After discussing the ownership of the He sisters, Kou Ji left the palace.

Back to the house.

Kou Ji was admitted to the side hospital.

Kou Zhong lives in the side courtyard, and in recent days, his body and bones can't stand it, and there is a possibility of death, so Kou Ji has to go to the side courtyard every day to have a look.

The side courtyard was filled with the smell of herbs, and the smell was a little pungent.

Kou Zhun walked back and forth in the courtyard with Wang Shu's support.

After seeing Kou Ji, he immediately stopped.

"Go in and take a look, see what Kou Zhong has to tell you."

Kou Zhun anxiously urged, Kou Ji nodded, and entered the bedroom in the courtyard.

in the bedroom.

Kou Zhong was lying on the bed, his face pale, his breath was vain, and his body was already thin to skin and bones, and the young man he adopted knelt on the side of his bed, carefully serving him.

"Uncle Zhong......"

Kou Ji entered the door and snorted softly.

Kou Zhong opened his mouth weakly, and only made two ahhh

Kou Ji stepped forward and said softly: "I have already arranged the arrangements, you don't have to worry, just lie down in peace." ”

Kou Zhong opened his mouth and gasped for a long time before he uttered a complete sentence, "I'm afraid the old servant won't be able to serve the old lady and the young master anymore......"

Kou Ji sighed and said, "There are many servants in the house now, just let them serve you, you don't need to serve anyone anymore." ”

Kou Zhong showed a look of regret on his face, "The old servant still wants to accompany the old lady for a few more years......"

Kou Ji didn't say much, just took Kou Zhong's hand to reassure him.

Kou Zhong spoke word by word, and said a lot.

Kou Ji was by his side, listening word by word.

After talking for a long time, Kou Zhong was probably tired, and his eyes were slightly misty: "Young master...... Zhang Kou's mother and son, the old servant is placed on East Watergate Street next to the street pavilion.

After the old servant is gone, you should go and have a look, don't let people take advantage of the loophole. ”

Kou Ji nodded, "I know......"

Kou Zhong tried hard to open his eyes, shook Kou Ji's hand, and said with some excitement: "Don't let Master Kou Li's son wear linen and filial piety to the old servant." You can't do things that are bad or unorthodox. ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly, "I promised you before. ”

Kou Zhong hurriedly said: "The old servant didn't take it seriously, so don't take it seriously, young master." An old servant is a servant after all, and even if the son of Master Koli is no longer treated by you and the old lady, he is still the master.

If the master gives filial piety to his servants, he will be laughed at and criticized.

The old lady is a rare sage in our Song Dynasty.

You are a rare capable person in our Great Song Dynasty.

You and the old lady are destined to go down in history.

Don't be stigmatized because of the old servant. ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "You have been following me for a long time, you should understand, I don't care about this." ”

Kou Zhong gasped, "The old servant cares...... The old servant has his own children and grandchildren......"

As he spoke, he glanced at the young man kneeling beside the bed, and his face showed a look of pleading.

Kou Ji's brows furrowed.

"You can recuperate with peace of mind first, and then we'll talk about this later."

Kou Zhong stared at Kou Ji and said, "If you don't agree, the old servant can only go and ask the old lady." ”

Kou Ji hesitated, sighed, and said, "That's it, I promise you." But the matter of entering my Kou family's ancestral grave, you must not refuse, and there is no room for negotiation. ”

Seeing that Kou Ji agreed to his request, Kou Zhong nodded a little excitedly, and lay down on the bed again, his heart seemed to be let go.

Not long after lying in bed, I fell asleep.

Kou Ji called the doctor to come in and check his pulse, and after confirming that Kou Zhong was really asleep, he ordered the young man and the maids to wait for him, and then went out of the bedroom.

Kou Zhun had been in the courtyard outside the house and had not left.

After Kou Ji came out of the bedroom, Kou Zhun greeted him and said with a long sigh: "Kou Zhong is probably not good." The imperial doctor and the doctor in the house all said that Kou Zhong might leave in two or three days. ”

Koji was speechless.

