Kou Ji finally hired Du Yan to help him handle Hexi's government affairs at the price of twelve gold per day.
The appearance of Du Yan and Du Yan's initiative to signal to him that he wanted to do something for him reminded Kou Ji of one thing.
Kou Ji found that the more officials he did, the more government affairs he had to deal with.
He can still grasp the general direction of government affairs, but he can't grasp everything in the small direction.
It's not that he doesn't have that ability, but he doesn't have that time.
It is impossible for him to divide himself into countless pieces and assign them to every place.
"I need to recruit staff, I need to recruit a group of people to help me with trivial matters..."
Kou Ji sat in the city lord's mansion of Xiliang City, watching Du Yan helping him with government affairs, and sighed sincerely.
Du Yan didn't hear him. If Du Yan heard him, he would definitely roll his eyes at him.
When the manpower is poor, if one person really can do all the things well, then why should there be civil and military officials in the court
The emperor can handle everything alone.
With Du Yan's help, Kou Ji didn't need to lock himself in Xiliang City.
He stayed in Xiliang City for a few days, observed Du Yan's way of handling government affairs, and after confirming that Du Yan had not changed his general direction of administration, he assured Du Yan that the government affairs were handed over to Du Yan.
Kou Ji still knows something about Du Yan.
Although this person likes to spray people, he is one of the few upright ministers in the court.
He helped the court to do things, it was practical.
As long as it is beneficial to the court, he will never destroy it.
The many decrees issued by Kou Ji in Hexi were beneficial to the court, and he would naturally not destroy it.
Kou Ji didn't have to worry about Du Yan secretly profiting for himself.
With his status and status, if he is really greedy for money, he doesn't need to work hard to plan.
As long as he releases the signal of greed for money, countless people rush to his house eagerly, offering a large amount of gold and silver jewelry.
Because he is Yushi, the leader of Yushitai.
He speaks at the court, and the weight is heavier than the six books.
If he is partial to one person in the court, there is a great chance that he can help a person get huge benefits.
Based on this alone, countless officials are willing to give him money to spend.
After Kou Ji handed over the government affairs of Hexi to Du Yan, he took the man who patrolled horse guards and left Xiliang Mansion and rushed to Shazhou.
Not long ago, Yang Wenguang sent a letter to tell Kou Ji.
The war in Huangtou Huihe has come to an end.
Yuanshan and Qingtang divided the territory of Huangtouhuihe.
Qingtang relied on the advantage of the first mover, occupying most of the territory of Huangtouhuihe.
Yuanshan's tribe started late, so they only occupied a small part of the territory of Huangtou Huihe.
Even so, the territory of Huangtou Huihe occupied by the Yuanshan Tribe is comparable to that of the Shazhou Uighur before its fall.
Now the war in Huangtouhuihe territory has completely ended.
There are two things that require Kou Ji, the angel of the celestial kingdom, to go over and testify.
One.
Yuanshan and Qingtang entered into an alliance.
It requires a third party from the Song Dynasty to enter and be a witness.
Second.
The Yuanshan Tribe must establish a foothold in the original Huangtouhuihe territory.
It needs the testimony of angels from the Song Dynasty.
To put it simply, when the Yuanshan Tribe built a mountain in the Huangtouhuihe territory, the Song Dynasty needed to rectify the name of the Yuanshan Tribe.
Kou Ji took the people, and spent a full month running around the Daxue Mountain for most of the time before entering the territory of Huangtouhuihe.
To be precise, it is within the Yuanshan area.
Zhang Yuan chose among the occupied territories, and finally chose Caidan City as the royal court of Yuanshan Tribe.
Chaidan City is one of the rare big cities under the rule of Huangtou Huihe.
The scale of the city is comparable to that of Xiliang City.
The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty led by Yang Wenguang were stationed on the east side outside the city of Chaidan.
On the west side of Caidan City, all kinds of small tents were piled up, and all kinds of soldiers and horses were stationed there.
It looks like Zhang Yuan regained some small tribes from Huangtouhuihe during his conquest of Huangtouhuihe.
After receiving the news that Kou Ji had arrived, Yang Wenguang and Zhang Yuan led their confidants, as well as the heads of some small tribes, to personally greet them out of Twenty Miles.
Zhang Yuan also specially prepared a very luxurious frame for Kou Ji to settle down.
Kou Ji was not polite. After meeting Zhang Yuan and Yang Wenguang, they exchanged greetings with each other and then boarded the luxurious frame.
Kou Ji is not a person who likes publicity.
But at this moment he had to make public.
His trip represented the Song Dynasty and Zhao Zhen, and he needed a certain sense of ritual and dignity.
Kou Ji entered the city of Chaidan amid the neat shouts of the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, and the sparse welcome of the small tribesmen in the Yuanshan tribe.
