Chapter 200: Whoever commits the crime of Tulu will be punished even if they are far away
Everyone else left, but Mingliang didn't leave. He played cards in Xiaozhai for another two days. God knows where this Duoluo'e son-in-law got his poker addiction.
President Li stayed with me for two days. On the third day, I really couldn't bear to stay up late, so I left with the excuse that there were still many official matters to be dealt with in the yamen.
Jia Liu told the other party that he had received a secret discount, and asked the president to return to Chengdu to start making arrangements secretly, and waited for the imperial edict to arrive to get the money.
President Li knew it well and decided with Jia Tulu where to deliver the artillery. After the date, he happily returned to Chengdu.
Jia Liu thought that Mingliang had been playing for two days and it was almost time to leave, so he was preparing to arrange a farewell banquet. Unexpectedly, Mingliang actually said that he would play for one more day.
In the situation where three were missing and one was missing, Jia Liu reasonably sat down on the card table.
What we are playing is mahjong. This thing was called Ye Zixi in the Ming Dynasty. There are three kinds of colors: Wan, Pancake and Strip, with a total of 108 cards. The playing method is simple. Not only the common people love to play, but also the Eight Banners disciples also study this skill.
The stakes are not big, and the total win or loss in one game is a huge 200 taels.
"Why is my consort so free?"
Mingliang asked with a smile while rubbing the cards, Jia Liu thought that I am free every day, it's just because your uncle Bo doesn't let me play.
Naturally, another set of words came out of his mouth. Soon the cards were finished and you started playing one by one.
The four of them concentrated on playing cards and chatting from time to time for several days, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Mingliang was a heavy smoker, and the smell of cigarette smoke in the house made even the mosquitoes unable to stay.
Shuan Zhu was lying on the edge and dozing off. From time to time he was awakened by the sound of mahjong being slapped on the table. Then he rubbed his eyes and poured tea and water for the four adults.
I stood behind the young master and looked at him for a while. I felt bored and continued to sleep there.
After four rounds, Jia Liu and Guanyin kept losing, while Vice President Bo and Mingliang won.
After looking at the sky, Vice President Bo asked Mingliang what he meant: "I'm going back to the camp tomorrow, should I rest early?"
"Where is this?"
Unexpectedly, Mingliang actually said that it was still early, so it was better to play for a while, since nothing happened anyway.
"Master Jia, what do you think?"
Mingliang did not know that Vice President Bo had promised his daughter to Jia Liu, so Vice President Bo and Jia Tuluna had a good relationship as colleagues.
"Master Bo, my hands are itchy too. Why don't you play for a while? But,"
Jia Liu would definitely not disappoint Mingliang, but it would be boring to propose mahjong, so why not recommend Pai Gow.
"Pai Gow? Okay!"
Mingliang was refreshed. This was what he usually played with the grooms, soldiers and others.
Pai Gow is simple to play and can be played anywhere. Unlike mahjong, which requires a table, winning and losing are quick and you don’t need to use your brain. It is the easiest way to gamble.
"It's getting late, I think it's better to end it."
Vice President Bo looked like he didn't want to play.
"Why, uncle didn't bring enough money? Or is he afraid of losing money?"
Mingliang smiled and said that if the money was not enough, he could borrow it first.
"Your aunt doesn't know what she would say to me if she knew that I drag your nephew to play cards and gamble for money all day long."
"Auntie doesn't know."
"Okay, then I'll play with you young people."
The vice-president laughed and made a rule that the winning and losing of Pai Gow is much bigger than that of mahjong, so you can't play too big.
It is said that small gambling brings pleasure, but big gambling harms the body.
"Yep."
Jia Liu couldn't help but nod. Guanyin Bao must have no objections either.
After the rules were set, the four people started playing Pai Gow.
I didn’t expect that Jia Liu’s luck was really bad, and he often couldn’t get good cards. But his cards were good, so he accepted the losses and paid whatever he bet.
The battle lasted until dawn, and Mingliang's face was full of joy, because he was the biggest winner tonight. There were a lot of banknotes piled in front of him, and most of the bamboo baskets with money beside him were also piled up.
"If you continue to play this game, I'm afraid I will have to pay next year's salary to the general."
Jia Liuqiang's smiling face can be seen by everyone. Can you not feel bad? The banknotes in front of Mingliang are basically all his.
"I said I came here for fun, but without thinking, I made my husband lose so much. You see what happened..."
Mingliang casually picked up a stack of banknotes. Jia Liu thought that the other party was giving some back to him, but if he actually did this, he would be impressed.
