I'm playing tricks in Daqin

What a rant!Du Zunming simply sneered, seeing that Zhu Xufeng was only a few years younger than him, he dared to speak such insolent words to him.

"Do you know what you're talking about? I'm not in the mood to joke with you, butler, see off the guests."

Seeing that Du Zunming didn't believe it, Zhu Xufeng asked the housekeeper to open the wooden box, and saw a palm-sized luminous pearl shining brightly, everyone was dumbfounded, it was bright and round, transparent in color, as clear as a crystal palace.

"Master, don't worry, the situation is turbulent now, don't you leave yourself a way out? If you become a wealthy person, what else can you not do in this world? With money, you have power , when the time comes, there will be more people who will follow you, once you get rich and powerful, the next thing..."

What he said is right, as long as he is rich, there is nothing he wants to do but is afraid to do, or cannot do.

"You said it lightly, this is not an easy thing to do."

"There are ways to do it."

Seeing Zhu Xufeng's confident look with his head held high, Du Zunming was a little curious, so he asked: "What is the solution? Let me tell you about it?"

Zhu Xufeng asked the housekeeper to take the servants out, and then he sat next to Du Zunming and said, "I wonder if the master has ever heard of the lottery business?"

It was the first time he had heard the name.

Seeing Du Zunming shaking his head with a dazed face, Zhu Xufeng continued to explain: "It's very simple. We can set some wooden sticks and mark numbers on them. People can buy them at will. We set a few numbers regularly. If the wooden sticks in their hands can match When our numbers match up, that means he was chosen by us."

"After choosing it?"

Du Zunming was a little confused.

"The selected people will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."

"what?"

Du Zunming couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Who will pay for the money?"

Zhu Xufeng told him to be calm and calm, "Don't be in a hurry, listen to me and tell you in detail, we can hold it once every six months, and the numbers on the wooden sticks are all arranged in order, and we will set an order by ourselves, so that Once it comes, it greatly reduces their chances of winning the lottery.”

"At that time, for the sake of fairness and justice, we can invite people from the government office or more high-ranking people to witness, and we will draw numbers from the on-site lottery."

"I understand,"

Du Zunming suddenly realized, "In this way, no one will say that we are shady, but if someone wins the lottery, where will the 1000 taels of silver come from?"

Zhu Xufeng smiled without saying a word, watching Du Zunming anxiously.

"I initially set this lottery ticket to be two taels, and then I will take out 1000 taels from the money for buying lottery tickets."

"Two pennies?"

Du Zunming felt a little unbelievable, he always thought it should be two taels of silver.

Zhu Xufeng nodded, "That's right, it's two pennies. Remember that our lottery business is for the common people. If the price is set too high, everyone will definitely not want it. The two pennies are not too much, no pain, no pain. , if you win 1000 taels of silver, wouldn't that be a great thing?"

After saying this, Du Zunming understood and nodded appreciatively, "You are right."

"Master, don't worry, as long as you start at that time, a mere 1000 taels is nothing. There is no purchase limit for this lottery ticket. The more you buy, the higher the chance of winning the lottery. No one knows for sure, right?"

At this moment, Du Zunming has already started to fantasize in his mind, thinking that he is surrounded by mountains of gold and silver, he can't stop smiling from ear to ear.

"But it's my first time doing this, and I don't know how to do it at all. If something goes wrong, wouldn't it be a waste of effort?"

"Don't worry, I will be in charge of the specific operation when the time comes, and with you as the backer, this matter is guaranteed to be successful."

Seeing that Du Zunming was hesitant, Zhu Xufeng continued to explain: "I'll just take [-]% of the profit when the time comes, and you can take [-]% of the profit, sir."

"What about the remaining [-]%?"

At this moment, the abacus in Du Zunming's mind began to run rapidly.

"The remaining two tasks are to do good deeds, repair fortifications, set up porridge sheds, relieve refugees, etc."

After finishing speaking, Du Zunming said with some dissatisfaction: "Why should the remaining [-]% ​​be used for good deeds? I disagree, isn't it good for each of us to get [-]%?"

"Master, don't worry, as I told you before, with money and power, you still need one important thing, which is popularity. You think, if the people know that you can use the lottery money to help them Do they have to be grateful to you? Think you are a good official who loves the people like a son?"

It is indeed reasonable to say so, Du Zunming motioned him to continue talking.

"At that time, people's desire to buy lottery tickets will be even stronger, and even those who don't win the lottery will be blessed. "

"As the saying goes, water can carry a boat and it can capsize it. This project can make money and improve popularity, but the profit is only [-]%, so why not do it?"

Zhu Xufeng's words awakened Du Zunming like enlightenment, and he saw Du Zunming holding Zhu Xufeng's hand excitedly, "My lord, you are my nobleman of Du Zunming, don't worry, in the future, if I eat every bite, you will have a bite of it, I will definitely not treat you badly your."

