Seeing Song Huizong's surprised expression, everyone picked up one and took a look. It turned out that there was a dent on the front of the chip.
"Five hundred coins?"
"consistent?"
Wang Fu and Li Bangyan shouted one after another.
Song Huizong was stunned again when he heard this. He looked over and saw that the dents on them were different from his own. He asked curiously: "Li Qi, why are they different from mine?"
The colors are different, and naturally the denominations are also different. Li Qi was defeated by Song Huizong's question, and San San explained: "Master, these five colors of chips have different denominations, and the white one represents one hundred.
Wen, the green one represents five hundred wen, the blue one represents Yiguan, the brown one represents five guan, and the purple one represents ten guan. When guests come, they can exchange money here for chips, and when they leave, they can exchange chips for
money."
"Oh I got it."
Song Huizong suddenly understood and said: "In this case, it doesn't mean that you can't go in and play if you don't have a hundred coins."
"Of course not. Even if the guests have a penny, they can come in and play."
Li Qi shook his head and said: "As I said before, guests can choose to exchange chips, or they can choose to play with cash directly. These chips are only designed for some rich people. You might as well think about it, those rich people come to the casino, and what are they doing?
It’s so inconvenient to have to carry a large box of copper coins around to various tables, but it’s much more convenient to use these chips, and the exchange is very equal, and we won’t charge any handling fees.”
Li Bangyan nodded and said, "Yes, yes, this is a really good idea."
Song Huizong also nodded a few times, gently rubbed his thumb on the chips, and said, "Is this made of porcelain?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Exactly."
Song Huizong frowned slightly and said: "Then you are too stingy. This chip does not feel smooth at all, it is very rough."
Gao Yanei said hehely: "Uncle Zhao, although Li Qi is very stingy, he did this deliberately regarding this bargaining chip, not to save money."
Are you stingy? Li Qi said angrily: "Yameni, I've invited you to dinner a lot."
Gao Yanei curled his lips and said, "You only invited me a few times, and no one has more than half the money."
"Li Qi is stingy. We all know this. There is no need to argue about this matter."
Song Huizong laughed and said, "But Li Qi, why do you do this?"
Damn it! Didn’t your mother say that I am stingy? Now you ask me again, I am really spineless. Li Qi secretly despised Song Huizong, squeezed out a smile and said: "This is all to prevent counterfeiting. That is to prevent those treacherous people.
Counterfeit chips.”
"Anti-counterfeiting?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "Yes, in fact, when I thought about this chip, I had already made up my mind. If I can't find a suitable glaze, I won't get this chip. Fortunately, Huangtian paid off and at the end of last year
When I was there, I found a small porcelain-making workshop on the outskirts of Xicheng."
Hong Tianjiu interrupted: "Brother Li, this is no longer a small workshop. It is one of the best in the capital."
Hong Bajin said in a deep voice: "Niezi, you have no right to speak here."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Song Huizong was curious and waved his hand. He asked again: "What's going on?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "The thing is like this. When I found this small workshop, they were almost closed. Just like what you said, the official, the surface of the porcelain they produced was not very smooth and it was hard to touch."
It has a grainy texture, is quite heavy, and is very hard. It will not break unless you drop it hard. But in other words, the porcelain they produce is unique. The key lies in the formula of their glaze, so I
I gave them a big order, which brought the small workshop back to life. Later, Qi Gong and the others bought shares in the small workshop and asked them to bake chips specifically for the casino. In the future, if I, the Song Dynasty, become richer, I will also
Introduce chips with larger face value.”
Song Huizong nodded and said: "I see, this glaze is not suitable for firing ordinary porcelain, but if it is used on these chips, it would be perfect."
Li Qi nodded and said: "What the official said is that in fact, there are many commodities with great potential among the people of Song Dynasty. As long as they are used properly, they will bring endless wealth. This is also a very important one in economic construction."
link."
Song Huizong smiled and said: "Yes, yes, it is indeed a very good idea to transform those seemingly useless things into useful things. I agree with you in doing so."
"Thank you for your support, officials."
Wang Fu suddenly said: "But it's not appropriate to just rely on touch to judge authenticity."
"What Wang Xiang said is that actually this bargaining chip has a big secret."
Song Huizong snorted and said, "Then please tell me quickly and listen."
"yes."
Li Qi picked up a white chip and shook it slightly up and down against the light. He saw a faint red light glowing in the dent in the middle of his chip.
Everyone was shocked when they saw it. They hurriedly picked up the chips in their hands and started to learn how to do it. They all saw a red light. Song Huizong asked: "Why are these chips like this?"
