Zhao Zhen really knew it, to be precise, from the time he planned to buy the cement calcination method from Qingguo, he had a comprehensive plan.

After Wang Shu completed the transaction, he stayed in Qingguo for a few days, waited by Kou Zhun's side for a few days, and then rushed back to Bianjing City with the method of cement calcination.

Then, Zhao Zhen launched a series of operations.

Zhao Zhen first calcined some cement and built an urn city in a vacant lot outside Bianjing City.

In front of the envoys of the various vassals, he took all kinds of cold weapons and bombarded the urn city.

Then the eyes of the vassal envoys lit up.

Zhao Zhen instructed people to explain some of the advantages of cement to the envoys of the vassal in private.

The envoys of the vassal immediately offered generous gifts and asked Zhao Zhen for cement.

Zhao Zhen did not allow it, and sent someone to reveal that cement is a secret technique of the immortal family, and it cannot be obtained without heavy money.

The envoys of the vassal immediately sent people back to the gold and silver.

Then he took a lot of gold and silver to trade with Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen finally selected the envoys of the Black Khanate, Li Zhaoliang, and Zhu Neng, and after collecting their high money, he gave them the method of cement calcination.

The money Zhao Zhen got was far more than the money he had paid to buy cement from Kou Ji.

Subsequently, those envoys who did not buy the method of cement calcination, Zhao Zhen did not let go.

He instructed the officials of the protocol department under him to take the envoys to wander around the workshops in Bianjing City.

successfully left the gold and silver in the hands of those envoys in the Great Song Dynasty, and easily sold some of the old goods hoarded by the Great Song Dynasty at a high price.

Zhao Zhen used the method of cement calcination to make huge profits.

When Kou Ji heard the news, he was stunned.

"You're still a middleman?! You still make the difference?! You're going to be shameless! ”

Qingdu, Zhengqing Palace, Zhengda Hall.

Kou Ji put his hands behind his back and cursed with an ugly face.

Kou Ji didn't expect Zhao Zhen to be so shameless, and he actually put down the face of the king of a country and became a middleman.

No wonder when Zhao Zhen spent a huge amount of money to buy cement forging from Qingguo, no one squeaked.

Kou Ji looked viciously in the direction of Bianjing City, "If there is something new in the future, I will make enough money first, and then sell it to you." ”

After Kou Ji reprimanded him, he walked to the front of the case, picked up his pen, wrote a long letter of state, and ordered someone to send it to Zhao Zhen.

A month later, the letter of state was delivered to Bianjing.

Bianjing City, Council Hall.

Zhao Zhen saw the shopkeeper of Tianci Qianzhuang standing in front of him with the national letter, and said to Queen Cao who was sitting next to him with a smile: "Some people have never suffered losses, I calculated him once, and he immediately calculated it back." The content of the national letter is his calculation, do you believe it or not? ”

Empress Cao pretended to be surprised and said, "He still dares to calculate you?" ”

Zhao Zhen said with a profound face: "You don't understand, you don't understand." ”

Empress Cao said very cooperatively: "The concubine is a woman, so she naturally doesn't understand the state affairs discussed between you. ”

Zhao Zhen laughed, looked at the shopkeeper of Tianci Qianzhuang, and said with a smile: "Are you an official in Qingguo?" ”

The shopkeeper of Tianci Qianzhuang said with a dry smile: "Go back to the official's house, barely count." ”

Zhao Zhen suddenly straightened his face and said coldly: "What do you mean by barely counting?" Yes, no, no, no, playing? ”

The shopkeeper of Tianci Qianzhuang had a bitter face and explained: "The foreign minister is the internal official. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and asked, "Then why not castrate?" ”

The shopkeeper of the Tianci Money Village shuddered, and the bitterness on his face became even stronger, "The grace of the lord of the country ......"

Zhao Zhen glanced at his lips and said: "He is now the lord of a country, he doesn't need eunuchs, and he is not afraid of making jokes in the back house." ”

The shopkeeper of the Tianci Money Bank lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

He was afraid that Zhao Zhen would suddenly be interested and castrate him for Kou Ji.

