That's it.

Li Chaosheng nodded in understanding, and asked Gu Zi to send the two back home.

Soon a carriage appeared in front of the door of Yuxian Tower, Gu Zi personally drove two guards to send the second daughter back, and Li Chaosheng was told that it was not safe because there were only two guards left around him, and he was 'forcibly' sent back to Lantian County.

When he arrived at the county office, Li Chaosheng met Guo Bao.

"What are you going to do?"

Guo Bao heard this and said: "Tell the county honor, I just asked the county lord and the county lord of Changyu to see the eight characters of the birthday, there are three days in total, the fifth and twenty-eighth of the next month, and the eighth day of the next month, I don't know which one the county lord likes?" I think it's better to have the 10th day of the first month of next month, we have plenty of time, and we can prepare well......"

"What is there to prepare for, on the fifth day of the first month of next month, do you know if the big wedding is done sooner or later?"

"Yo, that's a bit of a rush."

Guo Bao scratched his head a little when he heard this.

The wedding in the Ming Dynasty was not simply a ceremony, but had strict rules and regulations, including Nacai, that is, the man sent someone to the woman's house to propose.

This step has actually been completed, and Guo Bao has already gone with his things.

Now even the second step of asking for names has been completed, that is, to ask for the eight characters of both men and women, find an expert to see if the eight characters match, and determine an auspicious time and auspicious day by the way.

Then the next is Najib, which means that the man goes to the woman's house for the second time to tell the other party that the eight characters are very compatible and can continue.

This is followed by the levy, which is commonly known as the bride price, and the bride price comes from here, that is, the man sends the bride price to the woman's house.

Then there is an invitation period, and the next three books (letter of ceremony, letter of appointment, and letter of welcome) are greeted in person......

and so on, and also to arrange the mansion, plus to give invitations to all sides, you must know that Li Chaosheng's wedding, even Chongzhen in the Forbidden City has to be notified, and no one can be exposed.

That's why Guo Bao said that the time is a bit rushed, because the process of placing an invitation will take a long time, but it is also a bit rushed, and it can still be completed at Lantian's speed.

After all, the Lantian telegram has reached all corners of the world, and a telegram can be called, and then the local Lantian secret spy or representative can send the invitation.

Li Chaosheng looked at Guo Bao and said: "Hurry up, just hurry, just do your best, if you really can't be notified, you won't be notified." ”

After Li Chaosheng finished speaking, he hummed a little song and walked to his office.

Guo Bao looked at Li Chaosheng, who was humming a little song, and looked at the two guards behind Li Chaosheng with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong with the county, there is a shortage of women?" ”

The two guards looked at Guo Bao and said, "Lord Guo is cautious." ”

Guo Bao heard this and said: "No, the county zun was not so anxious before, and he couldn't wait for a month and a half?" ”

Hearing this, the two guards said, "It's not that the county can't wait, but ...... Forget it, I don't understand it to you, Lord Guo said goodbye. ”

The two guards chased Li Chaosheng and left.

Guo Bao thought for a while and said: "This really can't be delayed, I have to go to the Ministry of Finance first, the county wedding can't be too shabby, the budget is enough." ”

Guo Bao trotted all the way to the Ministry of Finance, it is not a trivial matter about Li Chaosheng, as long as it is related to Li Chaosheng, this is the biggest political event in Lantian, especially the county wedding, which represents the queen of Lantian, and its political significance is quite important.

Guo Bao trotted all the way to the Ministry of Finance, and as soon as the Ministry of Finance heard that the county wanted money for the wedding, this time the Ministry of Finance, which was known for its slamming the door, could be regarded as generous, and directly allocated 100,000 silver dollars for this wedding.

Guo Bao frowned when he saw the appropriation and said: "Is it shabby for our county's wedding of 100,000 silver dollars, I heard that the emperor's wedding is often hundreds of thousands of taels or millions of taels of silver, even if our county is not at the emperor level, the princes and kings should always have it." ”

At this time, the Ministry of Finance said with a bitter face: "It's not that I don't want to give, it's really that Lantian needs too many places to use money, there are nearly 100 reservoirs to be built in northern Shaanxi this year, and any reservoir can be less than 10,000 taels of silver for construction, as well as arsenal allocation, education appropriation, people's livelihood appropriation......"

The Ministry of Finance settled the accounts for a while, looked at Guo Bao and said, "My minister, do you think that one can be moved lightly." ”

Guo Bao frowned when he heard this: "I'd better tell the county honor, after all, it's his old man's wedding, it's too shabby, I'm afraid he will whip me." ”

After speaking, Guo Bao turned around and walked towards Li Chaosheng's office, and when he entered the office, Li Chaosheng took a sip of the tea he had just made for himself, took the rest of the official documents and read them.

