"It's not very constrained. If Lu Yijian stops accepting people into Qingtang, Lu Yijian will probably scold his mother. He stayed in Qingtang for two years and blew the cold wind for two years, and finally he could recruit people. He definitely didn't want to miss it. ."
Kou Ji said bluntly.
Zhao Zhen said solemnly: "But let him continue in such a mess, I am afraid that Li Gong will really carry the knife into Qingtang."
Everything in Hexi is Li Di's painstaking effort. Lu Yijian is now drawing Li Di's blood. Li Di really dared to carry a knife with him.
Kou Ji groaned: "In fact, Qingtang now has a foundation, and it is no longer necessary to continue to absorb people from the outside. Lu Yijian can imitate Li Gong's old things."
Zhao Zhen raised his brows, and said in disbelief: "You mean..."
Kou Ji nodded and said, "Now that Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, and Yuan Shan are all fighting outside the territory, there must be a huge number of prisoners in their hands. As long as Lu Yijian sends someone to negotiate and exchange some cattle, sheep, or food for some female prisoners, or It can be done easily."
The expression on Zhao Zhen's face became stiff, and he murmured: "I said at the beginning that if my people in Song Dynasty had no wives, I would send someone out to grab them.
I never wanted to come true. "
Kou Ji smiled and said, "It's always my people in Song Dynasty who have the advantage."
Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have such a thick skin."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Let Li Di go down and talk to Lu Yijian in private, and then the officials will send someone to help Lu Yijian negotiate with Yuanshan, Zhu Neng, and Li Zhaoliang.
The minister turned his head and asked the people of Honghe Temple to negotiate with the people of the Black Khanate.
I believe they are willing to exchange those female captives for food. "
Zhao Zhen sighed: "I always find it hard to tell."
Kou Ji laughed and said: "Let's not make it so obvious, just let Lu Yijian send someone to find out the matter in private."
Zhao Zhen hesitated for a while and said, "Don't use the people at Hongyu Temple, right? Let's send someone to negotiate in private. It's really shameful to talk about this kind of thing.
People in later generations write history, mentioning this matter, do not know what you and I are portrayed as. "
Kou Ji nodded and said, "Then do as the official said."
Zhao Zhen also nodded and said: "It should not be too late, you go down to prepare the paperwork. I ordered Lu Yijian to scold Lu Yijian, so that Lu Yijian can no longer absorb the people of Song Dynasty.
Otherwise, if Lu Yijian continues to make trouble like this, the local officials across the country will probably complain. "
Kou Ji got up, arched his hands, and left the palace.
Zhao Zhen ordered Chen Lin to summon the staff from Zhongshu She to draft the edict.
After Kou Ji hurried back to the house in a carriage, he was about to go to the study to write a letter, but when he walked to the entrance of the study, he saw two figures standing not far from the study.
He didn't speak, like a piece of wood.
Take a closer look.
It is Bao Zheng and Zhao Xu.
Bao Zheng's errand in Jiangning Mansion was handled satisfactorily, so he was transferred back to the city of Bianjing and served as the Secretary of the Criminal Department Zuo.
Zuo Shi Lang of the original Criminal Department was transferred to the Ministry of Rites and served as the Zuo Shi Lang of the Rites.
Bao Zheng returned to the city of Bianjing, naturally like Su Xun, rushed to Kou Mansion to visit Kou Ji.
It's just that he didn't see Kou Ji, he saw Zhao Xu first.
When communicating with Zhao Xu in the past, Bao Zheng could not finish talking.
Now that he saw Zhao Xu, Bao Zheng was speechless.
Kou Ji stood aside and watched for a long time. Seeing that the two of them had been reluctant to speak, he couldn't help but walked not far from the two of them, jokingly: "Are you showing me what it means to be respectful as a guest?"
Kou Ji's words awakened Zhao Xu and Bao Zheng.
Zhao Xu glared at Kou Ji fiercely and ran away.
