However, the two countries are too far apart, and she dare not think about whether Helian Heng would be willing to give up everything he has in Daqing and go with her to a place she is not familiar with to spend the rest of her life.
Moreover, Luosha is a country where women are respected. Helian Heng has been accustomed to being praised and respected in Daqing. Will he be able to get used to and accept it when he arrives in Luosha?
As a result, Jiang Sui told herself today that he actually took the initiative to propose a marriage.
If Fang Miao said she was unhappy, it would be a lie.
"I am willing to be with him, but it is hard to say with my mother."
After getting her answer, Jiang Sui smiled happily. She took Fang Miao's hand and said:
"As long as you are willing, then other problems will not be a problem. We are already making plans. Just leave those problems to us to solve. What you need to do is to think about how to change your mother's opinion of the King of Chu."
In exchange for coal mines, a certain amount of cold-resistant coal will be provided to the Rakshasa Kingdom every year. However, it is very difficult to mine coal in the land of the Rakshasa Kingdom.
If they didn't want to worry about charcoal for heating year after year, they could just stick to their principles.
Fang Miao nodded, but she also expressed her other worries:
"Sui Sui, I don't want to be an empress. I know I don't have the strength to do that. I guess the mother empress has seen that, so she is anxious to find a royal son for me to marry and give birth to the pure Rakshasa royal bloodline for cultivation."
Josephine is only in her forties and in good health. She can continue to work in this position for decades without any problem. She can see that her daughter has no political talent, so she will probably place her hopes on her grandchildren.
It’s hard for Jiang Sui to say about this matter.
Anyway, if she and Helian Heng gave birth to a child with half Daqing blood, the Luosha people probably would not accept this child as the empress.
But that’s another story.
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In the following days, Helian Heng was obsessed with finding the whereabouts of the coal mine. Three days later, his men brought back more than a dozen baskets of stones and took them all to the Xiao Mansion for Jiang Sui to identify.
Helian Jing also came. With so many stones in front of him, Jiang Sui was a little dazzled. Why did it feel like there were all kinds of stones?
"Mrs. Xiao, thank you for your hard work. Please help me identify whether there is the coal we need in here?" Helian Heng was the most anxious. If he didn't hurry up, Josephine and the others would be gone.
Jiang Sui had no choice but to have them moved to the yard and spread them all on the ground. She squatted on the ground and began to identify them.
Coal is easy to recognize, it is black and has a pungent acidic smell. They did not get nothing, although most of them were just ordinary stones.
They did find coal, although not much, only a few pieces, but they had marked them all.
Jiang Sui picked up the coal and gave it to them, asking them to smell it, then asked someone to bring a brazier and burn it on the spot for them to watch.
"This is coal. Smell it. It has a very unique smell. Just follow this clue and you will be able to find it."
Helian Jing and the others picked them up and smelled them. They did have a pungent smell. Jiang Sui threw them into the charcoal brazier and burned them. Soon, the coals were ignited and began to turn red. Moreover, they were indeed more durable than charcoal.
Helian Jing and Helian Heng were both very excited. The former because he had discovered something good that would benefit the country and the people, and the latter because he had finally seen hope and was one step closer to what he wanted.
"Madam Xiao, you have done a great job. I will go to the palace immediately to report this new discovery to my father."
"I will immediately take people to start digging. If we can successfully find the coal mine, we will have bargaining chips with Empress Joseline." Helian Heng is a love-brained person anyway, and he is fully devoted to pursuing his wife.
"Coal mining is a big project that cannot be completed by just a few people. It is very labor-intensive and dangerous. You have to face problems such as mine collapse and pay attention to geological conditions. It is best to make sure there are no villages nearby when digging. If it causes a landslide, it will be bad."
Since ancient times, coal mining has been a dangerous but high-paying job.
"Don't worry, I will pay attention. By the way, have you got any results on the matter I asked you to ask last time?"
Helian Heng was referring to the matter of exploring Fang Miao's mind.
Jiang Sui told him the conversation of that day word for word, and Helian Heng felt mixed emotions after hearing it.
What made him happy was that Fang Miao was willing to accept him, but what made him sad was that he might have to be prepared to face the fact that his woman would have other men.
But, didn’t she pay so much for herself in her previous life?
That's fine with him, he doesn't care about these things at all. If he did care, he wouldn't be so obsessed in this life.
The troops were divided into two groups. Helian Jing and Xiao Hechuan went into the palace to meet the emperor, while Helian Heng took people to look for the coal mine. They marked it, so it was easy to find.
Not only did he lead an army, he also recruited many ordinary people from the public to participate in the excavation.
In the palace, Helian Jing told the emperor about this new discovery, and the emperor was also very excited.
The birth of every new material is a symbol of a country's further progress. When the emperor heard that this was discovered by Jiang Sui, he praised Xiao Hechuan for finding a good wife.
Hearing that Josephine directly conferred the title of first-class duchess on her, he could no longer be stingy and immediately asked Eunuch Fu to draft an edict to confer the title of county lady on Jiang Sui, giving her the title of Jiamin.
The title of Princess is only enjoyed by the daughter of a prince, and the highest title that Jiang Sui could be given was County Princess.
While the emperor was happy, Xiao Hechuan quickly mentioned Helian Heng's idea of marriage, but he said it differently:
"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion that may promote long-term peaceful exchanges between Luosha and Daqing."
"Oh? My dear, please feel free to tell me."
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu and the Princess of Luosha have been in tune with each other for a long time. I think that if the two countries can become relatives, with this relationship, not to mention a hundred years of peace, even peace will not be a problem. Moreover, if His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu can stay in the Luosha royal family, once there is any movement in the Luosha royal family, our Daqing will be able to know it at the first time. If he can successfully give birth to an heir with the princess in the future, then the future ruler of Luosha will still have the blood of our Daqing flowing in his body. As the grandfather of the ruler of Luosha, with this relationship, why worry that Luosha will have other intentions again? Even if he wants the blueprint of the musket, it will be easy to get it."
In fact, these words are too high-sounding. Xiao Hechuan mainly uses a combination of coaxing and deceiving to get away with it.
Just like Sui Sui said, the reason for disagreement is that the benefits are not enough. Once you feel the existence of benefits, everything will be easy to talk about.
Look, the emperor was moved by Xiao Hechuan's words.
Helian Jing on the side kept complaining in his heart, you kid, your brainwashing skills are perfect.
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