When two people do things, it is impossible to use one face to face each other. Someone must sing with black faces and some with white faces.
With Zhao Zhen's status, it would be okay to do it once or twice against the Manchu civil and military affairs. It is not a good thing to do it against the Manchuria.
Therefore, Kou Ji is more suitable to sing black faces than Zhao Zhen on the issue of political affairs.
If Kou Ji often sang black face, it would inevitably arouse the hostility of Manchu civil and military.
Zhao Zhen couldn't blindly protect Kou Ji. If necessary, he should be punished a little to appease the Manchu civil and military.
Naturally, it is impossible for Zhao Zhen to punish Kou Ji, so he needs to have an excuse to avoid the serious and punish him severely.
Kou Li is undoubtedly the best person to help Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen make excuses.
Kou Ji had a decision in his heart, so he didn't think too much. He handed over to Kou Zhun: "Grandfather is kind, I naturally can't refuse, everything depends on grandfather."
Kou Zhun nodded in satisfaction when he heard Kou Ji's words.
Kou Ji accompany Kou Zhun to gossip for a while, and sends Kou Zhun away.
Kou Ji returned to the bedroom by himself, and fell asleep after seeing his wife and children.
It's just that he didn't sleep for a long time, and he was given to toss and woke up by Kou Tian.
Kou Tianci crawled up and down on Kou Ji's bed, rolling around, playing very happily, Kou Ji naturally could not continue to sleep.
After Kou Ji woke up, he played with Kou Tianci for a while.
After washing and eating some simple things, I went to work in the study.
The martial arts exercise carried out by the imperial court is a martial arts exercise performed by soldiers and horses all over the world.
It can't be done overnight.
There are a lot of trivial matters that need to be handled by Kou Ji.
After the wind of Yanwu went out.
The vigorous performance of martial arts throughout the Song Dynasty officially began.
Except for Kou Ji and Zhu Neng who were in the capital, the other military ministers who could be dispatched were dispatched.
Go to various places to supervise the performance of martial arts.
Kou Ji stayed in Bianjing and was responsible for overall planning.
Zhu Neng was responsible for supervising the six soldiers in Bianjing, Ma Yanwu.
During the martial arts exercises, the military barracks outside the city of Bianjing were filled with the sound of soldiers and horses training all day.
At the end of the martial arts exercise, the six soldiers and horses of Bianjing City also practiced in front of all the people in the Manchu civil and military and Bianjing City.
In short, the martial arts performance in Bianjing city lasted for a month and ended at the end of November.
Officials and people in Bianjing city watched Wudang show lively.
However, Kou Ji, Zhao Zhen, Zhu Neng and others regarded performing Wushu as a thorough examination.
After the martial arts performance in Bianjing City, the results of the assessment also appeared in the hands of Kou Ji, Zhao Zhen, and Zhu Neng.
Looking at the results of the assessment, the three people looked very unnatural on their faces.
Zhu Neng stared at the qualified number, and hesitated slightly: "Aren't the standards we set too harsh?"
The two guards of the Dragon God, there are a hundred thousand people participating in the assessment.
However, only 40,000 passed the examination.
Only forty thousand people reached the standard set by Kou Ji and others as a soldier of the Imperial Army.
Although the soldiers of the Dragon God and Second Guards will be abolished, after they are abolished, they will be assigned to the Hengri and Tianwu armies to make up for the vacancies after the streamlining of the two armies.
Currently, there are only 40,000 people who have passed the assessment of the Dragon God and Second Guards. Except for the reserved 10,000 Royal Dragon Guards, there are only less than 30,000.
With thirty thousand people, there is no way to make up for the gap between the Tianwu and the Japanese armies.
Because the Tianwu and Peng Japanese armies had only sixty-three qualified soldiers after the assessment was over.
There is still a gap of 7,000 troops in the middle.
Kou Ji heard Zhu Neng's words and said in a deep voice: "It's not that the standards we set are too harsh, but that they have lived in Bianjing for a long time and neglected to train, which led to this result."
Zhu Neng hesitated and said: "The Dragon God and the Second Guard were dragged out by me for a battle, and I also sorted it out once. The upper and lower Tiger Wing Army has been in Bianjing for more than ten years, except for the official visit to the Northwest for the last time. Basically not moved.
