Fortunate Young Gentleman

The Text of Ruyi Xiaolangjun Chapter 431 New Competition System Inside the yamen of the Ministry of War, Nie Qian, the Minister of War, looked at Tang Ning with surprise and shock.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really couldn't believe that the sixteen imperial guards were no match for Tang Ning.

He had too many halos on him, the top scholar in the imperial examination, the six ministries, the nemesis of ministers..., but no matter which one, he was still a scholar, and the impression given by scholars was nothing more than Wu Langzhong, who was weak and timid, and tried to reason with people first when encountering things...

It was the first time that Nie Qian met a scholar who used fists to reason with people first.

Although he didn't look weak, he didn't look brave and mighty.

Nie Qian looked at the sixteen guards who stood obediently by the side, and thought that if he wanted to make these people quiet, fists would be more useful.

Tang Ning sat in his seat, took a sip of tea, and said, "Minister Nie, what they said is actually not without reason. The Sixteen Guards Competition is held only once every four years. His Majesty and the court attach great importance to it. Such a competition system is unfair and a bit hasty..."

The Sixteen Guards Competition has always adopted a single-elimination tournament, with the order of the competition determined by drawing lots, and there is no measure to avoid strong teams from meeting each other. For some strong teams, it is very unfair. In the end, the ranking of the knockout round after the champion is determined based on the performance on the field, which is really too hasty.

Put yourself in their shoes and think about it. If Tang Ning was the captain of the Yulin Guard, he would also have opinions on this competition system.

The captain of the Sixteen Guards was also stunned to see that Tang Ning actually spoke for them. If they had known that they could have a good talk, why did they have to take that beating first?

Nie Qian looked at Tang Ning with an awkward expression, and said, "Master Tang, you don't know that if we let each of the sixteen guards compete, we will have to compete at least a hundred times. We don't have that much time, nor can we invest that much manpower and material resources."

The elimination system has its disadvantages, and the round-robin system also has its disadvantages. Although the round-robin system is relatively fair, its disadvantage is that there are too many games to be played. If the sixteen guards really want to compete against each other, they will need to compete 120 games, and they will not be finished until the end of next year.

Similar competitions can completely apply the rules of later generations. The first round is a round-robin, and then cross elimination, which can ensure fairness and a reasonable number of games.

"What do you think of this, Minister Nie..." Tang Ning thought for a moment, looked at Nie Qian and said, "We can first divide the sixteen guards into four groups, A, B, C, and D. The Left and Right Yulin Guards and the Left and Right Jinyu Guards are divided into these four groups. There are four guards in each of the four groups. Let these four guards compete against each other first. Each game counts points. Winning counts two points, losing counts one point, and giving up counts zero points. The two guards with the highest scores in each group advance..."

Having watched many football games, Tang Ning is also very familiar with this competition system. The group stage can be organized by the sixteen guards themselves, and only eight guards will be left in the end. The Ministry of War will organize the semi-finals, semi-finals and finals. In total, the Ministry of War can hold a maximum of twelve games, which is less than the number of knockout matches.

Before Nie Qian finished listening to Tang Ning's description, his eyes began to light up.

The encounter between the strong has always been the most resisted thing for the sixteen guards. If the strongest left and right Yulin Guards and the left and right Jinyu Guards are separated, the problem of letting the two strong meet at the beginning is avoided.

This method is also fair to the other twelve guards. If they are really strong, they can also defeat the strong teams in the group and win. According to the ranking of scores, it is reasonable and well-founded, and no one will be dissatisfied.

The sixteen guards were also listening. Tang Ning's explanation was easy to understand, and they all understood it.

The more people listened, the angrier they were. The Ministry of War had such a good idea, why didn't it come out earlier? If it had come out earlier, wouldn't they have to be beaten?

"In this way, the Ministry of War only needs to organize twelve competitions to determine the ranking of the eight guards, and the remaining eight guards will be ranked according to the points..." After Tang Ning finished speaking, he looked at Nie Qian and asked: "What do you think of this method, Minister Nie?"

"This method is very good..." Nie Qian looked at him and said, "However, this matter still needs to wait until the Shangshu comes back before making a decision."

Tang Ning just made a suggestion casually. Whether it is adopted or not has nothing to do with him.

