The commander's mansion, the festival hall.

The eunuch Wang smiled and said to Li Chao, "Actually, there is another thing. Your Majesty asked someone to come and ask the Prime Minister Li to select three thousand Wu Ben Guards and send them to Chang'an as the Northern Imperial Guard."

Li Chao did not hesitate and agreed with a smile.

"Of course there is no problem with this, but how to choose the right way, the eunuch of the king also needs to check. I can ask the military administrations to select people to pass the imperial examination, or I can ask someone to accompany the eunuch of the king to select people to the military administrations."

"It's up to the Prime Minister to ask the subordinates to choose the people. I just need to live here. I believe in the Prime Minister's vision. However, not only are the choices from the government soldiers, but also the 100,000 soldiers and horses in Shuofang Town. The government soldiers, the town soldiers, and even the heroes of the people, can also choose the righteous men. If they are selected and sent to the capital, they will be the imperial guards of the Beiya Yulin Army. At that time, they will be divided into land and given land in the capital, and their future will definitely be better."

The Northern Ya Imperial Guard was developed from the foundation of Li Yuan's emperor. It was an army independent of the sixteen guards commanded by the Ministry of War. Because the Ministry of War was in the Southern Ya, the newly built left and right Yulin Army was called the Northern Ya Imperial Guard, and the focus was also at Xuanwu Gate, and another group was stationed in the East Palace.

This army is different from the Sixteen Guards. Although it is also a rotating force, it is also granted land. But the biggest difference is that they belong to the nature of a standing army, which is to recruit soldiers. At first, there were not many soldiers who led the military pay. Now Li Shimin plans to expand his personal soldiers. Each of the Yulins on both sides and the Yulins was 10,000 people. The newly expanded troops did not directly recruit, but instead selected elite troops from the border.

"Shuofang Town is 3,000, Hedong and Hebei are 2,000, and there are 1,000 each in Longyou, Guan and Hexi."

Ten thousand are from the northern towns in the important military areas of the Tang Dynasty.

Among them, Shuofang Town was selected with 3,000, which shows Li Shimin's emphasis on Shuofang Town.

"no problem."

Now there is no war in Shuofang, and the township soldiers are disbanded, and the government soldiers are on the rotation. Even if three thousand are drawn out to be selected into the Chang'an Yulin, it will not affect Shuofang's defense. Moreover, these three thousand are not only for the government soldiers, but also for some of the best conditions in Shuofang Town.

Although some soldiers in the palace may have just come from Guanzhong and have not been able to settle in Shuofang for a long time, they have to go back to Chang'an again, which is a bit troublesome. But it is good to go to Yulin and have a bright future. Not to mention that they can be promoted and raised immediately, at least it is easy to get a medal in the future. Moreover, being a professional soldier and having a fixed salary, this will become an iron rice bowl.

The soldiers in the early dynasty were not the kind of soldiers in the middle and late periods. The imperial guards in the capital would also become servants of the powerful and powerful. They are still different now. If you can join the imperial guards, you will have more opportunities to get honors and get promoted. This is a rare opportunity for ordinary poor people to enter the officialdom, and you will not be too happy.

Li Chao quickly arranged the choice of Yulin.

The eight prefectures in Shuofang are not very large now, only about 100,000 households. This is because they have just recovered and found out that the hidden households have escaped. In addition, the soldiers and immigrants have made the population exceed 100,000 households.

Shuofang Town has now become a place with a large number of residents in the Tang Dynasty. In many places in the Central Plains, the census household registration cleaning is far less than that in Shuofang. The official registered population is much lower than the actual population.

The courtroom will give you some official documents.

So all militia organizations such as Zhechong Prefecture, Township and Counties were mobilized.

The men of the Tang Dynasty were still very motivated.

Everyone wants to change the elements of themselves and their families. Ordinary people are not as good as scholars or officials. It is difficult to make a fortune and become a soldier. But if you become a soldier, you will naturally be the most promising person of the emperor.

Everyone signed up enthusiastically.

All civil and military officers from various prefectures, counties and Zhechong Prefectures received notice from Li Chao and strictly selected them. They also had to go deep into the countryside to visit those experts and heroes among the people.

What kind of sharpshooter, excellent rider, strongman, and long-distance running expert are all here to choose.

The selection of Yulin finally made a very lively ending.

When Li Chao saw it, he said it was good, it could be a whole event.

So Li Chao decided to simply hold a martial arts examination in Shuofang Town. Of course, it cannot be called the martial arts imperial examination now, so Li Chao named it the Shuofang Town Martial Arts Competition.

There are dozens of counties in the eight prefectures and dozens of counties in Shuofang Town. First, the state comparison is held in each prefecture, and then the outstanding ones among the prefectures are decided to go to Shuofang Town to compete.

In order to make it more lively, Li Chao brought the martial arts competition to Ningyuan.

He even deliberately asked someone to go to Chang'an to discuss advertising, and then advertised in the newly established newspaper and business newspaper in Ningyuan. Li Chao also wrote an article himself to build momentum for the martial arts competition.

The style suddenly rose, especially Li Chao brought a lot of sponsored advertisements and set up multiple awards for the martial arts competition, with high prizes.

Everyone's enthusiasm and curiosity are rising.

"There are polo games?" Eunuch Wang stayed in Ningyuan every day recently, staying at Li Chao for free and eating, and became even more fat and fat. He even took out most of his money deposits and invested in several Ningyuan businesses. He did not participate in the business, but just invested in individual stocks and paid dividends.

Since it is a martial arts competition, of course there must be a polo game.

