Li Xiu saw that the commander, who was obviously a high-ranking official, had indeed arrived at the back hall. Li Xiu, who was standing at the door of the back hall, quickly bowed and saluted. It was just that he was ridiculously fat. After a week, others would look like he was just underweight.
As if bowing, Li Xiu swore that he really wanted to do a 90-degree bow.
"come in."
Zhao Da hummed indifferently and walked into the back hall first. He sat down on the main seat, and four supervisory guards in black stood beside him. The back hall was also a small living room, with two sides on both sides.
There were three chairs, with a four-legged table in the middle. On the table were various exquisite pastries, and even flat peaches that grew out of season as tribute from Goguryeo.
Seeing these dozen peaches, Li Xiu suddenly felt a little sad.
The Koreans rebelled.
In the past, these flat peaches that grew out of season were tributes and were sent to the capital. Prince Yeluji was originally a stay-at-home in Youzhou, so he also had a share. Now these flat peaches are placed on the low table in the living room, and Li Xiu is the first
The first reaction was not whether the peach was sweet or not, or how much it could be sold for, but that Goguryeo must have become a vassal of Han.
Daliao is really over. I heard that Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo is also in danger. I don’t know how tens of thousands of barbarians got so bold and dared to send troops to attack Liaoyang Prefecture. Li Xiu knew that Daliao was facing the most serious crisis in history.
A crisis, and it seems that there is no escape. Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo is the birthplace of the Yelu family of the Great Liao Dynasty. It was in Liaoyang that the Khitan people who were born grazing on the Xilamulun River and Qingniu Lake began to take the step of dominating the world.
In the first step, the Khitan wolf riders were invincible on the land of Liaodong.
At that time, the king of Goguryeo knelt down at the feet of Yeluyun Deshi, a Khitan Yili Jin, and kissed his riding boots. Later, when His Majesty Yeluxiongji proclaimed himself emperor, the king of Goguryeo also prostrated and shivered in front of his majesty’s horse. (
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At that time, the Han people were still like lambs. Facing the Liao cavalry, they did not even have the courage to resist. The Khitan wolf cavalry snatched a large area of land, a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and a large number of slaves from the Han people in the Central Plains.
.And now, Li Xiu thought sadly that now he had to kowtow to a Han.
As if he had seen through Li Xiu's heart, Zhao Dawei smiled and said, "Why, Mr. Kulitai feels a little uncomfortable?"
Li Xiu shivered when he heard the high-ranking Han official sitting above call him the Khitan name. This tremor was half true and half false, and he has always been a person who can act, so he can naturally use the half truth to make it all true.
level. His trembling was very impressive, his fat body trembled like waves, and his face instantly turned as white as paper. No matter how you looked at it, the panic expression on his face was not fake.
"The common people don't dare, sir... let's call them Li Li... Li Xiu, I am an obedient and obedient citizen of the Han Dynasty."
"Submissive people?"
Zhao Da seemed a little amused by this new term. He smiled and pointed at Li Xiu's belly and said: "How can a third-grade Doctor Guanglu call himself a commoner?"
Li Xiu said respectfully: "That is an official of the Liao Kingdom. Among us Han people, a common man is just a common man."
He raised his head and bravely said: "The grassman is a businessman, not the Guanglu doctor that the adults say."
Zhao laughed. He found that he had a good impression of this fat man who looked honest but was actually cunning. He didn't know if it was because fat men with honest appearances were more pleasing to the eye, but he was not annoying anyway. Zhao Da knew that Li Xiu would not admit it.
Li Xiu meant that he was an official of the Liao Dynasty, and wanted to express a meaning that he was willing to be what he called a "submissive citizen" of the great Han Dynasty.
"Why, is it possible that the third-grade high-ranking official of Daliao is not as good as a commoner of my Han Dynasty?"
Zhao Da didn't seem to give Li Xiu face, and his words were full of sarcasm.
