Chapter 898 Guo Xiaoke’s Revenge (Part 2)
Guo Xiaoke was furious!
Not only was his son severely punished by Fang Jun in the army, but his skin and flesh were beaten to pieces, and he was even expelled from the army and sent home! Nowadays, everyone in Chang'an City is laughing at the Guo family and making sarcastic remarks, causing the Guo family to lose face and become a laughing stock!
Guo Xiaoke traveled around the countryside since he was a child, and later defected to Wagang Li Mi, followed Li Ji and rebelled against the great ancestor Li Yuan. He achieved great success and fame all the way. When did he suffer such humiliation in these many years?
It's really too much!
"General Manager, why are you angry for some reason?"
Then a close official asked.
"Fang Jun, this guy, used chicken feathers as arrows. He was extremely arrogant. In his army, my second son only had a verbal conflict with his colleagues and insulted his family members, so he was dismissed by Fang Jun after beating him with dozens of military sticks. It’s really arrogant to send someone home from the military!”
Guo Xiaoke was very angry.
Although he was in the wrong and his son had indeed made a mistake, he had always had a protective temper. He doted on his second son Guo Daifeng more than any of his other sons. Now he was not only severely beaten by Fang Jun, but also revoked from the military and was disgraced. lose. With this stain, from now on, even if Guo Xiaoke tries to make excuses, he will not be able to achieve much in his official career.
This is simply ruining one's future...
Several department officials are not fools. Although their official positions are not high, they have been immersed in official circles for a long time and have a deep understanding of some of the Spring and Autumn writing techniques. "Insulting someone's family by insulting someone" may seem like an understatement, but if Fang Jun, the chief officer of the first army and the general manager of the whole group, can punish Guo Daifeng severely despite the friendship of Guo Xiaoke's colleagues, it must be of a serious nature.
The Western Region is an important military area, and even civilian officials know a lot about military matters.
The army is full of hot-blooded soldiers, all young and vigorous men. If there is a fight, it will be okay, maybe they will turn around and make peace. After all, they are all brothers of Paoze who will accompany each other in life and death. But if someone insults the other person's family, especially his mother, wives and concubines, that is absolutely serious. Even if it can't be said that he will fight to the death, he will definitely refuse to give up. Military discipline is very serious in punishing such insults to the other party's family members, and dismissal from the military is not an exaggeration.
Even if you, Manager Guo, protect your shortcomings, you still have to be reasonable, right?
Fang Jun doesn't just care about your son. The chief officer of an army always needs a bowl of water that is balanced. Otherwise, how can he convince the public? Furthermore, Fang Jun is not yet twenty years old this year, and he is already on an equal footing with you, Guo Xiaoke. My father is the chief minister of the dynasty, and my father-in-law is the current majesty. Why do they have to give you face?
However, despite their disdain in their hearts, no one dared to show it on their faces. Instead, they followed Guo Xiaoke's words and scolded Fang Jun to show their loyalty.
"This Fang Jun is really too much!"
"Hmph, that guy has always been arrogant. When he was in the Western Region, he was just a small admiral of the Shenji Battalion, and yet he dared to gather with Hou Jun in front of the three-army formation to butt a cow, let alone now?"
"That's right. Nowadays, among the merchants in Xizhou, who wouldn't dare to be angry but dare not speak out against Fang Jun?"
Hearing this, Guo Xiaoke was slightly startled: "Why is this?"
Ordinarily, Fang Jun purchased a large amount of grapes and wool from the Western Regions, and the prices were not low. With such a business partner, why would any businessman dare to be angry and dare not speak out?
The official said: "The general manager doesn't know something. Fang Jun purchased a large quantity of grapes in the Western Regions. He built several large wine cellars on the farm outside Gaochang City to brew wine and sell it to the Tang Dynasty. Various parts of the country are said to have opened up overseas trade routes this year and will soon be sold to Japan, Goguryeo, and Baiguo. Ji, Xinluo, Nanyang and other countries, the profits are naturally huge. As a result, his purchase price seems too low. The businessman pursues profit. He purchases grapes from the Western Regions at a very small cost, and then changes hands for a few bucks. How can local businessmen be willing to pay ten or hundreds of times the profit? ”
Guo Xiaoke raised his eyebrows: "Is there still such a thing?"
Several officials looked at each other and agreed in unison.
Although they were all from the Central Plains, they had previously served as officials in the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion and had already been inextricably linked with the Western Regions. Now that he has taken control of the Western Regions and has become the official of the Governor's Office in Xizhou, he is even more closely intertwined with the local merchants and various forces in the Western Regions.
Of course, there are also related forces involved...
The rich profits of grape wine have already made everyone salivate. And this benefit is now monopolized by Fang Jun, and many forces have long been dissatisfied. It's just that Fang Jun is now very popular, and he has two great backers, Fang Xuanling and His Majesty Li Er, so no one dares to take advantage of him easily.
