Fan Zhongyan smiled indifferently, as if he hadn't heard Kou Ji's words.
Kou Ji said very generously: "As long as it can make my Da Song stronger and have a shameless reputation? It is always our benefit, not the benefit of others."
Fan Zhongyan admired: "Mr. Gaoyi..."
Kou Ji waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't flatter me. You just need to truthfully convey my meaning to Su Xun. By the way, tell others, let it go, and ask me if you have any questions.
I will definitely find a way to help them, open the door to their convenience, and let them do what they do. "
Fan Zhongyan arched his hands: "Students must convey this."
After saying this, Fan Zhongyan said again: "But if you do not take the post of Tongzhong Shushu, the students and others have no idea."
Kou Ji glanced at Fan Zhongyan, and said angrily: "You think I am free now, don't you? Someone is helping your husband and me as a pawn, I am happy and pure now, you actually expect me to replace the pawn
"pawn?"
Fan Zhongyan was taken aback, thinking about it, "What Lu Xiang is doing now is what the husband is going to do?"
Kou Ji nodded and said, "Yes, many battles in the Song Dynasty are now over. Why did I use so many soldiers and horses? Even if I recruited local soldiers for Liaodi, there would be no more than two million people.
The reason why two million soldiers were recruited was to move the people to Liaodi.
If the imperial court issues documents directly to relocate the people, I am afraid that the big wealthy families and even the local government will oppose it.
But if it is in the name of recruiting soldiers, some of the people will be moved there first, and they will be given cemeteries, so that they can get benefits and see the benefits.
Then use them to move the family over.
Then the population of Liaodi will be enriched immediately.
The acres of Liaodi will never go to waste.
Liao Di will develop rapidly and vigorously, and will be integrated into the Song Dynasty as soon as possible. "
When Fan Zhongyan heard this, his eyes lighted up, "If two million elites settle down in Liaodi, they can attract six million people to the past.
Coupled with the Song people who migrated before, and the families of soldiers who may later migrate, it is very likely that the Song people in Liaodi will reach ten million
In this way, the Song people and the criminals in Liaodi reached a state of balance.
This helped Su Xun and the others control and digest the Liaoland.
It also greatly promoted the digestion of the Liao land in the Song Dynasty.
If the Liaodi were digested in the old way, it would probably take decades.
But if a large number of people are moved in the past, the time will be shortened many times.
Mr.'s move is indeed powerful. "
Kou Ji smiled and shook his head and said, "You only saw the great places, but you didn't see the unfavorable places. With nearly 10 million people moving out, there will be some depression everywhere, and all industries will enter a short winter.
Before and after the relocation of the people, the local rich and powerful would make trouble.
It would take a lot of time just to resolve the incidents they had caused one by one.
It would take four or five years for my Da Song to survive this winter of all kinds of industries.
And these four to five years are the time when you and me are the most tested.
Hold it, everything is fine.
If you can't hold it, you will be torn to pieces by the rich and powerful. "
Fan Zhongyan said sternly: "Students who have decided to give everything in their hands, naturally won't be afraid of anything."
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "It's good to have this idea. Then the errands that the officials will hand over to you are tied to your life. If you do it well, you will be a great achievement.
If you do not do well, you will inevitably die. "
"What's the matter?"
Fan Zhongyan asked.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Go to the study and talk about it. You finally come to visit my house. I don't ask you to go to the study and sit down. If you tell me, others think I'm unkind."
Fan Zhongyan was taken aback, and then laughed aloud: "It's the student who was abrupt, and the student didn't bring the courtesy when he came to visit. It really shouldn't be."
Kou Ji led Fan Zhongyan to the study, and asked: "Do you think I am the one who lacks your worship?"
Fan Zhongyan smiled and said: "Students have heard that when the mansion master left, he took away all the wealth of the Kou Mansion. Sir, you are penniless, that is, the mansion you are in is bestowed by the official.
