The incident of Liu Zhaocai winning the championship caused a great shock in Chang'an City. First, the people did not know that there was a group of students with special majors in this Royal Academy of Tang Dynasty, and the people were still very curious about this snooker. After all, not everyone can go to Zhang Nan's private club to experience the feeling of snooker.

There were very few entertainment activities in the Tang Dynasty, and the trend of the people followed the court again. So this time, the people in Chang'an City knew what this snooker was.

From the newspaper posting the article "On How a Son of a Businessman wins the championship", people with intentions began to play copycat snooker in the fields, streets and alleys.

Zhang Nan, the initiator of this tide, is now invited by Li Er to the imperial study room for tea.

At this time, Li Er had already stared at Zhang Nan for about a cup of tea, but he didn't say a word. Zhang Nan felt a little nervous.

"Well, your master, just say it's okay if you have something to do. As long as I can do it, I will do everything possible to help you complete it. When you look at me like this, I always feel that something bad has happened." Zhang Nan said, and rubbed his arms with his hands. Li Er saw Zhang Nan's goosebumps.

"Sometimes I really want to see how your brain grows. Tell me the truth, what attention do you pay attention to when you recruit those businessmen's children into the academy?" Li Er retracted his gaze when he heard Zhang Nan say this, picked up the tea that had already cooled down and took a sip.

"Yeah, make money."

"Not?"

Li Er was a little surprised. How could Zhang Nan give such a simple reason?

"Then, what do you think I am recruiting the children of these merchants to study in the academy? It's just to make money. After all, although the academy is officially established by the court, if it can take on its own profits and losses, wouldn't it be a disguised reduction of the burden on the court? Besides, this academy will eventually be promoted to the entire Tang Dynasty. By then, the royal academy will be established in various places. It is probably unreasonable that you only allocate funds to Chang'an City." Zhang Nan said.

"What do you mean is that you are looking for money to establish a college in the future?" Li Er asked strangely.

"You can also say that. After all, being able to bear compulsory education in the country is a feat. Your Majesty, you can only use this one. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are the emperor of the ages." Zhang Nan flattered himself at the right time.

Li Er naturally enjoyed it very much, so Li Er smiled and said, "Okay, I won't flatter you in front of me."

"But if we rely solely on the treasury to cover the schooling costs of all children of the country's age, this is an astronomical figure. You should know that there are not many external troubles in our Tang Dynasty now. Even if there are, we are in a state of peace and stability. Therefore, the population of our Tang Dynasty will definitely rebound significantly, so it is unrealistic to want the country to bear the entire education funding now."

Zhang Nan actually wanted to tell Li Er that it would be absolutely unrealistic to rely on the annual taxes of the Tang Dynasty to complete all the education funds if he did not engage in a colonial war and stab his blood vessels to other countries. Not to mention that in another hundred years, even in another two hundred years, the Tang Dynasty would not be able to do it.

Free education, even if it is put into future generations, no country has truly accomplished this feat.

"So you thought of this method to charge the academy in disguise?" Li Er said, pinching his chin.

"That's right, that's it. Your Majesty, you should know that not every child is suitable for studying and becoming an official. If everyone becomes an official, who will be a commoner? Do you think? The main purpose of establishing a college is to cultivate talents. Secondly, it is to improve the quality of the people, not to train every student into an official. There are many jobs in our Tang Dynasty who need people who can study and learn to read." Zhang Nan said.

"Well, what you said is true, but I know that you didn't get a penny for this snooker competition this time, but instead spent some of the money." Li Erdao.

"Your Majesty, what you said, I have fallen into the eyes of money." Zhang Nan rolled his eyes to Li Er in his heart and said.

"Didn't you say you want to make money?" Li Er rolled his eyes and turned back to Zhang Nan.

"Hey, I'm not trying to make snooker famous. After all, when the newspaper was not published, the people of our Tang Dynasty didn't know that there was this thing in the private club." Zhang Nan said with a smile.

"But what's your purpose?" Li Er asked strangely.

"I plan to introduce you to the emperor a new type of thing that can improve the economic development of the Tang Dynasty." Zhang Nan said with a smile. After saying so much, he finally got to the point.

"What, let's talk about it." Li Er's face showed a hint of curiosity.

"I call it the "gambling industry." Zhang Nan said.

"Gambling industry? What is that thing?" Li Er was a little surprised.

"Simply put, well, your gamble, yourselves," said Zhang Nan.

"This... I played a little while when I was young." Li Er blushed. Although Li Er was a relatively good emperor, Li Er must have done anything that the rich young master did when he was young. After all, Li Er liked a novelty.

"It's easy to play. Let's put it simply. If you talk about betting on horses, now you are the dealer. Your Majesty controls all the horses and players in your hands. Your Majesty think you can make money?" Zhang Nan asked.

"Of course this is OK." Li Er gave Zhang Nan a blank look, as if he was saying, "I'm not a fool. If this thing can be controlled, how could the dealer lose money? If the dealer loses money, how could the nearly 100 gambling houses in Chang'an City be operated?

"That's all I need to say, this is what I want to say." Zhang Nan slapped his thigh and said.

"Are you talking about it? Let me open a casino?" Li Er asked in disbelief.

"Well, that's about that. Anyway, you have to put your name on your Lord, so it seems more formal." Zhang Nan nodded and said.

When Li Er heard this, he lit up Zhang Nan with his hands and said, "You, you, what are you thinking? Let me open a gambling shop? I have to put my name on it. What are you thinking? No, I don't agree, I have no discussion."

"No negotiation?" Zhang Nan asked tentatively.

Li Er pointed his hand outside the imperial study room, and Zhang Nan knew what Li Er meant. Li Er wanted him to leave his imperial study room smoothly.
Chapter completed!