Chai Lin's expression moved, and he said, "Young Master Hua's intention, could it be to gamble?"

Hua Bushi smiled slightly and said, "It's to gamble."

Gambling, of course, is one of the fastest ways to make money in the world, and sometimes it is even faster than stealing.

Chai Lin said: "But I don't know how Young Master Hua wants to gamble?"

Hua Bushi said: "Previously, because of the pirate siege of the island, the dog king duel of the 'Zixiao Conference' was forced to be postponed, and now that the pirates have retreated, it is time to choose a good time to hold a dog fighting battle in Zuihou." ”

Chai Lin said: "Isn't Young Master Hua trying to use the battle of the dog king to win money by gambling?"

Hua Bushi said: "Not bad. In this battle of the dog king, I think the vast majority of gamblers in Okura Castle will be optimistic about the charo, we will bet all the existing silver and silver on the princess, if we win, we can solve the problem of lack of money in shipbuilding!"

Yao Yuanxiao shook his head and said: "The risk of doing this is really not small, besides, the 'Zixiao Conference' has a rule that the proprietor of the fighting dog is not allowed to participate in gambling money. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Since it is gambling, there will definitely be risks, as for the rules of the 'Zixiao Conference', there is no hindrance, as long as you can trust it, Vedic Tianlou can announce its withdrawal from the 'Zixiao Conference', and you can participate in gambling money." ”

The princess was originally a fighting dog representing the "Wanjintang" to participate in the "Zixiao Conference", and Barking Tianlou and Hua Bushi were just hired dog trainers, as long as they withdrew from the conference, they could not be restricted by the rule that "the proprietor is not allowed to participate in gambling money". However, Bao Liang, the fighting dog of the Bark Sky Tower, has also broken into the top four of the conference, although he lost to the Xialuo Raccoon, but if he withdraws, he will give up the top four Zixiao rankings, and this price is not small.

Chai Lin said: "If Young Master Hua is willing to give up the Zixiao ranking, he will not be bound by the rules of the conference, but I don't know how sure the princess can win?"

Hua Bushi said: "It's not a secret, that Spanish fighting dog is not only a top-level talent bloodline, but also at the peak of its age and physical fitness, and it is very well trained, and it has a lot of fighting experience, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the strongest fighting dog in the world." The current princess fights with it, even with the help of medicine, at most two or three percent of the chance of winning. ”

Yao Yuanxiao said: "There is only a possibility of two or three percent, so it is too risky to stake all our silver taels, I don't think this matter is feasible!"

Hua Bushi said, "Elder Yao, don't be in a hurry, and listen to what I have to say." Hua Bushi's hope of two or three percent is the current situation, as long as I give another month to train the princess, I should be able to increase the probability of victory to fifty percent. ”

Yao Yuanxiao said: "Even if there is fifty percent, it is only half of the number, and in only one month, can Young Master Hua really improve the strength of the princess a lot?"

Hua Bushi said: "Now that I have said it, I can do it." However, the risk of this matter does exist, and it is up to you to decide how to decide. ”

Yao Yuanxiao was silent with a calm face, although he had always been in charge of the dock business of the "Wanjintang" and the "Zixiao Conference", Yao Yuanjiao had always acted conservatively, and he obviously did not approve of gambling and risking like this. However, the right to decide on this matter is still on the body of the city lord's eldest lady, Sima Rulan.

I saw Sima Rulan slap the table and said, "Lan'er has already decided, let's gamble with all our silver taels!" Lan'er believes that Mr. Hua and the princess are very capable and will be able to win!"

This eldest lady Lan'er is very bold, and she trusts Hua Bushi even more, but comparing him with the princess of the big white dog makes the eldest young master very embarrassed.

Chai Lin said: "What Lan'er's niece said is not borrowed, if we can't build a dragon slaying ship, our Okura City will not be able to get rid of the threat of the 'Black Dragon Palace', and it will not be safe in the end, and it is still inevitable to be attacked by pirates. ”

This Chai family master is quite a visionary, and he also knows the importance of building a dragon slaying ship to today's Okura Castle. And Yao Yuanxiao objected in his heart, but seeing that Sima Rulan and Chai Lin all supported it, he had nothing to say.

Hua Bushi said: "Since Miss Lan'er and the two elders have all agreed, we will set the 'Zixiao Conference' dog king dispute to be held in a month's time, and inform Mr. Gongora of this matter, and then send notices to all parts of Okura Castle, so that those gamblers in the casino hall and the city can be prepared, and we can have a good gamble with them." ”

Sima Rulan said: "Okay, please ask Elder Yao to handle this matter in the next two days, and then hand over all the available silver taels in the sect to Mr. Hua." ”

Yao Yuanxiao bowed and said, "The subordinates obey the order." ”

Hua Bushi's eyes flashed, he looked at Sima Rulan, and suddenly said, "Does Miss Lan'er really believe in me like this?"