The cost of eating and wearing is also given by the palace. "
Hearing this, Kou Ji said unhappily: "Who am I, your husband? Da Song's recognized wealth-gathering hand, the living god of wealth who has a longevity tablet among the people, can still be trapped by a small amount of money
In the past few months, I have collected hundreds of thousands of dollars without leaving the house. "
Fan Zhongyan was a little surprised: "Mr. Has the ability to make money out of thin air?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "That's not true... Although I don't leave home, I have an errand guy."
Fan Zhongyan was taken aback, as if thinking of something, he smiled and asked, "But your Royal Highness Shou Wang?"
Kou Ji was a little surprised, "You know?"
Fan Zhongyan did not answer, but instead asked, "How long has it been since Mr.?"
Kou Ji calculated and said, "After returning from Liaodi, I rarely go to the streets. I have been running around for a long time, so I like to take it with my wife and daughter in the house."
Fan Zhongyan said with emotion: "Mr., you should take a look on the streets more. Nowadays, everyone knows that on the streets, the King of Shou is near the water tower. He has obtained a lot of original Kou Gong from his husband, sold them outside, and has already made millions. ."
Speaking of this, Fan Zhongyan looked at Kou Ji with a smile and said, "Gong Kou never takes his pen and ink lightly, let alone making money with his pen and ink. Presumably those paintings and calligraphy are from the master's hand?"
Kou Ji smiled dryly and said, "The people in Bianjing are really rich, and some paintings and calligraphy can actually make millions..."
Seeing this, Fan Zhongyan knew that Kou Ji was unwilling to tell the truth, so he stopped asking questions, but said with a smile: "It is precisely because Kou Gong never accepts pen and ink, so once the original works come out, they will be extra precious.
Kou Gong is the only sage living in the Song Dynasty, and he created the first academy in the Song Dynasty. His pen and ink, let alone millions, is worth tens of millions.
That's something that can be passed down to the family, two or three generations.
Daughters may not be available for purchase. "
Kou Ji pretended to be astonished, "Is my grandfather's pen and ink so valuable?"
Fan Zhongyan smiled and said, "There is more valuable."
Kou Ji sighed: "Officials won't take it lightly. Even if they can afford it, even if they can afford it, they may not dare to take it, and they may not be able to take it."
Fan Zhongyan smiled and shook his head: "The students are not talking about officials."
Kou Ji said unexpectedly: "Apart from officials, whose pen and ink is worth more than my grandfather."
Fan Zhongyan said faintly: "Naturally, he was a little Kou Gong who has never taken lightly from his official career."
Kou Ji took a meal and said in disbelief: "Mine?"
Fan Zhongyan nodded and smiled: "Mr. has never allowed anyone from his official career to the present. It is precisely because of this that Mr.'s pen and ink is more precious."
As the first hero of the Song Dynasty.
No matter how good or bad Kou Ji's characters are, they are all worth collecting.
Because of his achievements, it is inevitable that his name will go down in history.
And it's one of the most shining people in history.
Kou Ji is still alive, and there are countless folk legends about Kou Ji.
Kou Ji died, there will be more folk legends about Kou Ji.
The ruling and the opposition, famous and unnamed people, when they write lyrics and poems, they will more or less write a song about Kou Ji.
For example, Fan Zhongyan once wrote a song "Youth Tour" when he was in Bianjing. It was an inspirational poem about a young man stepping into the prosperity and rising step by step.
The protagonist is Kou Ji.
Later, when he was in Hexi, he wrote another poem "Apprentices to Teachers", which was about worshiping Kou Ji as a teacher in Hexi, and Kou Ji taught them how to be an official.
During his tenure in the Shaanxi government, he wrote another poem "Send Xiao Kou Gong to the East by Moonlight", mainly to express his feelings when he sent Kou Ji to leave.
In addition to Fan Zhongyan, people such as Bao Zheng, Su Xun, Han Qi, and Wen Yanbo have all written poems about Kou Ji.
Liu Yong is definitely one of the most exaggerated.
As long as Kou Ji did something famous, Liu Yong must have a poem to offer.
From Kou Ji's support of Liu Yong in Kaifeng Mansion, up to now, Liu Yong has written more than 30 poems about Kou Ji.