Even when I went to the Northwest last time, most of the time I served as an escort.
After they finished the assessment, only over 18,000 qualified.
Can they really afford the names of the two imperial forces in Zhendong and Zhennan? "
At present, the most equipped navy army in the Song Dynasty is the Tiger Wing Army.
In the military system Kou Ji promoted, there were two naval forces in Zhendong and Zhennan.
After the Tiger Wing Army is transferred from Bianjing City, it will undoubtedly fill the Zhendong and Zhennan armies.
It’s just that from the current situation in the Tiger Wing Army, they have too few qualified officers. I am afraid that they can barely build up the two bans of Zhendong and Zhennan, hoping that they will really achieve Zhendong and Zhennan. Totally impossible.
When Zhao Zhen heard the conversation between Kou Ji and Zhu Neng, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The Tiger Wing Army, nominally one of the most elite soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty.
During the Taizong and Zhenzong dynasties, the elites of the various armies were dispatched several times to fill them.
Zhao Zhen originally thought that even if the Tiger Wing Army was eroded, the erosion would not go anywhere, and at most 10,000 or 20,000 borers would be raised.
But after some investigations, he learned that there were more than 80,000 moths in the Tiger Wing Army, how could he be in a good mood.
The Tiger Wing Army was still eroded to this extent under his nose, and the other troops who were far away from the emperor didn't know how eroded it would be.
At this moment, Zhao Zhen felt that the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were so eroded that it was a miracle to be able to win Hexi, Xixia, and force the Liao country to soften.
"I will build one army less, and will never tolerate this kind of worms staying in the army!"
Zhao Zhen said slightly angry.
Kou Ji and Zhu Neng were slightly taken aback when they heard this.
Kou Ji sighed: "The officials don’t need to be angry. At the moment we only have the results of the soldiers and horses in Bianjing. The results of the soldiers and horses in other places have not yet appeared. When the results of the soldiers and horses in other places are sent to Bianjing, the officials It's not too late for the family to get angry.
Maybe there are soldiers and horses that are more unbearable than the Tiger Wing Army. "
Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said: "If I had known that the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were so corrupted, I would definitely not let go of those martial arts easily."
Kou Jishi laughed and said, "The officials have already dealt with what should be dealt with, and it is useless to say that these are now."
After a pause, Kou Ji said: "The Tiger Wing Army has only 18 thousand elite soldiers, so we will use these eighteen elite soldiers to set up the two bans of Zhendong and Zhennan.
It is winter now, the river is freezing, and we can't do much.
After the beginning of spring next year, we will find a reason to eliminate banditry and dispatch the elite of the Tiger Wing Army to Dengzhou.
Then it is divided into two parts, sitting in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
Nowadays, we have no strong enemies on the Da Song Sea, so we don't need to make up the troops of the two armies in time.
We can gradually fill up the shortage of troops by the two armies by recruiting people living on the seashore and knowing water in coastal areas.
During this period, we can instruct the soldiers and soldiers of Zhendong and Zhennan to familiarize themselves with the sea routes and how to fight at sea.
There are a lot of merchant ships traveling to and from Da Song, and there are many sea bandits on the sea, so you can use them to practice your hand.
After the two soldiers and horses in Zhendong and Zhennan learned how to fight at sea, their troops were almost filled.
Therefore, what we have is time, we don't have to rush for a while.
When we are reforming the military system this time, we must do better than indiscriminately.
It is not possible to just make up the number just to make up for the number of troops.
Others can lie to us.
But we cannot lie to ourselves. "
After Kou Ji finished speaking, the look on Zhao Zhen's face looked pretty good.
Not to blame Zhao Zhen for being angry.
Anyone in power will be angry when he sees his soldiers and horses eroded to the point where they cannot stand.
Zhao Zhen took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "Now, it's time for us to wait for news from other places..."
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
For some time to come, Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen were waiting for news from various places.
Every once in a while, soldiers and horses find out the situation and send them to Bianjing.
As Kou Ji expected.
There is no worst, only worse.
One is worse than the other.
Because of the short period of time, most of the details reported a year ago were soldiers and horses near the city of Bianjing.
Soldiers and horses near the city of Bianjing.
In addition to the two armies of Tianwu and Holding Japan.
The qualified number of soldiers and horses in other places is basically below 40%.
