Li Di was very worried about the situation on the border of the Song Dynasty, but Kou Ji was not worried at all.
Kou Ji was very sure that Zhu Neng and others would never have any intention of invading the Song Dynasty before they obtained firearms.
Because they have seen the power of firearms and know how powerless soldiers holding cold weapons are in front of soldiers holding firearms.
Therefore, it was impossible for them to send someone to die, let alone to touch Kou Ji's brow.
Kou Ji comforted Li Di and said, "They are unlikely to have any dissatisfaction with me, Da Song, in a short period of time, so you don't have to worry. You can probably tell a little bit about what the officials and I are doing now."
You should understand that the officials and I will not use troops in the short term.
When the officials and I have finished everything we need to do, we will naturally add more troops to the north, west, and southwest."
Li Di hurriedly said, "I didn't ask you and the officials to increase troops now. I just told you and the officials about my worries so that you and the officials can be on guard so as not to raise tigers."
Kou Ji nodded and said, "With Xixia as a lesson, the officials and I naturally know the disadvantages of raising tigers."
Li Di nodded and said, "Just remember this matter for you and the officials. There is one more thing I have to tell you and the officials. Now Zhu Neng, Gao Weizhao, Li Zhaoliang, and even Yuanshan are all secretly stealing our country."
People of Song Dynasty.
I don’t know about the southwest side, but I guess that the Lord of Eastern Tianzhu, who has seen the hardworking people of our Song Dynasty, will definitely miss our people of the Song Dynasty.”
Kou Ji frowned slightly, "How to steal? By force?"
When it came to 'robbing', Kou Ji's tone was obviously cold.
Li Di shook his head and said, "There is no such thing as robbery, but there are many who use inducements. From the middle of last year to now, more than two hundred people from Hexi have fled Hexi under their inducements."
I sent someone to investigate and found out that they were luring the people of Song Dynasty to use them as studs.
A man from the Song Dynasty married sixteen foreign women.
After the men of the Song Dynasty came under their rule, they didn't have to do anything.
Just have sex with those foreign women.
Those foreign women not only have to live with them, but also work the land to support their families.
As long as those foreign women and my Song Dynasty man give birth to a child, they will get twenty acres of fertile land."
After hearing Li Di's rhetoric, Kou Ji felt a little embarrassed.
The method used by Zhu Neng and others was unknown to others, but Kou Ji knew it.
This is obviously the same set of rules from the original Cochin.
Now, in order to expand the number of Song people under their command, they actually used the same tactics as the original Jiaozhi.
Not only that, but he also used the method that Kou Ji used to reward land and property in the Song Dynasty to motivate the people.
Kou Ji gritted his teeth and said, "Aren't they afraid of turning those men from the Song Dynasty into lazy men?"
Li Di smiled bitterly and said, "The blame is that the people of the Song Dynasty are so diligent. Zhu Neng and others did not let them work, so they started doing business with the help of the meager business skills they learned in Hexi.
They will not become lazy people, they will just become businessmen."
Kou Ji followed Li Di's words and deduced, "As time goes by, their heirs will become more and more numerous, and they will become richer and richer. Not only do they have money, but they also have land.
Eventually they will occupy all the cities and a large amount of fertile land.
As long as Zhu Neng and others set up a school in the city, they can train countless officials and generals.
When the officials and generals they cultivated took control of all authority, the people of Song Dynasty would become superiors.
They can use the hands of the Song people to firmly hold the territory under their hands.
If they are more ruthless and expand the Song ethnic group while annihilating those foreigners through war, maybe a hundred years later, only the Song people will be left on the land they occupy."
Li Di nodded heavily.
Kou Ji said faintly, "The Song people they have now are far from enough. They need more Song people..."
Li Di said with a heavy face, "Yes, they want the Song people to dominate the West. Two hundred people are simply not enough. Two million, or even 20 million, can barely satisfy their appetite."
Kou Ji pondered and said, "They treat the Song people so well, aren't they afraid of the backlash from the foreigners?"