Almost all poems convey two meanings.
Either cherish the memory of Kou Ji's support to him, or praise how good Kou Ji is.
To sum up in one sentence, that is, Liu Yong is a student of Kou Ji, and my husband is awesome.
It's not that Liu Yong was flattering Kou Ji.
He is so unique.
He will spray whoever treats him badly, and if one is not enough, he will have two.
He will praise whoever treats him well, and write a poem when he thinks of it.
In short, nowadays, there is a thick collection of poems about Kou Ji's celebrity poems.
There are many handed down works.
Kou Ji's reputation is destined to be passed on from generation to generation along with these poems.
He is also destined to become one of the most admired people in future generations.
There is no way, the students are too good one by one, and he can't think of not being admired by others.
What's the use of your name going down in history
Kou Ji not only has his own name in history, but he also taught a group of students who have the same name in history.
That's really awesome.
The pen and ink of such a character is naturally valuable.
Kou Ji didn't care much about his reputation. His students wrote poems about him, and it was difficult to get him in front of him for praise.
After all, it is a great honor for a poet like Li Bai to compose a poem in front of people, and then make people feel that they have entered the poem.
A group of students from Kou Ji wrote poems about Kou Ji and took them to Kou Ji. What did they want to do
Tell Kou Ji, is it your honor to be included in my poems
Believe it or not, Kojna licks you with a big mouth
Because no one asked for praise in front of Kou Ji, Kou Ji didn't know that he had entered a lot of poems.
I don't even know that I have become the protagonist in many great writers' poems without knowing it.
Kou Ji was still stunned by the preciousness of his pen and ink, but Fan Zhongyan smiled and said in a low voice, "Did you suddenly feel that you have lost money?"
Hearing this, Kou Ji immediately returned to his senses and shouted: "Nothing..."
Fan Zhongyan smiled and nodded, and said: "Mr. gave a sentence to the students before, and the students have filled it up in recent days. When will Mr. have free time to help students copy it?"
Kou Ji looked at Fan Zhongyan in amazement.
Fan Zhongyan hurriedly laughed and said, "Although the students are poor, they still pay for the money."
Kou Ji gave Fan Zhongyan a vicious look.
Fan Zhongyan laughed.
Kou Ji took a step forward and rushed to the study without looking back.
Fan Zhongyan smiled and followed Kou Ji to the study.
After the two settled down.
Kou Ji said with a black face: "This time the official called you back to Beijing, there is an important thing for you to do. This matter is related to the several business tax matters you just mentioned."
Fan Zhongyan corrected his attitude and stared at Kou Ji, "Business tax?"
Kou Ji nodded.
Fan Zhongyan groaned, "Does the government want to take back the commercial taxation power?"
Talking to smart people saves trouble.
Zhao Zhen recalled Fan Zhongyan, a senior official, back to the capital, so it was naturally impossible for him to sit on the bench.
After the imperial court outsourced the commercial tax, the remaining Dingkou tax was managed by the Ministry of Households.
Now he is suddenly asked to return to Beijing, a senior official, to do business and tax-related matters.
Naturally, it is to take back the commercial taxation rights.
If it is the outsourcer's taxation rights, he does not need to use Fan Zhongyan.
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Yes, the officials really want to take back the commercial taxation power. But the commercial taxation power involves huge benefits.
So the official wants to push this matter secretly for the time being.
The officials have sent people to various places to distribute the tax rights of merchants, and they have also sent people to secretly repurchase the tax rights of merchants.
At that time, officials will send people to secretly establish taxation departments in various places.
The Director-General of the Taxation Department is in Bianjing.
At that time, you will be the tax ambassador, in charge of this matter.
In order to deceive others, the officials will also appoint you as the director of Yizijiaozipu.
But you don't have to worry about the affairs of Yizijiaozipu. "
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Fan Zhongyan said excitedly: "The official family decided to take back the commercial taxation right. This move is very beneficial to me.
I am willing to believe that the people above me can't see the drawbacks of commercial taxation power.