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest, I don't know about this. After all, this is someone else's secret recipe. How could you tell me so easily?" In fact, he really didn't know about this. He probably didn't even know the owner of the workshop.
He couldn't explain clearly, but Li Qi knew that the raw materials for this glaze were extracted from ores and contained many chemical elements. The red light should be the function of these chemical elements.
When everyone heard that it was a secret recipe, they immediately understood it. Song Huizong did not ask further questions, and said to Liang Shicheng: "Did you bring the money?"
"Bring it, bring it."
Liang Shicheng, a well-behaved eunuch, knew that Song Huizong was going to the casino today. How could he not bring any money? He waved to the entourage behind him. The latter immediately came forward and put the baggage on his shoulders on the table.
Come on, it's full of ingots of silver, the silver is shining, and the cashier can't take his eyes off it.
Song Huizong smiled and said: "Exchange them all for me to get ten strings." I believe that no matter which wise emperor comes, they will choose the one with the highest face value. This is a must.
"Sir, please wait a moment."
Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, and Gao Qiu also began to ask their followers to bring money to exchange for chips, but they all exchanged it for five strings.
When Wang Fu saw that Gao Qiu, Hong Bajin and others all had to bring out money, he smiled and said: "Captain, I heard that you also have a share in this casino. Why do you still want to bring out money?"
Gao Qiu smiled bitterly and said: "The Prime Minister doesn't know. In fact, this casino does not belong to one person. There are seven or eight proprietors, big and small. If you don't pay, how will the accounts be settled?"
Wang Fu nodded and said with a smile: "So that's the case, no wonder, no wonder."
Li Qidao: "You might as well go in and take a look. Someone will deliver the chips to you later."
"fair enough."
Song Huizong said and walked in. He first walked towards the largest and most conspicuous gambling table in the middle. The others followed closely.
When everyone came to the table, they saw patterns such as "Zhuang", "Xian", "He" and "Pair" written on the green cloth.
Song Huizong pointed to the gambling table and asked: "How is this played?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "There is a way to enjoy it alone as it is better for everyone to enjoy it. This is called baccarat, and there are rules explained here." He pointed towards the lower left corner with his hand.
Having said that, he still introduced it to you in detail.
Song Huizong and the others were all experts in gaming, and they understood immediately upon hearing it. They searched the gambling table with their eyes and asked, "Huh? Why is there no poker on this gambling table?"
Li Qi pointed to the dealer's left hand and said, "All the poker cards are in that long box."
Song Huizong followed his hand and saw that it was a long red box. The croupier was smart enough to place his hand on the front of the box, pulled it up and said, "Sir, please take a look."
"I see."
Song Huizong chuckled, rubbed his hands, and said with a smile: "Baccarat, this is a good name. Let's try this first."
"yes."
Everyone sat down one after another. In addition, the waiters in the venue also delivered the chips that everyone exchanged, and also presented each person with a cup of unparalleled wine.
Li Bangyan took a sip of wine and asked with a smile: "Is this drink free of charge?"
Damn! You are thinking too much. If I don’t pay for it, I will go bankrupt if I buy a few more Maqiao. Li Qi said sarcastically: "Prime Minister Zuo, you still need to pay for the wine in this hall, and it is better than the ones outside."
It’s a little more expensive, of course, but I don’t want it today, as long as you’re happy.”
Song Huizong waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, let's start quickly."
Sweating! If you don’t even place a bet, how can you start? Li Qi was speechless.
The croupier thought it was his own problem, his expression tightened, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand and said: "Dear guests, please place your bets."
Song Huizong's eyes lingered on "Zhuang" and "Xian" for a moment, and he smiled and said: "I still prefer to be the banker, so let's go to the banker first." He took out a chip and put it on the banker.
Swish swish swish.
Li Qi felt his eyes flashing. When he took a closer look, he saw that there were already several chips on the "banker" and the other three items were bare. However, the one who placed the highest bet was Song Huizong. He secretly cursed, "Fuck you!"
This flattery is too uneducated, I look down on you, okay, since you all buy banker, then I will buy player. He made up his mind, picked up a chip and prepared to put it on "player", but this
His hand was still in the air. He then thought about it, no, Zhuang Xian, Zhuang Xian, Xian is the opposite of Zhuang. If I buy Xian, does it mean that I am standing opposite the emperor? This is not okay. It is not safe yet.
Okay, let's try buying "He" first. Thinking of this, he put his money on "He" again.
When Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty saw that no one was buying leisure, he frowned slightly and said, "What's the matter? You don't even care about leisure. There is a village but no leisure. This is too boring."
After Gao Yanei and Hong Tianjiu heard this, they were happy at the same time, and they unanimously put a chip on "Xian" and said in unison: "I buy Xian."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two idiots said to each other at the same time: "Xiaojiu (brother), I want to see the cards."
Hong Bajin hurriedly said: "Xiaojiu, just let Kanger see it."
Gao Qiu chuckled: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, you two can just take a look at each one."
Gao Yanei said: "What dad said is, Xiaojiu, if we work together, we will definitely kill each other."
Hong Tianjiu nodded and said: "That is, that is."
Gao Qiu frowned and said, "Kang'er, why are you talking?"
Song Huizong waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. Anyone who comes here doesn't want to kill everyone. You don't have to worry about it today, just have fun."
When the dealer saw that they had decided to leave their hands, he began to deal the cards. He dealt two cards to Song Huizong and Gao Yanei each.
Song Huizong didn't have the ink marks of those gamblers in later generations. He didn't understand, so he picked it up and looked at it. He laughed and said, "Oh, it's eight o'clock." After saying that, he put down the cards and only
See it is a q and an eight.
No way. Luck is so good? Li Qi felt a little depressed. Losing money on the first day is really not a good sign.
Wang Fu and others were all overjoyed. They were flattered one after another. Song Huizong was even more proud. He said to Gao Yanei and others: "Kang'er, it's your turn."
Gao Yanei and Hong Tianjiu held a card in their hands, looked at each other, and said in unison: "You look at it first."
The two of them were stunned again.
Seeing Hong Bajin's murderous eyes, Hong Tianjiu said with a mournful face: "Then let me see it first."
This kid is the son of a gambling king. He can be called a self-taught boy. He lowered his head and put his eyes flat on the table. The thumb of his right hand slowly opened a corner of the card. He squinted and looked at
Looking down, it looks very much like those gamblers of later generations.
Song Huizong couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw Hong Tianjiu's look. Although he wanted to reveal the mystery as soon as possible, he did not rush them.
"Wow!"
Hong Tianjiu suddenly exclaimed and opened the card with great dignity. He said with a smile: "This card is really interesting. It's Xiaojiu. It matches me really well."
Gao Yanei laughed and said: "Xiaojiu, good job. As long as I have 10, j, q, k, then we will win."
The odds of winning are quite high.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Although Song Huizong had a smile on his face, there was a bit of expectation and anxiety in his eyes.
Gao Qiu glared at his son, as if he would pounce on him as soon as Gao Yanei made a nine o'clock call.
Gao Ya was also very nervous in his heart. He followed Hong Tianjiu's example and started looking down.
At this critical moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting: "Little 2, Little 2."
Wang Fu and others turned around and saw that the person who spoke was none other than Liang Shicheng, who was standing behind Song Huizong. He stood on tiptoes, looked at the card in Gao Yanei's hand, and kept talking.
Talking about it.
Gao Yanei, the idiot, suddenly got into the situation. He looked at it and shouted, "Ten jqk." He didn't care about his dignity at all.
When Gao Qiu saw Gao Yanei and Yin Xiang actually singing a duet, he was furious. If he hadn't been worried about Song Huizong sitting here, he would have kicked him.
But then Wang Fu and others also participated in the calling formation.
When Li Qi saw the faces of everyone, he really couldn't laugh or cry. He thought to himself, it seems that gambling is really human nature and there is no need to learn it at all.
"ah!"
Gao Yanei suddenly screamed and shouted: "Nine."
Wang Fu and others looked tense.
With a soft snap, Gao Yanei threw the cards on the table. Everyone took a look and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Gao Yanei's hole card was also a nine, but they all seemed to focus on the player and forgot about it.
There is also the existence of and.
No, I can win this way. It seems that except for that crazy woman Feng Yinu, no one can stop my gambling luck. Li Qi suppressed his laughter and his whole body started to tremble.
At this time, the dealer picked up the cards on both sides, waved them in front of everyone, and said: "The banker has eight points, the player has eight points, and it's a tie."
After saying that, he mercilessly took back the chips on "Zhuang Xian" and then compensated Li Qi with the corresponding chips.
Everyone looked at Li Qi, with complicated expressions on their faces.
Sweating! Why are you looking at me like this? I didn’t win any money from you. It seems that I am the winner no matter what. Li Qi said nonchalantly: “Does harmony bring wealth?”
