As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Originally, after seeing the rich collection of classics in the library, Liu Xie, Yang Biao and others also had great hopes for the other places that Yuan Chang said. Who would have thought that the Chinese Academy of Sciences looks majestic and magnificent, and the name is cool, but it turns out to be just a place where craftsmen gather.

Craftsmen have always been in a low position in ancient times, and their inventions were considered to be miraculous and ingenious, and it was difficult to achieve elegance. It is precisely because of this concept in China since ancient times that the four great inventions could not be well utilized, so that the birthplace of gunpowder was eventually opened by guns made of gunpowder by others, and it survived for hundreds of years under the ravages of invaders.

Similarly, in the eyes of Liu Xie, Yang Biao and others, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as a gathering place for craftsmen, naturally has nothing worthy of their attention.

Since ancient times, natural disasters have been the people's worst enemy. Zhang Heng invented the geokinetic instrument to predict the position of the earth dragon, so that the imperial court could be fully prepared to rescue the local people. However, the appearance of the geodynamic instrument only attracted attention for a while, and it was not long before it was sent into the 'cold palace', and then there was no more sound. On the contrary, the incident of the earth dragon turning over, the emperor and his ministers would rather sacrifice to the heavens than believe in science, what a sad thing.

At this moment, Liu Xie, Yang Biao and others have already rested their thoughts about visiting the Chinese Academy of Sciences. However, Yuan Chang warmly invited them, so naturally he couldn't help but give face. So, on behalf of everyone, Yang Biao said euphemistically: "Chairman Yuan, I spent too much time in the library before, and there are still a few places that I haven't visited, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has already been here, why don't you go to the next destination?"

Yang Biao's words were already quite euphemistic, giving Yuan Chang enough face. As for the future, Liu Xie, Yang Biao, and those of them will have nothing to do to watch these craftsmen work, which is simply insulting.

Obviously, Liu Xie and Yang Biao look down on the Chinese Academy of Sciences and these craftsmen.

If it was before, Ma Jun and Ou Nanbao would definitely come forward to reason with Yang Biao. However, after Yuan Chang's teachings, Ma Jun and Ou Nanbao and other members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have long looked down on all this, they don't need to be recognized and praised by others, as long as Yuan Chang believes in and recognizes them, it is enough. Moreover, a number of inventions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have been used on a large scale in Youzhou, and have been unanimously recognized by the people. Liu Xie and Yang Biao have just arrived in Youzhou and don't understand the situation, Ma Jun and Ou Nanbao naturally won't bother with them, and the facts will prove their role.

"No hurry!"

Yuan Chang responded with a smile, and said firmly and sonorously: "Several other places are not in a hurry, but the Chinese Academy of Sciences is a place that must be understood. ”

"This..."

As a literati, Yang Biao looked down on craftsmen in his heart. However, at this moment, Yuan Chang is so insistent, and the relationship that has been brought close with great difficulty is impossible to break because of such a thing. Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, Yang Biao did not object, anyway, it was no big deal to go in and visit, it was just to give Yuan Chang face. Yang Biao, as the spokesman, did not object, and Liu Xie and several others acquiesced.

"Let's go, let the Führer and them visit the weapons and armor of my Youzhou first. ”

Yuan Chang said casually, and Ma Jun and Ou Nanbao took the order, and led the way in front, leading Yuan Chang and them to the workshop of weapons and armor. In a short time, the group arrived at the workshop. As a gathering place for scientists, the Chinese Academy of Sciences naturally needs to be proven by practice in their invention research, so the workshop for manufacturing physical objects is naturally indispensable. And the hot scene in the workshop could not arouse Liu Xie's interest at all.

Seeing that Liu Xie and the others were not interested, Yuan Chang did not force it, and led a few people to the hall of the workshop to rest.

"Deheng, you go and get some newly made weapons and armor!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Ma Jun took the order, and a few guards entered the hall with a pile of weapons and armor in a short time. These weapons and armor are brand new and shiny, and the cold light is flickering, and at first glance they are rare divine armor.

"Führer, why don't you come and do an experiment to pass the time?" Yuan Chang looked at Liu Xie and said a proposal with a smile.

"I don't know what kind of test it is?"

