Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 942 The Greedy Guo Xiaoke
Since the wool workshop caught fire, why did the brewery across the wall organize soldiers from the Governor's Mansion to fight the fire?

Since the wool workshop caught fire, why did the soldiers of the governor's mansion go to the brewery next door to fight the fire?

Both workshops belong to Fang Jun. Since the craftsmen in the brewery are not afraid of being damaged by the fire, why are the soldiers of the governor's mansion more caring than the craftsmen?Would you rather be arrested and imprisoned to stop the soldiers from fighting the fire?

None of this is logical.

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a while, and asked, "What else can Guo Xiaoke do?"

Li Ji thought that His Majesty is really not easy to deceive, so he saw the strangeness in it at a glance, and said: "The detailed work of the Ministry of War was also sent back in a secret letter. The wool workshop was destroyed, the brewing workshop was dilapidated and the craftsmen had been imprisoned, so the Hu merchant asked Xizhou governor to set up a new workshop. At the invitation of the Hu merchant, Guo governor took the lead in establishing a new brewing workshop and continued The production of grape wine is just ignored by wool workshops. It is late autumn in the Western Regions, just when cattle and sheep are shedding their wool. Many merchants and people who raise livestock and sell wool have gradually become terrified. Close down and their wool will not be sold."

"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 wine and wool are the national policy of stabilizing the Western Regions to attract Hu people agreed by the Political Affairs Hall, and he dared to secretly plan to take them for himself." Yes, he is really a money-hungry bastard! Without Fang Jun, he thought he would be able to play with these two products that touch the people's livelihood in the Western Regions? What is even more disgusting is that he only saw grapes making money, but abandoned the woolen workshop , damn it!"

Fang Jun has been investing in the establishment of the wool workshop, but there is no profit output.The method of weaving wool is too difficult, Fang Jun transferred dozens of craftsmen to the Western Regions, and the research day and night has not had any effect.Even so, in order to appease the herdsmen in the Western Regions, so that more people can "return their fields to pastures" and let the court achieve the goal of controlling the Western Regions with food, Fang Jun has invested a lot of money without blinking, and he has never said anything in front of him. A word of complaint.

Guo Xiaoke saw that the grape wine was sold to the north and south of the river with huge profits, so he took it as his own; the wool workshop only invested and did not produce any profit, so he discarded it like a shoe and ignored it...

Such selfishness and disregard of the national interests, more and more reflect the light of Fang Jun's loyalty to the emperor, patriotism and willingness to contribute.

Li Ji also despised Guo Xiaoke's behavior.

This person has always served under Li Ji's command, but he always speculates, and refuses to do things honestly. Li Ji despises him very much. He has always been indifferent and extremely alienated.

"Your Majesty, I have another matter to report. Guo Xiaoke's second son, Guo Daifeng, served in the Royal Navy before he quarreled with his comrades, insulted his family, violated military regulations, and was dismissed by Fang Junzhang and sent back to Beijing. "

Li Ji is the most shrewd person, he has never told the truth, he just reported the matter of Guo's pending seal according to the facts, not adding, deleting or changing a single word, let alone a single word is his subjective opinion.

But if you say this at this time, is there any need to express your attitude?
His Majesty Li Er became more and more annoyed. He patted the table and said angrily: "What a Guo Xiaoke! Do you really think I am old, deaf, and stupid? How dare I retaliate for my own personal grievances! Er Mingchao reported this matter Zhengshitang, please give an order to Guo Xiaoke to return to Chang'an to report on his duties immediately, and his adjutant will temporarily take over his position. I want to see what this bastard has to say!"

"promise!"

Li Ji responded, but did not want to leave, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Guo Xiaoke's move is very likely to cause panic among the herdsmen in the Western Regions and cause turmoil. After a year of hard work raising livestock, at the end the wool could not be sold." , A year of hard work has been wiped out, how will we spend this severe winter? I implore Your Majesty to take precautions early, so as not to be caught off guard by the turmoil in the Western Regions."

His Majesty Li Er was very angry, he really wanted to cut off Guo Xiaoke's head with an imperial decree, only to dispel the hatred in his heart!
But thinking about Guo Xiaoke's achievements, he can't be cruel.

