Kou Jishi smiled and said: "If Su Xun really did this, I am afraid that the Manchu civil and military will verbally criticize him."
Zhao Zhen said without hesitation: "I will protect him!"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Manchu dynasty civil and military are still difficult to deal with."
Zhao Zhen said loudly: "My dignified emperor, if I can't protect a Xiao Su Xun, what emperor can I be?!"
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "The officials have this heart, it is Su Xun's blessing."
Zhao Zhen said with emotion: "But my blessing, he has no blessings. After all, he is still not arrogant enough to let me bless him."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled and changed the subject.
"Then it can only be said that the official family's blessing has no relationship with Su Xun for the time being. The official family should talk about the other students of the minister."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Your other students are similar. After they discovered the people I sent, they all cooperated with them to take back the commercial taxation rights."
Kou Ji frowned slightly, "Is the person sent by the official so careless?"
The recovery of commercial taxation rights was done secretly, and being discovered by so many people means that it is not secretive enough.
Zhao Zhen bluntly said: "Except for Su Xun, the rest were discovered when my people kept pushing up taxation rights and selling prices.
They didn't break it after discovering it.
It's just that the people who cooperated with me got back the right of commercial taxation. It can be seen that they know the importance of it and will not reveal the news. "
When Kou Ji heard this, his brows slowly spread.
Zhao Zhen continued: "It is precisely because your students are smart enough that I can easily get back the commercial taxation rights in the land of the six houses.
Now the secret taxation department in the land of six houses has been established.
Fan Zhongyan has also begun to sort out the tax files in the land of six houses.
Now only wait for your tax receipt template, and then you can start to implement the new tax. "
Kou Ji heard the words and said: "After the minister returns to the mansion, he will immediately forge the template, and send someone to send it back."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "That's good, I plan to try the new tax collection decree in Bohai Mansion first. What do the fourth brothers think?"
Kou Ji pondered and said, "I really should find a place to try first. Bohai Mansion is a good choice."
Taxation in Bohai Prefecture is relatively pure today.
In addition to the local tax for a very small number of people, there is only a commercial tax.
The Bohai government is a newly acquired territory just over a year ago, and there are tax cuts and other decree, and the implementation of some new commercial taxation policies will not have too much resistance.
It is indeed a very good test field.
Zhao Zhen said: "If the new tax administration is feasible in Bohai Prefecture, I will push it away in the other six prefectures."
Hearing this, Kou Ji had doubts in his heart.
Zhao Zhen only mentioned Liufu, but did not mention other places. Could it be that something went wrong in other places
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen suspiciously.
Zhao Zhen knew why Kou Ji looked at him, and sighed: "Other places... That's not a big deal... I asked people to pay a high price to get back the right to commercial tax, but when the money was paid out, I was caught before I got the things. The local rich and powerful students snatched it over.
Framing, framing, and collusion between officials and businessmen to rob them are everywhere.
If it hadn't been for me to preside over this matter personally, I wouldn't know that there were so many capable people in my Da Song.
Brother Si, tell me, how should I deal with these people? "
Zhao Zhen's words were full of helplessness.
But Kou Ji heard the murderous intent behind him.
The local rich and powerful, usually do evil and bully the weak in places that Zhao Zhen can't see.
Now, under Zhao Zhen's eyelids, so tossing Zhao Zhen's country, if Zhao Zhen didn't want to kill them, it would be weird.
Kou Ji persuaded: "Officials calm down their anger. Now is not the time to go to war with those big wealthy families. Now the new commercial taxation system still needs to be verified, and only after verification can it be widely implemented.
So let's just let those rich and powerful people rejoice for a few more days. "
Zhao Zhen clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Four brother, you should come out to help me. If you don't come out again, I'm afraid I can't help it."
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment, "It's not that the minister refused to come out to help the officials, the minister is waiting for Jiaozhi and Qingtang to return to my Great Song Dynasty."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said, "Yuanshan and Chen Yaozi are now leading the army to attack Qingtang. A good news came a few days ago. They have breached the Qingtang city of Qingtang and are now marching towards the plateau generation.