As everyone knows, His Majesty Zhao Zhen, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and Kou Ji, the lord of Qingguo, have a deep brotherly relationship and are like brothers.

Now that the two have a conflict and are fighting, everyone has to deal with it carefully.

If something goes wrong, it is very likely that they will fall victim to the fighting spirit of the two.

Didn't you see someone as shrewd as Empress Cao pretending to be a fool in this matter?

Don't look at Zhao Zhen's 'someone' call, if others dare to call Kou Ji someone, believe it or not, Zhao Zhen immediately asked people to pull him out, castrate it first, and then Ling Chi.

Zhao Zhen was not interested in embarrassing an insignificant person, and when he saw that the shopkeeper of the Tianci Money Village was instigated, he immediately stopped paying attention to him.

Zhao Zhen pointed to the national letter in the hand of the shopkeeper of Tianci Qianzhuang, and said to Queen Cao with a smile: "Guess the queen, how will someone calculate me?" ”

Empress Cao said with interest: "The concubine can't guess." ”

Zhao Zhen laughed, "If I guessed correctly, I'm afraid I'm going to lose a great Confucian and a few doctors." ”

Empress Cao asked, "What is the excuse?" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled happily: "My grandson of the emperor lacks someone to teach." ”

Empress Cao suddenly realized.

Zhao Zhen beckoned, and the shopkeeper of Tianci Qian Zhuang hurriedly handed over the national letter.

Zhao Zhen opened it and looked at it, revealing a look that was really like this.

Zhao Zhen handed the letter of state to Empress Cao, and said with a smile: "My Mifuzi is gone, and there are still a few of his students." ”

Empress Cao took the national letter and took a look, it said that Kou Qing had reached the age of studying, but Qing Guo's talents were scarce and there was no great talent to teach, so she was going to leave Mi Fuzi and a few of his students to teach Kou Qing.

and shamelessly asked Zhao Zhen to give a letter of state, set the matter, and characterize Mi Fuzi's teaching of Kou Qing as a tolerance, and the Great Song Dynasty gave money and food.

He also shamelessly said that Qingguo was too poor to support talents, so he could only be supported by the Great Song Dynasty.

By the way, he also implored Zhao Zhen to send Mi Fuzi and the families of his students to Qingguo.

After reading the national letter, Queen Cao said with a smile: "The lord of the Qing country is too ......."

Zhao Zhen smiled and asked, "What's too much?" ”

Empress Cao smiled bitterly and shook her head, without words.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I said for you, the lord of Qingguo is too petty." If you are in the land of projectiles, it is easy to become petty.

My grandson, he was born a nobleman.

To teach him to read, he must be a first-class talent.

One Mifu is enough.

Send someone to ask those great Confucians who stayed in Qingguo, who would like to stay in Qingguo to help me teach the emperor's grandson.

Get together, give eight Confucians. ”

Empress Cao stared at Zhao Zhen with a look of astonishment.

"Official, that's a great Confucian...... The Great Confucian ...... of the Heavenly Sacred Hall"

Empress Cao's voice was a heavy reminder.

Zhao Zhen laughed heartily and said: "If you take it in advance, you must allow it first." I was generous enough to him, and when I offered him terms, he had to be generous to me.

When I sent those great Confucians to Qingguo, I knew that some of them must have gone and never returned.

I'm waiting for him to open his mouth, and when he does, I'm welcome. ”

"Chen Lin?"

"The slave is here!"

"Summoning Li Di and Li Gong back to Beijing, and go to Qingguo with a generous gift."

"The slave understands."

“……”

Empress Cao looked at Zhao Zhen suspiciously, "What does the official family want?" ”

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Run'er has been in Liaoyang Mansion for two years, and she is not bad with Hui'er. It's time for the fire. ”

Empress Cao suddenly realized and looked happy.

Others thought that Kou Ji would leave the Great Song Dynasty and his influence would weaken.

But Empress Cao clearly knew that Kou Ji's influence on the Great Song Dynasty did not weaken with his departure, but tended to increase.

Where's the augmentation?

Naturally, it is the emperor's heart.

And the emperor's heart represents everything in the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen gave a gag order to the shopkeeper of Tianci Qianzhuang, and then waited for Li Di to return to Beijing.

