Valley Emperor

?Shanghai Business District, Fuhe Auction House, is very lively at this time, although the official auction has not yet started, but many people have come here, and then they are looking for acquaintances or simply not. People you know are talking.

Today's auction is a bit different from the usual auctions, because this auction is also a little charitable.

In order to expand its influence in the auction market and at the same time to promote the new trading method of auction, Fuhe Auction House, which was founded by the Royal Assets Section and several big businessmen, plans to make a series of big moves recently.

Their goal is to aim at the field of charity!

Of course, these charity auctions have not been held before, so they are still held as normal auctions, but when the auction is going on, a few items are temporarily arranged for charity auctions.

And one of the charitable items has a lot of origin. It is a piece of jade donated by Jia Wenbo, the grandfather of the special county in Shanghai. All the proceeds from the auction will be used for the funds of the orphanage nursing home.

Of course, jade is just ordinary jade, and the actual value is only a few dozen taels of silver, but the people in the auction house regarded this jade as the real finale commodity.

Because in fact, many people who appeared in the auction house today came for this seemingly ordinary piece of jade. What kind of high price will this jade be auctioned at that time? Seriously, the auction house itself does not Know.

Because Jia Wenbo's reputation is too big, this kind of thing can't be predicted at all!

Of course, there was no word on this before, because it was the first time they did this kind of thing, and they were not prepared to make a fuss in the city to avoid ruining their reputation. Announce the news, and then test the reaction on the spot.

If the auction is successful, then they will publicize it later, and then they will prepare to hold a real charity auction, not like today, just a few temporary auctions of charity items in the normal auction.

Yang Cheng also appeared in the auction house exactly in the evening. Now it is midsummer, the weather is very hot, not to mention that everyone is busy during the day, so this auction is held in the evening, and there is a dinner party after the business is over.

It just arrived, Yang Cheng saw so many people, and his heart was a lot more settled. Looking at the dozens of people today, it is estimated that there is a chance that his meniscus mirror will be sold.

Because among these dozens of people, none of them are ordinary characters. Those who wear brocade robes and bring servants can see that they are decently recognized, while those who dress a little bit worse, and they do not talk with those old men and buddies. , you don't need to ask to know that it should be the agent of the rich and powerful.

When the auction comes, the price of these unremarkable people should be higher than those of the old men in brocade robes and servants!

While Yang Cheng observed the crowd, he also stepped forward to chat. The people who came here today are all people with good status. Even those agents, who have no money themselves, are often handling affairs on behalf of powerful families. , Sitting up in business, it is inevitable to deal with them.

Yang Cheng was an old acquaintance in Shanghai. When he was a student at Songjiang Academy, he often went to the brothel and held poetry meetings with his classmates. Among these classmates, there were naturally some dignitaries and gentry.

Therefore, Yang Cheng soon saw a familiar face, the father of one of his classmates!

As a junior, it is natural to go up and say hello!

"Song Shibo!" Yang Cheng stepped forward to say hello.

At this time, the middle-aged man in front of him also turned around and looked at Yang Cheng. At first, he probably didn't remember it, but in the end he remembered who Yang Cheng was, and immediately said with a kind smile: " It turned out to be nephew Yang Shi, I didn't expect to see you here, I heard from that **** in my family, you went back to Jiujiang!"

This Yang Cheng and his son are classmates in Songjiang Academy. Although this relationship is not the same as the previous year, teacher and student, but it is a very strong relationship. According to the social atmosphere of a few years ago, if Yang Cheng ran to him that day Go home and sleep with his maid.

Of course, it can't be done now. The Datang Empire clearly prohibits human trafficking and abolishes all slaves, even slaves received in the name of adoption, etc., and the original owner cannot restrict their freedom of coming and going. , the two parties are not in a master-servant relationship in law, but an employment relationship!

Therefore, if the master wants to use lynching to imprison the personal freedom of the servants or beat them in various ways, it will violate the criminal law!

What is different now is concubines in various names such as concubines. The Marriage Law of the Tang Dynasty clearly stipulates that the Tang Empire is monogamous, including the aristocracy. The legal status of concubines such as side chambers, outer chambers, flat wives, and general rooms is not recognized.

Of course, the royal family is special, because the law only cares about the subjects, and the royal family is not under the management of the civil affairs legal system, but directly under the management of the patriarchal government.

However, the government has also formulated relevant rules, and the royal family only recognizes monogamy. The emperor and the prince are special cases. In addition to the canonization of queens and crown princes, several concubines can also be canonized, while other members of the royal family can be conferred. , they can only have one official concubine, and they will not be canonized other formal concubines.

