After the soldiers listened to Kou Ji's words, he carefully wrote them down, not daring to miss a single word.
The soldiers rested in the palace for a while, ate some meals, and embarked on the journey of sending letters again.
After the soldiers left, Kou Ji felt a little restless.
Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang won Guazhou, which is certainly gratifying.
But when Li Yuanhao retreated to Yumen Pass, he would inevitably occupy Yang Pass.
Yumen Pass and Yang Pass are the two Xiong Passes that Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang must pass on their way eastward.
Neither of the two heroes is so easy to break.
If Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang attack the two powerful passes, many soldiers will inevitably die.
Li Yuanhao would definitely take advantage of the terrain advantages of Yumen Pass and Yang Pass to continuously consume Da Song's forces.
If he could drag Da Song's forces to the point where he was equal to himself, or just a little more than himself, Li Yuanhao would surely lead the crowd to counterattack.
In order to prevent the Great Song soldiers from suffering losses at Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, and to prevent Li Yuanhao from making a comeback, Kou Ji felt that he had to make some preparations.
In the middle of the night, he quietly left the palace, found the servants of the Kou Mansion who were placed outside the city, and ordered them to secretly collect the ingredients needed for gunpowder and the iron needed for artillery shells.
He will take the time out to secretly make a batch of shells and invincible mines.
The artillery shells and invincible landmines he carried on the westward journey were completely used by him on the way to Shazhou City.
Now the only thing you can hold in your hand is the musket.
It's just that the number of muskets is small and the lethality is sufficient, but it is difficult to deter a large number of enemies.
Therefore, the only firearms that can be used to deter and defeat the enemy are artillery and invincible mines.
After Kou Ji confessed to the craftsmen, he returned to the palace and rested.
Early the next morning.
The weather is cold.
After Kou Ji woke up, he wrapped a thick cloak and went out.
As soon as he left the house, he ran into Fan Zhongyan who hurried over.
"Mr… "
"Something?"
Fan Zhongyan nodded and said, "The student wants to transfer another 3,000 soldiers from the husband."
Kou Ji suspiciously asked: "Those monks in the Thousand Buddha Cave are not honest?"
Fan Zhongyan shook his head, "It's not that it's dishonest, but it's too honest, it's unbelievable. In just seven days, they have cultivated 35,000 acres of fertile land..."
Kou Ji raised his brows and heard the deep meaning of Fan Zhongyan's words.
Reclaiming wasteland is not arable land.
Without the help of cattle and horses, it is easy for one person to cultivate one mu of land a day.
But it is very difficult for one person to open an acre of wasteland a day.
It often needs to work like a farm animal from sunrise to sunset to barely complete.
The monks in the Thousand-Buddha Caves are not Song people who are good at working, but people from the Western Regions who grew up on horseback and grew up in the scripture team.
They want to open up an acre of land a day, and they will have to work more hard.
The monks in the Cave of Thousand Buddhas are not good people.
They have put in so much hard work, if there is no plot, Kou Ji would definitely not believe it.
Kou Ji pondered for a while and said, "You don't need to dispatch soldiers and horses, but watch them closely to see what they want."
Fan Zhongyan hesitated and nodded.
"Is there anything else?"
Kou Ji questioned.
Fan Zhongyan nodded immediately.
"Have… "
"Just talk about it."
Fan Zhongyan groaned: "Now we have cultivated a lot of fertile land, and the civilian husbands and captives are already familiar with how to cultivate fertile land in Shazhou. Should we separate the civilian husbands
People who are willing to stay in Shazhou and have been allocated land, should they be allowed to return to the land they have obtained and take good care of the crops that have been sown. "
Kou Ji was taken aback and hesitated: "The time is right?"
Fan Zhongyan nodded solemnly.
Kou Ji nodded slightly and said: "Then separate them, and let those who are willing to stay in Shazhou to return to the land they have allocated to farm. In order to distinguish the difference between them.
From now on, they will be allocated from the folks, re-registered and recorded as the people of Shazhou under the rule of the Song Dynasty. "
Fan Zhongyan smiled comfortedly: "In this way, Shazhou really belongs to me."
Kou Ji nodded in agreement.
