I am one year older than Chongzhen

Chapter 223
Ye Huiling took advantage of Governor Xuanda's happy conversation with his sons and daughters, and talked about his plan to sell theater tickets as a base to earn back some money and food.

Geng Ruqi didn't think there was anything wrong with buying tickets to watch the theater, not only didn't object, but also suggested that the ticket prices should be divided into three classes.

The first-class tickets are in the middle of the front row. There are tables, chairs, fruit plates and hot water. There are only fifty tickets, and the price is one tael of silver.

There are 150 second-class tickets, only [-] cash, only chairs, no table and fruit plate.

The third-class ticket seats are either at the side or at the back, all of which are large benches, and the fare is only [-] yuan.

Geng Ruqi also specifically explained why tea was not made for the spectators in the first-class seats, and only boiled water should be provided in time.

That's because he has been in a high position for a long time, and he knows the mouths of high-ranking officials and nobles, so he would definitely not drink rough tea for them.

Definitely not good tea.

Besides, how much silver one tael is considered good tea?How to decide the standard?

Under normal circumstances, dignified dignitaries bring their own high-quality tea when they go to teahouses and opera gardens, and it should be the same when they go to the theater.

So just give boiling water.

He also told Zuo Fanglian and Ye Huiling not to rush to change scenes, and to finish their performances in Xuanfu first.

Security issues are not a problem, who dares to behave wildly in the parade square in front of the governor's gate?

Zuo Fanglian, Ye Huiling, and Xiao Jiu hadn't originally planned to divide the audience into three classes.

For the convenience of carrying, ninety large benches with six legs that can seat six people were brought in the carriage.

Now, according to Governor Xuan Da's intention, not only the chairs but also the Eight Immortals table must be prepared.

These things are rarely sold ready-made, and the three stewards who are not familiar with the places where they are born really can't get them for a while.

Fortunately, Geng Yueru and Geng Yueling helped, and the servants brought the chairs and the Eight Immortals table.

The two of them also sent people to borrow from other officials' homes to ask Li Weida for help, and finally got together two hundred chairs and thirteen tables for the Eight Immortals within half a day, without delaying the start of the performance.

The governor of Xuanda led a group of civil servants and generals of Xuanda to review and promote the positive energy of the drama "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers", which is simply a free promotion.

To be honest, the officials these days may not be able to make peace and control the country, but all of them are masters of pleasure.

Most of the gentlemen who have been to the theater in Xuanda were fascinated by the arias in the big play, so the tickets for the first day were sold out in seconds, and only three of the [-] first-class tickets were bought.

Geng Ruqi felt that it was too petty for Huang Yi to hope to make some money from this drama, but he could understand the urgency of the base area's need for money and food.

Willing to adult beauty!

He believes that staging this drama at Xuanda University is not only meaningful, but can also achieve enlightenment.

So he readily agreed to write a drama review for "Massive Mountains and Rivers".

Not only him, Geng Ruqi also invited the governor of Datong, the governor of Xuanfu, the governor of Shanxi, the governor of Shanxi, Bing Beidao, etc., who are second only to him in Xuanda's official position, to write dramas and criticize them for the promotion of "Majestic Mountains and Rivers".

Therefore, at the entrance of the yurt in the theater, there are ten billboards with red paper on them.

Each billboard is as tall as a person, and there are many readers shaking their heads around reading.

Xuanda's high-ranking officials praised this drama so much, of course the wealthy dignitaries, rich businessmen, landlords and old fortunes were willing to spend a tael of silver to see it fresh.

Entertainment was scarce these days, and the theater was only enjoyed by a few large families.

This kind of venue that accommodates 500 people to watch the theater, just the atmosphere makes the dignitaries sitting in the VIP seats feel refreshed.

The plot of "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers" is compact, not only has literary drama but also martial arts, the singing style is novel, and the libretto is full of poetry, and it was immediately liked by too many nobles.

Such a good show, how can it be enough to just watch it once?Just look at it for yourself, how can you do it without bringing your wife and concubine?
The next thing is more interesting, the venues are full, it is hard to get a ticket, and there are scalpers who resell the theater tickets.

There is an extra gimmick in the gift giving in official circles. They give away theater tickets, and they give away tens or hundreds of first-class tickets, which can watch six shows in a row.

Why six games?

That's because the theater tickets at the crew's box office are only on sale for three days.

Where there are many people, there are business opportunities, and those who are willing to spend one hundred, three hundred, or even one tael of silver to watch a theater are the patrons who are willing to spend.

As a result, too many small vendors came here after hearing the news, selling snacks, rouge powder, dried fruits and melon seeds, and so on.

Yaqian Street, the Governor of Xuanda, was very lively, and the Parade Square was full of stalls, all of which had the taste of a snack carnival.

For a while, Xuanfu showed a deformed economic prosperity.

The government servants who maintained order and hunted down bandits didn't complain about being tired, because they all made a small fortune from the booth fees they got.

These days when the production crew was performing in Xuanfu, the Geng family only used the word "happy". Geng Yueru and Geng Yueling used the pretext of accompanying the old lady to watch a play to help the crew make arrangements.

A play takes more than an hour, and there are two plays a day, one in the afternoon and one in the evening.

Seven days later, after doing the calculations and all the expenses aside, the crew actually made a profit of more than [-] taels of silver.

Because the theater tickets have been pre-sold for three days, the time for the next stop to Datong has been postponed and postponed.

The Xuan Mansion is different from Datong, where there is a vassal king who has been hereditary for more than ten generations - Dai Wang Zhu Chuanhuoqi.

The disaster of the Ming Dynasty not only came from Wen Tian and Wu Xi, and the constant party disputes, but also a root cause, the old Zhu's family was too capable of giving birth.

There are too many vassal kings, county kings, Zhen Guo generals, Fu Guo generals, Feng Guo generals, Zhen Guo lieutenants, etc.

In order to support the 10,000+ clans with free salaries, the imperial court has to bear a huge financial burden, not to mention that there are still many clans who commit crimes and plunder.

Geng Ruqi, who was born as a Jinshi, was not afraid of the vassal king, and had already sent people to send posts to Zhu Qiugui, the king of Jin in Taiyuan, and Zhu Chuanhuoqi, the acting king of Datong.

It shows that the crew of "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers" is a big drama initiated and rehearsed by him, and it is to educate all people to work together to resist Tartars and build slaves.

He also politely invited the prince to watch a play, and asked the prince to give more valuable suggestions.

It's not surprising that there are many people in the ceremony, and they said hello in advance. If the servants of the palace dare to mess up the situation, Governor Xuanda dares to send troops to arrest and kill people.

In fact, Geng Ruqi has always had an evil fire in his heart!

Anyone who is arrested and imprisoned waiting to be beheaded will leave a psychological shadow.

Geng Ruqi is no exception!
He understood that it is more important to have an army that can fight like arms and fingers!

The prince dared to go too far, and Lao Geng dared to lead soldiers to slap him in the face.

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Today's Li Weida is in Governor Xuanda's jurisdiction, and his family's business is getting bigger and bigger.

The other family trafficked Huai salt from Yangzhou to the frontier fortress, and Li's family couldn't use it, because green salt was produced in the base area.

That is, there is a relatively large salt lake on the site of the base, which is two or three times saltier than sea water.

Huang Yi knew the place, so of course he had to produce salt by himself.

The base area has sufficient sunshine, it is quite easy to dry salt, and the output is much larger than the demand of the base area. Of course, selling should be considered.

(End of this chapter)