"It's just a little money, how can it be as important as your brotherhood."
When Kou Ji learned that Zhang Cheng was in a hurry to send him money, he complained somewhat unhappily.
When Zhang Cheng heard this, he cried out, "What is a little money?"
Zhang Cheng patted the box beside him, and said in a deep voice, "The gold and silver inside are worth about 200,000 Guans. If I hadn't followed you, I would never have seen so much money in my life."
Kou Ji said unexpectedly: "The pawn shop makes so much money?"
Zhang Cheng shook his head, moved to Kou Ji's side, and said in a low voice: "The pawn shop doesn't make much money, but Vientiane House is really profitable. I changed some sales methods according to your method, and often invited those high-ranking officials. Nobles come to our Vientiane Building to participate in the sale.
The speed of making money is like grabbing money, and it keeps piling up in our treasury.
Our Vientiane Tower opens late, if you open everything early, you will make more money. "
Hearing what Zhang Cheng said, Kou Ji thought about it a little, and it didn't feel strange.
Pawn shops don't make much money, which is expected.
Vientiane House kept pursuing the money, and after a little thought, it was understandable.
Excluding the new selling method in Vientiane House, as well as the method of rake.
The identity and background of him and Liu Heng alone are enough to allow many high-ranking officials to walk into the Vientiane Building for consumption.
Although their purpose is not simple, it may be to ask Kou Ji or Liu Heng to do things, or it may be to ask the people behind them to do things, but they gather together to form a top customer circle.
The Vientiane House, which has a group of top customers, has naturally risen with the tide and has become a top-tier shopping mall serving top customers.
In the Song Dynasty, the wealth is abnormally high. As the top shopping mall of the Song Dynasty, it is purely normal to get hundreds of thousands of dollars in a few months.
Compared with the official shipyards, salt farms, iron farms, etc., it is a drop in the bucket.
Kou Ji looked at the box beside Zhang Cheng's feet and asked, "Is Liu Heng's share and your share, have you been divided?"
Zhang Cheng nodded heavily.
When Kou Ji saw this, he nodded and said: "Then I will accept the money. When the guys and stewards in Vientiane House have learned something, we can consider setting up Vientiane House in various provinces and capitals. "
When Zhang Cheng heard this, he scratched his head in embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "It's true that I have this idea, but I have limited knowledge and I am afraid I can't support this place. More importantly, the manpower in our hands. Limited, the venue is too big, I'm afraid it won't be able to support it."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Come slowly, don't worry. We have time."
Zhang Cheng nodded slowly.
Kou Ji smiled and said again: "Don't stand at the door. Quickly enter the mansion, I will ask you to take you to stay in my yard first, and I will look for you later."
Subsequently, Zhang Cheng and his entourage, led by Kou Ji, went to the courtyard where Kou Ji lived temporarily.
After they settled down, Kou Ji had people prepare food for them, and at the same time found a few maids to wait on them.
Kou Ji returned to the door to continue to welcome the guests.
It stands to reason that the matter of welcoming guests, Kou Lilai.
It's just that Kou Li didn't have much status in the mansion, and he didn't have much sense of presence in Bianjing. He couldn't handle some high-ranking officials.
For example, people like Li Di and Wang Zeng who arrived at noon.
If Kou Li came out to greet others, they might not have a good talk with him, and they might even feel that Kou was negligent.
If Kou Ji comes forward to greet others, they can still talk about Kou Ji's officialdom. With Kou Ji's status in officialdom, they will not feel negligent.
Although the ancient rules were strict, it still depends on personal status in many cases.
Kou Ji has been standing at the door to welcome guests until the afternoon.
Most of the officials in the officialdom were brought to Kou Zhunyuan.
Kou Ji's own guests, Kou Ji arranged to his own courtyard.
After the afternoon, there are basically no guests coming to the door.
Kou Ji hid in his yard, drinking, eating, and bragging with Zhang Cheng, Er Bao, and Lu Ming.
After more than half a year of transformation, Zhang Cheng has successfully transformed from a son-in-law to a big businessman.
Opening your mouth and shutting up is basically a business matter.
Er Bao and Lu Ming have also changed after more than half a year of study.
They are no longer as childish as they used to be. They have a little more bookishness. They speak and do things in an orderly manner. They occasionally quote scriptures during conversation. It can be seen that the two little guys have worked hard and learned a lot for more than half a year.
Kou Ji chatted with them until the evening.
He sent a big red envelope wrapped in red silk to Bao'er, Er Bao, and Lu Ming of Zhang Cheng's family before sending them out of Kou's Mansion.
