Xizhou is very desolate, the meaning of "desolate" is not only its geographical location, but also the desertion of the city, the caravan is reluctant to stop here, often replenished with fresh water and dry food and then hurried on the road, the city is lifeless, the officials and the people are lazy and wilted, they ignore everything around them, they are not interested in anything, more than 10,000 people live in this city, but it is as if they live in a tomb, the whole city is full of a dead air.

With such a dead city, it is difficult for Li Su to imagine how Cao Yu led the soldiers of Zhichong Mansion to defend the city when the foreign enemy attacked the city, and there must be some unknown secrets in it.

And what Li Su wants to do now is to restore a little vitality to this dead city, in the center of the desert, the city does not necessarily require birds and flowers, full of greenery, but at least to make the people in the city smile a little more, a little more humane, a little more prosperous, bustling.

Five caravans entered the city of Xizhou, loaded with bricks and stones needed to build houses, and the open space of the western market was crowded with camels and horses.

The five leaders of the caravan were naturally all merchants, two of them were Tang people, and three of them were Hu people, hundreds of camels and horses neighed and plowed the ground in the market, while the five merchants stood quietly in front of Li Su with a flattering smile on their faces.

It wasn't until they met that everyone knew that this white and handsome young man was actually the new Xizhou driver of His Majesty the Tang Emperor, and I heard that he was still the county viscount, for these five businessmen who had to be careful to accompany the government officials when they saw them, Li Su's identity was naturally the existence of the sky.

Li Su looked at the open space full of camels and horses, and smiled kinder.

It's rare to see an empty and deserted market on such a lively day. If Xizhou City was so lively every day, Li Su's goal would have almost been achieved.

"In accordance with Li Beijia's orders, our caravan transported masonry, mud and tiles from distant Shazhou to this place. The bricks, stones, mud and tiles of more than 700 camels were all parked in the West Market, and Li Beijia was asked to accept them. A Hu merchant took off his veil crown, bowed slightly, and smiled.

Li Su arched his hand at him and said with a smile: "You have worked hard all the way, I put a glass of thin wine in the camp outside the city, and chatted about washing the dust for the guests who came from afar." Please enjoy it. ”

The merchants were immediately flattered.

In these years, although the folk customs are simple and open, businessmen are still businessmen after all, and their status is still at the bottom. In this country where Confucianism and Taoism are the state religion, the universal values from the ruler to the people are deeply influenced by Confucianism. So he was looked down upon and despised by others everywhere. Even if it's a lawsuit that takes advantage of the reason. Officials also unconsciously lean towards the other side, because in the eyes of everyone, businessmen are cunning, and the opposite, the kind of people who are at the bottom of society.

At this moment, Li Su, a young official with the title of county viscount and a four-grade driver, actually took the initiative to wash the dust with wine, and the mood of the businessmen suddenly became excited.

The five of them glanced at each other, and their excited eyes conveyed the same content, - go. Go rub it off.

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chose to set up a banquet in the riding camp, Li Su naturally had a purpose.

Five merchants, plus the Guizi merchants, surrounded Li Su. As soon as everyone walked into the gate, they heard a shocking shouting and killing sound on the school field not far away, the businessmen were not small in their courage to make money, but they were not bold enough to see the killing array, a violent shout of killing was like gold and iron, several businessmen were suddenly frightened and their legs were weak, their faces were like earth, and their shrewd eyes were all staring at Li Su, and their suspicious eyes kept flickering.

Li Su was a little embarrassed, originally he just wanted to show them the majesty of the Tang Dynasty soldiers and leave a psychological deterrent for the next step of bargaining, but now everyone looks at themselves like bandits who kidnap tickets for extortion...... It hurts his self-esteem too much, teach him how embarrassed to really rob them when he waits?

The banquet was set up in the open space in front of the handsome tent, in order to attract investment this time, Li Su can be said to have made a bloody investment, not only ordered the camp to be cleaned up inside and outside, but also laid a carpet in front of the handsome tent, in this desolate and lonely city, he actually got a lot of chicken and mutton, and what is even more rare is that Li Su actually cooked in person, and made each dish with a cooking technique that outsiders had never seen in his life, which was far better than the current food and cooking level of Datang.

Just rushing to this table full of stunning dishes, this group of businessmen should hand over the money quickly, otherwise they deserve to be robbed.

Seeing the fragrant wine and food on the table, the businessmen's expressions became more and more sincere and frightened, and after Li Su invited each other several times, they sat down tremblingly, their buttocks carefully next to their heels, and they looked like they were sitting on pins and needles ready to hug their heads at any time.

The guest and the host sit down, not far away from the school field, the soldiers are still practicing, the yellow sand is rolling in a steel knife-like killing atmosphere, but the handsome tent is a gentle wind and drizzle, blowing the face is not cold, the guest and the host are happy...... Well, the guests may not be so harmonious, but Li Su, as the host, is a mess.

"You have traveled south and north, you have eaten and slept in the open air, the journey is hard, come, this official is for your birthday, please drink this cup."

After Li Su finished speaking, he covered his face with one sleeve and drank the full glass of wine with the other.

The merchants were honored and drank with gratitude on their faces.

