Chapter 348: A Good Day

In October, Guanzhong has gradually cooled down. In the autumn wind, a team composed of chamberlains and guards who went to Liyang to read the holy decree slowly left Chang'an City.

Zhang Yunwen stood by the city gate and watched the team gradually move away.

"Grandpa Zhang, don't worry, the villain will definitely complete your old instructions!" The waiter solemnly received the letter handed by Zhang Yunwen into his arms with a sneer. This is written by Zhang Yunwen to Wang Yan, in addition to the continuous love words, it also slightly reveals the pro-business and maritime trade policies that Li Shimin will implement.

Zhang Yunwen said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then there is Father-in-law Lao!" Saying that, Zhang Yunwen sent a burlap bag containing a piece of gold cake and two copper coins, "Come on, this is tea money for your father-in-law and your guard brothers!" ”

As soon as the chamberlain was about to refuse, Zhang Yunwen said: "It is a public matter for the father-in-law to announce the holy decree, but it is a private matter to bring a private message for the official, and these tea money is to reward the father-in-law and the brothers for the private affairs of the official!" Don't push it back! ”

As soon as Zhang Yunwen said this, the waiter accepted the burlap bag, and saluted Zhang Yunwen with a smile: "Thank you Grandpa Zhang for the reward!" ”

The procession marched slowly, the attendants sat in the carriage, the guards sat on horses, set off from the east gate of Chang'an, and headed east. They went to Liyang, but they announced to the Wang family that Li Shimin had given him a marriage, so Zhang Yunwen attached great importance to it and personally came to the gate of the city to let the announcement team carry this letter by the way.

A few days after the departure of this proclamation procession, Li Shimin issued two decrees in succession.

First, the mercantile order. As early as the Wude period, in order to promote the recovery of the country's economy as soon as possible, Li Yuan also issued decrees to encourage commerce. But after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he began to restrict business. For example, it is forbidden for businessmen to enter the office. In addition to paying commercial tax, merchants also have to bear population tax and land tax. After the military reform, Li Shimin listened to Zhang Yunwen's opinions and encouraged business. However, this encouragement is only a small concession. In the order of heavy commerce, the article that businessmen are not allowed to enter the official office was abolished, and it was replaced by only nine ordinary miscellaneous officials. In other words, a businessman can only be a petty official without rank. It's better than nothing. As for taxes, the land tax was reduced and the commercial tax was added. When a merchant is registered in the average field, when he divides the land, he has to make a discount, and he can only get seven or eight points for one acre of land, but when he pays taxes, he has to pay one acre. This reduction in land tax is to let them pay taxes according to the actual area. The business tax has been raised a bit.

Second, the Maritime Trade Order. The imperial court will set up institutions in Dengzhou and Yangzhou to manage maritime trade. Set up a naval battalion in Quanzhou. At the same time, the government will take the lead in maritime trade. The three fleets of the Tang Dynasty Naval Division, carrying sailors and goods, will depart from the three places and will lead to the East China Sea and the South China Sea. Of course, the fleet to the East China Sea carried mainly goods. The fleet to the South China Sea was mainly soldiers and war equipment. In October, the northwest wind began to blow, and with this wind, the fleet set sail and sailed into the vast blue sea.

As soon as these two decrees were promulgated, they immediately aroused fierce repercussions, whether they were in favor or against or neutral, under the suppression of Li Shimin's powerful power, they were all silent, and even if they had words, they held back in their hearts, waiting for the decrees to be implemented for a period of time, to see the results, and then to criticize or pat the horse.

As for the merchants, they were ecstatic, lamenting that their descendants could become officials and pay less land tax, but they didn't care much about the small increase in the commercial tax, and they all wanted to call this decree before it was promulgated, and they did a big job.

And the merchants of the coastal areas reacted differently to this maritime trade order. Most of the families chose to wait and see, and only a small number of families and merchants bought goods, or prepared their own ships, or boarded the ships of the sailors, and headed for the East China Sea. As for the South China Sea, because there is little contact with the South China Sea, they are not familiar with the South China Sea Zhudao, so only the sailors are dispatched.