As it was freezing today, their marching was a bit slow.
Chen Yaozi said in the memorial that after the beginning of spring next year, he should be able to win the entire Qingtang.
Therefore, after the beginning of spring next year, Qingtang will completely become the territory of our Song Dynasty. "
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen paused and hesitated: "But Jiaozhi is now held in the hands of the King of Jiaozhi. The Yongning Army is in Qingtang, and the Zhennan Army is on the river. There are no soldiers and horses to conquer Jiaozhi. How can Jiaozhi be conquered? Incorporate into my Da Song's territory?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "Change!"
Zhao Zhen asked suspiciously: "Change? How to change?"
Kou Ji said: "As far as the minister knows, the current King of Jiaozhi County is not a Jiaozhi person, but a person from the sea. Although he occupies Jiaozhi, he is not very possessive of Jiaozhi.
Now, half of the people in Jiaozhi are Song people who have migrated from the Song Dynasty.
These Song people had a great influence on his rule.
As a result, his possessive desire for Jiaozhi is even weaker.
As long as we give him enough benefits, he will surely let him go. "
Zhao Zhen's face was slightly straight, and he asked in a deep voice, "How much price do I need to pay before he can let him out?"
When Zhao Zhen said this, Kou Ji was full of outsiders.
Kou Ji asked suspiciously: "Why do officials attach so much importance to Jiaozhi?"
Zhao Zhen solemnly said: "I didn’t understand Jiaozhi in the past. I always felt that Jiaozhi was a barbarian land and very barren. However, some people who have migrated to Jiaozhi in recent years have frequently written to send them back, let me see a real Jiaozhi .
Although Jiaozhi is small, the land in that place can really hold oil. "
Kou Ji stared in amazement, the black soil that can grab oil.
That is the northeast corner of Liaodi.
Zhao Zhen didn't know what Kou Ji was thinking. He continued, "The rice of Jiaozhi is ripened three times a year, and in some places it is even four-cropped a year. It can be said that it is harvested one season at a time.
The former Jiaozhi people didn't need intensive farming, they only needed to sprinkle a handful of rice to harvest a large amount of grain.
After the Song people migrated, they cultivated intensively and produced more grain.
If I can get Jiaozhi and maximize the fields of Jiaozhi, then the people of Dasong will no longer have to worry about food.
Not to mention that my Da Song has only tens of millions now, even if the people of my Da Song exceed tens of thousands, we can still afford it.
I have now promoted enlightenment in the Song Dynasty and have allowed all Dingkou of the Song Dynasty to read books.
If I am letting all of them fill their stomachs, then I will be far ahead of any dynasty.
Even in the era of Dazhi in the holy population, it may not be comparable to my Da Song.
Therefore, I am determined to win for Jiaozhi. "
Zhao Zhen got more and more excited as he talked about it. At the end, he almost stood up.
I can't help but he is not excited.
Even if the Emperors of Qin Emperor Hanwu and Tang Zong Songzu have been praised for thousands of years, no one can fill the stomach of the people under the rule.
If Zhao Zhen could do it, then he would have the opportunity to look up at the four of them.
He only needs to get a place to do things that others can't do with all their efforts, and he has no reason to give up.
After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, Kou Ji felt that Zhao Zhen's ideas coincided with him.
Kou Ji bluntly said: "Since the officials are determined to win the Jiaozhi, they should immediately send people to negotiate. If the Jiaozhi has been acquired as early as possible, the people of Song Dynasty will be out of hunger sooner."
Zhao Zhen hurriedly asked: "Who is appropriate to send to negotiate? If the king of Jiaozhi County speaks loudly? If he wants money, I can give it, and I will give it as much as possible, even if I emptied my private treasury. I can also give it.
Even, I can divide him a fief and replace his Jiaozhi.
But there are some things that I will not agree to.
For example, in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, I will never divide an inch of land.
Take the emperor's title, since Yelu Longxu bowed his head in front of me, it is impossible for me to let anyone overtake me. "
Kou Ji sternly said: "I will know the specifics after sending someone to talk. We can afford to give what he wants. If we can't afford it, the minister will take someone to grab it."
