After hearing this, Yang Fan took a few deep breaths and secretly suppressed the anger in his heart.
Changsun Chong obviously wanted to deliberately anger himself in order to find a reason to kick himself out of the firearms prison.
Although Yang Fan didn't want to stay in this hellish place, not wanting to do it and being kicked out by others were completely different concepts.
Since this kid wants to play, then we will accompany him to the end.
These clowns are obviously led by Chang Sun Chong. As long as Chang Sun Chong is suppressed, we will see who dares to take the lead.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan forced out a smile and asked: "Chang Sun Chong, what you just meant is that I don't know how to make steel? In that case, how about we make a bet?"
Although Yang Fan looked harmless, somehow, Changsun Chong felt a chill rise in his heart involuntarily.
Hearing that Yang Fan wanted to make a bet, Changsun Chong couldn't help but shudder, and his first thought was to refuse.
I remember when I was at Piaoxiang Tower, I was tricked by Yang Fan and used an ox cart to pull a lot of copper coins to pay the bill.
Although the money is nothing to the eldest son's family, it is very embarrassing!
It has been almost two years since that incident, and there are still people in Chang'an City teasing him about it, which is why he rarely attends gatherings in the past two years.
But before Changsun Chong could refuse, he saw Yang Fan looking at him sideways and saying with disdain: "Changsun Chong, are you a man? Do you dare to bet? Be happy. If you don't dare, just go ahead. If you admit that you are a softie, then get out of here!"
Seeing Chang Sun Chong's hesitation, Yang Fan couldn't stand it any longer and directly spoke out.
In Yang Fan's opinion, if Changsun Chong is interested, he should give up and get out quickly, so as not to have to deal with other people here.
Although Yang Fan wanted to be out of sight, he couldn't read people's thoughts.
If someone else said this, Changsun Chong might have endured this tone.
But Yang Fan is the only one who can’t say that!
On the one hand, Changsun Chong had hurt his lifeblood, and he was indeed a man...
On the other hand, the rumors between Yang Fan and Princess Changle have already spread throughout Chang'an.
Although Changsun Chong reconciled with Princess Changle, it was because of his own indescribable reasons.
But others don’t know!
Everyone attributed the reconciliation between the two to the intervention of a third party, Yang Fan.
The poem "Ailian Shuo", which describes Princess Changle, is often used as ambiguous 'evidence'.
What is tolerable is intolerable!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Changsun Chong's eyes turned red. He stared at Yang Fan and said word by word: "Yang Fan, you are so bullying. Do you really think I am afraid of you? When it comes to steelmaking, I am Changsun Chong. I look down on you, what can you do?"
Looking at Changsun Chong who was panting heavily, Yang Fan sighed slightly.
Isn't this guy's fighting ability too poor?
He just said a few words casually, and Changsun Chong became as hot-headed as a bull in heat. It was too unchallenging.
Yang Fan couldn't help but think viciously in his heart!
This kid was once rated as the leader of the younger generation in Chang'an City. Could it be that he was bought with money?
Or rely on his father or his aunt who is the queen...
But how could Yang Fan know?
It was precisely because of his casual words that he hit Changsun Chong's pain point.
Otherwise, how could Changsun Chong be so reckless.
Besides, Changsun Chong agreed to the bet. Although he was a little hot-headed, he was not completely brainless.
Instead, the content of the bet is set on the process of steelmaking.
The Changsun family occupies half of the iron ore business in the Tang Dynasty, and is indeed unique in making iron and steel.
In the Tang Dynasty, if the iron-making craftsmanship of his eldest son's family was second, no one dared to say that it was first!
Of course, the premise is that Yang Fan’s Junyangfang has not established a steelmaking plant.
Of course, it doesn't mean that the Changsun family can't make the barrel materials needed for the musket.
But the consumables and manpower required are simply too great.
Even the wealth of the Changsun family cannot be forged in large quantities.
When they came to the firearms department, they found out why Chang Sun Chong didn't forge qualified gun barrel materials in the first time.
It's not that Changsun Chong can't figure it out, but Changsun Chong wants to see Yang Fan's jokes.
After all, His Majesty Li Er appointed Yang Fan as the technical director of the Firearms Supervision.
As long as Yang Fan doesn't provide his own unique steel-making method, there will be no way to forge qualified materials.
If this happens, His Majesty Li Er will definitely be furious.
By then, Yang Fan will definitely not be able to eat and carry around.
Now that Yang Fan wanted to make a bet, Changsun Chong didn't panic.
In Changsun Chong's view, Yang Fan had no chance of winning unless he provided the steel forging technology to the court.
But if Yang Fan masters all his steel manufacturing techniques, then his eldest son, Sun Chong, will not be at a loss.
No matter from any aspect, he was guaranteed to make a profit, so Changsun Chong made what seemed like an impulsive move.
But Yang Fan can't control so much.
Changsun Chong came to his door. If he didn't cheat this guy, he would be sorry for his kindness.
