415: Chapter 238 Divine Wind Bright Mirror Blade (Please Subscribe) 415: Chapter 238 Divine Wind Bright Mirror Blade (Please Subscribe) When Chu Xisheng led a group of people out of the Winning and Losing Tower, soone behind him frowned with a slightly uneasy expression, “Hall Master, these two people are relatives of the Inspector and the Prefecture Governor.
By acting this way, aren’t you showing too much disrespect?”
Chu Xisheng focused his gaze on the man and realized he was one of the Croupier leaders left behind by Zuo Qingyun.
The so-called Croupiers, also known as bankers, are responsible for shuffling cards, dealing, rolling dice, and settling bets in a gambling house.
However, Chu Xisheng had changed the way things were run, and the Winning and Losing Tower no longer took the house role; the croupiers inside were mainly there to serve, helping the custors to supervise and ensure that no cheating occurred.
Chu Xisheng felt that he should still give a response to set these people’s minds at ease.
In the eyes of these commoners, the lofty East State Inspector was as high as the heavens.
Yet before he could speak, Lu Pingyuan coldly said, “Rubbish!
Is that a question for you to ask?
And besides, you should be calling him Young Flag Master!”
Lu Pingyuan was now in charge of managing the affairs of the South Street Temple Market.
Therefore, this leader of the croupiers was one of his subordinates.
The man’s unsolicited comnts displeased Lu Pingyuan, and he gave a fist salute to Chu Xisheng, “I’d say that the Young Flag Master’s handling of the situation today was too lenient.
That Yuan Ding should have had his limbs broken.
Now behind the Young Flag Master stands not only West Mountain Hall but the entire Iron Banner Gang!
If the Young Flag Master yields today, where will West Mountain Hall and the Iron Banner Gang’s face be left?
Furthermore, these two know no bounds in their greed, unsatisfied and insatiable.
If the Young Flag Master backs down once, there will definitely be a second ti.
If we don’t give in, we’ll still offend them, and if we continue to relent, the face of the Iron Banner Gang will be trampled into the mud!
In the future, everyone will reach out to us.
Indeed, the East State Inspector commands respect, but not over the top of my West Mountain.
My West Mountain has ten thousand sets of bows and blades, Iron Banner Gang owns five hundred large ships, and more than fifty thousand brothers.
They’re not just for show.”
Chu Xisheng was quite surprised by these words and looked at Lu Pingyuan in astonishnt.
He hadn’t expected this Master Lu to be so aggressive in his speech, making the esteed ‘East State Inspector’ seem insignificant.
However, Chu Xisheng was quite pleased, recognizing a smart person in Master Lu, who had unfortunately shown a trace of timidity in his words.
The lead Croupier was taken aback upon hearing this.
Realizing his mistake, he quickly gave an apologetic bow, “I was mistaken, please don’t take offense, Young Flag Master.”
“No harm done,” Chu Xisheng said magnanimously with a slight raise of his hand, “Master Lu also made a very good point, the majesty of the Iron Banner is not to be trifled with.
So, Master Lu, the task of punishing Xiahou Shen and Yuan Ding with the whip is yours—rember to be harsh!”
Lu Pingyuan’s face darkened imdiately, as he sowhat wished he could take back the words he had just said.
Chu Xisheng then turned to the head Croupier in a friendly manner, “I rember you’re the head of the croupiers at the Winning and Losing Tower, also the third Shopkeeper, right?
How are the croupiers’ incos lately?
Is everyone still focused on their work?”
The inco of these croupiers mainly ca from the cut they took on the betting tables.
In the past, the more the gambling house won, the more they could skim off.
Now that he had stopped the Winning and Losing Tower from taking the house role, it might significantly reduce the croupiers’ inco.
“Inco is only about ten to twenty percent less than before!”
The Croupier leader’s face showed a smile, “Since the Winning and Losing Tower stopped acting as the house, gamblers have actually increased in number.
Many people think our Winning and Losing Tower is fair and co here by reputation, and the custor flow is now double what it was before.
We are not only drawing more revenues from the tables now, but the patrons also give more tips.
The Young Flag Master has even allowed us to take a percentage from the sale of drinks and food along with the maids, so the inco hasn’t decreased much and everyone is happy.
The inco from being the house was high in the past, but the custors frequently resorted to hitting and cursing, unlike now, where making money is much more pleasant.”
Chu Xisheng seed to understand.
His way of operating the Winning and Losing Tower was the sa as that of nightclubs and bars in modern tis, making money with overpriced drinks.
The gamblers wouldn’t care about how expensive the drinks they ordered were when they were in high spirits.
Lu Pingyuan also showed great admiration with a salute, “Young Flag Master is truly skilled at managent!
Currently, our Winning and Losing Tower’s reputation hasn’t spread far yet.
Otherwise, we could have custor traffic that exceeds the present by one or two tis.
However, we’re running out of tables and seats inside, and I would like to add a hundred and fifty more tables and recruit so more maids.”
The Winning and Losing Tower was extrely spacious, with plenty of room still empty.
It would have no problem accommodating an additional hundred and fifty tables.
Yet Chu Xisheng instantly felt two sharp glares directed at his back.
It was Lu Luan and Chu Yunyun—
“Hmmph, maids can be recruited, but our Winning and Losing Tower will definitely not engage in flesh trade,” he declared.
Chu Xisheng sensed that the two gazes on him had eased slightly but were still cold and forceful, “Furthermore, we must ensure fairness at the betting tables and not ruin our reputation.
You must watch closely.
If anyone in the Tower colludes with outsiders to cheat and swindle, they will face the gang’s law.”
He then pondered for a mont, “Also, let’s not leave that fighting ring inside the Tower idle.
Invite so dancers to perform the Ni Chang Feather Dress Dance, Seven-pan Dance, long-sleeved dance, Ba Yu Dance, Jinghong Dance, Huuan Dance, Bodhisattva Dance—arrange a few shows every night.”
Chu Xisheng figured that the gamblers might not have the interest to watch, but it would serve as a distraction and raise the level of sophistication in the Winning and Losing Tower.
That’s precisely what those major gambling cities in modern tis did, and he simply had to emulate it.
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Chu Xisheng thought the Prefecture Governor and the Inspector would take a day or two to react.
But just half a day later, as he boarded the Iron Banner Gang’s ferry, ready to return to the West Bank of the Shenxiu River, the newly-appointed Prefecture Governor hurried over, tugging along Tie Xiaosheng.
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