A few days after that.

Kou Ji traveled to the camp outside the city to house the homeless, as well as the Jiaozipu in the city.

The workshops built in the camps for displaced people outside the city are being built rapidly over time.

The opening of Jiaozi shops in the city is also being prepared quickly.

……

November 22.

Xiao Han.

The cold wind blew through Bianjing.

The pedestrians on the streets of Bianjing City tightly pulled their collars and sleeves one by one, rushing around the streets.

The small traders and vendors who set up the stalls, their hands poked into their cuffs, spit white mist, and shouted loudly.

Occasionally, a pedestrian or two stops in front of their stall, and the vendors will welcome the pedestrians to sit down and serve a bowl of hot soup or a bowl of hot ravioli.

The sound of rumbling horses' hooves sounded.

Pedestrians avoided it.

A troop of cavalry whizzed by.

The pedestrians stopped to watch for a long time, but they didn't see anything next, and they pointed to the backs of the cavalrymen and scolded in a low voice.

They thought there was something lively to see, but after watching it for a long time, they didn't wait for the excitement they expected.

So groups of people gathered in front of the wonton stalls, or in front of the soup cake stalls, and began to share the secrets of the wealthy families they had heard from elsewhere.

The concubine of the rich man's family stole someone, and when the rich man caught her, she beat her to death.

The official went to take a prostitute, but was broken by the imperial history on the spot and played in the court.

The list goes on and on.

There are true and false, false and true.

No one has searched for the truth or falsehood.

They just like to find something to amuse them from these lace rumors, and then get together and laugh at others.

No one noticed that some people with extraordinary skills were mixed in with them, slowly moving forward.

In a short time, those who were extraordinary in skill gradually occupied all the hidden places in the streets.

An inconspicuous sedan chair quietly appeared on the street.

Carrying the sedan chair were four white-faced and beardless men.

Waiting on the side of the sedan chair was an old man, still white and beardless.

The person carrying the sedan chair walked very slowly, as if he was measuring the street under his feet with his feet, one step at a time, steadily, without a little bump.

The old man who was waiting on the edge of the sedan chair was hunched over, his hands were poked into his cuffs, thin and weak, as if a gust of wind could blow it.

He walked slowly, and there was no sound at all under his feet.

When someone saw this, they laughed loudly, and threatened that these people walked slower than his own old yellow dog, and if there was such a servant in his house, he would definitely beat him to death without hesitation, so as not to embarrass him when he left the door.

Some followed.

Some people also carefully looked at the people who carried the sedan chair, looked around, and saw those men who were hiding in the dark with murder weapons, and left the crowd in shock.

Resolutely draw a line with those who die.

The eunuch carried the sedan chair, and the plainclothes guards opened the way.

Sitting in the sedan chair is either the prince, or a lady who has been promoted to a concubine, such characters are not something that they ordinary people can afford.

As for the officials, they didn't dare to think about it.

The palanquin slowly passed through the street.

Those who were laughing loudly did not stop.

is still making a sarcastic voice.

It's just that their smiles are likely to be on their faces forever.

After the sedan chair left, the loudest laughers, with a smile on their faces, fell straight down on the table.

"Dead ...... Dead man......"

"Go and tell the ...... of Kaifeng Prefecture"

“……”

Pedestrians panicked.

The sedan chair had already drifted away.

Those men who were hiding in the shadows, secretly guarding the sedan chair, arrived in front of a building, and gathered together.

In front of the building.

Kou Ji took Mu Chong, Qian Le, and Meng Weizhong and stood down.

The men, servants, and servants in Jiaozi's shop stood neatly one by one, bowing behind the four of them.

The elderly eunuch lifted the sedan curtain.

A slightly smiling face emerged from within.

Kou Ji was the first to bow and salute, but he was speechless.

The same is true for Mu Chong, Qian Le, and Meng Weizhong.

The guys, the little guys and the others hung their heads and stood silently.

Zhao Zhen got off the sedan chair, shook the crumpled civilian clothes sitting in the sedan chair, knocked it in the palm of his hand with a folding fan, and laughed in a low voice: "Brother Kou, don't be polite......"

The corners of Kou Ji's mouth hooked up a bitter smile, and he looked helpless.

Mu Chong and the three were shocked, but they didn't move.

Zhao Zhen's identity, the little guy behind them didn't know, and the guys didn't know either, but the three of them knew it.

Zhao Zhen was actually willing to surrender his identity and call Kou Ji a brother, how could they not be shocked.

