Book 2: The Journey of the Dead One Hundred and Thirty-Six: Bets
Since Minghao said that everything here is waste, and he wants to lose a few pear flower guns, he won't care. But since it's a waste product, it won't be a problem when it comes to using it, right?
It should be no problem, those stone lions and ocean painting boxes before can also be used normally, these pear flower guns shouldn't be so easy to go wrong, right?
"It turns out that what you want is that, say it earlier, I'll naturally give you some." Knowing that Qiu Shaohu had gone away, Minghao smiled bitterly and muttered to himself.
"Master, here......" A few other workers came outside, it was the people from the Shengong Gate, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw the mess inside.
They knew that this was Minghao's workshop alone, and he was completely under his own care, and he would never ask about it. In order to win over this old monk, it took such a large amount of money, which is also extremely rare in the Shengong Gate.
"It's okay here, I'll naturally find someone to clean it up." Minghao said lightly, "What are you doing here?" ”
"It's still a matter of Dengyun Pavilion, Boss Ren Chuanning said that the big steel wings he ordered last time still need more, you see ......" The two workers said here, and they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, how long would Ren Chuanning's whimsical things have to be tossed.
"Don't worry, let him wait, it'll be fine soon." Minghao seems to have a plan, and he is not in a hurry.
At this time, he casually picked up a small hammer next to him and began to knock and smash on a stone lion, as if to restore the stone lion that was broken by Qiu Shaohu and them just now.
"One more thing," said another worker, "the batch of Buddha statues ordered by your temple ......"
"Buddha statue, what Buddha statue?" Minghao turned his head, his words puzzled.
It's like you don't even know about it.
Beside him, a black shadow flashed, but he couldn't see it at all.
Qiu Shaohu took advantage of the morning to go to the door of the letter bureau and sent his letter to his mother.
Even if it was not possible to visit my mother as originally planned, it would not be appropriate for this letter of condolence not to be sent after too long.
Walking out of the letter bureau, Qiu Shaohu originally carried the two letters, and all he held in his hand was the old letter.
The letter sent to his mother represents the longing for his relatives, and what does this old letter have to do with his visit to Kangjing?
The envelope is securely sealed, and if it is not opened, no one knows its contents.
But what can be seen is that on the outside of the envelope, the red print printed is actually the official seal of the Zhaoguo Imperial Court, which was allowed to be used.
At this moment, the noisy sounds around suddenly disrupted Qiu Shaohu's thoughts.
"Today will try to open the exam, come and go to pass by the old and young masters to gamble together, see who can bet on the top of the high school list this year, the odds of this year's scholars are written here, the day of the list is the day we open, don't miss it when you pass by, come and gamble, who is the top of this year's list!"
In front of a gambling house next to it, the names of the most well-known scholars this year are written on a piece of red paper, all of which are listed in a complete list, and their achievements over the years and the rankings they have achieved in the township examinations are also clearly written.
Many people passed by, saw this, and came to bet one by one to support their favored scholars, and prayed that they could go to high school, at least not to lose their money.
"This is really ......" Qiu Shaohu passed by here, and felt funny in his heart, "The people in the capital are really rich and free, and even such things have to be pulled out separately to gamble." ”
Having said that, Qiu Shaohu himself knows in his heart that these people are not simply addicted to gambling. If any of them really crush the scholar they are optimistic about, they can still use this as an excuse to continue to slap each other, which is something that no one in the capital can ask for. After all, one percent of the top of the list, in the future, it will soar, with this relationship, in the future, you can earn a little through the other party, and the money you bet on today is just an addition, and these people are naturally willing to spend their money.
But seeing that these people were elated, he didn't have the slightest joy these days. Whether he continued to go to the major study rooms to find the scholar's question collection, or followed around to find Yin Bo's whereabouts, he never found anything. Both sides were as if they had completely evaporated from the world, so that he could not find any news.
In terms of the enemy's notes, he also considered going to Zhile Zhai to find Li Yixuan again, but Li Yixuan didn't know what to do during this time, every time he went to Zhile Zhai in the capital to find her, he was not there, and he rarely replied to contact her with Biluo Yinxin.
However, Qiu Shaohu has seen how large the scale of Zhile Zhai in Kangjing City is, such a huge building is actually just a bookseller, which brings together almost all kinds of books in the world, which is really full of everything, which makes Qiu Shaohu feel again that this woman's capital is really strong.
On the other hand, Yin Bo couldn't find any clues through various channels, and after Huang Yue's group of little beggars were wiped out, he lost this source of information, and he couldn't learn anything from these unsightly channels. In order to get the news, he even sneaked to Xuanzhen Division to see if they had found any clues, but he found nothing.
