Act 156: Stakes, Shillings, and Beer
Gambling is different from labor, it symbolizes a certain degree of gain without work.
Therefore, although most gamblers are losers, they still cannot stop their love for gambling.
"Arnold, what are you going to compare? What bets are you using?" Daniel asked.
The young man who had nowhere to come, still carries his heavy package, quietly watching without saying a word.
The others in the tavern, seeing Arnold's appearance, surrounded him.
They all know Arnold and want to see what this bad gambler who will lose every gambling is to win.
As for Arnold himself, although he was still excited when facing gambling, he did not have any pressure.
Because... he used money to do business, and the gambling funds were provided by the young man next to him. In addition to gambling funds, he could also get a not too little reward.
Of course, he doesn't value rewards, and it's the happiest thing for him to bet on (harmoniously) things.
"Use this for comparison!" Arnold said, taking out a bag of Monopoly and spreading the canvas on the table.
"This? What is this?" Daniel asked.
"This is "Monopoly"! My new fun is discovered! I have very good luck here! If you are afraid of losing, don't play!" Arnold said arrogantly.
"Monopoly?" Daniel repeated, "Even the kids on the street know that Arnold cannot win. I want to see if your luck is really that good!"
Daniel drank the Newcastle beer at hand in one go.
In the UK and in London, drinking beer is a normal thing.
It’s not that British people like to drink alcohol. Of course, after drinking for so many years, even those who don’t like to drink alcohol love to drink alcohol.
More importantly, while the Industrial Revolution brought prosperity to Britain, the pollution was also serious.
In London, drinking raw water is like seeking death.
Drink boiling water, although it is useful.
However, even if the contaminated water boils, it still has a very strange smell.
Because, together with the Industrial Revolution, the British had a strong demand for tea.
At first, they just used tea leaves to cover up the strange smell, and later they gradually fell in love with drinking tea.
Most hobbies have actual needs at the beginning, but they will only become alienated later.
Beer, like tea, is actually a safe drinking of moisture.
However, fraud is accompanied by the history of human development.
After the Industrial Revolution, there were more and more ways to commit fraud, the scale of fraud became larger and larger, and the profits were also increased.
Therefore, relatively safe tea and beer also have a large number of fakes.
If you really want to say that safety is really not safe for fakes that can even deceive the past.
Only when you are strong enough can you determine that your diet in London is safe.
Even the British royal family is often inevitably caught.
Of course, the fastest and most effective way to solve food safety is not to prohibit manufacturing and selling fake goods.
Instead, a set of standards are formulated for counterfeit goods, making them reasonable and legal, and included in the tax system.
You know, adding hops to the beer a few days ago can be considered fake beer.
After all, when most people eat fakes, fakes become real ones.
"Give me a dog, too." Arnold shouted to the bartender.
Newcastle is the number one brown beer in the UK. It is said that there is a rich man who likes it very much, but he has no way to drink it at home.
Therefore, he secretly went to the tavern while walking his dog every day.
In this way, when you are in the tavern, "a dog" and "a dog" are equivalent to a glass of Newcastle brown beer.
Arnold tasted Newcastle, although the taste was a little strange, as if he had mixed something, but he didn't care much.
In London, it is as strange as a prostitute (harmonious) girl who is a virgin.
Although it is not necessarily impossible, it is definitely a very small probability time.
Arnold took advantage of the alcohol to introduce the gameplay of "Monopoly", "Buy land, sell land, buy stocks, run a business, the losers are the ones who go bankrupt, and the ones who win in the end are the Monopoly! Let's bet, who will become a Monopoly!"
Arnold threw twenty shillings equivalent to one pound on the table and said, "This is a bet!"
After saying that, he looked at Daniel provocatively, and saw Daniel taking out the same twenty shillings in great pain.
Today, Britain is still a real gold standard.
Theoretically, the standard currency unit in the UK is pound, and one pound contains about 7.3 grams of gold.
However, in daily circulation, the face value of the pound is too large.
The big one is like buying sesame seeds from an elephant, and the elephant cannot be split yet.
Therefore, the elephant, no, is the pound, has two auxiliary coins, one is the shilling.
One pound is equal to twenty shillings.
However, even 0.73 grams of gold is still quite good in daily use.
Therefore, one shilling can be exchanged for twelve pence.
For example, the Newcastle brown beer that Arnold just asked for, the price in the tavern was only one penny.
Arnold's bet can buy 240 Newcastle cups.
Even if you drink two drinks a day, you can drink it for three months.
Of course, although people in the tavern use money every day, there are very few who can immediately calculate that the bet is equal to 240 Newcastle.
There is no way. Although Britain is the first country on earth to enter the industrial revolution, it is still too complex and harmonious in the unit that follows the past.
However, for the decision-makers in the UK, although it is a little inconvenient to use it.
However, in this era, Britain was the most developed country.
Since it is used in the UK, it is advanced.
This spirit of self-victory will not hurt even if there is a comparison.
Daniel chose a chess piece that suits his temperament, a small wooden carved hat that looks very delicate. Arnold chose a wooden puppy.
At the beginning of the game, rolling dice determines the order of departure.
Only then did someone suddenly shout, "Whoever wins the two of them can drink 480 Newcastle's money."
"Then... wouldn't I be able to drink for a year if I win?"
"I want to compete, too!"
"You? You have money to take out twenty shillings first."
With bets, no matter how ordinary the game is, it can become tense and exciting.
The game rhythm is a bit warm, Monopoly, which looks particularly exciting against the backdrop of 480 glasses of wine.
A few hours passed quickly.
Arnold, who received the young man's skills in advance, finally won by a slight advantage.
Arnold looked at Daniel, who was like a defeated dog, like a decisive dog, "Do you want to have a game?"
Daniel, who had become familiar with the game and felt that he had a chance, gritted his teeth and nodded.
Arnold said with a smile, "This game is for many people to play together, and the bet is twenty shillings. Is there anyone else to play? God bless you, the winner takes all, if there are many people playing, the last Monopoly will be able to drink Newcastle for ten years."
"I'll do it!"
"I'll do it!"
Chapter completed!