Ever since Gu Qing admitted that he and Huangfu Sisi were friends last time, Huangfu Sisi seemed to be holding Shang Fang's sword in his hand, always mentioning the word "friend" on his lips, as if giving him a psychological hint.

No matter the truth or a lie, if you tell it enough times, it will definitely become the truth. Unexpectedly, this girl also understands this truth.

"That's right, friends, we are friends..." Gu Qing felt a little sleepy after eating and yawned lazily: "What does Confucius say? 'Friends come from far away'..."

After thinking for a long time, before she could help fill it in, Gu Qing remembered the next sentence: "Well, yes, 'Even if it is far away, it will be punished'."

Huangfu Sisi suddenly felt a lump in his chest: "Although, although it's far away...who taught you this bastard saying?"

"I thought to myself, if a friend comes all the way to find you, you must be vigilant, because he is either eating and drinking or borrowing money, how can you not punish him?"

Seeing Huangfu Sisi opening her mouth to speak, Gu Qing interrupted her in time: "Don't talk about me, I won't just eat and drink this time, I will give you money."

Huangfu Sisi snorted: "Then what do you say about the money you borrowed from me?"

Gu Qing sighed: "You obviously gave it to me yourself..."

Seeing that Huangfu Sisi looked wrong, Gu Qing had to change his words: "Talk about money between friends hurts feelings, so let's not talk about it..."

Then Gu Qing looked at her seriously and sincerely, and said in a deep and authentic tone: "I hope that the relationship between friends is pure and clean, and does not involve any dirty factors in terms of profit and money, so you can lend me a hundred taels of silver cake."

Why don't we all forget about this matter and look forward to everything so that the boat of our friendship will not capsize. What do you think, girl?"

Huangfu was stunned for a long time before his mind fully digested what he said.

So, one hundred taels were squandered like this? And he said it so righteously and awe-inspiring, completely forgetting that he was the one who owed the money...

"You, you... Mr. Hou, I really didn't expect you to have such a shameless side." Huangfu Sisi even forgot to be angry and only admired his shameless side.

Gu Qing waved his hand, seeming to be modest and proud: "Haha, it's over, it's over. The most important thing about friends is heart-to-heart communication. Slowly you will discover more of my advantages."

Huangfu Sisi said feebly: "I was not praising you just now..."

"It doesn't matter, I understand. Women always mean what they say, and their bodies are more honest than their mouths..." Standing up and stretching, Gu Qing said: "After eating, I also chatted with my friends for a while. The atmosphere was very harmonious. How about today?

It’s very fulfilling. After leaving, the meal money is recorded in the account and I have the opportunity to do the general ledger.”

After speaking, Gu Qing patted his butt and led the guards away.

Huangfu Sisi was still sitting at the table and didn't come back to her senses for a while. She was probably still savoring the charm of Gu Qing's character.

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After eating, I walked around the newly built market. Some shops have already opened. After the market has been divided into categories, the flow of people and business have become more concentrated. Porcelain Market, Silk Market, Gold and Silver Decoration Market

Market, etc., reducing the unnecessary time for buyers and sellers to wander around and search.

Gu Qing walked on the street, and the businessmen who knew him along the street saluted him one after another and stepped aside respectfully. Gu Qing smiled and kept saluting, walking up and down the crowded street.

Looking at the prosperous scene, Gu Qing was sincerely happy. In terms of political achievements, the political achievements of building the market are not small. If Kucha City develops in another year or two, the Anxi Protectorate will not even need the money and food allocation from the court, and will be completely self-sufficient.

, if Anlushan rebels in the future, the court will have no time to take care of itself, but Anxi can minimize the demand for the court, and the army will have greater autonomy to fight north and south.

The chubby Li Sima was also in the market. When he heard that Gu Qing was coming, he immediately started rolling happily and stopped in front of Gu Qing.

"Long blessing, Lord Marquis, Lord Marquis is wise, Lord Marquis has made a fortune..." Li Sima was so excited that he spoke incoherently.

Gu Qing smiled: "You talk so nicely, did you eat magpie shit this morning?"

Li Sima: “…………”

"I'm praising you, tsk!"

"Ah, thank you so much, Mr. Hou, for your compliments... Mr. Hou, last night's auction was a huge success. We only sold dozens of shops for a total of 150,000 yuan." Li Sima was extremely excited.

Gu Qing smiled and said: "It's too early to be happy. There are still hundreds of shops left. Don't rush to sell them all at the same time. Sell dozens of them at intervals. When the merchants have digested it and there is demand again,

Let’s continue selling so that we can get a good price.”

Li Sima's admiration for Gu Qing is no longer just a matter of superiority and inferiority. He really admires Gu Qing's fantastic ideas. He actually came up with the so-called "auction", and the result was two times higher than expected.

Three times, a big man is a big man, and just thinking of an idea is enough to outweigh his exhausting work.

"Yes, I am already roughly familiar with the Marquis's idea. In short, I want to whet the appetites of those businessmen and double their money. I am really lucky. Since the Marquis took office, Anxi

The army is living a good life..."

As he spoke, Li Sima's face suddenly turned pale, and he looked around cautiously. Knowing that he had made a mistake, he smiled and added: "Of course, thanks to Gao Jie Shuai, the soldiers also lived a good life when he was in charge of Anxi.

Not bad, huh huh."

Gu Qing laughed.

That's what officialdom is all about, whether you praise or scold, in person or behind your back, in short, don't believe anyone's words.

