Chen Lin heard Kou Ji's words, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

If Kou Ji really just passed on a message, he could make the three of them die down.

Ninety percent of those in power in Bianjing City will be afraid, including him Chen Lin.

When Chong Shiheng and the others were in the army, they obeyed Kou Ji's words, because they controlled the power of life and death against them, and every word Kou Ji said was a military order.

Now Chong Shiheng and others have left the army and have been crowned kings.

Although the rank is inferior to Kou Ji, it is only in terms of reputation, and it is not mixed with any power.

If this is the case, Chong Shiheng and the others can still listen to Kou Jiyan's words.

That's terrible.

Seeing Chen Lin's embarrassed face, Kou Ji smiled, "Don't worry, with their current status, it is impossible for them to obey me." Therefore, if you want to tell them to stop, you can only go to them yourself. ”

When Chen Lin heard this, the look on his face was embarrassed.

"Chong Shiheng is in his own house, his uncle has just come from Taiyuan, and he is accompanying his uncle these days. Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao were in the household yamen, in the class room of the household yamen. ”

Chen Lin quickly told Kou Ji the whereabouts of the three of them.

Kou Ji groaned slightly, and said, "Then go and see Tan Shiheng first." ”

Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, and said in amazement: "Why don't you go to Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao first?" The two of them are in the most trouble right now. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Chen Lin and said lightly: "But Chong Shiheng is the most difficult of the three of them to deal with." As long as Chong Shiheng stops, even if I don't go to see Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao, they will be reined in. ”

Kou Ji explained simply, and without waiting for Chen Lin to speak again, he got up and left the study.

Chen Lin hurriedly followed.

Kou Tianci was left alone in the study.

However, Kou Tianci did not show any dissatisfaction, but continued to focus on the shipbuilding diagram laid on the desk.

Kou Tianci had never understood the sea before, nor had he ever understood sea ships, not even the sea.

So when Kou Ji first introduced him to shipbuilding drawings, he was not very interested.

But with the in-depth understanding, Kou Tianci discovered that building a sea ship is a very interesting thing, and also learned that the sea is a water area with no end in sight.

In the sea, there are many strange seafood, and there are also many treasures that are buried.

According to the archives in the Dragon Pavilion, the sea is inhabited by an immeasurably large number of kun.

Kou Tianci specially consulted Kou Ji, and also got some news from Liu Heng on the side.

Kouji tells him that there are no kun in the sea, but there are many strange things.

Kou Tianci was very curious about this, and he wanted to go to the sea to have a look.

Koji tells him that if he wants to go to sea, he must first familiarize himself with the ship.

Kou Tianci was now familiar with the ship, and the feasibility of using some firearms on the ship.

Just when Kou Tianci was carefully studying the shipbuilding drawings in the mansion, Kou Ji and Chen Lin had already left the gate of the Kou mansion.

The horsemen in the house had already prepared the carriage, and the guards in armor and blades stood on both sides of the carriage.

Kou Ji and Chen Lin got into the carriage and rushed to the Chongfu under the escort of the guards.

Although the family is now a gate, the house is very elegantly arranged.

Standing outside the plantation, you can clearly see the green leaves emerging from the wall of the plantation, and there is a faint fragrance of flowers wafting in the air.

Kou Ji sent someone to say hello, and Chong Shiheng personally rushed to the gate of the mansion to greet him.

Between the powerful, unless the friendship is particularly deep, it is not suitable to enter the house.

Sending someone to Tongyu is to show respect for the lord of the house.

The owner of the mansion personally greets the guests, showing respect for the guests, and at the same time showing the dignity of the guests.

Kou Ji got out of the carriage amid the greeting of Chong Shiheng.

After returning the salute to Chong Shiheng, he couldn't help but sigh: "The status is high, and the number of etiquette is more...... It's still ...... happy before."

While welcoming Kou Ji into the mansion, Chong Shiheng said with a crying and laughing: "We have sacrificed our lives for half our lives, isn't this what we are asking for?"

If there is no etiquette at all, what is the difference between it and the common people? ”

In other words, the number of rites represents their unique identity.

