A dowry worth ten million is nothing to Zhao Zhen.
But for the officials of the Song Dynasty and the opposition, that is a very large number.
No wonder Wang Zeng would go to Zhao Zhen after he got the gift list.
Kou Ji sighed with emotion and asked casually, "Does Baoqing's previous dowry include the money exchanged for the princess mansion and the food town?"
Chen Lin said frankly: "It only includes food..."
Kou Ji pondered and said: "As Baoqing, after leaving the pavilion, you should get around 1,000 households. If you add more during the holidays, it should be more than 1,300 households.
The annual income should be around 50,000 guan, if it is a little richer place, I am afraid it will be even more.
According to the calculation of fifty thousand pens, ten years is five hundred thousand pens.
Twenty years is one million sticks.
Baoqing is still young now, if he is served with delicious food, he will surely live a long life.
Then she should be able to benefit more than four million from the food.
In other words, the official dowry is not much, just over five million.
Fortunately, the official family did not count the house.
According to Baoqing's identity, after he came out of the pavilion, there was little talk of arranging a big mansion as the princess mansion in the middle of Bianjing city, and two other courtyards in the outer city.
According to the current price of the Bianjing city house.
If the official family counts the house in it.
That Baoqing could marry a loss. "
Chen Lin kept rolling her eyes at Kou Ji.
It was the first time he heard someone talk about marrying a princess so arrogantly.
"You are also my Secret Envoy of the Great Song Dynasty anyhow, one person is less than 10,000 people. How can you be like a marketer?"
Seeing Kou Ji still mean to speak, Chen Lin couldn't help but sneer.
Kou Ji asked back: "Am I wrong?"
Chen Lin said righteously: "Of course it's not right. The princess is a daughter of gold. It is the honor of your Kou Mansion to marry your Kou Mansion. Your Kou Mansion should not care about money.
Kou Ji said lightly: "I didn't care, I just couldn't help but talk."
Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji, "The official sent our family to come over to breathe with you. The official said, the money was stopped by someone. See what else you need, he can find a way to add it. "
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Give some farm tools, some craftsmen, and some scholars. What Handi lacks most now is farm tools and craftsmen.
For scholars, the officials can just give them some. "
Chen Lin saw that Kou Ji hadn't spoken out loudly, and her expression eased a lot. "Our family will report the truth to the official."
After saying this, Chen Lin didn't stay too much, arched her hands and withdrew from Kou Ji's study.
After Chen Lin left.
Kou Ji sighed and rubbed his eyebrows slightly.
Zhao Zhen suddenly gave Baoqing three thousand soldiers, and those soldiers from Jiaozhi and Yuanshan couldn't enter Korea with great fanfare.
In the middle, they have to think of a way to let them enter Handi in another identity.
But the problem will not be too big.
Those soldiers disguised as surrender pirates, or other survivors.
It's just an extra layer of identity disguise.
Not long after Chen Lin went back, the palace privately sent someone a gift list for the dowry.
In addition to those mentioned by Chen Lin, there were more than 10,000 pieces of cloth, more than 100,000 farm tools, 3,000 craftsmen and 200 scholars.
Kou Ji read the gift list for the dowry.
He decisively ordered Xiang Yan to write a gift list for all the real estate, real estate, shops and other real estate under the name of Kou Mansion, as well as some assets that could not be taken away.
Then sent someone to take it as a betrothal gift and swaggered into the palace.
After Zhao Zhen got the betrothal gift form, he couldn't laugh or cry.
Lu Yijian pursed her mouth and said nothing.
Wang Zeng said angrily and funny: "The generosity of others is really shameless. On the contrary, he has made a lot of face, but the court has not gained any benefits.
In the end, it was cheaper than the official family. "
According to the rules set by Zhao Zhen when he was entrusted to the king, all the real estate of the princes would be handed over to the imperial court when they left the Song Dynasty.
Except for some houses to be attributed to the private property of the royal family, the others will be included in the treasury.
The treasury will also benefit from a bumper harvest.
But Kou Ji now treats those industries as a betrothal gift and sends it to Zhao Zhen.
