Chapter 110: Lee Daoan's Luck With this thought, Li Daoan once again bid farewell to his family and walked towards the gate with a large number of items, but this time his luck was not too good, or rather, his luck was too good...... said that he was unlucky, because he had just walked to the pass with the goods, and he was found to have entrained private goods, which was inevitable for the merchants, in the past, he could bribe the guards to open the net, but unfortunately this time it was Li Zhen's henchman Xue Rengui who was stationed at the checkpoint......
Because of the capture of Jieli alive, not only Li Zhen was rewarded, but the three of them followed Xue Rengui were also concerned by Li Shimin, Fang Yiai and Xue Rengui were promoted to Sima of the Dadu Protectorate (originally there should have been only one Sima in the Dadu Protectorate, but in view of the initial creation of the Turkic Metropolitan Protectorate, Li Shimin gave Li Zhen some privileges), and Du He was the chief of the Dadu Protectorate.
Du He didn't say it, Fang Yiai's duty was to cooperate with the deputy capital protector (different from the deputy capital guard) to train the cavalry, because this time there was a big victory, and the Tang Dynasty captured countless war horses.
In addition to the ones sent to Chang'an, Li Zhen himself also intercepted tens of thousands of horses, all of which were rationed to his soldiers, and the entire Turkic capital was completely cavalry, and Fang Yiai's task was to cooperate with Xue Wanche (who was also sent by Li Shimin to show Li Zhen the field) to train cavalry.
And Xue Rengui's task is much heavier, in addition to assisting Li Zhen to complete various tasks, he also has the important task of patrolling the customs defense, Xue Rengui's carefulness, from the beginning of his tenure, he has captured more than 30 spies or spies with ulterior motives, so that Li Zhen attaches more importance to him.
This time Li Daoan also fell into the hands of Xue Rengui, in the face of the upright Xue Rengui, how could Li Daoan's little bribe work?
So he was very unlucky to be confiscated all the goods by the patrol officers and soldiers, but other than that, he was not punished too severely, but was discovered by Xue Rengui during the interrogation and introduced him to a big man - His Royal Highness the King of Chaoyue, which is the reason why he was lucky, because he was not only received by Li Zhen, but also given an official position by Li Zhen.
Speaking of which, until now, Li Daoan feels in a trance, he used to be just a small person, although he had a little money, but for him, who can't even see the county order on weekdays, meeting a prince who is serious is something he never dreamed of.
Although this King of Yue is young and does not look very reliable, according to the information obtained by Li Daoan, he is indeed the actual controller of the northern frontier of the Tang Dynasty, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and controls the life and death of millions of people on the grassland.
Until he walked out of the Yue Palace, Li Daoan did not come back to his senses, because after seeing the Queen of Yue, His Royal Highness the King of Yue only asked him a few questions, and after he answered, he was appointed by the King of Yue as the Consul General of the Southern Turkic Caravan of the Turkic Metropolitan Protectorate, in charge of all the official caravans in the Southern Turks, and was directly responsible to the King of Yue.
According to the meaning of King Yue, the position of consul is not in the official system of the Tang Dynasty, but King Yue reported to His Majesty the Emperor to set up a foreign official (for details, please search for 'foreign official', this is explained in the encyclopedia), ranking among the three foreign officials.
Don't think that it doesn't matter if the consul general is a foreign official, according to the king of Yue, the consul general of the Southern Turkic caravan of the Turkic capital protectorate is a very important position, not only responsible for all the official business of the Southern Turks, but also has a diplomatic responsibility, for the capital to inspect the grassland departments, to see which one is sincerely attached, which one has ulterior motives, it can be described as a great responsibility, Li Daoan immediately felt that the burden on his shoulders was a lot heavier.
When Li Daoan couldn't help but ask King Yue why he chose him, King Yue's words made him cry and laugh: "Don't be sentimental, it's just a coincidence, if it weren't for Xue Rengui who happened to catch you and recommended you, we would have chosen someone else." ” Li Daoan heard this, but he was not disappointed at all, because for a person like him, such an answer is the most correct answer.
He is still very self-aware, there are too many businessmen like him on the grassland, some people have even been walking on the grassland for more than ten years, and they have much more experience than him, and only coincidence can explain why he was chosen.
On the contrary, if King Yue said that he had heard of his reputation a long time ago and valued his talent, Li Daoan would not dare to take this errand.
What's more, he also knew that things were not that simple at all, just listening to him could know how important the position of this consul general was, how could it be handed over to a person who had only met once?
I'm afraid that in such a short period of time when he was caught in the Yue Palace, his information may have been investigated by the Dadu Protectorate.
Therefore, Li Daoan was excited and also a little lucky, if it weren't for his honest business practice over the years and never smuggled contraband, I am afraid that it would not be his turn to be the consul general.
There is also a hint of awe in the rejoicing, and it is easier to check your own corruption in such a short period of time, if you want to check your own corruption?
So when Li Daoan had just received the appointment, he made up his mind that even if he became an official, he must not act recklessly, as long as he worked diligently and honestly, he might not be able to change from a foreign official to an internal official, so as to glorify the ancestors and glorify the lintel.
Two days after his appointment as consul general, Lee received a notice that he should be ready within five days to begin his first business trip to the Metropolitan Protectorate.
Li Daoan had already prepared this, not only the goods were ready, but he also contacted a few old friends, and in the slow envy and jealousy, he also pulled them into the caravan (this is in line with the rules, as long as you pay the money, you can follow the official caravan merchants), while increasing the safety of the caravan, it also enriches the comprehensiveness of the goods.
It's just that there's one thing he can't figure out......
"Brother Huang, do you know King Yue, oh no, it's Dadu Hu, why did Dadu Hu specifically say that he wanted to give priority to the purchase of wool?
The price of wool is not high, it is not high or too much wool, does that thing have a price?
Li Daoan asked his colleague, Huang Tingfeng, the consul general of the Northern Turkic caravan of the Turkic Grand Protectorate: "Does this wool have any other purpose besides making felt?"
Who's going to buy that stuff if they're fine?
” "I don't know about this, I think there is another use for coming to the Metropolitan Protectorate."
He was not disgusted with Li Daoan and Huang Tingfeng, first of all, although the two were competitors in principle, the Turkic steppe was too big, and the two caravans, one south and one north, could not compete together at all.
The second is that both of them were businessmen before, and they belonged to the type of long-sleeved dancers, and both of them wanted to make good friends with each other, so naturally they would not quarrel.
Huang Tingfeng thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "But for my brother to advise you, Brother Li, your question is a bit excessive, we are just businessmen, we can do whatever the master asks us to do, and you can't ask questions that shouldn't be asked, otherwise the blessings and disasters will be unpredictable." ” "Yes, yes, it's the little brother who is talking too much, thank you Brother Huang for your advice."
Li Daoan suddenly woke up and thanked him again and again: "Brother Huang's reminder brother remembers, there will be a good reward in the future." ” "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." “......”