For a period of time after that, everything was calm in Bianjing.

Kou Ji's official work in the Ministry of Gou seems to have been forgotten.

Some people who were worried that after Kou Ji arrived at the Ministry of Industry, he would start to grab power and seize power, also relaxed their vigilance.

Kou Ji seems to really regard the Ministry of Industry as a pension yamen, and he doesn't go to work every day, staying in the house, either accompanying Xiang Yan to study, or accompanying Xiang Minzhong to go to the Jinshui River to fish for Wang Ba.

An old man and a young man have become a tyrant by the Jinshui River.

As long as the two of them occupy the banks of the Jinshui River, no one will dare to do business on the banks of the Jinshui River.

Some wealthy families who secretly threw corpses into the Jinshui River would also avoid the two of them and go to the Wuzhang River to throw corpses instead.

Occasionally, if you encounter one or two people who don't have long eyes and throw a corpse into the river, they will be caught by the old and the young, thrown into the river, and soaked in the water to play.

It's late autumn, and the river is so cold that it can freeze to death.

If you soak in water, in less than a quarter of an hour, your face will turn pale.

Soak for half an hour, and you will freeze to death.

One of the servants of the Han Mansion had already rolled his eyes and was lying straight on the water.

The other shivered, begging at the two figures on the riverside, and the more than a hundred servants with big waists behind them.

He couldn't shout for mercy.

Even if he was frozen to death, he didn't dare to shout.

Because he knew in his heart that what he had done was worse than throwing a corpse into the river.

He pushed a living person into the water alive, and then playfully watched people drown on the shore.

on the riverside.

Xiang Minzhong was covered with two thick coats, staring at the man in the water with a faint gaze, and asked Kou Ji beside him, "How long do you think he will die?" ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, lifted the fishing rod in his hand and shook it, threw it back into the water, and complained.

"You're a careless man!"

Xiang Minzhong said nonchalantly: "It was they who took care of people's lives first, and the old man just gave back to him in his own way." ”

Kou Ji helped fiddle with the fishing rod placed in front of Xiang Minzhong's couch, and complained, "It is a big crime to set up a private torture hall. ”

Xiang Minzhong didn't care anymore, he opened the big hat, let the servant behind him change a hand warmer, held it in his hand, and said without being salty or light: "The old man is seventy and two this year, and the laws of the court can't control the old man's head."

Not to mention throwing a few murderers who don't have long eyes in the water, even if they fall in love with someone's girl and go up and pinch two handfuls, no one dares to do anything to the old man. ”

"Old rascal......

"Phew......"

Xiang Minzhong took a sip and said disdainfully: "Food, sex." You know the. ”

Kou Ji said dissatisfiedly: "I'm already married." ”

Xiang Minzhong said disdainfully: "What if you get married? The old man's good granddaughter has been married for a few months, and her stomach has not moved. ”

Kou Ji said embarrassedly: "This kind of thing can't be rushed. ”

Xiang Minzhong glared at him and scolded, "You are not in a hurry, the old man is in a hurry." ”

Seeing that the fishing rod was shaking, Kou Ji hurriedly lifted the fishing rod, and a small fish on the hook shook on it.

Koji pulled the line, picked the small fish, and threw it back into the water.

After hanging the loach on the hook, he threw it back into the water, and then said to Xiang Minzhong: "I'm not in a hurry, what are you anxious about?" ”

Xiang Minzhong snorted: "Of course the old man is in a hurry, the old man is still waiting to hug his great-grandson." If he can be born when the old man dies, as soon as the old man dies, he can still find a background.

When your grandfather dies, he'll be able to go further. ”

Kou Ji glared and scolded, "Old man, you have gone too far. ”

Xiang Minzhong said with a big grin: "What is this, the old man and others have worked hard for the court all their lives, for what?" For the sake of high-ranking officials, and for the sake of sealing his wife and son.

If the old man dies, the court will not canonize the old man's children and grandchildren, is it worthy of the old man who has worked for the court for many years? ”

Kou Ji said with a dark face: "Put away your crooked theories, they are useless to me." ”

Xiang Minzhong nodded, sat up, let people wrap his whole body in a big coat, and said, "It's definitely useless to you, because you are a mallet." Only you, the mallet, will go to the Ministry of Engineering to sit on the cold bench when your career is going well. ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "I went to the Ministry of Industry and had my own plan." ”

"What's the plan?"

Xiang Minzhong said disdainfully: "Your plan is to accompany the old man on this Jinshui River to fish for those kings who have eaten the intestines of the dead?" ”

Kou Ji glared at Xiang Minzhong and threatened: "If you talk nonsense, I will let the workshop in the house stop printing your books." ”

Xiang Minzhong smiled: "Your threat is no longer useful to the old man." The movable type printing technique created by Bi Sheng in your house is now scattered all over the capital, and the old man also has a copy in his hand.

