Chapter 648 Flexible Moral Bottom Line

"Wow! I caught a fish!"

Today Frederick contracted a large fish pond and went fishing with Maria.

But only Maria was fishing, and a telegram made Frederick silent for a long time.

After Maria grilled the fish, Frederick still hadn't made up his mind.

"Let's eat grilled fish." Maria handed over the grilled fish skewered with branches, "What's the matter?"

Frederick handed the telegram to Vanessa next to him, took the grilled fish and said, "Now the funds are tight, they plan to issue lottery tickets."

Maria said, "Lottery tickets, I heard from Lilu that in her hometown, if there is not enough money to build the city wall and recruit mercenaries to guard the town, they will issue lottery tickets to raise money. Her family won a prize once."

Frederick nodded. He had heard about this before, and didn't say the real reason for his distress.

In this world where there is a supernatural power that can remember the cards by the weight difference of mahjong tiles, forget about scratch cards, or change a way.

The solution provided by Psyche is that the lottery will be awarded according to the last digit of the serial number, and the lottery will be publicly drawn on the fifth day of each month in Nanhu Park south of Weissenburg City, and broadcast live at the same time.

This method is very simple and easy to count and control the scale.

At the same time, a decree was issued to issue lottery licenses to crack down on private lottery, and the informant could be rewarded with half of the stolen money.

Frederick had no objection to issuing lottery tickets himself, but the key was the private lottery that came from it, which must be dealt with heavily.

However, at the end of the document, someone proposed to build a casino?

Opening a casino is very profitable, and the dealer only needs to collect a handling fee from the gamblers when they exchange chips to make money lying down.

It is their business to use supernatural powers to bully the weak, and the dealer only needs to collect money.

Now the doctrines of various churches prohibit gambling, and courts in many places stipulate that professional gamblers are prohibited from appearing in court as witnesses. If there is any theft case, nearby gamblers will be arrested and tried first, but this does not prevent everyone from being tired of it, from nobles to the poor. The only difference is whether the bet is a manor or eggs.

Frederick himself hated gambling very much. In his previous life, he had encountered several workers who lost all their annual income and mobile phones the next day after they were paid before the New Year. One person did not dare to go home for the New Year after losing all his money. His family came to the construction site from his hometown on the fourth day of the New Year, and finally found him wandering around the construction site, saying that he was robbed.

There are no casinos in the Duchy of Wessen, but he can't control private gambling among the people. He can only legislate that the winners of the stolen money must return it free of charge when it is used as gambling money.

He believes that Psyche understands this, but there are still relevant contents in the document, which shows that the call is very high and Psyche cannot stop it.

Other officials must also understand this, but they still formed a document, which shows that they are determined to win.

This is the first time that the will of senior officials is contrary to Frederick's will, and it happened very suddenly.

Frederick doesn't know whether these officials have been rich for several years and are suddenly stretched and unaccustomed to it, or whether they are being tested by people with ulterior motives.

Perhaps some people think that as long as it can make money, he will agree.

Maria found that Frederick had made up his mind and looked at her again, so she asked, "Is there anything I can do?"

Frederick took a bite of the grilled fish and said, "Write a letter to Cardinal Victor later and ask him to come to the Principality of Wessen to preach on a tour, with the theme of the harm of gambling."

He was not sure what the person who proposed the casino was thinking, so he did not respond directly but instead threatened to scare the tiger. He did not come forward and let the church speak, so there was still room for maneuver.

Maria agreed immediately, and vaguely felt that this matter was not simple, so she asked, "Do you need the cooperation of the Ministry of Culture?"

The Ministry of Culture has raised a group of literati through funding and other means. When needed, they can become cultural thugs and carry out all-round publicity.

Frederick thought for a long time and said, "Just follow up normally and see the situation first."

"Hmm..."

He thought that some things are better to be unblocked than blocked, so it is better to let those people play horse racing.

Horse racing has a long history and is very popular. Horse betting has an equally long history. Many cities hold horse racing competitions during celebrations, and nobles occasionally compete with each other, but there are no regular seasons yet.

In his previous life, Frederick was hit by a truck while traveling in Japan and came to this world. At that time, he learned about some horse racing and thought he could learn from it.

Horse racing includes flat racing, obstacle racing, two-wheeled light carriage racing and endurance racing. The race distances and venues are also different. Several different types of racecourses can be built in various parts of the principality to boost the local economy.

Side effects can be limited by setting a maximum single purchase limit for individuals.

It is easier to deal with contestants. Through high bonuses and various honors, nobles who love horses from all over the world can be attracted to participate. Various topics can also be raised to hype the heat, sell peripherals, etc.

Frederick found that he had mastered the skill of "flexible moral bottom line", and he didn't know how "flexible" he could be in the future.

There is no way. There are too many places to invest money, and there is really a lack of money.

"Just think of it as promoting the development of animal husbandry." He comforted himself in his heart.

Maria felt that he was a little entangled in his heart, but she didn't know why, so she could only walk behind him to rub his temples and press his shoulders.

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Frederick patted her hand gently and said, "I'm fine."

The relevant approval was quickly passed by the city of Weissenburg. Because it was related to money, the work was carried out in an orderly manner.

When resting that night, Maria asked Frederick: "Is today's matter still about money?"

Frederick sighed and said, "Yes, the more you earn, the more you spend."

Maria thought for a while and then said: "Can the stamp duty from this year's World Expo be used as start-up capital?"

Because the amount of this stamp tax is uncertain, it is mainly used for emergencies now, and it is enough to start it here.

Frederick shook his head and said: "That money has been planned, half of it will go into the treasury, and the other half will be used for the decoration of the cathedral."

"The renovation work in the cathedral is now in full swing, and it is expected that we will be able to hold our wedding there next year."

Maria's face suddenly turned red and hesitantly said: "There's no need to be so anxious."

Frederick smiled and patted her on the back and said, "We are not in a hurry, but someone is."

"Princess Lola of the Kingdom of Sardinia has already made an appointment to marry us. Dragaces wrote a letter from Constantinople saying that his son and daughter are ready. Susan's mother intends to let her grandson Amir marry ours. Daughter, there are many nobles in the Rhine League who hope that the future prince or princess will marry our children, and our task is very heavy. "

Maria had buried her red face on Frederick's chest without saying a word.

Only the children of Frederick and Maria were eligible for these political marriages, but the children of Frederick and his lovers were not eligible.

Maria began to change the topic: "I think the research progress of sea ships needs to be accelerated. We should go to the place where Teacher Psyche mentioned to find gold as soon as possible."

This seems to be the fastest way to get gold, but the ship cannot be built so quickly.

Frederick said: "We will set off tomorrow and pass by the gold mine in a few days to see what the situation is like there."