While Governor Xuanda was chatting happily with his children, Ye Huiling talked about her plan to sell theater tickets to earn some money and food for the base.
Geng Ruqi didn't see anything wrong with buying tickets to watch the theater. Not only did he not object, he also suggested that the ticket prices should be divided into three classes.
The first-class tickets are in the middle of the front row. There are tables, chairs, fruit plates, and hot water. Only fifty tickets are allocated, and the price is one or two taels of silver.
One hundred and fifty second-class tickets were sold for only three hundred cents, and there were only chairs but no table or fruit plate.
The third-class ticket seats are either on the side or behind, all on big benches, and the ticket price is only 100 yuan.
Geng Ruqi also specifically explained why he did not make tea for the first-class spectators and only needed to provide boiled water in a timely manner.
That's because he has been in a high position for a long time and knows how tricky the dignitaries are, so he will definitely not drink coarse tea for them.
Definitely not good tea.
Besides, how much does one tael of silver cost to be considered good tea? How to determine the standards?
Under normal circumstances, discerning dignitaries bring their own good tea when they go to teahouses and theaters, and the same should be true for theaters.
So just give boiling water.
He also told Zuo Fanglian and Ye Huiling not to be in a hurry to change scenes, but to finish their performance in Xuanfu first.
Security issues are not a problem. Who dares to act wild on the parade square in front of the governor's palace gate?
Zuo Fanglian, Ye Huiling, and Xiaojiu did not originally plan to divide theatergoers into three classes.
For portability, ninety large benches with six legs that could seat six people were carried on the carriage.
Now according to Governor Xuanda's wishes, not only the chairs but also the Eight Immortals table must be prepared.
These things are rarely sold ready-made, and the three stewards, who are unfamiliar with the place, really can't get them for a while.
Fortunately, Geng Yueru and Geng Yueling came to help and asked the domestic slaves to bring the chairs and the Eight Immortals table from home.
The two of them also sent people to borrow from other officials' homes and asked Li Weida for help. They finally collected 200 chairs and 13 Eight Immortals tables in half a day, and the performance was not delayed.
The Governor of Xuanda led a group of civil servants and generals from Xuanda to review the positive energy drama "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers", which was simply a free promotion.
To be honest, the officials these days may not be able to govern the country through civil and military power, but they are all masters of pleasure.
Most of the gentlemen who came to see the theater in Xuanda were fascinated by the singing in the opera, so the tickets for the first day of the theater were Miaoguang, and only three of the fifty first-class tickets were bought.
Geng Ruqi felt that Huang Yi was too petty to hope that this drama would make some money, but he could appreciate the urgent need for money and food in the base area.
Willing adult beauty!
He believes that staging this drama in Xuanda University is not only meaningful, but can also achieve enlightenment.
So he readily agreed to write a drama review for "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers".
Not only him, Geng Ruqi also invited the governor of Datong, the governor of Xuanfu, the governor of Shanxi, the chief envoy of Shanxi, Bing Beidao, etc. who were second only to him in Xuan Da official position to write plays and evaluate them for the promotion of "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers".
Therefore, ten billboards with red paper were erected at the entrance of the theater yurt.
Each billboard is as tall as a person, and there are many readers reading around it, shaking their heads.
The high-ranking officials of Xuanda University praised this play so highly. Of course, dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, and landowners who were not short of money were willing to spend a tael of silver to watch it.
There is very little entertainment these days, and drama can only be enjoyed by a few big families.
The atmosphere of this kind of venue, which can accommodate 500 people to watch a play, makes the dignitaries sitting in the VIP seats feel very happy.
The plot of "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers" is compact, including not only literary opera but also martial arts. The singing style is novel and the lyrics are poetic. It was immediately liked by many noble people.
Such a good show, how can just watching it once be enough? Just watch it for yourself, how can you do it without bringing along your beloved wife and concubine?
The next step was more interesting. The venue was packed, it was hard to get a ticket, and there were even scalpers selling tickets.
No anti-theft
There is a new way to give gifts in the officialdom, such as theater tickets, and dozens or hundreds of first-class tickets, which can be used to watch six consecutive performances.
Why six games?
That's because theater tickets are only on sale for three days at the theater's box office.
Wherever there are many people, there are business opportunities. Those who are willing to spend one hundred, three hundred, or even one tael of silver to watch the theater are the financiers who are willing to spend.
As a result, too many small vendors came to the place after hearing the news, including those selling snacks, rouge and gouache, dried fruits and melon seeds, and so on.
Xuanda Governor's Office Street is bustling with activity, and the parade square is filled with stalls, making it feel like a snack carnival.
For a time, Xuanfu showed abnormal economic prosperity.
The government officials who maintained order and hunted down bandits did not complain, because the booth fees they received made them all make a little fortune.
During the days when the crew was singing in Xuanfu, the Geng family was "happy". Geng Yueru and Geng Yueling helped the crew prepare all day long under the pretense of accompanying the old lady to the theater.
One play lasted more than an hour, and there were two plays a day, one in the afternoon and one in the evening.
Seven days later, after calculating the accounts and throwing away all expenses, the crew actually made a profit of more than 700 taels of silver.
Because theater tickets have been pre-sold for three days, the next stop to Datong has been postponed and postponed.
Xuanfu is different from Datong. There is a hereditary vassal king for more than ten generations - Dai Wang Zhu Chuanhuoqi.
The disasters of the Ming Dynasty not only came from Wen Tian and Wu Xi, but also from constant party strife. There was also another fundamental reason: Lao Zhu's family was too fertile.
There are really too many vassal kings, county kings, generals of the country, generals of the auxiliary country, generals of the country, lieutenants of the country, etc.
In order to support more than 100,000 clan members with free salaries, the imperial court had to bear a huge financial burden, not to mention that there were many clan members who committed evil and plundered money.
Geng Ruqi, who was born as a Jinshi, is not afraid of the feudal kings. He has already sent people to send messages to Zhu Qiugui, the king of Jin in Taiyuan, and Zhu Chuanhuoqi, the acting king of Datong.
It explains that the crew of "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers" was a drama he initiated and rehearsed in order to educate all people to work together to defeat the Tatars and establish slaves.
He also politely invited the prince to watch the play and asked the prince to give more valuable suggestions.
Li Duoduo was not surprised and had warned him in advance that if the palace's gangsters still dared to cause trouble, Governor Xuanda would dare to send troops to arrest and behead people.
In fact, Geng Ruqi has always had an evil fire in his heart!
Anyone who is arrested and imprisoned to be beheaded will be left with a psychological shadow.
Geng Ruqi is no exception!
He finally understood that having a force that could use both arms and fingers to fight was more important than anything else!
If the prince dares to go too far, Lao Geng will lead his troops to slap him in the face.
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Today, Li Weida can be said to have everything he needs in the jurisdiction of Governor Xuanda, and his family's business is getting bigger and bigger.
Other families trafficked Huai salt from Yangzhou to the frontier fortress, but the Li family didn't need it because green salt was produced in the base area.
There is a relatively large salt lake on the base area, which is two or three times as salty as sea water.
Huang Yi knew the place, so of course he had to produce his own salt.
The base area has sufficient sunshine, so it is quite easy to dry salt. The output is large, which is far greater than the demand of the base area. Of course, we must consider selling it.