Er Bao wanted to stay and wanted to accompany Kou Ji more, but Kou Ji did not agree.
It's not that Kou Ji is cruel, but that Erbao is now studying. If he stays by his side, he will definitely be instructed to run errands. After a long time, he will definitely waste his studies.
Sent away Zhang Cheng and his party.
Liu Heng walked into the setting sun and arrived at the Kou Mansion.
This guy has some pouches today, all dressed in gold and silver, and he can't wait to hang all his valuables on him.
As soon as I saw Kou Ji, the boy shouted: "Four brothers, I can't spend a lot of money now, what do you think?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and curled his lips and said, "I heard that Gao, Cao, and Pan have racecourses outside the city. Your Liu family is also a general. Or do you also have a racecourse?"
The desperation on Liu Heng's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a look of embarrassment.
The racecourse outside the city of Bianjing can not be built by anyone who wants to build it.
First of all you have to have a large enough farmland outside the city.
Then you have to treat these fields into pastures for horses to live on.
It is necessary to introduce famous purebred horses from Liao, Xixia, Qingtang, Dashi and other places.
Every horse must be accompanied by a skilled groom.
In addition, you have to assign guards to the racecourse and assign people to take care of the racecourse.
Some special famous horses must be accompanied by some food with high nutritional value.
In short, the cost of driving a racecourse is very high.
It was far from the small amount of money Liu Heng just got.
Kou Ji immediately twisted Liu Heng's thoughts into the soil, and then slowly asked, "You have been lifted from the ban?"
Liu Heng nodded and said: "The ban has been lifted a long time ago. It's just the end of the year, and the lockdown of the warehouse is a bit busy, so I didn't come to you.
Kou Ji nodded when he heard the words, and walked to the house, "Go in and say."
Liu Heng followed Kou Ji and walked to the house.
Just two steps away, before crossing the threshold of Kou Mansion, someone heard loudly: "Brother Kou, Brother Liu Heng, wait for us."
Kou Ji and Liu Heng followed their popularity and saw Cao Tong and Fan Zhongyan walking together.
Seeing this, Kou Ji was a little surprised.
A pure civil servant, a civil servant carrying the identity of a martial artist, can actually walk together.
When they got closer, Kou Ji greeted him and asked: "You are not in the house to treat guests, so you actually came to see me?"
Kou Ji's eyes fell on their hands and said: "I also brought things."
Then, without waiting for Cao Tong and Fan Zhongyan to speak, they complained to Liu Heng beside him: "Look at them, and then you."
Liu Heng hummed: "I didn't come empty-handed. I invited a golden Buddha for you at Daxiangguo Temple. The host of Daxiangguo Temple said that it would be placed on the golden hall and chant the sutras daily to consecrate it. . It will be delivered to you in a few days."
Kou Ji, Cao Tong, and Fan Zhongyan were all happy when they heard this.
Cao Tong smiled and said, "In this way, your gift is more valuable than ours."
Cao Tong held the box in his hand and smiled: "I know Brother Kou knows a little bit of knife skills, so I took this handle from my grandfather's famous knife and gave it to Brother Kou."
Cao Yu handed the box in his hand to Kou Ji, and exhorted: "This knife was taken from the hand of a great general in Nantang when my grandfather destroyed Nantang. It is a rare treasure. Be kind to it."
Kou Ji held the box containing the knife and hesitated, "Is it too expensive?"
Cao Tong shook his head and said, "Although this is precious, it is not considered a fine product in my grandfather's collection. It is better to give it to Brother Kou because it is dusted in the house where he left in the house."
Kou Ji took the box and said, "Then I will thank you first."
Cao Tong smiled brilliantly.
Fan Zhongyan smiled and said, "Your gifts are all very valuable, so my gifts are a little too much to handle."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "The most important thing is the friendship."
Fan Zhongyan nodded slowly and said, "I didn’t have any long-term possessions after I first entered Bianjing. Most of the salaries paid by the court were given to my mother. This morning I heard that Brother Kou ruled the roost in Yanfu Palace on New Year’s Eve, so I took advantage of it and made a volume Yanfu Palace Night Banquet.
Presented to brother Kou Xian. "
Kou Ji accepted Fan Zhongyan's Yanfu Palace Night Banquet and invited them into the Kou Mansion together.
In his yard, after sitting down.
Kou Ji asked: "If you don't treat guests at the house, why did you all come to my house?"
Cao Tong smiled and said: "I have many brothers in the Cao Mansion, so naturally I have my uncles and brother Cao Xu to treat guests. I don't need me to be a guest, and I am not qualified to treat guests. Yu Qi is with the maids at the mansion. We quarrel, it is better to come to see you brother Kou.
