Chapter 5 Gambling (II)
Although the so-called three beauties, I haven't seen them all, but after all, from today on, I am my own person, and I am drunk, when it comes to the so-called three beauties, these men are full of hot salivation in their eyes.
Lu Ning couldn't help but feel awkward.
Although he was a boy in his previous life and this life, and he had never even had much contact with women, his machismo was much more serious than these ancients in the Tang Dynasty.
And Lu Ning felt that since in their eyes, those three women were their own women, they were almost the same as their own wives, and being repeatedly mentioned by this Wang Ji made these men uncertain.
Shrugging his shoulders, Lu Ning frowned and said, "Wang joins the army, don't mention my family slaves, my father doesn't like to hear it." "Those who knew him well in his previous life will know that this is a precursor to the explosion of this terrible person.
Wang Ji smiled disappreliantly: "First, when you are drunk, if you don't talk about beauties, what are we talking about?" ”
"You can talk about your mother!" Lu Ning said casually.
In the middle of the field, the noise of staggering suddenly disappeared, and everyone looked at Lu Ning in a daze, why did they scold on the street.
Wang Jiteng got up as soon as he slapped the case, his face turned white, "Lu Ning! What do you say?! Calling his name in a hurry, he obviously never took this peasant boy in his heart in his eyes.
Regarding Lu Ning's title of the lord of the country, what he knew was the same as most of the rumors in the market, very vague, he only thought that the lord of the Zhou country was ambushed and killed by an arrow, and it happened that this peasant boy was lucky, and an arrow shot the main body of the Zhou country.
After all, it's shit luck.
In fact, the Tang lord publicized this great victory, and he also said that the lord of the Zhou State died in ambush, which was naturally for the sake of the royal family's face.
Wang Ji has always been sour in his heart, and it is inexplicable that he was taken to the sky by this peasant boy in one step, and he was greatly honored, and even cracked the soil and sealed the father.
Seeing him wrapped in a fox fur and looking like a tuberculosis ghost who may be blown to death by a gust of wind at any time, what military feats can he make?
Now that he was insulted by Lu Ning in front of him, Wang Ji couldn't hold it back, so he took the case and called Lu Ning's name.
"Wang Ji, bold, dare to call the first name!" Li Jingyao immediately slapped the table, although Wang Ji has a very deep background, but after all, he is his colleague and a subordinate, if he doesn't say anything at this time, it is not his, looking at Qiao Sheren, they are frowning.
It is a matter for the small country lord not to pay attention to it, after all, I heard that the small country lord has some secret diseases, and as a state seven-grade official, he dares to shout at the county official name and surname that is more than 20 levels worse, this matter can be big or small, if the trouble is big, maybe they will be sentenced to flogging, and dozens of boards will be beaten.
Not to mention, this county prince is an upstart who has just broken the convention of tearing up the land and sealing the country.
Wang Ji's face turned pale, but he also knew that he might get into a big disaster, gritted his teeth, held back the grievances in his heart, and bowed his hand: "First, the lower official was angry for a while, and he said nothing, please forgive me!" "I was so depressed that I almost vomited blood.
But the officials and universities are crushing people to death, and this guy on the other side is more than 20 levels higher than himself, so it's good to look down on him in his heart, the etiquette system is here, what can be done?
Lu Ning was stunned, and his heart was amused, and he suddenly realized the superiority of this feudal system.
"Forget it." Lu Ning waved his hand, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, drink." ”
Next, the plans are staggered, but no one dares to lead the topic to the beautiful concubine and slave of the small country master, and they all wonder in their hearts, it seems that this small country master has a quirk, that is, the vinegar jar among the kind of men.
Have a collection of ****? Since it's the woman he's dealt with, others can't just talk about it?
Qiao Sheren, Li Jingyao, etc., all pondered, after going back, this point must be explained in detail to the Shangguan, originally both of them had the task of observing the character of this small country lord on behalf of the Shangguan.
