doing so requires taking on notoriety and risk.
Only now have I discovered that by bringing officials together to do business and letting them take the biggest share, not only can they make money, but they don’t have to bear the infamy or risks.
It's simply killing two birds with one stone.
"good……"
Cao Yi only thought for a moment before agreeing to the matter.
Seeing that Cao Ji agreed, Kou Ji asked, "What is your third purpose? Isn't it the benefit of Hexi?"
Cao Yi said with a bright smile: "I can't hide anything from you."
Kou Ji pondered and said: "Since your Cao family wants to be part of the steel forging workshop, then don't even think about the land in Hexi. The trees are big and attract the wind, so they are easily noticed.
Zhu Neng discovered a huge silver mine in Hexi, and we can work together to mine it.
The official family will take 60%, you, me, and Zhu Neng will each take 10%, and the remaining 10% will be given to the common people who are mining."
Hearing this, Cao Yi nodded with a brighter smile and said, "You are so kind to those people..."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "You will die quickly if you fish in all the lakes."
Cao Yi nodded in agreement.
The two of them finished discussing the business and chatted for a while.
On the occasion of parting.
Cao Yi seemed to have remembered something and said to Kou Ji: "By the way, there is one thing I think I should tell you. There is a group of people in the court who secretly want to check and balance you, Wang Zeng, Li Di, Lu Yijian and others, so prepare
Persuade the officials and summon the King of Wei to return to the capital."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said in astonishment: "The purpose of summoning the King of Wei back to the capital is to check and balance us?"
Cao Yi nodded heavily.
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Didn't you say it was to prevent the heirs of the official family from being successful?"
Cao Yi laughed and said: "Someone said this deliberately in order to win over other people and persuade the officials to recall the lineage of King Wei. Those who are worried about the difficulty of having heirs from the officials will naturally fall into their trap."
Kou Ji frowned even more tightly, "Are they that stupid to fall into the trap so easily?"
Cao Yi smiled bitterly and said: "That is a conspiracy... There is an example of the late emperor's failure to have a successful heir. Some important ministers who attach great importance to this matter fell into the trap even if they knew it was someone else's plan."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Why do they expect that the official family will have no heirs?"
Cao Yi's smile became even bitterer, "The reason lies with you."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "erysipelas?"
Cao Yi nodded and said: "You exposed the poisonous elixir and told everyone that the late emperor's difficulty in having heirs was directly related to the poisonous elixir. The official family also took the elixir when they were young.
Although you have cured the official family, some people are still worried about accidents."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "When I left the capital, wasn't Mrs. Zhang already pregnant? Could it be that the child in Mrs. Zhang's belly can't dispel their worries?"
Cao Yi said with a somewhat bitter look on his face: "During the reign of the late Emperor, there were many concubines who were pregnant. Few could give birth, and even fewer could feed them."
Kou Ji gritted his teeth and said, "If I were an official, I would send my pregnant concubine to your residence. If the concubine successfully gives birth to a prince and a daughter, I will give you promotions and titles."
If we can’t successfully give birth to a prince and a princess, we will cut off all nine of your clans.”
After a pause, Kou Ji added: "If you can't feed them, you can cut them down. I still don't believe it. The whole country can't protect a few infant children."
When Cao Yi heard this, he was startled, "Don't talk nonsense. Whether the princes and princesses can support themselves has nothing to do with us."
Kou Ji glanced at Cao Yi with disdain.
Who believes it?
Someone who has the ability and the means to do such a thing.
Ba Cheng is the daughter sent to the palace by nobles.
Seeing Kou Ji looking at him with disdain, Cao Yi said decisively: "I can assure you that no one from my Cao family who enters the palace will do such a thing."
Kou Ji's face turned cold, "That means, have you ever done this to other girls who entered the palace?"
How could Cao Yi answer such a question? Cao Yi shook his head without hesitation, "I don't know."
Kou Jicheng sighed, "Our Song Dynasty is now prospering. All of us should put our efforts in one place and use our strength in one place, and strive to make our Song Dynasty richer and stronger.
The official family should have both sons and daughters, and I, the Song Dynasty, should defeat the barbarians to submit and bring all the nations to court.
There are always some idiots who will jump out and look for trouble at this critical moment.
I'm tired of fighting with them.
From now on, I will use thunderous means to chop down everyone who stands in the way."
When Cao Yi heard this, he looked shocked and slightly frightened.
In the past, when Kou Ji said he would kill people, no one would care.
It's different now.
Kou Ji had just killed hundreds of thousands of people in the Western Regions. If he could kill a few more, he would not have much concern.
If he said it would be cut, he might actually cut it.
Kou Ji didn't care about Cao Yi's thoughts. After he finished speaking, he stared at Cao Yi and asked in a deep voice: "If I really kill people in Bianjing City, will your Cao family help me?"
Cao Yan's heart skipped a beat, he hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth and asked, "If you were to kill someone in Bianjing City, who would help you?"
Kou Ji thought for a while and said: "The official family, my grandfather, Wang Zeng, Lu Yijian, Li Di, Li Zhaoliang, Zhu Neng, Liu Heng, Yang Wenguang... probably that's all."
