"Li Li, I'm afraid that you will start to get busy. Have you finished looking through the list of names that I gave you before? "Mo Xiuyao turned to look at Ye Li and asked in a soft voice. Ye Li nodded. Mo Xiuyao said: "You don't need to decide who will go for the political marriage. You just need to recommend two or three people for the Emperor. The final choice will be made by the Emperor. "
Ye Li frowned in confusion: "Like this, won't we offend more people?" Mo Xiuyao said with a smile: "That person in the palace has given you this task. How would they give us a chance to not offend people? If we are worried about offending people and randomly choose a girl with a bad family background, not only will the Northern Tribes make a fuss, that person in the palace may even use your incompetence to change the selection. At that time, we will offend more people. Since it is like this, Li Li doesn't need to consider the problem of offending people. Choose a few people that you feel are suitable and send them up. As to who the Emperor chooses, that is his own business. If he is not satisfied with any of them, that is even better. Let him choose someone else. "
Ye Li nodded, "I understand. I will carefully look at the family background, intelligence, and other aspects of these noble girls." Putting aside all sentimental reasons, it was naturally much easier to choose a candidate based on their status and personal conditions.
Feng San's speed was not slow. That afternoon, the news that the Northern Tribes Seventh Prince had arrived in Jing had spread throughout the city. Even the inn that Yelu Ye was staying at was known. Yelu Ye, who had originally wanted to delay his meeting with the Emperor of Da Chu State for a few days, could only put down what he was doing and go into the palace for an audience. As he cursed Mo Xiuyao inside, he also regretted that he had appeared that night to test Mo Xiuyao and exposed himself.
The next morning, the invitation for the banquet that the palace was holding for the Northern Tribes Prince was sent to the Ding King's fu. Mo Xiuyao, who had been accompanying Ye Li to practice martial arts in the backyard, raised an eyebrow. He waved his hand to dismiss them and turned to continue teaching Ye Li swordsmanship.
"Princess Consort, Young Master Han and Young Master Leng request an audience." Qing Shuang came over to report.
Mo Xiuyao said unhappily, "Why is he here again?" Now, Mo Xiuyao was starting to wonder if he had shot himself in the foot by giving Han Mingxi and the Han Family to Li Li. Although there was no need to worry about the other party's loyalty, ever since Han Mingxi came to the capital, he came to see Li Li every two to three days. Now that he had moved out of the Prince Ding Mansion and found another place to live, he still did not show any signs of stopping. The jealous Prince Ding naturally forgot that Leng Haoyu, a married man, was also here to see him.
Ye Li sheathed her sword and looked back with a smile, "Isn't Mingxi busy discussing the cooperation with Leng Haoyu these days? You probably have some new ideas that you want to ask me." To Han Mingxi, Leng Haoyu was a rich man. On the surface, this hedonistic son of rich parents was in control of more than half of the Prince Ding Mansion's business. With his participation, Han Mingxi's business could naturally be bigger. When he thought of this, Han Mingxi seemed to see countless gold ingots flying in front of him. He was so busy these days that his feet did not touch the ground. So … … In fact, the people of the Han Family were born with the nature of accumulating wealth. It was not unique to Han Mingyue.
"I will also go and listen. Does Li welcome me?" Mo Xiuyao asked.
Ye Li lowered her head and held back her laughter. She pretended not to see a certain someone's jealous expression and said with a smile, "Since Leng Haoyu is participating, what other secrets can he have from the Prince?" In fact, Ye Li occasionally felt that separating her people and Mo Xiuyao's people clearly might not be beneficial to the operation. At the same time, she also knew that this was because the Prince Ding Mansion's future was determined. Mo Xiuyao wanted to leave some power for himself so that if something happened in the future, he would have something to rely on. So she was very grateful for Mo Xiuyao's intentions.
In the study, when they saw Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li coming in hand in hand, Leng Haoyu and Han Mingxi stood up to welcome them. Mo Xiuyao nodded and smiled faintly, "No need for formalities. Sit down."
Ye Li smiled and looked at Han Mingxi who looked much better, "Mingxi, why are you here so early?" Han Mingxi nodded and raised his eyebrows with a smile, "There is indeed something. These few days, Leng Er and I have almost finished discussing it. Leng Er is in charge of Da Chu State. In a few days, I plan to go to Nanzhao and Xi Ling. As for the Northern Tribes, we can talk about it later. " In terms of commercial value, the Northern Tribes could be said to be the least developed of the four countries. Many of the businesses in the Central Plains could not be done in the Northern Tribes and did not make much money. Ye Li tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "It is said that there are many gold and silver mines in the Northern Tribes." Leng Haoyu nodded and said, "Indeed, the Northern Tribes may be remote and bitter, but there are many gold and silver mines. Just look at the Northern Tribes nobles. " The nobles of the Northern Tribes, whether male or female, liked to use large gold ornaments and decorate themselves like moving gold treasures. The people of the Central Plains despised the barbarians outside the Great Wall for their vulgarity, but who could say that they did not envy them for using gold like silver?
"Wang fei's meaning is?" Leng Haoyu said hesitantly. Wouldn't it be too much gold to bite the hand? "But the larger mines in the Northern Tribes are all controlled by the Royal Family. The Northern Tribes are very xenophobic. It is basically impossible for us to meddle in this area."
Ye Li shook her head and said with a smile, "No, I don't plan on meddling with their gold mines. What is valuable in the Northern Tribes is not the gold mines or their war horses. "
Han Mingxi frowned and said, "The restrictions on the war horses of the Northern Tribes are even more severe than the gold mines." The war horses of the Northern Tribes were famous all over the world, and the Da Chu State did not produce good horses. The horses that the cavalry of the Da Chu State used were mostly the horses of the Da Chu State and the horses of the Northern Tribes, and even some of the horses of the foreign countries. Compared to the purebred horses of the Northern Army, they were still slightly lacking. Fortunately, the territory of Great Chu was not a flat grassland, and the role of cavalry was not as important as that of the Northern Army. Otherwise, horses would be a huge problem. He knew that Ye Li asked this question for the Mohist army and the Black Cloud Cavalry. Even though he knew that he was not in a position to say anything, he couldn't help but feel bitter. He glanced at Mo Xiuyao who was listening to them and said, "No matter how much money we offer, the Northern Tribes will not sell our horses. Even if they buy them, they will be inferior horses. Moreover … shouldn't the problem of horses be solved by the court or the people in charge of the army? If Jun Wei wants to interfere, it will not be good to alarm the court. "
Ye Li smiled and said, "No one will be willing to sell openly. But isn't there a business called … … smuggling? "
"Smuggling?"
Ye Li smiled and said, "Private transactions, without going through customs, there is no need to pay taxes. Small capital, huge profits. "
Leng Haoyu rubbed his head and said with a smile, "Princess means that we should secretly send people to buy horses? In the Northern Tribes, selling good horses to people from other countries is a capital offense. "
Ye Li smiled and said, "No matter which country, there will be people who love money. Merchants value profits. If there is a 50% profit, they will take risks. For a 100% profit, they will dare to trample on all the laws of the world. If there is a 300% profit, even if it is a capital offense, there will be people who will fight with their lives. "If capital offenses were useful, there would not be so many crimes in this world. "There is no need to be too anxious. The Northern Tribes have a large territory and sparse population. Food, cloth, porcelain, tea, whatever they want, we will give them. If we can get some herbs and fur, that will be even better. After a long time, we will have our own channels to get what we want. "
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