Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 52 Don’t want gold and silver
Ah Heima, a middle-aged man, took a meaningful look at Qin Liu, who was stiff and unable to move, with tears on his face, and asked with a half-smile: "Miss Liu, do you still remember me?"

Qin Liu asked, "Should I know you?"

Ahema smiled wildly: "How come you Han people have such a bad memory?! Do you still remember that a few years ago, I snatched you away from outside Beijing and wanted to take you to the grassland to be a slave for our Khan? ?"

Qin Liu didn't expect that the original person would have such an experience!
Can she deny it now?

She had no choice but to tell the truth: "I...I don't remember."

Seeing her stubbornness, Ahema sighed and said, "Well, it's not a glorious thing for you, so it doesn't matter if you don't admit it. Who is the young general who snatched you back?"

Qin Liu didn't know even more.

Her mind suddenly remembered the words of the Jin Yiwei Qian Ning in the private room of Shapuzi Town Inn: "When the late emperor was still there, the Mongolian envoys were so arrogant that they even kidnapped the families of our court officials when they left the capital! It was General Zhu who took the lead. He took a few guards to intercept the envoy's team of several thousand people, and rescued them by force! Even the late emperor praised Lord Zhu as worthy of being the queen of generals!"

Qin Liu blurted out: "He is the queen of a famous family!"

Ah Heima raised his eyebrows, but did not ask any more questions. Instead, he asked with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for a few years, but Miss Liu came to the grassland by herself! What do you want to do when you come to the grassland and our royal court?!"

Qin Liu replied without pause: "Of course it's horse trading!"

"Why are you here to sell horses?!"

Qin Liu retorted confidently: "The mutual trade between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty has been suspended. The Ming Dynasty has been short of horses for a long time. Horse trading is beneficial to the court and profitable. Why can't I come?!"

"Then how many horses do you plan to buy? How much money do you bring?"

Qin Liu paused and then said: "It depends on how much your Khan and the Queen want to sell to us."

Qin Liu knew that this matter had risen to the level of the Mongolian royal court, and the thirty or forty horses she could afford with the little gold and silver in her arms were completely insufficient.

Old Man Lou was behind this matter, so she might as well get a feel for Mongolia's attitude first.

"Do you have any tokens?"

Qin Liu was stunned.Where does she have any tokens?
She looked at the spear that was still pressed against her throat, and then at Ahema.

Ah Heima waved his hand and put away the spear and sword pointed at Qin Liu.

Qin Liu thought for a while and took out three large gold ingots from his arms: "This is the deposit."

Aheima took the gold ingot and looked at it carefully, then turned and returned to the yurt.

Qin Liu quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

There is an indentation with the word "zhu" on the bottom of these three gold ingots, which should be the exclusive mark of Duke Baoguo's mansion.I don’t know if this counts as a token?

Qin Liu thought uneasily. Not long after, Ah Heima came out and made an "invitation" gesture.

Qin Liu followed his guidance and timidly entered the yurt.

The yurt was not big, and the floor was covered with gorgeous carpets. Sitting on a high seat directly in front was a slightly stout older woman, about sixty years old.A little mute stood beside her.

The elderly woman is wearing a white Mongolian robe with cloud patterns embroidered with gold thread, which is luxurious and elegant.Wearing a round high crown on her head, the crown is decorated with various gems, and long pearl tassels hang down from the crown along the ears, which makes the woman more noble.

Qin Liu guessed in his heart that this was the famous Queen Manduhai, so he stepped forward and knelt down like the Mongolians: "Ms. Liu, a commoner woman, pays homage to the noble queen and the admirable heroine!"

Queen Manduhai, who was sitting in the seat, looked at Qin Liu coldly: "Pingsheng. You, a woman, dare to go deep into the grassland, you can be considered a hero among women."

Qin Liu stood up slowly, feeling relieved again.Not a bad opening. "Thank you, Your Majesty the Queen, for your compliment!"

Queen Manduhai gently flicked the three gold ingots placed on the table beside her to the ground: "If you want to sell horses, you can't do it with just these golds. What I want is the real thing."

"Please also ask the queen to state your request."

Queen Manduhai said smoothly and clearly: "I want you to bring salt, ironware, and tea in exchange for our horses."

Qin Liu took a breath of cold air.

What she wants are all the official supplies of the Ming Dynasty!
She doesn't have the ability to get these things!
Qin Liu composed himself and replied as calmly as possible: "These specific contents can be discussed with the friends who came with me. Also, I hope that Prince Balsborot can discuss with us as a representative of the royal court. Cooperation details.”

Seeing that Qin Liu didn't refuse, Queen Manduhai's eyes brightened and she said, "Okay, Ahema, you can help Prince Balsbrot negotiate business with the Han people. From now on, it's up to you."

Qin Liu thanked him respectfully and left.

A guard led her to the place where she and Old Man Lou and his group were camping.

Qin Liu tried her best to hurry up. She had to quickly find Old Man Lou and communicate with him about today's situation!
Oh my God!

Who would have expected that they would meet the famous Mongolian heroine—Queen Manduhai!

That is the Mongolian version of Wu Zetian!
Before Qin Liu reached the place, he heard footsteps approaching quickly from behind.

She just turned around and found that it was the little mute running towards her quickly, still panting slightly when he arrived in front of her.

Qin Liu smiled and said: "Dear Prince Balsborot, it's an honor to meet you."

The little mute looked at her deeply with unclear eyes, and just said a few words softly: "Talezhara."

Qin Liu smiled with deep eyes.

This was the first time the little mute said thank you to her.

The reason why she just proposed to ask the little mute to be the negotiator of the royal court was because he had just come back and was scolded by his parents one after another, so it was difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Mongolian royal court.

If this business fails, no one knows what will happen.Since the little mute had been with them for a while, it might be possible to save their lives at the critical moment.

But if it is done, it will help the little mute gain recognition in the royal court.

All in all, it would definitely be much better to have a little mute mediate.

Qin Liu blinked and said with a smile: "Talezhara. We are friends to begin with, aren't we?"

The little mute smiled and watched her go away.

……

When Old Man Lou heard what Qin Liu said about "salt, ironware, and tea" to change horses, he just said "My dear", then bowed his head and remained silent.

After a while, Old Man Lou said as if he was still alive: "This tea is OK, and I can find a way with salt. This iron is definitely not good. Not to mention that the Mongols bought iron and forged it into weapons to deal with us, and even we Han people themselves , Who dares to touch iron tools when they have nothing to do? Isn’t that just a crime of rebellion? This is not okay, this is absolutely not okay!”

Qin Liu said with a sad face: "Why didn't you say this earlier? I wish I had refused at that time!"

Old Man Lou said: "In this way, they will definitely come to discuss the details, and we will communicate with them again."

(End of this chapter)