Chapter 87 Fortunately, he is an emperor who is not greedy for money
Inside the palace.
After Zhao Zhen and Lu Yao enjoyed a sumptuous lunch, they started chatting about the Cuju competition.
During this period, Lu Yao made it clear that Zhao Zhen did not need to worry about money, he could handle it himself.
However, in terms of personnel, Lu Yao began to talk to Zhao Zhen about his needs.
First of all, it is the selection of the three referees. Lu Yao already has the candidates in his mind.
The three heroes of Kaifeng Prefecture are the most suitable referee candidates for Lu Yao.
Among them, Zhan Zhao is young and strong, and he runs easily. After all, he has to run on the football field for an hour, so Bao Zheng's fat body is naturally not suitable. As for Gongsun Ce, this stuttering problem is
It was already deadly enough. Lu Yao didn't want to think about any conflicts between players and referees due to this issue during the game.
Therefore, after much deliberation, only Zhan Zhao is qualified to serve as the referee.
As for Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng, it shouldn't be a big problem to run in a straight line and raise the flag. First, they don't have to talk, and second, they don't have to run long distances.
The reason why Lu Yao found the three of them was because of their aura and the four words that future generations have always praised Bao Zheng for.
Enforce the law impartially.
If it were another referee who faced the Cao family, the Han family, and the Royal Cuju team, he or she would not be merciful and make biased penalties. But Lu Yao knew very well that Bao Zheng
These three people would never do such a thing.
After listening to Lu Yao's story, Zhao Zhen agreed to lend Bao Zheng and the others to Lu Yao. Unexpectedly, Lu Yao proposed that he also needed to borrow someone from Zhao Zhen.
This actually made Zhao Zhen a little interested.
"You still want to be alone? What to do?"
"After all eight teams are gathered together, Weichen plans to find this person to conduct a concentrated, half-month physical training for nearly a hundred participating team members. To this end, I need to find someone who can work with me.
People who train them." Lu Yao said.
Zhao Zhen looked at Lu Yao. It was no longer a secret that Lu Yao was extremely powerful, so Zhao Zhen said, "Train them? You understand the rules and are in good physical condition, so who else do you need to find?"
Lu Yao shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Although Wei Chen does have some brute strength, if this new type of Cuju wants to develop steadily and truly achieve the effect of strengthening the body of the whole people, the foundation must be laid well, so for this
We must find special people to train them. Only those who participated in the first competition have improved their physical fitness. When we hold the second and third competitions, we can let the first batch of participating team members come.
Provide guidance to the players who will participate in the subsequent competitions. Otherwise, if the foundation is not well laid, the results will not be achieved. This first competition is the most important, Your Majesty."
Seeing how seriously Lu Yao paid attention to this, Zhao Zhen had no choice but to pay attention to this competition, so he coughed and said seriously: "I see, I just don't know who you want to guide them. This new style of Cuju."
, everyone doesn’t understand that you have to borrow people from me, so where can I find such people?”
Lu Yao said: "Your Majesty, let me hear something. What kind of person do you think a person with a strong body and some kung fu skills would be like?"
"It goes without saying that they are soldiers and people from the army." Zhao Zhen just said this and immediately understood, so he said: "It turns out that you want to find people from the army to train them."
Lu Yao nodded and said: "I know that this soldier has been living in the military camp. Unless there is something very important or he has received your Majesty's order, he cannot leave the military camp without permission."
"It's easy to say. Isn't it just a matter of decree?" Zhao Zhen originally thought that Lu Yao wanted him to find someone to guide him. Now when he heard this, he thought that Lu Yao already had a goal. To find him,
It's nothing more than letting yourself use the power in your hands to be a favor to him.
"Tell me what his name is, and I will immediately order him to come to your house to find you tomorrow."
Lu Yao said: "Actually, Your Majesty should also have an impression of him."
"Oh?" Zhao Zhen became interested after hearing this, "There are not many generals and soldiers who impress me."
"Zhekexing." Lu Yao said these three words calmly.
Zhao Zhen searched for this name in his memory, but couldn't remember it for a while.
Seeing this, Lu Yao continued: "It's normal for your Majesty not to remember. You have so many things to do every day, so it's inevitable that you will forget."
"I really don't remember who he is." Zhao Zhen was still unwilling to admit defeat and continued to recall.
"I would like to remind your majesty that last time, the cement factory..." Lu Yao knew that Zhao Zhen must remember this Zhe Kexing in order to leave a deep impression on him. Otherwise, this time, he will wait until it is over.
