back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 33 Crazy Cuju
Hong Xiang's second year is gradually approaching the end of the year as time goes by.Crystal snowflakes fell inside and outside Chang'an City, wrapping the dignified Chang'an City like a layer of silver coat.

When winter comes, the farmers in Jingzhao Prefecture are all stuck at home, doing nothing.This is the characteristic of Chinese farmers. They all depend on the sky for food. Although they are hardworking, they can only have food and clothing.

If there is not even a single snowfall this winter, I'm afraid they will be in panic all day long.Farmers in ancient times were very wise. They knew that if there was no snow in winter, the harvest in the coming year would definitely not be much better.Undoubtedly, there will be a plague of locusts.The overwhelming locusts are what farmers fear most.

Outside Chang'an City, in a small village called Chenjiazhuang, farmers are hiding from the heavy snow at home, lighting up stoves, drinking some wine, and chatting with several families.They didn't talk about the corrupt officials who were beheaded by Qiu Hou in the execution ground a few days ago, because those things didn't matter to them, and what they cared about were things related to their own interests.

A man said: "I heard that there seems to be a new kind of Cuju in the imperial city. A few days ago, Master Chen was talking about taking his grandson to the imperial city to see what it is. Dabao , you just came out of the imperial city, tell me what's going on?"

The young man named Dabao took a sip of the wine, threw a broad bean into his mouth, and said, "Don't tell me, that cuju is really beautiful. I paid a copper coin and went in to have a look. The venue is so well-built that it's called a Impressive! This is the first time I have seen such a big scene when I grow up so big. One team wears red clothes and the other team wears white clothes. There seem to be eleven people in each team, and they are all fighting for a Cuju. Which team kicks Cuju into the opponent Longmen, it counts as a point. People watching Cuju are shouting like crazy, have you ever seen tens of thousands of people shouting together? Going to the market is not as good as it!"

Another man exclaimed: "Tens of thousands of people, how can there be so many people?"

Dabao said: "How can I say that this is the first time I, Chen Dabao, have seen this kind of scene? What is the name of the one who entered... Oh, by the way, it is called an admission ticket. This admission ticket, some are expensive, some are expensive. The cheaper ones. The closer to the Cuju field, the more expensive. I heard people say that the tickets at the front are sold for ten guan in private."

Those men all said with emotion: "Ten pennies is enough for us to harvest for several years."

"That's right, those elders are really rich!"

Chen Dabao said excitedly: "I think it's worth it, you don't know, every time the game is played, the emperor will definitely go to see it in person. If you buy a seat near the emperor's dragon drive, you can brag with your descendants later, it will be much more Be confident!"

Everyone exclaimed: "The emperor will go too?"

Chen Dabao seemed to feel that they were ignorant, and said, "Don't you know? This new style of cuju was invented by the emperor. The emperor loves cuju the most. Although he doesn't play kicks, tens of thousands of people will go crazy when Long Jia comes. Generally, those who play football work harder..."

Everyone acted enviously: "Dabao, that means you have seen the emperor with your own eyes?"

Chen Dabao took another sip of his wine and said, "Isn't that so?"

In fact, he only saw Lu Chengqi's entourage from a distance, where did he see Lu Chengqi?But Chen Dabao said that he had met the emperor, and there was no other person present, so he was allowed to brag.

Chen Dabao continued: "Our emperor even came up with a new thing, which seems to be called Cuju Fucai. I saw with my own eyes that someone bought that Cuju team and exchanged it for thousands of coins on the spot!"

Everyone was stunned: "Thousands of money?"

Chen Dabao said triumphantly: "Yes, that's right. This cuju lucky lottery is much better than betting on dice, fish, shrimp and crab in the gambling house. The emperor divides the prizes into first to sixth prizes, and the first prize is a thousand coins! The sixth prize, which is the worst, also has consistent money. You have never seen it before, and the Cuju lucky lottery was sold out as soon as it came out, and the adults in the household department had to print the lucky lottery."

Those guys are not good at gambling, they just have no money to gamble, they looked at Chen Dabao eagerly, hoping he would tell how the Cuju Fucai bet is.

