From a freeloader to a world leader

Chapter 341 Betting on the Dragon Boat Race

A total of sixteen teams participated in the Dragon Boat Finals.

The strongest ones include the Datong Chamber of Commerce team, the Hengwang Mansion team, the Yue Family team, as well as several county teams such as Hengzhou Prefecture, Huayang and Hengshan, which have also invested heavily.

After more than three months of day and night training, the participating teams have become tanned and have strong muscles.

At first glance, there is a masculine power.

Therefore, when these athletes, wearing shorts and short-sleeved T-shirts that did not reach their elbows, in groups of fifty, marched neatly from the observation deck and passed under the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, the crowds watching were excited and burst into cheers.

And if one's relatives or friends participate in the competition, they will call out their full names, as if they are very proud of it.

The finals will be held in three rounds. First, 8 teams will be randomly drawn into a group, and the top four teams will proceed to the next round of the championship finals.

Then, the top four in the other group will compete for the final championship of the day.

The drummer directing the rowing for the Datong team this time was Sun Bohe, the old patriarch of the Huayang Sun family.

Although the old man is nearly seventy years old, he is still in good spirits.

As a senior dragon boat fan and the patriarch of the Huayang Sun family, he controls the competition affairs of the Datong Dragon Boat Team with a high-pressure attitude, sweeping away all opponents who are eyeing this position.

The Datong team chose pure white for their dragon boat and uniforms this time.

Against the backdrop of dark skin, each of them looks particularly strong and handsome.

You have to know that these people were carefully selected from more than 10000 Tatung employees.

They are basically all around 1 meters tall. Compared with the different heights of other teams, they give people a very shocking sense of masculine power visually.

In addition, his performance throughout the knockout rounds has always been better than the competition, making him a shining star in the hearts of Hengzhou people.

Group competitions like dragon boat racing are different from the Datong Cup Singing Competition.

It represents a place or a group.

For example, when the Hengwangfu team came on the court wearing yellow short-sleeved shirts, people could tell at first glance that they were definitely related to the royal family.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t dare wear yellow, which is almost royal in color.

When Emperor Yuanfeng saw his team taking to the field, several of the guards he had specially selected from the palace also stood up for the first time after his daughter Yang Kewei, waving their arms and shouting, "Come on! Come on! If you win the championship, I'll give you a big reward!"

At this point, the other teams were a little embarrassed.

You are already strong and powerful, and now you are offering a huge reward as the emperor. How can we play this game?

Prince Heng Yang Yuanqing didn't care about all this. As the head of the Prince Heng's team, he put a lot of thought into the dragon boat team this time.

It’s a pity that in several overt and covert competitions with the Datong team, they were at a slight disadvantage.

Of course, this was partly due to his decision to hide his incompetence.

The goal is to win the final championship in one fell swoop. In this way, we can have a greater advantage and have more players join next year's state championship.

Now is the time to cheer up.

He followed Emperor Yuanfeng and shouted, "Boys, work hard and defeat the Datong team. I will reward you with 10000 taels of silver!"

I rely on!

Is there anyone who does this?

In front of others, directly saying that we are going to defeat the Datong team, isn't that just asking for trouble?

However, I have the qualifications to be so awesome.

After winning the applause of the high-ranking officials of the court represented by Emperor Yuanfeng, Yang Yuanqing tilted his head to Sun Shan to show off: "Zhongshan, do you think you can still win the championship?"

Sun Shan looked down on his cheap father-in-law, and saw his cheap mother-in-law and a group of women behind King Heng, all of whom were smiling coquettishly.

Involuntarily, he raised the corner of his mouth in dissatisfaction: "We are definitely confident. No one in our Datong team will admit defeat except ourselves!"

I rely on!

Yang Yuanqing was furious when he heard this.

This also made Emperor Yuanfeng and his people laugh so hard.

So, Lu Jinxi, who wanted to watch the fun, shouted: "Prince Heng, someone doesn't agree with you, let's make a bet. I bet 1000 taels of silver that the Datong team will win the championship!"

Hearing this, Yang Yuanqing was like a bull with red eyes. He stared at Lu Jinxi and shouted, "What do you mean? Do you look down on my Wangfu team? I'll take your money. Is there anyone who is not convinced? I'll take it all!"

As a prince, Yang Yuanqing actually has a bit of a gambling addiction.

It’s just because of my limited identity that there is no suitable person to take a gamble with me.

At this moment, stimulated by Lu Jinxi, his gambling addiction became aroused and he started to shout openly.

In fact, everyone has a gambling nature, it is human instinct.

Like the audience in the audience, many of them started gambling openly a few days ago.

