After removing the bar table and sitting down again, King Wuling looked at Yang Anxuan and said, "Yang Qing, I'm afraid the martial arts performance in the school field originally scheduled for March 8 will be postponed for three days. Duke Ancheng and the governor of Jiangzhou learned about the martial arts competition in the capital. , I also wanted to lead Jiangzhou soldiers and horses to participate in the performance, and I agreed to it after discussing with King Langya."
Jiangzhou soldiers and horses are coming, so the number of teams competing will be reduced to five. Yang Anxuan had a flash of inspiration and said with a smile: "In that case, why don't the prince take this opportunity to review the three armies to enhance the country's prestige."
Langya King Sima Dewen readily agreed and said: "This is a wonderful idea. The imperial court has not reviewed it for a long time, and after the chaos of Sun En and Huan Xuan, the morale of the army is low. If we can use this martial arts performance to boost morale, it will be a good thing."
King Wuling did not respond immediately. He stroked his beard and thought about how much food it would cost to hold a review ceremony. Fortunately, Yang Anxuan and Liu Yu just donated their winnings from gambling to the national treasury. In total, they already had more than ten million dollars, which should be enough to hold this ceremony. . The Jin Dynasty has been obsessed with it for too long, and it really needs a grand ceremony to boost the morale of the military and the people, and to strengthen the country's prestige.
Yin Zhongwen, the Minister of the Ancestral Temple, said happily: "I second the proposal of Hongnong Gong. Since Emperor Jian Yuan came to the throne in Jiankang, the imperial court has not held a review ceremony. This matter can be recorded in the annals of history. I ask myself to be the reviewer."
Dong Huai, the Minister of the Fifth Army, is not in the palace, otherwise he would definitely have to compete with Yin Zhongwen.
After asking Liu Yu, Liu Yi and others for their opinions, King Langya and King Wuling discussed in a low voice and said with a smile: "Since everyone agrees, the review ceremony will be held on the west bank of Xuanwu Lake, and this time it will be handed over to Yin Qing and Dong Qing are in charge."
Yin Zhongwen stood up and left the table, saluted and said, "I obey your order."
There are a lot of things that need to be prepared to hold a review ceremony. The first is the troops to be present. The soldiers and horses in Jiangzhou and Yongzhou are far away and it is impossible to catch up with the review. However, the distance between Liyang, Jingkou, Guangling and Jiankang is only two or three days. , I definitely want to come and participate.
Xuanwu Lake is connected to the Yangtze River. It used to be the place where the Soochow navy trained and reviewed. Since the review ceremony was held this time, the navy was of course indispensable. The Beijing Navy has hundreds of warships. At that time, fifty ships will be mobilized, and another hundred warships will be mobilized from the Jingkou Navy. The Yuzhou Navy will dispatch fifty ships, which will be a number of two hundred, which is spectacular enough.
As for how many people to come and what kind of baggage to bring, there are considerations. Yin Zhongwen and Dong Huai discussed it for a long time and finally decided that the Sixth Army in Beijing would dispatch a thousand people, the Beifu Army in Jingkou would recruit another 500 people in addition to the navy, and Yuzhou would recruit three One hundred people, one hundred people in Jiangzhou, fifty people in Yongzhou, and two hundred people in Qingzhou (Guangling), totaling more than two thousand people, plus more than five thousand people in the navy.
Yin Zhongwen wanted to do a lot of things, repair buildings and ships, buy armor, replace swords and guns, and even wanted to repair the pavilions, pavilions and roads in Jilong Mountain.
Dong Huai strongly disagreed. First, it would take a long time. It couldn't be done in three or two months. The time was set on March 18, which was too late. Second, it required a lot of money, and it couldn't be done without 30 to 50 million yuan. It turns out that Yin Zhongwen wanted to take advantage of the Xuanwu review to raise his hopes and take the opportunity to record this matter in the annals of history.
The two couldn't argue, and they went to King Wuling. King Wuling only gave him eight million yuan to live within his means. Yin Zhongwen grimaced. What was the use of this little money? Could he have put money in it? If he had known that he would be too lazy. Accept this chore.
The person who untied the bells must also tie the bells. It was Yang Anxuan who proposed the review at first. Yin Zhongwen invited Yang Anxuan to the mansion and complained in front of him, thinking of getting some money and food from Yang Anxuan.
Yang Anxuan laughed and said, "Yin Gong is holding a golden rice bowl and begging for food. Doesn't he know that proofreading can also make money?"
Yin Zhongwen stroked his beard and muttered: "The major affairs of the country are sacrifice and military affairs. How can we use the inspection ceremony to collect money? An Xuan's suggestion is inappropriate."
