Zhang Yuan's words analyzed Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang very thoroughly.

Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang are indeed blinded by greed now, and they have fallen into the quagmire of chaotic war in the West, and they can't get out of it at all.

Zhang Yuan saw the war situation in the West early on, so after occupying a certain territory, he decisively withdrew and withdrew from the alliance established with Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang and others, so as to avoid falling into the quagmire.

Kou Ji thought about it again and again, and said to Zhang Yuan: "If Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang are defeated by the Roman Empire and are worried about extinction, you should try your best to leave an incense stick for them." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and asked, "Order?" Or is it a casual remark? ”

Kou Ji asked rhetorically, "Is there any difference?" ”

Zhang Yuan said bluntly: "If you give the order, even if I do my best to do my best in the West Tianzhu Kingdom, I will do it." If I say it casually, I have to look at the situation and make a decision.

It is impossible for me to do everything to pay for the mistakes of Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang. ”

Kou Ji smiled: "It's not an order, and it's not a casual remark." If you can, save it. There's no reason to put ourselves in to save people, and we're not chivalrous. ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji said with some embarrassment: "They are all descendants of my Han family, and they were exterminated by outsiders, and we have no glory on our faces." ”

Zhang Yuan nodded, and agreed to Kou Ji's request.

If Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang really lose and really harm their families, he will come to the rescue.

A few days to come.

Kou Ji took Zhang Yuan to grow vegetables in the greenhouse, enjoy all kinds of food in Qingdu, go to Wenchang Academy to listen to lectures, and go to the forging steel workshop outside the city to see the new forging steel furnace that Kou Tianci is building.

Kou Ji took Zhang Yuan to walk around Qingdu, and took Zhang Yuan to see everything that could be seen in Qingdu.

When Zhang Yuan was leaving, Kou Ji also prepared some craftsmen and scholars for him to bring with him.

Since Commodore Kou incorporated practice into the teaching system and felt the benefits of practice, all the students he has educated must pass practice and get a certain evaluation before they can complete their studies.

The craftsmen and scholars that Kou Ji asked Zhang Yuan to bring back were the students who needed to practice in Wenchang Academy.

Due to the distance of the Western Tianzhu Kingdom, it is relatively far away.

Koji extended the time of the craftsman and the scholar.

At the same time, they were promised a generous financial subsidy, which they regarded as a paid practice.

Zhang Yuan also promised them that when they arrived in the Western Tianzhu Kingdom, the Western Tianzhu Congress would allocate them houses, maidservants, and a generous salary every month.

Kou Ji is not short of money, and Zhang Yuan is also not short of money.

Tianzhu was previously an over-the-top wearing gold and silver.

After Zhang Yuan and Cao Yu invaded Tianzhu, they collected all the gold, silver and copper in Tianzhu into their hands through various means.

Now the amount of gold in Zhang Yuan's hands is very large.

The little money of the scholars and craftsmen of Wenchang Academy is just a drop in the bucket for him.

The benefits that scholars and craftsmen can bring to Zhang Yuan are far more than Zhang Yuan's little money.

Whether it's Zhang Yuan or Cao Yuan, the people in his hands are more miscellaneous.

The people in their hands were made up of seven or eight incompatible peoples.

So it's very difficult to govern.

They were born in the Song people, and they naturally like to be close to the Song people, and they also like to turn the people under their rule into Song people.

Therefore, they want to use war to eliminate the incompatible nations in their own country, and at the same time make the people in their country more pure.

So they need scholars and craftsmen.

It can almost be said that there are as many as there are.

Kou Ji naturally knew what Zhang Yuan needed, and he was unwilling to let Zhang Yuan run for nothing.

Kou Ji personally sent Zhang Yuan to the Sunrise Wharf, and sent the scholars, craftsmen, and the seeds to be handed over to Zhang Yuan for cultivation on the ship.

Then he sent Qingguo's fleet to follow Zhang Yuan's fleet south.

Qingguo's fleet, after arriving at Leizhou and Jiaozhi, will stop.

And Zhang Yuan's fleet will go directly to the Western Tianzhu Kingdom.

