Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen had decided early in the morning that Kou Ji took the post of Tongzhong Shushang.
Zhao Zhen's original idea was to establish a position above the two provinces, ranking above the civil and military positions of the Manchu dynasty.
Zhao Zhen has already figured out the job title.
Prime Minister of State, Zhengyipin.
It's just that Kou Ji feels too arrogant, and set this precedent, it is difficult to guarantee that future generations will not be a minister, and will use this position to overwhelm the emperor.
All Kou Ji rejected Zhao Zhen's proposal.
The two finally agreed that Kou Ji would take the post of Tongzhong Shumen Pingzhang, preside over the reform of the cultural system, and Zhao Zhen would be in charge of the military power of the Privy Council and be the chief killer.
In layman's terms, one does things and the other kills.
The division of labor is clear and complementary.
Chen Lin stopped talking after learning that Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji had a plan.
If you need to remind Zhao Zhen, he won't hide a word, and if you don't need to remind Zhao Zhen, he won't say a word.
Zhao Zhen ordered Chen Lin to fork out the three of Lu Yijian, and was fined three years of salary.
The three of Lu Yijian didn't raise the lesson at all.
After Lv Yijian left the palace hummingly, they summoned the hundred officials and prepared to use the method Kou Ji had used before to demonstrate at the entrance of Zhao Zhen's bedroom.
It's just that Lu Yijian and the three of them ran into Queen Mother Li's Luan as soon as they brought Manchu civil and military weapons into the palace.
Empress Dowager Li met them, and it was just a curse.
As the Queen Mother Li, it doesn't matter who you are and how old you are.
Lu Yijian and others couldn't lift their heads up after being scolded, and there were no excuses for returning their mouths.
Because the Queen Mother Li’s reasons were so great that they could not refute them.
Several nobles in the harem, headed by Empress Cao, are about to give birth and should not be disturbed.
If it was because the hundred officials were making noise in the palace and disturbed them, causing the official dragon to have a problem, it would be a serious sin.
Queen Mother Li caught Lu Yijian and others scolding for half an hour before letting them go.
They ran away from the palace in a desperate manner, and never dared to demonstrate at the entrance of Zhao Zhen's bedroom.
But Lu Yijian and others did not give up easily.
Some people proposed a sit-in demonstration at Donghua Gate, while others proposed to stop in protest.
In short, the courtiers came up with countless ways to force Zhao Zhen to be soft and exchange Kou Ji, Chong Shiheng and others back to Bianjing.
Kou Ji, Chong Shiheng and others in Gubeikou had no idea that the hundred officials in Bianjing were making trouble for Zhao Zhen for them.
After the murderers outside the customs were mixed with multiple people, many dramatic scenes appeared everywhere in the guard.
The murderers carried the people around and rushed to the front of the city violently, putting on a posture that they wanted to fight the Song to the death.
Then, after rushing to the head of the city, some people took the initiative to kneel down before Da Song could fight back.
At the end of the trouble, the perpetrators who were engulfing the people in the chaos were thrown into the Song Dynasty by the people.
The people flocked to the gate of Guancheng, kneeling down and asking to come down. The murderer who stood alone was especially eye-catching.
The musketeers and crossbowmen who defended the city, spotted them, just shot them.
The murderers were afraid of being killed, and then rushed to the gate of the city with the people. After seeing the people descending, he also decisively followed.
For a time, countless kills and countless retreats were made at each pass.
When the battle report was delivered to Kou Ji, Kou Ji's head hurt.
Mainly because the record is too exaggerated.
Take the record of the guerrilla generals assigned to Juyongguan.
The guerrilla general who stuck to Juyongguan was named Cao Ren. He was a veteran of martial arts in the Taizong reign and led five thousand soldiers and horses.
From the appearance of the murderers in front of Juyong Pass, until the murderers were all cleaned up, it took one and a half months.
Cao Ren left two thousand soldiers and horses to defend Juyongguan, and led two thousand soldiers and horses to attack frequently.