Wang Shu, who was holding Kou Zhun, said softly: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature, and my father-in-law doesn't have to be too sad." ”

Kou Zhun sighed, "In his old age, seeing the people close to him pass away one by one, it's no wonder that the old man is not sad." ”

Wang Shu sighed.

Kou Ji was still speechless.

After Kou Zhun sighed, he asked Kou Ji, "What did Kou Zhong tell you?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "He doesn't allow my younger brothers to wear filial piety for him. ”

Kou Zhun frowned.

Wang Shu said on the side: "Uncle Zhong probably doesn't want to stigmatize you and Kou Ji. He has a good heart, you accept it, don't let him die and feel at ease. ”

Hearing this, Kou Zhun sighed, "That's it, if he insists on doing this, then it will follow his wishes." ”

Kou Zhun looked sideways at Kou Ji, "How did you arrange Kou Zhong's entry into the ancestral grave?" ”

Kou Ji said bluntly: "Some old people in the clan don't agree, they feel that Kou Zhong is not of Kou blood, and he can't enter the ancestral tomb of the Kou family. ”

Kou Zhun's face turned cold, and he said, "Let's be straight, what do they want." ”

Kou Ji sighed and said: "Two seven-rank official positions, 30,000 yuan each. ”

Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "They have a good appetite. In recent years, they have relied on the prestige of the old man, relying on your prestige, and have accumulated money in the countryside, eating one by one with a brain full of fat, but they don't know gratitude, and they are insatiable.

Ever since you became a privy councillor, they have become even more presumptuous.

Now it's about to become a disaster in Huazhou.

Others complimented them on the surface, and they were scolding my ancestor behind the scenes. ”

Speaking of this, Kou Zhun asked Kou Jidao, "How are you going to deal with this matter?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "If you can't do it, you can only move the grave." ”

Kou Zhun said unhappily: "You are a privy envoy, you are actually afraid of them, let them?" ”

Kou Ji said helplessly: "They are all clansmen, I can't send someone to cut them down." ”

Kou Zhun was speechless and glared at Kou Ji.

After Kou Zhun thought about it for a while, he felt that what Kou Ji said was reasonable, and immediately said, "Then you will prepare for the relocation of the grave." ”

Kou Ji hesitated, "What if they stop it? ”

Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "The old man will personally preside over the relocation of the grave, but the old man wants to see who dares to stop him." ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "I'm afraid that they will threaten each other with their lives." Three or two clan elders stopped in front of you, and you couldn't force it. ”

Kou Zhun said dissatisfiedly: "Then what do you say?" ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment, "According to their requirements, give them official positions and give them money." ”

Kou Zhun glared and shouted, "They can't be fed." ”

Kou Ji nodded, "I know they can't be fed, but I'd better go with their good first." When the ancestral tombs are relocated, we don't have to worry about their threat. ”

Kou Zhun pondered: "After the ancestral tomb is moved out, transfer an upright person to treat them. Don't let them do a great evil. ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

After discussing the matter, Kou Zhun sighed and asked Wang Shu to help him go back to his room to rest.

Kou Ji left the side courtyard, returned to the study, and instructed Lu Ming to take people and money to Huazhou to deal with the matter of moving the grave.

After the matter was handed over to Lu Ming, Kou Ji handled official business in the study alone, watching the news handed over by Jiaozhi Cao.

With the entry of Cao Yun, the battle situation of Cochin changed dramatically.

The King of Cochin was the first to exit.

This was followed by the Annan Army.

Now there are only the soldiers and horses of the big cannibal and the soldiers and horses used by Cao in the territory of Jiaozhi.

The two sides have been fighting fiercely for a long time, and each side has suffered casualties.

Cao took advantage of the help of firearms and faintly occupied the advantage.

The Great Cannibal is now holding on to death with the help of the horse-wood cavalry.

It is believed that it will not be long before the dust settles on the war in Cochin.

Kou Ji felt that it was time to plan the governance of the subsequent Jiaozhi.

As for whether Cao Ji will lose to the Great Cannibal, Kou Ji is not worried at all.

Although Mamu is strong, the number of people is limited.

The big cannibal relies on the death of the horse, which will speed up the consumption of the horse.

After the Mamu guests were exhausted, the big cannibals had to withdraw from the Jiaozhi battlefield.