, the name of Zhe Kexing will be forgotten by Zhao Zhen again. Since he has become brothers with Zhe Kexing, he will naturally help wherever he can.
When Zhao Zhen heard about the cement factory, he immediately remembered what happened when he and Han Qi took people to inspect the factory, so he said: "I remember, it was the soldier who broke the sword at that time."
Lu Yao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Yes, it's him. I promised him at that time that I owed him a sword. I think he is the most suitable person to train these team members."
"Hmm." Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said, "That boy's magnanimity was really extraordinary. His skills were pretty good at the time. Since he's the one you like, he must have something special about him. But, for this kind of thing,
Just say no to Han Qi, and he will come to ask for instructions when he finds out. Will it make Mr. Han a little unhappy if you find someone directly like this?"
Lu Yao felt a wry smile in his heart, tmd, if Han Qi could agree to it happily, why would he bother to tell the emperor so much? Since the last incident, Lu Yao knew that Han Qi had always had a bad impression of him, and he had a bad impression of him.
His family members are different. As a governor, Han Qi has the integrity and stubbornness inherent in ancient people. Once a person like him forms an inherent impression of a person, it is difficult to change. From Han Qi
Judging from the look in his eyes, he always felt that Lu Yao was a little gangster, and this impression has not changed yet.
I wonder if the holding of the Cuju Competition this time will change Han Qi’s impression. Given this impression, if Lu Yao went to Han Qi to explain the situation, there is no chance that Han Qi would not tell him.
The impression of Zhao Zhen's request for instructions was already bad enough anyway, so he didn't care about this kind of thing that in modern times would be called a request for instructions from a higher level.
"Your Majesty is unaware of something. There seems to be some misunderstanding between Mr. Han and Wei Chen. I can't explain it clearly in a sentence or two. Rather than trouble Mr. Han and cause unnecessary friction, it would be more convenient to go directly to Your Majesty to resolve it."
After listening to Lu Yao's speech, Zhao Zhen also became very clear about the relationship between Han Qi and Lu Yao. Anyone who is an official in the same dynasty will have a few close friends and a few friends who don't like each other.
In the officialdom, the concepts may be different, but the goals are the same. In this regard, Zhao Zhen feels that Han Qi and Lu Yao should have the same goals.
"Don't worry, Qing family. If Han Qi knows that you hold this Cuju competition to improve the physical fitness of the people, when he understands the necessity, he will naturally agree to let Zhe Kexing come to you."
Lu Yao was very happy and said: "In that case, thank you Your Majesty. I don't have any other requests."
Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, when Lu Yao entered the palace today, he was already prepared that Lu Yao would come up with some weird things for him to solve, but he didn't expect that in the end he would only ask for a few people. This made Zhao Zhen very happy.
"I wonder what your Majesty just said, what is the second thing you want to tell Wei Chen today?" Lu Yao remembered what Zhao Zhen had said to him before, so he asked.
Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said: "That's it. I heard from Wang Da and me, will you use this football lottery management right as a reward for the winning team?"
Lu Yao thought to himself, as expected, he came to me for this matter. Indeed, Lu Yao had not thought about using the right to operate the football lottery as a reward before, but seeing that the enthusiasm of those companies to participate in the Cuju competition was too low, he did not care.
Whether it was the search for team members in the later stage or the excitement of the game, it would probably be greatly reduced by then. For this reason, Lu Yao had to move the important event of football lottery out in advance. Fortunately, everyone listened to what he and Pan Wen said yesterday
After the speech, everyone finally got excited and prepared to compete in the Cuju competition.
However, Lu Yao did not ask Zhao Zhen for instructions on this matter, but after thinking about it, since Zhao Zhen gave himself full authority to host this Cuju competition, that means he has the power to decide everything related to the Cuju competition. Naturally,
It also includes football lottery. I am afraid that Zhao Zhen wanted to have a share-sharing arrangement with Lu Yao, just like the lottery. Unexpectedly, Lu Yao directly outsourced the football lottery, so he came to ask about his situation.
In this case, Lu Yao felt that there was no need to hide it, so he said: "Yes, Weichen did this to increase the enthusiasm of other teams and subsequent participating teams. After all, there are only tens of thousands of gold as a reward.
For these senior officials and relatives of the emperor, it is really too little."
Zhao Zhen also knew that Lu Yao was telling the truth, but he still wanted to control the football lottery industry in his own hands, so he said: "You have already mentioned the benefits that football lottery can bring before. I feel that if these incomes can
Wouldn't it be better if you and I, as well as the national treasury, distribute it proportionally, so that the people will feel that the money is donated to the country in the end, which will be more meaningful."
