Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 769 The Big Wedding
Red walls and green tiles.

Ciqing Palace, the Prince's East Palace.

"It's about to get married, how do you feel?"

Zhu Yihai looked at Prince Hongjia who was trying on the wedding dress, and suddenly felt a little emotional, this child has grown up.

The next year will be 15 years old, which is the crowning age for the children of princes and nobles. Crowning means becoming an adult and being able to marry and have children.

Compared with the thin and weak appearance when he came back from outside the customs, he is now taller and stronger. Standing there, he is already about the same height as Zhu Yihai, his face is still a little immature, and his shoulders are not broad enough.

"Happy, but a little nervous."

"Why are you so nervous, marry a wife, let alone marry a princess with excellent talents and looks."

Zhu Yihai got up and straightened the skirt for the prince, "It fits well, the material of this dress is good, and the tailoring skills are also good, you feel like a new scholar in this suit."

"After getting married, you are a real adult, and the burden on your shoulders will be heavier in the future, and you have to think twice before doing things."

"Father is very pleased, but it's a pity that neither your biological mother nor adoptive mother can see you like this today."

Hong Jia also thought of his mother.

"Father, the son wants to ask the father for one thing."

"I know what you want to say, you want to pick Mrs. Zhang?"

"I also ask Father for permission."

"She can't come anymore, her asthma worsened a few years ago, she has been refusing to take medicine to recuperate with peace of mind, she has been making noises all the time, and her condition is getting worse and worse, no one can persuade her to help, I have already sent another imperial doctor there. "

"You can prepare for your big marriage with peace of mind. There is nothing much to say about being a father. Let's talk about the old rules of our family. You are only fifteen now, you are still young, and your bones are still growing. The princess is just like you Young people, after you get married, it is best to pay more attention to your body, young people should have less fun, and the days will be longer in the future."

"You are the crown prince, the crown prince. Before the crown princess gives birth to the eldest son, it is best not to let other prince concubines, concubines, etc. become pregnant. If the crown prince gives birth to a son, it will save some trouble in the future. Besides, you are still young, don't indulge in it .”

Hong Jia was a little embarrassed.

The young man is still very innocent, even because he has been with the emperor's father for the past two years, so he has not yet been recruited.

According to the usual practice in the palace, a few court ladies are usually invited to come over to enlighten him before marriage, but Zhu Yihai thinks this is not a good thing, and if it is not done properly, it may leave a shadow.

He brought a brocade box with a set of books in it.

"This is specially prepared by my father for you. A set of portraits carefully drawn by a Western painter to popularize pre-marriage education for you. Take a look when you have time. If you don't understand, I will bring you two Ladies, you can ask them, but it is not recommended to try it out privately before the bridal chamber, it is best to save this most beautiful moment for the two of you to try together at the bridal chamber."

Zhu Yihai patted the prince on the shoulder, turned and left.

When the son grows up, he feels old.

There is an unspeakable taste of unknown origin.

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Go back to Qianqingmen, enter the prime minister's office, and chat with Wen Anzhi, Wang Zhiren and others about the wedding.

"Your Majesty, there is still a lot of silver in the treasury of the Ministry of Households this year, and you can directly transfer 100 million silver dollars to hold the wedding."

Zhu Yihai waved his hand, "The crown prince is my son, and he got married, so the expenses will naturally be taken by me as a father. Besides, I also oppose extravagance and waste, and the crown prince himself has asked for frugality several times."

The way of Wen An said, "The prince is also the heir apparent of the country, and if the prince gets married, it would be unreasonable not to spend a penny from the treasury."

"What's the matter, in fact, let me tell you the truth, this time the prince's wedding, I will hand it over to the Shaofu Supervisor to be in charge of organizing the wedding and all other applications. The items used for the wedding will be supplied by the Zhuhuang Store under the Shaofu Supervisor,"

The emperor undertook the prince's wedding through the Shaofu Supervisor. From the decoration of the East Palace to the purchase of wedding supplies and various furniture, etc., the emperor used a very special method, that is, these firms and workshops under the royal system competed for bids, and finally selected some suppliers. Merchants, they provide the corresponding supply of goods, the emperor does not need to give them a penny, on the contrary, they have to charge them a sum of money.

Firms who bid for this supplier qualification can obtain a special title of special supplier for the wedding of Prince Shaotian of Ming Dynasty. This title can also become a trademark and be posted on some of their corresponding products.

It's just like advertising in a newspaper, but this time sponsoring the prince's wedding, the advertisement hit the royal head.

Zhu Yihai doesn't mind saying that it's stinky like this. Planning and planning, the prince's wedding is also a very grand and lively event, and the merchants can also get a great advertising effect. It's not a bad merchant's product, and it is also a royal industry.

The current internal competition will not make people think that this is the emperor trying to find a way to search for merchants.

Zhu Yihai intends to make this wedding grand and lively, as long as it is not wasted, it will be more lively, and there is no problem in celebrating together.

Anyway, Zhu Yihai organized this activity. Not only did he not spend a single silver dollar, but he got various supplies worth nearly 300 million silver dollars, and he also collected an additional 200 million silver dollars.

He didn't take this silver dollar into his own pocket, but handed it over to Prince Donggong.

When the prince gets the 200 million, he will use the name of the prince to distribute rewards to all the imperial guards in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, the local imperial camps, the patrol and garrison camps of the provinces, towns, regiments, and post stations.Rewards will also be given to all officials, students, elderly people who have reached the age of sixty, orphans, widows, and disabled people.

