Lord, don't be afraid, the princess is not angry

Chapter 186

In July, the approval for Liangzhou's trade with small tribal countries on the border came down. Qin Xin specially designated a place in Liangzhou city as a market, and announced the method of tax collection.When the businessman saw that the tax was only [-]% of what it used to be, he still couldn't believe it, and even took advantage of the dark night and high winds to send a representative to give Qin Xin a gift.Qin Xin is also an old fritter. He knows that if this gift is not accepted, these businessmen will not feel at ease, and they are afraid that he will share the profits elsewhere.After he accepted the things, he put some really valuable ones into the official treasury, and he only took a few samples.

The news of Liangzhou's mutual trade with foreign countries soon spread to Xihai Prefecture, which is not far away. Xihai Prefecture is a newly established state. Its administrator is obviously the king of Xihai County, and he is the governor of Xihai Prefecture. But the governor here is a member of the Wu family army. In fact, Bohar has to approve many important government orders.Fortunately, although this governor of Jinghui liked to put on airs, he did not interfere in Bohar's affairs, and the two lived in peace and had nothing to do for many years.

A few years ago, Bohar also had the idea of ​​opening a market in Xihai Prefecture, but it was a pity that there was no follow-up to the brochure he handed over to Yang Chengjian, so he didn't mention it again.Now that he heard that Liangzhou was open, he changed his mind again, and asked Jing Dudu to mention it, but Jing Dudu did not agree.

"Isn't there a new market opened next to it, and it's not too far away, so why would we open another one here to compete with others for business?"

It was hard for Bohar to say anything when he heard the words. After returning to the back house, he heaved a long sigh. After sitting for a while, he saw Xu Qingqing brought his servants to deliver soup to him in person.

"Your Majesty, have a bowl of mung bean and lily soup."

Bohar never drank these sweet soups before, and it was only after Xu Qingqing got married that he realized that the Han people are so particular about their diet.He took the bowl and drank the mung bean soup in one gulp, and heaved a long sigh of relief.

"I heard that this soup can reduce the fire." After drinking it for so many years, he even knows the efficacy of several soups.

"Yes." Xu Qingqing nodded gently.

Now that Xu Qingqing is the mother of three children, she lacks the tenderness of a girl and adds a bit of womanliness, which makes Bohar like her even more.He held her smooth and soft hand and patted it lightly.

"You have a heart."

"This is a concubine's job." Xu Qingqing smiled slightly.

She knew why Bohar was looking for Dudu Jing, and she expected that what Bohar asked would not come true, so she asked someone to prepare sweet soup.Fortunately, Bohar was also mentally prepared for this matter, and he didn't get angry, but he was a little helpless.He wants all the people in the state to live a good life, no matter if they are Han people, Di people or others.

Over the years, he has developed agriculture and animal husbandry in Xihai and opened a school, which has gradually stabilized the lives of the people.There were also other tribes who heard the news and were willing to surrender, and he also agreed after asking Jing Dudu.The face of Xihai Prefecture may not be much larger than that of Liangzhou on the map, but in fact its boundaries are not very clear.The generals guarding the border under Dudu Jing often change camps, but their camps will only expand outwards and will not be closed in. The area of ​​​​Xihai Prefecture is much larger than when it was first established.

Yang Chengjian is happy to see that the territory of the Kang Dynasty can be expanded, but he also has to guard against Bohar's dissent. After all, he is not a Han Chinese, nor did he grow up in the Kang Dynasty, but came to the Kang Dynasty after he was exiled.

"Do you recognize the eldest lady of the Marquis of Zhongguo's Mansion?" He asked after thinking for a moment.

"I've met him a few times, he's easy to get along with." Xu Qingqing said.

In fact, she and Jinhua have only greeted each other a few times, but she is familiar with Zhuhua, and she has pieced together her temperament towards her two sisters from several impressions and Zhuhua's words.Moreover, before Jinhua's family arrived in Liangzhou, Zhuhua's letter came to her. In addition to saying this, the letter also told her that she could go to her sister if there was anything to do in the future. She and Jinhua had already talked about it.She still misses the friendship with Zhuhua to this day, and she never expected to meet such a close friend who always cared for her in Chang'an's last days.

"I have also met the governor of Qin." Bohar said.

Thinking of the past, Bohar couldn't help sighing. He remembered that when he was first captured, he was often run over by Qin San, but after arriving in Chang'an, he realized that Qin San's temper was not bad. Dashan can even be called a good person.

"The governor of Qin is shrewd and capable, and he is a person who cannot be underestimated." Xu Qingqing said.

"He's as cunning as a fox," Bohar added.

"It does look a bit like it." Xu Qingqing echoed, and smiled at Bohar.

Xu Qingqing imagined that Bohar's life as a prisoner in Chang'an must have been difficult, but the two of them hadn't talked about it yet, as if he hadn't asked her about her family.Although Bohar now has two concubines of high status, he does not have a concubine Ji. From Xu Qingqing's point of view, he is a good man. Who made her surnamed Xu instead of Cheng?

Although Xihaizhou failed to reach the market in the end, Bohar set up an official caravan to buy local specialties to Liangzhou and sell them to passing merchants.The grazing industry in Xihai Prefecture is relatively developed. Some herdsmen make wool felt from wool. Many Zhuhua dolls are made of wool felt.Later, Zhuhua found out that there was a foreign wool blanket that was extremely exquisite, so she gave one to Xu Qingqing. After Xu Qingqing received it, she studied it with others for a long time, and she had achieved some results.Now some women in Xihai Prefecture can also weave some blankets with relatively simple designs and colors. These blankets are regarded as one of the most important goods in Xihai Prefecture.

