Although the Wu family is large in number, the number of people in the five ships is different.
There were three rough guards like the servants guarding the house, one, two, and four, and there were nearly thirty or forty people crammed into each boat, not counting the boatmen.
As for Wu Anshi and the Wu family's female family members, they were sitting on the third boat. In addition to the boatman, there was also a personal envoy, the old lady.
As for Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi, a Marquis of Yu, and a Du Guan sat in the stern boat.
The passenger boat Zhang Yue inherited had two floors. The upper floor was a large herringbone mast. Under the mast were several low cabins made of straw huts. These were used by the boatmen and their servants to live in. In addition to the helmsman on the ship, They are all called Chuanhuoer.
Zhang Heng's nickname in Water Margin is Chuan Huo'er.
Zhang Yue walked around on the top of the deck and saw people drying clothes, luggage and ballast.
As for the real cabin below the deck, there are windows on the four walls, just like a house. There are railings on both sides of the ship's side, and they are decorated with curtains. There are tables, chairs, beds, tea and food inside, and you can browse along the river while riding the boat. scenery.
It turns out that this is the life of rich people!
Zhang Yue couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene. Looking at other passenger ships on the river, they were so crowded that there was almost no place to stay except for a place to sit.
It's a bit like riding in a green car, the difference between a hard seat and a hard sleeper.
Of course, Wu Dalangjun's boat ride must be a soft sleeper, with a living room and the like.
Before passing the customs, Jindu and the pass were inspected.
In the Song Dynasty, there were officials overseeing the ferry crossing at Jindu. Anyway, all the money-making opportunities in the Song Dynasty were blocked.
In the Song Dynasty, there were only Guandu and Maipudu, which means that any ferry, except those operated by the government, must obtain an operating license from the government.
At the same time, all private crossings are prohibited.
But smuggling, like beef and wine, is always forbidden.
In any case, the government set up checkpoints in key places and prohibited private competition. It also turned a blind eye to ordinary private crossings.
Speaking of which, the policies of Song Huizong's period have always been based on this operation.
Fang La's uprising, the slogan put forward by Fang La was because of "officials invading fishing".
The reason for the Songjiang uprising was that the imperial court announced that the Eight Hundred Miles of Water Park would be 'publicly owned'. Anyone who enters the lake to fish, collect lotus roots, or cut cattails will be taxed heavily according to the size of the boat.
After Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi entered the cabin, Yan Yuhou and Zhang Duguan of the Wu Mansion had already cooked tea and were waiting for them.
After greeting the guests, they sat down to drink tea.
Yan Yuhou said with a smile: "The two of you are young and will enter Beijing to take the imperial examination. Once you pass, it will only be a matter of time before you are named on the gold list."
Zhang Yue smiled and said nothing. Huang Haoyi said at the side: "As for Yuhou, I'm just worthless in the county or state. I was lucky enough to get it because others didn't want to go, so I got an advantage. Even if I don't say whether I can get away with it by luck, Even if you pass the test of Taixue, there are still hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Taixue. How can I, a fishy person like me, get ahead?"
Zhang Yue thought it was good. With people like Huang Haoyi around, he would be able to save a lot of words along the way.
Zhang Duguan smiled and said: "Huang Xiucai really knows how to speak. At your age, you still have a long time to come. How can you say that you are a fishy person? You two are not married yet, right?"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, since he went to Taixue to take the exam, why do people everywhere ask him about his marriage? It has really become a hot cake.
Huang Haoyi continued: "How can ordinary people think highly of people like us? There is a strict order in the family that 'if you don't pass the exam, you won't have a family', so I don't dare to think about it, Sanlang, don't you think so."
Zhang Yue nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes."
Huang Haoyi said: "It is common for us scholars to be unmarried in their thirties, and even in their forties there are many who are unmarried. I really don't know how I chose this path of studying. Hey, I can't mention it."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that this was true. Shao Yong, a great scholar, did not get married until he was forty-five years old. Shao Yong, a student, couldn't stand it anymore and betrothed his own sister to the teacher as his wife.
Zhang Duguan smiled and said: "To be honest, I have been in Beijing with Marquis Yu for more than 20 years, and we have also seen wealthy families. In Bianjing, a family with a fortune of one hundred thousand guan can be said to be paving the way. As for a family with a wealth of one million guan, it can be said that the streets are paving the way. Not a few.”
"If the two young gentlemen are interested, considering your status as imperial students, you can't talk about a million-dollar marriage, but you can still talk about a hundred-thousand-dollar marriage."
Zhang Yue smiled knowingly when he heard this, and remembered Wang Anshi's poem: "On the way to Jin Mingchi, the red skirt competed to see the man in green." '
Zhang Yue thought to himself, in terms of catching a son-in-law under the official list, isn't this just eating a soft meal in an open and honest manner?
But it was very common in the society of the Song Dynasty that the dowry money was higher than the betrothal gift money. For example, Fan Zhongyan's Yizhuang woman was given 30 guan in marriage, while the man was only given 20 guan in marriage.
Marrying a daughter is much more difficult than marrying a wife, and a large dowry is often required.
Therefore, many scholars also have the saying "If you are not high in rank, you will not get married." Obviously, He Qi and Huang Haoyi were like this before, and they all wanted to find a good marriage for themselves in the future.
This was not criticized at the time, but was a behavior highly praised by the government, the people, and scholars.
Therefore, there were quite a lot of scholars who failed the exam and married late in their thirties at that time.
For Zhang Yue, his family is not considered wealthy. In Pucheng, he was considered a first-class household with a fortune of several hundred dollars, but when he arrived in Bianjing...
The housing prices in Bianjing were the highest in the entire Song Dynasty. Even a prime minister like Kou Zhun could not afford to build a house. To put it bluntly, any ordinary house with a broken house would completely crush Zhang Yue's net worth.
