Chapter 627: Forced Marriage

By the Xiang River, Zhang Dun was seeing Zhang Shangying off.

Zhang Dun recommended him to Wang Anshi, and the imperial court summoned Zhang Shangying to Beijing.

The waves of Dongting Lake were vast. Zhang Dun looked at the lake and said, "This is the time for our generation to make great achievements."

Zhang Shangying said with a smile: "I have a lot of troubles here. Can you please do something new to entertain me on the road?"

Zhang Dun smiled and said: "Su Mingrun said that a real man should make contributions and establish a career. Now that the barbarians are not in peace, it is not the time to chant the wind and the moon. The way of poetry is just to hammer the door."

Zhang Shangying laughed again: "How do you know he is not jealous of his eldest nephew?"

Zhang Dun was also overjoyed: "I actually think so too, but he's got a free card, so it's not easy to overdo it."

After saying this, he handed a scroll of poetry to Zhang Shangying: "When I get to the middle of the court, I will explain to my husband the benefits of the North and South Rivers. The rice here can be harvested twice a year. If managed properly, it will be no less than two Zhejiang and Yuhang."

Zhang Shangying nodded and unfolded the poem scroll. There was an ancient poem on it.

Kaimei Mountain, Kaimei Mountain, Meishan Wanrenmosinglin.

The Munluo Bird Road has nine twists and turns in ten steps, and sometimes there are dead trees across the top of the cliff.

Looking down at Nanyue while shoulder-to-shoulder, looking back, the road to Shu is like a flat river.

There are wooden houses along the way, and there are many fields cultivated by fire.

The drum hall across the hall hangs on the wall, and the sound of drumming and singing can be heard from both ends.

When you kneel down and drink wine from a long vine, what refreshing salt comes first?

The white scarf is wrapped in a bun, the clothes are knotted in wrong knots, and the wild flowers and mountain fruits are green hanging down the shoulders.

Nowadays, the population of Dingkou is gradually increasing, although the world is as different as a paradise.

The emperor of Xining ordered the general to send a message to the border area.

Loans for cattle are used to cultivate land, and money is given for planting mulberries and rice.

The land can reach a thousand miles without holding an inch of edge, the king's way is like Yao's heaven.

The great opening of the monastery prefaced the ethics and education, and softened the new customs and established the authority without expertise.

The minister writes poems to prepare for elegant music, and poems can be engraved on the cliffs of Meishan Mountain.

This poem cannot be forgotten, and its praises will be heard throughout the ages.

Zhang Shangying praised him, put the poem away, and bowed to Liu Si who also came to see him off: "Jiyuan is leading by example, hahaha, everyone should be busy!"

After entering the capital, Zhao Xu appointed Zhang Shangying as the censor. Zhang Shangying wrote: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have changed dozens of things. The biggest ones are three: one is to exempt from military service, the other is to protect the armor, and the third is to change the market."

"Third, if you get the right person and speak slowly, it will be beneficial; if you are not the right person, if you speak hastily, it will be harmful."

"May your Majesty and your ministers rest quietly and choose someone to take action. If one thing is not done yet, another thing will be revived. Even if Pi Chen is in the wild and plots, and Mo Zhai is planning and planning, he will never see the success."

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Su You received Liu Si's letter and trembled at Zhang Qi: "Hey! Take a look!"

Zhang Qi knew that Su You would definitely bring this up, so he said angrily: "What are you looking at?"

Su You continued to tremble: "The fourth monk is about to get married. Don't you always make trouble for the seventh monk? How about now?"

Zhang Qi glared: "He is him and I am me. We agreed to be single and happy together, but surrendering at the last moment is not a hero!"

Su You read the letter again: "They say Hunan girls are passionate, and this little girl is so coaxable that she can even get a pair of straw sandals..."

After saying that, he raised his head again: "That Green Ruo in Tokyo, you are dragging someone like this? You are already twenty, can you really bear it?"

Zhang Qi hesitated: "Now that you are a senior official, if I marry Lu Ruo, will it affect..."

Su You put the letter away: "Don't worry about it. The third brother married a Japanese girl, the fourth brother married a Yi girl, what's wrong with you marrying Lu Ruo? After all, you are still the top musician in Bianjing."

Zhang San now travels all over the world and has completely let himself go.

There is nothing new under the sun, politics has always been the same.

The Kunihira family of Japan is now being persecuted by the Fujiwara family.

The Taira family served as guardians in the Eastern Kingdom for generations, and their power became very powerful. Later, the emperor relied on the power of the Minamoto family to eradicate them.

Later, the government was controlled by the Minamoto family, and during the reign of Emperor Go-Sanjo, plans to overthrow the Fujiwara family began.

The power of the Minamoto family mainly comes from the income from the estates of Chiyuki Province, which is also the territory.

Emperor Gosanjo was regarded as a promising monarch. He issued land laws twice to combat the power of the Minamoto clan. He "detailed political principles, focused on frugality, ensured that officials were competent in their duties, and the people were safe in their jobs. There is almost a style of Han Xuan, but he can be said to be a good ruler of the ZTE."

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At the same time, he began to imitate the Song Dynasty and prepare to implement the imperial government. The Ping family became an indispensable force to rely on.

After the Japanese emperor abdicated, there was also a tradition of becoming a monk. Under pressure from Genji, Emperor Go-Sanjo prepared to abdicate and become the "Emperor". His eldest son succeeded him as Emperor Shirakawa.

