A dowry worth 10 million yuan is nothing to Zhao Zhen.

But for the officials of the Song Dynasty and the opposition, that is a considerable number.

It's no wonder that Wang Zeng went to Zhao Zhen after getting the gift list.

Kou Ji sighed with emotion, and asked casually, "Does Baoqing's previous dowry include the money exchanged for the princess's mansion and the food estate?" ”

Chen Lin said frankly: "Only the food ...... is included."

Kou Ji groaned: "As Baoqing, after leaving the pavilion, the food obtained should be about 1,000 households. If you add some more during the New Year's holidays, it should be in more than 1,300 households.

The annual income should be about 50,000 yuan, and if it is a wealthy place, I am afraid it will be more.

According to the calculation of 50,000 guan, ten years is 500,000 guan.

Twenty years is a million.

Baoqing is still young now, and if he eats and drinks well, he will definitely live a long life.

Then she should be able to benefit more than 4 million yuan from the food estate.

In other words, the dowry given by the official family is not much, just more than 5 million yuan.

Fortunately, the official family did not include the house.

According to Baoqing's identity, after leaving the cabinet, he had to arrange a big mansion as a princess's mansion in the middle of Bianjing City, and he had to prepare two courtyards in the outer city.

According to the price of the house in Bianjing City today.

If the official family counts the house.

Then Baoqing will marry at a loss. ”

Chen Lin rolled her eyes vigorously at Kou Ji.

It was the first time he had heard someone talk about marrying a princess so flamboyantly.

"You are also my Great Song Privy Envoy, one person is above ten thousand people. How can you be as a philistine as a small person in the market? ”

Chen Lin saw that Kou Ji still had the intention of opening his mouth, so he couldn't help but sneer.

Kou Ji asked rhetorically, "Am I not right?" ”

Chen Lin said righteously: "Of course not, the princess is a daughter, and it is the honor of your Kou Mansion to marry your Kou Mansion, and your Kou Mansion should not care about money." ”

Kou Ji said lightly: "I didn't care, I just couldn't help but say it." ”

Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji, "The official family sent our family to talk to you." The official said that the money was stopped. See what else you need, and he can figure out how to add them. ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Give some farm tools, some craftsmen, and some scholars." Nowadays, what is most lacking in Korea is agricultural tools and craftsmen.

If you are a scholar, the official family can just look at it and give some. ”

Chen Lin saw that Kou Ji didn't open his mouth, and his face softened a lot, "Our family will report it to the official family truthfully." ”

After saying this, Chen Lin didn't stay long, and arched his hand and exited Kou Ji's study.

After Chen Lin left.

Kou Ji sighed and rubbed his eyebrows slightly.

Zhao Zhen suddenly gave Baoqing 3,000 armor soldiers, and those soldiers in Jiaozhi and Yuanshan could not enter the Korean land with great fanfare.

In the middle, we have to find a way to let them enter the Korean land with a different identity.

It's not too much of a problem, though.

Those soldiers disguised themselves as pirates who defected, or other remnants.

It's just an extra layer of identity disguise.

Not long after Chen Lin went back, the palace privately sent someone to send a dowry gift list.

In addition to what Chen Lin said, there were more than 10,000 pieces of cloth, more than 100,000 farm tools, 3,000 craftsmen and 200 scholars.

After looking at the dowry's list.

Decisively instructed Xiang Yan to write all the real estate properties such as fields, real estate, and shops in the name of Kou Fu, as well as some assets that could not be taken away, into a gift list.

Then he sent someone to take it as a dowry and sent it to the palace with a swagger.

After Zhao Zhen got the dowry list, he couldn't cry or laugh.

Lu Yijian pursed his lips and did not speak.

Wang Zeng said angrily and funny: "Being generous to others is really shameless." He made enough face, but the court didn't get any benefits.

In the end, it was cheaper for the official family. ”

According to the rules set by Zhao Zhen when he was crowned king before, when several princes left the Great Song Dynasty, all the real estate would be handed over to the imperial court.

Except for some mansions that were to be owned by the royal family, the rest would go to the national treasury.

The treasury will also be a good harvest.

