Chapter 67 Sang Wen
"Your Majesty, the actions of the Marquis of Shenwu are to plunder the people's wealth, which is no different from a gambling house. I beg Your Majesty to close the Yellow Crane Tower."

After the first 100-tael bonus was distributed, although everyone did not have the confidence that Fan Xian had personally experienced, and most people had rigid thinking and did not feel how terrifying it was, it did not affect their reporting him in the court.

Everyone knows that Marquis Shenwu's cleverness has offended Your Majesty. There have been too many cases of trying to guess the emperor's intentions throughout history. Now, the opportunity has come during this court session.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not the case. The lottery is purely voluntary. Not only is there no inducement, but it is also sold in limited quantities just for entertainment." It was another argument that had no result and was just for the sake of argument.

Emperor Qing didn't say anything about this matter, and he had no idea how exaggerated this contemporary approach would be.

It's not that he is unintelligent, but his thinking and knowledge cannot be compared with those who have experienced the information explosion. He is just a somewhat insidious emperor, but he has superior military power.

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"My Lord, this time because everyone is not familiar with the lottery, and some places are not clear about this matter, we lost 5,000 taels this time."

"Very good. I thought I would lose most of my money, but I didn't expect to make a profit. Give the order to spend all the money and let more people know what lottery is."

After all, it is a newly appeared species, so it is bound to suffer losses at the beginning. Fortunately, the Six Gates itself has 100,000 taels of silver, otherwise he would have really filled it out himself.

In fact, sometimes Shen Qingzhou also felt that it was useless to have money, but he couldn't just throw it away, so he just left it there.

This means advertising, spending some money and having people in gathering places and in teahouses tell the story of someone who got rich overnight.

Moreover, they even paid to be in the newspapers. Yes, there were newspapers in this era, which should have been founded by Ye Qingmei. However, they only reported things about the inner court, and there was also Chen Pingping. He appeared in newspapers very many times, for example, he was involved in murder and corruption, which were entertainment tabloids.

Shen Qingzhou had been there once, when he competed with Fan Xian for the title of Oiran.

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After returning to the mansion, Fan Xian asked for a meeting soon, but he was not seen. He knew that the other party just wanted to ask him about the lottery. If he was not seen, what was wrong with the protagonist? He had no skill points.

However, someone did send a message. It was from Miss Si Lili. Shen Qingzhou took a look at it and the general meaning was asking him how he was doing recently. He understood the actual meaning, which was that she wanted to see him.

Then let's go and meet her. Fortunately, there are skill points there. He thought carefully and it seemed that Sang Wen was also there. Let's see if she is the little fairy.

Liujing River, Zuixianju.

"My lord the Marquis hasn't come for a long time, and I thought I did something wrong and made him angry." Si Lili greeted Shen Qingzhou with a little complaint. This was just acting like a spoiled child.

"I have been busy with official business recently. I think you know that information flows easily in Liujing River." Shen Qingzhou said.

"The Marquis has such a great reputation that he leads all six gates." Si Lili said.

"I know your true identity, so don't ask me anything. Let's not talk about business." Shen Qingzhou said. Si Lili wanted to get information from him, so he had to teach her a lesson.

"My lord, do you think I am still a spy now?" Si Lili said this with a feeling of resentment.

She originally wanted to gather information about Nanqing as a prostitute. Anyone who could see her, an oiran, must be rich or noble.

However, she was intercepted by the man in front of her at her first appearance, causing her to miss the opportunity to further her fame.

And the next day, he didn't stop there, he threw a sword on his pleasure boat, and it's still stuck there. There are rumors in Liujing River that this is a warning from Shenwu Hou, and no one else can get on this pleasure boat except him. Not to mention, it's quite intimidating. Ordinary officials who come to Liujing River are not as open and aboveboard as Shen Qingzhou, and ordinary wealthy and powerful people can't afford to offend Shenwu Hou.

Of course, she has an extraordinary status, but she lacks a channel, so there is nothing she can do about the impact.

"Of course. By the way, I heard that there is a Sang Wen here, a famous singer. I wonder if I can meet him?" Shen Qingzhou had a clear goal.

Although Si Lili felt inexplicably uncomfortable in her heart, she didn't really feel jealous. This was a feudal society, and having three wives and four concubines was very normal. What's more, she was just listening to a song.

In Tianchangjian, where Sang Wen was, upon learning that Miss Si Lili had invited her, she came to her pleasure boat. When she saw an unusually tall figure, she realized that this was the courtesan Si Lili, the Lord Shenwu Hou who was collected after appearing once, which made many guests regretful.

In fact, Si Lili is also the object of envy of the girls in Liujing River. She has married into a high position. Although everyone has seen many high-ranking officials, this is the only one who appeared openly and left a token of protection. Maybe Si Lili has a chance to become a concubine. Even the most beautiful courtesan can only think so.

[Host contacts Sang Wen, gains skill points x 5000]

[Skill points: 71203]

Looking at the girl in pink in front of me, she is indeed very beautiful. If it weren't for my prejudice, in my opinion, she is much more beautiful than Lin Wan'er and others.

This is different from the original. Shen Qingzhou has read some descriptions on Douyin. It seems that there are not many beauties in the original. Lin Wan'er and Sang Wen both have ordinary looks. However, Sang Wen in front of him is definitely beautiful.

He heard from Si Lili that this woman, whom many powerful people could hardly see, was a famous singer in Kyoto. She was a singer, not a prostitute.

However, among those powerful and wealthy people, there is definitely no one as good as the second-rank official Shenwu Hou. In terms of status alone, there are not many who are higher than him. He is at the same level as the six ministers.

"She is indeed a beauty. I wonder if Miss Sang Wen is willing to live in my Yellow Crane Tower." Shen Qingzhou thought of her original introduction. It seemed that she later ran the Baoyue Tower and was doing quite well.

"But the only thing left here is the Yellow Crane Tower." Si Lili and Sang Wen were obviously a little excited. It is difficult to conceal the brilliance of such classic poetry.

Some time ago, a poem called "Climbing the High Tower" was published, which made Mr. Fan famous overnight. However, another poem called "Yellow Crane Tower" came out, which made the original plan to call "Climbing the High Tower" the first seven-character poem postponed indefinitely. Both poems have their own supporters.

The reason why Fan Xian kept asking for a meeting during this period was because of this matter. Even if others didn't know about it, how could he not know about this poem?

"Exactly."

"I wonder if this poem could be written for the Marquis?"

"No."

Fan Xian did not admit that he wrote the poem, but he was not so shameless. He finally understood why the time travelers wanted to kill each other. There was nothing special about his unique information being known by another person.

However, the two women obviously did not believe it, so Sang Wen declined politely. She felt that she was doing well now. The Yellow Crane Tower was the place of the Six Gates, and ordinary people did not want to get involved. What's more, she knew a lot of powerful people, and she heard from them that Shen Qingzhou had offended a big shot and did not want to get involved.

"Let's go, come back with me." Shen Qingzhou said after Sang Wen left.

"My Lord, I have no plans to leave Liujing River for the time being." Si Lili thought that Shen Qingzhou wanted to keep her away. If she was really the most beautiful girl, she would be very happy.

"What are you thinking? I just don't want to stay overnight in a brothel and be reported again. What a trouble."

(End of this chapter)