The more Li Xun listened, the more he felt that it made sense. In this way, many children would be able to receive training. He thought about it according to his own living environment. Usually, he would also do some training, such as riding a horse, archery, and so on. After all, Imperial Uncle was better in this aspect. As a nephew, if he wanted to be appreciated, he had to learn from him.
At this moment, an opportunity was in front of him. Li Xun absolutely could not refuse. After agreeing, he set the date. The first event was the grassland. The only difference was that Li Xun did not set a time limit of five days. Children between the ages of eight and twelve should be given ten days.
At the same time, no one knew what he was thinking. He actually allowed children between the ages of five and eight to participate. The time limit was set to three days. Naturally, there would be someone to take care of them at night. As for the older children, they would have to rely on themselves.
Father Zhang knew the identity of this child, so naturally, he would not stop him. With such a person around to protect them, he believed that the child would not have any problems.
The location of the grassland was also chosen. On the Luochuan County on the other side of the Luoshui River, there was a pasture with a few thousand horses. There were not many of them, and the pasture was not too big. It would take less than half a day to cross from the south by horse, and it would also take less than a day to cross from the east to the west.
After discussing the matter, Li Xun left and returned to Zhuangzi with a medal. The other children also followed the adults home. The lively day was finally over.
When it was almost night time, the people who often came to the restaurant had a new idea after seeing the children's competition. They proposed to hold such a competition, especially the quiz on intelligence. They felt that it was very interesting. At first, it was a little confusing, but after they found out the answer, they thought carefully and felt that there was some truth in it.
In the end, they directly asked for the entire second floor of the restaurant to be reserved, including the top floor.
In the eyes of others, this matter was just a kind of simple entertainment. When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan heard the news, they had a different idea. Today, the two of them did some publicity for some small places nearby and received one tael or three qian worth of silver. It was a good start.
Knowing that there were more adults who wanted to do the same, the two of them gathered together to discuss, hoping to gain more benefits.
"Xiao Bao, come and take a look. This is the blueprint that I designed. It's specifically for the placement of advertisements. On the road outside, we have to place a row of advertisements. On it, the names of the shops that are willing to spend money will be written. One advertisement costs 50 copper coins a day. Is that expensive?"
Wang Juan pushed a piece of paper with a drawing in front of Zhang Xiaobao and asked.
Zhang Xiaobao's drawing skills were much worse than Wang Juan's. Although it was said that he was better than Wang Juan, when it came to concrete matters, he couldn't compare. He looked at the flag designed by Wang Juan and shook his head.
"This flag is not bad, and it can even flutter in the wind. But this way, our cost will increase a lot. Using cloth to make a flag will make less money. Most importantly, it flutters when there's wind. When there's no wind, people won't be able to see the pattern and words on it.
This needs to be changed. We don't need cloth to make it, we use paper instead of dye. It can also be held up. Use a small stick to weave the frame of the flag and stick the paper on it. If the wind is strong, we can make a few holes on the paper so that the paper won't be damaged. Even if it's damaged, we can make another one.
This is the second time, and the scale is bigger than the previous time. The price can't be too high. How about 30 copper coins a day? 50 copper coins is a little too much. That's not a small amount. I really don't want to earn the money of those merchants. It's not easy for everyone. "
If Zhang Xiaobao hadn't said the last sentence, Wang Juan would have really believed him. But when he said that he couldn't bear to earn money, Wang Juan began to pout. Scammers were all bad. Just like how crocodiles shed tears, who would believe that they pitied the animals they ate?
Indeed, before Wang Juan could say anything, Zhang Xiaobao began to draw. From time to time, he would pick up a brush and draw a few lines on the paper. When he was done, Wang Juan leaned over to take a look and felt that it was a waste of materials to make this thing.
"Why do we need two flagpoles for a flag? Isn't the cost high? That two-meter-tall flag can only be taller if we find bamboo poles. The more bamboo poles we put, the more money we have to spend. "
When Wang Juan saw Zhang Xiaobao sitting there and looking at the painting, she asked.
"That's not what I mean. Your two-meter-tall flag only needs one pole. Mine is five-meter-tall, and the frame is different. We can stick cloth on it. It has to be big, big, the bigger the better. It's best if it's three meters by three meters, or three meters by two meters. We can put it in front of the road from Zhuangzi so that everyone can see it at first glance.
First, we'll make small flags for others to see. We'll follow the road and come here. 30 copper coins per flag. If that's not possible, 20 copper coins will do. When they're done buying this position, we'll make a big flag. At that time, we'll let them compete for this position. We don't need a lot. We just need to put one at regular intervals along the road.
