Although the composition of playing cards is simple, it is much more complicated to make than mahjong, at least mahjong can be made with ceramics, bamboo, wood, jade and even mud, but playing cards can only be made with thin and strong and capricious hard cards, and the previous papermaking process can not be satisfied.

In order to enhance the security of Huaxia Qianzhuang's redemption, Chen Xu has long asked the paper mill in Qinghe Town to develop special papers with better quality and stronger toughness and even watermark interlayer on the basis of bamboo pulp paper.

Half a month ago, the caravan of Qinghe Town sent a thickened ramie paper, the thickness and hardness are very good, the toughness is also good, this kind of ramie paper uses ramie as the main raw material, because it is not as complex as ordinary hemp pulp paper, so the paper made is very strong, the color is gray and white and feels very good, and in order to meet Chen Xu's requirements, the craftsmen of the paper mill have continuously improved on the basis of ordinary ramie paper, using multiple molding processes, adding porcelain clay, lime, tung oil, glue and many other things that can meet Chen Xu's requirements. After two years of trial and error, they finally came up with this kind of sample that they thought was qualified.

For this new paper similar to ordinary coated paper in later generations, Chen Xu was very surprised and very happy, because his first reaction when he got this paper was that it could be used to make playing cards and business cards, and it could also be used to make high-end books, but the cost of this paper was much more expensive than ordinary bamboo pulp paper, and the process was much more complicated. Because after so many years of promotion of bamboo pulp and paper, there are now many paper mills that can produce it, Chen Xu is worried that some criminals will take risks to create fake bills and certificates of deposit.

Therefore, he specially wrote a letter for the caravan to take back, telling Niu Dashi to take care of the paper mill in Qinghe Town, and strictly prohibit any improved papermaking process from circulating.

After Chen Xu found that these thick ramie paper could be used to make poker, he was very excited to cut out several decks of cards the size of playing cards with a cutter, and then processed them with water gently for two consecutive nights, and finally drew three decks of playing cards.

Just like chess mahjong, Chen Xu did not modify the playing cards that he was familiar with in later generations, and copied them from suits to letters.

And that's what he wants.

However, the uppercase Latin letters on the card are very similar to the Roman and Greek characters today, and the Arabic numerals have now been promoted to the point that everyone is familiar with them, and the promotion of some letters will not be at all stressful for Chen Xu.

Shui Qingrou is no stranger to these strange letters, because many of Chen Xu's manuscripts are more peculiar letters, and the reading is as obscure as a spell, but the more so, the more Shui Qingrou feels the mystery of the three volumes of the Book of Heaven, and every time she helps to transcribe the manuscript, she is also more pious and cautious, and if she doesn't understand, she has to ask Chen Xu repeatedly, so as not to copy the wrong content of the Book of Heaven and cause later people to not understand.

This situation is gentle and deeply experienced.

Because many of the classics handed down by the Taoist sages are actually incomprehensible, and can only be guessed.

After the poker was made, Chen Xu taught Shui Qingrou and a group of wives and concubines such as Fan Caiying to play twice, but they felt very awkward about these strange patterns and symbols, and the rules of the game were often confused, far less smooth than the mahjong they were used to, and then Meng Wan gave birth to a daughter and made a fuss for a few days, so the three decks of poker have been thrown in the drawer of the study.

came to accompany the emperor today, and Chen Xu brought it by the way.

As a bitter player of Happy Landlord, Chen Xu has never spent money to buy Happy Beans, he receives a subsistence allowance every day, and fighting a few landlords in his spare time to deliver meals is the most relaxed and happy time of the day.

And it has been seven or eight years since he traveled to Daqin, and every time Chen Xu was bored alone, he would always recall the familiar music and dialogue in his mind.

"Grab the landlord~"

"I'll rob ~"

"Straight ......"

Today, he finally got his wish, looking at Qin Shi Huang with a serious face and Zhao Hai with an excited face, as well as Hu Hai who was standing next to him and constantly shaking his legs like an electric shock, Chen Xu felt that his hands trembled slightly.

Fighting with Qin Shi Huang as the first landlord in human history, this success and glory is not just as simple as bragging.

"Zuo Xiang, where does the name of this playing card come from? What are the three words? Zhao Hai couldn't help but ask.

"Pouncer, wrestling art, fighting, fighting, fighting, confronting each other, defeating the enemy to win, the card is the general name of this thing, if there is a plaque, and there is nothing to refer to!" Chen Xu explained the explanation that he had already thought of.

"Poker, well, listen to the name and look at the pattern, it must be a kind of game that competes with each other, the young master still quickly tells the rules, today the wind and the sun are just playing together!" Qin Shi Huang nodded and began to urge.

"Your Majesty, this poker game is very flexible and diverse, two, three, four, five or even dozens of people can play together, the gameplay has tractors, running fast, fighting landlords, upgrading, Zakin flowers, studs, etc., today the minister and His Majesty built the marquis three people here, the best way to play is to fight the landlord ......"

"Father's ......" Hu Hai, who was sitting next to him shaking his legs, couldn't help but speak, although he was full of all kinds of dissatisfaction and resentment towards Chen Xu, but after all, he was still a young man, and he also liked all kinds of novel games on weekdays.

"Let's go play......" Qin Shi Huang was fascinated by what he was listening to, and waved his hand impatiently.

Hu Hai: ......