The corner of Cao Yi's mouth twitched.
What Kou Ji mentioned was the name of the person, but what Cao Ji saw was the power behind the human life.
Among the civil servants, those who could cause trouble were basically those who supported Kou Ji.
Among the military officials, although they are a little weaker, Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng are both newly promoted princes. They are very popular and have good reputations. If they support Kou Ji, they can also lead some people from poor backgrounds.
The generals supported Kou Ji.
Coupled with the words of the Cao family, it is enough to aspire to the imperial court, let alone kill people in Bianjing City.
So, what are those people who can’t see the general trend clearly and jump out and jump around? What are they trying to do?
Don't think you can die soon enough?
The civil servants who made trouble were all striving to make the Song Dynasty stronger.
The backbone of the military officials were also working hard to make the Song Dynasty stronger.
Under the leadership of Kou Ji, a turbulent wave has gradually formed.
Unless Zhao Zhen relapses, how can those people fight against Kou Ji?
Will Zhao Zhen repeat himself?
Unless Zhao Zhen suddenly becomes stupid, it is impossible for him to repeat himself.
Because under the leadership of Kou Ji, everything in the Song Dynasty was rapidly progressing for the better.
In terms of culture and governance,
The Song Dynasty abolished many Qingshui yamen, eliminated most of the casual officials, and changed some laws.
The efficiency of government offices at all levels under the imperial court, far from weakening, was actually increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the past, errands that could be completed in a month can now be completed in half a month or even ten days.
Errands that previously required three or five people can now be completed by one person.
The imperial court's control over local areas and the imperial court's local governance have been significantly strengthened.
Commercial taxes and agricultural taxes are rising linearly.
The emergence of Yizijiaozipu changed the trading model of merchants and promoted the development of commerce.
It makes merchants' buying and selling transactions faster, and the business taxes generated will naturally gradually increase.
The emergence of forged steel workshops produced many agricultural tools that were beneficial to farming and promoted the development of agriculture.
Last year, the imperial court added tens of millions of acres of farmland.
The newly added grain amounted to 13 million shi.
If the imperial court had not fully supported hundreds of thousands of people in overseas campaigns last year, the imperial court's surplus last year would have caught up with the peak period since the founding of the Song Dynasty.
In terms of martial arts.
After two expansions, more than ten states were acquired for the Song Dynasty.
The territory of the Song Dynasty was expanded again, adding a lot of fertile land to the Song Dynasty.
It can be said that he has made outstanding achievements.
The most important thing is that the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were streamlined, which not only did not reduce the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses, but made them more powerful.
The Battle of Hexi is the most obvious example.
In the past two years, the literary and martial arts of the Song Dynasty can be said to be very remarkable.
The Song Dynasty was making great progress on the bright side.
Unless Zhao Zhen is stupid and does not want to see the Song Dynasty become stronger, it is impossible to support those who hinder the development of the Song Dynasty.
Cao Yi analyzed everything thoroughly in his mind and made a decision in his heart. He stared at Kou Ji and said: "The Cao family can support you... However, the Cao family has a condition..."
Kou Ji looked at Cao Yi with some surprise and asked, "Why don't you go back and ask your fourth uncle?"
Cao Yi shook his head and said, "As long as you agree to my Cao family's conditions, I can convince my fourth uncle."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and said in deep thought: "What are the conditions?"
Cao Yi said in a deep voice: "If one day, the queen gives birth to a dragon son, you must support the queen when it comes to seizing the legitimate son."
Kou Ji was silent for a moment and thought: "Your Cao family is already very wealthy, do you still want to compete for wealth by seizing the direct descendants?"
Cao Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Seizing the heir is not a profitable business. On the contrary, in order to win over more supporters, you have to pay a lot."
Kou Ji said quietly: "But once your nephew takes the throne, your Cao family will receive countless rewards."
Cao Yi laughed out loud, "Do you think the current Cao family can go further?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then said in deep thought: "If we go any further, it will threaten the throne."
Cao Yi nodded and said: "So, even if my nephew sits on the throne, he will not give us anything in return from the Cao family. After all, he is not a member of the Cao family, and he cannot threaten him by watching our Cao family become powerful. "
Kou Ji pondered: "Then what is your Cao family doing this for?"
Cao Yi smiled calmly and said, "Spend money to buy peace."
Kou Ji looked stunned.
Cao Yi explained: "As long as my nephew sits on the throne, he will protect my Cao family. Even if my Cao family can't get anything in return from him, there is still no need to worry about the safety of the three generations."
Kou Ji looked shocked and had to admire Cao Yi's wisdom.
It is not unreasonable for a large family to be passed down from generation to generation.
If Empress Cao really gave birth to a prince and sat on the throne, she could really protect the three generations of the Cao family from harm.
"Then we have to wait until the queen can give birth to a prince..."
Kou Ji said quietly.
Cao Yi said with a smile: "As long as you agree, the rest will be left to God. If God gives us peace for the third generation of the Cao family, then he will definitely let the queen give birth to a dragon son. If God doesn't give it, then we will There is no way.