"No, Your Majesty, once the people know that this football lottery is ultimately controlled by the royal family, they will think that you set up this football lottery to expand the national treasury, and those people who failed in the betting will even think that you are collecting taxes in disguise.
It will cause unnecessary confusion by then," Lu Yao said.
This speech seems to have awakened Zhao Zhen. Recently, he has been too obsessed with the income from the lottery industry. He is always thinking about whether there is any way to increase income, or to expand the national treasury, but
It really ignores the intentions of the people.
Lu Yao saw Zhao Zhen's eyes flashing, so he continued: "On the contrary, if it is really your Majesty's Royal Cuju team that won the championship in the end, I would suggest that you give up the management rights to the second-place team. This will make it appear that you
He is very magnanimous and not greedy for money. After all, the lottery industry has been developing for some time now, and the people among the people have said that they are lottery masters. The principles of its operation, as well as the income that His Majesty can get, will all be improved over time.
It won't be a secret, so why do you need to burden yourself with another football lottery?"
After Lu Yao finished speaking, Zhao Zhen frowned, as if he was struggling with this matter. After a few seconds, Zhao Zhen finally made up his mind and said, "What the Qing family said makes sense, it's me.
My vision has become narrow. Indeed, this football lottery should be run by families other than the royal family, so that they will still appreciate the emperor's great kindness, and I will be a good emperor who is not greedy for money in the eyes of the people."
"It's great that Your Majesty thinks so." Lu Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhao Zhen was a sensible emperor. You know, some greedy emperors would never let go of such an opportunity to make money.
If some of the ministers below said something wrong, they would be directly pushed out and beheaded. Fortunately, Lu Yao was familiar with history and knew that Zhao Zhen was a very accomplished and thoughtful emperor, so he should not be so mediocre.
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"It's just that," Lu Yao became worried after hearing what Zhao Zhen had to say, "this football lottery operation can indeed bring huge benefits to ordinary people and large operators, but what is it about for the royal family?"
What are the benefits?”
Lu Yao felt both irritated and funny in his heart. It seemed that His Majesty wanted to settle for the next best thing and must get something before he could stop.
"Of course there are benefits to this. Your Majesty, what do you think is the biggest flaw, or possible problem, in the operation of this football betting industry?"
After hearing Lu Yao's rhetorical question, Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said: "Of course, the operators in the football lottery industry will probably decide the outcome of the game to seek personal gain."
"Yes," Lu Yao said, "Once the result of the game is decided in advance, then the people's bets will have no meaning. It is equivalent to sending money to the operators themselves. So what should we do to solve this problem?
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"Then it is natural to establish an organization that can supervise and control this industry." Zhao Zhen said this himself, and he suddenly said: "So, at this time, I can use the power of the royal family to establish an organization for supervision.
This will not only maintain absolute fairness in the football betting industry, but also allow us to collect taxes from operators and punish them if unfairness is discovered."
"Yes, and the supervision must be strong. Only if the people feel that this organization exists, can they invest their money in the football lottery industry with peace of mind. Why not do such a business that is both famous and profitable?"
Well, it's just that compared to directly operating football lottery, the income is indeed much less." Lu Yao said.
Zhao Zhen originally said that just now, just asking for psychological comfort. Now after listening to Lu Yao's words, he can not only make a small fortune, but also gain a good reputation, so he naturally finds a way to go down.
"Hey, holding this Cuju competition, as you said, making money is only a secondary purpose. I must play a good role in control and supervision to make the football lottery industry operate well."
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
At this point, the business part of this conversation has come to an end. After talking about the business, Zhao Zhen's attitude also softened, and he talked about some things with Lu Yao. For example, Zhao Zhen has also been reading Lu Yao's writing recently.
"The Story of the Stone", and later asked Lu Yao about the establishment of the bank and the level of homework review.
The two chatted for about half an hour. Zhao Zhen felt a little sleepy and decided to take a nap. Lu Yao stopped disturbing him and left the palace.
After Lu Yao left, Zhao Zhen immediately found someone to give a decree, asking Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao, Gongsun Ce, and Zhe Kexing to report to Lu Mansion tomorrow morning. Of course, the decree given to Zhe Kexing was to first
It was passed to Han Qi.
Hanfu, afternoon.
Zhe Kexing went outside the door and took off his sword. The two guards guarding the door felt that Zhe Kexing's sword was very heavy. They only knew that Zhe Kexing's sword had been broken before, but they didn't know that Lu Yao forged it for Zhe Kexing.
