Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 286
A caravan can usually only afford a dozen or so mercenaries to protect it, so the scale cannot be too large, and the goods cannot be too large.It is of course an option to ask multiple mercenary groups to protect together.But whether the mercenaries can cooperate with each other has become a big problem, and sometimes they will be self-defeating.

Now Liang Xiao intends to form a team of these elite mercenaries, and their strength has increased dramatically.As long as they run in well, they can be fully qualified for larger escort missions, traffic more goods, and make more profits.

Liang Xiao made it clear that this time he was only facing Han merchants.In other words, this good opportunity is Liang Xiao's return to the Han merchants who supported him.With the relationship between Liang Xiao and Dawan officials, they can buy more and better goods at preferential prices, with more profits, enough to make a fortune in addition to paying commissions.

Han merchants supported Liang Xiao, the ultimate goal was to monopolize this trade route.Now, their goal has been achieved.As long as the cooperation is good, the business route will be contracted by a few of them in the future, and others can only do some small businesses.

Monopoly profits are staggering.Guo Wenbin has already seen a lot of money.

For Li Shuyun, returning to the imperial court on behalf of Liang Xiao is an excellent opportunity to perform.If his name has a chance to enter the ears of the emperor, it is tantamount to opening up a direct channel for his official career, and he has the opportunity to step up to the top.

An escort mission, the two have their own income, it can be said to be tailor-made.How could they not be happy, how could they not be grateful to Liang Xiao.

"Shu Yun, you have to hurry up and become friends with these mercenaries as much as possible." Liang Xiao said, "If we hold these people in our hands, it will be of great help to our future battles."

"Please rest assured, my lord, I will do my best." Li Shuyun was full of confidence.

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After two days, Linghu reached an agreement with the other leaders, willing to accept Liang Xiao's unified command and form a larger mercenary group.Liang Xiao didn't agree to them, until they agreed to restrain themselves and abide by the constraints, Liang Xiao then let go, and was willing to come forward to negotiate with Mei Cai and the businessman to arrange the protection mission of the caravan, so that everyone could earn as much money as possible.

The mercenaries breathed a sigh of relief.Since more money can be earned, more constraints are acceptable.Being a mercenary is all about survival. Who wants to live in fear every day, and can't even sleep peacefully.

Even so, Liang Xiao did not accept the identity of the head of the mercenary regiment, and only agreed to send Li Shuyun to take charge of their daily training and teach them some basic rules of battle.They used to fight in groups at most, but now they want to fight like an army, and they have to get used to some rules.Especially those leaders must have a certain degree of tactical literacy and a sense of the overall situation, and cannot only have blood and courage.

If there is anything special, it is that Liang Xiao signed a separate deal with the seven second-class archers and eleven first-class infantry mercenaries, hiring them as followers, under the command of Tu Niuer and Pang Shuo. , form a team of exactly 20 people, responsible for their own safety issues during this time.In this way, he not only holds the strongest 18 people in his own hands, but also relieves Li Shuyun's work pressure.

At the same time, Liang Xiao revealed a faint meaning: Don't be nervous, you think I want to subdue us.Except for these 18 people, I don't like them at all, so you can rest assured.

Li Shuyun moved to the mercenary camp that day, and ate and lived with the mercenaries.His original job was replaced by Guo Wu.

From the second day onwards, the mercenaries no longer bragged in the big tent, but started daily training under the leadership of Li Shuyun, just like the Greek veterans and young knights.

At the same time, Liang Xiao used the opportunity of chatting with Mo Cai to discuss how to make the business bigger and stronger, earn more profits, and give these mercenary groups more returns.Mei Cai didn't take it seriously at all, he would do business for anyone, and he couldn't wish for it to be bigger and stronger.Hearing that Liang Xiao intends to arrange a mercenary group to escort the Han merchants back to Dahan, he also offered a suggestion.

"It's such a long journey, of course we need to sell some valuable things. What is the most valuable thing in my Dawan? Horses." Mei Cai said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will pick dozens of stallions for you when the time comes to ensure that you have money Earn. Horses have another advantage, they don’t need to be carried, they can walk by themselves. They can carry things at ordinary times, and once a battle occurs, they can also carry knights to participate in the battle and act as war horses.”

Liang Xiao was overjoyed.The big man just lacked good horses. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not hesitate to start a war for the Dawan horses. Now Mocai took the initiative to send a stallion, of course he couldn't ask for it.The profit of a stallion can be high, and one horse can beat several horses. "Then please take care of the vice king."

"Leave it to me." Mei Cai embraced it.

While talking happily with Mei Cai, Liang Xiao also had a discussion with Ashina.He is not satisfied with the footsteps of Han merchants stopping at Dawan, he hopes that Han merchants can go further.The Yuezhi people control the intersection of several commercial roads, if they can't get the support of the Yuezhi people, they won't be able to go far.

Ashina also readily agreed.To control business is to collect taxes.If Liang Xiao could bring more businessmen to the Yueshi, that is to say, bring more wealth to the Yueshi, why would he have to make trouble with money.

Seeing Liang Xiao running before and after running, the three words were always about business, everyone saw it, some were grateful like Guo Wenbin, and some were disapproving like Batu.Batu made a joke of Liang Xiao. "Is it you who are interested in profit, or are you all Han people like this? Why are you, an envoy of the emperor, so enthusiastic about doing business?"

