This time, it was at a restaurant on Jingyang Street.
"Sir Ren, the people from the Zhang family are here. The competition can begin at any time." Zhang Junzheng cupped his hands.
"Let's do it in two days then. What do you want to compete with? " Ren Baqian was fiddling with a small box in his hand. He took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and spat out a mist with the fragrance of fruits. Even his face couldn't be seen clearly. It was as if he was a spirit from a supernatural story that was puffing clouds and spitting out mist.
This made Zhang Junzheng and the other two stare at the box in Ren Baqian's hand.
"Sir Ren, may I ask what this is?" Zhang Junzheng couldn't help but ask curiously.
"A small thing. We call it steam cigarettes. "Ren Baqian fiddled with the box in his hand and placed it on the table. In fact, this kind of thing had existed on Earth for a long time, but he hadn't paid much attention to it. Once, on his way back, someone passed by smoking this kind of thing. At that time, he felt that it was quite fragrant, so he went to a steam cigarette shop to have a look.
Then, he felt that the ice-cold fruit-scented tobacco oil in this steam cigarette was simply too comfortable.
Especially in a hot place like Dayao, one puff made his throat and lungs feel cold, and his mouth was filled with the sweet and fragrant taste of the fruit.
After a few days, he couldn't bear to part with this thing.
Zhang Junzheng didn't know what Ren Baqian meant after hearing the name. He looked at it a few more times before looking back at Ren Baqian and asked, "Sir Ren, is the bet still the same as before?"
"Of course. If I lose, I will introduce you to Her Majesty and guarantee it. If you lose, the entire Zhang family will move to Dayao to make a name for themselves. They can also learn from me.
Speaking of which, you have made a huge profit. "Ren Baqian emphasized the entire Zhang family.
No matter how one looked at it, the Zhang family had indeed made a huge profit. The Yun Nation was on the verge of capsizing. If they hadn't found Ren Baqian at this time, they wouldn't have received such treatment when the Yun Nation was destroyed.
Not to mention, they could learn something from Ren Baqian.
Even if it was just some production techniques, it would be enough to benefit the Zhang family.
Zhang Junzheng didn't comment on this and said, "There must always be a witness to the competition!"
"Her Majesty will be the witness!" Ren Baqian laughed. The other party had set the time for the competition at this time because they wanted to make a name for themselves during the empress's birthday celebration.
Zhang Junzheng smiled. With the empress as a witness, this competition was the best opportunity to showcase the strength of the Zhang family.
"The three segments of the competition aren't complicated. However, it was not easy to do these three things well. The first round is dyeing cloth. There are seven colors — red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. We are competing on durability and not fading! " After all, it was not easy to dye a durable fabric that did not fade easily. Although each dyeing house had their own methods, there were differences in the results.
This was also a very direct way to determine the winner and loser.
The reason why he didn't mention the purity of the color was because there was no standard for the purity of the color. It depended entirely on the individual's preference. This could be faked, but the degree of fading could not be faked.
After entering the water, he could wash it with his pancreas, and it would be easy to distinguish.
Another reason was that dyeing the cloth would take at least half a month. The Zhang family had a special method to dye the cloth in a short period of time, but the color wouldn't be as good as the cloth that was dyed in half a month.
Therefore, Zhang Junzheng was very confident in this competition. It would be pretty good if the other party could dye the cloth in such a short period of time.
After speaking, he carefully looked at Ren Baqian's expression and felt a little disappointed when he saw that Ren Baqian didn't have any reaction. He didn't know if the other party was really confident or simply didn't understand the difficulties involved.
"The second segment is to make springs." Zhang Junzheng paused for a while before continuing.
"Springs?" Ren Baqian pondered over these two words. He didn't expect the Zhang family to actually know how to make springs. This was a little unexpected. Twisting a spring in one's hand required a lot of strength.
He had always thought that Great Xia's crossbow battalion used springs, but later discovered that they were multi-strung and fired a row of arrows at a time.
As a result, he had never had any expectations for the spring technology of this world.
The biggest problem with springs was the material, which was the biggest problem that limited the development of springs.
Since the Zhang family had brought it up, they must have a certain standard in this area and might have unique materials.
"Not bad! This is a spring. As for what this thing is used for, Sir Ren, please forgive me for keeping you in suspense. We will be competing on the tension and elasticity of the spring, "Zhang Junzheng said confidently as he placed a fist-sized torsion spring on the table.
This was the latest technology from the Yun Nation. The ballistas used on the battlefield in the Yun Nation were made of this kind of torsion spring.
Although he knew that Ren Baqian had a small explosive device, he believed that a ballista that could fire 100 bolts at a time and had a range of 200 steps would definitely interest Qi Zixiao.
Ren Baqian looked at the torsion spring on the table. Although he already knew that this would be the result of technology, he still didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw how confident the other party was.
Competing with modern technology in alloys and springs … Who gave you such confidence?
However, Ren Baqian valued the Zhang family even more.
Being able to make a spring that met a certain standard was enough to prove the value of the Zhang family's craftsmen.
"What's the third segment?" Ren Baqian asked faintly as he placed the spring on the table.
"Brewing wine! Sir Ren said that he knew how to brew wine, and the Zhang family also has a certain level of knowledge in brewing wine. We will use the same type of wine as the base, process it again, and compete to see how strong the wine is, "Zhang Junzheng said again. In fact, the most important part of this competition was the spring. He was well aware of the difficulty of making this kind of spring.
Even the materials used were brought over from the Yun Nation.
He believed that Ren Baqian definitely wouldn't be able to do it.
As for the other things, they were just extras, but they weren't meaningless.
For example, brewing wine. Qi Zixiao had always loved the spirits of the Yun Nation. Every time the caravan from Dayao came to the Yun Nation, they would purchase a lot of good wine. The best wine in the Yun Nation was made by the Zhang family's craftsmen.
He believed that brewing wine alone was enough to make Qi Zixiao happy.
The torsion spring and ballistas were of great use to the whole of Dayao.
Whether it was for public or private reasons, the things that he used for this competition were enough to stabilize the Zhang family in Dayao.
Not only that, in order to prevent Dayao from having other ideas, all the craftsmen who came this time were prepared to die and took poison in advance.
This also cut off the possibility of Dayao obtaining these production methods from them.
Ren Baqian would never allow the Zhang family's technology to be leaked. This was because this was the foundation of their future foothold in Dayao.
"So be it! The competition will begin in two days. Do you have any other requirements? "
"We need a courtyard that is divided into two parts. Only materials can be transported in, and we are not allowed to see each other's production methods. We can only compete with the final product. Does Sir Ren agree? " Although these techniques couldn't be learned at a glance, and there were many unique techniques and formulas, Zhang Junzheng still maintained sufficient vigilance for fear of the possibility of the technology being leaked.
Ren Baqian thought about it and felt that he had nothing to say. He originally had the intention of bullying them. Now that the other party was full of confidence and had pushed the entire Zhang family into a pit, what else could he say?
He took a deep breath of the steam and spat out a mouthful of smoke.
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