When the Tang Navy Division was dispatched, in the face of the huge expenditure caused by the dispatch of the Navy Division, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel indignant, but he was helpless, only after the ship came back, he would know what the situation was.

I hope to get high profits as Zhang Yunwen said! Li Shimin thought silently.

In addition to these two decrees, Li Shimin also sent an envoy to Gaochang to prepare to buy a large number of cotton seeds and cotton farmers who planted cotton from Gaochang Wang Lu Wentai.

In the blink of an eye, October has changed. In the gusty cold wind, Zhang Yunwen returned home.

Now, the gendarmerie battalion and the hundred cavalry have a group of old subordinates from the original reconnaissance battalion to help them, and the training is quite easy. It's the Military Academy that is busy. Because there will be nearly 4,000 graduates, they will be assigned to the southern and northern ya. This is not an easy task. Especially the sons of those generals and generals. For example, Cheng Wuting, according to the strength of his ability, he should be assigned to the Longyou region where the left guard is stationed, where the Tuyuhun and the Western Regions are next to each other, where the forces converge, and turmoil is repeated. However, his father Cheng Mingzhen felt sorry for his son and wanted him to stay in Guanzhong or stay in Zuo Weiwei with him, so he specially came to Zhang Yunwen and asked for a change. Zhang Yunwen immediately agreed. Who would have thought that after Cheng Wuting knew about this matter, he came to Zhang Yunwen's office to make a fuss, and changed himself back to Longyou.

Therefore, Zhang Yunwen has been dealing with this kind of thing a lot of time, and he is naturally a little tired.

When he returned home, he found that the servants in the house were all looking at him with strange eyes, and he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. When I entered the backyard, I realized what these eyes meant.

I saw that in the backyard, a woman in a goose yellow shirt was squatting and laughing and playing a game with Zhang Yan. And Zhirou was holding on to the railing, looking at the woman with an unhappy expression.

This woman turned out to be Wang Yan.

From that day to today, it has been more than 20 days, and I didn't expect Wang Yan to come to Chang'an, and she actually came to her home.

Seeing Zhang Yunwen coming, Zhang Yan suddenly called crisply: "Dad! Then he pounced.

Zhang Yunwen picked up Zhang Yan, kissed her tender cheek, and said with a smile: "Yan'er, are you well-behaved today, how many words have you written?" ”

Zhang Yan smiled and narrowed his eyes like a crescent moon: "Yan'er is well-behaved today, she has written five small characters on a piece of paper, and she has memorized a chapter of "Analects"!" Yan'er relayed it to Daddy! As he spoke, Zhang Yan recited in a crisp voice: "Zi said: Learn and learn, don't you also say ......."

After listening to Zhang Yan's stumbling recitation of this chapter, Zhang Yunwen put Zhang Yan on the ground, touched the double-ring bun combed on her head, and said with encouragement: "My Yan'er is really capable!" Come, go to your mother, Daddy and your third mother have something to discuss! ”

"Sanniang?" Zhang Yan's eyes were full of puzzlement, "Yan'er only has the eldest mother and the mother, where did the third mother come from?" ”

Zhang Yunwen smiled and pointed at Wang Yan: "Well, do you see it, this is your Sanniang, remember it in the future, you have to call Sanniang!" ”

Hearing Zhang Yunwen say this, Wang Yan's jade-like face suddenly showed a hint of blush.

"But, yes...... Well, Sanniang asked Yan'er to call her aunt, and Daddy, you asked Yan'er to call her Sanniang, what is it called? Zhang Yan tilted his head, looking puzzled.

