There were more than 20 merchants entering the hall. Li Tai assigned them a unified task, which was to do their best to decorate the hall of this mansion gorgeously and beautifully. He also made a promise that if the effect is good, then
He gave priority to purchasing the goods he brought into Beijing so that he could return home as soon as possible.
More than half of these merchants were from Qinzhou, and they all had some understanding of Li Tai's style of doing things. After hearing this, they immediately began to carefully look at the layout of the hall and think about how to arrange it.
There were other Hu businessmen from Hexi and even the Western Regions, who seemed a little unconvinced by what Li Tai said, probably because they suspected that he had insufficient financial resources.
"Li Kaifu is one of the most powerful people in the country. It is your honor to summon you and others because of something in the family. You and others must do the job well, and there is no need to worry about the rest."
Linghu Yanbao next to him saw that these people's reaction was not enthusiastic enough, so he spoke from the side.
After hearing what he said, those people from Hexi and Hu businessmen hurriedly joined in. Obviously, the weight of the words of Linghu Yanbao, a local tycoon in Guazhou, was still a bit heavier in their eyes than that of Li Tai.
"The country people are so stupid that they make me laugh."
Linghu Yanbao then walked up to Li Tai, clasped his fists in embarrassment and said.
Li Tai waved his hand and said he didn't care. In order to make room for these merchants, he simply asked Linghu Yanbao to go to another hall to sit down, and then asked out of curiosity: "Who is General Linghu?"
Should you stay in Beijing forever, or go and come back?"
Previously, Linghu Yanbao entered Beijing with him from Longyou and participated in this year's parade. Zhao Gui also made things difficult for him because of his own involvement. But then Li Tai led his troops to leave and did not have time to pay attention to Linghu Yanbao's whereabouts.
, so I have this question when I see you again today.
"After the former separated from Xianyang, Lang Jun led his troops to the north, and his servants were sent by the Taiwan government to return to their hometowns to preach. After returning home, feeling the difficulty of the country's fate, they gathered more than 2,000 local disciples to invite them to serve in the court. Not long after their return, they
When I heard that my husband had returned home with great achievements, I felt deeply honored. I was afraid that my husband would be busy with many people after he came to the capital, so I didn't dare to come and cause trouble, so I came to pay my respects only now..."
After hearing this, Linghu Yanbao quickly told Li Tai his experiences in the past six months, and looked at Li Tai with full admiration. In just a few months, he traveled back and forth on the road.
After a short journey, Li Tai's achievements have reached a new level!
"General Linghu once made great contributions to the border states, and now he has brought his whole family to serve in the court. It is indeed a heroic act of the West, which is admirable!"
After hearing this, Li Tai smiled again and said: "I also need to stay in the country for a while. If there are any difficulties in personnel matters, General Linghu can send someone to report."
As soon as he finished speaking, Linghu Yanbao stood up from the table and knelt in front of him. At the same time, he said in a sincere tone: "I do have something to ask you, sir. I would like to ask you to join me when we met in front of Longyou."
The old story of walking under the king's family. Today, more than two thousand country disciples are asking me again, asking the king to protect all the disciples within their power!"
"General, please wake up quickly!"
Seeing this, Li Tai hurriedly stood up and tried to pull Linghu Yanbao up, but Linghu Yanbao still paused and lowered his head to the ground. At the same time, he said in a sincere tone: "The former felt that he was ugly, and although he offered himself, he did not dare to ask for it.
But the lives of the people in the country depend on each other now, and the servants must choose a kind and compassionate master to follow and serve them, so that they can live up to the expectations of the people. Some people from the West may not be as beautiful as the people from the Central Plains, but they are still loyal and courageous. Please
Mr. Lang takes it in!"
Seeing Linghu Yanbao's sincere attitude, Li Tai also said: "The reason why I didn't respond to the general's invitation before was because I was afraid that my power was still weak, my foundation was shallow, and I couldn't help myself. I really couldn't bear to interfere with the general's future. But now
The general invites you again, which shows that you are sincere and touching. If I refuse again, I will inevitably be lonely and annoying. From now on, no matter whether it is good or bad, we will support each other and never abandon you!"
"Yan Bao meets the lord!"
Linghu Yanbao was overjoyed after hearing this. After kowtowing again, Li Tai pulled him up and sat down at the banquet, with a contented look on his face as if his wish had been fulfilled.
Since he officially accepted Linghu Yanbao as his disciple, Li Tai was of course responsible for his troops. Soon after he asked where his troops were stationed, he learned that his troops were still stationed in the suburbs of western Beijing.
, and Chang'an did not provide corresponding material supplies.
In fact, such border troops were in an embarrassing situation when they entered the capital. The order for Linghu Yanbao to lead his troops to the capital was issued by the Bafu, and Chang'an naturally had no obligation to provide them with supplies. However, there were many military affairs in the Bafu, and Linghu Yanbao's troops
It is just a private song, not an active member of the Chinese army or a prefecture, county, or township regiment. There is also no rationing quota.
