"Modi? There's no need to rush. Find someone to hint them to tell the truth. "
Li Yi refused to meet the swindlers. Swindling people in front of the Tang Emperors, you … are really old immortals!
"Maybe they miss their loved ones at home. What if their loved ones are bullied when they're not at home?"
Li Longji considered human nature. When Li Yi went away, he would miss his loved ones, including his daughter.
"Third Brother, the people there sometimes have different ideas from us. Here …"
Li Yi explained the local situation to Li Longji. Since it was a caste system, other aspects were the same.
Li Longji listened while eating. When he heard about the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, he nodded slightly to show that he understood to a certain extent.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, one could find one by themselves. For example, Meng Haoran could find one by himself.
When he heard that the man did not give the bride price and only asked the woman to give the dowry, Li Longji clenched his chopsticks and said, "How can they be so shameless?"
When he heard that a man could marry several wives and sell his wives at any time without returning the dowry even if he divorced, Li Longji looked at Li Yi solemnly.
"Brother Yi, don't learn such bad habits." Li Longji's expression was very serious.
Li Yi: "…"
"Third Brother, do you think I'm that short of money? Besides, the laws of the Tang Dynasty don't allow me to sell my wife.
Speaking of which, I should save more money and take it out when I marry Wen Tian … How about 100 million?
The overseas roads must be opened quickly. There are many good things outside, and they're cheap.
Their jewels were very beautiful. There were piles of gold and mountains of silver.
There are good agarwood and all kinds of medicinal herbs. Some places raise hundreds of thousands of sheep. "
Li Yi raised a finger to show that he was willing to give 100 million as a betrothal gift, not a middle finger.
Li Longji was stunned, "So … much? 100 million? Ten thousand? How will her parents spend it? Can they build a railway for thousands of miles? "
"Spend it slowly! If they build a railway, ten thousand won't be enough. It's simply a bottomless pit. "
Li Yi had a headache when he heard the word 'railway'. How many years of hard work and perseverance? One five-year plan after another.
Thinking about it, it was indeed great. A great nation, a great party. As for corruption, he still scolded them when he should. After scolding them, he felt that it was quite good.
"Wen Tian's parents also have to organize a large fleet to go out and earn money. They can't just accept betrothal gifts. Their daughter has to give a dowry, and it can't be less than your betrothal gifts."
Li Longji felt a sense of urgency. Brother Yi, are you crazy? How many years of the imperial court's revenue are you going to take out just to get married?
I can't be weak anymore. If you can give it to me, can't you give it to me?
"Therefore, we must continue to work hard to develop our productivity. Otherwise, if we bring back a billion taels of gold, do you think I would dare to print a billion taels of banknotes to circulate?
It's okay to go out and buy things. Inside the Tang dynasty, too much money will lead to inflation.
The law needs to be perfected so that ordinary merchants are not allowed to hoard the necessities of life. "
Li Yi became cautious when it came to the matter of money. He was afraid that one wrong step would bring catastrophic losses to the people of the Tang dynasty.
Li Longji signaled Li Yi to eat. Don't just chat. The stew won't taste good when it gets cold.
Princess Yongmu and the others around the table had been listening. When Li Yi said 100 million taels of betrothal gifts, her eyes widened.
Zhuozhuo was more concerned about why the man in another place didn't pay, but why did the woman have to pay alone?
Can't the woman earn money after marrying? Why?
When Li Yi slowed down halfway through his meal, Zhuozhuo couldn't help but ask, "Brother Dongzhu, do the women in the middle school you mentioned not earn money?"
"Oh! Why do you ask this? Women actually participate in labor. In our Tang dynasty, women can farm, raise silkworms, weave cloth, and embroider.
Over there, women also have to do farming. But that's called housework. The money earned is not considered the work of women.
But it's difficult for women to do things outside. In our Tang dynasty, women rarely work outside. More often than not, they take other people's clothes home and wash them.
But people in our Tang dynasty know that women help make steamed buns. Men sell them outside, and women work to earn money to support the family.
There are also women who feed chickens and pigs. They have to cut grass, cook pig food, carry firewood, and take care of children.
Taking care of children and cooking doesn't count. Traditionally, women should do it. It depends on the family's income.
Usually, men have more strength and take more responsibility for obtaining the main source of income, but women … "
Li Yi patiently explained to Zhuozhuo that the more backward the production technology, the more they rely on physical strength to do things.
As for embroiderers, they have a special job. Their income is high, but their status is not necessarily high.
Wan Zhaoyuan, who has a leg, has a strong wife. He feels that his status in the family is low and needs to be obtained by force. So, he beats his wife, and his wife fights back.
His family members don't dare to help, but his wife's family is powerful.
In other families, the women are good at embroidery and earn a lot of money, but they are not necessarily not beaten by their husbands.
Fortunately, women can divorce at any time. If the husband beats them too much, they will divorce and not live with him anymore.
But usually, when the family's economic conditions are good, men and women will be very loving together.
The Tang dynasty's patriarchal ideology has not changed, but the number of women is more than men.
One is the war, and the other is that the Tang dynasty does not have a policy that says, 'Only one child is good, and the country will provide for the elderly.'
If only one child is born, under the patriarchal ideology, they will think of ways to give the unborn woman …
Therefore, the national affairs are also the cycle of cause and effect.
"Therefore, Brother Dongzhu built a workshop that many women participate in. To a certain extent, women will be beaten less."
Zhuozhuo may be young, but she knows how to analyze. Otherwise, her grades will not be so good.
"Did your father beat your mother?" Qing Dai asked. Anyway, her father did not beat her mother.
"I didn't see it. Sometimes I can hear it at night. My mother didn't dare to shout when she was beaten. The next day, I saw my mother. She didn't have any injuries. It seems that the beating was not fierce."
Zhuozhuo recalled for a while and gave an answer.
"Don't say this to others in the future." Qing Dai quickly told this little sister. Aiya!
"I won't say it. I can't wash my dirty linen in public." Zhuozhuo nodded solemnly.
"Yes. Actually, you don't have to be afraid. Your mother is fine. I'm a medical student." Feng Qingdai emphasized again.
"Is she really fine? When I take the Ten Year Exam, my mother will cook a few more dishes and drink wine for my father when I take the Ten Year Exam.
Then she will beat me at night. The beating will be very long. I don't even want to take the exam properly. "
Zhuozhuo was in a dilemma. She took the money home and was happy. How can she let her mother be beaten more?
"Qing Dai, you go back and tell Zhuozhuo. By the way, remember to ask Zhuozhuo's parents to come over for a check-up and see why she doesn't have a child."
Li Yi stopped this topic from continuing. It's not good to listen to other people's family matters.
It's really cold to eat. Let's heat it up.
"The match workshop is expanding again. Why don't we start from Modi and sell it overseas?"
Li Longji followed and changed the topic. Matches need to be taken out. The price is high. The Tang dynasty does not make money.
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