Li Di said in a deep voice, "As far as I know, all the elites in their hands are from the Song Dynasty. They are equipped with sophisticated armor and powerful weapons.
The alien servant army they recruited only had leather armor and a sword, and nothing else.
There are no war horses.
Every time they passed through a place, they filled all the local men into the servant army and drove the servant army to fight, leaving only women and children under six years old."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Once the number of servants is too large, it will be a storm if they resist. What can they carry with them?"
Li Di shook his head and said he didn't know.
Kou Ji thought for a moment and probably guessed how they would deal with the slave army's counterattack.
Cao Lili and Yuan Shan had been away from the Song Dynasty for the longest time.
When Cao used to be in Leizhou and Jiaozhi, he often gathered the fugitives and prisoners from the Song Dynasty, as well as the people of the Song Dynasty who were drifting on the sea, or who had moved to villages on overseas islands.
The descendants of the group of convicts he first recruited in Leizhou have probably grown into young men now.
Therefore, the number of Song people in his hands is very large.
They should be able to assemble a Song army of 60,000 to 70,000 men.
Yuanshan was good at management. After he accepted Zhu Neng's old troops and the people sent by Kou Ji, the number of Song people under his command reached 100,000.
After more than ten years of reproduction, they should be able to gather a Song army of 100,000 people.
On the contrary, Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng were weaker, and they did not bring many people out. Together, they should be able to form a Song army of 10,000 people.
If the four of them form an alliance, they can gather a Song army of 170,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses.
The 1780,000 well-armed Song soldiers and horses, under the guidance of four famous generals, could easily deal with a mob that was several times their size.
As long as they can effectively control the number of servants and prevent them from exceeding the danger level, they can always suppress the servants to fight for them.
More importantly, in addition to controlling the number of servants, wherever they go, they only need to kill all the nobles first, leaving only the civilians and slaves, and treat the civilians and slaves a little better than the nobles.
Even if those servant soldiers were tricked into committing suicide, there was a high chance that they would not resist.
Most countries in the West today are damned slave societies.
Those nobles and slave owners treated slaves a hundred times more cruelly than the people of the Song Dynasty treated prisoners.
In other words, Zhu Neng and others treated those slaves as prisoners of the Song Dynasty.
Those slaves will most likely treat Zhu Neng and others as heroes.
"It's possible that in this damned slave-holding society, Zhu Neng and his group are getting an advantage..."
Kou Ji couldn't help but mutter.
Li Di looked at Kou Ji in astonishment, "What kind of slavery society..."
Kou Jichang sighed and said, "Most of the countries in the West still practice the slavery system of China's pre-Qin period, which is even more brutal than the pre-Qin period.
Under the training of Western nobles, slaves were very loyal.
Crack them with two whips and give them a piece of cooking bread, that is a merciful slave master."
Li Di looked shocked, as if he had heard something unbelievable.
"I... I will not be whipped now for all my crimes in the Song Dynasty..."
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry and said, "Yes, his life is worse than my Song Dynasty crime record, but his loyalty is higher than my Song Dynasty crime record."
Li Di said in astonishment, "No wonder Zhu Neng and others want to lure people from our Song Dynasty. People who are servile to the core will never stand up without training for three or five generations.
As long as the people of our Song Dynasty can read and read, they can stand upright immediately."
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Li Di's face darkened and he said, "But if this happens, wouldn't the people of our Song Dynasty be more in danger? The people of our country, Song Dynasty, and our country, Song Dynasty, don't have enough. How can we let them abduct them."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice, "It is not easy to stop this matter. After all, it is impossible for us, the Song Dynasty, to build a Great Wall to encircle all the territory of our country, the Song Dynasty.
So as long as someone is tempted, they will definitely find a way to escape."
Li Di said solemnly, "Then warn them, otherwise our country, the Song Dynasty, is likely to suffer heavy losses."
