Luo Kaixian's main camp tent, after the three of them sat down, perhaps because they saw the cleanliness of the camp, the merchant Jia Ren opened his mouth and made an opening remark with praise: "Oh, General Luo, it only took less than an hour, your soldiers were so fast, and the camp was so complete and tidy!" ”

Li Desheng on the side is obviously not a straw bag who only knows how to get close to Zhao Song, as the defense envoy of a place, he also has the vision he should have, he commented along Jia Ren's words: "Rumors sometimes mislead people, but obviously this rumor did not deceive me, General Luo is as good at strategy as the rumors, just looking at this camp layout, you know that the general is absolutely good at fighting, but ...... With all due respect, could the General tell me what the trunk of the tree erected at the edge of the camp was for? ”

Sitting on the main seat, Luo Kai first looked at the two guests who came rashly, and said that it was absolutely false to say how welcoming they were, but from the beginning of the plan to return to the East, he was mentally prepared for all kinds of accidents, and the things in front of him were obviously one of them. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In the face of the words of the two people, Luo Kaixian chose to ignore Jia Ren's praise, and in response to Li Desheng's inquiry, he said: "Presumably General Li knows how to throw the car used to attack the city? That's just one of them, and it's not something unusual. ”

Directly refusing to be rude, vague but no problem, for Luo Kaixian, it doesn't take much skill to play tricks, the difference is only whether you want to or not, he can tell Li Desheng the purpose of those pine cannons, but he will not tell the other party how to use and make them, because he is confident in guarding his secrets, and even if someone who shouldn't know them gets it, he is also confident that he can come up with a way to restrain it or a new weapon - it is as simple as drinking water for him as a weapons expert.

Li Desheng touched a nail that was neither soft nor hard, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed, and said to himself: "But Li is lonely and unheard, and he has never seen such a delicately arranged throwing car, could it be from the Western Regions?" ”

Where it came from can't be said, Luo Kaixian didn't say anything, just urged the guards to send light milk wine and dried fruits to help the chat.

As a businessman, Jia Ren is much more sleek than Li Desheng, and obviously saw Luo Kaixian's indifference to talk more, so he snorted and said: "The contemptible people have dealings with merchants from Zhenla and Dashi, and there is a knowledgeable person Zeng Yun, Dashi has a huge crossarm throwing car, which requires sixteen people to push, and the counterweight is used to exert force during operation, and the throwing distance is almost thousands of zhang away, and it can be said that it is invincible to attack the city. If you are hit by a cavalry with a torch, you will be wasted in an instant! ”

Although what he said was suspected of hearsay, the listing of several data still made Li Desheng's face a little pale, and it was not until he said that he was easy to be restrained by cavalry, and the face of the Yinzhou defense envoy was slightly better.

Luo Kaixian was not surprised that the Song merchant Jia Ren could say such a thing - the Song people at this time were not a dynasty of fools who closed off the country, their vision was also very broad, and it was normal for a big businessman to know some things that ordinary people did not know. However, he didn't bother to correct the omissions in the other party's words, but clapped his palms and cheered: "Sure enough, it is from a big merchant from an eastern powerhouse, like Mr. Jia, who has the knowledge to be the seat of the lord of the country in a small country on the border of the Western Regions!" ”

"False praise, false praise!" Jia Ren arched his hand and said humbly: "I really don't dare to be the title of Mr. General Luo, and ask the general to call the contemptible person is popular, these words are all from the mouth of the same industry, the contemptible person is just hearsay, in front of a Fang family like General Luo, it is really a class with an axe." ”

Such a topic...... is so boring, although he is not good at communicating, Luo Kaixian still understands that the other two are just testing themselves with the help of various topics, and it is not his habit to be tactful and tempting, so he decided to still follow his own way, "Okay, as a person who leads troops, General Ben likes to get straight to the point, rather than rapping like bureaucrats." It's just that I don't know why a knowledgeable merchant like Brother Shengxing missed the trip? ”