Bao Zheng stood there and smiled bitterly: "Sir, in your capacity, is it inappropriate to tease students?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Why, Bao Zheng, who was praised by the people of Jiangning Mansion as King Bao Yan, has also learned to be ashamed?"
Bao Zheng said dumbfoundedly: "The students don't. The name of Hades is not loved by the students. It was imposed on the students by the wealthy and powerful families of Jiangning Mansion."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "It's just because you almost slashed the big family of Jiangning Mansion, didn't you?"
Bao Zheng looked straight and said: "The big wealthy families are mostly rich and unkind. The big wealthy families in Jiangning Mansion prefer extravagance, and some of them regard torturing women as an elegant thing.
The women on the Qinhuai River were brutally humiliated to death after being taken into the mansion by them.
What's more, they like to use beauty lights. "
Kou Ji's eyes were cold, "Human Zhu?"
Bao Zheng nodded solemnly, "Some folks also call it a sky lantern."
Kou Ji said coldly: "Dare to do such an act of extinction of humanity, it is not an exaggeration to rob the house and destroy the door."
Bao Zheng nodded and said, "Students have not only seen a man's candle, but have also seen a well, that is, after torturing the woman to death, she throws it into the well.
There are also the pursuit of longevity, using the heart of children to make pills as medicine.
Seeing such a tragedy, the students naturally started a little bit more aggressively. "
Kou Ji said without hesitation: "It should be!"
It seems that this kind of tragedy that caused the extinction of humanity for selfishness should indeed be dealt with ruthlessly.
Kou Ji said solemnly: "In the future, I will consider sending some cool officials to Jiangning Mansion. Obviously it is the place with the most scholars, and it should be the most sensible and ethical place.
There will be such an extinction behavior. "
Bao Zheng said bluntly: "Most scholars are still knowledgeable. Only some rotten scholars, and some of the chief executives of the rich and powerful, are too cruel."
Kou Ji nodded, "I will go to the official document to tell your successor about this matter."
Bao Zheng clasped his fist and said, "The students thanked Mr. Guo for the people of Jiangning Mansion."
Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "I'm a Ping Zhang affair under the school of Da Song Tongzhong. I should do it for the sake of the people of Jiangning Mansion."
After saying this, Kou Ji stared at Bao Zheng and said, "Tell me about you and Zhao Xu."
Bao Zheng smiled dryly: "What can the students do with the princess..."
Kou Ji snorted, "Do you think Huier is following Zhao Xu, can you hide things between you and Zhao Xu?"
Bao Zheng hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "The student came from a poor background..."
"In Feidong, Luzhou, your family is also a well-known big household, with 3,427 acres of fertile land. After your father passed away, you were allocated 683 acres of fertile land, and there were two shops in the city of Luzhou. .
After you divided the two shops to your brother, you still have 683 acres of fertile land in your hand.
Now it's your elder sister-in-law hiring someone to take care of it.
Am I right? "
Before Bao Zheng could finish speaking, Kou Ji shouted scorchingly.
Bao Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "Compared to the princess, what is the difference between the student's family business and the poor family."
Kou Ji pondered for a while, nodded in agreement: "That's also..."
After saying this, Kou Ji looked at Bao Zheng suspiciously: "But I remember that you are not a person who cares about your identity. Besides, you are one of the few young people among the many prefects in the Song Dynasty.
You are worthy of a princess. "
Bao Zheng said frankly: "Following the students will live a hard life."
Bao Zheng's reason is very powerful, and Kou Ji is frightened that there is no way to refute it.
A person who earns nearly 16,000 guana a year spends less than one hundred guanxi on himself, and the remaining 15,900 guanxis are all subsidized to the education in various places.
In this way, the woman would have to live a poor life after following him.
Kou Ji sighed and said: "You can't be better to yourself? There are many ways to help the people, there is no need to suffer yourself."
Bao Zheng solemnly said: "Every penny received by the students is anointed by the people, and they dare not spend it lightly. Only by taking it from the people and using it for the people can students feel at ease."
Kou Ji asked: "So for the people, can you give up your marriage?"
