Chapter 0910 Greed is growing (make up tonight and tomorrow
Kou Ji handed over his hand, bid farewell to Kou Zhun, handed over the affairs of the Kou Mansion to Kou Zhun, and also handed over the affairs of the Kou Mansion to Kou Zhun.
As long as Kou is keeping an eye on it, there won't be any trouble in the Kou Mansion.
After Kou Tianci arrived in Han, he no longer had to worry about being bullied by his tribe.
The Kou Mansion's mansion was sealed, which alarmed many people in Bianjing City.
After Kou Ji returned to Beijing, he never attended the morning court and seldom went out to hang out. It can be said that he was very low-key.
But even so, everyone in Bianjing City still paid attention to him.
Once there is any disturbance in the Kou Mansion, it will immediately spread to the public.
Some people couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to go to Kou Ji's mansion to inquire about the news.
As soon as Kou Jicheng returned to his mansion, Xiang Yan came to greet him, "My husband, the King of Xiyi, the King of Dongyang, the King of Yanshan, and the King of Xiyang came to visit, and I arranged for them to stay in Orchid Garden."
Kou Ji walked towards the house and asked suspiciously, "What are they doing here?"
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "King Dongyang said that he heard something big happened in his house, so he came to take a look."
Kou Ji thought for a moment, curled his lips and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple, right?"
Xiang Yan continued to smile and said, "I don't know about my concubine."
Kou Ji said with a look of disgust: "They are just looking for trouble. Now they have become kings, and they are still running to my house. Don't they know that their actions will make the civil and military officials of the court sleepless?"
Xiang Yan pondered: "It's not that serious, right?"
When a group of people led 70% of the Song Dynasty's troops to wander outside, the imperial court did not say anything about taking strict precautions.
Now that we have returned to Bianjing City, almost all the troops and horses in our hands have been handed over. Why does the court still have to guard it to the death?
Kou Ji curled his lips and said sarcastically: "People's hearts are too dirty. When the knife is not hanging on the neck, no one cares how sharp the knife is. When the knife is hanging on the neck, even a dull knife is sharp.
It’s enough to scare some people.”
Xiang Yan looked at Kou Ji doubtfully.
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Don't believe it? If you don't believe it, just wait at the door and stare. Someone will definitely come to the door in less than half an hour."
Xiang Yan smiled and nodded: "I'll wait here."
Kou Ji left Xiang Yan and went to Lanyuan.
As soon as they entered the Orchid Garden, they saw Liu Heng, Zhong Shiheng and others sitting at the stone table in the middle of the Orchid Garden, chatting.
After seeing Kou Ji appear, the four people stood up one after another.
Kou Ji looked at the four of them, cupped his hands with a half-smile, and said, "I send my regards to the four princes."
The four people looked at each other dumbfounded and bowed to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji moved to the stone table and sat on the main seat.
Zhong Shiheng and the other two people slowly sat down.
After Kou Ji sat down, he asked, "Why did you four come to my house if you didn't pack your things at home?"
Liu Heng shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
His Liu Mansion's mansion had long been taken over by the imperial court.
After returning to Beijing this time and receiving the royal title, Zhao Zhen had no intention of granting him a new house.
So Liu Heng lived in the Kou mansion.
When you have nothing to do, come to the Kou Mansion and take Liu Boxu out to play.
He came to the Kou Mansion today to take Liu Boxu to ride horses at the racecourse in the suburbs.
As soon as they entered the gate of Kou Mansion, they bumped into Zhong Shiheng and others, and were dragged over together.
After Zhong Shiheng heard Kou Ji's question, he smiled and said: "I heard that something happened in your house. Let's come over and see if there is anything we can do to help."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and hummed: "Can you also help me with my matter?"
Zhong Shiheng laughed dryly.
Kou Ji continued: "Nothing happened in my house."
Zhu Neng shouted: "Kou Gong personally went to the Kou Mansion and sealed the door of the Kou Mansion. How can you say that nothing happened?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "The whole clan is about to move, and some useless things in the clan must be cleaned up. Aren't you also cleaning up the family?"
Zhong Shiheng and the four of them looked at each other.
Zhong Shiheng asked curiously: "Kou Gong killed his relatives out of justice?"