Then, Yang Fan smiled even more happily: "The Changsun Shaojian is indeed born into a big family, and he is so heroic. I really admire him."
Changsun Chong looked proud and said arrogantly: "In that case, how can we bet if you draw a path?"
After pondering for a moment, Yang Fan said: "The iron-making craftsmanship of the Firearms Supervisor is too poor, and it is impossible to produce the required materials."
"In this way, in order to complete His Majesty's mission, we will each build a production workshop. Then we will see which of us can produce more muskets."
"Of course, the quality of these muskets must meet the standard, and the party with the greater number will naturally win. What do you think?"
After thinking for a moment, Changsun Chong didn't see any trap, so he nodded unequivocally: "Okay, we've made it a deal, what's the bet?"
Yang Fan smiled disapprovingly: "Shaojian Changsun also knows that I am planning to build a batch of sea-going ships in the Jiangnan area to open up overseas trade channels. Unfortunately, due to the lack of iron ore, these sea-going ships have been delayed in completion."
"If I win by chance, your eldest grandson's family will only need to provide me with the iron ore to build two ships."
Changsun Chong shook his head, as if he had seen through Yang Fan's trick: "Although you may not win, it is also very unfair. If you say that shipbuilding requires an astronomical number of iron materials, wouldn't it be too unfair for my Changsun family?"
Yang Fan chuckled: "You can send someone to check, and it will be counted as much as you use!"
Hearing this, Changsun Chong became even more confused about the lake.
I can't help but wonder, when did Yang Fan become so talkative?
Immediately, Changsun Chong's eyes lit up and he thought, Yang Fan must be afraid of losing, so he didn't dare to bet too big.
In Changsun Chong's view.
The iron materials used in a ship only amount to several thousand kilograms at most.
Two ships can only carry 20,000 kilograms of iron at most.
These iron materials are just a drop in the bucket of his eldest son's family.
Unfortunately, although Changsun Chong was smart, he missed one point.
In the Tang Dynasty, all ships were made of wood, so there were not many places where iron was used on the ship.
But the sea-going ships built by Yang Fan are all made of iron deck structure, and one ship requires hundreds of thousands of tons of iron.
After much deliberation, Changsun Chong felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he signed a bet under the witness of everyone.
What surprised Yang Fan was that Changsun Chong was really greedy.
Because once Yang Fan loses, his condition is to ask Yang Fan to give up the craftsmanship of the colored glaze in his hand.
Even so, Yang Fan readily signed the bet.
Although Yang Fan will not get another set of steel-making equipment in the system.
But it is still very simple to win against Changsun Chong. After all, there are many modern steel-making techniques.
After signing the bet, Chang Sun Chong left in a hurry with the group of firearms supervisor family officials, while Yang Fan ordered Li Zhi to find a new place to build an iron furnace.
Although this bet took place in the Firearms Prison, after everyone exaggerated it, it also spread among the aristocratic families.
If he wins, Yang Fan only needs the iron materials from Changsun Chong to build two ships.
If he loses, Yang Fan needs to donate the glass production technology to the Changsun family.
This made everyone secretly scold Yang Fan for being a fool, and at the same time couldn't help but envy Changsun Chonglai.
In their opinion, Changsun Chong made a lot of money from this bet. You must know that the glass business is a cornucopia.
Changsun rushed here, and as soon as he got home, he told Changsun Wuji everything about the bet.
Changsun Wuji also felt that there were no loopholes, so he praised Changsun Chong for the first time.
Changsun Wuji even sent the craftsman who was most familiar with ironmaking in Changsun's family.
The purpose was of course to enable Changsun Chong to win. This move made Changsun Chong elated and even more proud.
His Majesty Li Er was extremely angry by Yang Fan's actions.
You know, it is precisely because the Liuli business has brought huge wealth that he has been able to live so comfortably in the past two years!
If the manufacturing process of colored glaze is exposed and the colored glaze becomes something that is trashed on the street, then who will he cry to?
But the glaze manufacturing process was Yang Fan's property after all, and it was not easy for His Majesty Li Er to intervene directly.
If the government hadn't been busy these days, Li Er really wanted to go over and beat Yang Fan up right away, so he could only curse Yang Fan in his heart for being stupid.
After holding on for a few days with his heart scratching like a cat, His Majesty Li Er could no longer bear it and decided to go and find out.
The arrival of the emperor made Yang Fan, who was busy with his feet off the ground, very frightened.
Although I felt extremely unhappy, I could only come out to greet him.
When he arrived at the door of the firearms prison, Yang Fan was dumbfounded!
Because His Majesty Li Er's battle array is too big!
It can be said that most of the important officials in the court are there, and Li Xiaogong is talking to His Majesty Li Er.
"Your Majesty, how can you leave the city easily with your body of thousands of gold? If you have anything to do, just ask the ministers to go and report."
His Majesty Li Er was obviously in a bad mood and said displeasedly: "Didn't I tell you to pay more attention to that boy Yang Fan? How can you let him behave so recklessly and make a bet with Changsun Chong? It's simply ridiculous!"