The big cannibal is like a duckweed without roots.

There are no deep roots, and there is no back-up.

When the power in their hands was not enough to resist Cao's use, they had no choice but to withdraw from the battlefield.

Cao uses it differently.

Cao Yong has been rooted in the south for more than ten years, and the military and financial resources in his hands are far stronger than those of the Great Cannibal.

The power in his hands alone is enough to deal with the Great Cannibal.

Not to mention the Zhennan Army, as well as the Yongzitou Forbidden Army in Yongzhou, are still watching from the border of Jiaozhi.

Once Cao Ji showed his decline, Kou Ji would not hesitate to dispatch the Zhennan Army and the Yongzitou Forbidden Army to enter Jiaozhi along the two lines of the waterway, and attack the big cannibals on both sides to help Cao Yun.

Therefore, the Jiaozhi war has been fought to this extent, and Cao Yu will definitely not be defeated.

It's only a matter of time before you win.

How to govern Jiaozhi, how to incorporate Jiaozhi into the Great Song Dynasty, and how to completely turn Jiaozhi into Han land, Kou Ji already had a plan in his heart.

Cochin has been eroded by war for a long time, and the population of the territory has plummeted at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Nowadays, there are not many men in Cochin.

Then it is imperative to migrate the population to Cochin.

It just so happened that when the Great Song Dynasty reformed the government system, nearly one million people were found to be extremely poor.

If they were to be relocated, the population of Cochin would be replenished at once.

But it is definitely not appropriate to directly want the court to ask the people to be relocated.

So you have to use other drainage methods.

For example, through private solicitation, the people who are destitute are attracted to the past.

"The passage of a large number of people will inevitably attract the attention of the imperial court. Therefore, after Cao Yu took Jiaozhi, he had to show his sincerity to the imperial court. And explained to the official family that there was no dilemma of a man.

The government is struggling to solve the problems of nearly one million people living in extreme poverty.

After learning about the dilemma of Jiaozhi, he should be moved.

The ministers should have asked the officials to mix sand with it in preparation for the inclusion of Jiaozhi in the territory after the Great Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the official family should finally acquiesce to Cao's use of nearly a million destitute people to introduce Jiaozhi, but they will mix it with sand. ”

Kou Ji muttered in a deep voice.

After confirming that the people were introduced to Jiaozhi and would not be stopped by the imperial court, Kou Ji wrote a long letter and told Cao Ji what he was going to do after that.

As for whether the people can get rich as soon as possible after they arrive in Cochin, and whether they can restore Cochin's agricultural products as soon as possible, Kou Ji is not worried at all.

The people of the Great Song Dynasty were diligent, and the women of Jiaozhi were also diligent.

When they get together, they become more diligent.

The land of Cochin is fertile, and there is rice that crops three times a year.

Thanks to their hard work, it only takes a year for Cochin to recover some of its vitality.

As long as Cao Yu did a little guidance, let the people of Jiaozhi gather the inexhaustible grain, sell it to the Great Song Dynasty, and then sell some goods to the past, he could ensure that the local people could have no worries about food and clothing.

Specifically, it can be managed by the caravans of the Koufu.

As soon as he thought of the Koufu caravan, Kou Ji suddenly felt, "Shouldn't the Koufu caravan be further downsized?" ”

The caravans of Koufu now spread throughout the Great Song Dynasty, with a number of 50,000 men.

Some of them are in Hexi, selling grain and livestock in Hexi; the other part of the people in the interior of the Central Plains, selling cloth and farm tools; There are also some people in Sichuan Mansion, who run the silk business that Kou Fu obtained from the Mu, Qian, and Meng families; There are also some people who run Vientiane House and Vientiane Pawn Shop.

The manpower in the forging steel workshop, Kou Ji is not counted.

"The bigger the business, the more people you control, the more troubles you have. Some business should be put out appropriately. For example, for grain and livestock in Hexi, Kou Fu only needs to go through a hand, and the specific process can no longer be involved.

The local business of selling cloth and farm tools could be slowly handed over to the people, and the Kou government only controlled the production and supply.

The silk business in Sichuan Province, as well as the land products in Sichuan Province, should be split up and sold to those mulberry farmers and weaver girls.