However, in order to prevent the situation from getting out of control and affecting Hengzhou's fundamental interests, the Datong Chamber of Commerce and the Hengzhou government repeatedly emphasized that the winnings or losses must not exceed 100 taels of silver.

Otherwise, both parties will be held accountable.

And now, his cheap father-in-law is openly betting on the championship.

Just liven up the atmosphere.

So, we took advantage of the time when the team members were boarding the dragon boat.

As the representative of Prince Heng's Mansion, Li Lianying began to accept gambling money.

When he took the 2000 taels of silver from Yang Kewei, he subconsciously wanted to fill it out towards Prince Heng's Palace.

However, Yang Kewei stopped him: "Wait, I'm betting on the Datong team----"

This made Yang Yuanqing, who was happily watching the betting, unhappy.

Regardless of Yang Kewei's princess status, she shouted, "Kewei, what do you mean? Why don't you vote for your own side?"

"Hey, Uncle Wang, this has nothing to do with our family. I personally feel that the Datong team is stronger."

"You, you you----"

When Yang Yuanqing heard his family admit that their opponents were stronger, he blushed and said "you" twice, then waved his hand unhappily: "It's up to you. If you lose, don't blame Uncle Wang for not taking care of you."

When he remembered his own hidden strength, he felt happy again.

I am really looking forward to seeing Yang Kewei’s frustrated look after the Datong team loses.

"Don't worry, Uncle Wu, we will accept the loss."

Yang Kewei chuckled and took out a silver note: "This is my father's 10000 taels, which is bet on the Wangfu team!"

Now Yang Yuanqing was happy. He turned his head to look at Emperor Yuanfeng who was looking at him, waved his hands happily, and thought in his heart: My brothers are still reliable, this girl is too young to be with!

"This is my mother's 2000 taels, and I'm beating the Hengzhou Yamen team for third place!"

Li Lianying was holding the banknote in his hand, a little at a loss, and looked at Prince Heng who was also confused: "Prince, what should we do about this?"

Yang Yuanqing didn't expect that the queen would choose the third place first in order not to offend anyone. What should he do?

He couldn't help but look at Sun Shan: "Zhongshan, what is this bet?"

Sun Shan sighed in his heart. It seemed that the human love of gambling was still inevitable for everyone, regardless of gender, age or status, from ancient times to the present.

Well, the sports lottery can be launched next year through the statewide dragon boat race.

It was just right to shut up the Minister of Revenue who represented the court.

"Take it. Whoever wins between our two families will pay the money."

After saying this, Sun Shan looked at Lu Jinxi, who was also standing beside the betting list, thinking about something, and laughed loudly, "Lord Lu, I have an idea. When the Chuzhou Dragon Boat Race is held next year, we in Hengzhou can cooperate with the Ministry of Revenue to hold an open dragon boat betting prize. This way, it can be more fair and open, and the people can have fun together. It can promote dragon boat activities more widely, enrich the spiritual activities of the people of the empire, and strengthen the people's physique!"

I rely on!

When this statement was made, the entire audience was first in an uproar, and then everyone stared at Sun Shan with wide eyes.

Especially Emperor Yuanfeng and Lu Jinxi.

They are crazy about money.

These days, the court has sent several documents demanding money.

Especially the bastards in the Ministry of War, because of the unpaid military pay, there have been two or three mutinies.

If we don't find a way to get the money, something bad is going to happen.

So, Lu Jinxi waved his hand, snatched Li Lianying's brush away, drove him aside, and then smiled up to the sky: "What do you mean starting from next year? Today, the dragon boat race betting will be taken over by our Ministry of Revenue. You are welcome to place heavy bets. On behalf of the Ministry of Revenue, I, Lu, guarantee fairness and openness. I will only take one-tenth of the commission, and the rest will be compensated according to the bet!"

This made Yang Yuanqing unhappy.

I finally got my chance to gamble, but this guy Lu Jinxi snatched it away.

However, looking at Emperor Yuanfeng, who was grinning so hard that his mouth was wide open, he had to hold back and casually pulled out a 10000 tael silver note: "I bet 10000 taels on myself to win the championship!"

Now, the high-ranking officials of the court, represented by Emperor Yuanfeng and Lu Jinxi, were so happy that they were laughing.

One tenth of 10000 taels is 1000 taels of income.

Moreover, regardless of winning or losing, the 1000 taels of silver will belong to the imperial court.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Sun Shan, who had proposed the joint bet, as if they had seen the God of Wealth.

With just a little advice from others, these tens of thousands of silver coins will definitely be needed today.

As for the matter of joint betting, just stay away from it!