Although Linghu Yanbao was a local tycoon in Xizhou and had a strong family background, he could support his own private soldiers even without the help of the imperial court or the hegemony. However, the area around Gyeonggi was different from the land in Hexi, and many resources could not be purchased even with money.
When Linghu Yanbao was summoned to the capital, the Tai government still followed the principle of strength in numbers and gathered as many troops as possible to prepare for the war in Guanzhong, so their attitude was quite attentive.
However, when his troops arrived, the Eastern Wei army had already retreated from Yubi. Daxingtai's biggest concern turned to adjusting the post-war situation, and he no longer cared about Linghu Yanbao's team that came to Beijing from Hexi.
.Without the care from the top, the situation of Linghu Yanbao's department will naturally become more difficult.
Li Tai knew the character of these military leaders in the country, and was wary of new forces like Linghu Yanbao that had suddenly emerged. He had restrained himself by not openly suppressing them, and was determined not to take the initiative to provide help.
After pondering for a while, he bent down at his desk and wrote a quick letter. He quickly wrote a letter, and called his own soldiers to come closer and said: "Send this letter to the Duke of Longxi and ask him to transfer it to an idle building in Kinki as appropriate in the near future."
The military city is available for use."
Li Hu is in charge of the defense dispatch of Kinki troops in western Beijing, so it is easy to ask him to help arrange a garrison.
Of course, Li Tai would not be so arrogant that he thought he could instruct Li Hu at will with just a letter. He then said to Linghu Yanbao: "There are still some things at home today. After I finish my work, I will invite you to come with me."
I went to visit the Duke of Longxi and asked him to help take care of the military affairs of the army."
After hearing the words, Linghu Yanbao quickly nodded in agreement, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Having the care and protection of such a powerful person really made people feel at ease. For just a moment, he felt like he didn't know what to do.
The hesitation of doing it will be greatly eliminated.
At this time, the businessmen were also submitting their decoration plans one after another. Some described them in words, while others sketched out more vivid and concrete sketches.
Li Tai and Li Licheng listened to the various plans together, and of course the final choice was left to Li Licheng. Li Tai's requirements were that the first thing was to be beautiful, and the second thing was to be luxurious. In short, it was a stunning feeling that would be unforgettable at first sight.
To fill it up!
In addition to proposing decoration plans, these merchants also brought some samples, such as gold and silver jewelry and other utensils, exotic and exquisite tapestry carpets, etc. Both materials and craftsmanship are very precious and impressive.
After browsing the samples, Li Tai also discovered a pattern, that is, the goods provided by merchants from Qinzhou were slightly inferior, while the goods provided by merchants from the west were more exquisite. But these merchants
The goods provided by the customers were not as good as those he got from Jinyang.
However, his brigade transporting the loot was still advancing slowly from behind, and its destination was Huazhou instead of Chang'an. Li Licheng's wedding was obviously too late, so he had to buy part of it from these merchants for use.
In order to increase the enthusiasm of these people, Li Taidang signed a valuable sales contract with each of them to purchase the goods in their hands. The people of Shangyuan produced a large amount of cloth every year, which could only be turned into other commodities.
The purchasing power of cloth can be reflected.
As for the prices of these goods, Li Tai did not let these people ask for prices randomly, but agreed to make a careful estimate of the goods when trading later. Among the palace slaves he captured from Jinyang Palace, there were many specialized ones.
Those who trade and purchase goods from Hu merchants are naturally experts in market conditions.
These merchants were also very capable. Encouraged by the huge order, they worked day and night, and it took only two days to completely decorate Li Licheng's mansion inside and out.
When Li Licheng returned to the house again, he was so shocked that he couldn't believe his eyes: "This, is this really the house before? Yaotai Immortal Palace is probably nothing more than this!"
Of course, this is just an exaggeration. After all, given the scale of the mansion here, it is difficult to make it look like a palace no matter how much you decorate it. But it has to be said that the aesthetics of these businessmen are really online.
They are the most knowledgeable group, and due to the prosperity and development of religion from Hexi to Longyou, architectural aesthetics has also developed rapidly. Art crystallizations such as the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes can still amaze the world even after thousands of years. Now these
People pooled their ideas and spared no effort in decorating, making Li Licheng's house beautiful and unforgettable.
Not only Li Tai and Li Licheng were very satisfied with the decoration of their new home, but even the people sent by the Hongnong Yang family to measure the dimensions of the house in preparation for renovating the dowry after returning came here to admire it.
Make a surprising request.
"What? The wedding has to be postponed? This, this is not good. All relatives and friends have already informed everyone. If it is rescheduled rashly, it will inevitably cause inconvenience to everyone."
Hearing that Yang Su and his father Yang Fu came to ask for a change of wedding date, Li Tai's expression suddenly changed, and Xuanzhi said with an embarrassed look. Seeing Yang Fu's eyes dodge, he asked again: "What is the reason? Now the two families are
We are about to become a family, if Yang Sima has something to do, please don’t hide it from me?"
"It's just, it's just... Well, my family didn't do things decently, and the dowry items they prepared were not appropriate, so, that's why... I know that this matter makes it difficult for you, but, but..."
Yang Fu lowered his head, a little embarrassed to look at Li Tai.