"My lord, you are being polite. I just did what I should do, and it depends on you to complete this matter."

Regarding Zhu Xufeng's lottery plan, Du Zunming finally readily agreed.

When Zhu Xufeng finalized the lottery business in Chu State, it was also the day of the Daqin Welfare Lottery lottery draw. Thousands of people were anxiously waiting outside the lottery pool. It was already the appointed time, but Chen Yuzhou was still there, and everyone chattered. chatted.

"I don't know if I can win the grand prize today. If I win, I will go to a restaurant and treat everyone to drinks for three days and three nights."

"May God bless you, let me hit it."

There were more and more people gathered to wait for the lottery, Li Er Er was pushed and shoved by everyone and accidentally squeezed to the front, just in time to bump into the two rich men next to him.

"sorry Sorry……"

Li Laoer lowered his head, and then he was about to walk behind the crowd, but was grabbed from behind.

"Yo, look who this is?"

Having said that, everyone turned their attention to Li Lao Er, who lowered his head and felt even more ashamed when he saw his worn-out straw sandals, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to get in.

"This is the lottery draw day, what are you doing here?"

Li Lao Er carefully took out the lottery ticket in his hand, and said softly: "I, I am also here for the lottery."

Chapter 626 The time has not come

"what?"

The two rich men deliberately amplified their voices, "Are you also here for the lottery? It's so ridiculous. I didn't expect you, a poor ghost, to have a penchant for daydreaming?"

Everyone laughed, but Li Lao Er blushed and lowered his head. He would not argue with everyone, and because of his weak character, everyone took him as a soft persimmon.

"It's no wonder. Life must be a mess. It's good to have a dream once in a while. If you really win the big prize, wouldn't you fly up to a branch and become a phoenix?"

"I... I just came to join in the fun..."

To be honest, it's not that Li Lao Er has never thought about it, but he feels that such a great thing will not happen to him, but life has already made him desperate.

Seeing that winter is about to begin, the last piece of quilt left in his house was dismantled and mended. It was knocked down by a mouse a few days ago. He was already in poor health and couldn’t do heavy work. He occasionally writes for others. Spring Festival couplets or writing a few letters home to fill his stomach, he didn't think too much, as long as he could get through this winter safely.

"Okay, I advise you to go back as soon as possible, don't embarrass yourself here, no one will get your turn when it's your turn, you are born to be a poor ghost."

After finishing speaking, everyone giggled and laughed again. In their eyes, people like Li Laoer buying lottery tickets are just a dream come true.

Just when Li Laoer felt that he couldn't stay any longer and was about to leave, Chen Yuzhou appeared with people beating gongs and drums. When everyone saw him, they immediately forgot about Li Laoer's affairs. Silently waiting behind the line.

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time. According to the date we announced before, today is the day of the lottery draw. Who will have such good luck? You will know later."

As he spoke, Chen Yuzhou put his hand into a pre-installed airtight wooden box in front of everyone, protected by eight locks. This wooden box has always been in the hands of the government, and it was also sealed on it in front of everyone. The lock is open, so there is no objection to fairness.

"God bless, God bless..."

Everyone closed their eyes and kept praying, the more nervous they became at this time.

"I feel like my heart is about to jump into my throat. This is too exciting. I have a hunch that I will definitely win this big prize!"

Li Laoer stood in the middle of the crowd with a blank expression on his face. The people around him completely forgot about his existence, and even he himself forgot what he was here for.

Originally, he planned to leave, but there was a stubborn heart in his heart that wanted him to stay. Originally, he had no hope of winning the lottery. Those few pennies were the last money he had left, so he made up his mind. Well, if God really forced him to be cornered like this, it would be happier to simply throw himself into the river.

"Okay! I caught one!"

Chen Yuzhou rolled up his sleeves, and carefully took the bamboo stick out of the wooden box. Everyone stared at the bamboo stick in his hand. There was a series of numbers written on it in black, and the scene suddenly dropped a needle quietly. get.

"Let me see which one of you it is?"

To be honest, when it comes to lottery tickets, he himself wants to participate, but due to fairness and justice, he can't choose, so he has to let his family buy them. If he wins, everyone will naturally have no gossip.

Chen Yuzhou handed the wooden money to the officials next to him, then closed his eyes and waited.

"One hundred and one, who is it?"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately exploded. Everyone looked at the present in their hands, and then threw the present on the ground in disappointment.

Some people even bought several more in order to increase their chances of winning, but none of them won.

"One hundred and one, is there any?"

No one in the crowd responded. Seeing that no one claimed it, the official didn't know what to do for a moment. Chen Yuzhou took the bamboo stick and asked again: "One hundred and one, you won the big prize."

