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! Now everyone in Chang'an City is laughing at him and making sarcastic remarks about the Guo family, which has caused the Guo family to lose face and become a laughing stock.
!
I think 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, and achieved great success along the way. When did he suffer such humiliation in these many years?
It’s really too much of a lie!
"General Manager, why are you so angry?"
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. Fang Jun beat him with dozens of military sticks and was dismissed.
It’s really arrogant to send military personnel home!”
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 temperament. 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 expelled from the military and was disgraced.
Lose. With this stain, even if Guo Xiaoke tries to find favors in the future, 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 the officialdom for a long time, and they are also very familiar with some of the Spring and Autumn writing techniques. "Insulting the other person's family by mistake" seems to be an understatement, but it can make an army commander
, Fang Jun, who was in charge along the way, wanted to severely punish Guo Daifeng regardless of Guo Xiaoke's friendship with his colleagues. It must have been 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 was a fight, it would be okay, and maybe they could just turn around and make peace. After all, they are all Paoze brothers who will accompany each other through life and death. But if someone insults the other person's family, it is especially special.
If you are your mother's wife and concubine, it is absolutely serious. Even if you can't say that you will fight to the death, you will definitely not be spared. Military discipline is very serious in punishing such insults to the other party's family members, and expulsion 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. A military officer always needs a bowl of water, otherwise how can he convince the public? Besides, Fang Jun is not twenty years old this year, and he has already married you Guo Xiaoke.
On equal terms, 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 didn't know something. Fang Jun purchased a large quantity of grapes from 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.
It is said that overseas trade routes have been opened up in various parts of the country this year and will be sold to Japan, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Nanyang and other countries. The profits will naturally be huge. As a result, his purchase price seems too low, and businessmen are chasing
He used a very small cost to purchase grapes from the Western Regions, and then resold them for tens or hundreds of times the profit. How could the local businessmen be willing to do so?"
Guo Xiaoke raised his eyebrows: "Is there still such a thing?"
Several officials looked at each other and agreed in unison.
Although they are all from the Central Plains, they were all officials in the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion and have long been inextricably linked with the Western Regions. Now that they have taken over the Western Regions and become officials of the Western Region Governor's Mansion, they are even more closely connected with the local people in the Western Regions.
Merchants and various forces are intertwined.
Of course, there are also relevant forces involved...
The profits from grape wine are huge and have already made everyone salivate. However, this profit is now monopolized by Fang Jun, and many forces have long been dissatisfied. However, Fang Jun is now very popular, and there are also His Majesty Fang Xuanling and Li Er.
Two great backers, no one dares to easily rob them of their edge.
If Guo Xiaoke can stand up...
"That's true. 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 more huge, and the wool now being hoarded outside the city has already piled up like a mountain, worth tens of thousands of pounds.”
You can make huge profits from grape wine, and everyone will be jealous of it, but why are you carrying the wool?
Guo Xiaoke was a little puzzled. 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 Hague to come over. I have
Let's discuss important matters together. Please step aside, each of you, and perform your duties. Don't slack off in your official duties."
"promise."
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 looked expressionless. He ordered the maid to make a pot of high-quality green tea. After taking a few sips, he suddenly remembered that all the tea leaves came from Fang Jun's tea garden in Jiangnan, even though they were all subordinates.
As a filial piety, you don’t have to spend money to buy it yourself, but doesn’t it mean giving money to Fang Jun in disguise?
I was about to tell someone not to accept tea as a gift in the future, but I swallowed my 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 a enjoyment and honor it was?
Look at the person in front of you again. His official title is higher than that of Fang Jun, but his quality of life is completely incomparable.
This is the difference...
However, even if 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 tea cup, 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 they actually had no idea. Although he was sweating profusely with hot tea, he was sweating from the inside out, and then ran away from the heat.
The water bath is extremely refreshing.
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 two."
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 comply with them."
Ju Wendou was the first to express his stance.
Nowadays, there are over 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's just that Guo Xiaoke's carelessness made the two of them feel great pressure, and a vague 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 and then 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 said 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 wipe out 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 is its use?