Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 79 Something big happened again!
After looking at all these things in the shops outside, I was too embarrassed to ask others how much money they could make in a year.

and……

If you ask others, they may not answer you, and even if they do, they may not give you an honest answer. For these things, Zhao Xin might as well let the Jinyiwei investigate them slowly and bit by bit.

Zhao Xin's final destination was the brothels.

Zhao Xun didn't want Zhao Xin to go. After all, there were too many people in these brothels. Secondly, what if the government found out?
The emperor might think that Duke Shouguo is a bad person and they are his accomplices.

However, Zhao Xin still strongly requested to go.

I thought it was some fun place.

Isn’t this a place for watching plays and acrobatics?
I can only say that it is meaningless.

It’s better to go home and watch Douyin, Kuaishou, and Bilibili.

It seems that Zhao Xin does not have the playful personality of an ordinary child at all.

Instead, he watched the performances, took a deep breath, and then let out a long sigh.

but……

There is a lot of traffic here, so I think we can set up a lottery station. Tokyo has a population of one million, so there should be many people who like to participate in gambling.

Zhao Xin also asked Zhao Xun: "If we set up a gambling stall here, wouldn't it be very profitable?"

Zhao Xun didn't know where Zhao Xin had learned the word "gambling" from, so he directly reminded Zhao Xin: "Duke Shou, gambling is strictly prohibited in our dynasty. It is only on major festivals, such as the first day of the first lunar month, that it is allowed for the people to participate in gambling."

Zhao Xin looked at Zhao Xun and thought for a moment.

Zhao Xun also stared at Zhao Xin.

Finally, Zhao Xin said, "You are right. Gambling harms people! Our country should strictly prohibit it."

"It's just... I have an idea. We are short of money, so we can set up a gambling stall in the name of the government. Each person can only pay one penny per day to participate in the gambling. By then, there will definitely be a lot of people participating, such as one thousand or two thousand people."

"Then we will have an income of 1,000 or 2,000 wen. At that time, the government will directly collect half of the tax, that is, 500 or 1,000 wen. The rest will be given to the winner."

"Do you think... this method is feasible?"

Zhao Xun listened and roughly understood what Zhao Xin meant. He replied, "But isn't it a bad idea to compete with the people for profits? Moreover, if the government itself participates in gambling, how can the people stop it? This doesn't seem to have a good impact."

Zhao Xin had no choice but to ask: "When is gambling allowed every year?"

Zhao Xun said, "Usually it's the first day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, etc."

Zhao Xin did some calculations again. Assuming there were two thousand people a day, it seemed that the money he earned would not be much.

At most, it’s just over 300 strings of cash a year.

Thinking about it this way...

After just this little bit, Zhao Xin gave up again.

It was mainly because of what Zhao Xun said, which had a really bad impact.

Behind.

Zhao Xin asked Zhao Xun again, what kind of gambling is generally done in our dynasty?

That’s how to gamble.

Zhao Xun also answered Zhao Xin's questions one by one.

Usually it is a bet on physical objects, and there are all kinds of them. You pay money to bet according to the price of the physical object.

The simplest one is to flip a coin, and the front and back sides will appear. According to the price of the item, you need to have multiple coins with the same side to take the item away. Otherwise, you lose the bet. The coins will all belong to the merchant.

On the first day of the first lunar month, almost all shops will do this.

after all……

This is a great opportunity to make money during the Chinese New Year. During the Chinese New Year, many people want to celebrate something, and some adults give change to children, and businesses make money from this.

I got a complete understanding of the business situation in Tokyo City.

Only then did Zhao Xin go to visit his business partners one by one.

The first place we went to was a cloth shop.

Zhao Xin entered using the identity of a child.

The cloth seller was quite friendly. He didn't look down on others and chase him away like in TV dramas.

Well...it's still passing.

Of course!
Zhao Xin thought that this had a lot to do with her good looks and perfect temperament.

In fact, Zhao Xin didn't need to worry about such things. He could just let his subordinates handle them.

but……

Zhao Xin's main purpose was to gain peace of mind, to at least meet the other party once, to see how the other party treated others, and then to ask the other party, if he was given 6,000 pieces of silk, could he sell it quickly.

Let’s examine these two aspects.

If the other party indicates that he or she is willing to take it, then let him or her try it.

Zhao Xin went to see several such people in a row.

can only say……

Six thousand rolls of silk is not a lot, but it is also not a lot, either.

Many people are still hesitant.

and……

The key point is that the other party doesn’t know Zhao Xin’s background either.

Some asked Zhao Xin: "Where are your parents? Can we invite them to come and talk?"

Zhao Xin thought to himself, I'm inviting my parents to come, are you worthy of the invitation?

I had no choice but to say, "My master died of plague, and I am now the head of the family."

The other party looked puzzled. No, a family that could produce 6,000 pieces of silk at once could definitely not be a small family.

But he hasn't heard of anyone dying from the plague recently.

He immediately became curious about Zhao Xin's identity.

Zhao Xin had no choice but to forcibly interrupt the other party's scrutiny and said, "Just tell me if you can do this business!"

The shopkeeper said, "It depends on the quality of the silk."

Zhao Xin asked someone to show the other party a finished piece, "They are all of this quality!"

The shopkeeper then asked, "Where are you from?"

Zhao Xin was speechless. "Is it that important? Anyway, it wasn't stolen or robbed. Just tell me if you can sell it. And...if you can sell it, there will be a lot more to come. Six thousand horses every month."

This is definitely big business!
But I didn’t know Zhao Xin’s identity, and I always felt a little uneasy.

Zhao Xin really wanted Zhao Xun to beat the other person up.

but……

It can also be seen from the side that the other party is still relatively cautious.

Zhao Xin also said: "I can directly leave the silk with you for consignment. When the time comes, you can just pay me according to the agreed price."

Now the store owner is no longer afraid.

of course!

The other party still has to ask, "Is it really not stolen, or was it robbed?"

The store owner discovered Zhao Xun and the others, and felt...

These people might be horse bandits.

But it is impossible for the Ma bandits to have such a stable supply of 6,000 horses every month.

Zhao Xin simply wrote a contract for the other party, asking them to sell the goods before paying. Moreover, he gave the other party a portion first and then gradually increased the amount.

nature……

The price of this silk must be lower than the purchase price on the market.

It took ten days or half a month to get this done.

Immediately afterwards...

The group saw the messenger on the street who had brought back the urgent news.

Zhao Xun saw through the situation immediately, "It looks like something big is happening in the west!"

Zhao Xin asked: "How did you figure that out?"

Zhao Xun said, "Because the other party is in a hurry. If he didn't have something urgent to report, he wouldn't be in such a hurry."

(End of this chapter)