After Zhang Yuan left, Kou Ji felt that the matter of building an iron ship was imminent.

Nowadays, almost all of the three places connected by Qingguo can only be reached by boat.

The wooden boat floated on the sea for too long, and it took nearly half a year to travel from Qingguo to Xitianzhu.

One round trip, a year and a half gone.

Once rubber trees and other materials are planted in the Western Tianzhu Kingdom, the number of ships traveling between the Qing Kingdom and the Western Tianzhu Kingdom will increase, and the number of ships and manpower required will also increase.

Kou Ji didn't have that much time to wait.

Therefore, ironclad ships must be built.

Something else can wait a little longer.

After Kou Ji returned to Qingdu, after quiet guidance, he successfully sent the manufacturing method of steam engine and the manufacturing method of steam ship to Kou Tianci.

After Kou Tianci got the slightly rough production method, he was shocked.

Like a thief, he shared his joy with Koji, and after receiving Koji's support, he threw himself into the construction of the steam engine.

Although the rubber has not been obtained yet, let Kou Tianci try it first.

When the rubber trees are planted and the rubber is produced, Kou Tianci can directly build a suitable steam engine.

After Kou Tianci obtained the manufacturing method of steam engines and steam ships, he built a steam workshop next to the steel forging workshop he built and devoted himself to research.

He withdrew a large sum of money from Koji to buy iron.

From the craftsman department directly under the Wenchang Academy and the Inner Palace, many craftsmen were dispatched to participate in the supervision with them.

Except for occasional guidance, Kou Ji rarely interfered in the construction of steam engines by Kou Tianci.

Flash.

A year passed quietly.

Just when Kou Ji and Liu Heng were harvesting sweet potatoes with hoes, two uninvited guests arrived in Qingguo.

Kou Ji and Liu Heng dug up a full acre of sweet potatoes, and sat on the ground like two old farmers drinking tea while discussing the matter of storing sweet potatoes and promoting them to all parts of Qingguo next year.

Two figures silently appeared behind the two of them.

One of the figures, sitting next to Kou Ji, snatched the teapot in Kou Ji's hand, took a sip in his hand, and clicked his mouth comfortably.

Kou Ji looked sideways at him and asked, "You're not dead yet?" ”

Li Di looked at Kou Ji strangely and said, "The old man eats well and sleeps soundly, why should he die?" ”

Kou Ji glanced at the teapot that had been contaminated by Li Di, and said angrily: "You are now in your seventies, and if you don't die, you will become a thief." ”

Li Di smiled, "Even if the old man becomes a thief, he is also a thief." ”

Kou Ji snorted, "Scholars always like to cover up bad things as elegant things, and the scholars in Bianjing City are romantic, and you old guys teach them." ”

Li Di glanced at Kou Ji with disdain, "You are not a reader, you don't understand the fun at all." ”

Kou Ji squinted at Li Di, "I didn't see any fun. I only saw that you were romantic, extravagant, and popular one after another. On the contrary, it is the common people who are not taken into account by you. ”

Li Di glared at Kou Ji, "The current scholars are different from before. ”

Kou Ji sneered, "What's the difference? In the eyes of scholars, the Qingqi people are still the tip of their hearts, and the common people are still Diao people and untouchables.

I heard that two months ago, Wang Anshi killed an official who called the people untouchables at the gate of Linheng Mansion.

The impeachment of Wang Anshi has not stopped until now.

So in your eyes, it is right to call the people untouchables. ”

Li Di glared and looked at Kou Ji, "You are crying out for your students. ”

Kou Ji shook his head indifferently, "I don't have students in Da Song, and I won't be aggrieved by anyone." I just think that the way of the world is fair, you call the people untouchables, they call you dog officials, and they complement each other.

I don't know if the people are cheap or not.

But when you bark, it's a real dog. ”

Li Di said angrily: "The old man didn't participate in this matter, why did you even scold the old man?" ”

Kou Ji sneered: "If you don't help Wang Anshi say a word, you should be scolded." ”

Li Di shouted: "This matter involves a dispute of doctrines. ”

Kou Ji said without being salty or light: "Doctrine is doctrine, and the people are the people." We must not forget the people for the sake of the controversy of doctrines. ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji looked at Li Di, "You have been in Hexi for a long time, and your courage has become smaller. You're no longer fit to mess around in officialdom, it's time to get old.

