At the banquet, the princes and nobles talked and laughed, and the cups were staggered.

Shen Dafu just watched coldly, only drank white water, didn't taste a piece of food, and didn't get a drop of wine, he was afraid that once he tasted Xiao Duhou's wine and food, he would accidentally get on the road, indulge in it, and couldn't extricate himself.

This is a bad habit that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Duhou Mansion, and the next generation is more extravagant than the previous generation, and the Shen family will never touch it.

Isn't the Dusk Hou Mansion just defeated by the little Dusk Hou... In the blink of an eye, he went to the Pingwangfu and began to defeat the Pingwangfu.

The Pingwang Mansion is now beautiful, and it is estimated that after one or two decades, when the Xiaoping King becomes an adult, he will be as depressed as the Dull Mansion.

The Shen family is known as the richest man in Jinling, and they can't help but lose.

Prince Xiang Tiange held chopsticks and looked hesitant.

Every dish is fragrant, and the wine in the cup is strong, which is many times better than the food in the East Palace, but he doesn't dare to put down the chopsticks.

The emperor's faint gaze swept over from time to time, clearly warning him to eat less, so that the prince's heart was cold.

The prince cried with a sad face, and with tears in his heart, he could only chew white rice and eat.

Well, if you don't eat anything, just eat white rice.

White rice does not cost a few copper plates.

...

Emperor Xiang Yanran's face was cold.

He doesn't like extravagance, and in addition to several palace banquets every year, he is quite frugal in his food and clothing.

If the palace dares to be so extravagant, I am afraid that many people will fall to the ground.

This engagement feast, glass treasures, all kinds of wine and dishes, estimate the cost of 100,000 taels of silver.

He didn't like it when he saw that the banquet was so extravagant.

It's just that today is the engagement banquet of the Pingwang Mansion and the Duhou Mansion, and he can't afford to lose face in the two mansions.

But the prince must be strictly controlled, and he can only have light tea and light rice every day, and he must not be as extravagant as the little dusk marquis and become the king of the great Chu.

Prince Xiang Tiange's eyes were slightly red, and he raised his wine glass, "Sister Yu'er, you are engaged to Xiao Duhou today." My brother doesn't have much money, and he doesn't have any good things to give you and Xiao Duhou, so I can only wish you a hundred years of good together, and I will have the opportunity to make up for a big gift in the future.

By the way, Sister Yu'er and Xiao Duhou, have you prepared a dowry and dowry? If there is not enough gold, silver and jewelry, I will ask my father and grandmother for some with a cheeky face. This wedding must be held in a beautiful way! It can't be worse than my sister Princess Xiang Ling's marriage. ”

"Well, although Li Yu is the county lord, as the only daughter of King Ping, this big wedding should be handled at the level of prince and princess!"

The emperor couldn't help but nod slightly.

The emperor and King Heping are sworn brothers, and the relationship is extremely deep, and the prince's proposal for this wedding to be held according to the princess level is not overstepping.

For the Ping Palace, this can be regarded as a royal gesture of grace and courtesy.

Otherwise, there would be no need for him to come to witness the marriage of Li Yu and Xiao Duhou in person.

"Yes, but I don't know what the dowry gift from the county lord of Danyang is to the Marquis of Xiao Du?"

"Little Dusk Hou, what dowry are you going to bring to the door?"

The guests cheered and laughed.

This Da Chu's son-in-law, like an ordinary marriage, has a bride price and a dowry. It's just that men and women have swapped identities.

"The two governments are engaged, and they swear an alliance, and there is no remorse."

Li Yu looked at Chu Tianxiu and said affectionately: "I will take the mountain as a dowry."

There is a Ma'anshan iron mine in Danyang County, where my fief is located, and I use this mountain as a dowry to welcome the little dusk! ”

All the princes and guests were moved.

Ordinary princes and gatekeepers are married and married, all of which are gifts such as gold, silver, jewelry, and how many acres of land.

But she took the mountain as a dowry!