Then those industries will be in the pockets of Zhao Zhen alone.
After all, that is what people get from marrying a daughter.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't pull that face off, and charged Zhao Zhen's income from his marriage to the national treasury.
Lu Yijian, who had been silent on the side, suddenly said with emotion: "Kou Ji can really take advantage of the loopholes."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "The people of Kou Mansion have not left Beijing, so he has the right to dispose of all the family business of Kou Mansion."
Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng looked at each other and sighed together.
All the benefits were taken up by Zhao Zhen alone, of course Zhao Zhen said so.
If the Kou Mansion had sold all the real estate to others, you would see if Zhao Zhen would laugh so happily.
After sighing, Lu Yijian faintly said: "The old man has to admire Kou Ji's way of making money. In just a few short years, his accumulated family business far exceeds that of many people.
The farmland alone far exceeds more than one million mu.
There are more than forty houses, courtyards, and pavements in Bianjing City.
In addition, there are nearly 600 shops in various places in the Song Dynasty, each of which is not low in value. "
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he smiled indifferently: "Almost all the family business in the fourth brother's mansion was earned by him with his extraordinary mind. It was not because he was bribed.
There are more than one million mu of fertile fields, and there are many.
But the four brothers really dominated the only 500,000 acres of barren land in Hexi and more than 3,000 acres of land in the city of Bianjing.
The rest is the land of Kou's family.
Among them, there are those from Huazhou and the father of the fourth brother.
Calculating carefully, the fourth brother is not greedy. "
The 500,000 mu of land in Hexi seems to be quite a lot.
But when Hexi was first taken back to the Song Dynasty, most people thought it was a remote area and refused to go.
Kou Ji took half a million acres of land and sent it to the captives to cultivate it.
Most of the food he obtained was given to the court, and the money he earned from it was not much.
After all, of the 500,000 acres of land, nearly 250,000 are forest land, which has no output at all, and people are required to maintain it from time to time.
Another 250,000 mu of land, after planting crops, left enough for the captives to eat, enough for the court, and then selling the rest to the court at a low price.
Almost all the benefits were taken by the court.
Kou Mansion just got some money.
Although the number was large, the court got even bigger.
Can't the court benefit greatly, and blame others Kou Ji for drinking soup, right
Lu Yijian and Wang knew the doorway, so they just sighed and didn't say anything else.
After Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng sighed, Zhao Zhen continued: "As for the house and other courtyards of the fourth brother's mansion, almost all of them were given by me.
And those shops are all sold by the Vientiane House and Vientiane Pawnshop under the name of the fourth brother in recent years.
Some of the pavements scattered around my Da Song Dynasty still contain our members. "
The Kou Mansion is scattered in businesses everywhere.
Except for Vientiane House and Vientiane Pawn Shop.
The rest of the iron shops that promote farm tools and the cloth shops that sell cloth are almost all of Zhao Zhen's elements.
After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng kept sighing in their hearts.
They think Kou Ji is too smart.
There were too many people doing business in the Song Dynasty, and few of them could have gained a good reputation.
Kou Ji took Zhao Zhen to do business together, which not only made money but also lost his good reputation.
Kou Ji simply didn't fall for Kou Ji's words like no business, no traitor, rich and unkind.
Kou Ji's business is integrated with Zhao Zhen's business. To discredit Kou Ji's business as a profiteer is to indirectly call Zhao Zhen a profiteer.
That's okay
Of course, the biggest feeling in Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng's hearts is still envy.
It's also an official. In order for other people to make money, they hang their heads on their waistbands in fear.
Kou Ji is different. Not only does he make money, he doesn't have to worry about it.
Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng remained silent for a long time with complex expressions.
Wang Zeng stared at Zhao Zhen suddenly, and said pitifully: "The official...how much is left for the treasury... The treasury is now empty and can run mice..."
Zhao Zhen rolled his eyes.
Before Kou Ji returned to Beijing, the treasury was indeed empty and could run mice.
When Kou Ji returned to Beijing, he brought a lot of money, not only repaid the debts borrowed by the court from Yizijiaozipu, but also filled the national treasury.
