Chapter 941: Greedy Guo Xiaoke
Since the wool workshop caught fire, why did the winemaking workshop across the wall have to organize soldiers to stop the assassination of the Shifu to put out the fire?
Since the wool workshop caught fire, why did the soldiers of the Assassin Mansion go to the brewing workshop next door to put out the fire?
Both workshops are Fang Jun's industries, since the craftsmen of the brewing workshop are not afraid of being affected by the fire and causing losses, why are the soldiers of the Assassin Mansion more concerned than the craftsmen? Would you rather be arrested and imprisoned than stop the soldiers from putting out the fire?
None of this is logical.
His Majesty Li Er pondered for a long time and asked, "What else does Guo Xiaoke do?" β
Li Ji thought that His Majesty was really not easy to deceive, and he saw the strangeness of this at a glance, so he said: "The fine work of the military department also sent back a secret letter, saying that after the fire, a group of Hu merchants in the Western Regions went to the Thorn History Mansion to discuss, because the wool workshop was destroyed, the brewing workshop was also dilapidated and the craftsman had been imprisoned, so Hu Shang asked the Xizhou Thorn History to set up a new workshop. At the invitation of Hu Shang, Guo led the establishment of a new winery to continue the production of grapes, but the wool workshop ignored it. It is now late autumn in the Western Regions, just when the cattle, sheep and livestock are shedding, and many merchants and people who raise livestock to sell wool have gradually become afraid, for fear that the wool mills will be closed down and their wool will not be able to be sold. β
"Hehe, what a Guo Xiaoke!"
His Majesty Li Er gritted his teeth and sneered twice, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his chest was full of anger: "Grape brewing and wool are the national policies agreed by the Political Affairs Hall to stabilize the Western Regions and win over the Hu people, and he actually dares to secretly plot to take it for himself, he is really a bastard who sees money!" Without Fang Jun, he thought he would be able to play with these two commodities that touched the livelihood of the people in the Western Regions? What is especially odious is that he only sees the grape making money, but abandons the wool workshop, which is damned! β
The establishment of the wool workshop, Fang Jun has been constantly investing, but there is no profit output. The method of wool weaving was too difficult, and Fang Jun was transferred to dozens of craftsmen in the Western Regions, but his research day and night had not yet had any effect. Even so, in order to appease the herdsmen in the Western Regions and enable more people to "return the land to grazing" so that the imperial court could achieve the goal of controlling the Western Regions with grain, Fang Jun's massive investment in money did not blink an eye, and he never said a word of complaint in front of him.
Guo Xiaoke saw that the grapes were sold to the north and south of the river and were lucrative, so he took them for himself; The wool mill only inputs but does not produce is unprofitable, and it is discarded as if it were a shoe......
Such selfish and disregard for the interests of the country more and more reflects the light of Fang Jun's patriotism and dedication.
Li Ji also despised Guo Xiaoke's personality.
This person has always served under Li Ji's command, but he is always opportunistic and refuses to do things honestly.
"Your Majesty, Weichen still has something to report. Guo Xiaoke's second son, Guo Beifeng, served in the royal sailors before serving in the imperial navy, and was dismissed and repatriated to Beijing by Fang Junzhu for insulting his family and violating military rules because of a quarrel with his comrades. β
Li Ji is the most shrewd person, he has never played right and wrong, he just reported Guo Zhifeng's matter according to the truth, and did not add or delete a word, let alone his subjective opinion.
But when I talk about this at this time, do I need to express any attitude?
His Majesty Li Er became more and more annoyed, slapped the table and said angrily: "What a Guo Xiaoke!" Really, am I old, deaf, stupid, or stupid? actually retaliated for his own personal grudges, it's a bastard! Erming reported the matter to the political affairs hall and asked several Zaifu to immediately order, ordering Guo Xiaoke to return to Chang'an to report on his work, and his position was temporarily replaced by an adjutant. I want to see what this bastard has to say! β
"No!"
Li Ji responded, but left and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Guo Xiaoke's move is very likely to make the herdsmen in the Western Regions panic and cause turmoil. After a year of hard work to raise livestock, in the end the wool could not be sold, a year of hard work came to naught, how to spend this harsh winter? Wei Chen implored His Majesty to take precautions as soon as possible, so as not to be caught off guard by the turmoil in the Western Regions. β
His Majesty Li Er was so angry that he really wanted to cut off Guo Xiaoke's head with a holy decree to dispel the hatred in his heart!
But thinking about Guo Xiaoke's exploits, he can't be ruthless in the end.