Zhu Neng said with some excitement: "Did your father get chopped off? Did you move it, or was it Kou Gong?"
Kou Ji said with a dark look on his face: "That's nonsense."
Zhu Neng chuckled and said, "You have always kept yourself clean. If Mr. Kou wants to clean up the house, he can only clean up your father and your cheap brothers."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "Cleaning up the family doesn't mean killing everyone."
Zhu Neng was stunned for a moment, then laughed dryly and said: "Why don't you cut off those cheap brothers of yours and keep them for the New Year?"
Zhong Shiheng nodded in agreement and said: "Those cheap brothers of yours are real people. Xu Guanxu Jue is very powerful. I heard that your third brother accepted a green-skinned man from Wazi City in the west of the city and promised him five thousand guan."
He is a count.
Earl!
We have to cut off a lot of heads on the battlefield to get it back.
Your third brother was promised five thousand guan.
It’s really amazing.”
Gao Weizhao always seemed like an outsider. It wasn't until Zhong Shiheng finished speaking that he carefully looked at the faces of several people and whispered: "This matter has been reported to the officials by the censor, and the officials have already reported this matter."
The matter has been suppressed."
Kou Ji glanced at a few people and snorted: "So you guys are here to see my joke?"
Zhu Neng rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "We are here to help. If you, your brothers, can't do it, you can leave it to me. I promise to help you handle it properly without leaving any future troubles.
"
Zhong Shiheng took over the conversation and said: "Leave it to me, I guarantee that they will never see anyone alive or dead."
Kou Ji sneered, "Okay! Since you are so enthusiastic, I will hand him over to you. Now he is in the Kou mansion, and my grandfather is watching.
You just go to my grandfather to ask for someone."
When Zhu Neng heard this, the smile on his face froze, and he laughed and said, "I just said it casually, don't take it seriously."
Go to Kou Zhun to ask for someone?
What's the difference between that and looking for a draw?
Even though they were now nobles, Kou Zhun still dared to beat them.
Especially Zhu Neng.
Even if Kou Zhun used a rope to hang him up and whip him, he would still have to smile and persuade Kou Zhun not to get tired.
Kou Ji glared at Zhu Neng and Zhong Shiheng, and said angrily: "Tell me, why did you come to my house? Don't say you are here to help."
"It's really..."
"If you fool me again, I will see you off."
"..."
Zhu Neng, Zhong Shiheng, and Gao Weizhao looked at each other.
Zhong Shiheng was the first to speak, "I do have a little thing to ask you."
Kou Ji stared at Zhong Shiheng without saying anything.
Zhong Shiheng continued: "Look, we are leaving soon. There is no need to keep some of the property in the house. You have a broad path, can you find someone to take over our property?"
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay! But your family fortune is not small, and there are not many people who can take over your family fortune.
I will go back and discuss with the officials to see if they can take over your family business.
In our Song Dynasty, only the official family could take over all of our family fortunes in one fell swoop."
The expression on Zhong Shiheng's face froze.
Zhu Neng said hurriedly: "We just wanted to avoid the officials, so we came to you."
Kou Ji sneered and said, "You are not thieves, so why are you avoiding officials?"
Zhu Neng looked at Kou Ji with an embarrassed look.
Kou Ji snorted coldly: "What did the official say in the decree? You can take away all the extravagant wealth, but all the land, real estate, shops, etc. must be dedicated to the court.
You dare to harvest the wool of the official family.
You guys are really awesome.
Do you really think that if the officials make you king, they can’t do anything to you?"
Zhu Neng's face turned bitter, "I don't want to plunder the official family's wool. But you also know that my fiefdom is no better than yours. My fiefdom is just a backwater."
There are powerful enemies around.
If there is no money, there is no way to operate.
There is no way to recruit troops or horses.
Maybe before I can pass the fief to my son, the fief will be captured."
Gao Weizhao said weakly, "It's almost the same over there..."
Zhong Shiheng said with a solemn expression, "My side..."
"Okay!"
Kou Ji glanced sideways at Zhong Shiheng and said angrily: "Their fiefdom is indeed poor, but your fiefdom is not."
Zhong Shiheng instantly stared and said, "Isn't the Japanese country poor?"
