Lu Xu and Lu Hao were both very surprised. They watched Tang Xi greet his servants and take out two hundred coins from Lu Yao's room, and then leave Lu Mansion in a hurry.
Lu Xu stopped Tangxi and asked about the reason, only to find out that something was wrong with the last participating team.
After Tangxi left, Lu Xu and Lu Hao chatted. After all, although Tangxi is now from the Lu family, in the final analysis, he is Lu Yao's personal butler. There are some things that cannot be said in front of Tangxi, such as
, Lu Xu felt that there was a problem with Han Yonghe's handling of this matter, but Han Yonghe was going to become Lu Yao's father-in-law soon, so it was indeed inappropriate to say bad things about Han Yonghe in front of Tangxi.
Great, if this matter comes to Lu Yao's ears, the relationship between Lu Xu and Lu Yao's father and son has just eased a lot, and he doesn't want anything to happen again.
"This Han Yonghe, if he doesn't have that ability, don't talk wildly about finding another team, and don't think about who is willing to be the opponent of the Royal Cuju team. If it weren't for the confident look he showed here that day,
I wanted to stop him at that time." After Tang Xi left, Lu Xu snorted coldly. Although he was about to become in-laws with the Han family, it was still difficult for Lu Xu and Han Yonghe to reach a consensus on some issues.
Lu Hao thought for a while and said, "It's just that I don't know what Lu Yao asked Tangxi to do with the money?"
Lu Xu touched his beard and said: "Eighty percent of it is to spend money to eliminate disasters. This money is a big sum for the people. Under the heavy rewards, there must be brave men. I just don't know if Han Yonghe can remember Lu.
Yao's favor."
After working hard in the officialdom for so many years, Lu Xu can still understand Lu Yao's actions.
As for the Han Mansion, after Lu Yao said that he didn't need to eat for now and would go back to the Han Mansion to cook in person after everything was done, Han Wenyuan and Han Yonghe both said directly that they would go out and take a carriage to the outer city immediately.
However, Lu Yao stopped Han Wenyuan, asked him for a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then began to write something on the paper.
Han Wenyuan thought at first that Lu Yao was going to write something impromptu here and bring it to Han Yunyu. How long has it been since then, and Lu Yao still has the intention to do this? But then he thought about it, and he just said
When he went back after dinner, Lu Yao looked more anxious than himself. It seemed that he was not writing "The Story of the Stone".
Han Yonghe was also a little confused. Lu Yao brought out pen, ink, paper and inkstone. What did he want to write?
The two of them were thinking about this. Lu Yao wrote very quickly and finished it in a few minutes. However, it seemed that he did not intend to show the written thing to Han Yonghe and Han Wenyuan, but directly wrote it.
Putting it into his sleeve, Lu Yao then looked at the two people who were looking at him with strange eyes and said, "Don't be in a daze, let's go quickly."
The two of them came back to their senses. The butler on the carriage had already made arrangements. The three of them, plus Wang Da, got on the carriage. Han Wenyuan originally planned to drive, but Wang Da was not interested at all.
Not caring about his identity, he sat outside the car, saying that it would be faster to let him drive.
Originally, Wang Da was the leader of the royal team. Logically speaking, even if Lu Yao went to drive, Wang Da should not go there. But now the matter is urgent, and Wang Da was originally coming from the market, so for the carriage
It can be said that his driving skills are very skillful. So everyone did not shirk and let Wang Da drive to the outer city.
Of course, before setting off, Lu Yao also agreed with Wang Da on where he wanted to go, saying that the place was easy to find, and then used a few simple and crude words to describe it with Wang Da/
"Where in the outer city are we going?" In the car, three people started chatting.
Lu Yao said: "We are going to a stadium called the Bird's Nest, which is where the Cuju competition will be held."
When Han Yonghe heard the word "Bird's Nest", he was a little surprised and said, "Why did you choose such a name?"
Lu Yao said with a smile: "This is probably my sudden idea, and the construction of this venue should have just started now. When it is fully completed, you will know why it is called this name."
"So, you want to select some people from the outer city to participate in this competition and form a team?" Han Wenyuan brought the topic back.
Lu Yao nodded, casually took out the manuscript he just wrote in the Han Mansion, and said, "Well, actually, what I wrote in the Mansion just now is what I want to say to everyone in a while."