Yang Anxuan said: "Don't be anxious, Mr. Yin. This review ceremony will shock the whole country. King Langya and King Wuling will lead their civil and military forces to Xuanwu Lake to watch. There will definitely be a huge crowd of people in the capital going to watch the ceremony."
If Yin Zhongwen realized something, he stopped stroking his beard and listened to Yang Anxuan continue.
Yang Anxuan smiled slightly, took a sip of tea in his leisurely time, and asked in a leisurely manner: "Where will Duke Yin prepare the two princes to watch the review?"
"The review venue is set to the west of Xuanwu Lake, where there is a school field." Yin Zhongwen said: "Yu ordered people to ram a platform at a high place near the lake, build a general platform, and set up reed sheds on top to avoid the sun; he also built reed sheds on both sides. , for hundreds of officials to watch the battle."
Yang Anxuan asked: "How many people can watch in the booth?"
Yin Zhongwen calculated the size of the reed shed and said, "About two hundred people."
"Not even the officials in the capital can be accommodated." Yang Anxuan asked with a smile: "Is the ceremony venue spacious enough? How many people can it accommodate?"
Yin Zhongwen ran to Xuanwu Lake every day these days and was very familiar with the venue. He responded: "In addition to the soldiers participating in the exercise, it can also accommodate nearly ten thousand people. Plus the building boats on Xuanwu Lake and high places such as Jilong Mountain, it should be It can accommodate ten thousand people."
Yang Anxuan laughed and said: "With thousands of people watching the ceremony, how can this single reed shed be enough? Duke Yin might as well have built reed sheds around the school grounds. There is no need to set up seats inside the reeds. Most of them can just put up wooden boards to imitate the chairs and let people sit and watch the battle." .”
Yin Zhongwen suddenly realized, "Does An Xuan want to sell these seats for watching the game?"
Yang Anxuan said: "That's right. It doesn't cost much to build a reed shed along the school grounds, and it can accommodate at least more than 2,000 people to watch the battle. Then we will divide the seats into ranks according to the quality of the seats. The upper seats will have tea, snacks, and attendants; the middle seats will have tea. , please sit tight at the next table."
Yin Zhongwen stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The children of the powerful families in the capital and wealthy businessmen's families are coming to watch the battle. The demand for these seats must exceed the supply. It shouldn't be difficult to get two hundred seats. I think ten thousand dollars a seat is not expensive. Eight hundred for the middle seat can cost two thousand dollars." One table, as for the next table, five hundred yuan per table is enough."
Two hundred, the upper seat is worth two million yuan, the middle seat can earn 1.6 million yuan, and the lower seat can also earn 5.6 million yuan. In this way, at least four million yuan will be paid.
Yin Zhongwen happily raised his glass and said, "An Xuan got hundreds of gold for his casual advice. He is indeed the Midas master. I offer tea instead of wine and thank you for your advice."
Yang Anxuan responded with a smile: "Yin Gong has worked hard for the country, and I am extremely happy that I can contribute my meager efforts."
A look of greed flashed in Yin Zhongwen's eyes. He has worked hard for the country and is insensitive to thank you. If he doesn't seize this opportunity to make a big profit, it will be wrong for me, Mr. Yin, to take charge of this matter.
Putting down the tea cup, Yin Zhongwen was greedy and continued to ask tentatively: "Other than that, what else can An Xuan do?"
Yang Anxuan was playing with the celadon tea cup. They said that Yin Zhongwen liked luxury by nature, and his residence was extremely gorgeous. The tea set used for drinking tea was made of fine celadon, which was more expensive than gold.
"At that time, there will definitely be female relatives going to play and watch. If Yin Gong can prepare some big boats for boating on the lake, it will definitely be very popular." Yang Anxuan said casually.
Yin Zhongwen nodded frequently and kept it in mind. This time Yang Anxuan came to Beijing to seek to improve his family status. Yin Zhongwen Yiyuan invited many disciples of the family to open the door for him, and Yang Anxuan was ready to return the favor.
Then, Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "If Duke Yin can persuade King Langya and King Wuling to grant a banquet to guests after the ceremony, the price of the banquet will definitely rise a lot."
Yin Zhongwen's eyes shone brightly and he said with a smile: "An Xuan's words are worth a hundred gold. Now that I have learned the lesson, I will go to the palace to give advice to King Langya and King Wuling."
Yang Anxuan said: "Don't be impatient, Mr. Yin. There will be chaos easily if there are many people. We must worry about the safety of the prince and the ministers."
Yin Zhongwen frowned. He hoped that the more people would come, the better, so that he could make more money and gain a reputation for himself. However, Yang Anxuan was right to worry. If an assassin hurt someone, all his previous efforts would be wasted.