Under Chen Lin's unpredictable gaze, Kou Ji raised his head and made a gesture of please.

Zhao Zhen nodded and stepped into the Jiaozi shop first.

Chen Lin followed Zhao Zhen on the right, and Kou Ji also followed Zhao Zhen on the left.

Mu Chong and the three could only follow behind.

As for those guys and little guys, they can only follow up after those men with murder weapons enter the Jiaozi shop.

The guys and servants in Jiaozi's shop all know that they have a big owner, and they also guess that the identity of the big owner is extraordinary.

After all, there are not many people who can overpower Kou Ji, Mu Chong and others in Bianjing City.

They thought it was a member of the first rank in the court.

But they didn't expect it to be a young man younger than them.

The pomp and circumstance are far larger than the average person.

They speculated that it might be the grandson of a certain royal palace.

But he didn't dare to guess at Zhao Zhen's head.

Entering the Jiaozi shop, Zhao Zhen stopped not understanding, and the imperial guards in plain clothes took the first step and guarded the main roads in the building.

Then Kou Ji led Zhao Zhen up to the third floor.

There are no private rooms or partitions on the third floor, and it is open.

It was originally the place where Mu Chong and others convened the other two Jiaozipu managers and shopkeepers to discuss matters.

Now that Zhao Zhen has arrived, he naturally wants to let him use it alone.

After all, he can't live under people, let alone be trampled under people's feet, so he can only condescendingly trample everyone under his feet.

In front of the window facing the street, there was a table with curiosities and drinks, and only one chair was placed by the window, and there was nothing else.

Chen Lin first ordered the guards to close the other windows, leaving the window where the chairs were placed unclosed.

And he sent men out to take possession of all the places where they could attack the windows from the outside.

This is asking Zhao Zhen to go over and sit down.

After Zhao Zhen sat down, he was a little stunned and said, "Why don't you put more chairs and sit together?" ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently and did not speak.

Mu Chong and the others retreated, knelt on the ground, and bowed three hundred and nine times.

"The grass people knock on the official ......"

“……”

When they met Zhao Zhen for the first time, they naturally had to make a big salute.

When he was outside just now, it was to help Zhao Zhen hide his identity.

Now that I'm in the building, I can't pretend not to know.

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and smiled: "Don't be polite, go get a few more chairs and sit with me." ”

Mu Chong and the three of them got up and glanced at each other.

Mu Chong bowed down and said: "The grass people don't dare, the three grass people don't have that blessing." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji with some doubts in his eyes.

Kou Ji smiled: "The three of them still have to do things. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded thoughtfully, "Then you go down to do things first." ”

Mu Chong and the three of them bowed as if they had been amnestied, and retreated to the third floor.

They're different from Koji.

Kou Ji can talk and laugh in front of Zhao Zhen, but they can't.

For them, Zhao Zhen is the sky and the real dragon.

A word can make the difference between life and death.

Naturally, they didn't dare to get too close.

After Mu Chong and the three left.

Zhao Zhen ordered someone to go down and help Kou Ji go to a chair and place it opposite him.

The fine wines that had been cellared for many years prepared by Mu Chong and the others, as well as the treasures on the table, were removed by Chen Lin.

Delicacies brought from the palace were put on the table.

Even so, Chen Lin had to taste it for herself first.

As if realizing something, he had the red clay stove ready, heated the dishes again, and tasted them again.

Seeing this, Kou Ji rolled his eyes and complained, "You're almost eaten up......"

Chen Lin said nonchalantly: "The safety of the official family is important......

After Chen Lin tasted them one by one, he let Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen start to enjoy them.

Kou Ji looked at the mess that was turned over by Chen Lin and rearranged together, and suddenly lost his appetite.

Zhao Zhen didn't move his chopsticks either.

The two of them just held the wine glass and tasted it.

Zhao Zhen asked Kou Ji, "When will it open?" ”

Koji replied, "Everything is ready, and when you arrive, you will open it." ”

Zhao Zhen grinned and said, "I have grown so big, I have never seen 10 million yuan of money, how much is it." ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "I rented a batch of warehouses from the sealing pile warehouse, and most of the money will be stored in it, and when you want to see it, you can go to see it." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded, and after pondering for a while, he asked, "Can I use the money in it?" ”

Zhao Zhen didn't mean anything else, he was simply asking.

But Kou Ji didn't rush to answer.

For Zhao Zhen now, this is a casual sentence.

Can it be done later?

In the future, if the court is in trouble and the treasury can't come up with the money, with Zhao Zhen's kindness, he will definitely extract the money from the Jiaozipu and use it.