"How many soldiers and horses do you want?"
Zhao Zhen spoke almost without hesitation.
When Kou Ji heard this, he knew that Zhao Zhen's greed for Jiaozhi had reached the point where he couldn't wait.
If it hadn't been for the enfeoffment of the kings, which weakened the military strength of Song Dynasty, Di Qing and others who were able to conquer and fight would have to guard the Liaodi.
Zhao Zhen might have sent someone to rob him.
Reasonable
Talk about benevolence
Da Song stopped talking long ago, okay
Nowadays, Da Song, if he can do it, he will never be noisy.
Kou Ji was a little bit dumbfounded and said: "Officials, when the King of Cozhi County sent troops and horses to play a part when our Song Dynasty attacked the Liao Kingdom.
Da Song is also benevolent to me.
It's really wrong to rashly start an army.
In addition, there are now some people in Jiaozhi who have migrated from the Song Dynasty.
If we build troops, they cannot guarantee that they will not become protons.
It is possible that they will help the King of Jiaozhi County deal with us for the fields and grains of Jiaozhi.
The people regard food as their heaven, and the people will work hard for the fields and food.
So now we can negotiate as long as we can negotiate, and it will not be too late if we can't negotiate. "
In fact, Kou Ji is also the kind of temper that tries not to be noisy when he can fight.
It's just that Cao used to beat Cochin.
Cao used Kou Ji and Da Song to do a lot of things in secret.
To the Song Dynasty, it can be regarded as a hard work.
Kou Ji is unwilling to unload the mill and kill the donkey.
That's why they didn't build troops, instead they chose replacement.
Kou Ji believes that Cao Li knows the severity, and he also believes that Cao Li will not hold his cochin at his request.
After all, for Zhao Zhen, there are not many granaries to choose from.
But for Cao Utilization, who has broadened his horizons, he can choose too many.
There is absolutely no reason why he chose to smash Da Song in order to make a confession.
Cao Liuli was also a man who served as a secret envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, and he also experienced many big scenes.
How could I not understand who is strong and weak in Da Song and Jiao Zhi nowadays.
It is precisely because of this that Kou Ji is willing to use something for Cao, so that Cao can take the initiative to give up the hand.
When Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's words, he laughed dryly, "It's me who lost my mind..."
Seeing Zhao Zhen calm down gradually, Kou Ji smiled and said, "The officials recommended Liu Heng to discuss this matter. How do the officials feel?"
Zhao Zhen was taken aback and asked, "Why Liu Heng, not from Hongyu Temple?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Because Liu Heng knows soldiers, and his previous status is not low. After he goes, he can let the Cozhi County King see the official's sincerity.
More importantly, if the King of Cochin does not agree to replace with us.
Then Liu Heng can also help us feel the Cochin, and it will be easier when we have Cochin. "
When Zhao Zhen heard the words, he groaned: "If I venture to use Liu Heng, I am afraid that the Manchu civil and military will gossip."
Kou Jishi smiled and said, "Do officials still care about the gossip about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty? Besides, this matter can be carried out in secret, there is no need to fantasize."
Zhao Zhen thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right... Then let Liu Heng go for a while and have a good talk."
Kou Ji nodded and said, "The minister will discuss the matter with Liu Heng when he returns. The official will only need some people to accompany Liu Heng on a trip."
Zhao Zhen nodded solemnly.
Kou Ji was relieved when he saw that Zhao Zhen had agreed to let Liu Heng be the chief envoy to make cochin.
Kou Ji insisted on pushing Liu Heng with both public and selfish motives.
There is no need to mention Gongxin.
Selfishness is to conceal the identity of Cao's use.
If the people from Honghe Temple acted as the chief envoy, they would negotiate and find out the identity that Cao had used.
Then he, the biggest man behind the Great Song Dynasty, is afraid that he will be dug out.
When the time comes, their pair of monarchs and ministers, this pair of brothers, will probably be angry at each other.
It is not easy for the two of them to get here today.
