After discussing the ownership of the He family sisters, Kou Ji left the palace.
Back to the house.
Kou Ji entered the courtyard.
Kou Zhong lives in the partial courtyard. In recent days, his body can't stand it any longer, and there is a possibility of death, so Kou Ji has to visit the partial courtyard every day.
The courtyard was full of herbal scent, and it smelled a little pungent.
Kou Zhun walked back and forth in the yard with the support of Wang Shu.
After seeing Kou Ji, he immediately stopped.
"Go in and see, see if Kou Zhong has anything to tell you."
Kou Zhun urged anxiously, Kou Ji nodded and entered the bedroom in the courtyard.
In the bedroom.
Kou Zhong was lying on the bed, his face was pale, his breath was vacant, and his body had become skinny. The boy he adopted was kneeling on the side of his bed, and carefully waited on him.
"Uncle Zhong..."
Kou Ji entered the door and let out a soft cry.
Kou Zhong opened his mouth weakly, and only made two noises.
Kou Ji leaned forward and whispered: "I have arranged the arrangements. Don't worry, just lie down with peace of mind."
Kou Zhong opened his mouth and gasped for a long time before uttering a complete sentence, "I am afraid that the old servant will no longer be able to serve the old lady and the young master..."
Kou Ji sighed and said: "There are many servants in the mansion now. Just let them serve you. You don't need to serve anyone anymore."
A look of regret appeared on Kou Zhong's face, "The old servant still wants to stay with the old man for a few more years..."
Kou Ji didn't say much, just took Kou Zhong's hand to make him feel at ease.
Kou Zhong spoke word by word, saying a lot.
Kou Ji listened word by word by his side.
After talking for a long time, Kou Zhong was probably tired. His eyes were slightly blurred and said: "Master... Zhang Kou's mother and son, the old servant is placed in Dongshuimen Street next to the Kanjie Pavilion.
After the old servant is gone, you should check it out and don't let anyone take advantage of it. "
Kou Ji nodded and said, "I see..."
Kou Zhong opened his eyes hard, and instead shook Kou Ji's hand, and said a little excitedly: "Don't let Master Kou Li's son give his old servants a filial piety. You can't do things that are bad or disorderly."
Kou Ji frowned slightly, "I have promised you before."
Kou Zhong hurriedly said: "The old servant didn't take it seriously, so don't take it seriously, Master. After all, the old servant is a servant. Even if Master Kou Li's son is no longer seen by you and the old man, he will be the master.
When the master wears filial piety to his servants, he will be laughed at and criticized.
The old man is a rare sage in the Song Dynasty.
You are one of the few capable people in our great Song Dynasty.
You and the old lady are destined to stay in history.
Don't be stigmatized because of the old servant. "
Kou Ji frowned and said, "You have been following me for a long time. You should understand that I don't care about this."
Kou Zhong panted, "The old servant cares... The old servant has his own descendants..."
As he said, he glanced at the young man kneeling by the bed, with a pleading expression on his face.
Kou Ji frowned.
"You can recover from your illness first, and we'll talk about it later."
Kou Zhong stared at Kou Ji and said, "If you don't agree, the old servant can only ask the old man."
Kou Ji hesitated for a while, and sighed: "No matter, I promise you. But you can't refuse to enter my Kou family's ancestral grave, and there is no room for negotiation."
Seeing that Kou Ji had agreed to his request, Kou Zhong nodded with excitement, and lay on the bed again, his heart seemed to drop.
Not long after lying down, I fell asleep.
Doctor Kou Jihuan came in to check his pulse, and after confirming that Kou Zhong was really asleep, he ordered the young man and the maidservants to wait for him, and then left the bedroom.
Kou Zhun has been in the yard outside the house and did not leave.
After Kou Ji got out of the bedroom, Kou Zhun greeted him and said with a long sigh: "Kou Zhong is probably not working. Both the royal doctor and the doctor in the house have said that Kou Zhong may leave for two or three days."
Kou Ji had no words.
Wang Shu, who was supporting Kou Zhun, said softly: "It's human nature to be born, old, sick, and die. Father-in-law need not be too sad."