Liu Xie was also slightly interested, of course, it was not very high. Yuan Chang pointed to the guard behind Liu Xie and said: "The guard behind the Führer, the long sword on his waist is a rare treasure, why don't you use the long sword on his body to fight against the long sword created by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and see how the performance is, if you are interested, you might as well bet on it, place some bets, and use it as a lottery, how about it?"

"This..."

Liu Xie was a little hesitant, of course, the reason why Liu Xie hesitated was not because he didn't look at the sword of his own guard, but because he was too optimistic about the sword of his own guard, so he hesitated. As Liu Xie's guard, and the leader of the guards, the long sword he wears is not an ordinary weapon, but a magic weapon built with a lot of money. And Liu Xie thinks that there is no weapon in the world that can be compared with the long sword of his own guard leader, if Yuan Chang loses after the confrontation and loses his face, wouldn't it be a little unsightly.

However, Yang Biao on the side gave Liu Xie a look, suggesting that he agreed to Yuan Chang's bet. Liu Xie thought about it for a while, and then understood what Yang Biao meant.

Yang Biao and the others didn't plan to visit the Chinese Academy of Sciences just now, so they politely refused, and no one present was a fool, and they all understood what Liu Xie and Yang Biao meant. Anyway, they have already shown that they are not interested in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so there is nothing to say that they will not lose face. Now that Yuan Chang is interested in betting, it is better to promise Yuan Chang that even if Yuan Chang loses, he will not retaliate against them because of such a thing, it will be regarded as a test of Yuan Chang's belly. If so, they would have to prepare early. Either kill Yuan Chang or break away from Yuan Chang, otherwise, I am afraid that my life will be difficult to protect.

"Since Chairman Yuan has such a Yaxing, then we should accompany you. ”

After making a decision, Liu Xie simply agreed to Yuan Chang's proposal, looking at Liu Xie's confident smile, he obviously thought that his side would win.

And Yuan Chang and other Youzhou people are also smiling, obviously very confident.

Yuan Chang said magnificently: "In this way, I will make a start, betting 100 gold on the long sword built by the Chinese Academy of Sciences." ”

100 catties of gold is 10 catties of gold, as the boss of Youzhou, it is naturally not a problem to take out 10 catties of gold. Of course, this is his personal money, not public money.

"In this case, I bet a hundred gold on the sword of my guard. ”

Liu Xie was a puppet emperor when he was in the hands of Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and Guo Yan, but he also had a lot of money. And when they were out of the control of Li Dao and Guo Yan, although they couldn't even eat a meal of meat, it was because of many natural disasters in Guanzhong, so that there was no food production and lack of meat, not because Liu Xie and the officials had no money. Just like Yang Biao, the fourth and third dukes of the Hongnong Yang family, the wealth in the family will not be less, even if they are not in business, the fields under the name of the family are innumerable, and the rent alone is enough to support the thousands of people in the family. Moreover, Hongnong Yang's protégés and former officials are all over the world, and there will be no shortage of gifts for the New Year's holidays, and the same is true for other ministers, no one will be short of money.

Yang Biao smiled slightly, and also followed: "The old man also bets fifty gold to protect the victory!"

Yang Biao can naturally get more money, but Liu Xie is the head of state, so of course he can't bet more than Liu Xie. Moreover, it is just an entertainment bet, and there is no need to bet too much, no matter whether you win or lose, betting too much will inevitably hurt the harmony.

"In this way, I will also bet fifty gold and bet on the Chinese Academy of Sciences to win!"

Xun Chen was not lagging behind, and bet the same amount as Yang Biao. As a member of the Yingchuan Xun clan, although it is now divided into several pieces, Xun Chen leads the Xun clan children who are willing to follow Yuan Chang, and the family background is also deep. Yuan Chang faced Liu Xie, and he naturally faced Yang Biao, everyone is from a big family, and this money can be paid. Among Yuan Chang's subordinates, it is estimated that Mi Zhu is the most lucrative, but now Mi Zhu and Lu Bu are still on their way to Youzhou. Otherwise, there is such a big rich man here, and it is not a problem to spend a lot of money.

"A certain bag is shy, so he bet ten gold on the Führer's escort to win!"

"So and so!"

