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Gou Yu was a little hesitant: "Your Majesty, it seems a little too impatient to confer the prime minister as Wei Gong now!"

Liu Xie stared and said: "Are you impatient? Now this matter is urgent, and now this matter is the most serious one. Please ask Ling Jun to come out and persuade the prime minister and the general. This matter is like this deal!"

If Liu Xie doesn't seal this Duke Wei out again, what kind of concessions are he talking about?

If you quit one day earlier, you can quit one day earlier.

If you still don't accept it, then you still have to vomit?

Isn't it the destiny for talented people to sit on the throne?

Gou or knew the emperor's thoughts well, but since ancient times, the people below have always been anxious about this kind of thing.

Such a situation like now is simply unheard of, but it also fully shows that the emperor has already fully recognized the Cao family, and only feels that he is doing the right thing.

"The minister leads the order!"

Gou or thought for a long time, but finally agreed.

Liu Xie pleaded again: "Everything is up to Mr. Ling, don't let me down!"

The behind-the-scenes boss of the Xudu Opera House is Na Cao Ang, and the imperial businessman Zhu Zhu is in charge of the preparation and business management. Mrs. Zou, Diao Chan, and Cai Yan are involved in the operation of the theater and the training of artists.

The opera house is located in the center of Xudu Commercial City. In fact, it is divided into three phases. It is expected to build four theaters, with a maximum capacity of 3000 people at one time. The first phase of the project has only been completed and can accommodate up to 500 people.

The programs of the Xudu Opera House include: traditional song and dance performances in the Central Plains, performances of various musical instruments, acrobatics, operas, and dialogues. The variety is quite rich.

At this time, there were no mature brothels and other romantic places.

Ordinary businessmen or minor aristocrats simply cannot afford to support singers and dancers, let alone ordinary people, who have no access to singing and dancing. The Xudu Opera House is different from a romantic place. It is a pure and elegant art center.

The emergence of this kind of Gangyuan allows the common people to enjoy the privileges of nobles and lords. In addition, it can also support countless artists who can sing and dance and pursue medical skills.

Of course, tickets to the opera house are still too expensive at present. Ordinary people can only afford a ticket for half a month without eating or drinking. It is still a relatively unpopular song and dance performance and music performance.

Tickets for operas and dramas are in short supply, and the prices are extremely high, even if you have money, you can't buy them. After all, there are few venues and actors, and the demand is the greatest, so the prices will inevitably rise.

Cao Ang estimated that in another year or so, with the increase of theaters, practitioners, dramas and operas, the ticket price will gradually decrease, and eventually it will gradually become popular.

At this moment, a violin performance and dance performance had just ended, and everyone was playing drums one after another, with expressions of enjoyment on their faces, and they felt that their souls were being nurtured.

Cao Ang, Zhuge Liang and his wife, Zhao Yun, and Guan Yu's subordinates were drinking tea in a private seat in the theater.

Zhao Yun said: "The appearance of this theater has made the commercial market more lively and the lives of the people more colorful."

The shopping malls in Xudu are only closed at three or four hours in the middle of the night, because there are really no people who will close them, and they are open at all other times, and the market closing policy is not implemented.

The imperial government's restriction of the market is actually a means of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, but now the general environment of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business no longer exists.

For the further prosperity of business, unless in special periods or special events, the closed market policy is not implemented. It is precisely because of this that the business atmosphere in many cities is strong, and it is more dynamic than any city in the world.

It won't take a few years for this to continue, and this trend will spread around Xudu, and the Central Plains of the Central Plains will take the lead in the emergence of capitalism.

Guan Yu put forward his own opinion: "Guan thinks that singing and dancing should not be popularized, otherwise if the people are too addicted to it, I'm afraid there is a possibility that they will lose their minds."

In Guan Yu's opinion, instead of building a few theaters, it is better to build more workshops and open up more farmland, and then let people spend the time watching operas and listening to music for production.

Zhuge Liang said: "I can't agree with you. I don't say that if there is excess production, it is not a good thing. I say that culture and commerce are also necessary for the country. Diligence is certainly a virtue, and the pursuit of a better life is also natural. The two are not in conflict. , but can complement each other.”

Cao Ang nodded.

Both kingly and domineering can achieve great things. If Cao Cao followed the domineering route, then Cao Ang followed the kingly way.

If the Central Plains becomes a dream paradise that everyone longs for, and becomes a well-deserved beacon of civilization in the world, people in all directions will actively learn the language, characters, and culture of the Central Plains in pursuit of a better life, better opportunities, and more money.

You don't need to force Wanghua, but you can passively absorb talents from all directions.

Cao Ang not only wants to build the strongest army and the most advanced system, but also builds a strong cultural strength. From newspapers to this theater, it is all cultural progress.

The export of force is very direct and tangible, while the export of culture is more subtle, but subtle and far-reaching.

Newspapers, dramas, songs and dances, musical instruments, and even poetry from the Central Plains spread to foreign countries in the West, and eventually formed a trend in the West. The local people will inevitably yearn for and agree with them from the bottom of their hearts.

What is this called?

Soldiers who don't fight without fighting.

Well, there is another reason. To put it bluntly, Cao Ang feels that life is too lacking in fun, so he also wants to create more fun for his future life.

What's the point of fighting and fighting all day long?

In addition, from a commercial point of view, this is a very profitable business, and its income even exceeds that of a restaurant at its current scale.

After Guan Yu and Zhao Yun understood Cao Ang's thoughts, they realized that Cao Ang's plans were far-reaching, and Guan Yu was ashamed of his short-sightedness.

Kings of the kingly way have existed since ancient times, but no one has ever been able to achieve Cao Ang's level!

A few days later, the latest warship design drawings were released.

Cao Ang has been designing more advanced and more practical warships. On the one hand, he is preparing for defeating Sun Ce and Liu Biao, and on the other hand, he is laying the foundation for future voyages. Naturally, he is not stingy with resources.

Hundreds of scholars, craftsmen, Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying also personally participated in it.

Although it took a bit of time to ask, but the results have been achieved so far. Cao Ang looked at the quite bold design and asked: "Use cement to build a ship? Is this ship feasible?"

Huang Yueying said: "This battleship design is assisted by hundreds of people from Gewu School, and all designs have been converted through rigorous mathematical formulas, so theoretically there is no problem at all!"

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Chapter 233 Sima Yi's Talent

What Huang Yueying said was not false.

Cement boats did appear before, because the cost of this cement boat is lower than other boats, and it is very strong compared with the wooden boat, and the repair and maintenance costs in the later period are relatively low.

The advantage of this cement ship is not only that, if cement is used instead of wood, it can not help but save a lot of wood, and it can also solve the vacancy that there is no steel. It can be said to be the best choice at present.

Although cement ships are not as good as iron-clad ships, iron-clad ships are a bit too difficult in this era.

But now the cement ship is different, not only is it simple, but the cement comes as soon as you say it. If you want to build a ship, the difficulty is very small.

Afterwards, Huang Yueying took out the drawings she made and showed them in front of everyone.

When everyone saw Huang Yueying's blueprint, they understood.

It turned out that the blueprint shown by Huang Yueying was not a boat made entirely of cement.

The boat on the drawing is made of ordinary wooden boats plus some cement.