Wang Ji, sullen drinking, wine to the glass, it seems that he is depressed and about to explode.
Suddenly, he jerked to his feet.
Li Jingyao frowned and looked at him, and said in his heart that if you mess around again, no matter how powerful the person behind you is, I am afraid that I will not be able to protect you!
"The wine is in full swing, how about I cheer up the sword dance of the gentlemen?!" Wang Ji said, shouting, "The sword is coming!" ”
Hearing him shout, the doorkeeper trotted in, fell on one knee, and offered his sword in both hands.
With a "ding" sound, Wang Ji's long sword was unsheathed, but he saw that the sword body was as clear as water, and he was a real literati like Qiao Sheren, and he couldn't help but secretly say that the sword was good.
Li Jingyao knew that this Wang Ji was good at swordsmanship, and I heard that his swordsmanship was very remarkable, but he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.
Although this dynasty has begun to emphasize civil officials over military ministers, many officials still have the pride of carrying a three-foot sword to make meritorious contributions, and they have admired the chivalrous legacy of the former Tang Dynasty "silver saddle shines on a white horse, sassy like a meteor".
Wang Ji played the long sword in his hand and said with a smile: "The sword helps the wine, and if you have some more color, I will use the two Silla maids in my house, but anyone is willing to dance with me?" With the sword in hand, it seemed that he had regained his self-confidence.
His eyes swept over Ma Zhuhua and the county officials who were standing abruptly, and said loudly: "Do any of you bet against me?" ”
Since no one spoke, the officials of Donghai County, when his eyes swept away, they all bowed their heads.
"First, you East China Sea, there is no talent!" Wang Ji shook his head contemptuously.
Lu Ning frowned slightly, although he wanted to keep a low profile, but he had just been sealed off the country, and on the surface, it was because of Lao Shizi's military exploits, and then he was bullied in this East China Sea country, which was too unreasonable.
In the future, will you still have cards as the lord of the country?
smiled, "It's still that Wang's color head in the army is not attractive enough, there are Silla Fang and Silla Village in this county, all of which are places where Silla people live, what is so strange about Silla maids?" ”
Lu Ning looked back at the officials and said with a smile: "What I said is right!" ”
Some people don't dare to speak up, but there are also those who are bold, don't they shoot their own lord and you as a foreign official?
"That's what the Lord said!"
"The First Shengming!"
"If the sovereign ends, a thousand kings joining the army will not be the opponent of the sovereign! 10,000 Silla maids also won! In the end, it was Liu Hanchang who shouted with a sharp voice, his face was swollen like a pig's head, but he didn't care about the feelings of foreign state officials, his own life was important, and he hoped that the lord of the country would pinch himself to death later, and live a few more days.
Wang Ji was so angry that his face turned white, and he looked at Lu Ning: "Donghai Gong, what kind of color do you want, and Donghai Gong is willing to play?" ”
"Just 10,000 Silla maids, if I lose, the county will pay taxes for ten years, and it will belong to you!" Lu Ning said casually, and then turned back to ask the officials, "Am I losing money by betting like this?" ”
Liu Hanchang hurriedly smiled and said: "If it is a versatile Silla maid, worth 100 gold, and an ordinary Silla maid, calculated with an average of 30 guan, 10,000, then, that is 300,000 guan, this county is the upper county, and the tax is quite rich, and last year's spring and autumn two taxes plus salt tax, which is equivalent to a total income of more than 80,000 guan, so it is a big loss for you." ”
In fact, Haizhou tea in this county is the world's famous tea, but the production of the three islands in the sea is scarce, and it is only supplied to the royal family, so the tea tax is ignored.
Special taxes, mainly salt taxes.