Moreover, it seems that we should also think about it.
After all, they are brothers-in-law.
Mingliang's wife is the daughter of Prince Lu Yunqi, who is of the same generation as Xiu.
Unexpectedly, the other party actually counted the banknotes in front of him, which made Jia Liu's calves tense up with anger.
After counting this stack, then that stack, and stuffing the stack of banknotes into his arms, Mingliang asked Yang Zhi to help him move the silver in the basket outside and hand it over to his own soldiers.
Then he laughed and said he wanted to go back. Jia Liu kindly advised him to sleep for a long time before leaving, but Mingliang refused, so he and the vice president had no choice but to send him down the mountain in person.
After they left, Shuan Zhu came over with a dark face: "Master, this guy is boring. He didn't even give me a penny reward!"
"Why did you lose so much?"
The vice-president felt a little distressed and complained that even if his son-in-law was bleeding that kid, he shouldn't have done so much.
"Don't worry, Ama, we will give him back ten or a hundred times as much as he eats."
Jia Liu knew very well that once this person was fond of gambling and formed a circle, he would not be able to withstand losing even if he had millions of dollars.
But if you want people to lose money, you have to let them win money first.
Vice President Bo didn't say anything else. Strictly speaking, he was not cheating on his wife, his natal nephew, but it was actually for the sake of brightness.
Joining a co-promotion association can not only make progress, but also ensure safety.
Otherwise, this nephew would be targeted by his own son-in-law and end up like Fu Kang'an. As an uncle, wouldn't he be more unworthy of his aunt?
The next day, Vice Chairman Bo also left Xiaozhai. Before leaving, he told his son-in-law that his daughter might arrive in Chengdu in more than half a month, and they would have to be picked up in Chengdu by then.
Jia Liu had no objection. After sending his father-in-law away, he took stock of the expenses for the past few days and finally calculated that the expenses together with the seven thousand taels he lost to Mingliang would be more than thirteen thousand taels.
So I picked up a pen and went to the governor's office to submit an official document on the funds for purchasing winter clothing for flag bearers, which cost approximately twenty-six thousand taels of silver.
Doubling it is not too much.
Two days later, Lu Yuanguang came to Xiaozhai secretly. The next day, Jia Liu packed lightly and headed to Jimingyi.
Miss Gu Er also went with her because she was required to be present for this matter.
Jia Liu brought three hundred muskets and gunpowder, intending to sell them there at twenty taels each, with the gunpowder discounted by one thousand taels.
This is a small business, and the actual cost of the musket is four taels more than one shot.
The big head is an artillery piece.
After bargaining, the two parties finally settled on 3,000 taels per artillery piece, totaling 15 pieces, which would be shipped in three batches.
But the medicine is another matter.
At this price, Jia Liu felt that he was at a loss, because looking at the entire Jinchuan, who else would dare to sell the artillery to Jinchuan except Jia Tulu?
Regardless of the year, the exclusive bargaining power is always in the hands of the seller.
If it weren't for the sake of Mr. Gu and Yuanyuan, Jia Liu would be sorry for himself if he didn't sell ten thousand taels a door.
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The seventh day of September.
Datiangou Station.
Yongtai, the second-class imperial guard, opened the door drunkenly and wandered toward the hut in the distance.
At the gate, several Qing soldiers were chatting. Seeing that Mr. Yong had a little too much wine, several Qing soldiers asked if they wanted to help him.
Yongtai waved his hand to show no need, and pushed open the door of the latrine. Alcohol surged in his stomach, and he hurriedly supported the wall and vomited in discomfort.
Spit it out and it feels much better.
He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and started to untie his belt, but before he could untie it, he was hit by a heavy object on the back of his head, and his whole body suddenly fell to the ground.
After confirming that the person farted, Yang Yuchun dragged the person to the cesspool and kicked him down. Then he imitated Mr. Jia and gave him a military salute: "Brother Zhuzhu said that those who commit Tulu crimes will be punished no matter how far away they are."
punish!"
When he was done, he climbed over the wall and disappeared into the night.
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Author's note: To tell a joke, Fucha Mingliang was exposed for covering up gambling with sedan chair bearers. Because of his military exploits, he was treated leniently and dismissed from the title of Crown Prince Shaobao, Minister of Internal Affairs, Co-organizer of the University, and Minister of the Ministry of War.
Governor of Manchuria with a blue banner, minister of military parade, in charge of inspecting the affairs of temples and temples, chief master of the upper study room, president of the Qingzi Sutra Hall, riding a horse in the Forbidden City, with flower feathers in his eyes.