At this time, Guo Baohuo hurriedly ran in.

"The county is like this, now our Lantian is in ruins, and the reconstruction of northern Shaanxi needs a lot of silver, so the county honor, your wedding may only have a budget of 100,000 silver dollars."

Li Chaosheng thought for a while when he heard this: "One hundred thousand silver dollars, this money is ten large reservoirs in northern Shaanxi, and ten large reservoirs can feed at least 100,000 people." ”

Li Chaosheng said this and thought for a while: "What do I do with so much money when I get married, the expenses are halved, 50,000 yuan is enough, our house here is also ready-made, the sedan chair can cost a few dollars, as for the dowry, the Qin Wangfu can also send me these three melons and two dates, just give some meaning, the banquet, it doesn't need to be too good, what about the banquet of ordinary rich and noble people, let's do it, let Yuxian Lou undertake it, buy and sell it yourself, and you can't earn our money." ”

"As for what seafood feast you said about the wedding banquet, what kind of seafood feast do we have in a group of old Shaanxi people, we can get more mutton, as for the seafood, it is difficult to preserve, it must cost a lot to transport it from the sea to us, it is not worth it, if you want to eat us, we will go on our Shaanxi specialties, the big carp in our reservoir is good, and the river crabs and river shrimp are all right, you don't have to transport them from the seaside, we are now in a difficult period, don't be extravagant and wasteful."

Li Chaosheng said this and thought for a while: "But the bride's head jewelry can't be sloppy, you go to exchange some gold and find our best goldsmith in Lantian to build a set for me, this can't be sloppy, as for the rest, you can save as much as possible, I think so, it is estimated that thirty or forty thousand is about the same." ”

Li Chaosheng looked at Guo Bao, Guo Bao smiled bitterly: "If the county is still willing to save a little from the bride, I'm afraid that 20,000 silver dollars won't be used." ”

Li Chaosheng shook his head when he heard this: "People are fighting with us, and we can't treat others too lightly." ”

Guo Bao was stunned when he heard this, today is the second time that the county has said good things for the woman, could it be that there is a situation?

Li Chaosheng saw that Guo Bao's curiosity was so strong and said, "Okay, don't worry about useless things." ”

Guo Bao smiled and looked at the bill again, if he did what Li Chaosheng said, then the money would really be saved, and 50,000 silver dollars would definitely be enough, but ......

Guo Bao thought of this and looked at Li Chaosheng and said: "Although you say that you are a county lord now, you are no less than a prince, your identity, the specifications of the wedding, is it too shabby, this is too shameless." ”

Li Chaosheng looked at Guo Bao when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Face, face is all made with fists, as long as I make the farmers of Lantian rich, the army stronger, and the science and technology prosperous, even if I am in the courtyard of the farmhouse, I put a pot of stewed pork ribs and get married, who in this world dares to underestimate me, Lao Tzu's face, and use them to give!" ”

Li Chaosheng's words were extremely domineering, and Guo Bao's eyes lit up when he heard this, the county lord's domineering aura is really getting more and more abundant, and it is simply domineering.

Thinking of this, Guo Bao looked at Li Chaosheng and said: "What the county zun said is that I want to deviate, then the county zun, everything is according to what you say?" ”

Li Chaosheng nodded and said, "Well, just follow what I say, but remember, don't save money on the bride." ”

"Yes, I know."

Guo Bao went out, appeared in the Ministry of Finance for a while, and followed by the group of misers in the Ministry of Finance, looked at Guo Bao and said, "How much is the county honor?" ”

When Guo Bao heard this, he slapped a slip on the table and said, "There are still many batches, and the county has returned 50,000 silver dollars." ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, the misers of the Ministry of Finance were shocked, and they were all ready to stop the financial allocation of a few unimportant projects, hold the wedding for the county honor, and then take back the money from the county honor's share of the money.

But that had thought, the county zun actually returned 50,000 silver dollars, at this moment they really couldn't react, the county zun was comparable to the status of the princes at that time, a big wedding only cost 50,000 silver dollars, this is not too shabby, this is too inconsistent with their own county status.

"Fifty thousand silver dollars is too shabby?"

The Ministry of Finance was a little unbearable, Guo Bao looked at the miser of the Ministry of Finance and said: "What kind of person is the county respect, is it a person who is greedy for enjoyment, the county zun stopped all the live seafood that was originally going to be transported from the coastal area, and replaced it with mutton and our local river fresh, this money will save a large part of it at once, and there are ......"

