A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 645 What does he want?
The next day, in the early morning, Wang Lidong was woken up by the sound of 'quack' outside the house.After getting dressed, I went to the window and stretched out my hand to open the window. In a small pond not far away, a pair of gray geese were happily sticking together, taking a bath with mandarin ducks.

he~tui~!
Immortal, unrestrained profanity!
In the "Six Ceremonies", wild geese are used as gifts in five links, called "Five Geese and Six Ceremonies". I heard that the three sent earlier were all raised by Ru Lan. A small wild goose farm.

After brushing his teeth, washing his face, and finishing his personal hygiene, he was about to go to the small courtyard for morning exercise, only to see his cousin Qi Xuan push the door and enter the hall, "Brother Heng."

Wang Lidong was surprised, "Brother, what happened so early?"

Qi Xuan pulled out a stool, sat down and said, "I have nothing to do, I just came to see you, how did you do in the exam yesterday?"

Wang Lidong rolled his eyes, his cousin's face was full of turmoil, and the words 'I miss spring' were almost written on his face, "I did well in the exam. I'm fine. I'm going to practice boxing. Would you like to come together?"

Wang Lidong raised his legs and walked out.

"Okay, let's go together." Qi Xuan followed and said, "I heard that Sheng Minglan likes playing polo?"

When Wang Lidong came to the small courtyard, he started warm-up exercises by circling his wrists, swinging his arms horizontally, swinging his arms and legs, "I really like it, and my level is very nice."

Qi Xuan loosened his shoulders and said, "Do me a favor, organize a polo match, and invite Minglan over."

Wang Lidong glanced at his cousin and said, "You can do this yourself. I'll just call someone over for you when the time comes."

Qi Xuan said: "I never play polo, suddenly organize a ball game, such an outrageous thing, do you think my mother will not think too much?"

Wang Lidong nodded and said, "It's not a problem to organize a polo match, and it happens to be a 'chuiwan' match. But you called Xiao Liu to participate, what are you going to do? There are so many people around, and you want to talk to her alone, I think No chance. Unless you want your mother to see it."

Qi Xuan said, "My mother liked to play polo when she was young, but I have been in poor health, so I let it go. Isn't Xiaoliu good at playing polo? My mother will definitely like it when she sees her, maybe I just fell in love with Minglan."

Wang Lidong rolled his eyes, and a word popped out: "Daydreaming."

In the TV series, the eldest lady of the Earl's Mansion of Yongchang, through a polo match, caught a glimpse of Sheng Minglan, who is a good polo player, and planned to let her youngest son marry Sheng Minglan. First, Liang Han was ranked sixth, and it was not his turn to inherit the title, so he married a concubine Girl, it makes sense, and Liang Han is famous for being a romantic, and he also made the concubine's belly big, so he needs to find a wife to cover up his ugliness.

Qi Xuan shook his legs twice and said, "If you don't try, how will you know. What if it succeeds, right?"

Wang Lidong looked at his cousin and said, "If you really like him, I have a better idea, which can increase the success rate."

Qi Xuan stopped his hands and feet, grabbed Wang Lidong eagerly and said, "I really like it, what can I do?" He has been dreaming recently, and he can always dream of Sheng Minglan.
Wang Lidong shook off his cousin's hand, and said, "Didn't you say that your mother also likes to play polo, so let her and Minglan form a team. The two often play together. It's been a long time. Come out soon."

Qi Xuan frowned and said, "It's a good idea, but why let my mother and Xiaoliu form a team, and the capital only has one or two polo matches a month, so they might not invite my family and the Sheng family at the same time?"

Wang Lidong laughed, "If there is no opportunity, then find a way to create an opportunity."

Qi Xuan asked, "What kind of creation? I can't let you organize a game every month, you can tell that there is something tricky in it at a glance."

