Wang Zeng and Li Di knew well about the fact that Song was unable to keep secrets, so when they heard Kou Ji's words to this point, they no longer asked Kou Ji to dedicate the method of forging new iron to the court. .
Wang Zeng regained his gaze on Wang Yunsheng who was plowing the field, and said, "Iron matter, you don’t need to worry about it. When you return to the inner courtyard, the old man will be with your grandfather and Li Gong , The three of them issued a handwritten book together.
At that time, you only need to take the handwriting and go to the third treasury room to pick up the iron materials. "
Kou Ji pondered: "What if Li Zi stops it?"
Wang Zeng withdrew his gaze, fell on Kou Ji, and said faintly: "Then he, the third envoy, should be changed."
Wang Zeng's words were plain, but full of unquestionable tone.
Kou Ji nodded with a smile.
The reason why he specifically raised the issue of iron materials at this time was to get Wang Zeng, Li Di, and Kou Zhun to come forward to suppress Li Zi.
With the three of them taking action, as long as there are no major changes in the court in the future, Li Zi will never want to stop the iron trading on Ruishengzhuang again.
Kou Ji resolved the troubles in his mind, remembering what Wang Zeng had just said, the smile on his face was slightly reduced, and he asked: "Why doesn't the court formulate some laws to keep secrets?"
Wang Zeng glanced at Kou Ji, sighed and said nothing.
Li Di sighed: "The imperial court's bans are numerous, many of which are related to life, but the ones that should be leaked are still leaking and can't stop them. The more you want to protect the secret, the more others want to snoop."
Wang Zeng looked at Kou Ji and added: "There is still no secret in the palace. What else do you expect?"
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Perhaps because the punishment is not ruthless?"
Li Di shook his head and said, "Isn't it ruthless to leak the secrets of the palace, right? That's the case, there are still many people who do not live and die, constantly leaking the secrets of the palace."
Kou Ji groaned: "Most of the secrets in the palace were leaked by the eunuchs. Most of them have no success. They don't need to care about their lives, let alone worry about their relatives being implicated, so they can be unscrupulous.
But some secrets outside the palace have nothing to do with the eunuchs. "
Wang Zeng and Li Di frowned and looked at Kou Ji.
Li Di asked in a deep voice, "What do you want to say?"
Kou Ji said earnestly: "The methods of making ordnance such as bed crossbows and heavy crossbows are leaked, but it has nothing to do with the eunuchs. But some officials, when they write the books, in order to ensure the credibility of the books. Du, specially rushed to the big yamen, personally observed, and even personally intervened in making those bed crossbows and heavy crossbows.
After returning to the mansion, he wrote these things in the book and sold them.
The last pass is known to all. "
Wang Zeng frowned and said, "You mean that so many secrets of the imperial court are spread out because of the reasons those officials wrote about them?"
Kou Ji spread his hands and said with a look of stunned expression: "Isn't this obvious? Take the most famous book in Bianjing, "Tokyo Travel Notes", which describes in detail the restaurants, foot shops, The location of the brothel, Jiaofang, Xueguan, Yamen, etc.
In addition, the number of troops stationed at each city gate and water gate, the time of the change of guard, and the subordinate military division are very detailed. "
"It's just an ordinary travel book..."
"No, no, no... That's not an ordinary travel book."
Kou Ji stared at Wang Zeng and Li Di, and said earnestly: "If one day a culprit has a disagreement with Bianjing, he can use this to find out the deployment of troops in Bianjing and find out the weakness of the forces in Bianjing Click..."
Upon hearing this, Wang Zeng and Li Di looked a little ugly.
Wang Zeng and Li Di thought about what Kou Ji had said, and found that the culprits could easily discover the reality of the defenses in Bianjing City through "Tokyo Travel Notes".
However, it has become a well-known habit of the Manchu civil and military affairs, and it is also a major way for the Manchu civil and military history to stay famous.
The two of them also often wrote books.
Even in their books, there are some secrets that are not known.
No one in the Manchu dynasty civil and military, including the two of them, has ever regarded writing and saying as a leak.
When the Manchu dynasty civil servants were writing their books, they never thought that the books they produced might reveal important secrets of the Song Dynasty.
If Kou Ji hadn't deliberately brought up this matter, Wang Zeng and Li Di would probably not think about it.
"I have a million soldiers, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding the capital. How can the culprits try to plot the capital so easily..."
Wang Zeng snorted coldly and said.
Kou Ji squeezed a reluctant smile on his face, smiled at Wang Zeng, but did not speak.
There were some things he couldn't tell Wang Zeng.
