As soon as Cai Qi said this, the three people in Shishitang were taken aback.
Kou Ji opened his mouth and intentionally blocked it, but he swallowed it back when the words reached his mouth.
Kou Ji blocked Cai Qi from going to Cochin, mainly to prevent Cai Qi from knowing the secret of his Cochin.
But after thinking about it, Kou Ji felt that his worry was a bit redundant.
The guards of Jiaozhi have already withdrawn from Jiaozhi. The soldiers and horses they have cultivated for more than ten years have also withdrawn from Jiaozhi with them, leaving no trace.
Today, only the Jiaozhi people and the Song people who have migrated in Jiaozhi, and the Cao family who are in charge of the Jiaozhi power.
Cao is not a fool to use.
He would never give up all exposure to Kou Ji after he tasted the sweetness of dominance, and drag himself into the quagmire by the way.
So after Cai Qi went to Jiaozhi, he didn't see Cao using him, or even anyone he knew.
Cai Qi can see only the puppets Cao used to push out.
So Kou Ji is worried that Cai Qi will see through his secrets, which is absolutely superfluous.
After digging out selfishness, looking at Cai Qixiu's request to go to Jiaozhi, it seems a little magnificent.
There were not many selfless officials like Cai Qi in the Song Dynasty.
In the past few decades, there was no one, but now, one appears every other way.
Wang Zeng looked at Cai Qi with complicated eyes.
When a noble person appears in front of others, others are always ashamed.
Although Cai Qi was not the only important minister who went to the border to sit in town, Cai Qi was truly selfless.
Lu Yijian was forced to sit in Qingtang out of helplessness.
Li Di was in Hexi, but was driven out of Bianjing by the Manchu civil and military forces.
Wang Sui sits in Xingqing to drive ducks to the shelves.
Zhang Zhibai sits in front of the wall, but he is forced by the back waves.
Only Cai Qi willingly asked to go to the border.
No one forced him, and no one drove the ducks to the shelves.
Although Cai Qi simply said'Please go to Jiaozhi' and did not say that he was going to sit in Jiaozhi, the three people in Shishitang understood his meaning.
Zhao Zhen stood up unbelievably and stared at Cai Qi, "What does Ai Qing mean?"
Cai Qi smiled calmly and said: "Lv Yijian Town Qingtang, Li Di Town Hexi, Wang Sui Town Xingqing, Zhang Zhibai Town Linheng, there is no reason why Cai Qi Town can't make Cochin.
There are three places in the south, south, east, and northwest of the Song Dynasty. There are three places where Zaifu is seated. Only the south is vacant.
Jiaozhi is a granary that I finally got from the Song Dynasty. It was handed over to other people to run it. The minister was afraid of delaying major events, so the minister made his own proposal and asked the official to allow the minister to sit in Jiaozhi. "
Zhao Zhen said solemnly: "Lv Yijian, Li Di, Wang Sui, and Zhang Zhibai guarded the three parties. It is a last resort. I am not a faint king. How can I drive good officials out of Bianjing."
Cai Qi smiled brightly and said: "I can be praised by the officials, and the ministers are grateful. But now I have a lot of talents in the Song Dynasty, and there is no shortage of such good ministers in the court.
But my Da Song lacks a big granary.
When the minister first entered the official career, seeing the people suffering, he wanted to take out his heart and lungs and let the people eat.
But after being an official for a long time, I realized that even if the minister smashed all the bones and scum to feed the people, it would be difficult for them to eat.
Now I, Da Song, managed to find a big granary, and saw that the people all over the world would be free from starvation to death.
Chen was so excited that he couldn't sleep at night.
In the process of my Dasong getting the Jiaozhi back, Chen didn't make much effort.
The only thing the minister can do now is to help the officials guard Jiaozhi and guard the granary of the people of Song Dynasty. "
Speaking of this, Cai Qi gave Zhao Zhen a deep salute and solemnly said: "Also ask the official to complete..."
Zhao Zhen raised his hand and opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
His eyes fell anxiously on Wang Zeng.