"Set up a polo league. There will be competitions on every holiday for a month. The duration will be nine to ten months. When the time comes, let your mother and Sheng Minglan form a team. After a few months, they will definitely be able to play polo." If you are familiar with each other, if your mother also likes Sheng Minglan, then your success rate in marrying Sheng Minglan will be much higher."

"Girls, ladies, it's okay to come out to play two games rarely, but if you have to go out often, this will definitely not work."

Wang Lidong squatted down and pressed his right leg, "What if there is a big benefit?"

"What's the big deal?"

"For example, if you participate in a game, regardless of whether you win or lose, each member can get a 1-dollar lottery. Every time you win a game, the team members who win will add another 2-dollar lottery. The top three teams with the best results each year, No. No. 3 rewards [-] guan, No. [-] [-] guan, No. [-] [-] guan. Do you think there will be girls and big ladies participating?"

Qi Xuan nodded and said: "As long as you play, even if you don't win, you can get [-] hits. There should be many people participating."

The monthly salary of a county magistrate is only 60 guan, 30 guan, which is about [-] yuan. Ordinary nobles and officials must not be able to resist such a big temptation.

These families are very beautiful on the surface, but in fact many of them are tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall.For example, Rulan's Aunt Kang's house, and Hua Lan's married uncle Zhongqin's house, have fallen to the point where they have to use their daughter-in-law's dowry to supplement the family.

Qi Xuan said, "There are ten players in a team. Even if we only form ten teams, the cost of one game will be 500 guan. According to your plan, if you count three games a month, that is 1500 guan. Ten months, that is 15000 guan, plus the year-end rewards, more than 2 guan, and the venue, horses and other expenses, [-] guan can't beat it. If the team doubles or triples, it may be necessary in that year One hundred thousand.

With so much money, are you going to let me pay it all? "

Wang Lidong looked at his cousin with contempt, "You are the one who wants to pick up girls, so you still ask me to pay? Besides, whether you and Xiaoliu can succeed, it can be settled in a year. For Xiaoliu, one hundred thousand, you Don't want to spend?"

Qi Xuan, as the chief scientist and laboratory director of Sihai Trading Co., Ltd., has a salary of 40 yuan a year alone. In addition, the products developed by the laboratory can get a commission for every sale. There are [-] million guan.

In addition, both the Four Seas Trading Company and the Cotton Trading Company have shares. After the cotton cloth is listed next year, it is safe to earn tens of millions of dollars a year.

Qi Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will pay the money." Isn't it just one hundred thousand guan, the Lord has money.Even if it doesn't work, it's like throwing it into the water and hearing a noise.Suddenly thought of a question, "Brother Heng, this league is obviously free of money. You, a vampire, never trade at a loss. You must have a reasonable reason, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Wang Lidong said, "Otherwise, let's expand the scale and add a men's polo match and a men's and women's chuiwan match. As for the cost, each of us will pay half of it."

Qi Xuan frowned and said, "If you do it this way, the annual cost will be at least 40 to [-] yuan, right?"

Wang Lidong said, "Have you ever seen me run a loss-making business?" He gave a general introduction to the operation of the football professional league in later generations. Both the men's polo match and the chuiwan match are open to the common people. Ticket revenue, gaming business income, and the stadium can also be rented out. Nearby stalls and more.

Qi Xuan is not very proficient in business operations. Since his cousin said that he would not lose money, he didn't think about it again, "How much will you invest?"

Wang Lidong thought for a while and then said, "We each pay 5 guan first."

"It's settled, I'll pay the money, and you can take care of the other things." Qi Xuan said, "You can just deduct the money from my account as much as you want."

Wang Lidong said, "One yard is worth one yard, and my brothers will settle accounts clearly. I will set up a league trading company, and you will send a few accountants over when the time comes."

After the early exercise, Wang Lidong took Qi Xuan to his parents' yard.During breakfast, Princess Pingning inquired about his cousin's marriage, and knowing that he was not interested, he enthusiastically introduced several girls from the Gu family's offshoots.

Wang Lidong knew that the cheap old lady was wasting all her efforts. Although the few girls she introduced had good personalities, it was a pity that their looks were not very attractive.

