Chapter 267: Wedding
The scene of four million taels of silver being pulled from the East Gate to Huitong Hall opened the eyes of the common people in the capital.
Dozens of officials from the Ministry of Revenue, along with the imperial guards, were waiting at the gate early.
They took away 1.5 million taels of silver, a special fund belonging to the Martyrs' Park, on the spot.
Suo Jin watched them leave with a smile, and ordered his men to take out Jia Wen's 600,000 taels of silver as a betrothal gift. Only then did he watch as the remaining 1.9 million taels of silver were sealed into a temporary, thickened so-called warehouse.
Haha~ The two batches of silver totaled eight million taels, but in less than ten days, only this much was left.
Before that, they had wasted a stronghold and had given away 1.8 million taels of silver.
So...
Suo Jin's teeth creaked.
He knew very well that they would never be able to carry back the silver that was exposed.
"Don't just stand there, take 300,000 taels of silver and buy various betrothal gifts. We have to bring the princess back."
Even if this so-called princess wanted to kill her husband, at this moment, they could only accept it.
"Then will the remaining 300,000 be used directly as betrothal money?"
Tiebao was also very dissatisfied.
That woman Jia Wen was not even worthy of standing in front of him.
"Well, this amount of money is not too much, but it is not too little either."
Suo Jin narrowed his eyes and said, "It's done. We'll send it to the Jia family."
"……yes!"
Tiebao understood a little.
Princess Rong lived in the palace, and they sent the silver to the Jia family.
Although I may not be able to do anything to the Jia family, but... it can still make them feel disgusted.
If someone could covet the money, it would be better to deduct some of it.
Tie Bao simply asked people to bring silver to silver shops, silk stores, antique shops, etc. to make a lot of purchases.
Although it was quite annoying to see these Jin people, of course he couldn't just give away the silver that was delivered to his doorstep.
All the merchants in Beijing welcomed us with smiles.
When the news reached Ningguo Mansion, the day's excitement had already passed, and Shen Ning was playing on the bed with her little daughter, who had just taken a bath and smelled fragrant.
"Mother~"
The news had been reported, but why was his mother so calm? Jia Zhen was puzzled.
Of course, while being puzzled, she also looked at her little sister with envy. She didn't even call her "Mom" and could make her mother laugh uncontrollably with just a giggle. "Tomorrow, if they really want to send the betrothal gifts to our house..."
"What do you have a brain for?"
Shen Ning was speechless.
If her daughter wasn't so cute, she would have wanted to roll her eyes at her older son.
You ask her everything without using your brain at all. It's really a waste of your life.
"If you can't figure it out, find a few more heads to help you figure it out."
"Mother~"
Jia Zhen stepped forward with a playful smile, "Uncle She and the others asked me to ask you. Your ideas must be better than ours."
He originally wanted to find his brothers Jia Zhu and Jia Lian to discuss the matter together, but unfortunately, Aunt Wang from Sanshipu was ill, and they were also very busy.
“…I’m too lazy to think about it.”
Shen Ning really rolled her eyes at him, "The imperial physician told me not to worry too much."
This? Jia Zhen scratched his head in shame, and bent his waist a little more, "Well..., mother, we have a small solution, can you give us some advice?"
"Tell me about it!"
"As long as they dare to send the betrothal gifts here, we will go to the clan house immediately. Now that Second Aunt is also a member of the royal family, it will be okay to let the clan house take over, right?"
This was something Rong Ge'er thought of for him when he came just now.
The boy didn't like him bothering his grandmother.
“…Isn’t this great?”
Shen Ning thought this was a good idea!
Anyway, if you ask her, this is the only solution she has.
"but……"
Thinking that those people were coming to disgust their family, Shen Ning felt that they couldn't get away with it too easily. "Your second aunt is also a member of the Jia family. According to the custom of our hometown in Jinling, the man has to give a small red envelope for all the betrothal gifts."
Huh? Jia Zhen blinked.
Is this a custom in their family? But my mother said...
"Son understands."
He suddenly realized, "When my son makes money, I will buy you some donkey meat BBQ."
Having said that, Jia Zhen turned around and strode away.
The next day, early in the morning, Suo Jin and Tie Bao spent a lot of money to find a singing group, and they went all the way to Ningrong Street with three silver carts carrying sixty-three loads of betrothal gifts and three hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Your Majesty~"
When the guard intercepted Suo Jin, his forehead was sweating. "I just heard that according to the rules in Jinling, all the betrothal gifts must be sealed in red."
What? Suo Jin narrowed his eyes, "Who said that?"
