Gao Chengyi left, tears in his back, his back was full of depression and loneliness.
Kou Ji looked at Gao Chengyi's back without any pity.
Christine's death from a high place is abrupt, but it is reasonable.
Gao Chu Gong is too old, and has been running around on the battlefield for another half of his life. There are countless injuries on his body. When he was in Bianjing, there was no big problem.
But after going to the Northland, it was difficult for him to adapt to the extremely cold weather.
Both open and dark injuries on the body recurred.
If you fail to make it through, you can only die.
Before he died, he wanted to get a little benefit from Kou Ji for his descendants by getting acquainted with Kou Ji.
It's a pity that he made the wrong calculation.
Kou Ji was able to agree, even if the Gao family randomly sent someone over, Kou Ji was able to agree.
Kou Ji wouldn't agree, let alone Gao Chu's death, even if everyone in the Gao family died, Kou Ji would not agree.
Affection is a sentiment, and a principle is a principle.
Kou Ji's points are very clear.
Since Kou Ji refused several requests to buy firearms, except for Zhu Neng's family and Cao's use of the family, people from other families have never appeared in the bamboo courtyard again.
Zhu Neng and Cao Liu knew the details of Kou Ji. They knew that Kou Ji had an absolute say in the issue of firearms.
Although Kou Ji refused their business of buying firearms, as long as they have a good relationship with Kou Ji, they will get the firearms sooner or later.
Moreover, they knew that Kou Ji had not only firearms, but also countless good things.
If you make friends with Kou Ji and form allies, Kou Ji will definitely not treat them badly.
Cao Li and Zhang Yuan are still alive now, which shows that Kou Ji is not a heartless person. He did not rush to kill, nor did he kill the donkey. Instead, he gave Cao Li and Zhang Yuan an unprecedented future.
This can be seen.
Kou Ji is a man of love and justice.
It's just that not many people can be regarded as friends by him.
The other companies didn't know the details of Kou Ji. After Kou Ji refused their request to buy firearms, they took another approach and planned to open a hole from Zhao Zhen.
"The people of Chong Shiheng presented to the officials 18 beautiful women, a golden Buddha as tall as a person, and asked the officials to make firecrackers..."
When Liu Heng was outside to help Liu Boxu recruit troops, he heard some wind and hurried to Kou Ji's study to share the news he had received with Kou Ji.
Kou Ji smiled and asked, "Do you feel the danger?" while enjoying the tea made by Wang Anshi.
Liu Heng nodded without hesitation, with a trace of worry on his face, "He is in Dongyang, Dongyang is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and only one faces the land, and that place is my fief Xiyang.
The craftsmen he asked the officials to make firecrackers were obviously out of bad intentions.
If he had any ideas, Bosuke would be in danger. "
Kou Ji tasted the tea and sighed: "The method of planting Shiheng is still too rough... If he makes some weird things, or makes some life-prolonging things in the name of Xu Fu, maybe his idea can come true."
Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji and said solemnly: "He is not asking for a craftsman who makes firecrackers at all. He wants the secret recipe of gunpowder. He wants the secret recipe of gunpowder, which shows that he has the heart to open up the land.
He can deal with only Bo Xu now. "
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and said faintly: "We didn't say two days ago that as long as we are alive, Zhong Shiheng would not dare to attack Bo Xu? Why are you nervous again?"
Liu Heng gritted his teeth and said: "Bo Xu is not Chong Shiheng's opponent."
Kou Ji sighed, "You might as well go back to Xiyang to have a look."
Liu Heng shook his head decisively, "I want to stay and help you."
Kou Ji said seriously: "I am not out of Bianjing now, basically no one can hurt me. You will not help me much if you stay.
You have been worried that Bo Xu is in dire straits, and if you don't take a look, your heart will never calm down. "
Liu Heng stubbornly shook his head, "I will not leave Bianjing. I just hope you don't give the craftsman who made the firecrackers to Chong Shiheng.
