Datang first village

It was another early morning, and the two princes were sweeping the streets on Zhuque Avenue. .

There are two different types of street sweepers on Suzaku Avenue. The first type is those who are responsible for keeping the place clean.They belong to the handymen of the city guards. They not only sweep the streets, but also water the trees when the sky is dry. They are responsible for the smooth flow of waterways in rainy days. On weekdays, they are responsible for keeping the streets clean.

The first type of people wore bright red vests with the words "Jingjie" printed on the front and back.

There is another category, everyone is wearing a sky blue vest, with the word "punishment" printed on the front and back.

Usually, there will be 60 people wearing red vests on Zhuque Street. You must know that the total length of Zhuque Street is about ten miles. According to the calculations of later generations, the total length of Zhuque Street is 50 meters and the width is 150 meters. It is hard work for 60 people to take care of this street. Fortunately, under the strict order, no one pours dirty water or throws sundries.

Today, there are more than 200 people wearing blue vests, and only eight people in red vests. The task of these eight people is not to clean up, but to supervise these people wearing blue vests.

On New Year's Eve, drinking too much, or going a little crazy while visiting the garden, especially on New Year's Eve, as many as 2000 people were punished for sweeping the streets in Chang'an City, including more than 60 women.

One reason is that I was too excited, so I made some outrageous mistakes, but they were not considered small mistakes that touched the criminal law.

Even if some people were injured because of drinking, those who were not held accountable by the master were given light punishments.

Among the blue vests sweeping the streets, there are not only two nobles, Li Chengqian and Li Ke, among them, there are dozens of sons from Changan Xungui's family alone. The most eye-catching one is not Li Chengqian, but Yaozhou Ling Cen text.He was charged with drunk driving. After he was drunk, the rider let the horse run in Leminyuan.

Therefore, he was fined three pennies and five days of street sweeping.

The first street sweeper of the fourth grade in the history of Datang.

Cen Wenwen was not ashamed, he was not the first nobleman to be punished for sweeping the streets, nor would he be the last.It's just that his official position is the highest right now, but he believes that in the new year, there will probably be officials of a higher level who will also be punished for sweeping the streets.

After scanning his section, Cen Wenwen wiped his sweat and handed the sweat towel to his followers. "Everyone is equal before the law, I'm afraid the legalists will be very happy."

The entourage said softly: "You don't know. After your matter hit the headlines of the Chang'an newspaper, it was the theory at the end of last year that they all thought it was a manifestation of Confucianism. The reason why nobles are expensive lies in their knowledge and their pillars. So the nobles Sweeping the streets is setting an example for the common people, and it is also a manifestation of etiquette!"

"Nonsense!" Cen Wenwen scolded with a smile.

However, Confucianism is also making progress, which Cen Wenwen, a Confucian disciple, does not object to.

At this moment, in Tiance Admiral's Mansion, the gate of the mansion hadn't been opened yet, when Lao Cheng slammed it down.The concierge said in his heart, who is so courageous to smash the door of General Tiance's mansion.

But as soon as the door was opened, the porter was pushed to the ground by Old Cheng, and several guards quickly stepped back when they saw that it was Demon Cheng.

"Your Highness, can you get up?" Cheng Motou yelled.

"Morning, General Cheng, Your Highness is doing morning exercises in the Central Garden, and I'm afraid he will be back for breakfast in half an hour." A small captain of the guard hurried over to answer.

Cheng Motou walked in with big strides, and shouted from a distance: "I heard that Your Highness asked those two boys to bet against each other, and if they lose, they will give up the land by the pier. Old Cheng wants to gamble too, and he must be careful." bet!"

Li Yuanxing's scalp went numb for a while, Cheng Motou's voice was too loud, and it was still early in the morning.

"What is Lao Cheng going to bet on?" Li Yuanxing took a towel and wiped his face.

"Bet with Lao Hei on the shop in Dandong Wharf. A small Dandong doesn't need too many shoe stores. Lao Hei's shop is only three stores away from Lao Cheng's, so Lao Hei decided to bet with him. The loser will lose the shop." Let it out, Lao Cheng just wants to expand his business. Also, Nanyang Lao Cheng also has a piece of land, let's gamble with the left leader. Also, the small place in Nanyang Kuching only needs a paper mill, Lao Cheng and Lao Cheng Niu wants to take a gamble, representing us You Wuwei, and the loser is just responsible for selling bagasse. And..."

Lao Cheng said that this was endless. He said that he was afraid that he would not be able to remember, so he took out a scroll from his arms, opened it and prepared to read it.

"Old Cheng, let's have breakfast!" Li Yuanxing made a mistake.

"Ah, I'm just hungry." Lao Cheng laughed and stuffed the scroll into his bosom: "We'll get down to business after eating."

Something unexpected happened to Li Yuanxing.

Just after breakfast was served, Brother Heitan also came, and he wanted to gamble with Lao Cheng for Dandong's shoe store.

Li Yuanxing ordered: "Here, go tell the kitchen to set up a banquet!"