Fan Zhongyan continued: "In addition, there are two things that need to be decided by the husband. First, after a period of time, some of the civil servants and soldiers want to stay in Shazhou, don't you know if you will accept it
Second, a lot of woodland has been cultivated, and the saplings of fruit trees are very scarce, and you still need your help to find a way. "
Kou Ji heard Fan Zhongyan's words and was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Those folk husbands were reluctant to stay in Shazhou before, so why are they willing to stay now?"
After a pause, before Fan Zhongyan could speak, Kou Ji continued: "Is it a greedy girl, or the thousand acres of fertile land?"
Fan Zhongyan stared, and laughed out of his voice: "Both of them..."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Since they want to stay, let's stay. But I can't send them three wives, I can only send them one. The number of women is not many, and I hope they will attract More people stay.
As for the good land, it's still the same. "
Hearing this, Fan Zhongyan hesitated: "So unfair, will they..."
Kou Ji said indifferently: "You have to talk about first-come, first-come? Those who arrive first have to take advantage, right? If there is no difference between those who arrive first and those who arrive later, what's the meaning of first-come?"
Fan Zhongyan thought about what Kou Ji had said.
I think Kou Ji made sense.
People always pay a certain price for what they miss.
If you don't pay any price, what is the point of what you missed
"Students understand..."
After Fan Zhongyan figured it out, he nodded in response.
Kou Ji continued: "As for the sapling problem, don't worry, someone will help the people get enough saplings."
When Kou Ji spoke, he was confident.
Fan Zhongyan didn't ask any more questions.
He pleaded guilty and left the palace.
Not long after Fan Zhongyan left, someone who could help the people get enough saplings arrived in Shazhou.
A group of thousands of people escorted hundreds of carts through the desert of Shazhou and appeared in the wilderness outside Shazhou city.
It was a caravan, a huge caravan.
Except for the three passenger carriages in the caravan, the rest of the carriages were filled with dangdang goods.
The folks who were opening up wasteland stopped their work and stopped to watch.
The caravan stewards sitting in the three human carriages also opened the curtains and stared at the peasants who were reclaiming wasteland.
The scene of tens of thousands of people opening up wasteland was very magnificent, and it deeply shocked the caravan in the carriage.
"I’m a good boy... Those who are reclaiming wasteland, there are 100,000 people? If 100,000 people are reclaiming wasteland, how many fertile fields have to be reclaimed? I have been in the Western Regions for so many years, and I have never seen such an imposing scene. ."
Qian Le held his belly on his thigh, exclaiming in amazement.
Meng Weizhong stroked his long beard and stared at the scene of land reclamation outside the carriage, sighing with emotion: "Under the world, only the servants can do such a shocking event."
Mu Chong lay on the soft couch in the carriage, coughed, and there was a hint of flushing on his pale cheeks. His voice was slightly hoarse and said: "Back then, the Ministry of Civil Affairs came to the three of us. We all thought The ministry must rely on its authority to squeeze us, and want to grab some money from us to spend, and we are also prepared to be squeezed.
Unexpectedly, people simply look down on our little wealth.
We have worked together for several years, and not only did they not squeeze a cent from us.
Instead, it took just a few years to help us make money that we could not make in a few lifetimes.
The Kou staff is one of the few capable people in the Song Dynasty, and it is a blessing that we can catch up with him in a few lifetimes. "
Qian Le squinted his eyes and laughed in a low voice: "If it hadn't been for the rebuilding of the three of us, the three of us wouldn't have heard the instructions of the official, and would not hesitate to rush to the Western Regions."
Mu Chong glanced at Qian Le, and said in a weak voice, "You are not willing?"
Qian Le immediately retorted: "Wish, too willing."
Meng Weizhong glanced at Qian Le and Mu Chong, and said with emotion: "The Kou officials are going to send us another great good fortune."
The three of Mu Chong have been in business for many years and have become elites.
In the eyes of many people, the scene of the people in the wilderness opening up wasteland is just opening up wasteland.
But in the eyes of the three of Mu Chong, it was mining.
Pieces of money mine.
"Sniff... Hehehe... I have smelled the smell of money..."
Qian Le stared at the people looking at them outside the car window, and took a greedily deep breath.
Mu Chong and Meng Weizhong frowned when they heard Qian Le's words.
Seeing that the two of them looked wrong, Qian Le wondered: "What's the matter with you two? Are you not interested in money either?"
