After listening to Kou Ji's words, the soldiers carefully wrote them down, not daring to miss a word.

The soldiers rested in the palace for a while, ate some food, and set out again on the journey to deliver the letter.

After the soldiers left, Kou Ji was a little restless.

Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang won Guazhou, which is gratifying.

But while Li Yuanhao retreated to Yumen Pass, he would inevitably occupy Yangguan.

Yumen Pass and Yangguan are the two Xiongguan passes that Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang must pass through on the way eastward.

The two Xiong passes are not so easy to break.

If Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang storm the two Xiongdao, it will inevitably kill many soldiers.

Li Yuanhao will definitely take advantage of the terrain of Yumen Pass and Yangguan to continuously consume the troops of the Great Song Dynasty.

If he can drag the strength of the Great Song Dynasty to the point where he is equal to himself, or only a little more than himself, Li Yuanhao will definitely lead the crowd to counterattack.

In order to avoid the Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses from suffering losses in Yumen Pass and Yangguan, and in order to avoid Li Yuanhao's comeback, Kou Ji felt that he needed to make some preparations.

In the middle of the night, he quietly went out of the palace, found the servants of the Kou Mansion who were placed outside the city, and ordered them to secretly collect the ingredients needed for gunpowder and the iron for cannonballs.

He would take the time to come out and secretly make a batch of cannonballs and invincible mine cannons.

The cannonballs and invincible mine cannons he carried on his westward journey were completely used by him on the way to Shazhou City.

Now all you can do is a musket.

It's just that the number of muskets is small, and the lethality is enough, but it is difficult to deter a large number of enemies.

Therefore, the only firearms that can be used to deter the enemy and defeat the enemy are currently artillery and invincible mine artillery.

After explaining the craftsmen, Koji returned to the palace to rest.

Early the next morning.

The weather was cold.

After Kou Ji woke up, he wrapped himself in a thick coat and went out.

As soon as he went out, he bumped into Fan Zhongyan, who was hurrying over.

"Mr. ......"

"Something?"

Fan Zhongyan nodded and said, "The student wants to transfer another three thousand soldiers and horses from Mr. ”

Kou Jihu said suspiciously: "Those monks in the Thousand Buddha Cave are not honest? ”

Fan Zhongyan shook his head, "It's not that I'm dishonest, but I'm too honest, and it's unbelievably honest." In just seven days, they have cultivated 35,000 acres of fertile land......"

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, and heard the deep meaning of Fan Zhongyan's words.

Reclamation is not arable land.

Without the help of cattle and horses, it is easy for a person to plow one acre of land a day.

However, it is very difficult for a person to open one acre of barren land a day.

It often takes like an animal to work from sunrise to sunset to barely do it.

The monks in the Thousand Buddha Caves are not Song people who are good at work, but people from the Western Regions who grew up on horseback and in the scripture team.

They want to open up an acre of land a day, and they will have to work harder.

The monks in the Thousand Buddha Caves are not good people.

They had worked so hard, and if they hadn't had any plans, Kou Ji wouldn't have believed it.

Kou Ji muttered for a while: "Don't send troops and horses first, keep an eye on them closely to see what they really want." ”

Fan Zhongyan hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Anything else?"

Kou Ji asked.

Fan Zhongyan nodded immediately.

"There is ......"

"Just say it."

Fan Zhongyan groaned: "Now that we have reclaimed a lot of fertile land, the people and captives are already familiar with how to cultivate fertile land in Shazhou. Should we separate the people?

Wouldn't the people who are willing to stay in Shazhou and have already been allocated land let them return to the land they have been given and take care of the crops that have been sown? ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and hesitated: "The time is ripe?" ”

Fan Zhongyan nodded solemnly.

Kou Ji nodded slightly and said, "Then separate them, and let those people who are willing to stay in Shazhou return to the land they have been assigned to farm." To distinguish the difference between them.

From now on, they will be transferred from among the people, re-registered, and recorded as the people of Shazhou under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Fan Zhongyan smiled with satisfaction: "In this way, Shazhou can really belong to my Great Song Dynasty." ”

Koji nodded in agreement.

Fan Zhongyan continued: "In addition, there are two other things that Mr. needs to decide. First, after a period of getting along, some of the people and soldiers want to stay in Shazhou, I don't know if you still accept it?