Once Zhong Shiheng got the gunpowder, he would inevitably make a firearm. "
Kou Ji waved his hand and let Wang Anshi go out first.
After Wang Anshi left, Kou Ji stared at Liu Heng and said solemnly: "The officials will not hurt me."
Why did Liu Heng abandon his son and stay in Bianjing
Just to protect Kou Ji.
With Kou Ji's current status and the power in his hands, only Zhao Zhen can hurt Kou Ji.
Liu Heng kept it to prevent Zhao Zhen from attacking Kou Ji.
Kou Ji has historical books as a reference, and even Zhao Zhen is a kind person who will not hurt him.
But Liu Heng didn't think so.
He felt that as long as it was the person sitting in that position, there was no friendship in his eyes.
He felt that Zhao Zhen let Kou Ji live now because Kou Ji was still useful.
He felt that once Kou Ji was useless, Zhao Zhen would not hesitate to kill him.
Because almost everyone knows about the Song Dynasty, the most threatening to the throne is Kou Ji.
Even Kou Ji's performance is very harmless.
Even if Kou Ji did not fall in love with the throne.
Liu Heng shook his head and said solemnly: "Four brother, you are also a learned person. You should understand that throughout the ages, no emperor is sympathetic.
The more wise Mingjun, the more ruthless.
The official family is undoubtedly a Mingjun.
So you can't pin your life on your friendship with him.
If you blindly believe in your friendship with him, when he really wants to kill you, you will die miserably. "
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment, and said to Liu Heng: "He is a pitiful person. In fact, he is very eager for family and friendship..."
Liu Heng said solemnly: "The emperor is lonely... born to... you shouldn't have pity on him... You are pitying him if you want to die... All those who pity tigers will eventually die in the tiger's mouth..."
Kou Ji couldn't tell Liu Heng what kind of person Zhao Zhen was in history.
There is no way to tell Liu Heng that even if Zhao Zhen turns his face, there is nothing to do with him.
"Let's discuss the issue of gunpowder. The gunpowder in the court's artillery has no lethality at all. It is not as good as a steel knife on the battlefield.
So you don't need to worry that after Zhong Shiheng gets the gunpowder, he will threaten Bo Xu.
Firearms are not so easy to make.
The gunpowder used on the battlefield now requires more than 30 procedures.
Without one less, no qualified gunpowder can be made.
With more than 30 processes, without the guidance of someone who is knowledgeable, Chong Shiheng has studied for a lifetime, and he may not be able to get started.
As for the iron used in firearms, it is enough for them to study for a long, long time.
It's not that no one has thought about counterfeiting, and it's not that no one has studied it.
After the firearm was in Jiaozhi, Cao sent someone to study it.
They took the muskets and artillery I made, and they didn't study any way.
Now there was just a firebolt in front of him.
Guns and artillery, he couldn't even enter the door.
So you don’t have to worry about Bosu being threatened. "
Liu Heng said in a deep voice: "I am always worried..."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled and said: "Before the officials showed the intention to cut the feudal clan, before the officials did not allow the feudal kings to kill each other, it was impossible for Chong Shiheng to do anything to Bo Xu.
Once he did it, he would not only face Bo Xu, but also the entire Song Dynasty.
In military matters, the majesty of an official cannot be provoked. "
Liu Heng lowered his head and said nothing.
Kou Ji continued: "If you care, you will be chaotic. In my opinion, Bo Xu is safe now. Seeking for gunpowder is nothing more than to accumulate strength in the future.
He was afraid that in the future, my Handi and your Xiyang firearms would be rampant. They have no power to protect themselves, so they asked for gunpowder and wanted to catch up.
He was worried that we would infringe on his fief.
After all, firearms are something they can't ask for.
For me, it's at your fingertips. "
Liu Heng's expression eased a lot when he heard this.
