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People who passed by saw it and knew that His Royal Highness King Wu was going to take a concubine.
This immediately reminded everyone of the scene when Li Ke married the princess last time. At that time, everyone grabbed a lot of red envelopes.
This time Li Ke's concubine, although far less exciting than marrying a princess, but with Li Ke's always generous style, maybe he will also give out red envelopes!
So everyone looked forward to it, waiting for the sedan chair to enter the door, to see if there would be a red envelope.
Wu Meiniang and Xie Wan'er also returned to their home, dressing up in the boudoir and wearing wedding dresses.
Wu Meiniang's mother, Yang Shi, was also very happy to see that her daughter was able to marry into Wu Wangfu.
Although he is a child, he is very satisfied, at least he has something to rely on for the rest of his life.
Unlike before, the two sons of the Wu family could bully their mother and daughter casually.
Xie Wan'er's parents were equally excited to see Xie Wan'er who was about to marry into the Wu Palace.
They are more excited than the Yang family, because they are a merchant family!
Xie Wan'er married into the Wu Palace as the daughter of a merchant, and she could become a child, which was simply far beyond Xie Quan's expectations.
Originally, I thought that I would be successful if I could enter Wu Wangfu, but now I have not only entered, but also become a child, which is quite a surprise.
After everything was ready, the two families each had a sedan chair, and Wu Meiniang and Xie Wan'er got into their sedan chairs one after another.
Afterwards, people from the palace carried the sedan chair and walked towards the Wu palace.
Yes, in this era, concubines are not required to welcome relatives. Although Li Ke felt awkward, he could only accept this rule when he went to the countryside to do as the Romans did.
The most important thing is that the concubine's sedan chair cannot be entered through the main entrance, but through the side entrance!
And everyone knows this custom, so many ordinary people have been waiting at the side door early.
The people in the palace had already prepared, they took out red envelopes one by one and distributed them to the people around to watch the excitement and congratulations.
However, after the common people opened the red envelopes, they found that there were sheets of paper with exquisite patterns printed inside!
"Is this paper money?"
Those who have read the newspaper immediately thought that this might be the paper money circulating in Yangzhou.
Hearing this, everyone's attention was immediately attracted!
PS: Second more! .
Chapter 245 Bridal chamber again!Datang Royal Bank Headquarters opens!
You have heard in the newspapers before that all the money in circulation in Yangzhou is paper money.
Currencies such as copper coins, gold and silver are rarely used by people.
But because Yangzhou is too far away from Chang'an, and now Yangzhou's business is very prosperous.
Many merchants who used to buy goods from Chang'an City now buy directly from Yangzhou, and don't need to come to Chang'an City anymore.
Therefore, everyone has only heard about paper money, and has not seen it with their own eyes. They don't know what paper money looks like.
Now, after everyone opened the red envelope and saw the paper money, they realized what the original paper money looked like.
"It turned out to be paper money. I'll also check to see if there is paper money in my red envelope."
"It's true, my red envelope is also paper money. It says 1 penny on it. It seems to be 1 penny."
"It should be the same as the 'cheque' in the Wu Palace before. One penny of paper money can be used as one penny."
"The pattern on this paper money is too beautiful, and the color can really change, it's so beautiful!"
"It's really as rumored, there is a transparent 'Tang' character here, it's amazing!"
"This shows that the paper money is genuine and conforms to the anti-counterfeiting features of paper money."
"Are you talking nonsense? There are fake money in the red envelopes from Prince Wu's Mansion?"
Everyone quickly opened their red envelopes and saw sheets of paper money inside.
Some people are lucky and get 1 coin denomination directly, while some people are less lucky and get 1 coin denomination, but the amount is also quite a lot.
But everyone's focus is not on the size of the denomination, they are basically amazed at the paper money.
Similar to the people in Yangzhou and Suzhou, the exquisiteness of the paper money and the unique anti-counterfeiting features make everyone feel amazing.
Regarding the paper money in the red envelope, everyone did not have any other emotions, but surprise.
After all, Li Ke made everyone accept the existence of 'checks' before, and paper money is an advanced version of checks.
Checks need to be exchanged into copper coins at Wu Wangfu before they can be used for consumption.
But paper money does not need to be exchanged for copper money, it can be used directly for consumption!
And with Li Ke's reputation in Chang'an City, the value of the paper money is absolutely secure. As long as everyone confirms the authenticity of the paper money, they will basically not reject it.
After all, it has already been circulated in Yangzhou and Suzhou, and some merchants in Chang'an City have paper money in their hands. Of course, they understand that the value of paper money is equivalent to copper money.
So, if someone takes paper money to go shopping, they are definitely welcome.
Although Li Ke didn't know the specific details of what happened at the side gate of Wu Wang's mansion, he generally knew it.
Because the red envelope was specially prepared by him, and he specifically explained that paper money should be used in the red envelope.
He just wanted to use this opportunity to let everyone slowly accept paper money, so that the fame and popularity of paper money in Chang'an City would spread first.