Unexpectedly, the officials not only saw it, but also attached great importance to this matter. "
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, but didn't explain anything or say that he was leading the matter.
After Fan Zhongyan's excitement, he stared at Kou Ji hesitantly: "Since it is an official who wants to recover the commercial taxation rights, he can act with integrity, why should he be sneaky
This not only weakens the prestige of the officials, but also is not decent. "
Kou Ji asked in turn: "Is it important to prestige and dignity, or is it important to completely get back the business tax power?"
Fan Zhongyan was taken aback for a moment, and said seriously: "For officials, prestige and dignity are naturally important."
Kou Ji glared at Fan Zhongyan and said, "If we act in an upright manner, we can naturally maintain the decency of the officials. But 90% of this matter will be defeated. At that time, not only will the officials lose the power of taxation and taxation, but the officials will also lose their prestige.
Do you think that the resumption of business taxation power is just that the court has taken back its own power from the people.
But I tell, this matter is far more complicated than you think.
Both the ruling and the opposition, the civil and military officials, behind them are more or less related to the rich and powerful.
Ninety-nine percent of the giants are all in business and all have business contacts.
They use the convenience of commercial taxation and taxation rights to profit for themselves.
Now that the government takes back the taxation power of merchants, it is tantamount to taking food from them.
Do you think they will agree
If they rebelled against the officialdom together, do you think the officialdom is shutting down, beating, killing, or letting go
If they make trouble together and embarrass the court, how do you think the court will deal with it
You have been up and down in the Huanhai Sea for many years, and you should know the stakes.
Therefore, this matter must not be done blatantly.
Can only figure it out slowly. "
After listening to Kou Ji's analysis, Fan Zhongyan thought carefully for a while before he slowly said, "It's the student Meng Lang."
Kou Ji nodded and continued: "This matter is related to the livelihoods of all the Li people in the world, so we must be cautious. A little carelessness may cause death.
Neither the officials nor I want to involve the ordinary people.
That's why they acted secretly.
If we disregard the common people, the officials and I directly transferred soldiers and horses to shovel them. How can there be any chance for you to serve as a tax commissioner in the taxation department? "
Fan Zhongyan smiled awkwardly.
Kou Ji continued: "I have written a memorandum about the specific matters of this matter and handed it to the official. When you return to the palace, the official will naturally explain to you in detail.
Just do as the official orders.
If you encounter a problem, you can come to me and discuss it with me. "
Fan Zhongyan got up and said, "Students must do this properly."
Kou Ji nodded, and exhorted: "Before this matter is fully developed, please don't leak the news. Otherwise, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble."
"Students understand..."
"Go to the courtyard to wash up, leave to eat a simple meal, and it's not too late to enter the palace again."
"It's better to be respectful..."
"..."
Kou Ji asked Fan Zhongyan to go down to wash and change his clothes.
Then the two chatted in the study and ate some simple meals at the same time.
After eating, Fan Zhongyan changed into court clothes and rushed to the palace.
When the officials in Bianjing learned that Fan Zhongyan had returned to Beijing, they looked at the place where Kou Ji lived one by one, and a large rock was hanging in their hearts.
With Fan Zhongyan's identity and qualifications, if he returns to the court, he must be promoted, and it is very likely that he will be promoted to a very important position.
While they were worried about their status being threatened, they were also worried about another matter.
Fan Zhongyan is a standard bandit party.
He entered the dynasty and assumed an important position, does it mean that Kou Ji is about to come out
If Kou Ji comes out of the mountain, there will probably be a very big change in the court.
The status of many people will probably change because of Kou Ji's emergence.
What Kou Ji wants to do, the Privy Council will inevitably give their full support.
Among the six ministries, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry are the same.
If Fan Zhongyan replaces another Shangshu, half of the six will support Kou Ji.
In this way, half of the people in the court will help Kou Ji speak.
Coupled with Zhao Zhen's partiality.
Many officials who followed Lu Yijian were afraid that they would suffer.
When the officials were worried, they rushed to Lu Mansion to beg to see Lu Yijian.