"Sir... Cao Min has always been a businessman, and he will only be a businessman in the future. Moreover, he must be a businessman who contributes to your lord, the King of Han, and the Han Dynasty. What Cao Min pursues is just the word profit, and he stays away from the word power. Sir,
Cao Min is really just a businessman."
He emphasized the word businessman very seriously.
Zhao Da nodded: "No wonder you were not implicated in Yeluji's downfall, and you seemed to be more prosperous than when your brother-in-law was in power. A person who only loves money but not power, no matter whether it is Yeluji
It’s still Yelu Chucai, I like them both.”
Li Xiu lowered his head deeply, with a humble attitude.
"I like it too."
Zhao Da chuckled and said, "Besides, I believe the prince will also like it."
Li Xiu raised her head in surprise, and suddenly knelt down and kowtowed: "The common people are willing to serve you, your lord, and your prince."
Zhao Da chuckled and said: "Get up, it's hard for you to kneel down even if you are so fat. But there is one thing you said is wrong. You don't need to repay me. I am also the prince's minister. Tell me, how do you plan to repay me?"
Prince?"
Li Xiu struggled to stand up, raised his head and looked at Zhao Da and said: "The common people can find the best craftsmen. When they repaired and built the palace of the Liao Nanmian Palace, those craftsmen were summoned by the common people. Blacksmiths, and blacksmiths,
The grass-roots people know that there are many good blacksmiths in Shanggu County. There are also stones, wood, and the grass-roots people have some friendship with Du Bo Ji Lie Wu Guqi of the Mohe tribe. They can transport thick logs from Liaodong, as well as the hardest grains.
The most beautiful stone.”
He paused and secretly glanced at Zhao Da's face: "Of course, ordinary people are willing to bear all the above-mentioned expenses."
However, he found that as he piled up the chips bit by bit, the face of the senior Han official sitting at the top gradually turned cold.
"Li Xiu, what do you want to say?"
Zhao Da raised his hand and stretched out his fingers one by one: "Craftsman, blacksmith, you have also seen that as long as the prince says a word, countless people are willing to work for the prince. Not to mention the blacksmiths in Shanggu County, even if they are
Isn’t it that Fuzhou is under the rule of the prince? Stone, wood, and Wu Guqi, the leader of the Blackwater Mohe you mentioned, do you think that relying on his status as a businessman can have more weight than the words of the King of Han? "
He smiled and said word by word: "Why does Wu Guzhi dare to rebel against you Khitan people? With tens of thousands of Mohe hunters, is he really sure to conquer Liaoyang Mansion?"
Li Xiu was shocked.
It is Liu Ling, the king of Han, who is supporting Wu Guxi!
Li Xiu secretly cursed himself for being a fool. Liaoyang Prefecture plus the surrounding counties and counties had at least hundreds of thousands of troops! If someone hadn't supported Wu Guxi, how could he dare to attack Liaoyang? But now he has the strength to let Wu Guxi
The only one they depend on is the King of Han! The Heishui Mohe people don't even have siege equipment. Even if they have the courage to attack Liaoyang, aren't they afraid of the heavy crossbows on the Liaoyang city wall?
I still underestimated the Han people, too underestimated the Han King Liu Ling. As I just thought, Goguryeo has surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and it is certainly possible for Wu Guqi to do the same. The Han King Liu Ling only needs to give him some weapons casually, and then
With a verbal promise that Liaodong would be awarded to him, Wu Guxi would go to help the King of Han bite people like a hunting dog!
Li Xiu thought of Wu Guqi's greedy face and thought to himself, Wu Guqi, do you want to swallow Liaodong? You will be the next one to be killed! The King of Han just can't spare any effort to pacify Liaodong, so he will let you do it.
You're making nonsense there. Once the matter in Youzhou is settled, I'm afraid the first thing the King of Han will do is to skin your dog and stew it in a pot of dog meat!
