Suddenly, a crowd surged in the distance, but the prefect was here!
Some well-known figures greeted the prefect Cao. This is the best time to show the world that they are "strong". If the prefect can call out their own name on their own initiative, they will even have a gift on their face!
Cao Guangshi knew that Feng Jiuxiao was also in a certain corner, and he didn't want Feng Jiuxiao to see him walking "extremely close" with the local gentry, so he just smiled, nodded slightly, and kept moving forward, creating an atmosphere that was neither rude nor seemed to be overwhelmed by official duties and could not reminisce with everyone. Everyone didn't know what the prefect was thinking, and they all thought that the prefect was in a hurry according to the established plan.
A clearing area was specially surrounded by a shore, and an observation deck was set up, with dedicated people guarding it.
The observation deck was specially built by the leader of Longyou Gang for the prefect. In addition to Cao Guangshi's seat, ten seats were added at the same time, which were specially reserved for the "big figures" in the city. Of course, there are more than ten famous big figures in Yazhou City. How to determine the candidates is actually very simple, it is to spend money!
Whoever pays more can sit on the observation deck. Only by sitting on the observation deck is the real big shot!
Many people naturally criticized the Longyou Gang leader for his operation!
But who has got the right to host the Dragon Boat Competition this time?
Ye Changge, the leader of Longyou Gang, naturally spent a lot of money to get the right to host this year!
As a result, the sudden attack on Shu of Song Dynasty really made his heart feel half-hearted!
Unexpectedly, the newly appointed prefect, Lord Cao, was easy to speak and agreed to him to continue hosting the competition! And he did not accept a single tael of silver! The prefect was an official of the Great Shu Dynasty, and he received a lot of benefits! In this comparison, Ye Changge naturally looked at Cao Guangshi with admiration!
As the organizer of this dragon boat competition, his purpose is naturally not to lose money, but to make money!
If the previous model is still in accordance with the previous model, more than a dozen counties will pay for a fixed part of the money, and the rest will be sponsored by county gentry and landlords!
This time, Ye Changge listened to the idea of a guest. In addition to charging the above fees, he made another gimmick!
——The observation deck of this competition will add ten VIP seats to the public!
Each seat starts at a price of 1,000 taels!
Someone asked, who would spend money to buy this useless thing? Where would you sit there?
But the condition given by the Longyou Gang is that the prefect will personally sit at the observation deck this time! These ten seats are seated with the prefect!
Having a seat with the prefect? What does this mean? Especially for merchants, this means an improvement in their status! Whether it is the Great Shu or the Great Song Dynasty, this person is always divided into different levels. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have always valued agriculture and neglected commerce. No matter how rich a merchant is, he has no status in the eyes of the world! Of course, some smart people realize that the court lowered the status of merchants not because the merchants "opportunistic" but because merchants wandered around the world and had too much information. If these people took power, it would be difficult to control! It would shake the foundation of the dynasty! Therefore, suppressing merchants is a traditional habit of emperors of all dynasties!
Of course, it is not ruled out that some businessmen have a very high social status! This type of businessmen basically have an obvious characteristic, that is, they have a tough official background! Otherwise, even if the court does not suppress it, they will be attacked by other opponents! The wood is in the forest, and the wind will destroy it!
So after the news of selling sightseeing seats came out, the people all scolded Long You Gang for thinking about money and was so bold that he dared to make the merchants on an equal footing with the prefect. Are you not afraid that the prefect will punish him?
But the businessmen have another thought! What they care most about is the authenticity of this news!
This is not a joke!
If the prefect knows that someone uses him to make money, why not arrest and imprison immediately?
But when they verified from various channels that the news was true, the businessmen were moved!
If you can have a seat with the prefect, it means you are the guest of honor for the prefect! Then you will be "can't eat" in Yazhou City from now on!
So dozens of merchants from more than a dozen counties in Yazhou City have made a bid!
In order to avoid everyone being hurt by the harmony, Longyou Gang asked everyone to write the bid numbers directly on the letter paper, seal it and hand it over to the Longyou Gang, and then post it publicly in the largest restaurant in Yazhou on the day to post it publicly. The amount of money paid by all merchants is arranged from high to low, and the top ten are ranked!
This tests the wisdom of businessmen!
If you spend too much money, you will naturally feel that you have lost! Others only pay 100 taels at the highest, but you will pay 200 taels. Isn’t this a loss of 100 taels? It’s better to only have one tael more than others! One tael more can win!
I have paid less money and I am afraid I can't get it! Especially if I am one or two taels worse than others, it is the most annoying thing!
So these businessmen really put in a lot of effort to find out the information of their main competitors clearly, and then guess where the other party’s bottom line is!
Of course, some people also turned their attention to the Longyou Gang, and they immediately found out who would be responsible for opening the envelope!
Their idea is simple and crude! It is to buy Longyou Gang's disciples so that they can "frozen with fish eyes" and "li Dai Tao Zombie" at that time!
Unfortunately, although the disciples of the Longyou Gang love money, they are even more afraid of death!
They knew Ye Changge's methods! No one was foolish for the sake of Yufly's small profits!
So in the end everyone can only bet!
Bet on your own numbers to bet the top ten!
At this time, Ye Changge came to the observation deck and shouted: "Everyone is quiet!"
His skill is not low, and this sound is like thunder on the ground, instantly overwhelming all the noise!
Ye Changge glanced at Cao Guangshi on the stage, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Cao, let's start?"
Cao Guangshi nodded, "Okay!"
Ye Changge glanced around and shouted: "Hello, fellow villagers, I am Ye Changge, the leader of Longyou Gang! Now I will announce the process of the Dragon Boat Competition first..."
