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In order to apologize to these patients, then I will send a large chapter with two chapters combined.

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Chapter subtitle: The Master Who Pays Money Is Busy

How can a mere mortal resist mahjong tiles that are comparable to the "Xi Rui Sutra".

Suspecting that these four foreign friends were too low in IQ to comprehend the mystery of "a game containing the ancient wisdom of Seris", Master Yuan specially taught them the simplest "Mahjong of the Governor of Hong Kong" (a fool in Shanghainese).

This kind of mahjong can only Hu "clear (clear or wind one color) mixed (mixed one color) touch (bumper Hu)" plus chaotic wind direction (do not look at the card type as long as you can get together fourteen wind cards to win) these four card types, and later "clear mixed touch" mahjong English name is "Basic Mahjong (basic mahjong)".

It is worthy of being called "Hong Kong Governor Mahjong" and "Basic Mahjong", "Qing Chaobu" is indeed easy to learn and easy to calculate the number of fans, and it doesn't take much effort for these four foreigners to play decently. After they learned, the four foreigners were as excited as children who got toys for the first time, and the fight lasted from afternoon to midnight.

Why is it that even without our Master Yuan mahjong tiles, they can be popular in the United States?

This has to introduce the most popular poker game in the West, Whist card game. In fact, the original Whist is very similar to the forty points played by the Chinese in later generations, the same four people are divided into two pairs to fight, and one suit can be set as the trump card before the start, and any trump card can win any card of the other suit. Both sides aim to win. However, compared to forty points, Whist does not have a big or small king, and the dealer has no hole cards to change.

On the basis of the Whist game, the Whist bridge, the bidding bridge and the modern popular contract bridge were developed.

Well, as long as you have played any type of mahjong and forty points, you can understand why mahjong is more fun. Compared with mahjong, the rules of this four-player poker game are too rigid, and it requires too much cooperation with the family, and of course, it is more brain-consuming.

So why did the mahjong craze in the United States and the world finally subside in that timeline of our Master Yuan?

The answer couldn't be more obvious, because World War II is coming.

By the late thirties, the people of the West were busy. The men went to the battlefield, the women went to the factories, the old ones went to the fields to do farm work, and the little friends were either joining the Boy Scouts or the Hitler Youth, or they were picking up scrap metal for the country.

Who has this American time to play mahjong?

Finally, when the Second World War was over, everyone finally had free time, and at this time television began to become popular......

However, one of the most critical factors is the lack of promotion. More precisely, the sport of mahjong is not commercialized enough.

The mahjong organizations that have emerged in the United States are clubs established by amateurs to find a partner, and these small non-profit clubs do not have the motivation or the ability to push the sport of mahjong to the track of commercialization.

Some countries and regions did host some tournaments, but they were small in scale and less influential, so the sport of mahjong disappeared after this craze.

Fortunately, there is Yuan Yanqian as a traverser on this timeline, and the situation is naturally very different.

Especially for the British people, they should really thank our Master Yuan.

When the Third Reich implemented the "Sea Lion Plan" and the German eagle flew over London, British gentlemen and ladies were pleasantly surprised to find that they could still play mahjong in mahjong clubs. Because those clubs are built underground. Of course, this was the idea of a certain "prophet."

In order to motivate the fighting spirit of the British people, the British government also held the first "King's Cup" mahjong tournament in the name of George VI during this period. The "King's Cup" will be renamed the "Queen's Cup" in the future, and it will also become one of the four major mahjong open tournaments.

In the wee hours of the morning, Yuan Yanqian sent off her friends and slept in this luxurious apartment, which was even fully furnished.

But the next day he woke up early, and his 18 o'clock constitution meant that he had enough to take a nap every day, and he still had a lot to do.

At 9 o'clock on November 19, 1920, our Master Yuan walked into the study. He carefully closed the door and closed the curtains, and then sat down at his desk.

"Master Ball, come out!"

Lao Tzu can finally copy it!!

My B coins are now in their early 100,000s, and if I have an 18-point physique and conscience, I won't have it. And I also have a qualifier that can be used an unlimited number of times......