Kou Zhun sighed, "In my old age, seeing the people close to me, one by one passed away, it is strange that the old man is not sad."
Wang Shu followed with a sigh.
Kou Ji still had no words.
After Kou Zhun sighed, he asked Kou Ji, "What did Kou Zhong tell you?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "He doesn't allow my brothers to wear filial piety for him."
Kou Zhun frowned.
Wang Shu said on the side: "Uncle Zhong probably doesn't want you and Kou Ji to be stigmatized. He is very kind. If you accept it, don't let him die and feel at ease."
Kou Zhun sighed when he heard the words, "No matter, if he insists on doing this, then he will follow his wishes."
Kou Zhun turned his head to look at Kou Ji, "How did you arrange for Kou Zhong to enter the ancestral grave?"
Kou Ji bluntly said: "Some old people in the clan do not agree. They think that Kou Zhong is not of Kou's blood and cannot enter Kou's ancestral grave.
Kou Zhun's face became cold, and said: "Speak up straight, what do they want."
Kou Ji sighed: "Two seven-rank official positions, each with 30,000 yuan."
Kou Zhun coldly snorted: "They have a good appetite. In recent years, they have relied on the power of the old man and your prestige, and they have often made money in the country.
They have become even more presumptuous since you became the privy envoy.
Now it is almost a disaster in Huazhou.
Others complimented them on the face and scolded my ancestor Kou Zhun secretly. "
Speaking of this, Kou Zhun asked Kou Ji: "How do you plan to deal with this matter?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "If it doesn't work, you can only move the grave."
Kou Zhun said displeasedly: "You, a privy envoy, are afraid of them and let them?"
Kou Ji said helplessly: "They are all tribesmen, I can never send someone to kill them."
Kou Zhun was speechless and stared at Kou Ji.
Kou Zhun thought about it for a moment, and felt that Kou Ji was right, and immediately said: "Then you are going to move your grave."
Kou Ji hesitated: "What if they stop it?"
Kou Zhun coldly snorted: "The old man will personally preside over the relocation of the tomb. The old man wants to see, who dares to stop.
Kou Ji said frankly: "I'm afraid that they will threaten them with their lives. Three or two clan elders stop in front of you, and you can't force it."
Kou Zhun said dissatisfied: "Then what do you say?"
Kou Ji thought about it, "According to their requirements, give them official positions and give them money."
Kou Zhun stared and shouted, "They can't get enough."
Kou Ji nodded and said, "I know they can't get enough to feed, but it's better to follow them first. After the ancestral tombs are moved out, we don't have to worry about their threats."
Kou Zhun thought about it and said: "After the ancestral tombs are moved out, transfer a righteous person to treat them. Don't let them become a serious harm."
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
After discussing the matter, Kou Zhun sighed and asked Wang Shu to help him back to the room to rest.
Kou Ji left the courtyard, returned to the study, and ordered Lu Ming to take people and money to Huazhou to deal with the tomb relocation.
After the matter was handed over to Lu Ming, Kou Ji handled official duties in the study alone, watching the news handed over by Cao Zhi Cao.
As Cao took advantage of the admission, the battle situation in Jiaozhi changed dramatically.
Cozhi County King was the first to leave.
Followed by the Annan Army.
Now there are big cannibal soldiers and horses used by Cao in Jiaozhi territory.
The two sides have fought fiercely for a long time, each with casualties.
Cao uses the firearms to help him, faintly occupying an advantage.
The big cannibal is now relying on the Mamu to keep the cavalry, and is supporting it.
I believe that soon, the war in Jiaozhi will be settled.
Kou Ji feels that it is time to plan the governance issues that will be followed by Jiao Chi.
Kou Ji didn't worry at all about whether Cao's utilization would be defeated by the big cannibal.
Although Ma Muliu is tyrannical, but the number is limited.
Big cannibals rely on Mamu to stay away from customers, which will speed up the consumption of Mamu.
After the Mamu staying guest was consumed, the big cannibal had to withdraw from the Jiaozhi battlefield.
Big cannibals are in Cochin, just like duckweed without roots.
There is no deep foundation and no backup.
