[Three Kingdoms] Xinghan

The night wind blew over and over again, and it really started raining in the middle of the night.

In Ling Han's dream, he could vaguely hear the sound of heavy rain hitting the eaves outside.

However, he slept very peacefully that night.

The next day.

Ling Han pushed open the door in the morning, and saw Yang Zhen standing by the door.

He couldn't help but wondered: "You are not at the house to accompany the bride, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"

Yang Zhen scratched his head: "His Royal Highness's daily life has always been attended by his subordinates."

Therefore, he left the mansion early in the morning and rushed to His Highness's side.

Compared with the general who leads the army, Yang Zhen is obviously more used to the job of bodyguard.

Ling Han: "..."

He took the towel and began to wipe his face, thinking about how to preach.

Yang Zhendao: "Your Highness, the heavy rain last night destroyed all the roses in the yard. This subordinate will go and replace a clump for you later."

"Broken?"

Ling Han put down the towel and walked towards Rose.

I forgot what I wanted to say for a while.

It was exactly as Yang Zhen said.

The rose, which was still slim yesterday, has been devastated by the heavy rain overnight, with its flowers and leaves drooping and dying.

Ling Han observed for a while and judged: Compared with being hit by rain, these roses are more like withering caused by excessive humidity.

If it is placed in a sunny place with dry land, it may be saved.

So he ordered: "Pull them out, be careful, don't hurt the roots. Move to Nanyuan and replant."

The servant next to him hurriedly bowed and followed suit.

They didn't know that His Highness would take pity on the roses so much, otherwise, last night, he would definitely not have forgotten to come out to protect them from the rain.

Yang Zhen was also a little surprised.

These roses were sent by an official from Lujiang County. He saw His Highness standing beside a piece of roses that day, so he took them and planted them here.

Unexpectedly, not long after it was planted, it was beaten by the rain and withered.

To be honest, it was unlucky.

If His Highness loves Chinese roses, just plant another batch.Why bother bringing them back to life?

Of course, since His Highness wants to save him, he must find a way to save him.

When he was free, Yang Zhen hurriedly ordered someone to invite a gardener to come to the house.

After Ling Han had his breakfast, he began to think about setting up an academy and conducting imperial examinations.

This cannot be done overnight.

Regardless of how much the aristocratic family in Yangzhou respects me now, if I really reveal the idea of ​​breaking the family's monopoly on government affairs, I will definitely suffer a joint counterattack from the aristocratic family.

In addition, opening an academy to popularize education is also a matter of huge costs, and it is difficult to see results in a short period of time.

After deep thought.

Ling Han believes that he must try to directly promote a group of people from the poor family, let this group of people form an alliance, and take the initiative to fight against the aristocratic family.

At that time, I will remain neutral on the surface, but will help them secretly.

Over time, you can slowly start reforming.

Although this idea is reasonable, promotion itself is very difficult.

For one thing, in this era, books are monopolized by aristocratic families, and it is difficult for the poor to have the opportunity to learn knowledge.

Second, even if there are such a small number of talented people, how can I find them without going through a method similar to the imperial examination?

Ling Han decided to start with the promotion of generals.

In contrast, martial arts is not as serious as the monopoly of knowledge.

At the same time, the world is far less sensitive to generals than scholars.

For example, Pei Yuanshao, who was born as a former general of the Yellow Turban, is not a child of any aristocratic family, and he doesn't even know a few big characters.

Although some scholars looked down on him because of this, no one would question the rationality of his promotion to a high position just because of his humble background.

And such a warrior with a humble background, between the poor family and the aristocratic family, would definitely support the poor family without even thinking about it.

Ling Han decided to start by holding the group arena.

In addition to selecting generals, you can also make some money by the way.

Especially the people who participated in the land reclamation in the first wave should have a lot of food on hand.

When he summoned the generals, he proposed to build a martial arts arena and hold a group arena.

Pei Yuanshao asked: "Your Highness, what is a martial arts arena? What is a group arena?"

Ling Han said: "This is to build a martial arts gym. Simply put, it is to find a huge venue, build a high platform in the front of the venue, and use this high platform as a place to fight." "We will inform the soldiers and people under our rule in advance, Everyone can apply to participate in this battle. Then divide all participants into groups and let them fight in pairs, and the winner will continue to fight against other winners, and so on, until the strongest person is selected. This is It's a group arena."

"When the group arena is in the last few places, this king will come to watch in person. If someone is really capable, it is very possible to win the favor of this king and reach the sky in one step."

Zhao Yundao: "If that's the case, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people applying to participate in the group arena, and it will take a lot of time."

"That's right, so the application is conditional." Ling Han said: "Each participant needs to pay a consistent fee. In case anyone wants to try it and waste time."

Tai Shici was puzzled and said: "Your Highness, this group arena is easy to understand, but why do you have to build a martial arts arena? Isn't it enough to find a place for such a battle?"

Ling Han explained: "At the beginning, there were a lot of people. In order to save time, it is true that they have to be carried out in different places. But when the top sixteen are selected, they will be transferred to the martial arts arena. The huge venue , in order to accommodate a large enough audience.”