Kou Ji smiled and didn't speak.

Although he had the idea of equality for all in his heart, in this era of distinct classes, he had to make concessions and adapt to the times.

Otherwise, he will be regarded as an outlier by the times and excluded.

It will also be pushed into the grave by everyone in this era.

It's like Wang Mang, the emperor of the new dynasty.

In an era when a family dominates the world, a set of cross-era decrees is implemented.

The end result was that the clans joined hands to push him into the abyss.

Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, is the son of the Mandate of Heaven, but he can rise strongly and rejuvenate the Han family, which is inseparable from the support of the family.

Without the support of the family, Liu Xiu wants to rejuvenate the Han family, and it is estimated that he can only pray to the sky.

Kou Ji, under the guidance of Chong Shiheng, entered the seed house.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw a dense crowd of figures.

Some of them are people from the Seed House, wearing the black clothes that are unique to the servants of the Seed House.

There are also some who are not from the plantation, and they are standing in the courtyard of the plantation with their families, waiting for the steward of the plantation to place them.

Kou Ji glanced at it slightly, and smiled at Chong Shiheng: "It's only been a few days, and you've collected so many people?" ”

When Chong Shiheng heard this, he said with a bright smile: "This is only part of the ......"

It can be seen that he is very satisfied with the number of craftsmen he has collected and the quality of craftsmen.

Kou Ji sighed: "That's a bumper harvest." ”

Chong Shiheng's smile was even brighter.

Kou Ji said faintly: "Just staring at Bianjing City, isn't it a little inappropriate?" There are craftsmen all over my Great Song Dynasty, and there are many skilled craftsmen among them, you can completely collect craftsmen from all over my Great Song Dynasty, there is no need to only search for craftsmen in Bianjing City, right?

You are also a person who has served as the commander of the three armed forces, you should understand.

The drawing of one soldier from a battalion will not have the slightest impact on the combat strength of the army.

However, if a battalion draws 100 soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the army will be greatly reduced.

If you collect craftsmen from all over my Great Song Dynasty, it will not have the slightest impact on my Great Song Dynasty.

But if you only collect craftsmen from Bianjing City, then Bianjing City will be at the point where there are no craftsmen available for a long time in the future. ”

The smile on Chong Shiheng's face narrowed slightly, and he stared at Kou Ji and said, "Recruit craftsmen, but you mention ours." ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "But I didn't let you just stare at Bianjing City?" The official family has not troubled you until now, it is for the sake of your great contribution to the Great Song Dynasty, and they tolerate you.

Do you really think that the officials can't help you?

Leaving you to mess around?

If the official family gets angry, how did you get this prince, you have to return it. ”

Chong Shiheng smiled stiffly: "No...... It's not that serious, is it? ”

Kou Ji said angrily: "The official family has a big business, and the people under its rule are as many as tens of millions, among which the craftsmen are probably as many as millions.

If you recruit one or two thousand to take away, the official family will not care about you at all.

After all, compared to your contribution to the Great Song Dynasty, that bit of craftsmanship is nothing at all.

But if you recruit craftsmen, you can recruit craftsmen.

What does it mean to always recruit from under the nose of the official?

Think the official family is easy to bully?

If you don't save face for the official family, can the official family not be popular? ”

Speaking of this, Kou Jihu stared at Chong Shiheng suspiciously, "You are not a stupid person, you will not be unclear about this truth." Are you deliberately touching the official's bad head, or are you saying that you have been the king of the county for a few days, and you think that the king of the county is boring, and you plan to return it to the official? ”

Chong Shiheng pouted, "Everyone understands the truth, but time does not allow." The government gave us a month to pack our things, and after a month we had to leave.

So if I send people to recruit craftsmen from all over the Great Song Dynasty, it will be too late.

Therefore, he could only take the risk of recruiting craftsmen in Bianjing City. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Chong Shiheng and said, "It's too late to recruit now, so you can replenish it one after another." On your way to Dongyang, you can also recruit along the way. ”

Chong Shiheng glanced behind him, and saw that Chen Lin was staying far behind them, so he approached Kou Ji and lowered his voice: "I want to recruit some people along the way." When I arrive in Dongyang, I will instruct the troops and the old troops to train them into soldiers.