Wenchang Academy still lacks an inspector.

For your pity's sake, after you are old, I can appoint you as the superintendent of Wenchang Academy. ”

Li Di snorted coldly: "You want to be beautiful." ”

Kou Ji shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak to Li Di again.

Instead, he looked at the figure behind Li Di, and said without being salty or light: "Qingguo doesn't welcome you, after you eat for a while, let's leave." ”

Wen Yanbo said with a depressed face: "Sir......"

Kou Ji said coldly: "Don't call me sir, I can't afford it." ”

"Watch ...... Eye"

Li Di said disdainfully.

Kou Ji said calmly: "I'm just careful, I admit it." What do you do to me? ”

"Sir, I was ...... on the vertical arch hall back then."

Wen Yanbo explained in a whisper.

Kou Ji glared and scolded, "Shut up! ”

Wen Yanbo opened his mouth, stunned and unable to say a word.

Kou Ji got up and called Liu Heng to continue digging sweet potatoes.

Li Di shouted at Kou Ji's back: "Bianjing City is about to be gone." The official family is moving the capital. ”

Kou Ji didn't pay attention to Li Di, as if he hadn't heard Li Di's words.

Li Di got up, quickly caught up with Kou Ji, and blocked in front of Kou Ji.

"The old man said that Bianjing City is about to disappear, and the official family is going to move the capital."

Kou Ji said with a stunned face: "What does it have to do with me? ”

Li Di said in a deep voice: "It's a big matter, and it will affect the whole body, don't you plan to persuade it?" ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently, "What does it have to do with me?" ”

Li Di glared and said, "You are also a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "I am now the lord of Qingguo. ”

Li Di gritted his teeth and said: "The lord of Qingguo is also a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and nodded, "You're right. ”

Kou Ji said to Liu Heng beside him: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty wants to move the capital, what do you think?" ”

Liu Heng scratched his head and said with a smile: "Send the tribute in advance, so that His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty can build the new capital more luxuriously." ”

Kou Ji nodded approvingly, "It makes sense, as the overlord of the four seas, the palace of the Great Song Dynasty should be luxurious." ”

After saying this, Kou Ji smiled at Li Di, who had an ugly face: "In addition to this year's tribute, I will donate an additional 50,000 yuan to show my heart." ”

Li Di stared straight at Kou Ji and said, "You know...... That's not what the old man meant......"

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "I think that's what you mean." I don't care about anything else. There are many capable people in the Great Song Dynasty, so you shouldn't look for me.

I'm a person who has nothing but money. ”

After saying this, Kou Ji no longer bothered with Li Di and pulled Liu Heng to dig the ground together.

Li Di's face changed again and again, and finally his eyes fell on Wen Yanbo, and he let out a long sigh, "You guys are so capable." ”

Wen Yanbo's face turned pale, "What happened back then ......"

Li Di flicked his sleeves, "If the old man was in the court back then, he would never allow the official family to come." The old man will not do anything to be sorry for his husband.

Even if the old man and his husband disagree, it will be on the bright side.

Even if the old man thinks that his husband has a problem, he will ask it clearly. ”

Wen Yanbo's expression darkened.

"The matter of the relocation of the official family ......"

Li Di squinted, stared at Wen Yanbo and sneered, "What do you have to do with me?" ”

Wen Yanbo looked at Li Di in amazement.

Li Di said disdainfully: "He is the only restraint on the official family, you personally take this restraint and release a raptor, then you must be prepared to bear the disaster caused by the raptor's clouds and rain."

He is not a toilet chip, and you still want to summon him and leave as soon as he wants.

The officials didn't dare.

What are you? ”

When Li Di said this, he waved his hand, and said without being salty or indifferent while walking out of the field: "If there is such a thing in the future, don't look for the old man." Without you, when the old man arrives in Qingguo, he will be a guest. Take you with me, the old man is the villain.

