In the afternoon, the sun gradually shifted to the west, but it was still annoying.

At this time, the carriage in which Hua Long was riding was heading north along Bourke Street.

"What do you think of the Prime Minister's last words?" Sitting by the window, Hua Long held his cheeks and looked casually at the fleeting scenery outside the window, while his staff member Tarex sat opposite, looking cold.

"Raising money from the nobility was very risky, but it was the only way to do it at the time. ”

Hua Long's tone was a little questioning, "Is it really the only feasible way?"

"But ......"

"But it seems like you've fallen into the trap of Marshal Ron, right?" was the feeling especially strong when Hua Long left the House of Representatives.

Tarex nodded, he and Hua Long were on the same page.

The meeting, which began at half past nine in the morning and lasted until two in the afternoon, was a fierce battle between the prime minister and the marshal, and it is no exaggeration to say that this was a war without gunpowder smoke and bloodshed, a war in which outsiders could not set foot in it!

As a result, the prime minister said amazingly, he did not ask the nobles to raise donations, but adopted the form of voluntary paid loans, the interest is six cents a year, the bottom line is 10,000 gold coins, to put it simply, it is to borrow 10,000 gold coins, and the prime minister will repay the interest of 600 coins and the full principal after a year.

Is this stupid or smart?

"It's a little early to tell, but I'm worried about ......," Hua Long said and paused.

"Are you worried that the Prime Minister will not be able to repay?"

"That's not it, in fact, fundraising is just a cover, when the time comes, the prime minister only needs to ask His Majesty to let him reward those nobles, and the money will naturally be gone, what I'm worried about is that Marshal Ron finally left the conference hall so calmly, what is the purpose?"

So calm, like a wise man who has mastered everything!

What made him so confident? Around this question, Hua Long fell into deep thought, and the staff also pondered.

From the analysis of the situation, those nobles who are greedy for usury will definitely lend money to the prime minister, so as to complete the accumulation of military procurement funds, but this is not in line with Marshal Ron's original intention.

Racking his brains, Hua Long still didn't expect it, and similarly, Tarex was also puzzled.

The carriage stopped at the end of the street, and the place opposite was a famous local gem shop, Hua Long ordered a diamond necklace here a month ago, worth 300 gold coins, at that time the shop guy refused, because the minimum price of their jewelry there was 1,000 pieces, but when he heard that it was the Northern Governor Hua Long who wanted it, the man's attitude immediately came to a 180-degree turn. After some negotiations, some of the diamonds that had been coiled down were set into the necklace.

"I'll get it, please wait a moment. Tarex got out of the carriage and headed for the shop.

Hua Long is still thinking.

Just then, a couple came up from behind the carriage and stopped beside it, looking like there had been a little dispute.

"Gamble, gamble, gamble! You know that you have lost all your money at home!"

"Didn't I win today?" the gambler retorted lazily to his wife.

"Winning is winning, but you still want to gamble? No, this money has to be put in me!"

"Got it. The gambler reluctantly took out the money, but was taken into his arms by his wife, seeing his wife's cautious appearance, the gambler said: "With such a small amount of money, I am afraid of being robbed!"

The part of this dialogue was clearly heard by Hua Long, especially the key word "rob!" "No!" Marshal Ron will definitely not rob, that is nothing more than the most stupid way to do it, but if you don't rob, then the most effective way is to steal, once the prime minister's money is lost, then ......

Hua Long's thoughts suddenly brightened, and all kinds of possibilities quickly passed in front of him.

"Your Excellency. The staff got into the carriage and said, "What do you ......think?" He didn't say any more, because Hua Long's smile told him that this time, they wanted to go soon.

“......”

"It's a gift. "Tarex puts the beautiful box in the hands of Hua Long.

"It's not just a gift, it's also my six-month salary, hehe!" Hua Long smiled.

"And now?"

"I heard that there is an aristocratic casino in the Nandu region, I want to go and see it, and of course I will take Xueya to the birthday banquet by the way. ”

......

The outer city of the empire, the casino of the nobility.

On the west side of the spacious street, a building with a strong foreign style stands there, with a huge gold-lettered sign hanging on it that glistens in the sun, and the square outside the casino, which is nearly 1,000 square meters, is full of private carriages of nobles.

The aristocrats came in and out, so lively!

In a separate room on the second floor of the casino.

"Take it. ”

Hua Yun took out a stack of Imperial Bank cashier's checks from his bosom and handed them to the person standing opposite, who was none other than the owner of the casino.

"The money?"

