Datang romantic little landlord

After he finished speaking, not only Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde and other military generals and dignitaries' eyes lit up, but even the team of envoys from the vassal state who were just watching the excitement in the hall became commotion.

Immediately, many envoys came out: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, can I, Dongying, participate in the Datang National Games?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Baekje also wants to participate."

"Nanzhao is also willing to participate!"

"The mudra is also willing!"

More than half of the thirty or forty vassal states of the Tang Dynasty stood up and were willing to participate in the National Games of the Tang Dynasty that Li Wangyou had just mentioned. This was beyond the expectations of Li Er and the officials.

The generals like Cheng Yaojin and the vassal states were so excited because of what they had just said to Li Wangyou.

The term "champion" first came from "Historical Records: Biography of Ying Bu", "Xiang Liang crossed the Huai River to the west, hit Jingju, Qin Jia, etc., and Bu was always the champion."

Afterwards, there will be champions, champion generals, and those who are not outstanding in military exploits will not be able to get this honor.

For generals of the Tang Dynasty, being dubbed the word "champion" is undoubtedly the highest praise.

The runner-up means second-class, which is lower than the winner of the championship.Since ancient times, Huaxia has been called "Yasheng" and "Yafu", which are also great titles.

And the reason why those envoys of the vassal state were so excited was naturally because of the word "champion".If they can win the championship in this Datang National Games, the benefits will be self-evident.

Why not be able to make good friends with Datang and demonstrate the country's capabilities?

Even if it is a small country, if you think you can't win the championship, it is good to go back with a runner-up or third runner-up.Even No.7 like Taijun may not be unacceptable.

Li Wangyou suddenly brought up the concept of the sports meeting, and for a while, Li Er still had a hard time making a decision.

He simply used the tactic of procrastinating, intending to procrastinate for a while before saying: "Okay, I already know about this matter, and I will not mention it for the time being, and we will discuss it after the Lunar New Year holiday."

When Li Er spoke, Li Wangyou and the officials naturally stopped talking.

The New Year's Day Grand Court Meeting, which was interrupted because of the dispute between Xue Yantuo and Ba Yegu, was finally able to continue.

After a series of tedious procedures for the meeting, it was noon.Li Er is going to treat guests in the palace today and give a banquet to all the ministers.

To be honest, the imperial meals in the palace are actually nothing to eat.

This is not only Li Wangyou's opinion, but even big bosses like Fang Xuanling and Cheng Yaojin also think this way.Even Li Er had to admit that the imperial dining room in Tai Chi Palace was not as good as the kitchen in Li's Mansion after having eaten the delicacies of Li's Mansion a few times.

For this reason, the cooks in Li Wangyou's mansion have changed several batches. After all, whether it is Li Er or Cheng Yaojin, if you ask him for a cook, he can't refuse to give it.

After a banquet in the palace, Li Wangyou patted his buttocks and was about to go back home to sleep, but was stopped by Mi Tuo directly, and Li Eryou invited him.

Li Wangyou shook his head speechlessly, knowing that it must be for the sports meeting, he could only obediently follow Mi Tuo to the Liangyi Hall.

In Liangyi Hall, not only Li Er was present, but Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde and several other generals were also present.

After seeing Li Wangyou enter the palace, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help laughing and said, "Wow hahaha, Ziyou, you can do it today, but you unexpectedly threw such a big thunderbolt without making a sound. Tell me quickly, what is this?" Roush Games, what on earth do you think?"

"Uncle Cheng, it's the Datang National Games, referred to as the National Games." Li Wangyou seriously corrected.

The reason why he insisted on emphasizing this name was naturally out of a spoof.

If it weren't for the fact that the name of the Olympic Games is really difficult to explain, he would have wanted to call it the Olympic Games.

"Well, the National Games, you made it clear, what is this National Games, what do you want to do? Why did you suddenly bring up this matter today?"

Li Er, Fang Xuanling and the others, leaning on the slum with wine glasses in their hands, also stared at him, waiting for his explanation.

On the way to Liangyi Hall, Li Wangyou had already prepared a draft in his heart, thinking about how to answer.

Although he came up with a whim in the Tai Chi Hall for the sports meeting, but after thinking about it carefully, Li Wangyou felt that there was a lot to be done about it.

