Chapter 1034 God of Gamblers (Part 1)
At the beginning of October, some scholars and businessmen from nearby areas had already arrived in Luoyang.
In a house in the east of Luoyang City, a large group of people gathered.
As soon as Huan Wen entered, he felt a huge sound coming from him.
"I just came back from Jiangxia and Xiangyang. Tao Kan banned gambling, and I am really suffocated." A businessman stared at the dice closely and complained: "The gambling equipment of the Xiangyang shogunate was confiscated and thrown into the river. Here, I am angry.”
"How can this be banned?" A businessman laughed and said, "You can even gamble on Go, but you can't ban it."
While he was talking, five dice (dice) had been thrown into the wooden bowl.
"Lu! Lu! Lu!" the throwing businessman shouted, and the onlookers laughed.
Soon, three of the five dice had stopped, two of them showed black, one showed white, and the other two were undecided.
But the merchant was too lazy to look.
The onlookers laughed and gloated: "Miscellaneous!"
When Huan Wen saw it, he could no longer move his feet. This was "chū Pu".
At this time, the gambling game had just begun. After a brief search, he saw Yuan Dan.
Yuan Dan smiled at Huan Wen but said nothing.
It happened that it was Yuan Dan's turn to throw. He held five dice in his hand, rubbed them for a long time, and muttered something.
Maybe this kind of behavior adds psychological pressure to people, so someone shouted: "What are you doing, quick investment."
Yuan Dan laughed and threw the five dice together.
In an instant, three dice turned black.
Then came the fourth one, which showed the calf pattern and stayed there, while the fifth one seemed to whet one's appetite, always jumping around.
When everyone saw it, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
The shouts of "Lou! Lu! Lu!" rang out again and almost shook the roof.
As if responding to everyone's call, the fifth chess piece was settled, and it turned out to be a calf.
"Lu! It's really Lu!" the onlookers shouted in unison, looking crazy.
Yuan Dan laughed loudly, glanced at the other three players, and said, "I won't be polite."
After that, the chief (wood stick) set aside a horse (chess piece) and moved sixteen squares on the board (chess board).
Then it was the turn of others to throw, but they were all unlucky. They didn't hit Guicai and couldn't make a move.
When Yuan Dan arrived, he took five dice and rubbed them for a long time.
The other three looked hesitant.
Yuan Dan sneered, and all five chess pieces came out. After a moment of tossing, it was astonishingly clear: black black pheasant, with fourteen arrows.
"It's Guicai again!" Everyone exclaimed, looking at Yuan Dan in amazement.
"You just spoke wildly. Do you know me, Yuan Yandao, now?" Yuan Dan took charge and made another move, traveling fourteen squares.
On the current chessboard, Yuan Dan has already played two horses, one in front and one behind. The other three have not yet thrown Guicai, and all five horses are sitting at home, furious.
Huan Wen looked at Yuan Dan with reverence, God of Gamblers!
Next, he continued to throw, and Yuan Dan had good luck. After several rounds of throwing, he got a "white white pheasant" Haiya Takaicai, and then made another horse.
Two of the remaining three people also made a good bet and got a horse, but the last person never got a good bet and didn't get a horse.
After a while, someone outside called "Yuanzi", and Huan Wen reluctantly left the room.
The visitor was Shi Shanshihui, the commander of Zuo Xiaoqi's guard. When he saw Huan Wen, he said: "Yuanzi, I have a rest today. You are not at home studying and practicing martial arts, but you come here to play games."
"I'm not...no..." Huan Wen argued a few words. Seeing that others didn't believe him, he could only say: "These businessmen are playing big games. It costs 200,000 yuan to hit a horse. I don't have that much."
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"You still want to gamble." Shan Shihui looked at him with incredulous eyes and said: "I don't like gambling and hate to be humble, but anyone who is interested in an official career will not do these two things. It's just that my hands are itchy. Just play two games in private, how can you play in a crowded place?”
Huan Wen suddenly realized it, bowed ashamedly, and said: "I have been taught."
"Let's go and sit over there." Shan Shi pulled Huan Wen back and said.
Huan Wen followed silently.
The two of them came to the hall one behind the other.
There were already several people in the room drinking tea and chatting.
"There is news coming back from Huainan that wild silkworms are all over the valley, spinning silk into cocoons as big as eggs, but I don't know whether it is true or false." A middle-aged man wearing Sichuan brocade said.
"I heard that there was also one in Jianye. Someone recorded it during the Huanglong period of the Eastern Wu Dynasty." The speaker was older, perhaps afraid of the cold, and was wearing a white fox fur. He should have come from the Tuoba Dai Kingdom.
"Huainan captured Wu soldiers, and it was mentioned that Xuancheng also had this thing."
"But it may not be a tussah silkworm."
"It's just wild silkworms, I can't figure it out."
More people participated, and everyone was obviously moved by their words.
Wild silkworm cocoons can be reeled into silk, which can be made into cotton wool and stuffed into linen or silk clothes to make a good warm cotton coat.
Many officials can receive dozens of kilograms of cotton a year, which they use to make winter clothes.
Not to mention the winter coats of the army sergeants, which was a large quantity. After all, Han soldiers did not necessarily have sheepskin furs to wear.
After the few people finished speaking, they looked at Shan Shihui inquiringly, as if they had just noticed Huan Wen.
Shan Shihui then introduced Huan Wen and everyone to each other.