If you don't print books for the old man, the old man can build his own workshop in the house and print it himself. ”

Kou Ji sneered: "Then do you know that if you use lead printing instead of clay printing, the printing speed will be improved?" ”

Xiang Minzhong stared at Kou Ji in amazement, "You still have a hand?" ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not a selfless person, of course I have to keep a hand." ”

Xiang Minzhong put down the hand warmer in his hand, rubbed his hands excitedly, and said, "The old man knows that you kid will never let people take advantage of you in vain." ”

Since stepping down from a real post, Xiang Minzhong seems to be a little blackened, and he is extremely excited about doing bad things.

Kou Ji smiled: "My cheapness is naturally not so easy to take advantage of." ”

Xiang Minzhong said with a smile: "Good grandson-in-law, the old man also has a set of poetry books written when he was young, look at it, when did you help the old man print it together?" ”

Kou Ji didn't speak, but rubbed his hands together with a smile.

The smile on Xiang Minzhong's face froze, and he said with a dark face: "You took advantage of the old man's resignation to be promoted." The old man hasn't asked you for a favor yet, and you help the old man print something, and you also need money? ”

Kou Ji chuckled in a low voice: "It's okay if you don't need money...... But you have to do me a small favor. ”

Xiang Minzhong glanced at Kou Ji suspiciously, and asked, "What are you busy with?" ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "You said that the imperial court sent to the mansions, how about using movable type printing?" ”

Xiang Minzhong stared at Kou Ji and said with a stunned expression: "Printing and distributing the imperial court's palace newspaper is not a good errand. Not only is there no oil or water, but if you make a mistake, you will be condemned. ”

Kou Ji smiled: "But it's important! ”

Xiang Minzhong glanced at Kou Ji and said, "Of course the old man knows that it is important, and it is precisely because he knows that he is important, so the old man reminds you, don't get contaminated with that thing." Over the years, there have been many officials who have had their heads cut off because of typos in the printing of the newspaper.

You don't need to worry about getting your head chopped.

But those under your command will be cut down. ”

Kou Ji said as a matter of course: "The imperial court's mansion report is so important, if something goes wrong, it's normal to be beheaded?" They can only be blamed for not being careful and cautious enough.

If my men were beheaded for this reason, they would be to blame. ”

Xiang Minzhong pouted and said, "Since you are not afraid of trouble, then the old man will turn around and hand over the notebook to the inner court to talk about." ”

Kou Ji nodded with a bright smile.

"Grandfather-in-law really knows my ......"

Xiang Minzhong snorted: "Of course, as soon as you pout your ass, the old man will only want to poop what you want." ”

Kou Ji fanned with his hand in disgust, "Vulgar ......"

Xiang Minzhong said disdainfully: "So what? The old man has been following the rules for most of his life, and he finally got through to the age where he can be presumptuous, so he naturally does what he wants to do, and what he wants to do. ”

After saying this, Xiang Minzhong glanced at Kou Ji again and said, "You accompanied the old man to fish for ten days, just to let the old man write to help you ask for the printing of the Di newspaper?"

Could it be that the printing of the Di newspaper can open up the situation in the Ministry of Industry? ”

Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, Xiang Minzhong shook his head and said, "It's just a printing of a newspaper, and it doesn't play any role in the Ministry of Industry." ”

Kou Ji smiled: "I didn't think that the movable type printing technology would play a role. I just want everyone in the world to know that the things that come out of the Ministry of Industry are the best things in the world. ”

Xiang Minzhong asked, "And then?" ”

Kou Ji spread his hands and smiled: "No more." ”

Xiang Minzhong took a sip of Kou Ji and scolded: "You kid is too unproductive." If the old man were you, he would first use the previous means to deal with the Criminal Division, bring down the Third Division, and let the court depose the Third Division.

Then snatch back the power of the Ministry of Industry in the Third Division.

And then with the power snatched from the third division, he slowly elevated the young government supervisor.

Then with the help of your grandfather's hand, as well as the hands of Li Di and Wang Zeng, you will kill the group of people who will be imprisoned. ”

Kou Ji wanted to plug his ears, not wanting to listen to Xiang Minzhong talking nonsense.

The three divisions, the young government supervisor, and the general will be the supervisor, if it is really so easy to clean up, why didn't Xiang Minzhong clean up when he served as the governor?

After Kou Ji finished the Criminal Division before, he still had the mind to clean up the Third Division.

But since he learned that Li Jian had voted for Zhao Yuanyan, he no longer had this thought.

If you want to deal with the three divisions, the biggest help you can use is the six divisions.

But now that the third secretary has made Li Yan vote for Zhao Yuanyan, Zhao Yuanyan doesn't know how many people have been placed in the six departments behind his back.

