Feng Yu retorted, "The young Marquis ignores secular affairs, so his vision is narrow. We, as profiteers, are most concerned about current policies. After all, we have to follow the policies and go against the imperial court. How can we make money?"
It makes sense and cannot be refuted.
Feng Yu looked at his smiling face and felt her heart itch. She couldn't help but want to taunt him, "You love to laugh a lot lately. You are no longer the cold and heartless young prince."
Xie Xun's love and hate are clear and passionate, "Because of you, I am in a happy mood and naturally love to laugh."
Feng Yu, "..."
Feng Yu is actually not very good at dealing with people with Xie Xun's personality.
You can say that he is straightforward, but that has nothing to do with the young Marquis. He is very thoughtful. He is not a simple and passionate character like Dugu Jing. You can say that he is thoughtful. When it comes to courtship, he is so passionate that you can't resist.
Feng Yu is not very good at dealing with such vivid emotions.
"You're blushing." Xie Xun crossed her chest and looked at him with a smile. He was so close that he seemed to be able to smell the fragrance on her face.
Feng Yu's eyes were flushed, "Who... who is blushing? It's too hot today."
"Is it hot?" The spring breeze blew across the lake, causing ripples. Xie Xun looked at her red ears and said, "It's a bit hot."
Feng Yu looked at his hot gaze and turned around to run away. Xie Xun whistled wildly behind her. Feng Yu turned around and glared at him fiercely, making the young Marquis laugh.
"Fairy!" Feng Yu muttered and left with a blushing face.
After several days of stalemate in the peace talks, the Northern Barbarians finally took a step back. They were no longer obsessed with Xie Jue's life, but Yanyang wanted the red sand mines. Xie Xun was also jealous of the Northern Barbarians' red gauze battle armor, spears, and scimitars.
It's all made from red yarn ore, cutting iron like mud.
"Exchange Xie Jue for red sand ore." Dugu Jing changed his irritable and impulsive temper and became calm and methodical. "Red sand ore is our core mineral in the Northern Barbarians and is also a scarce resource. If Yanyang wants it, the second master's
Life in exchange."
Xie Jue was sitting by the window of the peace talks hall. The sunshine was just right. He propped up his chin, half-squinted his eyes, and said lightly, "Next item."
Dugu Jing sneered and said, "I didn't expect the second young master to be so greedy for life and afraid of death, and unwilling to sacrifice himself in exchange for the red sand mines that the Zhenbei cavalry are eager to get. It's really ironic."
Lin Hongyuan probably knew what the red gauze armor was. It was the ace of the Northern Barbarians. If the cavalry could equip the red gauze armor, it would definitely reduce the massive casualties.
One person can change the lives of thousands of soldiers.
Marquis Anyuan laughed and said, "Why on earth did our second young master offend you? You devoted all the power of the country to kill him. This...is this considered an honor for the second young master?"
"A person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, we Northern Barbarians think highly of him." Dugu Jing caught Xie Jue and taunted him, scolding him over and over again in the past few days.
Due to the lack of vocabulary in Yanyang dialect, it is full of intrigues and greed for life and fear of death.
Xie Xun was extremely displeased, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, he really hated someone slandering Xie Jue.
Xie Jue is two years older than Xie Xun. He was sickly and weak in his childhood. Xie Xun has been energetic and powerful since he was born. He is a good candidate for archery, horseback riding and archery. When he was young, he showed off himself in front of his sickly second brother.
He couldn't understand the envy in his second brother's eyes.
Mrs. Mudan is from Sangnan, so Xie Jue is half Sangnan. People often criticize him for being more like a Sangnan, weak and handsome, unlike the men from the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
He has an elder brother who is unparalleled in magnificence, and a younger brother who is sharp and sharp. The elder brother and younger brother are so sharp that he is like an invisible person. He is better in the palace. In the Imperial College or when the children of aristocratic families gather, there are often gossips.
If Xie Jue had Xie Xun's temperament, he would argue and resist. With his status as the second young master of the Hou family, others would not dare to offend him. However, he had not been talkative since he was a child and never argued with others. He also had a cold face, as if he could not listen.
slandered by others.
Xie Xun was fierce and aggressive when he was a child, half of which was because he fought for Xie Jue. Gradually, he stopped showing off his strength in front of Xie Jue. When Xie Xun was a child, he always felt that his second brother was weak and sensitive, and was slandered by others.
Finally, I don't know where to hide in a corner and cry sadly. Every time I am cold and frosty in front of others, I just cover up my vulnerability.
Every time he thought about this, Xie Xun tossed and turned.
Therefore, Xie Xun has been a protective child since he was a child. He would beat anyone who dared to slander his second brother, and gradually developed a habit. When he was in the Imperial College, because he was too young to attend the same school as Xie Jue, he bribed the master with snacks.
, hoping to arrange it in his second brother’s school, and then the master would directly sue Mrs. Hou.
Later, from when he fought for Xie Jue, to when Fang Chuning fought for Xie Jue, to when Xie Jue rose to prominence, came from behind, and crushed the gossip with his strength, gradually there was no more gossip.
Who would have thought that after ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi, after he became an adult, his sensitive and fragile second brother would dominate the whole family and torture him the worst.
Even so, he still couldn't bear to hear someone say something bad about Xie Jue!
Xie Jue himself never cared. His voice was cold and he rarely said a word, "Four hundred thousand red gauze armors were transported into Ningzhou City. You can take my life."
Xie Xun clenched his fists, "Second brother, stop talking, please!"
If Dugu Jing is really willing to give 400,000 red sand armor?
"You are wishful thinking. You are not worthy of exchanging 400,000 red gauze armors for one of you." Dugu Jing was furious.
Xie Xun mocked, "You have no sincerity in your peace talks. You are drawing a pie with your bare hands and you have nothing. I think the peace talks are quite bad. What do you bring to the peace talks? Cattle and sheep?"
"What can you give me?" Dugu Jing asked angrily.
"I will give you gold, silver and jewelry."
"Do not care!"
"Then give it to me." The young Marquis waited for him to jump into the trap. "I'm curious. Let's talk about the specific amount. How much gold, silver and jewelry should you compensate for the decades of war in Ningzhou."
"Okay!" Military Advisor Slant said with a smile, "We are here for peace talks and we should pay compensation."
"Mr. Si, please be happy. Your ninth prince has a bad temper. Tell him to stop talking. We can talk in private." Xie Xun continued to add fuel to the fire. Dugu Jing gritted his teeth and could only hold back.
Lin Hongyuan had calculated the accounts long ago and claimed three million taels of silver and one hundred thousand taels of gold from the Northern Barbarians. This amount was drawn up by the cabinet. There were many gold and silver mines in the Northern Barbarians, so they dared to open their mouths.
"Okay!" Slante was indeed more cheerful and agreed to the terms. Then he wanted mulberry seeds from the north of Yanyang, 100,000 pieces of silk cloth, 30,000 cattle and sheep, etc. He also sent people to learn mining and smelting techniques.
.
Lin Hongyuan discussed with Zhou Yu and agreed to Slant's request.
Then there is the issue of border customs clearance, which is a very complex issue.
According to the agreement, the Northern Barbarians and Yanyang were brotherly states, and the Northern Barbarian king respected Emperor Jian Ming as his brother. There was a truce for twenty years, and border trade was cleared. Xie Jue was sitting under the window with his chin propped up, and slowly sat up straight.