For example, in Wang Zeng's eyes, a capitalist who is not easy for others to plot will be compromised in a hundred years.
The entire capital will be reduced to a slaughterhouse.
Those noble mausoleums and tombs of the emperors will be excavated one by one, and the corpses will be in the wilderness.
The gold and silver treasures inside will be looted.
The coffin will become a food trough for thieves to raise horses.
…
Wang Zeng stared at the smile on Kou Ji's face a few more times, and suddenly felt a little strangely uncomfortable in his heart.
He saw some helplessness in Kou Ji's smile.
Obviously, Kou Ji is not very optimistic about the millions of soldiers and horses owned by Da Song.
"The old man and the three will come back to discuss this matter... Don't participate in this matter. Those officials are making trouble. You can't deal with it."
Wang Zeng frowned, said in a low voice, and stopped talking to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji didn't get in there anymore, begging to be bored.
After that, the three of them had no words again, and kept watching Wang Yunsheng driving the cattle in the field.
As it was past noon when he was out of the palace, Wang Yunsheng only cultivated four acres of fields until sunset.
When he sweated profusely and drove the cattle, pulled the plow to Zhao Zhen's side, and reported the news to Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen personally helped Wang Yunsheng who was giving salutes, and with Chen Lin's whisk, helped Wang Yunsheng flick off the soil contaminated on his body, and used a sweat towel to help Wang Yunsheng wipe his sweat with his own hands.
Wang Yunsheng excitedly grabbed Zhao Zhen's hand, cried loudly, and said countless words of loyalty.
"The officials congratulate the officials!"
Kou Zhun took the lead and brought the ministers of civil and military affairs to salute Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen pulled Wang Yunsheng and said loudly to the ministers of civil and military affairs: "Since I became the throne, the auspiciousness I have received is countless. But only the auspiciousness offered by Wang Aiqing is the real auspiciousness.
In my eyes, things that can benefit the country and the people are considered auspicious.
Those rare and exotic beasts are dedicated to me, they will only be placed in the palace, hidden in the inner treasury, and are useless with the country and the people.
What kind of auspiciousness
In the future, the government and the people will need to use Wang Aiqing as their advice and offer more things that are useful to the country and the people.
I will certainly not hesitate to reward. "
Zhao Zhen finished the announcement with emotion.
The civil and military ministers all bowed in response.
Zhao Zhen said to Kou Zhun: "Master Kou, Wang Aiqing, and many officials of the Ministry of Industry have created these two kinds of auspiciousness that benefit the country and the people, and they should be rewarded."
Kou Zhun slightly bowed his hand and said: "The old minister must give a reward to the officials of the Ministry of Industry as appropriate."
Zhao Zhen nodded, and said: "The implementation of the two new ploughs will have Taishi Lao Kou worry about."
Kou Zhun gave his hand again, "The old minister abides by the order."
After Zhao Zhen finished giving instructions to Kou Zhun, his eyes fell on the two new plow tools, and said quietly: "Chen Lin..."
"The old slave is..."
"Bring these two kinds of plows back to the palace and take care of them. When the ancestor worship next year, I will take them to the Taimiao."
Zhao Zhen said this.
The civil and military ministers present were shocked.
Kou Zhun, Li Di, and Wang Zeng frowned subconsciously, but did not speak.
But someone couldn't help but walked out and said to Zhao Zhen: "The official... this is not appropriate..."
Zhao Zhen glanced at him and said faintly: "Such a weapon that benefits the country and the people was born in my hands. Shouldn't I tell my ancestors?"
The man said, "Officials, the new two plows are good... but they are not enough to enter Taimiao..."
Zhao Zhen raised his brows slightly, and said in a deep voice, "What if I have to take them into Taimiao?"
The man sternly said: "If the officials insisted on taking them into the Taimiao, the officials would naturally not dare to stop them. But after this move is spread out, it will inevitably be criticized by the people in the world.
For the official's holy name, the minister still hoped that the official would not bring them into the Taimiao. "
When Zhao Zhen heard the words, carrying his hands on his back, he faintly smiled and said, "I haven't been in charge, what holy name do I have? Even if there is, the people will regard me for the sake of my youth and ignore me."
Upon hearing the words, the ministers of civil and military affairs raised their heads and stared at Zhao Zhen.
Without waiting for anyone to speak again, Zhao Zhen shook his sleeves, stepped onto Long Hu, and said, "Go back to the palace..."
Yulong guarded Zhao Zhen directly and walked into Bianjing City.
The ministers of civil and military affairs stayed where they were, with a look of astonishment.
"Officials..."
"very good… "
"How can it be fine? If the officials don't listen to my admonitions, they will surely cause disaster in the future."
