Chapter two hundred and eighty fifth Congling business experience
Li Siye climbed to the top of the earthen fort and looked north at the magnificent rivers and mountains in Qixi. In the distance, the Baima River was like a jade belt, passing through the mountains and hills. The outline of the Tianshan Mountains further away was hidden in the clouds and mist. It was really beautiful. He then
Looking to the west, what you see is the city wall of Qiuci. The jagged crenellations are completely rebuilt in the style of the Central Plains cities.
From now on, he is the chief officer of Kucha Tiaodang Camp. Although his target is still a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from Jiedushi, he is trying hard to catch up. If his memory is not bad, the sheep thief over there in Youzhou
The thief will succeed in ascending to the throne of Pinglu Jiedushi in the first year of Tianbao, which is also the year after.
At his current rate of promotion, he probably won't be able to catch up with An Lushan, but he can gradually narrow the gap. The most critical and important point is that he must not rely solely on military exploits and meritorious service to get promoted!
There are many talents in the Anxi army, and there are countless people with outstanding achievements, such as Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, Wang Zhengjian, Cheng Qianli, Bi Sishen and others. They are not mediocre people, and there are many Beiting generals who want to get involved.
The difficulty of quickly making a name for himself in Qixi was comparable to that of a new author at some point in later generations. So in this situation, he couldn't help but use his brain.
If he had another chance to return to Chang'an to express his merits, he would definitely spend more money and get his butt up high as soon as possible so that he could do more things. He was not like he was now tied up and his power could only be exerted in one camp.
In the past few days, Li Siye would climb to the top of the fort every morning and overlook every corner of the camp.
Zhao Congfang, the captain of the third regiment, was always the first to get out of the barracks, run to the Baima River to freshen up, then return to the camp to put on armor, bang cymbals, wake up the soldiers of the entire regiment, and line up in the school field for drills.
Li Siye observed for more than half a month, Zhao Congfang was like this every morning, never delaying or slacking off. He was truly reborn, and the third regiment also had a new look.
Another early morning, Li Siye climbed to the top of the fort and practiced wielding the Modao with both hands for half an hour. When the sweat evaporated and wet the futou, he sat against the parapet, untied the futou, and squeezed out the water with both hands.
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He put the bun on the wall and waited to dry. He rearranged the wet and messy hair on his head and pinned it with a wooden hairpin. He took out a white towel from his arms and wrapped it around his forehead as a wiping forehead.
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After Li Siye finished all this, he looked up and took a closer look. There was mist above the steamed bun-shaped hills in the distance, and crisp camel bells came from it. Soon a caravan walked out from behind the lush trees and slowly came to the Baima River.
Get on the wooden bridge spanning both sides of the river.
He was finally able to see the whole caravan clearly. At the head were several camels leading the way, with sacks and colorful fabrics and carpets loaded on their backs. In the middle were dozens of horses, also loaded with goods, and at the rear of the team were several more.
Camels act as rearguards.
This was a caravan of mixed Hu and Han people. The Han people carried knives on their waists and carried no goods on their horses. They should be responsible for protecting the caravan. The clothes of the Hu people seemed familiar to him, but
But the morning fog obscured his vision.
After they all walked across the bridge and marched to the right side of the camp, they deliberately made a large arc to avoid the military camp. Li Siye finally recognized it. Isn't this the costume of the herdsmen of the Hidden Division? Both men and women like to wear
Various colored silks are woven into the braids and draped on both sides of the shoulders. According to custom, whichever braid is the longest and most beautiful will be more likely to be attracted to women.
Li Siye lowered his head, lay down by the female wall and shouted below: "Tian Zhen, Teng Mu!"
"Here!" the two men's voices came from the barracks. They waited for five or six seconds before running out in armor, standing under the bunker, looking up and asking: "General Li! What's the matter?"
"A caravan is passing by outside the camp. Take some people there, intercept the caravan, and bring their leader and guard captain to see me!"
Tian Zhen replied loudly: "Since we are a caravan, we did not spy on the military camp, and we are not at fault. How can we forcefully stop it? We are soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. We are disturbing the people for no reason. Isn't it good?"
"Just go if I tell you to, no nonsense."
