Accepting levies is also commonly known as giving betrothal gifts.
Among the "six rites", it is sent to the woman's home before the wedding date is agreed upon. Only after this step can the marriage be considered settled.
In the official sense, "repentance" can only be considered as regret after "acceptance of the tax", otherwise the marriage contract has not been theoretically established.
If we really want to be serious, the "recruitment" at this time, according to the rank of the princes, is red cloth, jade ornaments and carriages.
However, the white picture has been slightly changed. The red cloth is the increasingly popular Jiangdong brocade, the jade ornaments have been replaced with artificial colored glaze, the carriage has been replaced with a BMW engine, and a Fangtian painted halberd is also attached - this one is for
The one for Lu Lingqi and the one for Lu Bu had been completed before.
These are tungsten steel weapons whose alloy ratio has been adjusted according to the user's habits. The toughness and weight are suitable for the user while maintaining the maximum hardness.
After being loaded onto the armor, it is more powerful than any existing weapon!
Because mass production is not yet possible, Pang Tong and Yu Ji can only cooperate and "build" it by hand. Currently, there are less than twenty people qualified to order, and only single digits have been completed. Other generals have to wait for the progress of the Ministry of Industry...
In addition, Zhenbao, who did not pull several cars, could be regarded as playing a leading role. As for the magic weapon BMW... He is the captain of the Su Guard, so this is considered a work item!
The treasures Lu Bu prepared are not a waste, they can be used as dowry when they get married.
Then comes the "request period", and Taishi Ling is still responsible for calculating the date - Xu Rong is very grateful to Bai Tu, this time he did not secretly ask himself to make any unreasonable demands...
This day was not calculated, but the "higher authority" had given instructions for her to calculate it.
Not only taking care of the ministers of Chu State, but also considering the schedule of envoys from other princes to come to congratulate, the date was finally set on April 15th.
Bai Tu also felt that this was a good day - a day for officials from the six ministries to take a break, so they would not have to take leave to attend the wedding.
Because the news was released more than two months in advance, not only the nobles and common people of Chu State, but also the princes from all over the world had envoys coming.
Bai Tu was worried that Gongsun Du would not be able to reach Gongsun Du because he was too far away, so he specially asked the navy's trading fleet to pick him up...
And he called Sima Lang in advance and asked with concern: "Boda, I heard that your brother Zhongda is now under the command of Marquis Zheng? I wonder if you brothers will have a chance to meet each other during my wedding?"
At this time, Bai Tu also knew that Zhang Yan "kidnapped" Sima Yi.
"Back to your Majesty, the foreign minister has not received any letters from home recently, but I think my brother-in-law has limited mobility, so he probably won't come." Sima Lang replied seriously.
"That's such a pity." Bai Tu said regretfully.
Sima Lang noticed Bai Tu's regret, but he didn't know what Bai Tu was planning, especially...the rumors about Zhang Chunhua even made Sima Lang suspect that Bai Tu was looking for Sima Yi to humiliate him.
In April, guests began to gather in Jinling, especially Liu Yi, Gongsun Du's envoy. Before the "request period", the navy went to pick him up - and also transported a batch of soldiers and armor for trading.
More than half a month in advance, Liu Yi came to congratulate Bai Tu with 300 horses besides the transaction.
It's worth it... Ahem, just come, why bring gifts?
Bai Tu severely criticized this behavior.
There are also old acquaintances, such as Jian Yong sent by Liu Bei and Liu Ye sent by Cao Cao. These are all old acquaintances, but Yang Feng, Zhang Yan, Ma Teng, Han Sui, and the emperor Liu who does not want to be named, the etiquette is just
Not very thorough!
It’s okay that Sima Yi didn’t come, but they only sent one team of envoys as representatives?
There were a lot of people, the ceremony was grand, and they were swaggering along the way, but the congratulatory gifts they brought were actually the least.
What's the difference between this and paying 100 yuan for a meal with the whole family?
Jian Yong specially paid a courtesy visit to Bai Tu once in advance, and bowed three times as soon as they met - the kind of person who bowed to him with all his might!
"Xianhe, what are you doing? This is such a great ceremony. The subjects of Chu State don't need such etiquette." Bai Tu stopped him quickly.
I even wonder if there is a conspiracy here? Are you trying to make up dirty information to discredit me?
"This is not only a courtesy, but also an apology and gratitude from your lord and me." Jian Yong stood up with a normal expression and sat aside and said.
"Oh? What have you done to apologize to me?" Bai Tu was obviously in a good mood because he was about to get married, and he even joked.
"It is my fault that I selfishly speculated on the King of Chu's idea of serving the public wholeheartedly. The King of Chu was able to establish his trust in front of others with his eight policies, which also benefited my lord a lot, so I naturally want to express my gratitude." Jian Yongzhong said peacefully.
said.
"It's not right to serve the public wholeheartedly. If I achieve success and benefit the world at the same time, I have left enough 'benefits' for myself." Bai Tu said with a chuckle.
Eight strategies...
Except for the first one, who in future generations would dare to mention any of the following ones, even if they are thousands of miles away, Bai Tu will... type on the keyboard to attack this shameless person!
Do you still dare to touch the national tax? Do you still dare to stipulate that money can be used to atone for sins? Do you still dare to support buying servants without paying wages? Quantity is what you say? Everyone is equal, you say?...
"The King of Chu is indeed a sincere gentleman." Jian Yong complimented again.
"Oh? In that case... then Xuzhou can follow suit now. The Six Marquises of the Han Dynasty should still have some autonomy, right?" Bai Tu said encouragingly.
"The Duke of Zhou is a virtuous man, and so is Kong Sheng." Jian Yong said calmly.
It's just that Liu Bei has his own "virtue"... Since Jian Yong dared to say this, he naturally thought of how to deal with Bai Tu.
"Actually, I have an immature idea recently. In future trade, I will give more favorable trading conditions to the princes who share the spirit of Chu State. On the contrary... maybe I will impose restrictions. Ahem, this is just an idea.
Since Liu Xuzhou and I are old friends, I just want to remind you." Bai Tu didn't dwell on the previous topic, but one sentence aroused Jian Yong's curiosity.
Not to mention Jingzhou, Yangzhou's current grain production is very amazing, and...if the Chu State really has a truce for a few years, it is conceivable that it will become an important production area of grain and grass, not to mention soldiers, cloth, and salt.
...a series of hard currency production.
What does it mean to be more favorable? To what extent does it mean to be restricted?
Unfortunately, Bai Tu stopped answering, and Jian Yong didn't know whether it was because Chu State had not yet formulated a specific strategy, or because Bai Tu didn't want to tell him too much in advance.
Not long after Jian Yong left with worries, an urgent message came from Jiangling - urgent, but not urgent, just asking Jinling to be prepared.
The envoy from the Marquis of Shu has also entered Jingzhou along the river, passed through Yiling, and rushed to Jiangling. After reading the letter, Bai Tu was very interested in the candidate for the envoy from the Marquis of Shu - Zhang Song!