What's more, less than 10%.
Zhao Zhen was furiously furious, and for this he did not lessen his anger.
The people in the palace, the officials in the court hall, did not dare to speak loudly during this period.
However, all this has nothing to do with Kou Ji.
Because Kou Ji never went to court for many days.
Because when the new year was approaching, Kou Li returned to Beijing with his Yingyingyanyan.
Out of courtesy.
After knowing the specific time of Kou Li's return to Beijing, Kou Ji took people to wait at the ferry crossing of the Bian River early in the morning, but his face was not very good.
The reason why his face is not so good is not because he is ill, but because Coley is making trouble again.
Kou Ji feels that Kou Li, a cheap dad, is definitely a natural pitfall, the kind who knows nothing about it.
Kou Li didn't do any major business, but when he returned to Beijing, he brought a little more luggage.
There is not much luggage, just more than 50 big ships and more than 300 small boats.
There are not many valuable things on the ship.
It is stuffed with spices, jewels and jade, sea treasures and the like.
By the way, a whale that had been dismembered was dragged with a raft.
Because of Kou Li's identity and carrying too many things, he had to send someone to escort the yamen in various places.
Then his team became bigger.
When it appeared on the river, it was so huge that it couldn't be seen at a glance.
After Kou Zhun learned of the news, his face went dark for a day, and he admitted to Kou Ji a mistake, ran into the Wenchang Academy, and never came out again.
Yes, Kou Zhun admitted his mistake to Kou Ji.
For the first time in his life, he pulled his face down to admit his mistake to Kou Ji.
There is no other reason.
He originally wanted to help his grandson, but he didn't expect to become a pitted grandson in the end.
Incidentally, he also pitted himself.
Good guy, it hasn't been long since my old man became a sage.
You return to Beijing with a large number of gold and silver jewelry and rare spices.
People in the world still don't think of me Kou Zhun as the kind of two-faced man who pretends to be a sage and secretly relies on power to make money
Had it not been for Kou Zhun's consideration of Kou Ji's face, he would surely slaughter Kou Li with a knife, and come to a righteous killing of his relatives.
Kou Ji took three at once, took his servant, and stood at the ferry crossing of the Bianhe River for a short time.
A fleet of ships appeared in front of them.
Then, I couldn't see my head at a glance.
The huge fleet naturally attracted the attention of everyone in Bianjing.
When the fleet approached, the people saw the spices placed in the open air on the fleet and the dismembered whale, and they were completely sensational.
They quickly spread the news, and the whole city of Bianjing became a sensation.
Then, the two sides of the ferry are crowded with people, which is even more exaggerated than Zhao Zhen's trip.
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai, who had just returned to Beijing, all rushed over after hearing the wind.
Exaggeration
Not an exaggeration at all!
The dismembered whale alone was enough to attract the attention of the three of them.
Not even that massive wealth.
After Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai arrived, they naturally approached Kou Ji.
Looking at the endless fleet, Lu Yijian said a little sourly: "The old man often hears that Kou Shumi has a good way of collecting money, but I didn't expect your father to have a higher means of collecting money.
It hasn't been a few years since your father came to Leizhou, right? "
Not waiting for Kou Ji to speak.
Lu Yijian continued: "In just a few years, you have collected money that others have not collected in a few lifetimes, or even dozens of lifetimes. Your father is really amazing."
When Lu Yijian said these words, he was not sour, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his words, as if he was waiting to see Kou Ji's jokes.
When Kou Ji heard this, his face was dark.
Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and said, "How many people have to search for..."
The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched.
Zhang Zhibai said a few fair words, "You know what's going on in Leizhou. The land is vast and the people are sparsely populated. How can there be such a huge amount of wealth for Kou Li to search for
Leizhou Linhai, if the old man guessed well, 80% of Kou Li's money came from doing business. "
Wang Zeng glanced at Zhang Zhibai, and felt that Zhang Zhibai was a little bit out of the way.
What a great opportunity to beat local tyrants and not take the opportunity to make a fortune into the national treasury is a great sin.
Lu Yijian curled his lips and said, "What kind of business is making such a profit? In just a few years, I have collected so much money. Looking back, the old man should ask Coley for advice. If it is really earned, the old man will resign from the same school. Location, go to Leizhou for business."
