After Kou Ji finished speaking, Wang Zeng's face was very ugly. He gritted his teeth and said: "The old man admits that the old man and the others are not as good as you..."
After saying this, Wang Zeng no longer concealed it. He said viciously: "But the imperial power must be restrained. If it is not restrained, letting the emperor control the country with his own temperament, sooner or later, he will be charcoal.
The old man knows that you admire Han Wudi Liu Che's domineering technique very much in your heart.
Liu Che pushed the big man to the top, but the folks did not become wealthy because of this.
So Han died because of being strong. "
Kou Ji questioned: "But you divided a part of the imperial power, but you didn't make the people rich. You just made yourself rich. You just took the power from the emperor, and then the emperor squeezed the people into You squeeze the people.
The consequences were far greater than the emperor’s squeezing of the people, which also led to frequent civil rebels.
What's more sad is that you did something wrong and don't know how to repent. You just tried your best to keep the broken ship of the Song Dynasty swaying forward. "
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Wang Zeng's face became even more ugly.
Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and said, "The old man is different from them."
Kou Ji said unceremoniously: "You are different from them, but how many people are there in the ruling and the opposition for an official like you? If you are an official outside the political affairs hall, you have done everything you have and sit back and watch the country's defeat. , Sit and watch the assholes gnawing on Da Song madly.
There is nothing wrong with it.
But you are the grandfather of the Zhengshitang, you have the responsibility to reverse the situation of the Song Dynasty.
You can't shirk it. "
Wang Zeng said with a little anger: "The old man is doing..."
Kou Ji asked in return: "What are you doing? Is it good to persuade you? Tell the scholar-officials who are used to eating human flesh and drinking human blood, and let them change to a vegetarian diet. Do you think they will listen to you
You are not a naive, you should know that if you help them eat meat and drink blood, they will listen to you. Once you go against their wishes, they will turn against you.
The officials just prevented them from doing business, and they caused such a big change that almost caused a rebellion in Bianjing.
If you don't let them eat meat and drink blood, believe it or not they will swallow you raw
I know that your old man has his family and the world in his heart, and he doesn't want to see too much killing.
But you should also understand that what is called a severe illness requires strong medicine.
Now, I don't want to discuss this with you anymore, because even if you are forced to die, it will not change the will of the officials and me.
No one who deserves to be killed will survive.
No one who deserves to live will die.
I just want to know now, why does your old man often jump out to embarrass me after seeing me in Liaoyang Mansion? "
Wang Zeng closed his eyes in pain, gritted his teeth and said, "You and the official are not in awe..."
Kou Ji had no words, staring at Wang Zeng.
Wang Zeng said again, "You and the officials have no respect for human life and must be restrained. You already hold the power of life and death for all people in the world. If you do not restrain, let you let go and kill, I don’t know how many people there are. Will die in an unfavorable manner."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "I'm not a bloodthirsty person..."
Wang Zeng suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Kou Ji and asked, "If the old man doesn't stop him, can the instigated people at the gate of Jinshuiqiao survive?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "No!"
Wang Zeng sternly said: "Then you still say you are not bloodthirsty? They are just being instigated, and they are not guilty of death."
Kou Ji frowned and said nothing.
Wang Zeng said endlessly: "The official is a dragon, and it is his power to bring down thunder and fury. So even if the official is a bit bloodthirsty, the old man can tolerate it.
But as the ruler, you not only do not restrain the officials, but are more murderous than the officials, and the old man cannot tolerate it.
The emperor was angry, floating a million corpses.
Coupled with your Kou Ji's assistance from the side, I am afraid that Million could not be able to stop it.
Those are the people of my great Song Dynasty, not barbarians outside the territory.
We can do whatever it takes for the barbarians to rejuvenate the king and even exterminate the family.
But for us Song people, we must always maintain a kindness.
Those who are not guilty of death should be judged in accordance with the law, and those who are not punishable must be carefully checked before committing murder. "
Kou Ji pondered for a long time, then slowly said, "You go to the Criminal Ministry. From now on, the officials and I will try not to kill anyone. If you want to deal with anyone, you will hand it over to the Criminal Ministry for careful inspection and punishment according to national laws."
Although Kou Ji didn't agree with Wang Zeng's words, Wang Zeng's words did touch him.
He and Zhao Zhen were really not merciful in killing others.
Some people who have a chance to live, fall into their hands, and will indeed die.
In order to frighten the world, he and Zhao Zhen were really ruthless.
It is also good to have a king staring on the sidelines.
He and Zhao Zhen were accustomed to killing people, and some people reminded them to prevent them from killing any heinous crimes.
Wang Zeng heard Kou Ji's words and said, "The old man has decided to beg for the bones..."
Kou Ji glanced at Wang Zeng, and said faintly, "Can I leave you alone?"