When the power in their hands was not enough to contend with Cao's use, they had no choice but to withdraw from the battlefield.
Cao's use is different.
Cao has taken root in the South for more than ten years, and his military and financial resources are far stronger than the big cannibals.
The power in his hand was enough to deal with the big cannibals.
Not to mention the Zhennan Army and the Yongzitou Forbidden Army in Yongzhou, still staring at the border of Jiaozhi.
Once Cao Utilization showed a declining trend, Kou Ji would not hesitate to send the Zhennan Army and the Yongzitou Forbidden Army along the two lines of the waterway to Jiaozhi, attack the big cannibal on both sides, and rush to assist Cao Utilization.
Therefore, when the Jiaozhi warfare was fought for this purpose, Cao Utilizing would definitely not be defeated.
Winning is only a matter of time.
How to manage Jiaozhi, how to bring Jiaozhi into the Great Song Dynasty, and how to turn Jiaozhi into Handi, Kou Ji faintly had a plan in his heart.
After a long period of war erosion, the population of Jiaozhi has dropped sharply at a speed visible to the naked eye.
There are not many males in Jiaozhi now.
Then it is imperative to move the population to Jiaozhi.
It just so happened that Da Song found nearly a million people in extreme poverty when he was reforming the government system.
If they were moved over, the population of Jiaozhi could be enriched at once.
However, it is definitely not appropriate to ask the court to move the people over.
Therefore, other drainage methods have to be used.
For example, through private solicitation, people who are extremely poor are attracted to the past.
"A large number of people crossing the border will inevitably arouse the attention of the court. Therefore, after taking advantage of Jiaozhi, Cao must show his sincerity to the court. He also told the officials that Jiaozhi is not in the predicament of a male.
The officials are having a headache to solve the problems of nearly a million people living in extreme poverty.
After learning about the predicament of Jiaozhi, he should know how to move.
The civil servants should ask the officials to mix sand in it to prepare for the inclusion of Jiaozhi in the territory after the Great Song Dynasty.
So the officials should finally acquiesce that Cao used nearly a million poor people to introduce Jiao Chi, but they would mix sand into it. "
Kou Ji murmured in thought.
After confirming that Jiaozhi brought in the common people and would not be prevented by the court, Kou Ji wrote a long letter, telling Cao Li what he would do after taking advantage of it.
As for whether the people can get rich as soon as possible after they arrive in Jiaozhi, and whether they can restore the agricultural products of Jiaozhi as soon as possible, Kou Ji is not at all worried.
The people of the Song Dynasty are diligent, and the women of the Cochin are also diligent.
When they get together, they will become more diligent.
The land of Jiaozhi is fertile, and there are three-cropped rice a year.
With their hard work, it only takes one year for Jiaozhi to regain some vitality.
Cao took advantage of only a little guidance, so that the people of Jiaozhi could gather the food they could not eat, and sell them to the Song Dynasty, and then sell some goods to ensure that the local people could live without worry.
Specifically, it can be managed by the caravan in the Kou Mansion.
Thinking of the Kou Mansion caravan, Kou Ji suddenly felt, "Should the Kou Mansion's caravan make progress and make a cut?"
The caravans of Kou's Mansion are now all over the Song Dynasty, with a staff of 50,000.
Some of them are in Hexi, selling grain and livestock in Hexi; the other are in the central plains, selling cloth and farming tools; and some are in the Sichuan government, operating the silk business obtained from Mu, Qian, and Meng. Some people are also operating Vientiane House and Vientiane Pawn Shop.
Kou Ji didn't count the manpower in the forging workshop.
"The bigger the business, the more people in control, the more troublesome things will be. Some businesses should be released appropriately. For example, the grain and livestock in Hexi, Kou Mansion only needs to go through one hand, and the specific process does not need to be involved. .
The local business of selling cloth and farm tools can be slowly handed over to the people, and the Kou Mansion can only control the production and supply.
The silk business in Chuan Prefecture and the fields in Chuan Prefecture should be split up and sold to the mulberry farmers and weaver girls.
The Vientiane pawnshop is now a tasteless to Kou Mansion.