If Guo Xiaoke can stand up...
"Indeed. The wool is said to be woven into cloth, but the weaving machine has never been successfully developed. For this reason, Fang Jun mobilized a large number of craftsmen to come to Xizhou and work day and night to develop new machines, but the effect is unclear. It’s even bigger. The wool piled up outside the city is now worth tens of thousands.”
Grape wine can make huge profits, and everyone will be jealous of it, but why are you carrying the wool?
Guo Xiaoke was a little confused. He rolled his eyes and understood...
He pondered for a moment, then subconsciously tapped his fingers on the letter paper on the desk, making a soft "dong dong" sound. After a long time, he made up his mind and ordered: "But please invite Ju Wendou and Chimu Haiya to come over. I have important matters to discuss. You all should step aside and perform your duties. Don't slack off in official duties."
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"No."
All the officials retreated one after another, leaving only a few of Guo Xiaoke's confidants in the hall.
Guo Xiaoke waved his hand, called a confidant in front of him, leaned forward and whispered a few words to him.
The confidant was shocked at first, but when he saw Guo Xiaoke taking the matter seriously, he realized that he had not heard wrongly, let alone that the chief manager was joking, so he nodded in agreement and left quickly.
Guo Xiaoke narrowed his eyes slightly, pursed his lips, and ordered the maid to make a pot of high-quality green tea with an expressionless face. After taking a few sips, I suddenly remembered that all the tea leaves came from Fang Jun's tea garden in Jiangnan. Although they were all filial to his subordinates and they didn't have to spend money to buy them, but this didn't mean that they were giving money to Fang Jun in disguise?
I was just about to tell him not to accept tea if someone gave me a gift in the future, but I swallowed the words again. The summer heat in the Western Regions is unbearable, and the winter is cold and dry. Wouldn't it be even more difficult without such heart-nourishing tea?
It’s neither a matter of accepting it nor a matter of not accepting it. It’s a dilemma.
Too bad...
When Ju Wendou and Chimu Hague arrived, they saw Guo Xiaoke drinking tea in the hall, his head covered with sweat and his collar completely torn open.
The two looked at each other and both thought of the same thing.
I still remember that when Fang Jun was in the Western Regions, he would nest under a grape trellis in the summer, with grapes and wine, beautiful women like jade, and ice cubes in glass cups. What kind of enjoyment and honor was that?
Look at the man in front of him again. His official title is higher than that of Fang Jun, but his quality of life is completely incomparable.
This is the gap...
However, even though they felt that Guo Xiaoke was inferior to Fang Jun, he was the king of the Western Regions at the moment. The two of them hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "We are here to see the chief steward. I don't know what orders the chief steward has summoned us."
Guo Xiaoke put down his teacup, wiped the sweat from his face and neck with a cold handkerchief filled with well water, and breathed out happily.
Ju Wendou and Akagi Hague thought that Guo Xiaoke's tea on a hot day was not as good as Fang Jun's iced wine, but in fact they had no idea. Although I was sweating profusely with the hot tea, I sweated from the inside out, and then took a hot bath, which made me feel particularly comfortable.
Guo Xiaoke raised his eyelids and casually tapped the chair on one side with his finger, "You two, please sit down for a moment. I have something to discuss with you."
Ju Wendou looked at Akagi Hague. The latter touched his snow-white beard, walked to a chair and sat down. Ju Wendou also sat opposite him, and the stars surrounded Guo Xiaoke who was sitting there.
"If you are concerned about the general manager's instructions, please speak up and we will all comply with them."
Ju Wendou was the first to express his position.
Nowadays, there are more than 10,000 troops stationed in Xizhou City, all of them are the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Guo Xiaoke is the de facto king of the countries in the Western Regions. Who dares not to listen to his words?
It was just Guo Xiaoke's carelessness that made the two of them feel great pressure, and an unknown premonition rose in their hearts...
Guo Xiaoke reached out and picked up a piece of soft pastry from the plate on the table and put it into his mouth. He chewed it slowly for a while and swallowed it. Then he took a sip of tea. Then he raised his eyes again and looked at the two wealthy local businessmen in front of him. Leader.
The words had already been thought out, so Guo Xiaoke didn't need to think about it. Since the pressure and momentum had been conveyed, I believe both of them could feel it, so he spoke directly——
"You two will cooperate with Fang Junzhi until today."
Guo Xiaoke completely looked down on the Western Region strategy and basic national policies.
In his opinion, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have long been the best in the world. In the Western Region, the more than 10,000 elite soldiers in his hands are enough to sweep away the thirty-six countries of the Western Region!
The soldier is king, and this is the basis for stabilizing the Western Region. The economic approach is just the icing on the cake, what use is it?
The monthly tickets are doubled these days. All the bosses who have tickets would like to support it. Thank you!
(End of chapter)