Kou Ji lamented, "They are now so high up in the mountains and so far away that intimidation has no effect at all. Unless I can lead hundreds of thousands of troops to kill them in front of them and scare them myself."
Li Di gritted his teeth and said, "Then I will go find them in person and talk to them."
Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "No need... they will hold you high if you go, but when it's time to poach people, they will still poach you.
It is better to block it than to open it up."
Li Di looked at Kou Ji and asked, "What do you want to do? Send me from the Song Dynasty to be a stallion for them? Help them grow up?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "It's not a big deal if you help them grow up. But it's still feasible to help them grow the Song people's tribe."
Li Di frowned and said, "Isn't that just helping them get rich?"
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "When I was about to die, I personally led the troops to break their spines, right?"
Li Di pursed his lips and did not speak.
Kou Ji said bluntly, "The place they occupy has countless gold and silver, and they are willing to give up gold and silver. We can't block them forever."
The longer we block it, the greater the harm will be when the door is opened.
So we should help them grow the Song people and then teach them the articles of sages."
Li Di interjected, "Don't you teach the art of war and strategy?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "That's right! We don't teach the art of war and strategy."
Li Di stared at Kou Ji and said, "Then what are you going to do?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Let them pay and invite scholars from the Song Dynasty to help them teach and educate people. This will expand the business ties between the Song Dynasty and their territory."
There should ideally be one hundred thousand businessmen traveling between the Song Dynasty and their territories every year.
Businessmen will not be attached to the West, so they can come back after going there.
The only ones left behind were the Song people born between them and those foreign women.
As a result, Zhu Neng and others had to spend twenty years cultivating the newly born Song people.
It would take another twenty years for the newly born Song people to completely help them build a court framework.
Two decades later, Zhu Neng and others may have become nothing but dirt.
Even if their heirs are ambitious, they will set their sights further west, not the Song Dynasty.
If they have different intentions and I am still alive, I will lead my troops to beat them.
If I were dead, the successor of the Song Dynasty would also send troops to beat them.
Because the official family and I will leave an unimaginably rich family fortune to our successors."
Li Di pursed his lips and wanted to speak, but didn't.
Kou Ji saw Li Di's thoughts, and said to Li Di quietly, "None of us can guarantee that the legacy of the Song Dynasty can be passed down from generation to generation.
But we can keep our Song people high by supporting Zhu Neng and others.
Even if there is a terrible war in the future, it will be the Song people fighting against the Song people, not the foreigners fighting against the Song people."
Li Di stared at Kou Ji with his mouth open and said in disbelief, "It's hard for me to understand what you said. But there is one thing I agree with, that is, it is better for Song people to beat Song people than for foreigners to beat me, Song people."
This matter is too big, you can handle it as you please.
Anyway, I can't see that day. I am now sixty-nine years old, and I don't know how many years I can live.
I definitely can't see what you said.
I just need to confirm that the Song Dynasty will be safe and sound for decades after my death.
I don’t have that much ability, and I don’t dare to have such extravagant hopes.”
Kou Ji smiled bitterly and said, "I may not even be able to see it."
Li Di solemnly said to Kou Ji, "I don't care about this anymore. I only have one thing to tell you. That is, no matter who takes my position in Hexi from now on, they must stick to the sand control in Hexi to the end."
The wild sand has taken away too much of our fertile land in the Song Dynasty.
If left alone, it will one day swallow up most of Hexi, or even more.
Therefore, we must control it, and it is best to turn all the wild sand in Hexi, even Yanshan Prefecture and other places into fertile farmland."
Speaking of this, Li Di said sadly, "With one more acre of fertile land, one less person will starve to death in our Song Dynasty. With one less acre of fertile land, one more person in our Song Dynasty will starve to death."
It will take more than ten years to control the wild sand and see some results.
But it only takes a moment for it to swallow up the fertile fields."
Kou Ji handed over to Li Di and said, "Young man, I understand..."
Li Di shook his head and said, "I have been worried about things in the Western Regions for more than half a year. I traveled thousands of miles to Bianjing City just to solve this trouble.