After the Vientiane Pawn Shop can be split up, it can be sold out.
The signboard of the Vientiane House has been erected, and the people of the Song Dynasty, as long as they have good things, will be sold at the Vientiane House.
Vientiane Building can appropriately set up branches in various cities.
Branches in other places should be abolished.
As a result, the number of Kou Mansion caravans should be reduced to about 20,000. "
Kou Ji made a careful calculation and finally decided to split Kou Mansion's business and Kou Mansion's caravan.
Neither Kou Ji nor Xiang Yan has so much energy in charge of such a large business.
The higher the status of Kou Ji, the busier the government affairs, and the business of Kou Mansion was completely ignored.
Xiang Yan now wants to take care of her children, and she has to take care of the two girls, Zhao Xu and the younger sister of Xiangjia, who can't take care of the big business of Laikou Mansion.
Rather than wait until the business of Kou Mansion grows bigger and bigger, it is too big to be divided, and it is so big that there is erosion, it is better to start splitting now.
After the split, the stewards in various places in the Kou Mansion can break away from the status of servants and become small businessmen, continuing to run for the business of the Kou Mansion.
While Kou Mansion is making money, they are also making money.
After those stewards become small businessmen, they will definitely do business harder.
In this way, it is a win-win situation.
With this idea in mind, Kou Ji plans to go out of the study to discuss the matter with Xiang Yan.
Kou Ji went out of the study and found that it was getting late.
As soon as he was about to walk to the backyard to find Xiang Yan, he saw the servant who was waiting in Kou Zhong's courtyard hurriedly rushing to him.
"Master, Uncle Zhong has gone."
Hearing this, Kou Ji's heart sank. He quickly ran to the yard where Kou Zhong was located. Before entering the yard door, he heard a cry of grief.
Kou Ji entered the yard and saw the maids and servants crying in the yard.
Kou Zhun red eyes, and with the support of Wang Shu, he walked out of Kou Zhong's bedroom.
"Grandfather..."
Kou Ji hurried forward.
Kou Zhun said in a depressed mood: "Kou Zhong's funeral is left to you. The old man doesn't want to be in the house for a few days."
Kou Zhun probably didn't want to watch Kou Zhong's funeral, because he was afraid that he could not stand it, so he wanted to flee here.
Kou Ji ordered the people to send Kou Zhun and Wang Shu out of the house, and rushed to Xiang Yan to organize the funeral for Kou Zhong.
Kou Ji set up a mourning hall in the courtyard of the mansion for some old friends of Kou Zhong and the servants and maids of the mansion to worship.
Kneeling on the mourning hall was Kou Zhongshou's heir, that is, the young man.
Although Kou Ji did not kneel in the mourning hall, he guarded the door.
Kou Ji finally complied with Kou Zhong's last wish, and did not call a brother from the Kou Mansion mansion to guard Kou Zhong's spirit.
But in order to show his heart, Kou Ji guarded the mourning hall for Kou Zhong in an alternative way.
After the news about Kou Ji's funeral arrangements for Kou Zhong went out, all kinds of rumors followed.
The servants of the powerful houses were very envious of Kou Zhong being able to meet a master like Kou Ji.
Because with Kou Ji under one person and above ten thousand people, being able to stand for Kou Zhong's servant, this was the only thing in the Song Dynasty, and it was also unimaginable.
But there are also different voices.
Some people who don't deal with Kou Ji, or people with ulterior motives, secretly spread rumors, accusing Kou Ji of being a master and organizing funerals for a servant. This is an expression of degrading, insulting the state, humiliating the official voice, and undermining the authority of the official.
After the matter reached the palace.
Zhao Zhen asked Chen Lin in disbelief, "Chen Lin, tell me, what does the fourth brother think? He organized a funeral for a servant and set up a mourning hall in the house.
Not all the powerful people in Bianjing have to scold him. "
Chen Lin said to Zhao Zhen with a solemn expression: "What the servants and maidservants think about Kou Mi. But he can do this as a servant, and our family admires him."
Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "I know that my fourth brother is a man of love and justice. But I didn't expect that he would even ignore his reputation for the sake of a servant."
