Chapter 36: Naya Sukezaemon
Out of courtesy, Gao Xianda nodded and said, "Hello, Susun Zaemon. I am the Imakawa Masa from the Imakawa family."
Sushun Zaemon began to introduce himself: "I am a Sakaimachi business and the manager of Naya's branch in Suruga."
The so-called branch manager is the person in charge of the merchant in other places. At that time, communication and transportation were inconvenient, so the influence of the branch manager of a large merchant is no less than that of the local merchants.
Naya is the business name of the big merchant Imai Sohisa in Sakaimachi. Imai Sohisa is not only a big merchant, but also a famous tea man, known as the Tea Saint. He is collectively known as the "Three Tea Ceremony Sects". He has a certain influence among the Emperor, the Lord, the General, and the Daming in the Kinki region. He is a very powerful person. He is equivalent to Wang Jianlin today, a national father-in-law.
The store manager of Susuga, like Zuoemon, is equivalent to the general manager of Wanda Shanghai Branch. Although he is not the actual controller, he also has a strong influence in the local area.
Susus Zaemon carried Wanda out. Oh no, it was Naya's name. Gao Xianda naturally didn't dare to underestimate him, so he invited him to drink again.
As the store manager, Susuke Zaemon has a large monthly salary and has a certain amount of marketing expenses on hand. He will not take advantage of the high position in vain. So he also invited two rounds of wine and ordered some side dishes for the wine.
Takashida is a good person, and Susaka Zaemon seems to have a good alcohol tolerance. After drinking, they are a little bit awkward and get closer.
It happened that there was a gambling place next to the Izakaya, and the two of them went to try their luck together.
Casinos and izakayas are the most popular way to open a casino at this time. People who drink too much always like to have fun, while people who are addicted to gambling are thirsty and hungry, they don’t have to leave their seats and can get things at any time.
At this time, the casino mainly plays two games. One is to roll dice and use three dice to compare the size. However, the rules are different from those in the Los Santo Casino or the Deer and Casket Casino.
In the same places, the dealer first rolls the dice and then compares it with the idle, but the algorithm is slightly different.
Among the three dices, throwing two identical ones is called "waist", and the remaining one is called "me". When the dealer and others have waists, they compare the size of the purpose, which has nothing to do with the size of the waist. People with larger eyes win.
If you don’t have a waist, you have to throw it again. If you can’t throw it out three times, then there will be no points.
Of course, there are other regulations. If you throw 456, you can win twice. If you throw 123, you will lose twice.
In addition, if you throw three pieces the same, it is called "three pieces", and you can also get double rewards. Three 2 wins 2 times, three 3 wins 3 times, three 4 wins 4 times, three 5 wins 5 times, and three 6 wins 6 times. As for three 1s, it is amazing and can win 10 times.
The dealer rolls the dice first. If he throws "six" or "456" or "three" out, he will take it all. If he throws "one" or "123" out or there is no point, he will have to pay.
The other is a card game similar to blackjack, but after getting two cards, you can only add cards once, and it is only comparable to the size of the last digit.
Because the latter game uses a small bamboo piece, instead of the paper card printed uniformly now, the patterns of each card are not the same. Gao Xianda is a newcomer and may not be able to identify the patterns of the card, but it does not mean that there are no old fried dough sticks that have been hiding here all year round. Therefore, Gao Xianda does not like this game very much.
The dice are thrown by both sides in turn. Although it is not a cheating, Gao Xianda feels that at least this is a way to control his destiny.
So he and Susakazaemon joined the dice gambling team.
This is a small-scale casino. The boss only takes commission when redeeming chips and does not enter the game in person to bet. Everyone takes turns to take the banker. The people who bet together are the residents around, including men and women, business employees, temple teachers, and even monks from temples.
So Gao Xianda and the other two, one samurai and the other, did not seem abrupt after joining. Gao Xianda exchanged 100 knots of chips, and then sat down openly.
Susus Zaemon waited for a while, but exchanged 1,000 guan and then sat over.
"This kid is quite rich," Gao Xianda thought.
After all, he is a businessman, so it is normal to buy and sell it every day. But there is no father and son in the casino. After so much money, it may not be certain that the money will belong to in the end. He is a little out of the category of entertainment.
When Gao Xianda started, he was cautious, 1 guan and 2 guan bets. As soon as he touched his hands, he found it. It was just three ordinary bone dices. There was nothing wrong with it, and the workmanship was relatively fine, and the weight of each side was relatively average.
With Gao Xianda's technique, I can't feel any difference between them at all.
He just wants to have fun, so he throws it at will every time. Because of his stable mentality, although he has both wins and losses, he still focuses on winning. And he has made three 3 points at one time and won three times.
Not long after, he had earned more than a dozen coins.
Like most casinos, you can also use chips to consume here and save the difference in redemption. So Gao Xianda used all the ten ten cents he won to buy alcohol. Gao Xianda was having a great time drinking while playing.
But the mentality of Susaka Zaemon next to him was a little different. When he bet on money, he was focused and his eyes were shining. When he rolled dice, his eyes were staring tightly, as if he could predict the other party's points. Even if he bet on a small amount of 1 kohl and 2 kohl, he was very serious.
Unfortunately, his luck is not very good. The more serious he is, the easier it is to lose. When he was a dealer, he even threw "123" and lost twice the amount.
Gao Xianda felt that this was a small gambling situation. He had already bought alcohol for all the money he had won, and the money he lost was not hurt. He felt that it was a bit late and had drunk too much, so he arranged to leave.
At this time, Susuke Zaemon said, "Since it's getting late, I should have left early, but I'm really itchy with so many chips in my hand. So let's bet a few more games!"
A male gambler next to him seemed to be lucky, and he was a good player in the gambling game and had already won a lot of money. He keenly discovered that Susai Zaemon not only had a lot of money, but also had a bad luck. He smiled and said, "Why, do you have to lose all the money before you can be content?"
Chapter completed!