Lao Zhu on the side watched Han Du ponder for a moment, and suddenly said, "Then why do you let people bet on horses?"

Uh~

Han Du suddenly felt speechless, as if someone had pinched his neck and was unable to speak.

Seeing Lao Zhu looking at him with burning eyes and not letting go at all, Han Du could only smile flatteringly and said: "This minister is just doing it casually, mainly because he believes in the Duke of the country."

Lao Zhu sighed angrily and no longer believed Han Du's lies. Based on his understanding of Han Du, I'm afraid that betting on horses was Han Du's original intention, and letting Tang He watch the galloping iron hooves was just a casual thing.

But listening to the waves of cheers next door, Lao Zhu thought that Han Du was right about one thing. That is, horse racing can allow nobles to find a way to enjoy themselves and vent their joy. This may actually be something beneficial to the court.

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Just as they were finishing their words, several people had already reached the last sprint distance on horseback. They rode faster and kept sprinting. In the end, Lan Yu only defeated the other three by a slight margin of one horse's head. Chen Huanhe

Fortunately for Sun Ke, they were far behind Lan Yu, so they had nothing to complain about and just bowed their heads and admitted defeat.

But Cao Xing was different. He was very unwilling to lose to Lan Yu by a narrow margin. He threatened that it was because of the bad horses and wanted to compete with Lan Yu again. .??.

Who is Lan Yu? Naturally, he won't spoil him. They compete with each other. Regardless of their fatigue, the two of them went to the stables together to prepare for another match.

Not only these two people, but also Lan Yu and others' action of getting on the horse in person immediately attracted the interest of others. Fu Youde, Zhang Yi and others also participated in the horse racing.

After Lao Zhu saw it, he just shook his head and said nothing more. Han Du's words had an effect. Instead of letting these hot-blooded generals hold it in day after day, it would be better to let them vent it out at this racecourse. At least in this racecourse.

Vent here without harming the common people.

Han Du was preparing to face Lao Zhu's anger with a face full of embarrassment. Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu just handed over a bill and said: "I won again. Go and calculate the money I won. I will go back to the palace."

Take it away when the time comes.”

Han Du's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. No matter who had worked so hard to prepare the situation, and then someone picked the peach away casually, his face would not look good.

However, Han Du had no room for regret no matter how reluctant he was, so he could only grit his teeth and accept the bill.

The uglier Han Du's face was, the happier Lao Zhu was. Although Han Du was teased as a money-loving boy, almost no one could take money away from Han Du.

"Come on, there are more here, let me forget them too."

Han Du saw Lao Zhu casually pull out four bills, plus the first and current two, there were six bills in total.

The dismounted horse race has only been held six times, which means that Lao Zhu has bet six times and won all six times, and not once failed.

Once may be luck, but six times is definitely skill.

Han Du couldn't help but look at Lao Zhu curiously and asked: "Your Majesty, how do you win every time?"

"I still know how to look at horses." Lao Zhu said with a smile while stroking his beard.

Han Du shook his head in confusion and said: "Others also know the art of horse-drawing, but I haven't seen them win."

Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du proudly, smiled and said nothing, just lowered his head and drank tea, as if he didn't bother to answer this question.

Han Du wanted to go out and settle the settlement for Lao Zhu, but was asked by Lao Zhu to stay here. Unfortunately, Han Du had no choice but to call someone to come and settle the settlement for Lao Zhu.

Han Du took a bill, handed it to Lao Zhu, and said: "The emperor won a total of 31,500 coins. This is the bill from the racecourse. I will send someone to deliver the money to the palace tomorrow."

Lao Zhu waved his hand lightly, pawned Han Du's bill back, and said: "There is no need for the bill. Bring me the money tomorrow. I'm tired, so go back to the palace."

Perhaps ordinary people need bills as evidence, but Lao Zhu does not need it because no one in the Ming Dynasty dared to blackmail his money.

"yes."

Han Du sent Lao Zhu away and looked down at the bill in his hand, wishing he could give himself a slap. The feeling of watching the money that originally belonged to him grow wings and fly into the arms of others is quite uncomfortable.

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br> Han Du thought for a while, turned around and returned to the observation deck.

Seeing Han Du sitting down in despair, Zhu Biao asked with a smile: "What's wrong with you? Why have you been gone for so long?"

Wang Bi, who was on the side, was already 70% drunk. Seeing this, he joked unceremoniously: "Looking at his lost look, he couldn't have fallen into lovesickness after seeing some girl, right? Hahaha."

Just as women often make fun of women, men also make fun of women.

However, Zhu Biao knew in his heart that Han Du would not lose his mind because of a woman, so he raised his eyes and asked Han Du.

Han Du glanced at Zhu Biao. Seeing that Zhu Biao didn't respond, he leaned into his ear and asked, "Your Highness really doesn't know?"

"What should I know?" Zhu Biao looked up at Han Du in confusion.

Han Du coughed dryly and saw that everyone else around him was drinking and having fun on his own. No one noticed this, so he asked softly: "What is the emperor busy with today?"

Although Zhu Biao was a little surprised as to why Han Du asked such a question, he still answered him, "My father is busy dealing with government affairs today. Originally, my father was planning to come, but then he couldn't leave, so he ordered Gu to come."

.What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I see Lan Yu will win again." Han Du shook his head lightly, and then turned Zhu Biao's attention to the horse racing below.

