"Illicit salt?"

Tang Jian's expression was a little surprised: "Even if I know a little bit about it, at least I know a few big salt sellers in Kansai." But why do you ask about the smuggling of salt?"

"I recently got in touch with a bearded customer in Yangzhou, and he has a batch of Qinghai salt, which he wants to hand over to me to sell. ”

Li Shimin's words were concise and blunt: "But I'm in Luoyang, and I can't be separated for the time being, so I want to ask Shiro to take me to Chang'an to go on a trip with the second brother of martial arts, recruit troops, contact buyers, and dredge relationships, etc., I don't know if Shiro has any leisure recently?"

As he spoke, he took out a thick stack of silver tickets from his sleeve, along with a few letters, and placed them on the coffee table.

This sale of illicit salt has never been only the business of the salt seller's family, and the protection of the local government is also very important.

Fortunately, the Li clan's power in Kansai is deeply rooted in their martial arts, and this official protective umbrella is at your fingertips, but Li Shimin is still ready to come up with a sum of money to maintain the stability of the relationship.

"I've been very idle lately, so it's okay to run for you. ”

Tang Jian looked at the silver tickets and letterheads thoughtfully: "But I thought you called me here to seek revenge on Garuda." ”

"It's related. ”

Li Shimin's expression was calm: "If this matter can be done, it will be of great benefit to what I am going to do." ”

"That's right, with these private salt incomes, you can have another amount of money in your hands. And the bearded guest has a wide range of connections, and his power is intertwined, and his news channels are far better than those of your Tang Guofu. ”

Tang Jian smiled slightly, and had already guessed some reasons. Then he took the silver tickets and the letterhead in his hand.

Those letterheads were not what he expected, they were for Li Shimin's uncles, as well as some of the Li family's family friends.

But it was the number of silver tickets that surprised him. There are twenty-five denominations of 10,000 yuan. But if you want to recruit troops, even people with armor, one hundred thousand is enough,

He couldn't help but ponder: "What name do you plan to use, is it the Tang State Mansion, or you Li Shimin." ”

"Naturally it's me, everything has nothing to do with the Tang State Mansion. ”

Li Shimin took the tea cup in his hand and drank it slowly: "Does Shiro think that I, Li Shimin, are not qualified enough?"

"Of course, there is!"

Tang Jian laughed, this one beside him, but now the youngest Qianniu in the entire Great Sui is prepared with the same three divisions, and he is deeply trusted by the queen.

If it weren't in his own name, why would it be necessary to give so many taels of silver?

But then Li Shimin fixed his attention on Tang Jian: "If this matter is done, Brother Tang can extract 20% of the income from my private salt income." ”

He didn't feel that the price was high, although this private salt business was entirely for the purpose of using his own connections and connections. But it was his friend who ran around for this matter later.

Tang Jian couldn't help but pause, glanced at Li Shimin in surprise again, and then laughed: "I found that you have really changed." But I like this change. It's okay, you can just wait for the news in Luoyang'an, this private salt business, Brother Wei will definitely help you do it properly!"

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After that, the two discussed for a while, and discussed all the details clearly, and Tang Jian was ready to say goodbye and leave.

At this time, Li Shimin summoned the newly hired 'eight-armed fire ape' Wang Nuozhen and the 'grass fox' Wei Zhi and asked them to accompany him to escort Tang Jian to Guanxi.

Although this private salt business has not yet started, Tang Jian's safety is no longer a matter of consideration.

Even if it wasn't for the friendship between the two of them, as long as Tang Jian's current role was temporarily irreplaced, he couldn't help but be concerned about the safety of this best friend.

In fact, Li Shimin also wanted to ask, how did Tang Jian do last time, and did he find any clues?

He suspected that the person who took Li Xuanba's heart, liver, and backbone was likely to have a connection with those forces who were plotting to frame them in the Tang Mansion.

But he knew Tang Jian's character, so since it was something Li Yuan ordered, then this person would never reveal half a word in front of him, so even if he asked, it was useless.

And after Tang Jian left, Li Shimin sat quietly in place and fell into deep thought. At this time, there was a slight distress between his eyebrows and eyes.

On this trip to the black market, although he successfully hired two second-grade martial arts cultivators, he still didn't get anything for the magician he wanted the most.

Before that, he also asked Fan Shixing to inquire with several news dealers and Fengqilou in the black market, but so far he has not found any suitable candidates.

But since the battle outside Tongguan that day, he felt that he had to have a sorcerer by his side to help.

The masked magician that day made him very impressed.

At that time, this person seemed to be restrained by him, but in fact, it was they who were restrained.

It was this masked magician, even if he didn't exert his full strength, that he couldn't get entangled with it with all his might. At that time, whether it was Li Shizhen, Li Shifu brothers, or Yang Taixu, they actually put a lot of effort into paying attention to this person.

