The leader of the caravan was stunned on the spot for a while, he couldn't think of being escorted by the Tang Army, even if these people didn't wear battle armor and didn't fight the banner of the army, only the weapons and equipment of the Tang Army, standard horizontal knives, strong bows and crossbows, spears and iron shields, and the team battle formation formed was enough to sweep any bandit in the desert!

It's just that Li Shou asked for an escort, naturally he wanted to earn a reward, who knows if he would take this opportunity to open his mouth. These Persian merchants can earn a lot of money by traveling to and from the Tang Dynasty, but if the cost of the escort team is too high, they will lose more than they gain.

The elder asked hesitantly, "Li Shou is not joking, we are just a private business trip, and we have to bear the guilt of using the imperial army."

"You don't have to worry about this, I'll take care of the official things, in terms of price, you can give it according to the price of the folk dart team swordsman, as for the strength of the escort, I will select the most elite warriors to participate in the escort."

Li Siye threw out these words, convincing the caravan leader that he was not just talking.

Of course, he himself has to take a big risk, once the above sends people down to investigate, they are short of personnel in the green ridge guard, and this guard will not do it.

After the captain of the caravan saluted reverently, he said to Li Siye: "This matter is very important, can we discuss it with us?"

"Okay, just go and discuss."

Li Siye left the grass hall and returned to the quiet room next door, Tian Zhen and Fuji Mu were taken aback by his decision, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them: "Guarding the envoy, you are mobilizing the army privately, if you let the Protectorate know, but you have to do it by military law!"

Li Siye sat there steadily, and said calmly: "There is no need to worry too much about this matter, the green ridge guards the remote and bitter cold, and in addition to the food allocation twice a year, there is no superior to come down to check. Even if a superior comes down to inspect, there is a shortage of twenty or thirty people, and it is completely possible to fool the past. ”

Tian Zhen and Fuji Mu were shocked, they didn't find out until today that Li Siye was really bold, and he could do anything about mobilizing the army to do private work, if he was made a festival envoy in the future, tsk, I couldn't imagine it.

"Don't look at me with this kind of vision, this kind of business is beneficial and harmless for our green mountain guards. First of all, not to mention the money they made, they were able to buy back the armor they were missing. Second, there has been no war for many years in the Green Ridge Guard, not only is military discipline lax, training is wasted, and combat effectiveness is uneven. Participating in such an escort not only exercises the ability to run long distances, but also sharpens one's will and combat effectiveness, so why not. Thirdly, I want to use escort missions to stimulate them to participate in training consciously, so as to change the decadent style of these people. ”

Tian Zhen blinked his eyes and nodded, what Li Siye said seemed to be very reasonable, but he always felt that something was wrong.

Fujimaki interjected and asked, "They are lazy in life, what if no one goes?"

Li Siye waved his hand and smiled: "How can there be a natural lazy person in this world, I can assure you that these people will definitely go, and they will rush to go."

He patted them on the shoulder, turned and walked out of the door, leaving them to digest and absorb in place.

There was only the leader of the caravan left in the grass hall, sitting on the ground wrapped in a white robe and nodding secretly, thinking that he had already made a decision.

"Elder, how are you thinking about it?"

The elder hugged his chest and said, "After our unanimous discussion, it was agreed that Li Shou captured the envoy to send a samurai escort, and since our caravan is small, you only need to send twenty people."

"Okay," Li Siye also returned the salute with his chest, and said to the chief: "Please ask the elders and the caravan members to rest in the city, there are also wine shops in the city, although the taste of wine is not very good, but it is better than nothing." When I select the soldiers to participate in the escort, I will escort you on your way. ”

The elder nodded approvingly, and said goodbye to Li Siye and retreated.

Early the next morning, Li Siye ordered all the sergeants to gather in front of the grass hall, including Daniel Zhang and three others who had returned the day before yesterday.

Li Siye frowned when he looked at it, and said sharply: "Stand up for me!" ”

The sergeants were angry when they saw the captor for the first time, and they did not dare to disobey and slacken, so they obediently stood up.

Li Siye was really angry enough, he thought that the people of the caravan were peeking in a corner, for fear that they would see the virtue of guarding these stragglers in the Green Ridge, so they would have the intention of refusing their escort.

He didn't talk to them, and said directly: "I want to select twenty people from among you to escort the Persian caravan to Chang'an, and those who participate in this escort can get a reward of six thousand yuan, I don't know which of you wants to sign up?" ”

When Li Siye said it for the first time, they were still full of suspicion and didn't dare to step forward, thinking that this was a trap devised by the cunning guard.

Li Siye continued: "For those who are willing to participate, I can pay you two thousand yuan first, and when you come back from completing the escort mission, I will give you the other four thousand yuan." ”

That sounds like a good thing, but everyone is a little scared of being fooled.

Daniel Zhang, who was standing in the crowd, heard the price quoted by Li Siye, and he faintly felt familiar, which seemed to be the offer given to him by the leader of the knife team, even a little higher than the knife team.

Daniel Zhang has been working as a catcher outside, working for the dart teams and swordsmen in Anxi and the desert, and he is very familiar with the market, and finally understands why Li Shou did not make things difficult for him the day before yesterday. It turned out that Li Shou had such a mind and wanted to steal business with the dart team.

But this is exactly what he wants, anyway, as long as he can make money, who will he do it?

Daniel Zhang was the first to raise his hand and stand up, holding his hands on his chest and saying, "Li Shou, I am willing to participate in escorting the Persian caravan." ”

Seeing Daniel Zhang out of the ranks, the two soldiers who usually followed Daniel Zhang also took the initiative to stand up and expressed their willingness to participate in the escort.

Shi Jiang and Song Heng looked at each other in surprise, and finally understood what Li Siye meant, but they didn't expect the guards to have such courage to push through the old and break the rules.

Several elders had long been moved, and when they saw Daniel Zhang and the others taking the initiative to sign up, they also crossed their hands and said: "Li Yuanjun, we are also willing to participate in escorting the caravan!" ”

The commanders were willing to participate, and these soldiers were willing to lag behind, and they enthusiastically signed up.

Seeing that the soldiers were so active, Li Siye showed a look of embarrassment, stretched out his hands and said to everyone: "Only twenty people are needed for this escort, and the rest of them will stay in the Green Ridge to guard and wait for the next business." ”

There is even a next business! Is this the intention to keep the business going? Sure enough, it's so daring.

"How should these twenty people be distributed?" Li Siye pretended to rub his brows.

The chiefs wanted to go very much, but there were more monks and less porridge, so they could only hold the shelves, and the soldiers didn't care about this, and raised their hands and shouted: "I'll go!" Let me go! ”

Li Siye had already dealt with it, and after a little thought, he said: "Escorting the caravan needs soldiers with high kung fu and strong means, since you all want to participate, then compete and select from them." ”

"To escort the caravan this time, ten cavalrymen, five crossbowmen, and five jumpers are needed. Then you will test the horse battles, the foot battles, the archery, and the losers, and the winners will advance until there are only nineteen winners left. ”

As soon as Daniel Zhang heard this, he was relieved, his horizontal knife has never been abandoned over the years, and even the means are gradually improving. As for the soldiers who were waiting to die in the city, they were no match for him.

The rest of the soldiers were in a worried mood, they knew that their training had been wasted for several years, and they didn't know if they could beat the brothers around them.