Regardless of whether Princess Lu Jie really passed by here or was waiting for her here on purpose, the other party said so. If Jin Feng said that he didn't believe it, it would really make the other party unable to get off the stage.
Although both sides are secretly competing, they both intend to negotiate, and there is no need to make Princess Lu Jie look too ugly.
So Jin Feng smiled and said: "That's such a coincidence. I wonder where Your Highness plans to go?"
"I want to visit the textile factory," Princess Lu Jie said. "The grassland has become colder and colder in recent years. Many people freeze to death every winter. I want to buy a batch of waterproof cloth and winter clothes from the textile factory."
Having said this, Princess Lu Jie suddenly bowed and saluted Jin Feng: "I hope sir can approve it!"
She had talked to Tang Dongdong several times before, but Tang Dongdong did not agree to her purchase plan. The reason was that the output of clothes was too small and there was not enough clothes for even the winter. Jin Feng did not agree to sell them to outsiders.
In fact, this is not Tang Dongdong's excuse, but this is the reality.
Before cotton was introduced to the Central Plains, people's main winter clothing was fur, cotton-padded clothes filled with silk, jackets filled with linen or reed catkins.
There are only a few people who can afford to wear fur and silk cotton clothes. People who can wear linen and reed-filled jackets during the winter are those with good conditions.
The vast majority of people in Dakang spend the winter hiding at home without going out, and the whole family huddles in bed to keep each other warm.
The expedition team only brought back cotton seeds and Champa rice seeds last year. Because the seeds they brought were limited, they are still in the experimental cultivation and breeding stages this year, and it will be difficult to mass-produce them within one or two years.
In this case, the cloth produced by the textile factory was indeed not enough for Dakang's internal consumption, and it was impossible to sell it to the Eastern Barbarians.
As for the waterproof cloth, it can be made into a raincoat, which can be worn to protect the body from wind and rain, but it is more difficult to make than a winter coat. Many Dakang soldiers are not equipped with such a raincoat, and it is impossible to sell it to the Eastern Barbarians.
In fact, Princess Lu Jie can also bribe Dakang Merchant, purchase it through Dakang Merchant, and then smuggle it to the Eastern Barbarians.
But now that Yuguan City and the sea are controlled by Liu Tie, smuggling is too difficult.
And how much can be purchased through smuggling?
In fact, Princess Lu Jie also knew that her success rate in begging Jin Feng was very slim, but she still wanted to give it a try.
In fact, just as she thought, Jin Feng shook his head and rejected her request: "I'm sorry, our winter clothes are indeed not enough, and we don't have any extra to sell to you!"
"Mr. Jin, do you know how to make clothes from wool?"
Princess Lu Jie knelt directly on the ground, and then touched her head to the ground: "If sir knows, please tell him, Lu Jie is willing to exchange it at any price!"
When Jin Feng met her for the first time, he said that he was willing to exchange items such as grain and medicine for wool. After Princess Lu Jie returned, she realized that Jin Feng might have a way to make clothes with wool, otherwise he would not have proposed this idea.
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In fact, wool is also used on the grasslands to keep out the cold, but the method is very simple. Just like the woolen clothes in Dakang, the wool is collected into balls and stuffed into the layers of clothing.
The clothing made in this way has very poor thermal insulation, and the wind on the grassland is so cold that it cannot be worn without the wool filling.
"Your Highness, if you want to negotiate, please go to Honglu Temple and submit the invitation. Honglu Temple will hand over the invitation to the Privy Council, and then the Privy Council will make arrangements. Please don't embarrass me!"
After Jin Feng finished speaking, without looking at Princess Lu Jie who was kneeling on the ground, he kicked the horse's belly and left directly.
After Jin Feng and his party left, Princess Lu Jie's maid quickly helped her up. While helping Princess Lu Jie pat the dust on her skirt, she said distressedly: "Your Highness, this Jin Feng is too arrogant!"
"Shut up!"
Princess Lu Jie scolded Bing'er, then secretly glanced at Jin Feng's team.
After realizing that Jin Feng and the others had gone far away, he breathed a sigh of relief, glared at the maid, and lectured: "Don't forget that this is Sichuan and Sichuan, not our grassland. Be careful what you say in the future!"
Chapter 1674 Missed opportunity (2 / 2)
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"Yes!" Bing'er lowered her head in agreement and asked, "Your Highness, are we still going to the textile factory?"
"I'm not going," Princess Lu Jie said: "If Jin Feng doesn't speak, Tang Dongdong won't sell winter clothes to us."
"Then where are we going now?"
"Go back and get the horse, and let's chase Mr. Jin," Princess Lu Jie replied.
"Why are you chasing him?"
"Mr. Jin is compassionate. If I beg him a few more times, maybe he will be willing to sell us winter coats or tarpaulins!"
Princess Lu Jie once carefully studied Jin Feng's past. Many of the things Jin Feng did after his rise were actually not profitable.
Jin Feng's main purpose of doing this may be to win over the people, but it is also very likely that Jin Feng really cares about the people and does not want to see them suffer.
"Your Highness, this is too unfair to you!" Bing'er said with red eyes.
Princess Lu Jie is the pearl on the grassland. It is a rare thing for everyone to see her on the grassland.
After arriving in Dakang, he not only encountered obstacles at every turn, but also knelt down to Jin Feng many times and said many things that were disrespectful to him.
What's even more annoying is that Jin Feng didn't appreciate it and ruthlessly rejected Princess Lu Jie again and again.
Bing'er felt aggrieved for Princess Lu Jie.
"Bing'er, as long as it can save a few people from dying in the tribe, what does this grievance mean?"
Princess Lu Jie shook her head: "Stop talking about these things, go back and lead the horse quickly."
"They've gone so far, it's too late for us to get the horses now."
"The road they took is to Iron Can Mountain. Let's just go to the bottom of Iron Can Mountain and wait for Mr. Jin."
Princess Lu Jie said: "Mr. Jin once said that where sincerity leads to gold and stone, as long as I am sincere enough, I might be able to impress Mr. Jin!"
The arrival of the plateau messenger doubled Princess Lu Jie's pressure, and she also regretted that she had so many opportunities to reach negotiations, but unfortunately she failed to seize them.
Now she no longer cares about taking the initiative in negotiations, she only hopes that Jin Feng and Ninth Princess can give her a chance to negotiate.
"Yes!" Bing'er reluctantly asked the attendant to go back and lead the horse.
Unfortunately, by the time the entourage brought the horse over, Jin Feng had already gone far away. When they chased them to the foot of Iron Can Mountain, they were stopped by the bodyguard guarding the gate.
Princess Lu Jie sighed and could only stop her horse.
"Your Highness, Mr. Jin has already gone up the mountain. He may not come back today. Shall we go back?" Bing'er asked.
"Now that we have come here, let's go to the coal field in Heishuigou to have a look," Princess Lu Jie said: "I heard that the reason why the steel produced by Jinchuan Iron and Steel Plant is so good has a lot to do with coal.
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"The textile factory won't let us in to see it, and the coal yard certainly won't let us in either!" Bing'er curled her lips and said.
"Even if we can't get in, we can just go to the mountain next to it and have a look."
After Princess Lu Jie finished speaking, she turned her horse's head and walked to the front.