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and said, "Don't think about it so much. I really don't worry, just go and have a look. Compared to Zhong Shiheng, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, Gao Weizhao, and Cao Utilization deserve our attention.
They asked for gunpowder, really to conquer the city.
The war horses of the Gao family are now rampant in the Northland, and it is said that they have gathered more than 10,000 savages in the Northland.
The soldiers of the Zhu family were torn and killed in the Western Regions, and it is said that they had already captured Qiuci.
In just six months, the territory of the Zhu family has more than doubled.
Cao took advantage of the 16 cities in the southeast.
The messengers of the Cao family have asked the officials to engrave the name of the Lord of Siro on the seals given to Cao to use them.
Although it was not long for the Li family to go to the Western Regions, they had already reached an agreement with Zhu Neng, Yuanshan, and Gegewu from the Black Khanate.
The four parties have formed allies, ready to go to the west to conquer the city together.
With the help and guidance of Gegewu, the local snake, they already knew the existence of many states in the west, and they also knew where it would be more advantageous to enter.
Now the people of Gegewu are drawing detailed maps of the West.
Li Zhaoliang and others are battling their horses.
I believe that after their strength is accumulated to a certain level, they will rush into the West without hesitation. "
Liu Heng hesitated and said, "They don't care about me, Da Song?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Why are you worried? Gege Wu needs to revive the glory of God, he must go west. In his mouth, the west is a territory larger than my Song Dynasty, with countless gold and silver treasures on it. .
As long as Li Zhaoliang is not stupid, he knows how to choose.
Rather than turning around and confronting the tyrannical Song Dynasty, it is better to go to the West to bully those weak nations. "
Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji and said, "You plan to give them gunpowder, ready to help them?"
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "I will sell armor and crossbows to them, and after a few years, I can also sell firebolt arrows to them.
Others will not work for now. "
Liu Hengsi measured it and said, "It seems that you have arranged them."
Kou Ji laughed and said, "My Da Song's territory is too big to take care of now, and I don't have the spare energy to invade so much territory. They go to war, and we provide them with weapons in exchange for the gold and silver treasures in their hands.
I also want to let my Da Song merchants follow them and help them digest the spoils that are inconvenient for them to handle.
Western mines can also cooperate in mining. "
Liu Heng pursed his lips and did not speak again.
Kou Ji's description is too big, he can't care, he can't care.
He doesn't care about money anymore, because following Kou Ji in recent years, he has made enough money.
He doesn't care about the credit, because his credit in the Song Dynasty has reached the top.
Xiyang is on the sea, and it is too difficult to open up and expand territory.
Later, after Kou Ji solved all Da Song's problems, he returned to Handi, and he would just mix with Kou Ji.
Kou Ji will not let him suffer anyway.
He doesn't have the kind of brain Kou Ji has, so he can help Kou Ji run errands.
Not long after Kou Ji had finished talking with Liu Heng, Chen Lin hurried to the bamboo courtyard and invited Kou Ji into the palace.
When Kou Ji entered the palace, he saw Zhao Zhen staring at Zhu Neng and others' melodies carefully studying.
Seeing Kou Ji's appearance, before Kou Ji gave a gift, Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Four brothers, it's amazing, they all want me to ask for a craftsman who makes firecrackers.
The prices offered are not small. "
Kou Ji smiled frankly: "They are for gunpowder."
Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "To be precise, it is the kind of gunpowder that you want to make. I don't know about others, but when the Gao family left, they dug out two people who had worked in the imperial artillery. Old craftsman.
I'm afraid they already have gunpowder that can be used as a firecracker. "
Kou Ji nodded and said, "The others are similar."
Before Kou Ji appeared, Da Song had no secrecy laws.
And the artillery is opened everywhere.
Some books openly disclose the formula of gunpowder.
Therefore, it is very easy to get a relatively primitive formula for gunpowder and find a craftsman who can make primitive gunpowder.
Zhu Neng and others have money, so it is very easy to recruit some such craftsmen.
