Cao Yan rolled his eyes, not wanting to fight with Kou Ji, and sat in the main hall of Kou Mansion without any image.

Kou Ji said quietly: "You are sitting now where my grandfather likes to sit on weekdays. ”

Cao Tong was like being stung by a scorpion, got up quickly, and changed positions.

Seeing this, Kou Ji smiled and said, "This time, I would like to thank you for relieving the siege of Kou Mansion." ”

Cao Tong glared and said, "You roasted me on the fire, you know how scared I was when I walked over from the crowd of people just now." I was afraid that the people would rise up against him, and I would be torn to pieces. ”

Kou Ji laughed in a low voice: "They don't dare to ......"

"What if?"

Cao Tong raised his voice and asked.

Kou Ji said nonchalantly: "You are an uncle, if you are beaten to death by the people, then those people will not end well." In order to maintain the authority of the imperial court, officials from top to bottom of the court will agree to send them thousands of miles away with their families to be in the company of savages.

The people are not foolish or stupid.

They know what to do and what not to do. ”

Cao Tong grabbed his hair and said dejectedly: "Can you stop making fun of me as an uncle?" ”

Kou Ji said seriously: "But you are really a national uncle." ”

Cao Tong said faintly: "Uncle Guo sounds powerful, and his status is also high, but you know, my Cao Mansion is not short of these." ”

Kou Ji said suspiciously: "Your uncle, you have only been a country for less than half a day, so you don't want to be it?" ”

Cao Tong said in a slightly gloomy voice: "The edict of the imperial court canonizing me as my uncle has been sent to Cao's mansion. But what was sent was also a document dismissing me from the official position of the Criminal Department.

After I started to get the canonization edict from my uncle, I was also excited and happy.

I didn't sleep all night when I was excited.

It wasn't until this morning that I reacted.

My status is high, and my status is also high.

But since then, I have never had a chance to participate in the political affairs of the court.

In the future, I really don't know what else I can do except eat and wait for death to make money. ”

Kou Ji was stunned and said, "When I said that I wanted to help your Cao Mansion bring out a queen, you didn't think about your future situation?" ”

Cao Tong nodded, "Have you thought about it...... I guess I expected it...... And I was mentally prepared...... But when it comes to the end, it's still a little hard to accept......"

"Regret it?"

Kou Ji asked.

Cao Tong shook his head, "No regrets...... My sister has become the queen, and her life in the palace will be better. Cao Mansion will also follow up and down. Compared to these, my own career is nothing. ”

Kou Jiba clicked his lips and exclaimed, "Are the children of your big families so highly conscious? ”

Cao Yan rolled his eyes with disdain.

"Now, in Bianjing City, what kind of family dares to call themselves big in front of your Kou Mansion? Compared to your Kou Mansion, the other mansions are all ruined. On the other mansions, there are piles of yellow and white things, which is not unusual. There is a living saint in your Koufu. ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "My grandfather just did what a courtier should do, where can he be considered a saint." ”

Cao Tong rolled his eyes again and snorted: "Today, I helped you Kou Mansion break the siege and beat a lot of people, and tomorrow my reputation for arrogance and domineering will spread all over Bianjing." ”

Kou Ji said angrily: "Your grandfather is a famous founding general, your fourth uncle is a famous general in the world, your father is hidden, and your sister is the queen." There are two grandfathers in your Cao Mansion, and other officials, big and small, are even more grasped.

If there are not one or two scum, the people of your Cao Mansion will not be able to sleep.

I'm helping you Caofu. ”

Cao Tong pouted, "I don't need your help, with your Kou Mansion in front, what is there to fear about my Cao Mansion." ”

Kou Ji snorted coldly, "I have decided to dismiss ninety percent of the servants in the mansion, sell ninety percent of the property in the mansion, and become an unknown person in the future." ”

Cao Yan glared and said in astonishment: "So ruthless? ”

Kou Ji continued: "Not only that, but I also plan to go to the imperial court to exchange my food in Jiangling to Rui'an Zhuang outside Bianjing City, as well as my grandfather's Shiyi and Shiyi. ”

Cao Tong was stunned and said, "All under everyone's noses?" ”

Kou Ji nodded heavily.

Cao Yan hurriedly approached Kou Ji, "Are you willing?" ”

Kou Ji said without being salty or light: "What is there to be reluctant to, whether it is my grandfather's real estate, food estate, or mine, and those industries of Kou Mansion, they are all insignificant things."

Keeping them will only help my Koufu cause trouble, and let people use it to slander my Koufu.