What Lu Yijian said was casual, and Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai, and Kou Ji did not take it seriously.
Lu Yijian took the opportunity to taunt Kou Ji.
If he really gave up the post of Pingzhangshi under the same school for money, unless his head was donated.
Obviously, he had not been kicked in the head by a donkey.
Seeing that no one was answering her words, Lu Yijian turned her lips at Zhang Zhibai and said, "Brother Hui, your desire to accept Kou Tianci as a disciple will probably be lost. After this incident, the entire Song Dynasty knew that Kou Mansion was a big Song first rich.
You have always been poor, how can you be the husband of the son of the first richest family in Song Dynasty? "
Implications.
After today's event spreads out, Kou's people are greedy for money, and the reputation of being greedy for a lot of money will probably spread all over the world.
Zhang Zhibai has always been upright.
If he were the husband of Kou's eldest son and grandson, he might have sullied his reputation.
Zhang Zhibai understood the meaning of Lu Yi’s words, but did not show any worry. Instead, he smiled: "I picked the disciple by myself, so how can I go wrong. What is in his family is nothing to do with me. I only need to teach him knowledge. Just teach him to be a man upright."
Lu Yijian looked at Zhang Zhibai with a slight surprise.
However, few literati, especially those who are already in the center, do not cherish fame.
Even the treacherous nephews like Ding Wei and Lint occasionally cherish their feathers.
Zhang Zhibai was still willing to get involved with the Kou Mansion when the Kou Mansion was about to be infamous, and Lu Yijian was naturally surprised.
Zhang Zhibai seemed to see Lu Yijian's thoughts, and smiled at Lu Yijian: "There are some things, it is enough to have a clear conscience, and you don't need to deliberately show it to anyone."
Implications.
I am upright, because I abide by my heart, not deliberately for the sake of pursuing a false name.
Lu Yijian was slightly moved when he heard the words.
Just as they were talking, the first big ship had already arrived at the ferry.
The ship is very big, with two floors above it.
Standing on the side of the big ship, people looked a little small.
So when the big ship drew ashore, it caused the people nearby to exclaim.
After all, looking at the big ship from a long distance is just a small point.
After the ship approached, they could see how big it was.
After the ship stopped.
Coulee got off the ship first.
Not seen in a few years.
Kou Li looked a lot more mature and stable, and did not grow old. On the contrary, he became a lot richer, his abdomen bulged, and he looked like a local rich man.
After Coulee disembarked, Kou Ji brought his wife and children to greet him.
Just when Kou Ji was about to bring his wife and children to salute.
Kou Li actually has a tendency to be the first to give salutes.
Kou Ji saw fear in Kou Li's demeanor.
Yes, fear.
"Father..."
Kou Ji let out a soft cry and awakened Kou Li who was preparing to give a gift.
Hearing Kou Ji's shouting, Kou Li's body shook slightly. She seemed to realize that she was out of shape, and hurriedly stopped her actions.
Kou Ji took his wife and children and saluted Kou Li.
"My boy has seen Dad..."
"My daughter-in-law has seen my father-in-law..."
Kou Ji and Xiang Yan salute one after another.
Kou Tianci stared at Kou Li without blinking.
To Kou Tianci, Kou Li is a stranger.
A very strange person.
He hasn't reached the age of sensibility, and can't tell the relationship between himself and the stranger.
Even if his father is saluting this person.
Kou Tianci can call people, but it doesn't mean that he knows what every name he shouts represents.
After Kou Ji and Xiang Yan gave salutes, Kou Li said a little awkwardly: "Okay... OK..."
Kou Li fumbled for a bit on his body in a little panic, but he didn't fumble for anything.
He said a little guilty: "I came back in a hurry, and I didn't carry any valuables with me. When I look back and wait for the things on the boat to be unloaded, I will get them for you...
Xiang Yan doesn't care about the money. She discovered from the short contact that the relationship between Kou Ji and Kou Li and his son is very delicate, very delicate.
Xiang Yan picked up Kou Tianci and taught Kou Tianci to call grandfather.
Kou Tianci shouted ignorantly.
Then, just now, Kou Li, who claimed to have no long objects, abruptly fumbled out an ivory sculpture from his body and sent it to Kou Tianci.
After a family of three saluted Cole.
No more words.