The matter of swords.
"Brothers, please take care of my sword." Zhe Kexing said lightly and went into the Han Mansion.
"Your Majesty has a decree for you to go to Lu Mansion tomorrow." Han Qi said when he saw someone coming.
When Zhe Kexing heard this, he immediately asked: "Lu Mansion, is this the residence of Master Lu Yaolu?"
"That's right," Han Qi said in a bad voice, "and if Lu Yao gives you any instructions in the future, you just need to obey him for one month. During this period, you don't have to return to the military camp."
Zhe Kexing was confused, but since it was Brother Lu Yao who needed him, it was his duty to do so.
Looking at Zhe Kexing's leaving figure, Han Qi was a little puzzled.
"Since when did Lu Yao and Zhe Kexing become like-minded friends? Lu Yao is a commoner in the city, and Zhe Kexing actually associates with such people, what's wrong with this world."
On the other side, Lu Yao returned to his mansion.
Lu Xu asked about the conversation between Lu Yao and Zhao Zhen. After learning that Bao Zheng and the others were going to visit tomorrow, he started working with Lu Hao again. Lu Yao didn't stop him. He knew that his father was using
His approach supports his work.
Not long after returning to the room, Tangxi came back.
When Lu Yao saw Tang Xi coming back, he immediately asked him to come to his room to report the situation.
Tangxi first said that regarding the Qianzhuang craftsmen, he had found three or four craft masters in Bianliang City, and he had led them to the Qianzhuang land to look at it, and showed them Lu Yao's previous designs.
The design drawings of the bank are the same as the construction style and materials of other buildings in Bianliang City, and the internal structure is not very complicated. The craftsmen said that it will be completed in just over a month.
"At the latest, the bank will be open for business after I take the imperial examination. Do you understand? Therefore, the initial completion will be within a month. I will tell you about the personnel issues at that time," Lu Yao said.
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"Do you plan to manage the bank yourself?" Tangxi asked one more question.
Lu Yao shook his head and said: "Of course not, I have my own plans in this regard. Tell me more, have you already made an appointment with me?"
"About this, I'm afraid I won't be able to date him." Tang Xi said with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
Lu Yao was a little surprised, thinking that something had happened to him, and quickly asked the reason.
Tangxi explained: "When I went to Zhongfu, the officials there told me that Mr. Zhongxing had gone to the northwest to guard the pass. Previously, it was because of the New Year, so I rested in the mansion for a while.
In fact, he left the capital on the third day after selling the land to you."
"Really, that's such a pity." On the one hand, Lu Yao felt very sorry, but on the other hand, he confirmed his thoughts. It seems that this kind of person, like Zhe Kexing, will be a good warrior on the battlefield in the future.
"It doesn't matter, we have a long time to come. As long as we are destined, we will see you again." Lu Yao smiled and said.
"Young Master, do you have any other instructions?" Tang Xi nodded and then asked.
"You are tired today, so go and rest first," Lu Yao said, "But tomorrow, remember to go to the pharmacy in Bianliang City and the market to help me find some materials."
"What do you need, Master?" Tangxi knew that Lu Yao must have had another idea.
"Black plum, sweet-scented osmanthus, licorice, hawthorn, and rock sugar." As Lu Yao spoke, he was still thinking about whether these were the things he remembered.
Tang Xi was a little puzzled and said: "These are not precious medicinal materials. They can be bought in ordinary places. What do you want them for?"
"You'll know when you get it," Lu Yao said with a smile.
"As commanded."
After Tangxi left, Lu Yao remembered a very practical problem.
Zhe Kexing had lived in a military camp before. This time he came to Lu Mansion to help him, so he had to make arrangements for his food, clothing, housing and transportation.
So Lu Yao found his eldest brother Lu Hao.
"There is a vacant room in the mansion, but if your friend lives in that kind of place, will he lose his status? Why not choose a nearby inn and let him stay first."
"An inn is possible, but I really don't know which inn in Bianliang City is better."
Sister-in-law Xu came forward at this time and said that she had a friend who ran an inn before and was quite famous in Bianliang City. In addition, selling her would give her some face, so she should be able to arrange a good place for Zhe Kexing.
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With the help of his sister-in-law, this aspect of Zhe Kexing's accommodation was finally solved. Lu Yao then arranged for a servant to go to Fan Building and paid a deposit, saying that once Zhe Kexing moved in, he would stay there every day.
Please be served with good wine and good food.
Everything is ready, just waiting for my friend to visit tomorrow.