But after talking to you, I realized that I was worrying too much."
Kou Jizheng said seriously, "Your achievements will be remembered by future generations."
Li Di smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I don't want them to remember me. I just want them to ruin the family less. It's not easy to pass on this family intermittently. Every inch of it is piled with white bones."
Kou Ji also felt sad when he heard Li Di's words.
Li Di didn't know the history after the Song Dynasty, but Kou Ji did.
This family was almost defeated.
In order for it to be passed down, more bones, more blood and tears will be buried underground.
There is no end.
"Stop saying these spoiling things. Ask your wife to prepare some delicious food and drinks for me to serve. Then prepare a dozen carts of good things from Bianjing City for me. I will take them with me when I go back."
After Li Di cleared away the sadness in his heart, he spoke very grandly.
Kou Ji was not stingy and said with a smile, "More than a dozen cars are not enough. From now on, I will send someone to send you a dozen cars every year."
Li Di pointed at Kou Ji's nose and laughed and cursed, "Big dog!"
Kou Ji responded with a smile, "You don't dare to eat from other big households."
Li Di nodded in agreement and said, "Other wealthy people only eat the people's fat in their mouths, and my teeth are stuffed after eating it. You, a wealthy family like you, are clean and never reach out to the people. I eat it without stuffing my teeth."
Kou Ji laughed and immediately ordered the person in charge to find Xiang Yan and ask Xiang Yan to prepare some good things in Bianjing City for Li Di.
Li Di was not polite and stayed in the bamboo courtyard for three days eating and drinking.
He didn't stop until Zhao Zhen found the door.
Li Di entered the palace at Zhao Zhen's invitation, and Kou Ji followed suit.
Li Di told Zhao Zhen his concerns.
Kou Ji also told Zhao Zhen his solution.
Li Di and Kou Ji had a tacit understanding and did not say anything treacherous.
After listening to the two of them, Zhao Zhen felt that the solution proposed by Kou Ji was good, so he adopted it.
After talking about the business, Zhao Zhen invited Li Di to feast and drink in the palace for three days.
For three days, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji did nothing but eat and drink with Li Di.
Three days later.
Li Di took the things he had plundered from the palace and Kou's house, declined Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji's attempts to stay, and resolutely embarked on the road back to Hexi.
Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen sent Li Di out of the Kaifeng Mansion before parting ways with Li Di.
Looking at Li Di's old figure sitting on the bullock cart, bending over, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "The veterans on all sides are the pillars of my Song Dynasty.
With them helping me to guard the border, if I still fail to govern the Song Dynasty, it will be my fault."
Kou Ji said faintly, "After they die, I will write their biographies, and you will compose a preface for them, so that future generations will always remember their contributions."
Zhao Zhen nodded solemnly and said, "I will also build a monument for them..."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen suddenly couldn't speak any more.
Kou Ji was not in the mood to talk either.
After a long time, Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "They have always been helping me, but there is very little I can do for them..."
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were filled with emotion.
He rode back to Bianjing City.
…
The first lunar month meeting.
After the carnival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, everyone in Bianjing City had a hint of joy on their faces.
The faces of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty standing on the Chui Gong Hall also had a hint of joy.
Zhao Zhen sat high in the middle of the hall, facing the civil and military officials of the court, and said calmly, "Chen Aiqing, I have approved your memorial for begging for bones..."
As soon as these words came out, the smiles on the faces of the civil and military officials in the palace froze.
Before they could react, they saw Chen Yaozuo laughing loudly as he walked out of the train and bowed respectfully to Zhao Zhen, "Since November last year, I have sent memorials to Zhao Zhen one after another.
The official family was finally willing to let the old minister go and let him go back to the house to entertain his grandson and share the family relationship.
Sir, I would like to thank the officials for their love."
After Chen Yaozuo said this, he knelt on the ground and waited quietly for the eunuch to take off his official hat.