"The market is gradually prospering. Li Sima needs to worry more about taxes. According to what we have agreed with the merchants, merchants who buy shops will be exempt from taxes for three years. We cannot be too harsh on other merchants. Taxes are based on

Let's charge half of the usual amount. This is raising fish in a pond. Don't rush to catch the fish before they are fattened. Let them eat more and get stronger. No matter how much they eat, it is our government that ultimately benefits. Do you understand?

?”

Li Sima hurriedly agreed.

In layman's terms, collecting taxes from merchants is based on the method of small profits but quick turnover. There used to be many merchants in Kucha City, but the taxes were too high, so many merchants would rather risk being robbed and killed by bandits on the road than in the city.

Doing business in Qiuci City is the nature of businessmen. Saving costs and pursuing profits are both things engraved in their genes.

Nowadays, the taxes in Kucha City are reduced by half than before. This policy is enough to attract merchants from the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions to do business here. Initially, the government's income may not be too high, but as the reputation spreads, more merchants are willing to do business.

The total amount of taxes collected by the government will definitely be higher than before, and the new market project overseen by Gu Qing has also prepared the investment environment in advance for the upcoming prosperity.

The most important thing is that lowering taxes can keep merchants' sales and business opportunities and even unlimited resources in Kucha City, which is more important than harvesting money.

After wandering around the market, Gu Qing led his guards back to the camp under the courtesy of Li Sima.

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In the afternoon, Gu Qing was practicing in the school field. When his hands and feet were paralyzed and his whole body was weak, Han Jie excitedly came to report that the Anxi reinforcements sent by Chang'an City had arrived.

Gu Qing was stunned and hurriedly ordered Chang Zhong and other generals to welcome him out of the gate of the camp.

Outside the camp gate, some small black spots appeared on the sand dunes at the end of the east side. The black spots became more and more numerous and denser. From a distance, I saw countless flags fluttering in the wind, hunting and hunting, and scouts and vanguards galloping on their horses.

Shuttle back and forth between the main camp and the Chinese army to report.

Gu Qing put on his formal court uniform and stood in front of the gate with an expressionless expression.

When the army was still three miles away from the camp gate, the army suddenly ordered the entire army to dismount and walk towards the camp gate.

Gu Qing nodded secretly. The general leading the army was obviously a man of etiquette and knew the etiquette of honor and inferiority. He did not dare to gallop in front of Gu Qing.

After waiting for a stick of incense, the army stopped. The forwards and the middle army consciously moved out of the way. A general wearing Mingguang armor came out, walked to the camp gate, and then bowed and saluted Gu Qing with clasped fists.

"Liu Hongbo, the last general of the left guard and former guard of the army, paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Gu Houye, the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu."

Gu Qing stepped forward to hold his arm and said with a smile: "General Liu, it's been a long time."

Liu Hongbo also smiled at Gu Qing.

Gu Qing and Liu Hongbo got acquainted when they were in Chang'an. At that time, Gu Qing was the Zhonglang General of the Left Guard, and his duty was to patrol the Forbidden Palace, while Liu Hongbo was the former guard. They were in the same guard. They were all colleagues, and they were always there.

They met while patrolling the Forbidden Palace, and the two even drank together. Their friendship was neither deep nor shallow, and they could be regarded as gentlemen's friends.

Gu Qing did not expect that Li Longji would send Liu Hongbo to Anxi. After thinking about it, he thought that Li Longji might have good intentions. After all, Gu Qing had just commanded a great victory, which gave him a lot of face in Chang'an. Even if he wanted to join the Anxi army

To strike a balance, one Bian Lingcheng is enough. If he sends a few generals to check and balance him, the combat effectiveness of the Anxi Army will be hit. After all, Li Longji still has an overall view of the situation.

Just after greeting an acquaintance, another general walked out of the team and cupped his fist towards Gu Qing.

"The last general, Gao Lang, the commander-in-chief of your Jinwu Guard, pays homage to Lord Gu."

Gu Qing blinked. This man named Gao Lang was indeed a bit unfamiliar. He had never seen him before in Chang'an.

There are sixteen guards in Chang'an, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops guarding the capital. Youjinwu Guard is only one of them. It is impossible for everyone to know Gu Qing.

As usual, Gu Qing returned the greeting with a smile. After greeting Gao Lang cordially, and just as he was about to invite everyone back to the commander's tent to speak, Liu Hongbo suddenly straightened his body seriously and said loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree. The Marquis of Qingcheng County and the Deputy Envoy of Anxi Jiedu,

The commander-in-chief Gu Qing accepted the order."

Gu Qing was stunned for a moment, then knelt down on one knee without thinking. The personal guards and lieutenant generals behind him also knelt down one after another.

Liu Hongbo unfolded the imperial edict and read slowly: "This is Gu Qing, the Marquis of Qingcheng County. He is a young man with great ambition, loyalty and bravery. He has defeated more than 20,000 Tibetan bandits in the Western Regions and promoted the power of the Tang army outside the barbarians..."

Gu Qing felt like he was about to suffer from indigestion due to a string of unintelligible ancient prose that he couldn't understand.

Until the end, Liu Hongbo finally read: "I would like to go to Qingcheng County to see Prince Gu Qing, Prince Shaobao, and add Dr. Guanglu, a bag of purple gold fish, and a hundred taels of gold to show off the loyal and brave men and to show off the heroes of the country."

Zai."
Chapter completed!