Not to mention, Luo Qingcen was also involved in this matter. Her father was the regiment commander and second in Danyang. If military power was included, her father was definitely the first. Even the prefect of Danyang did not dare to offend him.
Although the magistrate was the hidden backer of the Huang family, he only accepted bribes to challenge Luo Qingcen's father for the Huang family's gambling house. He did not have the courage yet.
Yunze came to Liu San with six thousand taels.
"Here... bet on me to win. Do you dare to take it?"
"Take it, why don't you take it? I won a lot of money from your Master Yun. If you want to give me money this time, how could I not accept it?" Liu San's face was full of excitement and pride.
Collecting money and giving tickets was done in one go, as if he was afraid that Yunze would regret it.
Yunze took the ticket in his hand and returned to the girls. Luo Yunniang looked at the ticket in Yunze's hand. Although it was a pity, she would unconditionally support whatever Yunze did.
In the past, she would have worried that Yunze would become addicted to gambling and would eventually take his anger out on their sisters. However, Yunze's behavior let her know that even if Yunze became addicted to gambling again, he would never treat their sisters badly. Difference.
If they lose, the worst they can do is help Yunze pay it back together. Now that the workshop is making money, it is still affordable to pay back six thousand taels.
Even if Yunze loses all his family wealth in the future, she won't care. As long as Yunze is good to their sisters, she will be willing to eat chaffy vegetables every day.
"Take the ticket. Don't forget to collect the money later..." Yunze handed the gambling ticket to Luo Yunniang.
Luo Yunniang took the gambling ticket and put it away with great care. Even though the gambling ticket might be useless at all, she was moved by Yunze's actions.
"Let's go...it's time to pass." Yunze glanced at the four talented men and Zheng Ying who had already come over, with a hint of amusement at the corner of his mouth.
The group of people walked to Wanghu Restaurant. At this time, many people in the restaurant had already gone in to eat. It's almost noon at this point. Some of the spectators were also hungry.
Moreover, there were still a lot of people eating, and Fang Fu and his ten waiters were busy. The chef in the back kitchen was also very busy.
Yunze has been away these days, so the manpower needed for the restaurant's opening was completed by Fang Fu and Luo Qingcen. Yunze has become a hands-off shopkeeper.
Looking at the booming business and those who are looking forward to high-quality wine, there are many people who are eager to try the drinks.
Unfortunately, business is so good that there are currently no vacancies, but as long as there are vacancies, someone will fill them. The unprecedentedly hot business made Luo Qingcen a little stunned.
If this continues, it will not be a dream to make a fortune every day. Soon, we will be able to open branches in other places in Danyang City.
Yunze expected that the business would be booming, but he didn't care at all. What he cared about now was defeating the four great talents. As long as this was completed, the next expansion of Wanghu Restaurant could begin immediately.
But if it fails, then the business of Wanghu Restaurant is booming only for today. The future business may not be much different due to the high alcohol content. But if you want to expand further, you may have to go much slower.
Yunze didn't want to take his time, and there wasn't much time given to him. Who knows whether the historical process of this world will be much different.
He looked at the four talented people and Zheng Ying who were walking towards him. The four talented people were full of disdain and ridicule, while Zheng Ying was looking at the booming business of the restaurant, his eyes full of jealousy and unwillingness.
With the arrival of the Big Four, people came around one after another. All the dignitaries, young masters and young ladies who had been arranged by Luo Qingcen were sitting under the stage.
There were also some highly respected intellectuals and dignitaries who invited Luo Qingcen to the high platform. Some of them were invited by the four great talents, and some were invited by Luo Qingcen.
There are ten people in total, and they are the referees of this literary fight. Since a formal civil fight is to be held, of course there must be a referee. As for the fairness of the referee. It's a little hard to say.
However, Luo Qingcen invited five people, and Zheng Ying also invited five people. If it was unfair, there was no need to worry about being specifically targeted. After all, there are five people on Luo Qingcen's side.
Furthermore, these people all have status, and if they really gravitate towards one side, it will probably tarnish their reputation.
Unless there is the temptation of huge benefits, no one will play with their reputation.
Luo Qingcen asked the ten people to sit down, while Ye Ziyan introduced the ten referees beside Yunze. However, there were only six people on the referee's bench at this time, and the remaining four did not show up.
Among the six people, four are well-known celebrities in Danyang. They have not yet reached the level of Confucianism, but they are not far behind. The other two were nobles from Danyang City. Both were barons and had some literary names.
The requirements for referees in this situation do not have to be too high, or it is okay not to use referees, but in order to make Yunze infamous.
The four great talents specifically requested that ten referees have to be added. Moreover, they could not invite wealthy businessmen, and they had to have literary names. Or maybe he has a title. The tough one definitely has to go up.
The four great talents invited five, and Luo Qingcen invited five people. Of the six people who had already entered the venue, three of them were invited by Luo Qingcen. Two celebrities and one knight.
Logically speaking, if Yunze invited people, these people would probably not be as good as Yunze, but the four great talents are different. They have a reputation. There is also an awesome teacher behind the scenes.
It would give you some face, and it would be okay to invite a few celebrities and lords. As for Luo Qingcen, her status is not bad, even though her father does not have a title.
But her grandfather had a title, and he was also a marquis, one of the five ranks of duke, marquis, uncle, son, and boy in Dajing.