When the time is right, he can issue paper money in Chang'an City.
Now it is tantamount to laying the foundation for the issuance of paper money. When the foundation is laid, the issuance of paper money will be a matter of course.
However, these are all arranged in advance, and he has no time to pay attention to them today.
Although it was a concubinage wedding, he held it quite grandly and invited many court ministers to attend.
However, Li Shimin and Concubine Yang did not come, after all, they were just concubines.
"Congratulations to Saburo for winning the two children!"
Li Daozong came to Wu Wangfu, prepared a congratulatory gift, and then congratulated Li Ke with a smile.
"Congratulations third brother〃‖!"
Princess Wencheng Li Xueyan also obediently congratulated Li Ke.
"Thank you Uncle Wang, thank you Xueyan."
Li Ke smiled and nodded to Li Daozong and Li Xueyan.
Later, many ministers who had a good relationship with him came to congratulate him.
Li Ke also greeted and thanked everyone one by one.
After some greetings, the time is almost up.
The wedding ceremony for taking a concubine is also very simple. Compared with the wedding ceremony for marrying a regular wife, it can be called crude.
There was not even a worship hall, Wu Meiniang and Xie Wan'er wore pink wedding dresses, and then offered tea to the mistress of the palace in front of the guests.
The concubine's room offers tea to the main wife, which means that in the future, the mansion will ask the main wife to treat him kindly, otherwise life will be very difficult.
The main wife accepted the tea from the concubine's room, which meant that they agreed to enter the door.
Fortunately, Zhao Nanyan has a very good personality, and after spending so long with Wu Meiniang and Xie Wan'er, their relationship is also very good.
Zhao Nanyan accepted the tea offering from the two with a smile, and the ceremony was considered complete.
The two were sent into the bridal chamber, waiting for Li Ke to pass by at night.
Next, it was time for Li Ke to eat and drink with the guests outside.
"I really envy Saburo. Not only did he marry such a child, but there are also 21 women of the five surnames who are all good-looking and temperamental in the family."
Li Xiaogong couldn't help expressing his deep envy to Li Ke.
Not only him, but other ministers also looked envious.
Man, what is this life for?
Power, wealth, beauty.
Power They are already the princes of the county kingdom, ranking among the princes and nobles.
Wealth They have made a lot of money with Li Ke, and now the family's money is piled up like a mountain, and they can't spend it all.
They don't lack beauties, who doesn't have a few beautiful concubines?
Oh, except for consorts like Duan Lun and Chai Shao.
However, there is also a gap between beauties. Can ordinary beauties compare with women with five surnames?
And she is the best among the five surnamed women, not only that, there are a full 21 of them!
Who doesn't envy this?
"Do you all know my troubles?"
Hearing this, Li Ke couldn't help showing a troubled look.
"Oh? What worries do you have?"
Hearing this, everyone was suddenly a little curious, surrounded by beauties every day, what else is there to worry about?
"There are so many beautiful women dangling in front of you every day, and you don't know who to choose to serve. Do you think it's annoying?"
Li Ke spread his hands and looked at everyone with a helpless expression.
"unacceptable!"
"If I don't get you drunk today, my surname will not be Cheng!"
"Drink, you must drink Saburo down, don't even think about the bridal chamber today!"
Hearing what Li Ke said about Versailles, everyone was furious!
Damn it, let Li Ke pretend to be there again!
They all clamored to drink Li Ke down, so that he could not have a bridal chamber.
After that, all kinds of drinks were poured into the wine glasses frantically, and each cup was delivered to his mouth.
After the wine was dripping, everyone also chatted.
"His Royal Highness, I heard that Yangzhou is very different now?"
Fang Xuanling was slightly drunk, but her eyes were still bright, and she asked Li Ke curiously.
Others are equally curious about this.
"The big difference is a bit exaggerated, but it has indeed changed from before."
Li Ke briefly talked about the changes in Yangzhou and Suzhou.
"Is the future really an age of great exploration?"
Hearing this new vocabulary repeatedly emphasized by Li Ke, everyone also realized that this era of great navigation may be the next outlet.
"That's right. If you want to seize this trend and make a lot of money, you need to start making preparations from now on."
Li Ke nodded with a smile and reminded everyone.
In the age of great voyages, the first batch of pioneers must have earned the most money.
Because the first batch of land reclamation was often accompanied by war, plunder, and cruelty.
And these are the fastest and biggest ways to get benefits.
The latter are all serious businesses, and although they have made huge profits, they are all slow-moving businesses.
"Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness King Wu."
Everyone also understood Li Ke's meaning, and decided in their hearts that they must send heavyweights to Yangzhou to prepare for the era of great navigation.
"Everyone's achievements in road construction in the past six months have been very good. I came here a lot faster this time."
Li Ke immediately thought of their achievements in building official roads, and immediately praised them.
When he came this time, he also experienced Datang's concrete official road first-hand.
Although it is definitely not comparable to modern highways, it is definitely the best road surface in this era.
The carriage drove on it, fast and stable, saving a lot of time on the road.