Princess Yongning sat down and looked at Zhao Hao seriously.
Zhao Hao's eyes widened: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Princess Yongning said, "Zhao Hao, I am telling you seriously today. You must never be so casual when facing His Majesty in the future."
Just as Zhao Hao was about to speak, Princess Yongning continued, "Don't talk!"
Zhao Hao quickly covered his mouth and looked at Princess Yongning with blinking eyes.
Princess Yongning rolled her eyes at him and said seriously, "Your Majesty is the king, and we are still subjects no matter how close we are."
"There is an old saying that you should have heard a long time ago."
Zhao Hao took the opportunity to make a joke: "What did your highness say?"
Princess Yongning said, "To be with the emperor is like being with a tiger!"
"Although my sister is not a king of tigers and wolves, a king is a king, and you must not get carried away because of this."
"Especially, with your current status."
Zhao Hao blinked again: "What is my current status?"
Princess Yongning said, "You...are engaged to me, and you are my future husband."
“That’s just one aspect.”
Zhao Hao once again took the opportunity to interject: "What about the other side?"
Princess Yongning said: "On the other hand, although you don't hold an important official position, no one can deny that you are extremely important to the entire country now."
"It can be said that in the past year, you have made great contributions to the court."
"If it weren't for you, what would Da Gan be like now? I'm afraid no one dares to say."
“This is your importance.”
"But that's why you can't lift your tail."
"You can't use favors to gain respect."
"Do you understand?"
Although Zhao Hao didn't think there was anything wrong, he still felt warm in his heart after hearing what Princess Yongning said.
Although the two have not really gotten married yet, she already treats him as her husband.
Otherwise, I would never say these words.
Zhao Hao put his hand down and said softly, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Princess Yongning nodded: "As long as you know the answer."
After they finished eating, Zhao Hao left Yuxiu Pavilion and went to the Pepper Room.
Seeing him coming, Jiang Wan'er glanced at him and said directly, "I asked you to come here to discuss with you the implementation of the policy of pacifying the barbarians."
"You were the one who proposed the policy of pacifying the barbarians, so you naturally have the most say."
"After the autumn harvest, the government's finances have eased a little, so I definitely can't afford to give you any money."
"But, to implement the policy of pacifying the barbarians, I am still willing to spend money."
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes when he heard this and said, "Then your majesty, where do you plan to start?"
Jiang Wan'er said, "Zuo Xiang and the others mean to start with small-scale trade."
"Private merchants are encouraged to enter the grasslands, and the treasury can follow suit."
"In addition to exchanging cattle and sheep for livestock, once the business grows bigger and a certain level of trust is established, we can then exchange it for mineral deposits on the grassland."
"In this way, our trade will be scaled up."
"Zuo Xiang and his men have agreed. This process will be completed within two years."
Zhao Hao nodded and immediately asked, "And then?"
Jiang Wan'er said, "Then, as written in your plan to pacify the barbarians, we will begin to use large-scale propaganda to make it clear to all the tribes on the grassland that we are going to implement a policy for the grassland."
Zhao Hao couldn't help but frown and asked, "Why do we have to wait until the trade relationship is established?"
Jiang Wan'er said: "Their idea is that before a trade relationship is established, there is no way to talk about a trust relationship."
Zhao Hao added: "So, without a trusting relationship, even if we promote it vigorously, it will not have any effect."
"On the contrary, it may attract the attention of the Savage King's Court."
"Is it worth it?"
Jiang Wan'er smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Smart, after Zuo Xiang and the others weighed the pros and cons, this is what they came up with."
"What do you think?"
Zhao Hao shook his head and laughed, saying, "There is some truth to that, but not much."
Jiang Wan'er's beautiful eyes flashed, and she immediately asked curiously, "Oh? Then I would like to hear your opinion."
Zhao Hao said, "Your Majesty, our policy propaganda must not lag behind any other policy."
“That’s the top priority.”
"We have to do it even if the results are minimal. This is something that needs long-term management and needs to be done quietly. We need to not only publicize it, but also implement it in practice."
"Only through long-term publicity can the various grassland tribes believe that our policy on the grassland has indeed changed."
"As for being noticed by the Savage King's Court, what does that have to do with it?"
"Don't we have to go through this every time we do it?"
"What I want to fight for are those grassland people who don't want war and want peace."
"As for the barbarians mobilizing troops, after the power struggle, they will not be able to calm down so quickly."
"Their troops dare not continue to the south of the desert."
"At most, we can just send someone to threaten you."
“This is something that must be experienced.”
"There will definitely be tribal reversals, but this is normal."
“We must firmly continue on this path.”
"The sooner you start, the sooner you'll see results."
"As long as we can survive this year, our strength will be able to extend to the entire southern grasslands of the desert."
"Even if Huang Man wanted to stop it, he couldn't."
Jiang Wan'er was silent for a long time, then nodded slightly and said, "What you said makes sense."
"I will discuss this matter with them again."
Zhao Hao said, "Your Majesty, what we need to win is the hearts of the people. As long as the people are on my side, then everything will no longer be a problem."
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