The intention of Kou Ji's move was understood by Mu Chong and the three of them almost in seconds.

This move is to prevent others from forgery, to prevent people below from having different intentions, and to cooperate with others to harm the interests of Jiaozipu.

If you understand it more deeply, it can also be regarded as a means of your majesty.

People of high status know much more than people of low status, and this strengthens the position of people of high status.

Regarding Kou Ji's request, Mu Chong and the three of them nodded in agreement and had no objections.

Kou Ji took back the Jiaozi template, put it in the box, locked it, put away the key, and reminded the three of them: "The cost of the newly issued Jiaozi is not low, especially the color ink used in printing Jiaozi, which is far higher than the price of ordinary ink. ”

Meng Weizhong, Qian Le, and Mu Chong grinned when they heard this.

Qian Le smiled and said tentatively: "Can they be more expensive than gold?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "That's not ......."

Mu Chong and the three of them smiled.

Mu Chong said with a smile: "Everything is up to Kou Shilang, and the three of us have no objections to the Jiaozi printing." ”

Although businessmen are heavy on profits, they are also willing to pay for them.

No matter how high the cost of a Jiaozi is, it is impossible to exceed the usual cost.

After the issuance of Jiaozi, the lowest face value is consistent money.

As long as Jiaozi can be issued, for them, it is earned.

As for the issue of one or two articles, or more than a dozen copper coins, none of the four people mentioned it.

In the eyes of the four of them, one or two wen, or a dozen copper coins, are not eligible to be exchanged in Jiaozi Shop.

From the moment Jiaozi was born, he served businessmen and wealthy families.

Jiaozi is not cheap enough to serve one or two or more than a dozen copper coins.

The four of them sat together and talked for a while.

Qian Le mentioned in the conversation that after the issuance of Jiaozi, the storage fee charged was priced on the issue.

Meng Weizhong mentioned that after the issuance of Jiaozi, the copper coins stored in the treasury can be used to lend money for profit.

Mu Chong mentioned the transportation and storage of copper coins.

Kou Ji answered the questions raised by the three of them one by one.

With Koji to answer, there are many questions that the three of them don't need to ponder further, and they can act on the answers they get from Koji's mouth.

After some conversation, the three of them were only convinced and in awe of Kou Ji.

They also understood that cooperating with Kou Ji was the wisest choice.

Some of the three of them once had different intentions, thinking that if the relationship with Kou Ji broke down, they would make friends themselves.

After talking to Kou Ji, they no longer have such dissent.

As they talked deeper with Kou Ji, they found that Kou Ji's understanding of Jiaozi had exceeded their understanding by much.

If they make their own friends and play against Kou Ji, they will only lose money and not even have pants left.

The four of them chatted until the evening.

Meng Weizhong warmly invited Kou Ji to a secret prostitution hall in Bianjing City.

Kou Ji declined his invitation.

In the envious eyes of the three of them, they handed the box where the Jiaozi template was stored to Lu Ming, and the key was also handed to Lu Ming.

And told Lu Ming that tomorrow he would start printing with the people sent by the government, and he would send someone to send the color ink used in printing.

Lu Ming carefully accepted the box and key, and found a rope on the spot, tied the key, and hung it around his neck.

He solemnly promised Kou Ji: "The key is there, and the people are there." If the person is gone, the villain will also try to return the key to the young master. ”

Kou Ji patted Lu Ming's shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't be so stupid, the key is lost, come to me, I'll make another version, there's no need to risk your life for this." This thing is worth a lot of money to others, but to your young master and me, it's not worth a few dollars. ”

Seeing this, Mu Chong and the three of them looked envious.

Suddenly, they felt that being Koji's servant seemed to be better than being Koji's partner.

Kou Ji told Lu Ming, hugged his fists at Mu Chong and the others, and left Jiaozipu.

Back to the house.

As soon as I walked to the main entrance, I found that the main entrance was full of readers.

One by one, they held a scroll of articles and an ingot of gold and silver, and stuffed them into the hands of Koufu Menzi.

Kou Fu Menzi looked at the gold and silver ingot, his eyes were very hot, but he didn't dare to accept a single ingot.

The main entrance was full of people, and Kou Ji couldn't get in, so he could only enter the mansion through the secret door of Kou's mansion.

As soon as I entered the house.

Kou Ji recruited the steward of the house.

"What are those readers doing at the door?"

The steward said respectfully: "Back to the little master, those scholars are here to submit papers." ”

"Pitching?"

