Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Zhao Kuo nodded calmly, and said, "To tell you the truth, I just met Guo Zong and I'm thinking about how to solve this matter."

Mr. Pingyuan snorted heavily, and said: "This Yu Xin, when Lin Xiangru asked him to be the sheriff of Shangdang County, I knew that there must be no good things. I didn't expect that it was because of his current diligence. Hey!"

Mr. Pingyuan's displeasure is visible to the naked eye, after all, this gentleman also has ginseng shares.

Zhao Kuo didn't care about Lord Pingyuan's resentment, what he cared more about was King Zhao's reaction: "What did the palace say?"

Mr. Pingyuan smiled wryly, and said, "What else can I say?

Your Majesty summoned Ben Hou today, and Ben Hou will come to you as soon as he leaves the palace. You should know what it means, right? "

Zhao Kuo nodded, and as expected, King Zhao was in a hurry.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo's heart suddenly moved slightly, and he thought of something.

Zhao Kuo coughed, and said with a solemn face: "To tell you the truth, this Shattering Bandit may not be able to be wiped out in a short while.

If my expectation is not bad, it is basically difficult to resolve this matter within this year. "

"what?"

Mr. Pingyuan's face changed, and he hurriedly said: "Don't joke with Benhou, aren't you just a bandit, Zhou Shaofen was going to wipe him out last time, how long has it been so troublesome now?"

Zhao Kuo said slowly: "Your Majesty, you only know one thing and don't know the other.

According to what I know from Guo Zong, Zhen Potian's banditry is likely to be a bandit from the Korean army who was unwilling to surrender to our Dazhao during the Battle of Changping, and it is very likely that they got the secret support of the people of Qin. . "

"The support of the Qin people?"

Mr. Pingyuan sat up straight all of a sudden, staring at Zhao Kuo with piercing eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Tell me more carefully."

Zhao Kuo said: "According to the dictation of many guards in the Guo Zong Chamber of Commerce, I think Zhen Potian should have used Qin's infantry tactics in combat, otherwise it would have been defeated by Zhen Potian's subordinates some time ago. It was impossible to support for such a long time under the siege of a thousand county soldiers and three hundred caravan guards mobilized by Zhou Shaofen.

To be able to train hundreds of bandits to that extent in a short period of time, at least he must be a general of the Qin State. "

Lord Pingyuan's face became completely gloomy: "Damn Qin people, they actually planted such a nail in Shangdang County?

This Yu Xin really made a big mistake! "

Zhao Kuo said unhurriedly: "Yu Xin's blunders don't stop there. My lord, the five ginseng teams last month were all attacked by shocking people the day after they entered the mountain without exception." Yes, and according to the previous practice, each ginseng team will be supervised by officials from the Shangdang County government.

You should understand what I mean, right? "

Mr. Pingyuan was taken aback: "You mean that Yu Xin and Zhen Potian colluded secretly?"

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly and said, "I don't know if there was any collusion, but if this matter goes deeper, who knows if Yu Xin directly colluded with the Qin people?"

Mr. Pingyuan suddenly became silent, and his face changed from the previous anger to extremely serious.

After a long time, Lord Pingyuan said, "You want to kill Yu Xin?"

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "If Yu Xin is really colluding with Qin State secretly, then he is looking for death by himself, and it has nothing to do with me."

Mr. Pingyuan let out a sigh of relief, and said, "I see, Yu Xin and the others don't know that the king is behind the ginseng industry, right?"

Zhao Kuo smiled slightly and said, "Since everyone thinks that you are the king behind Guo Zong, then there is nothing surprising about the king behind the ginseng industry, is there?"

Mr. Pingyuan laughed dumbfoundedly, and said: "Based on what you said, Benhou is really capable of taking the blame. You just wait, Benhou will enter the palace again and talk to the king again."

Seeing Mr. Pingyuan leaving in a hurry, Zhao Kuo let out a sigh of relief.

Yu Xin, Yu Xin, since you used such an unkind method to attack me, Zhao Kuo, then don't blame me, Zhao Kuo, for repaying him with the same way.

Chapter 106

Linzi of Qi State, Xiangbang Housheng Mansion.

Hou Sheng was in a good mood, because in front of him was a ledger of the ginseng business, and anyone who read the numbers on it would feel happy.