"Huh! If the official listens to you everything, is it still an official?"
"..."
The ministers of civil and military affairs reacted differently to Zhao Zhen's "rebellion".
Some people find it inappropriate.
Some people think that the emperor should be like this.
Wang Zeng and Li Di frowned, and saw Kou Ji's smiling face sideways. Wang Zeng asked in a deep voice, "Looking at your reaction, you seem to like to see the official family like this?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly: "Is it okay for the official to be like this now?"
Li Di objectively commented: "There are good and bad..."
Li Di didn't elaborate.
But both Kou Ji and Wang Zeng understood what he meant.
If Zhao Zhen is humbly accepting advice, it is naturally a good thing. Those who just listen to the civil and military affairs of Manchuria, lack the power to make decisions, it is easy to be deceived by traitors.
It is also a good thing for Zhao Zhen to have his own opinion. Naturally, he will not be deceived by others in the future, and he will inevitably have his own opinions. However, if you insist on doing certain things that are not beneficial to the country, it will become a disaster for the country.
Kou Ji chuckled and said: "I hope that the officialdom is a little assertive... Only those who have independent opinions are the real nine-five-year-old supreme. If there is no independent officialdom, I am afraid they will be reduced to..."
Before Kou Ji finished speaking, Wang Zeng opened his eyes and yelled: "No sound! Some things can't be said nonsense."
Kou Ji shook his head dumbly.
Wang Zeng curled his lips and snorted coldly: "The old man and the three are not the kind of people who love power, let alone the kind of people who like to control everything in their hands."
As soon as Wang Zeng said this, Kou Ji knew that Wang Zeng had misunderstood.
Obviously, what he said just now made Wang Zeng mistakenly believe that he secretly accused the three of Wang Zeng of having the intention to dominate the court.
That's why Wang Zeng explained it out loud.
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled, but did not clarify this misunderstanding.
Li Di sighed for a long time and said, "Don't mention this matter again... Tell me about the officials who are going to bring two new plow tools into Taimiao."
Kou Ji groaned: "I think the officials have done a good job. If the officials bring new ploughs into the Taimiao Temple, there are craftsmen in the world, after knowing this, they will definitely give their skills one after another.
At that time, there may be many things that benefit the country and the people. "
Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Is this your purpose?"
Li Di also looked at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "I offered my plough just to break the predicament of Sansi's blockade of the wrought iron workshop on Ruishengzhuang, but I never thought of anything else.
Moreover, the official said just now that he was going to Taimiao with a new plough. It was obviously a temporary motive, and it had nothing to do with me. "
Wang Zeng snorted and said nothing.
I believed Kou Ji's words.
Li Di stared at Kou Ji and said with emotion: "Boy, do you know that the king of Chu is so thin, and Gong E is starving to death... If this official move spreads to the folks, the folks will probably learn crafts one after another.
At that time, many miscellaneous crafts will be offered to the palace.
I'm afraid there are not many of them used by the state.
For this, the imperial court would expend a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. "
Wang Zeng added: "More importantly, some poor school seedlings may be forced by their families to give up studying and learn crafts."
Kou Ji looked sideways at the two, and said in a daze: "The official only paid attention to the craftsman and craftsmanship, and didn't have the status of exalting the craftsman. The biggest disadvantage is that it is very likely that there will be a lot of grandstanding. people.
But those who are truly capable will also stand out and contribute to the country and the people.
How can it be so terrible as you say? "
As soon as Wang Zeng and Li Di were about to open their mouths to refute, they listened to Kou Ji continue: "If the court is unwilling to send officials to resettle those craftsmen who come to Bianjing, it can be handed over to the Ministry of Industry.
Our Ministry of Industry can save the imperial court and arrange those craftsmen properly.
As for those seedlings who study poorly at home, will they be forced by their families to learn crafts? It has nothing to do with the official family.
The officials only paid attention to the craftsmen, and did not promote the status of the craftsmen, nor did they say that they were awarded officials.
If they really create something that benefits the country and the people, the officials will only reward some money.
Is that comparable to reading and imperial examination
Those scholars who are poor at home, the family really has the heart for him to study, it is absolutely impossible to give up easily.
Asking them to give up studying and learn crafts halfway through their homes probably has nothing to do with the officials' emphasis on craftsmen.
It's that they don't have extra money in their homes to provide them with education.
Even if there are no officials who value the craftsmanship, the people in their family will let them go farming, or find some errands to do. "
After Kou Ji said this, he glanced at Wang Zeng and Li Di, who had a slightly unsightly face, and added quietly, "This matter is essentially due to poverty and has little to do with the official..."