I might as well sell it.

Anyway, my Kou Mansion is not short of that little money. ”

Cao Tong was stunned and said: "Everyone else doesn't have enough to eat, and they can't wait to eat everything in their stomachs, but it's good for you, not only don't eat more and take more, but also throw them out." ”

Kou Ji said lightly: "There are few industries and small goals." The largest owners of the word Jiaozi shop and forging steel workshop are all officials, even if something happens, others want to find trouble, and the first to find it is the official family.

Textile workshops, as well as Vientiane Lou and Vientiane Pawn Shop.

You all have a part.

If something happens, you can help me share the notoriety.

There is even less notoriety that falls on me. ”

Cao Tong got up suddenly, and said incredulously: "Your grandfather has become a sage, do you still care about this?" ”

Kou Ji glanced at Cao Yan and snorted, "The more this is the case, the more I have to reduce the property of Kou Mansion, and the more I have to protect my grandfather's reputation." ”

Cao Tong sat down slowly, deep in thought.

The corners of Kou Ji's mouth curled, but he didn't disturb Cao Yan's contemplation.

What Kou Ji said was somewhat true or false, only he knew.

Reducing the industry of Kou Mansion does mean to maintain Kou Zhun's name.

But there are also other purposes.

Nowadays, there are many industries under the name of Koufu, and they are also very complicated, which is not easy to manage at all.

Some small businesses, not only can not help Koufu make more money, but often cause a lot of trouble for Koufu.

Instead of keeping them and continuing to waste energy, it is better to take this opportunity and sell them together.

And those who have withdrawn from the small business of Koufu can just be assigned to Baozhou and Leizhou to take care of the major workshops in Baozhou and Leizhou.

It can just make up for the vacancy of management personnel in Baozhou and Leizhou.

Kou Ji's move can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

But there are some things that can't be told to Cao Tong clearly.

After pondering for a long time, Cao Tong stared at Kou Ji and asked, "...... my Cao Mansion?"

Kou Ji raised his hand decisively and said, "Don't ...... You Cao Mansion can't learn to come to my Kou Mansion. There are many people in your Cao Mansion, you need a lot of money, and there are many greedy people, and many people who are attached to your Cao Mansion have to use those small businesses to make money.

If your Cao Mansion follows my Kou Mansion, you will only be hated.

There are so many white-eyed wolves who can't be raised in order to go out to slander your Cao Mansion and help your opponents deal with your Cao Mansion.

Moreover, your Cao Mansion is a general, and you are a big family, what do you want a good reputation for?

Afraid that you won't die fast enough? ”

Cao Tong was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "What you said is also ......"

Kou Ji said with a smile: "I came to you this time, in addition to asking you to help me out of the siege, I just want to ask you if your Cao Mansion has any intention to take over the industries of our Kou Mansion." ”

Cao Tong looked stunned.

"You put my sister on the throne of the queen, and my Cao Mansion hasn't thanked you yet, so you gave us such a big gift?"

Kou Ji said with a smile: "In the future, there will be a chance for your Cao Mansion to return favors, and now I will ask you if your Cao Mansion wants to take over the industries of our Kou Mansion." ”

Cao Tong didn't rush to agree, but said suspiciously: "Fourth brother, there are a lot of places where you can sell favors, why did you choose my Cao Mansion?" ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "There are not many big households that can eat so many industries in my Kou Mansion in one go. Among these big families, I have the most good friendship with your Cao Mansion.

What's more, although your Cao Mansion is greedy, he is also the most generous among the many generals when he treats the people under him.

Those guys who help us take care of the industry, and those tenants who help me farm in Koufu, are also masters and servants with my Koufu.

I'm going to sell them, so I'm going to have to find them a good owner. ”

Cao Tong stared at Kou Ji in amazement, looked at it for a long time, and sighed: "Fourth brother, you really don't have anything to say about your opponents......

Kou Ji smiled brightly.

Cao Tong groaned: "I can't be the master of this matter, I still need to go back to talk to my uncle and my father in detail." ”

Kou Ji nodded and sent Cao Tong out.

When he arrived at the door, Kou Ji reminded Cao Tong in a low voice, "If you look for me again in the future, you will look for me in the Ruian Courtyard in Ruian Town outside the city." ”

Cao Tong nodded, straddled his horse and left the Kou Mansion.

Cao Tong left.

Kou Ji immediately closed the door and found Kou Zhong, who was admonishing the people.

"Hurry up and pack up your things and move out of the house."

Kou Ji instructed Kou Zhong.