Eat breakfast, what kind of breakfast are you eating? After hearing what Yu Chigong said, he knew that there were at least 20 people who came to Li Yuanxing's place this morning, including civil servants, generals, and some second- and third-rate families.

"How much is the shoe store worth?" Li Yuanxing ate some snacks and served tea by himself.

"Why is it worth more than 1000 yuan? After a year, at least [-] yuan in income. That shop supports a hundred or ten people in my old Cheng family." Gong's store is similar, it also supports some offshoots of Yuchi's family, or a family of servants and more than a dozen households.

The two stores are too close to each other, and some fight for customers even under vicious competition.

They are all military commanders, and fights are common.

Li Yuanxing wanted to say, business competition.You people really don't know that in the modern times of later generations, in some large shopping malls, dozens of brands of shoes are put together, and the business war is also a fierce battle.

But no matter, Tang people are Tang people, seeing Li Yuanxing asking the two princes to gamble, so they also want to gamble.

"Well, with such a small amount of money, it's too much trouble to play a game." Li Yuanxing didn't want to take this matter.

Old Cheng smiled: "If there is a rule, it's a thousand things. According to His Highness's gambling rules, if Lao Hei loses, he will give the shop to someone at eight hundred dollars. So, let's change to a small gamble." .”

Li Yuanxing thought for a while, and asked someone to make two dice.

One of the dice reads six events: running, long jump, high jump, gun throwing, hurdles, and pole, and the other dice reads one, three, and five.Three numbers, one number on both sides, a total of three numbers on six sides.

"Just bet on the trivial things below [-] guan, and throw it away yourself."

"What about the big bets?" Brother Heitan held two dice in his hands, and asked Li Yuanxing eagerly, because he also had several big bets.The bet is also on the land of the port, and there is also a workshop.If you want to know how much money a cannery in Nanyang can earn, 100 million yuan a year is not a problem.

Besides, there are mining areas.

Especially in two adjacent mining areas, it is inevitable that there will be fighting.

Li Yuanxing pressed his forehead, crying in his heart.

It's messed up, all messed up.

But if you think about it again, business competition is also very cruel.

Service awareness, industry quality awareness, channel awareness, etc.People in Datang didn't have these things yet, because everything was developing too fast, so a lot of knowledge was not popularized.

Forget it, if you like to gamble, just gamble, and it's just a matter of national fitness.

"How about this, five big balls, two small balls. Let's use this ratio. In fact, some people in Chang'an are not unfamiliar, but they have never had a regular game."

The five big balls are soccer, basketball, rugby, baseball, and volleyball.

Volleyball can be said to be the most popular in Datang, not because of the venue, but because the intensity is not enough.Volleyball was canceled after protests from guests who came later.But football, this kind of game played with only feet is extremely skillful. Cuju has been around since the Spring and Autumn Period. Whether it is aristocrats or folks, they are all familiar sports.

It's just that Li Yuanxing improved the ball and the rules, making it more interesting to play.

Basketball, the field is small.That ball can only be made by Datang, using rubber.Just because the ball is not ordinary, it has become the favorite confrontation sport in the army.

The two small balls are the ball and the shuttlecock.

It was originally a women's sports competition in Qinwangzhuang, but it was especially like ball, but it became the favorite sport of the Guards.

Soon, many places outside Chang'an also learned.

Cheng Motou took out a copper coin: "Old Hei, the front is a ball, the back is a badminton, two out of three games. If you lose, the milk powder business in Malacca is only old Cheng's family."

"Bet on the shoe store first!" Brother Heitan held the dice.

"I want to bet on that piece of natural acacia forest on Luzon Island. The three armies are old subordinates of your old Cheng, but the other half are also my old subordinates. This piece of abaca forest can be cut properly if it is cut properly. Guaranteed to be young and young. It happens that the baseball of the two armies is evenly matched, so it is better to gamble once."

Even Qin Qiong got involved.

Li Yuanxing knew that area, the distance between the two armies was too close, even though they had mutual support, they could each make their own money.

The large natural abaca forest represents tens of thousands of tons of high-quality fibers, and regular felling ensures that [-] tons of sun-dried fiber bundles are free from any problems every year. This is a lot of money.We must know that Datang's current demand for abaca is increasing at a rate of [-] tons per month.

"Well, there is no need for four companies in the silk business of Wa Island. I think it is appropriate to keep two companies." Representatives of the Li family and the Li family in Longxi also came out to speak. The common people in the Tang Dynasty knew the rules of such a competition system.

"That's all!" Li Yuanxing really had no way to persuade these people.

"Arrange it. The government will summarize the opinions and ideas put forward by everyone. Then start arranging the competition in order. First, it is agreed that both parties involved can agree to the competition. The method of competition should also be chosen by both parties. Recognized, there must be no forced competition.”

"Your Highness is wise!" Everyone said in unison.

Wise, wise bastard.Li Yuanxing said in his heart, it's not that you guys forced me to this point.It was also at this time that Li Yuanxing had a faint feeling that this was also an interesting thing.Now they are fighting for these commercial interests, but one day, will they fight for the interests of the fiefdom? At that time, is it a gamble?Or fight? (To be continued.)