Chapter 84 Under the Mahjong House
The subtitle of this chapter: The president seeks talents and invites masters, and Yuan Shengcai is the most incoherent.
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"Mr. Yuan, did you bring your things?"
In fact, people made it clear on the phone that Master Yuan was invited to come over today to teach mahjong tiles.
I don't know where these people got the news, maybe it's Wall Street or maybe Washington, Yuan Yanqian doesn't care. He was concerned about how to use the charm of mahjong to conquer the President of America and his "Ohio Gang".
Our Master Yuan looked around at the curious, perfunctory, questioning, or dismissive crowds, and suddenly felt like he was peddling "hemp boiling powder", "Xiaoyao pills", and "paraquat...... Well, the drug dealer of "Bailecao".
That's right, I'm selling a "good medicine" that can soothe the spirit.
No, what I'm doing now is not just promoting mahjong, but promoting the traditional culture of Seris.
Does Mahjong really mean that much?
Yuan Yanqian is not deceiving herself, nor is she just trying to make history more influential. In this moment, he remembered another piece of wisdom from the people of Seris, and that was Go.
In 909, the Japanese four-dan chess player Takabe Michihei came to China for a tour. At that time, Michihei Takabe could only be regarded as a second-rate chess player in Japan, but none of the players in Octavian-Duanyang could compete with this Takabe 4th dan.
In 98, Japanese six-dan chess player Heijiro Hirose visited Beijing. Beijing's famous players have been given three sons by him since Wang Yunfeng and below, and he is still much better. Hirose's proud protΓ©gΓ© Kaoru Iwamoto came to China with him, and Iwamoto, who was young at the time, was also unbeatable in the Beijing chess world.
In 99, the number one Japanese player at that time, Hideya Honinbo, came to China, and the Chinese chess players played handicap chess.
Later, China did produce a young genius who was in the Japanese Go world, but Wu Qingyuan became the "Showa Chess Saint".
One year, at the invitation of wearing Lin Bei's legs, Lao Duan once talked about Go when he went to Lushan for summer vacation, and mentioned Wu Qingyuan. Speaking of the possibility of this rare genius joining the Japanese nationality, it will be a big loss for China, and Wu should be recalled to China to guide the Chinese chess skills, otherwise Japan will become stronger and stronger, and China will fall behind more and more. However, wearing Lin Bei's legs is only in front of him, but how can a person like him have the heart to do this kind of thing, and the result will be gone.
As the saying goes, chess luck is like national luck.
If it weren't for the fact that Seris sank to Si, how could he not even be able to play the things left by his ancestors? When China surpasses Japan to become the second oldest in the world in the future, it will also be the time for the Chinese to dominate the Go world.
For Orientals, the compulsion of Go is naturally much higher than that of mahjong. But if you want to export Eastern culture to the West, Go is certainly not as suitable as mahjong.
As for the coercion, this kind of thing is given by human beings.
He always thought that instead of building a hundred Confucius Institutes, it would be better to open a mahjong parlor. Will Kong Lao Er be more pleasing than this one hundred and forty-four chapters?
Our Master Yuan very rarely adjusted his charm to 9 o'clock, smiled at everyone, and immediately made these old men fall into confusion.
"Gentlemen, I am honored to be invited to the White House at the World Center at the White House, and it is my great pleasure to introduce you, the elite of America, to a traditional form of cyrisian entertainment."
"Mr. President, and everyone, please give ......"
Yuan Yanqian lifted the box and put it on the table, took a deep breath before opening it, and took out two small boxes from it.
He didn't open it immediately, but took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his hands carefully.
"Click! Click! β
"Look, gentlemen!"
"Wow......"
When he opened the box, everyone present couldn't help but light up in their eyes, and their mouths also let out an exclamation.
They are so out of shape because these two decks of mahjong tiles look so beautiful and exquisite, and they are completely works of art rather than gambling equipment. At least it looks more stylish than the cards scattered around it.
Style, style, isn't this what gentlemen are pursuing?
Mr. Doherty took a mahjong tile, carefully touched it with his hand a few times, and asked, "Mr. Yuan, is this jade and ivory?" β
"That's right, sir." Master Yuan nodded, "These cards are indeed carved from jade and ivory. β
If he is left for a hundred years, he will be a bad element who is against that movement, and making mahjong tiles with ivory will not only make the environmentalists spray him to death, but also enough for him to go to prison for a few years to eat nests.
And American politicians can't afford this kind of gift, it's not a matter of value, it's a question of values.
But isn't it 92 now, ivory is ivory. Can the American people eat the North American passenger pigeon to the extinction, can they almost kill the North American bison to the extinction, do they still care about the elephant?
"Gentlemen, in addition to ahjng, I have also brought you a special instruction manual."
Yuan Yanqian really put a lot of effort into it this time, because he didn't have time to print the book "The Art of 44 Cards", he simply used the master ball system to print it.
This broken system is a bit of a cheat, but the "void printing technology" is really unique in the world. These twelve mahjong manuals are beautifully decorated, with crisp paper and even a faint scent of sandalwood. It makes people feel it at first sight...... Well, the charm of knowledge.
The pattern on the cover is 44 mahjong tiles to form the Taiji diagram, and the two Taiji eyes are composed of four red and blue hair, a rich Seris style that comes from the pavement.
"Ahjng has been passed down for three thousand years in our Seris, and it was originally a divination tool handed down to mortals by the gods. So it's not only a recreation of time, but also a technique to adjust the body and mind......"
Master Yuan sent these books to everyone, and coughed and said, "But we won't talk about this today." Please ...... Well, gentlemen skip the preamble and go straight to the basic rules. β
With an unclear look, these people turned to the rules according to what he said, and there was another admiration in their hearts. It turns out that in order to make it easier for Westerners to understand, Yuan Yanqian used a large number of legends, which simply became a book of pictures and talks.
"Gentlemen, let's learn the basics of mahjong today......"
"Thirteen cards per person, dealer has fourteen ......"
"The card type has a clear color, mixed one color, one color and bumper Hu ......"
"Come, read with me. It's called eating...... It's called bumping...... It's called a bar...... It's called Hu ...... This is called self-drawing...... It's called a bar-......."
"Gentlemen, do you understand?" Yuan Yanqian saw President Harding raise his hand high, and asked, "Mr. President, what's the problem?" β
The handsome old guy laughed and said, "Mr. Yuan, my question is whether you can start now?" I'm already a little impatient! β
"Absolutely!" Master Yuan smiled and nodded, "Mr. President, you can start now!" β
"Boom la la ......"
In the future "world center", there was a crisp and pleasant sound of shuffling.
As the saying goes: poor oval office, don't play poker and mahjong.
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Sorry, it's late today. Forgiveness of sins and forgiveness of sins.
By the way, about the book list yesterday, I sent the link to the patients in the group, and they couldn't open it, which is really ...... Could it be that Murong is on the blacklist?
I'll recommend a copy of "Anglo Rose" to you first, yes, this is the heroine...... is still a white-skinned and white-hearted heroine. But the background of the times is very interesting, don't spray if you don't like it.