When he went to Luoyang to destroy Wang Shichong, he was resisted by the coalition forces of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande at Hulao Pass.It was Guo Xiaoke's suggestion of "sticking to the tiger prison, the army approaching the Sishui, and adapting to the situation", which enabled the Tang army to defeat the combined forces of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and achieved the outstanding military exploits of "three thousand breaking one hundred thousand".

Therefore, although His Majesty Li Er was furious at Guo Xiaoke's greed and stupidity, he really couldn't bear to kill him. He just ordered him to return to Chang'an to report on his duties and gave him a chance to defend himself.

However, the stable Western Regions fell into turmoil because of this, and all efforts were in vain. How could His Majesty Li Er hold back his anger?

"Mother!"

His Majesty Li Er swears, "By the way, you should report this hidden danger to the Zhengshitang, let the ministers discuss it, and must take measures to stabilize the herdsmen in the Western Regions. There must be no turmoil, which will ruin the long-term plan!"

In fact, the best way is to let the Fang family's wool workshop reopen immediately and buy wool from the herdsmen.But in the current situation, Fang Jun has been wronged one after another, how could His Majesty Li Er have the nerve 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 duties, he also received an incident in the Western Regions at the same time.

In the lobby of the town office, Fang Jun almost laughed angrily.

"Is this Guo Xiaoke out of his mind or something? Wool and grapes are the strategy of the Western Regions agreed by the Zhengshitang. Since Guo Xiaoke can serve as the governor of Xizhou and the governor of Anxi, doesn't he know that this must not be violated? How dare he do it for revenge? A certain blatantly burned the woolen workshop and took the winemaking workshop as his own, and he simply didn't know how to write dead words!"

Pei Xingjian looked at the angry Fang Jun, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's family is worth millions, so why do you care about a little money? Let Guo Xiaoke do what he wants. Since he has ruined the court's affairs, His Majesty will take care of him!"

Isn't this just right in his opinion?

A little money was lost, but Guo Xiaoke annoyed His Majesty and all the ministers in the Political Affairs Hall. It was a light move in the end, and he couldn't even add another crime to him and even lose his title!

Fang Jun shook his head and sighed, "I wish I could chop this stick into pieces, but from the perspective of the overall situation, I really don't want him to do so. Now the Western Regions must be in turmoil, and it is the time to buy grapes and wool in large quantities. And the common people have to rot the output of these years in their hands, it's no wonder if there is no chaos!"

Then Guo Xiaoke is really naive, thinking that by smashing the winemaking workshop, he can take the grapes from the Western Regions as his own?

Without Fangjia's "glycerin" to filter the grape stuffing, the taste of the puree Western Region grape stuffing will return to the original taste, who would want to drink it?It’s fine if you haven’t enjoyed the cool and mellow glycerin-treated grape wine. Only a fool will drink it if you enjoy the good ones before trying the bad ones!
Not surprisingly, the sales of grapes will inevitably decrease greatly, which will directly lead to a decrease in the scale of grape purchases, let alone the wool business that has been completely stopped...

I'm afraid the Western Regions are already in turmoil now.

This Guo Xiaoke is really stupid!
I worked so hard to come up with such a wonderful strategy to control the Western Regions, but this greedy guy ruined it all...

Su Dingfang, Pei Xingjian and others in the lobby were in awe of Fang Jun.

Don't care about personal grievances, don't care about losing money, but worry about the empire's Western Region policy, just like a national scholar!

Pei Xingjian said indignantly: "Your Majesty is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and the sky is clear! The feats he made in the south of the Yangtze River are even more impressive. Why do you have to be attacked by treacherous slanders and have to give up this good situation and return to Chang'an?"

All the subordinates were dissatisfied with the emperor's urgent call for Fang Jun to return to Beijing.

Fang Jun said to Pei Xingjian in a deep voice: "Keep the promise, be careful! Some words can be kept in the heart, some things can only be thought of in the mind, but some words and some things can't even be thought about! Why are we so conscientious? Rejuvenate the country and create a prosperous world for thousands of years! How can you blame others and mess up your own position because of a temporary setback? Nowadays, the Shibo Department is operating happily, Huating Town is changing with each passing day, and the Royal Navy is even more impenetrable. Even if those aristocratic families regard me as a thorn So what can I do? You only need to firmly control the Navy and manage Huating Town well, that is my most solid backing! Only when I deal with those powerful families in Chang'an can I have confidence!"

(End of this chapter)