Wang Zeng hesitated again and again, and finally bowed to Zhao Zhen deeply.
Zhao Zhen hurriedly looked at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji sighed in his heart, and while bowing his hands, he said: "Confucius said to be benevolent, Meng said to take justice, Cai Xiang's heart has been determined, and the only thing that officials can do is to fulfill.
With Cai Xiang guarding Jiaozhi, the minister believed that the corrupt officials in the courtroom and the profiteers outside the courthouse would definitely not dared to easily reach out to Jiaozhi's grain.
Cai Xiang abandoned the high-ranking officials of the court and went to help the officials to guard the granary. It was the blessing of the officials and the people of the world.
This blessing lasts and is enough to protect my tens of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty without worry about food and clothing. "
Tens of thousands of years ago was a function word in the Song Dynasty, expressing many meanings.
Since Yizijiaozipu's savings exceeded 10,000, tens of thousands has become a real word.
But at this moment, Kou Ji said it was a function word.
But it represents a good blessing.
Only when the world is peaceful, the people will show a spurt of growth.
In the early Tang Dynasty, Datang had only 2 million households, with a population of about 10 million.
After several prosperous times, the population soared to nearly 60 million.
The wars in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms lasted for decades, evaporating more than 40 million people.
After decades of gestation, Da Song has allowed the population to rise again.
But there is still a long way to go if you want to climb to tens of thousands.
Seeing that the three Zaifu had the same meaning, Zhao Zhen could only sigh in the end: "I have allowed..."
Zhao Zhen was already overbearing enough when he was in and out.
But in the face of these loyal and virtuous ministers, there is still a deep sense of powerlessness.
Not to mention Zhao Zhen, even Li Shimin, who is known as the Khan of Tian Khan, will feel powerless when facing such a minister who is not afraid of life and death and is dedicated to public affairs.
The domineering way does not work on them at all.
If you dare to kill, they dare to die.
They don't care whether they die or not, they only care whether the emperor will listen to them after they die.
"Thank you for the official love..."
Cai Qi gave a deep salute again.
Zhao Zhen waved his sleeves weakly, "Let’s loose it... After Cai Aiqing returns to the mansion, take a good rest, and my reward will be sent to the mansion... Wang Aiqing will go to the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry and ask them to step up preparations for the things they need. … Brother Si stayed... ”
Wang Zeng and Cai Qi gave a salute and withdrew from Shishitang.
Only Kou Ji stayed in the hall.
Zhao Zhen stood in front of the seat with his hands on his back, and asked quietly, "Fourth brother, am I a faint monarch?"
Kou Ji questioned: "Why did the officials say this?"
Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "The huge court can't even keep a loyal minister and virtuous person. Isn't I fainted?"
Kou Ji sternly said: "There are two reasons why loyal ministers and virtuous ministers cannot be kept in the court."
Zhao Zhen made a hearing.
Kou Ji continued: "One is that the court is full of traitors, and there is no room for virtuous people. The second is that the country is prosperous, and the virtuous people are willing to run around any corner of the country to contribute to the court, but are unwilling to stay in the court.
The former is a court under the rule of Emperor Wu, and the latter is a court under the rule of Emperor Ming.
Cai Xiang was willing to contribute to the court, and he did not hesitate to use his own body to promise the country.
It can be seen that the official family is Mingjun. "
Zhao Zhen questioned: "I am Mingjun?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "The officials may as well send people to the people to inquire about them, and see if the people are praising the officials."
Zhao Zhen hesitated for a while, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I won't do that shameless thing."
Kou Ji laughed and said: "Nowadays, everyone praises the official family as the son of Sheng Ming. If anyone dares to say something ill of the official family, they will immediately be scolded by other people.
It can be seen that the sage of the official family has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In particular, the officials had promised to the people on the city of Bianjing before, and then they punished Dali for the people. It has been spread as a good story and spread widely among the people.
In the past, the people of Song Dynasty, when they saw people coming from the west, north, and east, always lacked the confidence to speak.