"It was an elder of the Jia family who told the waiter at Huitong Hall to say it."
“…”
Suo Jin turned the ring on his hand and said, "Take one thousand taels of silver notes and exchange them for one hundred ten-tael small silver notes."
Want to disgust them? Dream on!
Suo Jin suddenly had a bold idea. When the guard was about to do it, he stopped him and said, "Wait! Take the four thousand taels of silver notes and exchange them for two hundred twenty-tael small silver notes. If they want to have fun, let them have fun."
With such high standards, who will be able to afford to marry the daughter of the Jia family in the future?
"yes!"
The guards hurried to do it.
At the same time, Jia Zhen had ordered his servants to notify all the Jia family members in the back street, that is, the school, and told the teacher to come over when they have time to ask for favors. It would be a waste not to take the gold man's silver. With the money, they could buy a pen and ink and write an article to scold them.
These words made the gentlemen laugh and cry.
After all, this article is like homework!
As the saying goes, happiness is shared with others rather than enjoyed alone. When Xue Pan heard that he was going to write an article, he was so surprised that his mouth opened wide.
He can curse people, and it’s his strong point, but when it comes to writing articles cursing people... he doesn’t seem to be able to do it!
However, his classmates became excited. What should he do?
He could only follow along! After all, it was not easy for him to get his classmates to take him out to play.
If he didn't actively respond to the activities that everyone was interested in, would they take him out to play tomorrow? What no one expected was that as soon as the team of musicians and drums drove out from the street on the side of Huitong Hall, many beggars came in twos and threes to join in the celebration.
It's a wedding, and it's the time for them to celebrate.
These auspicious words are spoken without any cost.
Suo Jin and Tie Bao listened with smiles on their faces.
This happens often over there.
For this purpose, they specially prepared a box of copper coins. When they said "reward", the copper coins were scattered out and the crowd cheered immediately.
Suo Jin was so happy that he kept saying "reward" several times.
They spent nearly 10 million silver dollars, but didn't hear a single good word.
It's just a few copper coins now.
Seeing that he was happy, Tiebao joined in the fun.
However, once the excitement starts, it’s almost impossible to stop.
More and more people are coming to celebrate.
After walking down the street, most of the box of copper coins was gone.
"What's going on?"
Suo Jin soon discovered something was wrong and asked with a cold face the leader of Huitong Hall who served them. He was now the manager of the team.
"Your Highness, maybe because we made too much of a fuss yesterday, not only have all the beggars in the capital come, but people from several charity halls have also come."
The curator had already asked someone to go to the front to inquire and confirmed that there were people on the way to Ningrong Street who were going to attend a wedding.
"Huh~"
Tie Bao said to him with a half-smile: "This Da Zhao is quite poor! Go and change it quickly. I want to see how many copper coins I can get today."
"……yes!"
The curator hurried to do it himself.
After a while, two carriages filled with copper coins followed the team.
After they finish spreading one box, they immediately bring another box.
Then the team of people playing music and drums came, accompanied by the jingle of copper coins, and the children who heard the news also came calling their friends.
The yamen runners from the Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu were afraid of accidents, so those who patrolled the streets waited along the roads they had to pass in case someone came to rob them.
"Tsk~"
Qiu Feng, the son of Commander Qiu, looked at the bustling scene and curled his lips. "Who came up with this idea? Is this to disgust the Jin people, or is it to tell them that the people of Dazhao are poor?"
"Hey, let's not talk about whether we are poor or not."
The people who often hang out with him laughed and said, "Just tell me whether it's lively or not! If I were younger, I would definitely want to go over and have some fun."
For children, the fun of picking up money with their friends is something they can remember for a lifetime.
“Ohhhh~~~~”
The cheers of a group of little kids could be heard again in the distance, and the merchants passing by couldn't help but stick their heads out.
…
In Ningguo Mansion, Jia Wen held Lin Changan with one hand and Baoyu with the other, and kicked his slow-moving son Min Jianbai, "Hurry up."
She didn't kick him. Min Jianbai's daily martial arts training with Jiao Da had paid off. He felt something was wrong behind him, so he twisted his butt forward and avoided it.
"Mom, you are biased. This is not just my idea."
Min Jianbai gritted his teeth at the two cousins who seemed to be very honest, "Changan, wait, I will tell Fourth Auntie when I get back."
Lin Changan: “…”
Was this his idea?
No! They are obviously my sisters and cousins.
But what to do? He and Baoyu looked at each other and both pursed their lips.
The truth cannot be told.