So they must have produced the original gunpowder.
Zhao Zhen knocked on the book of the Credentials on the table and said with a smile: "Since they have gunpowder, they still ask me for the craftsmen who make gunpowder. They don't naively think that I will give them those craftsmen in the equipment workshop, right? "
In the eyes of Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji, the original gunpowder is no longer considered gunpowder.
They all think it is a toy.
Only the gunpowder in the equipment workshop is the gunpowder used to make weapons.
The difference between the two is not a star and a half.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "They are just using this to test the official family. If the official family agrees, they can use this as an excuse to get gunpowder and the craftsman who makes gunpowder from the hands of the people below.
After all, with official endorsements, they only need to pay some money to get what they want.
Even if the population below is tight, don't give it.
They can also use this to test out that in the eyes of officials, gunpowder is among the tradable.
Each subsequent year, they will continue to increase their bets.
Until the official is willing to take out real gunpowder to trade with them. "
Zhao Zhen nodded and smiled: "I think so. So I won't let them get what they want."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen paused and said, "I'm not afraid of the fourth brother's digestion when I say it. If someone took out so much money to buy real gunpowder at the beginning of my ascension, I would really agree.
But now, I live on a mountain of copper and silver.
Their little money really can't move me. "
Kou Ji was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked: "The officials plan to transport the Japanese silver from the secret vault in Dengzhou to Bianjing?"
Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded, "Someone is buying copper coins from the people on a large scale. I can just use this to cast some of the copper ingots in the Fu treasury and Fengzhuang treasury into copper coins and distribute them.
The vacated money vault can just be used to deposit silver.
To tell the truth, some of the copper in the treasury has begun to change color.
I'm afraid that if I don't let it go, it will mold. "
Kou Ji said with a smile on his face: "In fact, silver is also prone to mold. It is better for the officials to cast some silver coins and deposit them in Yizijiaozipu, and then ask the people at Yizijiaozipu to transfer those in the warehouse Let the copper coins go out."
Zhao Zhen thought for a while, and said, "If you put so much at once, will it hurt the people?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "Yizijiaozipu has now been paved in all counties in Dasong. Except for some unnaturalized places in Liaodi, all other places have been paved.
Officials only need to put down the corresponding money in accordance with local taxes.
The people will digest it soon. "
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Will the people disagree?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Yizijiaozipu has existed for many years. The people are already familiar with the existence of Yizijiaozipu, and they also know that there is a royal family standing behind Yizijiaozipu.
Therefore, whether Yizijiaozipu is issuing copper coins or silver coins, the people will recognize it.
Officials only need to have Yizijiaozipu issued according to the private silver and copper exchange rate.
Officials can also issue money. "
Zhao Zhen pondered and said, "The people can't afford money."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "The officials look down on the people under their control. Now there are no destitute people in Song Dynasty. The poor people are now gradually moving to Xingqing Mansion, Qingtang, Jiaozhi, and Liaodi. migrate.
After they migrate, they will immediately become Shanghu with hundreds of acres of land.
The householder can afford the money. "
Zhao Zhen sighed: "But it takes a long, long time to relocate the people. With those rich and powerful people blocking me, I'm afraid I can't move all the people away.
So the people who should be poor are still poor.
My father Song Mingming has countless land to be cultivated.
However, there are still people in the hinterland of the Central Plains worrying about not having enough to eat. "
Kou Ji smiled and said: "So in the near future, only silver coins will be issued, and no money will be issued. People can afford the silver coins.
Zhao Zhen questioned: "The fourth brother seems to be very persistent in issuing silver and money?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "The minister thinks that in the Song Dynasty, copper is money, and gold and silver can also be used as money, so why not cast money and silver to alleviate the shortage of money.
If I have money and silver, even if someone hoards copper in large quantities, we can still guarantee that the people have money.
There will be no shortage of money because someone hoards copper coins.