In fact, Li Chao not only planned to select Yulin. He planned to use this style to enhance the martial spirit of the people in Shuofang Town, and at the same time combine it with Shuofang's economy, industry and commerce, so that this martial arts competition can also advertise and promote the industry and commerce of Shuofang.

Although industry and commerce are despised in this era, they are not rich without work and business without business. However, they still cannot be separated from it. Li Chao still has to stay in Shuofang for at least five years. If he wants to achieve political achievements, how can he not revitalize industry and commerce?

Even Li Chao has become the spokesperson of industry and commerce now. He has attracted many upstarts of military merit, and the industries operated by each company are quite large. Everyone is very happy to make money, and of course they are willing to talk to industry and commerce.

The martial arts competition will also hold a national entertainment event in Shuofang Town. There are few entertainment activities these days, and even those who sing big dramas are rare. How can ordinary people have any entertainment activities?

Now this martial arts competition is held, from county and township selection to state and middle-level competition, and finally a town competition, which allows the whole people to participate and entertain the whole people.

The people are entertained and happy. The merchants are promoted and the military government can earn advertising fees and sponsorship fees. Morale has increased and there is still a chance to get bonuses.

Even the folk customs became more and more martial, which is a good thing.

Anyway, it’s not time for summer harvest yet, so I have time.

Under normal circumstances, this martial arts competition should be held after the autumn harvest. At that time, the weather is good. But it is the first time this year, mainly to choose the Yulin style, so it is now.

Although the first session was a little hasty, it doesn't matter.

There are still some projects that should be found.

Li Chao basically drew on the sports meets in later generations. He no longer chose Yulin, but even had group events.

There are many ball games, polo competitions, which are the most popular activities, and they are exciting and beautiful. Although they are a group sports, of course they need to be needed. In addition, there are football, handball, etc., which are developed from polo. Handball is a football game similar to rugby, football, of course, modern football. In addition, there are volleyball, other badminton, table tennis, and tennis, due to technical reasons, and are not available for the time being.

In addition, swords, guns, swords, halberds, equestrians, riding, rowing, wrestling, and archery must be needed, as well as weightlifting and javelin shot put.

Of course, you must not miss high jump long jump running and swimming.

There are many projects, some of which are subdivided into various groups, such as running, long-distance running, and sprinting, and weightlifting at different levels.

Anyway, if you have more events, the competition will be more interesting.

"Master, these competitions have nothing to do with choosing Yulin. Does Yulin still have to play polo well? Or swimming well?"

"First of all, Your Majesty also said that we not only select outstanding soldiers, but also select various heroic and strange people from the people. In short, we choose those who are capable. Furthermore, we will also take this opportunity to make this martial arts competition lively. Not only choose Yulin, but everyone also has the opportunity to entertain you."

If you just compare archery, weightlifting, running, fighting, then the ornamentality will be greatly reduced.

How could it be like now? A sports meeting with the title of a martial arts competition is lively. In order to make this martial arts competition lively and popular enough, Li Chao has no restrictions on participation conditions at all. Anyway, he has to pass the qualifiers, etc., so he can naturally enter the competition with good conditions.

"Master, but we will make this martial arts competition so lively. It will definitely cost a lot of money. It is not good to waste extravagance. If His Majesty knew that we would spend a lot of money on Yulin, I would be unhappy."

Li Chao chuckled. The eunuch Wang had been in Ningyuan for so long, but he had not yet been influenced by the business atmosphere here.

"I'll tell you this, Eunuch Wang. This martial arts competition will be very lively, and the expenses will definitely be very high. You have to have some martial arts venues and get bonuses. However, you will never lose money. In the end, we will still make money. After holding this conference, I, Shuofang Town, can not only select 3,000 Wu Ben Yulins for Your Majesty, but also make a fortune and give Your Majesty a military expense."

The eunuch Wang was stunned when he heard this, this was OK.

"How much can you give to Your Majesty?"

Li Chao calculated that a martial arts competition in Quanshuofang Town was so lively that if the publicity was in place, advertising sponsorship should be a lot, and even if you make ten thousand yuan, it would probably not be a problem.

"At that time, I can give your Majesty at least three thousand guan."

"Three thousand guan? How can I make so much money?"

"Of course it is to advertise and attract sponsorship. For example, our boating competition can advertise the shipyards and merchant fleets that build shipbuilding. Our polo, equestrian, and riding competition can advertise the merchants of this horse business. In short, there are many. Our conference is so popular, so the advertising fee will naturally be charged a little more."

Three thousand guan, that's only about one-third of Li Chao's expected income.

Now he is used to only giving Li Shimin one third after making money. The big one still has to be kept in the local area. The yamen has to draw one third, and the remaining one third has to be left to the prefectures and counties. This is the long-term healthy and sustainable development.

It must be beneficial for everyone to work so hard.

The eunuch was still surprised by the three thousand guan. He chose three thousand guans and did not have to pay a penny, and he could still earn three thousand guans in the end. It was amazing. He thought that three thousand guans were the entire profit.

"No wonder the merchants in Ningyuan all said that the hero had a little bit of gold hand, and it was indeed a bit of the ability to turn into gold. However, the merchants in Ningyuan were also strong and had many merchants. Otherwise, it would be difficult to make such a lot of money if they wanted to sell advertisements and get sponsorships."

Li Chao laughed without saying a word. Three thousand guan was called "Double"? As long as this martial arts competition is started, it will definitely become more and more popular every year in the future. At that time, it will be an IP that will make money. Eunuch Wang, do you know what IP is?
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