hsntnovel Chapter 1976: End of Business
Chapter 1976: End of Business
Looking at the crowd of people on the street in front of him, Li Shen blurted out, "Hello, my family."
As the saying goes, if you smile to your family, money will fall from the sky; if you feel a little bit of nosebleed, it will turn into gold bricks in seconds; if you think about your family, you will have a fortune.
Li Shen is feeling this way now. He is smiling, smiling at his family members who provide him with food and clothing.
Naturally, many people applauded after he said this.
Li Shen waved his hand and shouted with a loud speaker:
"Are you curious about why I just called you family? Some people will be afraid because of my identity.
But since I call you that, there must be a reason for it.
In fact, the reason is very simple. I am a member of the royal family, and you are all my royal subjects. His Majesty often teaches us to love the people as our own children.
So we are a family, and it is not an exaggeration for me to call you family.
Also, you are all members of the Chamber of Commerce, and I am also the largest member of the Chamber of Commerce. Putting aside my status as a prince, we are all the same.
Don’t you think that’s right?”
Li Shen's humble words caused silence among the audience, and no one dared to answer King Ji's questions.
Who dares to say it's right? Don't worry about your life. Prince Ji is a prince, a royal child. Who dares to say that they are family members?
But soon someone in the crowd shouted:
"Yes, the prince said that. The prince loves the people like his own children. We are naturally a family."
"That's right. We are all His Majesty's subjects. It's not wrong to say that we are one family."
"Your Majesty is right!"
As a few people spoke, more and more people shouted that Li Shen was right, with a hint of pride on their faces.
It was such an honor for Prince Ji to be equal to them. Even though they knew it was fake and it was Prince Ji who comforted them, they were still very happy.
In the future, I can still brag about it after dinner, saying that King Ji once said that he was a family member and they were equal.
Li Shen's few words aroused the crowd's enthusiasm.
Li Shen just started to talk about business:
"Family members, today is the opening day of Ji Wangfu Football Betting, thank you all for coming.
Cuju was already popular in the late Zhou Dynasty, more than a thousand years ago.
It was originally a toy for nobles, and gradually spread to the common people. I made football based on Cuju.
A complete set of rules has been formulated for it, so that people can have an additional entertainment activity in their spare time, enrich their lives and strengthen their bodies.
For this purpose, the King specially organized a national football match, selecting 32 teams from all states and counties across the country to compete.
The winning team will be rewarded with a high amount of money.
However, I feel that just watching football is a bit boring, so I opened this shop so that everyone can participate and guess the winner.
This is also a way for me to bring some fun to my family. I hope that my family can actively participate and experience the joy together."
After Li Shen finished speaking, he waited for the results. Many people here had already guessed what this so-called guessing game was.
Guessing the winner and getting a reward, isn't that gambling? It's just a different way of saying it. They are all businessmen, their brains turn quickly and they understand things at a glance.
Nobles are different. They can talk about anything, and it is not illegal to change their names.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, when does the game start?" someone asked from below.
"Manager Wang just said that the first game will be held tomorrow, not far to the west of the industrial park. I believe everyone should have seen it when passing by.
It is a temporary stadium with limited spectator seats. If you are interested, you can go and watch it tomorrow.
I will also be there. For future events, you can go in and ask the staff, or you can read the notices posted inside."
Li Shen explained with a smile.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, do we need to buy tickets to watch the game?"
When they learned that they could watch the game, someone in the crowd immediately asked.
Li Shen nodded:
“Yes, you do need a ticket, but the price is not expensive, not even enough for a meal for you.
Tickets can also be purchased here.”
"Your Highness Prince Ji, is this football betting also profitable?"
"Of course, everyone has seen that this shop, the shopkeeper, the clerks, and the various material costs are all costs.
I will not hide it from you. I have definitely made some money. But don't worry, my family members. This little money is just the cost of maintaining the shop.
There are also the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the football players. Apart from this, there is not much left.
Moreover, I hereby promise that I will use part of the money earned from the shop for charity, such as the Beitianyuan, the hospital, the orphanage, and to help the victims of disasters in various places.
For the sake of my family, I don’t care even if I have to pay some money in the end. Because all the people in the world are my family.”
Li Shen answered questions one by one as if he was answering reporters' questions, with a smile on his face all the time.
"Your Highness Prince Ji is indeed righteous and worthy of our admiration."
"Your Highness Prince Ji is righteous."
Merchants one after another started shouting together, creating a deafening noise.
"This is what I should do. I will hand it over to Wang Hongfu next. If you have any questions, you can come into the store and ask."
After saying this, Li Shen waved to everyone and walked back.
"Your Highness, do we really need to set aside some of our money for charity?" Wang Hongfu walked over and asked.
Li Shen took the wet towel handed over by Shitou and wiped his face, then looked at Wang Hongfu sideways while wiping his hands:
"Of course, what I said doesn't count. Who do you think I am?"
"But...but there is no such clause in our profit-sharing agreement. When the time comes to pay, will the other two parties have any objections?
Especially when one party is the imperial court, what will happen if the imperial court checks the accounts?"
Wang Hongfu was a little worried. None of the three parties signed the contract this time were good people, and the party that was made up of children of nobles had become the weakest party.
One is the imperial court, and the other is Prince Ji, who is even more terrifying than the imperial court. These playboys cannot afford to offend any of them.
"So what if they have objections? The entire industry was financed and labored by me, and they didn't contribute a penny, especially since the court takes 30% of the profits, what else can they be dissatisfied with?
If I’m pushed to the limit, I’ll do it myself, without anyone else. If there’s trouble, I’ll fight them. The better one I kill, the better.”
Li Shen was a little emotional. If he didn't need allies and support, he wouldn't have thrown away such a big piece of meat.
Others may not know the profits, but Li Shen knows it very well. It is a huge profit.
It is not expensive to support these teams, which is different from the previous life where it would cost tens of millions of dollars and they had to eat and drink delicious food.
As long as the players of these teams have enough to eat, have meat for every meal, and are given a little money every month, they will train hard, for fear of being expelled if they don't train well enough.
Li Shen doesn't need to worry at all.
(I am not used to going back to the village. My chickens get up too early, crowing at around 4 o'clock, and my dog barks all night long.
I'm working with my father to kill the chicken. Chicken stew with mushrooms.