Datang: My apprentice is Princess Changle

Chapter 698 The Dowry
Chapter 726 Dowry
Wei Zheng replied without hesitation: "Your Majesty, if you can distribute Youzhou shoes to the soldiers, then the combat effectiveness of the Tang army will definitely be improved. Especially when marching, the speed will increase and fatigue will decrease. A [-]% increase will save a lot of people from dying. Your Majesty, what do you mean, you want to distribute Youzhou shoes to the soldiers?"

Several other ministers also looked at Li Shimin, Minister of Minbu, also known as Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Dai Zhou, and smiled wryly.

"Your Majesty, although the national treasury is full now, if you distribute Youzhou shoes to all soldiers, it will not be able to support it. If you only distribute Youzhou shoes to one or two armies, it is barely feasible."

But then the question arises, to whom and not to whom?
The current Minister of War is Hou Junji, but Hou Junji has been ill and resting during this period, so he is not here.

When Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said this, the other ministers didn't say anything.

Li Shimin was also a little worried about this problem, yes, now that the imperial court has money, there are more places where money can be used!He does hold a lot of silver in his hands, including those gold and silver items hidden by the former King Yan.

But these things can't be used in the open.

He had already filled this large stock of gold and silver into the bank he was responsible for.

As a national bank, without sufficient gold and silver reserves, it must fail.

That amount of gold and silver is actually more appropriate as a confidence for the National Bank.

So now the question is, can he take out this gold and silver and use it elsewhere?
Li Shimin thought for a while, and suddenly came up with an idea. He told the courtiers present that he had prepared for a long time, trained the staff for a long time, and even built and decorated all the shops in the bank.

"How about this so-called loan, let's start with the military supplies this time."

Li Shimin's words made everyone present a little confused.

Then I smacked it, but felt that this method... is not impossible?

Several courtiers have thought about it in their hearts, this method is indeed feasible.

However, how to do it so that there are no hidden dangers in the future, this needs to be carefully considered by them.

Seeing that Li Shimin just made such a remark, he insisted on carrying it out immediately, and Wei Zheng, who originally wanted to persuade him, also shut his mouth.

Changsun Wuji said jokingly, "Your Majesty, guess what is the most popular daily necessities in Youzhou in Chang'an?"

Li Shimin thought for a while, he really didn't know!
It's not because he doesn't understand the lives of the people, but because there are too many goods in Youzhou, which ones seem to be very popular?He really couldn't tell which one was the most popular.

Changsun Wuji said with a smile, "Your Majesty, it's a washbasin."

"Washbasin." Li Shimin was a little surprised, "Is this thing so popular?"

"Not only the people in Chang'an love it, but even people in some towns in the south love it. The washbasins produced in Youzhou have many styles, and they are basically festive styles. The colors are bright and the patterns are also very suitable for taking out at happy events. Use it. And now it is not only used for weddings, but also for the dowry of common people’s women, if there is such a Youzhou washbasin, it is very respectable.”

Wei Zheng nodded and said: "That's true. When a girl from a common people gets married, it's not bad to have two or three boxes of dowry. It would be even better if there were a few more Youzhou goods. The washbasin is not expensive. But it looks festive, and it can be used for a longer period of time. Using it as a dowry is indeed a new choice for ordinary people to marry their daughters."

Noble girls never worry about too little dowry when they get married.

Even if it is a daughter of an ordinary official family, or a concubine from an aristocratic family or clan who gets married, there is usually a dowry of 64.

64 levies are counted in the dowry. This is a whole number and is called "full levy".

Generally, people who want face, prepare a dowry for a concubine, and at least they will put together 64 bags. Even if they pack dozens of boxes and stuff them with random things, they will look empty in other places. Kind of decent.

If they don’t even give 64 lifts, at least 32 lifts will be accompanied by them. This is called "half lift".

Even if you are a shameless person, as long as you are still in the circles of officials, aristocratic families, and nobles, and you are still hanging around in these circles, you can't even prepare a dowry for your daughter.

When collecting dowry, some things that look good and are practical, but not expensive, are easy to be favored.

The washbasin is this category.

After all, when using it as a dowry, it looks big, takes up space, and looks festive. Speaking of which, it is also something that girls will use after they get married. It is the same type as the Gong bucket. The washbasin made in Youzhou The texture is also special, isn't it one of the choices for dowry?

When such a thing can be used for weddings and one of the dowry options, its value in people's eyes will naturally be different.

"I didn't expect that Youzhou products would have achieved such a result in just two or three years." Li Shimin couldn't help but sighed.

Wei Zheng, on the other hand, thought of some voices he had heard recently, and wanted to say something to Li Shimin, but he held back in the end.

When he left the main hall and walked out, Changsun Wuji deliberately lagged behind by a few steps, walking with Wei Zheng at the end.

"Master Wei, you were hesitant to speak just now, this is not your usual style." The sharp-eyed Changsun Wuji saw that scene, so he said with a smile at this moment.

Wei Zheng glanced at him, and suddenly said: "Master Changsun, I heard that Mr. Ling is now doing business in a foreign country, what a formidable future generation!"

Changsun Wuji heard the voice of Wei Zheng's words and said with a smile: "Quanzi only has this ability. He was already notorious in Chang'an, so he could only give up his official career temporarily and go into business. Now this His achievements are just a result of his hard work. In terms of talent, he is still far behind. I only hope that he can work hard to make up for his shortcomings and work steadily in the future."

"In the past, Young Master Ling had conflicts with the king of Youzhou. Unexpectedly, in the end, he went to Youzhou and took root in Youzhou. Don't you worry, Mr. Changsun?"

Faced with Wei Zheng's question, Changsun Wuji raised his eyebrows slightly: "Your Majesty Wei, you are worried that the king of Youzhou will attack the dog?"

He laughed, shook his head and said, "King Youzhou is not such a petty person. I misunderstood him in the past."

"With such a lord in Youzhou, the future development will only be better than the present." Wei Zheng said after being silent for a while.

Wei Zheng didn't say it clearly, but Changsun Wuji could hear the meaning of Wei Zheng's words.

(End of this chapter)