What happened next was just as Li Dezhao expected.
The wanted notices against him and Bai Ze were posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the fort. However, the party soldiers in iron armor were not even in the mood to compare them carefully. They just stretched out their hands to ask for money from the passing vendors and pedestrians.
The flying dragon envoys recruited along the way walked over with the deerskin flying coupons from the Yanchi Department and negotiated with everyone on Li Dezhao's behalf. The party officials and soldiers standing next to Li Ka immediately smiled when they saw the salt coupons. They greeted Li Dezhao temporarily. I made up business identities for everyone and accepted them all. Immediately, they issued cards and let them go without even checking their carry-on luggage.
"If I had known this, why would I have hidden the weapons under the cargo?" Li Yu was stunned. As soon as his front feet stepped onto the road, he whispered with his back feet.
"The people under my command speak Dangxiang language to them. Naturally, they will be more lax in their inspections. If they are from the Song Dynasty, they will be stricter. This is human nature." Li Dezhao changed his unruly appearance in the Song Dynasty and said, He smiled and explained calmly, "In addition, there is a saying in the Song Dynasty that if the water is clear, there will be no fish. There is more than one way to go between the Song Dynasty and Dangxiang. If they check too strictly here, passing merchants will They all take other paths, and the gains outweigh the losses.”
Li Yu was speechless. After hearing this, Han Qing could only nod in admiration.
As the saying goes, the state of the world and people's feelings are all knowledge. Li Dezhao used to travel around all day long, not doing his job, but he had an unusually deep understanding of the underlying conditions in Dangxiang and other areas of the Song Dynasty.
But this is fine. The more Li Dezhao understands Dangxiang and the Song Dynasty, the more he will understand that the two sides are not heavyweights at all.
Although there are many problems within the Song Dynasty, they cannot be replaced by a small party. If the Tuoba family wants to plot the Central Plains, the final outcome will definitely be self-destruction.
In addition, the more knowledgeable Li Dezhao is, the greater the chance of success in killing Li Deming this time. He will not be hindered by his simple mind and always taking everything for granted.
Since the method of using salt stamps to open the way worked well, everyone went more and more smoothly on the next road. When they encountered the city, they no longer had to walk around, but just swaggered in, eating where they should, and staying where they should. Consider yourself a true businessman.
After walking like this for five days, they finally arrived outside Xiazhou City. Li Dezhao agreed on a meeting time and place with everyone, and took the flying dragon envoys gathered along the way to secretly contact the tribal elders who might support him. Han Qing, on the other hand, took Li Yu and other warriors went directly to the city and stayed at a government-run inn specially designed to accommodate traders.
Xiazhou is half agricultural and half pastoral, rich in horses, cattle, sheep, leather and other goods, but lacks daily necessities such as porcelain, needlework, grass cloth, tea and other daily necessities. Therefore, Li Jiqian attached great importance to trade during his lifetime, and was willing to come all the way to Xiazhou to sell goods. All merchants, whether from Peach Blossom Stone or from the Song Dynasty, were given all kinds of courtesy and preferential treatment.
Han Qing, Dou Rong and others were all dressed as traders at the moment, so they naturally enjoyed the benefits of this policy. The government-run inn they lived in was three stories high. Standing at the window, they could have a sweeping view of the city.
Inside, not only the rooms are spacious and bright, but also the furnishings and furnishings are the same as those in the Song Dynasty. The food provided by the store is also catered to the tastes of the guests. Instead of being like the Dangxiang people, in addition to meat, they only have various cheeses, mushrooms, Not a single green vegetable leaf is seen all year round.
After everyone had eaten and washed up, another inn steward who spoke fluent Song Dynasty Mandarin came to the door to inquire about the welfare. By the way, he left a piece of paper with the prices of the most common goods in Xiazhou on the guest's desk. He took the initiative to
As a reminder, if you encounter someone who buys or sells forcibly, you can go to the Municipal Bureau of Economic Affairs in the west of the city to complain. No matter who the other party is or how old the official is, there will always be a close associate of King Xia who will come forward to make a just decision.