The East China Sea is rich in fish and salt, with an annual output of more than 200,000 stones, and the more than 80,000 guan taxes, in fact, the salt tax accounts for more than 40,000 guan, and the sea canal is unimpeded, so the salt and iron envoys who originally set up a monopoly on the spot, that is, the tax officials directly under the central government, monopolized the trading of salt households in all salt farms in the East China Sea, and sold them to foreign salt merchants at an increased price, of which the difference is the salt tax, so the salt tax has nothing to do with Donghai County, and Donghai County does not handle it. and all of them were handed over to the state treasury.
The remaining 30,000 yuan will be divided into three points, two-thirds of which will be handed over to the state treasury and one-third will go to the state capital.
And now, these more than 80,000 taxes are all owned by the Duke of Donghai, obviously, the Son of Heaven really gave the Duke of Donghai a great wealth.
Hearing that Donghai County paid so many taxes, Lu Ning was stunned, and then smiled: "If you lose, you will lose!" My father is not afraid of losses! Looking at Wang Ji, "If you don't have 10,000 Silla maids, you will have 300,000 yuan as the lottery, and if I lose, the county's ten-year tax will be yours!" How is it? ”
Seeing that the officials in this county really had fun calculating the value, Wang Ji was so angry that he wanted to kill all these neuropaths with a sword.
But Lu Ning's words made him feel a pang in his heart, 300,000?
He'd never seen a lot of money in his life.
This East China Sea has always been a wealthy county, and Lu Ning, the small lord of the country, will lie down with an annual income of more than 100,000 yuan in the future?
So, I don't care about this kind of gamble at all.
Isn't this a money to smash yourself?
But he was originally a small farmer, and he had just soared, where did he get such courage and freedom? 300,000 lottery heads, just say it casually?
Qiao Sheren and Li Jingyao were also secretly surprised in their hearts.
After all, there is no way to change the concept of class in a short period of time, and the aristocratic mentality is afraid that it will take several generations to form.
But this small country lord of Lu, with a casual appearance, really regards money as dung, as if he has been a human being for several lifetimes.
Qiao She and Li Jingyao both had the same thought in their hearts, sure enough, how could it be so simple to be able to tear the soil and seal the duke? This small country lord is afraid that he has his own fortune in his chest.
I pondered again, such a big gamble, I don't know what the Holy Son of Heaven thinks when it reaches the Jingshi?
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, gambling was strictly prohibited, and it was written directly in Tang Lu's "Miscellaneous Laws", "Those who gamble money in all games have a hundred rods each (for example, the rest of the games are all plays)." Those who take heavy stolen goods will be judged to be thieves according to their own points (and those who lose will also be divided into their own seats). and the one who ceases to be the master and the one who comes out of the nine if they are combined, each one is the same."
However, in the later period, this law gradually became a dead letter, and even in the late Tang Dynasty, three festivals were vacant, four candidates, and Tang Xizong had to bet on polo, the first place, go to the richest military town, and the last place, lose the election......
Moreover, most of the emigrants believe that gambling will only prevail in peaceful and prosperous times, so they use poetry to beautify the joy of gambling.
This dynasty is even more, the south of the Yangtze River is rich, Jinling and Yangzhou, are the most prosperous cities today, the wind of Gongzi brother fighting cocks and crickets is becoming more and more intense, spread in the market, popular in the streets and alleys.
The law of this dynasty "Shengyuan Ge", there is no prohibition on gambling.
But this time, Tokai Gong seems to be playing a little big.
Qiao She and Li Jingyao were all cranky in their hearts.
"Wang joins the army, don't dare to bet on it!" Over there, Lu Ning shook his head, turned his head to Liu Hanchang and said, "It seems that there is no one in the East China Sea, there are people who have no eggs!" ”
All the officials in the East China Sea laughed, and some of them laughed loudly.
The words of the lord of the country are vulgar enough and insulting enough.
But I have an appetite for some small officials.
Wang Ji's face turned red, and he gritted his teeth violently: "Okay, I'll bet with you!" But after I win, I will only charge you 300,000 yuan! "Collecting taxes from the lord of the East China Sea for ten years, he doesn't have the courage yet.
