In a casino next to the West Market, Peng Zhiyun walked around the casino with a few guards as usual.

However, I don't know if it's his delusion, Peng Zhiyun feels that the flow of people in the field doesn't seem to be as much as yesterday.

"Zhou Run, how is the business in the field lately?"

In order to determine whether his feelings were correct, Peng Zhijun asked the shopkeeper he trusted.

"Owner, business is okay, but it's ......"

Zhou Run wanted to speak and stopped, not knowing how to describe the situation in front of him.

In the past year, the business in the field can be said to be getting better every month, and even the first few days of this month have continued this situation.

However, since the last few days, he has clearly felt that the flow of people is decreasing.

At the same time, the daily gains are decreasing.

If Peng Zhiyun didn't ask, Zhou Run would also be ready to report after he understood the situation for a while.

"But what? Is something wrong? ”

Peng Zhiyun felt a "chuckle" in his heart, feeling that his worries were likely to become a reality.

"The owner, I don't know why, the number of guests has decreased significantly in the past few days, and it is getting fewer and fewer day by day. In the past, this evening was really the most crowded time, but today there are at least 30% fewer people than the previous peak period. The subordinates have sent people to inquire everywhere to see if someone has opened a new casino in Chang'an City. ”

There are fewer customers in his own yard, and Peng Zhiyun's first thought is that someone is nearby to grab business with him.

Under normal circumstances, he was not wrong in this understanding.

"Did you find that?"

Peng Zhiyun is now hugging Li Yuanchang's thigh, but he is very confident in competing with others.

In Chang'an City, there will be this kind of business, and few people will have a stronger background than themselves.

"My subordinates have confirmed it again and again, but not to mention a radius of a few miles, it is the entire Chang'an City, and I haven't heard of any new casinos opening recently, which is also what makes me feel strange."

Zhou Run looked at Peng Zhiyun's unhappy expression, and he was also a little depressed.

"That said, you can't see why there are fewer customers in the venue now. So let this situation continue? ”

Peng Zhiyun's tone of voice was a little higher.

This field is not his own.

In the previous time, the amount of money he gave to King Han was increasing every month, and if the money he sent over next month became less, what would he think?

But if the income declines sharply, and you still pay according to the income of the previous month, it means that you have to post money.

That's not the way to go.

"Boss, please forgive my subordinates for being incompetent and not finding the reason for the incident. But don't worry, I'm not going to let this happen. Some of the old customers, I know, I'll pay a visit later, and see why they haven't come over to play as usual in the last few days. ”

Zhou Run also held the idea of using a dead horse as a live horse doctor, to see if he could find the reason for the decline in business from these gamblers.

"Then why don't you hurry up!"

After Peng Zhiyun said this, he no longer paid attention to Zhou Run, but got into the most crowded table, felt the conversation of these people up close, and saw if he could find any problems.

"Great! Big! Big! Hey, why is your luck so bad today? ”

"Haha, I won again, thanks to everyone's money."

"I'm going to press a hundred wen, and this time I must win back what I lost before."

Peng Zhiyun watched there without saying a word.

"Hey, I didn't hit it again, forget it, don't play! I've lost hundreds of dollars today, so I knew I might as well buy a few hundred lucky papers, maybe I'm already rich by now. ”

"Hey, Splash Seal, just your luck, what kind of lucky paper do you buy? Don't think about winning the lottery for the rest of your life. ”

"Phew! My neighbor bought five cents yesterday, and finally came back with the same money, so I don't believe that I bought a few hundred cents and was worse than him. ”

The guy who was called the Splash Stamp left the crowd swearing and walked out.

"This Lang Jun, can you take a step to speak?"

Peng Zhiyun is keenly aware that the answer he wants may be obtained from the mouth of the splashing stamp.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, just ask me to splash a leather stamp."

I have never heard someone call themselves "Lang Jun" so politely in my life, and it is rare to be sven.

"Well, this is a silver coin, I have a few questions I want to ask, as long as you answer truthfully, this silver coin is yours."

