Chapter 384: The First Fusiliers

Xu Jin's plan is nothing more than to modify the football industry model of later generations in combination with the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty, and then move it over to use, simply put, it is the football club league system. Its main ways of making money are tickets, advertising sponsorship, TV rights, catering, star effects (uniforms, sneakers, etc.), etc.

In the Ming Dynasty, TV broadcasting rights could be completely ignored, and tickets could not be used for the time being, but advertising sponsorship, meals, and star effects could make a big fuss.

Of course, the premise of everything is that football can be popular in the Ming Dynasty, popularity is wealth, as long as popularity accumulates, and then through proper guidance, it can become white silver.

As the saying goes: if there is something good at the top, it must be voted at the bottom. With the trump card of the little emperor, is it easy for football to become popular?

Xu Jin's goal is to make Dongshan, the 500-camp camp, the center of the football league, as long as the popularity is booming, it will inevitably drive a variety of service industries, such as accommodation, food, clothing, accessories...... As soon as these supporting facilities are in place, the silver will pour in like flowing water, and I am afraid that the rent collection will be enough for 500 battalions, not to mention other income such as advertising.

Although Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, is good at doing business, his thinking is still stuck in a single "business", such as selling underwear is selling underwear, opening a casino is opening a casino, and he has not been in contact with the business model of the entire industrial chain at all, so after reading Xu Jin's planning book, it is like an enlightenment, an eye-opener, and he is excited to discuss with Xu Jin, and he has the taste of seeing each other late.

"Xu Ziqian, what do you think of your plan...... There is also a point missing from the plan, and it is a very important point. Xu Pengju took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then continued to talk.

Xu Jin smiled and asked, "What is missing?" ”

Xu Pengju said proudly: "Casino, if the league becomes popular in the future, we can open a handicap in the casino, hehe...... The silver is guaranteed to come in an uproar, maybe it will be even more popular than the palace test. ”

Xu Jin chuckled in his heart, and secretly said to your uncle, isn't this just gambling, it's really worthy of opening a casino!

Xu Jin was entangled, the reason why he did not write the gambling into the planning book, was originally worried about bringing bad atmosphere to the Ming Dynasty, you must know that in the agrarian society, the economic foundation is weak, many people can't even fill their stomachs, if they are infected with the vice of gambling, then I don't know how many families will be broken.

Before the little emperor Zhu Houxi asked Xu Jin to find a way to make money, Xu Jin thought about issuing lottery tickets, but this thing is really not suitable in a feudal society with a weak economic foundation, so Xu Jin dispelled this idea, and this time he deliberately did not add the "gambling" to the planning book, it is also for this reason, who knew that Xu Pengju was self-taught, grandma's!

"No, this is absolutely not possible!" Xu Jin's expression was complete.

Xu Pengju was slightly stunned and asked, "Why?" ”

Xu Jin said solemnly: "If you want to have a long-term business and the title can be inherited safely, it's best not to touch this piece, because some money can't be earned." ”

Xu Pengju frowned, showed a thoughtful expression, and finally nodded and said, "You are right, but even if we don't make money, someone else will make it." ”

Xu Jin said: "At that time, I will ask the emperor to decree that gambling is prohibited in any way." ”

Xu Pengju nodded helplessly, looking at the money spent in vain that he couldn't make money, it was uncomfortable, but he also understood that the kicking league was not like the palace test, only once in three years, if every kicking league was opened, then in the end, more and more gamblers would go bankrupt, and when the people's grievances boiled, the end would come, and the court would definitely use its own knife to calm the people's grievances. So Xu Jin is right, some money really can't be earned!

After reaching a consensus, the two discussed some details, and finally discussed the issue of share distribution.

Xu Jin means that he is responsible for the venue and ideas, including using the little emperor to bring the sport of kicking hot, while Xu Pengju is responsible for producing money and people, building the entire industrial chain, and the share distribution is five to five.

Maybe he felt that Xu Jin's underwear business took advantage of Xu Jin last time, or for the emperor's sake, Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, refused to take fifty percent of the shares, and finally changed it to sixty-four open, Xu Jin took sixty percent, and Xu Pengju took forty percent.

Since Xu Pengju insisted on only taking forty percent, Xu Jin was also strong, after all, the land and ideas were all made by himself, the key was that there was a little emperor's gold paint signboard, and it was understandable to take sixty percent. Of course, Xu Jin will not take away a penny of this money in the end, and all of it will be used for the construction of the 500 battalions, after all, Dongshan is a tuntian assigned to the 500 battalions by the household department, and the public and private are clearly distinguished, otherwise it is easy to be caught in pigtails.

The two chatted for about half an hour, and Xu Pengju left with the planning book in a hurry, preparing to build some supporting facilities in Dongshan, and then held the first "Tiger Cup" in the Duanwu Festival, the cup is made of pure gold, any folk team can sign up to participate, whoever wins can take the gold cup away, and a reward of 1,000 taels of silver......