Lu Ning smiled: "Okay, it's decided!" The Josher and Li Beijia are witnesses! He stood up and walked into the open field.
"The sword is coming, the sword is coming!" Liu Hanchang hurriedly shouted, his heart was so excited, how powerful the master is, he can see it with his own eyes, beating this Wang Ji a hundred, it's the same as playing!
These 300,000 yuan also have their own credit for fanning the flames, and when the master is happy, maybe he will ignore the previous suspicions?
Several servants ran over to hand the long sword to Lu Ning.
Lu Ning smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Today, I will dance for the gentlemen with empty hands!" ”
Empty-handed into the white blade? This meaning, everyone naturally understood after hearing it, but they didn't want to, but the little country lord wanted to dance with Wang Ji with his bare hands?
Everyone was stunned.
Li Beijia and Qiao Sheren were also a little confused, Qiao Sheren smiled bitterly, no, this little lord's hysteria is such an unfortunate attack, right?
Look at his small physique, a gust of wind can blow out the disease, what's the matter? Want to fight the enemy sword-wielding swordsman with your bare hands?
Wang Ji sneered, and said in his heart that if you die by yourself, you can't complain about me.
With such a big gamble, he was under great pressure in his heart, and he felt that his body was a little floating, as if it was not his own.
But now that I was determined, I thought about stabbing him in the arm with a sword for a while, so that he could lose the ability to resist.
After winning, the taxes he collects every year will be allocated to himself, and it will not affect the expenses of his government and Donghai County, anyway, those salt taxes in the past will not belong to Donghai County at all, right?
In this way, in less than ten years, 300,000 yuan can be paid off.
In this way, he will not cause too much criticism from the outside world, and he can get a huge sum of 300,000 yuan.
This small peasant is discredited, and no one will attack him because of his gambling and winning his taxes.
The more Wang Ji thought about it, the more hot his heart became, 300,000 yuan, his annual salary was less than 200 yuan, if he only earned his salary, he would not be able to earn it in dozens of lifetimes, this, this small farmer, is it a fortune boy given to me by God? Am I the chosen one?
When Wang Ji was thinking, Lu Ning pulled the fox fur back, revealing a brocade robe, got up and walked slowly to the middle of the field to stand still, and beckoned to Wang Ji, "Come on." ”
The grinning and sloppy look is simply full of taunting mode.
Wang Ji's heart jumped up with anger, and even for a moment, he thought, stabbing this bastard to death with a sword, missing in gambling, and someone behind him contributed to himself, which is nothing more than exile! Three years to start, three years to start!
Gritting his teeth, Wang Ji's eyes flashed with fierce light, the long sword in his hand danced, and immediately the cold light shone, like a ball of light, dancing towards Lu Ning.
The barbarian woman couldn't help but applaud loudly, the first time she saw the Tang Dynasty Sword Dance, it really made her feel very drunk.
Then he came to his senses and hurriedly covered his mouth, this is the territory of the lord surnamed Lu, and her life and death, honor and disgrace, are all just a thought of the lord of the country.
Then I saw Liu Hanchang glaring at him viciously, and the barbarian woman restaurant was even more frightened into a cold sweat.
Seeing Wang Ji's sword momentum, Li Jingyao's eyes suddenly condensed, this sword dance skill, on top of the battle array, is useless, but the two of them danced against each other, and the other party was bare-handed, and if he was not careful, he was afraid that his life would not be guaranteed.
"Donghai Gong, let's admit defeat!" Qiao She was also taken aback, and hurriedly called Lu Ning, for fear that this small country lord would hang up the lottery and cause some big trouble, but he was present and was jointly and severally responsible.
When everyone had their own thoughts, they saw that Wang Ji had already danced in front of Lu Ning, and then, with a bang, the flashing sword shadow dissipated without a bang, and with a "bang", Wang Ji flew out upside down and fell on the table and chair that had been removed and placed in the corner of the room.
