Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 326 Full of Sincerity
Chapter 329 full of sincerity

But for the dowry, Ran Ming was very embarrassed.

When getting engaged, the bride's family's fixed gift and the amount of dowry often become the value of the married woman, so the wedding is characterized by ostentation, grandeur, and extravagance.

The Xie family is not the Liu family, and the Liu family is a merchant. If Liu Mo marries Ran Ming, that is clinging!But the Xie family is different. As a first-class wealthy family, apart from the Xie family's peers, the Langya Wang family, the Sima family, and the Ran family of Wei State are the only ones.

The family is right, so don't be careless about the betrothal gift. If the betrothal gift is too little, I'm afraid that the Xie family will think that they are the Ran family, look down on their Xie family, and hate them because of love, that would be bad!

Seeing Ran Ming's troubled face, Liu Mo handed it to Ran Ming with a cup of tea and said, "What's your troubles, my husband, tell me, maybe I can refer to it!"

"It's so difficult!" Ran Ming sighed, and said with a helpless smile: "Father has created a difficult problem for Gu, and Gu doesn't know what to do?"

Liu Wei said, "What's the problem?"

Ran Ming said: "The bride price!"

Liu Wei snickered in her heart, what Ran Min did was just in line with her appetite, anyway, Liu Wei almost became the laughing stock of people at that time, saying that she was greedy and vain, in short, Liu was subjected to a lot of slander .

Ran Ming took a sip of tea and suddenly said, "Did you put honey water in the tea?"

Liu Wei said, "No!"

"Why is it so sweet here?" Ran Ming asked strangely, "It doesn't make sense!"

Liu Mo said with a smile: "This is not my husband's invention, it's white sugar that has just been made, and it hasn't had time to be put on the market yet!"

Ran Ming just remembered that when he came to Jiankang, he found that all the food sold in Jiankang City were brown lump sugar, which was not only ugly, but also had a bitter aftertaste, just like brown sugar, very Sticky, and when you buy it, you need to knock off a piece from the top.And the price is very expensive. Although it is slightly cheaper than honey, it is almost three times the price of beef per catty!

Ran Ming was very surprised. In later generations, the price of white sugar is only three or four yuan, which is only one tenth of that of beef.

After research, Ran Ming found that the sugar produced in this era was also made from sugarcane or sugar beets, which were squeezed, filtered, and impurity removed, and then boiled. There were no steps such as clarification, boiling, honey removal, sugar washing, and drying. , so the manufactured sugar is basically brown and very ugly.

In this era, sugar is an absolute luxury. Even ordinary small landlords and wealthy households can eat big fish and meat all year round, but they cannot afford sugar.

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Yuan Shu could not drink a bowl of honey water until he died, and he was made into a final downcast. This is not the case. In this era, only the direct descendants of the upper-class wealthy families and dignitaries are eligible to enjoy sugar and honey. Fifth-rank officials, eat Sugar is like Chinese New Year!
Ran Ming thought of this and suddenly had an idea. Xuan paper and printing are the core technologies, which can be used to inherit Ran Ming's cultural spirit, so naturally they can't be given away casually.But sugar is different. People can live without sugar, but they cannot live without rice paper and books.

Ran Ming laughed loudly and asked, "How much sugar do you have at home now?"

"Not much, only ten catties!"

Ran Ming said: "Let someone give Gu a bag of six catties, and Gu go to the Xie family to hire him!"

Ran Ming took six catties of white sugar to hire him. If he lived in later generations, he would definitely be laughed out of his teeth.Even if it is a small household, the dowry includes at least [-] catties of sugar.

Ran Ming took Cao Chun with Ran Min's imperial decree and some ordinary dowry gifts, such as buckskin, "The Book of Songs.Zhao Nan.There are dead elks in the wild, which says: "There are dead elks in the wild, covered with white grass. There are women with spring, and Ji Shi lures them." It is written about using wild deer to propose to a girl.Because many geese were used as a gift in ancient times, the gift of dowry was also called "commissioned birds".In addition to deerskins and geese, there are also a lot of cloth and silk, these things, Wei Guo can still get them.But Ran Min is very stingy, the cloth is all produced in Qingzhou, and the chemically dyed cloth invented by Ran Ming.

Ran Ming also prepared [-] gold coins for Xie Daoyun, which is the coin of Wei State.

Cao Chun took four young eunuchs, dozens of attendants, and six carts to Xie's mansion in Wuyi Lane!The people along the way looked at the flag of Wei Guoran's family on top of the convoy, with envious expressions in their eyes.Especially the fifty guards guarding Cao Chunlai, but Ran Min's confidants are the elite of the Buying.These emphatic armors are like ordinary people strolling in the garden, which makes people even more surprised.

Ran Min's elite infantry battalion is definitely a very abnormal existence in this era. As a whole, they can march 120 miles a day in normal full armor, and can reach [-] miles in an emergency march. Go out of Jinjun Shitiao Street.

In fact, Mrs. Xie had already received the news that someone from Yecheng had come, and he was a regular attendant. Even Xie Daoyun could have guessed that this was the official appointment of the royal family of Wei State to Mrs. Xie.

In ancient China, the wedding process was divided into six stages, which were called "six rites" in ancient times, namely Nacai, Asking Names, Naji, Nazheng, Asking Date, and Greeting.Among them, "Nazheng", that is, the man's family sends the dowry gift to the woman's family, also known as Nabi, Daeng, and Guodali.

This time, Ran Ming is going to complete the five procedures of Na Cai, asking for names, Najib, Na Zheng, and asking for a date.The mansion in Niaoyi Lane of Xie Family in Chenjun is very large and magnificent. It can accommodate at least four people for dinner. There are also two auxiliary halls, each with 200 people, that is, 800 people.In later generations, one building may accommodate tens of thousands of people, but in this era, Xie's mansion is indeed very large.

