"The imperial court sending troops is not child's play, and it is not the time for you to lose your temper."

Li Di reminded in a deep voice.

Kou Ji said seriously: "What kind of temper do I have?" You are clearly oppressing the good. In the past, when the imperial court ordnance was controlled by the general as a prisoner, how could I not see the money owed by the imperial court for the construction of ordnance.

Not only did he not owe money, but he also gave it very happily, and even gave more.

raised a bunch of corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

Now that the power to cast ordnance has fallen to the Ministry of Industry and to the legitimate businessmen, why are they unwilling to give money?

Do you think we're bullies, or what's wrong? ”

Li Di's cheeks were slightly red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "There is no money in the treasury anymore......"

Kou Ji snorted: "You can get back the money for building the palace from the official family." ”

Li Di glared and said: "Any money can be recovered, but this money must not be recovered." ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "The inner treasury of the official family, now the rich ......"

How much money is in Zhao Zhen's inner library, Kou Ji knows far better than Li Di.

After all.

A large part of the money in Zhao Zhen's inner treasury was taken away from his mansion.

Li Di snorted coldly: "The official family said that you are richer......"

Kou Ji was stunned.

Zhao Zhen is not righteous.

Kou Ji said angrily: "That's my money, it has nothing to do with other people." In short, the court doesn't give money, don't want to get a hundred tigers and run together. ”

Li Di said with a grim face: "You can hand over the craftsman who made a hundred tigers to run together, and the imperial court will make a hundred tigers to run together." ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, pouted and said, "I'm afraid it won't work......"

Li Di widened his eyes and said coldly, "How can it not work?" Militaristic weapons, do you still want to hide them in your own hands? ”

Kou Ji said indifferently: "The craftsman who made a hundred tigers is very busy......

Li Di said unhappily: "A small craftsman, recruited by the imperial court, he dares not to come." ”

Kou Ji shook his head indifferently and said, "If the imperial court really wants to recruit, he naturally doesn't dare not come." It's just that he is still busy with the official affairs of the ministry, and he doesn't have so much time to help the court make ordnance, and he doesn't have time to teach others how to make ordnance. ”

"Poof!"

Li Di stood up suddenly, his eyes glared in disbelief.

"You made a hundred tigers running together?"

Kou Ji spread out his hand and said lightly: "Otherwise? If an ordinary craftsman created such a militaristic weapon, he would have already asked the court for merit and reward, so how could he take it out for free for the court to use?

That is, I, after creating a military weapon, will take it out for the court for free.

After all, the things that the court gave to the craftsmen were, to me, the legs of flies. ”

Li Di stared at Kou Ji and said with anger on his face: "So...... You were just kidding the old man? ”

Kou Ji slumped on the chair and pouted, "Didn't you tease me first?" ”

Li Di gritted his teeth and said: "The imperial court can give money, but the imperial court has no money now, so it will be credited first." ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "The craftsmen's stomachs can also be hungry first?" ”

"You can pay ...... upfront"

"The private treasury of the Kou Mansion is not a state treasury. Why don't you find the Cao family, the Gao family, the Pan family and other families and move some money from their private treasury to use? ”

"But now the imperial court really has no money!"

"You can find a word to borrow money from the shop......"

“……”

"Good! Borrow! ”

“……”

Li Di compromised.

Kou Ji smiled and invited Li Di to sit down, and said earnestly: "Grandpa Li, the court does things, there are rules of the court, you can't break the rules of the court in order to do things."

Today you have taken the ordnance from the steel forging workshop without spending any money.

Tomorrow, others can also take other things from other businesses without spending money.

The wind cannot rise. ”

Li Di said angrily: "I don't need you to preach to the old man." If it weren't for the remaining money in the treasury, if Zhu Neng's expedition was to be supported, the old man would not be willing to play this trick on you.

Don't you know the harm of doing this?

But Zhu Neng's expedition is imminent, continue to pay for food, and continue to ordnance.

The old man can't deduct Zhu Neng's salary, right?

If it was because of the lack of a part of the salary, let my great Song Erlang be buried in the Western Regions.

How can the old man live in peace in the second half of his life. ”

Li Di said it so sadly, Kou Ji didn't feel good when he heard it.

There was a deep groan.

Kou Ji said: "The hundred tigers in Zhu Neng's hand are running together, I can give it to him." It will not hinder him from going on an expedition, nor will it let the sons and daughters of the Great Song Dynasty die in the Western Regions because of a shortage of grain and grass. ”

Li Di's anger dissipated a little, glared at Kou Ji, and snorted: "Count your kid still have a little conscience." ”

Kou Ji laughed in a low voice: "I am also an important minister in the court, so I naturally have to think about the major affairs of the country. ”

When Li Di heard this, he was angry, "You still know that you are an important minister in the court, and the old man still thinks that you have forgotten your identity and only think that you are a profiteer." ”

Kou Ji smiled dryly, and stopped arguing with Li Di.

