Or is it that the people in the capital are deliberately testing whether he has any other industries?
Mr. Zhang quickly picked up the letter in his hand, stared at it with wide eyes, and read it carefully.
"Quickly prepare 200,000 taels of silver, five boxes of various jewelry, twenty bolts of silk and satin, ten sets of pear-shaped wooden tables, chairs, benches, and beds..."
"Send it to the capital as soon as possible..."
Master Zhang was stunned when he saw the whole page of writing on the letter.
There was no useful information in the letter, it was just asking for things, and the things it asked for were like marrying off a daughter and preparing a grand wedding.
There were pots, pans, tables, chairs, benches, etc. There was nothing that was unwanted.
"Sir..." Master Zhang looked at Prefect Wen with a confused look on his face.
"Minister Jiang wants his daughter to get married?"
"Why do these things he wants look like a dowry?"
Prefect Wen paused and thought about it carefully.
"That shouldn't be the case. Minister Jiang has no legitimate daughter, only three concubine daughters, the oldest of whom is only about 13 years old."
"You're not old enough to get married yet."
"Besides, a concubine's daughter's marriage doesn't require so many things."
Minister Jiang wanted good things, and all those bits and pieces would cost at least 300,000 taels of silver.
If his related industries and warehouses had not been taken away, he would indeed be able to take out these things.
At most, half of his warehouse was gone, not a serious loss.
But now-------
He couldn't even come up with 200,000 taels of silver.
He can't use his wife's dowry to subsidize Minister Jiang.
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