"Then there is no need to talk about it, the northwest region is remote, if you smuggle contraband such as salt and iron, we will suffer, I am a responsible person, and serious businessmen do not do illegal things." Li De directly stated his position.

Lan Ling was amused in his heart, usually Li De didn't behave like this, when it came to business, how did he become so shrewd.

"Li De, let's not hide it, we are transporting the food and salary of the Northwest Army, whether you can help or not." Lan Ling said frankly.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, transporting food and salary is the business of officers and soldiers, and even if I want to help, I don't have the ability." Li De explained.

As soon as he heard that it was food, he immediately strengthened his belief that he must not be shaken because of a big order, that is the goal of bandits, and he really does not have such strength at present.

"Li De, you are too modest, during this period of time to develop express delivery, you have bought a large number of horses and frames, not to mention that you bought these for decoration." Princess Lanling said.

"You investigate me?" Li De asked suddenly.

His expression was very calm, and his heart was a little complicated, how could his plans be carried out in secret, how could it be easily detected by others, could it really be that his actions were too big for people to discover.

"Horses and vehicles are used for the development of express business, even if there are cars and horses, they can't protect the safe delivery of silver like officers and soldiers, you should find someone else for this matter." Li Dedao.

Li De can understand what they mean, using them to transport is to take the route of the caravan, which makes people worry less, thinking about avoiding their ears and eyes, and taking them by surprise.

But they didn't want to think about it, the mountain bandits and thieves were so easy to talk to, they didn't dare to use the silver of the officers and soldiers easily, and once the caravan was intercepted, it would become a meal on someone's plate.

He was not arrogant enough to be able to put down the bandits with a dozen couriers.

"Li De naturally has a foolproof plan to ask you for help, it doesn't necessarily have to be transported all at once, hidden people can send it away in batches, the time is longer, the target is small and not easy to arouse suspicion, safety first."

Lanling suddenly came up with an idea, and Li De felt that there seemed to be some truth when he heard it.

"Why are you asking me for help?" Li De asked curiously.

Lord Yujun opened his mouth to explain, the reason is actually very simple, that is, they suspect that there is an 'inside line', and let Li De's people be in charge of transportation so that they will not be targeted, it's as simple as that.

Li De weighed the pros and cons, his express delivery business wants to develop, it is one of the main projects in the future, starting from the delivery of food errands, from Chang'an to the surrounding suburbs, and then to Luoyang and other cities, there will be express delivery in the future.

One of the advantages of this escort is that it can familiarize the express delivery with the road to the northwest, of course, the road is full of dangers, and I am afraid that I will have to walk several times in a row.

Occupying manpower and material resources are the full load of the current Li family, so he is a little hesitant.

To earn or not to earn, the money is there, and making choices for a while made Li De feel a headache, and finally took the order.

High risk is high reward, and he went into a small business in the name of helping to transport food, so he decided to personally escort the goods.

The Li family's West Courtyard, Xiong Kuohai, Cheng Zhijie, You Junda, Wei Chi Jingde, Liang Shitai and others are all discussing things in the courtyard, this escort is very important, and transporting money is always the most nervous.

"That's what happened to the Northwest trip, and I left in three days." Li De said.

The Li family began to get busy, Zheng Shuxuan was a little embarrassed after getting the news, she didn't want her son to go, but it was not easy for the man to be a parent with his career as the priority, so he could only support it silently in his heart.

"De'er, you may encounter bad people when you go to the northwest to do business this time, this is your father's collection of Mingguangkai, put on self-defense." Zheng Shuxuan said.

Li De didn't know about armor at all, and he knew that this kind of armor had been available since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the Sui and Tang dynasties were all improved.

No matter what period of the Mingguang armor is, it has one characteristic, that is, it is expensive, Li An is a general, and he is a military general, so it is not surprising that there are these armors at home.

In fact, not only Li Deyou had armor, Zheng's mother also issued some ordinary armor to Xiong Kuohai and others, she knew that these people were able to protect his son, so naturally she would not spare some armor.

Pei Qingxuan wanted to follow, but was persuaded by Li De to stay at home, and his father went on the expedition, and his mother could not make any mistakes in the family.

Her own lady has excellent martial arts skills, and she can play a key role in critical moments, so she must not take risks with him.

To Li De's surprise, Xiao Mei and Chen Xuanhua chose to follow together, which was a bit unexpected, and what was even more surprising was that Xiao Mei, who was dressed in white and snowy, actually changed her outfit and was in red like Chen Xuanhua.

The appearance is similar to that of the Iron Lady Pei Qingxuan, which has become the standard configuration of the Li family's lady, and the same is true for Zhang Chuchen.

Li De found that things seemed to be developing in a direction that he could not predict, a caravan dressed like a soldier who was going to go to the battlefield to fight, and he would definitely be arrested and tortured by Jin Wuwei without leaving Chang'an City.

Out of this consideration, Li De had to ask someone to sew all the armor of the people with coarse cloth overnight, so that it would be more natural and would not show flaws.

As for the helmet, which is difficult to hide, it can only be discarded.

In order to be insured, they are covered with hooded coats on the outside of their clothes, and their bodies are tightly wrapped, and as for the weapons and everything, they are all on their bodies, and the caravan must also have weapons to defend themselves.

However, long-handled weapons could only be hidden in the chariot's compartment.

"Husband, I specifically asked my mother to find an iron rod in the arsenal at home, just enough to hold it for self-defense."

Li De looked at the long wooden box placed on the table, and when he came in, he saw it very conspicuously, it turned out to be a weapon, and he really lacked a guy to take advantage of.

Open it to see, it is a copper stick wrapped in hoops, at this time the copper can be called real gold and silver, holding the copper stick is the same value as holding a stacked copper coin.

The double-ended iron hoop has a dazzling pattern, and you can see that it is full of exotic style at a glance.

"It's heavier than the cooked brass sticks of the mighty sea, and it's much longer."

Li De tried it casually and thought it was very good, anyway, he didn't have too many requirements for these things, and being strong and durable was the best.

However, the feel is also to be pursued, so a layer of leather rope is wrapped around the middle of the stick, which can play a role in increasing resistance and shock absorption.

"With this, I won't dismantle the wheels anymore, it's good, it's still thoughtful." Li Dedao.

Three days were spent preparing.

The people who accompanied him this time were also the Jade County Lord and her personal guards, there were only twenty people in number, all of whom had been dressed in disguise.

After Li De and the others left Chang'an City, he had a feeling that the project of the dart bureau might be able to start after this trip.