Chen Xu and Zhao Hai did not care about Hu Hai, Chen Xu shuffled and cut the cards and began to teach the first emperor and Zhao Hai to draw cards, and also began to explain the rules of fighting landlords.

Hu Hai walked to a willow tree not far away, looked at the three people who were studying the landlord, blushed and threw a new green willow branch into the mouth of the lake, and at the same time gritted his teeth and muttered: "Chen Xu, you have humiliated my son so much, when I ascend the throne and become emperor, I will definitely ...... you Will you ...... Alas......"

Hu Hai sighed and lay on the grass, feeling that his life was suddenly so gloomy, and in the face of Chen Xu, he always felt an unparalleled weakness and helplessness.

"Your Majesty, the rules of this landlord are like this, very simple, three people can play with each other, two people cooperate to restrain the landlord, so they pay more attention to the tacit understanding between each other, and the same as playing mahjong, but also through the cards to calculate the cards in the hands of both sides of the enemy, so it is also a test of intelligence and adaptability......"

After three consecutive demonstrations of drawing cards, Qin Shi Huang and Zhao Hai basically understood the rules of fighting landlords, and they also remembered the size and meaning of the patterns and letters of the playing cards.

"Your Majesty, since it's a game, you must have some color, otherwise you won't be nervous and enjoyable!" Zhao Hai said with a smile while learning from Chen Xu's appearance and shuffling the cards.

"Yes, poker and mahjong have the same effect, but the gameplay is more relaxed and comfortable, no special tables and chairs, you can play anytime and anywhere, Jianhou said well, since it is a game, there must be some color heads, but I still have some doubts, the name of the landlord is strange, can Aiqing explain it by the way?" Qin Shi Huang nodded while at the same time being a little puzzled and confused.

This name also has a origin in the Book of Heaven, the landlord, the owner of the land, also refers to a certain country because of the unfair distribution of land, rich people buy a large amount of land, become the head of the household with thousands or even tens of thousands of acres, the poor have no land, can only become a hired farmer for the rich, because the head of the household for the rich to exploit and deduct, these hired farmers work hard all year round, but they are poor and poor can not be fed and clothed and become poor, so they use this entertainment to express their dissatisfaction in their hearts, which means to fight against the landlord, I hope that both the rich and the poor will also! ”

"I see, it is true that the people should not be detained for the sake of the rich and unkind, but I have a grass reclamation order in Daqin, and the abandoned well fields are opened, and the fields reclaimed by the common people are all owned by him, and those who buy land with money will have to pay more grain taxes, and hire people to farm to pay the money and grain stipulated by the law, this matter cannot happen in my Daqin, but I still have to be vigilant, I will let the household department strengthen the management of land and real estate, and do not ...... with the opportunity to become landlords for the rich and unkind" Qin Shi Huang nodded slightly seriously with his face.

"Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, the people take food as the sky, and the field is the basis for the survival of the peasants, ensuring the most basic farmland distribution is the best means to stabilize the people's hearts, this matter can implement a farmland management law, in order to safeguard the interests of the people, do not let the rich and unkind people control too much farmland, resulting in civil grievances!" Chen Xi echoed.

"The young master is reasonable, the matter of the decree is still drafted by the Zhongshu Province, and after it is completed, it is brought to the court for deliberation, and the chaos of Zhou is that the nobles occupy too much land and property, and rob each other of good land and slaves, causing wars between the princes every year, and my Great Qin started from the Shang monarch to innovate the rule of law, and the grass reclamation order allowed the common people to reap the benefits, and the grain production continued to increase, otherwise my Great Qin would not be able to conquer the Six Kingdoms!"

"What Your Majesty said is very true, but today is a mid-day holiday, it is rare to play easily, or don't talk about government affairs, since the landlord is rich and unkind, I will fight the landlord today, and beat it in advance!" Zhao Hai put the shuffled cards in the center of the stone table, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to cut the cards!" ”

"Haha, good!" Qin Shi Huang raised his hand to cut the card, turned over the top one, and it turned out to be a small king.

"Your Majesty has good luck, whoever gets the landlord's card can only draw the hole card of the landlord!" Chen Xu also said with a smile.

"Is this also the rule of fighting landlords?" Zhao Hai asked while drawing cards.

"Yes, there is an unwritten rule for the landlord, every king must be caught, His Majesty and the Marquis of Jiancheng both said to bring color heads, I don't know how many suitable ......"

"How about ten dollars in the hole card, the landlord doubles, and the landlord doubles!"

"That's great!"

"Haha, the landlord is also me, a good sign!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on winning the jackpot!"

"Well, the luck is not good, there are a lot of small cards......"

"Your Majesty, don't care, the best way to fight the landlord is to play the card, even the card is even against the plane bomb, the king bomb does not work......"

"By the way, I still haven't figured out what planes and bombs mean?"

"The airplane is like a glider, which means that the speed is fast, and the bomb is like the Taiyi divine thunder, which means that it is powerful, and without it, it means that the card is good!"

"I see...... It's time for Your Majesty to draw the bottom and play the cards, Zuo Xiang be careful, Your Majesty may have a big or small king......"

"Hey, you cheat, be careful and blow you up for a while!"

"Hehe, Your Majesty forgives the sin, the minister doesn't say it!"

"It's time for me to play the cards, well, three, four, five, six, seven, ** straight, ......"

"I can't afford it!"

"The minister can't afford it!"

"Hey, three with one!"

"Ogami~"

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