Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 515 Guo Ponu, you Persian!

The story described by Tu Huan is obviously beyond the scope of everyone's imagination. They have no idea about this level of "wealth".

In fact, most people here have never seen cane sugar in their lives, and don't even know what a manor is - on the land of Ross, there are basically only various very primitive village communities. Commercial plantation estates were a bit too advanced for them.

So after describing it, everyone may still only have the concept of "very rich".

Father Vladimir was very envious of this, but Vasily and others simply couldn't understand it.

"Why do you need to prepare so much dowry..." he said doubtfully.

"Dowry is a daughter's face." Vladimir muttered: "Your aunt is bullied by her husband's family every day just because she has no dowry. We feel guilty and can't say anything. If your sister is the same...hey, I don't have it. Your grandpa is so generous. When we finish our work this year and return home, we can let her get married."

"You are still in the mood to consider this thing..." Igor said directly and helplessly: "This shows that you are already living a pretty good life."

Everyone was speechless for a while.

The two of them were able to run to Dadu, survive all the way, learn some Greek, and even consider bringing money back. This is something that many Russians only dare to dream about. Although they are at the absolute bottom of society here, in Ross' hometown, they and his son are indeed among the best with outstanding ability and luck.

"After all, this involves issues in Roman law." Seeing them getting entangled, Tuo Huan explained: "Strictly speaking, there are only three forms of the most orthodox Roman marriage."

However, amid the roar of approval, Guo Ponu was a little flustered.

"Huh?" This time, even those who are slower can feel that she is a little too anxious in her current state.

"Of course, these rules were gradually blurred a long time ago. Later marriages were basically other forms. However, these early systems still left many traces. Such as purchase and sale marriages, which are still like this until now. , there is a way for a man to pay a sum of money to the woman’s parents to buy a wife.”

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, but for a long time they didn't say anything.

"what?"

"However, qualified families will try to avoid this situation. Not only will they not ask for money, but they will also pay a dowry in return. The amount of the dowry must at least be worthy of the man's status and wealth, so that both parties are in a good position. Roughly equal status. Otherwise, other people will laugh at the fact that the family is in ruins and has reached the point of selling their daughters. Respectable parents take this kind of thing very seriously. "

Thinking of this, she risked her life and said directly: "He is not my biological brother at all, so there is nothing to be taboo about. My parents adopted him after I was born. He did not have his own family, so he took the surname Guo. It made everyone think that he was the eldest son of the Guo family. But at the beginning, the parents actually wanted to adopt a boy who would be their son-in-law in the future."

"Okay, okay, don't spread rumors." She quickly came out and stopped Tuohuan and the others who were chatting enthusiastically: "This is our Guo family's business, we haven't said anything yet."

None of the Russians reacted, and even Tu Huan was taken aback. They turned to stare at her with an expression of "You're actually like this."

"So that's it..." Everyone understood now: "The princess's husband must not be an ordinary person. That's why he has so much money, right..."

"Look, let me just say it, it's okay for Brother Constantine to get married." He said, "This is all for the cause of Heavenly Father..."

"Didn't I say before that Guo Kang was adopted by our Guo family to carry on the family line. Everyone knows this." Faced with everyone's doubts, Guo Ponu explained: "This branch of the Guo family's direct lineage, to In fact, I am the only one in my generation. No matter what he says, he is not a blood descendant of the Guo family."

This time, others were also shaken.

Vasily spread his hands towards his father with an "unsurprising" expression.

Guo Ponu felt a little embarrassed when they looked at him. But considering Theodora has made it clear, if there is no response from here, it is probably really out of the question.

Tuo Huan seemed to want to say something, but after seeing Guo Ponu's alert look, he hesitated.

"Is this really the case?" All the Russians were a little confused and sighed: "The relationship between people in the city is really complicated. We have never seen anything like this in our village..."

"The first type is religious marriage, in which both parties swear an oath in front of gods and priests to conclude the marriage. In the classical era, this was the most expensive and classic way of getting married. The second type is commercial marriage, in which the man spends money in front of witnesses and officials. Money or symbolic purchase of the woman, thus forming a marriage. The last type is a prescription marriage, which means that women, like objects, can change their ownership through long-term possession. If the possession is for one year and no one explicitly objects, then the marriage is established. . In the early years, the Romans often went out to steal their wives, and this system was designed to cope with this situation."

Everyone knows very well that although they usually support the emphasis on discipline, it is simply to deal with greedy priests and nobles. If something good like this really happens, it's okay to be accommodating.