His father is also the regimental commander, and her family is so proud that if she wants to invite a few celebrities and lords, it will be a waste of time.
Therefore, with the help of the four great talents and the Zheng family, as well as Yun Ze and Luo Qingcen, a literary fight that was not of high standard became full of high standards.
However, Yunze was curious about who the remaining four referees would be.
While Yunze was surprised, Luo Qingcen and the parents of the Zheng family welcomed the four people onto the ring. Seeing these four people, Yunze looked slightly stunned. She never expected that Luo Qingcen would invite a county prince.
Yunze knew three of the four people on stage. There was an old man left who had a reserved aura, but gave off a cold and cold aura, and he didn't recognize him.
The three people he knew were Luo Qingcen's father, Luo Xuan, who was a training envoy from the fifth rank regiment, Cheng Ying, the Sui Bu envoy, and Song Rui, the prince of Danyang County. As for the last old man, Yunze didn't know him.
"It's him... I didn't expect Cheng Ying to invite him. It seems that the three-color cloth has really attracted the attention of the court." At this time, Ye Ziyan beside him exclaimed in surprise.
Yunze turned to look, and Ye Ziyan quickly explained: "That is Wu'an Hou Tongming, the real person in charge of Suibu this time. Because of what happened to the Su family in Ninghang three years ago, Suibu was assigned ten Among several continental prefectures, Danyang City can only be regarded as one-tenth of that."
"Speaking of which, if someone can become the leader in the year-old cloth business, he may be able to control all the year-old cloth business in the future. However, in three years, the year-old cloth products of more than a dozen merchants are not satisfactory. Every year, In terms of investment, our Ye family has won the bid this year.”
"Originally, with the color of our previous cloth, we had a chance to win the final victory. Because of this, the Huang family would frame us again and again, and even wanted to steal the dyeing formula in my hand."
"Now that the three-color cloth has appeared out of nowhere, Cheng Ying might have already handed it over in order to receive the credit, so the Marquis of Wu'an appeared in Danyang City."
Ye Ziyan whispered to Yunze. Yunze quickly figured out the truth behind this.
The colors of his three-color cloth are definitely shocking enough, and it would be strange not to attract the person in charge of Suibu. However, when the Huang family's cloth begins to fade, I don't know what will happen to these people.
During this time, he has been asking Ye Ziyan to stock up on cloth and dye a new formula of three-color cloth. From beginning to end, not a single piece of three-color cloth was sold. Before the issue of the annual cloth is resolved, the three-color cloth must not be exposed to others.
When the Huang family collapses, he will be able to fight back with the three-color cloth in hand.
Looking at the four referees who came onto the stage, Yunze frowned a little. Cheng Ying and An Wubo were probably invited by the Huang family.
The Zheng family and the Huang family are like a den of snakes and rats, and it is estimated that these two people may be biased towards the four great talents.
Moreover, Cheng Ying and Wu Anbo Tongming seemed to have poor reputations, but they had high status, and even if they were causing trouble, not many people would dare to say anything.
However, seeing the two people Luo Qingcen invited, he felt a lot more relieved. Luo Qingcen was also thoughtful. Although his father Luo Xuan was only a training officer from the fifth-grade regiment, his background was impressive.
He and Cheng Ying were on an equal footing. As for the title of Marquis Wu'an, he was inferior to Song Rui, the Danyang County Prince invited by Luo Qingcen.
Song Rui is from the royal family and is a cousin to the emperor. Although he has no official position, he has lived in seclusion in Danyang City for more than ten years. But they are the royal family after all.
Yunze believed in this person's character. He is really selfless, and he is also an infatuated person. His wife has been dead for ten years and they have never renewed their relationship. Even he only has one wife in his life.
When the referee takes his seat, the players from both sides take their seats on the stage. This literary fight was divided into four rounds, with four people on the opposite side and one person on Yunze's side.
From the beginning, the fight was unfair. But the four talented men didn't think so much. Regardless of whether it was fair or not, they just wanted to crush Yunze. Let Yunze make a fool of himself in front of everyone.
Therefore, even if it is unfair, they don't say it and just pretend it's not the case. This shows that the character of these four people is not very good. As for the people around you, even if they see injustice.
But there are a few people who will complain about Yun Ze. They... are just responsible for watching the excitement, and even say they want to see Yun Ze make a fool of himself.
Perhaps, the young masters and daughters who once played happily with Yunze would complain about Yunze, but with just ten of them, in front of thousands of people, their voices were drowned out.
"Okay... the literary battle begins. This time it is divided into four games, namely, piano, chess, pairs, and poetry! The first game is the piano competition... please both sides start preparing... draw lots to decide the order!"
The person responsible for presiding over this literary fight was a teacher from Danyang Academy. That is, the teacher. Danyang Academy is an official academy, and the academy is from the sixth grade.
At this time, this sixth grader was sitting in the audience. Next to him were other officials from Danyang Prefecture, even the prefect of Danyang was among them. There is no way, the referee has one county and one county, and there is also the annual cloth envoy Cheng Ying.
It would be hard for them not to join in the fun at this time, to look familiar, and to flatter a few people.
But their current qualifications are only to stay on the stage, but Luo Qingcen arranged them in the best position.
As the Danyang Academy teacher spoke out, a maid came up holding the lottery box.
