Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 188 Liu Che’s second trip to Anyang County

"Roar--"

"Roar--"

The tiger trapped under the high concrete wall made a terrifying and threatening cry, but the people standing on the high wall and watching through the glass were all excited.

There is even a tall and conspicuous wooden sign on a high platform not far away, which reads: "Feed the tiger, play with the heartbeat, a thousand dollars at a time!"

Not to mention one thousand dollars, even one hundred dollars can buy a good meal in Anyang County, but there is actually a long queue of people who are going to feed the tigers.

If nothing else, this thing is so novel.

Hanging a live chicken from a long bamboo pole to tease the tiger is so exciting and enjoyable.

In particular, people in Anyang County are no longer so short of money; in addition, there are all kinds of foreign businessmen with strange accents, mixing together, not to mention how lively it is near the Tiger Garden.

In the Tiger Park, there were also five tigers from one tiger.

Of course, these five tigers have partitions in the middle. Otherwise, a fight will easily break out and the tiger will bite to death. Then there will be no way to continue to make money like this.

This scene is what Liu Che saw after arriving in Anyang County.

The so-called Tiger Park was made by Anyang Hou Li Huan who continued to develop factories in the mountains. After the conflict between man and nature, more tigers were captured and died under the arrows of Anyang Hou's guards. From Emperor Liu Che to all his ministers, Tiger Penis Wine was the favorite.

Among them, those who were captured alive were sent here.

After several days of manic roaring, the tiger here discovered that although there were many humans watching it every day, as long as it roared a few times and jumped a few times to reach the live chicken hanging from the bamboo pole, it would have a full meal. The tiger, which was originally extremely ferocious, even gradually became gentle.

Liu Che, who was incognito, curiously asked Sima Qian, the Taishi Ling next to him: "Why can he think of such a useless way to make money? How much money can he make in one day?"

Sima Qian hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you have to pay one to enter the park to watch the tigers. Yesterday, it attracted more than 8000 people to come. Today, I estimate that there will be tens of thousands of people feeding the live chickens. Yesterday, one day , the five tigers were all fed to their full strength!"

Liu Che had a strange look on his face: "How many people are there?"

"About 30 people." Sima Qian smiled bitterly.

Liu Che looked in disbelief at the man who was hanging a live chicken on a long bamboo pole to entertain the tiger. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be a businessman.

"A thousand dollars for one person, ten thousand dollars for ten people, thirty thousand dollars for thirty people? One day?"

"Your Majesty, there are still thirty live chickens, plus the labor to maintain the site, as well as the cost of building the site before. It's not time to make money yet." Sima Qian's words made Liu Che couldn't help but look at him with contempt. Because Sima Qian's behavior is too similar to Li Huan's despicable appearance.

"If this continues for a long time, this in itself will be a very large income..." Liu Che looked at the place under construction in the distance and frowned: "What on earth does he want to do?"

Sima Qian looked at the crowded crowds on the left and right, and led Emperor Liu Che to a quiet and quiet place in the distance: "Listen to Marquis Anyang saying that he wants to build a zoo here."

"Zoo?" Liu Che almost laughed out loud: "What's so good about this? Just looking at tigers? How many tigers can he catch? Besides, if you look at it for a long time, you will get tired of it. Who will spend this wasted money then? "

Sima Qian nodded and said: "That's why we talked about expansion. The Marquis is planning to transport live elephants from Huainan to be raised here and allowed to be visited. At that time, the entrance fee can be higher. As long as the operation of Anyang County is successful, he is ready to There is also a zoo like this in Chang'an, where a variety of animals will be collected for people in the city to see."

Liu Che suddenly felt a little moved: "Then... what can be collected?"

"For now, the pig dragons in Huainan country, all kinds of birds and pythons living in the marsh can be used to raise them in glass tanks. If rhinos and hippos can be caught, these animals will also be transported. Go to the zoo.

