After making preparations for the billiards tournament, An Jingzhi sent people to make arrangements and investigations in many aspects.

Naturally, he did not miss the county magistrate of Zeyun County.

If you want to have a good relationship with someone, you have to cater to their interests. After investigation, you will find out that there is a legal advisor beside the Magistrate of Zeyun County, and that legal advisor was a classmate and friend of Master Bai in his early years.

After reaching an agreement with some merchants, he met Master Zhao, who was beside the county magistrate, through Master Bai.

Before Master Zhao arrived, Master Bai and An Jingzhi had already arrived at the restaurant waiting for him.

"When we were classmates and friends, our relationship wasn't very close. It was only after he came to Zeyun County to work as a legal advisor that we gradually became closer. We often chatted, and I didn't expect our relationship to become even closer than when we were classmates."

Master Bai was reminding An Jingzhi of some things to pay attention to.

"He's not picky about food, but he loves fine wine. You've made the right choice by choosing Tianxianglou."

An Jingzhi thanked Master Bai again and again.

If it weren't for An Chunming, he had often sent food to Master Bai's house over the past six months to improve his family's meals, and his relationship with Master Bai had become closer and closer. In addition, Master Bai had high hopes for An Chunming, he might not have been able to convince the other party to help him make an appointment with Master Zhao.

"Master, someone is coming."

The two people in the box were still talking when they heard the dog's cry.

The two of them immediately walked out of the box and came to the lobby, only to see that Master Zhao had been led to the stairs and was walking towards the box.

An Jingzhi and Master Bai came forward to greet them with smiles on their faces.

Master Bai and Master Zhao exchanged a few words before entering the private room.

"Hahaha, I never thought that one day I would get to drink wine you invited me to." Master Zhao said after sitting down.

Master Bai quickly waved his hand and said, "This isn't my invitation. I'm just taking advantage of Young Master An."

Only then did Master Zhao look An Jingzhi up and down. If he was just the eldest son of the An family, the other party would definitely not know him.

But as the inventor of billiards, Master Zhao had also heard of the other party.

"Are you An Jingzhi? You are indeed a young talent."

An Jingzhi saluted quickly, "Master, you are too polite."

The food was served quickly and everyone ate while talking.

During the meal, Master Bai kept speaking well of An Jingzhi.

Master Zhao knew his classmate well. Although he liked yellow and white things, he also had a bottom line.

If you don't really agree with the other person, you probably won't say so many compliments.

"Alright, alright," Master Zhao said speechlessly, "If I didn't know your family situation, I would have thought he was your son."

Master Bai smiled and said, "I wish he was my son. What a pity."

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A few people ate and chatted, and when the banquet came to an end, Master Zhao finally announced the theme.

"Tell me, what is the meaning of this billiards competition?"

Mr. Zhao put away his joking expression and acted in a businesslike manner.

But there was also a box of local specialties that An Jingzhi contributed to him.

He briefly explained again what he had said to convince the group of merchants.

Master Zhao had a strong ability to understand. After An Jingzhi explained it once, he understood the nature of this competition.

"From what you said, it's an activity that can make a lot of money."

"But the large open space you need may have to be moved outside the city."

An Jingzhi said that not only can the registration fees for the billiards tournament be earned, but also the tickets for the audience seats can be sold.

The price is not expensive, only one penny per piece.

Most people can afford it.

Especially for those who have signed up for the competition, it is estimated that their family members will also go to watch. Although the number is small, it will add up to a considerable income.

There are also some snacks sold at the competition site, and these are just a small part of it.

The most important thing is that there is an official betting!

An Jingzhi didn't think about this at first, but when he saw that some people were still betting at the pool table, he suddenly realized it.

Originally, they were worried that one company would dominate the market and they would not be able to eat and end up eating too much.

But if the county magistrate is willing to get involved, then this matter will have great success.

As for the consequence of being left behind after they finish this term, An Jingzhi is not worried at all.

Such a big event will surely attract the playful little emperor.

An Jingzhi would never again do such a thing as manipulating people. Now with the little emperor as his backer, as long as he didn't take the initiative to cause trouble, he could walk around Zeyun County with his head held high.

The more An Jingzhi described his plan, the brighter his master's eyes became.

"Okay, okay, okay!" He said okay three times and then slammed the table.

"That's it!"

"One percent is not enough, it needs to be at least 20%."

In order to avoid the other party asking for an exorbitant price, An Jingzhi proposed to pay 10% of the tribute to the county magistrate.

An Jingzhi said with a bitter face, "Master Zhao, I'm sure you also know this. Although there is a possibility of making money, it is not a business that is guaranteed to make money."

"All this early publicity and promotion requires money."

"Also, we earn a lot of money here, so we collect a lot of taxes."

"By then, we'll have to find someone to fill in the sand and soil at the viewing area and build the viewing platform..."

The master lost his easygoing demeanor at the table. He shook his head firmly and raised two fingers.

"This 20% of the silver isn't just for the county magistrate, it also has things to do with the military camp. We're doing so much work here, shouldn't we send something to the capital?"

"Twenty percent is already too little."

An Jingzhi was already overjoyed in his heart, but his face still showed a sad expression, and he thought for a long time.

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