Of course, during this period, he didn't forget to see Luo Yuan's body again, or went to the cave on the cliff that he dug out to communicate with the two people across the rock wall. Listening to the other party's meaning, he lived well even in the edict during this time, after all, the biggest problem was that there was no one to talk to him to relieve his boredom, and now with Qiu Shaohu, he naturally didn't worry, which made Qiu Shaohu sigh that this Luo's businessman's psychology is really strong.
But in the dungeon, even Luo Yuan's body really didn't find any other news, and he couldn't give Qiu Shaohu any other help. And his next prison escape plan, Luo Yuanshen still has to think about it in the long run, which requires Qiu Shaohu to visit him from time to time.
After several days in vain, Qiu Shaohu simply stopped clinging to these things, and began to think about relaxing himself first, after all, it was not a way to tense his nerves all the time.
"Seeing how stupid the world is, some people use this stupidity to make money, and some people use this stupidity to make fun of it." The sky is as blue as dai, and there is an endless stream in front of the gambling house in the rising sun, and many people have bet on this year's scholars, some want to prove their vision, and some believe in their luck.
Qiu Shaohu looked funny, and wondered if he would join in the fun, so he followed.
"Yo, this little brother, how much are you going to bet? Guess who? As soon as the handyman in the gambling house saw Qiu Shaohu coming, he immediately beckoned over and asked, "If you want to see who the new branch leader may be this year?" Then I recommend this Xie Gang Xie Caizi, he is not only a talent, but also talented, and the handwriting is even more beautiful, the villain has seen his scroll with his own eyes, it is like a drawing, that ......"
"His age is over thirty years old, and he must have taken the exam many times, but he still failed repeatedly." Qiu Shaohu looked at the personal information on the posted list and said: "If you miss it repeatedly, your heart will inevitably be insufficient, and when you wait for the last policy of the paper, you will inevitably answer conservatively, and you don't dare to pinpoint the disadvantages of the times, although it is safe, it is difficult to stand out, and there will be no bright spots." ”
Qiu Shaohu shook his head, and saw the name of "An Jin" in a blink of an eye, and then looked at his odds, which was as high as 1 to ten, which was already an extremely outrageous number. It is precisely because of this odds that the people around him are afraid to buy him, and in the end he can come out on top, and there are very few people who bet at will.
"It's weird." Qiu Shaohu said; "I think this An Jin is only thirteen this year, he is a young genius, if he can go to high school, it should be something that has never happened since the beginning of the dynasty, and the emperor must have a special favor for him, why no one buys him?"
"Hey, guest officer, silence." The miscellaneous servant suddenly became cautious, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he continued to say to Qiu Shaohu: "Originally, we didn't even want to post his name, although this An Jin is young, but he is too arrogant, and he is arrogant, and the scholars who have been in contact with him in the past few days have said that he is empty-eyed and doesn't even pay attention to people, which looks like a person who has achieved great things." And, ah, I tell you,"
Speaking of this, the miscellaneous servant deliberately lowered his voice and said to Qiu Shaohu: "This An Jin, he is a member of the Mingxin School. ”
"Mingxin School," Qiu Shaohu was a little amused, "Since Zhang Lianke, the master of Mingxin School, was stabbed to death five years ago, and his disciples have all fallen into the dust, how can there be any Mingxin School in the world?" ”
"Oops, be quiet!" The miscellaneous servant hurriedly reminded, "How did the former university scholar Lord Zhang die, and the imperial court didn't give an explanation, so we don't dare to talk nonsense." But since Lord Zhang's violent death, this cabinet can basically be decided by Duan Houxing Duan alone, and the two people in Zhang Da's life are not very good at dealing with each other, Lord Duan's family is from the Mangshan School, advocating evidence, where can he tolerate the doctrine of Mingxinxue. ”
"I heard that this An Jin, although there is no evidence that he is a member of the Mingxin School, many people say that every time he answers the questionnaire, the brushwork in the open and in the dark coincides with the Mingxin School. This year's chief examiner is still Lord Duan, you say, can Lord Duan tolerate such a person to be the top of the list? ”
"That's interesting," Qiu Shaohu said, "but the more you say that, the more I want to take this outstanding man into custody." ”
"So, how much are you going to bet?" The miscellaneous servants couldn't persuade Qiu Shaohu, so they could only go with him. I thought that this person was at most a mind to play tickets, and it was estimated that at most he would bet on one or two taels of silver, and when the time came, he would win a small profit and lose nothing.
"One million taels of silver!" Who knew that Qiu Shaohu's words were amazing, and when he said such a sentence, he almost choked this miscellaneous servant in one breath. When the people around him heard his words, they also came to see him and were shocked.
Million...... Silver?
The annual tax revenue of the imperial court is only tens of millions of silver, and it depends on the year, if there is a disaster in any place, there is not even so much.
Not only does he have to gamble with one-tenth of Zhaoguo's taxes, but if he wins, it may not be enough to give him a year's worth of taxes and silver in the whole country!
This guy won't be crazy.