But Kou Ji now took those properties as a dowry and sent them to Zhao Zhen.

Then those industries will then go into Zhao Zhen's pocket.

After all, that's what people get from marrying their daughters.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces couldn't pull that face, and filled the income of Zhao Zhen's marriage into the treasury.

Lu Yijian, who had been silent on the side, suddenly said with emotion: "Kou Ji is really good at taking advantage of loopholes. ”

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "The people of Kou Mansion have not left Beijing yet, so he has the right to dispose of all the family businesses of Kou Mansion. ”

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng glanced at each other, and Qi Qi sighed.

The benefits are all taken by Zhao Zhen alone, of course Zhao Zhen said so.

If Kou Mansion sold all the real estate to others, you would see if Zhao Zhen would laugh so happily.

After Lu Yijian sighed, he said faintly: "The old man has to admire Kou Ji for his way of accumulating wealth, in just over ten years, he has accumulated more family business than many people.

The field production alone far exceeds more than one million acres.

There are more than 40 mansions, courtyards and shops in Bianjing City.

In addition, there are nearly 600 shops in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty, and the value of each one is not low. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he smiled indifferently: "Almost all of the family business in the fourth brother's mansion was earned back by him with his extraordinary mind. And not what he bribed for.

More than one million acres of fertile land, looking at a lot.

What is really at the disposal of the fourth brother is only 500,000 acres of barren land in Hexi and more than 3,000 acres of land in Bianjing City.

The rest is the land of the Kou family.

Among them, there are Huazhou's, and there are also the fourth brother's father's.

Calculated carefully, the fourth brother is not greedy. ”

500,000 acres of land in Hexi looks like a lot.

But when Hexi was first taken back to the Great Song Dynasty, most people felt that it was a poor countryside and refused to go.

Koji took 500,000 acres of land and gave it to the captives to cultivate.

Most of the grain he received went to the imperial court, and the money he earned from it was not much.

After all, nearly 250,000 of the 500,000 acres of land are forest land, which has no output at all, and people have to be sent to maintain it from time to time.

After the other 250,000 acres of land were planted, enough was left for the captives to eat, enough was handed over to the imperial court, and the rest was sold to the imperial court at a low price.

The benefits were almost all taken by the imperial court.

The Kou Mansion just got some money.

Although the amount was large, the imperial court got even greater.

Can't the court get a big benefit, and complain about Kou Ji drinking soup, right?

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng knew the doorway, so they just sighed and didn't say much else.

After Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng sighed, Zhao Zhen continued: "As for the mansions and other courtyards in the Fourth Brother's Mansion, almost all of them were given by me.

And those shops are all in the name of the fourth brother's Vientiane Building and Vientiane Pawnshop in recent years.

Some of the shops scattered around my Great Song Dynasty still have my members in them. ”

Koufu is scattered in the business of various places.

Except for Vientiane House and Vientiane Pawn Shop.

The rest of the iron shops that promote agricultural tools, as well as the cloth shops that sell cloth, almost all have Zhao Zhen's part.

After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng sighed vigorously in their hearts.

They thought Kou Ji was too smart.

There were too many people doing business in the Great Song Dynasty, and few of them could leave a good reputation.

Kou Ji pulled Zhao Zhen to do business together, which not only made money, but also lost his good reputation.

Words such as being unscrupulous and being rich and unkind will not fall on Kou Ji's head at all.

Kou Ji's business and Zhao Zhen's business are one, and slandering Kou Ji as a profiteer is indirectly scolding Zhao Zhen for being a profiteer.

Is that worth it?

Of course, the biggest feeling in Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng's hearts was envy.

is also an official, and in order to make money, others are worried and hang their heads on their belts.

Kou Ji is different, not only did he get the money, but he didn't have to worry about it.

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng were silent for a long time with complicated expressions.

Wang Zeng suddenly stared at Zhao Zhen and said pitifully: "The official family ...... How much to leave a little for the treasury...... The treasury is now empty and can run rats......"

Zhao Zhen rolled his eyes.

Before Kou Ji returned to Beijing, the treasury was indeed empty enough to run mice.