The old man has not offended him, so why should he bear his anger with you? ”

Wen Yanbo stood in place, looked at Li Di who was far away, and then looked at Kou Ji, who was struggling to dig sweet potatoes in the field, and let out a long sigh.

His heart was filled with remorse.

But it didn't work at all.

Wen Yanbo didn't stay in Qingguo for long.

After failing to achieve his goal, he left Qingguo and wanted to send him another way.

On the contrary, Li Di lived in Qingguo for a month.

Without Wen Yanbo by his side, Li Di is called a moisturizer in Qingguo.

A month later, Kou Ji sent Li Di to the edge of the Yalu River.

When Li Di was leaving, he grabbed Kou Ji's arm, hesitated, and said, "You really don't go back to persuade you?" ”

Kou Ji sighed, "Why do you want to persuade?" ”

Li Di said in a deep voice: "Moving the capital affects the ...... of national fortunes"

Without waiting for Li Di to finish speaking, Kou Ji rudely interrupted Li Di's words, "Moving the capital affects the fortunes of the country? Why didn't I find out? The Great Song Dynasty moved the capital in its heyday, and it was not forced to move the capital, so how could it affect the national fortunes?

The Great Song Dynasty has done a lot of things that affect the fortunes of the country, and I have not seen the Great Song Dynasty fall apart.

You've lived so old and still believe this? ”

Li Di smiled bitterly and said, "There are too many people who oppose it......"

Kou Ji said without being salty or light: "Moving the capital only affects interests. The interests of the wealthy and dignitaries. Most of their families are in Bianjing.

When the Great Song Dynasty moved the capital, their interests would be greatly damaged.

That's why they're against it.

They objected, not because it was not the right thing to do.

Rather, it is because of the opposition that affects their money bags.

It's money from start to finish.

I don't believe you understand. ”

Li Di sighed and said, "Since you have said this, the old man will also tell the truth." The relocation of the capital did affect the interests of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, so the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would oppose it together.

The reason why the old man was willing to run for this matter was that he was afraid that the official family would leave morality because of the relocation of the capital and the civil and military detachment of the Manchu Dynasty.

You also know that in a court, if the monarch and the minister deviate from morality, there will be big problems. ”

Kou Ji said indifferently: "I've never seen an arm twisted over a thigh." Since the courtiers don't have to serve the emperor, then the emperor just needs to change a batch.

In the Great Song Dynasty, there was never a shortage of courtiers. ”

"But ......"

"Okay, don't be a lobbyist for those dignitaries, no matter how much you say, it won't change my mind. I'm not afraid to tell you that I taught Zhao Zhen about moving the capital.

Do you think I'm going to overthrow myself on my own? ”

When Li Di heard this, he stared at Kou Ji with a stunned expression.

Kou Ji said indifferently: "Don't look at me like that, moving the capital is also good for the Great Song Dynasty." If there is no benefit, Zhao Zhen will not listen to me. ”

Li Di muttered, "No wonder...... No wonder the officials will insist on going their own way, and no one will listen to it, it turns out that it is your attention. That's it...... The old man will not be involved in this matter in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Li Di raised his head and stared at Kou Ji, and said solemnly: "The old man promised to Hexi in this life, and when the old man dies, he will also be buried in Hexi, and when the time comes, don't forget to go to the old man's grave to incense." ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly, "Aren't you embarrassing me?" ”

Li Di glared, stared at Kou Ji and said, "Are you so reluctant to go back to the Great Song Dynasty?" The Great Song Dynasty can have today, and nine percent of it is your hard work. ”

Kou Ji said bluntly: "So what? I have done everything for the people of my homeland, not for any one person.

Now I have done what I should have done, and the people are living a good life.

I also retired after success, so I shouldn't appear in the Great Song Dynasty again and cause waves. ”

Li Di pointed at Kou Ji and sighed, "Your flaws must be repaid......

Kou Ji smiled: "I think it's good. ”

Li Di shook his head, didn't say anything more, got into the carriage tremblingly, and left the Yalu River.

After Kou Ji saw Li Di away, he returned to Qingguo.

It just happened to catch up with Di Qing coming from the fiefdom of the king of Beihai County.