Kou Ji did not ask the origin of the ship's belongings.
Because someone got off the boat.
A bunch of Yingying Yanyan.
Headed by is the Aunt Qiao who Kou Ji is most familiar with.
Not seen in a few years.
Coulee’s concubine group has added a few people.
Kou Ji looked at it carefully. Two of them were dressed up as Japanese, another was dressed up as a Korean, and there were a few clothes on his body. Kou Ji was a little unclear about where it was, but without exception, none of them were. Han people.
Those Yingyingyanyans not only got off the boat on their own, but many of them were holding children in their hands, holding children in their arms, and some were pregnant.
Kou Ji looked at the corners of his mouth twitching, and Xiang Yan was dumbfounded.
Everyone in Bianjing City knows that there are few people in Kou Mansion.
But after seeing this scene, no one can say that Kou Mansion is scarce.
Kou Ji's mouth twitched, taking Xiang Yan to salute those Yingyingyanyan.
"Kou Ji has seen all the aunts..."
"My daughter-in-law has seen all aunts..."
When those Yingying Yanyan faced Kou Ji, they were very regular.
Some people still have fear in their eyes.
After Kou Ji gave the gift, they returned the gift one after another.
"Da Lang is polite..."
After they paid the salute, they also asked the children who could make others to salute Kou Ji.
All of them called Kou Ji the eldest brother.
After seeing each other.
Kou Ji said to Kou Li: "Grandfather placed you in a mansion in the city of Bianjing. You and your aunts will live in the mansion."
Coulee agreed without saying anything extra.
The family stood on the shore, watching the boatman unloading a large amount of gold, silver, jewellery, spices and other things into the boat.
At the time of unloading.
Kou Li got together with her own Yingying and Yanyan.
Kou Ji took Xiang Yan and Kou Tianci on the other side.
Kou Li and her Yingying Yanyan were talking and laughing happily.
Kou Ji's family of three stood aside and looked a little lonely.
It took a long time.
Xiang Yan whispered to Kou Ji: "They... seem to be more like a family than us..."
Kou Ji smiled and nodded, and gave a soft hmm.
Xiang Yan suddenly felt that Kou Ji seemed to be lonely, and a bit of sorrow and grief appeared in her heart inexplicably.
Kou Ji seemed to feel Xiang Yan's emotions, he sighed slightly in his heart, and did not say anything.
Kou Ji stood on the shore and watched the boatmen unload the ship. After watching for a while, Kou Li was found.
"Father, can you bring me a document?"
Kou Ji didn't say anything to Kou Li, and went straight to the subject.
Kou Li heard Kou Ji's question and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, but there are papers for you..."
Kou Li hurriedly ordered his servant to get the paperwork.
Not long after, the servant brought a volume of paperwork and a private letter, and handed it to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji took the private letter and collected it, then took the paperwork and walked to the three people, Lu Yijian, who were standing on the shore and watching.
When the three of Lu Yijian saw Kou Ji's arrival, Lu Yijian laughed and said: "Why... ran over to show off to the old man that you are rich in Kou Mansion?"
Kou Ji glanced at Lu Yijian and did not take care of him. Instead, he handed the papers to Wang Zeng, saying: "The things on the ship are all tributes from Leizhou's overseas vassals to me.
My father was in Leizhou, and he did not rarely see some of Leizhou’s vassal ships passing by.
After they learned of the prosperity of my Da Song, they offered tributes to pray for friendship with me.
So my father told me, I also went to a few documents with Honghe Temple.
It's just that none of us takes this matter seriously.
The tributes given by the vassals were temporarily left at the Zhizhou Yamen in Leizhou.
When someone takes over as Leizhou Zhizhou, my father will escort him back to Beijing.
I thought it was just some vulgar things, but I didn't expect the overseas vassals to be so rich. "
"Tribute?!"
When Wang Zeng heard that the hundreds of ships belonged to the court, he was instantly excited.
He couldn't wait to take the paperwork in Kou Ji's hand and watched it carefully.
After a long time, he raised his head and said with fiery eyes: "It's really a tribute..."
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Only Kou Ji and Kou Li knew whether what Kou Li escorted was a tribute.
However, now it can only be offered as a tribute.
Kou Ji was also scolding his mother while offering tribute.
Cao of the dog day used, you actually cheated me!