After breakfast, Wang Lidong told his parents that he had something to go out, then he pulled his cousin into the carriage and left the mansion.

"Brother Heng, what do the girls your mother mentioned look like?"

"It's all so-so."

"Send me to the door of Taoism. You can hurry up about the polo league."

"understood."

"How long will it take for the game to start?"

"This. Let's rent the venue first. If the effect is good, we will build a special stadium."

"How long? Is half a month enough?"

"almost"

Seeing that Wang Lidong had already arrived at the uncle's house, he opened the door and drove the annoying spirit out of the car.

The carriage restarted, and Wang Lidong said to Fugui, "I will leave the matter of the polo and 'Chuiwan' leagues to you. I will write a plan for you when I arrive at the trading company."

When Fugui heard that there was a plan, he nodded firmly and said, "Okay, young master."

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage drove into the Four Seas Trading Company.

After entering the study, Wang Lidong told Fugui, "Go and take out the dragon robe and seal of King Gaoli."

"Okay, son." Fugui made a pot of tea for Wang Lidong, then walked to a corner of the study room, opened the door of the secret room with the key, entered the secret room, and moved the red sandalwood box marked with the dragon robe and seal to the side of the desk .

Wang Lidong opened a wooden box. There were three rows of seals of different sizes, gold, silver, copper, and yellow materials. He searched them one by one. Most of the seals were engraved with the word 'King', or they were written on sticks, but none of them fit. He likes it.

Opened another box, stacked several red and yellow dragon robes, let Fugui take them out one by one and display them. The size is a bit wide. Let's make it work. At that time, most people will not think about this detail.
After looking at all the dragon robes, Wang Lidong pointed to a bright yellow five-claw gold dragon robe and said, "Keep this one, and put the rest and seals back."

After Fugui put the things back, he went back to the study, wrapped the dragon robe and put it in a red sandalwood box, and asked in a low voice, "Master, is this dragon robe brought back to the mansion?"

"Well, when you go back, don't forget." Wang Lidong sat back at the desk, picked up a pen, and wrote the relevant plans for the polo league.

After hesitating for a moment, Fugui reminded, "My lord, there are many people in the mansion, and there are so many spies, in case one day they are caught by..."

Wang Lidong said, "I will send you off tonight."

Fugui heaved a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't leave it at home, as for who to give it to, that was not something he should ask.

Great Song Palace, Political Affairs Hall.

In the hall, a dozen or so people were looking down at the palace examination papers in their hands. From time to time, someone would give out a sound of admiration, or the two would exchange a few words in each other's ears.

After the palace examination, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the papers were read the next day, and the results were released the next day, so the time was very tight.

Although there are only 360 papers, which is dozens of times less than the 8 people who will take the test, each paper has to be evaluated by [-] examiners. Every time the examiner reads a paper, he will write his own on the test paper. Last name (do not write first name), and marked with good and bad symbols at the same time.The pros and cons of the assessment papers are not expressed in words, but marked with different symbols.

The marking symbols are divided into five grades, namely "circle", "point", "dot", "straight", and "cross", which are respectively drawn as "○", "△", ",", "‖", and "×".

After the "assessment" by the 8 marking officers is completed, the chief marking officer will make a general review at the end, and other marking officers can participate in the comments.

One-A, that is (No. 8, No. [-], and Tanhua) must have [-] "○" in the test paper, and those who are slightly inferior are the second and third.

"Oh, good job!" Zeng Gongliang, Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, the chief examiner, looked at the test paper in his hand and couldn't help admiring loudly, "Reading this article, I don't feel sweaty, so happy."

"What article is it that Zeng Qing admires so much?" The old emperor walked slowly into the hall with the support of the inner officer.In previous years, the officials would personally participate in the examination papers, but recently they were ill and were detained by the empress in the harem.After eating dinner, I felt itchy, and while the queen was not paying attention, I slipped out of the palace, and before I reached the gate, I heard the prime minister yelling from a distance.