Hou Sheng is notorious for being greedy for money, but Hou Sheng feels that his greed for money is not for himself, but for the loyalty of King Qi.

If it wasn't for the greedy wealth, how would Hou Sheng go to collect beauties from all over the world, collect all kinds of rare playthings, and have fun with King Qi?

Money is a good thing, Hou Sheng will be very stingy with other people, but when he is king of Qi, he is absolutely king.

Therefore, there is one point in this ledger that Hou Sheng is not satisfied with, that is, half of the numbers on the ledger have to be shipped to Handan, Zhao State.

"That's all, anyway, there will be new business soon."

Hou Sheng comforted himself so much.

A while ago, that guy named Guo Zong came to discuss business with Hou Sheng again. This time it was about secretly smuggling weapons from the State of Zhao to the State of Qi.

This matter seems to be beneficial to Qiguo, but Hou Sheng still wants to get a share of this matter.

Obviously Guo Zong was scared away by Hou Sheng's idea, but Hou Sheng was sure that Guo Zong would come back.

"Smuggling weapons is not a small crime.

Guo Zong and Zhao Kuo Hey, these two boys are really brave.

But, if you want to pass the test without giving me some benefits, that's not acceptable! "

Five to five points, Hou Sheng felt that it was not too much.

Although it is the Qi State that benefits, but the Qi State belongs to the king and not the original state. If you have the ability, you can talk to the king yourself and see if the king will agree?

How can there be no pay for doing things, really.

Zhao Kuo is a kid who usually knows how to measure, why is he so unreasonable this time!Forget it, speaking of which, Xiangbang is also his maternal uncle, so it's enough to educate his niece and son-in-law.

After thinking about it, Hou Sheng twirled his beard and smiled like a kind elder.

A steward came in and reported: "My lord, Zhao Ren Guo Zong asked to see him, and he brought gifts of two carriages."

Hou Sheng raised his brows, and thought to himself that he really wanted to come here: "Bring him in."

A moment later, Guo Zong appeared in front of Hou Sheng, and saluted respectfully: "I have seen Hou Xiang."

Hou Sheng squinted his eyes and looked at Guo Zong, remembering the two-horse carriage gift that the steward had just mentioned, his complexion improved a lot, and he nodded slowly: "Sit."

Guo Zong sat down, didn't talk nonsense, straight to the point and said with an apologetic smile: "Master, Guo came to Zizi this time because of the matter I told you last time."

Hou Sheng secretly rejoiced, as expected, another great source of wealth was opened in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm, and said indifferently: "Oh?

You and Zhao Kuo must have agreed to the conditions that Truth said last time? "

Guo Zong looked at Hou Sheng, and said cautiously: "To tell you the truth, after Guo returned to Handan, he met Zhao Qing and was scolded by Zhao Qing.

It is said that Guo is so ignorant of etiquette, since the second minister is willing to open the door for this business, how can he lose the latter's share?

So this time, Mr. Guo came to Linzi to make amends. "

When Hou Sheng heard it, a stone fell to the ground in his heart.

I knew you, Zhao Kuo, would succumb.

Speaking of which, Zhao Kuo actually dared to secretly smuggle weapons behind Zhao Wang's back. It seems that he is a bit disobedient, can he make good use of it?

Hou Sheng kept turning his thoughts in his mind, his face was still indifferent, and said: "Oh?

So it is based on the [-]-[-] share that Ben Hou said before, right? "

Guo Zong laughed and said, "No, it's [-] percent.

The first prime minister, Zhao Qingjiu. "

Hou Sheng didn't come back up in one breath, coughing violently.

Guo Zong sat there quietly, quietly watching Hou Sheng coughing and leaning forward.

After a long while, Hou Sheng came back to his senses, and the expression on his face became gloomy: "Are you and Zhao Kuo joking with the truth?"

Guo Zong said: "Don't hide anything from my empress, the next words are Guo's retelling of Zhao Qing's words, please don't blame my empress."

Hou Sheng sneered: "Speak! The truth depends on what that kid Zhao Kuo has to say."

Guo Zong smiled and said: "That's right, Zhao Qing said that just a few days ago, Zhao Guo just held a court meeting, discussing the next target of Zhao Guo's conquest next year."

Hou Sheng snorted and said, "What does that have to do with the truth?"

Guo Zong said with a smile: "Of course it has something to do with it, because in that court discussion, General Lian Po insisted on going to war against Qi."