Song Huizong smiled and said: "Don't be complacent, this is just the beginning." Then he picked up two more chips and placed them on the banker and said: "Continue to the banker."
Just as Wang Fu and others were preparing to follow him to the death, they heard Song Huizong say: "This is just for fun. You can buy whatever you want. There is no need to follow me."
At this time, they began to murmur in their hearts again, wondering whether Song Huizong thought they were dragging him down. So they simultaneously put their chips on "Xian".
Li Qi chuckled: "Then I'd better continue to be harmonious and make money." As he said that, he threw another chip on top of "harmony".
Hong Tianjiu saw that Zhuang Xian was a big boss, and knew that there was no hope in this game of card reading. He thought that Brother Li was so prosperous that we might as well follow him, so he also bought five guan of money and.
Now Gao Yanei is the only one who has not placed any bets. His hands are itchy and he likes to read cards. After hesitating for a while, he suddenly picked up a stack of chips and quickly placed them on the player. Then he quickly took his hand back, lowered his head and said:
"I'll buy twenty pieces of free money."
Gao Qiu immediately said angrily: "Niezi, you are so disrespectful. How can you see the cards here?"
Wang Fu said hurriedly: "Don't be angry, Lieutenant. If Kang'er wants to see it, let him see it."
Li Bangyan also nodded.
Gao Qiu was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and said to himself, Okay. You are all afraid of defeating the emperor, so you let my son take the lead. It’s really cunning. Alas, Kang’er is a kid who doesn’t have enough distractions. If Kang’er can follow
Same as Li Qi. Then I will die in peace.
Gao Yanei, this heartless guy, even thanked Wang Fu and others.
The dealer waited until they made it clear before he started dealing the cards.
Song Huizong was not as impatient as before this time. He also chose to watch slowly, but he was not as exaggerated as Gao Yanei, and he just shrank his head back.
After a moment, he will show the first card, which is an a.
Gao Yanei also showed the first card, which happened to be an a.
"Eight eight eight eight eight."
Gao Yanei began to pray to gods and worship Buddha again.
Song Huizong smiled slightly and started to read the second card. Wang Fu and others poked their heads over. Song Huizong frowned and glanced at them, and they quickly retracted their heads. It was very funny.
Song Huizong suddenly frowned, turned it over and saw a small five.
Gao Yanei specially waited for Song Huizong to open the cards first. Seeing that his points were not very high, he was secretly happy. His hands began to tremble, and he slowly opened the hole card.
Gao Qiu was also extremely nervous, fearing that his son would defeat Song Huizong. He slapped the table and shouted: "Why are you so troublesome? Come on over here quickly."
Just when Gao Yanei was concentrating, he was frightened by Brother Qiu. His hand shook and he accidentally opened the poker.
A small six made Wang Fu and others very depressed.
"Wow! I won, wow haha."
Gao Yanei jumped up and danced excitedly. Suddenly he felt someone pulling his sleeve next to him. He turned around and saw Hong Tianjiu winking at him. Only then did he react and turned around.
Seeing Brother Qiu looking at him with a livid face, his face was blank, he sat down suddenly, lowered his head, and began to pretend to be dead.
"The banker has six points, the player has seven points, and the player wins."
After the dealer announced the verdict, he took away the money from Song Huizong, Li Qi, and Hong Tianjiu, and then compensated it to Gao Yanei, Wang Fu and others.
For these people, the money is a trivial matter. The key is that no one wants to lose. Song Huizong, who lost two games in a row, showed a hint of displeasure on his face.
Liang Shicheng winked at Li Qi and asked him to think of something.
Day. What are you looking at me doing? I'm not Gao Jin. Gao Jin is sitting across from me. Li Qi was depressed and said: "Master, there are many interesting ways to play here. How about we go to another table?"
Take a look."
He thought that maybe this wèizhi was not good for Song Huizong, and it might be better to change it.
Wang Fu and others nodded in agreement.
Song Huizong looked around, and he was afraid of losing face, so he nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's go to other tables and have a look."
A group of people first came to the Pai Gow table. Song Huizong's luck seemed to be not very good. It was not until the fifth round that he won a round, which was regarded as an opening. Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the situation remained the same.
Still not optimistic.
People who lose always find it boring, so a few people came to the blackjack table again. Song Huizong heard that this game was not much different from baccarat, so he wanted to try something else. The few people walked around,
Come to the color cup table.
Today, Song Huizong's luck really came home. He bought a big one and opened eight small ones in a row.
