The sixth day of October.
In front of Wangjiang Pavilion, there are huge crowds of people and empty streets.
Who would miss the opportunity to win a thousand taels of silver for just three pennies? Almost half of the people in Hangzhou are gathered here.
Song Che saw that the time had come.
"Dong dong dong!"
The gongs and drums sounded together, calling everyone's attention to look at him.
"Bring all today's bonuses!"
He said hello, and the store clerks successively brought two first prizes of one thousand taels, five second prizes of one hundred taels, ten third prizes of thirty taels, and twenty fourth prizes of one tael. They walked onto the square one by one and placed them next to the lottery machine.
Real gold and silver, white flowers, sparkling.
"As you can see, the prize money for this Monochrome Ball Lottery is all with me. Please hold on to your lottery tickets and keep an eye on our lottery machine. The super benefits for the people will start right away!"
Song Che waved again, and two pretty female clerks were waiting in front of the lottery machine.
"Shake it up!"
The female clerk in charge of the lottery turned the turntable, "Clatter..." Twenty-four wooden balls collided for a moment, and finally one rolled out of the track.
Another female clerk in charge of taking the number picked up a wooden ball and circled it to announce to everyone: "The first character is 'ding'!"
"I'm Ding! I'm Ding!"
"I'm Ding too! Hahaha... I'm going to win the jackpot!"
Some were ecstatic, some were sad.
"Everyone, this is the first ball. If you win, don't be too happy. If you don't, don't be discouraged. There are still six balls to come. The big prize is waving to you...keep shaking!"
"Crash..."
"The second character is '东'!"
"Crash..."
"The third character is '天'!"
"The fourth character is '戌'!"
"The fifth character is 'A'!"
"The sixth character is '中'!"
"The last word is 'Xin'!"
"The lottery is over, please check the numbers on the lottery tickets carefully. If you hit all seven characters of 'Dingdong Tianxu Jia Zhongxin', you will win the first prize. If you hit six characters, you will win the second prize. If you hit five characters, you will win the second prize." The third prize is the third prize, and winning four characters is the fourth prize... Folks and fathers who have won the lottery, please come to the prize redemption table on my left and ask my guy to check the prize redemption!"
After the lottery was over, there were more boos than excitement. After all, the probability of winning was really low. At the same time, everyone looked at each other, looking forward to who would be the lucky one.
"I hit four words!"
"I also have the same four words!"
Someone waved a lottery ticket and squeezed out of the crowd. The probability of winning the fourth prize was about one in 10,000. There were at least 100,000 people present, so it was not surprising that someone could win.
"I hit six words!"
Seeing a middle-aged man in commoner clothes and carrying a bamboo hat on his back, he was so excited that his throat almost burst. He rushed to Song Che and presented the lottery tickets with both hands:
"Master, look, I won the second prize!"
Song Che took the lottery ticket and took a look. Except for missing the second word, all the other six numbers were correct.
The probability of winning the second prize is close to one in a million. He is indeed possessed by the God of Wealth, and the red star shines brightly!
Song Che handed the lottery ticket to the prize redemption counter and asked the clerk to check the authenticity. After confirming that it was genuine, he asked the store clerk to carry the second prize, ten taels of silver ingots, totaling ten ingots, in front of everyone. Hand it over to the middle-aged man.
"Fellow, before I hand over the bonus to you, I want you to prove in front of everyone that you are real and that you are definitely not a trustee invited by my firm!"
"No, no! I'm definitely not a stooge. My name is Li Laoer. I live on the west dock and make a living by fishing. Many people in the west of the city know me! I also had the mentality of giving it a try and spent three pennies to try my luck. I thought that even if I didn’t win, it would only be one less fish sold, but I didn’t expect that I actually won!”
"Fellow, don't get excited. I want to make it clear to you. According to the laws of our country, 10% of the commercial tax must be collected and paid to the state. But today the lottery has just opened, and the tax of these 10 taels of silver is exempted - the second prize, really One hundred taels of gold and silver, you take it home today!”
Song Che personally handed over the bonus to Mr. Li.
Li Laoer grabbed a piece of silver, bit it hard with his teeth, and danced with excitement, "I have to hunt 100,000 fish to get it back!"
One hundred taels is really a lot, especially for working people living at the bottom of society, who often need three to five years or even longer to save.
"Don't be discouraged, folks who didn't win. This Danseqiu Welfare Lottery is just a trial run. The real highlight is the next round!" Song Che said and greeted loudly:
"Bring in all the double-color ball lottery machines and bonuses!"
Three carriages went together, one of which contained a lottery machine, and the other two contained seven large boxes. The men worked in teams of four and used poles to unload them.
"As you can see, the next round we will play is a two-color ball. Guess seven pairs of words. The highest reward is fifty thousand taels of silver... The prize will be announced soon!"
Song Che gave an order, and the guys opened the box one by one. The white silver ingots were so bright that people couldn't open their eyes, and the crowd exclaimed.
"Yes, the silver coins you see are the next round of bonuses... but the chance to win them is only three cents and a lottery ticket!"
"For those who win such a big prize, their ancestors' graves will be covered in smoke, right?" someone said.
Song Che spoke bluntly and said with a smile: "I won't exaggerate with you, it's more like this. But you have to think about it. It's only three pennies, but if you drink less than a bowl of crude tea and eat less than two steamed buns, you can fight a violent attack. Why not take advantage of the opportunity to get rich?"
He paused and then said:
"You folks don't know. The purpose of launching this welfare lottery is not to make money at all, but to provide welfare to fellow folks as the richest man in Jiangnan.
Furthermore, as you all know, there have been recent rebellions by national traitors in the north, and the country is in urgent need of money to recruit troops and horses to quell the war;
This lottery ticket costs three cents, one cent is the production fee of the lottery ticket, one cent is the fiscal tax that I handed over to the country, and the other cent is the donation from my compatriots to the national military expenditure! "
"good!"
"Boss Song, you have such a conscience!" Suddenly there was thunderous applause, and there was a constant stream of praise for Song Che.
After the meeting, Song Che made some rough statistics. A total of more than 80,000 lottery tickets were sold this time, with a profit of more than 250 taels. The bonuses distributed, excluding the 100 taels given by Li Laoer as a trustee, The final profit was one hundred and seventy taels.
Don't ask for help?
Do not make money?
impossible!
After the bonus of 50,000 taels is thrown out, there will definitely be people buying in multiple groups. After all, buying a hundred bets only costs less than half a tael. Spending small money to do big things has always been a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.
After the welfare lottery is successfully piloted in Hangzhou, it should be widely publicized in the south so that everyone can actively participate.
As long as there are enough sheep, even if you only pick one at a time, you can weave a cashmere sweater!
