Chapter 28: The lottery ticket gameplay has been upgraded, you’re going to make a lot of money!

"Get rich! Get rich!"

Fan Sizhe paced back and forth in the room excitedly, the corners of his mouth curled up wildly, and he was extremely excited.

"Fan Sizhe, can't you be more steady?" Fan Ruoruo felt too embarrassed to continue watching.

Hearing the reprimand, Fan Sizhe obediently walked to the chair and sat down, but this did not last long.
He immediately stood up again, "No, I'm so happy, I never thought I could make so much money!"

Fan Ruoruo glanced at him with disdain, "These were all ideas that His Highness came up with. How come you said it was your own profit?"

Fan Sizhe could hardly conceal the excitement on his face. "I understand the truth, but, sister, just tell me, am I the one who has been running this business?"

Fan Ruoruo still looked down on him, "That's true, but that's just what His Highness has entrusted to you."

"If it weren't for His Highness, would you have been able to earn so much money in such a short time?"

Hearing this, Fan Sizhe laughed even more happily, "Well, aren't we and His Highness a family?"

Fan Ruoruo's face instantly turned red, "Don't talk nonsense, how come His Highness and you are a family?"

Fan Sizhe immediately asked back, "Sister, aren't you asking even though you already know the answer? People are saying that you will be the Princess of Wei sooner or later!"

Fan Ruoruo became even more embarrassed when she heard this, "Who spread this rumor? How could someone make up such nonsense?"

Fan Sizhe said on the spot, "Sister, don't pretend in front of me. If you really don't want to marry His Highness, then I will go to His Highness and make it clear!"

Fan Ruoruo quickly stopped him, "Wait, I didn't say I don't want to get married, doesn't it depend on Dad's arrangement?"

The voice became quieter and quieter, and Fan Sizhe deliberately asked, "Sister, what did you say? Why can't I hear you?"

Fan Ruoruo glared at him angrily, "Fan Sizhe, I haven't beaten you for a few days, and you want me to use family rules again?"

Fan Sizhe quickly admitted his mistake, "Sister, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time!"

Fan Ruoruo then let him go, "Forget it this time, but if you dare to talk nonsense next time, you will be beaten with a hundred sticks."

Fan Sizhe was so scared that he shrank his neck and dared not speak.

At this moment, someone suddenly came in from outside the door, causing Fan Ruoruo to stand up immediately in excitement.

"Your Highness, why are you here?"

Li Chengde smiled slightly, "Not welcome?"

Fan Ruoruo quickly shook her head, "No, I just didn't expect you to come to the Fan Mansion..."

Li Chengde walked to the main seat naturally and sat down. "I came here for two things."

Hearing this, Fan Ruoruo immediately became serious.

Li Chengde looked at her softly, "Don't be nervous, it's nothing serious."

"Minister Fan has been imprisoned in the Dali Temple for a month. I estimate that he will be released in the next few days."

Fan Ruoruo was a little surprised, "So soon? Are the other ministers all right?"

Li Chengde nodded slightly, "Your Majesty is not just punishing me this time. He also wants to make the ministers realize a reality. The six ministries can still function without the ministers."

At this point, Fan Ruoruo suddenly thought of something, "Your Highness, I heard that the Crown Prince seems to be very active now. He showed up at Wenyuan Pavilion before the roll call."

Li Chengde smiled calmly, "He wants to establish an image of diligence in the cabinet and take the opportunity to win over those cabinet ministers who did not participate in the fight for the throne."

Fan Ruoruo was a little anxious, "Your Highness, if the prince continues like this, won't the cabinet become his?"

"You are too concerned." Li Chengde said calmly, "Don't worry, there are some people he can't poach."

Fan Ruoruo finally smiled, "I just think the prince's methods should not be underestimated..."

Li Chengde did not comment on this, but turned his gaze to Fan Sizhe, "I plan to improve the lottery ticket game a little bit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Sizhe's eyes suddenly lit up.

The lottery tickets issued now are already very profitable, and are basically no different from robbing money from others.