"So, the solution is to let him marry me. In this way, the descendants will still be blood relatives of our family. This is the best way to continue the family line."

"Yeah, actually, if you ask me, this amount of money is a bit too little to spend on Guo Kanganda." Tuohuan shook his head repeatedly: "He doesn't spend much money himself, but he does too many things. One year in the monastery How much money has been invested there..."

Due to Guo Ponu's sudden self-exposure, the square fell into a strange silence for a while. Even Guo Ponu himself was so embarrassed that he could not speak because of his impulsive speech.

"Then I'll ask the kitchen to bring some food out. If you want to wait, just continue to rest here." Finally, Tuohuan had no choice but to break the ice and said.

Everyone thanked him one after another, and Tuohuan left the place quickly while Guo Ponu was still in a daze.

He wanted to ask Theodora about the current situation in the city and tell her the breaking news just now. However, she hasn't come back yet. Tuo Huan had no choice but to walk around again, thinking about the problem as he walked. As a result, he happened to meet Shi Ke who was in a hurry.

"Hey? Brother Shi, aren't you at the dock? Why are you here?" he asked quickly.

"I'm here to inquire about the situation." Shi Ke said: "There are no enemies at the dock. They have been settled a long time ago. There is no particularly important work now. I arranged for the adjutant to find people there, and I will come back first."

"Get people?" Tuohuan didn't quite understand.

"Yes, literally fishing for people." Shi Ke told him: "Everything was fine at first, but suddenly a large number of citizens came out of the arena and ran everywhere."

"We asked them to calm down and maintain order, but those people didn't listen and ran around. There was a trestle there, which had been abandoned before, so no one took care of it. As a result, many people ran all the way to the end before stopping. It was too crowded. There were so many people that they were squeezed and fell down a lot. We had no choice but to go fishing for people again.”

"What's going on with the Greeks..." Tuohuan couldn't figure out what was going on for a moment, so he simply stopped thinking: "Forget it, tell me, what do you want to know?" "That's it..." Shi Ke looked around. , when he saw someone, he lowered his voice and asked carefully: "Why does everyone say that my second sister has rebelled?"

"Ah? Who said that?" Tuohuan was also very confused, feeling that he had received too much information in this moment.

"Everyone is saying that!" Shi Ke looked troubled: "I was at sea before, leading soldiers to conduct night combat training. As soon as I came back, the people who stayed behind told me that someone at home came to see me. I asked what they were doing, and they They said it was my second sister who rebelled, and my fourth cousin was leading people to hunt her down. They asked me to bring people here quickly to help clean up the family, so as not to be caught by other families later. "

"Then do you think it's possible?" Tuohuan asked doubtfully.

"Of course it's impossible. My second sister is like a fool. She doesn't have the brains to rebel." Shi Ke immediately shook his head: "I suspected that there was something fishy here, so I asked my close associates to deal with the envoy and said that I haven't come back yet. Wait. Let’s talk about it when we get back. Just send them away first.”

"I wanted to find out what was going on, but not long after, the Queen Mother actually ran over in person." He whispered: "I was hiding on the boat at that time - don't tell grandma - I was squatting there to tell the situation. , she suddenly opened up. I was afraid that there might be some misunderstanding in an emergency, so I hurriedly docked with several boats in the rear team, saying that I had just come back and asked her what her orders were."

"She told me that some people from the Wang family gathered to carry out cult activities with the intention of rebelling. Brother Kang and others have already risen up. There are also people in our family who are involved. Some people may have been fooled, while others and several unfilial children of the Wang family, It seems that there has been contact for a long time, and it is probably related. In short, most of them are now in a mess, and order must be restored quickly, and then the situation can be investigated. "

"I felt the situation was a bit serious, so I quickly arranged manpower and prepared for battle."

"Looking now, grandma doesn't have complete information." Tuohuan said: "The information she provided may not be the true situation. I am still trying to figure out what happened."

"I didn't have time to think so much at that time. The explosion could be heard in the city, which shocked us all. We thought it was the ammunition depot on the shore that exploded." Shi Ke shook his head: "In this case, I think it is better to listen to her first. That’s good. Anyway, let’s stabilize the overall situation first and then analyze other things in detail.”

"However, I really don't know what's going on with the second sister." He scratched his head: "After the Queen Mother left, I first sent people to occupy the nearby high ground, and then sent the cannon as she requested."