A month later, Li Di appeared in Bianjing City.

Two and a half months later, Li Di appeared in Qingguo with a very rich gift.

Kou Ji learned of Li Di's visit and personally rushed to the edge of the Yalu River to greet him.

Seeing Li Di trembling and getting out of the carriage, Kou Ji hurriedly greeted Li Di.

"Boy Kou Ji, I've seen Li Gong......"

Kou Ji didn't put on a stand in front of Li Di, and his posture was very low.

Li Di looked at Kou Ji with a sigh on his face, "Lord Qingguo...... You're better than all of us. ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "Gong Li said that he laughed. ”

Li Di smiled and shook his head, "But you shouldn't be calculating the official's family." If the official wants to calculate you, let him calculate. If he succeeds three or five times, he will inevitably lose interest.

But as soon as you fought back, not only did the official family feel excited, but also let the official family grab the handle. ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows.

Li Di reached out and took out a national letter from his cuff, handed it to Kou Ji, and then climbed into the carriage again, and said faintly: "I'll go see my old brother."

You fight with the officials, and you think about the result.

With the result, go to Wenchang Academy to find me. ”

After saying this, Li Di asked people to drive to Qingdu and Wenchang Academy, leaving Kou Ji standing on the edge of the Yalu River.

Kou Ji took out the national letter given by Li Di, and after opening it and looking at it twice, his face was a little dark.

"A few big Confucians, just want to change my daughter, it's impossible."

Kou Ji put away the national letter, chased after Li Di's carriage, and stopped Li Di halfway.

Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, Li Di said decisively: "You should ask your daughter what she means, and then make a decision." ”

Kou Ji gritted his teeth and didn't speak again.

After returning to Qingdu, Kou Ji immediately ordered someone to find Kou Hui.

After Kou Hui arrived at Kou Ji's study, Kou Ji handed the national letter to Kou Hui.

After Kou Hui read the national letter, there was no excessive reaction on his face, Kou Ji stared at Kou Hui and said, "What do you think?" ”

Kou Hui groaned for a moment, giving Kou Ji an ambiguous answer.

"I can do it all......"

Kou Ji frowned, "What do you mean?" Do you want to have a certain number in your heart? You should know that I will not force you in your marriage. ”

Kou Hui said bluntly: "It's okay to marry Zhao Run or not, if you don't marry Zhao Run, I have no one to marry." ”

Kou Ji snorted, "Nonsense. My Kou's daughter, is there still a time to get married? ”

Kou Hui shrugged her shoulders and left very freely.

Kou Ji thought about it for a long time in the study, and rushed to Wenchang Academy to find Li Di.

When Kou Ji found Li Di, Li Di was drinking and having fun with a group of Confucians.

Kou Ji didn't want to meet with that group of Confucians, so he could only wait, and waited until the banquet was over before he found Li Di.

Li Di was a little drunk, and when he saw Kou Ji appear, he didn't say anything, and took out an envelope from his cuff and handed it to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji frowned and said, "What is it?" ”

Li Di shook his head slightly, "The official family gave it to you, I don't know what's inside." ”

Kou Ji took the envelope, hesitated, but did not open it, he took the envelope back to the study of Zhengqing Palace, and then slowly opened the envelope.

There was only one sentence on the envelope.

After reading it, Kou Ji was silent all night.

……

The next day, Kou Ji called Kou Hui again.

After Kou Hui arrived at Kou Ji's study, Kou Ji asked straight to the point, "Do you like Zhao Run?" ”

Kou Hui thought for a moment and said seriously: "Don't hate it." ”

Kou Ji thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I understand." ”

After sending Kou Hui away, Kou Ji rushed to Wenchang Academy again to see Li Di.

After seeing Li Di, he only said one sentence.

"I promised......"

After Li Di heard Kou Ji's answer, he laughed for a long time.

Kou Ji returned to the Zhengqing Hall and never appeared again.

What followed was a grand wedding that spanned thousands of miles.

Zhao Run was temporarily recalled back to Bianjing.

Zhao Zhen once again sent an envoy to Qingguo to deliver credentials and dowry gifts.

