The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Although the game cannot be played at the Cuju field of Zhao Yao's personal guards, there is a Cuju field to the south of Marsh Mansion that can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

The entire Cuju field is like a huge bowl. The middle part at the bottom is the venue for the Cuju competition, and the surrounding areas are seats for the audience.

The venue for the Cuju competition is specially paved with soft soil, so that even if the contestants fall to the ground, they will not be seriously injured. Zhao Yao originally planned to imitate Zhao Yao's world in his dream and lay a lawn on the Cuju court, but that lawn was not an ordinary grass, but a special kind of lawn. There was no such lawn in Dazhou, or in other foreign countries, so he could only give up using the lawn as a playing field.

This Cuju competition is free and open to the public, and there is no admission fee. It may not be possible in the future. Therefore, early this morning, people from Marsh Mansion, businessmen from other places, and distinguished guests from foreign countries came to the Cuju field early and filled all the seats around it.

Those who didn't get a seat sat casually on the ground or stood nearby.

Zhao Yao originally thought that there wouldn't be many people to watch the Cuju competition held in Marsh Mansion for the first time, but he didn't expect that the venue would be packed with people. He quickly dispatched soldiers and guards to the Cuju field to maintain order. The Cuju field, which was originally noisy and crowded, became very orderly and there was no chaos under the maintenance of the selfless patrolling guards.

People who came to watch the competition saw that the guards were holding gleaming and sharp swords, so how could they dare to act recklessly? You must know that the swords in the hands of these guards are not decorations, they can really kill people. Previously, someone caused trouble in the trade area and was chopped down by a patrol officer with a knife, leaving his head missing.

Even before the game started, the scene was very lively. The contestants haven't even appeared yet, but everyone is already discussing it.

Uncle Gao sat next to He Lianfang and looked around in surprise. He saw four tall and large signs standing around the Cuju venue. In the middle of the sign were four particularly large and conspicuous four characters "Shen's Restaurant". Under these four large characters, there is a row of slightly smaller characters, which is the slogan of Shen's Restaurant - "Shen's Restaurant, the largest restaurant in Yangzhou City, you can eat all kinds of Jiangnan delicacies here."

Zhao Yao asked Boss Shen to think of a better advertising slogan, but Boss Shen thought it would be better to be simple and straightforward, so that you can know at a glance what kind of food is in Shen's restaurant. If the slogan is too formal, it will be bad.

In the middle of the four big signs, there was a red banner with the same slogan written in gold fonts.

Both the four major brands and the banners are very conspicuous and can be noticed by everyone who comes to watch the game.

Uncle Gao was previously thinking about how Zhao Yao would help Boss Shen advertise, but now he was stunned when he saw these four big brands and banners.

"Is this what His Highness is talking about advertising?" He couldn't believe it was so simple and crude. "I just put up four big signs and put up a few banners, and I made fifty taels of gold. Isn't this money so good?"

He Lianfang glanced at Uncle Gao who was in disbelief and asked, "Are you just telling me you're awake?"

Uncle Gao nodded slightly and said, "It's eye-catching, very eye-catching." He had already heard many people talking about "Shen's Restaurant".

"If it is eye-catching, it will achieve a good publicity effect." He Lianfang said in a calm tone, "The owner of Shen's Restaurant will be very satisfied."

"I didn't expect it to be so simple." This was different from what he thought.

"Simple is often the best." He Lianfang glanced at the audience. Many people pointed at the four big brands and said something, "Now, everyone who came to watch the game knows about Shen's Restaurant."

Uncle Gao sighed sincerely: "Your Highness, you are truly a genius."

"Take a closer look."

At this time, Uncle Gao noticed that many people were walking around in the auditorium with something in front of them, as if they were selling something.

Just when Uncle Gao was surprised, he saw Tongxi walking up to them carrying something.

"Tongxi, what are you doing?"

"Master Gao, this slave is selling things." Tongxi enthusiastically promoted the goods he was selling to Uncle Gao, "Master Gao, would you like to buy some candies? There are various flavors, and they are all very delicious."

Uncle Gao thought Tongxi was having fun doing this, "His Highness asked you to sell it."

"Your Highness asked this slave to experience the joy of selling things to make money. I think it's quite fun."

"Is this the business opportunity His Highness mentioned?"

Tongxi didn't quite understand, "It should be so."

Uncle Gao bought a small bag of candies from Tongxi, and then bought a small bag of snacks from another person.

"General, these people selling things seem to be from the secret guard camp." Several of the faces looked familiar, and Uncle Gao could recognize them at a glance. "Your Highness, are you asking them to keep an eye on you?"

He Lianfang nodded and said, "Let them make some money by the way."

"It's a shame His Highness came up with it." Uncle Gao found that there were many people setting up stalls selling things near the auditorium. Some sell food, some sell drinks, some sell entertainment... there are so many things for sale. "This must be the business opportunity hidden in the Cuju court that His Highness has gained."

"Well, the people who come to the Cuju market to sell things are all from Hanwang." He Lianfang said, "After the Cuju competition is over, many people will come to Hanwang to buy and set up stalls."

"There are a lot of people coming to watch the competition. If you sell things here, you should be able to make a lot of money." Uncle Gao saw that many people were already standing in front of the stalls, and he exclaimed, "His Highness has a lot of brains in doing business." , it’s really… wonderful.”

He Lianfang was too lazy to correct Uncle Gao for using wrong words, "He has always been good at business."