Li Xiaogong looked depressed, but he kept complaining in his heart.
If Yang Fan bets with his own property, what does it have to do with you, the emperor?
Aren't you greedy for Yang Fan's wealth? I really despise you!
Although he knew His Majesty Li Er's purpose, Xiao Gong did not dare to say it outright, so he could only lower his head and endure the punishment silently.
Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Yang Fan had no choice but to face him bravely: "I have seen your majesty, you have all met..."
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand: "You have been in office for so many days, how are you preparing?"
Yang Fan said respectfully: "The site has been leveled and the steel-making furnace has been installed. We are just waiting to start steel-making!"
"Let's go and have a look!" His Majesty Li Er nodded and walked in directly.
Li Ji, Fang Xuanling, and Cheng Yaojin who followed him seized the opportunity and came to line up with Yang Fan.
Cheng Yaojin sighed and asked: "You can't bear it since you were a kid, so why bother making this bet? Don't you know what the Changsun family does?"
Li Ji, Fang Xuanling and others also nodded in agreement, obviously having similar meanings.
Among them, Cheng Yaojin had the closest relationship with Yang Fan, so it was natural for him to speak the most appropriate way.
Some of them couldn't understand Yang Fan's motives. Tens of thousands of kilograms of iron material was nothing to big bosses like them.
If you really lack the iron, you can just go to them directly. Why go to bet with Changsun Chong, and have to use the glaze manufacturing process to make the bet?
If you win, nothing will happen, but if you lose, you will lose this profitable business in the future.
His Majesty Li Er has been thinking about saving money to buy military supplies to prepare for the Eastern Expedition.
If Yang Fan cut off the emperor's wealth, it would be strange if he was not remembered!
Today His Majesty Li Er seems to be here to check on the progress, but anyone with a discerning eye will know that.
His Majesty Li Er obviously wanted to put pressure on Yang Fan, just to tell Yang Fan that he could not lose this bet...
Yang Fan naturally understood the concern of several people and said movedly: "Thank you uncles for your concern. Don't worry, I have a 90% chance of winning."
"Well, we have to worry about that, but you have to be careful. When it comes to steelmaking, the Changsun family is not simple either. Most of the ironmaking craftsmen are gathered by him at home. It is said that he also sends some familiar craftsmen. Come to help Changsun Chong?"
"Chang Sun Chong doesn't follow the rules. Didn't he say that the Firearms Supervisor can't bring outsiders in..." Yang Fan was stunned for a moment, but then gave a wry smile.
Cheng Yaojin slapped Yang Fan hard on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "You know you're scared. You deserve it. You deserve to have a long memory!"
As he spoke, Cheng Yaojin blinked and winked at an official not far away: "You have more than one opponent, Changsun Chong. Those craftsmen were able to enter the firearms department to help. This one has put in a lot of effort." …”
Yang Fan looked in the direction of the wink, and saw a guy with fair skin and a round figure secretly sizing them up. This person was Changsun Wuji.
Seeing Yang Fan suddenly looking over, Changsun Wuji was caught off guard and could only show a very graceful smile...
But from Changsun Wuji's awkward smile, he also knew that his behavior was a bit excessive!
The dignified Zhao Guogong was like a woman listening to a corner, and he was caught revealing himself. It's no wonder he wasn't embarrassed!
Yang Fan turned to look at Cheng Yaojin beside him and asked: "Uncle Cheng, doesn't this guy know how to avoid suspicion? Is he here to inquire about information?"
Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly, with a loud voice like a broken gong, and said teasingly: "Haven't you heard that Duke Zhao is the most shameless person in the civil and military circles of the dynasty. Obviously he wants to stand up for his son and at the same time find out your true and false... …”
Changsun Wuji had been paying attention to Yang Fan and the others, and he heard Cheng Yaojin's words clearly.
Changsun Wuji was so angry that his hands and feet trembled, and he almost fell over and ate his shit...
Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji also knew that there was nothing he could do with this old killer, so he could only glare at him bitterly and ignore him.
Changsun Wuji walked up to Yang Fan and took Yang Fan's hand affectionately: "My lord, I haven't seen you for many days!"
"I didn't expect to be so familiar with each other when we met, which made Yang Fan extremely uncomfortable.
After exchanging a few words, Yang Fan pulled his hand back without leaving a trace.
Rubbing it on his back, Yang Fan said hypocritically: "Haha, Duke Zhao, I haven't seen you for a long time. One day is like three autumns!"
Cheng Yaojin slapped Yang Fan on the head, and he couldn't help but come to his senses: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why are you still catching up with your Majesty? Hurry up and catch up with His Majesty."
Yang Fan suddenly came to his senses, Zhongcheng Yaojin cupped his fists, and said without laughing: "Then let's walk faster, His Majesty is almost gone."
With that said, Fang Xuanling and others quickly chased after him.
