hsntnovel Chapter 2324: Talking about King Ji
Chapter 2324: Talking about King Ji
The box that Ye escorted was just an ordinary box. The reason why Guo Daizhao went to take a look was because he was very curious why it took two people to carry the box in.
But when he just opened a gap, thousands of golden rays of light shot out from inside, accompanied by a variety of colors.
The light almost blinded his eyes. He saw what was inside and immediately closed the lid.
Guo Xiaoke glanced at his son. As a general and a duke of the Tang Dynasty, it was a taboo for him to accept bribes from the king of another country.
If others knew about this, his future would probably be ruined.
But seeing the look on his son's face and the look he gave him, he knew that the things in the box were not simple.
His mind raced, and in the end greed triumphed over everything.
"Ah~~~~, then Guo would like to thank the king for his kindness."
Guo Xiaoke sighed.
"Hahahaha, General Guo, what are you talking about? You were injured for my country of Kucha. We are short of supplies here.
Unlike the vast and abundant resources of the Tang Dynasty, medicinal materials are also rare here.
That's why I wanted to send some to General Guo, fearing that General Guo might not be able to find some of the herbs, which would delay his recovery."
Seeing Guo Xiaoke accept it and his tone became more friendly, Yehu was happy and laughed heartily.
Guo Xiaoke's identity is not ordinary. Although he is a county duke and only a deputy general manager, making friends with him is much more useful than making friends with Ashina She'er, the general manager.
Because Guo Xiaoke was the Grand Protector of the Anxi Protectorate, it wouldn't be long before Kucha would be incorporated into the Anxi Protectorate.
Although his identity was the King of Kucha, he was only allowed to lead the Kucha people.
To put it bluntly, Kucha was dead in name only from the moment it was conquered.
He, the King of Kucha, was of little use and had to obey the management of the Tang Dynasty.
Guo Xiaoke will be his immediate superior from now on, but his position is higher on the surface.
It's not just Kucha, it's also the case with Yanqi. In his opinion, it will soon be the same with Khotan, Shule, and Suiye.
The Tang Dynasty's 100,000 cavalry have already set out, with unstoppable force, and no one can match them.
Among these small countries, Kucha is still considered a powerful country, but the number of people in the country combined is not as many as the number of people who came from the Tang Dynasty this time.
Their country has only more than 10,000 households and a population of over 100,000.
There were 100,000 cavalrymen from the Tang Dynasty and more than 100,000 corvée laborers.
Not to mention other small countries, whose populations are only tens of thousands at most, and even if all of them are added together, they may not be as many as the population of the Tang Dynasty.
How could they resist the Tang Dynasty's offensive? They had no choice but to surrender.
Therefore, establishing a good relationship with Guo Xiaoke in advance would be of great help to him in Kucha.
"Your Majesty, you are so polite. How can I help you?"
Guo Xiaoke said frankly that there were no outsiders here, and if you accepted something from someone, you had to do things for them.
"General Guo, you're worrying too much. I don't really need anything, but I'm very interested in His Highness Prince Ji.
I wonder if General Guo knows anything about Prince Ji?"
Ye Hu's purpose was to understand Prince Ji, and he did not dare to make any other requests.
It was impossible for Guo Xiaoke to agree to other unreasonable requests.
Hearing that it was to inquire about Prince Ji's news, Guo Xiaoke breathed a sigh of relief. He was also afraid that Yehu would make some excessive demands and make it difficult for him.
“I do have some understanding of Prince Ji, but all of this is information I heard from the Tang Dynasty.
I wonder why the king is so interested in Prince Ji. Could it be that Prince Ji said something to the king?
Li Shen had done a lot of cheating and deceiving things, so the first thing Guo Xiaoke thought of was whether Prince Ji would come here to cheat money.
"General Guo, to be honest, King Ji did tell me something. He suggested that all the people of Kucha should plant fruits.
After drying the fruits, they will be sold to earn money, and we have also promised that Prince Ji’s Mansion will take half of the dried fruits.”
Ye Hu did not hide anything and directly told Li Shen about his proposal.
"This is good news. Your Majesty may not know this, but His Royal Highness Prince Ji is unmatched in the entire Tang Dynasty in terms of business.
If he said that he could make money, then he would definitely make money, especially since he wanted to buy half of the dried fruits, which proved that this matter must be profitable, otherwise King Ji would not participate.
Nowadays, in the business world of the Tang Dynasty, Prince Ji’s Mansion is a trend. Whatever Prince Ji’s Mansion does, many businessmen will immediately follow suit.
In the end, everyone will make a fortune." Hearing that it was such a small matter, Guo Xiaoke didn't take it to heart.
"Prince Ji is so powerful." Ye Hu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Guo Xiaoke to have such an evaluation of Prince Ji.
No one in the business world can match him, and he sets the trend in the business world.
"Your Majesty, what my father said is indeed true. Your Highness Prince Ji's achievements in business are known throughout the world.
All the princes, nobles and aristocratic families in Chang'an City were no match for him.
Even my Guo family has benefited a lot.
My sons Erlang and Sanlang have always been playing with His Royal Highness Prince Ji and have participated in many businesses. Every year, they can share tens of thousands of strings of cash in dividends.
There are countless nobles in Chang'an City who wanted to cooperate with Prince Ji's Mansion, but were ultimately rejected by Prince Ji."
Guo Daizhao, who was standing by, also stepped forward and said that his two younger brothers were also playboys at home, following the Cheng family and the Yuchi family to brothels and pleasure boats all day long.
Originally, Guo Taizhao thought that his two younger brothers were useless. He had followed his father into the army early on, and had been promoted all the way, with a bright future.
Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the two younger brothers had undergone earth-shaking changes, from playboys to pillars of the family.
After spending a few years at the Yucai Academy in Prince Ji's mansion, he was directly assigned to the military. His position was not low, and he earned more money every year than their father.
All of this is legal income. Recently, I heard that the Crown Prince has taken a fancy to me, and my future prospects are even brighter.
It made Guo Daizhao feel that he should have been a playboy for a few more years.
When Yehu heard what Guo Daizhao said, he was very surprised. He didn't expect that the Guo family was actually related to Prince Ji.
Then, could it be that the information that is obtained next is also the Guo family's flattery of Prince Ji?
As if he could see what Ye Hu was thinking, Guo Xiaoke said:
“Don’t worry, my king. Only Erlang and Sanlang of my Guo family are close to King Ji. I, Guo, have no friendship with King Ji.
Moreover, Prince Ji had no friendship with any nobles, including important officials in the court.
Not only is there no friendship, there is even some enmity.”
"Oh? Why is that?" Ye Hu suddenly became interested. Prince Ji actually had a bad relationship with the upper echelons of the Tang Dynasty and even had a grudge against him.
"Because Prince Ji is cunning and scheming by nature, he would often set up traps to defraud them of their money.
Prince Ji left the palace at the age of ten and is now a young man, but he has defrauded nobles and aristocratic families of tens of millions of dollars.
It can be said that many nobles and aristocratic families hated Prince Ji to the core.
I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the king, even Guo has been deceived by King Ji several times."
(If you don't listen to the advice of the elderly, you will suffer the consequences. ____________)