If a businessman is not interested in money, then he is not far from defeat.
Mu Chong and Meng Weizhong glanced at each other, but did not speak.
Qian Le suspiciously said: "What happened to the two of you lately, why is it weird?"
Meng Weizhong pondered for a while, opened his mouth, but said nothing.
On the contrary, Mu Chongyu said earnestly: "You have eaten enough. If you eat more, you will be fat and unable to walk."
Qian Le said disapprovingly: "When I really cannot walk, I will find ten or eight people to carry me."
Mu Chong squinted, and sighed: "The court has a clear law, and no one is allowed to be an animal. Now I want to find someone to carry you, I'm afraid the government won't agree."
Qian Le waved his hand carelessly: "Given our current position in the Song Dynasty, the government dare not deal with us easily. It should be noted that we are the steward of Jiaozipu, but the country's uncle. The court still owes it. What about our money."
Mu Chong closed his mouth decisively when he heard this, and did not speak again.
The group of people walked along the avenue into the city of Shazhou under the gaze of the people.
The little steward of Kou Mansion received them in the outer city inside Shazhou City.
After they had settled the goods they had brought, the small steward of the Kou Mansion led the three into the palace to meet Kou Ji.
Kou Ji set up a banquet in the side hall of the palace to entertain them.
The three entered the palace.
After giving a salute to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji asked them to sit down.
After sitting down, they exchanged greetings with each other and said some kind words.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Mu Chong coughed lightly and smiled at Kou Ji: "After the three of us heard your message, we immediately prepared the goods and rushed to the Western Regions.
We brought a lot of goods, and sold a batch in Qingtang.
In the territory of Huangtouhuihe, a batch of soldiers were sold to the soldiers.
The rest were shipped to Shazhou. "
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "I will send someone to set up a Wazi City in the outer city of Shazhou City. The goods you bring will be sold in Wazi City.
The demand for goods by the people in Shazhou will gradually increase, so I hope that each of you will send a steward to sit in Shazhou to communicate the goods between Dasong and Shazhou to ensure that there will be no shortage of goods in Shazhou. "
Mu Chong arched his hands and said, "Everything is up to you."
Qian Le arched his hands and said, "Didn't you tell us to come here to sell cattle and sheep?"
Kou Ji pondered: "I did have this mindset before. However, now there are some changes. We have not captured many cattle and sheep from Shazhou Uighurs, and not many cattle and sheep have been distributed to the people.
In order to ensure that the people of Shazhou have horses, cattle and sheep to herd.
I plan to sell the cattle and sheep seized from Huangtouhuihe to the people. "
Kou Ji did not say that it was free.
Because those cows and sheep are, on the bright side, the assets of the Yuanshan tribe. If Kou Ji gave the Yuanshan tribe's assets to the people of Da Song for free, it would cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.
"The people of Shazhou?"
The three looked at Kou Ji suspiciously.
Kou Ji roughly explained the origin of the people in Shazhou.
The three of them suddenly realized after listening.
Meng Weizhong groaned: "According to your statement, the people in Shazhou are all selected from the people. Although they have some rewards from the battlefield, they are not many, and there is no way to digest what you have. Owned cattle, sheep, horses."
Kou Ji slowly nodded and said: "You are right, so I am going to adopt a better method. I will distribute cattle, sheep and horses to the people."
Mu Chong heard Kou Ji's words and said in deep thought, "You want to sell some of the cattle, sheep and horses to those who can afford them. Give the rest to the people to help raise them. ?"
Kou Ji nodded in admiration and said: "Yes, most people don't have money, so we will give them cattle, sheep and horses to raise them, or pay them at the end of the year.
In the process of raising cattle and sheep, the people will get their own cattle and sheep. "
Qian Le frowned and said, "I heard that the cattle and sheep belonged to the Yuanshan tribe. We helped the Yuanshan tribe and distributed the cattle and sheep to the people to raise them. In the end, it was the Yuanshan tribe, not us.
Why do we do such a thankless thing? "
Kou Ji glanced at Qian Le and said faintly: "The people of the Yuanshan Tribe are all fighting in the territory of Huangtouhuihe. There is no time to take care of this batch of cattle and sheep. So he handed over the right to dispose of this batch of cattle and sheep. I.
I don’t have enough manpower to do this, so I need to use your manpower. "