"The marshal asked me to transfer it to you, and together with the money from the last time, there should be six million gold coins, right?"

"Yes, yes. The casino owner nodded hurriedly: "It's really six million." ”

Hua Yun nodded, "Then?"

"I'll go get it. After collecting the money, the casino owner hurried out.

The room was quiet!

"If you let the Thunder Emperor kill me, I will ask you to pay it back ten times and a hundred times, of course, I will not kill you easily, I will torture you slowly, slowly!" Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, Hua Yun's expression was extremely sinister, "Wait and see, old fox!"

Things are going well in the casino, but Hua Yun's mood has always been very bad, this is obviously caused by what happened on a rainy night last year, although there was no danger in the end, but it made Hua Yun very annoyed, not to mention that this kind of thing has the first time and the second time, who knows when that guy from the Thunder Emperor will appear again.

And will that "God of War" be the big brother Hualong?

Hua Yun was not sure, and the more he thought about it, the more uncertain he became, after all, the "God of War" last night was seriously injured even if he didn't die, but Hua Long appeared in the House of Representatives today, nothing at all, this can't be explained at all, after thinking for a while, he looked at his palm and said to himself coldly: "Whether it's or not, I won't know tonight, hum!"

Looking out the window, a carriage was driving into the square.

"Whose loser is this?"

At this time, the door was pushed open, and the casino owner walked in with the account book, "The accountant has counted, this is the balance of this month." As he spoke, he carefully handed the account book into Hua Yun's hands.

"The marshal invested six million before and after, but the casino made seven million in a month?" Hua Yun was a little incredulous, these nobles who usually had nothing to do with their money in gambling were really ......

"Hehe, it's just a book, in fact," the casino owner pulled out another stack ......of bills from his pocket, "this is my brotherhood and my filial piety to you, and not a little bit of respect at all." ”

Looking at the denomination on the bill, a greedy light flashed in Hua Yun's black eyes, "I accepted this money, by the way, Xue Ya's business?"

"Rest assured, my lord, our hand will soon be in the * section. The casino owner burst into a wicked laugh.

"She is the key to this plan, you better guarantee me that nothing goes wrong, if anything goes wrong......" Hua Yun shook the bill in his hand and said in a fierce tone: "You know!"

"I know, I know. "The casino owner was terrified.

"Okay, I still have something to do today, let me know as soon as there is any news. Hua Yun left through the side door of the room.

Just then, there was a knock on the door!

"Who. The casino owner wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and asked.

"Boss, the Northern Governor Hualong is here. ”

"Huh?"

......

Casino lobby.

Hua Long's eyes were greeted by a startling picture, the luxurious hall of thousands of square meters was crowded with people, all of whom were concentrating on the gambling game in front of them, and some uniformed clerks were freely interspersed with drinks.

Among these gamblers are gentlemen, there are also some noble ladies and ladies, and the most puzzling thing for Hua Long is that so many people are crowded together, there is no noise, and some are only occasionally dressed.

"This is a casino?" said Hua Long was the first time he had been to such a place.

"Isn't this Lord Beidu?" a steward hurriedly walked over, groveling, and a smirk on his face, "What wind has blown you here?"

The Northern Governor?

Although the butler's words were not big, the entire casino fell silent in an instant, and all the gambling games stopped at the same time, and the nobles poked their heads and looked at Hua Long as if they were looking at a rare animal.

"What is he doing here?"

"Bet, of course, idiot!"

"Does the Northern Governor also gamble?"

"Nonsense! You're the director of the Fanzheng Academy, why are you here?"

"Hehe, that's what I said. ”

Seeing that so many people were looking at him, Hua Long had no choice but to use a special weapon - smile......!

"Cut!" booed.

The nobles re-engaged in the gambling game, and in their opinion, the Northern Governor who came here was just a gambler, and it had nothing to do with his identity, not to mention that this was still the territory of the Southern Governor.

"Are you going to bet on two?" the steward clapped his hands, and then a graceful girl immediately walked over with a tray, the tray was full of chips, and the steward said: "This is a chip of 10,000 gold coins, if Lord Beidu does not dislike it, he will ......"

"I'm here to find my wife, is Xue Ya there?" Hua Long went straight to the point, and the first sentence made things clear.

She ...... "The steward is a little embarrassed."

Second floor, hideaway.

"What should I do? He's looking for Xueya, and now they're ......."

The casino owner thought for a moment, "Let him meet." ”

"Huh?"

"What are you worried about, he's just a piece of waste, even if he is with Xueya, he won't be able to do anything. Okay, go ahead and do it. ”

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