"Let the soldiers of the Forbidden Army clear up wasteland?!"
Li Zhaoliang felt that Kou Ji was joking with himself.
What is the Forbidden Army
Professional soldiers.
The elite of the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses.
Killing weapon.
How can they go farming
They are not soldiers of the former Tang Dynasty.
Kou Ji turned his head to look at Li Zhaoliang, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
Li Zhaoliang yelled: "They are soldiers and horses of the court! Soldiers and horses! They are not farmers or civilians! Neither the Sanya nor the Privy Council would agree to this."
Kou Ji said indifferently: "What is the use of the promises made by Sanya and the Privy Council? They will do."
Li Zhaoliang saw Kou Ji going his own way, so he could only say in frustration: "Then you go and tell them, I won't tell them anyway. If I use them as coolies and go on the battlefield in the future, they might say I put a cold arrow behind me."
Kou Ji nodded and said, "I will naturally tell them about this. I just let you know so that you can cooperate."
When Li Zhaoliang heard this, he immediately asked: "If you let them go to open up wasteland, how can they still have time to accompany our class and teachers back to the court? Without them, how can we show the bravery of the three of us?"
"The class teacher returns to the court?"
Kou Ji smiled lightly, "It's early..."
As long as Kou Ji is not in a hurry for his class to return to the DPRK, as long as Kou Ji can afford these soldiers and horses, there will be no problem with delaying more than half a year.
The documents handed over to the court from Hexi took ten and a half days, less to say, one month after another.
After the official documents of the imperial squad returning to the court were delivered to Hexi, Kou Ji pushed and dragged and fumbled for another month.
Then, for a reason, send an official document to the court, claiming that there are remnant enemies in Hexi, or that the war in Huangtouhuihe has changed, requiring soldiers and horses to sit on the ground.
It can be delayed for a few months.
In a flash, it can be delayed until autumn.
After the autumn harvest, the grain and grass are full, and the land of Hexi has the foundation for development.
It is not too late to lead the soldiers and horses back to the court.
Kou Ji had a plan in his heart, but did not intend to tell Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang.
The two of them also fantasized about Zhao Zhen welcoming ten miles outside the city of Bianjing.
I also fantasize about Zhao Zhen's three heroes.
The two of them just wanted to take advantage of the exploits of this time to make the city famous in Bianjing.
If it can give a bathing pond, it will be even more beautiful.
They can almost be satisfied with their lifelong pursuits.
If Kou Ji told them the truth, the two of them might explode in place.
Kou Ji breathed a sigh of relief with Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang, and went to the military camp in the city to gather soldiers.
After Kou Ji gathered the soldiers, he didn't say much nonsense, the first sentence.
"The merits of your establishment in Hexi have been written by the official and submitted to the official. I believe that the reward from the court will be sent to you in the near future.
This official is here, I wish you all in advance, get promoted and make a fortune. "
When the soldiers heard Kou Ji's words, they responded with joy one by one.
When the shouts of the soldiers became quieter, Kou Ji spoke again, "Promotion and wealth, that is a big happy event. Do you want to be more happy?"
When the soldiers heard the words, they were slightly taken aback.
Seeing that no one responded, Kou Ji sighed, "It's a pity... This officer has spent many troubles and countless favors to win the benefits for you. Since you don't want it at all, you don't have the intention."
The soldiers were taken aback again.
Immediately someone asked: "Kou... Kou Qincha, I don't know what the benefits are in your mouth?"
Kou Jichang sighed, "This officer has followed you for several months and knows your hardships. Although you are a forbidden army, in addition to armaments, you have poor food and housing. The little bit of military salary you receive every year will be given away. Back home, raised his wife, children, and mother.
I heard that some of you who are heirs in the family can't even pay for the military salary they get every year.
Children in other people's homes have new clothes and meat to eat during the holidays.
But the heirs of some of you can only pass on patched clothes and eat some cold porridge during the holidays.
The officer was heartbroken when he learned of this. "
Kou Ji said with a distressed look: "You all, throw your heads and sprinkle blood for my sake, and don't hesitate to drain the blood in your body. For that matter, the wife and children in the family still can't get enough to eat.
Why
why
Why did we lose all our lives, and the wives, children and mothers in the family still lived miserably. "
When the soldiers heard this, some people bowed their heads sadly, but some people did not agree.
Kou Ji saw this and continued: "This official knows that some of you have received a lot of credit during the Hexi War. According to your credit, the money rewarded by the court is enough for your wife, children, and mother. , Live a moisturizing life.
But if you moisturize for a period of time, are you satisfied
After the money given to you by the court, what will your wife, children and mother spend their lives on
If there is no war after the court, you will not even have a chance to get the reward again.
