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Chapter 1050 Business on the Qinhuai River

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    ¡°Ten miles away from Qinhuai, there are many wealthy businessmen, brothels, and boats. It is the most prosperous place in the entire capital, the entire South Zhili, and the entire Ming Dynasty.  This place was originally a gathering place for Jiangdong's big families in ancient times, as can be seen from Wang Xie's family, but it gradually fell into neglect.

    However, after the founding of this dynasty, Emperor Taizu felt deeply that the state was lacking, so with a stroke of his ink pen, he circled both sides of the Qinhuai River and built a large courtyard. He personally wrote a couplet saying: "This place has beautiful mountains and rivers, beautiful winds and beautiful moons.  There are also beautiful women and good deeds, which add to the story of the ages; there are many crazy men and crazy girls in the world, crazy dreams, and moreover, there are many crazy people with crazy love and crazy dreams, which are generations of crazy people.

    Zhao Ran doubted whether this couplet was written by Taizu, but then he thought, as long as it was written by him first, and he dared to sign it and no one claimed it, then it should be ignored. This is the case at all times and in all countries.

    Yesterday was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and today is the sixteenth. The so-called fifteenth day of the moon is sixteen full. The festive atmosphere of the Qinhuai River tonight has not diminished at all. The streets and rivers are full of lanterns, the crowds are bustling, supporting the old and the young, dozens of brothels, and hundreds of boats.  The sound of silk and bamboo fluttering in the middle is like a scene of a prosperous age.

    Okay, it seems a bit strange to support the old and bring the young, but this is what Zhao Ran saw with his own eyes, not just by talking about it.

    It is definitely not appropriate to wear Taoist robes when you come to a place like this. Zhao Ran and Pei Zhongze changed into casual clothes, squeezed into the crowd, walked to the entrance of Wuyi Alley, and waited for the boat under Jinque Bridge.

    The boatman was maneuvering the boat, carefully avoiding the floating river lanterns on the water, and accidentally knocked over a few lotus lanterns, which immediately caused laughter and curses on the bridge.

    This is a painting boat that is more than two feet long. It is not the largest on the Qinhuai River, but it is not very small either. It is not eye-catching when it is hidden in the flow of boats.  Li Dayin invited Zhao Ran and Pei Zhongze into the cabin. The interior was extremely luxurious. Thick sheep blankets embroidered with Western style were spread on the cabin board. They were soft and very comfortable to step on.  The large cabin windows on both sides are curtained with silk and satin, and more than ten octagonal palace lanterns are hung on the beams, with the East China Sea Night Pearl as the light.

    The boat girl¡¯s name is A Jiang, she looks less than thirty, she is full of charm when talking and laughing, she flirts with Li Dayin, her words are very obscure, but full of humor.  Pei Zhongze was a little uncomfortable at first, but after being teased by Ajiang, he gradually relaxed.

    Ajaan then called his two daughters in. The three of them played the harp, talked about the pipa, and played the bamboo flute with great skill.

    Li Dayin smiled and said: "Ajan was also a famous courtesan in the Qinhuai River ten years ago. I paid for her to redeem her body and let her buy a boat here to make a living. Although she is just a small family, she is famous in the capital.  Extremely high people are not allowed to enter the palace unless they are high-ranking officials or celebrities."

    Zhao Ran was curious: "Why doesn't Li Fuyin accept her as his concubine?"

    Li Dayin waved his hand and said: "I redeemed her so that she would not be angry and have a free body. If she were trapped in the house, then Ajaan would no longer be the Ajaan of the past. What is the taste of life? What does she want to do now?  Just do whatever she wants and no one else dares to bully her, isn¡¯t that great?¡±

    Zhao Ran praised: "Li Fuyin is really a sentimental person. This is not the love between men and women, but the love of interest."

    Li Dayin raised his glass and the three of them drank together, while watching the lanterns and tourists on the shore, they tasted various snacks from the capital.

