"Your Majesty, I went out with my family that day, and met His Highness the Prince in the Underwater World. This year, I became more and more steady and walked around with my ministers. After a long time, I saw Mrs. Xu again. We were all going into the abyss of darkness. The prince was in front and the Xu family was also in front. They went in first. Wei and my family were lined up, and then went in. When I came out, I saw them talking to my uncle and Shi Hanqing. When my eldest brother-in-law and younger sister got married, Shi Hanqing sent a family slave to threaten Wei, and the uncle seemed to be very disgusted with Wei, so we avoided it and dispersed." Song Jiu calmly told the story and explained his thoughts, that was, it was just like he met Zhao Dezhao, Zhao Dezhao met Xu, and then they met Wang Jixun and Shi Hanqing. It was impossible that so many people thought they had made an appointment to go to the amusement park.

Song Jiu didn't know what Zhao Kuangyin thought about it, but there was one thing that no matter the prince, uncle, or Xu, these three people, as ordinary ministers, should be less involved. So what did Xu say thank you that day? He and Lao Han ran very fast.

Zhao Kuangyin walked a few steps and asked, "Song Jiu, what do you think of Shi Hanqing?"

"Let me look at it from your majesty's perspective, or from your husband's perspective?"

“What’s the difference?”

"From Your Majesty's perspective, you cannot use people by hating and despising people, but only by using them. For example, Zhang Mei, Your Majesty chose the big and abandoned the small, so Zhang Mei had great achievements in Cangzhou. From the Master's point of view, the same is true, education is the main focus, punishment is the auxiliary, moral governance is the main focus, and punishment is the auxiliary."

"Well said."

"Although loyal ministers and loyal ministers are upright and dare to speak out, they are often unrealistic and easy to become villains. Some officials are extremely honest and have no talent, while others are greedy. However, some are alarmed by talent, such as Zhao Xianggong."

"You guy..." Zhao Kuangyin was amused.

"Shi Hanqing is a villain. But Your Majesty lacks ears and ears in the deep palace. A gentleman disdains this purpose, even if the ministers do not despise him, so Your Majesty must use Shi Hanqing. This is the view from Your Majesty's perspective. But from the minister's perspective, whether it is the uncle of the country or Shi Hanqing, the minister is not a straight minister or a good minister. But he does not want to be with him, even if the uncle of the country is the uncle of the country and Shi Hanqing is his confidant. On the contrary, the two kings hate the ministers very much because the ministers violated him, but he will govern the Kaifeng Prefecture with good weather. The ministers should respect the people who should respect them. But no matter how good the two kings treat the ministers, they must distinguish between the minor and the important ministers. The ministers are loyal to the Song Dynasty, not Kaifeng."

"If I'm not the emperor..."

"Your Majesty is not the emperor. I will not be loyal to Your Majesty. Your Majesty is the emperor. Only the meritorious minister is loyal to Your Majesty. If your Majesty is angry, this is the meritorious minister's point of view. I dare not deceive you."

"You boy!" Zhao Kuangyin touched his head and said, "Your wedding is about to be around, I will give you a gift."

With a wave of his hand, the eunuch took a small glass bowl from behind, which was well-made. It was no worse than the high-end glass bowls produced by Song Jiu's glass workshop now, with a little bit of Hu Feng. The key is that this small bowl is really worthless now. A large number of small bowls with higher craftsmanship are produced in the workshop, and the price is only two or three hundred cents.

Song Jiu said puzzledly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

No matter how much it is worth, it is always a gift from the emperor.

The eunuch saw Song Jiu's depressed expression on the side and couldn't help but be happy. Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said, "Do you know why I gave it to you? This is the glass bowl that Qian Chu, the King of Wu Yue, got from foreigners a few years ago. It was priceless at that time and was said to be worth thousands of dollars. He couldn't bear to play with it and paid tribute to me. I was reluctant to use it, so I took it out for the ministers to play with it during the big gift, and it was still the closest ministers who could see it."

"turn out to be……"

"Sometimes I am confused about what a treasure is."

"Your Majesty, there were very few things, but in the future, fewer and fewer and more beautiful things are treasures, no matter all kinds of rare gems, or calligraphy, painting and antiques. However, the ministers think that the emperor's treasures are not among the people, and the emperor's treasures are talents. Moreover, those who are emperors must not be greedy for treasures, calligraphy, painting and antiques, in order to avoid becoming the second Tang lord."

