The happy life of a prodigal

It's okay to lose money, you have to get your face back...

Zhao Yan has always been a very strong girl, no matter what aspect she would not allow herself to lose to others.

Therefore, for the past few days, she seemed to be living in Fang Mansion. Just after dawn, she took a carriage from the palace to Fang Mansion, and dragged Fang Xiu and Xiu'er to play cards.

Fang's poker game has hardly stopped.

Then... two people lose more and more.

When Fang Xiu reached this point, he finally understood that he lacked talent in this area, and it was impossible to beat Xiu'er.

As a human being, there are always strengths worth mentioning. I used to think that Xiuer's strengths were gentleness and understanding.

It is only now that I know that it is in this place.

Fang Xiu is not like Zhao Yan, he doesn't need to do anything, just play cards at home, and he can get tens of thousands of silver into his account.

In fact, he is not even sure whether he can earn the money he promised Zhao Yan every month.

In order not to be dragged by Princess Zhao to play cards, he had no choice but to get up early and head to the south of the city to do his own business.

In the past two days, he has been very busy with opening theaters in various parts of the capital.

He said so in front of Zhao Yan, but in fact most of the things were done by old man Sun.

All he has to do is to watch plays in the theater and select new recruits.

This job can't be said to be heavy, but it's not as leisurely as others imagined.

After all, the quality of these actors varies, and only someone like Fang Xiu with a high artistic vision can tell the difference between good and bad.

These days, the competition of the sixteen guards of the pro-army is going on as usual.

The matter of You Yu Lin Wei was handed over to Liang Hu, Fang Xiu didn't need to worry about everything, as long as he encouraged the soldiers of each team after each game.

In addition, the construction of three theaters in the north, west and south suburbs of the city started at the same time. I believe that with the support of enough money, they will be completed soon.

Chapter 192 Final

Building a theater is different from building a fence.

In this era, most of the fences and shacks are the same. Usually, they can be built in a few days. They don’t need to be so strong and reliable, just enough.

Except that it is easy to be crushed by heavy snow in winter, there are no major disadvantages. It is just a fence, which can block the wind and the sun. What kind of bicycle do you need.

As for the actors, due to the backwardness of the entertainment industry, some good-looking actors went to brothels to become prostitutes, and only a small number remained, with uneven quality.

Taking it all into consideration, only more than 60 people have been recruited for the time being.

Fang Xiu had thought about this issue, and Old Man Sun had also discussed it.

Combining the successful cases of the Beijing Normal University Theater, it is finally concluded that a medium-sized theater is suitable for 20 people, which can not only meet the performance requirements, but also be easy to manage.

For these actors and actresses, it is common for them to live at the bottom of the society, without a fixed place to live and without enough food.

Providing housing and receiving a fixed salary of one tael per month, in the eyes of actors and actresses, this is something that no one can even dream of, and no one can refuse.

In fact, these actors and actresses thought that Old Man Sun was lying to them at first.

It was not until I saw the contract between the Beijing Normal University Theater and the black and white contract that I believed that all this happened for real.

After a brief surprise, he seemed to be afraid that old man Sun would regret it, so he immediately pressed his fingerprints on it.

The content of the contract was discussed by Fang Xiu, Old Man Sun and others.

In addition to the salary of one tael per month, there are many requirements.

One of the most important points is that they cannot pass on what they have learned here.

Everyone can understand this...

For people like them who rely on craftsmanship for a living, if these things are learned by others, it is tantamount to smashing their own jobs. In the future, there will be a lot of competitors, and whether they can eat will become a problem. .

Therefore, no one will break the contract.

What's more, in this era, contracts in black and white are very important. With the guarantee of the Kyoto government and the imperial court, no one dares to violate the contract.

Under the double guarantee, the actors of the Beijing Normal University Theater can pass on the stage experience they have summed up to them.

The birth of stage series has not been more than half a year so far, and it is a very novel thing.

It's still new to those newly recruited actors.

