As soon as Cai Qi said this, the three people in the Shishitang were stunned.

Kou Ji opened his mouth, intent to stop it, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back.

Kou Ji stopped Cai Qi from going to Jiaozhi, mainly to prevent Cai Qi from knowing the secret of Jiaozhi.

But after thinking about it for a while, Kou Ji felt that his worries were a bit unnecessary.

The patrol guards of Cochin have all withdrawn from Cochin, and the soldiers and horses they have spent more than ten years cultivating have also withdrawn from Cochin with them, leaving no trace.

Now only the people who remain in Jiaozhi and the Song people who migrated in the past, as well as the Cao family who are in charge of Jiaozhi.

Cao Yu is not a stupid person.

He will definitely not give up everything to expose Kou Ji after tasting the sweetness of being the king and hegemon, and drag himself into the quagmire by the way.

So after Cai Qi went to Jiaozhi, he couldn't see Cao Yu, or even anyone he knew well.

All Cai Qi could see was the puppet pushed out by Cao Yong.

So Kou Ji was worried that Cai Qi would see through his secret, which was absolutely superfluous.

Removed his selfishness, and then looked at Cai Qizuo's invitation to Jiaozhi, it seemed a little great.

There are not many selfless courtiers like Cai Qi in the Great Song Dynasty.

In the past, there was not a single one in decades, but now, one pops up every now and then.

Wang Zeng looked at Cai Qi's gaze with a very complicated gaze.

When a noble person appears in front of others, others are always easy to be ashamed of themselves.

Although Cai Qi is not the only important minister who went to the border to sit in the town, Cai Qi is truly selfless.

Lu Yijian sat in Qingtang because he was helpless.

Li Di sat in Hexi and was driven out of Bianjing by the Manchu civil and military forces.

Wang Sui sat in Xingqing, and he was chasing ducks to the shelves.

Zhang Zhibai sat in Linheng, but he was forced by the back waves to have no choice.

Only Cai Qi willingly took the initiative to ask to go to the border.

No one forced him, and no one drove ducks to the shelves.

Although Cai Qi simply said, 'Please go to Jiaozhi', and did not say that he was going to sit in Jiaozhi, the three people in the Shishitang understood his deep meaning.

Zhao Zhen stood up in disbelief and stared at Cai Qi, "Aiqing, what does this mean?" ”

Cai Qi smiled calmly: "Lu Yijian Town Qingtang, Li Di Town Hexi, Wang Suizhen Xingqing, Zhang Zhibai Town Linheng, there is no reason why I Cai Qi Town can't Jiaozhi."

In the southeast, northwest, and northwest of the Great Song Dynasty, there are three parties that sit in charge of the talents of Zaifu, and only the south is vacant.

Jiaozhi is the granary that my Great Song Dynasty finally obtained, and it was handed over to others to operate, and the minister was afraid of delaying the big event, so the minister made his own opinion, and asked the official family to allow the minister to sit in Jiaozhi. ”

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Lu Yijian, Li Di, Wang Sui, and Zhang Zhibai are guarding the three parties, but they are forced to do so. I am not a faint king, how can I drive the good ministers out of Bianjing. ”

Cai Qi said with a bright smile: "I can be praised by the official family as a good minister, and the minister is grateful." But my Great Song Dynasty is now full of talents, and there is no shortage of such good ministers in the court.

But my Great Song Dynasty lacks a big granary.

When the minister first entered the official career, he saw the suffering of the people, and he couldn't wait to take out his heart and lungs and let the people eat them.

But after being an official for a long time, I realized that even if the ministers crushed the bones and slag all over their bodies and fed them to the people, it was difficult for them to be hungry.

Now that my Great Song Dynasty has finally found a big granary, I see that the people of the world are about to get rid of the problem of starvation.

The minister was excited and couldn't sleep at night.

In the process of my Da Song getting back the toes, the minister didn't make much effort.

The only thing the minister can do now is to help the official family guard Jiaozhi and guard the granary of the people of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Speaking of this, Cai Qi bowed deeply to Zhao Zhen and said solemnly: "Please also ask the official family to complete ......"