When Kou Ji returned to Beijing, he brought a large amount of money, which not only repaid the debts borrowed by the imperial court from Yizizipu, but also filled the treasury.

Therefore, it is impossible for the treasury to run empty now.

If it's really an empty mouse, then Zhao Zhen should kill someone.

"Official ......"

Wang Zeng saw that Zhao Zhen only rolled his eyes and didn't speak, and shouted again.

Zhao Zhen saw that Wang Zeng was also a public heart, and his heart softened.

"That's it, all the shops of the Kou family in Bianjing City and Huazhou are sold in Vientiane Building, and the proceeds from the sale are filled into the treasury."

Wang Zeng was stunned, "Vientiane Building is not a ......"

Without waiting for Wang Zeng to finish speaking, Zhao Zhen interrupted Wang Zeng's words, "The signboard of Vientiane Tower has finally been erected, and it is finally recognized by all the people in the Great Song Dynasty, so there is no need to abolish it."

I will turn around and merge the Vientiane Building into a zizi shop. ”

Wang Zeng originally wanted to say that since the Kou Mansion had handed over the Vientiane Tower to the imperial court.

Then I can't use it for the time being.

But after listening to Zhao Zhen's words, he slowly closed his mouth and just stared straight at Zhao Zhen.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen guessed Wang Zeng's thoughts, he sighed, and said, "Don't look at me, since I promised to fill all the shops of the Kou clan in Huazhou and Bianjing City into the treasury, I will not break my promise."

Vientiane Building is considered to be bought by a word shop.

Then I will ask Yizizipu to take out a sum of money that is enough to buy Vientiane Building and fill it into the treasury. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen paused for a moment and continued: "The fields of Kou Mansion and the shops in other places will be of great use to me later, and according to the previous rules, I will temporarily hang all of them in the treasury.

But they can't sell it, and they can't move it without permission.

It's business as usual. ”

Zhao Zhen took great pains to collect so much land and shop back, just to prepare for the future literary innovation.

Naturally, it was impossible for him to pour the land and shops into the treasury.

It's going to be in the treasury.

The people below are bound to have crooked thoughts.

You must know that the imperial court generally sells confiscated land, real estate, and shops, and the value of the sale is not low, but the amount of insurance is absolutely low, and the money charged into the treasury will be even less.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen only attached the land, real estate, and shops to the treasury, but did not let the treasury control it.

The purpose is to prevent people from making huge profits from it.

Wang Zeng heard Zhao Zhen's words and was speechless.

Lu Yijian groaned: "The official family, now the land under the name of the national treasury has more than two million mu, and with the Kou Mansion, it is more than three million mu.

What does the official family want so much land for? ”

The Kou clan did not have much land.

But Cao's land is not small.

The Cao family lived in Zhending Mansion, which was a well-known family in the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhending Mansion almost became Cao's self-reliance.

Combined with Cao's fragmentary plates in other places, the amount of land occupied by Cao's is quite large.

If it weren't for Zhao Zhen secretly digesting part of the specific number before it was insured to the court, and openly rewarding part of it to the meritorious soldiers, I am afraid that the number of words insured to the court would be even larger.

After Zhao Zhen became clear about the Cao family's huge family business, he was even more determined to change the literary system.

This is true of the Cao family.

What about the rest of the famous families?

I'm afraid that one race is more powerful.

A large number of fields in the Great Song Dynasty were controlled by these people who had the right to tax exemption, and how much tax revenue had to be lost every year.

How many people will starve to death because of this?

Zhao Zhen heard Lu Yijian's question, and smiled indifferently, "Lu Aiqing will know when the time comes." ”

Lu Yijian saw that Zhao Zhen refused to tell him honestly, and he didn't ask questions.

He just sighed, "Kou Ji has a good way of accumulating wealth, and in just over ten years, he has accumulated such a big family business." I'm afraid there are few people in my Great Song who can compare to him.

If he can become the wealth minister of my Great Song Dynasty.

Then I'm afraid I don't have to worry about money anymore. ”

When Zhao Zhen and Wang Zeng heard Lu Yijian's words, they were all stunned.

They instantly understood the meaning of Lu Yi's words.