The money used by the imperial court is not a small amount.

If there are too many draws, Jiaozipu can't operate normally, then the fun will be great.

Kou Ji pondered for a moment or two, and said: "The profit of Jiaozipu, if the official family wants to use it, can extract it at will." It's just that the money in it, if the official wants to use it, he has to borrow it. ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji in a daze, and asked: "I, the big proprietor of Jiaozi Shop, can't I take the money in Jiaozi Shop at will?" ”

Kou Ji didn't answer Zhao Zhen's question, but looked at Chen Lin.

"Gonggong Chen, the trouble that Shuzhong Jiaozipu encountered before, you can tell the official family."

By now, Zhao Zhen has become the largest proprietor in Jiaozi Shop, and Chen Lin didn't need to hide anything from Zhao Zhen, so he immediately told Zhao Zhen about the indiscriminate distribution of Jiaozi Shop in Shuzhong and the running tide.

After Zhao Zhen listened, he said thoughtfully: "It turns out that if Jiaozi is in chaos, it is so terrible? ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "This is also the reason why the minister must let the official family become the big proprietor of Jiaozipu." Something like Jiaozi can only be controlled in the hands of the official family so that it will not cause chaos.

If it is in the hands of others, it will only be used by those with ulterior motives to shake the Jiangshan Society of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he nodded and smiled: "It's better for you to treat me...... If this is replaced by someone else, he will only use his friends to secretly make profits underneath, and he will never think about me. ”

Kou Ji smiled and nodded, but his eyes glanced at Chen Lin as if he was nothing.

Zhao Zhen smiled: "I want to see how Jiaozi works." ”

Kou Ji was stunned and said, "The minister will take you there?" ”

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "No need to ...... The people in Jiaozi's shop are very familiar with you, and if you follow me, I won't be able to see what I want to see. ”

Kou Ji thought about it for a while, summoned Lu Ming, and took Zhao Zhen to visit Jiaozipu.

As soon as Zhao Zhen left, Kou Ji grabbed Chen Lin and said unexpectedly: "What's wrong with the official family?" ”

Chen Lin said indifferently: "Naturally, I have grown up...... It's not as easy to deceive as it used to be...... So when you deceive the official family in the future, it's better to think twice, don't lose your head because of it......"

Kou Ji glared and said, "How could I have deceived the official family? ”

Chen Lin snorted coldly: "You have deceived the official family less often? ”

Kou Ji glared at Chen Lin, too lazy to continue withdrawing from him on this issue.

He said to himself: "When I went to see the official's house a few days ago, I felt that something was wrong. After you said this, I remembered that the official family has indeed matured a lot recently. ”

Chen Lin said nonchalantly: "With the teaching of Taishi, Li Di, and Wang Zeng, it is inevitable that the official family will grow." ”

Kou Ji groaned: "How old is the official family......

Chen Lin snorted: "When Yan Shu was so old as an official, he had already passed the township test, and he was admitted to the Jinshi at the age of fourteen. Yan Shu is a courtier, he can be precocious, not to mention that the official family is a monarch. ”

Kou Ji was stunned and said, "Early wisdom has nothing to do with status, right?" ”

Chen Lin took a sip and said disdainfully: "The official family is the true dragon son of heaven, and he has the blessing of heaven, ......what do you know?"

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, too lazy to continue talking to Chen Lin.

He felt that Zhao Zhen's growth had nothing to do with those precocious things at all.

Kou Ji guessed that eighty percent was because Zhao Heng died early, Liu E, Concubine Li and others are now living in the dormitory, and Zhao Zhen has no one to rely on, so he can only force himself to mature quickly.

Kou Ji secretly guessed the reason why Zhao Zhen became mature, and was reluctant to talk to Chen Lin.

Chen Lin approached him and snorted, "Our family has already sent someone to Guangnan ......."

Kou Ji looked at Chen Lin and said in amazement: "So fast? ”

Chen Lin said with a straight face: "You said that Guangnan is full of treasures, so our family naturally has to send someone to investigate." If what you say is true, our family can also use the wealth of Quang Nam to enrich the inner treasury.

The official family is going to get married next year, but there is not much money left in the inner treasury.

Our family doesn't want to see the official family get married, it's too shabby. ”

Kou Ji nodded, "That's ...... too."

Chen Lin looked at Kou Ji and said, "If our family doesn't find gems, gold and silver in Guangnan, the money for the official wedding will be up to you." ”

Kou Ji squinted at Chen Lin.