The average price of land in Tokyo is about three or four kan nowadays, but if it is used as collateral, it is basically calculated at half the price, that is, one or two kan. This is the industry rule, and even if you have a good relationship with the Ma family, you cannot break this rule.
One hectare of land is one hundred mu. If calculated at two strings of cash, one hectare of land would be two hundred strings of cash. Five hundred hectares would require a loan of about one hundred thousand strings of cash.
But that's almost half of the charity's assets.
Although Zhang Fei had told them before that they wanted to mortgage the land to raise cash, there was not so much money in the accounts. If they waited for a good harvest every year, the opportunity would be lost.
But no one expected that Zhang Fei would be so ruthless.
The starting point is 100,000 strings of cash.
This number makes everyone feel timid. Although the prospects of football are indeed promising, it is not worth investing so much money in it.
Everyone looked at Chen Maoqian and Fan Yong, hinting to them, you two have a good relationship, so you can speak first.
"Sanlang, this competition shouldn't cost so much money, right?" Chen Maoqian asked tentatively.
Zhang Fei said: "To organize a football match, prize money is important. Next year I plan to offer 10,000 guan as prize money to attract them to form a team to participate. Add in the venue rental fee, match balls, and labor costs. I roughly calculated that it might cost about 20,000 guan."
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"A prize of 10,000 strings of cash? That's a bit too much."
"Let alone 10,000 strings of cash, even 1,000 strings of cash would have people competing for it. This year, the prize money Qiyun Society received was only about 600 strings of cash, and it has never exceeded 1,000 strings of cash."
......
After all, it is just a form of entertainment, not alcohol or food, which are consumer goods that people cannot live without.
Zhang Fei explained: "It doesn't mean that whoever wins will get 10,000 strings of cash. This is a reward for all teams. Each participating team can get some money, and it also includes some competition expenses. The first place only gets 2,000 strings of cash."
"Only"?
You use the word "only" in a very domineering way!
Everyone was speechless.
Zhang Fei could only continue to explain: "This is just the beginning. We have to come up with some gimmicks. If it's not profitable, we won't be able to attract more participating teams. After we have established the football league, we will make arrangements for the prize money based on the profits we make."
Fan Yong immediately said, "But Sanlang, as the saying goes, it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. If the bonus is set so high at the beginning, it will be difficult to reduce it in the future."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "First of all, no matter how extravagant or frugal they are, they will have no choice at that time, and we will take the initiative. Secondly, I don't think we need to reduce much, and the profit will be very considerable."
The timber merchant Zhou Yan said, "Can you make so much money from a football match? If there are a thousand people watching a game, the profit is just that, probably not even enough to pay the interest."
The others nodded.
You still have to pay interest on the loan!
The interest of one hundred thousand strings of cash is not a small amount.
"Tickets are just a tiny fraction of the profit."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Don't forget, I said before that we would borrow 100,000 strings of cash, but for the competition, we will only use 20,000 strings of cash. The remaining 80,000 strings of cash will be invested in industries related to football, including movable type workshops and carriage and horse rentals."
“Industries surrounding football?”
"good!"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "For example, the manufacturing of balls, clothing, sneakers, etc."
"How much money can you make from this?" Chen Maoqian asked puzzledly.
Zhang Fei said: "Once football becomes popular, these products will surely sell well and become one of our main sources of income. In addition, there is another important investment, which is football betting."
"Bet on football?"
"Don't you know that the Hong family gambling house is opening bets on this game?"
"Of course I know. Could it be that this is you, Saburo...!"
"Wrong, it's not me, but the money invested by the charity. We estimate that we can earn one or two thousand strings of cash from this game."
One or two thousand strings of cash?
This is equivalent to earning back the bonus!
This thing is really a money-making tool!
With this backup, then...then we can do bigger things.
Fan Yong suddenly coughed and reminded him in a low voice: "Sanlang, although your business is good, but... you have to be low-key and not do it openly."
Zhang Fei asked: "Why?"
Chen Maoqian said anxiously: "Is there any need to say this? After all, we are doing charity... No, I mean, we are doing charity after all, but using the charity money for gambling will damage our reputation."
Then he added, "Of course, I support it, but I think it should be kept low-key."
Zhang Fei said, "It's impossible to hide this, and it's impossible to keep it low-key."
"What do you mean?"