"Well said, I will give you another bracelet."

Song Jiu left the palace, and after the time of the day, he went straight to the Pan family. He first gave Zhao Kuangyin's bracelet to Pan Lian'er, a very beautiful Khotan jade bracelet, and then said to Tian: "Today, Your Majesty summoned me to the palace, and said that my father-in-law would be able to return to Beijing to recuperate his post soon."

"That's good. The official has been there for several years. Song Jiu, how long do you think you will stay?"

"Maybe it's too soon, from four to five years, from three to two years, it depends on the national strength of our dynasty and whether the Southern Han Dynasty has the opportunity to come."

"After you and Lian'er's wedding, I will also go to Tanzhou with your father-in-law next spring."

"That's fine, Dalang and the others have grown up. If the mother-in-law is worried that Wei Qing and Wei Zheng will give him to me for care, especially Wei Zheng. He has not yet entered the Taixue School. I think he can't learn much knowledge even after entering the Taixue School. It's better to let him stay in my school and study for a few years. If he sees that he has some expertise in Confucianism and cultivate it, he might be able to get a Jinshi. If he is not interested, he can also learn some useful knowledge and become an official in the future."

"Where are you..."

"Don't worry, mother-in-law, I usually care about the two children of the Zhang family, and I know a lot of words. I plan to let him take the exam next year to see if he can enter the first grade. Besides, it's not bad."

"I'm afraid that Wei Zheng would not pass the exam."

"Mother-in-law, the door cannot be accessed, so you can go through the back door."

Pan Lian'er covered her mouth and laughed, Tian Shi was confused: "Why go to the back door?"

“Extra release.”

"That's good," Tian breathed a sigh of relief. She had always wanted to go to the south. She went this year and came back again. It was precisely because the summer in the south was hot and there were many mosquitoes. There were not many mosquitoes. At worst, two layers of gauze tents were too hot. Adults could endure hardships, but children could not let them endure hardships. The two eldest sons were idle all day long, and this son-in-law was not very reliable, he was careless, but better than the two eldest sons. He said, "Stay here for supper and go back."

"Here."

The servant was preparing dinner, and Tian said again: "Since the official is coming back, you must prepare for auspicious days to send the betrothal gift."

"OK."

"You handed over that Liuli workshop?"

"The accounts are being cleared. The first month of next month is coming, and the Hezhou store is opening. This is the time I have deliberately selected and the results of the rental will be announced at the end of October. So that each store can prepare inventory, otherwise the cold water of Bian River will affect their business. The business will be slow in November, and the business will be better by the twelfth month. Each store must be able to open."

"How much money did Liuli Workshop make?" As the mother-in-law asked, the Song family had no elders, so it was natural, and it still had to be handed over.

"From the opening of the business, it has been about a year and a half. After making some money, the gross income will be nearly 90,000 yuan by the end of this month. However, this money is expensive, and the experiment and school house overdraw, and it will soon overdraw 50,000 yuan to study cement, and you can't count it."

"So much?" Tian Shi was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether she said she made a lot of money or spent a lot of money. The only normal thing now is Yuping. She has been spending a lot of money during this period and has long been insensitive.

"It's a bit too much." Song Jiu said lightly. This is also a forced one. Of course, Song Jiu has a lot of money and silk in his hands, but there is a rule for Hezhou. I am afraid that the yamen will use too much money, especially the various things in Hezhou, which is to sell gold caves. If you stay inside, you can use 10,000 yuan a year. Therefore, there is a strict rule. Before dividends, no one can overdraw. Including Song Jiu. There are two types of money and silk used by Song Jiu, one is workshop income and the other is Hezhou summer dividend income.

Fortunately, he was better than he expected. Otherwise, after a big wedding this year, not to mention the funds for researching cement, I am afraid that all other expenses would be tight. In this way, Song Jiu was a little worried about money and silk. If he had 100,000 guan of money on the wedding day, the money and silk in his hand would still be very nervous.

"How much does it cost to divide Hezhou in a year? Why hand it over all?"

"It's not all handed over, it's handed over to Hezhou for management. The control is in my hands. If you don't make any compromises, Zhu Yanei will feel unfair. Besides, it's enough money. Can I not have enough money now?"

Tian's speech was speechless and he said for a long time: "Why did Wang Quanbin commit evil in Bashu?"