Yang Anxuan pondered for a moment and said: "We might as well ask the soldiers participating in the school parade to guard the school grounds. The prince, the princes, and the guests in the upper and middle seats are not allowed to be approached at will."
Yin Zhongwen thought for a while and nodded. He only needed to protect these few places without much troops. As for the banquet, there was no need to worry about him.
Greed aroused, Yin Zhongwen said: "Two hundred banquets are too few. I think we can set up four hundred banquets."
Yang Anxuan secretly ridiculed Yin Zhongwen for using up all his efforts to fish, and advised: "Yin Gong, things are rare and valuable. If there are too many and the price cannot be raised, I'm afraid the gain will not be worth the loss."...
On the second day, there was a meeting in the East Hall.
Yin Zhongwen reported Yang Anxuan's proposal to King Langya and King Wuling. Sima Dewen said happily: "In this way, the court can get three to four million more money. If the gambling funds donated by Yu Zhanggong and Hongnong Gong are added, the national treasury will not only use Spend money and make money."
Dong Huai thought for a while and said: "This method is very wonderful. You can exchange income through seats. From now on, you can review it every three to five years."
King Wuling smiled and asked: "Yin Shang
Shu, just now you said that this method was thought by Hongnong Gong Yang Anxuan? "
Yin Zhongwen thanked Yang Anxuan for giving him this opportunity to make a fortune and said, "Exactly."
Sima Zun nodded slightly, turned his head and said to Sima Dewen beside him: "Recently, there are rumors in the capital that Hongnong Gong is both civil and military, and has the talent to navigate the world and stabilize the world. It seems that the rumors are true."
Sima Dewen said: "Brother Wang, I have heard something. Someone advised me to keep Yang Qing in the capital to serve the country."
Sima Zun smiled and did not respond. He knew that Yang Anxuan would not stay in Beijing. Yang Anxuan, who had left Yongzhou, could not fight against Liu Yu in Jingkou no matter how capable he was.
Regarding Yin Zhongwen's invitation to review the grand ceremony and give him a banquet, King Wuling said: "If it can make money for the country, I will be willing to give him a banquet every day."
What he said made the whole hall laugh, but Sima Zun felt sad. It was a tragedy for the royal family that a member of the royal family of King Wuling actually relied on giving banquets and receptions to make money.
After receiving permission, Yin Zhongwen began to sell seats for the ceremony. There was a lot of traffic and crowds in front of the Yin Mansion, and relatives and friends came to ask for seats. In two days, more than half of the two hundred tables were sold.
Only then did Yin Zhongwen realize that the price of 10,000 yuan was too low, and secretly sent the central government department to sell the remaining seats. The upper seats were raised to 80,000 yuan per seat and were still priced at no market. Even the middle seats had already exceeded 10,000 yuan. . qδ
After receiving the report from Bu Qu, Yin Zhongwen repeatedly struck the couch with the tail of his croaker, regretting it endlessly.
Three days before the review ceremony, all the seats were sold out. In the teahouses, restaurants, and theaters, everyone was talking about the upcoming Xuanwu Lake review ceremony. Ordinary people learned that the court was not allowed to prohibit people from going to watch, and they all invited people to come and see the grand event.
In Prince Wuling's Mansion, Sima Zun listened to Yin Zhongwen's report that the seats for the review ceremony had been sold for a total of 4.2 million yuan. He smiled and said to his friend Yin Qi, the doctor in Duzhi: "Yin Shangshu, this money should be able to be used for a while. You don't need to see it." I need money."
Yin Youqi smiled and bowed and said: "If nothing major happens, it should be able to support the summer Fu to be put into the treasury. If everything goes well, the court can have a good year this year."
King Wuling praised Yin Zhongwen a few words, and Yin Zhongwen became more and more complacent and boastful. Everyone in the hall listened patiently to his speech for a quarter of an hour, and then Yin Zhongwen left.
Yushi Zhongcheng Ruan Xinzhi said: "Your Majesty, I have received many memorials to impeach Yin Shangshu, saying that he condoned the sale of seats in the grand ceremony. One seat was sold for eighty to one hundred thousand yuan, and his family wealth exceeded one million yuan."
Ruan Xinzhi was a descendant of the Chen Liuwei family, Ruan Ji and Ruan Xian. The former Yushi Zhongcheng Wang Zhenzhi (1) was transferred to the Shizhong position, so he took over as Yushi Zhongcheng.
Sima Zun also heard about it, but Yin Zhongwen was able to handle the review ceremony properly and did not want to pursue it. He said calmly: "Let's leave this matter aside for the time being. We will discuss it after the review ceremony is over."
"Note (1): Wang Zhenzhi, grandson of Wang Xizhi, son of Wang Huizhi."