After several years of construction, the thirty-six fortresses of the fiefdom of the king of Beihai have been built.

Soldiers and horses were also stationed in each fortress to guard the four sides of the fiefdom.

Beihai Mansion City, located in the middle of the fiefdom of the king of Beihai County, also created a seven-seven-eighty-eight.

There are not many people in the fief of the king of Beihai County, so the amount of work is not large.

In addition, Beihai Prefecture did not build a city wall, so the amount of work was smaller.

Therefore, Beihai Fucheng was completed much earlier than Qingdu.

In addition, the wharf outside Beihai Province has also been completed.

A shipyard and forging yard were also built near the wharf.

In the future, most of the workshops and factories in Qingguo will be located in Beihai Province.

The reason why it is located in Beihai Province is because there is a huge open-pit coal mine in Beihai Province.

In addition, Beihai Prefecture is vast and sparsely populated, and if it expands to the north, no one will take care of it, and it will not restrict the development of various workshops and factories.

Di Qing's visit to Qingguo this time was to take people to the shipyard and forging factory.

Kou Ji had already prepared the manpower.

In addition, Kou Ji also prepared some potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn seeds for Di Qing to bring with him.

Beihai Province is vast and sparsely populated, and most people have to work.

To ensure that the people of Butterworth Province have food to eat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and other things are essential.

In addition to preparing these crops for Di Qing that had been successfully planted and had a lot of seeds in reserve, Kou Ji also prepared one for Liu Boxu and Zhang Yuan.

However, Liu Boxu and Zhang Yuan both refused.

They wrote back to Koji saying they didn't need these things for the time being.

They didn't want some people in the fiefdom to eat too much.

If those people are allowed to eat too much, it is not conducive to their pure speech of the decree of the people of the country.

Kou Ji felt that these two guys would definitely be portrayed as the most cruel feudal monarchs in the future.

Kou Ji felt that Liu Boxu and Zhang Yuan should learn from him.

While making effective use of labor, send them out easily.

For example, they were sent to the sea for exploration, or sent to Beihai Province to dig coal and forge steel.

For example, Chong Shiheng, Cao Tong, and Cao used those war maniacs to start a large-scale transportation of fiefdoms to North America on a large scale.

The order for Qingguo sea ships has changed from 30 ships per Chinese New Year's Eve to 130 ships per year.

If it weren't for Liu Boxu, who assigned a batch of orders to Xiyang, he wouldn't have been able to build it at all.

With such a huge number of ships invested, Kou Ji believed that it would not be long before the three fiefs and the people in the fiefdom would be further purified.

The means are far more effective than Liu Boxu and Zhang Yuan.

However, Koji now does not allow them to fight abroad, and it seems that they can only use this method to purify the fief and the people in the fiefdom.

Koji's purpose is actually similar to theirs, except that Koji is not so cruel.

He just transferred the cruel things out and handed them over to the professional people to do.

After Di Qing saw Kou Ji this time, he was not in a hurry to leave, but brought Kou Ji an unexpected news.

Gyeongdu.

Inner Palace.

Kou Ji, Liu Heng, and Di Qing sat in the conservatory.

Di Qing said to Kou Ji and Liu Heng in a deep voice: "The people of the Gao family have appeared near my fiefdom. ”

Kou Ji and Liu Heng looked at Di Qing in amazement.

The Yanshan Mansion where the Gao family is located is thousands of miles away from Di Qing's Beihai Mansion.

The Gao family is the worst fief among the several vassal kings, and its development is also the slowest among the vassal kings.

It is impossible for the Gao family to occupy thousands of miles in such a short period of time.

The herdsmen on the grassland either became slaves of Zhu Neng and others, or became the criminals of the Great Song Dynasty, or they became miners under Di Qing.

No matter how powerful the Gao family is, it is impossible to occupy a territory of thousands of miles with the tens of thousands of people in their hands.

Even if they were integrated into the grassland peoples and made a living by herding horses and sheep, it would be impossible for them to travel thousands of miles.

"Have you seen someone from the Gao family?"

Kou Ji asked.

Di Qing nodded with a deep groan.