He cleared his throat, saluted Li Er and the big brothers, and said loudly: "Uncle, gentlemen, I proposed to hold the National Games today, not because of a whim, but because of this matter." It is beneficial to my Tang Dynasty, but not harmful, it is of real benefit."

"Oh? Specifically speaking, what's the benefit?" Li Er asked.

"Yes, uncle. First of all, the National Games can promote the national prestige of our Tang Dynasty, and it can also promote the political exchanges between the vassal states and our Tang Dynasty, promote caravan trade, and draw the feelings of the vassal states and our Tang Dynasty closer. Of course, the more important thing is, hey, Uncle, holding sports games can make money."

What he said immediately made Li Er and several big brothers interested.

"Ziyou, to be more specific, where do these benefits come from?"

Seeing that Li Er and the others were interested, Li Wangyou was not in a hurry, so he asked the waiter to bring him a cup of tea for a sip.Cheng Yaojin was so anxious that he wanted to beat someone up, so he replied slowly: "The benefits of this, in fact, uncle and princes should also be able to think of it..."

623 Dazhao Batting Field

Li Wangyou said slowly: "The benefits of this, in fact, the uncle and the princes should also be able to think of it. First, no matter what ranking the vassal states get in the National Games, it will arouse public discussion in their countries. I The champion of the National Games of the Tang Dynasty is sought after by the vassal states, which will naturally make the people of these vassal states yearn for the Great Tang."

Fang Xuanling nodded: "That's right, but that's the case. What Ziyou said is good, so go on, what about the other benefits?"

"Secondly, hehe, these vassal states are very far away from Chang'an, and it's not easy to travel there. Uncle and nephew think that the National Games can be set one year later, so that the envoys of the vassal states can pass the news back and Allow enough time for them to select soldiers and come to Chang'an City. Such a large number of personnel exchanges will naturally drive the trade between the vassal state and the Tang Dynasty. After all, merchants are profit-seeking, and they will naturally see the business opportunities and will not let them go Chance."

Li Er and the other bosses looked at each other, then nodded again, agreeing with what Li Wangyou said.

"Ziyou, tell me, how can the National Games make money?" Li Er was already thinking about it, but he still asked.

"Uncle, that's even easier, collect tickets and sell advertisements."

"Tickets? Ads?"

"That's right, the National Games competitions are naturally open to the public. After purchasing tickets, everyone can enter to watch the competitions." Li Wangyou replied as a matter of course.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay again. Tickets for this game could still be sold, which really exceeded everyone's expectations again.

Li Wangyou then laughed and said: "Uncle, my Dazhao batting field has been completed a few days ago. The Datang National Games can be held in the batting field. Hehe, the Dazhao batting field can accommodate [-] people The common people receive ten Wen per person to watch the game, isn’t that much? That’s a thousand guan’s income for one day.”

"These 10 people are watching the game in the stadium, so they have to eat and drink, right? At that time, some merchants in Chang'an City will be authorized to sell food in the stadium. Is it okay for a family to charge them a hundred and ten guan a day? You can also let the merchants bid. , The bid is high, and they are allowed to hang up the flags of the company in the stadium and advertise. The National Games will only be held for a month, are you afraid that you will not be able to make money?"

"Let's talk about these athletes from various countries, oh, that is, the soldiers of the vassal state participating in the National Games. After arriving in Chang'an City, the vassal state will be responsible for the food, lodging and transportation. Come on, if you don’t earn one hundred thousand guan, it’s considered a failure.”

Now, Li Er, Fang Xuanling and others were even more moved.

"Your Majesty, I think Ziyou's words are justified. The Datang National Games can indeed be held."

"My minister agrees!"

Li Er nodded, but then asked: "Zi You, in the hall today, you only mentioned five events: batting, long-distance running, archery, horse racing, and weightlifting. How can you delay the sports meeting for more than a month?"

"Hey, uncle, isn't this easy? Add more events. In addition to batting, long-distance running can have different distances, such as [-] steps, [-] steps, [-] steps or even more. Different events will produce champions The same goes for archery and horse racing. The other five events are just my nephew's talk. We can add more competitions. If we want more vassal states to participate, we must let them see the hope of winning the championship. "

"Wahhahaha, can my old Cheng also participate in the competition?" Cheng Yaojin suddenly laughed.

Yuchi Jingde looked at him contemptuously: "You old bastard, what can you compare to? Don't make me feel ashamed of Datang."

"Old man Yuchi, you want to compete with someone!"