Within a month and a half, more than 40,000 enemies were killed and more than 280,000 captured.
Such a record, in the past, it was a big victory, it is worth using 800 miles to expedite, and chanting all the merits to send a victory in Bianjing city.
however.
Such a record is nothing at all at the various gates of the Great Wall.
Not to mention other places, as far as Gubeikou where Chong Shiheng is seated, more than a million have been captured.
"I have fought a whole life, and I haven't captured so many people."
Looking at the Gubeikou, the Liao people captives who looked at everything in the Gubeikou with bare butts timidly, Chong Shiheng sighed sincerely.
Kou Ji glanced at Zhong Shiheng, "You can't get them a pair of trousers... It doesn't matter if men and women are young and strong. Those old people should get a pair of trousers anyway."
Cheong Shiheng said silently: "I have cleaned up all the extra pants of the soldiers in the camp. If you take the pants again, you can only pick them off from the soldiers."
Kou Ji rubbed his eyebrows and sighed: "The group of Changshengjiao is also dark enough. It doesn't matter if they have taken their cattle, sheep, horses and tents, and they won't leave anyone a pair of pants."
Chong Shiheng looked around the crowd for a while, and said: "It may not be that the people from the Changshengjiao took off their pants. Maybe some of them have not been wearing pants."
Kou Ji knew what Zhong Shiheng's words meant, and sighed.
Zhong Shiheng took a deep breath and said, "When I went out to Qingjian City, there were 136 households in Qingjian City. There were more than 280 people and only 40 pairs of pants. Stripped off the dead.
There were almost no belts and ropes, and they used straw ropes made of weeds to tie their pants. "
Kou Ji said solemnly: "Liao Kingdom still has some family background..."
Zhong Shiheng sneered, "How about a Song who is better than me?"
Kou Ji glanced at Zhong Shiheng, and said dissatisfied: "Naturally I don't have Song Fushu."
Chong Shiheng snorted: "My Song is several times richer than Liao, and some people can't afford pants. It's very common for people in Liao to not be able to wear pants.
During the period of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's administration, he had nothing to say about the Khitan eight tribes.
But for the other tribes, it was very cruel.
If you can't squeeze, you can squeeze hard.
In the past, all we saw were the nobles among the Liao people, so we couldn't see the poor side of the Liao people.
Now that the Liao Kingdom is in a precarious state, the Liao people have been driven to the Song Dynasty together, and some of the poor side is naturally exposed to us. "
"Hey… "
Kou Ji sighed, "I have written to the textile workshop in Baozhou, and they will send a batch of sewn trousers."
Zhong Shiheng hesitated for a moment and looked at Kou Ji and said, "You have sent sixteen letters to the textile workshop in Baozhou, and you have requested more than a million pieces of clothing.
There are a lot of thick clothes among them, and the value is not low. "
Kou Ji turned to look at Zhong Shiheng, and asked, "Is there a problem?"
Zhong Shiheng gritted his teeth and said: "If you go on like this, you will empty the property of the Baozhou textile workshop. This matter should be played by the court and let the court do it."
Kou Ji solemnly said: "This matter was brought up to the court, and the court gave a reply, and then the fabric was transported here, and then processed into garments. It took a full two months.
It will be winter in just two months, and they will be frozen to death. "
Zhong Shiheng frowned and said nothing.
A young general behind Zhong Shiheng suddenly whispered, "It's just the Liao people..."
Kou Ji was immediately annoyed, "Liaoren?! Take a closer look!"
Kou Ji rushed in front of the young general, pulled the young general’s collar, pointed at an elderly woman among the captives, and sternly asked: "Do you see if she looks like a Liao? Look at her in Liao. Does the situation in the middle look like the situation a Liao woman should have?"
The young general stared at Kou Ji with a look of astonishment, and then looked at the old woman. He didn't see anything unusual at all. He didn't understand why Kou Ji made such a big fire.
The teenager looked at Chong Shiheng blankly.
Zhong Shiheng slowly closed his eyes, and said in a low voice: "You have been following me for a long time. You have seen Xixia's capture army, and Xixia's capture army has captured the people of my Song Dynasty.