Chen Lin walked down the imperial steps, walked slowly in front of Chen Yaozuo, bowed, and took off Chen Yaozuo's official hat with both hands.
Chen Yaozuo stood up, bowed to Zhao Zhen three times and kowtowed nine times, and then shouted, "My lord, Chen Yaozuo, kowtows to thank the official..."
After Chen Yaozuo shouted, he smiled and saluted.
Zhao Zhen stood up slowly and watched Chen Yaozuo leave Chui Gong Hall.
All the civil and military officials of the court saluted Chen Yaozuo's back.
After the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty regained their position, Wang Deyong, a Privy Councilor with Tongzhi, suddenly stood outside the train and said, "Old minister Wang Deyong, please transfer to Liaodong to replace Di Qing. I would like to control Liaodong forever."
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect that Wang Deyong would suddenly come out to report this matter.
Zhao Zhen stared at Wang Deyong and asked solemnly, "What does Aiqing mean?"
Wang Deyong smiled and said, "Li Di was in Hexi, Wang Sui was in Yanshan, Cai Qi was in Jiaozhi, and Zhang Zhibai was in Liaodi. Each of them gained great fame.
The old minister is not talented, but he is willing to compete with them for reputation.
The old minister doesn't want to see the civil servant being more beautiful than before.
I don’t even want the common people to think that only civil servants have character.”
Zhao Zhen stared at Wang Derong with a serious look on his face, without saying anything.
Wang Deyong immediately knelt down on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "Please give me permission from the officials!"
Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "It seems that you have made up your mind?"
Wang Deyong said again, "Please help the officials!"
Zhao Zhen lamented, "That's all, you can go to Liaodong. Take a good look at Liaodong for me. If there are any disobedient people, you can kill them first and then report them."
Wang Deyong raised his head, cupped his fists and said, "Old minister Wang Deyong obeys the order!"
After saying this, Wang Deyong stood up, laughed at the civil and military officials of the court, and said, "What? When Chen Yaozuo left the court, you all gave him away. When I left the court, you just stared at me with wide eyes. Do you think I am inferior to Chen Yaozuo?"
"
Kou Ji took the lead and bowed to Wang Deyong, and other civil and military officials followed suit.
Wang Deyong also left Chui Gong Hall with a smile.
Zhao Zhen stood up and watched him off.
After Wang Deyong left, the civil and military officials in the hall no longer looked happy at all.
Among the only two veterans left in the court, Chen Yaozi looked as usual.
Song Ti was very embarrassed.
Although no one was looking at him, he always felt that all the civil and military eyes of the court were on him, and he felt uncomfortable all over.
If he were in Kou Ji's position, he would be as stable as Mount Tai.
But he was in the position of minister, which made him very embarrassed.
Zhao Zhen didn't care about Song Chu's reaction. He said calmly, "Yang Aiqing..."
Yang Wenguang came out of the class and said, "I am here..."
Zhao Zhen said, "Since Wang Aiqing has decided to go to Liao to succeed Di Qing, the Privy Council will send documents to dispatch Di Qing back, and I will send out the decree later."
Yang Wenguang said respectfully, "Well..."
Zhao Zhen waited until Yang Wenguang returned to the train and continued, "I am planning to promote Ouyang Xiu and Ouyang Aiqing to serve as Yushi Zhongcheng. What do you Aiqing think?"
All the civil and military officials of the court bowed and said, "I have no objection..."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "In this case, Fan Aiqing will be appointed as the Censor Zhongcheng."
Ouyang Xiu left his job, "My lord, Ouyang Xiu, would like to thank the officials..."
Zhao Zhen waited for Ouyang Xiu to return to the train and slowly said, "I am going to merge the Song Dynasty Bank into the Ministry of Household Affairs and put it under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Dear ladies, please discuss this."
Han Yang, the Minister of Revenue, almost jumped up for joy.
The Bank of the Song Dynasty immediately stored a huge amount of money from the Song Dynasty.
If the Hu Department wins the Song Dynasty Bank, it can firmly put pressure on the other five departments.