Guo Bao told the Ministry of Finance about this matter, and the eyes of everyone who followed the Ministry of Finance widened, and there was indescribable reverence in their eyes, this is the county respect that he should follow, and he treats himself harshly for the people, which is simply great.

Thinking about the Ministry of Finance, the people tearfully put away the extra 50,000 silver dollars and thanked the county.

After Guo Bao left, the county zun was preparing for the big wedding and the county zun in order to quickly restore the people's livelihood in northern Shaanxi, and the fact that his wedding only cost 50,000 silver dollars spread throughout the Lantian court team, and there were signs of spreading to the people.

And after this incident spread, the problem was that a bunch of people came to see Li Chaosheng and persuade Li Chaosheng.

For this matter, Li Chaolong, who was suppressing bandits in northern Shaanxi, personally ran back to Lantian and some other cadres in Lantian who started with Li Chaosheng, and guarded the generals.

Soon, Li Chaosheng's office was packed.

Li Chaomeng had the loudest voice inside at this time: "This can't be done, my brother Chaosheng, Lantian County, only uses 50,000 silver dollars for the wedding, what is this, I heard that Luoyang's son of King Fu spent 300,000 taels of silver for a full moon, is our county not even as good as King Fu's son?" ”

"Li Chaomeng, shut your mouth."

Li Chaolong shouted angrily at this time: "If you express your opinion, you will express your opinion, don't use the county zun to interrupt, what is the county zun is not as good as the son of King Fu." ”

Li Chaomeng also knew that he had lost his words, and hurriedly apologized: "Aren't I in a hurry? ”

Li Chaomeng said this, soon Li Chaosheng came out, as soon as he entered the house, he saw that the people in the house were quite complete, the military came Li Chaolong, Li Chaomeng, the political circles came Guo Bao, Yang Shubai, the representative of the secret spy department Bai Shoumin, the secretary and supervisor representative Zuo Sansi, the education circle, Li Chaowen, the current Minister of Education, and Song Yingxing of the University of Science and Technology, the University of Medicine, the Arsenal, the representative Sun Dali, and so on A bunch of people were crowded in Li Chaosheng's study.

At this time, a bunch of people gathered together to make a noise, as soon as Li Chaosheng came, everyone stopped talking, Li Chaosheng looked at everyone: "I'm so idle today, do you have the kung fu to go to me?" ”

Hearing this, Li Chaomeng said: "Brother Chaosheng, I have heard everything, are you going to marry the daughter of the Qin family?" ”

Li Chaosheng said: "Yes." ”

"Brother, I don't care who you marry, but I heard that you are going to prepare 50,000 silver dollars for your wedding, which is too little, I heard that King Fu's son spent 300,000 taels on the full moon, let's get married can't be compared to this."

Li Chaosheng's face darkened when he heard this: "You should listen to less people in the future, his old Zhu family has been established for more than 200 years and has accumulated a lot of savings, our Lantian foundation is not stable, how can we spend money indiscriminately, 50,000 silver dollars, a lot." ”

Hearing this, Li Chaolong said: "That's not good, county honor, your wedding represents the face of our Lantian, even if you don't care, but as soon as others mention this, they say that your wedding cost 50,000 silver dollars, and don't people laugh at my Lantian poverty?" ”

Li Chaosheng looked at Li Chaolong and said: "Cousin, it doesn't matter what others say, what we want is to live a good life, our Lantian is in great need of money now, northern Shaanxi has just been recovered, building a reservoir, helping the people build farm houses, and buying farm tools, all need to spend money, you ask Guo Bao, will you allocate less money to them this year?" ”

"There is also the Secret Spy Division, the model of Ji Xiangji has indeed allowed the Secret Spy Division to save money, but to get through the relationship, the activity funds, and a certain amount of financial support is needed."

"Not to mention education, a primary school in northern Shaanxi has not yet been built, and there are still a bunch of children in northern Shaanxi who have no education, this is not good, no matter how poor you can't be poor in education, no matter how hard you can't be bitter about children, can this money be saved?"

"There is also the College of Science and Technology, now the steam engine is about to be successfully developed, as long as we invest again this year, we will definitely be able to build a steam engine, and there are some other scientific research projects, which cannot be stopped, science and technology are the primary productive forces."

"The School of Medicine, this year is going to open a branch of the Medical University in northern Shaanxi to see a doctor for the people of northern Shaanxi, the arsenal is developing the third generation of artillery, and the thunder mercury project, these are all related to the safety of Lantian in the future, can this money be saved?"

"So everyone, my wedding is not a big deal, you can save it, as for face, face is not important, what we want is the inside."

Li Chaosheng looked at everyone and said, everyone was silent when he heard this, and at this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Okay, what the county lord said is good." ”