At the same time, the title system of the Tang Empire is also stipulated. Whether it is the title of the clan or the title of foreign ministers, the inheritance model follows the system of direct chiefs, and it is limited to direct sons, and concubines have no right of inheritance.

Of course, what I said above is only to say that the law or royal regulations do not recognize concubines and the like, but in fact, the fact of polygamy still exists, not to mention these ancient dignitaries, even if they are wealthy people in later generations, People are also willing to buy as many as they want. The law does not allow him to marry two wives, but it cannot prohibit them from taking care of a lot of mistresses!

Therefore, in the society of the Tang Empire, the fact that concubines generally exist, but legally, the laws of the empire do not recognize it.

Of course, in order to make the transition, and also to prevent some unscrupulous families from directly driving out the concubines who lost their labor force, the Tang Empire also issued a special regulation, which stipulates that concubines accepted before the eighth year of Xuanping, although It is not a wife, but it is also a de facto marriage. The woman can unilaterally propose to stop the de facto marriage relationship, and the man cannot stop it and pay related alimony. If the woman is unwilling to stop the de facto marriage relationship, she can continue to maintain the de facto marriage relationship. If the man has passed away, her descendants and children also need to bear maintenance obligations. If the man voluntarily proposes to dissolve the de facto marriage, the man also needs to pay alimony.

This article is specially used to protect the power of concubines. Otherwise, once the empire is abolished, it is estimated that many people want to drive those old and degenerate concubines out of their homes. This law can ensure that these A concubine who is old and has no children can get alimony. In order to avoid the husband not paying or delaying not paying the alimony, the tax agency directly collects the money and then distributes it to the concubine's account.

In the Tang Dynasty, unless the tax department did not know about it, or the taxpayer went bankrupt, it would be impossible for them to fail to collect taxes!

Today's social conditions and even the atmosphere are very different from those of ten years ago. The maids at home can no longer entertain guests casually, unless they are willing...

The Yang Cheng in front of him and his son are classmates. Although this maid can't be entertained, she really wants to come over as a guest, so there should be food, drink and fun.

Although the man surnamed Song also heard from his son that Yang Cheng was not good at reading, he also heard that he was a good person. Although he didn't have the talent for reading, he wouldn't be fooling around every day. On this point, he Still appreciate it.

My son wants to study and become an official. After that, he will become an official. Naturally, his personal connections cannot be bad. In officialdom, he needs to have connections, but he cannot be lacking in other fields.

This person should be a little useful to his own son in the future!

This is the true feeling of this man surnamed Song towards Yang Cheng at this time!

Yang Cheng naturally didn't know what the man surnamed Song was thinking about in front of him. He just came forward to say hello and chat a few words in an attitude that he couldn't be rude.

After a few chats, the topic of the two people inevitably came to the auction. During the period, Yang Chengcheng learned from the man surnamed Song that today's auction is a bit different from the usual auctions. In addition to the auction, there will be five other items for charity auctions, all of which will be donated to the nursing home for orphans.

After Yang Cheng heard this, an idea flashed in his mind, charity auction? Donate auction proceeds? It's kind of interesting!

And the man surnamed Song also learned from Yang Cheng that there was actually a mirror in Yang Cheng's company in today's auction. After hearing this, he recalled it a little, and then looked at it with surprise. He: "Did you play the advertisement for the Lady Mirror on the newspaper page of the newspaper a while ago?"

Yang Cheng nodded slightly after listening, and then showed a satisfied look!

This advertisement seems to have a good effect now, and now many people know this thing, and then they know the three words "Ladies".

Even if they haven't seen any of the newspaper advertisements before~www.wuxiaspot.com~, they will hear about it more or less!

This is enough for Yang Cheng!

After hearing Yang Cheng nod and admit it, this man surnamed Song just showed your arrogance. If I don't agree with anyone, I will obey you!

He hadn't seen this advertisement before, but he just heard that a fool ran a full-page advertisement in the Korean newspaper just to sell a mirror. At that time, it was regarded as a joke, saying who is so stupid!

A few thousand taels of silver, just to advertise for a broken mirror!

This kind of thing is absolutely impossible for me to do it. It's not that I can't afford the money, but that the man surnamed Song thinks that he is not so stupid yet!

And now it seems that this Yang Chengcheng is this fool!

But looking at Yang Cheng in front of him, he was a well-bred gentleman in his speech, behavior, and behavior, and he didn't see that his brain was abnormal. How could he do such a stupid thing!

Pity!