Second, a lot of woodland has been cultivated, and there is a shortage of fruit tree saplings, so you need your help to find a way. ”

Kou Ji heard Fan Zhongyan's words, he was slightly stunned, and said: "Those people refused to stay in Shazhou before, how can they stay now?" ”

After a pause, without waiting for Fan Zhongyan to speak, Kou Ji continued: "Is it to covet the body of a girl, or to covet the thousand acres of fertile land?" ”

Fan Zhongyan glared and laughed: "Both......"

Kou Ji followed with a smile: "Since they want to stay, let's stay." But I can't send them three wives, only one. There aren't many women, and I'm counting on them to attract more people to stay.

As for the good land, let's do it as usual. ”

When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he hesitated: "If it's so unfair, will they ......?"

Kou Ji said nonchalantly: "You have to talk about the first come, the first come, the first come, right?" The one who came first had to take advantage of it, right? If there is no difference between those who come first and those who come later, then what's the point of coming first? ”

Fan Zhongyan pondered Kou Ji's words for a moment.

I think Kou Ji has a point.

People always have to pay a certain price for what they missed.

If you don't pay any price, what's the point of missing something?

"Students understand ......"

After Fan Zhongyan figured it out, he nodded in response.

Kou Ji continued: "As for the saplings, you don't have to worry, someone will help the people get enough saplings. ”

When Kou Ji spoke, he was full of confidence.

Fan Zhongyan didn't ask any further.

He confessed and left the palace.

Not long after Fan Zhongyan left, the people who could help the people get enough saplings arrived in Shazhou.

A team of thousands of people, escorting hundreds of carts, passed through the desert of Shazhou and appeared in the wilderness outside the city of Shazhou.

It was a caravan, a caravan of great size.

The caravan was full of goods except for the three carriages that sat on people.

The people who were clearing the wasteland stopped their work and stopped to watch.

The steward of the caravan, who was sitting in the carriage with three people, also lifted the curtain and stared at the people who were clearing the wasteland.

The scene of hundreds of thousands of people clearing the wasteland was very magnificent, and it deeply shocked the caravan steward in the carriage.

"I'm going to be good...... Those who are clearing the wasteland, at least there are 100,000, right? 100,000 people open up wasteland, how much fertile land do you have to reclaim? I have been trading in the Western Regions for so many years, and I have never seen such a magnificent scene. ”

Qian Le held his belly pressed on his thigh and said in amazement.

Meng Weizhong stroked his long beard, stared at the scene of the wasteland outside the carriage, and said with emotion: "In the whole world, only the Ministry of Kou can do such a shocking thing. ”

Mu Chong lay on the soft couch in the carriage, coughed, there was a trace of flushing on his pale cheeks, and he said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Back then, the Ministry of Officials found the three of us, and we all thought that the Ministry of Officials wanted to rely on their power to squeeze us, and wanted to scavenge some money from us to spend, and we were ready to be squeezed.

But I didn't expect that people didn't look down on our little wealth at all.

We've been working together for years, and not only have they not squeezed a penny out of us.

On the contrary, it took just a few years to help us earn money that we could not earn in several lifetimes.

The Ministry of Kou is one of the few capable people in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is a blessing that we can catch him in several lifetimes. ”

Qian Le narrowed his eyes and laughed in a low voice: "If it weren't for the rebuilding of the three of us by the Ministry of Officials, the three of us would not have rushed to the Western Regions after hearing the orders of the Ministry of Officials. ”

Mu Chong glanced at Qian Le, and said in a weak voice: "Are you reluctant?" ”

Qian Le immediately retorted: "Willingly, too willingly." ”

Meng Weizhong glanced at Qian Le and Mu Chong, and said with emotion: "The Ministry of Kou is going to send us another great creation." ”

Mu Chong and the three have been in business for many years and have become human spirits.

The scene of the people clearing the wasteland in the wilderness is just clearing the wasteland in the eyes of many people.

But in the eyes of Mu Chong and the others, it was mining.

Patches of money mines.

"Sniff...... Hey, hey, hey...... I already smell the money......"

Qian Le stared at the people who were watching them outside the car window, and took a deep breath greedily.

Mu Chong and Meng Weizhong heard Qian Le's words, and they all frowned.

Qian Le saw that the two of them looked wrong, and wondered, "What's wrong with the two of you?" Don't you have any interest in money? ”

If a businessman has no interest in money, then he is not far from ruin.

Mu Chong and Meng Weizhong glanced at each other and did not speak.