Now that I see people from those places, the one who has his waist straight is not straight. "
Zhao Zhen followed with a smile, "I have also heard of this. A year ago, the Black Khanate sent people to visit him, and there was a conflict with the people on the Zhouqiao.
The three envoys were almost beaten to death by the people.
If it hadn't been for the arresters of the patrol station on the edge of the state bridge, even if they appeared, they would probably be torn apart by the people.
After the incident reached Kaifeng Mansion, the judge of Kaifeng Mansion spoke a few words to the three envoys, and almost was not drowned by the people.
One by one, the judges of the Kaifeng Mansion were accused of collecting black money, and they were actually talking to outsiders.
When the prefect of the Kaifeng prefecture called me to tell me about this matter, it was snot and tears. "
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen said with emotion: "This was something that was impossible to happen before. In the past, foreign agents used to bully my Dasong people.
The people of Song Dynasty dare to be angry but dare not speak.
Before that old woman Xiao Yanyan died, she sent someone to Dasong to be in Bianjing. It was a domineering one.
He didn't do anything harmful, but his father still protected them.
Now, this country is the master, whoever dares to bully my people will not only not protect him, but also let people kill their whole family. "
Kou Ji said without hesitation: "The officials are mighty..."
Zhao Zhen was a bit letting himself go. After he heard Kou Ji's words, he shook his head and smiled, "I don't like to hear this kind of words. My emperor's grandfather has listened to it for a lifetime, and he hasn't seen where the mighty power is."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "The minister just wanted to tell the official family that the Song Dynasty under the official family's rule is now striding forward to the prosperous age. The official family is indeed a bright emperor."
Zhao Zhen said with emotion: "Whether you are Mingjun or Fainting, I always feel unhappy when I see the virtuous leave me."
After speaking of this, he said frankly to Kou Ji: "From my enthronement to the present, the important ministers used are not left by my father, or my aunt.
The only important ministers I have promoted are you and Cai Qi.
So Cai Qi left, I couldn't bear it.
Although he is a bit old-fashioned, what he does is really good for my temper. "
Kou Ji sighed: "Everyone has ambitions. After Cai Xiang saw me Da Song, he couldn't live without Jiao Chi, so he was willing to abandon the phase and go to Jiao Chi.
Officials should be fortunate to have such a good minister.
Besides, officials are not only able to do things in Bianjing, they can also do things outside of Bianjing.
Li Di spent more than ten years to transform a barren Hexi into a jewel of the Western Regions, which is a clear proof. "
Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment, and nodded his head: "You were busy with the matter of making friends a few days ago and did not pay attention to Li Di's memorials. After receiving the officials assigned to him by the court, Li Di wanted to have a place for the court.
It is said that the population of Hexi has exceeded one million.
The children born by women from the Western Regions have already begun to do things.
Li Dizhuang asked me to divide the land occupied by your families in Hexi.
Give a foothold to those children who can already do things.
I originally wanted to get it right. After all, the land I received from your family was for the purpose of distributing it to the people.
But then Lu Yijian wrote a note, saying that Qingtang now has nothing but cattle, sheep, horses, wild animals, and pastures.
He told me that Yuanshan in the Yuanshan branch was like a bandit and had almost emptied the people in Qingtang.
The rest of the people were taken away by the Li family who went and sealed them.
Now Qingtang has everything, but there is no one.
I thought about it for a moment, and prepared to distribute the territory of Qingtang to the children. "
When Kou Ji heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry: "The official is better not to do this. If Li Di knows your mind, he will definitely hang himself at the gate of the mansion without hesitation.
He worked hard for more than ten years, and finally cultivated the seedlings, but in the end it was cheaper by Lu Yijian.
If he doesn't make a big fuss, then he is not Li Di.
When the Manchu civil and military drove him out of Bianjing, he didn't give him any face.
Now he will not give the Manchu civil and military face. "
Zhao Zhen was taken aback, frowned and said: "But there is no one in Qingtang now... I want to move some people out of the hinterland. But since I started fighting in the Song Dynasty, until now, the people who have moved out back and forth have already Reached a terrifying number.
