Chapter 753: Being tricked

The news from Pingzhou and the Sanzhou Free Trade Zone was transmitted back to the Southland by Liao Xuewang, Qiao Xitong and others, and was summarized in the hands of Xie Zhan.

Xie Zhan read the information and remained silent.

Fan Yang was a little puzzled. Didn’t Liao Xuewang, Qiao Xitong and others from the Royal Merchant Group make a profit in the Free Trade Zone? Why didn’t the head of the family seem happy?

Xie Zhan asked someone to summon his math experts. He gave them the information he collected about the bets of Wu Ren and others and asked them to calculate it.

Fan Yang didn’t understand.

One night later, several math experts told Xie Zhan with dark circles under their eyes, "The Pingzhou team cross-arranged the corresponding positions according to the different matches and the payout ratios given by different handicaps."

"With this buying method, even if the worst result of the game occurs, they will not lose too much."

"Unlike everyone pursuing maximum profit, their approach is based on sacrificing the maximum profit, but it is steady and steady, and even if they lose, they will not lose too much."

Xie Zhan was thoughtful.

Fan Yang was puzzled, "Not pursuing maximum profit?"

"Master, I don't understand. With Pingzhou's strength, it is entirely possible to open a handicap in the free trade zone and make a lot of money."

Xie Zhan said, "Lv Songli cherishes her feathers. She is very ambitious and will not do anything to tarnish her reputation."

Fan Yang: "But the team led by Wu Ren, Ji Wuyin and Gu Huaisheng is capable. It is not impossible to make money by betting in the direction of maximum profit for each handicap. Why participate in football betting in such a way that may not make money?"

"Lv Songli is seeking stability." What Xie Zhan did not say is that now that he is sitting on the Diaoyutai, he is indeed qualified to refuse a high-risk gamble.

"What do you mean by this?" Fan Yang asked.

Xie Zhan stood up and said, "Lv Songli once said this on the way to exile, wealth and honor are sought in danger, and they are also lost in danger. When seeking, it is one in ten, and it is lost nine in ten. A real man should avoid the idea of ​​luck when doing things."

What a clear cognition.

Fan Yang was also shocked by this sentence.

After a long time, Fan Yang stammered, "But I have studied Lu Songli's life, and she gambled a lot."

"You mean before she became rich." Xie Zhan naturally knew what he meant. Before he and Lu Songli broke off their engagement, the Xie family was powerful and the Lu family was weak. When she was playing against him, she was very gambling.

Now the two sides have changed their offense and defense. Lu Songli no longer needs to bet everything. Even if he sits at the gambling table and bets the chips, as long as the other party is not interested, he can turn around and leave. She can afford the price of refusing to gamble.

Fan Yang lowered his head and thought, it seems that Lu Songli's gambling was indeed before she became rich.

Fan Yang said with a little mockery, "Now Lu Songli is getting less and less courageous."

Xie Zhan did not agree.

"What Lu Songli did was right. Before, she was always poor, but now she is rich and lasting."

"She owns half of Dali. With such a large power, she can trade time for space for victory as long as she takes steady steps."

Fan Yang thought about it and it was true. After figuring it out, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Lu Songli, a woman, could still be so calm after achieving such success, without pride or blind self-confidence. It really makes people admire her.

Fan Yang was still puzzled. "Master, I understand what you said about Lv Songli's desire for stability, but what is the purpose of the Pingzhou team led by Wu Ren and Gu Huaisheng doing now?"

"It's not a big profit, and we have to waste so much manpower, material and financial resources here. Isn't it a waste of time?"

"With these manpower, material and financial resources, wouldn't it be better to invest elsewhere?"

"They are not wasting their time doing this." Xie Zhan exhaled slowly and gave an answer. "Their goal is in the surrounding area. Qingzhou District almost monopolizes 60% to 70% of the traffic in the three states free trade zone. Their funds will be involved, which will make the pool larger, make the gambling economy appear prosperous, and people will consume vigorously."

Fan Yang understood that Pingzhou's trick was to boil the frog in warm water. People in the free trade zone could not realize that their money was taken away.

"So, those who opened the market and participated were just joining in the fun? The one who really made a fortune was Qingzhou District?"

Xie Zhan nodded.

Fan Yang: "Then Wang Yun and others played alone?"

