On the first day of the top ten games, Zhao Ran witnessed all fifteen games from the VIP seats in the stands. After watching, Li Dayin smiled and congratulated him: "Your senior brother won the first game, congratulations."
Zhao Ran smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Lao Li."
In this first battle, it was obvious that Luo Zhiqing was not good at this. Even though the conditions of the Tianzhong Stadium in Dajunshan Cave were excellent, he had only practiced for two months, and his skills seemed very raw.
The reason why he was able to win the game was entirely due to his brute strength. He beat Xianyunmen Zongqi Heng, who was ranked sixth in last year's qualifying, to a miserable state. After one game, Luo Zhiqing smashed eight practice balls alone in the air.
, arousing warm cheers from the audience.
In other matches, Yan Shifan won the first match as expected. Among the lottery combinations that Zhao Ran bet on, this was one of the four wrong guesses.
In addition, Duanmu Xia Ling from the mage group also entered the top ten, and lost in this game to Zixia'an Lin Sanniang, who ranked third in last year's qualifying round. Zhao Ran was also very concerned about his participation and had previously flew a talisman to Rong Niang.
When asked, Rong Niang's reply was that he came to sign up by himself without mentioning it to his family.
Zhao Ran asked her if she would come to watch her second brother's game. Rong Niang said that she was really busy now. Four Seasons Bank had only completed ninety-six locations at the prefectural level in two capitals and thirteen provinces. She and An
Bo traveled separately to the south and north, but there was really no time.
At the end of the competition, Li Dayin said to Zhao Ran: "The restrictive regulations for participation proposed by Zhiran have been formed into a draft. According to Zhiran's wishes, we are preparing to solicit relevant opinions from all parties starting tomorrow. The manuscript has been sent to major journals and is expected to be completed within a month.
Summarize it and come back for modification."
Zhao Ran nodded. This matter is not difficult. Li Dayin can definitely handle it. He just needs to make suggestions. What he is really thinking about is the bonus issue that he discussed with Li Dayin late last night.
The latest lottery sales statistics for the first phase are so huge that even Da Li Da Yin is a little scared!
Last year, the average sales volume of each issue was as Zhao Ran expected, around 100,000 taels. The precise figure was an average of more than 100,300 taels per issue. However, in the first issue this year, it jumped to 198,000 taels.
Thousand taels, almost doubled!
If every period is maintained at this level, the total plate will exceed 8 million taels!
How much is the world's annual income converted into silver? According to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the total annual income last year was 22 million taels (including money, food, silk, etc.), and the total annual income of Taoist sects at all levels was 46 million taels (including spiritual materials and elixirs)
The talisman, the magic weapon, and the silver) add up to sixty-eight million taels.
Among them, the Ministry of Household Affairs deducted 16 million taels and put it into the treasury. Overall, what was received was also about 16 million taels, but the silver money accounted for only half of it.
In other words, the money invested in the practice ball lottery every year is equivalent to the money received by the Ministry of Accounts or the General View.
Zhao Ran saw that Li Dayin's face was not natural, and comforted him: "I told you before, the wealth of the people is several times the national income."
Li Dayin sighed: "But there are too many, and I am worried that there will be problems. Do ordinary people have so much money?"
Zhao Ran praised: "Lao Li, you have this consciousness, which shows that your conscience is still there, haha. Let me tell you this, the wealth of the Ming Dynasty is not the wealth of the entire people, but the wealth of high-income people, that is, monks, clans, officials and gentry
, Taoist priests, wealthy businessmen, landlords, and subordinates, so most of these lottery tickets are sold to them. How many ordinary people can really afford it? For example, farmers, craftsmen, weavers, small traders, etc.
One silver coin and one lottery ticket is equivalent to three to five days of expenses for a family of five, so we often hear that in a village, several neighbors come together to buy a lottery ticket, and this is the reason."
Li Dayin listened carefully to Zhao Ran's analysis of lottery buyers, and a picture of all classes in the Ming Dynasty was sketched in front of his eyes. He thought carefully and nodded constantly.
Zhao Ran continued: "The Ming Dynasty was founded for six hundred years, and the country and the people are peaceful and peaceful, far better than previous generations. This is the result of the Taoist masters suppressing the world's destiny. We are lucky to be able to see this prosperous age. But we must also be aware of the problems. After all, time
Over time, wealth is slowly transferring to the classes I just mentioned. If this trend is not slowed down, it will cause headaches for my family in the future."
Li Dayin thought thoughtfully: "So, part of the total amount of our practice lottery is given to the general view and the household department. In fact, the money is collected from these wealthy households?"
Zhao Ran nodded and said: "This is exactly the reason. The essence of our lottery is to use the money of these wealthy households to set up a redistributed cake to coax more money. You just said that it can reach 8 million a year.
, I don’t think there is any need to worry about fishing in the lake. On the surface, it is 8 million, but half of it is returned through the lottery pool. At the same time, we also paid 1.6 million of it to the General View and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
They are required to use it for charity and people's livelihood, and another 400,000 will go into the charity fund we set up. This distribution method is a disguised transfer payment, and the ultimate meaning of our lottery is reflected here."
Li Dayin suddenly realized: "So that's it, we are actually robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Hehe, this feeling is actually not bad."
Zhao Ran laughed: "You are right to say that, but we have only accomplished the first half, that is, robbing the rich, but whether we can help the poor is still unknown."
Li Dayin clenched his fists and said fiercely: "I'll go find Gan Shutong later. If he dares not to use this money for people's livelihood, I will never end it with him! And the general view... Well, the general view is better to let me
Teacher, please go and ask..."
Zhao Ran clasped his fists and bowed to Li Dayin: "If Lao Li can really make the General View and the Ministry of Household Affairs use money for people's livelihood, I will thank you on behalf of the people of the world!"
Li Dayin quickly lifted Zhao Ran up: "What do you say? Don't worry, I will find a solution."
After thinking for a while, he added: "I still think one penny is a bit too high."
Zhiran said: "There are two purposes. One is to raise the entry threshold for ordinary people and prevent them from buying in for living expenses; the other is to save our own costs. If we let it go, the total amount of our plates will inevitably increase.
, but the cost will also increase significantly. As for how low it should be, a marginal curve needs to be calculated..."
Li Dayin was a little confused: "Zhiran, what curve are you talking about? I have only heard of women's curves, but I have never heard of any other... curves."
Zhao Ran waved his hand: "Forget it, let's think about it later. If Lao Li thinks it's too high, you can try five cents of silver a piece first."
Li Dayin scratched his head: "Let me think about it again... It would be great if Fellow Daoist Pei was here. I am really busy now... By the way, with the retention from last winter competition, the charity fund now has more than 40,000 taels, and
There will be an increase of 10,000 every seven days. This money has not been used yet. What do you think should be done? Just now you talked about transfer payments and paying attention to people's livelihood. Should we just distribute this money to the poor? Well,
By the way, after you take office as the abbot of Xuantan Palace, I can distribute it in your name and it will be considered as a helping hand."
Zhao Ran smiled and said: "I am very grateful to Lao Li for having such a heart, but I have to wait a few days for this money and then distribute it directly, which is not a good idea."