The reason why the sports lottery is used as a metaphor for the gambling behavior of Wang's gambling house is because Wang Mu's casino has an official nature.

Whether it is the "World Cup" Keju Tournament or other competitive activities that Gao Yu was responsible for in the past, as long as it is an open competition, it is indispensable for the active participation of Wang's Gambling House.

Having fun with the people is the slogan put forward by the emperors of all dynasties, in order to improve the fun of public participation, it is an effective way to sit in the village and set up a gamble. Half of the gambling revenue of Wang's gambling house will be handed over to the state treasury, and the other half will be distributed by the gambling house itself, so its behavior is protected by the imperial court.

Take this martial arts exam as an example, the people who enter the big school to watch the exam, each person needs to buy at least one "shortlisted lottery ticket" in Wang's Casino, the minimum consumption threshold is equivalent to the ticket to the big school, why do you go in to see the excitement if you don't buy a ticket?

Of course, Wang's gambling house has a lot of handicap games, and local tyrants are welcome to buy more color seeds.

This is equivalent to the value of the shortlisted ticket for the ticket, which is a rope used to string money, and it is consistent. In other words, ordinary people who can't come up with the usual money are not qualified to enter and watch.

It's just that in terms of the consumption power of the people in the capital today, money has always been nothing, and every household can take it, and it will not hurt the muscles and bones. After all, Bianliang is the largest metropolis in the world in terms of GDP in this era.

The game of the shortlisted lottery is very simple, that is, one person is selected from 2,300 people to bet, bet on whether he will eventually make the list, and if he does, there will be half, double, double or even ten times the winnings returned.

For example, Zhan Renlong, who is recognized as a top three contender, if anyone chooses him when he is shortlisted, then when he is on the list, Wang's Gambling House will return half the money according to the lottery ticket in the buyer's hand.

Buying a consistent return to half-run is a net loss, of course, no one will do such a stupid thing, so people often buy those little-known dark horses, in order to hit the big luck.

As the emperor, Zhao Ji pays attention to leading by example, not only to go to Fanlou to eat, but also to watch the martial arts to take the lead in buying a lottery ticket.

He bought Wei Xianda. I bought a single ticket, a penny.

Since the registration of the military department, the names of the 2,300 lifters have been written on the courtyard wall next to the gate of the university. Wei Xianda's name was filled in later, and the staff of Wang's Gambling House all knew that the name in the previous position was Niu Gao.

Wei Xianda's odds are to buy one and lose two, that is, to buy consistently, and to lose two. Wang Mu has a wide network in the court, of course he knows that Wei Xianda will definitely be shortlisted, and the reason why he sets the odds like this is just to give money to these people who are following the emperor in disguise.

The emperor took the lead in buying Wei Xianda, how could his concubines and hundreds of officials not know how to follow? Some people even did not hesitate to spend a lot of money in order to win the favor of Concubine Wei Xian, which is equivalent to buying 10,000 tickets at one time.

Seeing this grand situation, Concubine Wei Xian was naturally full of joy, but Wang Mu's face turned green when she saw it, and said in her heart that she didn't have such a play, okay? I know that I will give you money and act so ruthlessly, and I still can't let our Wang family live?

In fact, those officials who spent a lot of money were already showing mercy to Wang Mu's subordinates, all they wanted was a smile from Concubine Bo Weixian, if they really planned to make money on Wei Xianda's head, how many families would directly smash into it, and not let him kill Wang's gambling house?

There is also a reason why the officials can win the favor of Wei Xianfei by this kind of behavior, because another feature of this shortlisted lottery is that the buyer has a commission.

Take Wei Xianda as an example, if he does pass the exam and make the list, then he will get a share of the total winnings in his name. Conversely, if he fails to make the list, he will receive a two-part bonus of the total winnings as a consolation for his loss.

So before the martial arts exam started, Wei Xianda had already earned a lot of money, how could Concubine Wei Xian be unhappy?

Concubine Wei Xian's mood has been good in the past two days, Bai Sheng is dying, and it doesn't matter who gnawed the kiss marks on her neck. What excites her the most is that the official family stayed in her bed last night, giving her the opportunity to please the king with all her might!

If it weren't for Bai Sheng's imminent death, she would only be empty of beauty like a flower, charm, and excellent bed skills, but she would never have the opportunity to please the emperor again. It is not enough to rely on old love, there are countless women around the emperor, and old love is the most worthless thing.

The truth is true, it is precisely because the old love is worthless that Zhao Ji will not always stand on the side of Empress Zheng and severely punish Wei Xianda.

Unlike the emperor, the concubines, and the civil and military officials, Zhao Fujin and Li Shishi did not buy Wei Xianda, they bought Bai Sheng! One hundred taels of silver per person, which is equivalent to one hundred taels per person.

The odds of a white win are 10 to 10.

How can a person who is about to die come to take the exam? How can he be on the list if he doesn't come to the exam? What if he comes? What can a character who was almost killed on the spot by an ordinary lifter be able to? Therefore, Bai Sheng's odds are the highest, because he is the least likely to be on the list.

If it weren't for the emperor's decree asking the military department to give Bai Sheng the green light, Bai Sheng's name would have been crossed out like Niu Gao. Before the emperor made it clear, no one dared to delete Bai Sheng's name from the roster.

Zhao Fujin and Li Shishi bought Bai Sheng, of course, not to make money, let alone because the odds of Bai Sheng are one to ten.

They are all people who come to stretch out their hands and eat to open their mouths, and they don't even know what money is for. They are all people who don't have money on them, and the two hundred taels of silver spent to buy Bai Sheng were borrowed by Zhao Fujin and asked Liang Shicheng, of course Liang Shicheng didn't dare not borrow it.

They bought Bai Sheng purely to express their grief, and in addition, they also had the idea of giving Bai Sheng's funeral entourage.

Through inquiry, people were surprised to find that although there are not many people who buy Bai Sheng, the total amount of money in Bai Sheng's name is a lot, and it is 20,000 yuan!

It is said that Di Lie, the owner of Wansheng Boxing Gym alone, spent 1,000 taels of gold to buy Bai Sheng to be shortlisted!

"Is this Di Lie crazy?" Zhao Ji was a little unhappy after listening to Wang Mu's report.

Of course, what made him even more unhappy was that Master Li actually followed Zhao Fujin to buy Bai Sheng, but this unhappiness could not be expressed in public.

Concubine Wei Xian was the most understanding, and when she saw that the emperor was unhappy, she immediately tried to relieve the emperor's worries, and pandered: "Which is this Di Lie?

Zhao Ji didn't want to talk too much about Di Qing's descendants, because his Zhao family was sorry for Di Qing too much, so he only said perfunctorily: "Don't talk about him, let's go in, don't let the lifters wait too long." ”