"Sick (can be used unlimited times, cool-down period of one month.) ）”

Well, this qualifier does have something like that, but it's better than "perverted".

"Congratulations to the host for winning George Martin's Tower of Ashes."

"Congratulations to the host for winning George Martin's The Cross and the Dragon."

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"Master Ball, I've already spent 50,000 B coins, do you know what I mean?"

"Host, I understand...... Congratulations to the host for winning George Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire! ”

"Master Ball, print out the first volume first."

Our Master Yuan looked at the manuscript that appeared on the table out of thin air, nodded with great satisfaction, picked up the pen and spread out the letter:

Dear Howard,

I'm sure you've seen news about me in Providence, too. As the newspaper said, I am now acquitted and recovering well. The better news is that the dark forces in New York have been expelled by the forces of good, and although only temporarily, we have a great window of opportunity.

Then the best news is, of course, that our business can begin!

Please come to New York as soon as you see the letter, and here is my new address. We look forward to seeing you.

Your Neo

Yuan put the text message in an envelope, put on her clothes and left the mansion on the Upper East Side. Hailed a taxi and headed straight to downtown New York.

Why didn't he give the letter to the porter or drop it in the mailbox? That's because in addition to sending letters, he also had to send transoceanic telegrams.

It is said that after our Master Yuan was reminded by Luo Jiaxiang that day, he had asked John to help him send a telegram to his home to report his safety. Now he personally went to the telegraph office and sent a long telegram again.

There is no way, if there is such a big event, the family must notify it.

The cost of telegraphs in these years, especially this kind of transoceanic telegraphs, is very expensive...... It's still expensive, and ordinary people really can't afford to fight. Fortunately, by this time he had already received the first payment from Miss Brown, otherwise he would not have had enough money to send a transoceanic telegram of the submarine cable.

In 1930, the International Radio Station of the Ministry of Communications of Shanghai was established, and in order to compete with the foreign-funded waterline companies, the telegraph tariff was slightly lower. For example, the International Radio sent the San Francisco Telegraph to San Francisco, New York 3.50 yuan, and European countries 2.60 yuan, while the Pacific Business Waterline Company sent to San Francisco 3.15 yuan per word and New York 3.75 yuan. Note that the "yuan" here is a silver dollar that has not yet depreciated.

This is still the price after the establishment of the radio station in 1930, and the price of submarine cables before is even more outrageous. (Author's note: I'm sorry I didn't find the price of telegrams in the 20s, so I will introduce the price of telegrams in the 30s a little so that you can have an idea.) ）

But isn't he rich, he can get five or six thousand dollars for just 10,000 copies of "Chocolate Love", so he didn't care much about small money, so he sent a long telegram with enthusiasm. The cost of these dozens of words of telegram can at least buy a small apartment in the magic capital in 1920.

Naturally, this telegram had to first tell the ins and outs of his imprisonment, then report on his physical condition, and finally, of course, ...... Keep begging for money.

Hey, if the money stays in China, it's going to be ruined, so it's better to waste it for me...... No, leave a way back for your own home.

After sending the letter and sending the telegram, Yuan Yanqian raised her wrist and looked at her watch, the time was just right.

After two months of traveling, our Master Yuan is finally rich. So what should he, a young gentleman aspiring to be a master, do first thing when he has money?

Buying a car or a house? What a rough idea.

I don't understand, of course, it's not about buying a car or a house, it's about buying a ...... Beep!

Or a mistake!

Have you seen Gregory Peck's Million Pounds? The first thing I did was to ask a high-class tailor to make the clothes.

People of his status don't have more than a dozen or twenty suits, and there are tuxedos for formal occasions such as going to the opera house, evening dresses for banquets and cocktail parties, morning dresses for breakfast in the morning, smoking clothes for even if you are alone at home, hunting clothes for outings and hunting, sportswear for golf and tennis...... How embarrassed to go out and say hello to others?

It's early winter, and there are not a few coats and windbreakers to protect from the cold and rain, and these big clothes are not equipped with a mink or beaver fur collar?

Wear hats, wallets, belts, shoes, boots, ties, bow ties, handkerchiefs, gloves, cufflinks, etc...... Wait, don't you have to match all these accessories?

