Men become bad when they have money. This was a famous saying since ancient times.
Yi Ji Winery became popular the moment it opened. It was because they sold turbid wine while Yi Ji Winery sold sake.
Furthermore, it was a limited supply of five catties per day. Most of the rest was still turbid wine. This was also the hunger marketing strategy that Yi Tian had suggested. Also, one shouldn't be too extreme. People of the same trade were enemies. This depended on whether one gave others a way out or not.
If one ate until one's head was full, and others were about to starve to death, they would fight with their lives on the line. Therefore, one could only stop selling wine. There was more than one wine seller in North City. One had to give others a way out so that one could live longer.
After Yi Ji Winery opened, it made a lot of money. In the first month, Manager Wu received fifty taels of silver. This was much more than his original salary. When one had money, one's mind would become more active.
In the first month, Manager Wu's face was rosy and his spirit was not bad. Unexpectedly, in the second month, his spirit became worse and worse. At the end of the month, he borrowed forty taels of silver from Yi Da, saying that it would be deducted from next month's bonus.
Yi Tian felt that things were not good. After repeated questioning, Manager Wu had no choice but to confess. He was an old bachelor with no worries. When he had money, he did not go to the brothel. Instead, he went to the casino, and it was the largest casino in River Wan County, the Four Seas Casino.
In the end, he expected to lose. He even borrowed money from the casino, took the bonus, and went to pay off his debt before continuing to gamble.
Manager Wu saw that Yi Tian was determined to get to the bottom of this. He helplessly rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly, "I lost fifty taels. I borrowed twenty taels from the casino's fourth gear boss, Wang Er. One cent interest every three days. Today, I have to pay back thirty-five taels of silver with interest."
Wasn't this just printing money? However, the interest had already been calculated. It was a pity that he was an accountant and could not calculate these numbers well. Yi Tian felt a burst of contempt in his heart, but there was no other way. These days, those who dared to print money were either fierce people or had a backer. He reckoned that he would have to ask his uncle about this matter.
Yi Da only gave a general overview of the situation. The largest gang in River Wan County was the White Horse Gang, and the Four Seas Casino was one of the gang's businesses. It was said that the White Horse Gang specialized in casinos, brothels, and escort businesses. They were very popular in the eastern city, and the gang leader, Wang Gui, was the sworn brother of the county magistrate.
The second largest gang in the county was the Green Bamboo Sect, which controlled the North City and West City of River Wan County. Even the Yi Ji Grain Store opened by his family in the North City relied on the Green Bamboo Sect.
The relationship between Yi Da and the Green Bamboo Sect was quite deep. Otherwise, it would not be so easy for them to open a winery in Bei City. It was estimated that half of the profits were donated to the Green Bamboo Sect.
No matter what, Accountant Wu was his first master, and he had taught him the secret of brewing wine. No matter what, he had to help him get through this difficult time.
In fact, Yi Tian was most afraid that the gambling house would use this as an excuse to get the recipe for the head of the liquor. If that happened, it would be really troublesome.
Thinking deeper, this was also a trap set by the White Horse Gang. When did the White Horse Gang not investigate thoroughly before making a move? Fortunately, Accountant Wu was not deeply involved, or else it would be really troublesome.
Everything was planned before acting. Since Yi Tian could not afford to offend the Four Seas Casino, then he would take a detour and return the money first. He would go to the gambling house and see the situation first.
The Four Seas Casino was located in the eastern city of River Wan County. After entering the city, one would pass through the Desheng Gate Memorial Arch and walk straight to the main road for two blocks.
The eastern city could be considered the most lively city in River Wan County, and all the rich people lived here.
Accountant Wu brought Yi Tian to the entrance of the eastern city's Four Seas Casino. After inviting the fourth gear leader, Wang Er, he brought his disciple in.
Along the way, Yi Tian claimed that he was Accountant Wu's nephew, and that he had come to the gambling house to broaden his horizons.
After Accountant Wu entered, he paid off all his gambling debts, and thanked the fourth gear leader for his generosity. He did not miscalculate the interest.