Kou Jihu said suspiciously: "My grandfather is not in the house, what is the use of them throwing papers?" ”

When the steward heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said suspiciously: "Little master, Qiu Yu is coming, and you are one of Qiu Fu's deputy exams." They came to the house at this time to submit papers, just to let the little young master take a look at their literary talents, and then when the autumn science examination was grading, they would bring them one or two and let them leave their names on the list. ”

After a pause, the steward added: "In previous years, when the master was the chief examiner, there were more people who came to submit papers. ”

After being reminded by the steward, Kou Ji suddenly remembered that he was also the deputy examiner of the autumn scientific examination in Bianjing City.

"I was so busy dealing with the affairs of Jiaozipu that I almost forgot about such an important matter......"

Kou Ji stomped his foot and sighed.

"Jiaozi shop?"

The steward said with a strange expression: "Little young master, haven't you always stayed in the house to accompany the young lady?" ”

Kou Ji glared at the steward and scolded, "I want you to talk more!" I sent someone to tell my wife, and I said that I would go to the Li Mansion to discuss the autumn expedition, and I would not return to the house tonight. ”

Drop that sentence.

Kou Ji left Kou Mansion through the secret door under the stunned gaze of the steward.

In order to avoid being taken down by the people of the inspection department who patrolled the streets as a person who broke into the night, Kou Ji specially hung his waist card on the donkey's ears and walked towards the Li Mansion in a leisurely manner.

However.

On the way to Li's Mansion, he bumped into seven or eight waves of people from the Inspection Division, and no one stepped forward to take him.

Although night has fallen, there are many pedestrians on the streets.

There are those who drink too much and carry wine jugs to sing in the street, there are those who wrestle on the streets shirtless on a cold day, and there are those who lie on the ground and shrug and say that they are worms in the trees.

There are all kinds of people.

The inspectors do not seem to be able to see these people, and they only arrest those who are drunk and making trouble in the streets.

Kou Ji called out to a group of soldiers from the inspection department who were patrolling the streets.

The soldiers of the inspection department carried the lantern to shine on Kou Ji, and after seeing the waist tag hanging on the donkey's ears, they hurriedly bowed down and saluted.

"The lowly people have seen Shangguan."

They didn't actually see what was written on Kou Ji's waist card, but they vaguely saw the ornament on it and the style of the waist card, and they knew that it was a person they couldn't afford to mess with.

As for the authenticity of the waist card, they did not doubt it.

Those who rushed to stop them on the street and shouted at them for questioning were certainly not fake officials.

After Kou Ji waited for them to bow down, he asked, "Jin Wu can't help it tonight?" ”

The soldiers of the Inspection Department were stunned and said with a wry smile: "Shangguan may not have been on the street for a long time, right?" ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

The soldiers of the Inspection Department arched their hands in the direction of the imperial city, and said with a wry smile: "When the first emperor was in power, there were many curfews, and the effect was not good.

That is, the days when the first emperor was sick on the bed, and the days after the death of the first emperor, under the strict order of the Taishi, the brothers of our inspection department went out together and reluctantly forbade it for a period of time.

A few days ago, when Kou Shilang got married, the official family took the lead in the night, and the curfew couldn't help it. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he said with some tears and laughter: "Okay, I know, you can continue to run errands." ”

The guards of the Inspection Division arched their hands and prepared to leave.

After taking two steps, the leading guard of the inspection department seemed to remember something, and caught up with Kou Ji, who was riding a donkey and walking slowly.

"Where is Shangguan going?"

Kou Ji tugged at the donkey's ears to stop it, and asked, "You want to inquire about me?" ”

The soldier of the inspection department accompanied the smiling face and said: "The villain doesn't dare to ...... It's just that when the villain came over just now, not far in front, he bumped into a group of readers. They seemed to be celebrating something, blocking the streets.

If Shangguan wants to pass through the front, he is afraid that it will be a little difficult. ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "Why don't you drive them away when the streets are blocked?" ”

The soldiers of the inspection department smiled bitterly: "The villains dare not ......"

"Why don't you dare ......?"

"If the villains drive them away and hurt one or two of them, tomorrow morning, there will definitely be the imperial history to impeach the villain and others for abusing the scholars, and then not only the villains will suffer, but the villains' superiors will also be reprimanded."

“……”

Kou Ji snorted coldly, "My officials in the Great Song Dynasty still don't dare to get in the way and disturb the people, a group of scholars is something." ”

"Get ahead!"

"Shangguan ......"

"Get out of the way!"

The soldiers of the Inspection Division agreed with a bitter face, and led the crowd to open the way in front.

The soldiers of the Inspection Division only kindly reminded Kou Ji that he wanted to make a good fate.

But I didn't expect to run into a tough one who wanted to find trouble with those readers.