Xie Zhan did not speak, right? Wang Yun and others were prepared to fight with Pingzhou, but the Pingzhou team participated and made it more fun, so that everyone could have more fun.

In fact, Pingzhou directly bypassed the stage they built. Now it was equivalent to Wang Yun and others punching cotton and being fooled.

Fan Yang took a breath. No wonder the head of the family said that no one could match Lu Songli in economics and commerce!

"Wang Yun, Tuoba Jin and others will lose this game. I must leave and return to Chang'an."

Xie Zhan has foreseen the development of the situation. The Sanzhou Free Trade Zone is about to usher in a big change. He can no longer stay in the south.

Qingzhou Wharf

This is the world of laborers. Many men from all over the country will choose to come here to find work when they first arrive in the Sanzhou Free Trade Zone.

The wharf here belongs to Pingzhou, and there is indeed a lot of work, and a large number of manpower is needed every day.

It can be said that Qingzhou District has supported many poor people who came to the free trade zone to find work.

At this moment, the laborers had just worked together to unload a shipload of cargo, then received their wages and prepared to have lunch.

Fifteen-year-old Mao Yuanyi was wearing a ragged jacket. He collected his wages, bought two coarse-grain steamed buns, and prepared to find a place to eat. Then he was stopped by an old man he knew well.

Yu Kang called him, "Ayi, come here."

Yu Kang asked him to break the steamed buns and gave him a lot of pickles. "Your aunt sent the meal over. There are too many dishes. I can't finish them. Please help me eat some."

Mao Yuanyi responded and took a big bite to hide his emotions.

Yu Kang ate the meal with a smile and asked him to eat from time to time.

One of them was a Pingzhou citizen and the other was a Dali citizen, but they hit it off right away.

There were many people like them who worked together to find work. Sometimes the employers wanted fewer people, and the people of Pingzhou would occasionally give way to the people of Dali because they felt that the other party had a hard time.

There are many such examples. In the words of the governor, it is to know etiquette when the granary is full.

"Uncle Kang, we work so hard and so hard every day, how can you always smile?" Mao Yuanyi asked curiously.

"The work I do now is tiring, but I have a future and I am happy." Yu Kang told him that there was already a scholar in his family, so it didn't matter if he suffered a little, but he could see hope.

Mao Yuanyi nodded. Indeed, people are most afraid of not seeing any hope in their lives, just like his family.

"Uncle Kang, is Pingzhou really so good? I think you people from Pingzhou are very optimistic."

"That's right, Pingzhou is good, and our governor is also good."

"You may not know that since the governor took office, Pingzhou has always had light labor and low taxes."

Mao Yuanyi has inquired about it. Pingzhou's tax rate is 1 in 30, which is considered a low tax.

"Apart from this tax, are there any other taxes?"

"No."

"But this land doesn't belong to you." I'm afraid it will be taken away while I'm planting.

Hearing this, Yu Kang smiled, "If you think about it this way, yes, the land does not belong to us and cannot be bought or sold. But we did not pay to buy it, right? We can be tenants for the landlords, so why can't we help the Pingzhou government to farm?"

"We only need to pay taxes, and we don't have to pay rent. After paying the public grain, the remaining food is all ours. This is much better than before. People should be content."

"Uncle Kang, what do you think of my family moving to Pingzhou?" Mao Yuanyi asked.

Yu Kang said leisurely, "I can't make a decision for you. I can only say that we are not native to Pingzhou. We came from the north. It took two years, with the help of the government, to settle down. Now my eldest grandson has begun enlightenment. I didn't dare to think about it before."

"This year, our Pingzhou government has done a lot for the people, such as paying for bridges and roads, subsidizing seeds for planting, and subsidizing kangs... These are all real benefits for the people."

The governor gave them hope, so they were willing to follow her.

Mao Yuanyi looked at their spirits and believed what they said. Whether there is light in people's eyes or not, you can't deceive others.

He decided to write a letter home and ask his family to pack up and come to Pingzhou. If they can sell the few acres of thin land at home, they can sell it. If they can't sell it, it's not a pity.

When they arrive in Pingzhou, it is acceptable for them to settle down in two or three years.

Because they are reluctant to leave those few acres of thin land, they stay in Dali and work hard every year, but there is no surplus food every year.

He really doesn't want to live like this.

There are many people in Dali who think like Mao Yuanyi. Who wants to live so hard if they can live a little easier?