Tian Zhen lowered his head and muttered, sounding like he was complaining, and then raised his hands and crossed his head: "Here!"
"Brothers! We're going out to do errands!"
The soldiers who were in training stopped their sparring, formed a team and ran out of the camp gate, directly heading towards the caravan's only path.
Tian Zhen was not wearing a hood, with a black gauze bun wrapped around his head and thin scale armor. He held a horizontal knife on the ground with both hands and tilted his head to look at the caravan that was slowly approaching him.
The sound of the camel's copper bells stopped. The leader of the caravan, wearing a flat-headed turban, showed no panic on his face. He rode a camel with his hands crossed and asked: "Master, we have concealed the caravan and carried the goods to Chang'an for sale."
, I have never violated the king’s law, I don’t know why I stopped him.”
"Is it the Hidden Caravan... the Hidden Caravan?" Tian Zhen originally asked with squinted eyes, but now he quickly stood up straight and asked: "Are you the Hidden Caravan?"
The leader on the camel also shouted in surprise: "Tian Zhen!"
"It turns out it's Captain Shi Jiang!" Tian Zhen smiled and cupped her hands and said, "No wonder General Li asked me to come out to stop you. It turns out it's my own family here. Captain Shi Jiang, and the Hidden Division, who will lead the team today?"
An old man with braided hair behind Shi Jiang quickly got off his camel, bowed and crossed his chest and saluted, "I've met Mr. Tian. I am Gayan, who is in charge of the general's home."
"Just in time, you two are going to meet General Li together."
"General Li?" Shi Jiang opened his mouth in surprise.
"Hi," Tian Zhen smiled and explained to him, cupping her hands: "You guys are ignorant and ignorant in Congling. How could you know that Li Shou, the envoy of Congling in the past, is now a Zhonglang general appointed by the imperial court."
"Wow, Commander Li is already General Li now! It's only been four years!"
"Tch, this guy is too slow. The general is thinking about you and asked me to take you to see him."
The two of them gave some instructions to the caravan members behind them, telling them to stay where they were and wait. It shouldn't take long for them to go see their old superiors.
Tian Zhen inserted the horizontal sword that was leaning on the ground into its sheath and led the two of them towards the camp.
The soldiers on the guard tower inside the camp gate immediately warned: "The general has an order. No one is allowed to enter the camp without notification!"
Tian Zhen pointed to the top of the tower and cursed: "You are blind, you didn't see that I personally went out to pick up the person!"
The soldier looked down and quickly said with a smile: "Oh, it turns out to be the guard of the Tian team. It was too foggy in the morning and I couldn't see clearly! Please bring people in quickly."
Tian Zhen snorted and led the two of them along the ramp towards the castle.
The stewards Shi Jiang and Ga Yancong were brought into the hall of the fort. When they looked up, they saw a majestic general sitting on his knees in front of the desk, with a picture of a leopard painted on the wall behind him.
"I pay my respects to General Li."
The two of them bowed and bowed. Li Siye stood up and came down from the steps, helping them up one by one: "Is Yu Gou okay?"
"General, Yu Shou is still in good health." Shi Jiang replied respectfully.
Li Siye nodded and sighed: "I haven't been back for a long time, and I don't know if the city has remained the same."
"It's not a big change. It's just that we military households are getting richer and richer. According to the method set by the general, Yu Shijun used part of the money earned to buy grain everywhere. The remaining grain in the warehouse is enough to defend the city.
For two years, part of it was used to strengthen the city wall, the rest was used for circulation reserves, and the other part was converted into gold and stored."
When he thinks of Yu Gou, Li Siye can picture him busy carrying a book. Although this person is not pioneering enough, he is indeed a person who can keep his stall.
"Quick, sit down, let's sit down and talk."
He comforted the two of them and sat down, then sat back on the stage. After thinking for a moment, he said: "I sent Tian Zhen to call you in, which is a great thing. This time I followed the Jiedushi envoy back to Chang'an to express my merits. I went to the Western Market
Two merchants have been placed, named Michagan and Shali respectively. They are both people I trust. After you arrive in Chang'an, immediately go to the Mijia store at the south end of the West City and deliver all the goods to them.
They will give you a profit of 20% over the value of the goods."