The servant brought the tea cup, Li Shanyan held his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please."
"You and I don't need to be polite." Li Gaoqian laughed and said, "Huairen returned from Mayi a few days ago and actually passed Yanmen without seeing him..."
"Don't you know why, Duke?" Li Shan smiled bitterly and said, "I have done my utmost to be benevolent and righteous..."
Li Gaoqian sneered a few times and said softly: "A certain famous policy is named Gaoqian. In the future, Huairen will use his name to dominate."
Li Shan cupped his hands and said, "Brother Gao Qian, please."
Li Gaoqian raised the tea cup and took a sip, with a smile on his lips, but in his heart he was thinking about the young man in front of him... That day in Mayi, he was still guessing about the method to promote his merit, but he didn't expect that it was to make Liu Shirang famous.
Although he was a little dissatisfied with Li Shan's slippery ways, Li Gaoqian had to admit that Li Shan had some tricks... This was the most appropriate way to deal with it, and it took care of almost every aspect, but unfortunately, Liu Shirang didn't think so.
When he heard the news that Li Shan was almost expelled from Mayi by Liu Shirang, Li Gaoqian laughed so much that he thought that even if Liu Shirang was dismissed from office and demoted, his arrogant temper would never change in his life.
"In this case, the matter is settled." Li Gaoqian said casually: "It's just the Marquis of Yiyang County..."
"That's natural." Li Shan smiled brightly, "But the Marquis of Yiyang County is currently stationed in Guo County."
The Marquis of Yiyang County refers to Liu Shirang. This old man has withdrawn his troops from Mayi. It is now September, Yuan Junzhang has been newly defeated, and he should not raise any more troops this year. Liu Shirang led his troops to station in Guo County, south of Daizhou.
To put it simply, the caravan started from Dai County, passed through Yanmen, entered Shuozhou, and then headed northwest to Yunzhou. Guo County was not on the way, so Liu Shirang should not have noticed.
Li Gaoqian frowned slightly, "When Yiyang County was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou, he used ruthless means to arrest smuggling..."
This is a problem. Liu Shirang was born in Jingzhao, but he has been working in Hedong Road for more than ten years. He is deeply rooted and has deep connections. Once the scale of smuggling increases, Liu Shirang cannot be kept in the dark.
Li Shan raised his head and glanced, the calm and understanding look in his eyes made Li Gaoqian's heart skip a beat.
Of course Li Shan knew that Liu Shirang was very ruthless in arresting smuggling last year, but he may not be as ruthless now. Li Gaoqian's words were actually referring to another thing.
The soon-to-be-restored General Administration Office of Daizhou.
The General Manager of Daizhou has jurisdiction over the four regions of Daizhou, Xinzhou, Yuzhou and Shuozhou, and is in charge of both the government and the military. In the absence of a branch in Hedong Road, he can be as famous as the General Manager of Bingzhou.
Li Gaoqian was simply afraid that Liu Shirang would take over as the general manager of Daizhou... or that he might not necessarily want this position, but he could never let Liu Shirang take the position.
Li Shan chuckled lightly, "The Marquis of Yiyang County is old and strong, with a fiery temperament, but managing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Daizhou is the gateway to Hedong, which affects the safety of Taiyuan and Jinyang."
Li Gaoqian was confused, but he could faintly hear Li Shan's dissatisfaction with Liu Shirang, so he didn't interrupt and continued to listen patiently.
"When I went to Rendai County, I saw that everything was in ruins, and I was at a loss. It wasn't until I read the herdsman chapter in "Guanzi" one day that I suddenly realized." Li Shan laughed and said, "We will go out with a caravan, and we will use cattle and horses to strengthen our troops.
The preparation is to facilitate farming, and the second is to spy on the internal affairs of the Turks in order to prepare for future wars."
"We want to carry out the old affairs of Guanzi, and we will not hesitate to get stained with ink. If the Marquis of Yiyang County blames each other for this..."
Li Gaoqian slapped the table and shouted: "This is a personal grudge that harms national affairs!"
Li Shan nodded repeatedly, "Brother Gao Qian's words make sense!"
The two people's eyes collided and they looked away.
Li Shan didn't care. Under the current situation, he could only form an alliance with Li Gaoqian... He was almost driven away by Liu Shirang when he left Mayi that day!
And Li Gaoqian was secretly slandering... Li Huairen is such a bad guy. He is obviously just trying to make money, and he has opened up all his joints, but he still uses the guise of doing it for state affairs. How shameless!
Seeing Li Gaoqian's expression relaxed, Li Shancai smiled and changed the subject, "By the way, in the past, caravans went out to the fortress, how much did it cost?"
Li Gaoqian coughed twice and stretched out his sleeve with his left hand to gesture.