If he could improve it further, he couldn't imagine how much money he could make from this business!
Although it seems that those who buy lottery tickets can exchange two coins for one tael of silver, there is actually a lot of tricks here. After all, there are only five winning numbers every day! In other words, no matter how many people come to buy lottery tickets every day, the seller's cost is basically fixed!

If labor and store costs are included, the daily cost would be around five or six thousand coins.

And all it takes is selling 6,000 lottery tickets, which is a piece of cake for Kyoto, which is home to hundreds of thousands of people!
Not to mention, through the promotion of major restaurants and hotel and word of mouth, this opportunity to get rich quickly is basically known to everyone.

Nowadays, the number of people buying lottery tickets every day has reached a very scary level.

If this continues, it will probably take less than a month before people from the counties surrounding Kyoto will have to rush to Kyoto to buy lottery tickets, and they will earn even more!
"People are very active in buying lottery tickets now, but that's just appearance." Li Chengde poured cold water on Fan Sizhe.
"Soon they will find it hard to win the lottery, and at that point the revenue of the lottery shops will plummet."

Fan Sizhe calmed down instantly. He was only concerned with making money and ignored this problem.

"Your Highness, how can we improve it?"

Li Chengde took out seven wooden cards of different colors. "You can choose any number from one to thirty-three from each of these six red cards."

"And on this blue plate, you can only choose any number from one to sixteen."

"I will give a set of numbers in each issue. If all the numbers on the seven wooden cards match, the winner will receive a prize of up to 10,000 taels."

"If you only match six numbers on the redwood cards, you will win the second prize."

"And if only one person wins the second prize, then he will receive 2,500 taels alone. If more than one person wins, then they will share it equally."

"If the numbers on the five red wooden signs and one blue wooden sign match, you can get three hundred taels of silver."

"If you only hit five numbers, whether you hit all five mahogany tiles, or four mahogany tiles and one blue tile, it's a pity. You can only get two taels of silver."

"If you get four numbers right, it's ten cents."

"Two red and one blue, one red and one blue, and only the blue wooden number are all five cents."

"The same person can buy many different sets of numbers, or even bet on the same set of numbers multiple times, but the maximum amount cannot exceed two taels of silver."

After saying this, Fan Ruoruo's eyes widened, "Your Highness, isn't this a big loss?"

Ten thousand taels of silver could buy more than a dozen houses in Kyoto, and could provide food and clothing for ordinary people for dozens of lifetimes.
Even in Jiangnan, where there are many wealthy people, ten thousand taels of silver is an extremely astonishing amount of money!

As long as you win the first prize, you can get 12,000 taels, which is like getting rich overnight for ordinary people!
"Sister, it's not that easy to win the first prize."

Fan Sizhe immediately calculated the probability, "It takes more than 17 million sets of numbers to win one prize. If you want to win the first prize, you have to pay double the money!"

"Of course, if you just want to win the lottery, it's much easier. One out of ten people can win the lottery."

The more Fan Sizhe calculated, the more excited he became. "And unlike lottery tickets with purchase limits, this thing has no limit. All of the more than 10 million sets of numbers can be sold out every time!"

"After removing the bonus, I can earn a full two thousand taels every time!"

"Hiss! This speed of making money is really terrifying. You are worthy of being called His Highness! This idea is absolutely amazing!"

Fan Ruoruo nodded, not quite understanding. "So, Your Highness will not only not lose money, but can make money? This business is great!"

Li Chengde smiled.

The lottery ticket is actually a lottery ticket, and the two-color wooden card is the Double Color Ball, which is in line with human greed.

Once you see someone winning a prize, it's hard not to spend a few cents for a chance.

It can be predicted that once two-color cards with no purchase restrictions begin to be issued, a large number of gamblers will increase their bets.

Two thousand taels is just the most basic income.

Of course, the money earned is not just to subsidize the losses caused by publishing newspapers.

Li Chengde continued to instruct Fan Sizhe, "I will have someone send some blueprints over later. You can use the money you earn to build the tools shown in these blueprints."

Fan Sizhe nodded and agreed quickly, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely do it for you!"

After hearing this promise, Li Chengde turned his gaze to the other side, "Ruoruo, has the sample version of the first issue of the newspaper been printed?"

(End of this chapter)