Lu Yijian is talking in a cliché, and he is also hinting at Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen almost told Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai that he would leave Kou Ji.

After Zhang Zhibai learned about this, he decisively gave up his position to Kou Ji.

When Lu Yijian said this now, he was testing Zhao Zhen to see if he would move his position and let Kou Ji take his place.

At the same time, he also hinted to Zhao Zhen that Kou Ji was very suitable for seeking wealth for the country and mastering the finances of the Great Song Dynasty.

Finance, not civil affairs.

If you are only in charge of finance, you can't serve as a subordinate of the same book.

Zhao Zhen understood the meaning of Lu Yi's words, and said with a smile: "Lu Aiqing is reasonable. ”

Lu Yijian bowed and didn't say anything more.

Wang Zeng looked at the two of them thoughtfully.

Just when Zhao Zhen was about to let Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng go back to the political hall on an errand.

Chen Lin hurriedly entered the Shishitang.

"The official family, the imperial historian and other officials are asking to see outside the palace."

Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned for a moment, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Chen Lin hurriedly said: "It is said that it is because the Xiyi County Palace, the Yanshan County Palace, and the Dongyang County Palace, the three governments sent family servants to make too much trouble in Bianjing City?" ”

Zhao Zhen frowned slightly.

Wang Zeng asked in a deep voice, "But because they are competing for craftsmen, scholars, and merchants in Bianjing City?" ”

Chen Lin nodded.

Lu Yijian said with a gloomy face: "The three of them are too much. In order to prosper his fiefdom, he looted craftsmen, scholars, and merchants in Bianjing.

They robbed craftsmen, scholars, and merchants.

Where to find craftsmen, scholars and merchants in Bianjing City when they need them? ”

Wang Zeng nodded and said: "Not only that, Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao are now blocking the yamen of the household department, and they have to get the household department Shangshu to agree to open a border market on the border of their jurisdiction, and let the household department give them tax-free papers."

It's simply that he doesn't take the court etiquette seriously.

This matter should be played by the center and decided by the center, instead of going to the household department yamen to fool around. ”

Zhao Zhen rubbed his eyebrows with a little headache, "They didn't hurt anyone, they didn't rob hard, although their behavior was not in a proper manner, but there were no major mistakes, I couldn't find a suitable reason to punish them."

Now that the imperial historians have found me, I have no choice but to do it. ”

Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "The officials can issue an order to rebuke them. ”

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think it's useful?" They dare to rely on the yamen of the household department, like green-skinned gangsters on the street, which proves that they have no face.

I don't want to rebuke them.

I just smack them in the face, and they can spit on their faces and greet them with a smile. ”

Wang Zeng said unwillingly: "Do you just let them mess around?" ”

Lu Yijian shook his head and said, "You can't let them mess around." Otherwise, the craftsmen in Bianjing City may have to be hollowed out by them. ”

Among the scholars, there is integrity, and it is impossible for those with ambition to leave with Zhu Neng and others.

Those who have no integrity and no great ambitions have long been accepted by the imperial court and thrown to Liaodi.

Therefore, Zhu Neng and others couldn't recruit readers.

The same is true for merchants.

The big businessmen would never follow Zhu Neng and them to the poor countryside.

Even if they went, they would only send one or two caravans with them.

It's the craftsmen who really have to worry about it.

Because the craftsmen did not have a high social status.

As long as Zhu Neng and others promise heavy profits and show enough attention, those craftsmen will definitely be moved.

Zhao Zhen stared at Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng and said, "Two Aiqing, who will handle this matter?" ”

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng looked embarrassed.

In terms of status, people are higher than both of them.

If they dare to reprimand others, they will dare to come back.

As long as people don't know how to break the law, they can't even catch the slightest sore foot, and there is no way to punish them.

Even if I barely scratched some sore feet.

As long as it doesn't reach the point of cutting the knight and cutting the seal.

It is also painless for others.

With the merits of others, as long as you don't raise the flag against the flag, or disobey the monarch in an upright manner.

Zhao Zhen is also not good at cutting the seal.

Therefore, as long as the three of them don't make big mistakes, Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng are helpless to go to them.