Can only rely on the meager salary to live a life lacking food and clothing again. "
As soon as this remark came out.
Almost all the soldiers' heads hung down.
Only some generals remained unmoved.
Because they are officials themselves, and they have established a lot of merits in the land of Hexi, it is inevitable to be promoted and made rich.
The higher the official society, the more and more salaries, there is no need to live on the rewards of the imperial court.
But they were a minority after all, and Kou Ji didn't bother to pay attention to them.
After seeing the soldiers lowered their heads, Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "This official knows that it is not easy for you, so this official writes to the court and the official family. Fighting the danger of being impeached by the Manchu civil and military forces, he fights to be dismissed from office by the official. It’s a danger for you to get a chance to make a fortune."
The soldiers raised their heads and looked at Kou Ji respectfully.
Someone asked in a deep voice: "What opportunity?"
Kou Ji shook a fist and said in a deep voice, "This official has won the opportunity for you to open up wasteland for a year."
The soldiers frowned upon hearing this.
Are you coolie
Kou Ji continued: "As many barren fields as you open up, it's up to you to plant as much food as you want. What this officer needs you to remember is that the food you grow is all yours.
No tax!
If you are unwilling to bring food back to the DPRK when your class teacher returns to the DPRK a year later, the official can send someone to buy the food in your hands based on the price of the food in Bianjing.
Grain seeds and farm tools.
This official free of charge to you.
During your land reclamation and farming, you will not be short of military pay.
The court issued as usual. "
The soldiers' eyes widened for a moment.
Not paying taxes
Plant as much as you like
Purchased at the price of grain in Bianjing
Paid farming
Good guys.
Planting hundreds of acres of land, isn't it just being made
The energetic soldier said immediately, "Kou Qincha, if the low-ranking people are too busy, can you ask family members who are a hundred miles away to come and help?"
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and sighed, "It's fine... The official is a good person to the end, whatever you like... The official only hopes that after the court dismisses the official from office because of this matter, you don't want to put yourself down..."
"Boom..."
Immediately a soldier knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "Kou Gong is great, the villain remembers it in his heart. If this happens in the future, the villain is willing to support Kou Gong for a hundred years."
"The same is true for the villain..."
"The same goes for the villain..."
"..."
One by one, the soldiers knelt on one knee and solemnly promised Kou Ji.
They call themselves villains, not humble jobs.
In other words, they promised Kou Ji in their personal capacity.
Kou Ji sighed with his hands on his back and said: "Quickly go to the clerical office in the army to record the names, and then the clerical will assign you whereabouts. After you get the place names, you should rush over as soon as possible and take up more good fields."
The soldiers clasped their fists together, saluted Kou Ji, got up and quickly rushed to the clerical office in the army.
Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang, standing in the corner of the barracks, had long been dumbfounded.
Zhu Neng looked at Li Zhaoliang in a daze, and muttered: "What did you see..."
Li Zhaoliang opened his mouth and said in shock: "I saw the endless amounts of money and flooded into the Kou Mansion."
Zhu Neng swallowed and said, "Are we big fools?"
"Ok… "
Li Zhaoliang nodded without hesitation.
In the eyes of the soldiers, Kou Ji was a good man comparable to a saint, who helped them win the opportunity to make a fortune, and was willing to put in countless money and buy the food they planted.
It can be said that there is no better person than Koj in the world.
But in the eyes of Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng, it looks different.
Soldiers who go to open up wasteland and farm, can indeed get a lot of benefits, but Kou Ji gets even more.
Kou Ji exempted the soldiers from the taxes they had to pay for farming, and provided them with grain and agricultural tools for free, which seemed to have paid a huge sum of money.
But he has obtained millions of acres, tens of millions of acres of fertile land, and even more fertile land.
The soldiers cleared the wasteland and left.
The land was left to Kou Ji.
Compared with the huge amount of land, what are those insignificant grain seeds and farm tools
What is the difference in food price
As for the military pay of the soldiers, there is no need for Kou Ji to pay.
As long as the soldiers belonged to the Forbidden Army, the court would not be short of a penny of their military pay even if they sat there to raise their fat.
"Li Zhaoliang, compared with Kou Ji, your methods of making money are really unsightly. You have worked hard and spent countless manpower. The money earned by generations of people is not as good as others."
After Zhu Neng returned to his senses slowly, he sighed sincerely.
Li Zhaoliang didn't pay attention to Zhu Neng's sarcasm, but solemnly said, "I have to talk to God of Kou Cai."
"I am going too… "
"..."
Kou Jigang walked out of the barracks.
Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang chased after him.
"God of Wealth, wait..."
Kou Ji seemed to have expected the two of them to catch up, so after hearing their voices, he stopped.
Kou Ji turned around, staring at Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang, and said with a smile but a smile: "When did I become the God of Wealth?"
