Li Mu pretended to be stupid and said, "I wonder what my uncle wants in return?"
"Refreshing!" Cheng Yaojin said with a smile: "Xu Maogong, your adopted son is not like you, he is much happier than you." After saying that, he looked at Li Mu again and said: "The wine shop..."
"No!" Li Mu refused before Cheng Yaojin finished speaking. Li Ji suddenly showed a look of relief, and Cheng Yaojin became angry and said: "You asked me what you want, and you didn't give it to me after you said it? You can't play tricks on me, kid?"
,Don’t forget that I helped you!”
Li Mu said: "I will remember my uncle's helping hand, but a gentleman must keep his word. I said that day that the wine business is a cooperation between Siwen and I. I would rather not do it, and no one can interfere.
I even refused the offer of the Supreme Emperor. Apart from the sale of wine, if my uncle wants anything else, I will definitely agree to it."
Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to say angrily: "I don't care, I know how much money your wine shop makes in a year, more than 100,000 yuan a year. If you don't let me participate, then you can think of another profit for me."
The deal comes out."
Li Ji heard this and said: "Old man, I remember that day Li Mu took the initiative to say that he could cooperate with you in other businesses. You said that you had to test his ability first. Why, is he ready now?"
"What does it have to do with you? This is between me and Li Mu. Don't dictate everything just because you are his foster father. I don't think you are suitable to be his foster father. I am. Li Mu, give it to me."
Kowtow three times and I will be your adoptive father, you don’t want him anymore!”
"Does this old man still have any rules?"
"Xu Maogong, is this the first day you have met me, Cheng Yaojin? When have I ever behaved myself?"
Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly persuaded: "Uncle, you are joking. How can I recognize my adoptive father casually? Thanks to my uncle's respect, I have other ideas. Apart from my uncle, there is really no suitable person for this business. If my uncle is willing,
, I just tell you this idea, uncle, you can do it yourself, I don’t want even a single part of it.”
"Is there such a good thing?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Mu, rolled his eyes, and said: "No! You are a cunning boy. There must be something fishy when you say that. If you don't take part, you are just like Xu Maogong.
, you come up with ideas and you run the business. I provide people and efforts, you account for 55% and I account for 45%. As long as we can guarantee a profit of 100,000 yuan a year, you can do whatever you want!"
Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle, you have good intentions. I'll give you the idea and you can do it yourself, so why bother sharing half of it with me?"
"I don't believe you. Besides, I don't understand your idea. If I mess up, who will give me money? You have to do it. I want people to give people, land to give land, and capital to give me money.
You have to participate and you have to make money!”
Li Ji couldn't listen anymore and said: "You old man, do you still want to be shameless? Do I owe you my adopted son? I can't give you any ideas for free. You have to take him with you. What are your intentions?"
"What do you know? I'm just helping him! With me here, whoever wants to touch him can't think twice about it? Do we expect you, a cowardly adoptive father, and Tang Jian, that stepfather? I didn't see either of you when something happened this time
Come forward!"
"That's because it's not needed!"
"Fart, you're just a coward!"
Li Mutou's head was getting bigger, and he quickly said: "You two, stop arguing, I just promise. Can we take a break and talk about the business."
"explain!"
Li Mu asked the maid to remove the leftovers, and brought pen and ink to put on the table. Li Mu picked up the pen, drew a circle on the paper, and then drew steps around it. Soon, a simple schematic diagram of the horse farm came out.
Cheng Yaojin couldn't understand, so he looked at Li Ji, who hadn't seen him before, and asked, "What is this?"
"This is called a racecourse!"
"Racecourse?" Cheng Yaojin frowned and said, "Why are there walls built around the racecourse?"
"This is not a city, this is a grandstand." Li Mu said: "My idea is called 'horse racing'."
"Horse racing?" Cheng Yaojin frowned and said, "Horse racing is nothing unusual. There are often horse racing in the army. Can you make money from this?"
"Uncle, don't worry, listen carefully to my nephew." Li Mu explained: "Horse racing in the army naturally cannot make money. But this horse racing I mentioned can make money."
"First we need a piece of land to build a horse farm like this. Then we make an announcement to select the best horse in Chang'an City. The first place will be awarded 500 guan, the second place will be awarded 300 guan, and the third place will be awarded 100 guan..."
"That's almost a thousand guan! Why do I spend so much money to hold this kind of competition!"
Li Ji said impatiently: "You old man, if you don't want to do something, don't bother me. I always interrupt you when I give you advice. It's annoying!"
Cheng Yaojin opened his mouth to refute, glanced at Li Mu, swallowed it, and said, "Continue."
Li Mu continued: "It is said that there must be brave men under a heavy reward. With a reward of nearly a thousand guan, there will definitely be many people signing up. Please think about it, there are only a few people with horses, and there are only a few people with good horses.
, what identity will it be?"
Li Ji thought for a while and said: "A noble family, noble descendants."
"That's right! It's the noble son." Li Mu said: "Why do we offer so many bounties? It's just to attract them. If the bounty is less, a few dozen bounties, they won't take it seriously, but five hundred bounties
Guan Guan is different. They already have horses at home, and they are just participating in a competition. If they win, they can get 500 Guan Guan, why not?"
"Yes, yes!" Cheng Yaojin also nodded and said: "Even if I hear the news, I can't help but want to participate. But I still don't understand, where does the money come from? You can't lose money yourself.
Bar?"
"Someone will provide the money." Li Mu narrowed his eyes and said, "Can we start gambling?"
"Betting? What to bet on?"
"Bet on the ranking!" Li Mu took out all the horse racing rules he knew in his previous life and said, "We can set up a betting point and divide it into different types of gameplay. As long as you calculate it properly, you will definitely make a profit without losing anything."
Li Ji said cautiously: "When it comes to gambling, there are wins and losses. How can you make sure you make money without losing money?"
"It's time to make a plan." Li Mu picked up the pen and wrote on the paper. Although his handwriting was not flattering, fortunately, Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin were both generals and did not find fault with him: "We can set
Different ways of playing allow participants to spread their bets. For example, he can guess which foal will finish first, or guess where his favorite foal will finish. He can also place bets on the last three horses to win bonuses.
If you guess which foals the horses are and the order is correct, you will get more prizes.”
"According to different levels of difficulty, there are corresponding multiples of bonuses. This is like guessing the number one scholar in the imperial examination. Before the imperial examination, students had their own talents, and it seemed that anyone could win, but after the results were released, some won and some failed. In the end
No one can figure out who will win. As long as the operation is done correctly, you will definitely make a profit without losing any money."