Great Zhou Empress

After going around in a circle, I finally saw the group of people walking in front. Yuan Jin told Xue Zhijing about some teenagers she was already familiar with. They were all the children of middle-level military generals.

Yuan Jin pointed to two, "Those two are girls."

Xue Zhijing looked carefully, but didn't recognize it for a while.

"The imperial concubine didn't say that girls can't join the polo team, did she?"

Yuan Jin thought that Xue Zhijing's expression was for this, but he didn't expect that Xue Zhijing just smiled and said, "Is this really true? Besides, if you don't want girls, what are you and I in it? How can the imperial concubine come to participate. I'm just blind , if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have recognized them as girls."

"No, they are as black as charcoal, but they are very powerful. We fought before, but I didn't win them."

"so smart!"

Xue Zhijing subconsciously looked at the two of them more, but upon closer inspection, he could recognize the girl, after all, her cheeks were rounder and her facial features were softer.When Xue Zhijing's eyes fell, one of them noticed it keenly and turned back, his eyes were quite sharp.

good!Xue Zhijing already regarded the opponent as a reserve player of the polo team in his heart.

After making a circle and returning to the school grounds, Xue Zhijing and Yuan Jin sat on the high platform and waited for their return on foot.

As Xue Zhijing thought, those who came back gradually were basically the children of the military commander's family. It was also a very skilled thing to get on the saddle and circle the school field ten times. It was just a few people who were eliminated in the archery test later.

Those two girls were the strongest, one hit the bull's-eye nine out of ten arrows, and the other hit ten out of ten shots.

"The one who scored [-] out of [-] is called Li Jing, and the one who got [-] out of [-] is called Chen Tang."

Yuan Jin saw that the two friends he was familiar with who had fought so well, happily shared their names and some stories she knew with Xue Zhijing.

"Li Jing's brain is easy to use, and I can't compare to her in terms of strategy. Chen Tangba is very strong and born with supernatural power. It is said that the children in their family dare not play with her, for fear that she will break other people's arms."

Xue Zhijing really felt better the more she looked at it, even though their skin was two shades darker than other girls, which did not conform to the general aesthetics, but she felt that looking at those two was like watching Olympic athletes, they are really seed athletes.

Those strong arms, that tight waist, those straight and slender legs.

Xue Zhijing even licked his lips subconsciously.

Then, people arrived one after another. What's interesting is that Tong Fu, who was hurt by Yuan Jin on the way, arrived at the school grounds at the last moment, but his fair face was flushed.

Yuan Jin taunted Xue Zhijing again.

In the end, among the more than 20 people who passed, Tong Fu was the only child of a nobleman, and the others were all the children of middle-level military generals recruited by Yuan Jiegang and Yuan Jin at the beginning.

That is, if you set a basic standard, you will naturally be able to brush out unsuitable people, saving you worry and effort.

Xue Zhijing returned to the palace, took the time to write a report, and submitted it to the imperial concubine in the evening.

The imperial concubine asked, "Are there many noble children here?"

Xue Zhijing replied, "Yes, the news leaked out somehow, so many noble children came, Yuan Duzhi and I discussed it, and based on the principle of fairness and justice, we screened all the people who came in terms of physical fitness. "

The noble concubine nodded, "That's right, I don't want those masters who can't even ride a horse, and I'm not a nursery here, why send them one by one?"

Xue Zhijing carefully explained how to select and what the meaning of each item was to the concubine in detail, and the concubine agreed, "Well, this is the same as the imperial examination. If you can meet this standard, you will pass it. Don't say anything about grace to me."

But as Xue Zhijing guessed, the chief executives didn't want to let go of this opportunity. They brought it up during the meeting with the noble concubine. Speaking of their own children, they wanted to exercise, hoping to join the royal polo team. .