Bao Zheng's expression froze and fell into silence.
Kou Ji continued: "Although Zhao Xu likes to play around a little bit, she is a good woman. You always communicate with her for a long time, and you must have her in your heart.
Since I have her in my heart, I shouldn't give up. "
Bao Zheng gritted his teeth and said: "But students can't let go of the people."
Kou Ji stared at Bao Zheng and said earnestly: "Being a clean official does not mean that you will live a hard life. Being a clean official means not reaching out for money from the people and not from the treasury.
If you pity the people, you should find a way to make the people under the rule rich, instead of using your own salary to supplement them.
To my tens of millions of people, your salary is just a drop in the bucket.
Therefore, it is better to grant talents to thousands of people than to grant talents to one person.
Salaries are wages issued to you by the imperial court and your remuneration for doing things for the imperial court, so you should take it with peace of mind.
You can also spend it comfortably. "
Bao Zheng said in a deep voice: "Students are weak, but a student can save one person."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "The little doctor treats the people, the big doctor treats the country. You are now sitting in the position of the big doctor, sitting on the little doctor.
Your husband and my family are wealthy, even saying that Wanguan is not enough to describe it.
Such wealth, I have never given it to the poor.
Why
Am I greedy for money
It's not.
If your husband and I let go of greed, the people who give me money can go from here to Liaodi.
The reason why I don't divide my money is because I don't think it should be divided.
Because every share in my hand is my own hard-earned, rather than a coincidence.
I will not give money to the poor.
Because I don't want to develop the habit of them asking for money.
I want them to drop their hands and learn to make money on their own.
In this way, they can not only solve food and clothing, but also learn what dignity is.
If I blindly give them money and develop their habit, then they will lose their dignity completely.
While some people lose their dignity, they also become beggars who are used to asking people for money.
Therefore, the way to govern and show mercy to the people is to constantly create opportunities for the people to make money, and let the people get rich with their own hands.
Instead of giving them things for free, letting them eat together and wait for death.
That is hurting them.
In the past, the imperial court did not directly give food to the people and let the people waste their time while drinking the porridge, or just stuff the people into the Xiang army.
What now
Relief for work.
Tell them to use their hands to get food for disaster relief.
They can not only rebuild their homes after the disaster, but also maintain their dignity.
What's more important is that when working for relief, far fewer people die than before. "
Bao Zheng fell silent after hearing Kou Ji's words.
Kou Ji continued: "You have been in Ruian Town for a long time. You should know that the people in the town were all victims of the disaster before. If it is a relief place, I just give them food and money, and you think they can live. As it is now
It was the method I used for work-for-work, to create a new home for them, and to teach them the craftsmanship for making a living, so that they can live so rich and healthy. "
Bao Zheng gritted his teeth and said: "Adults can naturally use this method, but those in the middle of nowhere, as well as those in the lonely garden, can't get food and dignity with their hands."
Kou Ji sternly said: "Some of them have paid taxes to the court before, and some will pay taxes to the court in the future. Naturally, the court takes care of them.
Meng children lack food and clothing, which proves that their family members are too poor.
What we have to do is not to provide food and clothing for Mengtong.
It is to make their family richer.
Their family has become richer, so naturally they will not be short of food and clothing.
As for the people in the lonely garden, if they do not live well, it is a lack of imperial decree and supervision.
We should correct the imperial court’s erroneous decree and monitor the problems that are prone to appear in the lonely gardens everywhere.
In this way, it is the real pity for them.
It is also our true way of being an official. "
Bao Zheng fell into silence again.
Kou Ji sighed and said: "We are the national doctor who governs the country. If the country is sick, we should find a way to cure it, not just look at the surface.
Sooner or later, there will be problems. "
Bao Zheng raised his head and asked, "Is it wrong for students to do good?"
Kou Ji sighed long, "Being kind is something everyone should have. But doing good with money is actually wrong.
If a person is poor, then find a way to help him get rich, instead of giving money to make him rich.