Only then did the Han family and his son understand. However, Han Wenyuan still seemed worried about Lu Yao's behavior.
"Is it really necessary to form a team composed entirely of ordinary people? If the officials know about it, will they be blamed?" Han Wenyuan expressed deep concern.
Although Han Yonghe seemed to disagree with Lu Yao's approach, he also sighed and said: "Rather than finding a team and being severely punished, it is better to just find a team to compete like now."
"Master Han's words are wrong." As soon as Han Yonghe finished speaking, Lu Yao said, "I am not looking for a random team, but a team composed of ordinary people like this is the one that should appear most.
The team in this Cuju competition.”
The Han family and his son were confused after hearing this, and quickly asked Lu Yao the reason.
In fact, if Lu Yao had not gone to Cao's house this morning and had not had that debate with Cao Yu, Lu Yao's mentality might have been the same as before. When he saw that the Han family had not found a team, he might have
Just go to the street and recruit a few strong men to form a team. Of course, facing Wang Da's Royal Cuju team, they will be defeated directly.
However, the criteria for selecting people, even if you randomly pick up people on the street, you will definitely choose those who are physically strong as the best choice, and you will not ask whether the person is interested in Cuju at all.
However, after being awakened by Cao's words in the Cao Mansion, Lu Yao's current thoughts are very different. Among the eight teams now, there is only one team, which is the team recruited by the Cao family.
The team was composed entirely of ordinary people, and they fully implemented Lu Yao's original intention of holding this competition.
All the people participate and see the effect of improving physical fitness.
However, in the final analysis, the thirteen people the Cao family found were all people who had posted notices in the inner city and came to sign up. They were either interested in this new type of Cuju, or they wanted to improve their physical fitness.
Of course, there are also one or two who are here for the high bonuses.
However, although there are some poor households in the inner cities, most of them have some stable income to support them. Although their lives are poor, they are not without hope.
However, compared to people in the inner city, life for people in the outer city is much more difficult. Some people in the outer city really don't have enough to eat.
If others didn't say anything, they would just say that this is how Tangxi and his group of brothers came here. If he hadn't met Lu Yao by chance, Tangxi might have become what he is now.
Every time he thought about this incident, Lu Yao would feel that he should do something for the people in the outer city.
Cao You's words this morning completely changed Lu Yao's mind. In fact, when he and Tang Xi went to the Han Mansion, Lu Yao had already made a plan in his mind. At that time, he was really afraid that Wang Da would still be there.
On Han Wenyuan's side, he really found another team led by officials, or perhaps a team of burly men to compete.
Fortunately, the worries of Han Yonghe and Wang Da have become an opportunity for Lu Yao to form another civilian team. As long as they can compete, money is not a problem for Lu Yao at all. That's why Lu Yao just asked Tang Xi directly
Go home and ask him to bring out two hundred dollars.
For the people in the outer city, maybe they need this opportunity to compete with everyone. Even if they don't get any ranking in the end, each team member can still get a minimum of ten coins, which is enough to maintain their lives.
There is not much he can do. After all, Lu Yao has just traveled to Bianliang City not long ago. Although he earns a lot of money and has good relationships with dignitaries, including the emperor, he still wants to change the feudal system.
, It is too early for Lu Yao to change this country according to his own ideas. At least, he must wait until he has established a certain status in the court before he can consider this matter.
However, every time Lu Yao thinks about the time when Tang Xi and he contradicted him when they first met, he feels that he must do something for these people. People should be born equal, and there is no distinction between high and low. Lu Yao was
I have already made up my mind, but the time is not yet ripe.
Therefore, now that there is an opportunity to change the current situation of these people from outside the city, Lu Yao will definitely give it a try.
Compared with Lu Yao, Han Yonghe and Han Wenyuan were obviously not as far-term as Lu Yao thought. Now these two people were thinking about how to deal with the emperor.
Especially for Han Yonghe, even though it was Lu Yao who suggested it to him to see if he could find two teams to compete, he was the one who made the final decision.
Thinking about it now, Han Yonghe couldn't blame Lu Yao. After all, finding two teams to participate would indeed greatly enhance his status in the court and his impression on the emperor.