Entered Caidan City.
Pedestrians, goods, and camels are the most visible.
The war did not destroy the commerce in Chaidan City, but made the commerce in Chaidan City more prosperous.
Zhang Yuan has been in the Western Regions for a long time, and he has probably figured out the habits of the Western Regions.
So after occupying Chaidan City, he quickly restored the commerce in Chaidan City.
The people in Chaidan City did not seem to have been affected by any war, and business transactions were very lively.
Kou Ji saw the prosperity of Chaidan City and had to sigh that Zhang Yuan was really a talent.
Under the leadership of Zhang Yuan, Kou Ji entered the palace temporarily placed in Chaidan City.
Accompanied by Zhang Yuan, Yang Wenguang, the heads of the various tribes, watched some songs and dances, ate some fine wines and delicacies, and said some kind words, and then completely dispersed.
Not long after Zhang Yuan sent someone to place Kou Ji.
Yang Wenguang took the lead in finding Kou Ji.
Not long after Yang Wenguang sat down, Zhang Yuan also arrived in Kou Ji's room.
After the three settled down.
Kou Ji smiled with satisfaction: "It can be seen that you two got along well during the battle in Huangtouhuihe."
Yang Wenguang heard this and said with a smile: "The leader of Yuanshan is the most wise among the leaders of many grassland tribes I have ever seen. Such a wise leader of the tribe can really take refuge in me in the Song Dynasty. It is really me. Fortunately for Song Dynasty."
Zhang Yuan was very humble and said: "General Yang was joking, and General Yang is also the best fighter I have ever seen in Yuanshan's life."
Yang Wenguang shook his head ashamedly: "Leader Yuanshan joked. As far as I know, the victory over Sichuan was planned by the leader Yuanshan. In the process of conquering Huangtouhuihe, many of the insights of the leader Yuanshan also made Yang. Masai suddenly started.
In terms of being able to conquer and fight well, Yang is not as good as the leader of Yuanshan. "
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't brag, you two are not outsiders."
As soon as these words came out, both Yang Wenguang and Zhang Yuan looked at Kou Ji in amazement.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Yuanshan Department and I Dasong are allies, and I and Yuanshan have been allied by blood. After careful calculation, Yuanshan and I can also be called brothers to each other.
Since they are brothers, they are their own people. Don't say so many polite words. "
When Yang Wenguang heard the words, his face suddenly realized.
He was really taken aback by Kou Ji's words.
He also thought that Kou Ji and Wonsan leader had some ulterior secrets.
It turns out that Kou Ji said so in order to get closer to the Yuanshanbei.
Zhang Yuan heard Kou Ji’s words and instantly understood Kou Ji’s thoughts. Kou Ji said this to facilitate the future of the two of them. He immediately said very cooperatively: "Yes... In Danshan City, Kou Angel wanted to win my trust. The tribesmen of Yuanshan tribe are ally with me. Now they have sent a large army to help me gain a foothold in the Western Regions.
Although Kou Angel and I are not brothers, they are better than brothers. "
Yang Wenguang was very satisfied and very satisfied with Zhang Yuan's picking up.
Da Song can have an ally who is like a loyal dog. He has made great contributions in it. Later, when he returned to the court, he made a great contribution.
If Yuan Shanbu helps Da Song build a career in the future, there is also a hidden credit for him.
The three greeted each other a few more words.
Kou Ji said straightforwardly: "Yuanshan Department now has a foothold in the Western Regions, and is willing to send an envoy to the city of Bianjing to submit a letter of credence to my Majesty the Song Emperor to express surrender."
Zhang Yuan hammered his chest with one hand and said solemnly: "Yuanshan represents the Yuanshan tribe and is willing to surrender to the heavenly dynasty."
Kou Ji nodded, "It's so good."
The Yuanshan Ministry had not established a foothold in the Western Regions before, and all the agreements between Kou Ji and Zhang Yuan were verbal agreements.
Now that the Yuanshan tribe has a firm foothold in the Western Regions, it is necessary to submit the letter of credence to the Song Dynasty and sign a formal covenant.
The rules that should be observed are still to be followed, and the process that should be followed must also be followed.
After confirming Yuanshan’s willingness to sincerely surrender to the Song Dynasty, Kou Ji could easily say a lot of words, "Chief Yuanshan is preparing to conclude an agreement with Qingtang. Please me Da Song as a testimony. I don’t know that Yuanshan and Qing Tang, what kind of agreement are you going to conclude."
Zhang Yuan solemnly said: "We are brothers to each other, open border markets, and we must not attack each other."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Qingtang, as the strongest in the Western Regions, did not ask the Yuanshan tribe to pay tribute when it entered into an alliance with the Yuanshan tribe, and it also revealed the ambition to annex the Yuanshan tribe, which really surprised Kou Ji.
