Kou Ji smiled heartily: "Since the girl treats me as a brother, I naturally have to shoulder the responsibility of being a brother." ”

Xiang Yan smiled and nodded, as if she remembered something, and there was a trace of sadness on her face, "Although Bao Zheng stayed for a while, he was not a person who liked to linger in the Qinglou Restaurant, Su'er married him, and he would not be jealous of him."

Xianggong only loves concubines all his life, and Bao Zheng is afraid that he will follow in the footsteps of Xianggong.

If Su'er can get a good person, it can be regarded as creation.

But the little sister's marriage has not yet been settled, and seeing that the little sister has reached the age of establishment, the concubine is anxious. ”

mentioned the little sister of the Xiang family, the smile on Kou Ji's face was gone, and after a deep sigh, he said faintly: "The little sister has a different identity, he is a person from the harem of the official family." Even if the officials don't care, the civil and military officials below will stare at it deadly.

It is impossible to marry a dignitary.

Scholars with a little talent don't dare to get close to the little sister.

Ordinary farmers have that courage, but the little sister is too old, and the young and strong people in ordinary farmers' families have children at her age.

So those who dare to marry their little sister are only those widowers.

You don't want your little sister to marry those widowers.

So Xiaomei's marriage is very difficult. ”

Xiang Yan gritted her teeth and said: "My Xiang family is also a big family, and I am an official family, and my little sister is also a concubine, and she is a complete body, how can she be handed over to a widower." ”

Kou Ji smiled bitterly: "The question is that apart from those stupid and bold farmers in the peasant family, who will marry the little sister and who will dare to marry the little sister." But anyone who has a little knowledge, after knowing the identity of the little sister, will hide and go. ”

Xiang Yan said indignantly: "The official family and the queen don't care about this matter......"

"But the etiquette law is calculated, and the Manchu Dynasty is considerate of the civil and military...... In the eyes of everyone in the government and the opposition, etiquette is bigger than the sky......"

"It's all my father's sin, my little sister is such a good person, she has to be sent to the palace to suffer, and now the living people are not like people, ghosts, ghosts, ......"

“……”

Kou Ji sighed and said, "Send my little sister to Handi." My grandfather still lacked some gentlemen in the Datong Academy newly established in Handu, and it was easy for him to go to the lower courtyard of the academy to teach those Mengtong children to read and write with the talent of his younger sister.

If you can meet a like-minded person among the gentlemen of the college, you can also form a good relationship.

No one in Han Di should care about her identity. ”

Xiang Yan hesitated: "I'm afraid that my father won't agree." ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "When did you ever care about your father?" ”

Xiang Yan gritted his teeth and said, "He always wants to send his little sister back to the palace." ”

Kou Ji's face turned slightly cold, "You go back and send someone to tell them, so that they can give me the idea of fighting for profit." Otherwise, after I leave Bianjing City in the future, I will definitely not care if they live or die.

When the time comes, they will be eaten alive by life, and they will not be able to blame me.

It's obviously a bunch of stupid sheep, but he always wants to pretend to be a wolf in a wolf pack wearing a wolf skin. ”

Xiang Yan nodded, "The concubine will send someone tomorrow." By the way, can you put your little sister in the middle courtyard or the upper courtyard. The concubine body can listen to what God has said, and the teaching of Meng Tong in the lower courtyard is mostly some mediocre talents who are not successful.

The teaching and learning of the Intermediate Court and the Upper Court are outstanding talents. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Xiang Yan and said lightly: "As a little sister, it's good to find someone who is a little mediocre and live a peaceful life."

Do you still want her to be noble?

If she is a noble, where will the face of the Manchu Dynasty be placed? ”

Xiang Yan sighed and didn't say anything more.

The ritual law is greater than the sky, and the ancestral ritual law can restrain people to death.

Some time to come.

Kou Ji didn't pay attention to the marriage of Bao Zheng, Zhao Xu, and Xiang's little sister, he was busy entertaining guests in the house.

In the past, those Jinshi who went out from Koufu and scattered to various parts of the Great Song Dynasty to make meritorious contributions are now successful and have been sent back to Beijing one after another.

Fan Zhongyan and Su Xun at the beginning, and later Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and others, some talents also appeared in front of Kou Ji under their guidance.

For example, Tang Jie, Zhang Fangping and others.