Zhang Yunwen laughed: "Call it Sanniang, call it Auntie now, and you have to call Sanniang in a few days!" ”

Zhang Yan tilted his little head and thought for a moment, then suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Hehe, Yan'er knows, is Sanniang going to live with us in the future?" ”

Zhang Yunwen nodded: "Yes, your Sanniang will always live in our house in the future!" ”

Xiao Zhang Yan suddenly slapped his face and ran in the direction of Na Zhirou, shouting as he ran: "Mother, mother, Daddy said that Sanniang will live with us in the future!" ”

Zhi Rou smiled reluctantly, picked up Zhang Yan, and said in his mouth: "Yan'er, go play with the front yard of Niangdao!" As he spoke, he glanced at Zhang Yunwen with resentment.

"But, Yan'er wants to play with Sanniang!"

"Yan'er, you Sanniang haven't seen your father for a long time, let's go to the side to play first and let them talk!"

"Oh!"

When only Zhang Yunwen and Wang Yan were left in the court, Zhang Yunwen greeted with a smile: "Sister Yan, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Wang Yan sighed lightly: "Alas! The corners of his eyes and eyebrows are filled with joy and sadness.

"What's wrong, Sister Yan? What's upset? Zhang Yunwen hurriedly asked.

Wang Yan shook her head and smiled toothily: "It's nothing, it's just that I think I'm going to enter this house in two days, and I'm always a little uneasy!" ”

Zhang Yunwen looked at Wang Yan's face, made sure that she was not joking, she did have a burden in her heart, sighed, and said: "Sister Yan, don't think too much, whether it is Yu'er or Rou'er, they are very easy to get along with." You've been with them, and you know that. ”

Wang Yan nodded slightly: "Well, I know this!" But looking at Yan'er, and the steps......" said this, she suddenly sighed faintly, "If only I could meet you earlier!" ”

Zhang Yunwen immediately knew what she meant, but when she saw that Zhi Rou had two children in a row, a wave of jealousy or envy surged in her heart. laughed at the moment: "What, Sister Yan also wants to have children,?" Uh, wrap it up on your husband! Work hard for your husband and strive for an early harvest! ”

Hearing this kind of ridicule, Wang Yanqiao's face turned red in an instant, took a sip, and said to Zhang Yunwenjiao: "You person, what nonsense!" ”

Li Shimin's holy decree only said that they would get married in November, but did not specify which day, after all, this wedding event must find a good day and an auspicious day before it can be carried out. Zhang Yunwen inquired at the old road of Yuan, and learned that the eighth day of the first month of November was an auspicious day, and if you roughly calculated, it was only about ten days away. The 10 days of preparation were indeed shorter.

However, when I was the only one to tell Wang Yan about this day, Wang Yan immediately agreed: "Okay, wow, that's the day!" ”

"But time is in a hurry, I'm afraid I can't prepare well!" Zhang Yunwen said with a slight frown.

Wang Yan smiled "fluttering", and said to Zhang Yunwen a little shyly: "You don't have to worry about this preparation, grandpa has already prepared everything you can, and even the things you should prepare, his old man is also ready!" ”

When Zhang Yunwen heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Seeing Zhang Yunwen's appearance, Wang Yan hurriedly explained: "Grandpa knows that you are busy with official business and have little leisure, so I just helped you prepare, don't shirk!" ”

Zhang Yunwen said with a smile: "Alas, the old man is really, or not, it's okay, it's the eighth day of the first month!" It's better to get married earlier! ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Yan's face suddenly turned red. Feeling at ease? Who is more at ease?

Zhang Yun, who has two experiences in getting married, knows very well about the six wedding ceremonies. first asked Wei Chigong as an elder to go to the Wang family in the courtyard of Chang'an to perform the gift, and then Yuan Tiangang appeared and made the gift of asking for his name. The next Najib, Najib, and Invitation ceremonies are also done one by one.

Originally, these rituals should have been completed within a month, but they were compressed by Zhang Yunwen to ten days. This made Kong Yingda and other old Confucians suddenly furious, saying that Zhang Yunwen did not follow etiquette when marrying a wife, and even went to Li Shimin.