Wang Zeng said angrily: "Couldn't the old man decide whether he wants to stay?"
Kou Ji said indifferently: "You can ask, but when the officials and I kill people in the future, we will tell the world that this is your suggestion."
Wang Zeng almost didn't vomit blood by Kou Ji's words, "Everyone knows that the old man is not that kind of cool official!"
Kou Ji said calmly: "The official family printed ten million copies of the diaries and distributed them to the prefectures, counties, and villages. I think this is an industry beneficial to the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, the simple official family set up a newspaper shop to convey the current affairs and important news of the imperial court to every citizen by the behavior of the mansion newspaper.
It is time for the first batch of non-government students to complete their studies. In the future, there will be more and more scholars in the Song Dynasty.
I believe that in the near future, everyone in the Song Dynasty will be literate.
Everyone will understand the books and newspapers issued by the newspaper shop.
Every day I ask someone to publish an article in the newspapers about your persuading the official and my killer.
What do you think will be the effect? "
Wang Zeng almost didn't vomit blood by Kou Jiqi, he blew his beard and stared at Kou Ji and yelled, "You! You! You are shameless!"
Kou Ji seemed to have never heard Wang Zeng's words, and continued on his own: "By the way, tell the old pedant who want to be famous, let them do things obediently, don't jump around.
Otherwise, I'll let them lose their reputation. "
Wang Zeng got up angrily from his wife and yelled at Kou Ji, "Are you going to be a minister of authority?!"
Kou Ji smiled calmly: "I'm not interested. When I help Da Song on the right path, I will leave Bianjing and go to Korea to govern my fief.
My grandfather was an extremely human minister, and decisively withdrew away, so he was transcendent and sanctified.
If I followed my grandfather and walked away when I was an extremely human minister, I would also be transcendent and sanctified.
A double sage, the Kou family is destined to be admired for generations to come.
My grandfather and I are also destined to be enshrined in the altar by infinite descendants of future generations and worshipped for a long time.
Compared with this, the minister is a fart
When I am old and sit in the position of a powerful minister, I am destined to be targeted by all of you and will be guarded by all of you.
I might as well get out, stand outside and let all of you respect me.
Although there is no power in his hand, no senior officials and nobles are on his head.
But when everyone saw me, they all had to bow and call me ancestors.
I'm an ancestor now, let them do something, they won't refuse, right
When the time comes, I will do whatever I want, which is far more interesting than being a minister of power. "
Wang Zeng was shocked and angry after hearing Kou Ji's words.
He pointed to Kou Ji shivering, unable to say a word.
In the end, he shook his body to the throat and pretended to pass out.
A powerful official who wants to jump out of the Three Realms, he has no temper at all.
Seeing this, Kou Ji stopped staying any more, but just said to Wang Zeng, "Tomorrow, remember to go to the staff department to sit in the office. The staff minister will be transferred to the Ministry of Etiquette when you come back, and Chen Zhizhong will be transferred to the staff department to serve as the Assistant Minister Zuo."
"The old man won't be your minion!"
"When the books and newspapers come out, the first article will be "Wang Gong's Records, Please Change the Law of Business"..."
"The old man is going to Handi to find Kou Zhun theory!!"
"Hahaha..."
"..."
Kou Ji laughed and left the palace, and ordered the groom to drive back to the bamboo courtyard.
Upon returning to the bamboo courtyard, several students were found there.
One by one looked at him with reverence.
Kou Ji walked with them to the study, and asked calmly: "What? I have flowers on my face?"
Zhao Run said a little excitedly: "Sir, you were too prestigious two days ago. You have a town for one person, and the people all over the city are trembling.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "What I have is the power of the soldiers. If there are no soldiers to cheer, no one in Bianjing will be afraid of me."
Zhao Run immediately retorted: "That's not it... My mother said that there can be such a prestigious person in Bianjing, only you and my father. My mother also said that since the establishment of the Song Dynasty, there have been such prestigious ministers. , Only you.
Even Zhao Pu, who was in power in the past, is far behind you. "
Kou Ji smiled and shook his head: "Nonsense..."
Zhao Run stubbornly said: "I think my mother's queen is right."
Kou Ji did not pay attention to Zhao Run, but looked at Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong stared at him with serious faces, their eyes full of respect.
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Do you feel like giving birth to a husband?"
Wang Anshi said unceremoniously: "Yes!"
Zeng Gong said very humbly: "I dare not think about it!"
Kou Ji laughed loudly, "Whether you dare to think or not, don't think about it. I do this because of the trust of the officials.
If you follow me, you will die miserably. "
Wang Anshi said earnestly: "I think it's my husband's credit that is placed there. No one dares to disrespect him."
Zeng Gongshen nodded in agreement.
Kou Ji smiled and shook his head, without saying anything, leading them to the study, and after assigning them their homework, let them study.