Will they strike against their allies?

Therefore, what Xiang Minzhong said was nonsense.

After accompanying Xiang Minzhong for many days, after the request in his heart had been completed, Kou Ji was too lazy to accompany Xiang Minzhong to fish for Wang Ba.

There are many kings in the golden pool, but none of them can be eaten.

When you catch it, you have to throw it back.

Kou Ji didn't have the leisure to continue playing with Xiang Minzhong.

Kou Ji instructed the servants behind him: "Go to two people, and twist that guy in the water to Kaifeng Mansion." Go to someone again, go to the Han Mansion and inform you. ”

"Tell the fart!"

Xiang Minzhong scolded dissatisfiedly: "Don't say that the Han Mansion has declined, even if the Han Mansion has not declined, the people in their Mansion dare to disregard people's lives, and the old man can kill them." ”

Kou Ji said lightly: "The ancestors of the Han Mansion are brothers with Emperor Taizu, so they should give Emperor Taizu a face." ”

Xiang Minzhong snorted coldly and did not speak again.

Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's signboard is still very easy to use.

After the servants of Kou Mansion fished up the guy in the water, Xiang Minzhong snorted: "Go to someone, go to Kaifeng Mansion and keep an eye on the old man." Wait for Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to come back after convicting of this capital crime.

If you dare to disregard people's lives in front of the old man, the old man must watch them go to see the king of Hades. ”

Kou Ji didn't say anything to stop it.

The servants of the Han Mansion, in front of him and Xiang Minzhong, disregard people's lives, all deserve to die.

The reason why he let the servants of the palace take him up was not because he had mercy on his life.

But the person who froze to death underwater, the death was too miserable, and he was afraid that he would have nightmares at night after watching too much.

"Grandfather-in-law, grandson-in-law retired first."

Kou Ji arched his hand and prepared to leave.

Xiang Minzhong was stunned and said, "Don't accompany the old man to fish for Wang Ba?" ”

"I have to go back and urge the servants of the palace to get your book printed today," said Kou Ji. ”

Xiang Minzhong was slightly stunned, waved his hand and said, "Then you go quickly." ”

Kou Ji clenched his fists again and left with the servants of Kou Mansion.

After returning to the house.

Xiang Yan came to him with a book in his hand.

"Xianggong, Li Xiang and Wang Xiang's books have been printed, do you want to send them over?"

Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "Don't worry...... You send someone to ask and see how they plan to sell their books. If there is no way, we can help them sell. ”

Xiang Yan looked at Kou Ji in amazement, "Can we still help them buy books?" ”

Kou Ji said: "Why can't you? ”

Xiang Yan said: "The books of Li Xiang and Wang Xiang add up to 200,000 volumes." ”

"200,000 copies. Sell it soon......"

Kou Ji said nonchalantly.

Xiang Yan asked, "How to sell it?" How much does it cost to sell? ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Grandpa Li's book is five yuan for one yuan, and Wang Xiang's book is three yuan for one money." ”

Xiang Yan exclaimed: "You want to send money to Li Xiang and Wang Xiang? ”

Kou Ji glanced at Xiang Yan and said, "What is the money?" ”

Xiang Yan said seriously: "If you don't send money to Li Xiang and Wang Xiang, why do you sell their books so expensive?" It's expensive to sell this, who wants it? ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "What are the identities of the two of them?" Participate in political affairs! There are so many people who want to slap them up. The entire Great Song Dynasty readers, who don't want to hold a book of the two of them in their hands and speculate on the thoughts of the two of them.

If you have the opportunity to show your face in front of the two of them, you can use this to pursue the two of them, and then mix a familiar face.

Moreover, Grandpa Li is the chief examiner for next year's Spring Festival.

Do you know the examiner?

A book, for a future, is it expensive to charge them five times? ”

Xiang Yan's eyes widened in astonishment, and after thinking about it for a long time, he said seriously: "It's not expensive, not only is it not expensive, but it's also cheap." Li Xiang's book, one should be sold for ten yuan. Wang Xiang's book, one should be sold for eight yuan.

Do you want to print some of my grandfather's handwriting?

The concubine felt that her grandfather's handwriting could sell twenty copies a copy. ”

Kou Ji waved his hand and said: "Forget it, making money in the name of my grandfather is easy to be said to be a wealth collector." ”

Xiang Yan nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Then how much will you pay for the Li Mansion and the Wang Mansion?" ”

"Tell the ...... truth"

"Honestly, what do we earn?"

"They won't take it."

“……”

"The concubine understands."

got the business experience taught by Kou Ji, and Xiang Yan happily went to get busy.

She felt that the business lessons taught by Kou Ji could be used in many places.

She needed to give it a try, and then carry forward the business that Koji had taught.