Xue Zhijing heard it from behind the screen, and the imperial concubine said softly but firmly, "It's not that I don't want them to come, but that this polo team is really working too hard, and the selection test over there is only [-] to [-]% of the normal training. If the children of my family can endure the training of seven or eight hours a day, not falling behind, not giving up halfway, I can tell the people below."

As she said that, she smiled and looked at the political counselor who was asking questions below, the old man's expression was a little bit bad, he didn't know that his own children couldn't possibly spend seven or eight hours on the school grounds training every day.

However, he couldn't discuss with the imperial concubine, let's not train for so long, after all, the polo team was built by the imperial concubine, not their family.

After the end, Xue Zhijing came in to change the tea for the imperial concubine, who was still talking, "Xiao Jing, you didn't see Zhang Xiang's appearance just now, and you were so deflated. I am so tired of them always arranging some useless things." The younger ones come out to do things, and they are really used or not used, and the young masters have a temper if they are used, and they will lose face if they are not used."

Xue Zhijing smiled while pouring tea.

"Okay, please organize this polo team for me. I will support you at any time if you need anything."

"Thank you, ma'am. But I have a new idea here. The polo team's initial investment is very large. I want to recruit some wealthy businesses in Bianjing City to invest. After that, the polo team will be formed to conduct commercial competitions and win The income can be distributed according to the investment ratio. What do you think, ma'am?"

The economy of the Dacheng Dynasty was relatively developed, and Bianjing City was a commercial city with a population of 100 million. In such a feudal era, it could already be said to be the largest city in the world.

In such a city, it certainly cannot be a completely agricultural population. A large number of people have become citizens who rely on all kinds of industries to survive, so the commerce is very developed. There are large vegetable gardens outside Bianjing City that are responsible for providing vegetables for the people in the city to buy. There is also a takeaway industry in the city. Whichever meal you want to eat, you can order it yourself or call the servants, and the waiter will bring it to you when the time comes.This level of detail is enough to show that the degree of commercialization is extremely high.

In such a business atmosphere, there are naturally things like investment, so the imperial concubine does not sound very strange.

"how do you want to do it?"

"Empress's initial investment can account for 100%, and the remaining [-]% will be divided into [-] shares, which will be subscribed by various merchants..."

"How do you plan for the later income?"

"Sell seat fees, drink fees, explanation fees for polo matches, and provide advertising space for merchants..."

After hearing this, the imperial concubine smiled, "You child, you are really talented. You are more of a thief than the old merchants who opened the Goulan Washe. You are too plucking."

"Your Majesty, when it comes to comprehensive entertainment venues like Goulan House, if Madam agrees, we can do some activities like this when we hold polo matches. I have visited the House in the city, the largest What Washe sells is just tickets. After entering, there are different hook bars for listening to operas, storytellers, pot throwers, etc. to carry out different entertainment projects. Even if it is just tickets, there are still a large number of civilians who are willing to play inside, and the return is very fast. .Thinking of this, I also hope that the investment of the empress will be rewarded, after all, this is not your dowry."

"Okay, just go ahead and do it."

The imperial concubine marked out a large area in the imperial garden, and Xue Zhijing planned to build some dormitories there, allowing players to live together in it, forming a collective atmosphere, and promoting team building.

Focus on construction with one hand and recruit merchants with the other.

Xue Zhijing's status as a sixth-rank female official is very useful. She spent a whole day in the largest restaurant in Bianjing City, and sent posts to businesses of all sizes in the city, inviting them to come to the Merchants Fair.

As she thought, when the name of the Royal Polo Team came out, many businessmen were willing to invest in it.

But this time, this investment promotion actually has the meaning of imperial merchants, and it is estimated that many merchants are also here for this.Therefore, Xue Zhijing's selection was more cautious. Not only did he select carefully, but also looked at the assets and future development, and he also presented the selected merchants to the imperial concubine for review.

Because this matter is not just a simple business act, but also an act to expand her influence for the imperial concubine.

In this way, 17 merchants were selected, most of whom were wealthy and well-known merchants in Bianjing City.