Almost all beggars, lazy people, and impoverished people everywhere have been hollowed out.
In the past, officials from all over the country sent people in piles to the city of Bianjing.
Today, it may not be possible to deliver one in a year.
Scarce than prisoners.
If I relocate people under the guise of recruiting soldiers, I'm afraid they will be exposed.
At that time, not only will there be no way to move people to Qingtang, but people will also be moved to Liaodi. I am afraid they will also encounter many obstacles. "
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, and said, "Then send the prisoner over."
Zhao Zhen was still frowning. As soon as he was about to speak, he heard Kou Ji say again: "Allow their family members to move over. As long as they are not the villains, as long as they are willing to settle in Qingtang, they can reduce their sentences. "
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen sighed long, "I don't have many prisoners of Song Dynasty now. I'm afraid that Wang Sui and Zhang Zhibai will not be happy to give it to Lu Yijian."
It is hard to imagine that Da Song, who was unable to provide relief because of too many poor people, is now worrying about not being able to mobilize staff.
The number of soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty dropped sharply after one abolition.
But with the Song Dynasty, he continued to fight the Quartet.
Constantly open up new territory.
The number of soldiers and horses required by the Song Dynasty has been raised again.
The number of soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty now far exceeds that before the abolition.
The number of forbidden troops is almost over 900,000, so there is no need to say more about the local soldiers.
The imperial court successfully moved a part of the people in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty through the decree of settling down on the border with soldiers and horses and dividing houses and land.
I migrated intermittently many times, each time the number is not very large, not many.
But if you take a closer look, you will find out.
In recent years, the imperial court has moved away several million people intermittently.
There are still millions of people waiting to migrate.
As long as the children in their family get a firm foothold in the Liao Dynasty, the largest and most numerous migration of the Song Dynasty will appear in front of everyone.
After the completion of this large-scale migration, the population in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty will drop sharply.
The consequences of various population declines will come one after another.
The first thing that can be expected is a labor shortage.
The rich and powerful people everywhere will definitely stop many businesses because of the shortage of labor.
The planting of some grains and other crops will also drop sharply on a large scale.
The knock-on effect is huge.
Zhao Zhen knew the impact behind him, so in the absence of manpower in Qingtang, he did not dare to use the recruiting method to migrate people to Qingtang again.
Kou Ji also knows the impact, and also knows that such impact is hard to avoid.
Therefore, there is no mention of letting Zhao Zhen migrate people to Qingtang.
"Hey… "
Zhao Zhen sighed, staring at Kou Ji and said, "What I am most worried about now is that Jiaozhi has taken it back, and who will be allowed to plant it."
Zhao Zhen now can't wait for Da Song to turn into tens of millions of people overnight, so that all the territory of Da Song can be used.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Officials don't need to be troubled. That's how it is to govern the country. If one trouble is solved, another trouble will arise.
What we can do is to find ways to solve these problems. "
Zhao Zhen questioned: "Then tell me, how do I solve the population problem in Jiaozhi."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "The minister has already thought about this problem. I, Da Song, occupied Jiaozhi, and the people of Jiaozhi will definitely leave Jiaozhi soon, and so will the soldiers and horses of Jiaozhi.
We can recruit 500 people from various local soldiers and dispatch them in the name of Stability and Frontier.
The jurisdiction of the Yongning Army can also be replaced from Yongzhou to Jiaozhi.
After the Yongning Army arrived at the border, it shook towards the border.
Local soldiers can then become common people, reclaiming fertile fields and planting crops in Jiaozhi. "
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry: "Fifty percent of my local soldiers in the Song Dynasty have become peasants."
The local soldiers in Hexi were farming, the local soldiers in Xingqing Mansion were also farming, and the local soldiers in the Sixteenth State of Yanyun did the same.
The most exaggerated still belongs to Liaodi.
In their spare time, the imperial army had to take care of those crimes and go farming.