You think of ways to help him get rich, he must be rich.
If you give him money to make him rich, it will only make him a moth.
If a country is poor, it should be treated the same way.
When we encounter problems, we should look at the root cause, not just use money to solve them. "
Bao Zheng fell into silence again.
Kou Ji exhorted, "Think about it..."
After saying this, Kou Ji did not take care of Bao Zheng again, and entered the study with his hands on his back.
After sitting down in the study.
He took out the pen and paper, wrote a long letter, and sent someone to the Western Regions to Yuanshan.
As for Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang, Kou Ji did not write a letter.
Because Kou Ji believed that after receiving his letter, Yuanshan would convey the content of the letter to Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang.
More importantly, Yuanshan will take the content of the letter on himself, instead of telling Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang directly what Kou Ji wants them to do.
Kou Ji actually believes in Yuanshan more than Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang.
It didn't take long for Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang to get rid of the shackles of the Song Dynasty, and they were a little overwhelmed.
Yuanshan got rid of the shackles of the Song Dynasty for more than ten years, and has never been stunned in front of Kou Ji.
Although in the history books, Yuanshan is a big traitor.
But he is still very strong in keeping promises.
After Kou Ji ordered the letter to be sent away, Bao Zheng appeared in front of Kou Ji.
Kou Ji stared at Bao Zheng, then smiled and said, "Did you figure it out?"
Bao Zheng said seriously: "Students still feel that the money in their hands should not be spent on eating, drinking and having fun. They should be used in useful places."
Kou Ji sighed and said, "But you may lose a happy marriage because of this."
Kou Ji told Bao Zheng so much, and Bao Zheng still insisted on his own opinions, and Kou Ji could fully understand.
Famous ministers, there are always some stubbornness and persistence.
It is precisely because of this that they can become famous officials.
If it's because of someone else's two or two words that change your persistence, then you won't be called a minister.
Bao Zheng didn't know what Kou Ji was thinking. After hearing Kou Ji's words, his expression was dim and he lowered his head.
Kou Ji bluntly said: "You don't have to worry about marrying Zhao Xu, it will affect your career. Officials will not wrong your brother-in-law, nor will I wrong your students.
As long as I and the official nod, your official career will still be unimpeded. "
Bao Zheng suddenly raised his head and said in a deep voice: "This case can't be done, otherwise there will be endless suffering."
Kou Ji yelled, "Get out!"
Bao Zheng's face stiffened, and he bowed in a salute, "Students retire..."
After Bao Zheng left the door, Kou Ji cursed in a low voice: "This wood... Isn't she the emperor's sister after leaving the emperor's status
She broke away from the royal family, but she couldn't get the fief, get the salary, and it was impossible to get a luxurious princess mansion.
But if you have entered the court, the official family can treat the house given to her as a reward to you.
Officials can also convert her fief and salary into members of a textile workshop.
Anyway, it is official private property, how he disposes of it, others can't control it.
It's nothing more than the name of a princess.
But she has become your wife, and officials can look for her fateful status from the top. "
Kou Ji felt that Bao Zheng really didn't know how to adapt to the issue of feelings.
He felt that he could not give Zhao Xu a prosperous life.
But has he ever thought that as Zhao Xu, a rich life needs him
If Zhao Zhen can't even raise a sister, then he won't be emperor.
"Headache..."
Kou Ji rubbed his eyebrows.
Xiang Yan happened to see it when he entered the door.
Xiang Yan smoothly placed a bowl of meat soup in front of Kou Ji and said with a smile: "Is Xiang Gong worrying about it?"
Kou Ji sighed and said, "I just touched a piece of wood."
Xiang Yan smiled and said, "Is Xiang Gong talking about Bao Zheng?"
Kou Ji nodded.
Xiang Yan asked again, "But Bao Zheng likes Zhao Xu's things?"
Kou Ji looked at Xiang Yan, "You know?"
Xiang Yan said with a bright smile: "The letters Bao Zheng and Zhao Xu passed are all over a foot high. How could my concubine not know."