Ouyang Xiu was sent back to Beijing after Bao Zheng, and he recommended Tang Jie, followed by Fu Bi, and finally Wen Yanbo.

In addition to bringing Zhang Fangping to Kou Ji, Wen Yanbo also brought back a letter from Han Qi.

The flower hall of the bamboo garden.

Kou Ji instructed the servants to serve tea to Wen Yanbo and Zhang Fangping, and then took out Han Qi's letter and read it.

Han Qi is the most popular among Kou Ji's many protégés.

He fished in Hedong to enforce the law, and was evaluated by Wang Zeng as unkind.

Han Qi wanted to be promoted, but the old guy disagreed, and repeatedly wrote to admonish, saying that if Han Qi entered Bianjing City, he would inevitably become a harm to the Great Song Dynasty.

The old guy is eyeing Han Qi.

Zhao Zhen remembered that Wang Zeng was a rare humerus in the court, so he adopted Wang Zeng's suggestion, which was regarded as giving Wang Zeng a face.

As for the fact that many people wrote books for Han Qi, helped Han Qi defend him, and praised Han Qi as a capable person.

Zhao Zhen ignored it.

There are many talents in the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhao Zhen has no reason to fight with the talents in the center for the sake of a talent outside the center.

Now the Great Song Dynasty is one in all directions.

Talent is like a carp crossing the river.

It is impossible for Zhao Zhen to place all his talents in the center.

Therefore, it is inevitable that many talents will be thrown out of the center.

Although a bit condescending.

But I can only hold on.

Because they can't go to outsiders like they used to.

Outsiders don't dare to ask for them.

Lu Yijian, who has been in the center, was sent to Qingtang by Zhao Zhen to be with cattle and sheep, and just one Han Qi is nothing.

Han Qi felt aggrieved and had no way to tell the court, so he could only write a letter to Kou Ji and tell Kou Ji about his grievances.

Kou Ji finished reading Han Qi's letter, and said a sentence throughout.

'Sir, everything I did in Hedong was ordered by you, and you have to carry it for me. ’

Kou Ji put down Han Qi's letter and coughed.

Wen Yanbo and Zhang Fangping hurriedly put down the tea bowl and looked at Kou Ji respectfully.

Kou Ji said to Wen Yanbo: "Go back and tell Han Qi that you have nothing to do and shout grievances everywhere." The imperial court did not send him to Beijing, because it was reused.

Guangxi and Guangnan provinces inspected corruption and bribery, and accepted as many as 134,867 bribes.

The evil head is already on his way back to Beijing, and he will be beheaded after the autumn.

Nowadays, the officials of Guangxi and Guangnan have taken advantage of the majesty of the imperial court to make money from the soil kings in the mountains and forests.

This matter has already spread in Guangxi and Quang Nam provinces.

Therefore, the imperial court must send a capable person to deal with this matter. ”

Wen Yanbo groaned: "The capable person selected by the imperial court is Han Qi? ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "The situation in Guangxi and Guangnan is very complicated, and it needs to be heavy-handed when necessary. Sending others to go, I and the official family were not at ease, so Han Qi was chosen. ”

Wen Yanbo smiled, "In this way, Han Qi can be regarded as a high promotion." ”

The inspection of the two governments is far greater than the dignity of the first government.

Han Qi can naturally be regarded as promoted.

Kou Ji nodded and said, "You don't have to worry about Han Qi's affairs, let's talk about you." ”

Wen Yanbo hurriedly said, "What do students have to say?" Although the students did not govern the Langxi Mansion as rich as the Bohai Mansion.

But the Lang Evil Mansion is also one of the best existences in today's Liaodi. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Wen Yanbo and said angrily: "Most of them don't depend on the heritage of your Wen family and the Liu family?" If it weren't for the two wealthy families in Hedong who moved into the Lang Evil Mansion, do you think your Lang Evil Mansion would have developed so quickly? ”

Wen Yanbo smiled dryly.

Kou Ji stared at Wen Yanbo and said: "Your Wen family sold the land in Hedong and started a business wholeheartedly, and there was no suspicion of tax evasion in the process, but ......"

As soon as Kou Ji said the word 'but', Wen Yanbo quickly defended: "Sir, the Wen family, who is now doing business in Langxie Mansion and even all over the Great Song Dynasty, is not the same as the students.