"It's very simple. Our accounts are completely public. The government will send people to check from time to time. How can we hide this? But..."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Don't worry, this charity gambling is charity, not gambling. Think about it, the money won from gambling is also used for charity, not for anyone to enjoy. If they are dissatisfied with this, they can donate some money!"
If the money is really used for charity, there is no need to worry about others gossiping about it.
But the problem is that no one wants to do charity!
"All for charity...?"
Paper shop merchant Huang Can whispered.
Everyone looked at Zhang Fei.
A bunch of idiots, how can you say this openly? Zhang Fei pretended not to hear, "Oh, right! My affairs are really too busy, so I plan to let Fan Dalang to assist me. Is that okay with you?"
Fan Yong immediately said, "Of course there is no problem."
As soon as he said this, almost everyone looked at him.
Your son, of course there is nothing wrong with you!
Zhang Fei added: "This football game is not a simple business. It requires sufficient manpower and the management of many things. The recruitment is left to you."
Yes! It was agreed upon at the beginning that this salary is the main benefit transfer!
Everyone nodded.
This time everyone has no problem.
A bowl of water must be kept level.
Zhang Fei said: "But I have said before that ability determines everything. After all, this charity organization is related to everyone's...love. If the ability is insufficient, or even causes us to lose money, we will be punished accordingly."
"Yes, yes, of course, of course."
In fact, even if Zhang Fei didn't say so, they would supervise each other. After all, this is everyone's money.
Zhang Fei said to Fan Yong again: "Mr. Fan, I think if you don't drink while watching a game, it's like not watching the game. I hope your Baifanlou can brew a kind of wine that is convenient for drinking while watching a game."
Drinking while watching a game? That's a good idea! Fan Yong's eyes lit up at first, but then he frowned and said, "It's impossible to watch a game with a table of food in front of you. Without food to go with the wine, it's boring to drink the wine!"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "This is something you should consider, but if it can be brewed, I believe it will sell well."
Fan Yong nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll go back and think about it carefully."
Zhang Fei nodded, and said to Chen Maoqian, who was almost drooling, "Mr. Chen."
"exist!"
Chen Maoqian almost stood at attention.
Zhang Fei said: "We may need a lot of shops to sell football-related products, so we will entrust the matters concerning the shops to you."
Chen Maoqian nodded and said, "No problem."
Zhang Fei added: "There will also be leather, silk, etc. We will discuss the details then."
The wealthy businessmen all showed relieved smiles on their faces.
Got it!
I understand everything!
The meat is rotten in the pot.
It doesn’t matter!
From this perspective, football matches are worth organizing. Otherwise, if we don’t make it bigger, how will we transfer the benefits?
If it was just a movable type printing workshop, the transfer of interests would be too obvious. As long as the court was not stupid, it would definitely be able to see it. However, in a football match, the interests are in a very complex structure, and there is a lot of room for manipulation.
In fact, they have relatively low expectations for charities. Their main concern is tax avoidance. They don't have high hopes for making money.
Zhang Fei asked: "Does anyone have any opinions?"
A group of wealthy businessmen shook their heads.
Zhang Fei added: "Okay, then let Fan Dalang negotiate with the Ma family to see how this loan will be handled."
"If the interest rate is too high, we can't accept it."
Although the meat is rotten in the pot, everyone still hopes to get a bigger share.
The Ma family is making money without doing anything. If the interest rate is still too high, it would be a bit excessive.
After discussing the issue of interest transfer, the donors left satisfied.
"They're all gone!"
Not long after these wealthy businessmen left, Xu Zhiqian came into the hall arm in arm with Gao Wenyin.
Zhang Fei pretended to be surprised and said, "Zhi Qian, you came back so early. Is it because the football game was so boring that you were bored?"
Gao Wenyin pursed her lips and smiled faintly.
Xu Zhiqian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if I'm bored, what matters is that everyone likes to watch it."
Zhang Fei said disdainfully: "Where was your attitude before?"
"My attitude has never changed." Xu Zhiqian straightened her breasts: "My attitude is that I am worried that you will fail and hope that you will succeed. I will be very happy if your football game is successful."
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes, "You are cheating now."
Gao Wenyin whispered, "Sanlang, Madam Xu does care about you."
"that is."