Zhao Wen, Zhang Xi and several others are not as net worth as Yang Biao, who was born in Hongnong Yang's family, so naturally they don't have so much money. If they lose, it is estimated that their family will have to tighten their belts for a while. Of course, at this moment, they felt that it should be Liu Xie's guards who should win, so they didn't worry too much about that happening. And Dong Cheng, Yang Feng and Guozhang Fu Wan also bet ten gold. Although Yang Feng had already joined Yuan Chang, he originally asked him to pretend to join Liu Xie in order to prevent Liu Xie from disagreeing to move the capital to Youzhou, so that Yang Feng could act as an internal response and take Liu Xie away by force. Later, because Cao Cao supported Yuan Chang's proposal to move the capital to Youzhou, Yang Feng did not have a role. However, Yuan Chang did not let Yang Feng be exposed, and still followed Liu Xie as a member of Liu Xie's side, just in case of emergency.

On the side of Youzhou, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Xu Shu, Dong Zhao and others also bet on the same amount.

"I don't have that much wealth in my hands, but a jar of peerless wine worth 100 gold should be worth 10 gold as a bet. Guo Jia carried a pot of fine wine in his hand, took a sip from time to time, and almost made everyone laugh when he said it. Of course, Guo Jia's salary is naturally not so much, but Yuan Chang's rewards are a lot, but Guo Jia is used to being lavish, often the property has just arrived, and it doesn't take long for him to consume it, whenever this happens, Guo Yu is extremely angry, shouting to find a sister-in-law for himself to take care of Guo Jia's housekeeper.

However, smelling the fragrance emanating from Guo Jia's wine pot, Liu Xie and Yang Biao naturally felt that a jar of such fine wine was definitely worth 100 gold. And the people of Youzhou naturally understood what the situation was, and they all rolled their eyes at Guo Jia, these fine wines were brewed and distributed to them by Yuan Chang, what is the cost, they also know very well, thanks to Guo Jia's export worth 100 gold, they will also deceive Liu Xie and them, who have never seen the world, so they will not be so stupid and deceived.

In fact, the people of Youzhou feel that they will win, as long as they say ten gold, they will win in the end, and it is enough to have a net worth of ten gold. However, Guo Jia wanted to make a prank and take out the wine as a bet, which made people speechless.

"In this way, the gambling funds of the two sides are just equal, so without further ado, without delay, let's start directly!"

It just so happened that the number of people on both sides was equal, and the amount of bets was the same, so there was nothing to say, so Yuan Chang directly announced the start of the experiment. Then, Liu Xie's guard leader pulled out the sword at his waist and walked up proudly. How could he not know what the situation was with his own weapon, and he didn't pay attention to the so-called weapon created by the Chinese Academy of Sciences at all.

On Yuan Chang's side, Zhao Yun casually took out a long sword from a pile of weapons.

"Alright, let's get started!"

With Yuan Chang's order, Liu Xie's guard leader and Zhao Yun slashed towards the opponent's long sword with the long sword in their hands, and with a "sonorous" sound, the flames splashed everywhere.

"Bang dang!"

The sound of the broken sword landing sounded, and it was obvious that one of the long swords of one side had been cut off. Liu Xie's head of the guard raised his head high, as if he had long expected such a situation, and the divine weapon in his hand could not be bumped by any weapon. The breakage of the opponent's long sword is an inevitable result.

"It's... How is this possible..."

Liu Xie exclaimed in surprise, the result in front of him made him a little unbelievable. He didn't pay attention to the gambling money of 100 gold at all, and what made him unacceptable was that the long sword of the guard leader was actually cut off, but the long sword in the other party's hand seemed to be unharmed.

"How so?"

When the head of the guard heard Liu Xie's exclamation, he felt that something was wrong, and when he looked closely, a long sword had indeed been cut off. However, it was not the other party's sword that was cut off, but the sword that he thought was a divine weapon, and he knew quite well about the long sword in his hand, except for those peerless swords, there was no other sword that could be compared with the sword in his hand. However, the fact was that Zhao Yun could cut off his own saber with a long sword in his hand, and if this was the case with all the weapons on the ground, it would be a bit surprising.

"It seems that the long sword created by the Chinese Academy of Sciences is slightly superior!"

Yuan Chang said with a smile, and Ma Jun and Ou Nanbao on the side stepped forward to take the long sword in Zhao Yun's hand, looked at it carefully, then shook his head, and said: "After the battle, there is a slight gap, it seems that the technology is not enough, and it must continue to be strengthened, I am afraid that this batch of weapons will be invalidated." ”

What Ma Jun and Ou Nanbao said, Liu Xie, who was almost not startled, bit off their tongues.