Zhao Zhen saw that Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng looked embarrassed, groaned slightly, and instructed Chen Lin: "You go to Kou Mansion and ask the fourth brother to knock and beat the three of them." ”

"......"

Chen Lin agreed and withdrew from the Shishitang.

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Although Chong Shiheng, Zhu Neng and others have already been crowned kings, they are about to go to the domain, so they don't have to give them two faces.

But Kou Ji's face, Shiheng and Zhu Neng and others must be given.

Kou Ji used to be their direct superior.

Koji also had the means to punish them.

When Chen Lin arrived at Kou Mansion.

The Kou Mansion is up and down to hold a marriage for Kou Tianci.

The Kou family has a big business, and there are too many relatives and friends.

The protégés of Kou Zhun and Kou Ji are also countless.

Therefore, Kou Fu should be opened early.

In addition, marrying a princess is more cumbersome than marrying a folk woman.

There are countless etiquette processes.

It needs to be Zhang Luo earlier.

According to the etiquette of marrying a princess, Kou Mansion has at least a month to go through the process.

It's just a rush to obey the power, only half a month.

Therefore, the Ministry of Etiquette specially deleted a number of processes and etiquette.

Up and down the Kou Mansion, the most idle are Kou Ji and Kou Tianci.

The affairs of the Kou Mansion are all handled by Xiang Yan, and some are used by the family and maids.

There's no need for the two fathers and sons to go into battle to worry about trivial matters.

Besides, a prince and a prince are too cheap to do those trivial things.

Therefore, Chen Lin was invited into Kou Mansion, and after arriving at Kou Ji's study, he saw the father and son sitting in the study, studying a shipbuilding drawing.

Kou Ji is talking, Kou Tianci is listening.

After Chen Lin entered the study, she bowed and bowed.

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Han, I've seen the prince of King Han......"

Kou Ji heard Chen Lin's voice and stopped talking.

Chen Lin's old face turned black like the bottom of a pot for a moment.

He stared at Kou Ji with a glare, as if to question Kou Ji, 'Do you dislike our family so much?' ’

Kou Ji didn't seem to see Chen Lin's eyes, he asked with a big grin: "Why are you so polite to me today, the last time you came in, you didn't even say hello." ”

Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji, and then fell on Kou Tianci.

Seeing this, Kou Ji pursed his lips, "It seems that I am stained with my son's light." ”

Chen Lin said very boldly: "Our family is a royal slave......"

Kou Ji said faintly: "So you are more respectful to the colt than to me?" ”

Chen Lin had no words, but the answer was obvious.

In Chen Lin's eyes, the quasi-concubine is more expensive than Kou Ji, the king of Han.

Kou Ji didn't bother to bother with Chen Lin, and asked straight to the point: "Tell me, you came to the house to find me, what is the matter?" ”

Chen Lin said bluntly: "The three people of Xiyi County King, Dongyang County King and Yanshan County King have made too much trouble. The official asked you to persuade you. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned and asked, "Is it because they robbed too many craftsmen?" ”

Chen Lin replied: "In addition, there is also the reason why they stay in the household department and do not leave. ”

Kou Ji sighed: "This is something that offends people. Why didn't the official family send Duke Lu and the prince there? ”

Chen Lin didn't hide it, and said honestly: "Lu Xiang and Wang Xiang didn't dare to agree. ”

Kou Ji chuckled and said, "There are still people who Duke Lu and the prince can't help it?" ”

Chen Lin rolled her eyes and didn't say anything.

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng really want to be able to help Zhu Neng, Chong Shiheng and Gao Weizhao, do the officials still need to find Kou Ji to go out of the mountain?

Especially Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao, who are in the household yamen, are like two shameless scoundrels.

Lü Yijian and Wang Zeng couldn't cure them at all.

Seeing that Chen Lin was speechless, Kou Ji said with a smile: "Since it is an official commandment, then I naturally have to obey it." Where are they, shall I go and see? ”

When Chen Lin heard this, he asked, "Isn't it okay to pass on a message?" ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "If I send a message, I can make them die down, can you really rest assured?" ”