After Zhang Yunwen found out, he scolded on the spot, saying that Lao Tzu married his daughter-in-law, and he took care of these old rotten Confucian affairs, and asked them to chirp crookedly there!

Hearing this, Li Yu and Zhi Rou couldn't help but poke him with their eyes at the same time.

It is estimated that Li Shimin also thought about it with Zhang Yunwen, and comforted these old ministers with kind words, and verbally said that he would punish Zhang Yunwen, but there was no follow-up.

Finally, it's the eighth day of the new year, and it's time to welcome your relatives.

Early in the morning, before dawn, Zhang Yunwen led a group of people out of the door. Then he stood in the cold wind and waited for the dawn.

It's all to blame Yuan Tiangang for saying that the first hour is the best day to go out, and the rest of the hours are worse. And Yuan Tiangang, I'm afraid that he is still hiding in the warm quilt in the room at this moment!

In the cold wind, greetings to Yuan Tiangang came from the mouths of the soldiers from time to time. Of course, this kind of greeting mostly involves Yuan Tiangang's elders.

When Zhang Yunwen arrived at the Wang family's mansion in Chang'an after the dawn, he couldn't help but be shocked by the lineup in front of him. I saw that in the lobby, Wang Qu came out, Wang Qiong, Wang Ang and others of the Wang family were all present, and some families who were good friends with the Wang family also sent people to help the Wang family. The five surnames and seven families in the world have all sent people.

This kind of lineup still made Zhang Yunwen sweat, but his lineup is not bad, the older generation has Li Jing, Tang Jianwei, Chi Gong and others, and Zhang Yunwen's contemporaries have Li Daozong, Li Daoxuan and others, not long after, even Li Shimin came with Li Chengqian.

Looking at the smiling and smiling appearance of both parties, Zhang Yunwen suddenly felt that his marriage was like a battlefield.

In such an atmosphere, Zhang Yunwen put Wang Yan into the sedan chair and left here as quickly as possible, leaving Li Shimin and a group of ministers to fight with the children of the family.

Returning to his mansion, Zhang Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief, and then there were routine rituals such as respecting elders and serving tea. It was tossed from morning to hour.

The next step is to open the table. This time, Zhang Yunwen only invited people who were familiar with him and gathered a few large tables. But there were more than ten tables of people who sent their relatives there.

Su Dingfang and Wang Xuance didn't have a good heart, and instigated everyone to get drunk Zhang Yunwen. However, Zhang Yunwen was prepared, and after only a few drinks, he deliberately fell to the ground drunk. Facing Zhang Yunwen, who was almost a scoundrel, everyone had to let him go.

This meal was eaten for another afternoon, and the entire Zhang family's mansion was messed up, and the corners of Mei Xiang's eyes twitched when she looked at Mei Xiang on the side.

The banquet dispersed, the sky had just fallen, and when the noise outside had disappeared, Zhang Yunwen was lying on the bed, but there was a slight snoring.

Wang Yan, who was wearing a phoenix crown and xia cloak, couldn't help but be stunned, looking at Zhang Yunwen, who was still asleep, and after being stunned for a while, she stretched out her right hand hatefully, and two fingers that were as white and tender as green onions pinched the soft flesh of Zhang Yunwen's abdomen, and twisted it vigorously.

With a shout, Zhang Yunwen suddenly got up, looked at Wang Yan blankly, and then showed a sudden appearance.

"Don't be angry, ma'am!" Zhang Yunwen looked at Wang Yan's hanging head, leaned on it carefully, and blew the wind in her ear.

Wang Yan pursed her mouth, but turned sideways to avoid Zhang Yunwen's cheek.

On this side, the white and slender neck against the background of the big red wedding dress looks even more moving. Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but move his index finger, "hehe" chuckled: "Madame, please forgive me!" Apologize to Mrs. immediately for her husband! ”

As he spoke, he pounced on him, and the ambiguous words came out of his mouth: "Ha, madam, I'm going to start apologizing for my husband......"