You have also seen the end of those Da Song women who were captured by Xixia people. "
The young general's expression changed in an instant, and he couldn't say a word when he looked at the dirty old woman who was driven out of the crowd, her body was dirty, and her eyes were dull.
Kou Ji tightly grabbed the young general's collar, gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for my incompetent son, they wouldn't have to suffer this kind of suffering. For every bit of suffering they suffer, we would be guilty.
I still dare not meet any of them, because I don't have that face.
Among the prisoners who entered the city a few days ago, there was one who was not tortured insane. She dragged me and asked me if she was worth half a bread in a night. "
The young general's eyes turned red in an instant.
Kou Ji's eyes also turned red, "Do you think it's worth it?"
The teenager's tears rolled down in an instant.
Kou Ji pointed to the group of people in Gubeikou, "They stay in the group of people and refuse to come out, and I don't have the face to use it.
I can only do my best to keep them full and warm.
If it were not for their offspring among the captives, I would ban all the captives from the moment I saw them.
I Kou Ji is not afraid of killing evil.
I'm afraid I will kill those captives, and they will die with them. "
The teenager lowered his head in a crying voice.
Seeing this, Kou Ji took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and reminded the young general: "There are not many people who know about this. Most soldiers in the army don't know about it. Don't pass it on."
Xiao Jiang choked up and nodded.
Kou Ji patted him on the shoulder and let him go down to rest.
After the teenager left, Kou Ji put away his emotions and asked Zhong Shiheng: "Why haven't the people who placed the prisoners in Shuntian Mansion and Datong Mansion arrived?"
Chong Shiheng said solemnly: "Before and after, we have captured more than three million prisoners at each pass. Among them, there are only about 800,000 assailants, and the rest are almost all the people of Liao.
Three million people, Shuntian Mansion and Datong Mansion could not be digested.
After they digested 800,000 prisoners together, they could no longer digest them.
Now they put the extra prisoners brought back together temporarily, and gave a bowl of gruel every day, barely hanging. "
After a pause, Zhong Shiheng added: "It is the gruel that the captives drank, or we vacated it from the ration."
Kou Ji groaned: "The murderers outside the customs and the people have dealt with almost the same, and the rest can't get over the big wave. You order people to count the number of local soldiers and horses, and report their military achievements to me. The money collected will be used to distribute rewards to them.
After they receive the reward, arrange for them to return home.
The food provided by the imperial court is enough for them to eat until March next year.
After they return home, they should be able to free up a large amount of food. "
Zhong Shiheng said solemnly: "If this matter is passed back to the court, I am afraid that people in the household department will have criticisms."
Kou Ji glanced at Zhong Shiheng, "What can I do if there are criticisms? I have already written a memorial and sent them to the officials. If they have criticisms, they have to pass the official level first."
Zhong Shiheng nodded and said, "Then I will send someone to do as you ordered."
Kou Ji did not wait for Chong Shiheng to leave, and continued: "Send people to tell the prefects of Shuntian Mansion and Datong Mansion, and let them conduct a secret investigation when they are placing prisoners.
Those who are suffering, let them find out as soon as possible.
Later, I will find a place to reinstate them and give them land and labor so that they can enjoy their twilight years. "
Zhong Shiheng froze for a moment, and hesitated: "What you say, the prefects of Datong Mansion and Shuntian Mansion will listen to some, but they may not listen to what I say."
Kou Ji sighed and said: "The prefects of Shuntian Prefecture and Datong Prefecture are also rare officials. In order to digest the 800,000 prisoners we allocated to them, they even gave their own money to buy food.
I can't see them again, see them again, it's hard to guarantee that they won't say anything in front of me.
At that time, they will have to smash their teeth and swallow them.
We didn't have many good officials in Da Song, and we finally met two and couldn't use it to death.
I am different from the black-hearted guys in the court. I will not use the excuse of tempering people to pit people to death. "
Zhong Shiheng followed with a sigh and said, "I'll try..."
