Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 1025 Casino Opening

Lu Yihao sighed: "The two factories we visited today are like this, and the same is true for other factories. My feeling is that there is such a factory, and it is enough to build such a factory. Wang Xuanfu's strength is the best in the world. In In this era, there is no other force that can compare with it. To be honest, there are different opinions on whether Wang Xuanfu will rebel. We don’t care whether Wang Xuanfu will rebel or not. We will wait and see what happens in Luoyang."

Li Guang frowned and said, "What do you mean, the governor, that we won't help each other?"

Lu Yihao stared at Li Guang, and after a while he said: "You understand that two people cannot help each other, so let two people not help each other."

Zeng Mao said: "We are court officials after all. It's a bit inappropriate for us not to help each other, right?"

Lu Yihao said: "We are going to Luoyang to command the army and horses on the west route, and we have no other tasks. Is there anything inappropriate?"

Zeng Mao nodded. He added: "But in Luoyang, the Dudu's Mansion is the superior of the Xuanfu Division and is responsible for commanding the Xuanfu Division."

Lu Yihao smiled bitterly: "Do you think I can command the Xuanfu Division?"

Everyone was speechless.

Indeed, with the current command structure of the Xuanfu Division, how can the Governor's Mansion direct the Xuanfu Division? When issuing an order to the Xuanfu Division, I didn’t even know who to send it to. As long as Wang Xuanlie firmly controls the Xuanfu Division and the Xuanfu Division is still under the control of the military and political powers, there will be nothing the Governor's Office can do.

Whether it was Lu Yihao or Zhao Gou who wanted to attack the Xuanfu Division and split it up, they were not that crazy. It is one thing for everyone to say that Wang Xiaolie wants to rebel, but it is another thing for the court to force Wang Xiaolie to rebel.

Chen Kangbo looked at Pan Lianggui with his eyes slightly closed, seemingly resting his mind. But he knew in his heart that his heart was clear. Now I really want to ask Pan Lianggui for advice on what to do, but unfortunately Pan Lianggui remains silent. After thinking about it for a while, I really didn’t know what to ask.

In the next few days, Lu Yihao and others continued to visit Shouan. In Luoyang, the casino officially opened.

Official personnel were not allowed to participate in the opening of the casino. Several big players in the casino went to Luoyang and invited several high-ranking officials, represented by Lin Shengyuan, to come in to build momentum.

Lin Shengyuan learned his lesson and asked Wang Xiaolie if he could participate before going. Wang Xiaolie answered yes, and then headed to the casino pretending to be aggressive.

It is the season when peonies are in full bloom. Hundreds of acres of peonies have been specially planted in the casino and Luoyang citizens are invited to visit. So on the tenth day of March, countless people in Luoyang left the east side of the city and headed for the gambling city.

Starting from Jianchun Gate in Luoyang, crossing the Yi River, it is a total of twenty miles to the gambling city. Willow trees are planted on both sides of the road, with green grass in the middle and four ruts on both sides of the green grass. Outside the ruts there is grass for riding horses. On the outermost side, there is a sidewalk paved with blue bricks for people to walk on.

The neat roads are neat, wide and true, which are rare in other places.

When we arrived at the casino, we were faced with the majestic White Tiger Gate. Passing through the city gate is a built area. First there are several restaurants and tea shops for people to eat, drink and rest. Next to it are the supply and marketing cooperatives and shopping malls, which are filled with a wide variety of goods, mostly luxury goods. Across the street is the inn "Zui Qingfeng" managed by Mo Yuanwai. The building is five stories high and decorated with carved beams and painted beams, making it extremely luxurious.

Officer Mo stood outside the door with a smile on his face, but actually he was in a state of confusion.

Later I learned that the funds for the construction of the inn came from bank loans, with an interest of 10% per year. The inn is open, whether it generates profits or not, interest is inevitable. If business is not going well, I feel scared just thinking about the interest I will bear.

The person who guaranteed the inn's loan was Xuanfu Division, which could also be regarded as Xuanfu Division's investment. However, as long as it makes a profit, Xuanfusi's investment can be recovered quickly, which is equivalent to getting an inn for free. This is the role of finance. Using financial means to find investment projects that are bound to be profitable, Xuanfu Division will have a lot of money. As long as the Xuanfu Department has identified high-quality investment projects like this, why should they be given to the private sector? If it is given to the public, it will be accompanied by huge benefits.

Seeing the Luoyang members led by Lin Shengyuan from a distance, Member Mo straightened his clothes and went to greet them.

Since the inn was well built and Yuan Yuanwai had been audited, and there were no problems, of course Lin Shengyuan and others came to this inn. Although there are several other inns owned by Xuanfu Division, they do not have such good conditions.

Lin Shengyuan got off the carriage, looked around, and praised: "What a restaurant! For so many years, even in Luoyang City, there is no place that can compare with it!"

Accompanied by Officer Mo, Lin Shengyuan and a group of Luoyang officers entered the restaurant.

Member Mo said: "Executive Member, we are an inn, with a place to stay in the back. The restaurant in front has everything you need, such as food, drink, entertainment, and more!"

There is a colorful building in front of the restaurant, and there are various female prostitutes below the colorful building. Lin Shengyuan took a quick glance at it just now, and there was nothing particularly outstanding, so he glanced over it. Until we entered the restaurant, we saw that the hall on the first floor was filled with various gambling equipment. There are everything from dice to Pai Gow. There are also some things that he has never seen before, such as mahjong, poker, roulette, etc. Wang Xiaolie learned them from later generations. Of course, there are also special tables for the most common guessing of size and copper coins.

Lin Shengyuan said: "Commissioner Mo, you said there is everything you need to eat, drink and have fun here, but all you see is gambling!"

Member Mo accompanied him with a smile and said: "Commander Lin, our place is named after gambling, how come there are so few gambling items? You see, behind these gambling tools, there is a stage. Past the stage is a place where people talk about iron hoofs. .Moreover, there is a wrestling ring. There is also a lot of fun in this restaurant."

Lin Shengyuan said: "Why not put such a lively place in the hall, but in the back?"

Lin Shengyuan muttered and walked into the hall.

This is what Mo Yuanwai thought about for a long time before he came up with it. These places for watching programs must be placed backstage. If it is placed at the front desk and dominates the scene, it will distract the minds of the gamblers. As a result, gamblers rushed to watch the show and no one gambled. Moreover, there is a fee to watch the program, and the fee is not low, and there must be fewer seats, so most of the audience must stand to watch. Watching the show can only be a short break for gamblers and cannot become the main event.

Since it is a casino, the theme must be highlighted and his program cannot be overwhelming. After all, casinos make money mainly from gambling.

After walking around in a circle, Lin Shengyuan pointed to a counter and said, "What is this place?"

Officer Mo said hurriedly: "When guests enter the restaurant, they exchange chips here. In our casino, guests are not allowed to use cash when gambling. They must exchange chips to gamble."

This is a casino measure to prevent cash from irritating people's senses and make it easier to place bets.

"It's interesting. I'm here to change the chips for ten coins. Since I'm here, I want to have some fun." Lin Shengyuan got interested and stepped forward to exchange chips for ten coins.

The chips are all made of copper, with a certain casino pass on one side and the denomination on the other. All chips are the same size, but some are made of red copper, some are made of bronze, some are made of white copper, some are made of brass, and the colors are different.

Lin Shengyuan took the chips, looked around, and came to the table where he was most familiar with throwing coins. He slapped the chips onto the table, raised his sleeves, and said, "Lin will come to visit this casino today to see how lucky I am!"

(End of this chapter)