The Ping family is now weak, and if they want to increase their income, trade with the Song Dynasty has become an inevitable way.

So the head of the Ping family married his daughter to Zhang San, and with the support of Zhang San's maritime power, he engaged in naval warfare and maritime trade.

So far, Japan's pit smelting technology has not passed the standard, and all money used is Song Dynasty money, which is called "Du Lai Qian".

The copper coin business is extremely profitable. "The rich people in China openly trade with it. What they like most is copper coins. What the people on the sea are greedy for are many rare things."

"Anything worth a hundred guanwen can only be obtained by ten guanwen; anything worth a thousand guanwen can only be obtained by a hundred guanwen."

That's a tenfold price difference.

So Zhang San wrote to Su You, asking if the copper coin business could be done and would it harm the Song Dynasty?

Su You said that you are now a Japanese son-in-law, so it is your duty to help your wife's family to alleviate poverty. The Song Dynasty itself is still in a copper shortage, so why not hire a few prospecting teams from Yizhou at a high price to look for ore in Japan?

When I was in Tokyo, I saw fine copper as a tribute from Japan. It contained a lot of gold and silver. I heard that it came from a large mountain north of Edo.

Zhang Sanming searched for a long time and found that there was no place like Edo at all. In the end, he only found a manor at the foot of Mount Ashio. The owner of the manor was named Edo.

However, several prospecting teams and supervisors all said that there should be a mine in Ashio Mountain, so they searched for a long time and finally found a super large mine in a place where no one was shitting. Only then did they realize how deep the master is, ah no, how many mines there are.

allow.

The fine copper that Japan pays tribute to comes from Chichibu County in Musashi Province and has absolutely nothing to do with it!

But now that you've found it, you're welcome.

The Taira clan is now relying on the new emperor, and the economic lifeline of the Taira clan is in the hands of Cho San. Ashio is now a barbaric area in Ezo. Although the Taira clan controls the area, its control has never been strong.

So the Taira clan made a request, and Emperor Shirakawa gave the remote place to the Taira clan's son-in-law with a wave of his hand.

Although it is inconspicuous now, this place is connected to the seaport. Now gold and copper have been discovered. Sea trade is very convenient. Its location is Tokyo, Japan in later generations!

Zhang San used this as a base to lure people into exile to build a new city, mine and mint coins.

The mines were rich in gold, silver, copper, sulfur, and alum. These things continuously flowed into the Song Dynasty, and in exchange for various goods, it suddenly became a prosperous trading port.

The power of Emperor Shirakawa and the Hei family grew stronger, and they relied more and more on Shosan.

Li Shizhong walked into the hall: "What's wrong with Mingrun and Xiaoqi?"

Su You presented Li Shizhong with a gift and scolded Zhang San: "Isn't it because of the little lady Luruo that you have been unwilling to serve as an official? What are you pretending to be? I'll give you a hundred thousand dollars. I'll ask for leave from Li Gong today and go back to Bianjing."

The wedding is done!"

Li Shizhong said: "So that's why? There happens to be a civil affairs matter that we need to discuss with Mingrun."

Su You asked, "I wonder what Mr. Li said?"

Li Shizhong said: "It's like this. Shaanxi has been in war for many years and the population is insufficient. There are too many widows and widowers. I wonder if men and women should be encouraged to choose marriage and implement official matching?"

"If there are sixteen boys and fourteen girls in the family who are not yet married, the government will appoint a matchmaker; widows can marry easily, and the husband's family cannot keep them in trouble; those who lack betrothal gifts will be compensated by the government, with five kilograms of wine and a bolt of silk;

When opening acres of land, we will give priority to allocation; this is what Mingrun did in Meishan back then, how about it?"

Su You nodded: "Well, this is also good governance."

Li Shizhong smiled and said: "So I'm going to talk to a great matchmaker. Yao Si has a sister, Xiao Qi, whom she likes very much. She is also past the age of marriage. She has a nose like a hanging egg and a mouth like a silver basin..."

Zhang Qi was dumbfounded: "Wait...wait a minute...shouldn't your nose be like a hanging gallbladder and your face be like a silver basin?"

Li Shizhong rolled his eyes at Zhang Qi, meaning that your ears are really good, you can hear all this, and then said: "His sister is currently getting the vaccine that the county gentleman mentioned, saying that she is not afraid of infection, she is quite capable...

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Zhang Qi's eyes widened. Damn, it's still pockmarked!

When Li Shizhong said this, he waved his hand, indicating that this was not important, and continued: "In short, the new policy must have role models. I think Mingrun should start from the people around him. It seems that the only unmarried person in this house is Qilang?"

Su You nodded: "There is also Sun Neng, but I heard from Wei'er that she is practicing some martial arts. It only takes three years to complete, and she cannot lose her virginity..."

Having said this, he waved his hand, indicating that this was also not important, and continued: "Yao Dalang is from a family, and his girls are probably in good shape. As for women, it is best to be good in life and raise them well. Since people like Brother Xiao Qi,

And I have Mr. Li to speak on my behalf. In my opinion, that is the best..."

Zhang Qi thought of Yao Si, whose beard had been replaced by pockmarks, waving a handkerchief to him in a cute way, and was so frightened that he jumped up: "It's nothing! We don't want to attack me! I will go back to Bianjing tonight to find Lu Ruo!"

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Chapter completed!