Zhao Zhen raised his hand and opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.

His eyes fell on Wang Zeng with some anxiety.

Wang Zeng hesitated again and again, and finally bowed deeply to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly looked at Kou Ji.

Kou Ji sighed in his heart, and while bowing his hand, he said: "Kong said to be benevolent, Meng said to take righteousness, Cai Xiang has made up his mind, and the only thing the official family can do is to fulfill it."

There is Cai Xiang guarding Jiaozhi, and the minister believes that the corrupt officials in the court and the profiteers outside the court will never dare to easily reach out to the grain in Jiaozhi.

Cai Xiang gave up the high-ranking officials in the court and personally went to help the officials guard the granary, which was the blessing of the officials and the blessings of the people of the world.

This blessing is long, enough to protect tens of thousands of Li people in my Great Song Dynasty without worrying about food and clothing. ”

Tens of thousands of years ago in the Great Song Dynasty was a virtual word, indicating a lot of meaning.

Since the savings of Yizijiaozi Shop exceeded 10,000,000, tens of thousands have become a real word.

But at this moment, Kou Ji's mouth is a false word.

But it represents a good blessing.

Only when the world is peaceful will the people show a blowout growth.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were only 2 million households and a population of about 10 million.

After several prosperous times, the population has skyrocketed to nearly 60 million.

The war between the five dynasties and ten kingdoms lasted for decades, and more than 40 million people evaporated.

After decades of gestation, the population of the Great Song Dynasty rebounded.

But there is still a long way to go before it climbs to 10,000.

Zhao Zhen saw that the three Zaifu had the same meaning, and finally could only sigh and say, "I have ...... permission."

Zhao Zhen has been domineering enough in and out.

But in the face of these loyal and virtuous ministers, there is still a deep sense of powerlessness.

Not to mention Zhao Zhen, even Li Shimin, who is known as the Heavenly Khan, will feel powerless when facing such a courtier who is not afraid of life and death and is dedicated to the public.

The way of the king does not work on them at all.

If you dare to kill, they will dare to die.

They didn't care if they died or not, they only cared if the emperor would listen to them after they died.

"Thank you for your kindness......"

Cai Qi bowed deeply again.

Zhao Zhen waved his sleeves weakly, "Let's disperse...... Cai Aiqing will have a good rest after returning home, and my reward will be sent to the house later...... Wang Aiqing went to the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry and asked them to step up preparations for the things they wanted...... The fourth brother left ......"

Wang Zeng and Cai Qi gave a salute and withdrew from the Shishitang.

Only Kou Ji remained in the hall.

Zhao Zhen put his hands behind his back, stood in front of the chair, and asked faintly, "Fourth brother, am I a faint king?" ”

Kou Ji asked, "Why did the official family say this?" ”

Zhao Zhen sighed: "The huge court, even a loyal minister and virtuous can't be left, isn't I a faint king?" ”

Kou Ji Zhengse said: "There are two reasons why the court can't keep loyal and virtuous ministers. ”

Zhao Zhen made a gesture of listening.

Kou Ji continued: "One is that the court is full of traitors, and there is no room for virtuous people at all. The second is that the dynasty is prosperous, and the virtuous people are willing to run around in any corner of the dynasty to contribute to the court, and are unwilling to stay in the court.

The former is the court under the rule of the faint monarch, and the latter is the dynasty under the rule of the Ming monarch.

Cai Xiang was willing to contribute to the imperial court, and did not hesitate to promise the country with his body.

It can be seen that the official family is a Ming monarch. ”

Zhao Zhen asked, "I am Mingjun?" ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "The official family might as well send someone to the people to inquire and see if the people are praising the official family." ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I don't do that shameless thing." ”

Kou Ji laughed and said: "Nowadays, everyone in the people praises the official family as the son of heaven, but if anyone dares to say a bad word about the official family, they will immediately be scolded by other people."

It can be seen that the sage of the official family has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In particular, the official family made a promise to the people at the head of Bianjing City, and then punished Dali for the people, which has been rumored to be a good story and widely spread among the people.