    Li Dayin followed Zhao Ran's topic and said: "Abbot Zhao said it well. I am indeed a person who pays attention to fun, but living a fun life is not easy. Money is like running water. It flows away without realizing it. It's gone.  How can there be fun in money? So I invite you today, firstly to visit Qinhuai, and secondly to discuss important matters together."

    Zhao Ran nodded and asked, "Is this the practice ball Li Fuyin mentioned?"

    Li Dayin slapped the table and said: "This is exactly it! I want to imitate the move of the senior brother of your sect to test the swordsmanship of three provinces and four masters the year before last, hold a training ball competition in the capital, set up an arena, and invite monks from all over the world to participate. There is something I don't know whether to say or not.  ¡­¡±

    "Please say."

    "Abbot Zhao, I'm not talking about you. You obviously have so many good ideas, but you don't use them on the right path. After taking them out easily, you just throw them aside. It's a waste of resources! In the former, a senior brother from the noble sect tried the sword, and now he has practiced  If we don¡¯t take advantage of this opportunity to make some money during the football tournament, how will we use it to subsidize the expenses?¡±

    Zhao Ran smiled and asked: "Li Fuyin plans to use the practice ball to open a gambling market?"

    Li Dayin said: "Exactly! Once the practice ball competition starts and the betting is set, the money rolling behind will be hundreds of thousands or millions. As long as this competition continues, there will be money rolling in! Take the worst possibility  Think about it, even if you don¡¯t make any money from gambling, the benefits are unimaginable by ordinary people.¡±

    Even Pei Zhongze couldn't help but nod secretly. Indeed, as Li Dayin said, even if the gambling does not make money, the hundreds of thousands or millions of silver accumulated through hands is a huge wealth in itself.  Pei Zhongze is already the designated successor of Qingyun Pavilion and has begun to take care of the general affairs of Qingyun Mountain. Even though he has never learned the knowledge of money, he understands it after more exposure.?Principle - As long as it can be used, you don't care who the money belongs to?

    The ownership of wealth is not the most important, the most important thing is the right to control its use.

    Zhao Ran asked: "Li Fuyin has already thought about it, why are you still looking for me?"

    Li Dayin was a bachelor and did not beat around the bush. He said frankly: "I want to use "Junshan Notes". Without the promotion of "Junshan Notes", the business would only be worth hundreds of thousands or one million."

    Zhao Ran was a little surprised by Li Dayin's directness, but he was also relieved because of the other party's directness, and said: "How to use "Junshan Notes", does Li Fuyin have regulations?"

    "I need "Junshan Notes" to rectify the name of the Cultivation Ball Competition that we organize together, so that monks all over the world can understand that the Cultivation Ball Competition we hold is the most authentic Cultivation Ball Competition. Otherwise, I will hold one today.  , you hold one tomorrow, and everyone is fooling around together, this business will collapse in less than two days."

    "That makes sense, please continue."

    "Second, I need "Junshan Notes" to open the practice ball column. Our practice ball competition will be held in sync with the "Junshan Notes" period to trigger the practice ball trend."

    "Anymore?"

    "Third, I have calculated that the investment in holding the practice ball competition is too much. I don't want to spend this money. I need "Junshan Notes" to recruit people who will pay for me, just like the widely advertised column in every issue."

    Zhao Ran was really surprised now and thought to himself that this person really has an idea. Pei Zhongze couldn't help but said: "Li Fuyin, you don't even have the money, so why should we hold this competition? We'll do it ourselves.  Isn¡¯t that good?¡±

    Li Dayin smiled and said: "I am responsible for the operation! If Abbot Zhao and Abbot Pei want to hold this practice ball competition in Sichuan, just pretend that we have not talked about it today, but if you want to be in the capital, in Zhili, in the southeast, in the richest Ming Dynasty  This competition cannot be held without me, Li Dayin, I can guarantee you this!"

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