Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 311

Chapter 311

Watch the fun!

It is indeed lively!

This new law has been brewing for so long, and it is finally coming.

Both the old and the new factions have already put in all their strength and are ready to fight each other.

It's just that in history, Wang Anshi promulgated directly through government decrees, not tabloids.

There is a huge difference between the two.

Because historically the conservative side was full of talented people, and at the same time the scholar-bureaucrats controlled the power of public opinion. At that time, the debate was mainly concentrated in the court and the middle. As a result, the public opinion was always unfavorable to Wang Anshi, and it was almost one-sided.

All the emperor heard was negative news about the new law.

The emergence of tabloids has undoubtedly broken their monopoly on public opinion. Wang Anshi can face the people directly and clearly explain his ideas and reasons for doing so in newspapers.

In fact, if there is a dispute, it is already a victory for Wang Anshi.

As Zhang Fei said, this is a well-regulated publicity, and of course it is effective, but it can be done better.

"what happened?"

After leaving Panlou, Zhang Fei couldn't help asking when he saw Xu Zhiqian was silent.

Xu Zhiqian glanced at him: "Before, I always thought that the new law of Grand Master Wang was almost perfect, but just now I heard their debate, I... I think what Mr. Su and the others said is also reasonable. If there is a disaster, the first thing the court should think of is , tax reduction and exemption, not change, and the harm of change is well known, who can guarantee that there will be no corruption in it?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "There is no perfect person, and there is no perfect law. It depends on how to choose. If there are no changes, this system will not work at all. What Master Wang imagined is to obtain coins from disaster-stricken areas , and then buy it at a low price from the harvest area, if you don’t charge money here, how can you buy it there.”

The whole idea of ​​Wang Anshi’s reform is to improve finances, not to improve people’s livelihood. At best, it can only be said that the country first comes after the people. Looking at Wang Anshi’s whole reform, there are many regulations that really reduce the burden on the people, but none of them directly reduce taxes. .

The core is to make money for the country.

Of course, this is also the reason why Zhao Xu fully supports him.

"But.!"

"But what, it's not up to us to make decisions about this kind of thing, just watch the excitement. I heard that there will be a good Cuju match today. It seems that Qiyun Club will play against Qingfeng Club. Let's go and see."

"Cuju competition?"

Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in surprise and said, "When did you become interested in Cuju competition?"

Zhang Fei always said that she is a workaholic, but in fact, in her impression, Zhang Fei is also a workaholic.

So far, the common memories of the two are all about work.

I don't know whether to be happy or sad.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "I am not interested in Cuju competitions, but if I go to watch it with you, it will be different."

Xu Zhiqian was overjoyed, she glanced at Zhang Fei shyly, hesitated a little, and whispered: "Why don't we go next time, the office is so busy now, and there are not enough staff."

"Today is our last chance to breathe. Tomorrow will definitely be busier, and besides, it's only a morning, so we can't delay things."

"What respite?"

"Let's go!"

Zhang Fei directly took Xu Zhiqian's little hand, got into the carriage, and went straight to the Cuju field on Quyuan Street.

"it is good!"

"It's beautiful!"

"It's a good trick to catch the moon with shooting stars."

As soon as I entered the Cuju field, I heard a deafening cheer.

"Is it so intense?"

Zhang Fei raised his eyes and saw the field in the middle, which was only about half the size of a football field, with six people on each side, and a wooden frame standing in the middle. There was a net in the middle of the wooden frame, and there was a round hole in the net. It is the famous Merry Eye.

It looks a bit similar to volleyball. The ball cannot land, but it uses feet instead of hands. When attacking one side, you have to use your feet to kick the ball from the romantic eye into the opponent's half.

This is much more difficult than volleyball.

Suddenly there was a sound of gongs and drums, and the cheers on the side suddenly became hoarse.

"Did you score?"

Zhang Fei hurriedly asked.

Xu Zhiqian nodded: "Just now Qi Yun Club scored a point."

"Qiyun Society?"

Zhang Fei took a look, "Is it the blue and white team uniform?"

Xu Zhiqian hummed, and asked again: "Don't you understand?"

"not understand well."

Zhang Fei raised his eyes again, but he saw a large audience wearing white clothes, "Are those people wearing white clothes all supporters of Qiyun Club?"

Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "The team uniforms of the Qiyun Club have always been dominated by blue sky and white clouds, so those who support the Qiyun Club will wear white uniforms to support them during their matches."

"Unbelievable!"

Zhang Fei said in surprise, "This is really unbelievable."

Xu Zhiqian said: "What's incredible?"

"culture!"

"culture?"

"That's right! I really didn't expect that the Cuju culture would develop so well."

"Don't you all know?"

Xu Zhiqian suddenly pointed to a high platform opposite, "Look over there."

Zhang Fei looked up, "What are you looking at?"

"The people sitting on that stage are all relatives of the emperor. Whether it is in the palace or in the public, Cuju is very popular."

"good very good!"

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded.

"What's good?"

"Oh, nothing."

Zhang Fei shook his head, suddenly stared at one place, then walked over, came behind two young men in uniform, poked his head between the two young men, turned his head left and right, glanced, "Hey, you guys The two shifts don't go to work, so come here to watch the game?"

"what!"

"Zhang San!"

"Third brother?"

These two people are Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi.

"Zhang San, why are you here?" Cao Dongdong said.

Zhang Fei said seriously: "Something happened at the police station, your father asked me to come and find you."

Xu Zhiqian who was behind her pursed her lips and smiled, thinking, this person is lying, but he really does not change his face.

Cao Dongdong snorted, "Who are you bluffing? My father is sitting opposite, watching the game with my aunt."

Zhang Fei was slightly startled, "The Queen Mother also came to watch the game."

Cao Dongdong said: "This is the autumn finals. Originally, the officials all came to see it, so they didn't come because they had something to do."

"is it?"

Zhang Fei rubbed his chin with joy in his eyes.

"Sister Qianer! Sister Qianer!"

Suddenly heard a crisp voice.

Zhang Fei looked back, and saw a young girl waving at Xu Zhiqian in front of the wooden shed.

Xu Zhiqian whispered: "I'll go there first."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Okay."

When the girl shouted, many people noticed them.

"Miss Xu!"

"Oh! It's Mrs. Xu who is here."

Many people in the stands looked at Xu Zhiqian in surprise.

Zhang Fei was stunned, and asked, "Why are they so excited when they saw Zhiqian?"

Cao Dongdong was stunned and said: "Don't you know, Mrs. Xu used to be one of the best female Cuju players in Tokyo, but she is very famous."

Zhang Fei asked in surprise, "Really?"

Fu Shichun on the side suddenly said: "Cuju, swinging, chuiwan, Mrs. Xu is proficient in all of them."

"is it?"

Zhang Fei couldn't help muttering to himself, how come I've never seen her play this before, I'll have to torture her later.

"Third Brother, do you also like Cuju?" Ma Xiaoyi asked suddenly.

"Oh, I just came to watch with Zhiqian." Zhang Fei asked them again: "Do you like watching this Cuju competition?"

Ma Xiaoyi said: "Who doesn't like it."

Cao Dongdong snorted and said, "I used to stay in the Qiyun Society for a while, but unfortunately my father refused to let me go. Otherwise, I would be the main force of the Qiyun Society now."

Fu Shichun said: "Stop bragging, have you ever won the brothers of the Qi family?"

"I didn't practice after that, otherwise, I would definitely be stronger than them. Xiao Ma, what do you mean?"

"I also think that the brothers of the Qi family are stronger."

"pony?"

"Brother, look quickly, Qi Yun Club has scored again."

"What a fart! This yamen is now solemnly announcing that this yamen will support the Qingfeng Club from now on."

Zhang Fei on the side watched them bickering, as if they were back in their school days, when they watched the NBA with a group of classmates in front of the TV, they were also arguing while watching.

This connection made him feel very strange.

yes!In a commercial society, such entertainment must prevail.Zhang Fei raised his eyes to look at the audience in the stands again, thoughtfully.

"Zhang San! Zhang San!"

"what?"

Zhang Fei looked at Fu Shichun and asked, "What did you say?"

Fu Shichun asked curiously, "Didn't you come to watch the game?"

Zhang Fei said: "How do you say that?"

Fu Shichun smiled and said, "Your eyes seem to be on the stands all the time."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "I just think that the audience in the stands seems to be well dressed, not like ordinary people."

Fu Shichun said: "This is the final, ordinary people don't have the money to watch it."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "That's true."