Is it easy to mess with readers?

It's easy to mess with it, and it's not easy to mess with it.

This scores people.

When a civil servant teaches a scholar, it is like teaching a grandson, and he teaches how he wants.

But if these of them who are soldiers teach the scholars a lesson, they are asking for trouble.

Let's not talk about whether there is a background behind these readers.

The impeachment of the imperial historians alone is enough for them to drink a pot.

There are soldiers from the inspection department to open the way, and the journey on the Kou Ji Road is faster.

It didn't take long to arrive at the place where the group of scholars made trouble.

Seven or eight drunken scholars spread a blanket in the middle of the street, shaking their heads and chasing each other.

On the blanket on which they were sitting, three or four other women served.

When Kou Ji arrived, he did not rush to clean them up, but sat quietly on the back of the donkey, listening to them praise each other.

He wanted to know what kind of happy events these seven or eight scholars had that deserved them to block the streets to celebrate.

Kou Ji listened carefully for a while, then frowned.

The reason why their group blocked the street to celebrate was because when they went to the mansion of the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture to submit the scroll today, they threw it in and won the praise of the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture.

There are also people who use their old identities to go to the Li Mansion to submit papers, and they also vote in, and they seem to have received some promises.

According to the past practice, their autumn examination is already an ironclad thing.

"Take them all and take them directly to the Criminal Department."

Kou Ji coldly commanded.

The soldiers of the inspection department were a little embarrassed.

The soldier of the inspection department led by him said with a bitter face: "Shangguan, the villain listened carefully just now, and a few of them are the children of official eunuchs, and their backgrounds are not low."

Don't embarrass the villain. ”

Kou Ji took off the waist card on the donkey's ear, threw it into the arms of the patrol division soldier headed by him, and snorted coldly: "Arrest people!" Whoever is looking for trouble, let them come directly to me! ”

Under the light of the lantern, the soldiers of the inspection department carefully checked Kou Ji's waist card, and after seeing the waist card clearly, they were all shocked.

"Kou ...... Enemy...... Kou Shilang?! ”

The soldier of the Inspection Division respectfully handed the waist card to Kou Ji.

Then one by one straightened his back, rushed up and knocked down the readers.

The woman who was waiting for them screamed in fright.

After the scholars were taken down, they shouted loudly.

"My father is the Shaoyin of Jiangning Mansion, who dares to take me?!"

"My grandfather ......"

"My brother ......"

“……”

Kou Ji stared at them coldly, and instructed the soldiers of the Inspection Division: "Write down what they said, go back and sort it out into a document, and hand it to the official department." ”

Dropping these words, Koji rode slowly on a donkey, stepping on the blanket they had spread on the ground.

Until Kou Ji left, the few clamoring readers were still clamoring.

After Kou Ji left, the soldiers of the inspection department led by him stared at the scholars who were still shouting and cursed in a low voice.

"A bunch of idiots ......"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Koji reappear in front of him on a donkey.

Kou Ji threw the waist card to him again, and instructed lightly: "Take my waist card, search the entire Bianjing City, and if you encounter this kind of person, you will arrest all of them." ”

When the patrol officer led by the inspection department heard this, he gasped and said respectfully: "......"

Kou Ji's words were fluttering, but the soldiers of the inspection department led by him were shocked in their hearts.

In the entire Bianjing City, I am afraid that there is only one person who dares to be ruthless to scholars.

Zhao Zhen, the official of the first person in the Great Song Dynasty, wanted to do this, and asked the Manchu Dynasty if he would agree.

Koji rode away again on a donkey.

The soldiers of the inspection department led by him, with his men, began to arrest people all over the capital.

When Kou Ji arrived at the Li Mansion, the bright moon was already hanging high in the sky.

But there was still a lot of noise at the entrance of the Li Mansion.

The readers who submitted the papers didn't seem to know that they were tired, and they blocked the door of the Li Mansion one by one, refusing to leave anything.

Kou Ji rode a donkey to the back gate of the Li Mansion and saw the same scene.

He shook his head and rode his donkey to return home.

The entrance to Li's mansion was blocked like this, and he couldn't go in if he wanted to.

Just after Kou Ji rode a donkey out of the alley where the Li Mansion was located, a faint voice sounded in the tea shed not far from the entrance of the alley.

"Boy, come and sit with the old man ......"

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, rode over on a donkey, raised his eyes, and was slightly stunned.

"Grandpa Li, you don't go home in the middle of the night, what are you doing here?"

Li Di lay on his side on a recliner in the tea shed, and said faintly: "Didn't you go back to the house too?" ”