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Chapter 1195 Imperial Dragon Boat Race

"This kind of competition is called a dragon boat race. It is a grand event during traditional oriental festivals. It may become popular in various countries in the future." Selina introduced the dragon race that is taking place in Houhai to Mrs. Grace.

At this time, the fierce competition continued.The dragon boat fleet from 21 provinces in Beijing was divided into several groups for elimination. The river course was filled with dragon boats of various colors, the dragon drums were beeping, and the horns were blaring all over the sky!

"Although the Dongying Province has just been established, they still sent a dragon boat team. Many of the members of the dragon boat team are members of the Huaxia Club led by Tanaka Chengyi. They were practicing dragon boats before the fall of the shogunate. It thinks it is an important content of learning Chinese culture. Tanaka Chengyi, the person in charge of the Han Culture Promotion Office, personally commanded the dragon boat, and they even won the first place in the group, and the two dragon boat teams in East Jiaozhi Province were eliminated by them." Responsible The officials of the dragon boat race stood in front of Chu Yun and introduced the situation of the dragon boat race to him.

"The people in Dongying are very good at working hard. We also need to learn from this." Chu Yun knows that the tenacity of this nation is not only cruel to others, but also cruel to itself.

The dragon boat race has become one of the grand events in the whole country. All 21 provinces in Beijing have organized several dragon boat races to compete in Beijing to help their own provinces to gain momentum.When their dragon boat team won, the local administrators and merchant associations felt that they had face, and some even sponsored the dragon boat team to go to Beijing for the competition behind their backs.

The government also has generous rewards for the dragon boat team that wins the leader.

"Maybe we can use this as an opportunity to hold an international water sports meeting in the future, and it will be held here." Chu Yun said with his hands behind his back.

If a civilization's cultural output is strong enough, it can turn a tradition into a world-famous event, such as the Olympic Games.It stands to reason that as long as the country is strong, dragon boat races can also become a global event.

Chengyi Tanaka led the members of the Huaxia Club to the finals. Along with Dongying provinces, dragon boat teams from Beijing, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Nanyang provinces entered the finals. The eight teams started together, and the atmosphere of the dragon boat race became stronger. The audience on the embankment became even more excited!

"We are at war on the Western side, but here we are not only singing and dancing, but also in the mood to hold a grand event." Members of the British diplomatic mission were also shocked by the grand dragon boat event.

They were infected by the liveliness of the residents in the capital around them, and they also paid attention to the fierce dragon boat races.

"Everyone, today is the first time for our Dongying Province to participate in a dragon boat race, and we want to win glory for our Dongying Province!"

Tanaka Chengyi, with a white cloth on his forehead, played the role of drummer in the Dragon Boat Team of the East Ocean Province, and encouraged the members of the Huaxia Club before the final.

The dragon boat team from Nanyang Province also entered the final, including local overseas Chinese, Malays, and Javanese.Their captain was speaking to the members of the dragon boat team, each with high morale.

This is the capital of the empire, and the outer provinces near the ocean are holding their breath, hoping to become famous in the center of the empire, and at the same time get a bonus of up to 3000 taels of silver!

"Our capital dragon boat team was the leader last year, and this year we can't lose to the dragon boat teams from the two newly joined provinces! Your lord is watching us from the boat!" The champion team of last year's dragon boat race saw that they were more powerful. Competitors also mobilize their own players.

The final final is on the verge of completion, and there is a lot of noise on the embankment.

"Stop and grab him!"

Several policemen chased the two men among the crowd with whistle sticks, causing the residents of the capital who were watching the dragon boat race to frown slightly.Dozens of ordinary residents were chasing after the patrol, shouting something.

This little farce caused a little disturbance.

Chu Yun, who boarded the big painting boat moored by the lake, noticed the movement here, so he said to the officials on the left and right, "Go and find out what happened."

The officials in charge of the dragon boat race noticed the little movement here, and they were afraid that something would happen if Chu Yun was dissatisfied with the race: "The officials will come as soon as they go."

Soon the head catchers on the scene assigned more people to participate in the arrest.Dozens of policemen arrested two men who were running around like headless chickens amidst the din of people.

On the way of fleeing, the two men knocked down many passers-by, and there was a flurry of jitters.

There was a lot of traffic on the embankment of the dragon boat race, and it took a while for the patrols to catch the two people, and the head catcher escorted them over.

"My lord, these two people set up a booth on the shore and set up a private gambling game, allowing the onlookers to guess which dragon boat team will win the leader, and set the odds, such as the Beijing dragon boat team pays ten and one cent three percent The province of Dongying pays two cents and one cent. Now the government is cracking down on gambling shops, and our police officers will arrest them after discovering them. But at that time, many residents invested money in it and prevented the government from arresting them. This is why this incident happened. It's a farce." The head catcher said sarcastically.

In front of Chu Yun, dozens of policemen arrested the two men and made such a big commotion, which might make Chu Yun dissatisfied with their Beijing public security office.

"He has a business mind, but it is already a crime to set up a private gambling game. Just try them according to the law." Chu Yun's expressionless face made it impossible to see what he was thinking.

"Yes!" The head catcher led the two dejected men down.

You have to teach them a lesson later!The head catcher was afraid that Chu Yun would blame him afterwards, so he was filled with anger.

After the small episode came to an end, Chu Yun turned his attention to the final of the dragon boat race.

"My lord, do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?" Da Yuer who was following Chu Yun asked.

"A good thing, of course it's a good thing..." Chu Yun said as a matter of course, "There is a market like quiz, which shows that the dragon boat race has gradually become a grand event for the whole people. No harm. Regardless of the fact that No.1 in this dragon boat race will reward 3000 taels of silver, the second and third prizes will be rewarded with 1500 taels and 1000 taels respectively. However, the sponsorship fee collected from merchants for this event is as high as tens of thousands of taels. There is no need for the government to pay for this event, and even the boat is hung with various advertising banners..."

"Only adults can think of such attention. If we used to hang folk advertisements on the royal boats, it would definitely be considered as detrimental to the majesty." Da Yuer pursed her lips and smiled.

In order to defraud the sponsors of money, advertising banners were hung on the body of the 40-meter-long large painting boat. Indeed, only Chu Yun, who doesn't care about face and prefers money, can do it.

Not only are banners hung on the big painting workshop, but the best viewing spots on the shore are also covered with advertising flags, and good booths are temporarily rented out to sponsors.

(End of this chapter)