"Don't leave in a hurry..."
Zhong Shiheng was about to leave, but was stopped by Kou Ji.
Kou Ji stared at Zhong Shiheng and asked, "Where is Liu Heng?"
Zhong Shiheng said solemnly: "Liu Heng's people have already met Yang Wenguang. Li Si has also arrived in Shanhaiguan."
"How about the war outside the customs?"
"The nine Khitan tribes have been besieging the capital for more than half a month. Yeluzong really led the remaining soldiers and horses of the Yelu clan and Xiao clan to resist.
Among the six other Khitan tribes, four tribes rebelled against Shangjing and went north to other parts of the Liao Kingdom to crack the soil and seal the king.
The other two tribes voted for the nine Khitan tribes.
It is said that they are negotiating with the nine new Khitan tribes and are preparing to replace one of them and become one of the nine new Khitan tribes. "
"..."
Kou Ji snorted coldly, "One by one is a good calculation, and I didn't even ask whether I would answer or not."
Zhong Shiheng hesitated for a moment, and said, "They may think that with the people and the murderers, they can still stop us for some time."
Kou Ji said coldly: "We don't have so much time for them to get what they want. The order is passed on, and the whole army takes the initiative to clean up the murderers and people outside the customs.
A month later, the soldiers left the border.
I need to take the entire territory of Northwest Road, Jingnan Road, and Jingdong Road in Liao State before winter begins to house prisoners. "
Zhong Shiheng groaned: "You can figure it out clearly. Once we pass the customs, our battles will be difficult to fight, and the number of opponents can be quite large. We can smoothly survive the evil outside the customs this time. It was all because of the birth of the nine Khitan tribes, which absorbed most of the murderers.
If we get out of the barrier, I am afraid that we will be confronted with a new Khitan nine nationality soldier and horse that has gradually transformed from a murderer into an official soldier and horse.
Around the heads of the nine Khitan tribes, there are many counselors who are proficient in my great Song soldiers and horses.
They have advisers, and the numbers are so large that they are difficult to deal with. "
Kou Ji stared at Zhong Shiheng and asked coldly: "I just want to know, can I win?"
Hearing this, Zhong Shiheng said solemnly: "You can win, but you have to pay a certain price."
Kou Ji asked again, "What's the price?"
Zhong Shiheng solemnly said: "Twenty percent!"
The meaning of Zhong Shiheng is that the battle damage may reach 20%.
Kou Ji heard this answer from Zhong Shiheng, and said in deep thought: "Within a month, if they can't get to the capital, after winter, when the road is blocked by heavy snow, they will not threaten us by half.
We'd better attack quickly in half a month and take half a month to win the Three Ways of Liao.
After the Land of Three Ways was taken down, the road should be closed by heavy snow.
Before the beginning of spring next year, they will not be able to appear in front of us.
Before that, we can quickly replace our armaments.
From the middle of last year to the present, Bianjingcheng Equipment Workshop and Xiazhou Metallurgical Iron Works have forged many muskets and artillery.
There are other firearms.
It should barely be able to equip one hundred thousand people.
At that time, I will mobilize all these firearms here and equip them with all armies.
Can the battle damage be reduced to 10%? "
Zhong Shiheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked: "How many general cannons and shaking cannons are there?"
Kou Ji said solemnly: "Since we took Dali, we have mined a lot of copper mines. With the open supply of copper mines, more artillery can be made.
There are three thousand doors reported to me at the moment.
When it comes to winter, there should be more. "
Zhong Shiheng's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, "How many gunpowder bags are there? If there are enough gunpowder bags, I can lead the soldiers and push them across.
Kou Ji frowned and said, "How much is enough?"
Zhong Shiheng said: "The gunpowder bag is enough to blow up all the cities in Liao."
Kou Ji's face turned dark, "No!"
The look on Zhong Shiheng's face was a little stiff.
Kou Ji said with a black face: "What are you using as gunpowder, are the rocks in the mountains? You can take as much as you want?"