Kou Ji sat in the study by himself, pondering business laws, and at the same time paying attention to the movements outside Bianjing.
The business laws before the Great Song Dynasty were very simple, and most of them were ambiguous, and the gaps in them were scary.
Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen are not so much revising business laws as they are recreating business laws.
Kou Ji spent some time studying at the mansion, and then went to the government affairs hall and the officials of the household ministry, as well as the exposed taxation secretary Fan Zhongyan for many days.
Finally began to draft a new business law.
It is worth mentioning that although Wang Zeng had a hard-spoken mouth, in the end he obediently went to the official department and became the official secretary.
His position as a member of the political affairs department was still retained, but he never went to the Zhengshi Hall again, and the Zhengshi Hall became Kou Ji's one-person hall.
As Kou Ji drafted the business law, the movement of Bianjing City finally returned to calm.
Apart from the decapitation of some officials, the court was completely reduced to the place where Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were talking, there was no other change.
Nowadays, the civil and military people of the Manchu dynasty are all people with their tails between their tails.
Bianjing City is calm.
But the local movement has just begun.
As Zhao Zhen's iron law continued to spread to the local level, local officials and wealthy families resolutely rose up to resist.
They didn't care about the consequences of resisting Zhao Zhen.
Because previous experiences have shown that as long as they unite and rebel against the court, it is the court that will eventually be subdued.
However, they obviously did not clearly realize that the current court is very different from before.
The current court will not compromise with them.
They want to use rumors to incite the people to make trouble.
This is their usual trick.
The people often help them do many things because of the rumors they release.
Such as gathering crowds to make trouble, violent and wounding, or rebellion.
After they learned about the imperial decree, they quickly let go of the rumors.
It's just that before the rumors spread all over the place, he was quickly strangled to death.
One after another Di Bao appeared in the hands of every household, and through the mouth of the literate Meng Tong in their home, they easily knew the content of the Di Bao.
After learning that the officials were going to deal with the officials who could eat people and drink blood, they clapped their hands and cheered, stood aside decisively, and watched the drama of the officials being punished by the court with enthusiasm.
No matter how the officials and the big wealthy people behind the officials instigated, the people did not cause trouble.
In the end, the officials and the wealthy family behind the officials gathered the servants and tenants in the family, and then spent money to hire a bunch of common people, and began to make trouble together.
However, do not wait for them to commit crimes.
Local soldiers and horses entered various cities quickly and quickly dispersed them.
The local supervisors were persecuted by the local soldiers, horses and Wu Desi, and arrested the mastermind behind the troubled people.
If the officials and the big family behind the officials fail to make a fuss, they can only use the threat of a strike.
They think that if they strike the market, local businesses will be paralyzed, and other industries will be greatly affected and paralyzed.
But they miscalculated.
After they went on strike, a group of red-eyed businessmen waiting to make a fortune swarmed into their town and replaced them with local commerce.
They got the promise from the imperial court and signed a contract with the imperial court.
They have escaped from the home of the powerful and powerful.
Now is the time to make a big effort to earn a family business. No one will give up this great opportunity to seize the market, and no one is willing to give up this opportunity to set up a wealthy family.
The first place to establish it in the local area is the food industry.
When the officials and the wealthy people behind the officials saw the new grain shop selling the old grains in the Changping warehouse, they were desperate.
No matter how rich they are. Also rich than the court.
Even if they can stock up on food, they can't compare to the court's permanent warehouse.
Not to mention that in Jiaozhi Mansion in the southeast corner, a large amount of grain is delivered to the Song Dynasty every season.
After Cai Qi arrived in Jiaozhi, other government affairs were temporarily set aside, and he took the people to fill up the grain fields that Jiaozhi had cultivated.
Then continue to cultivate grain fields while developing others.
Cai Qi has been in Jiaozhi for half a year, and the crop of Jiaozhi has been cut once, and the second crop is almost ripe.
The yield of Cozhi grain is very high.
But the population is very small.
So after leaving enough food for the people of Jiaozhi, Cai Qi sold all the remaining food to the court at one go.
The price is horribly low.
The most important thing is to take water transportation, low consumption and low freight.
Therefore, after the grain of Jiaozhi entered the Song Dynasty, the grain of the Song Dynasty was unprecedentedly abundant.
Kou Ji immediately asked the local admiral to pour out the Chen Liang from Chang Ping's warehouse and stock up on new grains.
The newly opened grain shops in the local area peddled the old grains from the imperial court's regular warehouses, and completely reduced the local grain prices by half.
It also completely destroyed those officials and the big family behind the officials who wanted to create a food shortage and forced the court to be soft.
You Dao has food in your hands, so you don't panic in your heart.
Local people will not worry about being hungry, let alone making trouble under heavy patrol.
So the people lived very comfortably.
Salt is an official camp, food is no different from an official camp, and soldiers are still in the hands of the court.