He turned his eyes to the field again, and saw the small ball jumping around under the feet and on the heads of the Cuju hands of both sides, like a butterfly piercing flowers.

To be honest, Zhang Fei asked himself that he couldn't play so well with his hands, and thought, this is too difficult.

I saw a handsome man in the field suddenly flipped over and volleyed with his big foot.

The little ball passed through Merry's eyes like a shooting star.

Zhang Fei was dumbfounded, is this Kung Fu football?

Ma Xiaoyi jumped up, "It has appeared, Baihong Guanri."

The atmosphere on the sidelines also exploded.

The audience shouted in unison, "Qi Bai."

"It smells like that, it smells like that." Zhang Fei nodded with a smile.

In the end, Qiyun Club defeated Qingfeng Club by three points and defended the reputation of Tokyo No. [-] club.

Exactly the same as later generations, these spectators were still unsatisfied, and ran to the surrounding taverns to drink and chat about the game.

Xu Zhiqian was dragged away by her sisters, so Zhang Fei could only follow Cao Dongdong and the others to find a tavern nearby.

Zhang Fei saw that the surrounding tables were very rich, "It seems that they are all rich people!"

Fu Shichun smiled and said: "Don't you know, this Cuju was originally only popular in the palace, but it was gradually introduced to the public in recent years, so the people who love to watch Cuju competitions most are naturally those rich kids."

"is it?"

Zhang Fei said: "I really don't know. Tell me about this Cuju competition."

Ma Xiaoyi immediately introduced the cuju competition to Zhang Fei.

There are [-] clubs in Tokyo, just like an army, with special coaches, each club has its own rules, it specializes in promoting the team, and it organizes competitions every year.

Not only that, every one or two years, there is an international competition between Song and Liao, which symbolizes the friendship between the two countries, but last year it was held in Liao.

"I didn't expect it to be so perfect." Zhang Fei frowned, and asked again: "Is there any bonus for winning the final?"

Cao Dongdong said: "Of course there are! And there are many more."

"is it?"

Zhang Fei asked, "Where did the bonus come from?"

Cao Dongdong said: "Many dignitaries and dignitaries reward them with a lot of money every year. Also, admission to the venue also costs money. The winner will get [-]% of the money, the loser will only get [-]%, and the remaining [-]% will be paid. It was sold to the guild to hold competitions."

Zhang Fei nodded.

Fu Shichun asked suspiciously: "Zhang San, aren't you here to watch the game?"

Zhang Fei hesitated, and said: "I plan to invest a lot of money in this Cuju competition."

"what?"

Ma Xiaoyi said in surprise, "Third brother, do you want to hold a competition?"

Zhang Fei said: "To be precise, it's not me, but us."

"us?"

"Yes, charity."

"That's a good idea." Cao Dongdong's eyes lit up, "I never thought of holding a Cuju competition by myself."

Fu Shichun smiled and said: "You are a bit whimsical, this Cuju competition has always been monopolized by their guild, it is impossible for them to take a share of your pie."

Zhang Fei said: "What if it's a new type of Cuju? Then you can bypass the guild."

"What new style Cuju?"

Ma Xiaoyi kicked his feet excitedly and squatted directly on the chair.

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "We'll find a venue and talk about it later."

The key to a charity is investment. He has to make money. Currently, the most profitable industry is real estate. However, due to system problems, real estate has always been jointly controlled by those dignitaries and Fang Ya.

Even the last piece of the pie was given to the Ma family.

The real estate industry is already unprofitable.

Nothing to talk about real estate.

As for production, all the products that are in demand have been divided up by those workshops.

Today, Tokyo even has stagecoach and rental horse-drawn carriages. Without an increase in productivity, there is almost nothing to gain.

Is that to invent a piece of glass to make money?

Although Zhang Fei knows the most basic principles of glass, he uses the current technology to produce it, and finally to mass production.

This requires a lot of money, a long time, and there is no guarantee of results.

Back then, movable type printing almost bankrupted Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei didn't dare to think about it at all.

By then, charities may have died out.

After much deliberation, Zhang Fei finally decided to enter the entertainment industry.

Because Tokyo Bianliang has all the conditions for the development of the entertainment industry, there are many citizens, many rich people, a commercial society, and an urban economy.

(End of this chapter)