Old man Sun originally planned to let these new recruits get acquainted with the script first. After listening to Fang Xiu's suggestion, he thought for a long time before deciding that the actors of the Beijing Normal University Theater should train them.

The popularity of "Nie Xiaoqian" is still there, but only when there is only one theater in the entire capital.

If the theaters in the north of the city, the west of the city, and the outskirts of the city open at the same time, the audience of the original Beijing Normal University Theater will definitely be diverted.

At that time, whether "Nie Xiaoqian" can still attract enough audiences will become a question.

Therefore, Fang Xiu planned to finish "Nie Xiaoqian" in the next few days, and then put "The Story of the West Chamber" on stage.

Waiting for the opening of the other three theaters, and rebroadcasting "Nie Xiaoqian", first, to maintain the attendance rate of the Beijing Normal University Theater, and second, to promote the other three theaters, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Of course, this is just Fang Xiu's preliminary idea, and it is not mature. How to implement it needs to be figured out by old man Sun and others.

In short, this matter must be completed before the pro-army Sixteenth Guards Dabi.

In a few days, it will be the last competition of the sixteen guards of the pro-army.

In the current comprehensive ranking, there is no doubt that the last champion, Zuo Yulin Wei, is still ranked first.

In second place was Fang Xiu's right feather guard.

Queues and bow horses are points games, and the score is calculated, which is different from football and capture the flag.

The points generated by the first two items have been fixed, and it is the last game of football and capture of the flag that determine the championship.

Coincidentally, both sides of these two final duels are Habayashi Mamoru.

Therefore, this competition is very important for Left Habayashi and Right Habayashi!

As soon as Fang Xiu finished dealing with the theater, he rushed to the palace to conduct the final training for the soldiers of Youhabayashi Guard.

............

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is time for the pro-military to review the last competition.

On occasions where the emperor attends, safety is always the number one priority.

On the day of the pro-army Sixteen Guards football and capture the flag finals, except for a very few people in the palace, most of the spectators need to enter the stadium half an hour in advance.

In addition, they have to accept strict inspections by the Jinwu Guards, and only after passing the pass can they enter.

Naturally, the position of the emperor should also be different. It is located in the center of the VIP area, where the view is clearest, and it is isolated from the stands on both sides.

At the very front of the VIP area, Emperor Chu sat on the dragon chair, not angry but pretentious.

Next to him are Ning Wang and Kang Wang, followed by three cabinet elders and six ministers.

In the position behind Ge Lao Monk's book, there are envoys from foreign countries.

As for other people such as Lang Zhong and Zhong Lang Jiang, they are only at the edge of the VIP area.

There are only two matches today, with capture the flag in the first half and football in the second half, the duration will not be very long.

Therefore, before the start of the two competitions, there are still several entertainment programs.

Among them, half of the programs were brought by those small countries in the Western Regions.

This is the practice of previous years. The Western Regions and the Grasslands have different meanings to Chu.

Although there are frictions within the grassland tribes, they are still a whole as a whole, posing a great threat to Chu.

It was different in the Western Regions. Although some tribes among them were hostile to Chu State, most of the tribes treated Chu State with a tribute attitude.

In addition, the various tribes are independent, and there are constant struggles and frictions, so it is impossible to unite.

Since it is impossible to unite, it naturally does not pose much threat to Chu State.

After a very exotic dance, several women from the Western Regions knelt down on the ground, facing the state of Chu, holding something in their hands.

An envoy from the Western Regions stepped forward and murmured a few words.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Chu condescendingly glanced at the envoy from the Western Regions, then turned to look at the entourage beside him, and asked, "What did he say?"

A master secretary of Honglu Temple stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this is a peerless piece of jade discovered in the Western Regions. This envoy from the Western Regions wants to present it to Your Majesty by taking the opportunity of the pro-military review."

After hearing this, Emperor Chu nodded and said, "Present."