After a long ceremony, Huan Wen realized that among the few people, Shu Brocade Man and Huqiu Old Man had the highest status. The former was Liu Bi, the Minister of Tiancao, and the latter was Mi Huang, the Superintendent of the Military Academy.
"Yuanzi, I heard that you were traveling in Duoye, Jiangdong. Do you know about the wild silkworms?" Mi Huang asked Huan Wen to sit down.
"Going back to Mi Gong, I once went to Xuancheng County and heard the locals mention wild silkworms. Their cocoons are as big as chicken eggs and fill the forest valleys for more than 300 miles." Huan Wen said.
When several people looked at each other, they could see the joy in each other's eyes. "Is there anything else?" Liu Bi asked.
"There are a lot of medicinal materials, a lot of fish salt, and maybe copper, iron, gold and silver." Huan Wen said.
There was a sudden silence in the field, everyone was obviously digesting the news silently.
None of them had been to the South, and their idea of the wealth in the South was only hearsay, but they were willing to believe it.
It's not that they are naive, it's that people always subconsciously believe what they want to believe.
Farming in the north is in full swing, and the inventory of nineteen counties will be completed by the end of the year, and there are many people who have lost their wealth.
Are they satisfied? Definitely not.
But without being able to resist, we can only believe in another plan proposed by the emperor: lose the north and make up for the south.
There's nothing you can do if you don't believe it. It's not just one or two people who openly confront Du Tian, but the endings are tragic.
Even this year, officials from Donglai and Leling counties who attacked and killed Dutian fled with their families and traveled south to Jiangdong with their clan members.
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Some people in Jinan County were also dissatisfied, but they did not attack and kill the officials. Instead, more than a thousand families gathered together, rushed to Changguang, and crossed the sea to the south.
As for those who bribe officials overtly or covertly, there are too many. After being reported, the whole family was dismissed as criminals and sent to Hezhou.
In the eyes of the wealthy families, Dutian is their "stained history of blood and tears".
Those who do not stand up to resist are forced to surrender and acquiesce in losses.
Their willingness to surrender has something to do with the emperor's promise: to go to the south to open up wasteland and build a manor.
And as the overall situation has been decided and Du Tian is carried out more and more deeply, they have become more and more urgent about this matter.
The southern expedition to Jiangdong was no longer just a matter for Emperor Shao Xun alone, but also related to the vital interests of the vast Northland wealthy families.
As the saying goes, everyone above and below has the same desire.
However, these people here did not go to the south to open a manor, or they did not just open a traditional Zhongchangtong-style manor.
They are close ministers of the Emperor and better understand the Emperor's inner thoughts and ambitions.
The emperor hoped that they would engage in business rather than just open up wasteland to grow food. That would be very disappointing.
And this is actually the main reason why the emperor summoned a group of merchants here.
"There are many rare goods in the south of the Yangtze River. It is wonderful to enrich your family and support your family." Mi Huang smiled, looked at everyone, and said: "The ability of the Mi family in the East China Sea to survive cannot be wasted."
"Mr. Mi, does your majesty's preface still count?" The wealthy businessman who came from afar couldn't help but ask.
"Your Majesty, you keep your word." Mi Huang said: "If your family can take root in Jiangdong and have a bright lintel, it may not be impossible for you to be ranked high."
"My family doesn't treat the Four Books and Five Classics, but how can I judge the family status?" This person couldn't help but ask.
"If we can serve as officials for several consecutive generations, why not?"
"Can a businessman also be an official?"
"Soldiers can be officials, barbarians can be officials, why not businessmen?"
When the man heard this, he was very happy.
Huan Wen was shocked when he heard this.
In fact, even if you can't be an official, you can be just as comfortable as a rich man in Jiangnan.
There are wealthy people in Jiangdong such as the Zhou family, the Shen family, and the Qian family. They have no family status and are far inferior to the Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang families, but their clan wealth is indispensable. These are living examples.
"When will Your Majesty march south?" Someone was encouraged and said, "Wealth as large as mountains and seas is waiting to be taken by oneself."
"I have to offer a portion to His Majesty. Without him, how could such a good thing be possible?"
"Just present the beauty of Wu Palace to His Majesty."
"Haha."
There was a burst of laughter, and everyone was a little excited.
"Motoko..." A shout rang out from outside.
Huan Wen subconsciously turned his head and looked around. He recognized that it was Yuan Dan's voice.
"Go." Mi Huang waved his hand and said.
Liu Mi looked at Huan Wen carefully, thoughtfully.
Huan Wen bowed and left, and went out to find Yuan Dan.
"Won?" he asked.
Yuan Dan laughed loudly: "How can you not win? Hit the horse ten times and get two million dollars. Bet on the pit and win a million dollars. After the five horses are gone, you will receive another million dollars."
Huan Wen was a little speechless.
Playing such a big game, these wealthy businessmen are really incredible.
I once heard that someone won a house in a chess game. Today, Yuan Yandao won more than four million yuan. He got a good house, which is not much different.
But he still has a question: "Where's the money you won?"
"I have to go to the market to pick it up." Yuan Dan said: "Who can carry millions of dollars with him? He gave me the goods as offset. Some people have been away for several months without completing a single transaction, and they have lost all their goods. .”
At this point, Yuan Dan looked at Huan Wen with a smile and said, "Yuanzi, you are skilled in bow and horse. How about you come with me to pick up the goods and give you a million dollars?"
Huan Wen wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back shamefully.
"Okay." He blushed and agreed.
(Chapter 2 Afternoon)
(End of chapter)