bookbashuk Chapter 2019 Imitation
Chapter 2019 Imitation
No matter what Li Tai's purpose was, what he said touched Li Zhi somewhat.
Learn from others' strengths and make up for your own weaknesses. When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. This is the principle in the Analects of Confucius.
Li Zhi had always been prejudiced against Li Shen, so he disliked everything about Li Shen and looked down upon him.
But today he understood.
Li Shen is Li Shen, and money is money.
Money is a good thing. He suddenly thought of the football betting that Li Shen had opened not long ago, which should be very profitable.
Otherwise, Li Shen would not have been brought to the court.
Li Shen is such a greedy person that he would rather give up 30% of the dividends to the court, which shows that this is a matter that will make a lot of money.
If this is true, why don’t I follow suit? Not only can I make money, but I can also compete for Li Shen’s wealth, killing two birds with one stone.
"Football betting? Does His Majesty also want to start a football betting competition? But we know nothing about this and we still need to recruit a team.
In addition, a football field needs to be built. The football field currently under construction not far from the industrial park is the one built by the Prince Ji’s Mansion. It is said to be very expensive.
Even if we prepare now, it will probably take until next year to be ready.”
Li Yifu put forward his own opinion. He felt that this matter was too troublesome and required a large investment.
But Li Zhi smiled:
"Haha, why bother? Isn't it ready? Li Shen has already set up the stage for us. We can just go up and perform.
Since we are imitating him, we should be the same as them in everything, including copying their guessing. We will do whatever they do.
You will definitely make money if you follow them.
Moreover, I believe that it won’t be long before many people will have the same idea as me.
So we have to speed up and get things done before others follow suit."
Li Zhi thought his idea was great. Even if Li Shen came back and wanted to file a complaint, he would have nowhere to go. There was no regulation allowing you to do it yourself.
"Copy it?" Li Yifu felt something was wrong. "Your Majesty, Prince Ji is very cunning. If we are exactly the same as them, Prince Ji will probably set a trap for us and make us pay.
Over the past ten years, Prince Ji has set up schemes to defraud aristocratic families and royal relatives more than once or twice.
I think we need to think about this carefully.
Just like the magic pearl incident back then, all the gold of all the families and nobles in the Tang Dynasty was drained out. Many nobles lost their fortunes, and some merchants even lost their families.
It has been widely rumored that the incident of the magic pearl was manipulated by Prince Ji, who was only ten years old at the time, and he was the mastermind behind it.
The purpose is to avenge the assassination of him by the noble family."
The incident at that time was so sensational that it could be said to be a major case that shocked the entire country. A merchant from India came and took away countless gold, but disappeared before he even left the border.
Some rumors said that the gold was too heavy, causing the ship to sink into the Yellow River, while others said that it was caused by an evil spirit.
But there was a rumor among the upper class that this batch of gold had gone into His Majesty's treasury, and the rumors were very convincing. All signs indicated that this was a conspiracy set up by Prince Ji behind the scenes.
But until now no one has been able to provide sufficient evidence.
Li Zhi was also one of the victims at that time, and he owed Empress Changsun 700,000 to 800,000 strings of cash for this.
It was also from this time that he lost favor in front of Empress Changsun and His Majesty and could no longer hold his head up.
Whenever he thought of this incident, Li Zhi felt a little regretful. He should have been more stable at the beginning and should not have gotten involved in that incident.
He would not have fallen out of favor, nor would he have been in huge debt, which he has not yet repaid. It was a pity that he was blinded by desire and thought that money was too easy to make, just like it fell from the sky.
I didn't expect that I would actually fall into it. I regret it so much.
After hearing Li Yifu's reminder today, Li Zhi was enlightened.
"Prince, Prince?" Li Yifu called Li Zhi twice softly, and Li Zhi came back to his senses: "Hmm? Hmm, go on."
“Yes, what I want to say is that King Yiji is fond of scheming and intrigue, and it is very likely that he will set a trap to harm us.
I think if the prince really wants to follow suit, why don’t we learn from Prince Ji’s Mansion and recruit the team as well.
So as to avoid falling into the trap of Prince Ji."
Li Yifu considered everything very carefully. He felt that if one was to learn something, one should learn the whole thing, and learning was generally very passive.
"Well, what you said makes sense, but the football was made by Li Shen, and even the rules were made by Li Shen.
We are not as familiar with it as he is. Even if we want to form our own team, I am afraid we cannot be as good as the team of Prince Ji's Mansion.
What's more, we don't understand the rules of his Tang Dynasty Cup Football League, so there is no way to hold it.
In addition, the investment is not small. The players' wages, food, and accommodation together would cost tens of thousands of strings of coins. And the football field would probably cost at least tens of thousands of strings of coins, right?
Even if we want to do it, we should learn how to do it first.
Therefore, I think we can learn while doing, and start the football betting business first. Everything will be the same as his. If he makes money, we will make money too, and if he loses, we will lose too, and even more.
I don't believe that he would deliberately pay money just to deal with me? Wouldn't that mean he would hurt the enemy by a thousand and lose three thousand of his own money?
Besides, Li Shen has gone to the Anxi Protectorate now, and he won’t be back for a while. By the time he comes back, we will have earned enough money and learned enough things, so we can do it ourselves next year.
how do you feel? "
Li Zhi knew that what Li Yifu said made sense, but they couldn't do it right now if they wanted everyone to follow suit. They didn't understand that Li Shen was the first to do this.
Some of the rules and gameplay were invented by Li Shen, and others have no idea about the twists and turns involved.
But he believed that it would not be long before someone in Chang'an would start to follow suit, and they would probably have the same idea as him.
So he had to seize the initiative. Li Shen was not in Chang'an now, so no one could stop him. Li Shen would not come back from Anxi just to deal with him and ignore what His Majesty asked him to do.
Li Yifu thought about it and decided that this was a solution. As long as they learned everything about it before Prince Ji came back, they could organize their own league and play their own games next year.
Then you won't need to be controlled by others.
"Your Highness, I think we can give it a try. The key is that we must learn everything before Prince Ji comes back." Finally, Li Yifu nodded in agreement.
As long as Prince Ji is not around, everything will be easy to deal with.
Xizhou is so far away from Chang'an that even if we rush to travel 600 miles, it will still take several days.
"Okay, in that case, you can assign someone to handle this matter, but don't reveal that it's the Prince Jin's Mansion that's doing it.
There must be shops in East Market, West Market, and Industrial Park. We will try to attract as many people as possible.”
Li Zhi waved his hand and decided the matter.
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