I sighed in my heart, he is indeed a simple and honest child, he will believe whatever his father says.

Zhu Biao saw that Han Du did not say anything and was not willing to force Han Du, so he did not continue to ask.

Lan Yu won as expected. This time everyone was a little tired and no longer said anything about continuing the horse racing. After throwing the reins to the servants, they returned to the platform.

"Uncle, you are awesome. He has won twice in a row. I'd like to give you a drink." Zhu Biao saw Lan Yu striding in and sitting down, so he raised his glass and gestured towards him.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Lan Yu laughed and bowed quickly in return.

After the two of them finished drinking, Zhu Biao filled up the wine glass again and said to the others: "I can see how heroic you are dismounting, so I would like to toast you a drink."

"Haha, thank you, Your Highness." Fu Youde, Cao Xing and others responded in unison.

After everyone had finished drinking and sat down, Han Du laughed and asked, "Master Ying, are you enjoying yourself?"

Fu Youde raised his glass and took the initiative to gesture to Han Du and said loudly: "Enjoy it, of course you will."

Everyone burst out laughing and toasted to celebrate.

Fu Youde's beard was stained with wine, and he said to Handu with a sigh on his face: "You really have an idea. When everyone heard that you spent 300,000 yuan to build this racecourse, they were still laughing at you. Now look

Come on, your three hundred thousand dollars are worth it."

"That's right, looking at your harvest today, it won't take long for you to earn back these 300,000 yuan." Lan Yu also laughed and laughed.

Han Du's smile suddenly stiffened, and the blood in his heart was pouring out. Thirty-one thousand five hundred guan, that's a lot of money for one day's work. If Lao Zhu hadn't intervened, how much more would it have been?

good?

However, Han Du not only didn't get a penny, but when faced with everyone's ridicule, he couldn't explain it clearly and could only knock out his teeth and swallow it.

When Tang He saw it, he immediately laughed and scolded Han Du: "You are a bit unkind. Why didn't you tell the big guys about such a profitable business in advance, so that we could all make some money along the way?"

Tang He's words seemed to be blaming Han Du, but they were actually speaking for him. Some words that Tang He pointed out were better than others saying them. Maybe others would not mention a word from the beginning to the end out of shame, but

If this is true, then the relationship between them will be estranged.

People pay attention to relationships and support each other, even if they are nobles. If Han Du was just an ordinary business, then maybe no one would care about it. Han Du would just do it, and there would be no problem.

.But now this business seems to be growing day by day.

A business involving a lot of gold would inevitably attract people's envy.

Tang He's words at this time can be said to have touched everyone's heart. Their faces were solemn and they looked at Han Du motionlessly, waiting for Han Du's expression.

If Han Du is willing to give up some of his shares, then without Han Du mentioning it, they will make up for the money Han Du invested according to the shares.

Han Du naturally understood what Tang He said, but he was not willing to let people buy shares in the racecourse, even if it was a dry stock. It was not that he was reluctant to give up the money, but he was afraid of being implicated.

Han Du knows the nature of Lao Zhu very well. Perhaps because Empress Ma is still alive, Lao Zhu is not as crazy and violent as in history, but this does not mean that Lao Zhu has become a good old man. Lao Zhu's tyranny is just

It was just being comforted by Queen Ma. If it broke out at any time, it would be fatal.

Whether Han Du drinks or has a party with these people, these are normal interactions between nobles, and there will be no problems. But if he joins a partnership with them, the nature is completely different. If one day, one of them

Lao Zhu's house was confiscated, and Han Du couldn't escape.

Han Du didn't even want to get involved with Lan Yu at the beginning, let alone these people? Lan Yu had saved his life after all. Even so, Han Du wanted to use the condition of rescuing Lan Yu five times to save his life.

En gave him a buyout. Unfortunately, Lan Yu didn't know which part of the problem was wrong. After getting drunk, he got the emperor and empress Jinlan, and they were still on the street. This made Han Du have to grit his teeth and admit it.

This relationship.

And Tang He also rescued Han Du several times and pushed the navy directly into Han Du's hands. This relationship was impossible to escape, and Han Du had to admit it. Except for the relationship between Tang He and Lan Yu,

In addition, Han Du has never been close to anyone again, just because he doesn't want to be implicated one day in the future.

After scanning the surrounding area, Han Du said with a faint smile: "Everyone, this is not the only way to make money."

Hearing Han Du's straightforward refusal, everyone's expressions changed. They did not expect that Han Du would refuse so simply.

Fu Youde had a hot temper and sneered twice when he heard the words, and was about to stand up, but Tang He, who was next to him, caught him with his sharp eyes and quick hands.

Tang He looked at Han Du in a deep voice and said, "What do you mean?" At the same time, he kept winking at Han Du to tell him not to talk nonsense.

Han Du laughed, making everyone feel inexplicably strange and couldn't figure out what Han Du wanted to do.

"Everyone, what I said is true. It's not that we can't bear to part with this horse farm." Han Du raised his hand and pressed it twice to temporarily appease everyone.

Seeing that everyone looked confused, Han Dubian explained: "If you are really interested in our horse farm, let alone buying shares, what's wrong with us even if we hand it over to you? Do you think that we

Will you be reluctant to part with it?”

If these people want the racecourse, Han Du is really willing to do it. As long as he can't be implicated in the future, Han Du will do anything.
To be continued...