The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1004 Special bride price?
The new money that has just been collected was recently pulled over from Chang'an City by bullock cart. Although Dongshan County's construction cost a lot, the chamber of commerce in Chang'an City has been receiving a steady stream of money. There is income, not just a Xuanwu building, but also the branches of the entire Tang Dynasty, and all the money they earn will be sent to Chang'an every year.

Doing business in Datang, once the stalls are opened, there will be a steady stream of income, and Xuan Shijing's expenditure is just a drop in the bucket.

After all, the wealth of the Hou Mansion has been accumulated for ten years, and many things that are unique to the Hou Mansion are all monopolized by money.

"It's really inconvenient to store these copper coins." Xuan Shijing pouted.

"Yes, but you can melt those copper coins and make them into copper wares. First, it is convenient for storage. Second, the original copper coins must be more valuable after melting them to make copper wares." Qin Bingyue said.

"This is something that is clearly prohibited by the imperial court. Our family is not short of money, so we won't violate that taboo. Tell Uncle Zhong tomorrow that all those old copper coins should be exchanged for silver or gold."

"Master Hou, if that's the case, our family will lose a lot of money." Qin Bingyue heard, isn't this a money-losing business?If the ratio of silver to copper coins on the market is really changed, it will definitely suffer.

"No, how could you suffer? Just do as I said." Xuan Shijing smiled and said, "Don't touch the new money for now, and wait until the first day of September, and send it to the princess mansion as a betrothal gift. "

"Yes." Qin Bingyue nodded, if she just exchanged those rusty old coins for silver, she wouldn't feel so distressed.

Early the next morning, Xuan Shijing took the dowry list drawn up yesterday to discuss with Wang to see if there was anything to add or subtract.

Looking at the thick stack of checklists, Mrs. Wang smiled slightly and said, "Jing'er, if you marry a daughter-in-law this time, you are going to empty out our house's warehouse."

Earlier, Xuan Shijing promised Jinyang that she would definitely give her a wedding that would be a sensation in Chang'an and even famous in Guan, so Xuan Shijing would not be stingy in every process of the wedding, including engagement and dowry.

"Mother, is there anything you want to add or subtract?" Xuan Shijing asked, and then handed the marriage certificate to Wang Shi for review.

Mrs. Wang shook her head: "There is nothing wrong with the betrothal gift. Although the number is large, I always feel that it is a bit ordinary. Mother means that there is nothing special about this betrothal gift."

Wang recalled that when he was in the army, Xuan Shijing's father asked her to marry him. Although there were not many dowry gifts, every gift had a special meaning. For the two of them, it had an unusual meaning. This kind of gift is what women are happy to receive.

something special?Xuan Shijing frowned and thought for a while, yes, in the modern age, whether it's a piece of gold or a house or a car, it's nothing special, there is a marriage proposal.

Xuan Shijing remembered, didn't some of the merchants in Chang'an City bring diamonds to sell in Chang'an?Might as well make a ring.

What is rare and expensive? In modern times, apart from the symbolic meaning that people give, this diamond ring is not as valuable as those emerald rings in Xuan Shijing's warehouse. But this honorable marriage is worth two words It didn't seem so meaningful, so Xuan Shijing planned to order a diamond ring after listening to Wang's words.

"Bingyue, you set off immediately to Chang'an City, ask Qiandui to contact those jewelers, and ask if there are any diamonds from the Western Regions, what do they look like? White, transparent, can reflect colorful colors under the sun, not glass, It is a diamond, very hard, let Qiandui find it, and send it to the jewelry shop immediately after finding it, Ben Hou wants to order a ring, as for the blueprint, I will ask Chang Le to send it to you later." Xuan Shijing said.

"Yes, Lord Hou." Qin Bingyue stepped back after responding.

When Mrs. Wang heard Xuan Shijing said to make a ring, she wondered what kind of stone this diamond is, is it more valuable than those agates and emeralds in the warehouse of the house?
"Mother has a bracelet here. In the future, after Princess Jinyang passes through the door, she will also pass it on to her. This bracelet is the only thing Mother brought out from her mother's house. It was left by your grandma back then, and it is the most precious thing for our Xuan family. Let’s pass it on to my daughter-in-law as tokens.” Mrs. Wang opened her sleeves, revealing the jadeite bracelet on her wrist.

This jade bracelet is worn on a person's body, people nourish jade, and jade also nourishes people, and the jade bracelet on Wang's wrist looks like it is old, and its color is much darker than ordinary jadeite.

Xuan Shijing nodded, whether it is a big family or ordinary people, there are always one or two things handed down from the ancestors, which are passed down from generation to generation. Live comfortably, take these old things to the pawnshop and pawn them, otherwise they will be passed down from generation to generation.

Just like when Wang was in the army, he still kept the bracelet intact, no matter how poor he was back then, he didn't sell the bracelet.

The ancestors of the Wang family belonged to a big family, so the things that were handed down naturally would not be bad. When the Wang family was wiped out in the troubled times, there was only this bracelet left on Wang's body, which became a Nian. think.

As Xuan Shijing grows up, he wants to marry a wife and have children, this thought will also be passed down from generation to generation.

After agreeing on the title of the betrothal gift, Zhong Zishuo will then give the list to Zhong Zishuo to arrange. On the first day of September, Li Ke will come to pick up the marriage certificate, and then bring the betrothal gift to the princess mansion to propose marriage.

Xuan Shijing in the study draws the shape of the ring on the paper, remembering that he still doesn't know how big a ring Jin Yang will wear, what if he makes it bigger and smaller.
After the drawing is finished, add a sentence on the drawing, the requirement is that the ring can be slightly adjusted in size, and the jewelry store has a special shop for this, so it should be able to understand Xuan Shijing's meaning, so Xuan Shijing is not worried, the ring is not only diamond In addition, the rest is silver. As for gold, Xuan Shijing dislikes its color and vulgarity, so he discards it.

Hand over the drawings to Chang Le and send them to Chang'an City. Next, Xuan Shijing's work is not over yet. Zhong Zishuo helps to pack the dowry gifts from the warehouse, and also needs to contact the carpenter to build boxes. Xuan Shijing needs to go to see often, and Chuang Tzu comes over here. After the agreement yesterday, those merchants have signed a contract with Qiandui. Today, a batch of goods from Chang'an will follow the relocation team and send them to the house.

The Yanlai Tower will also be moved to Zhuangzi, the name will not change, it will still be the Yanlai Tower, which is a sign in the pass.

(End of this chapter)