After a while, several people wrote down the numbers in their minds on the paper and smiled with satisfaction.
Kang Anping closed the note mysteriously and did not hand it to Xiao He. Instead, he cast his gaze on Ying Feiyu, "Your Majesty, our bet cannot be in vain. We must have some luck, right?"
In the years since His Majesty came to Xianyang, they have been cheated a lot.
This time, not only do we have to avenge our past humiliation, but we also have to win back everything we lost before!
"Haha? Jackpot? Okay! Tell me, what do you want to bet on?"
Ying Feiyu also became interested.
This time, the two old guys came together on their own, so don't blame yourself!
"We have made a lot of money from His Majesty over the years. How about we bet bigger this time?"
"Okay! I'm sure it's fine!"
Ying Feiyu agreed immediately without even thinking about it.
After so many years of saving up your family fortune, why are you still afraid of this old guy?
"I'll give you one hundred thousand gold!"
Kang Anping stood up, raised his chin, and said quite proudly.
This figure is the salary that they used to live without food for more than ten years, and now they can use it as a bet!
"Haha! I thought it was such a big deal, but it turns out it's only one hundred thousand gold!"
However, his supposed generosity was met with ridicule by Ying Feiyu.
"Your Majesty, one hundred thousand gold is already a lot, and there is a half chance that we will lose!"
"Haha! That's true...!"
Ying Feiyu nodded and looked at Meng Yi again, "Meng Shangshu, how much do you want to pay?"
"I...uh...then I'll pay you 200,000 gold!"
Kang Anping was laughed at, so he could only add more and gritted his teeth and gave out two hundred thousand gold.
After hearing this, Kang Anping gave a thumbs up, "Lao Meng, it has to be you!"
"no way!"
Meng Yi shrugged helplessly.
"what about you?"
Ying Feiyu looked at Han Xin and others again.
"Your Majesty, we have only been officials for a few years, and our family is empty. I'm afraid we won't be able to produce that much!"
"Yep……!"
Han Xin took the lead to speak, and several others nodded.
When they first joined the business, they were very poor and didn't invest much money at all.
As a result, the current dividends are not much!
Not to mention the official salary, which is only 1,800 gold a year, not much!
"It doesn't matter, as much or as little as you like!"
Ying Feiyu smiled.
"Then...I'll pay you ten thousand gold!"
Han Xin thought for a moment and shouted out a number.
There is still a large family to raise, and this amount is already quite a lot!
"Then I'll give you 10,000 gold!"
"Me too!"
Peng Yue and Zhang Liang followed closely and spoke one after another.
"Okay! Haha! No matter how much you pay, I will pay you three for one! Mingde, write it all down for them!"
"yes!"
Mingde took the order and went to do it quickly.
In a moment, all the bets they placed were written down and asked to sign their names!
"Your Majesty! We are betting on the local population of Da Qin, not everyone in the world!"
After finalizing the bet, Kang Anping suddenly remembered.
"Yes! I know! I don't know how many people there are in the world, so I said it is necessary to conduct a census to determine how many people there are in Da Qin and how many people there are in the world...!"
Ying Feiyu smiled and nodded, and continued: "Xiao He, you can start working on the census tomorrow. If you don't understand anything, you can ask Zhang Han for advice. He has experience!"
"yes!"
After all matters were settled, everyone left the palace.
However, Xiao He did not return to his residence. Instead, he went straight to the Ministry of Household Affairs, discussed with his officials, and then headed to Zhang's Mansion.
"The census consumes a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. Why does Your Majesty suddenly want to conduct a census again?"
Zhang Han looked confused after hearing this.
"The last census was five or six years ago! Now that Da Qin dominates the world, there are not only local people, but also many former alien races! Your Majesty means to take the opportunity to check all the populations and then determine the number of Da Qin's native population , look at the results of encouraging fertility over the years...!"
Xiao He did not hide anything, and told everything about the court, and finally laughed again, "We also made a bet with His Majesty!"
"bet……?"
When Zhang Han heard this word, he didn't know whether to laugh or sympathize with them!
Shaking his head, he said helplessly: "Oh! You are still young and have never been tricked by His Majesty! Unlike us, we always bet every time we suffer losses. I will never bet with His Majesty again in this life!"
Then he seemed to think of something and said doubtfully: "That's not right! Lao Meng and Lao Kang have not retired. Didn't they remind you not to bet with His Majesty? Or were they not present at the time?"
"Both ministers are here! And the bet is what the two ministers advocated!"
Xiao He said with a smile.
"What? Are these two old guys crazy? Do they care about eating but not fighting? How dare you make a bet with His Majesty...?"
Zhang Han hated him and said, "Instead of making a bet with His Majesty, it is better to give the money directly to His Majesty and exchange for favors! If the bet loses, Your Majesty will not even receive favors when accepting the money!"
"Shang Shu Meng said that your majesty is very confident in doing things, so he can win every bet! But this time the bet is on population, which your majesty can't control, so the odds of winning are both half and half!"
"Huh? Each has a 50-50 chance of winning? It seems true!"
After Xiao He said this, Zhang Han suddenly felt that it made sense.
The population depends on the people. No one can be sure until a census is done!
"Tell me, how do you bet? How much did Lao Kang and Lao Meng bet?"
After thinking about it, Zhang Han immediately became interested, as if those words just now were not his.
"Kang Shangshu paid 100,000 gold! Meng Shangshu paid 200,000 gold! And each of us got 10,000 gold!"
"Where is your majesty? How much does your majesty press?"
Zhang Han's eyes widened, as if he saw an opportunity to make money.
"Your Majesty said one will pay three for one!"
"One loses three? If it's two hundred thousand gold...that's six hundred thousand gold? Tell me, how do you bet?"
The sudden reversal made Xiao He a little confused, and he explained the general rules inexplicably.
"Haha! Lao Wang and Meng Tian don't know about this, right?"
Zhang Han laughed directly after hearing this.
"When I leave the palace, I will go to the palace to ask for advice. The news should not spread so fast!"
Xiao He nodded and said.
"Hahaha! Okay! I will tell them later, and then we will enter the palace together and participate in the bet! Whether we can break His Majesty's saying that he will win every bet depends on this time!"
Old guys have been losing all their lives, and they only dream of winning once.
This time is the best opportunity!
"That's right! What did you just say you were coming to do?"
Zhang Han put all his energy on the bet, and for a moment he forgot the purpose of Xiao He's visit.
"Ask me about the census!"
Xiao He cupped his hands and reiterated again.
"Oh! Yes! Look at my head...!"
Zhang Han slapped his forehead in annoyance, collected his thoughts, and spoke seriously about the previous census method.
In the past, there were no telegraphs and telephones, and communication was very inconvenient, so it took a lot of time.
Nowadays, both transportation and communication are more developed than before, and it won't take long to complete!