As the saying goes: Those who are not of my race will have different hearts.

Before I completely control Dongyang, I won't use Japanese people.

Don't you want to recruit some civilians to bring them over, train them into soldiers and horses, and suppress the Korean land? ”

Kou Ji glanced at Chong Shiheng, and said nonchalantly: "Princess Baoqing and Tianci are about to get married, and the official family has given three thousand armor soldiers as a dowry."

3,000 armor soldiers, plus 2,000 guards that our prince can equipp, plus the troops and old departments in my mansion.

Barely able to gather seven or eight thousand people. ”

When Chong Shiheng heard this, his eyes were red with envy.

Whether it is the armor given by Zhao Zhen, or Kou Ji is selecting the guards, as well as the subordinates and old departments on the Kou Mansion, they are not weak.

When they get together, they can be pulled out to fight immediately, and they don't need training and running-in at all.

Kou Ji gathered together casually, and a team of 10,000 soldiers and horses came out.

In the case of removing firearms, their combat effectiveness must not be weaker than that of the same number of forbidden troops in the Great Song Dynasty.

In the Han land, where the soldiers and horses have been swept away, 10,000 fierce soldiers are enough for Kou Fu to quickly control the Han land.

Chong Shiheng said with some pantothenic acid: "It's only seven or eight thousand people, and they are distributed to all parts of Goryeo, and there are not many people." ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "So I plan to go back and write to Di Qing and ask him to move the Jingsai Army's barracks to the edge of the Yalu River as much as possible." ”

Chong Shiheng gritted his teeth and said: "Even if Di Qing moves the Jingsai army barracks to the edge of the Yalu River, it is impossible for him to lead the army into Goryeo to help you." ”

The forbidden army is now the heaviest public weapon of the Great Song Dynasty.

Unless there is a big war, it cannot be easily mobilized.

It is even more impossible to use public and private weapons.

Therefore, even if Di Qing moved the barracks of the Jingsai army to the edge of the Yalu River, he could not lead the army into Goryeo to help Kou Ji.

Even if Goryeo was destroyed, Di Qing could only watch.

Unless he has the documents of the Privy Council to send troops, as well as the documents that Kou Jizuo asked the court to come to the rescue, and the court promised to save him.

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "Di Qing only needs Chen Bing by the Yalu River, which is enough to overwhelm those Goryeo people." There is no need to lead troops across the Yalu River at all. ”

When Chong Shiheng heard this, he felt a little powerless in his heart.

He knew that he couldn't say anything about Kou Ji, so he restrained his expression and sighed, "I can't compare with you, your fiefdom is close to the Great Song Dynasty, and there is a forbidden army stationed on the side, so you can fake it when necessary."

My fiefdom is at sea, and I can't rely on any power at all.

You can only rely on yourself. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "You can completely help Liu Heng and watch." ”

Chong Shiheng said almost without hesitation: "The soldiers and horses under Liu Heng's hands will definitely have Japanese people, and I can't believe them." ”

Kou Ji sighed and said, "Out of Bianjing City, you can do whatever you want." In Bianjing City, you'd better restrain yourself and stop recruiting craftsmen on a large scale.

If it gets too big, it won't end well.

You don't want you, the king of Dongyang County, to be cut to a first-class duke after only a few days, right? ”

Chong Shiheng glanced at Chen Lin who was standing far behind them again, retracted his gaze and stared at Kou Ji and said, "Are you here to pass a message to the official family?" ”

Kou Ji said bluntly: "The official family is too lazy to take care of you. But if the Manchu civil and military forces make trouble, he needs to give an explanation to the Manchu civil and military forces. ”

Chong Shiheng pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "I understand, I bother you to tell the official family, Chong Shiheng will definitely not make it difficult for him." ”

Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "That's good......"

With that, Kou Ji prepared to leave.