Li Di sat on the chair and snorted coldly for a long time, and after the anger in his heart dissipated a little, he said: "The old man came to you this time, in addition to discussing the matter of a hundred tigers running together.

There's one more thing looking for you. ”

Kou Ji arched his hand and said, "Grandpa Li, you can just command." ”

Li Di snorted coldly: "Since your kid entered Bianjing City, the executioner's knife has not been sealed, and it is the officials of the DPRK and China who have been killed one by one. The imperial court abolished the Criminal Division, the General Prison, the Palace Envoys, and the Three Divisions.

A number of officers have been reassigned, but they are still insufficient.

Therefore, after the three old men discussed with the official family, they were ready to add Enke. ”

When Kou Ji heard Li Di's words, he was a little dazed.

In the Great Song Dynasty, where redundancy was serious, there were not enough officials?

It's nothing short of a miracle!

Li Di seemed to see Kou Ji's thoughts, and snorted coldly: "After your kid entered Bianjing City, he exposed the erysipelas case, and thousands of officials were implicated, and one by one they were either beheaded or exiled.

Zhou Huaizheng rebelled, and hundreds of officials were also implicated.

When Lu Yijian inspected the heavens, he killed even more people.

When your boy was in the ministry, hundreds of officials were killed.

When the flood in Bianjing City was investigated, and the positions were often closed in various places, the old man and Wang Zeng beheaded hundreds and exiled thousands of officials.

There were rebellions in various places, they were beheaded by the rebels, and there were thousands of officials who were deposed by the imperial court for dereliction of duty.

The Eighth King Zhao Yuanyan rebelled, and there were countless officials involved.

The imperial court has been cutting off its heads for several years in a row, how many officials do you say are left? ”

After listening to Li Di's words, Kou Ji felt a little weak.

Li Di's above-mentioned killings of officials almost have his shadow behind them.

"The officials involved in the erysipelas case are to blame. It's better for me to expose the matter ahead of time than to keep it brewing. If the official family is embarrassed because of this incident, it will be difficult for the heirs to prosper, and when the time comes, they will definitely kill more people after discovering this case.

During my tenure in the ministry, I also acted according to the thoughts of the officials.

How many people died during my tenure in the ministry has little to do with me.

All of them are the ...... that benefit the officials"

The more Kou Ji spoke, the quieter his voice became.

Because Li Di's face was full of sneers.

Kou Ji no longer excused himself, and said with a dry smile: "Doesn't the imperial court have an unwritten rule that the punishment cannot be a doctor?" ”

Li Di snorted coldly: "If Wang Qinruo was cut into more than a dozen pieces by the official family, do you think there is still a rule in the imperial court that the doctor cannot be punished?" The heads of Li Zheng, Yan Shu and others were hung by you at the entrance of the vegetable market to show the public, do you think the rule of not punishing doctors still exists? ”

Kou Ji smiled dryly, "Let's get down to business...... Let's get down to business...... The official family wants to add Enko, what does it have to do with me? ”

Li Di pouted and said: "This Enke is presided over by you, Zhang Zhibai, and Zhang Shixun. ”

Kou Ji looked suspicious.

He has already recruited a class of protégés, and it stands to reason that he should not be appointed to preside over the imperial examination so soon.

Kou Ji asked uncertainly, "You recommended me?" ”

Li Di rolled his eyes, "The old man can't let you serve as an examiner for two consecutive terms." ”

Kou Ji was even more puzzled, "Why is that?" ”

Li Di hesitated for a moment, and sighed faintly, "Who called your grandfather too famous?" ”

Kou Ji blinked, still not understanding what Li Di meant.

Li Di explained: "The number of jinshi to be taken by the imperial court this time will reach the highest number in the past. In order to attract more talented people, the court deliberately borrowed your grandfather's name.

It's just that your grandfather is now so busy running a school that he has no intention of being an examiner.

So you have to be the examiner.

You are your grandfather's only grandson.

When you are an examiner, you are equivalent to your grandfather being an examiner. ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it because you blocked the official family and the queen from giving my grandfather money, and my grandfather was unwilling to take care of you, so you retreated to the next best?" ”

Li Di was pierced by his thoughts, and said angrily: "The old man asked you if you agreed?!" ”

"Promise! Promise! That's a good thing, how can you not say yes! ”

Kou Ji said hurriedly.

The court insisted on giving him a protégé, why didn't he agree?

"Humph! In the autumn, I have the will to let you serve as the examiner of Kaifeng Mansion Autumn Mansion. ”

Li Di dropped this sentence and flicked his sleeves and left the main hall of the Kou Mansion.

Out of the main hall.