Kou Ji was so rebuffed that he was speechless.
In the eyes of the Central Plains people, except for the Central Plains, all other places are remote areas.
Therefore, most people in the Song Dynasty would agree with what Zhong Shiheng said.
Kou Ji glared at Zhong Shiheng and said, "If you have nothing to do, read more and ask Liu Heng, who conquered Japan, for advice."
Liu Heng heard Kou Ji mentioning him and said casually.
"The Japanese country is not poor..."
Liu Heng is now the authority of the Song Dynasty against the Japanese.
Since he said that Japan was not poor, Shiheng had no way to defend himself.
Kou Ji solved Zhong Shiheng, stared at Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao and said: "Your fiefdom is indeed poorer, but you should not worry about the official's money.
As far as I know, the officials sent people to investigate our family property long before they crowned us king.
Now maybe he is being watched closely.
The officials have already determined that it is their property, and if you seize it from the tiger's mouth, you are seeking death.
If the fiefdom is too poor, then find a way to make the fiefdom rich.
You can go to Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Revenue to discuss with them how to open border markets on the borders of your fiefdom and imperial court territory.
Then when you arrive at the fiefdom, dig carefully to see if you can find any gold or silver mines.
You might also be able to find a lot of jade and agate.
If you really can’t find them, I’ll catch them, let them herd for you, and then sell the cattle and sheep.”
Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao looked embarrassed when they heard Kou Ji's words.
Zhu Neng hesitated and said: "We in the Song Dynasty now have a lot of pastures and raise countless cattle and sheep. If we sell cattle and sheep, we won't make much money at all."
Kou Ji glared at Zhu Neng, "There are too many to count? Have all the people eaten meat?"
Zhu Neng stared at Kou Ji in astonishment.
Kou Ji solemnly said: "As long as the people of our Song Dynasty cannot eat meat for one day, our Song Dynasty will always be short of meat."
Gao Weizhao whispered: "You can't make money by selling cheaply..."
Kou Ji said angrily: "It doesn't cost you much to herd horses and sheep. As long as you set up flagpoles in the Western Region and Northern Xinjiang, won't those small tribes wandering inside and outside your fiefdom immediately come over to attach themselves to you?"
How much would it cost you to have them help you herd your horses and herd your sheep?
Cattle and sheep, they themselves have them.
You are simply providing them with a safe pasture where they can graze their horses and sheep in peace of mind.
If it still doesn't work, send people to Hexi, Xingqingfu and other places to learn.
Learn how to farm and plant trees.
Anyway, the Song Dynasty was always short of food.
No matter how much food you grow, the Song Dynasty can digest it."
Zhu Neng hesitated and said: "Is it too slow?"
Kou Ji laughed angrily, "You won't let people plant land and trees at the same time, and at the same time go out with soldiers and horses to rob?"
"Can the court allow it?"
"Why doesn't the imperial court allow it? One of you goes to the west, the other to the north, and you can grab whatever you want. As long as you don't invade the territory under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, the imperial court won't bother to care about you.
Not only will the court not care about you, it will also help you sell the stolen goods.
If I were you, I would go to the Ministry of Finance right now and stay there shamelessly.
Ask the Ministry of Accounts to issue a tax exemption document to me.
With the tax-free documents, no matter how much the items I rob are sold for, they are mine."
"..."
Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao looked at each other.
Zhu Neng breathed heavily and said, "Won't the imperial court care if we attack the city and seize the territory?"
When Kou Ji heard Zhu Neng's words, he immediately understood Zhu Neng's thoughts, "As long as you pay the court's annual tribute every year, the court will not care what you do outside."
Zhu Neng's eyes suddenly lit up.
The same is true for Gao Weizhao.
Zhong Shiheng suddenly felt that his fiefdom was no longer fragrant.
These people have no other abilities.
Will fight.
The same goes for the people under their command.
Give them a fiefdom and let them develop. I'm afraid it will take a long, long time to develop into something.
But if you let them attack cities and plunder lands, they can conquer a large territory and plunder huge amounts of money in a very short period of time.
"Suddenly I felt that being sealed in the Japanese country was not a good thing..."
Zhong Shiheng sighed.
Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao had bright smiles on their faces.
Zhu Neng blinked at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji said without hesitation, "Don't even think about it."
Zhu Neng said with an embarrassed look: "I haven't said anything yet..."
Kou Ji snorted coldly and said: "Don't you just want muskets and artillery? With muskets and artillery, you can achieve huge results with very few troops.
You can also turn over your territory in a very short period of time.
But I must remind you that managing a fiefdom is like building a house.
The foundation is far more important than anything else.
If the foundation is unstable, no matter how well you build your house or how high you build it, it won't be able to withstand the torment.
Therefore, establishing laws in the fiefdom, promoting education in the fiefdom, and leaving a deep imprint on the fiefdom are the top priorities.
Our fiefdom should be passed down forever, rather than passed on after a few generations."
Zhu Neng heard Kou Ji's words and said with a wry smile: "That being said, we, a group of warriors, are good at attacking cities and plundering lands, but we are not as good as those civilian officials in governing the place."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "If you actually did it yourself, what kind of prince do you think you are? You won't recruit and win over now?"
When the Cao family left Bianjing City, they had no greed for their land, real estate, or shops.
But he was very greedy and plundered all the craftsmen and scholars who were attached to the Cao family."
Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao looked at each other, stood up almost at the same time, and bowed to Kou Ji.
"Farewell!"
Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao left in a hurry.
On the contrary, Liu Heng and Zhong Shiheng were still sitting.
Liu Heng doesn't care about that.
Zhong Shiheng does not need to recruit people like Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao.
The Zhong family moved to the Japanese country, and Zhong Shiheng's uncle was bound to go with him.
As long as his uncle waved, a large group of scholars and Taoists would follow the Zhong family to the Japanese country.
There are scholars and Taoists, so there will be no shortage of people in the Zhongshiheng fiefdom.
In ancient times, a qualified Taoist was worth ten worldly talents.
In ancient times, the standard for a qualified Taoist was to be proficient in medicine, divination, astrology, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Only then could one be called a qualified Taoist.
Some Taoist masters are even more versatile.
For example, Zhong Shiheng’s uncle Zhong Fang.
Astronomy and calendar, medical divination, astrology, military strategy, chess, calligraphy and painting, business and political affairs, etc., are all masterful.
When Kou Ji saw Zhong Shiheng sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, he couldn't help but muttered, "It's good to have a rich family."
Zhong Shiheng rolled his eyes and had the urge to curse.
You, a wealthy businessman, are commenting on a poor man who has a rich family. Are you still a human being?
Your Kou family is a famous family that has been passed down for countless years.
Your grandfather was a sage in the world, and his disciples are all over the world.
The same is true for you, Kou Ji.
What's even more hateful is that you, Kou Jishao, can win people's hearts.
As long as you stop in Korea and shout out, you don't know how many people will join you.
The most hateful thing is that your Kou family is so rich that you can build a wealthy fiefdom with just money.
You actually have the nerve to say that my family is rich?
Where is the face?!
The Kou family heard Zhong Shiheng's expression and saw Zhong Shiheng's thoughts. He said calmly, "My grandfather has decided to go to Korea.
He asked me to help him collect more books, and he plans to build a Wenchang Academy after arriving in Korea."
Zhong Shiheng stood up suddenly, feeling the urge to leave immediately.
"Want to leave?"
Kou Ji asked with a smile.
Zhong Shiheng glared at Kou Ji, sat down again, and snorted: "Kou Gong is a living sage. If you want to leave, you have to have the official's permission."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "My grandfather has decided to leave, and the officials cannot stop him."
Zhao Zhen was unable to tie up Kou Zhun, let alone imprison him, so if Kou Zhun insisted on leaving, no one could stop him.
Zhong Shiheng couldn't talk to Kou Ji, so he could only say to Liu Heng who was standing aside: "We are sealed in a place. If we don't see each other when we look up, you won't help me."
Liu Heng glanced at Zhong Shiheng lightly, "What did you say?"
Zhong Shiheng pointed at Kou Ji and said loudly: "His fiefdom will have whatever he wants from now on. We have nothing. Shouldn't we condemn him together?"
Liu Heng snorted and said: "Although the person I invited cannot compare with Kou Gong, he is still a famous Confucian in the Song Dynasty."