The two sides have come and gone for a year.

By the time Zhao Run and Kou Hui got married, it was already a year later.

During the year, many people asked Kou Ji why he agreed to this marriage, but Kou Ji did not have a clear answer.

Just gave everyone a word, and you will know sooner or later.

and dealt with the multitude.

Zhao Run and Kou Hui's wedding in Bianjing City was very grand, and it is said that the scene overshadowed all the weddings in Bianjing City.

It's a pity that Kou Ji and the others can't participate, and they can't see it.

When Kou Hui reappeared in Qingguo, it was already the following year later.

Zhao Run was promoted to Zhizhou under the rule of Liaoyang Prefecture, and Kou Hui was the woman of Zhizhou.

Liaoyang Mansion is on the edge of Qingguo.

So Kou Hui went back to her parents' house every once in a while.

Judging from Kou Hui's post-marriage state, Kou Hui has a good life after marriage.

Zhao Run dotes on her very much.

She's having a good time, too.

What's more, Zhao Run did not marry other women such as side concubines into the house.

On the occasion of the wedding of the two, although someone in the Great Song Dynasty asked for this, it was quickly overwhelmed by the wave of congratulations.

Kou Ji was relieved to see that Kou Hui was very happy after marriage.

After two years, all the buildings built in Qingguo have been completed, and only four huge wharves and official roads in various parts of Qingguo are still under construction.

Koji also did something confusing during this time.

That is, he ordered a doll kiss for Kou Qing.

The woman is a Su woman.

It is Su Xun's wife, Cheng's young daughter, who is Su Xuntian's child.

The people up and down the Su family love her very much and call her a little sister.

No one knows what is so special about the young Su Xiaomei.

Why did Kou Ji insist on giving the place in Kou Qing's main house to Su Xiaomei.

Koji gives the impression of being enlightened, but he chooses to go his own way in this matter.

It made everyone very confused.

The grandfather of the child was furious.

After all, the child's grandfather has carefully selected a wife room for the child and is secretly cultivating.

But before he could make a plan.

Kou Ji set a baby kiss for Kou Qing.

After Kou Ji set a baby kiss for Kou Qing, Kou Ji and Kou Tianci, father and son, quietly left Qingdu and rushed to the largest wharf near the sea, Sunrise Wharf.

On the docks, boats come and go.

The Sunrise Wharf, which has been completed and has been made of general concrete, has been put into use.

After Kou Ji and Kou Tianci father and son arrived at Sunrise Wharf, they immediately sent heavy troops to surround the place.

The surrounding merchant ships were temporarily moved to the southeast wharf.

Kou Ji and Kou Tianci, father and son, waited on the sunrise pier for more than a month.

More than a dozen tattered ships slowly sailed into the sunrise pier.

When a dozen of the big battered ships arrived at the docks, they began to unload things one by one.

But the people on board, who were ordered to be in the docks, were only allowed to move around the docks.

Only the leading few people appeared in front of Kou Ji and Kou Tianci father and son after a series of washing.

Among the few people in the lead, only two Kou Ji and Kou Tianci father and son had met.

One is the seed diagnosis of the planter, and the other is Cao Zhan of the Cao family.

Cao Zhan entered the room where Kou Ji and Kou Tianci's father and son were with the water vapor generated after washing, and exclaimed: "Uncle, the earth under our feet is really round!" In the extreme west or in the extreme east, there is really a territory that is not lost to my Great Song Dynasty! ”

When Kou Ji saw the two of them, he sighed with emotion, "Your father is really willing...... You blood relatives are allowed to go out on adventures...... Sit down and talk. ”

Kou Ji prepared a table of sumptuous wine and food for Cao Zhan, the seed doctor and others, and let them talk while eating.

A few people probably had enough of the seafood, and they didn't touch the seafood on the table, but they attacked the mountain treasures vigorously.

Cao Zhan said while eating, "The three of us have prepared a total of 300 large boats and 1,000 small boats, gathering more than 30,000 people. According to the sea line that my uncle said, I ran wildly all the way.

Eventually, I found the place my uncle had mentioned.

I also found what my uncle was looking for.

Sixty percent of the people we took with us died.