Lu Yijian also learned about Fan Zhongyan's recall to Bianjing, and her face was not very pretty.
Enter Lu Mansion.
Lu Yijian sat on the main seat with a sullen face, gritted his teeth, and whispered: "I recruited more than one million soldiers and horses for the court, and solved the great troubles of the officials. Is the official still insisting on letting Kou Ji replace me? ?"
Gong Lu stood beside Lu Yijian hesitatingly and said: "It shouldn't be... Even if the officials want to shed their grit and kill the donkey, they won't be before the recruitment is over..."
Lu Yijian stared and asked, "Am I a donkey?"
Gong Lu said with a bitter face and bowed eyebrows: "A child is a metaphor..."
Lv Yijian snorted coldly, "Who is Fan Zhongyan? Fan Zhongyan was brought up by Kou Ji with one hand, and he has served in many important positions in the DPRK and achieved outstanding political achievements.
Fan Zhongyan was the first to be used by the officials when they changed their roads to the government system. It can be seen that the officials value Fan Zhongyan.
If he does a normal job in Shaanxi Province, that's fine.
But he is also outstanding in the Shaanxi government.
Such a character deserves a high-level look at officials.
Because of the things the officials told him, he did beautifully.
It is inevitable to promote him with the convenience of the officials.
He had previously served as a servant.
Now that he has returned to the DPRK again after serving abroad and conquering Xinjiang, only the position of a Shangshu can accommodate him.
Among the six, Li Zhaoliang of the Ministry of War and Wang Shu of the Ministry of Engineering both wear the same pants as Kou Ji.
Of the two of them, one is a great hero who has made great contributions on the battlefield. If it is not for officials who need him to sit in the Ministry of War, he has the opportunity to be crowned king.
Moreover, people who are not of military background are not allowed to serve as the official book of the Ministry of War.
Therefore, Fan Zhongyan will not take over his position.
Wang Shu, that is Kou Zhun's son-in-law.
Kou Zhun has now left Bianjing City, and the official family has not helped Wang Shu to be promoted, so he has been treated harshly, and it is even more impossible to give him up.
Therefore, Fan Zhongyan will not take over his position.
Fan Zhongyan can only replace the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and the Ministry of Households.
And these four books are all of the same mind with me.
One less of them, one less help for me.
Kou Ji has one more help.
Kou Jiren is not in the court, but he can influence three of the six, which is enough to fight against me. "
After listening to Lu Yijian's words, Lu Gong muttered: "Father, you still have Yushitai..."
Lu Yijian glared at Gong Lu and asked, "Are the members of the Privy Council eat leisurely? I have Yushitai, but Kou Ji has the Privy Council.
Although Kou Ji has now dismissed the Secret Envoy, except for the military power.
But now sitting in the position of privy envoy is Yang Wenguang.
Yang Wenguang and Kou Ji’s friendship is irresistible, and Kou Ji is indirectly supported. Kou Ji asks him to help say something, will he refuse? "
Gong Lu gritted his teeth and said, "Do we still have local officials?"
Lu Yijian said solemnly: "Kou Ji and Kou Zhunmen have been born all over the world, and none of them are fuel-efficient lamps. We only have a little more people than them.
But don't forget, whether it is Li Di of Hexi, Wang Sui of Xingqing, and Zhang Zhibai of Shangjing, they all stand on Kou Ji's side.
The weight of each of them is three points greater than that of ordinary officials in the border areas.
In addition to them, Yang Yi of the Zhenbei Army, Di Qing, the Liaodi Soldiers and Horses Commander, and other generals in the army will speak for Kou Ji.
And those newly-appointed idle princes in Bianjing City will also speak for Kou Ji.
Don't you look at them now playing around with hawks, and they don't seem to care about political affairs.
But as long as Kou Ji raises his arm, they will immediately appear under Kou Ji's banner and charge for Kou Ji. "
As Lu Yijian listened to Lu Yijian’s count of Kou Ji’s party members, he was shocked and whispered in a low voice: "From the beginning... we have no chance of winning?"