Chapter Three Hundred and Fortieth Nine: One Sent Proposition
A group of gamblers held in their hands half of the money they had exchanged for their gambling tickets, looked at the gambling board that was betting on County Bo Anding, and hurried over.
Just when a group of gamblers had divided their money according to proportion and planned to secure their victory, the voice from the side came again.
"With a thousand taels, the Anding County Bo wins! Kuang Zhou, a guy who ran away from battle, how can he fight with the Anding County Bo? Even Kuang Zhou is a fool!"
When the gamblers heard this voice, their originally determined hearts suddenly hesitated.
At this time, another voice came: "I also bet Anding County Bo, one thousand taels! What kind of gambling? I call this investment!"
When the man surnamed Li was about to put the money on the gambling table, the man surnamed Zhang on the side grabbed his arm and stopped him: "Brother Li, do you still remember what you just said about never gambling again?"
The man surnamed Li broke away from his hand: "Everyone said this is called investment! What kind of bet are you betting on? I'll bet Anding County Bo, one thousand taels!"
In the end, the man surnamed Zhang had no choice but to let out a helpless sigh, put away the money that was originally intended to be used by Anding County Bodhisattva, and walked out of the gambling house without looking back.
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Anding Bofu
bedroom
Xu Qing lay in Su Qian's arms with her eyes closed. Su Qian helped Xu Qing gently massage his temples.
While massaging Xu Qing, Su Qian asked, "Isn't it a bit too heartless that my husband is doing this because I am afraid that those gamblers will lose their way of survival? Moreover, if there are extreme gamblers, they may even be desperate because they have no way out."
He took a desperate risk and became a bandit in the forest, causing harm to the people. If things go on like this, there will be endless troubles."
Xu Qing closed his eyes, rubbed his head lightly and said: "Gamblers, some gamblers are willing to sell their wives and children in order to earn gambling money. Even if they have no food to eat, they still have to use their last bit of money to bet on the gambling table.
Note, sooner or later, such a person will lose his fortune due to gambling, or take desperate risks, or take a leap of faith. Being a husband will just advance the time."
"Of course, there is another important reason why the prince and his husband are so rich. Do you want to know, madam?"
Su Qian smiled and said: "If I can know, my husband will tell me to listen to it."
Xu Qing said: "Madam is not an outsider, of course she can know, because today's national treasury is really short of money. Last year, due to natural disasters, your majesty reduced taxes in many places to stabilize people's hearts and resume production. In addition to court expenses, now the national treasury has increased."
Shang Guo Shang Yuan's bank account may be reluctant to fight a war with an enemy country, and Chu State will most likely face the coalition forces of Zhao State and Zhou State, which is far from a war that can be won."
"Today's Great Chu cannot bear the price of defeat at all. Your Majesty and the Prince have never thought of ceding territory for peace, but they cannot afford to pay compensation. Therefore, this battle can only be won, not lost."
"The prince has already told me that if he does not collect enough silver before the war begins, he will directly mobilize the shadow guards to go to Beijing and suppress the court. By then, all the property of all corrupt officials in the court will be confiscated and used as military assets. If
Once the prince does this, the world will be in real chaos."
"Now, the prince just collects money from the gamblers in the capital and adds it to the national treasury. This method is already very mild, and the cost is much smaller than the chaos in the world."
Yes, if this battle is defeated, the enemy army will march straight in. The Emperor of Chu and the wise king both have the kind of character that would rather live in pieces than in ruins. It is strange that they can put aside their dignity to cede territory and pay compensation.
If this is defeated, the Xiao family will continue to control the country for at least a hundred years. If they lose, there will be a change of dynasty, or the Chu State will directly change from a state to a local warlord of the Xiao family.
"I didn't expect that Da Chu would be in such difficulty right now!" Su Qian pondered for a moment and said, "Why did your husband insist on 30% of the profit share in the first place? Da Chu is already in such difficulty, and An Dingbo's house is not short of money, so my husband is not as good as
Donating all 30% of the silver from this gambling game to the national treasury can be regarded as your husband's contribution to the great Chu."
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "No, a husband must be greedy for money. The first reason is that it is the legal income of our family. The second reason is that only if I remember to take money at all times, the prince and your majesty will feel free to use me. If anything happens,
What do you think will happen to a man who is extremely talented but has no desires?"
"People are ambitious, don't love money, and don't love beauty, so what will he like? Then we may not be greeted with such calm trust, but with endless vigilance."
When Su Qian heard this, she nodded in understanding. It turned out that her husband had such profound thoughts.
At this time, Su Qian asked again: "Does your husband love beauties?"
This is obviously a gift proposition.
Xu Qing shrank her head into Su Qian's arms again: "I love you, madam."
When Su Qian heard this, the corners of her mouth formed a perfect arc involuntarily.
Originally, Xu Qing wanted to stay in Su Qian's arms for a while, but she completely underestimated the sisterhood between Xiao Ruxue and his wife.
Xu Qing looked at his wife who was dragged away by Xiao Ruxue to play backgammon and sighed, then went to fill a glass of cold water and poured some ice cubes into it to make a cold drink that tasted like white water.
Xu Qing then walked to the courtyard and lay down on the lounge chair under the parasol. The parasol was actually a giant oil-paper umbrella, but it was more than enough to cover the sun. He also placed an open bottle of toilet water next to it.
, this day is comfortable!
Xu Qing has always wondered if Xiao Ruxue came to see his wife every day because he was coveting the mosquito repellent weapon that his wife had.
In fact, Xu Qing really wanted to tell Xiao Ruxue that if it was really because of mosquitoes, it would be the same to go to her father. After all, they were all in the realm of Wu Ke to repel mosquitoes. Maybe the King of Xian was much more powerful, so it would definitely be better to go to him.
The effect of finding your own wife is good.
Just when Xu Qing was lying under the parasol and had a half-day of leisure.
Xiao Ruxue jumped over and said: "Xu Qing, Xu Qing, I want to eat yesterday's mung bean smoothie, can you make it again?"
Xu Qing looked at Xiao Ruxue: "Did you play chess with your sister Su today?"
Xiao Ruxue sighed: "Sister Su is so amazing, I lost three games..."
Xu Qing shook his head and said, "I'll help you make a bowl of lotus seed soup later. You can't eat it cold these days."
Ever since his wife excelled in painting, Xiao Ruxue and his wife spent the rest of the time flying around in the martial arts arena except for seven days of playing chess.
When you feel inconvenient, you don’t want to drink more hot water but still want to eat smoothies?
"Lotus seed soup?" Xiao Ruxue quickly shook her head: "It's too hot. If I don't want lotus seed soup, I'll eat smoothie."
Xu Qing: "Be obedient."
Xiao Ruxue: "I don't!"
Xu Qing said: "If you don't obey, I won't do it for you."
Xiao Ruxue immediately surrendered: "Okay, okay, it's not enough for me to be obedient, please help me do it quickly."
Xu Qing nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then just listen to me and eat lotus seed soup."