Although Kou Ji has expanded the firearm workshop several times on the basis of the original firearm workshop.
But there are not so many firearms to allow Chong Shiheng to squander.
Because of the need for strict confidentiality, almost all of the craftsmen involved in the production of firearms are carefully selected.
Only those with innocent family and loyalty to Song Dynasty are eligible to enter the firearms workshop for three generations.
If you quit the firearms workshop because of injury, you will still be monitored by the Yamen.
It is precisely because of this that the number of craftsmen involved in the production of firearms is not large.
It should be understood that in the Song Dynasty, which was like a sieve, the method of making firearms and the firearms have not flowed out from abnormal channels.
It can be seen how much work Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen did behind the scenes in order to keep the work confidential.
It is precisely because of this that the output is subject to certain restrictions.
Kou Ji couldn't meet the requirements of Zhong Shiheng.
Zhong Shiheng stared at Kou Ji and said with scorching eyes: "If you can provide me with enough gunpowder bags, I can not only push the Liao country, but also reduce the battle damage to less than 10%."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "If there is no, then there will be no. If there is, I will not give it to you?"
Seeing that Kou Ji no longer seemed to lie, Zhong Shiheng looked a little darker.
Seeing this, Kou Ji said angrily: "You will be content. Don't you have to fight without firearms?"
Zhong Shiheng smiled dryly, "That's not the case."
Kou Ji commanded: "Let's do something."
Zhong Shiheng agreed.
The two went down to the city head, each busy with official duties.
Although Kou Ji left the job of placing the prisoners to the prefects of Datong Mansion and Shuntian Mansion, he was not entirely the treasurer of his hand.
Three million prisoners, but the prefects of Datong Mansion and Shuntian Mansion could not be placed properly.
Even today's Great Song Dynasty, there is no way to properly place the three million prisoners who have suddenly been added.
Three million prisoners, eating and drinking Lazar, cost every day, it is a huge number.
Kou Ji is now raising them with some food from the family and the army.
But it is impossible for Kou Ji to keep them forever.
There is no extra place for them to settle down in other parts of the Song Dynasty for the time being.
Da Song Xinde’s Northwest Road and Southwest Road in Liaoguo were vast enough to accommodate them.
But Da Song Xinde's Northwest Road and Southwest Road in Liao State were not stable, and only those guys who were more ferocious than bandits could stand firm on them.
It is impossible for these unarmed people from the Liao State to stand firm in that place.
In addition, it is a long way from Gubeikou to Northwest Road and Southwest Road of Liaoguo.
By the time Kou Ji moved the people over, I am afraid it would be in the middle of winter.
When the time comes, the weather will be cold.
These poorly dressed people passed by and couldn't bear it at all.
After a winter, I still don't know how many people will die.
If there were no special people among the captives, Kou Ji would not have bothered so much.
It is precisely because of the existence of such special people that Kou Ji is very concerned about them.
You can't go to the north, and the court can't take care of so many prisoners for a while.
So Kou Jisi thought about it and could only start from Liao.
The nine Khitan tribes robbed the people and drove them to the Song Dynasty, leaving all the consequences to the Song Dynasty.
Na Kou Ji has enough reasons and motivations to kill them, take the people's things back from them, and then distribute them to the people.
Once you come and go, Da Song will not lose much.
On the contrary, there will be three million more military and civilians, and a large area of territory.
What Kou Ji needs to do now is to plan as soon as possible after the land of the Three Ways of Liao Kingdom is captured, how to properly settle the people, how to distribute food, cattle, sheep and horses reasonably, and how to manage three million prisoners.
How can the three million prisoners resume production and support themselves as soon as possible
As for whether the Song Dynasty could win the Three Ways of Liao, Kou Ji didn't worry at all.
After the winter, after the second batch of firearms were equipped in the army, the firearms in the army matched the cold weapons of the nine Khitan tribes, and they could almost be crushed side by side.
If in this case, you still lose.
It can only prove that the two famous generals, Chong Shiheng and Di Qing, are parallel imports.
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