Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1151 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 77

Because of the turmoil in Mongolia over wool and milk powder, they had no time to oppose the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, their upper class had been enjoying good times for too long, and their bloodiness was bound to gradually fade away.

The Dzungar Khanate was ready to make a move. Moge died as a result of the conspiracy between the Qing Dynasty and Mongolia. Although the succeeding Dzungar Khan remembered the blood debt with the Qing Dynasty, he did not dare to take the initiative to raise an army. This gave Jiang Xinxin and the fourth princess an opportunity.

The Western Regions have always been rich. Although the climate is far inferior to that of the Central Plains, there are times when fruits and vegetables are fragrant. What's more, gold, spices and gems from further west are also loved by the Central Plains. It is no wonder that the Junggar tribes that now rule the Western Regions do not attach importance to trade, otherwise Junggar will only grow infinitely and will definitely threaten the Central Plains one day in the future.

Jiang Xinxin silently calculated that Junggar must be conquered as soon as possible, and the land trade route must be opened up as soon as possible. Europe cannot be allowed to continue to grow!

Moreover, once the land trade routes are reopened, the pressure on the sea will be greatly reduced, and it will be much easier to deal with those European countries in the future.

Big Fat Orange was waiting for Jiang Xinxin to be unable to resist before coming to the rescue, but he didn't know that Jiang Xinxin didn't care about anything in the capital at all. She started directly from Mongolia and easily broke the situation. Now she has not only conquered several large tribes of Khorchin, but even contacted the small tribe of Balin bordering Junggar.

Big Fat Orange had a very unhappy year, on the contrary, Jiang Xinxin was very popular. The two younger brothers, Prince Zhuang and Prince Yu, who had no proper jobs yet, had set their eyes on the easy wool business. It happened that their biological mother was still alive and had some contact with Jiang Xinxin, and now they were raising money to buy shares.

The maternal families of Prince Zhuang and Prince Yu are both from Jiangnan, a place that is not completely controlled by the court even now. They both want to raise money to buy shares in the wool business from Jiang Xinxin. In fact, the money has been raised very quickly. The difficulty lies in how to buy as many shares as possible without showing off.

Besides, they are just little brothers. There are so many strong older brothers waiting in front of them, as well as the eight iron-hat princes of the royal family. In addition, there are so many big families in the upper three banners. They are young people who have not yet dealt with serious affairs and cannot show up at this time to offend others.

However, it was a great thing that they could be sure to buy shares by relying on the relationship between their biological mother and Jiang Xinxin. For example, their youngest brother, Shen Beile, couldn't find the door to pay respects even if he wanted to buy shares because his biological mother was not around. Although Jingren Palace was right there, not everyone could enter.

In March, when spring comes, Big Fat Orange finally couldn't help but go to Jingren Palace in person to give Jiang Xinxin a way out.

But Jiang Xinxin was not someone who could be tamed so easily. The eunuch behind Dapangju carried a dozen trays but did not even glance at her. Gao Wuyong wanted to die while introducing everything. Dapangju also felt that the Jingren Palace was not as comfortable as before. He felt like a thorn in his back whenever he sat there.

After finally finishing the introduction, Gao Wuyong forced himself to smile and ask Jiang Xinxin for her opinion: "What do you think, Queen?"

Jiang Xinxin looked up and said with a smile: "They are all good."

Gao Wuyong couldn't let the conversation drop, so he quickly leaned over and flattered, "Your Majesty, I can tell you that these things are really quite outstanding."

"This year's tribute arrived quickly. The Emperor was thinking about you, His Majesty, and sent it to you before it was even stored!"

Jiang Xinxin didn't mean to let the conversation drop, and said with a smile: "This is also a privilege only offered this year."

Gao Wuyong was about to cry, but he had to be strong: "You are the only one in the palace who deserves this bright red jade. You are the mother of our Qing Dynasty. You must have seen all these good things first."

Jiang Xinxin just smiled, and Big Fat Orange quickly interrupted: "Gao Wuyong is right, the queen is the mother of the country, if you are not worthy, who dares to be worthy?"

Jiang Xinxin said the same thing: "This is an honor that can only be had this year. In the past, I was called the queen for so many years, but probably no one recognized me."

Gao Wuyong was sweating profusely, and Dapangju was also on pins and needles.

Jianqiu felt that this was enough, so she stepped out to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, look at that pair of ivory balls. I just counted them and there are more than seven layers!"

The eunuch holding the ghost ball hurried forward and presented it to Jiang Xinxin for her to appreciate.

Jiang Xinxin took a quick look and saw that the pair of ivory ghost balls were all carved with shadows of clouds in the heavenly palace. When she scanned them with her spiritual sense, they were exactly the same. The layers of pavilions and towers stood on all kinds of auspicious clouds, and she could even see decorations of various exotic flowers and plants. "This thing is really well made."

Gao Wuyong was relieved that Jiang Xinxin was willing to praise him, and he quickly flattered her, "Yes, the emperor knew that you would definitely like something like this, so he sent it to you directly!"

Jiang Xinxin turned to look at Gao Wuyong, smiling. Jianqiu couldn't help but hold Gao Wuyong's forehead. Fat Ju saw that Gao Wuyong's words were not right, so he quickly diverted everyone's attention: "This ghost-crafted ball is nothing special, it's just about the carving and the materials. The ivory is exceptionally white, and the ivory used is not from Sindhu or Myanmar, but from more distant overseas. I heard that the elephants there are bigger than those in Sindhu and Myanmar, so the ivory is exceptionally large and white."

Jiang Xinxin didn't care where the ivory came from, but Big Fat Orange obviously thought it would be a good idea to open up the topic so that she could calm down, so he continued, "Although Persia is thousands of miles away from the Qing Dynasty, the tribute they sent to the country every time was something that the Qing Dynasty didn't have. I remember they once sent a pure gold peacock, and that craftsmanship was unique to Persia."

"I have already issued an order to have Persia bring the golden phoenix into the palace for the queen. This peacock is not worthy after all."

"Luozidai is hard to come by in the palace. This year, all of it is in Jingren Palace. The Queen can give it away as she pleases. Just don't forget to save some for yourself."

Jiang Xinxin was just waiting for Da Pangju to stop talking, but Da Pangju became interested and called two eunuchs holding Shu brocade to come forward and show off to Jiang Xinxin, "Last year, Shu had good weather and good harvests, so this Shu brocade is particularly bright. Shu paid tribute of ten pieces of Shu brocade, and I brought them all here. They are all auspicious patterns, but they don't look old-fashioned, and they complement the queen's good complexion very well."

Seeing Jiang Xinxin smiling and not saying anything, Da Pangju just looked at the lake blue one on top, he said immediately, "This lake blue really sets off the queen's complexion. It's a bit old-fashioned after all, but it's not bad for making shoe uppers."

The most valuable of these things should be the emerald green hairpin with nine dragons and nine phoenixes, inlaid with pearls and rubies and sapphires. Big Fat Orange couldn't wait to let Jiang Xinxin try it on immediately. "I specially ordered this hairpin. The queen likes flowers and plants, so I asked someone to make this hairpin with hundreds of flowers. But the nine dragons and nine phoenixes are more suitable for the queen's status."