Otherwise, you will never get their handkerchiefs, sachets, and tassels in this life.
Who knows, you might even be dragged out and given a beating behind the scenes.
"How old is Changan? How old are you?"
Jia Wen exploded, "Why didn't you use your brain when you led your brothers to do bad things?"
It was her son who notified the so-called Beggars' Gang here.
If Jia Wen had not accidentally heard his son's servant telling them the good news, he would not have known that they had done such a big thing.
How many beggars are there in the capital? How poor must those Jin people think Dazhao is after walking all the way here? What if the emperor feels ashamed and asks someone to investigate? She can only bring them here to find her sister-in-law.
Please help me think of a solution, sister-in-law.
but……
When Shen Ning heard her sister-in-law's complaints and looked at the three children pretending to be honest, she couldn't help laughing.
"Haha~hahaha~~~, well done, auntie will reward you."
"Aunt!"
Lin Changan's eyes suddenly lit up, "Do you also think we did a good job?"
"Sister-in-law, there are so many beggars..."
"Then do you believe that today there will be many people who are not beggars pretending to be beggars?"
Shen Ning waved at Lin Changan, and then waved at Baoyu who also wanted to come over, "How much is face worth?"
For ordinary people, every penny saved counts.
Pick up two cents and buy a meat bun for the elderly or a child! "Don't worry, the emperor will never trouble the three little guys just for a little face."
If the emperor really cared so much about his face, he would not have been able to live in harmony with the emperor emeritus for so many years surrounded by a group of wolves (kings).
"Whether it's silver or copper coins, the emperor will definitely be more pleased if it's my people from Dazhao who hold it."
Especially since it was taken from the Jin people.
When the emperor heard the report from the secret guards after leaving court, he felt very regretful that he could not join in the fun.
Money!
Today, the Jin people let the beggars and many children in the capital celebrate the New Year! What's wrong with that? The emperor hated face-saving projects.
How much money did the retired emperor spend when he went to the south of the Yangtze River?
How many rats do you have?
The treasury was emptied.
Otherwise, the Crown Prince would not have been so heartbroken when Hetao was lost.
Before the troops move out, the food and fodder must be sent first.
Because of lack of money, eventually the good horse-breeding land in Hetao was lost.
This is also the reason why Jia Jing later conducted a thorough investigation of the merchant caravans coming and going.
He wanted to get money for the prince.
In fact, he actually did it.
But in the end, the money was not used for what he and the prince wanted.
"Have someone keep an eye on them. Anyone who dares to attack those children at this time will be tied up and taken to Caishikou to be beheaded."
"yes!"
The secret guard went down.
Seeing the emperor happy, Liu An said, "Your Majesty, the Jia family asked the clan officials to intervene and said that they would first let the betrothal gift delivery team come to their house for some fun, and then transfer everything to the palace."
"Well, the Jia family is very thoughtful."
Jia Wen is now not only a daughter of the Jia family, but also a princess of the Rong state.
They openly talked about the excitement, but this actually destroyed the Jin people's hidden thoughts.
The emperor took a sip of tea and said, "Tell the queen to give some gifts to the Jia family to save face."
"yes!"
Liu An gave a wink to his apprentice Xiao Sanzi, and soon the queen received the news.
Since it is to save face for the entire Jia family, Ningguo Mansion naturally has it too.
After hearing that the team over there was moving very slowly, the Queen also asked the people here to slow down.
As for the Royal Family, they will definitely be the last to perform.
Suo Jin and Tie Bao patiently followed the turtle-like team and arrived at Ningrong Street at nearly noon.
The group of musicians perked up only after they raised the price once more.
At this time, Jia She led the clan elders, and Jia Zhen, Jia Zhu and others followed, smiling and greeting them, as if it was not them who rushed over to fight last time, and now everyone was really a relative.
"Your Majesty, those are people from the clan residence."
When the guards saw that the people from the clan house had also arrived, they knew that their prince's wishful thinking was wrong.
But having come this far, it’s impossible to turn back.
While the two sides were exchanging pleasantries, a group of children suddenly rushed over from the alleys between the Ning and Rong residences. They called him "Grandpa", "Uncle", "Third Uncle" and "Second Uncle". Then, they were directed by their parents to call him "Prince" and ask for red envelopes...
Hiss~ Suo Jin feels something is wrong.
But he had no choice.
Fortunately, the guard was smart and hurriedly went to exchange the large-denomination silver bills for small-denomination red-sealed silver bills.
This is the one...
My goodness, Suo Jin and Tie Bao’s faces turned green.
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