In the past, when the people of the Great Song Dynasty saw people coming from the west, north, and east, they always lacked confidence to speak.

Now I see the person from those places, and the one who doesn't straighten his waist is straight. ”

Zhao Zhen laughed, "I've heard about it too. A few years ago, the Black Khanate sent people to meet the people, and there was a conflict with the people on the state bridge.

The three envoys were almost not killed by the people.

If it weren't for the arresters of the patrol station on the side of the state bridge, even if they appeared, they would probably be torn to pieces by the people.

After the incident reached Kaifeng Mansion, the judge of Kaifeng Mansion said a few words to the three envoys, and was almost drowned by the people with spittle stars.

One by one, they scolded the judge of Kaifeng Mansion for accepting black money, and actually spoke to outsiders.

When the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture came to me to tell me about this, it was a handful of snot and tears. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen said with emotion: "This was impossible to happen before. In the past, foreign envoys came to my Great Song Dynasty, and they only bullied my Great Song people.

I, the people of the Great Song Dynasty, dare not be angry, but dare not speak.

Before Xiao Yanyan's old woman died, she sent someone to my Great Song Dynasty, in Bianjing City, it was called a bastard.

I didn't do a lot of harmful things, but my father still protected them.

Now, whoever dares to bully my people, not only will I not protect him, but I will also let people kill their whole family. ”

Kou Ji said without hesitation: "The official family is mighty......

Zhao Zhen was a little self-indulgent, after he heard Kou Ji's words, he shook his head and smiled, "I don't like to hear this kind of thing, my imperial grandfather has heard it all his life, and he hasn't seen where the majesty goes." ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "The minister just wants to tell the official family that the Great Song Dynasty under the rule of the official family is now making great strides towards the prosperous era." The official family is indeed a wise man. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed with emotion: "Whether it is Mingjun or faint Jun, I am always unhappy when I see the virtuous and virtuous leaving me. ”

After that, he confessed to Kou Ji: "From my accession to the throne to the present, the important ministers used are either left by my father or my eldest mother.

The only important ministers I have promoted are you and Cai Qi.

So Cai Qi left, I was reluctant.

Although he is a little old-fashioned, he really has a temper with me. ”

Kou Ji sighed: "Everyone has their own ambitions, Cai Xiang saw that I couldn't do without Jiaozhi after the Great Song Dynasty, so he was willing to give up his phase and go to Jiaozhi."

The official family should be glad to have such a good minister.

Besides, courtiers can't do things only in Bianjing, they can do things when they go out of Bianjing.

It took Li Di more than ten years to govern a barren Hexi into a pearl of the Western Regions, which is a clear proof. ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "A few days ago, you were busy with Jiaozhi matters, and you didn't pay attention to Li Di's performance. After Li Di received the officials assigned to him by the imperial court, he wanted the imperial court again.

It is said that the population of Hexi has exceeded more than one million.

At first, the children born to the women of the Western Regions had already begun to do things.

Li Dizhuo asked me to divide the land occupied by your families in Hexi.

Let the children who can already do things have a foothold.

I had already thought about this, after all, the land I received from your families was for the sake of distributing it to the people.

But then Lu Yijian went to the recital, saying that there is nothing in Qingtang now except cattle, sheep, horses, beasts, and pasture.

He told me that Yuanshan in the Yuanshan Department was like a bandit, and almost all the people in Qingtang were emptied.

The rest of the people were taken away by the people of the Li family who went to seal it.

Now Qingtang has everything, but there is no one.

I thought about it for a while, and prepared to divide the territory of Qingtang among those children. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he cried and laughed: "It's better not to do this to the official family, if Li Di knows your thoughts, he will definitely hang himself at the gate of the mansion without hesitation."

He worked hard for more than ten years, and the seedlings that he finally cultivated were finally cheaper than Lu Yijian.

If he doesn't make a big fuss, then he won't be Li Di.

When the Manchu Dynasty civil and military drove him out of Bianjing, they didn't give him face at all.

