hsntnovel Chapter 2323 Visiting Guo Xiaoke
Chapter 2323 Visiting Guo Xiaoke
When Ye Hu heard the news reported by his servants, he became completely abnormal.
He couldn't imagine what it meant to earn tens of millions of coins a year.
For their Kingdom of Kucha, the annual tax revenue was less than one million strings of cash.
They also felt quite proud. Compared with other small countries around them, such as Yanqi, Suiye, and Khotan, their Kingdom of Kucha was already considered wealthy.
The main source of tax revenue for the Kingdom of Kucha was transit tax, as they were located on the main route of the Silk Road and taxes were collected from passing merchants.
Otherwise, with their small population, the imperial court would starve to death if they collected agricultural taxes.
"Are you sure the information you've gathered is accurate and not just hearsay?"
Ye Hu really didn't believe this. He knew that the Tang Dynasty was rich, but he couldn't accept that a prince of the Tang Dynasty was so wealthy.
If this is true, how much wealth does the Tang Dynasty have? Are all the wealth in the world in the Tang Dynasty?
"Your Majesty, I don't know if the news is accurate, but many people say so.
They also said that King Ji was very greedy for money and loved all kinds of rare treasures.
Merchants from the Western Regions to the Tang Dynasty would first sell their treasures to Prince Ji's Mansion, as long as they were real treasures.
The Prince Ji's Mansion has never been stingy and will always offer a high price.
Therefore, the name of King Ji is now also well-known in the business circles of the Western Regions, and many people from the Western Regions who are doing business know King Ji.
I also have great admiration for Prince Ji."
Their investigation also involved questioning some merchants who had been to Chang'an City, as well as some Tang Dynasty merchants in Kucha.
These messages are also aggregated.
Ye Hu pondered for a long time and finally nodded:
“Now it seems that regardless of whether the ten million strings of cash a year is true or not, it is certainly true that Prince Ji has a lot of wealth.
Then what he said is more trustworthy.
However, I need to carefully consider the plan that Prince Ji mentioned. By the way, has Guo Xiaoke entered the city?
"Yes, he entered the city yesterday." The servant nodded.
"Well, go and prepare some high-quality healing herbs, and I'll go there later.
It seems that if we want to know the detailed background of Prince Ji, we have to start from the high-level Tang people. The rumors among the people are not credible.
If this King Ji is really so powerful, then my Kingdom of Kucha might as well do as he says. As long as it can make Kucha stronger, what's wrong with relying on the Tang Dynasty?
As long as there is enough food, our population will increase and the people will be able to live and work in peace and contentment.
Nor will they be bullied at will."
Yehu's eyes became firm. Li Shen's words had a great impact on him. He wanted to accomplish something for the Kingdom of Kucha and for his own ethnic group.
As long as Kucha can become stronger, it doesn't matter whether it depends on the Tang Dynasty or the Western Turks.
It is better to rely on the Tang Dynasty than on the Western Turks. At least the Tang Dynasty has not exploited them yet.
However, the Western Turks had been oppressing Kucha, making them take the lead in everything, but they did not come to protect them when they encountered problems.
Even for caravans passing through them, the Western Turks would collect 30% of the goods as transit tax.
This caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the merchants passing through his place.
In the evening of that day, Yehu brought people to Guo Xiaoke's residence and entered Guo Xiaoke's house in the name of visiting Guo Xiaoke.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I am injured and have been unable to come to greet you. I hope Your Majesty will not be offended."
Seeing Ye Hu, Guo Xiaoke, who was lying on the bed, said weakly.
"General Guo, there's no need to be so polite. I came here to visit you.
I am ashamed that Nali took advantage of my weakness and put me under house arrest by my brother, which led to the mutiny and injured General Guo.
I will first apologize to General Guo."
Ye Hu was very polite, but he first shirked his responsibility.
"Your Majesty, absolutely not! This was all done by Bushibi and his men; it has nothing to do with Your Majesty.
If anyone is to blame, it is Guo's fault for not noticing it in advance and being careless. It can be said that Guo brought this upon himself.
After returning, you will be punished by the court."
Guo Xiaoke shook his head, his tone somewhat lost as he thought about what kind of punishment he would receive when he returned.
"General Guo has made outstanding contributions, and this time he didn't cause much damage, so why is he being punished?
Besides, isn't Prince Ji here? Why not ask Prince Ji to say a few good words, which will surely absolve General Guo of the guilt of negligence?
Ye Hu sat down and deliberately turned the topic to Li Shen.
"Prince Ji?" Guo Xiaoke was obviously stunned and glanced at Ye Hu:
"It seems that the king still doesn't know enough about Prince Ji."
"Oh? Why do you say that, General Guo? I have had many interactions with Prince Ji about these two people. Prince Ji is indeed the son of the Heavenly Khan.
He is decisive, far-sighted, and has an aristocratic demeanor.
If General Guo asks Prince Ji for help, I believe Prince Ji will definitely intercede for General Guo."
Ye Hu looked puzzled.
"Aristocratic demeanor?" These four words made Guo Xiaoke and Guo Daizhao behind him feel disdainful.
Is Prince Ji worthy of the word "noble"? Everyone in Chang'an knows what he did. They are all things that only ordinary people would do.
He is the best at all kinds of cheating, arrogance and scoundrelism.
Ye Hu is really unworldly, and he actually praises such a person so much.
However, as a Tang Dynasty person, he couldn't say it out loud. After all, Prince Ji represented the nobility of the Tang Dynasty.
Prince Ji lost face, which means he lost face.
"Prince Ji is indeed... well... very good. As a prince, he is very outstanding."
Guo Xiaoke really couldn't bring himself to praise him. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of any aristocratic qualities that Prince Ji had.
Apart from the fact that Prince Ji is very good at making money, he doesn't look like a prince at all.
Not to mention compared with the crown prince, even other illegitimate sons are better than Prince Ji. At least they are well-educated and well-mannered.
“It seems that General Guo’s words are insincere. I wonder if he could speak to me about Prince Ji.
General Guo, rest assured, these words come out of your mouth and enter my ears, and will not be known to others."
Ye Hu noticed that Guo Xiaoke's expression was a little stiff, and immediately asked directly.
Guo Xiaoke frowned:
"Your Majesty, you came here to inquire about the news of His Highness Prince Ji, right?"
"General Guo, what are you talking about? I came here specially to visit you.
Come, bring in the herbs."
Ye Hu was not panicked after being exposed. Instead, he gave an order outside, and immediately two servants came in carrying a box, and then retreated.
"General Guo, I learned that you were injured and was worried, so I specially selected some healing herbs from the national treasury.
I hope General Guo can recover soon."
Ye Hu said, pointing at the box with a smile on his face.
"How can this be? I, Guo, will not accept any reward without any merit." Guo Xiaoke waved his hand.
At this time, Guo Daizhao walked over, opened a crack and took a look, then immediately closed the lid again.
"Aye, since the king is so kind, it is better not to reject his kindness.
I think I'd better accept it."
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