If Kou Ji was in Qingtang, he would definitely not hesitate to intimidate Yuanshan Tribe and let Yuanshan Tribe pay tribute to Qingtang.
The law of the jungle is most applicable between countries, between forces and forces.
Qingtang's uncharacteristically friendly attitude towards Yuanshan tribe is concerned, or is it another purpose
Seeing Kou Ji fell into deep thought, Zhang Yuan whispered: "Angel Kou, I don't know when you return the two thousand warriors in the Yuanshan clan?"
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, thought about it, and understood the meaning of Zhang Yuan's words.
Zhang Yuankou has won the warriors from the mountains of more than two thousand yuan, that is, the guardsmen of the horse patrol. This time, they shined in many battlefields in the Western Regions.
The Western Regions can be compared to their soldiers, very few.
Qingtang is probably worrying about more than two thousand warriors in Yuanshan.
To be precise, it was two thousand Yuanshanbe warriors in heavy armor.
Two thousand Yuanshanbe warriors with muskets in their hands.
If the warriors of the Yuanshan tribe didn't have heavy armor and muskets in their hands, would Qingtang still show goodwill to the Yuanshan tribe
Heavy armor and muskets are the key to determining Qingtang's attitude towards Yuanshan.
If the warriors of the Yuanshan Department had no heavy armor and muskets in their hands, would Qingtang tear up the covenant in the near future
meeting!
definitely will!
As long as Qingtang has a heavy armored rider, he will definitely not sit securely.
Will definitely open up the frontiers and expand the territory and establish the supreme achievements.
Even if Qingtang had a heavy armored rider, he would not dare to be rude to Song Dynasty.
Because Qingtang had seen the great Song muskets, artillery, and heavy armored horses, he would definitely not turn his face with Da Song until he got the muskets and artillery.
If Qingtang wants to expand its territory, it can only attack the nearest Yuanshan tribe.
The covenant is only temporary, and the benefits are eternal.
After figuring out the joints, Kou Ji has the bottom in his heart.
The armor of the Iron Harrier seized from Xixia cannot be sold to Qingtang for the time being, and the time for Qingtang to build a heavy armored cavalry must be delayed.
Kou Ji looked at Zhang Yuan and said, "The warriors of your ministry will come back later. Before that, I have a question for Chief Yuanshan."
Zhang Yuandao: "Kou Angel, please speak."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "How did you gain this time in your campaign against Huangtouhuihe?"
Zhang Yuan pondered: "The harvest is not small. Half of it was handed over to Song Tianbing, and the other half remained in my hands."
Da Song helped Yuanshan to attack the city, so naturally he wanted to take the spoils.
It is impossible to help Yuanshanbe free of charge.
Yang Wenguang had taken half of it, and it was already considered very polite. If they were replaced by people like Li Zhaoliang and Gao Chu Gong, they would take away at least 70%.
After hearing what Zhang Yuan said, Kou Ji smiled and said: "I don't know if Chief Yuanshan can give me part of your ministry's harvest."
Zhang Yuan pretended to hesitate for a while, and solemnly said: "I have decided to present a generous gift to His Majesty the Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty. If Angel Kou needs a generous private gift, Yuan Shan is willing to offer it."
Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction, and said: "I'm not taking your benefits for nothing. My great Song soldiers and horses fought fiercely with Xixia soldiers and horses outside Yangguan and Yumenguan, and captured a batch of heavy armor. I can sell them Yuanshan Department."
When Yang Wenguang heard the words, he stared in amazement, ready to stop him.
Kou Ji glanced at him and shook his head slightly.
Yang Wenguang closed his mouth unwillingly.
Hearing this, Zhang Yuan pretended to be overjoyed and said: "Is the Heavenly Dynasty really willing to sell the heavy armor of Xixia soldiers and horses to my Yuanshan Department?"
Kou Ji smiled and nodded.
Zhang Yuan said very happily: "The Yuanshan Department is willing to give all of it..."
Kou Ji smiled with satisfaction: "Then please lead Yuanshan to go down and make preparations."
Zhang Yuan got up excitedly, punched his chest, guilty, and left the room.
Yang Wenguang had been listening to Zhang Yuan's footsteps after he had gone far, and couldn't help but say: "Brother Xian, why do you want to seize Xixia's heavy armor and sell it to Yuanshan Department?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "We can't use it, and keeping it is a waste. It's better to use the waste to squeeze Yuanshan's money."
"How could it not be used?"
Yang Wenguang eagerly said: "The sharpness of the Xixia Iron Harrier is well known. We have got their armor, and only need to repair it a little bit to create another Iron Harrier that belongs to my Da Song Dynasty."