Kou Ji followed Zhao Zhen and said with a smile: "My Da Song now has a larger territory, so I need more soldiers and horses. It takes money to raise so many soldiers and horses.
Those soldiers and horses are not in war, except for training, most of the time is idle.
If it is not used effectively, it is waste.
Like my Xiangjun before the Song Dynasty, most of them didn't do anything and couldn't do anything except for eating and waiting to die.
It is precisely because of this that a large amount of money in my Da Song Dynasty will be spent in military expenditure.
Today, the imperial court only needs to provide the armaments needed by the soldiers, and the money and food needed by the soldiers can be grown by themselves.
The imperial court not only fed a large number of soldiers and horses, but also used them to make a lot of money for the imperial court.
If you don't talk far away, just talk about the Liaodi where you just got it.
The grain harvested last year not only satisfied their own food and clothing, but also allowed the court to make a fortune.
After the payment of their payment, there is still a lot of money left.
And the money can be used by the imperial court to promote Mongolian education in the Liao region.
Although it is still a bit worse.
But it made a good start.
If they do nothing and just wait for the court to send them money, the court will not be satisfied with how much money the court has. "
Zhao Zhen nodded.
Today's Da Song Forbidden Army is an absolute professional soldier.
The local soldiers of the Song Dynasty were more like the military soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
You are a pawn in war, and you are the people in your free time.
The only difference is that the local soldiers of the Song Dynasty did not plant their own fields, but instead planted official land and newly reclaimed barren land.
The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty are not like the soldiers of the Black Khanate.
The soldiers of the Black Khanate can do nothing except go on horses to burn, kill, and looting.
Soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, when they are on horses, they are tough soldiers who can fight well. When they are off horses, everyone is a good hand to take care of the crops.
It is precisely because of this that when the court lets them farm, they can plant it, and they can plant it well.
Inspired by the decree that one acre of real estate had enough food for the court and the rest could be sold as goods to the court, the soldiers' mood for farming was very high.
This matter was decided by Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen after many investigations.
The standards they set not only ensure that the court has a profit, but also ensure that the soldiers can get a little bit of oil and water.
It's this bit of oil and water, enough to make the soldiers in the army scream.
They have their own military pay, plus such a little extra money, the income is still very generous.
At the end of each season, when returning home to visit relatives, cut a catty of meat or pull a foot of cloth at the family, and look at the bright smiles on the faces of the elderly, wives, and children in the family. No matter how hard and tired they are, it is worth it.
The males of the Great Song Dynasty can even say that the males of five thousand years in China are like this.
No matter how hard they are outside, as long as they can exchange their hardship and tiredness for the bright smile of the family, their hearts will be warm.
Kou Ji's proposal to dispatch local soldiers from various places is just a stopgap measure.
But it is sufficient to cope with the lack of manpower in Cochin.
After Zhao Zhen discussed the matter with Kou Ji, he took Kou Ji to dinner.
After eating, they discussed with Kou Ji about the reward for Cai Qi.
Today's Da Song is fair, and you get what you pay in return.
Although there are some utilitarians, it is better than just eating and not working.
No one will be dissatisfied with this matter.
No one will stand up and criticize anything.
Because people who are qualified to use morals to accuse Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen for being too utilitarian, nowadays they are either studying knowledge in the Tiansheng Hall or teaching in major academies.
Famous and famous scholars have their own needs.
So they contributed to Da Song in different ways.
Those who are indifferent to fame and wealth, and don't even like to get together with people to study knowledge.
After learning about Da Song Guang's teaching of Mengxue, he also silently stood up to help Da Song.
They quietly walked into the Mongolian school and became a negligible gentleman in the Mongolian school.
Seeing those immature faces learning words with me, I feel very refreshed.
It is precisely because of this that few people can stand on the commanding heights of morality and attack Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen.
The Great Song Dynasty requires sages and sages, and enlightenment and enlightenment.
In particular, the education is better than previous dynasties.
With this feat, it is enough to shut up those who like to talk about morality.