His heart grew colder little by little, because he discovered that all the bargaining chips he had were not a bargaining chip in the eyes of the King of Han, no, not even in the eyes of that high-ranking Han official. What he had, the King of Han could become the King of Han with just one word
His own. As for the things he said, the King of Han didn't have to make any promises. He just had to casually send someone to hold a horizontal knife on his neck. Didn't he just do it obediently?
He secretly looked at Commander Zhao again. Fortunately, there was no murderous intention.
Commander Zhao, what does he want to tell me?
Is the King of Han rich in the world?
That’s absolutely not what I meant!
Li Xiu's mind suddenly lit up, and he became more and more flexible. He was waiting for me to continue to increase my chips!
Li Xiu's face was very frightened and she spoke humbly, but her mind was spinning faster than a windmill.
What does he want to express?
correct!
The King of Han wants to set an example!
Li Xiu was surprised and dizzy by what he had guessed. Just like the Khitan people who went to report, the King of Han needed a few leaders. As long as they got the two kilograms of polished rice, they would be role models for other Khitans.
The people will happily report it. Not just for the two kilograms of polished rice, but a signal that everything is safe!
It is said that the King of Han was different from ordinary Han nobles. The King of Han never looked down on merchants.
What happened today is that the King of Han is suppressing us, so why not give us an opportunity to become role models among merchants?
Oh my God!
Li Xiu shouted with surprise in her heart, thanking Changshengtian for seizing this opportunity!
"Sir, in addition to the 500,000 guan that the common people voluntarily donated to repair the city, they also plan to donate 70% of their remaining property, about one million guan. The common people are willing to contribute to the palace of the King of Han. Sir, you
You know, excluding the necessary turnover, this is the greatest ability of ordinary people!"
Li Xiu's heart became clearer and clearer, and his thinking became clearer and clearer: "The common people have some friendship with the tribes outside the Great Wall. I am willing to serve as an envoy of the Han Dynasty and go to the Great Wall to tell them about the kindness and generosity of the King of Han. I think there will be
Many people are willing to defect to the Han Dynasty and become subjects of the King of Han. There are also grassroots people in Liaodong who are willing to persuade Wu Guxi to come to Youzhou to meet the King of Han!"
Li Xiu is fighting and gambling.
He was betting that the King of Han would not let Wu Guqi go!
Obviously, he made the right bet, so his life, his family, and his industry were temporarily saved by his wit. Although he paid a high price, there is no doubt that he became the king of Han among the merchants.
Spokesperson, how much wealth will be beckoning to him in the future! Royal Charter, with these four words, is there any business in this world that he cannot do?
Zhao Da smiled and nodded: "You'd better go to Shanggu first. Building a palace does require a lot of blacksmiths."
He smiled freely because this smart fat man did not disappoint him.
Opportunities are prepared for those who are willing, and this fat guy is pretty good.
Zhao laughed and stood up: "I'll give you the false position of purchasing manager first. Please worry more about the affairs of the prince's palace. If you have anything to do in the future, you can go directly to the government office and I will explain it to them. If there are any difficulties that cannot be solved,
You can find me in the courtyard you dedicated to Yelu Chucai, which has been temporarily requisitioned by the Supervisory Yuan."
He stood up and walked to Li Xiu, patted the fat man on the shoulder and said, "Get ready, the King of Han will see you tomorrow afternoon."
Li Xiu trembled and shivered, but this time she was not scared, but excited. It seemed that the ungraded purchasing manager was much more affordable than the third-grade Dr. Guanglu.
, there is a kind of happiness that cannot stop overflowing.
He really drank the most delicious white jade porridge in the world.
(Note 1: Yili Jin, in Khitan language, means the highest military officer of the tribe and the controller of military power. Also: Yeluyun De is actually the grandfather of Yelu Abaoji. This article is just a fabricated story. Do not go into details.) (Unfinished
