Doulu Army Commander Lu Jiong narrowed his eyes and stared at Dai Wang, but he could not see the other person's true expression from the wooden mask. Even the eyes hidden under the mask were dim and unclear.
"Please sir, please think over this matter, and forgive me for the difficulty in doing it. The camp of the Dunhuang Doulu Army is fixed, and the military envoys rotate like water. Even if I can agree to you now, but in case An Sishun An Zhongcheng
Remove me and replace me with someone else. All the promises I made to you will be completely void."
"You will not be replaced. At least for three years, you can sit safely in the position of Doulu Military Envoy. My Alang is the imperial censor, interview envoy of Longyou, group pastoral envoy, and recruiting envoy.
An Zhongcheng will still give him this little face."
Lu Jiong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he still felt a little aggrieved after hearing this. Is it a good thing to be immobile for three years? In your eyes, I am not worthy of promotion?
Dai Wang realized from Lu Jiong's dull expression that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly spoke to make amends: "If you can stay in the position of Doulu Military Envoy for three years, I will definitely speak kindly for you in front of A Lang.
If Alang can go straight to the palace and see His Majesty, then I will transfer you to the command of Longyou Jiedushi Ge Shuhan. Is the general's future still far away?"
It seems that his bottom line has been known to everyone, which is enough to prove that Dai Wang is indeed Li Siye's confidant. Lu Jiong breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said firmly: "That's it!"
The reason why he was so determined to make the decision was more of a political investment. The entire Longyou Dao knew that Li Siye was prosperous in officialdom, and Dr. Li's future did not stop there. He might be the governor of Hexi Province in the future.
, and even entered the court as prime minister.
Moreover, Dai Liulang is very wealthy and does not know how much business he does, so he dares to promise him a benefit of 5,000 guan a year. The commercial tax for crossing Yangguan is 1 in 16. According to this ratio, Dai Wang will have more than 80,000 guan a year.
Only with an income can you taste the benefits. People who have been doing business in the Western Regions all year round can earn such an income are very rare.
"Thank you general for your full support. Dai Wang took his leave."
Lu Jiong stood up and bowed his hands towards him: "Mr. Dai, to avoid being noticed, I can't see you off. I'll let the housekeeper see you off."
The lame steward came out of the door and cordially invited Dai Wang to go out.
When the steward came back from outside and entered the room, he started nagging: "How can Alang agree to him for three years at once? If the other party has expensive bulk goods in circulation, we can easily increase the price next year."
"How much money can a businessman make? If he can survive, he can earn around 100,000 yuan a year."
"That's impossible to say."
It was indeed uncertain. Common sense limited the imagination of Ambassador Lu. He could not imagine that the other party had a huge logistics team, nor could he imagine the transportation capabilities of Dai Wang and his team. In a word, Yangguan would no longer have the loneliness of the past.
, this will become a busy transfer station.
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The whole of East Asia is imitating Chang'an and Luoyang, and even the exotic Dunhuang is no exception. They have planned a market in the city, and also planned a sensual place Chuiyue Fang on the edge of the market. The name sounds so poetic and makes people think a lot.
, which is more in line with the meaning of entertainment than a more formal name like Pingkangfang.
There is a Muzhuang in Chuiyue Square, which is the most high-end brothel in Dunhuang City. The most famous beauties in the square are concentrated in the square. There is also a feature in the square that Chang'an Pingkang Square does not have, that is, Hu Ji Wu
There is a mixture of beauties in Ji Guanzhong. As long as you have ten gold and silver collars in your hand, beauties of any race you want can be listed in front of you.
This place is simply a testing ground for ethnic exchanges and integration. Various costumes and ribbons are colorful and colorful, and there are maikos dancing in every gallery and pavilion.
Muzhuang is the private property of the Zhang family in Dunhuang. Tonight they specially cleared the Cui Pavilion, the main building in the village, to entertain a few distinguished and mysterious guests.
A group of maikos wearing crimson skirts entered the pavilion in two rows. Two young men closed the door tightly outside the door, covering up the gorgeous spring scenery. They were so greedy that they had to put their eyes on the crack of the door, but the white sprinkles
The curtain hung down, blocking the feasting and feasting.
They could only watch the light coming from the screen windows and listen to the joyous laughter of men and women, so their eyes were red and their ears were hot, and they could not control their emotions.
The dancers in the Guang room lifted their skirts and danced the Hu Xuan dance barefoot, with the bells on their anklets jingling. The musicians sat in the corner holding pipa and jade flutes, and the music swayed gently with their bodies.