Although Cao Guangshi looked at Ye Changge with his eyes, he was thinking about the scene where Ye Changge looked for him for the first time!
The first time we met was when Ye Changge met Cao Guangshi in the form of beating drums and making trouble!
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Of course, this is Ye Changge's method! He first made a miserable move and said that he had sold his money to make up enough money to organize the competition. As a result, Dashu changed the sky overnight, which made him feel that the sky had collapsed!
Cao Guangshi naturally needs to solve Ye Changge's problem!
Then, after a while, the relationship between the two naturally became closer and closer.
A few days ago, Ye Changge found Cao Guangshi again and made a tentative suggestion, but Cao Guangshi really agreed!
The reason Cao Guangshi gave is very simple. Since he can enjoy himself with the people and help you Ye Changge make up for the shortcomings, why not do it?
But Ye Changge's real abacus is not like this!
He actually made all the fees back a long time ago. The seat fee this time was purely a surprise. His purpose of earning this unexpected money was to "repay" Cao Guangshi! Although Lord Cao had confiscated the benefits of one tael of silver, it was naturally because he was a newcomer and did not dare to easily reveal his inner thoughts! When the competition ended, the seat fee would naturally be distributed to Lord Cao! As long as he collected this time, he would definitely not refuse again later!
Cao Guangshi watched Ye Changge read the rules of the competition again, and his thoughts floated up again!
Ye Changge tested himself several times, but he just wanted to pull himself into the water! The so-called seat fee he said was nice to make up for his deficit. He almost burst into tears at that time and his acting skills were good, but he didn't know that Cao's acting skills were good too?
Cao Guang said sincerely: You have been crying poorly and asked me to help you make money. Do you think I don’t know you have made money back long ago? Cao is willing to deal with you as a gangster, just to use your power to tear open the network of Yazhou’s relationship! After I find out the details of all forces in Yazhou City, it is time for Cao to show off! At that time, the Longyou Gang would be as you said, at most, doing some thieves and never killing and setting fires, otherwise you will be the first one to do!
He looked at the ten merchants sitting on both sides from the corner of his eyes, and sneered in his heart: You thought you bought an amulet, but you didn’t know that it was possible that you had bought a death talisman! None of the real wealthy families in Yazhou City came to buy a seat!
Most of the people who come to buy seats are nouveau riche! Problem households!
Wait!
Feng Jiuxiao looked at Ye Changge from afar and whispered: "This leader of Longyou Gang is of average martial arts, but his organizational ability is really good!"
Zeng Yong said: "How can I see it?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "You see so many people and so many ships, but the whole situation is orderly!"
"What does this have to do with him?"
"Didn't you see those big men in black dress? The people with the dragon pattern embroidered on their left chest!"
"Oh, I saw it, there are quite a few of them, there are many everywhere!"
"Yes, they are the real people who maintain the scene! Those infantry just act as a deterrent!"
"Well, those people from the Longyou Gang are still interspersing around, as if they are looking for suspicious characters."
Ye Changge said, "Okay, the rules have been introduced. Let me tell you how about you?"
Someone immediately whispered in the crowd: "Okay!"
Feng Jiuxiao and Zeng Yong looked at each other and smiled!
Those who call him the first one are almost all from the Longyou Gang!
When someone starts, there will naturally follow the trend!
The crowd suddenly burst into joy, "Okay!"
Cao Guangshi stood up and waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet!
"Hello, fellow villagers!"
"Hello sir!"
Cao Guangshi smiled and said, "I am honored to participate in the traditional dragon boat race in our Yazhou..."
Listening to Cao Guangshi talking, Pang Shiwu said: "This official is good at talking!"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Some officials don't know how to say it, but they can do practical things!"
"How is this Lord Cao?"
"He is not bad! He is a good official!"
"That's fine! If he doesn't, then find a chance to teach him a lesson!"
"Haha, you are a gangster, you will always give someone a lesson!"
Cao Guangshi said:...Okay, I'm done. Let's ask Master Ye to announce the start of the competition!
Ye Changge bowed and said, "Yes!" He turned around and gestured to the distance. Someone from the other side immediately stood up and responded with gestures!
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Ye Changge actually made up a set of gestures in advance as a command to convey it. It's OK. If the sound cannot be transmitted, you can use the gesture."
Ye Changge shouted: "There are a total of 64 ships participating in this competition. First, draw lots and compare them in groups!"
The captains of the sixty-four competition teams began to line up to draw lots!
First divide into eight groups, select the top two in each group, and determine the sixteen!
Divide two groups, each group with eight boats, and take the top two in each group!
The four teams decided to compete for the last time!
The champion rewards three thousand taels of silver!
The runner-up rewards two thousand taels of silver!
The third place rewards one thousand taels of silver!
Pang Shiwu suddenly asked, "I heard someone over there just now that the seat on the observation deck is charged, and the cost is not low. Brother, what do you think of the person named Cao?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Do you suspect that he colluded with Ye Changge with officials and businessmen?"
Pang Shiwu did not hide his concealment at all, "Yes! He is an official, and he doesn't care about his feathers and gets involved with the Longyou Gang. What good intentions can he have?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Don't use your abilities to capture others! He and Long You Gang are close, and I think it's helpless!"
Pang Shiwu was a little puzzled, "Helpless?"
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and didn't say anything.
At this time, the eight dragon boats in the first group had already begun to gather towards the starting point.
The referee was a middle-aged man. He stood on the boat next to him, holding a small yellow flag among the five-colored order flags in his hand, "Everyone should take his place..."
The drummers on the eight dragon boats began to slowly beat the skin drums, and the sound of the drums was dull, as if suppressing their emotions. Once the referee raised the green flag, it meant that he had to sprint with all his strength!