I heard Shiheng say: "Don't sit down more? My uncle is in the backyard and isn't going to see him? ”

Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "I don't believe in the Tao or practice literature, what do you see your uncle doing?" Uncomfortable? ”

Chong Shiheng said solemnly: "My uncle's art of war and strategy will not lose to me." ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "I don't know much about the art of war and strategy." Have you forgotten that I am the only one among the many important ministers of the Great Song Dynasty who does not learn and does not know how to do it. ”

Chong Shiheng was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "That's just a fool's prejudice." ”

Chong Shiheng and Kou Ji have worked together for a long time, and even Kou Ji is a pedantic person.

It's definitely not the kind of person who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it in Bianjing City.

For some, the knowledge of books is learning.

For others, however, insight is also learning.

The former narrowed the road.

The latter is the road to heaven.

Chong Shiheng felt that Kou Ji belonged to the latter.

Kou Ji heard Chong Shiheng's words, shook his head and smiled: "It doesn't matter if you see it clearly, it's good to be prejudiced." It doesn't affect my status, and it doesn't change my merits.

What do you care about? ”

After saying this, Kou Ji walked out of the plantation.

Not long after Kou Ji left, an old man dressed in a Taoist robe, with white hair and white beard, appeared beside Chong Shiheng, with a pair of bright eyes, looking at the place where Kou Ji left.

After seeing the old man, Chong Shiheng couldn't help but speak: "Uncle, how is this person?" ”

The old man was silent for a moment, and said faintly: "The genius of the sky is ......."

Chong Shiheng was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "I know that he is powerful, and I also know that he is talented, can he be described as a genius of Tianzhong, is it a bit exaggerated?" ”

The old man's gaze fell on Chong Shiheng, and he asked lightly, "Are your words a fool's prejudice?" ”

Chong Shiheng was speechless for a moment.

For the old man refuted him with his words.

After the old man fell into silence, he sighed with emotion: "When the peaceful and prosperous era appears, standing under one person and above ten thousand, how can it be an ordinary man?"

You're not a little worse than him. ”

"Where's the seeding?"

"The Difference ...... Clouds and Mud"

"Where's the seed?"

"A little worse than you......"

"Uncle, those are your favorite nephews, can't you say something nice?"

"You like to lie to yourself?"

“……”

Kou Ji didn't know what Chong Fang and Chong Shiheng's uncle and nephew thought of him, and he didn't know how Chong Shiheng compared him with himself and his two sons.

After Kou Ji left the breeding house, he rushed to the Yamen of the Household Department.

In the class room of the household yamen, I found Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao who were drinking.

The two of them sat cross-legged on the kang in the class room for the household officials to rest, and there was a square table in front of them, which was full of wine and food.

Wailang, a member of the household department, stood on the side with a bitter face and poured wine for the two of them.

When Kou Ji entered the class room, he couldn't help but speak: "You two have such a big shelf......"

Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao saw Kou Ji and had different reactions.

Zhu Neng warmly greeted Kou Ji over and accompanied him to drink and eat meat.

Gao Weizhao looked like a child who had done something wrong, and his face was cramped and uneasy.

Kou Ji walked over, sat on the kang, picked up a pair of clean chopsticks to eat, and said, "Isn't it a bit too much for you two?" ”

Kou Ji talked to Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao, without the euphemism when he spoke to Chong Shiheng, but directly asked straight to the point.

Zhu Neng heard Kou Ji's words and shouted, "It's not that we are excessive, it's the people in the household department who are excessive." We asked them to open a border market, but they refused, let them be exempt from taxes, and they would not either.

After we arrived in the fiefdom, we sold cattle and sheep to the Central Plains cheaply, and the court and the people benefited.

All we've made is a few small profits.

We are making contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, but the people in the household department did not agree.

You say they're not overdoing it? ”

Wailang, a member of the household department, heard Zhu Neng's shouting, his face became even more bitter, and before Kou Ji could speak, he took the lead and said: "His Royal Highness, the lower officials can't be the masters of this matter, and several of the lower officials are now also having important things to do." ”

Zhu Neng glared and asked, "What about Shangshu?" ”

Wailang, a member of the household department, hurriedly said: "Your Highness, even if Chen Shangshu comes forward in this matter, he can't be the master." This matter needs to be reported to the government affairs hall, and the three ministers of the government affairs hall and the officials can discuss before they can be decided. ”

Zhu Neng shouted: "Then you can play it......"