"Am I winning?" Lu Ning's two fingers loosened, and the long sword fell to the ground with a clatter.
Everyone was dumbfounded, and no one could have imagined it.
It's as simple as that?
Qiao Sheren's eyes flashed, it seems, Holy Son of Heaven Shengming, this Lu County Gong Zhen guards the county, I am afraid that it is really a wonderful move.
Donghai Gong looks sick, but when it's really time to fight for his life, I'm afraid it will really surprise people.
Li Jingyao was also stunned, his perception of this small country lord was really a roller coaster in a day, several changes.
All the officials in Donghai County were dumbfounded, but Liu Hanchang applauded loudly and said a flood of words, and immediately echoed and applauded.
Wang Ji's servant hurriedly ran over to support him, Wang Ji fluttered, for a long time, barely stood up, but his face was already blue and his nose was swollen.
With this punch, Lu Ning actually left nine points of strength, otherwise, Wang Ji's life would be in danger, so he arched his hand and returned to his seat.
Wang Ji's brain was booming, Venus flashed in front of him, his throat and eyes were sweet, and his chest seemed to be pressed by a boulder, and he was depressed, and it took a long time before he gradually understood what was happening.
Lost!
And if you lose completely, if you are taken away by this guy with your bare hands, can you lose even worse?!
How could this guy have such a subtle empty-handed technique? I didn't even see how he made a move!
"Wang Ji, there must be market bonds for trading, and there must be a basis for owing money, you give me a note first, and after returning to Haizhou, you can sell what you can sell, and good things can be filled directly, in short, make up a number first, and then make a note, and pay it back slowly, I am not in a hurry, I only charge you a cent of profit every year." Lu Ning's words reached Wang Ji's ears.
Wang Ji's throat was sweet, and a mouthful of old blood almost spurted out.
Qiao She and Li Jingyao looked at each other and smiled bitterly, this Wang Ji, it is good to have a Wanguan family's wealth, and he has to sell all the mansions and the like, but the rest, one cent of interest a year, is indeed not high, compared to the interest of many quality banks, it is much lighter.
But I can't stand the big capital, more than 200,000 yuan, nearly 300,000 yuan, and a profit is more than 20,000 yuan and nearly 30,000 yuan, Wang Ji's salary income, plus a hundred times, the interest can't be paid.
"Paper, ink, pen and inkstone! An IOU for Wang to join the army! Lu Ning made a gesture.
Lu Ning was also a little helpless in his heart, he had planned to be low-key and low-key, and even today he wore a fox fur to make a sick look, but it seems that if he wants to be low-key in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult, Wang Ji obviously has a backer behind him, and he is afraid that the old one is coming.
Anyway, the fox fur will not be worn in the future, this world is a world where individuals are good at being bullied. Especially himself, who was born in a farmer's house, and is lucky in the eyes of many people. Being a feudal country and getting a throne and getting the rich land of the East China Sea is equivalent to holding a mountain of gold.
It's just that I don't have a backer in the temple, and if I am bullied once, then it is estimated that troubles will ensue, and everyone wants to come here to fight the autumn breeze.
He Wang Ji dared to take his own bet, which was himself bullying no one in his temple.
So, stop there!
Liu Hanchang over there, listening to the orders of the lord of the country, he immediately shouted at the barbarian woman's restaurant, and went to the account room to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone for Wang to join the army.
The barbarian woman had already been trapped, looking at Wang Ji's eyes, full of pity, and said in her heart that this lord who joined the army might as well sell herself to the lord of the country as a slave.
The next banquet was a little dull.
Wang Ji, who made the IOU, was ten years old in an instant, as if he had white hair on his sideburns, he was thinking, I don't know if my sister can resolve this matter, but no matter what, even if my sister helps resolve this matter, I am afraid that in the future, I will no longer care about my own life or death.
Qiao Sheren and Li Jingyao were even more careful at this time, and they treated this small lord as if they were sitting in front of them, like those powerful princes.