Evergreen Immortal.

"Sir Li, you are here so early."

An official from the Municipal Trade Department said with a smile.

Li Rui:

"I am old and I don't sleep much."

"Sir Li, please don't joke with me. You are at the sixth-rank Dragon Gate realm, and you are much stronger than us."

The official from the Municipal Trade Department said.

This person is called Xu Wen, and he is the official of the Municipal Trade Department. Like Qi Ze, he is also a sixth-rank official, but his strength is weaker, just a willow muscle.

This is how civil officials are. Even if they are not good at martial arts, they can climb up if they have the ability to govern.

This situation is very common among grassroots officials.

Yeah.

In the eyes of the bigwigs of the Ministry of Personnel, the sixth-rank official is just a small official.

Xu Wen is the official of the Municipal Trade Department who is specifically responsible for connecting with Anningwei. In other words, Li Rui has dealt with him the most times.

Li Rui is not so arrogant that he wants to recommend Yan Zhongxing to meet him in person after becoming a lieutenant.

People of different levels do things of different levels and enjoy different levels of courtesy.

It can't be messed up.

Unless the power behind is big enough.

Li Rui pointed at Tan Hu who was standing by and said, "This is my deputy, Tan Hu, the captain of the Benhu Camp."

He became the captain of Simao.

Of course he couldn't be without his subordinates.

So Jiang Linxian simply assigned the Benhu Camp to Li Rui, and also gave him ten recruitment quotas.

Tan Hu naturally became his man.

If it were someone else, Ning Zhongtian certainly wouldn't give away his beloved general, but Li Rui was his sworn brother, and he was a family member, so he naturally had no objection.

"Lord Tan."

Xu Wen looked at Tan Hu, and seeing his tower-like body, he knew that this person was not easy to deal with.

He swallowed his saliva secretly.

He thought in his heart that it was best not to offend the people of Anningwei.

These reckless men like to fight when they are hot-headed. Even if they can get back their place in the end, they will still be beaten.

It's not worth it.

It's not shameful to have a better attitude.

Tan Hu grinned and said, "Lord Xu, if anyone dares to cause trouble in Qinghe in the future, just call me."

"Lord Tan is really a generous person."

Xu Wen laughed.

Afterwards, Li Rui discussed the issue of the two countries' trade with Xu Wen.

"Lord Li, the time for opening the trade has been determined, which is after the 14th. At that time, An Ningwei will need to arrange some good guards to prevent any trouble."

"Of course."

Li Rui nodded.

For the two countries' trade, it doesn't matter how big the business is for An Ningwei. The key is that nothing can go wrong, especially the bad things like the Wu Kingdom merchant group being robbed and hacked.

This is the first time that Yu and Wu have opened their markets. If safety cannot be guaranteed, the trade will become a joke.

The premise of doing business must be a stable environment.

You can see the difference between Jiangnan and Northwest.

"I will report this to Lord Jiang and Lord Cao. Is one hundred cavalry enough?"

"One hundred cavalry!"

Xu Wen didn't expect Li Rui to be so generous as soon as he opened his mouth.

The first batch of Wuguo caravans only had more than a hundred people.

"Enough, enough."

Xu Wen nodded repeatedly. At first, he thought he would have to talk to Li Rui about this matter, but he didn't expect that Li Rui didn't give him a chance to bargain.

Li Rui was relieved: "That's fine."

At this time, the benefits of favors were reflected.

Ning Zhongtian and he are brothers.

All four battalions under his command can be used, but it's just a matter of Jiang Linxian's opening.

Others are difficult to deal with, but so is he.

With this good premise, Xu Wen likes Li Rui more and more.

'Old people are honest in doing things! '

Immediately.

He pulled Li Rui into the main hall of the City Trade Bureau to entertain guests, and drank tea with Li Rui and Tan Hu while chatting.

Li Rui was also happy to learn more about the City Trade Bureau.

If you don't work hard in the front, you will suffer in the future.

The two chatted.

Suddenly there was a noise outside the door.

Turning around.

Several men and women in animal robes walked into the Municipal Trade Department. Xu Wen smiled and said, "These are the envoys from Wu Country. They are really different from our Yu people."

He has been working in the Ministry of Revenue and is an old subordinate of Yan Zhongxing. This time Yan Zhongxing was sent out and brought him with him.

Living in the capital for many years, there is no chance to deal with Wu people. The dress of the Wu country envoys is really new to him.

Li Rui looked at the Wu country envoys.

Counting it up, this is the third time he has seen it. The first time was in Zuixianlou and the second time was on the way back to Anningwei yesterday.

The style of Wu people is very different from that of Yu people.

Today is so close.

He couldn't help but look at them a few more times. After all, there will definitely be opportunities to deal with each other in the future.

A small episode passed.

Li Rui and Xu Wen chatted until dusk.

It was only under the urging of Tan Hu's eyes again and again that they said goodbye and left.

"This surname Xu is really talkative."

Tan Hu's head was buzzing. He had never heard so many words at once in his life.

Li Rui didn't care:

"Hu Zi, this visit to the Municipal Trade Bureau is still very meaningful."

"Meaningful?"

Tan Hu looked confused.

Today, Li Rui just chatted with the official surnamed Xu from the Municipal Trade Bureau all day long. In his opinion, he didn't say a single useful word.

Li Rui sighed:

"Hu Zi, you still need to practice."

Then he said: "Forget it, this is a skill, it doesn't matter if you don't learn it, just concentrate on practicing martial arts."