Wailang, a member of the household department, smiled bitterly: "But you don't have the corresponding documents, and the lower officials and others can't play." This matter requires you to send someone to Honglu Temple to negotiate after you arrive in Xiyi, and after concluding the document, you will submit it to our household department for verification, and you can only play it after verification. ”

When Zhu Neng heard this, he was angry, he pointed to Wailang, a member of the household department, and said to Kou Ji: "You saw it." We've been in the household for days, and that's what they said back and forth.

I want this, I want that, where can I get it for them?

By the time I'm done with all these things, I'm afraid it'll be a year later.

If they let me take something else, wouldn't it have to be delayed again? ”

The words of the household member Wailang's prevarication sounded very familiar to Kou Ji.

He originally wanted to persuade Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao to leave as soon as possible.

But after hearing the prevarication of the household member, he immediately changed his mind.

Kou Ji waved his hand at Zhu Neng, "Don't be impatient." ”

Zhu Neng snorted at Wailang, a member of the household department, without words.

Kou Ji's eyes fell on Wailang, a member of the household department, and asked lightly: "I can understand that the household department does not issue tax-free documents to the king of Xiyi County and the king of Yanshan County."

This matter involves the tax of the imperial court, and it needs to be played by the household department to the political affairs hall, and the government affairs hall will decide.

Or the king of Xiyi County and the king of Yanshan County directly wrote to the political affairs hall, and the decision was directly made by the political affairs hall.

The opening of border markets has always been dominated by my Great Song Dynasty, and the border markets in various places are also under the jurisdiction of my Great Song Dynasty.

The household department is in charge of this matter and has a certain degree of arbitrary power.

Although this matter requires some paperwork, the opening of a border market and the preparation of documents can be carried out at the same time.

Why did the household department delay and not do this? ”

Wailang, a member of the household department, heard Kou Ji's questioning, was slightly stunned, and hurriedly said, "Tax-free ......"

Wai Lang, a member of the household department, only said two words, but was interrupted by Kou Ji forcefully, "Opening a border market and tax exemption are completely two different things, don't use tax exemption to talk to me."

Agreeing to open a border market does not mean that it must be tax-free. ”

Seeing this, a trace of fine sweat appeared on his forehead.

The household department pushes and drags it out, just because they are afraid of trouble.

Although the imperial court was very lenient in the decree on the opening of border cities.

However, once a new border city is to be opened, the household department must send a person with a position no lower than that of a non-official to the border area to supervise, record, and communicate the matter.

When necessary, it is necessary to negotiate with the other party and establish the rules for the management of the border market.

It is often more than a year and a half to stay.

Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao's fiefs are far away, and they are both poor and remote, and no one in the household department is willing to go to the northwest to eat sand and burn cow dung, so they shirk this matter.

Kou Ji knew the trick, but he didn't break it, and after he saw that the household member Wailang fell into silence, he said coldly: "I hope you can play the matter of opening a border market as soon as possible." It's not just the two of them whose fiefdom needs the border city, but my fief also needs it.

As for tax exemptions, you don't need to take care of them.

I'll let them go to the political hall on their own. ”

When Wailang, a member of the household department, heard this, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness King Han, the official can't be the master of this matter. ”

In the Great Song Dynasty, except for a few people such as Zhao Zhen and Lu Yijian, who knew that Kou Ji would stay in Bianjing City later, others did not know about it.

That's why Wailang, a member of the household department, dared to say this in front of Kou Ji.

After all, in his eyes, Kou Ji is a prince who is about to go to the domain.

Once you go to the fiefdom, you will have nothing to do with Bianjing, and you will have no way to suppress and target all the officials of Bianjing City and even the Great Song Dynasty.

So he just needs to shirk it, and if he survives until Kou Ji goes to the domain, he doesn't have to be afraid of Kou Ji anymore.

Where is Kou Ji's identity and status, he just needs to respect it on his face.

Kou Ji can't control them in the future, so he is not afraid of offending Kou Ji.