Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

But even so, the gambling stalls of the hundreds of gambling shops in Changlefang are still strong and enduring, and the number of customers is like a cloud.

Someone once said that in casinos, nine out of ten bets lose, and the only person who never loses is always the person who runs the casino.

A camp made of iron, soldiers of flowing water.

Gamblers can be replaced every day, as long as the casino does not fail, there will be people who are lucky every day, people who want to get rich overnight, like flies smelling the smell of dung, burrowing into the Changle Square .

Business is still going on...

There are nearly [-] gambling stalls in the Four Seas Casino in Changle Square, accounting for half of the total in Changle Square.

And the main store of Sihai Casino is at the east end of Changle Square.

Here, in addition to being the main store of Sihai Gambling, it is also the place where the accounts of Sihai Gambling are collected, and the daily turnover of more than two hundred small shops gathers.

In the cellar of Zangyin, Zheng Laoliu, the general accountant in charge of the Four Seas Gambler's accounts, holds an abacus in his hand, and is clacking the abacus in front of a middle-aged man, reporting today's accounts.

Compared with Zheng Laoliu's hunchbacked body, this middle-aged man had a hulking back and was wearing a sweatshirt with his arms exposed. He seemed to be sweating endlessly all day long, and he wiped his body with a sweat towel from time to time.

It's winter, wearing a short-sleeved sweater, revealing all the tendons, and the tendons on the arms are even more protruding, looking like a practicing family.

To make Sihai Gambling's general accountant, money bag Zheng Laoliu treat him with such respect and respect, no matter how many times he went up and down the Sihai Gambling, he would never find another person.

This person is the owner of Sihai Casino, Luo Sihai.

When Zheng Laoliu finished setting up the abacus and reported the last payment, Luo Sihai stopped, threw the towel on the shelf beside him, and asked in surprise: "You mean, Wei Shuyu?" The three playboys, Fang Yiai, and Du He, actually paid back the 5 taels of gambling debt?"

Zheng Laoliu was also deeply surprised, nodded and said: "Yes, I thought it would take a long time for this debt. After all, the fathers of these three people are notoriously clean and honest, and their family background is not rich enough."

Luo Sihai bared his teeth and said with a smile: "Grandma, this is strange. Where did these three little bastards get such a huge amount of money? Today they sent the money, what clues can you find?"

Coincidentally, because of the huge amount of gambling debts, it was handed over by Zheng Laoliu himself today.

Hearing Luo Sihai's question, he thought about it for a while, nodded his head heavily, and said, "My boss's question seems to be true. I remember that I came with these three people today, and there was another This seemingly wealthy businessman, judging by his attire, is obviously a man who wants to take advantage of the money. By the way, if I remember correctly, this man should be the shopkeeper of Haitian Feast Restaurant, and his surname seems to be Guan."

Haitian Feast Restaurant?

Luo Sihai heard it, and immediately asked back: "But the Haitian Feast Restaurant, which has become more and more popular in Chang'an in the past two years? It seems to be in the West City~~"

"That's right." Zheng Laoliu was quite sure of his guess this time, and said, "It's the shopkeeper of that restaurant. At the beginning of this year, I ate there with you and Mr. Wang's family from Wuhu Casino It’s a meal once. The dishes are quite delicious, tsk tsk, now that I think about it, it’s really well-deserved!”

"Hey, let him do what he wants, Haitian Feast Restaurant." Luo Sihai snorted rather disdainfully, "As long as I can pay back the money, I don't care who he is. Well, later on, you will pay the bills of those three dudes." Disappeared. Unexpectedly, I thought these three little bastards were just small fishes, but I didn’t think it would be a joy to repay the gambling debt. It seems that I have to set up another trick to attract the three of them, and then scrape them They made a fortune, hahaha..."

Seeing Luo Sihai say this, Zheng Laoliu couldn't help hesitating, and muttered: "Master, the father of these three people is also an important minister in the court. Isn't it a little rash for us to deceive them like this? After all, People don't fight with officials, we..."

"fart!"

Luo Sihai spat a mouthful of saliva, splashed it on Zheng Laoliu's face, and said cursingly: "What can the important officials in the court do? I open the door to do business, and I earn a lot of money. We didn't put a knife on it. The three of them are on their necks, and they are forced to come to our Four Seas Casino to play money. They are willing to gamble and admit defeat.

Luo Sihai squinted his eyes, glanced at Zheng Laoliu with a smile that was not a smile, and snorted: "Is the important minister in the court very remarkable? Don't forget who is standing behind us. Don't you know the temper of King Jiang Xia?" Are you clear? Who would dare to break his way of getting money, hey, he can still let others live in peace for a lifetime?"

King Jiang Xia, Li Daozong!

