Who Could Produce Two Million Taels of Silver on the Spot?

The gambling officially began soon after.

Once a man gets to the gambling table, it's hard for him to stop.

Cui Wenyuan stood by the gambling table, staring blankly at Zhou Wanwan.

The cousins standing nearby smiled and said:

"Oh dear! Cui Wenyuan, this isn't like you've found a master, is it?"

It's like we've been recognized as ancestors!

Cui Wenyuan remained silent, while Zhou Wanwan said, "Play however you like, it's on me if you lose."

Cui Wenyuan, trembling, immediately took out 10 taels of silver.

It almost made everyone around me laugh to death.

The cousins said, "Ten taels of silver? How could you possibly take that out?"

Cui Wenyuan blushed, and Zhou Wanwan immediately pulled out a bunch of chips, saying, "Play whatever you want."

Cui Wenyuan hesitated for a moment, then placed his bet on the small one.

This pile of chips amounts to 1000 taels.

His hands were trembling. Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Don't be afraid. This little bit of money is nothing to me."

The young master next to him laughed loudly, "Oh! You've got quite the nerve. I'll see how much you can lose today."

I went in for the first game and lost.

Cui Wenyuan, his face pale, said, "1000 taels? Forget it, I'm not gambling anymore."

Zhou Wanwan said, "No, continue."

The young masters chuckled and said, "Cui Wenyuan, you're such a coward! You're scared of this? It's just 1000 taels!"

"You're really unlucky, we all won!"

These people are doing it on purpose; whichever side Cui Wenyuan bets on, they bet on the other side.

Cui Wenyuan continued betting, and lost all five rounds.

His face turned pale; he'd lost 20,000 taels in just those few rounds.

The people around him burst into laughter. "I've never seen anyone so unlucky, losing so much all at once!"

"Cui Wenyuan, you're really unlucky."

"We're so lucky today! Are you some kind of jinx?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Cui Wenyuan and said, "Next round, bet 20,000 taels."

Cui Wenyuan's lips trembled slightly, and he immediately bet 20,000 taels.

Everyone looked at the dice cup and shouted, "Open! Big! Big! Big!"

The dealer smiled faintly and opened the dice cup, revealing the numbers 123 inside.

Cui Wenyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Phew! I'm so lucky this time, I've made it back in no time!"

Anyway, whatever Zhou Wanwan tells Cui Wenyuan to produce, he will produce.

In the next round, everyone bet 20,000 taels of silver.

Someone taunted, "Cui Wenyuan, don't be a coward. Why don't you keep betting 20,000?"

Cui Wenyuan said, "Who are you calling a coward? Believe me or not, I'll beat you up. 20,000 it is."

Cui Wenyuan also got angry.

He bet 20,000 taels of silver directly, but lost the bet.

Unwilling to give up, he bet another 20,000 taels, only to lose again.

The person opposite burst into laughter.

Cui Wenyuan was getting anxious. After all, he was only 10 years old, and losing 40,000 taels of silver at once must have made him very anxious.

Zhou Wanwan said, "All in, bet on big."

Cui Wenyuan nodded and placed his bet on the big one.

The people around him burst into laughter, saying, "Here comes another one offering money; his luck is really bad."

But to my surprise, it really was huge.

Next, Zhou Wanwan said, "Let's continue with all bets."

Including the tens of thousands he won, Cui Wenyuan bet it all.

The people on the other side also went all in.

This was a big gamble, and everyone around gathered around.

After all, their combined wealth had reached over a million taels of silver, which was no small sum.

Zhou Wanwan smiled slightly and said, "Can you afford to lose?"

Those young masters sneered, "What are you talking about? Who can't afford to lose? I'd like to ask you whether you can afford to lose or not!"

Zhou Wanwan said, "Then let's begin!"

The sound of dice clattering filled the air, and soon the dealer placed the dice cup on the table.

Zhou Wanwan and her group bet big, so naturally the other side bet small.

Everyone held their breath as the dealer slowly opened the dice cup: two 5s and one 6.

Cui Wenyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't expect to be so lucky this time. I actually won. I've broken even now."

The young masters looked displeased. One of them chuckled:

"If you're going to play, play big. This is too boring."