It is conceivable that the capital with a population of one million will set off a battle for nothing else, just for the golden cup and a thousand taels of silver. If the little emperor Zhu Houxi comes to watch the game in person again, or even shows a few kicks on the next stage, it will be even more terrible, and it will be difficult to think about it without being popular.

Wei Guogong Xu Pengju will not show how to prepare for the "Tiger Cup", anyway, Xu Jin is a hands-off shopkeeper, a wise man is tired, just be responsible for coming up with ideas. In the following days, Xu Jin focused on flintlock pistols and glass mirrors, and his daily work revolved around the three places of the War Bureau, the 500 Battalion, and the glass workshop.

As for the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, Xu Jin's proposal to open the sea ban at the court meeting has become a joke, and after a long time, no one mentioned this joke anymore, but the holy decree of strictly banning the sea was issued, and the city ship lifting divisions in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province and Quanzhou, Fujian Province were all revoked, leaving only the Guangzhou City Shipping Lifting Division.

However, just after the decree of "strictly forbidding the sea", the Battle of Tuen Mun Island (Tuen Mun area) took place in Guangdong, and the deputy envoy of Guangdong Haidao defeated the Francophone fleet that tried to invade and recaptured the occupied islands around Tuen Mun from the Portuguese. In this way, the imperial court's determination to ban the sea was strengthened, and the residents of the coastal areas were strictly prohibited from fishing operations, and all the private culet-bottom sea boats were destroyed.

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Time is like sand in your hand, the tighter you hold it, the faster it will drain, and in a blink of an eye it is the end of April, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is even hotter like a steamer in the military battle, and Xu Jin's official uniform is soaked with sweat. However, Xu Jin's mood was very good, because the first flintlock pistol had finally been developed, and it was in his hands at the moment.

This freshly baked flintlock pistol had a butt and a crosshair, the butt was made of wood, and it looked not much different from the shape of later rifles, but it subverted the current firearm of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty's fire gun is just a straight iron pipe, when used, you can only hold the fire gun in one hand, and the other hand can hold the fire fold to ignite, so the accuracy is extremely poor, and the open flame is easy to expose the position, which is not conducive to ambush warfare, and it can not be used in rainy days.

The flintlock pistol completely overcomes these shortcomings, and only needs to pull the trigger when firing, so that you can free your hands and hold the gun in both hands for aiming, and the firing rate and stability are greatly improved.

Although the flintlock pistol held by Xu Jin in his hand has not yet been painted, the shiny barrel, the hammer with flint, and the curved plate machine all exude a "tall" atmosphere in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Wang Lin'er, Xie Erjian, Qi Jingtong, the eunuch Lai Yi, and He Liu all stared at Xu Jin intently, to be precise, at the flintlock pistol in Xu Jin's hand.

Xu Jin first stuffed the barrel of the gun with the appropriate lead bullet, then poured gunpowder into the chamber, then pulled up the hammer holding the flint, and then aimed at the target ten steps away.

The eunuch Lai Yi asked in a low voice with a little worry: "He Bantou, this will not be a problem, right?" ”

He Bantou said confidently: "Father-in-law, don't worry, there is absolutely no problem, the little one and Liu Bantou have tried it many times." ”

At this time, Xu Jin had already pulled the plate machine, but saw that the hammer slammed into the fire door driven by the spring, and the spark ignited the gunpowder in the chamber, and then there was a loud bang, white smoke rose everywhere, and the target exploded a big hole in response.

"Good!" Everyone cheered in unison, and Eunuch Lai's old face also bloomed with a smile like a chrysanthemum.

Xu Jin coughed twice and said, "The power is good, but this smoke is also too big, can you find a way to solve it." ”

He Liu and the two said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, this is just a preliminary sample, and it will continue to improve later." ”

Xu Jin nodded, asked the target to move fifty steps away, and then reloaded the ammunition, and said while stabbing the lead bullet into the innermost part of the barrel with a hammer: "This front loading is too troublesome, and you have to poke a few times with a stick, can you find a way to simplify it!" ”

He Liu's two team leaders hurriedly agreed, this flintlock pistol was designed by Master Xu, so he didn't dare to fool around casually.

Xu Jin loaded the gunpowder, raised the flintlock pistol again, and the butt of the rifle was skillfully pressed on his right shoulder, the posture was handsome, but as soon as he pulled the trigger, he heard a loud bang, and Master Xu suddenly screamed, and the whole person was shrouded in white smoke and exploded!

"Your Excellency!" Everyone screamed, and Xie Erjian stepped forward to support Xu Jin with an arrow.

Eunuch Lai's face changed greatly, and he screamed: "Come on, take down the two evils of He Bantou and Liu Bantou." ”

He Liu's two team leaders were so frightened that they fell to their knees and begged for mercy.

Just as several soldiers from the Soldier Bureau rushed over and prepared to take He Liu and the others down, the sad Lord Xu coughed and waved his hand again and again: "Father-in-law Lai...... The official ...... It's fine, just squinting...... Water! ”

Lai Yi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Xu Jin was bleeding, and waved his hand like an old hen and shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up...... Get water! ”