In fact, Yi Tian had a belly full of anger. He was still blindly calculating the money, but he had no choice but to lower his head under the eaves.
Before going downstairs, Accountant Wu even said a few words to Wang Er, but could only bitterly smile and shake his head. After going out, he sighed. After two months, he only had five taels left. Although he still had the bonus, he could not breathe. His chest was stuffy, and he coughed.
On the way back, Accountant Wu had a helpless expression and walked very slowly. Yi Tian sneered in his heart. Gamblers were all the same. He pulled Accountant Wu to a small teahouse and found a corner to discuss.
"Master, are you still thinking about the money? Their influence is big, and it is not easy for us to deal with them. " Yi Tian passed by the gambling house and saw that the games inside were nothing more than dice and stalls.
The second gear leader of the Four Seas Casino was in charge of dice, and he knew martial arts. The third gear leader was in charge of stalls, and his ruler was in charge of stalls. He definitely had a hidden piece in his hand.
Accountant Wu should have experienced how powerful they were. In fact, if they wanted you to win, you would win. If they wanted you to lose, you would lose. It was just that the person involved could not see clearly, and thought that he was extremely lucky.
"Then what should I do? I was so angry that I lost eighty taels."
Yi Tian smiled and said: "There is a way, but I am afraid that you will be greedy."
Accountant Wu hurriedly said: "I am not greedy, I am not greedy. As long as I can get my money back."
Yi Tian silently said: "Let's gamble a little for fun. Just don't lose yourself."
From the next day onwards, Yi Tian and Shopkeeper Wu had one more thing to do every day. After lunch, they went to the Four Seas Casino. Ten sets of dice, ten sets of dice, ten sets of stalls. Each set was half a tael of silver. No matter if they won or lost, they would leave after gambling. They never borrowed money from the casino.
In the first two days, they lost more than they won. Yi Tian did not care. Shopkeeper Wu believed in his disciple and did not ask too much. On the third day, they began to even out. For the next few days, they won more every day. After half a month, they almost won back their money.
Accountant Wu was curious and quietly asked Yi Tian what was going on. At first, he did not know what was going on.
After a few days, he saw that they were earning more and more, so he stared at them and asked, causing Yi Tian to be very vexed.
He could only explain to Wu Youdao that the Four Seas Casino was not so simple. The casino would send people to drag the scene. Both sides had a secret signal. What he had to do was to decipher the secret signal. A few days ago, he found people to determine who could be chosen. Then, he recorded their movements and gestures when they communicated with the banker.
Although the Four Seas Casino looked like there were many gamblers, in reality, the people inside were changed every day. In the next few days, when he went to gamble, he saw that these people had changed their clothes. The original officials had become gangsters, and the lucky gamblers had changed their appearance to rich merchants.
Wu Youdao suddenly said: "So it's that simple. Why didn't I think of it?"
Yi Tian felt a burst of disdain. Every time you gamblers enter the casino, your eyes are fixed on the gambling table. At most, you look at who wins next to you. Who would pay attention to the situation around them?
Yi Tian also fumbled around for a few days and gave away a few dozen taels of silver before he realized that there was something fishy about it. Generally, casinos would not let their guests lose or win too much. When they opened the door to do business, they were not afraid of winning money, but they were afraid that they would not come.
When they cheated people, they would cut their flesh with a small knife so that they would not feel the pain. In the end, they would take away the skin and force the gamblers to borrow money. After receiving the money, there would be evidence. In any case, one was willing to beat and one was willing to be beaten. When the time came, they would lose if they went to the county yamen.
Moreover, with the relationship between the White Horse Gang and the county magistrate, no one had ever won a lawsuit.
In any case, Yi Tian was not prepared to get involved in these muddy waters. Moreover, it was rare to pluck the hair off the tiger's back. Otherwise, one day, he might provoke the tiger and be swallowed.
However, Wu Youdao did not think so. He had a pure gambler's mentality. Money came too easily, making people greedier.
At the end of the month, Manager Wu finally asked Yi Tian to go to the Four Seas Casino again. He did not expect that this time, he would really push his disciple into the fire pit.
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