What a big spirit, what a big stroke!

Although the lord of Danyang is a woman and has a bold mind, it is beyond the reach of ordinary men.

is worthy of being the daughter of King Ping, and she is not comparable to ordinary women.

"Your Majesty, you are a witness, and you have to be a witness for your ministers. This iron mine in Danyang County is mine, and no one can take it away! ”

Chu Tianxiu smiled at the emperor.

After the implementation of the "Policy on Prohibiting the Private Minting of Copper Coins", the next major industries to be taken over by the imperial court must be salt and iron.

Although there is no news yet, Sang Hongyang has already submitted countermeasures in the palace examination.

Chu Tianxiu was worried that once the "Salt and Iron Official Camp" was implemented, the steelmaking industry in Danyang County would be taken over by the imperial court, and this large industry, which had just sprouted, would immediately come to an abrupt end.

You have to think of a way in advance to let the emperor open a golden mouth.

"Hmm!"

Emperor Xiang Yanran thought about it for a moment, nodded and said, "I will testify to you." The Saddle Iron Mine of the Lord of Danyang is yours, and there is no remorse! ”

The reason why he hesitated for a moment was because in the imperial examination, Sang Hongyang's "Salt and Iron Official Camp", as well as Dongguo Xiangyang's "Salt Strategy" and Kongjing's "Tie Ce", analyzed the pros and cons of the government and the private sector in detail on salt and iron.

He was considering the matter of the salt and iron official camp, and when the time was ripe, he would collect all the salt and iron in the world into the imperial court official camp to increase the income of the state treasury.

But.

There are many iron mines in the world.

An iron ore in a county is given to Xiao Duhou.

It doesn't matter if you make a special case.

Xiao Duhou has done a lot of things for the Great Chu Dynasty, so it should be regarded as a reward.

"Little Dusk Marquis, the county lord's dowry is here, what about your dowry?"

The Emperor asked with a smile.

"Since it is a sea oath, this wedding is engaged. Yu'er gave me a mountain, and I should return it to the sea! On the day of the wedding, I will return her to the sea. ”

Chu Tianxiu groaned.

"Is there a sea in the fiefdom of the Dull Mansion?"

The Emperor wondered to the ministers on the left and right.

The land that Taizu had sealed back then had been so long that he had forgotten which corner he was in. Could it be that the fiefdom of the Duhou Mansion is next to the sea?

The princes and ministers shook their heads.

Whose fiefdom has the sea?!

If you are next to the sea, most of it is wasteland, saline-alkali land, and it is not very rich.

"As far as I know, no. Since it is the sea, it must be incomparably vast, not to mention thousands of miles, not to mention small ponds and small lakes.

"The Book of Songs: Beishan" has a saying, "Under the Putian, it is not the king's land." Within the four seas, all are kings and ministers. ’。

The land of the Central Plains is all royal land, and out of the Middle Earth, the East China Sea and the South China Sea are ownerless, but they are vast and boundless..... Xiao Duhou wants to marry a sea, but it is a little troublesome. He said it was his sea, and no one else recognized it! ”

Wang Su shook his head and said.

Xiao Duhou said that the East China Sea is his, which fisherman will take care of Xiao Duhou?

This is pure bragging.

"Marquis Xiaodu, this East China Sea and the South China Sea, which sea do you fancy and want to give it to the Lord of Danyang?

But this sea is not under my jurisdiction, and I can't help you call the shots! Neither can you ask me to give you a sea. ”

Emperor Xiang Yanran shook his head and laughed.

The territory of the Great Chu Dynasty did not include the sea.

Emperor Qin sent Xu Fu out of the East China Sea to Penglai Immortal Island to seek the elixir.

There is no side, let alone who is the master of the sea.

In short, the sea is something that cannot be touched.

He just took it as a joke and listened to it.

"Your Majesty, feel at ease. On the day of the wedding, the minister personally went to fetch a sea as a gift to Yu'er! ”

Chu Tianxiu smiled.