It's just a piece of cloth. The starting price is 200 copper coins a day, 300 copper coins for two days, 350 copper coins for three days, 1500 copper coins for half a month, 2500 copper coins for one month. What do you think? "
Zhang Xiaobao said his idea and waited for Wang Juan to praise him.
Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao and was stunned for a while. "I think you're dreaming. Those people are not fools. You spent a day brainstorming, and they're buying a position for one month? Moreover, you didn't mention the big flag at the beginning. When they're done buying small flags, you make a big one. What about the next time? Can they still come here? "
"You don't understand. The small flag can be said to be a discount. For example, it can be extended. For example, it can be cheaper the next time, right?" Zhang Xiaobao was very familiar with this kind of thing. He didn't need to have any skills at all. Anyone who had come into contact with it would know.
"Then, will anyone buy it in a month? The longer the time, the more money we can earn. If I were a businessman, I wouldn't buy a position at this price. At most, I'll make a flag in front. What can you do? It's even bigger than yours. "
Wang Juan continued to nitpick. To be precise, she wanted Zhang Xiaobao to say what was on his mind. She didn't believe that Zhang Xiaobao wouldn't have considered this.
Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan and said, "Alright, alright. I'll tell you. You won't let me leave any sense of mystery. The main reason is that I'm afraid you will think that my method is too immoral. For that competition, you can directly finish it in one day. Of course, you can drag it out for ten days to half a month. You can have the preliminary round, the semi-final round, the round-robin, and the final round.
Every competition has to be done separately. Not all of them can be done at the same time. This way, there won't be many competitions in a day. You can rush to answer, you can answer. You have to introduce the contestants, right? What if they have some good poems? You can't miss the opportunity to show your face. "
"I understand now. Each match takes an hour, and with the addition of jesting, there are only a few matches in a day. The more people there are, the more matches there will be. Don't tell me you're thinking of inserting some advertisements at crucial moments?"
Wang Juan finally remembered those entertainment programs. Usually, she didn't have the opportunity to watch them as she was busy with work. Occasionally, she would glance at them, but when she felt that they were boring, she wouldn't watch them. Now that Zhang Xiaobao mentioned them, she recalled those things and understood Zhang Xiaobao's idea.
"No, no, no. Advertisements definitely can't be inserted. If you insert advertisements, what will the contestants do? They don't have the tools to record it. "
Zhang Xiaobao rejected the idea of inserting advertisements in the middle of the competition and continued, "There are also prizes. Why don't you say that the prizes are the four treasures of the study? Such a good opportunity, let's give it to those places that sell paper and ink. We will allow them to give us money and use their things as prizes.
Also, we can put something on the waiter's clothes. For example, the name of a certain shop. It's best to keep it for ourselves. The restaurant in Little Luoshui also needs advertisements. Am I too kind? "
"You are too shameless. If it were me, I wouldn't provide you with those things. What can you do?" Wang Juan once again found loopholes for Zhang Xiaobao based on some of the ideas of the people of this era.
Zhang Xiaobao put down his pen and put his two small hands behind his head. He leaned on the chair and looked at Wang Juan from the corner of his eyes. "This is the wicked method that I want to talk about."
"What method?" Wang Juan turned Zhang Xiaobao's head to face her.
"For example, there can't be only one place that sells stationery, right? Especially in the bustling streets of Sanshui County, I haven't asked around, but I think there should be three or five shops. We will send people over to buy. We need to buy a large amount of ink and paper, but we don't need so many inkstones, otherwise it will be a waste.
When you ask people to buy, they can go to one shop and choose. The people next to them can say that the other shop should be better than this one. Why don't they go to that shop and have a look? These people will go to another shop and talk back and forth, but they won't buy.
Line up a few more groups of people and let those few shops feel indignant. Then, find someone to buy it. This time, buy it for real and pay for it. Find the shopkeepers of those few shops and ask them whose goods are better and whose price is cheaper. Then, choose the worst shop and give a good evaluation. Make sure to say that the good things of other shops are bad and the bad ones are good. "
Zhang Xiaobao paused when he said this. Wang Juan immediately asked, "That is to provoke hatred between them. Or rather, to let them know that the person who bought the goods is a fool. Can you get them to come here?"
"Don't be anxious. Listen to me. This time, we will order some goods. After that, we will leave. Immediately send some people over and continue to discuss the matter of buying things. If we want to buy things and send them to Little Luoshui for the scholars to use for writing, we must let these shopkeepers understand."
Zhang Xiaobao drank a mouthful of water and explained to Wang Juan.
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