Seeing that everything they hoped for will come true.
He didn't want to go wrong with such a small matter and ruin everything they had operated for many years.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji talked happily.
But Fan Zhongyan was suffering.
I heard such a big secret without knowing it.
I don't know if these two bigwigs, who can control all the situations in the world, will kill people.
Fan Zhongyan sorted out the dossier he had read. He stood up and arched his hands at Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji, and said dumbfounded: "Officials, sir, you two are discussing such a big secret, should I avoid it? two?"
Zhao Zhen glanced at Fan Zhongyan, smiled indifferently, without saying a word.
Kou Ji stared at Fan Zhongyan with a smile: "Since the official has handed over the Taxation Department to you, you are treated as your own. In front of your own people, the official and I naturally speak freely.
Besides, the officials and I dare to say this in front of you, so you are not afraid of hearing it. "
Fan Zhongyan arched his hands and said, "Thank you for the trust of the official and gentleman."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "How do you look at Liufu's commercial tax dossiers?"
Fan Zhongyan put down his hand and said with a serious face: "Among the six prefectures, four of them are newly requisitioned, and commercial taxation is almost completely blank.
Therefore, no matter what the tax department does, as long as the local government cooperates, there will be no major problems.
The more troublesome are Shaanxi Prefecture and Chuan Prefecture.
The ministers of Shaanxi government are familiar with them, and the ministers are confident to win the government of Shaanxi.
But Chuanfu, the minister was not too sure.
Chuanfu has always been a big silk producer, with a large number of wealthy families.
Although it has been rectified before, there are still many big names.
They have become accustomed to the previous tax collection methods of the imperial court. In addition, some prominent families in Sichuan have their children as officials in the imperial court. Therefore, it may be difficult to rashly implement a new commercial tax law. "
Zhao Zhen was silent and had no words.
Kou Ji opened the mouth and said: "You can let Han Qi try to implement a unified commercial tax collection method in Sichuan Province, and let the wealthy families in Sichuan Province adapt to the new commercial tax law.
If we encounter problems, we can solve them in time.
After the tax stamps were implemented in Bohai Prefecture for a period of time and proved feasible, they could be implemented in Gumeng, Langxie, Linheng, and Liaoyang.
Then it was promoted to Shaanxi Prefecture and Chuan Prefecture.
What we have is time, we don't have to rush for a while.
So you can do whatever you think is safe. "
After Kou Ji finished speaking, Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Today, I and my fourth brother are here to give you reassurance. If you do, if there is a problem, I and my fourth brother will take care of it for you.
Don't be afraid to cause trouble.
In this great Song Dynasty, there is no trouble that I and the fourth brother can't solve. "
Upon hearing this, Fan Zhongyan saluted Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji deeply.
Fan Zhongyan knew in his heart that the implementation of the new business tax law is definitely offensive.
Once he turns from darkness to light, he will immediately become the object of hatred by many people.
He is not afraid of being missed.
I'm just afraid that some people will target him at that time, so that he can't implement the commercial tax law.
Now with Zhao Zhen's words, he can feel relieved.
He believed what Zhao Zhen said.
The Song Dynasty had no troubles that Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji could not solve.
After all, they both held all the soldiers and horses of Da Song in their hands.
A soldier and horse capable of overthrowing Song Da Song and rebuilding it.
He also knows the methods of Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji.
Others only saw the imperial court relocating people in recent years, but they did not pay close attention to the whereabouts of the imperial people.
Fan Zhongyan noticed.
The people who migrated all went to the four sides of the Song Dynasty.
They were the beneficiaries of the Song Dynasty's foreign wars, and also the beneficiaries of various government decrees implemented by the Song Dynasty.
They absolutely support Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji.
In this way, no matter how much the disturbance in the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty, there will be no chaos on the four sides.
But the four sides are not chaotic, even if there are flowers in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, it will not subvert the Jiangshan Sheji of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Zhen slowly got up after Fan Zhongyan's salute, and said to Kou Ji: "It's time for me to go back to the palace... He Jieyu is still waiting for me to visit her."