Students don't dare to violate the iron rules set by you and the government. ”

Kou Ji said angrily: "It's just a small means to divide the family, if you carefully check it, do you think your Wen family can withstand the investigation?" ”

Wen Yanbo looked embarrassed, but there was no panicked look.

He knew in his heart that Kou Ji would obviously not pursue this matter again, otherwise he would not have said these things to him in private.

With Kou Ji's temperament, if he really wants to pursue this matter, then I am afraid that the prison car that arrested everyone in the Wen family has already arrived on the way.

Kou Ji said seriously: "I don't care if the wealthy families do business separately, as long as the taxes are paid truthfully, everything is within the constraints of the law, then it will be on the table."

What I'm going to theorize with you today is that the opening you opened for your Wen family and the Liu family in the Lang Evil Mansion is a bit big.

Fifty percent of the merchants in Langxie Mansion are from your Wen family, and forty percent of the merchants are from the Liu family.

The merchants in other places are less than the two of you.

Among the local people, there are not even ten percent of the merchants. ”

Wen Yanbo explained: "Sir, it's not that students use the public for personal gain, it's really the post-war Lang Evil Mansion, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt. Langxie Mansion does not have such a convenient pier as Bohai Mansion.

The Wen family and Liu Jiaken left their ancestral business and invested all their family wealth in Langxie Mansion, out of trust in their students and to help the imperial court.

Now that the Lang Evil Mansion has improved, the businesses of the Wen family and the Liu family have also risen.

That's the reason why they made a huge amount of money in the early stage.

It's not that the students are pretending to be public and private, and secretly giving them much benefit.

Others only saw the Wen family and the Liu family eating meat and drinking soup, but they didn't see the Wen family and the Liu family eating bran vegetables. ”

Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be aggrieved, I know the reason behind this matter." The reason why I remind you is because the Wen family and the Liu family are too big.

It is not a good thing for the Wen family and the Liu family to dominate the business of one house.

You can do business in other provinces, or you can go to other provinces to take part in them.

But only one cannot dominate one house.

You dominate one mansion alone, and you have a huge number of servants, and it is easy to influence the officials of the imperial court.

It is easier to give birth to many things where wealthy families oppress the poor people.

Your Wen family and the Liu family are also interesting, and they did not oppose the imperial court.

So I don't hope that one day, the sword and axe of the imperial court will fall on the Wen family and the Liu family. ”

Wen Yanbo groaned: "Is the imperial court afraid that the merchants will sit big? ”

Kou Ji shook his head slowly and said, "The imperial court is not afraid that you will be rich by virtue of doing business, and you are not afraid that you will be rich enough to rival the country. What the court is afraid of is that you will entrench one side and not move, dominate one side, influence the government of one side, and oppress the people of one side.

As long as you do not oppress the people, do not oppress the people, do not affect the decrees of the imperial court, abide by the laws of the imperial court, and pay the commercial taxes to the imperial court in full.

How you do business and how you make a fortune, the court will not care.

You are rich enough to rival the country, and the court will not rob it. ”

Wen Yanbo pondered: "This is the attitude of the imperial court towards merchants? ”

Kou Ji nodded solemnly.

Wen Yanbo said tentatively: "What about the Bafang Jiaozi shop that was destroyed before? ”

Kou Ji smiled at Wen Yanbo, "You may have heard something from others, but I can tell you openly and honestly."

The thing behind the Bafang Jiaozi shop is indeed what I called. ”

Wen Yanbo's expression changed slightly, but he didn't speak.

Kou Ji continued: "I moved the Bafang Jiaozi Shop, not to allow them to do business, but not to allow them to steal the country's important weapons.

In the absence of the supervision of the imperial court, lending money is to seek money and kill people.

When a very low-cost Jiaozi can become ten, a hundred, or even a thousand.

It is easy to arouse greed in the hearts of businessmen.

Your Wen family also has a business, and you should understand that the greed in people's hearts, especially in the hearts of businessmen, is endless.

To satisfy their greed, they will take risks.

For example, like the Shuzhong Jiaozi Shop, it is over-issued without sufficient financial support.

Once someone punctures the matter, a run will be formed.

As long as Jiaozipu can't come up with enough money to deal with the run tide, it will be a disaster no less than the flood and white disasters.

Therefore, the loan must be made under the supervision of the imperial court.