At first, Li Laoer didn't care what number he bought. Seeing that everyone didn't win, he felt more and more that he was useless. Just when he was about to leave, he suddenly glanced at the present in his hand. One hundred and one four big characters! "I... I won the lottery?"

Li Lao Er hurriedly rubbed his eyes with his hands, he read it right, it was indeed written one hundred and one! "I actually won the lottery! It's me!"

Li Er Er ignored everyone's envious and jealous eyes, he stumbled forward, handed the bamboo stick in his hand to Chen Yuzhou respectfully, Chen Yuzhou nodded after examining it with all the officials, "Congratulations, you are right!"

I saw ten soldiers escorting a tray containing [-] silver dollars. The white silver glistened in the sun, and the scene was very spectacular.

"I didn't expect this thing to win the lottery. It's actually 1000 taels!"

"Yeah, but let this guy take advantage."

Everyone whispered jealously underneath.

Seeing so much silver, Li Lao Er started to stammer, "This, these are all for me, are they for me?"

Chen Yuzhou patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Little brother, you are so lucky. You are the only one who won among so many people. I want to congratulate you. To be honest, this is our first lottery. I was imagining who would win the lottery, but I didn't expect it to be you, so it can be seen that our lottery is really destined by heaven."

"Take it, these are yours."

Li Laoer took it carefully, holding the heavy money in his arms, which made him feel unreal.

"This, is this really for me?"

Not to mention so much silver, even one ingot of silver made him laugh in the middle of the night, and besides so much, he just knelt down on the ground, "I thank you, I really thank you... ..."

Before he finished speaking, he burst into tears, thinking that he was going to commit suicide by jumping into the river because of the difficulty of the two pennies. Unexpectedly, he became rich in a turn of events.

"Okay, this is God's curtain for you. I will send the money to your home in a while. Don't worry, you are the first lottery winner in our lottery business. Our lottery tickets will continue to be sold in the future." Go on, everyone should support a lot, maybe the next one will be you!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Yuzhou took Li Laoer and paraded through the streets with drums and gongs under the protection of a group of people.

Lin Qianru, who witnessed the whole process, sighed, "What a big battle."

The bank is in the financial business, and the rich are their customers. This also makes them, who only pay attention to the rich, a fatal loophole in intelligence.

Lin Qianru didn't know Li Wei's secret actions until today when she saw the lottery scene with her own eyes.

"For ordinary people, getting rich suddenly is a disaster rather than a blessing. I don't want his whole family to suffer because of it. It is reasonable to send someone to protect him."

"With the example of Li Laoer, the common people must rush to buy lottery tickets. If I guessed correctly, you can only buy lottery tickets with copper coins. A lot of copper coins, like running water, are now in the hands of His Majesty. They can indeed effectively alleviate the copper shortage."

"Thank you, thank you, I just thought about it casually, and I didn't expect it to have such a miraculous effect."

Lin Qianru was upset by Li Wei's obedient attitude when he got cheap, and she immediately poured cold water on her, who was competitive since she was a child.

"There are still two loopholes in this matter."

"What loophole?"

"First, you can't keep copper coins in your hands, and you have to put them into the market. There are a lot of silver coins in the bank, and the copper coins you get from lottery tickets are just a drop in the bucket. Second, you make profits in this way. The more you earn, the more common people will be poor."

"Wrong, the people will benefit more. I named the lottery tickets as welfare lottery tickets. All the proceeds will be used for the people. What is taken from the people is used by the people."

"How to use it?"

Li Wei, who had been prepared for a long time, directly asked the guards to hand over a document to Lin Qianru. After opening it, Lin Qianru, who had tens of thousands of taels of silver in his hands every day, couldn't help but exclaimed.

Build a large number of lonely gardens, support widows, widows and lonely people, build a huge system of canals, solve the garbage problem in the city, build a large number of houses, and rent them to poor people at low prices. All of the above can benefit the people and benefit the people.

"The money comes from the lottery? You really don't get a cent?"

"Of course I won't take it. If I want money, I have to ask other countries to pay for it."

Lin Qianru obviously didn't know Li Wei's secret arrangements in Chu, but she always had an inexplicable sense of trust in Li Wei's words.

"You won, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"Hehe, it's not yet the time. When the time is ripe, I will send someone to contact you."

Leaving behind an inscrutable smile, Li Wei turned and left directly.

The temporary transfer of tickets to copper coins and the success of the lottery ticket business have made Li Wei very satisfied. However, he has another more important purpose in leaving the palace today, to visit the virtuous.

During this period of time, Li Wei clearly felt that the alliance of banks and the royal family were not scary, but what was really scary was the bureaucratic group that was already full of fat, guarding their own interests and refused to cede an inch.

In order to carry out the various new policies, what Li Wei needs is not talents, but truly honest officials who dare to fight against the corrupt bureaucracy.