If it weren't for that, he would never have been able to let those two crumbs sneak silently to his side. Even if these two people are all first-class martial arts cultivators-

At that time, as long as there was only one magician who could fight against it, they would definitely be able to hold out until the arrival of Qinghua Yuanjun. This is also the reason why he hated Shanhua Temple deeply afterwards.

After this incident, Li Shimin also wanted to recruit a powerful magician. Whether it is to revenge Xuanba's death, or to prevent the tragedy outside Tongguan from happening again, this is very necessary.

It's a pity that powerful loose cultivators are already rare, and innocent and reliable ones are even harder to find.

Li Shimin was going to wait another month, and if he really couldn't find it, he could only find a way from Qinghua Yuanjun. But this is bound to ask his little fiancée, and now the only one who can contact Tsinghua is Guanyin.

And then Li Shimin thought of the strange bluestone again. He immediately returned to the front yard, first instructed the Kunlun slave he had bought, ran and jumped inside, moving the stone lock, and then took the man to the east yard, pushed the stone mill here, and walked around on the plum blossom stakes he had prepared for himself.

The result was that all the onlookers were shocked, this Kunlun slave not only has great strength, but can lift a stone lock of 2,000 catties and push a stone mill weighing 300 stones for 20 turns, and it is also sensitive. Forty zhang sprint back and forth, this person only took a hundred moments, ran fifteen times, and when jumping, he could reach more than one zhang high. The footsteps on the plum blossom pile are also very steady, and under the signal of Li Shimin, he walked around at a very fast speed without falling. On the contrary, after adapting, the pace has been accelerated.

All these things can be compared with the martial arts cultivation of the five grades, but in the body of this Kunlun slave, there is no true element.

Shakshasa first endured the master, ran over and pinched the fascia bones of this Kunlun slave, and touched the whole body of this person.

This frightened the black boy, who clasped his hands on his chest and looked at Shakshasa with great vigilance. The latter looked stunned, with an unbelievable expression: "This guy is not only under sixteen, but may not be even fifteen years old." ”

This made everyone present look at each other for a while. I thought to myself that if he was really less than fifteen years old, then this son was really talented. Their lord really picked up a treasure this time,

And Li Shimin was surprised on his face, but also slightly excited. Anyone who sees such a piece of jade will be very happy.

He then brought the Kunlun slave back to the front hall, and then said solemnly: "People can't have no name and no surname, since you have entered my Li Mansion, you will follow my surname Li." From then on, it was called Li Ping'an. Our martial arts Li clan has no slaves and maids, only subordinates. You have good bones and great strength, and if you practice a little martial arts, you can beat many Liupin. Every month from now on, there will be a hundred yuan as a stipend. I'll have someone teach you martial arts, and if you're stronger in the future, you can get more money from me—"

But then Li Shimin found out that this was a chicken and a duck. Li Ping'an didn't understand this at all, just stared at him with a pair of black and white eyes.

Li Shimin shook his head and smiled, and withdrew the rest of his words into his stomach, the language was incomprehensible, and no matter how much he said, it would be useless.

So next, the first thing he had to do was to find someone to teach Li Ping'an to speak, rather than rushing to find a martial arts teacher for him.

Then Li Shimin looked at the pendant on Li Ping'an's neck again, and stretched out his hand at the same time: "Your stone, can you show me?"

Li Ping'an obviously understood what Li Shimin meant, and his body suddenly shrank slightly. However, after hesitating for a moment, he still untied the pendant on his chest and put it in Li Shimin's hand.

The latter held this thing in his hand, concentrating on it, and after a while, his eyes showed a look of amazement: "Wash the muscles and cut the marrow, strengthen the spirit, there is such a strange thing in this world?"

It was undoubtedly a supreme curiosity, surpassing any other treasure he had ever seen.

Although it is not the kind of Five Elements Xuanyuan and Eight Refining Great, it can quickly increase one's cultivation strength. But as long as you wear it for a long time, it can naturally improve your physique and strengthen your soul.

There is a mysterious and mysterious power hidden in it that he can't recognize, quietly affecting everything around him.

The reason why Li Ping'an has such a terrifying physical fitness at such a young age must be related to this.

Unfortunately, this is not unowned.

Just now, Li Shimin sensed that this stone had a mysterious connection with the black boy in front of him, and even a heart-to-heart connection.

Li Shimin sighed lightly, and put the bluestone back into the young man's hand: "Keep it for good life, don't show it easily in the future." The so-called guilt-"

Halfway through speaking, Li Shimin thought that this person couldn't understand, so he shook his head slightly and stopped talking.

He was going to ask a few magicians in the Tang Mansion to make a magic bag for the young man to cover up this thing later.

After that, when you practice martial arts by yourself, you should also try to bring this guy with you. This stone can have an effect on the people and things around it, not just the black teenager.