The same is true for the distribution of Jiaozi.

Do you think a businessman should have such authority? ”

Wen Yanbo shook his head solemnly.

Kou Ji continued: "In addition, dealing with Bafang Jiaozipu is also because Bafang Jiaozipu took the lead in provoking. ”

Wen Yanbo and Zhang Fangping glanced at each other, and looked at Kou Ji in unison.

Seeing this, Kou Ji smiled and said, "It seems that you only know one thing, but you don't know the other." The eight proprietors behind Bafang Jiaozi Shop, before founding Bafang Jiaozi Shop, concentrated the gold and silver in their hands and collected copper coins on a large scale in the market.

The four prefectures under the jurisdiction of the imperial court were affected, and there was almost a shortage of money.

If it weren't for me and the official family to take timely action to deter one or two, I'm afraid the scope of the impact would be wider.

The imperial court is now gradually recovering the right to mint coins, and is working hard to restore the use of Tiansheng Tongbao among the people.

The purpose is to expel all miscellaneous money and iron money.

Unify the use of money by the people.

It provides a certain amount of fairness and justice for businessmen to do business, and also to prevent the common people from being squeezed by those miscellaneous money and iron money.

If they cause a shortage of money, everything the court has done will be in vain.

Therefore, for this kind of people who dare to provoke the imperial court, dare to be enemies of the imperial court decrees.

Neither I nor the officials will be merciful.

If it weren't for the fact that they felt the pressure from me and the official family, they would have decisively stopped.

They were not the ones who were beaten to death by the people.

It's their three tribes. ”

Wen Yanbo and Zhang Fangping glanced at each other, and they both saw the consternation in each other's eyes.

Playing tricks in front of Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen, the two killers, how big is the heart?

After a short period of consternation, Wen Yanbo bowed his hand to Kou Ji and said, "When the student turns around, he will send a letter to his father, asking him to give up part of the business of the Lang Evil Mansion to the people, and then move part of the business of the Lang Evil Mansion out. ”

Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction and said, "Go to the northeast more, although the northeast is a little colder." But the northeast isn't as barren as you might think.

Now that the northeast is in ruins, if you can seize the opportunity, you can also make a lot of money. ”

Wen Yanbo nodded solemnly.

After telling Wen Yanbo, Kou Ji looked at Zhang Fangping.

Zhang Fangping is two years younger than Kou Ji, but he looks older than Kou Ji.

It is probably caused by the fact that there are too many cold winds blowing in the Western Regions and Gumengfu.

He has a beard, and his beard is very dry, like a clump of dead grass.

"You're doing a good job in Gumon Mansion......

Koji opened his mouth and complimented.

Zhang Fangping hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Thank you Kou Xiang for your compliment." ”

Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "In three years, you have turned a barren Gumeng Mansion and a Gumeng Mansion with only more than 100,000 desperate people and hundreds of thousands of crimes into a place where everyone has food to eat and clothes to wear, which is indeed very good."

You can learn from the example of Li Gong planting trees in Hexi and clearing wasteland.

You can also learn from the example of Wang Sui planting trees in Xingqing Mansion and other places.

But you're not applying it directly.

Instead, it combines tree planting, grazing, and farming.

One sprawling farm after another was set up.

It is really good to find a way to get rich that the people of Gumeng Mansion can rely on.

The sprawling farmstead is not suitable for other places in my Great Song Dynasty.

But in Gumengfu, Yanshan and other places, it is definitely an excellent way to get rich.

Now Wang Sui has put down his body and sent someone to Gumeng Mansion to learn the farm you founded.

It can be seen that Wang Sui has recognized your merits.

Wang Sui is a square person, and it is not easy to get his approval.

If it weren't for Wang Sui's outspoken advice, maybe he would have a place in today's political affairs hall. ”

Zhang Fangping heard Kou Ji's words, and said with a wry smile: "Xiaguan actually can't help it. In other parts of the Great Song Dynasty, there are mountains and rivers.

Only a few places, such as Gumeng and Yanshan, are endless grasslands.

There is not much to learn from the lower senses.

The lower officials not only have to govern the people of Gumeng Mansion, but also have to take care of those crimes.

Sin is completely different from the way of life of the people.

