Chapter 266 This year's door-to-door pepper delivery
Li Siye stood beside him, bowed and crossed his hands and said: "When Siye followed Laiyao Duhu to Anxi, he fell behind halfway and encountered a group of bandits who robbed passing merchants of their money. Siye acted righteously and killed the bandits.
I eradicated it and seized a bushel of pepper from its loot. I have always kept it carefully and refused to eat it. Now the Protector has an urgent need, and Siye is willing to donate it to the Protector so that the Protector can pave the way for the Right Prime Minister's Mansion."
Fumeng Lingcha quickly stretched out his hand to support Li Siye's arms, shook his head hesitantly and said: "No, you paid for this bushel of pepper with your life, how can Fumeng take it away from you? I'd better think of another way."
It’s all said and done, but you still give in.
Li Siye had no choice but to accentuate his tone and appear more sincere: "Protector! Expensive things have their own uses. If they can't be used by the Protector, then what's their value? Please don't refuse, as a token of appreciation.
The heart of Siye Quanquan.”
"This... hey!" This sound relieved Fumeng Lingcha's embarrassment. Judging from his countless experiences watching dramas, Fumeng still had strong traces of acting.
Sure enough, one can tell a horse's power from a distance, and one can tell people's hearts over time. He never expected that Fu Meng Lingcha's blushing and loyal face would have so many twists and turns in his belly.
"Since Siye is so generous, I can't say anything else. But there is one thing I still want to say up front: the friendship between us is a friendship, and we must never abandon public service for personal reasons."
Li Siye patted his chest and said, "This is natural. I just hope that the Protector will make Siye a confidant, and that in official matters, the Protector will treat me as the same as others."
"You still know the general idea, but I will still take care of you more in the future."
"Oh, don't worry, Protector, I will pack the pepper and send it over tomorrow."
The two of them walked down the observation deck one after another. After taking a few steps, Fumeng Lingcha suddenly stopped and turned around and said, "In that case, you might as well prepare yourself and join me as my entourage to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Li Siye paused for a moment, hesitating in his heart. He actually didn't want to get in touch with the right prime minister Li Linfu too early. The most important thing was that the reputation in history of being a sweet talker and a sword hidden in a smile was too loud. He was not fully mentally prepared to appear in front of the treacherous prime minister.
In his field of vision, he would have to come into contact sooner or later. If he wanted to get involved in the military and official circles during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, Li Linfu was a mountain that he could not avoid.
It's better to go there, just treat it as a visit to the Prime Minister's Mansion, don't say anything, just watch quietly. Well, visiting a little bit is also a kind of preparation.
"What?" Fumeng Lingcha looked at him with slight surprise.
"Since the Protector has sent you, the heirs should obey."
"That's good. Having early contact with senior officials in the DPRK will also be a kind of experience for you."
The two of them walked back to the back hall and sat in the hall to discuss the details of giving gifts. Li Siye looked up at the sky and quickly excused himself that it was not early and went back to prepare.
Fumeng Lingcha gave him some further instructions before arranging for the soldiers to send him off.
Coming out of the backyard of Anxiliu, Pingkangfang has already started to light up, and people are already filing in at the entrances of various brothels, or faint singing can be heard from the courtyard. On the fence of a certain pavilion, a woman holds a round fan and leans on the railing to look at the sunset.
It's time to miss my beloved far away. In the lingering red clouds, the sound of the flute is getting louder, and Qin'e's dream is over... It is another beautiful poetic scene. In other words, where have all the poets gone?
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The basement of the east wing was almost dug. Li Siye and Yan Xiaosi made all the structures themselves. He went to the lumber store in the West Market to buy some boards and pillars. The service was quite considerate and they also provided door-to-door delivery.
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Pepper Li Siye did exist, but he was far away in the duty room of the Eighth Regiment in Anxi Dialong City. I remember that in order to pay the Eighth Regiment last time, he robbed a large food caravan and took the property
I exchanged six stones of pepper from a merchant in Tianzhu, and after selling three stones I still had three stones left. I didn't feel bad when I gave it away for a mere bushel, but my liver hurt.
Now I can only take out a small part of the box of Sasanian gold coins, invest 2 million in Michagan to build a shop, and buy a bushel of pepper from the Western Market with 450,000. This is considered a large transaction.