Vientiane Pawnshop is now like a chicken rib for Koufu.

Vientiane pawnshops can be split and sold.

The signboard of Vientiane Tower has been erected, and the people up and down the Great Song Dynasty, as long as there are good things, they will be sold in Vientiane Tower.

Vientiane building can be appropriately set up in each prefecture and city.

Elsewhere the branches should be abolished.

In this way, the number of the Koufu caravan should be reduced to about 20,000 people. ”

Kou Ji carefully calculated, and finally decided to split the business of Kou Mansion and the caravan of Kou Mansion.

Whether it is Kou Ji or Xiang Yan, they don't have so much energy to take charge of such a big business.

The higher Kou Ji's status, the busier his government affairs become, and he can't take care of Koufu's business at all.

Xiang Yan now has to take care of the children, and she has to take care of Zhao Xu and the little sister of the Xiang family, and she can't take care of the big business of Kou Mansion.

Rather than wait for the business of Koufu to grow bigger and bigger, so big that it is difficult to divide, so big that it is erosive, it is better to start splitting it now.

After the split, the stewards of various parts of the Kou Mansion can break away from the status of servants and become small merchants, continuing to run around for the business of the Kou Mansion.

While Koufu made money, they also made money.

After those stewards become small businessmen, they will definitely work harder in business.

In this way, it is a win-win situation.

With this idea, Kou Ji prepared to go out of the study to discuss the matter with Xiang Yan.

Kou Ji went out the door of the study and found that it was getting late.

Just as he was about to step to the backyard to find Xiang Yan, he saw the servants waiting in Kou Zhong's courtyard hurrying to him.

"Young master, Uncle Zhong has gone."

When Kou Ji heard this, his heart sank, and he quickly ran to the courtyard where Kou Zhong was, and before he entered the courtyard gate, he heard a cry of grief.

When Kou Ji entered the courtyard, he saw the maids and servants in the courtyard crying quietly.

Kou Zhun had red eyes, and with Wang Shu's support, he walked out of Kou Zhong's bedroom.

"Grandfather ......"

Kou Ji hurriedly stepped forward.

Kou Zhun said depressedly: "Kou Zhong's funeral will be handed over to you." The old man didn't want to stay in the house in recent days. ”

Kou Zhun probably didn't want to watch Kou Zhong's funeral, for fear that he wouldn't be able to stand it, so he had to flee from here.

Kou Ji ordered someone to send Kou Zhun and Wang Shu out of the house, and together with Xiang Yan, who came in a hurry, he organized a funeral for Kou Zhong.

Kou Ji set up a mourning hall in the side courtyard of the mansion for some of Kou Zhong's old friends and servants and maids in the mansion to worship.

Kneeling on the mourning hall was Kou Zhongshu's heir, that is, the young man.

Although Kou Ji did not kneel in the mourning hall, he stood guard outside the door.

Kou Ji finally complied with Kou Zhong's last wish and did not call a brother from the Kou Mansion to come over and guard Kou Zhong's spirit.

But in order to show his heart, Kou Ji guarded the mourning hall for Kou Zhong in an alternative way.

After the news of Kou Ji's funeral for Kou Zhong spread, all kinds of rumors followed.

The servants in the mansions of the various powerful families were very envious that Kou Zhong could meet a master like Kou Ji.

Because as Kou Ji alone and above 10,000 people, being able to guard the soul of a servant of Kou Zhong is a unique thing in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is also unimaginable.

But there are also different voices.

Some people who don't deal with Kou Ji, or people with ulterior motives, secretly spread rumors, accusing Kou Ji of being the master of the family and organizing a funeral for a servant, which is a sign of inferiority, insulting the national body, insulting the official reputation, and damaging the official authority.

After the news reached the palace.

Zhao Zhen asked Chen Lin in disbelief, "Chen Lin, tell me, what does the fourth brother think?" Organized a funeral for a servant, and also set up a mourning hall in the house.