Now he will not give face to the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "But Qingtang has no one now...... I want to move some people out of the hinterland. Since the beginning of the war in the Great Song Dynasty, the people who have migrated out have reached a terrifying number.

Nowadays, beggars, lazy people, and destitute people everywhere are almost hollowed out.

In the past, officials from all over the country sent people to Bianjing City in piles and piles.

Now I may not be able to send one a year.

scarcer than prisoners.

If I relocate the people under the guise of recruiting soldiers, I am afraid that it will be exposed.

At that time, not only will there be no way to move the people to Qingtang, but also to Liaodi, I am afraid that there will be many obstacles. ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Then send the prisoner over." ”

Zhao Zhen was still frowning, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Kou Ji say again: "Allow their families to move over together." As long as they are not traitors and evildoers, as long as they are willing to settle in Qingtang, their sentences can be commuted as appropriate. ”

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh, "I don't have many prisoners in the Great Song Dynasty now." gave Lu Yijian, Wang Sui and Zhang Zhibai are afraid that they will not be happy. ”

It is hard to imagine that the Great Song Dynasty, which was once unable to provide relief because there were too many poor people, is now worried about not being able to allocate manpower.

After a layoff, the number of soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty decreased sharply.

But with the continuous conquest of the Great Song Dynasty, the Quartet was carried out.

Constantly expanding the territory.

The number of soldiers and horses required by the Great Song Dynasty was raised again.

Now the number of soldiers and horses in the Great Song Dynasty has far exceeded that before the reduction.

The number of forbidden troops is about to exceed 900,000, and there is no need to talk about local soldiers and horses.

The imperial court successfully relocated part of the people in the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty through the decree of settling soldiers and horses in the border areas and dividing houses and land.

I have migrated many times intermittently, and the number of each time is not very large, and it doesn't look like much.

But if you take a closer look, you'll find out.

In recent years, the imperial court has intermittently moved out of the country, and millions of people have been relocated.

Millions more are waiting to be migrated.

As long as the children of their family gain a firm foothold in Liao, the largest and largest migration of the Great Song Dynasty will appear in front of everyone's eyes.

After the completion of this large-scale migration, the population of the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty will be drastically reduced.

The consequences of various population declines will come one after another.

The first thing to expect is a labor shortage.

Wealthy families everywhere will definitely stop many businesses because of the lack of labor.

The cultivation of some grain and other crops will also be sharply reduced on a large scale.

The knock-on effects are enormous.

Zhao Zhen knew the influence behind it, so when Qingtang lacked manpower, he didn't dare to use the method of recruiting troops to move the population to Qingtang again.

Koji also knows the impact, and he knows that it is difficult to avoid.

Therefore, there is no mention of letting Zhao Zhen migrate the population to Qingtang.

"Hey......"

Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh, stared at Kou Ji and said, "What I'm most worried about now is that Jiaozhi has been brought back, and who will plant it." ”

Zhao Zhen is now eager to let the Great Song Dynasty conjure up tens of millions of people overnight, so as to make use of the territory that the Great Song Dynasty has.

Kou Ji said with a smile: "The official family doesn't have to be troubled, governing the country is like this, if one trouble is solved, another trouble will pop up."

What we can do is find a way to solve these problems. ”

Zhao Zhen asked: "Then tell me, how can I solve the population problem of Jiaozhi." ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "This question has been thought about for a long time. My Great Song Dynasty occupies Jiaozhi, and the people of Jiaozhi will definitely leave Jiaozhi soon, and the same is true of the soldiers and horses of Jiaozhi.

We can recruit 500 men from each of the local soldiers and send them there in the name of stabilizing the frontiers.

The territory of the Yongning Army can also be replaced from Yongzhou to Jiaozhi.

After the Yongning army arrived at the border, it shook the border.

Local soldiers can turn into ordinary people, cultivate fertile fields and grow crops in Cochin. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Now fifty percent of the local soldiers in my Great Song Dynasty have become cultivators. ”

The local soldiers in Hexi are farming, the local soldiers in Xingqing Prefecture are also farming, and the same is true for the local soldiers in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

The most exaggerated belongs to Liaodi.