Liang Xiao laughed out loud and didn't answer.He didn't know what other Han people would think. In his own impression, state leaders always talk about business when they visit. Why can't he, the envoy, talk about business?He won't do the kind of thing that spends money to buy face and loses money to make money.

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Guantao Changgong Princess Mansion, Liang Yu got off the carriage and stood next to the carriage.Li Rongqing stepped forward, reported his name, and gave another thousand coins. The servant in green clothes standing at the door cast a casual glance at Liang Yu, and said weakly, "Wait."

"Here." With a smile on his face, Li Rongqing watched the servant in green swaying into the door, heaved a sigh of relief, returned to the carriage, and secretly looked at the guards with halberds on both sides of the door. "Mom, it's so majestic here."

"Of course, the mother is the elder sister of the first emperor, and the daughter is the current empress. Who else in the world can be more noble than their family?"

"Opening an account across the street, with guards guarding the gate, it's really rich and powerful. It would be great if our Liang family can be so prestigious one day."

Liang Yu glanced at Li Rongqing, but said nothing.Although she had always longed for Liang Xiao to be named Marquis and General, she did not dare to expect such a grandeur.Thinking of Liang Xiao, she was even more uneasy.She has no contact with Princess Guantao's family, so I don't know why Princess Guantao was suddenly called here.

Is it a blessing or a curse?
After a long time, the servant in blue came out, pointing casually. "Go in through the side door, don't look around."

"Thank you." Liang Yu thanked again, asked the coachman to drive the car a little farther, and took Li Rongqing along the courtyard wall for a long way, walked into the inner alley, and walked forward a stone's throw away. See a small door.

Li Rongqing stepped forward and knocked on the door.After waiting for a while, an impatient voice sounded from inside. "Come on, what's the rush?" After a while, the small door opened, revealing a puzzled face. "Who are you and what's the matter?"

"It's like this, my mistress' surname is Liang, and the Taizhu sent us here, but I don't know what to order."

"That's right, wait, I'll ask." The door slammed shut again.Thanks to Li Rongqing's quick reaction, otherwise his nose would have been flattened.She blushed with anger, but she didn't dare to get angry, she just gritted her teeth.

The two stood at the door, and the wind in the alley was very strong. The two of them were blown cold all at once, and their hands and feet were numb, but they didn't even dare to stamp their feet.The two looked at each other and couldn't help but smile wryly.Li Rongqing stood at the upper wind, protecting Liang Yu from the wind. "Hey, Chang'an is really a place of wealth and honor, not for the poor and lowly."

"Silly boy, no one is born rich." Liang Yao said in a low voice: "If Emperor Gao hadn't raised the three-foot sword to rule the world, where would the descendants of the Liu family be rich? Don't you hear Chen Sheyu, princes and generals, Ning has a kind?"

Li Rongqing blinked. "But isn't Emperor Gao the reincarnation of the Red Emperor's son?"

Liang Yu laughed and was about to speak when footsteps came from the door.She quickly squeezed Li Rongqing's hand, put away her smile, and stood up straight.

The small door opened again, and a gorgeously dressed maid gave Liang Rui a serious look. "Come with me, don't make the Grand Master wait." After finishing speaking, regardless of whether Liang Mi heard or not, she turned and left.

Liang Yu hurriedly entered the door, accompanied by Xiaoxin, nodded to the servant who opened the door, and asked Li Rongqing to offer a thank you money, then held her breath, and followed the maid.Her steps were fast and light, with small strides, and her clothes didn't move, as if she was gliding on the ground.Li Rongqing was far behind, taking too long steps, always being bound by the hem of his clothes, and almost falling to the ground several times, his face flushed from nervousness, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The two of them walked through the corridor and courtyard, turned dizzy, and finally came to a main room, and saw Princess Guantao.

Princess Guantao stood in front of a plum blossom, surrounded by a dozen or so maids, all of whom were gorgeously dressed.Standing among them, Liang Yu and Li Rongqing, who had cleaned up before coming here, were as shabby as beggars.

Liang Yu asked Li Rongqing to wait outside the gate of the courtyard, then stepped forward and gave a deep salute. "The humble concubine, Jiangdu Liang, has met the eldest princess. May the eldest princess live forever and be happy in the future. The descendants will be rich and honored, and they will live longer."

Princess Guantao burst out laughing, turned around, and took a look at Liang Yu. "Hearing your tone, you seem to have seen the world, is she really a weaver woman from Jiangdu Kingdom?"

Liang Yu blushed, but could only agree in a low voice. "The eldest princess is right, the concubine is a weaver woman from Jiangdu Kingdom."

"really?"

"The concubine dare not lie to the eldest princess."

Princess Guantao turned around, walked up to Liang Yu, stared into Liang Yu's eyes, her face darkened slightly.

"I see that you have walked all the way, walking like clouds and flowing water, speaking and answering calmly, as if you have learned etiquette. If you are really a lowly weaver woman, how do you know these etiquettes? Your name, it seems that this is not the custom of Jiangdu Kingdom. It's a bit like the habits of Liang people. Who are you? Where did you learn this double-faced brocade that is unique to Liang?"
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(End of this chapter)