As soon as the words fell, someone immediately stepped forward, took the beautiful jade with both hands, and presented it in front of Emperor Chu.

Emperor Chu looked down, and saw that this piece of precious jade was bright yellow and translucent, and it was still a piece of rough jade even though it had not been carved.

On the side, Kang Wang saw this scene, and immediately cupped his hands and said: "Father, this precious jade is pure in color, bright yellow and translucent, without any flaws in the whole body. It is really the best jade. My son hereby congratulates Father for getting this precious jade!"

King Ning just opened his mouth, wanting to compliment him, but before he could speak, King Kang preempted him.

He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything else, so he could only close his mouth with a displeased expression.

Chapter 193 Disorganized

Emperor Chu was obviously very satisfied with this gift. He looked down at the envoys from the Western Regions and said, "It's rare for you to be willing. I will accept this gift."

Without pausing in his tone, he continued: "Since you have given such a generous gift, the vastness of Chu, naturally you can't be stingy, so I will give you a hundred catties of tea, a thousand pieces of silk, and a hundred pieces of porcelain..."

A piece of jade was exchanged for so many things, the envoy from the Western Regions was overjoyed when he heard this, he hurriedly saluted, murmured some more words, and then withdrew.

After the envoys from the Western Regions retreated, Liu Cheng, who was standing beside the Emperor Chu, stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's time for the competition..."

The last match of the pro-army Sixteen Guards Grand Tournament determines who will be the final champion. At the same time, it also decides who can represent the soldiers of Chu State to compete with the so-called "warriors" selected by the grassland tribes.

This competition is extremely important to the left and right Habayashi, and it is also the same for many people in Beijing.

Because the result of the competition is closely related to the silver in their pockets.

The content of the first contest is to capture the flag.

Compared with football, this match is not so suspenseful.

In the eyes of most people, although this year's right feather guard has made great progress, the formation and bow horse are almost not inferior to the left feather guard.

But in comparison, the overall strength is still a bit worse.

Capture the flag... tests the comprehensive strength of a guard.

Of course, the ability of the commander to deploy troops will also play a role.

Before the start of the competition, Habayashi Wei's general Tian An appeared on the review field, and read the rules again in front of all the audience.

Although the rules of the competition had been posted on the notice more than half a month ago.

But this time, apart from the common people in the capital, His Majesty and many foreign envoys were watching the game.

Therefore, the rules still need to be said again.

Different from the cumbersome rules of football, the rules of capture the flag are very simple, there are three rules in total.

One, use wooden weapons and do not attack vital points.

Second, if the weapon is stained with dye, anyone who has the color of the dye on his body will be eliminated from the game and cannot continue to stay in the field.

[-]. The left feather guard wears white cloth, and the right feather guard wears red cloth to distinguish friend from foe. If the handsome flag is seized or all players are eliminated, it will be a failure.

The main rules are these three points. After General Tian finished reading, he retreated to the sidelines.

On the sidelines, the referee entered the field, and the gong sounded, officially starting the competition.

When the two armies confront each other, there is usually a formation. According to the characteristics of the enemy and their own advantages, they form a square formation, a circular formation, etc...

Capture the flag is a competition created based on this.

But judging from the current situation on the field, You Yu Linwei's position is in a mess, without any formation at all, it seems that he only cares about rushing forward.

Although this style of play made the formation of the left-handed forest guard a bit chaotic, as long as the two armies were intertwined, the weaker right-handed forest guard would definitely be at a disadvantage.

I really don't know, what is the purpose of Youba Linwei doing this...

Minister of the Ministry of War, Ma Wenhua, was sitting next to Yan Zhuang, the chief assistant of the cabinet. Looking at the chaos on the field, he asked in surprise, "What kind of style of play is this? Which guy lined up the formation?"

Even Wu Yi could see that the situation on the field was not right, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked, "What's going on with you Yu Linwei?"

Because Fang Xiu was the main planner of the pro-military parade, the location of the VIP area was all planned by him.