However, Han Yonghe did not expect that although Wang Da's Royal Cuju Team only had the opportunity to perform on stage a few times a year, it would have such a great influence in the eyes of the court and even the big families in the city. Those
When people heard that their opponent would be the Royal Cuju Team, they almost immediately rejected Han Yonghe's invitation. This was really unexpected.
Perhaps in the eyes of these people, although this new type of Cuju is a completely new type of Cuju, in their opinion, Wang Da's Royal Cuju Team is still the most powerful. There was even an official who had a good relationship with Han Yonghe who heard that it would
When the Royal Cuju Team participated in this competition, Han Yonghe was asked if he would be the champion of this competition. Basically, it was the Royal Cuju Team. The reason why Zhao Zhen held this competition was to win the championship.
Promote football betting and give the royal family a reasonable reason to obtain the right to operate football betting.
This kind of slanderous talk is normal in modern times, but Han Yonghe severely reprimanded the official and broke off relations with him afterwards.
After finding several people who all rejected Han Yonghe's invitation because they were afraid of the Royal Cuju team, to be honest, Han Yonghe began to regret a little. He had agreed to Lu Yao's suggestion and helped Wang Da find a rival team. But now.
, the words have been spoken, and he is in an awkward position of being unable to get up or down. Especially in the previous tripartite meeting, Han Yonghe swore in front of the Cao family that he would find a third person.
Two teams competed. If I really couldn't handle this matter, I would at most give Zhao Zhen a scolding. After all, it was not a serious political matter. Han Yonghe's career would not be greatly affected, but let him
What I can't accept is that once Cao Yi finds out about this matter, how will he ridicule himself?
He couldn't imagine it. Because of this, when Lu Yao proposed to go to the outer city to find people to participate in the competition, although Han Yonghe was a little worried, he finally agreed to Lu Yao's idea.
As for Han Wenyuan, he was also somewhat reluctant to go to the common people to participate in the Cuju competition. He and Han Yonghe had different considerations. Han Wenyuan, who grew up as the eldest son of the Han family, basically never suffered any losses.
, it can be said that like Cao Han, they are both flowers in the greenhouse. Passing the imperial examination as an adult is equivalent to successfully passing the civil service examination. In fact, Han Wenyuan has never encountered any difficulties or setbacks since he grew up. Because of this
, he enjoys his status as the eldest young master of the Han family very much, and the concept of hierarchy is also very deep-rooted in Han Wenyuan's heart.
Therefore, Han Wenyuan actually didn't care too much about ordinary people. In his opinion, the fate of these people may be determined from the moment they are born. Just like him, if he is born into the Han family, he will
Enjoy good treatment, but those common people, who have studied hard for thirty years, may not be able to achieve any good results. It is better for them to farm at home or go to the army. Over time, with the concept
Deep-rooted, Han Wenyuan actually had a trace of disdain for the common people in his heart. However, because Han Yonghe had always established an amiable persona to the outside world, Han Wenyuan did not show his dark side to others.
In fact, this is no wonder Han Wenyuan, don't forget that this is the Song Dynasty.
Although during the years when Zhao Zhen was in power, emphasis was placed on literature over martial arts, and the imperial examination system was extremely popular. However, data show that there were very few candidates from poor families who were able to pass the imperial examination. On the one hand, economic conditions limited their abilities.
, on the other hand, they have no chance to come into contact with such things as books. This is why Lu Yao started movable type printing to let more people read books, and it is also the reason why Su Shi praised Lu Yao so much after knowing this.
location.
Often, those who pass the imperial examination are mostly the children of government officials, or the children of wealthy families. How can they take the turn of these poor people?
Han Wenyuan once felt sorry for them and complained about their injustice. However, after that, Han Wenyuan gradually realized that he could not change this situation by himself, so he chose to go with the flow, and he gradually became
Like those people, he began to hate these people, especially those in the outer cities.
Whenever he walked in the outer city and saw people begging, his choice was not to go up and give them a penny, but to avoid them and take a detour.
Therefore, Han Wenyuan did not understand Lu Yao's proposal to find some common people in the outer city to participate in the competition. In his opinion, the people in the outer city were more rogue than the people in the inner city, so he asked them to participate
The Cuju competition will probably ruin the brand of this competition.
However, the situation was urgent, so Han Wenyuan himself contacted some friends from the DPRK and China, and the effect was similar to that of Han Yonghe. As soon as they heard that they were going to compete with Wang Da's Royal Cuju Team, they all immediately refused.