As for Huang Haoyi, he looks similar to himself. He is admired by everyone in a small place, but when he gets to a big city, he will probably be ignored by everyone.
I don’t know if Yan Yuhou and Zhang Duguan came to marry them. It was not arranged by Wu Dalangjun to win over them.
Below, Yan Yuhou said: "If it's inconvenient for you two, I can decide the marriage with you privately here. I have a good friend, General Yuhou, who has a beloved daughter who is still unmarried at the age of twenty. He is a military attaché. He was born well and his family had some wealth, so he looked for a prince to be his son-in-law."
"See if you can find a home in Beijing. Of course, I've told you in advance that you need to be admitted to the Imperial College."
Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that in addition to those who chose a son-in-law from below, there were also those who chose a son-in-law from before the exam, such as Wang Zeng and Fu Bi. They were all selected by prime ministers Li Hang and Yan Shu before the exam, and then passed the Jinshi exam. Wang Zeng still passed the third grade.
Of course, choosing a son-in-law at the top of the list is too risky, and only the prime minister can afford it.
Then it was an agreement before the announcement, and marriage after the announcement. This was a first-class marriage that was also very common in the Song Dynasty.
Of course, there are also many people who break their contracts. For example, Chen Shimei, who abandoned his wife and children after being admitted to the imperial examination, is a joke, but there must be many people who break their contracts.
But there are Chen Shimei and there are upright people. For example, Liu Tingshi was promised a marriage in his hometown before he became a Jinshi. The woman was blind due to illness and was very poor. Knowing that Liu Tingshi won the Jinshi, she did not dare to do this.
Someone advised him to marry this person's sister. Liu Tingshi smiled and said, "I have already made a promise. How can I betray my original intention?"
Later, Liu Tingshi lost her husband. The woman died of illness a few years ago, and Liu refused to remarry.
Su Shi asked him: "Sorrow comes from love, and love comes from lust. What do you love about her?"
Liu Tingshi replied: "When the beauty fades and the love fades, I will mourn and forget. If you marry a wife based on sex, as long as you like a good-looking woman, you will not be able to marry her back home."
Speaking of which, Zhao Yasi originally fell in love with his second brother and was the first to choose his son-in-law.
but……
Zhang Duguan on the side seemed to notice the confusion between the two of them, and asked quickly: "What does this woman look like? Is it true that she is not married in her twenties..."
"Even if you marry a woman like that who has an average appearance and is the most beautiful woman in the country, it would be a bad idea, right?" Yan Yuhou said with an ambiguous smile.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi both nodded. Yes, marrying a beautiful woman will distract us from studying. Men in the Song Dynasty were also very realistic. When it came to marriage, it was best for a woman with ordinary looks and someone who could help with money or career.
Huang Haoyi said: "That's right. My mother said that good-looking women are tiger spirits who will eat people until no bones are left."
Zhang Yue was stunned, your mother's original intention was good, but in the end she was still afraid that you would be addicted to bed matters!
At this time, the boat had set its sails and was moving slowly in the middle of the river.
There is a saying about "Night Sailing" in the Ming Dynasty, which means that sailing at night is boring when you can't see the scenery, and it is a good topic for everyone to chat.
But although the scenery in Qujiang was beautiful, the two teenagers were very interested when they heard about it. In addition, they kept chatting in Lulu.
Under the instigation of Lu Yuhou and Zhang Duguan, Huang Haoyi decided to pay a visit to the woman of Yuhou's family. Zhang Yue hesitated for a moment. Since Huang Haoyi had taken the lead, he couldn't say anything else.
In my previous life, I would have definitely added a WeChat ID, checked the Moments first, and then chatted.
Here Zhang Duguan also introduced another woman to Zhang Yue, although it seemed not as good as the woman introduced by Lu Yuhou. Zhang Yue thought about it and didn't hesitate to go. Firstly, he couldn't make the other party lose face, and secondly, he really wanted to take a look.
Not everyone can bear the feeling of being alone and alone.
He had already tasted this when he was drifting in a foreign land in his last life. Otherwise, why would he be anxious to go on a blind date right after graduation? He also wanted to meet a girl from IKEA and get married early and then happily be a house slave for the rest of his life. .
Now that he goes to Bianjing again, Zhang Yue is also afraid of this. It would be good if he could have such a woman to get married early. Anyway, his brother had explained before that he could make the decision on his own marriage. After all, Pucheng and Bianjing are so far apart, so he can't You can't make up your own mind, right?
If one day we meet someone trying to catch our son-in-law, we will just pretend to struggle and just give in.
Chatting and reading all the way, the boat entered the Qiantang River from Qujiang River and then arrived in Hangzhou.
Zhang Yue originally wanted to stay in Hangzhou for two or three days. What would the West Lake in Hangzhou look like before the Su Causeway was built? Look at what the broken bridge looked like before Xu Xian and White Snake met.
Therefore, Wu Dalangjun and his party seemed to be in a hurry and rushed straight to Bianjing. Without stopping in Hangzhou, they changed ships directly to Bianjing.
At this time, Hangzhou was not yet called Lin'an, but Zhang Yue learned from others that the population of Hangzhou had reached 200,000 households. Even Suzhou and Yuezhou were not as prosperous as Hangzhou.
In Hangzhou, only official wine can earn 200,000 yuan per year.
After changing boats, continue north.
On this day, Zhang Yue slept in the cabin until midnight when he was suddenly woken up by Tang Jiu.
ps1: Thank you to the book friend Xiaocai for the Jinye Double Alliance. Thank you to the old book friend.
ps2: Thanks again to Nanmu League for the 250,000 reward.
ps3: I am busy before the New Year, so please forgive me for the late update.
