Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 613
Baoqin explained: "According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, private marriages are allowed for girls over the age of 15. This is protected by the government and is a legal marriage contract, but it is a crime if you are underage. It's just that private marriages are mostly in poor families, and private marriages in rich families are likely to be unacceptable." When it comes to the dowry, it's miserable."

"Then, the dowry is actually a part of the husband's family, but the husband's family cannot deal with it arbitrarily unless it is a big disaster at home. If a Tang noble family seizes the dowry by force, it will be looked down upon by others. This has nothing to do with Tang law. Then, there is Harmony, righteousness, and out of the three laws."

"Heli, if a woman takes the dowry away, her husband's family cannot force it to stay. Yijue, it depends on which side made the mistake. The person who made the mistake will definitely lose a lot of money and silk. In the end, the wife will be divorced. Not only can the dowry not be taken away at all, The mother’s family has to pay for it.”

"Xiao Ling'er doesn't even know how much money we have at home. When I signed the contract with her before entering the door, she gritted her teeth and was willing to give out [-]% of the proceeds from the silk workshop to subsidize the family. Now I laugh every time I think of it." Also, when she proposed to have all the disposal rights of Sifang, her little face was nervous."

Baoqin talked a lot in one breath and kept laughing.

Liu Mu turned his head to look at Dugu Lanruo: "How much money does our family have?"

"I don't know." Dugu Lanruo gave a very positive answer.

Liu Mu looked at Baoqin again, Baoqin also shook his head: "I don't know, this is going to be checked, and our family's coins are the smallest part of the family property."

"Okay, let's get down to business, I plan to give Baoqin a dowry."

"I can't." Baoqin stopped Liu Mu: "Even if the princess agrees, Xiao Ling'er and Xie Xing'er can't hide this matter from Xiao Ling'er and Xie Xing'er. If you give me the property of the family, they will have objections. Even if you go to the government to sue, Mr. Lang will lose. of."

What Baoqin was talking about was Tang Lu, as a concubine, it was impossible for her to share a piece of the family property.

"Then I can help you earn a lot of money?" Liu Mu asked again.

Baoqin still shook his head: "That's not okay. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, Mr. Lang wants to be fair. Even if the New Year's Bonus is given during the New Year's Day, it must be distributed fairly according to status. Tang Law has several regulations to protect women. Even if it is Concubines are also protected by the Tang law, even if they were slaves, they are still protected by the Tang law after becoming a concubine."

Liu Mu really didn't expect that Datang actually had such a thing as women's protection regulations, and there were regulations on the protection of private property.

Baoqin said again: "Mr. Lang, do you know why the rich merchants in the south of the Yangtze River are crazy about the Japanese girl as a concubine?"

"Why?"

"Among the laws of the Tang Dynasty, there are three rules that do not follow the iron law. Any woman who does not follow the three rules can avoid the three rules of disregarding her parents, adultery, and stealing. Steal these two items. Not three, those who have mourned for their uncles and aunts for three years, those who married poor and humble and later became rich, and those who left homeless."

Liu Mu touched his chin, leaned on the soft chair, and said slowly: "I have a big business. It was just an idea at first, but someone sent me an opportunity today. This business can only be done by holding the piano. Just before Xiao Ling When I mentioned her dowry, I thought that Baoqin would not have his own way of getting money."

Baoqin was moved by Liu Mu's mood, but rules are rules.

"Husband, tell me, how big is the way to get money. If it is big enough, I can decide to favor the piano, and then the two of them will have no objections. Just as the husband said, this matter can only be done by holding the piano. So it’s not unfair to be biased, but you can’t avoid the two of them, and the two of them are not that kind of ignorant.”

Dugu Lanruo also wants to seek some benefits for Baoqin, after all Baoqin is her closest person besides Liu Mu.

Liu Mu gave Baoqin a wink.

Seeing Liu Mu's expression, holding the piano and covering his mouth, he just smiled: "Don't worry, Mr. Lang, in our place, things that are bigger than rabbits can't move around without our permission."

Only then did Liu Mu take out a piece of paper, and quickly drew a picture with a pencil.

This is a simplified version of a map along the equator.

"This is the Guangzhou Wharf. This is what I call the Strait of Malacca. I will give you a thousand Japanese to occupy one end of the strait. A port can be built here, Temasek Port. Then from across the strait, the first trader The location is the Lion Kingdom (Ceylon), and going west is Tianzhu, our goal is not Tianzhu. We have to go further west.”

Baoqin understood: "Then the deal with the Lion Kingdom is just for friendship, this is a supply port."

"clever."

"Then to the west, there are two straits here, one is the Persian Gulf, and the other is here..." Liu Mu pointed on the picture: "I will negotiate with Oscar Buddy, he will send here to trade with us, here are Ambergris, dracaena, and countless herbs that we have never seen before."

Baoqin nodded fiercely, just like ambergris, Baoqin knew it was a big deal.

That thing is worth ten times gold.

"Remember, we must bypass the Persian Gulf, because we are Tang ships, and the Persians dare not do anything to us. There are many people in the green forest who are not skilled enough to enter the hidden guard, and some of them are old, and our people are also injured. Then carry out the mission. If this sea route is done well, five ships a year will be more than [-] yuan in net profit."

"Faster than stealing money?"

"That's it. This is still the early days. When you dare to go to the southwest again, there will be an island here. This island is called Spice Island. The whole island is covered with countless flowers and plants. You just send tens of thousands of people every day. Keep digging, the island is still growing.”

Liu Mu said that the spice island is Madagascar, where the natural vanilla is the world's largest export volume in later generations.

"This matter is troublesome." Baoqin climbed on Liumu's back and said unhurriedly: "Although Su Woling is just a lowly concubine, if we use Japanese people to do things, we have to give her a share." .”

Dugu Lanruo said: "If you don't need Japanese people to work, you should have her share. She is also one of the concubines, although the rank is lower."

"This picture cannot be passed on."

"En!" Baoqin agreed while rolling up the picture and putting it away.

"Three treasures in the ocean, in fact, you have seen them all. One is a compass, one is a sextant, and the other is canned food. Of course, you can bring a few more cats, and beware of mice on board."

Liu Mu explained carefully.

In fact, apart from Huayuan Workshop, no one outside has seen such a thing as a sextant.

"What kind of business is your husband talking about with that guest?" Dugu Lanruo asked.

Liu Mu didn't intend to hide it: "This business can only be done by Bosi. I want to find a kind of oil fruit. But there are hundreds of trees that look very similar, so let him bring some of the fruits over, and then we Then choose from them. The yield of oil fruit is more than ten times that of our rapeseed."

(End of this chapter)