Kou Zhong was stunned, "Little young master, there are so many things in the house, and I can't finish cleaning them up for a while." ”

Kou Ji hurriedly said: "Pick some commonly used things to take away first, and move other things later." ”

Kou Zhong pondered for a while, didn't ask the reason again, and immediately went to do it.

Kou Ji breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Kou Zhong instructing the housekeepers and servants in the house to pack up their things.

He used Cao Yan's majesty to disperse the people, and he could only quench his thirst for a while.

Tomorrow, the people will regroup in front of the Koufu.

If you want to live once and for all, you have to move outside the city.

As long as they move to Rui'an Village, it will be difficult for those people to gather again.

Today, half of Rui'an Village is a military powerhouse.

It was guarded by nearly 4,000 soldiers and horses.

The people did not dare to gather outside the military stronghold.

Kou Ji asked people to pack up their things, and immediately moved out of Kou Mansion and went straight to the Ruian Courtyard outside the city.

After Kou Ji arrived outside the city, he saw Kou Zhun leisurely taking a maid and holding a large teapot, squatting under an old tree not far from the courtyard, chatting with a group of old men.

The group of people chatted happily, and they didn't know what they were bragging.

Anyway, everyone was laughing happily.

As for whether those old men know Kou Zhun's identity and are pursuing Kou Zhun, or they don't know Kou Zhun's identity, and purely regard Kou Zhun as an idle rich man, then Kou Ji doesn't know.

After Kou Ji took people to the other courtyard, he immediately asked people to pack up their things.

It wasn't until night that I finished cleaning up.

Then fall asleep.

Until the next day.

was dragged by Kou Zhun by the ear and woke up from the bed.

Kou Ji crawled out of the quilt with a grin, and said resentfully: "Grandfather, what are you doing?" ”

Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "You don't stay in the mansion well, come here to disturb the old man's leisure." ”

Kou Ji broke free of Kou Zhun's ears and said helplessly: "I can't stay in the house anymore......"

Kou Zhun smiled indifferently: "The taste of being sought after is not comfortable, right?" ”

Kou Ji sat up and said, "Those people are here to chase you. ”

Kou Zhun waved his sleeves and said lightly: "Why does the old man need to be praised by others? ”

Kou Ji said perfunctorily: "What you said is reasonable......

Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji and told him viciously: "If you meet the old man outside the courtyard in the future, don't call the old man grandfather." ”

Kou Ji was stunned.

Kou Zhun snorted: "Most of those old men in the town don't know the old man. But I know you, if you call the old man grandfather in front of them, won't the old man's identity be exposed? ”

The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched, and he said with a strange expression: "What are you doing this for?" ”

When Kou Zhun heard this, he said with a slight meaning: "Among those old men in the town, many people don't know the old man. The old man chatted with them very happily. Yesterday, the old man talked to them about the official family, and they actually said that the official family ate mutton soup and white flour cooking cakes.

The old man told them that it was not right, and the official family ate a big bowl of mutton and a dozen meatloaf every meal.

And they did!

Hahaha......

There is also an old man, seeing the great shore of the old man's life, and some money, and he has no wife, so he plans to introduce a pretty widow and renew the old man's strings.

I'm going to take the old man to see it in a few days. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.

"You're a sage now, can't you pay attention to your identity?"

Kou Zhun said dissatisfiedly: "The old man, this sage, is not to scare the people. ”

Kou Ji pouted: "Those old men obviously know your identity, and you have guessed that they know your identity, so why should they be so evil?" ”

Kou Zhun glared and said, "The old man likes it, can you manage it?" ”

Kou Ji smiled bitterly: "I don't care...... So you're really going to find me a grandmother. ”

Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji, "People are joking with the old man, do you really want to introduce a pretty widow to the old man?" It's not that people don't know the identity of the old man. ”

Kou Ji muttered, "When you lived in the other courtyard, your identity was revealed. ”

Kou Zhun rolled his eyes and said, "The old man has been in a high position for a long time, life and death are all based on one heart, and the official authority has already penetrated into the bone marrow. Even if it is deliberately restrained, those old guys who have lived for many years can also feel it.

The old man was an old man who appeared from near the courtyard of Koufu, and he was accompanied by a handsome maid who did not talk like a woman.

As long as you are not stupid, you can guess the identity of the old man.

They are unwilling to expose the identity of the old man, and treat the old man as an idle rich man, why should the old man debunk this matter again.

It embarrassed everyone.

I won't be able to sit down and talk calmly in the future. ”