In addition, Han Yonghe had already agreed to Lu Yao's proposal, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow the carriage.
Three people with different ideas came to the outer city just like this.
To say that the most upright among these people is of course Wang Da. What does Wang Da think at this time? Of course, find a team as soon as possible, no matter what kind of people it is composed of, or it is convened by officials, as long as
If I can meet Zhao Zhen when the time comes, it would be great.
So, Wang Da drove the carriage as fast as possible, and in a short while, the three of them had arrived at their destination.
Lu Yao and the other three got out of the car. Not far from the carriage, they saw a group of people busy in a large open space.
The other three people didn't know what they were doing, but Lu Yao recognized them at a glance. There were a few familiar faces among them, and they were the workers with good skills that they had seen in the cement factory before.
It seems that they have already started building the bird's nest.
The reason why Lu Yao chose the summoning point here is to let these common people see that the location of this competition is in this outer city. Moreover, he also wants to show his strength to them so that they can trust him before they can join with confidence.
Come to the team.
Tangxi arrived earlier than Lu Yao. When he saw Lu Yao arriving, he ran all the way over and told Lu Yao that the money was already in place and everything was ready.
"Have you ever asked how the bird's nest is doing?" Lu Yao asked.
Tang Xi nodded and said: "Well, I just went to ask, and they said that according to the current level, it will be no problem to complete the construction before the official competition starts."
Hearing what Tang Xi said, Lu Yao felt relieved a lot. Then he took out the manuscript he had written in Han Mansion from his sleeve, handed it to Tang Xi, and said, "Follow this, read it aloud, and then I'll sign up with you."
People, let them come to me here, remember, go to the center of the outer city, where the people flow the most, to study."
Tangxi looked at the manuscript in his hand, and then walked towards the center of the outer city.
"What did you write in the manuscript?" Wang Da became interested in what Lu Yao wrote in the manuscript.
Lu Yao thought about it and said to himself that he should recite everything in the manuscript. Wang Da probably wouldn't understand it either, so he might as well pick up the main points.
"Basically, we need to recruit 13 members of the new Cuju team. Among them, each member who signs up can get 10 guan rewards, and each time they advance to a round, each person can get an additional 20 guan rewards." Lu
Yao said.
"In other words, no matter what their grades are, they can get these ten dollars as long as they sign up to participate." Wang Da said.
Lu Yao nodded and said: "Yes, for these poor people, it is very likely that they will not be able to earn these ten dollars in their lifetime, so the temptation is quite big for them."
Han Yonghe thought for a few seconds and felt that Lu Yao's plan was feasible and said: "Well, as long as they are given enough money, I don't think they will care whether their opponent is the Royal Cuju Team or not.
Just get the money.”
"That's true," Han Wenyuan said, "but who can guarantee that if they paid money to join the team, they would quit midway, or if something went wrong during group training?"
Lu Yao said: "This is one of my additional conditions. People who sign up to join the Cuju team cannot regret it once they sign up and receive the money. If they are afraid that they will not be able to accept the training, then they should not sign up at all. Once they quit the team midway
Or if I withdraw from the competition, I will be compensated with double the money, which is twenty guan. Who do you think among the people living in this outer city can come up with so much money at once?"
The three people shook their heads, and Lu Yao said: "Of course, I can't really go to them to ask for the money, but in the eyes of these people, the emperor is the organizer of this competition. If they withdraw from the competition, it will be a breach of contract."
If they violate the Sacred Heart, the punishment they will receive will be far more severe than the fine they receive in terms of money."
Han Wenyuan nodded slightly, thought about it carefully, and said, "That's not right. Each of the thirteen team members has ten guan. That's not one hundred and thirty guan. Where do you plan to use the extra 70 guan?"
Lu Yao smiled and said: "It's true that there are thirteen people, but even if it is a team composed of ordinary people, there should be a captain in it. I plan that the captain will give him eighty coins, but
, throughout the training process, as long as one of the thirteen people has a problem, the captain needs to hand over money to me."
"So, this captain is not that easy to be," Wang Da said.
"That's natural," Lu Yao said, "Also, although there are no strict length or physical requirements for the team members, the captain, after all, has to give the team a good appearance, and the money given is so much, I still want to