Chen Dabao continued: "Two copper coins can be bought. You can guess the scores of the two Cuju teams, or how many points the difference is, or how many points the two teams have scored in total, or which team scored three goals first, or which team scored three goals first. Guess which team will score the first goal, or guess which team will win in the case of a handicap given by Cuju Fucai. If you guess all six correctly, you will get a thousand coins. If you guess one of them, you will be awarded the sixth prize .Two guesses are the fifth prize. Three are the fourth prize, four are the third prize, and five are the second prize.”

Although Chen Dabao is illiterate, he remembers the rules of Cuju Fucai clearly, and he even knows how to play it.And these are all counterfeit products that Lu Chengqi borrowed from modern football games, and it is enough to fool these ancients.

Although the chance of winning the lottery is not high, the temptation of exchanging two copper coins for thousands of coins still attracted many people to flock to it, even farmers who could not read big characters enthusiastically participated.This is what Lu Chengqi is most proud of. After all, China's small-scale peasant economy lacks consumption, and the economy is like a pool of stagnant water. How can it be driven?Only by moving it for profit.

After everyone heard this, they all had the urge to give it a go. After all, two copper coins are not many, if they are so lucky that they can be exchanged for thousands of coins at once, wouldn't it be a big profit?

"Then Dabao, have you bought it?"

Chen Dabao's hand holding the wine bowl trembled, and he said with a smile: "I bought it, but unfortunately I didn't win! However, the emperor's imperial decree said that in the future, the folks will spontaneously organize a Cuju team. After screening, together with the two royal Cuju teams, A total of [-] teams compete for the Golden Dragon Cup. The team that wins the Golden Dragon Cup in the end will have a bonus of [-] guan, and the emperor will reward him personally. I think this Cuju blessing lottery must have always been there, it depends on your understanding of Cuju Yes. If you win the lottery, you will definitely win the lottery, but when, I don’t know.”

Hearing this, someone jokingly said: "Dabao, why don't we form a Cuju team too, if we win the Golden Dragon Cup, the prize money will be enough for each of us to live comfortably for a lifetime."

The speaker had no intention, but the listener had the intention, Chen Dabao slapped his thigh: "That's right, there are so many men in our Chenjiazhuang, we can form a Cuju team!"

Everyone was stunned and said, "Dabao, you don't really want to form a Cuju team, do you? Then who will cultivate the land?"

Chen Dabao said with a smile: "This Cuju competition is from November to the first month of next year, how could it miss the farming season?"

When he said this, everyone was moved.As a citizen of the Dashun Dynasty, who didn't play Cuju when they were young?These guys all have a certain degree of confidence in their Cuju skills, but they haven't played for a long time, and they are afraid that their skills will be unfamiliar.

At this moment, Lu Chengqi looked at the details of the income and expenditure of these three cuju games in the Chuigong Palace. After reading it, he laughed and said to Xu Chongguang: "Xu Qing, I am right, the income of this cuju is comparable to Commercial tax!"

Xu Chongguang was really convinced this time. He disagreed with life and death before because he was afraid that Lu Chengqi would be too addicted to the game and neglect political affairs.But now it seems that Lu Chengqi himself is very sober and has brought so many benefits, he is really admirable.

However, Xu Chongguang was also puzzled, and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't understand why this cuju has such a great charm, since it has attracted so many merchants to place so-called advertisements?"

Lu Chengqi thought: "What is the most profitable thing in football? Isn't it the advertising fee?" However, he still answered one by one: "Our cuju field can accommodate tens of thousands of people, and the merchants spend a mere fifty guan His shop is remembered by tens of thousands of people. Who wouldn't do such a good deal? When the shop becomes famous, it will cost only [-] cents, and he can earn it back in less than a day. His income is much more than what he paid. Naturally Will be willing to deliver."

Xu Chongguang thought about it carefully, and he also knew the reason, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's ability to make money is the best in the world!"

Lu Chengqi laughed and cursed: "Even you have learned how to flatter me!"

After discussing some more political affairs, Xu Chongguang left.Lu Chengqi's thoughts still drifted to Cuju: "Football makes money not only from advertising fees, but also from surrounding industries. In this cycle, business taxes can also rise to a higher level. At that time, when the treasury has surplus money, it can quickly develop technology. Yes. Oh, when will my sailing dream come true? Money, money, I’m still short of money!”

(End of this chapter)