In fact, the above is still a small amount of money. As the saying goes, dicks play with cars, and rich people play with watches. Even a hundred years later, watches are the real big things for men.

It was 1920, and it was as simple as being a Westernized gentleman. Just grab a suit and tie, you think you'll be able to go out and meet those big guys?

Don't look at the protagonists of those time-traveling novels who have a lot of money, they don't spend money at all, they think about buying a house and setting up a factory all day long, and the whole future generations are muddy and muddy.

Seriously, why buy a house? The house can still be carried around, and if the master wants to live, of course, he will live in a big hotel. When the name rings, you don't even have to pay for the room.

Besides, what kind of house to buy in 1920, when the Great Depression and World War II came, houses all over the world were like nothing. If you really want to invest in real estate, it's good to wait for ten or twenty years.

If he can really become the number one accomplice of US imperialism, and then become an old friend with MacArthur, the Japanese emperor, and enclose the Yasukuni Shrine to build a big villa, little Japan will have to laugh and provide labor and building materials for free.

What else is running a factory, it's just funny.

Factories built abroad, do you really think that foreigners will not copycat? Can a mere patent law still stop the big capitalists? Gesun is coming out of West, uh.

Factories built in China, do you really think that with the golden decade, these factories will definitely make money? People who think this way must be in bad shape.

And what should I do if Little Japan calls? Some people say that if the Anti-Japanese War breaks out, they can be relocated to the mainland...... Two words, hehe.

To tell the truth, it is better to hand over the factory to the artillery party than to give it to small Japan, and it is better to have a chance to take it back than to sell it as broken copper and iron.

If the traverser wants to make a fortune, he must also engage in finance. It's a pity that because of the existence of that broken system, Yuan Yanqian can't do it.

Since this is the case, he spent the money on the blade, that is, to improve his own quality and level.

So he came to a Jewish-owned haute couture shop, which had been recommended to him by Mr. Louis Baker. Our Master Yuan really doesn't like the Jews very much, and he is ready to pit them. But in 1920, the United States was at its best among Jewish tailors.

After finishing most of his outfits, Master Yuan, who left the tailor shop, took a taxi again and went straight to the "First People's Hospital of New York City".

Well, it looks like you still have to buy a car and hire a driver or something......

Of course, he also learned that the anarchist fighters had been captured and released, and now he wanted to see for himself the miserable situation of these guys.

Seeing these two "Mu Nai Auntie" anti-American fighters in the hospital ward, Yuan Yanqian felt the Kaisen in her heart, asking you to toss you Lao Tzu and me, there is retribution, right?

"Madam, how is Mr. Lyndon and Mr. Zhuang doing?"

However, he still made a very sad look on his face, and asked the big sister Vivian, who looked a little haggard.

The Dragon Mother glanced at the Chinese angrily and replied coldly: "Thank you Mr. Yuan for your concern, they and our mother can't die yet." ”

"Misunderstanding, this is a big misunderstanding!" The SCP Foundation junior investigator said innocently, "I didn't expect to bother you." Ma'am, don't forget that I was targeted by those damned guys to save your daughter. ”

He took out a thick envelope and said, "In order to express my apologies, didn't this send you money in advance?" By the way, I personally added $200, which is considered the nutrition expenses of Mr. Lynden and Mr. Zhuang. ”

Out of gas is out of gas, and money is sent back to money. However, you can't use a check to send money, so you can use cash.

When Sister Vivian heard this, she opened it again and looked at the dollar, and her face was a little pale, and she was about to speak......

"Mom, I'm coming...... Ah, why are you, tired, and Mr. Yuan here? ”

Our Master Yuan straightened up and looked at each other affectionately and said, "Miss Rochel, I'm here to visit 'YOU'." ”

In English, you and you are both you, so the accent on this word means ...... Flirtatious.

Miss Ainuka blushed, and water dripped from her eyes.

Yuan Yanqian was so happy that she couldn't help but step forward and say softly; "Ann, I'm ......"

"Ah, you are...... Mr. Yuan! ”