More importantly, gold and silver are goods, but they cannot be eaten or drunk. It is always hidden, which is not good for the court.
That being the case, it is better to take out the money shortage of the imperial court.
If I had issued silver and money early, I would not be embarrassed by a few large private households this time. "
After hearing Kou Ji's words, Zhao Zhen was deeply impressed.
"The fourth brother makes sense... Since gold, silver and copper are both goods, copper can make money, and gold and silver can also make money. If you use gold and silver to make money, it can indeed reduce the people's demand for copper.
It’s just that I think the Jiaozi at Yizijiaozipu is very useful, and the court can cast copper and silver coins.
There is no need to cast money, because the value of money is equivalent to that of small denominations. "
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "Jiaozi is just making children, not money. The court must always abide by the rules of how much money there is and how many children are issued.
Multiple and spammy postings can be harmful.
When the imperial court has not fully grasped the balance among them, it is not allowed to send excessively or spamously.
Officials should remember the lessons of Jiaozipu in the middle of Shu.
Jiaozipu in Shuzhong is just a small Jiaozipu.
Yizijiaozipu is so huge that many people can hardly imagine it.
Once the Jiaozi of Yizijiaozipu loses its trust, the people rush to run on it, and the Yizijiaozipu will collapse at that time.
It would be okay if the court had enough money to deal with it.
If not, then the trouble will be great.
Jiaozipu in Shuzhong collapsed, and I took the shot.
Yizijiaozipu collapsed, but no one could hold it back. "
Zhao Zhen pondered and nodded.
"Yizijiaozipu is too big and there is too much money to save. There really shouldn't be any waves. Once there are waves, it will be a big trouble."
Kou Ji accompanied Zhao Zhen to talk about currency, and after talking about Jiaozipu, he left the palace.
Kou Ji did not enter the palace until New Year's Eve.
During the New Year’s Eve banquet.
The palace was brightly lit.
The Manchu civil and military, envoys from various vassals gathered together.
The scene is very lively.
When the vassal envoys offered gifts, they once again asked for the craftsmen who made gunpowder.
Although they have submitted their credentials, they have not received Zhao Zhen's response.
So they raised the matter again when they offered their gifts.
In order to win sympathy, some people wept loudly, bluntly saying that the barbarians outside the hinterland of the Song Dynasty were not inhabited by humans, and they had a miserable life.
There were others who took the route of the harem, begging Empress Cao to speak for help.
Some people continue to increase their bets.
In short, each has its own unique tricks.
But Zhao Zhen was not bewitched by their appearance.
Zhao Zhen quietly watched where they were performing.
It was not until they were tired from performing that Zhao Zhen rebuffed them in a tough tone.
In addition, by the way, a member of the foreign language was thrown out of Yanfu Palace, leaving the four words never to be hired.
There is no other reason, that guy actually went out to work to help the people of Chong Shiheng when the people of Chong Shiheng added the price to a relatively generous figure.
He thought he was following the example of Kou Ji's old wisdom, and by reselling weapons, he could help the court to amass huge wealth.
He can also rely on this to keep pace.
But he didn't know that in the eyes of Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen, his behavior made people laugh stupidly.
Zhao Zhen made people throw that guy out on the spot.
No one in Manchu dynasty, civil or military, interceded for it.
They all knew that the guy knew about Da Song's secrecy laws and also knew Da Song's emphasis on firearms.
He jumped out of the blogger's eye just for promotion.
Regardless of the secrecy law or the importance of firearms, in his eyes, promotion is not as important.
In the eyes of many financial fans, as long as there is money to make, it doesn't matter if you are traitorous.
In the eyes of some official fans, as long as they can be promoted, everything else can be discarded.
A grand New Year's Eve banquet was finally dismissed by an official fan.
Zhao Zhen walked away, and the banquet was completely over.
After the vassal envoys returned to the post, they never asked about firearms.
But the ambitions of the people behind them did not stop there.