"Yes, General Wang robbed and embezzled in Bashu. He finally got hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the court confiscated them all at once. I'm afraid there are nearly 100,000 coins in his hands. However, the official was demoted and the reputation was also paid. It doesn't matter. Because of him, how many people died in Bashu? At least more than 100,000 people. If he was content and only greed for the 100,000 coins in his hands, then so many evil things have come? So I have to learn to be content. This is also the reason why I took the initiative to pay taxes and took the money to test. But I can pay taxes, test them, but I can't donate."

“Why?”

"After experimenting, how many people will not be grateful for it. Donating is called buying people's hearts. What should you do if you become a minister?

"I finally understand why Your Majesty has been promoted to your official position again and again."

"This is what I learned from Magistrate Lu. I am confused about small things and cannot be confused about big things."

Tian also breathed a sigh of relief. She was also worried that Song Jiu would not have enough money. After dinner, Pan Lian'er sent Song Jiu out of the door. This was at the Pan family, and Tian did not ask. Pan Lian'er whispered: "Bad man, what did you do to the little lady of the Song family in the cave?"

"Nothing was done."

"Then why did she look weird?"

"Oh, I got it. She was scared at the time and suddenly shrank into my arms, and then she avoided it."

"No wonder, you can't tease her."

"Don't worry, look at me, I'm twenty-two years old, and I'm still as good as a jade boy, I don't believe in this kind of character?"

"Go, what a guardian like a jade, the yellow-flowered boy, it's so ugly," Pan Lian'er giggled and closed the door.

The betrothal gift started with nearly 40,000 yuan. Think about Lu Mengzheng’s super luxury house only 10,000 yuan, and Song Jiu’s mansion was completed and renovated, which was barely less than 2,000 yuan. Zhao Kuangyin’s reward of ministers must remember the history of the history. What is the concept of this 40,000 yuan betrothal gift?

Song Jiu is very "low-key" and cannot give ordinary betrothal gifts. If he sets off, he will be stunned by the people in the capital. So he would rather choose the expensive one than the right one, so he compressed the betrothal gifts into a team of 300 people.

But there are three indispensable things. A wealthy family must have three golds, a gold hairpin, a gold bracelet, a gold cloak, a gold cloak, and a commoner will use silver or gold plating instead. If it is a non-commissioned officer's family, there must also be large gold-sleeved sleeves, yellow silk-sleeved gold skirt, a long red skirt, and a large red sleeve section. Others such as the above-mentioned color forging silk, pearl-green special bun, four-season flower crown, pearl-green ring, flower tea, fruits, and fruits. This depends on the property of the two families, and they can do it within their ability. In fact, marriage in the Song Dynasty became more and more luxurious, the man was uncomfortable, and the woman was more and more.

It's a bit uncomfortable now. It's better to go to the list to catch the son-in-law. The dowry of the woman's shop is even more about comparing. If you catch a Jinshi and come back, then wait and spend money. During the Taizong period of Emperor Taizong, Wang Sheng of Ruyang ran to the capital to capture the Jinshi Huang Zuozhi. In order to make Comrade Xiao Huang happy, the dowry alone was worth five million. This is just a small amount in the marriage, and there are more other expenses and a lot of money for the wedding banquet. In order to catch this son-in-law, the starting price of the Wang family's marriage was more than 30,000 yuan!

My daughter is getting worse and worse. Song Shenzong's younger brother Zhao Hao has too many daughters. He is the real crown prince. Empress Dowager Gao likes him very much. He usually has no rewards and has various industries. But one daughter and two daughters marry. After marrying, Er Zhao is so confused that he has to discuss with Song Shenzong that we have no money to marry my daughter. Can we overdraw my salary first? So some daughters can survive until they are forty years old. Good dowry is insufficient, bad ones are not good and

He looked down on him, so he slowly endured it, and Sima Guang couldn't stand it. He said that men should not be over thirty years old at the latest, and women should not be over 20 years old at the latest, and all of them had to get married. But whoever listened to him? The white and rich and beautiful people had to wait for the tall, rich and handsome men. The scholars also tried their best to become tall, rich and handsome men. So they studied hard, hoping to be famous. A son in Hangzhou was 73 years old. Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty married him. At the age of 30, someone asked how old the groom was, and answered that he had 23 years old fifty years ago.

When the betrothal gifts are sent, they are simplified and condensed into essence. Many people are still dumbfounded. But Tian has a headache at home. How can he accompany this dowry? He has face, but the dowry will become a big problem for the Pan family.
Chapter completed!