Chapter 439: Erecting a Monument for Generations
When encountering such a number one who has no integrity, and wants to be a person, there is no way to buy and sell.
Gong Hu and the other five people's faces became more and more ugly, every time Li Su said a word, their profit margins would be squeezed by a point, looking at the careless additional conditions are also full of pit death, the caravan entered Xizhou from other places, and it could have been loaded with other goods to trade in Xizhou, and after the transaction was completed, it was filled with spirits and sold to the countries of the Western Regions, back and forth, and the profits were huge.
However, Li Su casually mentioned the additional condition, every time they entered the city, they must be loaded with worthless things such as bricks, stones, mud and tiles, which is equivalent to wasting the profits of their long trip in vain.
After changing to another deal, the five people may have immediately gotten up and brushed their sleeves away, the conditions were too harsh, and the deal was discussed insincerely, but these five people not only did not leave, but agreed to Li Su's conditions.
Because the profits of spirits are so great that even a single trip can make three to four times the profit, and it is worth sacrificing a trip for the sake of three or four times the profit.
It's just that when Li Su slowly proposed that there was an additional condition, the five of them suddenly jumped to their feet in anger.
added one after another, this is not an attitude of talking about business at all!
"Li Beijia, I didn't add any conditions that I said just now, but you are ...... now" Gong Hu was so anxious that his face was red, he wanted to be angry but didn't dare to be angry, and he had to squeeze out a stiff smile.
Li Su glanced at him lightly, and this glance made Gong Hu and the other four people stand on end with cold hairs on their backs, and then, they all woke up.
The person in front of him is not a businessman on an equal footing with them, but a minister with an official in his body, and Xizhou is guarded under his command, and he doesn't know how many lives he has saved under his hands, and people have been magnanimous about their previous escape behavior, and you dare to talk to him loudly. I don't know how to take people's politeness as a blessing, do you think your head is too thoughtful?
"Don't forgive your sin, the villain deserves to die, deserve to die! Please say ......" Gong Hu lowered his head in fear.
Li Su smiled and said, "It's said that it's an additional condition, but it's actually not a big deal. I won't let you pay much money......"
Gong Hu arched his hand and said, "Please don't speak out." ”
Li Su raised his hand and pointed, and said: "That direction, is the West City Gate of Xizhou, I want to set up a six-zhang high stone tablet outside the city gate, the tablet is engraved with the names of all the fallen soldiers in the battle of Xizhou, and the book is a sacrificial text, from now on, everyone who enters Xizhou City, regardless of officials." Officers, soldiers, people, and merchants, regardless of status or nationality, were required to salute the stele before they were allowed to enter the city. Every New Year's Day, all the people in the city must come to this stone monument to pay their respects......"
His eyes turned to look at the stunned crowd. Li Sudao: "The war in Xizhou is over, the city is in ruins, and the government is stretched. I wonder what you think? ”
The five people were silent for a long time, but their expressions gradually changed, from stunned to dignified, and finally the five people saluted Li Suchang, and Gong Hu said solemnly: "The soldiers died fighting to defend the city." We can enjoy the blessings of today's peace, all the merits of the soldiers, this matter is not a condition, it is our supreme honor to fund the monument, Li Beijia commissioned such a glory, the villain will never be dishonored. ”
The other four hurriedly agreed, their expressions brightening.
Li Su was silent for a moment, sighed lightly, and then said with a smile: "In this way, please everyone, come, on behalf of all the brothers in the robes who died in battle, I would like to give you a drink, thank you, give the soldiers the opportunity to be famous through the ages, and it can be regarded as an explanation." ”
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It is almost the late autumn of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Su's injury has gradually healed, these days Li Su has been served by Xu Mingzhu thoughtfully, every day whether it is living or eating, are managed by Xu Mingzhu himself, two months down, Li Su is not only injured, people have become fairer and cleaner, the previous languishing appearance is now more energetic, graceful, looks like snow in the magic mirror...... Prince, the kind that was killed by his stepmother every minute.
The injuries of Wang Zhuan, Jiang Quan, Zheng Xiaolou and others are almost all healed, and even Xu Mingzhu has gradually recuperated to become white and clean, recovering her original delicate and moving appearance, and the wind and sand of the desert for thousands of miles back and forth on her face are like the wind passing through the idle court, leaving no traces, and still as bright as usual.
Everything is improving, the wounded soldiers in the wounded barracks have generally recovered, some have been left with lifelong disabilities, but they also smile happily every day, walk around the lame camp every day, enjoy the solemn respect of the soldiers of Yumen Pass for themselves, and their faces are full of a sense of achievement, these disabled wounded soldiers are very clear in their hearts, although they have fallen into lifelong inconvenience, but His Majesty the Tang Emperor will not treat them badly, for them, the disability on their bodies is their military merit medal, and the first half of their lives have given up their lives for the Tang Society. In the second half of his life, he enjoyed the worship of the court and the people with peace of mind, and it was a matter of course.
Li Su, the great power of Xizhou, was returned to Cao Yu.
For Li Su, the power is only used when it can be used, when the enemy is current, in order to clear the internal worries and decisively kill people and seize power, now he and Cao Yu grievances are all released, and the internal and external troubles are gone, power is no longer needed, and the reconstruction of the post-war Xizhou has to deal with countless trivial things every day, how can Li Su be a lazy character of people can stand it? So this time he decisively threw power to Cao Yu, making him tired like a dog after being busy, while Li Su had nothing to do every day in the camp to bask in the sun and drink grape wine, and occasionally went out hunting with Cheng Chumo.
However, in the desert, the so-called "ten thousand paths of people are wiped out", even a mouse can not see one, hunting naturally every time he returns empty-handed, but the two who are so idle that they are about to go crazy still do not give up, and they are not discouraged, and make persistent efforts the next day, the two seem to have found the innocence of childhood and urine rubbing mud, every day before and after hugging out of the camp, hanging their heads and returning to the camp, until finally Li Su went out of the camp inadvertently found that the soldiers stationed in Yuanmen looked at their strange eyes, and then they were surprised to realize that they may have a decline in IQ recently because they are too idle, of course, It is also possible that because he has been with Cheng Chumo for a long time, no matter what, in short, his IQ has decreased.
So Li Su decisively stopped this idiotic behavior, he didn't mind others seeing him as a madman, but he couldn't agree with him if he was a fool.
In late autumn and October, the desert is still as hot as a stove, on a sunny morning, the east of the camp came from the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, a Tang Army sergeant with a small yellow flag on his back galloped on his horse, only thirty steps away from the camp Yuanmen, just at the edge of the bow and arrow range, the knight quickly dismounted, walked towards the camp, looked at the guard on duty in front of the gate, the knight raised a waist card, facing the Yuanmen and said loudly: "General Hou, the general of the Jiaohe River March, led the king's division to the west, only thirty miles away, Please report to Jingyang County as soon as possible, don't drive in Xizhou, General Li Su of Dingyuan! (To be continued.) )