Sima Rulan said: "The 'Wanjintang' can survive these days because of Mr. Hua's help, if Lan'er doesn't believe in Mr. Hua, who else can she trust?"

Hua Bushi smiled and said, "Miss Lan'er is too loving. But if you really believe in Hua Bushi's ability, we might as well bet even higher!"

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ on the west side of Okura Port, there is a hillside that is not too high. It was the middle of summer, the season when the vegetation was at its most abundant, and the hillsides were shaded by trees and grass. From the top of the slope to the bay, you can see the beautiful sea and blue sky, and you can see the entire Okura Port.

Okura Castle is the only hill in the city with a flat terrain, and although it is not in the middle of the city, it is also located next to the harbor and has a unique topography overlooking the sea.

At the top of the hillside is a white house, a luxurious mansion. Different from the ordinary Chinese courtyard of the front hall and back garden, the mansion is directly in front of a carved cast iron gate, and once you enter the door, there is a rather open lawn garden, but in the middle of the garden there is a majestic building four or five feet high.

The building is made of white stone, which is completely Western European architectural style, and there is no stone lion common in the rich and noble families of Middle-earth in front of the house, but a statue of a knight riding a war horse and holding a spear in his hand. Inside and outside the gate and in the courtyard, there were many guards armed with muskets, patrolling back and forth.

This kind of place, of course, is not something that ordinary people can live in. The white building on the top of the hill is the private residence of the Spanish nobleman Gongora, the largest shipper from the western countries in Okura Castle.

When the steward came to report to Gongora that the lord of the city and the young master Hua of the Vedic Tower had visited, the lord was watching the training of the civet in the garden behind the building, and the black animal trainer Sack was standing beside him.

Inside the enclosure in front of Gongora, in addition to the silver-gray Spanish Bull Terrier, there are three other fighting dogs. These fighting dogs were strong in size, and they were obviously not weak, but at this moment, they were all embarrassed by the bites of the charoweon dogs, and they fled in all directions, and they had no power to fight back.

"Take the guests into the drawing-room, and tell them I'll be here soon!" said Gongora to the butler, but her eyes did not take her eyes off the fighting dogs in the enclosure.

At this time, I heard a ** voice say: "Mr. Gongora, you are welcome, isn't it good for us to talk here?"

Gonggora turned his head to look, but saw Hua Bushi walking over from the path on the side of the house, and the girl in white beside him was none other than Sima Rulan, the eldest lady of the city lord.

Gonggora hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "Miss Sima, Mr. Hua, I'm really sorry that I didn't go out to greet you when you came to the cold house!"

The Spanish merchant had been doing business with Chinese merchants for a long time, and not only had he learned Chinese, but he also learned the common etiquette of Middle-earth, except that he had silver-gray hair, two curly beards, and a Westerner outfit.

Hua Bushi and Sima Rulan returned their respective gifts. "There's no place to sit here, so let's go to the hall and talk!"

Hua Bushi said: "When I came in from the gate just now, I heard the sound of a dog barking, so I guessed that Mr. Gongora must be training a dog in the back, so I came around." The garden is beautiful, the air is fresh, and there are dogs to watch, so why should we go to the hall?"

Gongora Haha smiled and said, "Well, as long as you don't mind, of course you can stay here." I have never been afraid of outsiders watching dog training, even if it is an animal taming expert like Mr. Hua. ”

Hua Bushi also said with a smile: "Not long ago, I told others that Mr. Gongora's fighting dog, the Luo Raccoon, is the strongest fighting dog in the whole Shijie. As a strong person, of course, there is no need to be timid. ”

Hearing what the eldest young master said, Gong Gola smiled, obviously very happy, and said, "Mr. Xiexie Hua's praise, I will remember it in my heart!"

He laughed a few times before asking, "The two of you are not here today just to praise the fighting dogs I trained, right?"

Sima Rulan said: "We are here today to inform Mr. Gongora that there is a dispute between the dog kings in the 'Zixiao Conference', which is planned to be held on the eighth day of the eighth month of August, that is, a month later. ”

Gonggora said: "Of course I have no objection, in fact, we have already prepared for the competition, and we all blame those annoying pirates, otherwise the dog king of the 'Zixiao Conference' would have been now!"

He rolled his gaze, and suddenly asked again: "The two of you are here today, won't there be only this one thing?"

If it was just to inform the time of the dog fight, the "Wanjintang" only needed to send a gang to come, and there was no need for Sima Rulan and Hua Bushi to come to the door in person, Gonggola was worthy of being a shrewd and experienced businessman, and immediately thought of the visit of the two guests in front of him, and there must be other purposes.