In any case, by 896, when Ma had just been commissioned the acting military governor of Wu'an Circuit (武安, headquartered in modern Changsha, Hunan) (which would eventually form the foundation block for the Chu state) by then-reigning Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Ma employed Gao as his chief strategist.
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He thus, with approval from Emperor Taizu, established tea trade offices at the Later Liang capital Daliang, as well as at Jing Prefecture (荊州, Jingnan's capital), Xiang Prefecture (襄州, in modern Xiangyang, Hubei), Tang Prefecture (唐州, in modern Zhumadian, Henan), Ying Prefecture (郢州, in modern Jingmen, Hubei), and Fu Prefecture (復州, in modern Tianmen, Hubei).
Gao | Gao Hucheng | Gao Xingjian | Gao Lin | Gao Yuanyuan | Gao Yan (politician) | Gao Wei | Gao Region | Gao Zhao | Gao Yang (artist) | Gao Yang | Gao Xiqing | Gao Xing | Gao Wenqian | Gao's oldest daughter | Gao Siren | Gao Pian | Gao Ming | Gao Jifu | Gao Hongbo | Gao Gang | Gao Feng (wrestler) | Gao Feng | Gao Cheng | Battle of Gao |