At this time, everyone was panicking. No one dared to buy the same thing as Song Huizong. They were afraid of getting into trouble and did not dare to buy big, so they had no choice but to buy pairs and lose together. Gao Qiu kept winking at Li Qi.
, but Li Qi didn’t know how to gamble, so he could only act in a hurry. He hated the person who shook the dice in his heart, and secretly cursed, aren’t you cheating people? Although I asked you to shake the dice, you were just here to cheat people.
, but it’s not good for you to trick anyone, but the emperor. If you don’t open it for twenty-eight hours on the opening day, I will fire you.
Little did he know that Brother Qiu now wanted to kill this bastard.
In the blink of an eye, Song Huizong only had two chips left in his hand, and his face became a little worried. The atmosphere became quite depressed, and even Gao Yanei did not dare to say anything.
Song Huizong stood up calmly and said: "Go to the second floor and have a look."
A few people came to the second floor. Although the second floor was much more luxurious than the first floor and was composed of private rooms, these were prepared for rich people who played Gangster 2, Stud, and Mahjong. There was nothing novel about it.
.
Song Huizong was in a bad mood. After taking a quick look, he felt bored.
Gao Qiu stepped forward bravely and said with a smile: "Master, there is a gambling boat on the river behind here. It is specially used to entertain special guests. Do you want to go and take a look."
"Gambling on boats?"
Song Huizong showed a smile, nodded and said: "Okay, let's go there and have a look."
Several people came downstairs again. Song Huizong suddenly glanced to the right, raised his hand and asked, "What is that?"
Li Qi was stunned, turned around and said, "Oh, that's the roulette wheel."
Without such a classic gameplay as roulette, can it still be a casino? However, this roulette is also the most valuable equipment of this casino. After all, the requirements of roulette are too high, and I don’t know how much has been scrapped in the past.
"Roulette? It looks interesting." Song Huizong smiled and walked over.
Boss, please stop playing. I can't bear it anymore. This is really killing people. Li Qi followed him with a sad face.
Several people came to the roulette wheel, and Li Qi explained the gameplay carefully.
Song Huizong nodded slightly, pointed to the table, and said: "You mean, if you hit any of the thirty-seven numbers, you will have to pay thirty-five times?"
Are you so greedy? With your luck, I’m afraid you won’t be able to win even if you buy it all night. Li Qi said sarcastically: “The official is right, that’s exactly what it is.”
At this time, a waitress came over with several more glasses of wine. Song Huizong took one and suddenly asked with a smile: "How old is the young lady?"
What do you mean? You won’t lose money, just want someone. This is too overbearing. Li Qi doesn’t understand.
The waitress was stunned immediately.
Hong Bajin was already sweating profusely, and his back was actually soaked through. He said hurriedly: "Why are you still standing there in such a daze? Why don't you answer the official's words quickly?"
The waitress then came to her senses and said hurriedly: "To tell you what the official said, this little girl is nineteen this year."
Song Huizong smiled, threw the last two chips in his hand, and said, "Okay, I'll buy nineteen." As he said this, he placed the chips on the number nineteen.
The atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense. If Song Huizong lost everything on this first day, they really didn't know what to do. After all, the power of God is unpredictable.
When the croupier saw that Li Qi and the others were sweating profusely, he couldn't help but become nervous and refused to shake the roulette wheel without permission.
Seeing that the matter had come to this, Li Qi had no choice but to nod towards the dealer.
But when the croupier was about to shake the turntable, Song Huizong suddenly raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute."
Everyone was shocked.
Song Huizong said to Li Qi: "Li Qi, come and turn."
"I?"
Li Qi pointed to his nose and exclaimed.
"Yes, it's you."
Song Huizong laughed and said: "You have always been my lucky general. With you here, I have always been invincible, so I believe in you."
Brother, please don't be so superstitious. What kind of lucky general? That's all because I have the ability, but I really can't play this thing. It's up to God to win or lose. And if you pay the number, the chance is too small.
.
Li Qi was really about to cry.
Song Huizong frowned slightly and said, "What? You don't believe me? Or don't you believe yourself?"
Li Qi choked up and said: "No, no, of course I believe in the officials, but I am too touched at this time. However, Li Qi really deserves the word "blessed general".
Song Huizong chuckled and said: "Then you should go there quickly."
Amen! May Buddha bless you! Oh no, no, no, it should be Amitabha. May Jesus save me! Day. I can pronounce this wrong twice, it’s really a bad time! (To be continued...)
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