, the lingering and lengthy music embellishes the joy.
Every guest present was sitting next to a woman wearing a low-cut skirt. The plain white myrobalan pattern could not block the full spring scenery. In the middle of the drink, they exchanged glasses, and all kinds of flattery and lingering love words were mixed and confused.
Li Siye sat in the guest of honour's seat. The beauty next to him couldn't let go because of his special status and cold personality. He only dared to lean over with a wine glass and sweetly persuade her to drink.
It's not that Li Siye is born cold, or that he maintains a posture because of his status, but that he has a different aesthetic than these bastards. Makeup is to cover up the ugliness, not to show it off. In this situation, it's the same stereotype.
She has a pink face, a pretty dot on her forehead, and heavy rouge on her cheeks, covering up the woman's natural beauty.
There is also the kind of deliberately enlarged blush, just to make a thin-faced woman look fatter, which is completely unnecessary. In his past memory, the only people who dared to draw like this were the children's dance team of the Children's Dance Team and Nezha Junior.
Dai Wang sat next to him, and there was also a woman entangled beside him. This prostitute's heart was developed enough that she could force a smile even in the face of a cold mask. Maybe it was because Dai Wang had a slender figure and the qualities of a handsome man.
They would wishfully think that the person wearing the mask should look like King Lanling, and worry that when he takes off the mask, he will confuse all living beings.
The host of this banquet, Zhang Kuo, was sitting on the side of the main table. There was also a more important figure in the Zhang family present. He was an old man with gray hair who was over fifty years old, wearing white plain clothes and the beauty beside him.
There was no sense of inconsistency in the child's teasing. He saw the greasy and dry pig's trotters roaming on the woman's fat-like shoulders.
Perhaps sensing that the distinguished guest was not in high spirits, the elder turned around and exchanged expressions with Zhang Kuo. Zhang Kuo nodded in agreement, raised his palm and patted twice gently.
The enchanting dance of the orchids came to an abrupt end, and they lined up with their skirts in hand and slowly exited the room. The sound of silk and bamboo also suddenly stopped, and the musicians bowed and exited holding pipa and other musical instruments.
The crowd's interest and the heat of the place could not cool down all at once. The guests were still teasing the women around them. Zhang Kuo's stern eyes scanned the ugliness of everyone, and his voice slightly drowned out the laughter of the people in the venue and said: "
You should also retreat."
As soon as the host spoke, the women quickly pulled away from the guests. Even if they were deeply in love and doing unbearable things, they would never be sloppy.
The beasts in their attire were bewildered, and quickly tidied up their clothes and returned to their sanctimonious appearance.
Zhang Kuo cleared his throat with a cough and said with great energy: "The main reason why we are invited here today is to discuss a business. This business is very big. Naturally, my Zhang family does not have the ability to enjoy the profits alone, so
I invite you all to come and participate.”
After Zhang Kuo finished speaking, he supported his lower body and moved to one side, giving up the main position and turning his attention to Li Siye. However, Li Siye turned around and glanced at Dai Wang beside him, giving him full responsibility.
Dai Wangshi stood up suddenly and bowed his hands to everyone present. Most people were suffocated by his mysterious mask and thought he was a hidden boss who took charge of the overall situation.
He walked up to the main seat and sat down cross-legged. Zhang Kuo extended his hand respectfully and introduced: "This is Mr. Dai, the boss who has established a big business. Mr. Dai, all of you present are businessmen from Shuzhong in Longyou, Hexi. I, Zhang Jiasu,
We have contacts. This is Suo Tong from Guazhou, this is Lu Xiu from Lanzhou, this is Gaogai from Liangzhou, and this is Xue Yong from Shuzhong."
Suotong exchanged glances with Li Siye frequently, and then turned his attention to Dai Wang.
Dai bowed his hands to everyone in greeting, raised his head and said: "I am organizing the Western Regions Trading Company, responsible for transporting pepper, fennel, benzoin, dipterocarp and other spices in batches from India all the way to Yangguan. Regarding the prices of these goods, we will
After estimating the market price, it will be significantly reduced to ensure that the goods sold in your hands have a large profit margin, and everyone can cooperate and win-win to earn the world's wealth."
The first reaction of the merchants when they heard this was not applause or hand-off, but dissatisfaction and questions. What did he say? Why should we buy spices from him? We went to India to buy them ourselves, so