Prime Minister

Chapter 110 Talking About Promises

Although the Wu family has a large number of people, the number of people in the five ships is different.

The rough envoys of the Jia Ding Nuyuan naturally sat in three ships and guarded them on one, two, and four ships. There were as many as three or 40 people on each ship, not counting the boatmen.

As for Wu Anshi and the female family members of the Wu family, they were sitting on the third boat. Apart from the boatman, there was also a personal envoy, the old lady.

As for Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi sat on the tail boat with a Yuhou and a Duguan.

The passenger boat Zhang Yue was on had two floors. The upper floor was a large herringbone mast. Below the mast were several low cabins built with thatched sheds. These were all for the boatmen and servants to live in. Except for the helmsman, the boatmen were all They are all called boat fires.

Zhang Heng's nickname in Water Margin is Chuanhuo'er.

Zhang Yue went to the top of the deck for a stroll, but he saw people drying clothes, people carrying luggage, and ballast.

As for the real cabin below the deck, windows are applied on the four walls, like a house. There are railings on both sides of the ship, and they are decorated with curtains. There are tables, chairs, beds, tea and food inside. You can browse along the river while riding the boat. scenery.

It turns out that the life of the rich is like this!
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue couldn't help sighing, and looked at the other passenger boats on the river, they were so crowded that there was almost no place to get off.

It's a bit like taking a green leather car, the difference between a hard seat and a hard sleeper.

Of course Mr. Wu Dalang's boat must be a soft sleeper, and there are living rooms and the like.

Before customs clearance, Jindu, the pass sent people to inspect.

In the Song Dynasty, Jindu had supervising officials.Anyway, the Song Dynasty wanted to make all the money if there was a chance to make money.

In the Song Dynasty, there were only Guandu and Maipudu. That is to say, any ferry, except for those operated by the government, had to buy from the government to obtain an operating license.

At the same time, all private immigration is prohibited.

But this smuggling, like beef and wine, is always forbidden.

Anyway, the government set up checkpoints in important places to prohibit private competition, and also turned a blind eye to ordinary private immigration.

Speaking of the policies during the Song Huizong period, they have always been playing with this operation.

During the Fang La uprising, Fang La put forward the slogan because of "officials invading fishing".

The reason for the Songjiang Uprising was that the imperial court announced that the eight hundred miles of Liangshan Park would be 'public'.People who went to the lake to fish, pick lotus root, and cut cattail were heavily taxed according to the size of the boat.

After Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi entered the cabin, Marquis Yan Yu and Zhang Duguan of the Wu residence had already made tea and waited for them.

After seeing the ceremony, several people sat down to drink tea.

Yan Yuhou said with a smile: "The two are young students who entered Beijing to take the imperial examination. Once they pass the exam, it will be a matter of time before they get the title on the gold list."

Zhang Yue smiled and said nothing.Huang Haoyi said: "Where is the Marquis Yu, I am worthless in the county and the state. If I am lucky enough to be selected, others are unwilling to go, which is cheaper for me. Even if I don't say whether I can get by by luck Even if you pass the Taixue test, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers inside the Taixue, so how can a fish-like person like me stand out?"

Zhang Yue thought it was very good, with people like Huang Haoyi around, he could save a lot of talking along the way.

Zhang Duguan said with a smile: "Huang Xiucai really knows how to say, at your age, you will have a long life in the future, how can you say that you are like a fish and shrimp? You two have never married, right?"

Zhang Yue thought to himself, since he went to Taixue to take the exam, why people everywhere asked him about marriage, he really became a sweet momo.

Huang Haoyi continued: "How can ordinary people think of people like us. There is a strict order in the family that 'you can't get married', so I don't even dare to think about it. Saburo, do you think so?"

Zhang Yue nodded again and again and said: "Yes, yes."

Huang Haoyi said: "It's not uncommon for us scholars to be unmarried in their thirties, and there are quite a few even in their forties. I really don't know how to choose the way of studying. Hey, I can't mention it."

Zhang Yue thought that this was also the case. The great Confucian Shao Yong only got married at the age of 45, and Shao Yong's students couldn't stand it anymore, so they betrothed their own sister to the teacher as a wife.

Zhang Duguan smiled and said: "To be honest, I have been in Beijing with Yuhou for more than [-] years, and I have also seen big families. In Bianjing, a family with a family fortune of [-] guan can be said to pave the way for Chen Street. Not a few."

"If the two young lords are interesting, with your identities as Tai students, you can't tell if there are millions of marriages, but you can still talk about one marriage between hundreds of thousands."

Zhang Yue smiled knowingly when he heard the words, and remembered a poem by Wang Anshi, "but recalled that Jin Mingchi was on the road, and the red dress competed to see the man in green." '

Zhang Yue thought to himself, from the perspective of catching a son-in-law under the list, isn't this just eating soft food aboveboard?

But it was very common in the society of the Song Dynasty. The dowry money was higher than the gift money. For example, the women in Fan Zhongyan's Yizhuang were given [-] guan of money when they married, and the men only gave [-] guan of money when they married their wives.

Marrying a daughter is far more difficult than marrying a wife, and it is often necessary to subsidize a large amount of dowry.

Therefore, many scholars also have the saying that "you can't get married if you don't have a high rank". Obviously, He Qi and Huang Haoyi were like this before, and they all wanted to find a good marriage for themselves in the future.

This was not criticized at the time, on the contrary, it was a kind of behavior that was highly praised by the government, the people and scholars.

Therefore, there were quite a lot of scholars who failed the exam, and those who were "late marriages" in their thirties were quite a lot at that time.

For Zhang Yue, his family was considered a first-class household with hundreds of thousands of dollars in Pucheng, but in Bianjing...