"No wonder the Li family has risen so quickly." Seeing the behavior of the innkeeper and waiters, Han Qing couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.
In the 21st century, any city where officials can do such a meticulous job of attracting investment will make the city prosperous.
Xiazhou is located at a key point on the Silk Road, and the Tuoba family is so focused on business that it is difficult not to make a fortune.
With money, Dangxiang Tiehezi can be equipped with better weapons and armor, enjoy more abundant food, and receive more rigorous training. Whether they face the Song Army or the Liao Army, they will be able to fight.
"There are few people, the price of food is high, and the products are scarce. After all, these are all shortcomings that are difficult to make up for!" Not wanting to hear Han Qing always praise Dang Xiang, Li Yu whispered beside him.
This is also a fact. In another history of time and space, the heyday of Dangxiang was after it was called Xixia. At that time, it also grabbed the Hetao area, which is rich in grain, and had the opportunity to compete with Song and Liao.
The country calls them brothers and sisters.
At this moment, Dangxiang could only profess vassalage to the Song Dynasty and bow to the Liao Kingdom, buying himself time for survival and development by repeatedly jumping between the Song and Liao Dynasties.
While the discussion was getting lively, a group of people suddenly heard shouting. Han Qing stood at the window and looked out. He saw dozens of guards in bright clothes and angry horses, surrounded by two people in brocade robes.
Big shot, speeding through the streets.
The common people along the way, whether they were party members, Song people, Uighurs, or cannibals, were all pushed to the shades of willows on both sides of the street by soldiers patrolling the streets in advance, so as not to delay the important people on their way.
"Who is so arrogant? He doesn't look like a party official." Han Qing frowned slightly and muttered instinctively.
On the way to Xiazhou, he had been working hard to make up for classes, and he had already gained some preliminary understanding of the party members' official robes, colors, and hierarchical system.
At this moment, these two big figures were running rampant on the street. The clothes they were wearing were neither the local officials' attire prescribed by the Song Dynasty nor the "Xia Kingdom" official robes created by the Li family of the party, which made people curious.
"A person from the Liao Kingdom is at least a fourth-rank official, a northern official." Li Yu was older than him and had more experience. He immediately whispered the answer, "It should be the envoy from the Liao Kingdom who has arrived. Xiazhou has been in the Song Dynasty these years.
He wavered between the Liao Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom. If he felt threatened by one side, he would turn to the other side. It seems that Li Deming was ready to turn to the Liao Kingdom again!" (Note: Beifangguan, the Khitan people of the Liao Kingdom served as the northward official, managing
Han officials, or Han officials, serve as southern officials.)
"That might cause big trouble." Upon hearing this, Han Qing immediately frowned even more tightly.
The arrival of the Liao envoy will undoubtedly make Li Deming's position more stable. Those tribal elders who were still holding a wait-and-see attitude between Li Dezhao and Li Deming may have to speed up and make the final choice.
If Han Qing were to be the tribal elder, he would not choose Li Dezhao. So, no matter what, he had to find a way to kill the Liao envoy. However, with so many guards around him, and party soldiers leading the way...
Just as he was trying to figure out how likely it was that he could escape safely after killing the Liao envoy, Han Qing suddenly saw a familiar figure flash past on top of a house opposite him. Followed closely.
, two iron lumps with sparks hit the side of the Liao envoy.
"There is an assassin!" The guards around the Liao envoy reacted very quickly. They immediately drew their swords in their hands and shouted, slashing at the iron lumps falling in the air. At the same time, they quickly used their bodies to block the envoy's front, rear, left and right.
Strictly.
This move is undoubtedly perfect for dealing with feather arrows shot from the sky. However, it is far inferior when used to deal with unfamiliar iron lumps.
There was just a "boom" and the iron lump exploded in the air. In an instant, the heads of the two envoys were covered in thick smoke.