"If you're so capable, bet 1 million taels. The key question is, do you even have that much?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said, "One million taels? What are you pretending for? We don't have it, so do you?"

The young masters laughed loudly, "Do you know who you're talking to? This is the young master of Tongtai Bank!"

"His family owns more than just Tongtai Bank; they have many other businesses! Including horse ranches, security escort agencies, pawnshops—what don't they have?"

Their escort agency is the number one escort agency in the world.

Zhou Wanwan asked calmly:

"Tongtai Escort Agency is the number one escort agency in the world? How come I didn't know that?"

I heard that the number one escort agency in the Ming Dynasty was the Golden Saber Escort Agency! Could I have remembered it wrong?

Sun Tai of Tongtai Bank snorted coldly:

"The Golden Saber Escort Agency is nothing! What's so great about them?"

"How can they compare to our Tongtai Escort Agency? We do business directly with the imperial Tongtai Escort Agency, and we have countless clients."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "But I've heard that Tongtai Escort Agency often loses its shipments!"

Sun Tai's expression changed and he said:

"That's nonsense. Those escorts were all deliberately framed by someone, and it has nothing to do with our Tongtai Escort Agency."

Our Tongtai Escort Agency almost never loses its shipments.

Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched slightly, and the Old Scholar Tree outside, with its eyes closed, said:

"Indeed, they won't lose the goods, because if they did, they would say that the Golden Saber Escort Agency deliberately framed them."

What did our Golden Saber Escort Agency do to deserve this?

That Tongtai Escort Agency is despicable.

They're always going against the Golden Saber Escort Agency Golden Saber Escort Agency, and they love to steal their stuff.

Zhou Wanwan, too lazy to argue, sat on the stool and looked at Sun Tai, saying, "Since you're the young master of Tongtai Escort Agency and your family also owns a bank, isn't betting 1 million a bit too small?"

Sun Tai laughed loudly and said, "Then how about a bet of 2 million taels? The key is, can you even come up with 2 million taels?"

Two million taels of silver was already a considerable sum.

Even if someone's family owns a bank, it's not something an ordinary person can afford.

Sun Tai was certain that Zhou Wanwan simply couldn't come up with that much money.

It wasn't just Sun Tai who thought this way; who among those present didn't?

Who could come up with 2 million taels of silver all at once?

Even for larger money shops, it takes a long time to transfer 2 million taels of silver.

The young masters were laughing hysterically, "Where did this country bumpkin come from? He can come up with 2 million taels of silver? That's hilarious!"

"No, my stomach hurts from laughing too! Zhao Kun, come look, this kid is hilarious!"

Zhao Kun glanced at Zhou Wanwan, but initially didn't pay any attention.

Upon closer inspection, I almost collapsed to my knees.

Zhou Wanwan grinned at him and looked at Sun Tai, saying, "Alright! Let's bet! I wonder if the estate is a good option?"

Sun Tai shook his head and said, "Of course that won't do. Who knows where you'll find some manor or shop to pass off as something else? If you're going to use something, use real gold and silver."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Okay, then let's use large denomination banknotes!"

Zhou Wanwan pulled out a bunch of silver notes and said, "There are 20 silver notes, each worth 100,000 taels, that's 2 million taels of silver."

Sun Tai laughed heartily:

"What are you pretending for? Someone like you, you think you can pull out 2 million taels of silver?"

Besides, where would one get 100,000 taels of silver notes?

"Even though my family runs a money exchange, we've never seen such a large denomination banknote."

Zhou Wanwan directly opened the silver note and said:

"I know that your Tongtai Bank really doesn't have that capability."

The highest denomination is a silver note worth 50,000 taels of silver.

That doesn't mean Treasure-Gathering Bank doesn't have it.

Sun Tai's expression changed. "Treasure-Gathering Bank? You actually deposited so much money in Treasure-Gathering Bank."

Someone from the casino came over to check and said, "This young friend's banknotes are genuine; they're all from Treasure-Gathering Bank."

Zhou Wanwan grinned. "Sun Tai, now it's your turn! You can't possibly not have enough 2 million taels of silver, can you?"

Sun Tai's face darkened. "There's nothing I can't do. Someone, take my seal to the bank and get the money."