Tan Hu felt that today's conversation was useless because the information density was too low.

But that’s how most of the time we get information. People wouldn’t reveal all their secrets in person, right?

But in his ears, it was completely different.

For example.

He learned that this official named Xu was in the Ministry of Household Affairs before, his hometown was from Yunzhou, and he learned martial arts from an academy.

These messages seem ordinary.

But you can make an article about it.

For example, if his hometown is in Yunzhou, he can use his connections to send some souvenirs to Xu Wen's family. This will lead to friendship.

Otherwise, why do the parties particularly like to find fellow villagers?

During the imperial examination, you also have to fill in your place of birth, but that's not the purpose.

And when the critical moment comes, knowing the source of the martial arts will make it easier to kill.

Xu Wen's words were actually an introduction, and the work still needed to be done later.

Tan Hu didn't like to delve into these things. He muttered a few words and said nothing more. He thought of the Wu people he saw today and his eyes lit up:

"I wonder how many punches this big muscle can take from me?"

"Master Xu, I wonder how many people your country plans to send to protect the caravan this time?"

Dao Mo looked at Xu Wen.

Suppress the dissatisfaction in your heart.

Today, they came to the Trade Department with only one purpose, and that was to determine the safety of the caravan.

The first time you trade, whether you make money or not is secondary. The most important thing is that nothing goes wrong.

But Yan Zhongxing went to the county government to handle matters, so he had no choice but to go to Qi Ze.

As a result, Qi Ze pushed the matter to another official of the Municipal Trade Department, one by one, and worked hard all day until late in the evening before he found the "rightful owner".

In fact, even Xu Wen is just a contact person.

He already understood that the Trade Department had no military power at all and had to rely on the An Ning Guard to dispatch troops.

Dao Mo is familiar with Yu State.

But it is limited to local customs.

Although he had some understanding of the operations of the Yu State's court, the rules of the local government were very different, so he could only cross the river by feeling the stones.

Xu Wen looked at the Wu Kingdom envoy who came to visit him late at night, and explained patiently: "I have already negotiated with Mr. Li from An Ningwei, and a total of one hundred people will be dispatched this time."

After hearing the number one hundred, Dao Mo's expression improved.

"Master Xu, may I ask what realm Master Li is in?"

Xu Wen chuckled and said: "The sixth-grade Dragon Gate seems to have defeated Lord Qi Zeqi before."

Dao Mo raised his eyebrows.

Qi Ze knew that he was a very skilled martial artist just by looking at his momentum.

That official named Li Rui could defeat Qi Ze, and his strength should not be underestimated.

"Thank you, Mr. Xu."

Only then did Dao Mo clasp his fists in satisfaction.

This mutual market is of great importance and there can be no room for mistakes.

Ask.

Then why not just call the experts from Annan Town, or the Wu Kingdom itself sends experts to escort them personally.

Come.

Mutual trade between the two countries is a long-term business, and Qinghe is only one of the five ports. Officials of Jiang Linxian or Cao Wei's level cannot be dispatched for just one caravan.

Then will the two of them personally escort the caravan as soon as the Wu Kingdom arrives?

Of course it's impossible.

Secondly.

Although the Wu Kingdom opened trade with the Yu Kingdom, the soldiers of the Wu Kingdom were still not allowed to enter the territory of the Yu Kingdom, and the same was true for the soldiers of the Yu Kingdom.

Therefore, the masters who are too powerful in the Wu Kingdom are not allowed to enter the Yu Kingdom at all.

Level 5 like Dao Mo is already the limit allowed.

But he alone cannot completely protect a caravan of a hundred people.

For some reason, Dao Mo felt worried for no reason in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Master Xu, I wonder if I can meet that Master Li."

Xu Wen was a little embarrassed.

The Department of Trade and Industry is an agency specifically responsible for foreign trade. Meeting the U.S. delegation is a matter of business and no one will say anything.

But Anning Guard is different.

That was the army. Logically speaking, the Witch Kingdom was their target of war.

Even though Anning Guard was also involved in the mutual trade between the two countries, the Department of Trade and Industry was required to act as an intermediary. However, the two chief officers of Anning Guard had never appeared in front of the U.S. delegation.

Not just to avoid suspicion.

This is true for the chief officers, and it must be the same for the people below.

No one will find trouble for themselves.

"Master Dao, I still need to consult with An Ningwei before I can answer this matter."

Xu Wen didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either.

Dao Mo sighed softly:

"Thank you, Mr. Xu."

He didn't know that if the officials of Yu State refused to agree, it was actually equivalent to rejection.

After saying goodbye and leaving.

A strong Chinese writer from the Wu Kingdom said: "Brother Dao, what should we do next?"

A flash of determination flashed in Dao Mo's eyes:

"Then let's find a way ourselves!"

The next morning.

Li Rui got up early as usual. He killed Qi Ze thirty-eight times last night and felt refreshed.

He is becoming more and more skilled at killing Zize now.

It has been controlled within eighteen moves.

I just don’t know what Qi Ze will think if he finds out.

Had breakfast.

He approached Tan Hu. Today, he planned to monitor the situation of the Trade Department Market to ensure that there were no hidden dangers.

The two walked out of the Peace Guard.

Just entered an alley.

Two figures actually jumped out from the courtyard wall on the side, one person at the front and one person at the front, blocking their escape route.

Tan Hu grinned and looked at the strong man in front of him:

"Good, let me see if it's dead muscle!"