For the citizens of Dìdū, the excitement does not end after the carnival of the Celebration Festival. The "jousting tournament" that came up with the Knight Association has long been the focus of public opinion on the streets.

A few streets near the headquarters of the Knights' Guild had been overcrowded for the past two days, so the Dìdū Sheriff's Office had to increase its manpower several times to maintain order there.

Look at the samurai in all shapes, holding weapons in a long queue on the long street in front of the Knight Guild, from morning to night.

And for Delon, he was almost exhausted. Although later Du Wei asked Little Zach to send him a lot of manpower, and opened many registration points in front of the gate of the Knight Association...... But this excitement lasted for two days!

In just the first two days, more than 1,000 people signed up!

According to the feedback received, in addition to many undesirable low-level samurai who were mixed up in the dìdū, many of the samurai who signed up for the competition were guards from wealthy and aristocratic families -- everyone wanted to get ahead! If they could stand out in the martial arts competition, it would be much better than being the bodyguard of those rich people for life!

It was the day after the registration, that is, during the day after the celebration of the festival. A big piece of news quickly spread in the dìdū!

The "Holy Knights", which is well-known on the mainland and has always had the reputation of the first knight order on the mainland, this powerful armed group that defends the church, actually participated!

The current two knight captains of the Order, two knights of the eighth rank, Stegel and Randall, plus four knights of the seventh rank, and a dozen knights of the sixth rank. All of them signed up for this contest!

In the streets and alleys of Dìdū, people talked about this interesting news after tea money, and many people also discussed: when the powerful holy knights and the proud guards of the nobles fight, who will win and who will lose?

But all people. There is always some curiosity, especially when such a big bustle is still a major competition! Naturally, many people like to speculate and discuss future wins and losses.

The Holy Knights sent a group of strong men to participate in the competition, and there was no doubt that they poured a bucket of oil on this fire! The topics of discussion are always "that jousting tournament", "Holy Knight", etc., etc......

It's the next day.

And on the third day, a bigger blockbuster news caused a bigger and stronger response in dìdū!

Dìdū is currently the most popular first minister, the youngest genius Grand Duke of the Empire, and the famous Grand Duke of Tulip. The youngest general of the empire who was only eighteen years old and had 100,000 troops and a provincial leader, rejected the grasslands in the west, and destroyed the warlords in the east. Master Duverrudolph. I actually signed up for the competition!!

Du Wei is one of the most popular celebrities in the empire in recent years! You don't know the name of the Regent. You don't know who the head of the Holy Order is, or even the age of Pope Paul XVI...... But as a native of the Roland Empire. If you don't know what Du Wei said, then you will be taken for an idiot!

Even because of Du Wei's youth and promisingness, he became famous as a teenager, and he was also a top nobleman, young and handsome, and he had already become a well-known idol in the dìdū aristocracy, I don't know how many aristocratic girls dream of marrying this most popular young idol in the empire. I don't know how many aristocratic teenagers regard Du Wei as their lifelong goal.

At this time, such a radiant person actually announced that he would participate in this martial arts competition!?

After everyone was shocked, they immediately set off this storm of public opinion to another high cháo!

Will Duke Tulip be the ultimate victor?

Isn't Duke Tulip just a magician?

I don't think I've heard that Duke Tulip is good at martial arts, right?

When one question after another was thrown, soon, some people who admired Du Wei in their hearts quickly and spontaneously formed a tulip guard group and fought a war of words with those who doubted?

Everyone knows that Duke Tulip is powerful! He is a well-known powerhouse in the mainland!

What? He's a magician? Hmph, who said that magicians can't learn martial arts! With the genius of Duke Tulip, he can't learn anything!

Hmph, he doesn't know martial arts? Don't forget, my lord, he is not a simple civil minister! He is the youngest general of the empire! As an imperial general, how can he not know martial arts?

Subsequently, Du Wei led his troops to defeat the steppe cavalry in the city of Gilliat, and the annihilation of the rebellious Northwest Army in the Northwest War.

Of course, as a party to the case, Du Wei did not expect to bring this effect, and in this wave of hot cháo, Du Wei's reputation was once again raised to a very high height!

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In addition to the high-profile participation of the Duke Tulip, another piece of news is that Mr. Zack Jr., the commercial director of the Tulip family in Dìdū, has once again drummed up a money-making thing: gambling!

Gambling has existed since ancient times. And in several industries controlled by Zak Jr., they began to announce their acceptance of bets on the outcome of the tournament!

This is a kind of naked gambling, although the imperial decree does not prohibit gambling, but this kind of public gambling is still immoral.

However, it is something that the Tulip family is engaged in, and what person who is not long-sighted dares to denounce Du Wei? -- Of course, Du Wei is not without political enemies, but even if he does, there will certainly be no result! Because this gambling behavior is obviously carried with a certain official color!

Behind the scenes, Du Wei has promised that he will use part of the proceeds to supplement the imperial finances that are overwhelmed by military spending!

Originally, the empire also had some underground casinos controlled by wealthy families, but when it came to gambling. Who can have Du Wei jīng

From a past life. In his previous life, he had already been extremely skilled in all kinds of tricks he had seen and seen—the gambling that he had made in the Roland Plains was just a small warm-up.