Peng Zhiyun took out a silver coin produced by the Tang Dynasty Royal Bank from his arms and shook it in front of the splash seal.

"Huh...... Eh......"

Hearing this, Splash Seal hurriedly went to pick up the silver coin, but Peng Zhiyun dodged his hand.

"Don't worry, after I ask a few questions, this silver coin will be yours."

"If you have any questions, just ask, it's not me who blows, just the things in this casino, there are really few people in Chang'an City who are more familiar than me, no matter what questions you ask, if I can't answer them, even if I don't have the ability, I don't want this silver coin."

While wiping his saliva with his sleeve, he couldn't help but look at the silver coin in Peng Zhiyun's hand.

In the early years, the family also had a little money, but unfortunately after Ayea Niang passed away, the family business was slowly lost.

Some people say that they lose nine out of ten bets, but in fact, in Li Kuan's view, it is almost a gambling that must be lost.

So it's better not to contaminate this thing.

"Let me ask you, what is the lucky paper you just said?"

Peng Zhiyun didn't bother to talk nonsense with the pimp, if it was in the past, he wouldn't even bother to talk to such a person.

"Lucky paper, you're lonely, aren't you? In recent days in Chang'an City, apart from football matches, the hottest thing is lucky paper. No matter which square in Chang'an City, wherever there is a honeycomb coal shop, there is lucky paper for sale, and now almost every household is joining in the excitement to buy lucky paper. ”

Splash Stamp has also bought lucky paper, but his luck has never been very good, not to mention the grand prize of a thousand yuan, even a small prize of five cents has not been won, every time he sees the "thank you for your patronage", he feels discouraged.

"Oh? How is this lucky paper popular? Is there anything special? ”

"Absolutely. I heard that there was a beggar in Yankang Fang who bought a lucky paper for a penny, and won a hundred yuan, so he immediately bought a small yard in Yankang Fang, and began to take some goods from the West Market, and set up a stall at the street near his yard, and earned several dollars in just a few days. ”

Splashing stamps and spitting on the stories he had heard.

The deeds of this beggar, under the deliberate promotion, have become a story known to many people in Chang'an City.

There were even some people who were full of food and supported and rushed to Yankangfang just to take a look at this lucky beggar.

Peng Zhiyun's face showed a worried look, "Spend a penny to have a chance to win a hundred yuan?" ”

"No, it's a penny to have a chance to win a thousand dollars!"

Splash corrected Peng Zhiyun's statement.

Although no one has won this lucky paper for a thousand times, no one is worried that the honeycomb coal shop in the Chu Wangfu will lie about this kind of thing.

This is a society that values integrity, and the cost of lying is high.

"A penny to win a thousand?"

Peng Zhiyun's face changed.

Isn't that something different......

My own casino doesn't have such a big odds to play.

No wonder business immediately deteriorated, it seems that the root cause is on this lucky paper.

"Do you have any more questions?"

As he spoke, his eyes stared at the silver coin in Peng Zhiyun's hand.

"Do you have any gambling friends who used to come here with you to play, but haven't been here lately?"

Peng Zhiyun took a deep breath and continued to ask with luck.

"No?"

"Huh?"

Peng Zhiyun's eyes widened, staring at the splash stamp.

"How could it not be? Next to my house, a few neighbors who often come with me have not been coming here for a few days. ”

"Why?"

"Because they all went to buy lucky papers, they all thought that their luck was better than that of such beggars, everyone can win a hundred yuan, they must have a chance to win a thousand yuan! I think so, too, so I'm going to buy a lucky paper and see if my luck improves! ”

After hearing the words of the pimp, Peng Zhiyun no longer had any luck and knew what caused the current situation.

"You said that the lucky paper was sold in the honeycomb coal shops in various squares in Chang'an City? So this lucky paper was pushed out by the Chu Palace? ”

"The lucky paper is really sold in the honeycomb coal shop, but from time to time it is pushed out by the Chu Wangfu, I am not sure, and many people think so if I don't give it."

"Alright, you can go, this silver coin is for you!"