"But when I came back, another messenger was sent from my family. This time it was my second uncle. The messenger asked me if someone had come before and said that my second sister had colluded with Mr. Guo to rebel?"

"I said that some people did say that the second sister rebelled, but there was no such thing as Brother Kang. Thinking about it, how could he rebel? The messenger also agreed. I continued to test and asked him about the news of the second sister's rebellion. Is it the same? Fake?"

"But he told me that the second sister's rebellion is true, and she is attacking Mr. Guo. There is news that there are some scum in our family, and they are colluding with a few guys from the Wang family to attack the legion troops who are maintaining military discipline. The leader , is obviously my second sister."

"Ah?" Tuohuan didn't know how many times he had said "ah" today: "Why are both sides saying she is rebelling?"

"I don't know..." Shi Ke looked innocent: "The messenger was very sure. He also said that the princess was already here and was gathering soldiers from various families. But the third brother did not believe that the second sister was rebelling and was unwilling to provide her with anything. Soldier. Later, the second uncle took it upon himself to send out all the servants on duty, and the third brother was also dragged over by the princess. "

"Uh..." Tuohuan was already confused about the situation.

"What the messenger means is that I'd better act alone and must raise a banner. Because I am the eldest grandson of the family, as long as I stand firmly on the side of counterinsurgency and show my attitude, everything will be saved later," Shi Ke said. :

"Anyway, everyone in the city knows that the relationship between the second sister and the family has always been bad. The family has publicly wanted to kick her out several times, but they just felt that the impact was not very good and would make people think that we can't even educate a daughter. Again. In addition, she was close to the princess, so she was somewhat worried, so she didn’t really do it.”

"However, the princess is now going to openly quell the chaos. She has probably broken up with her, so there is no need to worry. So, I hope that I can also help and save Brother Kang quickly. Don't let anything happen to him. Then, put that Catch the guy too. My father and second uncle are both gone, so now I can only count on me."

"What happens after that?" Tuo Huan asked.

"I didn't dare to move at that time. Moreover, I really didn't have many soldiers in hand. In comparison, I think it is more important to carry out the mission of the Queen Mother first. After all, this order is accurate and is in line with military common sense." Shi Ke Said: "But after that, I heard all kinds of rumors."

"what?"

"Several branches of the Li family, who live by the sea, came to me at the naval port and asked me if I knew what happened. Because they heard that Xuanying got into a fight with someone unknown, We broke through the night watchman's conspiracy and discovered that they were trying to rebel, and now they are at war with each other. It is said that it was the second sister who has been active in the city for a long time and hooked up with them." Shi Ke said with a headache.

"However, the Night Watchmen have a special status and their strength is limited. They dare not act without authorization. This place is not close to their main house, and I am the one with the most soldiers nearby. They came to me to ask about the situation."

Tuohuan didn't know what Li Xuanying had done for a while, so he could only scratch his head and couldn't figure out what was going on.

"And there are even more outrageous things." Shi Ke continued: "On my way here, I heard someone say that something happened to Xiao Zhu's family. It seems that my second sister colluded with a group of Frank gangsters and wanted to rob Xiao Zhu of his family. Husband, fight for the control claimed by Ming Dynasty and become the real Wu Zetian."

"I think this is outrageous and overdone, but what they said was serious. They also said that the fighting between the two sides was so fierce that they ignited all the gunpowder magazines there and the whole city knew about it." He gestured: "To be honest, this can actually Corresponding. But isn’t it even more outrageous?”

"Anyway, these things are half true and half false. I can't tell them apart at all." Shi Ke looked quite confused: "Tell me, what on earth is going on..."

Tuohuan really couldn't explain it, so he could only ask Shi Ke to wait a little while he went to ask about the situation first. Fortunately, as soon as the two of them finished talking and returned to the gate, they saw Theodora coming back on horseback.

"Are these Russians still here?" She jumped off her horse and asked Tuohuan, "Huh? His sister is here too."

"Don't go in a hurry." Tuohuan stopped her quickly.

"What's wrong?" Theodora asked.

I don’t know how to say goodbye. Now that a lot of things have been told to her, she will probably lose control of her emotions again. But Theodora didn't know why, she didn't even go to the palace, and was already heading to Guo Ponu and others.

Tuo Huan had no choice but to stop her and tell her, hoping that she would be prepared and not start a quarrel with others directly.

However, Theodora was immediately unhappy.

"Guo Ponu, you Persian!" She cursed bitterly and rushed over.

(End of this chapter)