When he went to Luoyang to exterminate Wang Shichong, he was resisted by the combined forces of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande at Hujiao Pass. It was Guo Xiaoke's advice to "stick to the tiger prison, the army is in the water, and adapt to the situation", which made the Tang army defeat the combined army of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and had the outstanding military exploits of "3,000 to 100,000".
Therefore, although His Majesty Li Er was furious at Guo Xiaoke's greed and stupidity, he really couldn't bear to kill him, so he just ordered him to return to Chang'an to report on his work and give him a chance to defend himself.
But the stable Western Regions fell into turmoil because of this, and all the efforts were in vain, how could His Majesty Li Er hold back his anger?
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His Majesty Li Er burst into a foul mouth, "You should report this hidden danger to the political affairs hall by the way, and let a few good students of Zaifu discuss, and they must come up with measures to stabilize the herdsmen in the Western Regions, and there must be no turmoil, which will ruin the long-term plan!" β
In fact, the best way is to let the Fang family's wool workshop reopen immediately and buy the herdsmen's wool. But in today's situation, Fang Jun has been wronged one after another, how can His Majesty Li Er be embarrassed to open his mouth?
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When Fang Jun, who was in the south of the Yangtze River, received an official letter from the imperial court ordering him to return to Beijing to report on his work, he also received changes in the Western Regions.
In the lobby of the town office, Fang Jun almost laughed angrily.
"Is this Guo Xiaoke's brain sick or what? Wool and grapes are the strategies of the Western Regions agreed by the political hall, since he Guo Xiaoke can serve as the protector of Xizhou Thorn History and Anxi, can he not know that this must not be violated? In order to retaliate against a certain openly burning wool workshop, he took the winemaking workshop for himself, and he didn't know how to write the dead word! β
Pei Xingjian looked at Fang Jun with an angry face, and said with a smile: "Master Hou's family has millions of dollars, where do you care about that little money?" No matter how he Guo Xiaoke tosses, since he has ruined the major affairs of the imperial court, his majesty will clean him up! β
Doesn't that seem right to him?
lost a little money, but Guo Xiaoke annoyed His Majesty and all the Zaifu in the political hall, and it was light in the end, and he couldn't even cut his title for any crime!
Fang Jun shook his head and sighed: "I can't wait to cut this mallet with a thousand knives, but from the overall situation, I really don't want him to do this." Now the Western Regions must have begun to be turbulent, it is the season of buying grapes and wool in large quantities, but the herdsmen and the people have to rot these year's output in their hands, no wonder! β
Then Guo Xiaoke was really naΓ―ve, thinking that by smashing the winemaking workshop, he would be able to take the grapes in the Western Regions as his own?
Without the "glycerin" of the Fang family for the grape brewing filter, the taste of the puree Western Regions grape brewing has returned to the original taste, who wants to drink it? If you haven't enjoyed the cool and mellow glycerin-treated grape wine, it's just that, if you enjoy the good and then try the bad, a fool will drink it!
Not surprisingly, the sales of grapes will inevitably be greatly reduced, which will directly lead to a decline in the scale of grape purchases, not to mention the wool business, which has been completely stopped......
I'm afraid that the Western Regions are already in turmoil now.
This Guo Xiaoke is really stupid!
He tried his best to come up with such a clever plan to control the Western Regions, but he was all ruined by this greedy guy......
Su Dingfang, Pei Xingjian and others in the lobby were in awe of Fang Jun.
I don't care about my own personal grudges, I don't care about the loss of money, but I am worried about the empire's policy in the Western Regions, as if I have the style of a countryman!
Pei Xingjian said angrily: "Hou Ye is loyal and patriotic, and it is clear every day!" The exploits made in Jiangnan are even more powerful to the world, why did they have to be attacked and annihilated by traitors and slanderers, and had to give up this good situation and return to Chang'an? β
All his subordinates were resentful of the emperor's urgent summoning of Fang Jun back to Beijing.
Fang Jun said to Pei Xingjian in a deep voice: "Keep the contract, be cautious!" Some words can only be thought in the heart, some things can only be thought in the head, but there are some words and some things that you can't even think about! Why did we come here with all our dedication? Rejuvenate the country and create a prosperous era for thousands of years! How can you complain about the heavens and others because of a momentary setback? Now the operation of the city is gratifying, Huating Town is changing with each passing day, and the royal sailor is even more solid, even if those family gate valves regard me as a thorn in their eyes, what can they do? You only need to firmly control the water master, and run Huating Town, which is my most solid backing! When I am in Chang'an and those family valves, I can have confidence! β