"This ......" Jia Ren suddenly lost his previous calmness, and hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "Since the general is so outspoken, contemptible people can't deceive themselves...... Contemptible people stayed in Yinzhou for nearly a month, heard about the general's wedding, wanted to go to Lingzhou to congratulate the general, because of the rush of time failed to make the trip, so hesitated here, recently happened to hear that the general passed by Yinzhou...... came recklessly, and hoped that General Luo would forgive his sins. ”

As the saying goes, raise your hand and don't hit the smiling person. Hearing such a reply, ordinary people would soften their tones, but a guy like Luo Kaixian, who is used to having a cold face, won't care so much, "In this way, Brother Sheng Xing is waiting here for General Ben, not by mistake." The so-called courtesy must be demanded by people, Brother Xing is a big businessman, but General Ben is a newcomer, I am afraid that there is no goods and money to trade with Brother Shengxing. ”

"No, no, respected General Luo!" Jia Ren waved his hand again and again to deny, and then said: "Bartering is actually the most common means of business, general, what the contemptible people do is aimed at communicating with each other from all over the world, and the benefits generated by the price difference during the period are just to promote the motivation of whether there is or not to communicate. And the Lingzhou led by the general, although it has not produced at the moment, it is very likely to produce huge output in the future. Even now...... It is said that there are a lot of cattle, horses and sheep under the command of General Lingzhou, although the cattle and sheep have not been seen, but the horses in this camp, its divine horses are extraordinary, if the general intends to sell, the contemptible people are willing to buy at a high price. ”

"Sell horses? No, it is impossible at least two years, will a warrior sell the sword in his hands? No, never, unless that's his trophy! Luo Kaixian categorically rejected the other party's proposal.

The smile on Jia Ren's face did not decrease, "It is true that the contemptible person negotiated with the general today, and in two years, or three or five years, if the general wants to sell the horses at that time, the contemptible person should be able to take the lead, does the general think so?" ”

At this point, Luo Kaixian had to admit that the guy in front of him with a smile full of smiles that made people unable to distinguish between true and false is a professional businessman, and he should be a big businessman who is willing to invest, he may not be as cunning as those shopping mall bosses in later generations, but he is already the best of the businessmen that Luo has seen since he left Kai Helen. The merchant who had come to visit was comparable in vision to that of the fat furrier Soratinok.

After investigating the purpose of the other party, and testing the other party's personality by the way, Luo Kai first temporarily eliminated the rejection psychology, and said frankly and directly: "As far as the general knows, the southeast of Yinzhou is only a hundred miles is Suizhou, and then along the river through the east is Shizhou (Shizhou of the Song Dynasty, now Luliang Lishi District, Shanxi), the east of Shizhou is the jurisdiction of your country, presumably there are garrisons in various passes to control, in order to prevail brother caravan travel, the number of personnel will not be less than hundred, presumably enough to deal with beasts and thieves, why wait for the brigade to travel?" ”

"The general didn't know that from Yinzhou to Suizhou, Suizhou to Shizhou in the east, the garrison and even all parts of the country were at most densely populated, and they were helpless against the mountains and wilderness during the period...... There are mountain dwellers or former subordinates of the previous dynasty, they are in groups of thirty or fifty, or hundreds of people, and many are even thousands of people, wandering between the mountains and wilderness, or plundering remote places, or robbing passing merchants, and when the army is to suppress them, they will whistle and disperse, so that the army does not know what to do. In the face of Luo's inquiry, Jia Ren talked eloquently.

The corners of Luo Kaixian's mouth hooked disdainfully, and he asked rhetorically: "It is said that the Song Dynasty has more than 1.5 million soldiers, why can't the bandits be controlled?" ”

Jia Ren spread his hands and said with a wry smile rather helplessly: "The Song land is very large, and only 1.5 million soldiers are stationed in different places, which is tantamount to grass seeds falling in the dust, and the military envoys from all over the country have a headache. How can a contemptible businessman influence the military strategy? Only the capable can protect themselves......"