The magnates in Bianjing City don't all have to scold him. ”

Chen Lin said to Zhao Zhen with a solemn face: "What does Kou Shumi think, the slave maid doesn't know. But he can do this for a servant, and our family admires him. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "I know that the fourth brother is a person who values affection and righteousness. It's just that he didn't expect that he would not even care about his reputation for the sake of a servant. ”

Chen Lin said frankly: "This is exactly the manifestation of Kou's secret affection. If he can give up his reputation for a servant, he can lay down his life for the sake of your official family. Perhaps in the eyes of Kou Shumi, affection is more important than everything.

The official family can sincerely treat him as a brother, isn't it because he values affection? ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and nodded solemnly.

"You're right."

Zhao Zhen thought about it for a while, picked up his pen and wrote down the word 'loyal servant', and handed it to Chen Lin.

"You take this book, go to Kou Mansion, give it to Kou Zhong, and plug those nonsense mouths."

Seeing this, Chen Lin said: "The slave and maid replaced Kou Zhong and thanked the official family Longen." ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head slowly, "No need to thank me, Kou Zhong has served Kou Mansion for two generations, assisted me with two generations of loyal and virtuous ministers, and has never married a wife in his life, let alone an heir."

It can be seen that he deserves the word loyal servant. ”

Chen Lin took Zhao Zhen's imperial pen, didn't say much, and went out with the imperial pen.

After going out, he instructed the little eunuch beside him: "Go, bring the official uniform that our family knows in the province, and our family will wear it to Kou Mansion." ”

Chen Lin held several important positions in the palace.

One of the largest positions is the capital of the Inner Chamberlain.

But he rarely wears the official uniform of the governor of the province, but often wears a dress that represents the personal servant of the official family.

In order to show his closeness to Zhao Zhen.

Now that he is going out, he still goes to mourn a dead loyal servant, and he has made an unprecedented decision to wear the official mansion.

Don't look at Chen Lin who has been calling himself a 'slave' in front of Zhao Zhen, I feel that he is really a slave.

In fact, if you receive the errand of the Inner Servant Province, you are qualified to call yourself a 'minister' in front of Zhao Zhen.

He is also qualified to call himself a 'local official' in front of those officials who are lower in rank than him.

Chen Lin has been in the palace for decades, and he has seen many dignitaries and dignitaries.

Almost all the dignitaries did not regard their servants as human beings.

Some people who need to slap him up are respectful in front of him, but in private, no one looks up to him.

Someone who doesn't need to be called to him is called to him as a servant in his own house.

Kou Ji was the only one of the dignitaries Chen Lin saw who treated servants as human beings.

Now that Koji has gossiped about his servant's funeral, he feels the need for him to do something.

Chen Lin was served by the little eunuch, and after putting on the official uniform, he writhed a little uncomfortably, and then sighed: "After being a slave for a long time, I almost forgot that I was a person." ”

"Ancestor, you are not a slave, and no one dares to treat you as a slave......

After helping Chen Lin get dressed, the little eunuch patted his ass quietly.

Chen Lin pursed her lips, "You don't understand our family's thoughts, so don't talk nonsense." In front of the officials, we will always be slaves, and we must not forget our duty.

Xiao Linzi was assigned to another place because he forgot his duty, and when he spoke in the official family, he had an extra mouth.

Don't learn from Xiaolinzi. ”

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "Godson understands. ”

Chen Lin nodded with satisfaction, "Remember, our family owes Kou Ji a favor." If our family can't pay it back in the future, you will pay it back for our family. ”

The little eunuch hesitated: "Just because Kou Shumi's funeral for Kou Zhong?" ”

Chen Lin squinted at the little eunuch and asked, "Is this not enough?" At the risk of losing his reputation, he helped a servant with a funeral. Tell all the people in Bianjing City that we servants are also human beings.

It's not just our family who owes him a favor.

Bianjing City is a favor owed to him by all the servants of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

The little eunuch didn't know why.

Chen Lin sighed: "Look, after this matter passes, those of us who are servants will have a little more status in the eyes of others." ”

The little eunuch looked confused.

Chen Lin smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand now, because you're still young." When you grow up, you'll understand what our family says. ”

After saying this, Chen Lin didn't say anything more.

He took Zhao Zhen's imperial pen and walked out of the palace.

Along the way, Chen Lin did not hide his whereabouts as usual, but rushed to Kou Mansion generously.