Zheng Laoliu is also an old man in the Four Seas Gambling House, so he knows more or less the inside story.As soon as Luo Sihai mentioned the behind-the-scenes owner of Changlefang, the confidence in his heart returned to normal.

The hesitation on his face disappeared, and he said unhesitatingly: "That is, that is, our master is deeply trusted and highly valued by the current emperor, who dares to stroke the tiger's beard? Hehe..."

"For you, Zheng Lao Liu, knows the seriousness, hum!"

After Luo Sihai let out a cold snort, he felt that his body was unbearably hot after speaking, and his shoulders, arms, and chest began to sweat again.

Then he went to the shelf again, picked up the sweat towel, and hurriedly wiped off the sweat stains on his body.

While wiping, the servant who was in charge of waiting above the cellar suddenly yelled: "Master, Mr. Wang from Wuhu Gambling Square is here, and he said he is looking for something to discuss with the owner."

Brothers from all over the world are brothers, and the two gambling houses are one family.

Luo Sihai threw the sweat towel in his hand back on the shelf again, and murmured: "The boss is here? Why are you looking for me at this time?"

After muttering to himself, Luo Sihai walked up to the ladder and prepared to climb out of the cellar. While climbing, he rushed to Zheng Laoliu who was in the silver cellar and said, "I'll leave it to you, I'll see the boss .”

After the sound fell, in twos and threes, the person had climbed out of the cellar and returned to the ground.

Chapter 433 Five Lakes Casino King Five Lakes

"Boss, why are you here?"

As soon as Luo Sihai climbed out of the cellar, he saw Wang Wuhu, the owner of Wuhu Casino.

Wang Wuhu was about the same age as Luo Sihai, short and thin in stature, wearing a padded jacket made of fabric, and a gray and black fox fur over his shoulders. .

It can be seen that Wang Wuhu is different from Luo Sihai, his physical foundation is slightly weaker, and he is a little afraid of the cold.

Standing in the open space above the cellar, stomping his feet non-stop, steaming, Wang Wuhu, who was dressed in a cloth, looked more like a businessman.

Hearing Luo Sihai's greeting, Wang Wuhu couldn't help but shivered again when he saw that this guy was dressed so thinly, and said hastily: "Second brother, you can count yourself in, hurry up and find a place with a stove to keep warm , I have something to ask you."

Seeing Wang Wuhu's cowardice, Luo Sihai couldn't help but joked: "Hey, boss, your little physique is really bad, what is the severe cold, I think we followed Jiangxia Wang back then..."

"Come on, come on, hurry up, freeze to death!"

Wang Wuhu interrupted Luo Sihai's words, and urged him again.

After hearing this, Luo Sihai put away the joke, and said, "Go, go to my room and talk, I'll ask the guy to light a stove and bring it in."

As he spoke, he led Wang Wuhu to the front while making arrangements for the staff to burn the stove.

Soon, Luo Sihai brought Wang Wuhu into his usual meeting room. After the two sat down, the clerk of the gambling shop brought the stove in time. After a while, the temperature in the whole room gradually warmed up.

The short Wang Wuhu nestled next to the stove, like an old mole, warming his body to keep warm.

At this moment, Wang Wuhu's face turned red, and after feeling warm and comfortable for a while, he began to take off the gray-black fox fur on his shawl and put it aside.

Wang Wuhu was comfortable and at ease, but he also ruined Luo Sihai.

This guy is naturally afraid of heat, just now he was wearing a short-sleeved sweater outside, with his arms and chest exposed, and now he is angry at the fire in the house, isn't this killing him?

Immediately, he picked up a spare sweat towel from the shelf in the house, and desperately wiped the sweat stains, hurriedly urging: "Boss, what's the matter with you? I'm almost dying of heat."

After being reminded by Luo Sihai, Wang Wuhu remembered the business of coming here today, and hurriedly asked: "Second brother, do you have any impression of Sima Pingbang who gambles in Changle Square all day long?"

The gambler Sima Pingbang?

Luo Sihai nodded quickly, and replied: "How come I don't have an impression? Hehe, a few days ago, my brother just sealed off his yard. I'm paralyzed, this kid owes me nearly a thousand taels of silver to the Four Seas Gambling House, I thought His father is a doctor of Guozijian, and he is also an official of the imperial court. Unexpectedly, he is a destitute, poor and poor, just such a dilapidated small courtyard, this transaction is exaggerated."

After all, Luo Sihai grabbed the sweat towel and wiped the sweat off his body desperately. Grandma, the whole room is full of heat from the stove, it's so hot!

After listening to Luo Sihai's words, Wang Wuhu shouted a little unsteadily: "Then Sima Pingbang's father who taught at the Imperial College. He hanged himself at home a few days ago, and you heard about it?"