"Do not allow paper to be sold in other countries? Why is that? Isn't it cheap? Nor is it something precious, why is that? Our sheepskins are very expensive, many people can't afford to use them, and only a few nobles can use them, so the people at the bottom basically can't write...... Could it be that the people at the bottom of your country can write? Issam suddenly showed a very shocked expression.

Guo Xiaoke smiled a little smugly, and even Du He showed a smug smile......

"If you want to say that, it's not wrong, our country is popularizing education, and His Majesty the Emperor intends to use twenty years to make everyone in the Tang Dynasty able to read and write, and is now working hard to exempt a qiē fee, so that everyone can read and read, even if they can only read and write, it doesn't matter, and then there is a very complete education system.

As for the issue of paper, it is not for me to decide, because some bad things have happened before, so the sale of paper is forbidden, and no one can buy paper except for the people of my own country, which is the meaning of the emperor's majesty, not something I can change. Guo Xiaoke opened the parchment roll and looked at it.

"What is this word? How come I never saw it? Guo Xiaoke asked suspiciously: "Also, where is the token of His Majesty the Emperor of your country, where is the seal?" Is it a jade seal? ”

Issam didn't quite understand what he meant, but he still took out the waist card from his waist and handed it to Guo Xiaoke: "What is the jade seal?" I have not heard of it, this is a token of His Majesty the Emperor of our country. Emperor Majesty's waist card, as for these words, this is the language of our country, and the script of your country is not the same script, but really, I think the script of your country is too difficult to learn, I used it for many years to learn some of it, I am already the best person in our country. ”

Guo Xiaoke nodded and put down the parchment. I took the waist card and looked at it. Then he returned the waist card to Issam and said: "This matter is very important, I will personally report to His Majesty, are you willing to go to Chang'an City once?" ”

Issam showed a look of embarrassment: "If I go to Chang'an City once." How long does it take to get there. And rush back to my country? ”

Guo Xiaoke pondered for a moment. said: "It will take fifty days to come and go at the earliest, I don't know how long it will take you to return to your country, and that's probably it." As for the matter of sending troops, it depends on the meaning of His Majesty, in fact, if Suning is still there, it may be a while earlier, but unfortunately Suning is not there, and His Majesty has to ask his opinion if he can't get it right, this matter will not work without three months. ”

Issam showed a look of embarrassment: "Three months, three months, whether my country can resist for three months I don't know, the Arabs are too strong in combat, we are not opponents at all, after three months, our capital may fall, then...... Suning, who is it? ”

Issam suddenly noticed such a detail, Guo Xiaoke blinked, and said with a smile: "Oh, Suning, is the marquis of our Datang, and he is also a very powerful general, and he is well-informed, a lot of knowledge about other countries in our Datang was first proposed by him, and there is also a map of the whole world, however, it is a military secret, and I can't show it to you, according to his knowledge, maybe he can provide you with some help."

He is the best at dealing with foreign races, Turkic, Xue Yantuo, Tuyuhun, Tubo, Western Regions, Goguryeo, every time the Tang Dynasty fights abroad, there is always his contribution in it, but unfortunately he is now in Goguryeo and the Goguryeo people are confronting, should not return to Chang'an, if he is there, His Majesty can consult him directly, don't look at him young, our Emperor Xià relies on him very much, he has put forward many, many very useful strategies, all of which have been adopted by the Emperor Xià.

This matter of sending troops is not a trivial matter, even if you go to Chang'an today, it is not possible to send troops tomorrow, besides, the foundation of your Persian country for 400 years, can't it be supported for another three months? It's been 400 years, is it hard to do it for three months? You have a population of 15 million, and the army can be expanded to 2 million at most, but the quality is not comparable, so you can use the number of people to overwhelm it, think about it, if you take 10,000 soldiers and 100,000 pigs to fight, it will not be able to be fought in a while, right? ”

Issam tugged at the corners of his mouth, obviously speechless for this metaphor, but now he couldn't say anything, so he had to say: "If the knight just conveys the letter of state, will he be faster, without our joining, if we don't go to Chang'an, the fastest speed, can the knights arrive in Chang'an City earlier?" ”

Guo Xiaoke shrugged: "That's natural. ”

Isam nodded and said: "Then, Dear Mr. Metropolitan Protection, I ask you to convey the letter of our Emperor Xià and all the things that happened here to the Emperor of your country, please use it as quickly as possible, I am really worried that our army will not be able to hold on, and also, there are these things, it is a little meeting gift, please accept it!" ”

Issam waved his hand, and the ten entourages behind him opened the ten boxes, the big gems, agate, pearls, and gold, Guo Xiaoke's eyes were straight, Guo Xiaoke's eyes were indeed capable, loyal enough, and conscientious in doing things, but as the saying goes, no one is perfect, just like Suning likes to eat, Guo Xiaoke likes luxury objects and a luxurious life, and his income and some other income are enough for him to live a more luxurious life, but this is not enough.

No matter what country it is, it is very common to use some money to open up some important joints to obtain promotion and advancement, generally speaking, this is an unspoken rule, and no one will pay much attention to it, because everyone will do this, Datang now has a lot of such things, whether it is to take money or to exchange interests, there are many, no one is exempt from vulgarity, Suning has received a lot of various delicacies and ingredients here, which makes Suning very depressed.