The forbidden army has to take care of those sins to farm in their spare time.

Kou Ji followed Zhao Zhen and said with a smile: "My Great Song Dynasty has a large territory now, and I need more soldiers and horses." It takes money to raise so many soldiers and horses.

When those soldiers and horses were not at war, except for drills, most of the time was idle.

If it is not used effectively, it is waste.

For example, most of the Xiang army before my Great Song Dynasty did nothing and couldn't do anything except eat and wait for death.

It is precisely because of this that a large amount of my Great Song Dynasty's money will be spent on military spending.

Nowadays, the imperial court only needs to provide the armaments needed by the soldiers, and the money and food required by the soldiers can be grown by themselves.

The imperial court not only fed a large number of soldiers and horses, but also used them to earn a lot of money for the imperial court.

Don't talk about it far away, let's just talk about the Liaodi that has just arrived.

The grain harvested last year not only satisfied their own food and clothing, but also made the imperial court make a lot of money.

After the distribution of their salaries, there was still a lot of money left.

And this money can just be used by the imperial court to promote Mongolian learning in Liaodi.

It's still a little worse.

But it's off to a good start.

If they don't do anything and just wait for the court to send them money, then the court won't be able to fill up the amount of money. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded.

Today's Great Song Forbidden Army is an absolute professional soldier.

The local soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were more like the government soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

He is a pawn in wartime, and he is a common man when he is idle.

The only difference is that the local soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty did not plant their own fields, but planted official fields and newly reclaimed barren fields.

The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty are not like the soldiers of the Black Khanate.

The soldiers of the Black Khanate will do nothing but burn and loot on their horses.

The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were soldiers who could fight well when they got on the horse, and everyone was good at serving the crops when they got off the horse.

It is precisely because of this that when the imperial court asked them to farm, they could plant and plant well.

Encouraged by the decree that one acre of land had enough grain to be paid to the imperial court, and the rest could be sold to the imperial court as goods, the mood of the soldiers to farm was very high.

This matter was decided by Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen after many investigations.

The standards they set not only ensured that the imperial court would make money, but also ensured that the soldiers could get a little oil and water.

It is this bit of oil and water that is enough to make the officers and men in the army scream.

They have their own military salaries, and with such a little extra money, their income is still very good.

At the end of each quarter, when I go home to visit relatives, I cut a pound of meat or pull a foot of cloth for the family, and look at the bright smiles on the faces of the elderly, wives, and children at home, even if they work hard and tired, it is worth it.

The men of the Great Song Dynasty, and even the men of China for 5,000 years, are like this.

No matter how hard and tired they are outside, as long as they can exchange their bitterness and tiredness for the bright smiles of their families, their hearts will be warm.

Kou Ji's proposal to send local troops from all over the country was only an expedient measure.

However, it is sufficient to cope with the shortage of manpower in Cochin.

After Zhao Zhen discussed the matter with Kou Ji, he took Kou Ji to eat together.

After eating, he discussed with Kou Ji about the reward for Cai Qi.

Today's Da Song is fair, what you give, what you get.

Although it is also utilitarian, it is better than just eating and not working.

No one will be upset about this.

And no one will stand up and accuse anything.

Because the people who are qualified to use morality to accuse Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen of being too utilitarian are now either studying in the Heavenly Saint Pavilion or teaching in the major academies.

Famous Confucians, each with their own needs.

So they contributed their strength to the Great Song Dynasty in different ways.

Those who are indifferent to fame and fortune, and don't even like to get together with others to study knowledge.

After learning that the Great Song Dynasty promoted Mengxue, he also silently stood up and contributed to the Great Song Dynasty.

They quietly walked into Mengxue everywhere and became an insignificant gentleman in Mengxue.

Looking at those immature faces babbling along with him, my heart was very comfortable.

It is precisely because of this that few people can stand on the moral high ground to criticize Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen.

The Great Song Dynasty wanted sages and sages, and they wanted to be edified.

In particular, the education has done a better job than all previous dynasties.

This merit alone is enough to silence those who like to talk about morality.