He put down the teacup, looked at the dozen officers still in the room, and asked: "Would you like to stay for a cup of tea, or rest for a while, and then compete again?"

"No, no..."

"We have something important to do, goodbye!"

"Goodbye, goodbye..."

...

Everyone had no face to stay any longer, and left the room impatiently. Tang Ning looked at the room that suddenly became bright, and even his mood improved a lot.

Lao Zheng leaned against the door and asked: "Do you think the officers in the army are just like this?"

Tang Ning could not deny that these officers still had a lot of shortcomings in their personal strength. In the eyes of people who had practiced martial arts, they were just rough men with a few strengths.

Old Zheng said calmly: "Generals in the army are never the ones who charge into battle. If you pick out one of those people and give them ten people to command, you will not be their opponent."

Tang Ning looked at him and asked: "How do you know so much about these things?"

Old Zheng said calmly: "I used to kill pigs in the army and saw some battles."

Killing pigs can make you a world-class person. It is true that there are top talents in all 360 professions. Old Zheng should be a rare genius in the pig-killing world in a century.

When Tang Ning was waiting for the dismissal of the military department, the Minister of War Lu Ding returned to the yamen with a tired face.

Just now in the palace, several generals of the Sixteenth Guards expressed their dissatisfaction with the competition arranged by the Ministry of War. Even His Majesty was persuaded by them and ordered him to improve the competition system. The competition system of the Sixteenth Guards Competition has been continued. It has been more than ten years, and now it is only two months before the competition. How to change it?

While he was hesitating about this matter in the room, Nie Qian walked in from outside the door.

"Sir, regarding the Sixteenth Guards Competition..."

Lu Ding waved his hand and said: "Don't mention this matter now. I have a headache when I hear the words "Sixteenth Guards"..."

Nie Qian was stunned for a moment and then said: "Sir, Master Tang just put forward some ideas about the Sixteenth Guards Competition."

Hearing Tang Ning's name, Lu Ding perked up slightly and said, "Tell me about it."

After all, as the top three scholar, there are few people in Chen State who are smarter than him, so he still needs to listen to his ideas.

Nie Qian said: "Master Tang means to divide the Sixteen Guards into four groups according to their strength..."

He briefly repeated what Tang Ning had just said, and finally said: "This will save the Ministry of War a lot of trouble. Each of the sixteen guards will win based on their strength, and there will be no objections..."

After Nie Qian finished speaking, Lu Ding probably understood. He stood up and exclaimed: "How on earth does this Tang boy's head grow? This method is good. Everyone relies on their strength. If you lose, you can't blame others. Just use this method to block it." Shut their mouths!"

He looked at Nie Qian and said, "Go find him. Since he proposed this method, why not let him do it."

Nie Qian returned to the Department of War and saw that there was only Wu Langzhong in the duty room. He looked around and asked, "Where is Mr. Tang?"

Wu Langzhong raised his head and said, "As soon as the gong sounds, Mr. Tang will leave."

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Tang Ning has always maintained a good habit of going to work and leaving get off work on time. It has to be said that Chen Guo's civil servant benefits are quite good. Although she needs to get up early in the morning, she can go home at three o'clock in the afternoon, and there is still a lot of time at her disposal. .

Only when he got home did he find that Zhao Yuan was here again. Before the peach blossom disaster was eliminated, he seemed to have regarded the Tang family as his refuge.

"Those little girls are so difficult to understand." He sat next to Tang Ning, confiding his bitterness to him, and sighed, "Why can't they live in harmony?"

As if he remembered something, he suddenly looked at Tangning and asked, "Sir, how did you let the two master wives and those beautiful sisters live in harmony?"

Tangning was stunned and asked, "What pretty lady?"

Zhao Yuan looked forward and saw Tang Yaoyao flying over from the wall.

Their business is now on the right track. "Tangrenzhai" is no longer just the name of the largest bookstore in the capital, but a brand. Under this brand, it also involves many industries.

When your career enters a regular stage, it will naturally enter a stage of steady development, with the growth rate becoming slower than before. Tang Yaoyao is not satisfied with this and thinks this is her problem. She has been very distressed recently.

Tangning looked at her and comforted her, "This is normal. For many stores, the market in Jingshi has reached saturation. If they want to make a breakthrough, they will have to find new business opportunities."

Absently, Zhao Yuan suddenly raised his head and asked, "What chicken?"