After saying this, Zhao Zhen added without a trace, "He Jieyu still has eight months to produce..."
Kou Ji raised his brows and nodded with a smile.
Others may not understand the meaning of Zhao Zhen's words, but Kou Ji knows it.
Zhao Zhen was reminding Kou Ji that he was always guarding He Jieyu, and he knew that He Jieyu had bad intentions in entering the palace.
Fan Zhongyan was still thinking about the profound meaning of Zhao Zhen's words, but saw that Zhao Zhen had already stepped out of the main hall of the Taxation Department.
When leaving the house, Zhao Zhen instructed Fan Zhongyan to say: "My fourth brother knows better than me on matters related to commercial taxation and taxation laws. If you have any questions, please consult my fourth brother."
After saying this, before Fan Zhongyan could answer, Zhao Zhen had already stepped out of the main hall.
Fan Zhongyan reacted after Zhao Zhen walked for a few breaths, and hurriedly shouted: "Gong to the official..."
Kou Ji stepped forward and patted Fan Zhongyan's shoulder with a smile, "Think more about what you should think about, don't think about what you shouldn't. Than how Jieyu... Unless you want to participate in future seizures, don't Pay attention to everything about He Jieyu."
Fan Zhongyan turned his head and said with a wry smile: "What qualifications do students have to participate in the seizure..."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Not now, doesn't mean that there won't be in the future."
Fan Zhongyan resolutely said: "As long as the official does not abolish the official concubine, the students will not participate in this matter."
The eldest son's idea of inheriting Datong is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
If the eldest son inherits the Datong, the royal family can also avoid fighting in the same house.
It is precisely because of this that many people in the ruling and opposition parties maintain the notion that the eldest son inherits the Datong.
This is also the reason why Zhao Run has won more than half of it congenitally after he was born.
Kou Ji smiled without saying a word.
Fan Zhongyan hesitated and asked: "Sir, what do you think about the inheritance of the throne from the official family? It stands to reason that even if he does not make the prince the prince, he still has to change the title of the prince
Even if you don't change your title, you have to add a post of Kaifeng Prefecture prefect, right? "
Kou Jishi laughed and said: "You think a lot. The officials have their own considerations, so you don't have to think too much. Just do your things steadily.
The official family is now in their prime of life. If you ask the official family to establish a prince, or get a sign of establishing a prince, can the official family feel comfortable
You don't understand the temperament of the Manchu civil and military.
Once the officials came out with a sign that they wanted to establish a prince, the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty did not go smoothly, and the matter was frequently reported.
Officials will definitely have a headache when that happens. "
When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he hurriedly said, "It's because the students think too much."
Kou Ji continued: "I will leave you with the taxation department. The officials should have shown you the specific articles of association. If you don't understand anything, you can come to my residence to find me.
I will send you a tax stamp template later.
There are also some tax rules, you can refer to them at that time. "
Speaking of this, Kou Ji paused, and then said, "Su Xun, you can write to him in a letter, so that he will be silent in the future.
He was speechless, and officials wouldn't care.
But it doesn't mean that others don't care.
If someone catches the painful foot, some he suffers.
He is now married and has a wife and son, so I can't write to him to reprimand him. "
"Students understand..."
Kou Ji was silent for a while, staring at Fan Zhongyan, and said solemnly: "If you encounter a disturbance when you are implementing the Commercial Taxation Law, when you should use force, don't hesitate.
Local soldiers can't do it. I can ask the officials to dispatch the imperial army. "
Fan Zhongyan stared at Kou Ji in astonishment.
Kou Ji said: "Don't be surprised. You heard what the official said just now. Some people just shame on their faces. Since they are shameless, then we don't need to show them face.
You can take their lives when necessary.
For my future, for the livelihood of tens of thousands of Li people.
Killing a few people, neither the official nor I will feel distressed.
You don't need to feel bad. "
Fan Zhongyan hesitated for a moment, and when he was about to speak, he heard Kou Ji say again: "It is better for us to kill a few people now than the enemy will kill us thousands or millions in the future."