On behalf of Ran Min, Cao Chun made a betrothal gift to Mrs. Xie, and Mrs. Xie also opened the door of the ceremony and lined up to welcome her!
Cao Chun followed Ran Ming into the hall, seeing the carved railings and jade masonry in the mansion, resplendent and resplendent, he couldn't help thinking that the luxury of this aristocratic family is really extraordinary.

Xie An received a report from the porter: "Mr. Ran is asking to see Mr. Wu Yi and Mr. An Shi!"

Xie's servants knew that since Ran Ming became Xie's aunt, they flattered him very much, invited him to wait in the guest room, made the best tea, and brought the best treats.

After a while, Xie Yi and Xie An entered the VIP hall together!Xie An's face was full of spring breeze.

After greeting each other, Ran Ming introduced Cao Chun to the two of them!
Ran Ming said: "This time I'm married to Mrs. Xie, I'm going to send a gift to the two elders as a betrothal gift!"

"Gift?" Xie Yi said displeased, "What gift!"

The betrothal gift is a person's face. The Xie family was a wealthy family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty that could be ranked as the first class with the royal family. The Ran family only took six carts of betrothal gifts. Xie Shenyi didn't say anything, and he was unhappy in his heart.

Ran Ming opened the bag of six catties of sugar, Xie An remained silent, sat down in front of the table, and looked at the bag of sugar on the table.Curiously asked: "What is this thing!"

Ran Ming said: "White sugar!"

"Sugar?" Xie An asked again: "Why does it look like this, is this thing edible?"

"Of course!" Ran Ming said, "Mr. Anshi will know after he tastes it!"

Xie An picked up a pinch of sugar and put it in his mouth, his eyes brightened a lot, and he exclaimed, "It tastes sweet, comparable to honey!

Ran Ming said: "This white sugar is the betrothal gift from Mrs. Ran to Mrs. Xie!"

"Just a few catties of sugar, I just want to marry my precious daughter!..." Xie Yi only spoke halfway, and suddenly realized: "You mean, this method of making sugar?"

"Just a few catties of sugar, how can it be worthy of the daughter of the Xie family!" Ran Ming smiled and said, "Naturally, the method of making sugar, Mr. An Shi, what do you think of Ran's sincerity?"

Although Xie An is not in business, he also knows that if this kind of white sugar is launched, it will definitely be flocked to by aristocratic families, and it will be accompanied by a lot of money.Xie An laughed and said, "Mr. Ran's handwriting is really great! The prospect of this white sugar is comparable to that of rice paper, green salt, and fairy drunk."

Ran Ming said: "The sincerity of Mrs. Ran's friendship with Mrs. Xie is more than that!"

Then Ran Ming winked at Cao Chun, Cao Chun coughed, and said seriously: "The imperial decree has arrived, Xie's female Daoyun accepts the decree!"

Xie An and Xie Yi looked at each other, with knowing smiles on their faces, they had no choice but to confer the imperial decree, and their status could not be lowered. In this way, Bai Tang's interests, Xie Daoyun's status, and Xie's were also satisfied!
Xie An asked people to set up an incense table and formally accepted the order!
After Cao Chun sang the imperial decree, he rolled up the imperial decree, held it to Xie Daoyun with both hands, and then said with a smile: "Servant congratulations to Princess Zhenjing, congratulations to Princess Zhenjing!"

Xie Daoyun was thin-skinned, kowtowed to thank her with a blushing face, and then Cao Chun said seriously, "Xie Yi accepts the order."

"Chen county magistrate who founded the country from the second rank!" Xie Yi was dumbfounded.

"Xie An accepts the order!"

Xie An was also dumbfounded, "Inspector of Yuzhou, servant. Wu Xinghou."

"Marquis Shucheng, General Zhengnan, Kaifu Yitong Third Division." Xie Shang never imagined that he would get this official position, as well as a title.

Mrs. Xie was stunned. One sect, one duke, two marquises and one concubine, and six high-ranking officials above the third rank, this sincerity is indeed enough!
The Xie family is not a prominent family of the former ministers of Cao Wei, but a common surname run by several generations of Xie Kun, Xie Shang, Xie An, and Xie Xuan.The opportunity for the rise of the Xie clan was that during the period of the Jin Dynasty, Xie Kun went from Confucianism to Xuan, and obtained the necessary conditions to enter the ranks of celebrities.After Emperor Mu Yonghe, the Xie family cultivated their own strength in the name of fighting against Huan Wen during Huan Wen's struggle with the imperial court.

In this time and space, the Xie family is far from being as powerful as it was in history, most of all, it belongs to Qingliu fame.Because Xie Shang did not deceive Ran Zhi to steal the Chuanguo Yuxi from Ran Zhi in the name of supporting Yecheng as in history, Xie Shang was not named General Zhenxi as in history.Instead, he leads a general Anxi, which is an official position from the third rank.

However, Ran Min of the State of Wei granted him the official position of General Zhengnan. This official system was first established in the Han Dynasty, and it was promoted during the Cao Wei period.More importantly, the imperial decree also added a sentence, Kaifuyi and Sanyi, from official positions above the first rank, such as Sangong, General Cheqi, and General Huqi, these ranks are eligible to open their own mansions and government offices, Private staff.

The official position that Xie Shang conferred was extraordinary, since a second-rank official position enjoys the treatment of a first-rank official, this is the highest rank among military positions, and Xie Shang was even more excited.

(End of this chapter)