As soon as the wine entered their throats, everyone's faces suddenly showed surprise, and they smacked their mouths carefully, and they were amazed.

Li Su put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "You are all people with rich knowledge and experience, can this wine still enter your mouth?" ”

Everyone nodded hurriedly, and a businessman in his thirties who looked like a Han stood up, saluted Li Su first, and said respectfully: "Back to Li County, the villain's name is Gong Hu, a native of Jingzhou in Guanzhong, Jingzhou is not far from Chang'an, this wine villain has heard of it, but the five steps that are popular in Chang'an?" ”

Li Su said with a smile: "Brother Gong has extraordinary knowledge, it is this wine. ”

Gong Hu waved his hand again and again with a panicked face: "The county is tormenting the villain, just call the villain's name, don't dare to call the villain's name directly, don't dare to call it a brother, and fold the villain's lifespan...... The villain has heard of the name of this five-step pour, saying that it is the strongest wine in Chang'an in recent years, a sip into the stomach, the abdomen is like a fire burning, and the momentum is particularly great, after drinking can not go out of five steps will inevitably fall to the ground, drunk for three days without waking up, there are even people in Chang'an City who say that this wine is leaked by heaven, containing infinite wonders, after drinking can help mortals to soar into immortals, it is really a godsend of the elixir and jade liquid is also ......"

Li Su originally laughed and listened to Gong Hu's advertising for him, but he gradually couldn't laugh when he heard it.

Cheng bites gold!

It must be a rumor made up by this old rascal! In order to sell a few more jars of wine, the old hooligan is also quite hard, and he dares to arrange the nonsense of helping people to become immortals, what should others do if they don't ascend to immortals? The heart of burning the Cheng family's house is gone.

Gong Hu is worthy of being a businessman, the advertisement is vivid, very substitutional, after finishing speaking, the rest of the businessmen suddenly brightened their eyes, hurriedly picked up the lacquer ear cup in front of them, greedily drank several sips, and then one by one their faces turned red, their eyes were straight, and they began to show signs of rising daytime.

Li Su was in a hurry, and hurriedly ordered people to remove the wine on the table and replace it with sweet and sour grape wine.

Before he could start talking about the matter, he drunk the guests, and when it was spread out, he Li Su would definitely become the laughing stock of Datang, the kind that had been laughed at for many years.

The merchants watched as the sergeant removed the jar and smacked their lips in unison.

Gong Hu sighed: "To be able to taste such a fine wine in this deserted city of Xizhou, it is really a blessing for three lives, and it is quite surprising to the villain, it is rumored that these five steps are brewed by a young man in Chang'an, this young man is not a craftsman who makes wine, but a serious viscount of Yufeng County...... Lord ......"

Gong Hu said as he spoke, his face gradually changed, and he looked up at Li Su, his eyes were full of shock, and he said loudly and forgetfully: "Could it be that the person who brewed this wine is Li Xianzi?" ”

Li Su sighed with satisfaction, listening to him boast for most of the day, he finally talked about the meat, and the sourness in his heart at the moment was swollen......

"Yes, it's the ...... I brewed" Li Su looked around the crowd proudly, and there was a very strong signal in his eyes - praise me!

Everyone looked at Li Su in shock, and was silent for a long time, and sure enough, they lived up to Li Su's expectations, and all kinds of undisciplined sycophants flocked to him.

"Heavenly Genius!"

"Talented!"

"The great man of the world!"

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A group of businessmen played the idiom solitaire very happily......

Li Su couldn't listen anymore, his face was panicked, his palms opened, and he clenched into fists in the air: "Close!" ”

The crowd was silent.

"Okay, I have received your sincerity," Li Su said, slowly taking out a piece ......of paper from his arms and raising it towards the merchants.

"This is the secret recipe for brewing in five steps, and the wine is a consumable, whether it is the Tang people or the Hu people, they must not refuse wine, especially such a strong wine, so if you specialize in selling five steps, how much profit will you make in the future, I think everyone knows very well, but it is not a decimal......"

The nature of the businessman was vividly displayed at this moment, and everyone showed a greedy gaze in their eyes, staring directly at the secret recipe in Li Su's hand, only Na Yan was unmoved, and only glanced at Li Su lightly.

After getting along for a long time, Li Su's virtue has almost been touched by that Yan, with Li Su's temperament of plucking feathers, the so-called secret recipe is probably just a bait used for fishing, and it depends on who is stupid and willing to bite the hook.

There seemed to be a lot of people biting the hook, and from Gong Hu onwards, the greed in the eyes of the five merchants was clear at a glance.

"Do you want a secret recipe?" Li Su looked around at everyone with a smile.

The five-person chick nodded like a peck of rice, very cute.

"I want to, but I can't give it to ......" Li Su slowly put the secret recipe into his arms, smiled, and said slowly: "In five days, a large brewing workshop will be built in Xizhou City, and you are welcome to come to Xizhou to buy goods." ”

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PS:The state is very scummy.,Get up in the morning and sit in front of the computer until the evening.,Except for the fact that I swiped a Weibo to tell everyone that I'm handsome.,It's basically a daze on the document.,It's like a paste in my head......

Sleep, tomorrow the state will improve a little more...... (To be continued......)