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Chapter 712 Restrictions

"It's boring to talk about money all the time," Ren Ning smiled meaningfully, "Look further."

For example, building a new road requires a lot of money and labor, which may seem like a heavy burden for a while.

But after it is repaired, this road will not only connect cities and villages along the way, but also generate continuous benefits for decades or even centuries.

Lei Er was thoughtful, and soon his eyes lit up.

"Your Highness, are you saying that we won't lose money by holding these competitions?"

"Of course," Ren Ning smiled and pointed back at himself, "We have been to so many places together. When have you ever seen me do something that made me lose money?"

"That's true." Lei Er breathed a sigh of relief.

"We can operate like this..." Then Ren Ning explained in detail the areas that could produce benefits, leaving Lei Er dumbfounded.

Still, he couldn't help but be a little skeptical.

"Your Highness, let's not talk about tickets, accommodation, food, etc., is there really anyone who would spend a lot of money to sponsor these competitions?"

And just to have a name on the scene?

According to Ren Ning, this sponsorship still accounts for the bulk of the income?

Lei Er is lonely and ill-informed, and the more he thinks about it, the more unreliable he feels.

cough.

Ren Rong, who had just arrived, also heard all this and coughed lightly.

As the heir to the Taishi Mansion, and often wandering around Xingji City and Sulan City, his knowledge is beyond the reach of Lei Er, a battlefield roughneck.

"General Lei, I am good at sponsorship. I will fight for it when the time comes."

Having said this, he winked triumphantly.

"Do you believe that by then we won't have to bother trying to win sponsorship at all? As long as there is a little bit of news, countless businessmen, trading houses and even caravans will come swarming with banknotes?"

"Real or false?" Lei Er, who was thinking about killing enemies on the battlefield, was dumbfounded.

"Of course it's true," Ren Rong smiled and patted his chest, "I promise it's more real than pearls."

Ren Ning didn't care about this, he patted Ren Rong's shoulder solemnly.

"Ren Rong, from now on culture, sports and entertainment will be a separate entity, all under the control of the Grand Master's Office. You must take it seriously and don't have any more thoughts about actors harming the country."

"Yes, Your Highness." Ren Rong saluted quickly, "I have the honor to read His Highness's article on improving the soft power of the empire, and I feel the same way."

"In the coming days, Taishi Mansion will live up to His Highness's expectations and work hard to host various events to further gather the centripetal force and national pride of the Yunchui people."

"Very good." Ren Ning nodded with satisfaction.

When he was in Baekje, he once wrote an article about "improving the soft power of the empire and condensing national pride" as Ren Rong said. Now it seems that the Taishi Mansion has seriously considered and studied it.

It's just that what Ren Rong or the Taishi Mansion sees is the impact on the country, while Ren Ning thinks more about the outside world.

In the minds of neighboring countries, Yunchui is a country with a long history, a rich military, a strong military, a splendid culture, and is attractive to people.

But for their rulers, in addition to envy and attraction, there is also an unspeakable sense of fear and oppression.

Ren Ning plans to organize various competitions to give the monarchs of these small countries some sense of intimacy, and of course have a stronger attraction.

After pondering for a while, he continued to speak.

"Although it is the first one, since we are going to hold a competition, we will simply hold it more formally to serve as a reference for future competitions."

Ren Rong quickly took the pen and paper from his hand, "Your Highness, please speak."

"No need to be so exaggerated," Ren Ning smiled and glanced at the pen and paper in his hand, "A qualified competition, in addition to strict organization and appropriate rewards and punishments, also has a refreshing format."

"Okay, let's contact Guangxin and Su Lan later and ask them to make shoes and clothing for the competition and provide them to the contestants."

"Your Highness," Ren Rong's eyes flashed, "I wonder if the contestants' costumes can also be sponsored?"

"Of course," Ren Ning laughed, "As long as you can think of any place, you can apply for sponsorship without asking me."

Who can think of too much money?

Ren Rong couldn't help but laugh too, "I understand." Lei Er didn't think that far ahead.

He subconsciously looked down at the shoes under his feet.

"Your Highness, these competition clothes and shoes are also given away for free?"

"Yes." Ren Ning nodded.

He understood what Lei Er meant.

At this time, most people wore rough linen clothes, and in some remote areas there were even people who did not wear clothes to cover their bodies or used leaves to cover their shame.

As for shoes, let alone that.

Ordinary people either wear straw sandals when they are on the road, or simply go barefoot like Tie Shu chasing the team that sent the spirits back home.

It is only in Star City or some big cities that barefooted people are rare.

And cloth shoes and cloth clothes can almost only be worn by wealthy families.

Not to mention leather shoes and silk, which are top-notch luxuries that are not used by wealthy businessmen but are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The number of participants in football and basketball is limited, at least not too many, so it doesn’t hurt to give them clothes and shoes.

The long-distance running competition of the "Dingxi Counteroffensive" is different. According to Ren Ning, it means that all people can participate, that is, all people can participate.

Once people know that in addition to the completion rewards, they will also receive free clothes and shoes, the number of registrations is expected to skyrocket.

This is a considerable expense.

"Don't worry, there must be registration restrictions," Ren Ning looked at Ren Rong, "For example, those who are too old, too young, sick, disabled, etc. who are not suitable for sports cannot register."

Ren Rong quickly agreed, "I will study it carefully when I get back and come up with a detailed list of restrictions before signing up."

"Very good." Ren Ning's eyes flashed, "Besides, be sure to add one more thing. Contestants must be able to write their own names and recognize numbers from one to ten."

Otherwise, the contestants would run without knowing how far they had run.

Haha.

"I understand." Ren Rong couldn't help laughing.

His grandfather, the retired old master, had been spreading pinyin literacy in various places in Yunchui.

However, education is a century-old project.

Not to mention the remote areas of the empire, even the imperial capital Star City has a huge number of illiterate people.

Ren Ning's move can be regarded as forcing the people to become blind.

"As for clothes and shoes, they seem to be free now, but they will definitely be earned back in the future." Ren Ning said, "This is also a way of advertising."

In this era of traffic congestion and lack of information, compared to the straw sandals, cloth shoes and leather shoes that people are familiar with, rubber shoes are still new products, and many people don't know about them or dare not ask about them.

After extensive display and use through these competitions, ordinary people will know how good it is.

From now on, if you spread the word, as long as the price is right, there will definitely be a steady stream of orders.

"I see," Lei Er clapped his hands on his thigh excitedly, "As expected of His Highness, he can always think of ways to help everyone make money."

It’s hard to say about the clothes, but the rubber shoes are all produced in Guangxin County.

Lei Er was close to the water and had some shares in the early years.

It seems that my wife and children won’t have to worry about running out of money in the future.

He pulled Ren Rong over, "What are you still doing? Leave quickly! What a good money-making plan, our family must plan it carefully."

Ren Rong followed him dumbfounded.