Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Paba glanced at the giant beside him.

He said softly, "About three days."

"Chi Lie, do not cause trouble within the capital. Friction at the border is intensifying. This visit is for both peace talks and to display our military strength."

"Everything will be according to my arrangement."

While speaking, he had already devoured half a leg of lamb.

Chi Lie glanced at the trembling clerk of the post station beside him, revealing his disdain as he said, "The Jing Kingdom people are truly weak and不堪."

"In my opinion, even fighting a war wouldn't be a problem."

Paba looked directly at Chi Lie and said seriously, "Now is not the time for military action."

"Although the Great Jing has suffered many disasters this year, its strength should not be underestimated. The Khan has just unified the Northern Rong and needs to recuperate. Although you are exceptionally brave, war is not something one person can decide. There must be countless experts within the Great Jing Imperial Palace, there will be opportunities for you to display your abilities!"

"Good!" Chi Lie grinned, his smile extremely arrogant.

........

Half-Mountain Quarter, Fang Residence.

Fang Zheng leaned on a lounge chair in the courtyard.

Xiao Bai was beside him, massaging his legs.

Xiao Tao stood to the side, reading the official documents that Si Ya Nei had just sent over.

In a daze, he felt like he had returned to Peach Blossom County.

The official documents were divided into two parts, one issued from above.

The other was a summary from Half-Mountain Quarter itself.

Every week and every month, a copy would be regularly sent to Fang Zheng's hands.

The content was naturally news about the key merchants within the quarter.

Public opinion feedback, as well as various major projects.

Xiao Tao's speech was extremely fast, and before he knew it, he had already read more than half of it.

When he turned to the second page, he suddenly paused and said, "On Half-Mountain Square, because the new plays from Peach Blossom County were banned, the people smashed the stage."

"Very few people in Half-Mountain Quarter go to see plays in the evening. Thirty-eight merchants have jointly written a letter, requesting the quarter to resume performances."

Fang Zheng squinted his eyes: "What? Wasn't it banned in our county too? Why is there so much trouble in Half-Mountain Quarter?"

"What play is it anyway? What have they been performing recently?"

Xiao Tao hesitated for a moment: "They're performing 'General Serving the Country'. It had a pretty good effect at first, but after performing it for a month, everyone is cursing it now. They say they're tired of watching it and want to see the new plays from Peach Blossom County."

"Actually... no one goes to the theaters in the county either, they've all been changed to perform in brothels...."

Fang Zheng said dissatisfiedly: "Continue performing it! Perform it for me for another two months! They don't even watch such a positive play, they want to watch that garbage? A bunch of troublemakers!"

"Also! Write a letter back to the county, if the brothels dare to perform those trashy plays again, shut them down for me!"

"Tomorrow, find a few scholars, old and prudent ones, to form a review board. In the future, any new play must be strictly reviewed!"

"I don't want to see those messy things."

"In the future, the plays that are put on must reflect positivity, patriotism, love for the family, integrity, and kindness! All those dark and lewd plays must disappear!"

Xiao Tao hesitated: "But no one is going to see the plays, and the merchants on Half-Mountain Square won't have any business. How will they survive then?"

Fang Zheng said with a face full of disdain: "Their life and death have nothing to do with me! Who can save them if they don't use their brains to do business? Isn't the Northern Rong envoy about to arrive? Let the opera troupe come up with a new play, just perform how the Northern Rong people live in misery and how fortunate they are to be born in the Great Jing."

"Then let the merchants launch an event in conjunction with the new play, making the food and products as unpalatable as possible, the more unpalatable the better, just say it's a Northern Rong specialty!"

"This way, the merchants' costs are reduced and they can also make money, and the people watching the play will also have a sense of pride. This is a win-win situation, a complete win!"

"The environment is changing, and people must also change. Honest business doesn't last long!"

Bai Yi glanced at Fang Zheng with disdain.

How could there be such a lacking-in-virtue person in this world!

Thinking about it, he unconsciously used all his strength in his hands!

Fang Zheng exclaimed, "Damn it! You little girl, are you trying to strangle me to death! Keep reading!"

Xiao Tao chuckled: "Yes, and the football field in the quarter is almost finished."

"It's just that everyone only knows Cuju and doesn't understand football."

Fang Zheng slowly got up and stretched his muscles.

"Transfer a few people from the county and let them teach it."

"They can play Cuju, how can they not play football well?"

"Find a few more aristocratic families to form football teams, let them all participate in the competition, and then find a newspaper to promote it."

"In the future, just like in our county, hold a big competition every year, and the champion's prize money of one thousand taels will be paid by the Crown Prince! Let's call it the Crown Prince Cup!"

The construction of the stadium started almost at the same time as the textile factory.

It was also within Fang Zheng's plan from the beginning.

The people in the quarter are still far from escaping poverty, so he naturally has to find ways to create demand and increase wealth.

There is no doubt that there is a football field in Peach Blossom County.

However, football in Peach Blossom County is only limited to entertainment. He would be satisfied if it could maintain a balance between profit and loss.

Half-Mountain Quarter is different. Within the capital, there are a large number of people.

In an era without television or the internet, this kind of large-scale event is often the most attractive!

The entire industrial chain can be revitalized in the capital, thereby creating huge wealth.

There are many industries surrounding football, such as event operation, venue services, advertising sponsorship, training... and various derivatives such as team merchandise.

The female workers' textile factory can also cooperate with the stadium to secure orders.

Various industries are nested layer by layer... there should be many smart people who will grow in this opportunity.

The production of football is also simple, just cover a pig's bladder with a layer of leather, and replace it with a new one when it's kicked broken.

As for the competition, the rules from the previous life will still be used.

Fang Zheng also thought about using the model from his previous life for the referees, beautifully calling it letting those who get rich first drive those who get rich later.

But after thinking about it carefully, he gave up.

After all, no one is stupid. If you use a black whistle to trick people once, they won't play a second time.

If the industry doesn't grow, it's still the people who suffer.

The capital is not the closed-off Peach Blossom County. The mentality of a robber is not advisable, a steady stream is the key.

It is estimated that the history books will record another stroke of me, Fang Zheng!

Fang Zheng was happily thinking about it when Li Yuanzhao's loud voice suddenly came: "Old Fang, are you inside!?"

Before he could answer, Li Yuanzhao had already pushed the door open.

Fang Zheng helplessly waved away Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai and said to Li Yuanzhao: "Your Highness, long time no see, what have you been up to lately?"

Li Yuanzhao smiled mysteriously: "That microscope of yours is really interesting, I have made a great discovery!"

"What?"

"In the past month, I have discovered many new things. I discovered that if fresh meat is left for a long time, a kind of worm will grow inside."

"If you put the worms on fresh meat, the meat will rot faster!"

Fang Zheng smiled with relief.

Good, the child can be taught, the Crown Prince really didn't disappoint me.

"And then?"

"Then I rinsed the rotten meat with worms in water and gave the water to the guards to drink. Guess what happened?"

Fang Zheng's face suddenly pulled down.

Li Yuanzhao, you are lacking in great virtue!

"I won't guess!"

Li Yuanzhao didn't care at all and said excitedly: "I gave the water with worms to the people below to drink."

"They all had diarrhea!"

".........."