The common people soon discovered that there were other "hobbies of the big shots" that they didn't understand besides makeup aesthetics.
For example-
Competition items...
They have already watched wrestling and other things in advance, and many of them are even "die-hard fans" of certain contestants, and even dream of having their bodies. Therefore, when the wrestling promotion match officially started, the cheers of these fanatical fans resounded through the sky.
Trying to overwhelm the opposing player with your voice outside the court.
But they didn't understand some of the subsequent competition events.
They really don't understand and don't comprehend.
The competition event is called "riding".
But what he was "riding" was not a horse but a grown fat pig.
Twenty contestants gathered in one place.
The race starts at the command, and the participants have to pass through seven or eight different obstacles on the way. The competition venue is winding, and each obstacle hides a "surprise", such as jumping obstacles, wading, climbing, skating, crossing mud...
The first three contestants who arrived at the destination first could share the 20 fat pigs participating in the competition according to the ratio of 5:3:2. It is said that these fat pigs were castrated and raised by Shen Jun himself! The meat is delicious and has no fishy smell.
Novel things are always particularly attractive. The common people, who were still immersed in the fierce fighting in the first wrestling promotion match, were attracted by this project and ran to the "viewing area" set up beside the track to see the pig-riding warriors.
Twenty contestants: "… "
They said they were forced to participate in the competition, not because of some weird pig riding hobby. Does anyone believe it? I wanted to participate passively, but after hearing the competition rewards, my eyes flashed with the light of winning, like a hungry wolf seeing its prey.
First place, ten pigs!
This is another pig that Shen Jun had castrated and raised himself!
Selling it can also bring in a lot of income!
Even though the nobles looked down on pigs, and the slightly richer people disdained to eat this smelly meat, for the poorest people, they might not be able to taste meat twice a year. No matter how smelly pork is, it is still meat! There is a market for it.
As for the difference between castrated pigs and non-castrated pigs, not many people notice this.
At the command, twenty warriors rode the pigs out of the pen.
There were many problems during this period.
The common people were all delighted to see this.
Some pigs simply refused to listen to orders, lying on the spot and refusing to move, practicing non-violent non-cooperation; some pigs were irritable and kept trying to throw the people off their backs; some pigs attacked each other, causing the warriors on their backs to be badly shaken.
The Warriors were so anxious.
He wanted the pig to ride on him to finish the race. After all, the race required that one person and one pig reach the finish line at the same time, and there was no requirement for who rode who. A group of common people watching the race trotted along, wishing they could cross the line to help drag the pig.
"Run faster, run faster, you're being caught!"
"Number One, watch out for Number Three behind you. Number Three is going to make a sneak attack!"
Oh, forgot to mention.
Each warrior held a stick that was polished and wrapped in thick cloth. The stick could be used to poke the enemy players' bodies, but not to attack the players' faces or the pigs under their crotches.
The participating warriors were sweating profusely, and the common people who were running with them had shouted themselves hoarse. The warriors' comrades were also allowed to come out and cheer them on - well, maybe it was more for fun.
"For ten pigs!"
"Think of your ten pigs!"
"You must grit your teeth and hold on, you dog pillar!"
"There are three more obstacles. Roll through the mud!"
"Hurry, hurry, poke the front one down!"
"Boss, someone's fouled!"
The game took more than half an hour in total.
The three fastest runners started fighting before the finish line, and in the end the fourth runner half-carried and half-dragged the pig, using cover to successfully crawl to the finish line and pick the peach. None of the onlookers and fellow soldiers who were watching the fun raised a word to warn them.
Three contestants: “…”
Among all the serious competition events, there are always one or two weird events with a very unserious style.
For example, in one ice skating event, two contestants form a team, and the first one to cross the line wins. This is easy on flat ground, but the problem is on ice. Even if everyone has taken good protection, they still get dizzy from the fall.
Everyone: “…”
I seriously doubt Mr. Shen's original intention in organizing this event.
Let them relax and have fun...
Actually, we are just playing with them, right
At the end of the first day, everyone was exhausted and didn't want to move.
The entire event lasted five days.
The sixth day is New Year's Eve.
The only thing that comforts them is that there will be a fireworks show on New Year’s Eve that is no less grand than the opening ceremony. Ordinary people can choose to have their reunion dinner at home and then come out to watch the show to put a perfect end to the year.
These days, the common people lived a contented life.
The merchants who took the risk to purchase goods from other places also made a lot of money - although the purchasing power of the common people was not strong, there were many of them and the supply lasted for a long time, so all the batches of goods that came in were bought up, and those that were not bought up were cleared out by the government at a price higher than the purchase price.
Some vendors saw the potential of Fu Gu.
They also signed several business deals with the "Fugu Department Store" under the name of the government office, and their smiles were brighter than flowers.
On the 30th of the year, the government was established.
Except for the first day of the competition when he went out to play for a while, Shen Tang stayed at the government office all the time. These days, he kept the abacus in his hand, and the beads were clacking. Qi Shan was also not on a business trip, and he also asked Gu Chi to do the hard labor to do the accounting.
This is also somewhat related to their embarrassing drunkenness a while ago. I hope time can fade the memory in everyone's mind.
"My lord, it's over."
Shen Tang took the letter form handed to him by Gu Chi.
The three of them were counting the business conditions of the small market and various shops in the past few days, as well as the city taxes collected. Although it was only a small amount of money, this was the first time that Shen Tang saw a return after investing a large amount of money in Fu Gu.
"Oh, it's difficult..."
Shen Tang felt relieved but also began to sigh.
All these merchants were persuaded by the government office under Shen Tang's order, and various profit-making methods were used. However, they were all small merchants with small business scale and few products. Once they were out of stock, they could not be replenished quickly. For example, the best-selling lanterns in recent days were sold out on the second day of the opening ceremony. It was difficult to get a Fu Gu lantern, and the merchants could only watch the customers leave.
If you go to buy goods now, you can only wait until the Lantern Festival to sell them.
If you miss the Lantern Festival, hoarding lanterns will just limit your inventory.
The merchants were not doing well and could not make money, and Shen Tang could not collect the market tax. In addition, they had to purchase seedlings and related agricultural tools after the spring, which required large merchants with large scale, good reputation and abundant supply. And this was exactly what Fu Gu lacked the most.
People are unwilling to settle down and invest in remote and poor areas.
If you are worried about something, you won’t be able to have a good New Year celebration.
"My lord, why don't you let Chi go to Tianhai?"
"Go to Tianhai? Ask Wu Xian for help? That's not a good idea, right? Wouldn't it be a reminder to him if we come here now that Zhao Dayi hasn't gone home to celebrate the New Year with his family? Although he wants to help us gain a foothold in Heyin before leaving, we have no choice if Wu Xian insists on recruiting him back." Zhao Feng was so useful that she didn't even want to return him.
Unexpectedly, before Shen Tang sent anyone over, Tianhai had already sent someone over.
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