The next morning

You wake up, feeling refreshed, having satiated your lust on the still sleeping woman. As she had claimed, Lisandra isn't as experienced in the arts as you thought her to be. A grin appears on your face; that's good, since there's a lot of things you want to try together with her. But today, your work awaits you, after breakfast.

Your father wasn't really a great leader but if one thing that he's very good at, is finding capable, able and most importantly loyal officials to serve him. Sure, there's few with shady behavior here and there, but as long as the majority remains decent, you're not going to complain. With you delegating most mundane tasks to Sir Dietrich who is your High Steward, by lunch time, the work of day has been finished.

After meal, you send for Meiyue to your office. After she sit down in front of you, you begin to ask her. "So, about that Kaput Kingdom you talked about yesterday..."

"Rajput, Your Majesty," Meiyue corrects you.

While some lesser person may take offence at her rather brazen nature, you really don't care since you didn't want a 'yes' person when it comes to this kind of thing; you want an advisor. "Rajput. Tell me more about that trader."

Meiyue explains that most traders from Rajput would trade with the Arabs who will then trade with the Romans. But one particular trader managed to get secure permissions from many nations along the way to your own country. "The previous king also allows him to trade here, and we get most of our supplies from him."

"Supplies? Cotton?"

"No, spices from Chola Empire's tributary in the east," Meiyue says before explaining further. You feel your head begin to hurt from the depth of explanation. You have struck gold with her, it seems. To have someone like her who not only able to communicate in your language as well as few others but also possess the keen mind as well; you're beginning to wonder whether Xiangqi only thinks with his penis when he lets go of her. Sure, you're also a horny king and you wouldn't deny that but at least you quite sure that you're in no hurry to palm off someone as good as her to another party.

Well, your gain, so you're not going to complain.

"I'm thinking of trading with this Rougeput trader."

"Rajput,"

"Rajput trader. What do you advise I trade with him?"