……

In the Han Palace, the atmosphere was somewhat solidified.

In order to avoid an ugly scene when the money was given next month, Peng Zhiyun went to see Li Yuanchang the day after he figured out the situation.

"According to you, our business has gone bad, and it's all the luck paper that is causing the trouble?"

Li Yuanchang's face was cloudy, but he knew that the lucky paper was something made out of Li Kuan's mansion.

"That's right, why our casino business is so prosperous, is because many people have the dream of getting rich overnight, always thinking about winning other people's money, and now with lucky paper, these people have a new choice, and many people don't come to us."

Peng Zhijun didn't want to wait until the next time when his earnings fell sharply to explain to Li Yuanchang.

Long pain is better than short pain.

"Since this lucky paper is so attractive, can we also do it?"

Li Yuanchang now feels the benefits of having money every month, and naturally he doesn't want to live any more difficult days in the future.

The earning ability of the Chu Wangfu is recognized, and now this lucky paper is so popular, it is completely interesting.

"His Royal Highness the King of Han, this lucky paper, except for the Chu Palace, no one else really can't do it."

Peng Zhijun showed a bitter smile.

Li Yuanchang's idea, he didn't think about it, but after buying a few lucky papers and studying it, he knew that he couldn't do this business by himself, at least not at present.

"Why? Could it be that he, Li Kuan, is still so domineering that he can control others to follow suit? ”

"It's not, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has not restricted anyone from launching lucky paper, but so far, all printing workshops in Chang'an City have said that they have no way to make a special scratch card like lucky paper."

The printing workshop of the Chu Wangfu has always been the most advanced representative of the Tang Dynasty.

Since Li Kuan wants to engage in such a thing as lucky paper, he naturally has to take into account the needs of anti-counterfeiting.

Otherwise, when someone comes out with dozens of first prizes for you a day, will you redeem it or not?

Where do the people care so much about you, is this lucky paper from the Chu Wangfu or is it secretly printed by others?

"Isn't it just a piece of paper? Is it that hard? ”

Li Yuanchang is a good talent in both civil and military affairs, but he doesn't understand the strange and obscene skills of printing technology at all.

In his opinion, since the Chu Wangfu has already printed the lucky paper all over Chang'an, there should be no difficulty.

Why does Peng Zhiyun say that he can't do it now?

"His Royal Highness King Han, the printing of this lucky paper is really difficult. Not only is there no other workshop where the scratch card is made, but the paper itself of this lucky paper is also a new style of paper that everyone has never seen before, and it is impossible to learn at all. ”

"Then can we refer to the lucky paper and make something similar to come out to avoid these difficulties?"

Li Yuanchang showed a rare smile on his face, and he was proud of his ingenious proposal.

"Yes, in fact, on the way here, I also thought of another way, which is to sell some cards, these cards leave special marks on them, and then we make a rule to lock a certain winning mark, and then claim the prize."

"yes, I think that's a good idea, huh? Why don't you tell this king, do you think this thing can be done by this king, so you want to do it alone? ”

"Wronged, His Royal Highness the King of Han, I don't dare to think so if I lend me a hundred dares. It's really because this method has a particularly huge loophole, so no one in Chang'an City dares to do this. ”

Peng Zhiyun was a little depressed, His Royal Highness the King of Han still didn't trust him enough.

"Loopholes? What vulnerability? I think it's perfect. ”

Li Yuanchang perfected Peng Zhiyun's plan just now in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was completely feasible.

"This ...... His Royal Highness the King of Han, if we announce a certain mark as the winning number, such as one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, then what if someone prints a bunch of lucky paper with this special winning number according to the lucky paper we sell, what should we do? ”

As soon as Peng Zhiyun said this, Li Yuanchang was immediately speechless.

He just wants to earn other people's money, what if someone else also targets him?

This kind of thing, as long as there is an order, it is enough for him to lose all the money he earned before.

"That'...... So let's look at this situation, is there nothing we can do? ”

Li Yuanchang looked at Peng Zhiyun unwillingly.