The perfect blend can only be achieved by way of a farmstead. ”

Kou Ji nodded and said: "Now that my Great Song Dynasty has a vast territory, and the situation is different in different places, a bold attempt must be made. You didn't copy the governance method of my Great Song Dynasty in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but instead adapted measures to local conditions and came up with a method suitable for Gumengfu, which is already very good.

Those officials in other places are still copying the governance methods of our Great Song Dynasty in the hinterland of the Central Plains.

So they will have a long time to make a difference.

Not as quick as you. ”

Zhang Fangping arched his hand and said: "Kou Xiangyu praised it." ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "When the king once recommended you to me, I wanted to see if you could take on the big responsibility. So they threw you to the Western Regions to join the army.

I didn't expect you to do well in the Western Regions.

Later, my Great Song Dynasty took Liaodi, and I thought of you again, so I threw you to Gumeng Mansion.

Now it seems that you are indeed worthy of Wang Zeng's recommendation. ”

Zhang Fangping said solemnly: "Recommended by the prince, the lower officials remember it in their hearts, they love each other, and the lower officials will never dare to forget it." ”

Kou Ji pointed at Zhang Fangping and said with a smile: "The lie was so impassioned by what you said, if someone treated me like this, I would have started to scold my mother a long time ago." ”

Wen Yanbo laughed when he heard this.

Zhang Fangping couldn't cry or laugh.

Kou Ji also laughed for a while, and told Zhang Fangping: "Although you can do things, your methods are too arrogant. When you first arrived in Kumon Mansion, in order to feed the people of Gu Mon Mansion, you did everything you could, and even took them further north to plunder.

If it weren't for the fact that I think you are dedicated to the public and have blocked many impeachments for you.

I'm afraid you've long been overwhelmed by the twists and turns of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs.

You are a civil servant, a herdsman's official, so don't be so arrogant.

You can't always think of going beyond the rules to do things.

Brutal means belong to the officers and men of the army.

Those who go beyond the rules are those who take risks.

You are now a big official, and you have to be calm and square. ”

Zhang Fangping solemnly said: "Thank you Kou Xiang for your teachings. ”

Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "Okay, you have just returned to Beijing, I'm afraid there are many people to visit, and there are also many classmates and old friends to visit, so you don't have to waste time with me."

When you go out, take what you brought with you.

I didn't learn well at a young age, but I actually learned to give gifts.

It's just a gift, give some of your local products, and I'll accept it.

What is valuable?

I'm the kind of money-hungry person?

If I be greedy for money, you will not even be able to enter the door. ”

Kou Ji's joking beating caused Wen Yanbo and Zhang Fangping to cry and laugh, and also woke them up.

After bowing their hands, they walked out.

Kou Ji said in a salty and non-trivial manner, "Don't give too expensive gifts to other people's houses." Otherwise, be careful, I will ask the official family to clear the officialdom. ”

The two turned around and arched their hands, answered, and left the bamboo courtyard with tears and laughter.

Therefore, there is a reunion and a reunion of classmates, and it is natural to celebrate well.

Visiting the garden, holding a poetry meeting, visiting fireworks and willow lanes, and boarding a flower boat to play, it is not enjoyable.

Bianjing City has a little more extravagance because of this group of guys returning to Beijing.

Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen didn't like extravagance, but they didn't stop it.

A group of them had been working as officials in poor places before, and they had endured a lot of hardships, and after returning to Beijing, they indulged in it, and Kou Ji could understand it.

In addition, the opening of the Great Song Dynasty folk customs, the uncovered conference and other grand events are all elegant things.

So they play openly, and it's not good to accuse anything.

However, not everyone likes elegance.

Bao Zheng is a very stubborn and not very gregarious child.

When Wen Yanbo, Ouyang Xiu and others embraced the beauties and drank and sang, Bao Zheng carried a bag of pastries to the bamboo courtyard.

Seeing Bao Zheng carrying a bag of pastries and appearing in front of him in a simple green clothes, Kou Ji looked surprised.

Kou Ji looked Bao Zheng up and down, and said with a look of disbelief: "From the time I met you to the present, except for the past at the teacher appreciation banquet, you gave me a good book, and I haven't given anything to the door at other times."

How did you break your vows today? ”

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(PS: That August is already the end, and the straw has been more than 370,000, but I am not lazy, but diligent...... Give me something you have, and don't let the data be too ugly, especially the ......' monthly pass! Pass! Crazy hints! ’）