Chen Lin said frankly: "This is exactly the performance of Kou Shumi's emphasis on love and justice. If he can give up his reputation for a servant, he can sacrifice his life for the official. Perhaps in Kou Shumi's eyes, love and justice are more important than everything.
Isn't it because the official can truly regard him as his elder brother? "
Zhao Zhen was taken aback and nodded solemnly.
"You are right."
Zhao Zhen thought for a moment, took a stroke of his pen, wrote the word'loyal servant', and handed it to Chen Lin.
"You take this book, go to Kou Mansion, give it to Kou Zhong, and shut up those nonsense."
Seeing this, Chen Lin said solemnly: "The slave servant replaced Kou Zhong and thanked the official Longen."
Zhao Zhen slowly shook his head, "You don't have to thank me, Kou Zhong has served two generations of Kou Mansion, assisted me with two generations of loyal and good officials, and has never married a wife or heirs in his life.
It can be seen that he is worthy of the word loyal servant. "
Chen Lin offered Zhao Zhen's imperial pen, without saying much, and went out with the imperial pen.
After leaving the house, he instructed the eunuch beside him: "Go, bring in the official uniform known to our internal servants. Our family will wear it to the Kou Mansion."
Chen Lin held several important positions in the palace.
One of the biggest positions is known to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
But he rarely wears the official uniforms that the Ministry of Internal Affairs knows, instead, he often wears clothes that represent the personal servants of the officials.
In order to show the closeness with Zhao Zhen.
Now that he is going to go out, he still goes to mourn a dead loyal servant. He made an unprecedented decision to go dressed in an official mansion.
Don't even look at Chen Lin calling herself a'slave maid' in front of Zhao Zhen, you think he is really a slave maid.
In fact, after receiving the errand of the Ministry of Internal Servant, he is qualified to call himself a'Chen' in front of Zhao Zhen.
It is also qualified to call himself a'own official' in front of officials of lower rank than him.
Chen Lin has been in the palace for decades, and there are so many high-ranking officials and nobles.
Almost all high-ranking officials do not regard servants as human beings.
Some people who need to flatter him are respectful in front of him, but in private, no one looks at him high.
Some do not need to fawn on him, calling him like a servant in his own house.
Kou Ji was the only high-ranking official whom Chen Lin had seen who treated his servants as human beings.
Now Kou Ji has gotten rumors in order to do funerals for his servants, and he feels that he needs to do some meager efforts.
Under the wait of the eunuch, Chen Lin writhed uncomfortably after putting on her official uniform, and then exclaimed: "I have been a slave for a long time, and almost forgot that she is an individual."
"Old ancestor, you are not a slave, and no one dares to treat you as a slave..."
After helping Chen Lin to dress neatly, the eunuch whispered flattery.
Chen Lin curled her lips, "You don't understand our family's mind, so don't talk nonsense. In front of the officials, we will always be slaves, and don't forget our duty.
It was because Xiao Linzi had forgotten his duty, when he spoke with the official, he was sent to another place by the official.
Don't learn from Xiaolinzi. "
The little official hurriedly said: "The godson understands."
Chen Lin nodded in satisfaction, "Remember, our family owes Kou Ji a favor. If our family can't pay it back in the future, you will pay it back for our family."
The little eunuch hesitated and said, "Is it just because Shumi Kou performed the funeral for Kou Zhong?"
Chen Lin squinted at the little eunuch and asked, "That's not enough? He risked losing his reputation and helped a servant in a funeral. Tell everyone in Bianjing that we servants are also humans.
Not only our family owes him a favor.
In Bianjing, all servants of the Song Dynasty owed him a favor. "
The eunuch didn't know why.
Chen Lin sighed: "Let's take a look, when this matter is over, those of us who are servants will have a little bit more status in the eyes of others."
The little eunuch looked confused.
Chen Lin smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand now, because you are still young. When you grow up, you will understand the meaning of our family.
After saying this, Chen Lin stopped saying more.
He took Zhao Zhen's imperial pen and left the palace.
Along the way, Chen Lin did not cover her whereabouts as usual, but rushed to the Kou Mansion generously.