Wang Junlin stood up and led everyone out of the cabin. He stood on the deck and looked around. He could see the outline of the city wall. The number of houses among the trees on both sides of the bank increased greatly, unlike the scattered ones before.
After watching for a while, several people went to the cabin to have breakfast.
After chatting for a while, Luo Guishou glanced at Nie Xiaoyu and talked about gambling again. This time he was talking about Pai Gow: "There is a taboo in the casino. Even if there is no number 'eleven', you are not allowed to say eleven."
, because in Pai Gow, the eleven points composed of the two tiles 'Mo Wu' and 'Mo Six' are almost certain to lose. There is also 'Ten', because the ten points are the smallest in Pai Gow, and the curse word is '韖 Turtle'.
Ten' comes from this card. 'Two boards and six' is also a curse word, because the two boards are four points, and when paired with the six, it is exactly ten points."
Wang Junlin smiled and said, "It's interesting."
Luo Guishou proudly said in an exaggerated tone: "The secret of Pai Gow lies in the four-character mantra of 'Kill them all', which hurts the most feelings."
At this time, the ship's hull trembled slightly, slowed down slowly, and moored to the left bank.
Luo Guishou praised: "The Fenhe Gang's boating skills are truly outstanding. No wonder there have been many shipwrecks on boats going to the Fenhe River for many years, but it has never happened to them."
Not long after, the boat finally stopped at the pier.
The boss of the ship came specially and said: "Everyone, the ship will rest in Gujiao City for one night. It will set off at dawn tomorrow. You can go to Gujiao City for a tour."
"Thank you, Boss Du." Wang Junlin stood up and thanked him.
After the ship boss left, Luo Guishou suddenly said: "Gujiao City is not small, and there is also a branch of Taiyuan Gambling House. Why don't we go win some money first, so that we can prepare for a big gamble in Taiyuan City."
Wang Junlin glanced at Nie Xiaoyu, didn't know what he thought of, and said with a smile: "That's fine."
The ship boss personally opened the joints of the city gate and issued a temporary pass to Wang Junlin and his party, allowing them to pay taxes and enter the city.
Walking onto the busy road, Wang Junlin felt like he was back in the mortal world. This journey along the Fenhe River was unforgettable for him.
After less than ten steps, Wang Junlin suddenly felt an indescribable strange feeling, as if he had been poured out by ice water and his whole body was soaked in cold. He suddenly felt the sensation and looked towards the shop on the right, but saw nothing.
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The branch of Taiyuan Gambling House in Gujiao City is called Gujiao Gambling House. In fact, all gambling houses in Bingzhou named after the city are branches of Taiyuan Gambling House and are the property of the Wang family in Taiyuan.
Gujiao Casino is located in the most prosperous commercial district in Gujiao City. It is large in scale. The main building group is five wooden buildings on the central axis, connected by corridors. On both sides of the corridor are pools, rocks, mountains, flowers and potted plants, and there are also
There are more than a dozen smaller houses and courtyards, which set off the five main halls in the center like stars and the moon, surrounded by high walls.
At this time, the entire gambling house was as bright as a white painting, and the outer wall facing the main street was covered with colorful lights. There was a long queue of cars and horses at the entrance, slowly entering. The nearby streets were crowded with people, some just to watch the fun, and some because they didn't have
Yinliang paid the entrance fee to the gambling club, so he was not allowed to enter.
Wang Junlin saw the lively scene outside the door from a distance and was speechless. The former said with emotion: "The casinos he has seen in Macau in later generations are nothing more than this."
Under Luo Guishou's familiar guidance, Wang Junlin led Nie Xiaoyu and Chunqiu Old Nu to the entrance of Gujiao Gambling House. Xiao Feng'er and Zheng Shengqiu stayed on the boat.
"I remember that there is no so-called admission fee in the gambling houses in the capital." Wang Junlin said with some surprise.
The admission fee is actually a gambling tax paid to the local government. Obviously, Bingzhou is in need of money everywhere because of the imperial army's pressure on the border. The methods of tax collection in various places are even more varied and cleverly designed.
The admission tax for Gujiao gambling houses is collected directly by the gambling officials assigned by the government, and then transferred to the government treasury without going through the casino.
Since the Warring States Period, because gambling has caused serious harm, often ruining people's lives, and causing various disadvantages that undermine social order and morals, there have been laws prohibiting gambling. The First Emperor unified the world, and Li Si formulated laws prohibiting gambling, ranging from minor to minor.
"Stinging whale tattoos on the face", and more importantly, "tarting one's buttocks". Gambling bans were also continued in the Han Dynasty.
In the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, with the rise of the gentry, legal restrictions were relaxed. Although there were prohibitive provisions, they existed in name only.
Now in the Sui Dynasty, officials and profiteers have joined forces to develop the gambling industry and make a fortune together.
Historically, this trend intensified after the fall of the Sui Dynasty. Governments in various places were happy to see a huge increase in their incomes, and it turned into a situation of government-business cooperation like an ancient gambling house.
The group paid the admission tax and entered the casino.
The Gujiao Gambling House is worthy of being the most prestigious casino in Gujiao, with gorgeous and exquisite furnishings. The halls are connected by corridors and equipped with various gambling equipment. There are also VIP rooms for people with special status to enjoy.
At this moment, there are three to four hundred gamblers gathered in each lobby, but they don't feel crowded or stuffy at all. Under the bright lights, most of them are male guests. Although the female guests are in the minority, they are all extremely beautiful.
Some gamble harder than men.
What adds to the spring mood is the waitresses walking around in the casino. They are all young beauties with half-exposed breasts and splendid arms. They are sexy and charming.
Wang Junlin was not good at gambling. After a tour, he was most familiar with the three gambling games: dominoes, dice and treasure, and fantan.
Wang Junlin and his party followed Luo Guishou to the fan stall in the second hall where nearly a hundred people were gambling. The host was a middle-aged lady who smelled of dust and was very skillful in her skills.
Fan Tan is also known as spreading money or concealing money. The game is played by someone from the casino acting as the banker. When gambling, the banker grabs a handful of "stalls" made of short bamboo chips and quickly covers them with bowls and cups, making it difficult for people to know the amount.
Wait for someone to place a bet, and then open a stall to determine the winner or lose. The algorithm is to pick up the four stalls, and the remaining numbers become four doors: one, two, three, and four. Betting on one door will pay three for one, which is called "fan". Betting on two doors will win.
One door pays one for one, which is called "corner".
When the four people arrived, this stall was opening three times and two stalls in a row, and the anger was boiling and the chatter was loud. Many people who should be sanctimonious at this time became gnashing their teeth, clenching their fists and waving their palms, shouting at the stalls they bought, as if
The louder the shout, the more it affects the number of stalls.
Luo Guishou put his hand close to Wang Junlin's ear and chuckled: "This woman is a pickpocket. She is one of the four outstanding gamblers in Gujiao City. Her skills are pretty good."
Wang Junlin was surprised and said: "Do you mean deception? On the surface, it seems that this gambling method is difficult to fool!"
Luo Guishou said: "Nine out of ten bets can deceive people. The most common Fan Tan tricks are 'Luozhu' and 'Feizi'. Luozhu is to manipulate the stall, and the stall can be divided if necessary.
For two; Feizi uses tricks to fly away the stall. No matter which method, there will be an accomplice to 'pry the side' aside, using smoke or other methods to attract the attention of the deceived, so that the host can attract the attention of the victim.
Forget about tricks. Big casinos like Gujiao Gambling House will naturally not use tricks, but most of the temporary food stalls set up in the streets and alleys are deceptive tricks like this."