Chapter 45: This boy is not up to the task, not up to the task. ...

This guy is not up to the heavy responsibility, not up to the heavy responsibility.

Maybe one day I can dethrone him and take his place. Ah Hai hummed a little tune as he returned to his tent. His wife was standing in front of the mirror, with a maid holding a piece of new fabric and trying it on her body. When she heard the noise, she hurried over to greet him.

Ah Hai sat down cross-legged, took the milk tea, and said in a good mood: "This material looks pretty good, just right for making new clothes for you."

"Is that so? I agree with you," Ah Hai's wife slid her hand over the palace satin, "It was specially given by the princess. It is indeed a material from the palace. It feels really soft to the touch."

"From the princess?"

Ah Hai paused while holding the milk tea: "When?"

"Just two days ago," said Ah Hai's wife, "I heard that some were also given to the Khan's concubine. But it wasn't much, just enough to make a set of clothes."

It's a pity that I can only make one set of clothes made of such good material. Moreover, after wearing soft material, it would be a bit uncomfortable to change to slightly worse ones.

Mrs. Ahai picked up the material and compared it, then sighed.

"Since the material is brought from the south, it is not only the princess who has it." Ah Hai said, "Those merchants are about to open the market, you can send someone to take a look, and buy some good material and bring it back."

These women only cared about getting some good fabrics to make clothes. The princess probably had the same thing in mind, and sent them things eagerly, probably hoping to maintain a good relationship and get them to take care of her.

That’s right. It’s such a remote place, and all the princes of the Qing court have left. It’s natural to be afraid.

He recalled that at the banquet, the Fourth Princess had been sitting quietly in the corner, looking ordinary, and he couldn't help but look down on her in his heart.

Dorji is trying to please such a woman, what a useless thing he is.

Ah Hai's wife was quite happy: "In the past, there were two streets worth visiting in Mo Nan. After returning, there is not much bustling. Finally, there is a place to go shopping."

"You've only been in Mo Nan for a short time, and you've been talking about it all day long—" Ah Hai suddenly paused.

Yes, this woman loves prosperity and bustle, even his wife is like this, not to mention the princess. Suddenly coming here from the prosperous capital, she must have a lot of discomfort. If the princess is not used to it and feels that life in the Mobei grassland is too hard, she will make a fuss and go back. Then Dorji's power in Kulun can be weakened.

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Ahai looked at him in confusion.

Ah Hai stroked his beard and said, "The princess is just a little girl. She must be scared to be so far away from home. She doesn't know how cold and hard the winter will be. When that time comes, she might cry and want to leave. If you see her, you can teach her a lesson."

As a married couple for many years, how could Ah Hai not understand his hidden meaning? But she hesitated: "But? If this is? Really?, the Khan might be angry."

"I am angry, too. I am angry at that useless prince consort who can't keep an eye on the princess." Ah Hai glared at her, "Why, do you have any objection?"

He was big and strong, and when he frowned, he looked quite scary.

Ah Hai's wife laughed and said, "No, I remember it."

When the merchants opened for business, Mrs. Hai asked two other noble ladies she was familiar with to go with her.

Because they had informed the princess and the young prince that they would be coming in advance, they had sent some guards to stand guard and used wooden stakes to pull the dismounting ropes. Looking around, all the people who came were respectable people dressed appropriately. Originally, the news was only spread in the core area of ​​Kulun, and this was the first time that the market was officially opened. Ordinary herdsmen didn't even know the news, let alone come.

There were twelve merchants in total, who set up felt tents in two rows and put simple signs on wooden boards at the door. Behind the tents were carts carrying packaged goods for easy access.

Because of the good weather, most merchants set up temporary stalls outside and displayed their goods. You can tell what is there at a glance: medicinal herbs and grains packed in sacks, porcelain placed on cloth, and tea bricks stacked like small walls.

These are things that are not currently produced on the grassland and are in great demand. Almost every stall has people asking for the price. The clerk smiled and answered the price, but he didn't sell it.

"Please wait for a moment. We will officially open the market only after the princess comes to cut the ribbon."

"What is ribbon cutting?" the guest was puzzled.

"It's just a blessing," business people have their own set of auspicious words to coax people, "May the gods bless our distinguished guests and us with smooth sailing, and may the grasslands be lush with water and grass."

Mrs. Ahai looked around, and the maid behind her reminded her: "Mrs. Ahai, look at the person at the front, he must be the cloth seller."

Under the sunlight, a piece of extremely beautiful silk was draped on the gantry, swaying gently. Illuminated by the sunlight, the silk was simply radiant and shining. Although it was a different style from the one the princess gave her, it was equally beautiful.

The other two concubines also saw it and exclaimed: "What beautiful silk."

I don’t know how these people can weave such exquisite fabrics.

As they were about to go over there, they suddenly heard a commotion, followed by a clear, sharp male voice: "Princess Heshuo is here—"

Ahai's wife and others turned around and saw the princess walking towards them accompanied by the young prince and a group of followers.

Wherever she went, the people nearby bowed to her, just like the grass being bent down by the wind.

The shopkeepers of each shop hurriedly came out of their felt tents, all with smiles on their faces, and followed the entourage closely, surrounding the princess and walking towards the wooden platform at the innermost part.

Fan Yuqi stood respectfully by the side, holding a tray with scissors on it.