Qian Lehu said suspiciously: "What's wrong with the two of you lately, what's so weird?" ”

Meng Weizhong pondered for a moment and opened his mouth, but did not speak.

On the contrary, Mu Chong said earnestly: "You have eaten enough, if you eat again, you will be fat and unable to walk." ”

Qian Le said disapprovingly: "When I really can't walk, I'll find ten or eight people to carry me." ”

Mu Chong narrowed his eyes and sighed: "The imperial court has a clear law, and it is forbidden to use people as animals. Now I want to find someone to carry you, I'm afraid the government won't agree. ”

Qian Le waved his hand and said, "With our current status in the Great Song Dynasty, the government will not dare to deal with us easily. You must know that the steward of our one-word Jiaozi shop is Uncle Guo. The court still owes us money. ”

When Mu Chong heard this, he resolutely closed his mouth and did not speak again.

Under the watchful eyes of the people, the group walked along the avenue and entered the city of Shazhou.

The little steward of Kou Mansion received them in the outer city of Shazhou City.

After they had placed the goods they had brought with them, the little steward of the Kou Mansion led the three of them into the palace to meet Kou Ji.

In the side hall of the palace, Kou Ji set up a banquet to entertain them.

The three men entered the palace.

After saluting Koji.

Koji asked them to sit down.

After sitting down, they exchanged pleasantries and said some polite words.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Mu Chong coughed lightly and smiled at Kou Ji: "After the three of us heard that you sent someone to spread the word, we immediately prepared the goods and rushed to the Western Regions.

We brought a lot of goods, and in Qingtang, we sold a batch.

In the territory of Huangtou Hui, a batch was sold to the soldiers in the army.

The rest was shipped to Shazhou. ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly and ordered: "When I go back, I will send people to set up a Wazi City in the outer city of Shazhou City, and the goods you bring will be sold in Wazi City."

The demand for goods from the people of Shazhou will gradually increase, so I hope that each of you will send a steward to sit in Shazhou to communicate the goods of the Great Song Dynasty and Shazhou to ensure that there will be no shortage of goods in Shazhou. ”

Mu Chong arched his hand and said, "Everything is up to you." ”

Qian Le arched his hand and said, "Didn't you say that we should come over to sell cattle and sheep?" ”

Kou Ji muttered, "I was really thinking about this before. Now, though, there are some changes. We did not capture many cattle and sheep from the Shazhou Uighurs, and we did not distribute many cattle and sheep to the people.

In order to ensure that the people of Shazhou have horses, cattle and sheep to graze.

I am going to sell the cattle and sheep that I have seized from the hands of the Huangtou Hui to the people. ”

Kou Ji didn't give it away for nothing.

Because those cattle and sheep, on the bright side, are the assets of the Yuanshan Ministry, if Kou Ji gives the assets of the Yuanshan Ministry to the people of the Great Song Dynasty for free, it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"The people of Shazhou?"

The three of them looked at Kou Ji suspiciously.

Kou Ji roughly explained the origin of the people of Shazhou.

After hearing this, the three of them suddenly realized.

Meng Weizhong groaned: "According to what you said, the people of Shazhou are all selected from among the people. Although they have some rewards from the battlefield, they are not numerous, and they cannot absorb the cattle, sheep, and horses you have. ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, "What you said is good, so I'm going to take the good breed way." Distribute sheep, cattle, and horses to the people. ”

Mu Chong heard Kou Ji's words and muttered, "You want to sell some of these cattle, sheep, and horses to those who can afford to buy them. Give the rest of the rest to the people to help raise it? ”

Kou Ji nodded in admiration and said, "Yes, most of the people have no money, so we will hand over the cattle, sheep, and horses to them to raise, give them wages, or at the end of the year, use cattle and sheep to compensate for wages."

In the process of raising cattle and sheep, the people will get their own cattle and sheep. ”

Qian Le frowned and said: "I heard that those cattle and sheep are the cattle and sheep of the Yuanshan Department, we helped the Yuanshan Department and distributed the cattle and sheep to the people to raise, and it was the Yuanshan Department that profited in the end, not us."

Why do we do such a thankless job? ”

Kou Ji glanced at Qian Le and said lightly: "The men and horses of the Yuanshan Department are all fighting in the territory of Huangtou Huifu. There is no time to take care of this batch of cattle and sheep. So he handed over the disposal of this batch of cattle and sheep to me.

I don't have enough people to do this, so I'll need to use your hands. ”

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