Xu Zhiqian said, "And I wasn't the only one who thought your football game wouldn't work. But I don't know why, but today those people are like possessed, even my sisters are like this, do you know the reason?"
This question has been bothering her.
The audience, including her sisters, were crazy.
Zhang Fei asked back: "Aren't you possessed?"
"No!" Xu Zhiqian shook her head slightly.
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment and asked, "Were you watching the game at that time?"
Xu Zhiqian's eyes flickered: "I'm paying attention to everyone's reactions."
"I see."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, “Next time you watch the game seriously, preferably with a team you support, you will be able to experience the magic.”
"Really?" Xu Zhiqian no longer had the confidence to question Zhang Fei, and asked again: "Have you agreed to invest money in this football match?"
Zhang Fei nodded.
"So how much money do you plan to invest?"
"One hundred thousand strings of cash."
"One hundred thousand strings of cash?"
Gao Wenyin exclaimed.
Xu Zhiqian was stunned. "So... so many?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "If there is not even enough space for 100,000 strings of cash, then I would not have chosen to organize this football match."
Xu Zhiqian became worried again.
This is simply a gamble!
However, reality tells Xu Zhiqian that football is definitely worth looking forward to.
The popularity of this football match quickly spread from Jucheng to the streets. After all, the people who went to watch the game today were not just dignitaries, but people from all walks of life.
Therefore, tonight all the major restaurants, teahouses and pubs are discussing this football match.
Fan Yong saw all of this, including the Baifan Tower, and quickly asked people to find a way to brew a kind of wine suitable for watching football.
But they were not discussing whether Cuju or football was better, but how regrettable it was that the guard Ma lost and how shameless Cao Dongdong was, and they were madly complaining about the referee and the draw system.
This made those disdainful dandies very confused, wondering whether this football match was good or bad.
Want to say it?
Everybody is criticizing it, there is really no one praising it. When talking about this competition, everyone is full of resentment.
But it’s not good to say it, right?
Almost everyone is talking about this football game, free kicks, corner kicks, offside.
Some people also simulated on the cloth what offside is and the formations of the two teams at the time. Similarly, everyone argued about this.
However, compared to the enthusiasm among the people, very few officials in the court discussed the football match. After all, Wang Anshi's reform had already begun, and their minds were not on this entertainment at the moment.
In particular, a small episode occurred during this game, in which Wang Anshi and Sima Guang formally recommended Zhang Fei to the emperor.
Moreover, everyone could see very clearly at that time that both of them wanted to win Zhang Fei over to their side.
These two people represent the reformists and conservatives.
People on Wang Anshi's side were not surprised, because in the eyes of many people, Zhang Fei was Wang Anshi's man.
It is for this reason that conservative members were very surprised.
Among them were the two assistants who assisted Sima Guang in judicial reform, Liu Shu and Qi Hui.
"Master Sima, I don't deny Zhang San's talent, but he obviously supports Wang Jiefu. Why should we waste our efforts on him?"
Liu Shu asked in confusion.
He and Qi Hui were not demoted last time because Sima Guang believed that the procuratorate lacked help at that time, and the two of them were officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Criminal Justice, and were originally legal officials. It was understandable that Su Shi sought consultation with them.
Sima Guang said: "It is true that Zhang San has supported Wang Anshi several times, but you should not forget that he has also helped me several times."
Qi Hui immediately said, "It can be seen that this guy is very cunning. He is trying to please both sides. He is not trustworthy."
Zhang Fei did not make a clear statement between innovation and conservatism, but judging from some of his actions, he was clearly more inclined towards reform.
The main thing was the lawsuit about the ancestral laws. The previous ancestral laws were to defend the system established by the ancestors. After the lawsuit, Zhang Fei injected the gene of reform into the ancestral laws. His argument was to get rid of bad policies. If there was no reform, bad policies would definitely not be eliminated.
Relatively speaking, conservatives do not trust Zhang Fei that much.
Sima Guang said: "But there is one thing, he has never changed."
"Which one?"
"In terms of defending the law," Sima Guang glanced at them. "In this regard, he even did better than you."
The two were immediately ashamed and silent.
There is really no way to argue about this. Although Zhang Fei always wins, he always wins based on the law, not by any crooked means. His victory is fair and square.
Instead, they often threw the law to the back of their minds and tried to suppress Zhang Fei with their power.