At the New Year’s Eve banquet, my official position was humble and failed to enter the palace.
But after my father returned to the mansion, he told our brothers about Brother Kou's feat in Yanfu Palace.
Brother, after hearing about Brother Kou's feat at Yanfu Palace, I was so excited that I immediately wanted to find Brother Kou.
Had it not been for a busy day at the Great Dynasty Meeting yesterday, I would have arrived yesterday. "
Fan Zhongyan smiled and said: "I have not been promoted to Bianjing city shortly after I have not settled down yet. My mother, wife and children are all in my hometown. I am too bored at the house, so I come to talk to you."
Kou Ji looked at Liu Heng.
Liu Heng yelled: "My father is not here. He left the mansion several days ago. My elder brother is gone. My second brother is messing around in the house while my dad and my elder brother are away. I don’t bother to pay attention to him, so I come here. I'm looking for you."
When Cao Tong and Fan Zhongyan heard this, they covered their mouths and laughed.
Only Kou Ji frowned.
Seeing this, Cao Tong and Fan Zhongyan made smiley faces in their hands.
Fan Zhongyan stared at Kou Ji suspiciously, and asked, "Virtuous brother, is it possible that father and brother Liu Heng have left the mansion, there is a problem?"
Kou Ji glanced at the three of them and said in a low voice, "I won't hide it from you anymore. Even if I hide it from you, you will know it after a while.
The Liao people wanted to conquer Xixia, and the court wanted to take the opportunity to cut the meat, so they had already sent troops.
80% of Liu Heng's father and brother were sent to the battlefield. "
Liu Heng, Cao Tong, and Fan Zhongyan were shocked when they heard the words.
Cao Yu hurriedly said: "The Liao people are going to conquer Xixia? When did it happen, why didn't we hear anything about it?"
In the Song and Liao battles, no matter who sent troops first, the other party would get news soon.
Then according to the opponent's strength and the direction of the invasion, make corresponding deployments.
But this time the Liao people conquered Xixia, but there was no sign.
Cao Tong was naturally surprised, and wanted to ask more clearly.
Kou Ji explained: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu made a lot of cover-ups for this time in order to take down Xixia. So to this day, Xixia people have not discovered that Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu sent troops."
Not waiting for the three of Liu Heng to ask questions.
Kou Ji added: "The reason why the court was able to discover this incident was also inferred from many clues. In order to avoid leaks, it did not publicize it and kept acting secretly."
As a son of Jiangmen, Cao Tong has read a lot of art of war. Through Kou Ji's words, he has already determined the imperial court's intention to take the opportunity to send troops.
Cao Yu said solemnly: "Does the court want to take advantage of the battle between Xixia and Liao to take the opportunity to gouge the meat?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Cao Tong squeezed his fist and said excitedly: "If it is the war between Xixia and Liao, you can get stuck in a stalemate. The court can use this to gain more territory."
Kou Ji said: "The imperial court has promised the right to do things cheaply, and allow them to take advantage of the opportunity to intervene during the battle between Xixia and Liao. With them disrupting the situation, this war will not be finished so soon, but will only become more Chaos."
Cao Tong clenched his fists, beat his thighs, and shouted: "Great... After so many years, I will be able to expand the territory of Song Dynasty again. Recovering Yanyun is just around the corner."
Fan Zhongyan nodded in excitement, "I heard about such a pleasant event, so I should always drink 300 glasses. Brother Kou Xian, you won't be stingy with the drinks from the mansion, right?"
Cao Tong also looked at Kou Ji and said loudly: "Go to the bar, Brother Kou. Let's have a drink together for the great song."
Kou Ji laughed in a low voice: "Naturally, there is no shortage of drinks. As long as your stomach is spacious enough, you can drink as much as you want."
Fan Zhongyan laughed and said, "Happy! Now Fang Zhikou Xiandi is also a man of temperament and should be cited as a confidant."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "It's easy to talk and talk..."
Kou Ji ordered the servants who were serving them to serve food and wine.
While Fan Zhongyan and Cao Tong were talking and laughing, Kou Ji looked at Liu Heng who was silent on the side and whispered, "Worrying?"
When Fan Zhongyan and Cao Tong heard this, they stopped talking and laughing, and looked at Liu Heng at the same time.
Under the gaze of the three of them, Liu Heng barely squeezed a smile on his face.
He pretended to be free and easy: "I don't know why. After hearing my dad on the battlefield, I always feel a little unhappy."