So the treasury cannot run mice empty now.
If it is really empty to run a mouse, then Zhao Zhen should kill.
"Officials..."
When Wang Zeng saw that Zhao Zhen only rolled his eyes and did not speak, he shouted again.
When Zhao Zhen saw that Wang Zeng was also open-minded, his heart softened.
"Forget it, Kou's shop in Bianjing and all the shops in Huazhou, Vientiane House was sold, and the proceeds from the sale were put into the national treasury."
Wang Zeng was taken aback, "The Vientiane Tower is not..."
Before Wang Zeng finished speaking, Zhao Zhen interrupted Wang Zeng's words, "The signboard of Wanxiang Tower was finally erected, and it was finally approved by everyone in the Da Song Dynasty. There is no need to let it go.
I will merge Vientiane Tower into Yizijiaozipu. "
Wang Zeng originally wanted to say that the Kou Mansion had already handed over the Vientiane Tower to the court.
Then there is no way to use it temporarily.
But after listening to Zhao Zhen's words, he slowly closed his mouth and just stared at Zhao Zhen.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen guessed what Wang Zeng was thinking. He sighed and said, "Don't look at me. Since I have agreed to charge all the Kou's shops in Huazhou and Bianjing into the national treasury, then Will not break his promise.
The Vientiane Building was bought at Yizijiaozipu.
Later, I will ask Yizijiaozipu to put out a sum of money sufficient to buy the Vientiane Tower and deposit it into the national treasury. "
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen paused and continued: "The fields of the Kou Mansion and the shops in other places will be of great use afterwards. According to the previous rules, we will temporarily put them all in the treasury.
But it cannot be sold or tampered with.
Everything is running as usual. "
Zhao Zhen tried his best to collect so much land and shop to prepare for the future cultural innovation.
Naturally, it is impossible for him to fill the treasury with land and pavements.
It really needs to be charged into the treasury.
The people below are sure to be distracted.
You know, the imperial court generally sells confiscated fields, real estate, and shops, and the value of the sale is not low, but the underwriting figures are absolutely low and scary, and there will be less money in the national treasury.
Therefore, Zhao Zhen just linked the fields, real estate, and pavement to the national treasury, but did not let the national treasury control.
The purpose is to prevent anyone from making huge profits.
When Wang Zeng heard Zhao Zhen's words, he had no words.
Lu Yijian said in deep thought, "Officials, now there are more than 2 million mu of land under the name of the treasury, plus the Kou Mansion, it's more than 3 million mu.
What does the official family want so much land for? "
Kou's land is not much.
But Cao’s land is not small.
The Cao family lived in Zhending Mansion for generations and was a well-known big family in the Song Dynasty. Zhending Mansion almost became the place of self-reliance of Cao family.
In addition to the piecemeal plot-making fields of the Cao family in other places, the amount of fields that the Cao family occupies is quite large.
Had it not been for Zhao Zhen to secretly digest a part before underwriting the specific figures to the court, and then openly rewarding a part to meritorious soldiers, I am afraid that the number of words insured to the court would be even greater.
After Zhao Zhen became aware of the huge family business of the Cao family, he even more resolutely wanted to change the cultural system.
This is the case with the Cao family.
What about other famous families
I'm afraid it will be a great match.
A large number of land properties in the Song Dynasty are controlled by these people with tax exemption rights, and how much tax revenue is lost every year.
How many people will starve to death because of this.
Zhao Zhen smiled lightly when he heard Lu Yijian's question, "Lv Aiqing will know by then."
Seeing that Zhao Zhen refused to tell the truth, Lu Yijian did not ask.
He just sighed, "Kou Ji has a good way of amassing wealth, and has accumulated such a large family business in just over a decade. I am afraid that few people in Song Dynasty can match him.
If he can become my treasurer of Song Dynasty.
From then on, I'm afraid I won't have to worry about money anymore. "
Zhao Zhen and Wang Zeng were taken aback when they heard Lu Yijian's words.
They understood the meaning of Lu Yi's simple words in an instant.