Directly use gold to exchange for equivalent value, and then use copper coins to make up the difference.
There were several merchants selling pepper, including merchants from Guangzhou and Sogdians from Anxi. Li Siye visited various stores and found that the prices were roughly the same, but the quality was somewhat uneven.
“Are there any good peppers that have been stored for more than a year?”
The waiter in the store pricked up his ears and opened his eyes wide and said: "Customer, did I hear you correctly? You want something that is more than one year old and of high quality. Do you know that pepper is in short supply, whether it comes from the south or not?"
Come here, come from the north. Once you enter Chang'an, they will be sold out in less than a month. How can I have any stock for you?"
Li Siye pestered him unhurriedly: "I know this stuff is in short supply. You should have pepper stored in the warehouse for more than a year before being sent to Chang'an. This is what I want."
The boy wanted to argue again, but was pushed away by the shopkeeper on the side. The shopkeeper smiled and said to Li Siye: "Although there are no ones in the shop that are more than one year old, there are still some that are more than half a year old. The price is the cheapest. How much do you want?"
"One bucket, can you wipe off the change for me?"
"A bushel of pepper costs four hundred and fifty-six thousand. I'll wipe out the six thousand for you."
"Isn't the fraction fifty thousand?"
The store owner squinted his eyes and glanced at Li Siye: "..."
"Six thousand, just six thousand, wrap it up in silk for me."
"Okay, my treat comes with me."
Li Siye wrapped the pepper in silk cloth, and went to a carpenter's shop to buy a wooden box. He put the pepper in it, closed the lid of the box, rewrapped it in silk cloth, and tied a bow on the top to make it beautiful and beautiful.
, you need a core to have a core.
When he led the horse and carried the pepper to the backyard of Anxiliu in Pingkangfang again, Fumeng Lingcha had been waiting under the eaves of the back hall for a long time. He walked forward quickly, crossed his hands and reported to Fumeng:
"Protector, everything is ready."
"Just in time, just in time, Prime Minister Li usually spends two hours in Zhongshu Province to approve official letters. He should be back in the mansion soon. Let's go and line up now."
Li Siye couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Visiting the prime minister's residence was like queuing up to buy concert tickets. He was secretly looking forward to it now, to see how popular Prime Minister Li was.
He acted as Fumeng Lingcha's follower, holding the bushel of pepper in his hand, and walked all the way to the gate of the residence of Li Linfu, the right prime minister. In front of him, he could see the gate tower hanging on the top of the mountain. The red gate was tightly closed, and there was a stone drum in front of it. There were corner gates on both sides.
The left side is used for entering guests, and the right side is used for sending guests off.
There were already eight or nine people lined up in front of them. What was strange was that the order was not based on the rank of official uniforms. Instead, they were ordered on a first-come, first-served basis in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was quite fair.
All of these people were wearing dark green, light green or crimson. Only Fumeng Lingcha was wearing a brand new purple. He, the Deputy Protector of Anxi and General Zuo Wuwei, could easily climb the threshold of the third rank and stood out in the queue.
The few petty officials in front looked back, looking a little restless and hesitant as to whether to give way to them.
Standing at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion was a housekeeper who specially received invitations. He stood on tiptoes and looked at Fu Meng Lingcha from a distance. He quickly put his hands on his lower abdomen, hunched over and trotted over with his hands folded and asked: "May I ask, your Majesty, is Fu Meng, the deputy governor of Anxi?"
General?"
Fumeng Lingzha raised his hand and said, "Exactly."
"My Alang has given orders that if Protector Fumeng comes, he can be led directly to the inner courtyard. Protector Fumeng, please follow me."
Fumeng Lingcha turned back and glanced at Siye. He nodded and followed steadily, and he and the steward walked around to the front of the team. The officer at the end of the team regained his composure and said, "Whoa!"
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They walked around through the corner gate and came to the front yard of the Prime Minister's Mansion. There was an aisle in the middle of the front yard, and flower beds were separated on both sides by a quick stone slab. The flowers in each flower bed were different varieties, and some flower beds even had sheds on them.
Let the ivy climb up and it looks full of life. The whole yard looks neat and colorful. From these flower beds, you can see the quality of life and taste of their owners.