Han Shu chose to take the train from Xinzheng directly to Xianyang, Qin, and it only took two days and one night for the train to arrive in Xianyang. It's a lot faster than riding in a horse-drawn carriage. And the train is also relatively safe.

Compared to the visit of the Queen of Korea. The people of Qin are more concerned about the marriage of the prime minister and the eldest princess of Daqin, you must know that at this time, entertainment is relatively scarce, although Qin has made rapid progress in science and technology, but it is still relatively lacking in entertainment, and people's entertainment life is relatively simple. People's lack of attention to entertainment was naturally satisfied in the upper class of the Qin state. People are very fond of learning about the living conditions of the upper class, such as some interesting things that they like to see.

And Shang Wen's busy head exploded. Meng Yi, as his helper, told him over and over again what to do in marriage. What a matchmaker, what a hiring. It's the first time Shang Wen has encountered such a big problem, what is a matchmaker, is it a news media? The answer is no.

Not only that, Shangwen also needs to buy a house. Of course, the king of Qin can be rewarded, but in this way, the royal family's expenses will inevitably affect the daily expenditure items of the Qin government. Shang Wen didn't understand why his marriage was so troublesome.

In fact, the marriage of the Qin State has been greatly simplified compared to the Six Kingdoms, after all, in the Shang Dynasty, the Qin State has carried out a reform to change customs, but that reform only met the needs of the time and before, but the Qin State has been very different.

The Qin state is now making great strides towards industry at a rapid pace. The foundation of the Qin state was capital. The rapid mobility of capital determines the fierce competition in the commercial society. This kind of competition brings the fast-paced and simplicity of the times. It's like why Europe wants to simplify religion. It is impossible for people to be bound to traditional etiquette. It's about timely improvement.

Shang Wen simply didn't prepare, he needed to understand a certain procedure for the wedding of the Qin State. Shang Wen decided to go under the knife at his wedding. Through understanding, Shang Wen learned that there were still some weddings in the Qin State that he had never heard of. Something that can't even be named, such as what to pick and ask. Shang Wen himself couldn't figure out why he was doing this. And Meng Yi's explanation was handed down from above. Just do it. Moreover, although the ceremony specifications of private weddings cannot exceed those of the royal family, they are also quite grand.

Not only the wedding, Meng Yi also mentioned the folk customs of concubines and other aspects, such as the distinction between the eldest son's concubine and the eldest son's concubine. The question of what property is distributed and so on. Shang Wen may have considered the problem consciously for the first time, but this conscious understanding allowed him to uncover another side of the Qin State. That's changing customs. The Qin State needed to transform its own customs. Especially something as big as this.

If it weren't for the fact that he personally experienced such a major event in his life, it would be impossible for Shang Wen to transfer such a thing to such a small thing. Such a thing is small. But it has a big impact. Think about it, although the Qin State suppressed the expansion of the wedding format, the Qin State is now getting richer and richer, and it is difficult to ensure that people do not make some out-of-the-ordinary things. Moreover, there are more and more such rules, and they are becoming more and more cumbersome, and this kind of folk default custom can sometimes affect economic development. This is very detrimental to the development of capital.

Shangwen began to summarize in his mind the disadvantages of this development. Weddings can boost consumption though. But after all, it is an extremely deformed consumption. People's consumer goods are mainly concentrated in some daily necessities, especially the consumption of food far exceeds Shang Wen's imagination. A table of wine and feast costs one gold, is the food made of gold? The overhead costs are so huge. Not only that, although the Qin State restricted the style of gift-giving on festivals. But weddings and funerals are obviously not among them. Because they don't fall under the category of festivals, and there is no fixed date. The wind of gift money suddenly concentrated on weddings and funerals. People began to take advantage of these things to carry out unseen activities.

It is nothing for a wealthy family to hold such a banquet, but among the people, the wind of comparison will immediately blow throughout the entire Qin State. People's daily consumption is starting to focus on one-time major spending at weddings. This consumption carries a great deformity. This is because people's consumption is concentrated in a single time period rather than evenly separated. This is also extremely detrimental to the stimulation of production demand.

It's not just about consumption, it's about investment. Demand will lead a large amount of money into this related industry, food, hotel catering, what is the development of the Qin State at that time, is it to eat, is to drink, what are these things related to the growth of the strength of the Qin State. Thinking of this, Shang Wen frowned.

It's horrible. These customs are beyond the control of Shangwen.

The Qin state was concerned about its rapid development in the economic field. However, some changes in the folk on this basis have been neglected. Especially a place that Shang Wen didn't know and was very unfamiliar. These places are closely related to the people.

Qin needed a body that would propose legislation from civil society. to help Shangwen bind in terms of legislation. Shangwen needs some proposals from this body. Modifications were made on the basis of this proposal. and strengthen the binding force of the people.

However, before the change, Shang Wen needed to let Meng Yi finish speaking.

For example, on the issue of concubines. The population of the Qin State was not very large. So. Encouraging childbearing has become an important national policy. But there are a lot of problems that come with it.

For example, the inheritance of property, the issue of division. The dispute between the lineage and the lineage. The property issue is an important obstacle to capital flows. There are not a few people who have entered the judicial process because of property issues. This will take a lot of attention from people.

It's not just a matter of property. Then there is the issue of the status of women. Although the Qin State is very independent, women are very independent. But in marital problems. The status of women has not changed much. To a certain extent, the concubine obeys the orders of another woman, the wife. And the issue of their children has thus given a hierarchy of status. Ultimately. The human rights problem is serious.

Shang Wen listed these problems one by one. These are the questions that make it difficult for him to get started. Because it's one ring after another. You don't know what's going to happen next.

Industrial civilization brought women into the factory. In this way, women are involved in socialized mass production. The increase in economic empowerment gives women a basis for independence from men. They can choose who they like. They have a lot of choice. The same is true for men. This is the basis of the freedom to love and the basis of the freedom to marry. And these so-called ceremonial things are no longer playing his historical role. Rather, it is a hindrance.

"We're going to have a big fight," Shang Wen said.