The house price in Bianjing was the highest in the entire Song Dynasty, and even a prime minister like Kou Zhun couldn't afford to build a house. To put it bluntly, any dilapidated house in an ordinary family would crush Zhang Yue's net worth.

As for Huang Haoyi, he looks similar to himself. In a small place, everyone admires him, but when he arrives in a big city, he will disappear from the crowd.

I don't know if Yan Yuhou and Zhang Duguan came to talk to the two of them, whether it was arranged by Mr. Wu Dalang to win them over.

Below, I saw Yan Yuhou said: "If it is inconvenient for you two, I can talk to you in private here about a marriage. I have a good friend who is Jiang Yuhou. I have a beloved daughter who is still unmarried in her [-]s. He is a military officer. The family also has a small fortune, so we need to find a high school student as a son-in-law."

"See if you can set up a home in Beijing. Of course, I have agreed with you in advance that you need to be admitted as a Tai student."

Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that in addition to catching a son-in-law at the bottom of the list, there are also selections of sons-in-law at the top of the list, such as Wang Zeng.

Of course, the risk of choosing a son-in-law before the list is too great, and only the prime minister can afford it.

Then it is an agreement before the list and marriage after the list, which was also a common first-class marriage in the Song Dynasty.

Of course, there are many people who break the contract. For example, after being admitted to Jinshi, Chen Shimei, who abandoned his wife and son, is a joke, but there must be many people who broke the contract.

But there are Chen Shimei, and there are honest people.For example, Liu Tingshi was a Jinshi and made a marriage promise in his hometown before the first day. The woman was blind and poor due to illness. Knowing that Liu Tingshi was a Jinshi, she dared not mention this matter.

Someone advised him to marry this person's younger sister. Liu Tingshi said with a smile: "My heart has already agreed to it, how can I fail my original intention."

Later Liu Tingshi married the other party, and the woman died of illness a few years later, Liu refused to remarry.

Su Shi asked him, "Sorrow is born of love, and love is born of sex. What do you really love about her?"

Liu Tingshi replied: "When the color fades and the love is relaxed, I also forget the sorrow. If you marry a wife with sex, as long as you look at the good-looking one, you have to marry and go home."

Having said that, Zhao Yasi fell in love with his second brother at the beginning, and he was also at the top of the list to choose his son-in-law.

but……

Zhang Duguan seemed to see the doubts of the two, and asked quickly: "What does this woman look like? Is she unmarried in her twenties..."

"It's not good even if you marry a woman with an average appearance, who is overwhelmed by the country and the city, isn't it?" Yan Yuhou smiled ambiguously.

Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi nodded, yes, marrying a beautiful woman will distract us from studying.Men in the Song Dynasty were also very realistic. For marriage, women with ordinary looks and who could help with money or official career were the best.

Huang Haoyi said: "That's exactly the case. My mother said that all good-looking women are tiger spirits, who will eat people until their bones are gone."

Zhang Yue was dumbfounded, your mother's original intentions were good, but after all, she was afraid that you would be addicted to the matter of the bed!

At this time, the boat has spread its sails and is slowly moving in the middle of the river.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was "Night Sailing Boat", which said that sailing at night without seeing the scenery is boring, and the conversation materials of everyone are used as a book.

Although the scenery of Qujiang was beautiful, the two teenagers were very interested when they heard about it, and because of the loneliness of the journey, they kept chatting.

Under the instigation of Yan Yuhou and Zhang Duguan, Huang Haoyi decided to visit the woman from Yuhou's family, but Zhang Yue hesitated for a while, since Huang Haoyi took the lead, he couldn't talk about it.

In the previous life, I must have added a WeChat account, first read a circle of friends, and then chatted.

And here Zhang Duguan also introduced another woman to Zhang Yue, although it seemed not as good as the woman introduced by Lu Yuhou.Zhang Yue thought about it and didn't refuse. First, he couldn't save the other party's face, and second, he really wanted to see it.

Not everyone can withstand the feeling of being alone and alone.

In his last life, when he was floating in a foreign land, he had already tasted this kind of feeling. Otherwise, why did he rush to go on a blind date just after graduation? He also wanted to meet a woman from IKEA and IKEA early, get married early, and happily be a house slave for the rest of his life. .

Now that he goes to Bianjing again, Zhang Yue is also afraid of this. It would be good if such a woman can get married early. Anyway, his brother has confessed before that he can decide his own marriage. After all, Pucheng Bianjing is so far away, and he also Can't make up my own mind.

In case one day we meet someone who is under the list to catch a son-in-law, let's just pretend to struggle and let it go.

Chatting and reading all the way, the boat entered the Qiantang River from Qujiang River, and then arrived in Hangzhou.

Zhang Yue originally wanted to stay in Hangzhou for two or three days. What was the West Lake in Hangzhou before the embankment was built? Let's see what the Broken Bridge looked like before Xu Xian and the White Lady met.

But Mr. Wu Dalang and his party seemed to be in a hurry, and they rushed straight to Bianjing, and they changed ships to Bianjing without stopping in Hangzhou.

At that time, Hangzhou was not yet called Lin'an, but Zhang Yue learned from other people that the population of Hangzhou had reached 20 households, and that even Suzhou and Yuezhou were not as prosperous as Hangzhou.

The annual income of only official wine in Hangzhou is 20 Guan.

After changing the boat, continue northward.

That day Zhang Yue slept in the cabin until midnight, when he was suddenly woken up by Tang Jiu.

Ps1: Thanks to the book friend for the Jinye Shuangmeng, old book friend, thank you.

ps2: Thanks again to Nanmu League for the 25 reward.

ps3: I'm busy before the New Year's Eve, so please forgive me for the late update.

(End of this chapter)