Lu Yijian was talking about it, and also hinting at Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen told Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai almost clearly that he would keep Kou Ji.
After Zhang Zhibai learned of this, he decisively gave up his position to Kou Ji.
When Lu Yijian said this, he was testing Zhao Zhen whether he would move his position and let Kou Ji replace him.
At the same time, it also hinted that Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji was very suitable for making money for the country and controlling the finances of Song Dynasty.
And finance is not civil affairs.
If you are only in charge of finances, there is no way to be a Pingzhang affair at Tongzhong Shumen.
Zhao Zhen understood the meaning of Lu Yi's words, and said with a smile: "Lu Aiqing is reasonable."
Lu Yijian bowed and said nothing.
Wang Zeng looked at the two, thoughtfully.
Just when Zhao Zhen was about to let Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng go back to the political affairs hall to handle the errands.
Chen Lin hurriedly entered the Shishitang.
"Officials, Dr. Yushi and other officials are asking for a meeting outside the palace."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Chen Lin hurriedly said: "It is said that it is because the servants dispatched by Xiyi County, Yanshan County, Dongyang County, and the three palaces dispatched the servants to make trouble in Bianjing too much?"
Zhao Zhen frowned slightly.
Wang Zeng asked in a deep voice, "But because they are fighting for craftsmen, scholars and merchants in Bianjing?"
Chen Lin nodded.
Lu Yijian said with a sullen face: "The three of Chong Shiheng are too much. In order to prosper his fief, he ransacked artisans, scholars and merchants in Bianjing.
They robbed craftsmen, scholars and businessmen.
When Bianjing needs craftsmen, scholars and merchants, where can I find them? "
Wang Zeng nodded and said: "Not only that, Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao, who are currently blocking the Hubuyamen, have to ask the Hubu Shangshu to agree to open a border city in their jurisdiction, and let the Hubu give them tax exemption. Instruments.
It simply doesn't pay attention to court etiquette.
This matter should be made clear to the center, and the center decides, rather than go to the household office to fool around. "
Zhao Zhen rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, "They didn't hurt people, and they didn't grab them. Although they were not well-behaved, they didn't have any major omissions. I couldn't find a suitable reason to punish them.
The princes are now looking for me, and there is nothing I can do about it. "
Wang Zeng said solemnly: "The officials can make orders to reprimand them."
Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Do you think it is useful? They dare to rely on the yamen of the Ministry of Households, like the hustle and bustle on the street, which proves that they don't have the skin.
Don't tell me to reprimand them.
Even if I slap them face to face, they can do it on their own and smile at each other. "
Wang Zeng said unwillingly, "Should they just let them go on doing things?"
Lu Yijian shook his head and said, "You can't let them go on fooling around. Otherwise, the craftsmen in Bianjing will probably be hollowed out by them."
Among the scholars, those with integrity and aspirations could not leave with Zhu Neng and others.
Those who were dull and ambitious had long been taken by the court and threw them to the Liaodi.
So Zhu Neng and others could not recruit scholars.
The same is true for merchants.
Big businessmen will never follow Zhu Neng and the others to poor villages.
Even if they go, they will only send one or two caravans to follow.
It is the craftsmen who really want to worry about.
Because the craftsman's social status is not high.
As long as Zhu Neng and others promised great benefits and showed enough attention, those craftsmen would surely be impressed.
Zhao Zhen stared at Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng and said, "Two Aiqings, who will handle this matter?"
Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng looked embarrassed.
In terms of status and status, others are higher than both of them.
If they dare to scold others, they dare to come back.
As long as they don't know that they are breaking the law, they can't even catch any painful feet, and there is no way to punish them.
Even if I barely caught some painful feet.
As long as it doesn't reach the point of reducing the titles and titles.
It is not painful or itchy for others.
With the credit of others, as long as you don't raise the flag against the flag, or disobey the emperor in an upright manner.
Zhao Zhen is not good at cutting the title.
Therefore, as long as the three of Chong Shiheng did not make serious mistakes, Lu Yijian and Wang had no choice but to look for them.