Some orphanages, nursing homes, and public cemeteries will even be established. The 200 million yuan will basically be rewarded this time.

So this time is also an opportunity to increase the popularity and reputation of the prince.

There are a lot of royal industries, and they are very profitable. If everyone participates, they will provide 300 million goods to supply the wedding. It will not be a burden, and even if the operation is good, the advertising effect in exchange will be considerable.

This is actually a very good thing for them, but considering the fear of misunderstanding by the people, so this time, private merchants other than Huangdian were not involved.

After all, this kind of thing, most people can't understand it for a while.

Even Wen Anzhi felt that the emperor didn't want to pay directly from internal funds, so he took things directly from his own imperial shop for the wedding and even rewarded him with money.

I feel that this is the same as the imperial court looking for salt merchants or sea merchants in the past, and the big merchants used money to do things.

That's why he proposed to take out 100 million from the national treasury.

The emperor refused.

The emperor is not short of money. Now the emperor dares to say that he is definitely the richest man in the world, occupying the world's largest and most profitable business, who can compare.

I think that when Zhengde got married back then, he wanted to withdraw 40 yuan from the treasury, and the courtiers cried and rushed to stop it.Shenzong gave his favorite King Fu a big wedding. The wedding cost only 30 taels, and the construction of the Luoyang Palace cost 28 taels, which was considered by the ministers to be ten times the normal system and cost too much.

In fact, the key to spending more or less is how much is in the treasury.

In the past, the country’s finances mainly relied on agricultural taxation. There was not much money at all, and it was expensive everywhere. The treasury often starved mice to death. The princes spent a few 10 taels on their weddings. Naturally, the ministers refused, even if you The emperor spent 40 taels on his wedding, and he had to be sprayed with saliva for a long time.

poor.

Nowadays, the emperor doesn’t spend a single penny on the national treasury, not even his own internal treasury. If the imperial store is to bear the burden, the ministers actually don’t have much qualifications to object. What are you against rich people?
If you don't do anything, you can still get a reward. What face do you have to object?

Zhu Yihai believes that it doesn't matter if some commercial elements are properly introduced, as long as it is not in the form of forced apportionment, this kind of cooperation that actively invites investment and bidding is the direction of sustainable, mutual benefit and benign development.As for the endorsement of the merchant by the royal family, as long as the review is strengthened, it doesn't matter.

The name of the royal family can be exchanged for millions of silver dollars, and a century-old wedding for the prince will be a good thing for the revived Ming Dynasty, for the envoys of the four directions, and for the people of the world.

"The court doesn't need to consider the issue of money. You are responsible for the etiquette. This time, I hope that not only the envoys from all parties who will come to participate in the Zhengdan Dynasty, but also the envoys from all over the country, and even the leaders of the Mongolian and Jurchen tribes in the local area, the southwest and the South Chieftains and officials, as well as famous gentry and literati in the world, are all invited to come, to make it more lively, to show off the prestige of the country, and to boost morale."

"Your Majesty, this will cost a lot."

Zhu Yihai smiled slightly. The most important thing about money is its flow mode. To put it simply, how to distribute the money, or for example, how to make the victims recover quickly after a catastrophe?
The best way is to provide work for relief, provide work, and then pay the workers. In this way, the money will flow out, but it is not simply sending money.

To put it bluntly, in fact, the big infrastructure also has such an idea.

When the money flows, the people have wages and salaries, so they can consume, and even drive supply, and finally the money flows back through taxation.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, the court has money and food in its hands, otherwise it will not be able to use paper as money to give people wages.The money in the hands of the emperor now is the dividends earned through industrial and commercial trade, especially some monopolistic industries.

The prince's wedding should be more grand. To reward soldiers and entertain foreign officials, he needs to purchase various goods and materials. In fact, it can also promote the big consumption in the capital, and even provide opportunities for many people to make money in business.

For Beijing, which has just moved its capital, this will undoubtedly boost some popularity and allow it to recover more quickly.The money invested in the prince's wedding is equivalent to a starter.

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Zhang Huangyan, the newly promoted Duke of Qiantang County, was sitting in the mansion, while Zhang Jinghui, the eldest daughter, was trying on the wedding dress.

"Father."

Zhang Huangyan came back to his senses and saw his daughter standing in front of her so beautifully, wearing a phoenix crown, a red round-neck gown, and a scarf.

He remembered that when he was running around in order to fight against the Qing Dynasty, he didn't even care about his young wife and two young children, saying goodbye to them running around doing dangerous things that might ransack their families at any time.

In a blink of an eye, the daughter was already fifteen and put on her wedding dress.

His eye sockets became wet all of a sudden. He has been busy outside these years. At the end of Chongzhen, he was busy fighting against eunuchs and treacherous parties, and participated in the activities of restoring society. , He worked in various places, unable to bring his wife and children to the post, and the father and daughter also gathered less and separated more.

The little girl suddenly became a big girl, and she was about to get married soon.

"After you get married, when you get there, you have to be obedient and don't play your temper. You will be the concubine at that time. The prince is the crown prince of the country. You must be a good housekeeper and take care of the affairs in the backyard of the East Palace for the prince. You used to I like poetry, books and operas, but when I get there, I have to start doing housework..."

As he was talking, Zhang Huang couldn't continue, fearing that he would lose his composure in front of his daughter, so he quickly turned aside and pretended to cough.

Zhang Jinghui's eyes were also red. In her eyes, the father was always so impassioned and tall, but now he was crying in front of his daughter.

"My daughter will."

(End of this chapter)