Mu Xue stood firmly in the center of the wooden stage and glanced at the people gathered below the stage. She thought to herself that there were quite a few people coming.

Logically, at this time, one should give an impassioned opening speech, but Muxue was not used to it, so she just said the key points: "I hope the grassland trade route will become more prosperous and convenient for everyone."

Then he picked up a pair of scissors, cut the big red ribbon, and announced the opening of the market.

Below the stage, the guard Huang Zhong was the first to applaud. The others, not knowing what was going on, followed suit and clapped their hands. For a moment, there was a lively round of applause.

Now that the market was open, everyone started talking to the vendors to buy goods.

Everyone saw the carriages of this group of merchants when they came. It was probably their first time here, so they didn’t bring so many things with them, or they wanted to buy things first.

Mrs. Ah Hai thought about Ah Hai's instructions, looked at the princess, then looked at the silk fluttering in the wind over there, feeling a little conflicted.

The other concubines called out to her, "What's wrong? Come over here quickly! I see Qiqige is talking to that merchant!"

Thinking of that big black face, Ah Hai Fu Jin could only reluctantly say: "You go first, I'll take a look here."

"Then we really leave."

"Let's go, let's go."

After sending the two men away, Lady Ahai led her maids and quietly followed the princess, hoping to find a chance to talk to her.

This princess from the Qing court didn't seem to like socializing. Although she looked friendly and asked her maid to send some gifts to people, she didn't like to talk to people and didn't want to invite people into her tent. Ah Hai's wife had asked someone about it, and the news was, "The princess hasn't packed up her things yet, it's a bit messy, it's not convenient for her to go in."

"Being polite means not letting anyone in." If you ask again, "The princess is shy, she likes quietness, and she is a little sad that her relatives just left." It's not that she doesn't want to see you on purpose, etc.

After finally getting the chance to see it, several people wanted to take the opportunity to go up and make themselves acquainted with the princess.

However, a bunch of followers, including the tall Dorji, stood in the middle and blocked the princess's figure completely. Mrs. Ahai couldn't even see the princess's shadow!

This kid is already eighteen years old. How come he has grown taller after not seeing him for a year?

Mrs. Ahai frowned and had to follow behind like the other two or three people who were trying to get close to the princess.

The princess looked at each family and asked some questions. These merchants were all Han Chinese, and the princess spoke Chinese, so Ahai and his wife couldn't understand them at all.

After finally seeing the princess's footsteps towards the silk shop, Lady Ahai's face lit up with joy and she took the opportunity to step forward, only to hear the attendants of several of her good friends shouting.

"Why don't you sell more to our master? It's not like we can't afford it. Do you know what our status is?"

The princess walked over and asked softly, "What's wrong? Is there any difficulty?"

Seeing that it was her, everyone fell silent. The clerk came out from behind the counter, nodded and bowed, saying, "To answer your question, Princess, because the journey is long, we only brought a small amount of the fine silk purchased from Jiangnan, but...but the distinguished guests all want it. In order to allow the distinguished guests to buy as much as possible, our shopkeeper said that we will limit the sales, and each person can only buy two pieces."

"So that's how it is." The princess said, "This is indeed your shortcoming. However, since this is your first time doing business here, it is inevitable that there will be some negligence. Who is your shopkeeper?"

"Yes, I am a commoner." Fan Yuqi stepped out of the crowd and apologized repeatedly, "This time, I really didn't have enough stock, and we encountered sandstorms on the way, which damaged some of the goods. That's why this happened. I will definitely bring enough goods for you all next time."

"I'll remember that for you," the princess said. "In that case, you can also give me two rolls of silk. I think it's really good material, not inferior to the ones in the palace."

After the princess expressed her opinion, one or two nobles who had been trying to use their power to force the merchant to sell more at a lower price were no longer in a position to speak.

I had no choice but to buy two horses and queue up.

Mrs. Ahai also immediately slipped into the queue, not caring about anything else and just bought two horses first.

No matter what time, as soon as someone queues up, other passers-by will subconsciously look over here. They hear that it is limited edition silk and it will be gone once it is sold out. Many people join the queue with the thought that "other nobles have it, so I can't not have it".

Mu Xue watched from the side, smiled, and said to Dorji: "Although the trade route is open, only these merchants receive the tickets. If there is a dispute, it will not be good if the goods they bring next year are inferior. In business, buyers and sellers should be harmonious."

Dorji wanted to laugh after hearing this.

The princess normally wouldn't speak so loudly, but she suddenly raised her voice, making it clear that she was speaking for the other Mongolian nobles around her to hear.

She is quite protective of these businessmen, but this logic is correct.

In front of everyone, Dorji smiled and nodded, and put his hand on the scabbard at his waist: "Princess, you are right. We should also pay attention to harmony on the grassland. If there are really troublemakers, I will deal with it."

With these two sentences, the market was very harmonious for several days. There was no bullying or unscrupulous businessmen cheating people.

Three days later, Fan Yuqi, led by Yunqi, paid a visit to the princess.

"Reporting to the princess, the two hundred rolls of silk you requested have all been ordered. Here is the detailed document, please take a look."

Yunqi took the document and handed it to Muxue.

Mu Xue flipped through the pages. Although she was mentally prepared, her gaze still paused for a moment when she saw the income column.

One thousand sheep.

Very good, with the gift from Tushetu Khan, she now has 11,000 sheep in her name.