Time is a very good teacher!

The racecourse in the capital was humble at first. It is a bowl-shaped, central depression surrounded by a raised earthen enclosure, surrounded by a grandstand foundation made of rammed earth. It is paved with a thin layer of concrete, which is both a step and a seat, and in the summer, when the sun is shining, the hot butt can be cooked.

At that time, there were only four gates in the stadium, east, west, north and south, and there were no trenches, and after the rain, there was often standing water on the steps. Without fire extinguishing and fire prevention measures, they couldn't remember anything like this. Most of the time, the 'generation', the big stadium that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, the audience inside is standing on the steps and shouting at the stadium. As for the seats, they simply do not exist in the minds of the people in the stands. By the way, at that time, there were no seat numbers in the row, and there were a lot of fare evasions. Even the best two rows of boxes are thin wooden shells with a few chairs and a coffee table inside.

It was after more than ten years that the Jockey Club taught the Horse Racing Club how to guard against all hidden dangers, how to maximize their own interests, and how to do their best to satisfy their VIPs.

The current racecourse can hold at least 30,000 people, eight exits, and all the steps and foundations are made of reinforced concrete. There are trenches, water spray guns, security, guides, fixed numbers at each location, and mobile stalls for cigarettes, water, newspapers and food in every area.

There are loudspeakers, easy bet points, dedicated access for horse racing, protective fences and barbed wire between the various areas, all of which are made of wood and backrest. A water of red, blue, yellow, white, no black. Because today's three-year-old children in China know that black attracts sunlight more. In order not to burn the ass in the summer, the black must be discarded.

The VIP rooms are all made of reinforced concrete. It is the quality that can be used to do fortifications on the battlefield, and it is also soundproof, the door is an iron door, the glass is tempered glass, there is running water, there are electric lights, there are sofas, there are chairs, and there are coffee tables. There is a telephone, and there is a dedicated service staff.

Although the price is expensive, everyone who can sit here will enjoy the real VIP treatment at the racecourse.

The first time Shi came to the racecourse, looking down from the VIP room, there was really a sea of people, and there was a crowd of people in the dark.

"That's a lot of people!" What the ears hear and what the eyes actually see are two completely different senses. Shi knew that horse racing was very popular in Beijing, and now that he saw it with his own eyes, he felt that it was really crowded.

"Since four years ago, there have never been fewer than 25,000 spectators per game. It's a great place to pass the time. ”

Liu Yu pointed around.

One or two hundred stores. Some are taverns and restaurants, a few alleys deep, and some are red and willow green, so that the winners of the horse ticket can spend all the money they win. As for the loser, you can go to the restaurant to borrow wine to drown your sorrows.

If you have no money in your hand, you can also go to a private bank to borrow money. Now China's money banks are left with only this little room for survival. Or that they are more suitable for a lending company. Then there is the direct going to the pawnshop to do something. Or if you are famous, then go to the bank to brush your face.

"There are taverns and restaurants for drinking and eating. Pure and elegant, there are teahouses and courtyards, storytellers, jugglers, acting, and movies. There are also coffee sellers, and they can go anywhere they want. The people who come here are not just horses, but some of them are here to pass the time. ”

Liu Yu feels that he has also contributed to the prosperity of the racecourse, so he is very excited to talk about the prosperity and prosperity of this place.

While speaking, Liu Yu picked up the phone, "It's still the old rules, it's still floating!" King Lu threw out 1 million Chinese yuan with a single voice. The floating light is a batch of Arabian horses that he bought from the Middle East at the beginning of this year. The whole body is pure white, and there is not a single stray hair on the body, which is really beautiful and dead.

After half a year of training and recuperation, this superb-looking floating light made an instant sensation when it debuted at the racecourse two months ago. Arabian horses are some of the world's most famous horses, and at least 20 sprint racehorses in this racecourse are from the Middle East, many of them white. But no horse has ever been as beautiful as Floating. The white horse is fashionable, with long horsehair, which is as clear and crystal clear as it shines in the sun, shining with silver light.

Chinese have always had a special love for white horses. Floating Light didn't have much of an advantage over the rest of the racetrack, but it was this all-over appearance that made it never the brightest star in the entire racecourse.

"It's really beautiful!" Shi, who was holding a telescope, saw the floating light for the first time, and immediately couldn't take his eyes off.

"Pretty, isn't it? I tell you, you still don't believe me. Floating Light is the most beautiful foal in the world. The crown prince wants to exchange the red clouds given to him by his father for floating light! "The latter is the bloody horse king of Turkmen, who is red and like a fire dragon. He was given the name Chiyun by Emperor Liu and rewarded to the crown prince.

The countdown to the game is 10 minutes, and the atmosphere in the whole arena is already warm enough to boil boiling water. King Lu and Shi stood in front of the glass, both of them in a very nervous mood. King Lu really likes horse racing, and Shi likes the beauty of the floating light, so he naturally hopes that the floating light he likes can win.

