Chapter 84: Farewell But at that time, I didn’t feel it, and after a few pleasantries…
But at that time, I didn't realize it. After some greetings, Tu Hai said, "Although the Princess's mansion is being built at full speed, it still needs some space. The government office of the Governor's Mansion has been cleaned up, so you can invite the Princess to stay there temporarily."
Mu Xue nodded slightly: "Okay."
So everyone gathered and went to the government office of the capital. The maids, eunuchs, and first- and second-class maids all lived in the side rooms of the government office with Mu Xue, while the rest of the people still camped in the open space. This kind of open space with tents and houses next to each other was quite common in Guihua, and it was a unique scene.
This government office was originally designed in an old style, with very small windows. Therefore, even in the daytime, the light was dim.
Madam Wu frowned and wiped the table with her fingers. When she saw the dust, she relaxed a little. At the same time, she instructed the maid to take out some light-transmitting gauze curtains from the box and replace the heavy curtains in the room. The eunuchs were busy lighting the stove. After the water boiled, they first boiled the tea set. The tea master brewed the tea and sent it to the room, so that the master could drink warm tea at any time.
Everyone is busy, each with their own tasks. Although there are many things to do, there is little noise, and it is busy but not chaotic.
After a quick tidying up, Muxue changed out of her riding clothes, and Rong'er led a few maids to bring palace dresses, cloaks, head ornaments and other items for her to put on.
She closed her eyes and stretched out her arms to help the maids put on her clothes, while she looked around in her mind.
This time I came to Guihua City to live permanently. It was not like before when I just passed by and ignored people. Since I wanted to settle here, I had to find out the relationships here and sort them out.
Although this small city on the border is not very large nowadays, the people in it are quite complicated. In total, there are about four forces.
The first is the Tumed tribe, who have lived here for more than a hundred years, dating back to the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Although they are now well regulated by the Qing court and dare not move without authorization, they still have the title and the tribesmen, so they cannot be neglected.
The second group was the officials sent by the imperial court to welcome her. Their ranks were not low. For example, Tu Hai, the governor of Guihua City, was a third-rank official. However, due to the local livelihood structure, they did not actually have a scope of authority commensurate with their ranks.
The third is the garrison general and the soldiers he led. She had just asked Tusen about this. The general in charge of the military affairs of Guihua City is still Fei Yanggu. Although he has returned to the capital, he is in charge from afar. The one who actually manages the military affairs is the deputy general Shuo Dai. When the fourth and fifth princes were sending Mu Xue off to marry, they had met them.
Then there are the monks and lamas of the Yellow Sect. Before the Princess's Mansion was completed, if you randomly asked a passerby which house was the best in Guihua City, he would definitely point to the Lama Temple. And there were more than one of these Lama Temples, there were at least five or six, and the most magnificent one was the Wuliang Temple where Mu Xue had burned incense when she got married. Not only the temple itself, but also the surrounding land belonged to the temple. If others wanted to graze nearby, they had to pay materials and silver.
These waves of people had been there before Mu Xue came. However, since Mu Xue petitioned Emperor Kangxi to grant her the Rouge Land in Guihua City, and recruited Yanxing people from Shaohukou to cultivate and live there, and petitioned to open an official sheep and horse market, and set up the Beijing Sheep Road, the number of immigrants going west in Guihua City, mainly farmers and merchants, has gradually increased. Although it cannot be said that it has become a trend, this momentum is what Mu Xue wants to see and intends to promote.
All of these people can be won over, but Mu Xue feels that the refugees who go through the west exit will become her solid foundation here. Of course, this needs to be done slowly.
After changing clothes, Muxue walked out.
Walking out of the extremely dark room, in the sunlight, Dorji stood in the courtyard with his back to the sun, looking at a peach tree in full bloom. A few petals of fallen flowers stained his shoulders. He must have been waiting for a while.
Hearing the noise, he turned around and said, "While waiting for you, I counted dozens of flowers. If you don't come out, I will break in to find you."
As he spoke, he walked over, held her hand affectionately, and crossed their fingers: "This flower has a beautiful color. We can plant one in our yard when the time comes."
"Peach blossoms? Sure, we can eat peaches then." Mu Xue stared at the fallen petals on his shoulder, stood on tiptoes, puffed up her cheeks and blew hard, blowing most of them away.
Then? For no apparent reason he put his arms around my waist and hugged me.
"What are you doing?" Mu Xue asked angrily.
Dorji smiled and whispered in her ear: "You are so cute like this."
Do you want to lift him up because you think he's cute? He's cute like this. Mu Xue laughed dumbly, and she caught a glimpse of Zhao's mother who was walking over to the corridor but suddenly stopped. She said hurriedly, "Okay, put me down. I have something to do."
"Your business is always more important than mine."
Dorji's tone was a little resentful. He exerted force with his hands and shook her intentionally before he put her down steadily.
He looked at her pitifully, "Can I go with you? Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble. I just want to stay with you for a while. I'll be leaving the day after tomorrow."
"So fast?" Mu Xue was a little surprised.