A smug smile appeared on Li Di's face, and he muttered: "Let your kid be as cunning as a ghost, it's not that you have to drink the old man's footwashing water." Two thousand hundred tigers are running together, which is a lot of money.

The old man saved the court again. ”

"Grandpa Li, don't forget what you said before about reducing the tax of 30% of the forging steel workshop. Otherwise, the two thousand hundred tigers that were given to Zhu Neng would have to be exchanged for real money. ”

Kou Ji's voice sounded behind Li Di.

The smile on Li Di's face froze, and he stomped his feet angrily.

"Shaft! Don't even think about it. ”

"Hey, hey, hey...... In my hands, I not only have a hundred tigers running together, but also fireballs, meteor arrows, divine arm crossbows and other useful weapons in my hands. Unless the imperial court is unwilling to ask for these weapons. ”

(Note: The Divine Arm Crossbow was invented by a craftsman named Li Hong in Western Xia during the Song Dynasty Shenzong.) ）

“……”

Li Di was angry, and left Kou Mansion without looking back.

Kou Ji appeared outside the main hall of Kou Mansion with a smile.

In fact, with Kou Ji's current financial resources, he can completely give weapons such as a hundred tigers running together, fire crossbows, meteor arrows, etc., to the imperial court for free.

But he didn't.

Because the things that are given away for free will not only not be cherished, but will also encourage the greed of some people in the DPRK and China.

It's been a long time.

Some people in the court would think of the steel forging workshop as a place to gather wool.

If you have something to do, you will take it down.

Until the forging steel workshop is cut until it does not exist.

Shengmien's truth of fighting Mi Hatred, Kou Ji has a deep understanding.

Not long after Li Di returned to Bianjing, he returned.

The tax exemption documents in the steel forging workshop were sent to the Kou Mansion.

After Kou Ji got the documents for tax reduction and exemption, he generously sent the inventory of the hundred tigers and the hundred tigers in the hands of the tiger army to the barracks where the Dragon Guard Army was stationed.

Anyway, for Kou Ji, the Hundred Tigers are just a thing that is produced and overused.

After handing it over, the Tiger Army has something better.

Three days later.

Outside the Wansheng Gate (West Gate of Bianjing City).

Zhu Neng led a refined army of 30,000 dragon guards and embarked on the journey with great dignity.

Xue Tian sat in a carriage and followed behind the army led by Zhu Neng with a sad face.

Obviously, this trip to Shazhou is not what he wants.

Eighty percent was when Sanzai of the inner court couldn't decide who to let go to supervise the army, so he chose to draw lots.

Xue Tian was unfortunate to win.

Then there is no way to excuse yourself.

That's why he took the initiative to ask for Ying in the court and served as a supervisor.

In fact, when Zhu Neng asked the court for war, he deliberately pulled out the two guards of the dragon god to hone them.

It's just that it didn't get permission from the imperial court.

The imperial court felt that it was enough to go on an expedition to Shazhou and dispatch the Dragon Guard.

The two guards of the dragon god came out together, and some of them moved the people.

And.

When I went to Shazhou, I was fighting in the desert, the Gobi Desert, the vast grassland and other terrains, which was a great test for the transportation of baggage.

The more soldiers and horses, the more baggage is required.

Not only is it not conducive to combat, but sometimes it can become a burden.

Although the imperial court did not allow the dragon god and the two guards to come out.

But the imperial court also gave Zhu Neng a certain degree of autonomy.

When necessary, Zhu Neng could ask for help from Chong Shiheng on Xiping Road, or from the defenders of Xining Prefecture.

At the same time, you can also recruit the people who escort the baggage to fight.

When I went to Shazhou, there were only 30,000 Longwei soldiers who fought, but there were 60,000 people who could be recruited.

Some of them are the people, and some of them are the pawns who followed the Eight Kings Zhao Yuan to make a rebellion before, and the court has not had time to assassinate them.

Kou Ji straddled his horse and sent Zhu Neng twenty miles away.

In order to make Zhu Neng fight in Shazhou and live more comfortably, Kou Ji prepared a lot of small things for Zhu Neng.

These include things like steel kettles, small compasses, and more.

and some small things to survive in the desert and swamps.

Zhu Neng has been fighting for many years, how to fight in various terrains, how to deal with problems in various terrains, he also knows some things, and he has prepared some things.

But when Koji gave him some small items, he accepted them with joy.

Because that's a piece of Koji's heart.

Moreover, the compass, steel kettle and other things, Zhu Neng looks fresh, and he has to play with them in his hand.

After Zhu Neng accepted Kou Ji's things, he promised Kou Ji that after he helped Shazhou relieve the siege, he would find Cao Xianshun, the envoy of the Guiyi Army, and ask for some gold and beauties to send Kou Ji back.

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