In addition, there are other birds with beautiful colors. Mr. Hou also plans to build a glass house for these birds to live in. When the time comes, not only can people see it, but they can also buy it. Naturally, it will be worth a lot of money. income. "

"In addition, there are camels in the desert. The Marquis also wants to try to see if they can be raised outside the desert. If they can be raised, people can come to see them. We will also charge the same amount then." Liu Che thought. Of these incomes, [-]% of the net profits belong to him, so it is hard to continue to dislike Li Huan.

However, he had to admit in his heart that Li Huan's money-making ideas were really weird.

He knew very well that the number of craftsmen Li Huan had under his command now numbered no less than 2000. His private craftsmen only numbered [-], but these [-] people were completely useless. labor force.

The so-called cost is really too low.

"It's not cheap to feed these animals." Liu Che muttered, "Can people have so much money to enjoy themselves?"

Sima Qian smiled awkwardly: "The common people don't have so much money, but the merchants do. The Marquis said that these things, on a larger level, are meant for those merchants. The design of feeding the tigers is almost exclusively reserved for merchants. I am willing to spend a thousand dollars to try to feed live chickens to tigers."

"Roar -" The tiger's roar made Liu Che couldn't help but turn his head and look around. He retracted his thoughts: "Anyang Hou always likes to put his mind on this..."

What he said was only half of what he said, because along the way, Anyang Marquis Li Huan had reclaimed so much new land, built so many water canals, and even built high-altitude water transport channels. For a while, he could not say much about Anyang Marquis. Not doing business properly...

After all, make money!

Moreover, it doesn't seem like it's delaying farming.

"Your Majesty, would you like to visit the breeding farm?" Sima Qian said hurriedly: "The breeding farm has been going through a period of time, and the fat pigs raised have begun to be sold. The Marquis said that something called soap can be made, but it has not been successful yet."

Liu Che was a little moved: "In addition to raising pigs, what else do you raise?"

"Chickens, ducks, fish, cattle and sheep are all raised. The Marquis has a concubine who is a good hand at raising cattle and sheep in the Huns. She has trained many people here."

When Liu Che heard this, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes: "Are the agricultural doctors in my dynasty not as good as the Huns?"

Sima Qian cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Dr. Nong is short of manpower. They can really stand in the excrement of animals like the concubines of the Marquis. They can even directly dig out the excrement. They can do it."

Liu Che was stunned for a moment and took a few deep breaths: "What kind of woman is she?"

"Those three people who treated Queen Chen..." Sima Qian's palms were sweating. Does this mean that the doctors of the Han Dynasty are not as good as the Huns?
The corners of Liu Che's eyes twitched, but he didn't get angry. He was not that kind of dim emperor, but he just felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

"Next year, the food here will increase dramatically, and so will the number of people... I heard that there are many savages deep in the mountains of Hanzhong. How did he settle these people?"

"Report them all to the county guard and let the county guard make arrangements. The Marquis seems to be very unconcerned about this." Sima Qian believed that this should be Li Huan's only black spot.

But for some reason, after Liu Che heard this only black spot, his originally depressed mood suddenly became much happier.

"This place is changing so fast. I even want to take back this land and move it elsewhere to see if such a city can be built quickly elsewhere?"

The corners of Sima Qian's eyes were full of anxiety, and his words of advice were already reflected on his face.

Liu Che glanced at him with a smile: "Are you joking? How can you take it seriously? If we walk around again, the difference between here and the last time we left is really huge."

Sima Qian immediately led Liu Che into the carriage and walked out of the city.

In the huge Guangcheng Square, the square where Liu Che's statue was erected is still empty, except for the charming flowers, plants and trees.

Liu Che suddenly narrowed his eyes: "I heard someone reported that someone suggested that Li Huan erect a statue of himself here. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

At this moment, Sima Qian suddenly felt the hairs on his back standing on end!

(End of this chapter)