After all, there is a tradition nowadays that officials are superior and the people are inferior. Zhang Fei is just an ordinary citizen after all. Some words coming out of Zhang Fei's mouth are inappropriate. This is challenging the authority of the officials.
Besides, having said that, Zhang Fei has no power and can only rely on the law.
It always sounds strange to emphasize fairness in a system that is inherently unfair.
Sima Guang added: "In the last case involving the Procuratorate, we lost because of this. If we don't even uphold the law, how can we supervise the two government regulations?
Zhang Fei's talent and his insights into the judiciary can make up for our shortcomings. If Zhang Fei is willing to help us complete the judicial reform, it will be even more powerful. "
Sima Guang saw that the two still had some doubts, so he added: "If Zhang San really completely surrenders to Wang Jiefu, then he will be able to provide Wang Anshi with a means to evade legal supervision, which is very disadvantageous to us."
After these words were spoken, Liu Shu and Qi Hui nodded at the same time.
In fact, they don’t care so much whether Zhang Fei joins them or not, but they are really afraid that Zhang Fei will join Wang Anshi’s side. Their current layout is at the local level, and the only thing that can stop the new policy is the judiciary.
Then Zhang Fei is indeed more crucial.
As one gains, the other loses, the damage is doubled!
Liu Shu asked: "Does Sima Xueshi have any way to get him to assist us in completing the judicial reform?"
Sima Guang nodded confidently: "The role he can play in setting up the two government regulations is extremely limited, but if he joins us, he will be able to show his talents. But you also have to put aside your prejudice against Zhang San and stop thinking about teaching him a lesson all day long."
Liu Shu couldn't help but laugh at himself and said, "We should teach him a lesson. If he doesn't teach us a lesson, we'll have to thank God. It seems that no one who offends him has a good ending."
This time Gu Ji was also ruined.
This is the third victim among the imperial officials.
Even if Sima Guang didn't say it, no one would be stupid enough to cause trouble for Zhang Fei over a trivial matter.
Of course, if Zhang Fei gets involved in court affairs in the future, that would be another matter.
Sima Guang sighed, "In fact, people like Wang Wenshan, Wang Hong, Gu Ji, etc., they didn't lose to Zhang Fei, but they asked for trouble. They always wanted to use their power to oppress others, and they even broke the law and regulations. In addition, they were not clean and self-disciplined, so they were attacked by Zhang San. In fact, there are more than three people who have conflicts with Zhang San. Why are the others not in trouble? You should also learn a lesson from this!"
Liu Shu and Qi Hui nodded awkwardly.
These three people are basically full of shit. As long as their power cannot suppress Zhang Fei, they will be very passive, because Zhang Fei is a political novice. Apart from his humble status, there is basically no point for him to be attacked. As for his status, he has Xu Zun, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang to support him.
Under Sima Guang's suggestion, the conservative faction reached a consensus that they should try their best to win over Zhang Fei, but their main purpose was not to let Zhang Fei join Wang Anshi's camp.
With the struggle between the reformists and conservatives, Zhang Fei, who was in the streets, won a relatively good external environment.
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As long as he does not express his position, neither side will regard him as a thorn in their eyes or a thorn in their flesh.
He can concentrate on starting his own business layout.
On the third day after the competition, the News published an article celebrating the successful conclusion of the Ancestor Charity Competition.
Not a penny was lost before the donation.
Both sides scored two goals each, a total of four goals. The charity will donate 400 strings of cash to the people to provide them with winter supplies, and will also announce the list of donations later to facilitate everyone's supervision.
This move has changed many people's views on charities.
This seems like a real charity.
At the same time, he took out another thousand strings of cash and donated them to the police station for the research and development of police equipment, and to the guards for the construction of a training ground.
Everyone has been discussing this matter these past two days. It was previously stated that the winner would receive one thousand strings of cash, but now it's a draw, so will the money not be donated?
It is entirely possible.
But the charity still gave out one thousand strings of cash.
This also made many people give a thumbs up.
A real man.
But this is just the appetizer. The charity organization officially named this event the Song Dynasty Charity Fund, headquartered in Baifan Building, will provide 10,000 strings of cash as prize money and organize a football league.
Ten thousand strings of cash?
This will definitely break the prize money record!
Even if you get first place in the imperial examination, you can’t get so many rewards!
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