After pondering for a moment, Qiyan Xue rose and bowed gracefully in the manner of Central Plains women: "Many thanks for your instruction, Mr. Xia!"
"What you call the 'five deficiencies for state-building' and the 'five strategies for integration' are far too profound, and I am afraid I cannot fully grasp them all. Allow me to report back to my father the Khan in detail before giving Mr. Xia a reply."
"However, this princess can promise the Huaxia Army two things," Qiyan Xue said: "First, the Beidi forces will fall back three hundred li and will not violate Yanmen Pass until the outcome between Huaxia and the Great Qian court is decided. Second, a mutual-benefit market will be established outside Yanmen Pass at the location of the Beidi military camp, allowing the common people and merchants of both countries to trade freely, fairly, and equitably. Both sides will dispatch a hundred soldiers each to maintain order."
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