Xu Qingqing didn't know if these things could be sold at a high price. She had never done business, but Zhuhua did, and the two often communicated. It was Zhuhua who felt that there was a market for this thing, and Xu Qingqing had the courage to let someone do it. a lot.Fortunately, Zhuhua's vision was not wrong. Now the nobles in Chang'an City feel that it is face-saving to use some foreign things. If the upper class is like this, the lower class will follow suit.However, foreign things are expensive and the quantity is small, so not everyone can afford them.If Xu Qingqing can research a cheap alternative, she believes there must be a market for it.

But when it was Chinese New Year, when Zhuhua received many blankets from Xu Qingqing, Jinhua and others, she was also a little helpless, let alone she bought some blankets herself to give away.

"I think we should pick a few pieces out and hide them as a dowry for Tuantuan." She said with a big wave of her hand.

King Ping, who was reading to Tuantuan at the side, immediately raised his head, "Brother Six has a few pieces from Persia, which are better than this, and they should be like that anyway. If you like it, I'll go and talk to him, anyway. Sixth sister-in-law doesn't like it either."

"Maybe Er'ge likes it." Zhuhua teased, Er'ge's aesthetics are obviously different from Princess Ji's, so she probably likes the rich colors.

I don't know if Princess Ji heard something from somewhere. When the two governments gave boxing gifts at the end of the year, she actually sent two Persian carpets.After Zhuhua received it, she took a deep breath and slandered why she needed so many carpets at home!But this thing is quite expensive, so I keep it when I keep it.When she received the Persian carpets from Wu Yinggong again, she had already put these blankets in camphor wood boxes, and decided to give them away as dowry in the future.

Laba is the day of the Prince's sacrifice. During the day, the princes of various families will go to sacrifice for the Prince, and at night they will go to the palace to accompany Yang Chengjian for dinner.Because of the death of the crown prince, all the gatherings in the palace were canceled this year. Although she and Princess Ji would still enter the palace to greet Concubine Shu on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, they had never met Yuan Heng when they entered the palace, so that they saw him again. Zhuhua almost didn't recognize him.

After hearing that Yuan Heng was raised by Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian tried to discipline him at first, but Yuan Heng didn't listen to anyone, and Concubine Xian was so angry that he got sick several times.After that, she didn't care about him much.But she didn't care, but Uncle Zhang Guo outside the palace did.After that, Uncle Zhang Guo invited a very powerful Mr. Zhu to teach Yuan Heng.Yuan Heng was not willing to listen to this Mr. Zhu at first, but when he made a mistake, Mr. Zhu scolded the servants around him in front of his rolling stick, and even beat two of them to death in front of his eyes. After that, Yuan Heng became honest. too much.To be honest, Zhuhua looked at him but felt that his life was a bit depressed, and he had lost a lot of weight, even if he still looked like a teenager.

Coincidentally, a gust of wind blew up on the way down the mountain after Shangxiang, and a leaf was stained on Yuantai's head. Zhuhua pulled him to the side to pick off the leaf for him, and then wiped his hair with a handkerchief, and waited for confirmation Only after being clean did Yuan Tai continue to leave.Zhuhua turned her head and met Yuan Heng's gaze, Yuan Heng immediately turned her head and pretended to look away, which made Zhuhua feel emotional.

He has a concubine mother, but his concubine mother is sick now, he can't see her, Yuan Heng thought to himself.He firmly believed that one day he would be able to see his mother and concubine again, as long as he was more obedient and could please the emperor's grandfather, he could go to see his mother and concubine.

The dinner in the palace was very simple, in addition to the usual Laba porridge, there were also several dishes of vegetarian dishes.On such a day, no one dared to say anything, but Yang Chengjian beckoned Yuan Heng to sit beside him on a whim, asked him some academic matters, saw that he answered decently, and nodded in relief.

"You're as smart as your father."

Although Yuan Heng raised the corners of his mouth, he still said: "The boy is stupid, not as good as father and grandpa."

"It really is the child taught by Mr. Zhu."

Mr. Zhu, whom Uncle Zhang Guo invited to teach Yuan Heng, was a well-known Confucian in the world in the previous dynasty. It must be said that Uncle Zhang Guo worked hard to invite him.However, Mr. Hong, who taught Yuantai, was a sour scholar from the countryside. He was demoted because he offended the powerful in the previous dynasty. He taught his nephews and nephews by planting at home, and once said that he would not step into the officialdom, as if the officialdom was a place he could step into if he wanted to.

Everyone felt that Uncle Zhang Guo was too high-profile to think about Yuan Heng everywhere, and it didn't seem like his style. After thinking about it, if there was not a person who might become the grandson of the emperor standing here, the people under him might be It's long gone.Thinking of this, they put their minds on Yuan Heng. Of course, they will not forget Yuan Tai, but the Ping Wang Mansion, which has always been leisurely, is not a difficult place to attack. The Governor of Liangzhou and the Marquis of Zhongguo cannot frighten them.As for Lord Wu Ying, no matter how good her friendship with Princess Heping is, can this relationship still rival the emperor's order?

To be honest, in their view, the friendship between Zhuhua and Wu Yinggong is nothing more than the friendship between a disciple and a master.Zhuhua and Wu Guogong are of different ages, maybe Wu Guogong just likes her sweet mouth, so he often entertains her to play in the heroine's mansion.The two of them don't have any fatal friendship, just some exchanges on the scene, how good can the relationship be?It is estimated that only Yang Chengjian knows about the friendship between Wu Yinggong and Zhuhua. If the two continue to get along like this, Tuantuan will definitely become the most honorable princess in the Kang Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)