"Minister Zeng Gongliang, please refer to Your Majesty, Minister Wen Yanbo, please refer to Your Majesty" When everyone in the hall saw the old emperor coming, they got up and gave a deep salute.

The old emperor stretched out his hand to signal behind Ping, and sat down beside Zeng Gongliang, and the prime minister tactfully handed over the paper just now to the official.

The emperor took the test paper, and when he saw the characters on the paper, his eyes lit up.The font is Xianlu Mingzhu, elegant and dignified, plump and subtle, and spirited, just like a very well-cultivated gentleman, with a slim and graceful figure.Read carefully line by line, the article is gorgeous and colorful, the diction is exquisite, the momentum is majestic, and the lines between the lines are quite effective in imitating Fan Wenzheng's ambition.

After reading the entire article, the officials saw 8 "○"s in the upper left corner of the test paper. After thinking about it for a while, if there is no accident, this paper can be squeezed into the top one.Reaching out his hand from a stack of graded test papers, he randomly took a copy and read it carefully.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and more than two hours passed without knowing it. Seeing that the emperor was stubbornly refusing to move his nest, the chief executive almost jumped in a hurry. When he went back later, he would inevitably be punished by the queen again Scolding, maybe you will get a few more sticks
"Your Majesty, all the palace examination papers have been graded." Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang handed a stack of papers to the old emperor, "This is the top ten papers this time."

The official nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. After reading the article in his hand, he took the top ten papers and picked up the top three papers. Wang Junming, Chen Mu, and Zuo Zhongtong all had eight circles. It is also the top three selected by the ministers. If he nods, he will be the first.

The old emperor looked through the other seven papers, but couldn't find the name he wanted.I asked for the test papers for the 11th~20th place again, but I still didn’t see it
frown!

Time goes back a day.

After the palace examination was over, when the old emperor returned to his bedroom, he found his baby bump, Princess Fukang in a caring little padded jacket, standing at the gate with a smile on his face, "Daddy!"

He thought he was dazzled, but his daughter actually smiled, wiped her eyes, and saw that she was right.

In order for his precious daughter to live a happy life, he specially recruited his nephew Li Wei to be his son-in-law. Unfortunately, the couple did not live in harmony, and his daughter became depressed day by day.Last month, they had a big fight, beat up their son-in-law, and ran back to the palace in the middle of the night, arguing for a divorce.

What worries him is that most of his short hair has fallen out again.

"Weirou (Princess Fukang's nickname), what is this...?" The old emperor stepped forward and looked carefully, the girl seemed to be back before she got married, her whole body was radiant and radiant, and he was so excited that he burst into tears.

When it comes to what worries him the most after death, this precious girl ranks first. Without his support, one can imagine how difficult the future will be.

The old emperor hurriedly asked why, Princess Fukang helped his father into the house, and helped him make a pot of hot tea, "Qi Heng let me and my son-in-law become shareholders of his cotton cloth trading company, as well as all the properties under the Four Seas Trading Company. Buying and selling agency rights on Tokyo Road."

"How much did it cost? How much share did the Cotton Trading Company give you?"

"60 guan, a total of 3 shares (three percent) were given to us."

The old emperor said, "You and Wei'er don't have that much money, tell me, how much do you want to ask Daddy?"

Princess Fukang took her father's arm, pouted and said, "Daddy, where are you going? My daughter misses her father when she enters the palace. I paid 15 guan with my son-in-law, and I will agree with Qi Heng for the rest of the money." Yes, I will pay him back when I earn it.”

"Three shares of the cotton cloth trading company, plus Jingdong Road's franchise, the annual income is at least 500 million. This kid Qi Heng didn't recognize his relatives when he was in business. Don't talk about you, even if you change to the Marquis of Xiangyang, don't even think about it if you don't give enough benefits. Take advantage of his penny." The old emperor looked at his daughter and said, "What does he want?"

(End of this chapter)