"It's really admirable that one game can make His Highness come up with so many ways to do business." Uncle Gao thought to himself, he couldn't have thought of it anyway.

Uncle Gao was not the only one to be so amazed. Businessmen from other places and foreign countries were once again shocked by the business acumen of His Highness the King of Han. Before coming to Marsh Mansion, they all felt that they were the best business people in the local area, and even felt that they were the best business people in the world. However, after arriving at Marsh Mansion, they found that they were nothing but bullshit in front of His Highness the King of Han. Compared with His Highness the King of Han, the business they do is not worth mentioning. During this time in Marsh Mansion, they were taught one lesson after another by His Highness the King of Han. I won't talk about anything else, just talk about today's Cuju competition. I didn't expect there to be so much business in it. It's not that they haven't held Cuju competitions locally, but they haven't come up with these businesses.

They really learned a lot when they came to Marsh Mansion this time. Not to mention the money they made during this period, but to mention the business done by His Highness the King of Han, they felt that coming to Marsh Mansion this time was really the right thing.

Zhao Yao, who had not yet arrived at the Cuju field, did not know that he was being worshiped by the businessmen again.

A moment later, Zhao Yao led the foreign guests to the Cuju venue.

When the audience saw His Highness the King of Han, they immediately saluted respectfully: "See Your Highness the King of Han, Your Highness is a thousand years old!"

During the past few days of the trade conference, both locals, outsiders and foreigners were deeply impressed by Zhao Yao and were full of awe of Zhao Yao, His Highness the King of Han.

Zhao Yao raised his hand to signal everyone to stand up, and then invited the foreign distinguished guests to take their seats.

He did not rush to take his seat, but stood in the middle of the Cuju venue.

The Cuju venue, which was packed with people, was originally very noisy, but now it became very quiet.

Before the Cuju competition, Zhao Yao, the host and organizer, naturally had to give a speech first. First, he welcomed everyone to watch the game, and then briefly talked about the benefits of Cuju competition, such as united fighting, friendly exchanges, etc. Then let’s talk about the rules of the Cuju competition and the prizes for the top three after the competition. Finally, as the old saying goes, friendship first, competition second.

After Zhao Yao finished his speech, the teams participating in the Cuju competition were allowed to enter.

Like the dragon boat competition, there are also ten teams participating in the Cuju competition. Zhao Yao first briefly introduced the ten teams participating in the competition to the audience, and then encouraged the ten teams to compete well.

Encouraged by His Highness the King of Han, the ten teams participating in the competition and the audience watching the competition were all excited.

After Zhao Yao took his seat, the referee appeared at the playing field. Then, a long whistle sounded and the game officially began.

The first team in today's game is the Annan team VS the King of Han's personal guards.

As soon as the game started, the audience cheered loudly for their country's team. Soon, the atmosphere at the scene became very heated.

The charm of Cuju was deeply felt by everyone present.

Zhao Yao felt proud: As long as he goes to watch the Cuju competition live, he will definitely fall in love with Cuju. This is the charm of Cuju.

There is only one game this morning and two games in the afternoon.

Annan's Cuju team was formed temporarily and was naturally no match for His Royal Highness the King of Han's personal guards. However, the Annan Cuju team was a guest, and His Royal Highness's bodyguards did not act harshly during the game. The result of this game, without any surprise, was that the personal guards of His Highness the King of Han won.

After watching this game, the foreign guests had a changed view on Cuju. They think the Cuju competition is very interesting. They should train the Cuju team well in the future and not lose like they did today... If His Highness the King of Han's personal guards hadn't let off the steam, they would have lost very ugly.

After the game in the morning, Zhao Yao had to go back to Hanwang Mansion for business. He could not have lunch with the foreign guests, so he could only invite them to go to Marsh Mansion to find delicious food.

During the game, Zheng Cheng came to Zhao Yao and told him that they finally made the cannon.

Back at the Han Palace, Zhao Yao asked Zheng Cheng to report in detail.

During this time, Zheng Cheng has been staying in the laboratory in Beishan, studying and making cannons with the craftsmen. After failing again and again, just yesterday they finally succeeded in making a cannon. However, since a trade conference was currently being held and the outsiders and foreigners had not yet left, they did not dare to experiment. The power of the cannon is so great that if it is tested, it will definitely have shocking power and attract the attention of outsiders and foreigners. The cannon cannot be known to them.

"Without testing, it cannot be considered a success." Zhao Yao was also anxious to test the cannon, but now was not the time. He could only wait until the trade conference was over to test it.

"Your Highness is right." They felt that they would succeed this time, so they couldn't help but come to tell His Highness the good news.

"You have worked hard these past few months. Take advantage of these few days to have a good rest and wait until the trade conference is over before testing again."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"When the test is successful, you and I must continue to study rubber." Alas, it is really not easy to make rubber.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'm ready."

Zhao Yao talked to Zheng Cheng for a while, and then asked Tongxi to call Zheng Qian. He wanted to have lunch with the two brothers.

Zheng Qian happened to have something to report to Zhao Yao, "Your Highness, my father wants to come to Marsh Mansion for a visit."

"Lieutenant Zheng?" Zhao Yao's expression was very calm, "Welcome Taiwei Zheng to be a guest at Marsh Mansion."

It’s the last day, veterans continue to ask for monthly tickets!

I went back to my hometown today. I was dragged to clean the house as soon as I got home. I was exhausted. There was only one update today. I guess before the Chinese New Year, I will be busy cleaning and washing things, so I can only update them once.