One percent remained in that area.

There are also 30% of them here. ”

While nibbling on the mountain treasures, the doctor said, "It's a land that is almost uncultivated. Although there are people on it, they are almost vulnerable.

But that place is also very dangerous.

Some of the people we brought with us died inexplicably.

The sea route to that place is not easy to walk.

It's almost a life-saving road.

But I have to admit that it is a good foundation.

The fertile fields above are vast and boundless, and the treasures are innumerable.

If it weren't for what my uncle wanted, we would have been able to refuse, and we would have been able to fill a dozen ships of precious stones and gold when we returned. ”

Kou Ji sighed, "Why did you go by yourself? You could have sent someone else to break in. ”

The doctor grinned, "My father said that our wealth is not for nothing. If you want to enjoy wealth and prosperity, and if you want your children and grandchildren to enjoy wealth, you have to fight with your life.

If we don't work hard now, our children and grandchildren will have to fight.

If we don't work hard now, more people will have to work hard for future generations.

However, on this trip, our men only lost fifty percent, and those servants lost a lot.

We're not stupid, and when we really need to fill it with human lives, we'll let our minions go first. ”

Cao Zhan nodded approvingly.

The seed doctor continued to laugh and said: "That's a good foundation, my father has always said that my family stays in Wajima and panics, but there is no way to expand the territory at sea.

Now that I've found that place, I can go up and do my best. ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly, "You've already been to Dongyang?" ”

The doctor said with a dry smile: "Some people went back when they were exposed to Dongyang. I was also dissatisfied with my uncle, so we got some gold and precious stones, and brought them all back.

The uncle didn't explicitly say that he wanted those things, so don't blame the little nephew for not being authentic. ”

Koji shook his head, "I didn't mean to blame you. It's just that going to that place now is too urgent and too costly. Tell your dad when you go back, don't worry.

Since that place has been discovered by us, and there are no strong opponents on it, then that place will be ours sooner or later. ”

The seed clinic didn't sell it, and said bluntly: "The loss is bigger, but my farmer can afford it." If my farmer has gained a foothold on it.

Maybe you will abandon Dongyang.

At that time, the king of Xiyang County will take a big advantage.

So my father said that the king of Xiyang County can't take our things for nothing, he has to support us. ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "You can't rush!" You should be well aware of how much you have paid in the past. You have not been in that land for long, and you should understand that the people of that land have little deterrence, but the others are full of dangers.

Go back and tell your dad and keep him waiting.

If he risked the lives of the disciples of the seed family and the men of my Han family.

Don't blame me for not helping him then. ”

The clinic fell silent, speechless.

Cao Zhan was free and easy, "My father said that since my uncle knows that place, he knows the doorway of that place." My Cao family already has a foundation. Then my Cao family should not be greedy.

My father said, what my uncle said, we just have to listen.

When the time comes, my uncle will leave a place for our Cao family on it.

There are enough children in my Cao family, and Dong Tianzhu is obviously not enough. ”

A thin man who had been eating next to him raised his head, smiled at Kou Ji, and said, "Our lord said, what the young master said is what he says, and the young master will definitely not let him suffer." ”

The thin man was obviously Zhang Yuan's man.

Only Zhang Yuan would call Kou Ji a young master.

Except for Cao Zhan and the thin man, the others did not speak.

Obviously, each of them has their own plans.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Since I pointed out which place each of you have found, then there is no intention of monopolizing it. I want you to bring my words to your lords.

Since there are people in that land.

It is also fraught with danger.

The way there is again full of risks.

Then we should find ways to minimize risks and dangers.

The best thing to do is to let others take the risk and take the risk.

We send people to help, document those dangers, and then figure out how to solve them.

This has two benefits for each of you.

One is to make the people of your lands more pure.

The second is that those people can eliminate all the dangers that can be eliminated in that land.

When you go back in the end, you get a clean land.

Besides, there aren't many people in your hands right now, and even if you try your best to occupy that area, you don't have many people to run it.

Even, you don't have enough people to run your existing territory today.

Therefore, each of you should send outsiders to explore the dangers above, and let others work hard to have babies.

We should pay more attention to education. ”