"The caravan will set off tomorrow. If everything goes well, I will set up a market in Zhuangzi outside the city." Li Shan leaned forward and lowered his voice and said: "Not only jade pot spring, cloth, porcelain, tea, lacquerware, gold and silver jewelry, salt,
You can all trade here.”
Li Shan explained in detail, and Li Gaoqian listened attentively.
"Two out of a hundred."
"Two out of a hundred?"
"Quite a few." Li Shan said with emphasis: "Yu Huchun also trades in Zhuangzi."
Li Gaoqian unconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, with a look of greed in his eyes... He helped Li Shan this time, on the one hand because of the alliance to check and balance Liu Shirang, and on the other hand because Prince Li Jiancheng had already sent a letter.
Although he came, Li Gaoqian was actually a little unhappy. In the past, he paid almost all the bribe money for the smuggling caravan, but now he has one more person to share the spoils... And after chatting with Li Shan for two days, this
I never mentioned the money.
Let me tell you...this young man is so meticulous in his work, there is no way he could forget me, General Zuo Wuwei!
After thinking about it, Li Gaoqian hesitated, "Can salt and tea leave customs?"
What the grassland tribes needed most was salt, tea, and iron. Jieli Khan repeatedly attacked Hedong Road because of the salt produced in the brine ponds of Hedong Road.
"How dare you do such a big thing privately?" Li Shan chuckled, "Of course, the iron tools must not leave the customs. Brother Gao Qian will search carefully when the time comes."
"Yes, yes, yes." Li Gaoqian rubbed his hands and carefully asked, "The prince's letter...does the saint also know about it?"
"That's natural, but you can't put it out in the open...Brother Gao Qian shouldn't mention it to outsiders, so as not to cause trouble."
There were similar speculations originally, but now it’s finally confirmed!
The muscles on Li Gaoqian's excited face were moving... Even without a nod from above, he would have been persuaded by Li Shan with benefits, but now he is even more unscrupulous. This is smuggling under orders!
After everything was settled, Li Shan said lightly: "This matter cannot always be kept secret. There are few wealthy families in Daizhou, but there are many famous families in Hedong. I'm afraid they have to share the benefits."
Seeing Li Gaoqian nod slowly, Li Shan added: "In addition to Yuhuchun, other lacquerware, cloth, tea, porcelain... Daizhou does not have them, but the famous families in Hedong have them."
Logically speaking, this is a logical thing. If you want to set up a trading market, the most important thing is the supply of goods... The only people who can have supply or channels in this era are those powerful families.
Therefore, Li Shan frowned and said, "Although I have been favored by the saint, my eyes are darkened in Hedong... By the way, I heard that brother Gao Qian is a hero of Conglong and has lived in Taiyuan for a long time. I don't know... the Wang family of Taiyuan..."
Li Gaoqian's face changed, and after a while he said: "When the sage Jinyang raised an army, although the Wang family in Taiyuan donated horses, grain and grass, no clan members accompanied the army... My brother had some issues with the Wang family in Qixian County..."
"That's a pity." Li Shan coughed twice, "I was in Shandong last year, and I had some friendship with the Liu family in Jie County and the Xue family in Hedong."
"Although the Liu family and the Xue family are famous families, they are not natives of Hedong, but moved here." Li Gaoqian said in a loud voice: "Nowadays, among the prominent families in Hedong, the first one to recommend is the Wenxi Pei family with two personalities!"
"Brother Gao Qian has a relationship with the Pei family in Hedong?"
"Haha, Pei Longqian, the prince of the East Palace led by Zuo Wei, is a close friend of his brothers. His cousin Pei Huaiyi is the nephew of Shangshu Zuopushe Pei. Pei Huaiyi's elder brother Pei Huaijie is the official recorder of Tiance Mansion." Li Gaoqian patted his chest and promised: "As a brother.
We have been friends with Pei Huaiyi for many years, and it just so happens that Pei Huaiyi is now taking care of the general affairs of the Wenxi Pei family's western household, so he will definitely help him greatly!"
Li Shan couldn't help but hold Li Gaoqian's hands, "Then I'll leave everything to my brother!"
Hey, Li Gaoqian felt that the person in front of him became more and more pleasing to his eyes!
Well, Li Shan also has similar feelings.
The next day, Li Gaoqian set off back to Yanmen, leaving with him a caravan of more than a hundred people, ten carriages, and dozens of guards, led by Zhou Erlang and Fan Shiyi.
When he arrived at Yanmen, Li Gaoqian would send his personal guards to escort him all the way to the junction of Shuozhou and Yunzhou to ensure that he would not be robbed.
The motorcade left slowly. Li Shan stood on the roof platform and looked from a distance, feeling worried but more hopeful.