Your Highness, please wait here, I have something else to do, so I’ll go and do it first!”
Tie Shixin took Princess Lu Jie to the coffee table next to her and hurried away.
It's not that he deliberately ignored Princess Lu Jie, but that the Privy Council has a lot of things to do. Tie Shixin now has to work overtime until late at night every day and really doesn't have time to wait here with Princess Lu Jie.
However, the Ninth Princess did not keep Princess Lu Jie waiting too long, and came over after reading this memorial.
"Lu Jie pays homage to His Majesty!"
Princess Lu Jie politely bowed to the Ninth Princess.
She has always been the pearl on the grassland, but in front of the first female emperor in history, Princess Lu Jie unconsciously felt a little ashamed of herself.
"In the past few days since I came to Jinchuan, Lu Jie has seen the development of Jinchuan. Your Majesty is really good at governing the country!"
Lu Jie flattered her half-heartedly, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Princess Ninth.
"My time is tight, so I won't say these polite words." Ninth Princess waved her hand and said, "If you have anything to do, just say it directly!"
How could Princess Ninth not know what Lu Jie was here for? It’s just that she wanted Lu Jie to negotiate on her own.
Princess Lu Jie also understood the intention of the Ninth Princess. It was also because of this that she had competed with the Ninth Princess before.
The result of the competition was that she lost.
Now that I have lost, continuing to act coy will look petty.
So Princess Lu Jie said directly: "I want to negotiate with Dakang on behalf of Dongman!"
"No, you can't represent the Eastern Barbarians!" Ninth Princess shook her head.
Nowadays, the Eastern Barbarians are in a group, and the troops under Princess Lu Jie's command may not even be ranked among the top three among the various forces, and the herdsmen who are willing to join Princess Lu Jie are all weak tribes.
These small tribes really had no way to survive, so if they were willing to believe it, they had no choice but to join Princess Lu Jie.
Because after these small tribes surrendered to the big tribe, they became cannon fodder in the melee between all parties.
No one wanted to be cannon fodder. Princess Lu Jie promised them that she would treat all tribes equally. In fact, Princess Lu Jie tried her best to do so, so these small tribes were willing to join.
In fact, this kind of small tribal alliance is very loose, and Tie Shixin and many ministers are not very optimistic about them.
However, Jin Feng and Ninth Princess felt that since they were supportive, they should support this organization which had some strength but was not the most powerful.
If the opponent is already the most powerful tribal alliance in the grassland, it will be difficult to control.
Princess Ninth's words were extremely sharp, like a sharp knife piercing Princess Lu Jie's heart.
But she also knew that what the Ninth Princess said was true, so she said: "Then on behalf of our small tribal alliance, I will negotiate with Dakang!"
"What are you talking about?" Princess Ninth continued to pretend to be confused.
"I want to start trade with Dakang."
"What do you have to trade with us?"
"Didn't you, sir, want to purchase wool and sheepskins from our grassland before? We can provide..."
"You also said it, that was before!" Princess Ninth interrupted Princess Lu Jie again: "You didn't agree at that time, so we have prepared our own cattle and sheep breeding base in the Yanyun area. You and the party have compensated the cattle
The sheep are all raised over there."
This is not because the Ninth Princess is talking nonsense, but it is indeed the case.
Jin Feng has always believed that asking for help from others is better than asking for yourself. After Princess Lujie rejected his negotiation, Jin Feng discussed with the Ninth Princess and prepared several breeding bases in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
After the Eastern Barbarians and Dangxiang carved up the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, they almost wiped out the Han people. Almost all the land was abandoned and turned into large expanses of grassland, which were natural pastures.
After the Dongman and Dangxiang were defeated, they compensated many horses, cattle and sheep.
Chapter 1702 I agree to any conditions (2 / 2)
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The war horses were transported back to Sichuan and Sichuan to serve as mounts, while the cattle and sheep were placed in a nearby breeding base.
"It takes time to breed cattle and sheep, and Mr. Jin said that the more wool, the better." Princess Lu Jie said.
"Then what do you want?" Ninth Princess asked.
"Food, medicinal materials, cloth, ironware, anything can be used. If Your Majesty and Mr. Jin are willing to teach us how to weave wool, that would be even better!"
Princess Lu Jie spoke, her voice getting smaller and smaller.
She herself felt that these demands were a bit excessive.
But thinking of the expectant looks in the herdsmen's eyes when she left, Princess Lu Jie knew that she had no way out.
He bit his lip and continued: "I know that our Eastern Barbarians are a bitter cold land and there is nothing that can be obtained. Your Majesty, please make a price. As long as it can give the herdsmen a way to survive, I can agree to any conditions!"
"Can you really agree to anything?" Ninth Princess asked.
"Yes!" Princess Lu Jie nodded without hesitation.
"If you say so, it's not impossible," the Ninth Princess nodded slightly, and then said, "I can even support you in becoming the first female single Yu on the grassland!"
After hearing this, Princess Lu Jie's pupils shrank slightly.
As a woman, it would be false to say that she does not envy the Ninth Princess.
This is the first female emperor in history!
But Princess Lu Jie never dared to expect that, because the status of women on the grasslands is lower than that of the Central Plains. If she wants to be a female chanyu, I am afraid that the men in the small tribe who have joined her will not agree.
At that time, the small tribal alliance may simply collapse!
Moreover, she read a sentence in Jinchuan Daily, saying that there is no free lunch in the world, and the more free something is, the more expensive it is.
It is impossible for the Ninth Princess to support her for no reason.
If you want to be a queen, the price you pay will probably be very high!
Therefore, Princess Lu Jie did not have any emotions of surprise in her heart, and asked tentatively: "What does Your Majesty want me to do?"
"Two things," Ninth Princess held out a finger: "First, marry your husband!"
When Princess Lu Jie heard this, she couldn't help but look at the Ninth Princess in surprise.
In fact, when she just said that she would agree to any condition, she wanted to say that including herself, but she swallowed it back when the words came to her lips.
Because Jin Feng had clearly rejected it before, and it would be an insult to himself.
Moreover, the Ninth Princess is Jin Feng’s wife. She said that she wanted to marry Jin Feng in front of the Ninth Princess. Isn’t this a clear provocation?
So Princess Lu Jie didn't mention this.
Who would have thought that Ninth Princess would bring it up herself.
Princess Lu Jie bit her lip, lowered her head and said, "I mentioned this last time, but Mr. Jin refused..."
"You don't have to worry about whether your husband agrees. I'm just asking you, are you willing?" Ninth Princess asked.
Princess Lu Jie is not a fool, and she has already understood the intention of the ninth princess.
If you marry Jin Feng, you will become a member of the Jin family, and your children will also be from the Central Plains.
The Ninth Princess supports herself to become a Shanyu. If she really does it, when she passes the position of Shanyu to her children, it will be equivalent to handing over the political power to Da Kang!