"Just..."
Li Zhaoliang said with a blushing face.
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, curled his lips and said: "Jealous?"
Zhu Neng looked hesitant and did not speak.
Li Zhaoliang nodded decisively, "I'm jealous..."
Kou Ji picked up the air and said, "Just now at the City Lord's Mansion, you two were not jealous at all."
Zhu Neng smiled bitterly: "We didn't expect that you could really move those soldiers to help you open up wasteland. Mingming is a matter of fooling them to work hard, but when you say it, it becomes I've worked for them."
Kou Ji raised his face and said, "Nonsense... The soldiers are clearing wasteland for themselves, not for me."
Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang looked at each other with a wry smile.
Kou Ji was obviously playing officialdom for the two of them.
Li Zhaoliang groaned for a moment, and said decisively: "One hundred thousand mu, if you want to open..."
Zhu Neng hurriedly followed: "The same..."
Reclaiming wasteland in Hexi is one of the dividends of war.
People from Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng were used.
However, Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng didn't ask Kou Ji for the important place.
the reason is simple.
When Kou Ji was in the City Lord's Mansion and asked him to come forward, neither of them agreed.
Kou Ji has now convinced the soldiers himself that the benefits Kou Ji can enjoy alone.
Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng have to pay a certain price if they want to take advantage.
It's like paying an IQ tax.
If you don't have wisdom, you have to pay the price if you take advantage of other people's wisdom.
Some secret transactions in the courtroom basically followed this rule.
"One hundred thousand acres?"
Kou Ji looked at Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng in amazement.
Li Zhaoliang's heart jumped, and he tentatively said, "Too much?"
The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched.
Li Zhaoliang groaned: "Ninety thousand mu is also OK..."
Kou Ji glanced at Li Zhaoliang, and walked out without looking back.
Li Zhaoliang followed in Kou Ji's footsteps and shouted: "Eighty thousand mu is fine..."
Seeing that Kou Ji still didn't stop.
Li Zhaoliang gritted his teeth and said: "The minimum is 70,000 mu, it can't be lower..."
Kou Ji took a meal, turned around and looked at Li Zhaoliang contemptuously, "Can't we be a little prosperous?"
Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng stared at Kou Ji in amazement, not understanding what Kou Ji meant.
Kou Ji glared at the two of them, gritted his teeth and said: "The land that can be cultivated in Hexi is tens of millions of mu. How much can the people who stay in Hexi occupy? How much can the soldiers who stay in Hexi occupy
We have the final say for the captives of Huangtou Huihe, the people of the Ganzhou Uighur tribe, the people who did not want to stay in Hexi, and the land reclaimed by the soldiers.
Hundreds of thousands of people have opened up wasteland, and there are so many fields that can be reclaimed, beyond your imagination.
Two hundred thousand acres of land, are you too embarrassed to open your mouth? "
Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng stared in astonishment.
"You... You mean we want less?"
"Without 500,000 acres, are you embarrassed to open your mouth?"
Li Zhaoliang said in horror: "Are you crazy? We occupy half a million acres of land in Hexi. Can the court agree, and can the Manchu civil and military affairs agree?"
"Why did the imperial court not agree? Why did the Manchu civil and military not agree? As long as we can plant the land and pay taxes to the imperial court in full, the imperial court will absolutely agree. As for the Manchu civil and military, don't worry.
If they want to seek benefits in Hexi, they absolutely dare not stab us on the issue of Hexi. "
Kou Ji said calmly.
Li Zhaoliang groaned: "Are you going to let all the civil and military come in to pick up the benefits?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "Otherwise..."
Li Zhaoliang gritted his teeth and said, "The Hexi we laid down should naturally be allocated by us."
Kou Ji said angrily: "Do you think your surname is Zhao?"
Before Li Zhaoliang could speak, Kou Ji quizzed his lips and said: "You are also out of the field of interest. You should understand. People who monopolize the benefits will not end well.
Therefore, some of Hexi's interests must be let out after all.
While the distribution right is still in our hands, we can eat the meat, and then leave the bones and soup to others. "
Li Zhaoliang was a little unwilling to say: "There are many people in the court who can't understand me. I don't want them to take advantage of me."
Kou Ji glanced at Li Zhaoliang and said, "As long as we don't eat alone, we won't get into trouble. As for whom to share the bones and soup with, it's not us who has the final say
Although Hexi is big, it can't satisfy everyone.
There will always be some people who will make a profit, and there will always be some who will not get anything.
Now, we only need to eat the meat we should eat first.
Then sit firmly in the Hexi, waiting for those people to cheer us with all kinds of rare treasures and offer all kinds of peerless beauties.
When we were happy, we divided them into a bowl of soup, and when we were upset, we ignored them. "