Obviously. This time the Tulip family will make a fortune again!

There are more people in the dìdū who have money and leisure! Hundreds of years of peace. fattened a lot of rich nobles in dìdū. These are indulgent and disadvantageous. When they are full, they like to have fun. There is plenty of gold in your pocket to splurge on. So. People who are willing to participate in this kind of lively thing. Naturally, there is a lot of land.

Du Weidi's "criminal gambling syndicate" is obviously a collusion between officials and businessmen...... Even the organizers were dragged into the water by him!

The official of the empire led by Prince Chen has become the umbrella of this gambling group. Even in the most lively days of betting. The Dìdū Sheriff's Office was also ordered to send additional personnel to maintain order in the vicinity of Du Wei's industry!

And the Knights' Guild is also involved...... Delong was tempted by this fortune plan. He was responsible for providing all the local applicants to the local professionals under Zach Jr. who were responsible for computing.

Those people are carefully cleared of all the applicants' age. Identity. Birth. Teacher. Samurai rank. and so on. Pick out a few players who are considered to be promising. As a betting place. Publish it.

And this result. It also caused a very subtle thing: before the start of the world's first martial arts competition. Many contestants have already become famous by becoming betting objects in this way!!

And after the calculations of the professionals under the hands of Zach Jr. Every day, the latest odds will be announced on the bulletin board at the entrance of several industrial fields for the first time. Attract all kinds of gamblers to bet. And it will also depend on some unexpected circumstances. Modify the odds at any time.

For example, a player was still popular the day before. The next day it was reported that he had fallen while riding a horse. His odds immediately plummeted.

And there are unpopular. Suddenly, because of a verbal argument with other contestants in the hotel at night, there was a big fight. After revealing his good strength. The next day, it immediately became a hit!

And Dewey and Zach Jr. came up with a lot of underground betting projects: not just betting on who is the winner!

And it's not just about betting on who wins and who loses. In addition to winning and losing. You can also bet on life and death! Bet on the winner to be a minor injury. Seriously injured. Or how long can it last in the race...... And so on and so forth. A wide variety of bizarre ways to bet. It's amazing how imaginative they are!

In addition to gambling. Another kind of new thing that has been derived from gambling. It soon became a hot and sought-after item in dìdū. It was named "Saijing" by Du Wei!

and the former world of the race of the horse "horse classic". The gambling place "Ball Sutra". The lottery industry is the same as the "color classic". This kind of "Saijing" is in the design of Du Weidi. The latest edition is released every 7 days, which details all the information about the most popular samurai lands recently. Also list their strengths and weaknesses. Besides. There will also be a list of potential characters for your reference......

This kind of thing. Soon it became popular throughout the world, after the first issue of the "Saijing" was printed and 1,000 copies were put out. It was all sold out in less than a day!

After getting the news. Responsible for printing the "Race Scripture" of the Knights of Delong (because all the contestants' information is provided by the Knights Association). Two decisions were made at once: print 3,000 more copies, and triple the price of each copy!

Later, at the behest of Du Weidi. Delon has come up with a new gadget. It is the "VIP Saijing", this jīng version of the Saijing printing, which is more jīng beautiful. There are even portraits of some popular contestants......! Of course. The selling price is also more expensive. Such a booklet. You can sell it for a gold coin!, of course. This kind of thing. The sales group is not your average gambler. Rather, it is the aristocracy and the rich who like to spend a lot of money on bets.

Delong's face has almost bloomed with a smile these days. He was constantly moving between the printing workshop and the Knights' Guild. I put all my jīng efforts into printing the "Sai Jing".

The first phase of the race was sold locally. He got hundreds of gold coins outside the plot...... Not much money though. But after all, this is pie in the sky! Delong, who has been poor. I can't even close my mouth.

And after the second phase of the ground race was launched. That kind of jīng version of the Book of Race was even more favored by the majority of nobles in Dìdū - after all, he was a nobleman. I always like to pay attention to my own noble status. Noble gentlemen. It's disdain to use the same thing as those mud legs in the streets and alleys! Although the price of this jīng bound pamphlet reached one gold coin. It is equivalent to the cost of an ordinary family for a few days. But demand is still outstripping supply.

The second phase of the Race Sutra. Let Delong get a windfall of more than 1,000 gold coins!

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Du Wei saw that this kind of race was so popular. I can't help but be a little surprised. He had just had a random idea. In line with the year of "mosquito legs are small but also meat". casually came up with an idea to let Delong make a little money. I didn't expect this thing to become so sought-after. Starting from the third period. The sales volume has exceeded 10,000 copies!!

And I heard that they have all been sold to the surrounding towns and cities!

"Uh...... So I can't think about it. What about making some 'newspapers' or something?" Du Wei couldn't help but feel a little itchy in his heart.

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Don't think that Du Wei made this kind of race to make less money. This kind of thing. It's mainly a way to control public opinion! As long as Du Wei wants to. He's always going to be able to use this kind of race to make a big favorite, and then people will go crazy betting on that favourite......

The result? Naturally, Du Weidi's local gambling group is going to make a lot of money!

"There are so many rich people in dìdū!" looked at the latest clearing data of the betting places that were sent up. Du Wei was also shocked!