After a few conversations, Luo Kaixian understood that the other party may have a tentative purpose, but he is also a businessman with a good vision, taking him on the road may give outsiders a chance to understand themselves, but it can also avoid unnecessary troubles, such as the Song Army checkpoint on the way, although he is not afraid, but he can't kill all the way to Tokyo Bianliang, right?

Thinking clearly about the gains and losses, Luo Kaixian said indifferently: "Okay, Brother Shengxing, as you can see, the general's jurisdiction is bound by military discipline everywhere, and the same is true when traveling. If Brother Prevailing wants to walk with Ben General, he must also obey the precepts along the way! ”

"Please rest assured, if the general orders on the way, the contemptible and contemptuous subordinates will obey!" Jia Ren was overjoyed and got up and promised.

As the saying goes, if you don't say it, you can't tell it.

Although the dialogue was a bit blunt, it was at least a basic and practical negotiation. Luo Kaixian, who was the questioner, actually didn't want a guy with ill intentions to walk with him, and Jia Ren, who replied, why wasn't he worried that this kind of guy who commanded the army would pull out his knife and cut if he didn't say a word?

As for the landlord Li Desheng as the introducer, although he was a soldier with Luo, he deliberately downplayed his existence in this conversation, and did not try to use words to get closer to each other until the conversation ended.

The two people who were different from the party and the Song Shang who came to visit rashly left a deep puzzle for Olki, who was in charge of the record of the attendance, so when they saw off the two and returned to the camp, the Bulgarian chased after Luo Kaixian and asked: "General, this Li Desheng is also a party member?" Why is he not at all like Li Deming, the king of Pingxi in Xiazhou, their names are very similar, are they brothers? ”

"Well, he is a party member, and he should be a party member who is inclined to the Song people, haven't you noticed? His eyes and nose are still very similar to Li Deming's, they should be half-brothers, but maybe he doesn't like war, maybe he is being co-opted by the Song people, he is deliberately lowering his sense of existence, and he doesn't want me to pay attention to him. ”

Olki thought for a while before he muffled out a sentence, "...... General, the Oriental people are really complicated. ”

"No, it's not complicated." In order to train his subordinates, Luo Kaixian can be regarded as quite dedicated, "It's like you are a Bulgarian, the kind who rebelled against the rule of the Roman Basil II, but in Bulgaria, there are also people who defect to the Romans, isn't it?" ”

"That'...... Why didn't Li Deming, the king of Pingxi, kill this Li Desheng, but instead arrange him in a border location like Yinzhou? ”

"The relationship between Xia Zhou and the Song State is in a peaceful stage, and such a person is arranged on the border, which should be beneficial to easing relations between the two sides."

"Li Deming, the king of Pingxi, is he not worried that his brother will betray him?" After walking a few steps and thinking for a while, Alki asked faintly, "Will the master ...... Is this politics? ”

"yes, that's politics...... Li Deming shouldn't be worried that Li Desheng will betray, because in this Yinzhou, there must be someone by Li Desheng's side to monitor his actions, once he shows signs of betrayal......" Luo Kaixian didn't say anything, just paced and waved his palm down.

Perhaps remembering his past in Bulgaria, Olki was silent for a while, and it was not until outside the main tent of Luo Kaixian that he asked, "Lord, why do we take that merchant who is more talkative than Helton?" ”

"Because that merchant can save us the trouble of sentry points on the road!" Stopping at the entrance of the tent, Luo Kaixian reprimanded: "Go back and rest, arrange the guard according to Shiwu as usual at night, cook food at midnight tomorrow morning, pack your bags at midnight, and set off at midnight!" ”

"Obey, Lord!"

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P.S.: Sorry, the house decoration has entered the final critical stage, the code word has been delayed a few days, today this chapter is a little late, forgive me.