Seeing Lv Yijian and Wang Zeng's expressions of embarrassment, Zhao Zhen hesitated for a while, and told Chen Lin: "You go to Kou's Mansion and ask the fourth brother to beat them three."
"Hey..."
Chen Lin agreed and withdrew from Shishitang.
Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng breathed out at the same time.
Although Chong Shiheng, Zhu Neng and others have already been crowned kings, they are about to go to Yufan, so there is no need to give them two faces.
But Kou Ji’s face, such as Shiheng and Zhu Neng, must be given.
Kou Ji was their immediate superior before.
Kou Ji also has the means to punish them.
When Chen Lin arrived at Kou Mansion.
Kou Mansion was arrogantly holding a wedding to Kou Tianci.
Kou's family has a big business and there are too many relatives and friends.
The fate of Kou Zhun and Kou Ji are also countless.
Therefore, the Kou Mansion had to make an early announcement.
Coupled with marrying a princess, it is more cumbersome than marrying a folk woman.
The various etiquette processes are endless.
It needs to be opened sooner.
According to the various etiquettes of marrying a princess, Kou Mansion has to go through the process at least one month.
It's just a matter of urgency, only half a month.
Therefore, the Ministry of Etiquette specially cut a lot of procedures and etiquette.
Kou Mansion, Kou Ji and Kou Tianci are the two people who are the most idle.
The affairs of Kou Mansion are all handled by Xiang Yan, and some are used by Jia Ding and maidservants.
There is no need to let the two of them go into battle in person to worry about trivial things.
Besides, a prince, a prince, to do those trivial things, it is too cheap.
Therefore, after Chen Lin was invited into the Kou Mansion, after arriving at Kou Ji's study, she saw the father and son sitting in the study, studying a shipbuilding picture.
Kou Ji is talking, Kou Tianci is listening.
After Chen Lin entered the study, she bowed and saluted.
"I have seen His Royal Highness King Han, I have seen King Han Shizi..."
Kou Ji heard Chen Lin's voice and stopped talking.
Chen Lin's old face turned black for a moment like the bottom of a pot.
He stared at Kou Ji staringly, seeming to be questioning Kou Ji,'Does our family have such a dislike for you? '
Kou Ji didn't seem to see Chen Lin's eyes, he asked carelessly: "Why are you so polite to me today? Last time you came in, but you didn't even say hello."
Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji, then set her gaze on Kou Tianci.
Seeing this, Kou Ji curled his lips, "It seems that I have taken the light of my son."
Chen Lin said very bachelorly: "Our family is a royal servant..."
Kou Ji faintly said: "So you are more respectful to the husband than to me?"
Chen Lin has no words, but the answer is obvious.
In Chen Lin's eyes, the quasi-husband is more expensive than the king of Han Kou Ji.
Kou Ji didn't bother to care about Chen Lin, and asked straightforwardly: "Let's talk about it, you came to the house to find me, why?"
Chen Lin bluntly said: "The three people of Xiyi County, Dongyang County, and Yanshan County are making trouble too much. The official asks you to persuade."
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Is it because they have robbed too many craftsmen?"
Chen Lin replied: "In addition, there are reasons why they stay at the Ministry of Households and not leave."
Kou Ji said with emotion: "This is something that offends people. Why don't the officials send Gong Lu and the prince to it."
Chen Lin didn't conceal it, and said the truth: "Lu Xiang and Wang Xiang didn't dare to agree."
Kou Ji chuckled and said, "There are people who can't do anything about Lu Gong and Wang Gong?"
Chen Lin rolled her eyes and said nothing.
Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng really want to be able to do Zhu Neng, Chong Shiheng and Gao Weizhao, do the officials still need to find Kou Ji to come out
Especially Zhu Neng and Gao Weizhao, relying on the household office, are like two shameless rascals.
Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng couldn't cure them at all.
Seeing that Chen Lin had no words, Kou Ji smiled and said, "Since it is an official order, then I have to obey it. Where are they, let me see?"
Chen Lin asked, "Isn't it okay to spread a message?"
Kou Ji said with a faint smile: "If I can send them a message, can you really rest assured?"