Huo Yuanqing entered the arena under the leadership of the captain of the security team of the Jockey Club, and the roaring voices and high shouts made this young man who was born in the military and entered the security department because of his fourth brother couldn't help frowning. Such a crowded place is the least favorite place for everyone in the security department. Although he is still a young man who is not yet thirty years old!

After counting down to five minutes, a layer of sweat had already appeared on King Lu's forehead. Two eyes were fixed on the track, and nothing else could distract him at this moment, not even the princess on the side. This is the psychology of the dusk!

"My lord, the prince is in VIP room 003."

Huo Yuanqing's military rank is only a small major, but his background determines his extraordinary status. Not to mention the people he represents. The captain of the racecourse security team is over forty years old, a native of Cangzhou, Hebei, and his martial arts status can be compared with Huo Yuanqing's father. At this time, you can't be more careful. actually 'received' the people of ZN Hai, which felt completely different from the rush of King Lu and other noble ministers.

"Bang Bang ......" The unceremonious knock on the door immediately annoyed Liu Yan. Who is this, don't you know that the game is about to start?

"Fifth young master, the master is looking for you!" Huo Yuanqing's calm voice came from outside the door.

The angry Liu Yu immediately poured out a basin of ice water, and the dissatisfied Shi Shi also appeared on his face, and he also brushed his anger away. The couple glanced at each other, and the four eyeballs were full of incredulity, it turned out to be the father?

Liu Yu even heard who the voice outside the door was, Huo Yuanqing, the sixth brother of Huo Yuanjia, his father's personal guard. plus Huo Yuanshan, the second eldest of the Huo family, they are the only three brothers in the security department.

"Where's the old man?" Liu Yu has the impression that his father has not been to the racecourse for two or three years.

"Fifth young master, the old man is in the Mingxin Tea House outside the arena."

Liu Yu and Shi followed Huo Yuanqing out of the racecourse without looking back, and the floating light in the track won his love again, and there were floating clouds in front of his father.

King Lu moved, and many plainclothes guards around him moved, and a large group of people left the racecourse at this time, which naturally attracted the attention of some people, and then the news that His Majesty the Emperor came to the racecourse soon became known to many people.

"The son-in-law [daughter-in-law] has seen her father."

There was already a pot of Qimen black tea on the table in front of Liu Xian. Seeing that his son and daughter-in-law had arrived, he waved his hand, and Liu Yu and Shi sat aside.

"The father is looking for his son to come to ......, do you have something to teach?" Because he didn't grow up when he was young, Liu Xian was very serious in front of his fifth son, which also caused Liu Xian to not be close to Liu Xian until now.

"I called you here to ask you. If iced tea were given to you, how big would you be able to do? ”

Liu Yu's expression was stunned. He has never been in the tea business, but there are two cafes he opened in Beijing and Tianjin, but they are not tea shops and tea houses. And ice black tea has also appeared in ZN Hai for some years, of course, the recipe was made by Emperor Liu on the whim, this is a royal drink, Liu Xian is not short of money, naturally did not vigorously promote it, and it has only been circulated in the palace and some of the top lords' homes.

Liu Yu paid attention to iced black tea a few years ago, and like his father's taste, he also felt that iced black tea was very delicious, much stronger than black tea. As a result, before Liu Xian could speak, he was reprimanded by the queen and directly dispelled his thoughts.

"Iced tea?" Liu Yu didn't understand what he meant by Lao Tzu anymore? "Iced tea is delicious. But ......, what does it mean to be on a large scale? Does my father want iced tea to be made on a large scale? Liu Xugan, who has no intention of knowing anything about politics, is not aware of the impact and role of the European economic crisis on China.

Liu Xian was not angry. He was angry about this, and Liu Yu had already been snubbed into the ice cave by him. He is not Kangxi, he has to train all the sons under him to become talents. In a calm tone, he explained the causes and consequences of the unsalable black tea in large quantities in the coming year to Liu Yu.

Liu Yan's expression cracked, he couldn't stand it, his father was too whimsical. "Father?"

"You're not going to make all the unsalable black tea for the coming year into iced tea, right? Who can drink so much? ”

"If it is bottled, it will not be sold all over the country?" Liu Xian's incredible and somewhat disrespectful eyes made Liu Xian very dissatisfied and happy.

Coca-Cola has been around in the United States for more than a decade and has a good momentum. Liu Xian didn't believe that the same model could not be replicated in the expansion of the iced tea industry. In later generations of China, in addition to fruit juice, the beverage industry is divided equally between carbonated drinks and tea drinks, whether it is green tea, black tea, jasmine tea, or the subsequent gushing of Wang Laoji and Jia Duobao, tea drinks have snatched too much market share of carbonated drinks.

Liu Xian did not believe that the tea drink that Chinese liked a hundred years later would not be liked by Chinese a hundred years ago, and the taste would change greatly. (To be continued.) )