Hou Sheng's body shook, his face turned from gloomy to ugly: "What do you mean by that?"

Guo Zong arched his hands and said: "Zhao Qing said, whether this war can be carried out depends entirely on the intention of the Prime Minister?"

Hou Sheng's expression became extremely ugly: "What do you mean, are you threatening the truth?"

Guo Zong said sternly: "Master Hou, we secretly export weapons to Qi State, Qi State gets better weapons, and we get a certain amount of money. This is originally a matter of mutual assistance and mutual benefit. Speaking of it, Qi State is still more profitable.

But the prime minister opened his mouth so much, it's better not to do this business.

If it is something that cannot be obtained from the business field, it is the same to obtain it with Da Zhao's weapons. "

With a "bang", Hou Sheng slapped the table directly and roared: "Okay, very good.

Unexpectedly, this kid Zhao Kuo is so promising that he dares to use such a thing to threaten the truth.

You tell him that you don't want to do the ginseng business anymore, let him go, yes, you go too! "

Guo Zong stood up without any hesitation, saluted Hou Sheng, and then went to the layman.

Every step Guo Zong took was very steady, as if he was stepping on Hou Sheng's heart.

Finally, when Guo Zong was about to walk out of the lobby, Hou Sheng said, "Stop!"

Guo Zong turned his head, with a respectful smile still on his face: "I don't know what else is going on?"

Hou Sheng said coldly: "Even if that kid Zhao Kuo wins, the truth is that he only needs four successes."

Guo Zong shook his head and said, "Twenty percent."

Hou Sheng was furious and said, "Thirty percent!"

Guo Zong still shook his head: "Twenty percent."

Hou Sheng stared at Guo Zong viciously, as if he wanted to eat Guo Zong on the spot.

Guo Zong was unmoved.

Finally, Hou Sheng sighed, his whole body seemed to be deflated like a ball, and his spirit was a lot weaker: "Two to twenty percent, remember, we must deliver on time every month.

Also, you can't fool the quality of the weapon! "

A very strong smile appeared on Guo Zong's face: "Please don't worry, I will not disappoint you."

A quarter of an hour later, Guo Zong walked out of Housheng Mansion with a happy face, his heart was full of joy.

Finally, another channel to make money was opened.

Qi State is a richer country than Yan State.

As for whether Hou Sheng will take advantage of this to threaten Guo Zong and Zhao Kuo, Guo Zong is not worried at all.

As long as Zhao Kuo is still an important minister of Zhao Guo, and the No.1 general of Da Zhao and even the world, then any accusation of Hou Sheng will not be effective against Zhao Kuo, and naturally it will not be effective against Guo Zong.

What's more, isn't Hou Sheng afraid of revenge from Zhao Kuo later?

Thinking about it this way, Guo Zong suddenly realized that "Zhao Qing seems to be more reliable than our King Zhao."

After saying this, Guo Zong himself was taken aback, and hurriedly looked around, fortunately, this place is the gate of Housheng Mansion after all, absolutely no one would dare to stay here and eavesdrop.

Guo Zong smiled, boarded the carriage, and told the driver: "Let's go, let's go back to Handan!"

The last time I left disheartened, this time I came back in high spirits.

Thinking back on all this, Guo Zong only had one sentence in his mind: leaning on Zhao Kuo, a big tree, really enjoys the shade!

Chapter 107 Let Zhao Kuo fall in Shangdang County

Shangdang County, Changping County.

After the victory in the Battle of Changping, in order to commemorate the victory of this battle, Zhao Guo specially expanded the Xuanshi City, which was originally located in the center of the battlefield, and established many mountainous areas south of Shangdang County with this new city as the center. Changping County.

At the same time, it is also one of the main production areas of ginseng in Shangdang County, and the ginseng produced is close to half of the entire Shangdang County.

Yu Xin, the magistrate of Shangdang County in the State of Zhao, is sitting in the county magistrate's mansion in Xuanshi City, playing with a white jade pendant in his hand, with a leisurely and playful expression.

"The governor of this county asks you, did you take the benefits of Zhao Kuo and Zhou Shaofen from the ginseng?"

Yu Xin asked the magistrate of Changping County who was tied up in front of him.

The county magistrate of Changping County looked angry and puzzled: "Why is the magistrate doing this?