The people will not do anything bad.
Local officials and the rich and powerful behind the officials can't cause any major troubles at all.
Occasionally, some stunners are murdered by local wealthy and instigators in order to be greedy for money, causing riots, and they will be suppressed in the first place.
Big wealthy families will be ransacked, and family members will be distributed.
The giants who dared to make trouble and instigate others to make trouble disappeared one by one.
Commercial shares in the market are constantly being invaded.
People from the Taxation Department walked to the bright side and stood in front of the big houses and looked at the door to check the accounts.
When the three days came, the local soldiers and horses cooperated with Wu Desi's people and strictly implemented Zhao Zhen's iron law.
The local officials and the wealthy people behind the officials wailed in an instant.
The imperial court easily put the taxation department on the surface with this, without causing any backlash, because in this case, no one paid attention to the taxation department.
The people have benefited because they have seen the disappearance of the rich and powerful households who humiliated and squeezed them in the past.
They took back the land that should have belonged to them, and spent some money to buy more land from the Yamen.
The local officials and the wealthy people behind the officials are unlucky.
Fortunately, many local officials and the wealthy people behind the officials have decisively chosen to be soft, otherwise the local officials and the wealthy people behind the officials will be wiped out.
The only downside of this move is.
Da Song officials once again fell into a state of insufficient use.
In the political affairs hall.
Kou Ji squeezed the memorial report that came up from the local memorial, with emotion on his face.
"The imperial court has a written statement that officials are not allowed to engage in business. But from the memorandum handed over from the local government, nine out of ten of the officials from the ruling and opposition parties are behind business.
The number of officials who really follow this system is less than 10%. "
"Are you mocking the old man for turning a blind eye to this matter?"
Wang Zeng sat opposite Kou Ji with a very ugly face.
Kou Ji put down the memorial report in his hand and said bluntly: "The collusion between officials and businessmen is endless. If the government and business are integrated, the society will perish. You capable ministers and officials who have managed the Song Dynasty for so many years have managed to run a business. This
Just this is so embarrassing to brag about what kind of minister he is? "
Old Wang Zeng blushed and shouted in a low voice: "The old man has admitted that he is inferior to you, so you don't have to use words to humiliate the old man!"
Kou Ji questioned: "Do you recognize the saying that you need to take strong medicine for severe cases?"
Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and said, "Old man... admit it!"
Kou Ji nodded in satisfaction and said: "Just accept it, then don't trouble me anymore."
Wang Zeng stared without words.
Kou Ji sat on the seat with a grin, and asked, "Why are you looking for me?"
Wang Zeng put a document in front of Kou Ji, and said gloomily: "You have taken the medicine so hard that the local officials have been taken down by 50%.
If the old man had not forgiven some of these people's sins, I am afraid it would have been more.
Now that the local officials are not enough, what can you do? "
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, and said, "Send those local officials who are not guilty of crimes to the border, and replace those officials with political achievements in the border.
In today's imperial court, those who are able go up and those who are mediocre go down.
As long as it can help the court to stabilize the country, it doesn't matter what the origin is. "
Wang Zeng frowned and said, "This move can only make up for the lack of some low-level officials, but it cannot make up for the middle-level officials and some local officials.
A total of five prefects were deposed this time.
You have killed a lot of officials in the DPRK and China, and now there is a shortage of people in all yamen, and there is no possibility of sending them abroad.
There is no reasonable manpower to replenish.
You want to help Han Qi to be a real man of the whole family, and the old man also pinched his nose to admit it.
But people are still not enough. "
Kou Jisi thought about it: "Temporarily correct local supervision to make up for the lack of local officials. Two prefectures, three prefectures, and four counties have set up three-level inspections to make up for the lack of supervision.
In this way, many officials should be squeezed out. "
Wang Zeng pondered and said: "Local supervision is not good, and disasters are prone to occur."
Kou Ji said: "Temporarily let Wu Desi's people involved in the supervision."
Wang Zeng stared, "How can a group of lackeys in Wu Desi get involved in local surveillance? That group of people dare to do anything in order to do meritorious service, and there is no bottom line."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "You think you don't allow them to be involved in surveillance, so they won't be surveillance?"
Wang Zeng blew his beard and stared: "Can it be the same? They live behind the scenes, just a bunch of running dogs. We can interrupt their dog legs anytime, anywhere.
But when they came to the stage, there was a pack of wolves, who could eat people anytime and anywhere.
A group of running dogs without a bottom line are popular, and it is very harmful to my Da Song. "
Kou Ji said frankly: "It's anxious to follow the power, and when the court has no shortage of officials, we will drive them back behind the scenes."
Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "If you are afraid, it will be easier to ask God to give it away. Those running dogs have used insidious methods and dared to do anything. They do everything they can to frame up and assassinate the king.
Once they gain power, you are the most dangerous one. "