Dorji nodded slightly: "We must hurry back to prepare for the Aobao sacrifice, otherwise? I would like to spend more time with you? "
But there is no way, she has her persistent ideals, and he has his responsibilities.
Mu Xue took his hand and said, "Then... I allow you to stick with me. Actually, it's nothing, just a chance to meet some people who are staying here."
The two of them held hands and walked forward to the front hall together.
According to Muxue's personality, she wanted to let go of his hand when they reached the front hall. But she changed her mind and remembered that she and Dorji were a couple arranged by the emperor and married in a formal ceremony. This was not the capital city. The closer to the border, the tougher the people would be, right? Why should there be so many restrictions?
Furthermore, it would show everyone that she and the prince of the Tushetu Khanate were still in a deep relationship and had never had any rifts because of the migration. It would also let everyone know that the fourth princess was highly valued by the Tushetu Khanate and had another supporter.
So Muxue no longer avoided it and let Dorji hold her hand and walk into the front hall.
In the front hall, her princess, the mayor of the mansion, Shi Musen, the eunuch Guanzhuang and others had been waiting for a long time. When they saw her coming, they hurriedly stood up and greeted her.
"Princess? May you live forever."
Mu Sen bowed, feeling emotional. He really didn't expect that the princess could persuade His Majesty to let her set up a residence in Guihua City, and that it was so smooth, escorted by the young prince Dorji.
His eyes flashed across the tightly clasped hands of Dorji and the princess. Tsk tsk, young people are just clingy, but it also shows that the two of them have a good relationship and there is no grudge between them. In his heart, he also admired the princess for doing both things well.
"You've been here for almost a year, what do you think?" Muxue and Dorji sat down on either side, looking at Musen and said, "Good answer, I'll reward you with some wine."
Mu Sen smiled and said, "Anyway, I didn't dare to get drunk all day, and I did some practical work. Princess, please report that the farmers we recruited have been divided into groups and settled down, just like the villages in Kouzi..."
He roughly described the current reclamation of the Princess's rouge land, the living conditions of the farmers, and the daily arrangements. Although there were some minor conflicts between individual farmers, it was not a big deal. Guanzhuang would make the decision according to the rules, so it was not a big deal.
As for the output, it takes three years for the newly reclaimed land to stabilize its output. So the harvest last year was just average, but they specifically compared the harvest of the newly reclaimed land in Shaohukou. The difference between the two is almost the same, and the harvest of the fertile land here is even higher, which is enough to prove that there is no problem in using naturalized water and soil for reclamation.
Mu Xue listened patiently and asked, "I asked people to find the corn and sweet potato seeds earlier. Have you ordered them to plant them? How are they doing?"
"I have followed your instructions and selected a hundred acres of land as a test field and planted the seeds one by one." Mu Sen pondered, "It's just that some farmers don't know much about this new crop and are a little worried. I promised to subsidize them according to the amount of grain they should have. I don't know if this is appropriate."
"That's good. Anyway, I won't let them suffer any loss."
Mu Xue asked some more questions and told him, "I plan to hold a banquet in two days and invite the Tumed taiji, the governor of Guihua, other officials, the generals guarding the city, etc. to come and enjoy... the peach blossoms. Please draft a visiting card for me and deliver it in person."
On the second day, Mu Xue and Dorji, accompanied by the governor of the capital and people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, rode on horseback to inspect the construction of the princess's mansion. The gate and the main hall were still in shape, and the bedroom and the large and small buildings next to it were under construction.
Because of the Emperor's order, the Ministry of Revenue and the Imperial Household Department kept a close eye on it. Although this princess's mansion was built in the border area, it was strictly built according to the specifications of the princess's mansion in the capital, and the stone materials used were not sloppy in the slightest.
Mu Xue deliberately praised the people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs: "I am really grateful to Khan Ama for his kindness. Although the house has not been built yet, I can see his love for his son in every brick and stone. I must write a letter to Khan Ama to thank him for his kindness to me."
The people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were also very tactful: "Your Majesty is kind and loving, and the princess is filial and grateful, which is really a good story."
After saying these polite words, Mu Xue took out the map and selected a location to the right of the palace.
"Let's build a garden here and plant some flowers and trees. Oh, and get some peach saplings."
She looked up at Dorji and said, "I'll leave a place for you to come at the end of the year, and we'll plant these saplings together. In a few more years, you'll be able to see beautiful peach blossoms and eat delicious peaches."
Dorji looked at her and smiled: "Okay, by that time we should have children. I can take the children to climb trees and pick peaches, and then pick the sweetest ones for you to eat."
The future we look forward to is still very far away, but the separation now is urgent.
In the early morning, fog rose up and the evening snow accompanied it all the way to the Daqing Mountain.
"Okay, go back. If you continue to send me off, I will be unable to resist and will grab you on my horse and take you away with me."
Dorji hugged her, then climbed onto his horse and waved his hand: "Don't be so sad. I will come to see you when the first snow falls."
Mu Xue didn't know what to say, so she just said, "Have a safe journey."
"As long as you care about me, I will be safe." Dorji looked at her greedily for a moment longer, then waved his whip and rode away.
If he didn't leave now, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to bear to leave.
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