At this point, Liu Heng paused and gestured with his hand, "Seven!"
Zhong Shiheng looked at Liu Heng in disbelief.
Seven great scholars?
Are you kidding me?
That's a scholar, not a Chinese cabbage.
Liu Heng saw what Zhong Shiheng was thinking and explained in a nonchalant manner: "I used to be in charge of the Imperial City Division, and I held many unknown secrets in my hands.
Among them were some great Confucians.
If I help them find their long-lost children and grandchildren, or help them rescue their disciples who have been relegated to remote villages, they should be able to agree to leave with me.
When I attacked Shangjing City before, I captured a dozen of them.
I was in the way and killed most of them.
If I knew they were useful, I would definitely keep them.
That way, there would be more.”
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji had the same attitude towards the southern officials and literati in Liao, and they were determined not to use them.
Therefore, when Liu Heng attacked Shangjing, he captured officials and literati and either killed them or imprisoned them.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji didn't ask him for prisoners either.
The person is in his hand.
Just used it now.
After hearing what Liu Heng said, Zhong Shiheng almost went crazy on the spot.
But in the end I endured it.
Zhong Shiheng stared at Kou Ji and Liu Heng and gritted his teeth: "Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao's fiefdoms can both expand outwards. Our fiefdoms are either near the sea or are trapped in the middle of the sea, so there is no way to expand.
Don’t you two have any ideas?”
Liu Heng looked indifferent.
Kou Ji glanced at Zhong Shiheng and said in a neutral tone: "Let's make our fiefdom prosperous first. Don't be too ambitious.
Their fiefdom was too poor, so there was no other way out except expansion.
Your fiefdom is not poor."
Zhong Shiheng said in a deep voice: "Are you willing to guard such a small amount of fiefdom?"
Kou Ji sneered: "How about you take my place?"
Zhong Shiheng trembled all over, stood up decisively, and shouted: "Pretend I didn't say..."
Kou Ji said coldly: "In the past, you were satisfied just guarding one Qingjian city. Now the government has given you hundreds of Qingjian cities.
You should be satisfied and contented."
Zhong Shiheng took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I am greedy..."
Kou Ji said calmly: "After you go to the fiefdom, build ships well and try to build more sea-going ships. When the sea-going ships you build can accommodate thousands of people and are not afraid of wind and waves, you can also go out to expand territory.
.
Then I can tell you where there is a large area of land and a huge amount of wealth."
Hearing this, Zhong Shiheng nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Farewell..."
After Zhong Shiheng left, Kou Ji sighed: "This man is always greedy. When he was poor, he wanted to eat meat; after eating meat, he wanted to live in a luxurious house; after living in a luxurious house, he wanted to live in a luxurious house.
Others.”
Liu Heng smiled and said, "I don't have that many ideas."
Kou Ji said quietly: "Then you have to be careful. After Zhong Shiheng establishes a firm foothold in the Japanese country, he might be targeting you."
Liu Heng said with a bright smile: "He may not be able to survive our brothers, so how dare he go against our brothers? If he dares to touch my fiefdom, it will destroy the few friendships between me and him.
Then I won’t be polite to him either.”
Speaking of this, Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji and said with a smile: "When the time comes, I will occupy his fiefdom and give it to you, so you can move here and live there, so that we brothers won't have to face each other across the sea."
Kou Ji laughed and said: "I just said casually, are you really thinking about someone else's fiefdom? I advise you not to think too much. Before the power of the Song Dynasty can intimidate everyone, the Zhong family will never destroy it.
A fiefdom designated by the imperial court."
Liu Heng said with a smile: "It's not that I think too much, but that he thinks too much."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled. Just when he was about to chat with Liu Heng, Xiang Yan entered the Orchid Garden.
"My husband is really good at predicting things. In less than half an hour, someone came to the door."
"who?"
"Raja!"
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(PS: I have something to do tonight. I will make up for it tomorrow. By the way, I will report the results of this month. There have been 350,000 updates this month. The number of updates is definitely huge. Brothers and sisters, if you have anything, please give me some.
What the hell. Don’t let Straw’s results look too shabby...(●ˇ?ˇ●))