Kou Ji sighed, "Nie Yuan."
Xiang Yan said: "The concubine feels that it is a good word."
Kou Ji questioned: "How can you see it?"
Xiang Yan said frankly: "Both Bao Zheng and Zhao Xu are both old. Whether they have other marriage contracts or not, they have a good impression of each other. If they can get together, it will naturally be a good match."
Kou Ji sighed: "But Bao Zheng worried that he could not give Zhao Xu a rich life, so he struggled for a long time. I also worried that Zhao Xu could not let go of the identity of the princess..."
Xiang Yan laughed aloud: "Bao Zheng wants to give Zhao Xu a prosperous life? This is the best joke I've heard this year."
Kou Ji smiled bitterly: "Who said no."
Xiang Yan smiled and said, "The other princesses don't know who they are, but they know that Zhao Xu is definitely not a person who cares about the identity of a princess.
I think back then, if it weren't for the husband, you would take her back to the house.
She may have become a monk.
She could give up her life and become a nun, but how could she not be able to give up her identity as a princess. "
Kou Ji thought about it, nodded and said, "It's also..."
Xiang Yan asked with a smile: "The concubine actually wants to know, why did Xiang Gong want to bring Bao Zheng and Zhao Xu together? It stands to reason that you are the husband of the two of them, and you know so many high-ranking officials and nobles. Other marriages should be easy.
Why do we have to let them be together? "
Kou Ji smiled calmly: "Didn't they have each other's affection?"
Xiang Yan shook her head and said, "Love is worthless."
In this age of blind marriages and dumb marriages, and marriages are like eating and drinking water, love is really worthless.
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "It might also be for Bao Zheng to live better."
Speaking of this, Kou Ji looked at Xiang Yan, "You know, that wood won't take care of herself at all. The one-year salary spent on her is less than one hundred, and the rest is spent on the poor people.
If someone else marries him, the couple will definitely endure hardships.
Zhao Xu married him, and he can live better.
With the official disposition, the four o'clock rewards are definitely indispensable.
So eating and drinking costs almost nothing. "
Xiang Yan said in a dubious voice: "You, you, help the students take advantage of the royal family. For the students, it can be considered a broken heart."
Kou Ji sighed: "Before his parents died, he showed him a wife, but he refused. When he returned to Luzhou to support his parents, he did not see any women. After the death of his parents, the brothers and sisters were all worried about it. With his wealth, no one will help him run this matter.
It wasn't until his recovery that his elder brother and sister-in-law remembered the incident and introduced him to many girls.
But he didn't see a single one, and didn't agree to one.
Now I don't worry about this for him anymore, he is afraid that he will die alone. "
Xiang Yan smiled and said, "He is holding people in his heart."
Kou Ji nodded in agreement.
This matter also blamed Kou Ji.
Had it not been for Kou Ji's appearance, he would get Bao Zheng to his house and let Bao Zheng meet with Zhao Xu, and Bao Zheng would not have missed his marriage.
Otherwise, Bao Zheng might be married to the girl Li whom his parents are dating.
It is precisely because of this that Kou Ji is so concerned about Bao Zheng's marriage.
After all, it was the appearance of Kou Ji that messed up Bao Zheng's marriage, so Bao Zheng should have another marriage.
Xiang Yan suggested, "How about handing this matter to my concubine?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "Let's take a look. One of them must make concessions so that they can be happy after they get married. If no one makes concessions, they will not be happy if they are tied together.
Anyway, Bao Zheng's parents are dead, and the only person in Bianjing who can help him get married is me, my husband.
Zhao Xu had lived in the mansion for so long, and the officials did not urge her to get married, and Du Niangniang never said anything about it.
Therefore, 80% of Zhao Xu's marriage will be handed over to me.
So can afford to wait. "
Xiang Yan said angrily: "Zhao Xu is already an old girl. If you put it in someone's house, I'm afraid you will be treated as a broom star. You can also raise her in the house like a girl."