Guo Xiaoke, the first person in the Tang Dynasty, is the capital of Anxi to protect the mansion, and there are many people who stutter for a while, and there are naturally many things to send. Guo Xiaoke is still a little measured, what he can do, and it is not very likely to cause impeachment, he will take it, and if he can't do it, he doesn't care, and he doesn't want it, this is a small part of the income, and the largest income still comes from businessmen, and those private businessmen and businessmen of big business groups always have to give something meaning. Guo Xiaoke also smiled.

Because of this problem of his own. He was reprimanded a lot, but Li Er's majesty has always been more tolerant of these powerful courtiers, allowing them to have some small flaws, and it is only worth worrying if he doesn't like anything. Suning is gluttonous. Guo Xiaoke is greedy for money. Cheng bites Jin Wei Chi Gong is greedy for a cup, he always has to be greedy for something, and the emperor is also relieved. I am at ease, Li Er Majesty scolds him on the surface, and symbolically punishes him, everyone knows that this is just a pretext.

So when Guo Xiaoke saw the legendary big gem, his eyes were really straight, and he couldn't help but stand up, took a ruby and looked left and right, put it under the light to look at the charming color, and couldn't help but admire: "It's the first time I've seen such a big gem, Mr. Issam, this can be regarded as a waste, how embarrassing is this?" Let's give all these things to His Majesty the Emperor! Such a precious thing, I'm embarrassed to accept it! ”

How shrewd Isam was, he naturally knew that the excuse that this protector said and the excuse that the general said were completely different concepts, and this protector really wanted it, and the general who was sitting really didn't want it.

"Mr. Du Hu doesn't need to be like this, these are just for Mr. Du Hu, your Emperor Xià there, my country will prepare a more generous gift to send, these things are still asked to Mr. Du Hu to accept, doesn't your country have the custom of meeting gifts? That's just a little bit of my heart. Issam said with a smile.

Guo Xiaoke was very satisfied in his heart, and then put down the ruby, and said with a smile: "Hahaha, then, it is better to be respectful than to obey the fate, and arrange for Mr. Issam to find a place to live first, and then write a good note and pass it to the emperor Majesty, waiting for the emperor's will, as long as the emperor allows it, then it is easy to discuss, of course, my country will not send troops to fight in vain, and your country still needs to pay some remuneration." ”

Issam nodded again and again: "That's certain, that's certain, my country's emperor Xià has put forward all the rewards that can be paid, as long as Datang is willing to send troops to help, then, a qiē is okay, not only money and remuneration, trade with each other, exchange with each other, the merchants of Datang can enjoy the highest treatment in our country, and our country will also pay a considerable part of the property to thank Datang for saving the country." ”

Guo Xiaoke nodded and said: "Okay, Ponthu will immediately write a recital to His Majesty the Emperor, come here, take Mr. Issam to the guest room to stay, and the hospitality will be more thoughtful!" ”

After Issam and the others left, Guo Xiaoke picked up the ruby again, with a look of intoxication, Du He looked funny on the side, stood up and was about to leave, Guo Xiaoke said: "General Du, since you have seen it, should you also take a little bit, lest others think that Bendu eats alone, and it is not enough to care for his subordinates!" ”

Du He laughed: "It's not that the last general doesn't know these hobbies of Du Hu, and the last general's hobbies are not unknown, he showed these things to the last general early in the morning, and the last general thought that if the last general accepted it, it is estimated that Du Hu will get a more generous gift, and Du Hu will not blame the last general?" ”

Guo Xiaoke smiled, put the ruby into the box, and covered the box: "These white people look strange, and there is a bad smell on their bodies, but there are a lot of treasures, don't be in vain, say, what do you want, if you don't bring it up, it will be difficult to sleep and eat!" ”

Du He smiled: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult, the last general likes to lead the army to fight, he likes to fight with a strong enemy, the stronger the enemy, the more excited the last general, it sounds like this time the troops should be nine out of ten, the Arabs sound very good at fighting, the last general wants to confront them head-on, if the time comes, the capital will be protected as the capital protection, it should not leave the land of the Western Regions, then, the only one who can command the army is nothing more than the last general and the rest of the people, the last general wants to protect the main general to His Majesty, and compete with the Arabs!" ”

Du He's eyes were full of belligerent excitement, Guo Xiaoke sighed, and said helplessly: "It's lucky to meet a subordinate like you who doesn't love money and likes to fight, it's also a blessing for Bendu Hu, okay, Bendu Hu will naturally recommend it for you, but listening to you say this, it seems that you are very concerned about this matter, and you also think that this matter is nine out of ten?" Datang has just fought three battles, three battles in a row, and then he has to go abroad to fight, which is unprecedented! ”

Du He said: "If it is someone else, forget it, at that time, His Majesty was not an ordinary person, and Su Hou Ye next to His Majesty was not an ordinary person, since he could take out the world map, he should be ready for the generals of the Tang Dynasty to seek war, although it will be time to restrain the generals, but I am not going abroad to fight this time, but to obtain relevant information, His Majesty will definitely ask Su Hou Ye, and Su Hou Ye will definitely give His Majesty a positive answer."

His Majesty was originally very interested in this extreme western land, and it is rumored that when Su Hou Ye told the Emperor about the past of the extreme western land, he was also asked by His Majesty to write a fold for His Majesty to see, and now that he has this opportunity, His Majesty will definitely not sit idly by. (To be continued......)