Han Dang frowned and said, "The audience? Your Highness, what does this audience mean?"

Han Dang was originally a general of the Jiangdong Army, but when Sun Ce returned to Changsha, he left with only his wife and a few guards, and all Jiangdong generals stayed behind.

Ling Han said: "It's the person watching the battle below."

Zhao Yun guessed: "These people who want to watch the battle, do they have to hand in money or food to become spectators?"

Ling Han smiled and said: "That's right! You can only become a spectator if you buy tickets with money. Not only that, the money handed in is different, the tickets bought are different, and the seats they can sit in are also different."

"For every row in the front, the price will increase by [-]%."

Huang Gai couldn't help questioning when he heard this: "Your Highness, is there such a need?"

If he paid money to watch the fight, he felt that the so-called tickets were still very easy to sell.

These days, few people don't like to watch fights.Lujiang tax is so low, as long as the money is not much, there should be many people who are willing to be spectators.

But I spent half the money just to see more clearly... How much can I see clearly in the front row?How could anyone be willing!

Ling Han didn't really want to refute Huang Gai.

Is that double the price to see more clearly?of course not.

But right now they can't understand this kind of consumer psychology, and it's useless to argue, and they will find out in the future.

Yang Zhen thought about it from another level: "Your Highness, I think as long as you sit in the first row, there should still be many people who are willing to spend more money to buy the front seat."

Pei Yuanshao nodded, drawing inferences: "This is indeed a good way to make money. Every county can build a martial arts arena. You only need to find a school ground and build a high platform. It doesn't cost much. But you can carry out such battles regularly , constantly collecting tickets.”

Ling Han: "..."

Although I have this intention, the main purpose is to select talents and break the family monopoly, and the second is to make money, thank you.

Tai Shici said: "If you want to attract more audiences and earn more money, you should make the battle more exciting for the first time, so that everyone feels that the tickets are worth buying. Your Highness, it is better to let all the generals participate in a group arena first. "

It's not like Ling Han didn't think about this idea.

However, where there is victory, there is also defeat. The general who has already commanded an army may not be able to accept defeat in public.

Tai Shici saw Ling Han's concerns, and said: "Your Highness, before the two armies, there are not a few commanders fighting. If it is unbearable to lose in front of your own people, how can you lead the army to fight?"

This makes sense.

Ling Han looked at the generals: "What do you mean?"

"General Taishi is right."

"The defeat has already been defeated, can't you still not accept defeat in front of many people?"

"Since ancient times, there has been no first place in literature, and no second place in martial arts. What can you afford to lose?"

"It wasn't once or twice that I lost to Brother Zilong. Why did I ever hide it?"

……

And so it was settled.

Even if there are a few unwilling people, they will not speak out against it on this occasion.

It is even more impossible to feel dissatisfied with Ling Han because of this.

On the side of the soldiers, these generals will be in charge; on the side of the common people, Lu Kang will be in charge; on the side of the aristocratic family, Zhou Yu will be in charge.Even Ling Han himself was very interested in this first group arena.

In his heart, senior brother Zhao Yun is naturally the undisputed number one.

However, although Zhao Yun defeated Pei Yuanshao and others with a few strokes, and had obviously suppressed Tai Shici, he had not fought against all the generals after all.

For example, Han Dang, although his reputation is far less than that of Zhao Yun, the weapon he uses is the Rare Sword.

Now, Ling Han also knows a lot about weapons.

These rare knives are used in pairs, and there are obvious grooves on the edge of the knife, which can jam enemy weapons, and are specially used to restrain long weapons.

Who will win the first place?Who are the top three?

You will only know after comparing.

For the group arena between generals, there is no need to select other places, just start it directly in the Martial Arts Gym.

It is more convenient to publicize.

"His Royal Highness the King of Changsha will hold a group arena soon. Who is the veritable No. [-] general?"

"General Zhao Yun, General Yang Zhen, General Pei Yuanshao..."

"All the generals will come out, and His Highness will be there to watch in person. The cheapest ticket only costs a penny!"

Some people even started a bet on who would win the title of number one general in the end.

"I bet on General Zhao Zilong! General Zhao is His Highness' senior brother, of course he is the most powerful!"

"General Zhao once defeated ten thousand enemies with one sword, and is known as a peerless swordsman. I will also bet on General Zhao."

"No matter how powerful General Zhao is, he is still so young after all. I am more optimistic about General Tai Shici, and I will bet on General Tai Shici!"

"I heard that Zhou Lang is not only good at rhythm, but also has extremely high martial arts skills. He can't lose to the little overlord in Jiangdong. I want to bet on Zhou Lang!"

"Zhou Lang is gentle, talented, and handsome. I also want to support Zhou Lang."

……

Ling Han frowned when he heard the appearance of the casino.

However, he did not directly order to block it. In the feudal era, such spontaneous market behavior should not be overly punished.

Instead, he explained that for gambling, high taxes must be extracted from the dealer.

At the same time, he quietly bet 1000 taels of silver, betting that his brother would win.

The author has something to say: Gan Ning is coming soon~