Mi Guang was old and couldn't bear it any longer, so he covered his face with his abacus and fell asleep.

The sound of the abacus is still "crackling".

Of course, the abacus of this era was also called "suanchi", and the general idea was the same as that of abacus. It was invented by Xu Yue, a native of Donglai in the late Han Dynasty.

But... at this moment, the abacus made a "crackling" sound, just like the sound of "a kid banging on the door", which made Mi Fang's tense nerves always hang high.

Although he was still trying to calculate seriously with his forehead propped up, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and yawn quietly.

The young master is Mi Fang's son, named Mi Yang. He likes to read "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and is extremely sensitive and enthusiastic about mathematical problems.

This time, he moved his abacus and calculated the final loss in the Hefei Battle.

In fact, those who can open gambling houses are mathematicians.

By using the "Decline Points" in Chapter 3 of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", the "Profit and Deficiency" in Chapter 7, and the "Equation" in Chapter 8, we can accurately calculate the odds of "guaranteed profit but no loss" in a gambling game.

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For example, at the opening of the market this time, betting on Soochow to lose is not an odds of eleven times from the beginning, but as more people bet on Soochow to win, the odds on the other side will naturally increase further.

If you bet on Dong Wu to win, the odds are getting lower and lower.

What Mi Yang needs to calculate is that even if most people bet on Dongwu to win, after the result comes out, they can still afford to pay and have a surplus.

——This is great mathematics.

It seems like gambling, but you may make a profit, but the banker will never lose.

All this can only be solved by the "odds" in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", and Mi Fang's son Mi Yang is quite accomplished in this area.

only…

Because in ancient times, odds could only be calculated by humans, not machines. Even a mathematical genius like Mi Yang could not update the odds in real time.

This results in that the odds of gambling in the casino often change once an hour.

Precisely because of this, Guan Lin placed a large bet in a short period of time, and because he was an official of the "Thief Cao Pufu" level, there was no time to adjust the odds.

In addition, everyone regarded Guan Lin as a "fat sheep to be slaughtered" and judged the outcome of the Hefei battle as a certainty, thus ignoring this "odds" adjustment.

To put it simply, before Guan Lin made the big bet, the Mi family was able to make a sure profit from the bet because of Mi Yang's proficiency in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and calculations.

But after Guan Lin placed a heavy bet, the Mi family gambling house became a pure gamble. It had nothing to do with "mathematics" and "odds", but only related to the outcome of the battle in Hefei.

Another hour passed, and Mi Fang and Mi Guang almost fell asleep.

Mi Yang, on the other hand, finally figured it out. He stood up and said, "I figured it out... I figured it out!"

His shout made Mi Fang and Mi Guang look up quickly.

Mi Yang pointed to the numbers on the bamboo slips, "If it weren't for the 9,000 hu of grain that Fourth Young Master Guan had bet on, this bet would have earned 30,000 hu of dendrobium. But... if we include the 9,000 hu of dendrobium that Fourth Young Master Guan had placed, this would have been a profit of 30,000 hu.

This time... I have to pay... 67,000 hu of grain as compensation!"

this…

Mi Yang's words surprised Mi Fang again and again.

He couldn't help but said: "So many?"

It stands to reason that when most people make the wrong bet, they should make a fortune. In the words of my son, this kind of odds is easy to calculate and easy to do.

For example, during the battle between Gan and Ning when Baiqi robbed Cao's camp, the Mi family gambling house made more than 20,000 hu of grain.

Of course, if most people bet correctly, it doesn't matter. After the final compensation is paid, you will still be richer by several thousand dendrobium, so your hard work is not in vain.

But this time...

There is nothing much to say about the compensation, but the one-time compensation was 67,000 dendrobium of grain, which was enough to cover the food expenses of the Mi family for several years.

——"Sun Quan Biyan'er, your uncle's..."

Mi Fang couldn't help but shout angrily.

Mi Yang said truthfully: "It is true that there are so many, but this is under the condition that the odds are deliberately lowered by the child, otherwise... there will only be more... this time, this time..."

Mi Yang's tone was a little stumbling. Not only Mi Fang, but he also learned a good lesson this time.

Not a math lesson, but a lesson on the human heart.

This allowed him to not only discover a huge loophole in the gambling house's odds, but also gain a new understanding of the word "hidden danger."

He is still too young. He only understands mathematics but does not understand the hidden dangers...

After all, it’s not careful enough!

The Fourth Young Master, Guan Lin, taught him a vivid lesson about "the unpredictable nature of people's hearts".

This shocked him and also benefited him a lot.

With a "bang..." sound, Mi Fang punched the table hard, and he couldn't help shouting, "Damn it!"

"Father should not blame the Fourth Young Master." Mi Yang advised: "This time it is a loophole in our gambling house, a loophole in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", and a loophole in mathematics. If you want to blame... you can only blame the child!"

"It's my fault..." Mi Guang frowned, "It's my fault that I underestimated these four young masters, and it's my fault that I'm too... too greedy, alas... alas..."

The sound of frustration echoed in the small room.

And this sound of frustration seemed to be contagious, and Mi Fang also sighed.

While sighing, he muttered: "Father... Where did I say that the Fourth Young Master is hateful? What I said about this hateful person is..."

"It's that Jiangdong Sun Zhongmou. I... I, Mi Zifang, have never done any loss-making business in my life, but yet... I fell into a big trap with him. I... I have no sworn relationship with this Sun Zhongmou!"

this…

Mi Yang blinked his eyes. In fact, he wanted to say that this matter had nothing to do with Sun Zhongmou.

The source is still the odds problem of their gambling house.

It's also a problem of their greed.

Can…

Seeing his father's appearance, Mi Yang felt that his father also needed a place to vent.

Simply, Mi Yang shut up and let Sun Zhongmou become the object of his father's venting. It would be great if his father could calm down!

Having said that, this Sun Zhongmou should also...

Mi Yang studied mathematics. One hundred thousand and several hundred, if placed in any chapter of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", "Shai Fen", "Shao Guang", and "Shang Gong", this number should be an overwhelming victory.

.

——The probability of losing is too low!

It’s incredible!

boom…

At this moment, Mi Fang suddenly stood up, sweeping away the listlessness of the "night" of hard work, and threw down a roll of bamboo slips.

He walked out angrily.

"Where is father?" Mi Yang asked quickly.

"This time, our Mi family has admitted defeat, but..." Mi Fang paused in her steps and spoke coldly, "My Mi family can't let others take advantage of it. Didn't Sun Zhongmou lose?"

"Okay, I will ask Guan Gong for orders. I will be a pioneer and lead our family to destroy the stone city in Wu County and capture the Jiangdong Biyan'er alive! So..."

——"The hatred in my heart with blood!"

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Chapter completed!