Han Dao world

Chapter 1130 The Curve Saves People
Liu Xie was very curious about how Sikong Zhouzhong would handle this case.

Anyway, he could clearly feel that Zhou Zhong was very anxious recently.Every time I ask for a ride, I am more haggard than the last time, with more gray hair.

But he has not expressed his position. He depends on how Zhou Zhong—even the ministers—handle it.

It is unrealistic to implement a constitutional monarchy at this stage, but he will not take all affairs into his own hands.Anyone who has a little common sense and knows that a person cannot handle so many affairs will inevitably rely on the public minister, unless he wants to die of exhaustion.

Referring to the system of later generations, he only wanted to hold on to military power.A scholar who rebelled would fail in ten years.As long as the military power is in hand, civil servants can't turn the sky.

When Zhou Zhong was anxious about the big case, he was always calm and only occasionally asked about the progress. Most of the time was spent on the military. There were two main things.

One is the mathematics class for the freshmen in the martial arts hall, and the other is the research and development of related ordnance.

The mathematical knowledge available to the freshmen in the martial arts hall is actually limited. After all, they are not doing theoretical research, so they don't need such advanced mathematical knowledge.What he focuses on is actually mathematical thinking, that is, digital management, using data to model, and objectively and rationally analyzing the situation of both parties.

The research and development of ordnance requires more mathematical knowledge.Combining the existing mathematical achievements of the East and the West was not enough, so he had to reinvent the mathematical knowledge such as calculus required by classical physics and pass it on to researchers who specialize in ordnance.

Facts have proved that where there is demand, there will be development.Realistic needs have greatly stimulated the development of academics, and now more and more talents are devoted to practical learning—in fact, mathematics, and related achievements are constantly emerging, far exceeding his expectations.

At the beginning, he was still a little worried, for fear that it would backfire, instilling ready-made knowledge, but depriving them of their ability to think for themselves.It was later discovered that this was completely unfounded worry. For scholars of this era, arithmetic is inherently used to solve problems, but there were not so many problems before.

For example, circumcision, this kind of arithmetic method that would appear without him is essentially calculus, but there is no practical need, and it has no use except for theoretically calculating more accurate pi, so it has not been developed into system theory.

Now that there is a need, calculus is ready to come out.

This need is the ballistic calculation of trebuchets and crossbows.

Trebuchets and crossbows are designed to attack distant targets. This kind of heavy ordnance cannot achieve covering strikes, and requires higher precision. How to improve the hit rate has become a technician in the lecture hall to study ordnance. problems that urgently need to be resolved.

Under the guidance of Yu Fanyan, who is himself a master of mathematics, a group of young people who are proficient in mathematics were called into the lecture hall, including Zhao Shuang, who provided mathematical support for Zhou Qun's development of the reflecting telescope.

Zhao Shuang is only in his early twenties, but he has already shown his extraordinary talent in mathematics.The reason why he came to Nanyang was because he saw the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem in the Dibao.After arriving in Nanyang, after many inquiries, he learned that the person behind this proof may be the emperor Liu Xie. He readily accepted Yu Fan's invitation and became a scholar in the lecture hall, just to have the opportunity to discuss mathematics with Liu Xie often. .

When seeing Zhao Shuang for the first time, Liu Xie was somewhat embarrassed.

Because the first person to prove the Pythagorean Theorem is Zhao Shuang, he is actually a plagiarist.

You are doing nine years of compulsory education and four years of higher education, and with the support provided by Cai Yan, there is no risk of him being exposed for the time being, and the communication with Zhao Shuang is quite normal.

Through communicating with Zhao Shuang, he got an unexpected harvest.

gunpowder.

Zhao Shuang told him that Jiangdong has been peaceful for the past few years and has recovered quickly, and his desire for longevity has become stronger again.Many Taoist priests concentrated in Wujun and Kuaiji areas to make alchemy and burn medicine. They have a formula, which is said to be very effective, but it is too dangerous to practice. If you are not careful, you will leak water, and even make a loud noise, deafening people.

As soon as Liu Xie heard it, he knew what it was. He immediately asked for his name and sent someone to summon those Taoist priests to Nanyang.

Gunpowder—even black powder—is the killer weapon across the ages.

He knew the basic formula of black powder, but he had no experience in how to make it.Now that there are Taoist priests engaged in research in this area, he naturally has no reason to let it go.

In order to keep it secret, he didn't say the real purpose of calling Taoist priests to court. Even Zhao Shuang thought that Liu Xie wanted to make alchemy.All of a sudden, news of the emperor's request for longevity spread everywhere.

As a result, various Taoism contributions related to longevity began to increase, and the essence of Fangzhongshu was naturally inevitable.

Although it was just a misunderstanding, it worked out well.

Knowing that the emperor intends to live forever, Zhou Zhong became even more anxious.The emperor made it clear that he didn't want to directly intervene in this matter, and instead of making him relax, it made him feel more stressed.

Whether this case is handled well or not is not only related to countless lives, but also related to whether the emperor will further delegate power to the three princes, or change course and regain power.

As the news from Zhongshan and Bohai was sent back one after another, the case entered the trial stage. Zhou Zhong was tortured so much that he could hardly sleep at night, and he was visibly old.

In the discussions within the Sikong Mansion, the opinions are not uniform, and can be roughly divided into two categories:

One is to deal with it impartially, killing the main personnel who escaped and exiling the relevant personnel.In doing so, there are existing laws and regulations as the basis, there will be no controversy, and it can effectively deter the attempts of other personnel.

One is to give a lenient sentence, except for the most conspicuous few who must be executed, the others are given a lenient sentence.The reason is also very simple. There are too many people involved in the case, and the law does not blame the public.If they are all killed, I am afraid that there will be peace in the sky, which does not conform to the harmonious atmosphere that is emerging in the current prosperous age.

Both arguments are reasonable, and Zhou Zhong also knows that the first option is the only one to satisfy the emperor.

But he couldn't make up his mind, there were too many people to kill, and many of them were from the Ruying clan.

Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan, his second son Yuan Mai, and Yuan Shao's advisor Guo Tu are all among them.

After thinking about it, Zhou Zhong still had the cheek to discuss with Jia Xu, to see if Jia Xu could help persuade the emperor to hold his hands high and kill as few people as possible.

Jia Xu couldn't bear face, so he agreed to Zhou Zhong's request.

But he didn't intercede directly with Liu Xie, but came to Yinfang to see Mrs. Tang.

When Mrs. Tang fell into Li Jue's barracks and was forced by Li Jue, it was Jia Xu who discovered her and reported it to the emperor. Later, she intervened and rescued Mrs. Tang.

Mrs. Tang owes Jia Xu a great favor, and has always respected Jia Xu.When she heard that Jia Xu was coming to see her, she quickly put down what she was doing and rushed to the door to greet her in person.

When he came to the hall, Jia Xu didn't hide it, and explained the purpose of coming straight to the point.

He wanted to ask Mrs. Tang to intercede with the emperor and kill as few people as possible.

Mrs. Tang was very embarrassed after hearing this. "Jia Gong came to the door, and he should have obeyed. It's just that Jia Gong also knows the emperor's mind, otherwise he would not come to me. I am a woman, and the emperor will not abandon me. I entrust the affairs of Yinfang and make a living. How can I intervene in government affairs ?”

Jia Xu shook his head. "How dare you. I'm not asking Madam to intercede directly with the Son of Heaven, but to publish a sacrificial article in the residence newspaper."

"Sacrifice? To whom?"

"Sacrifice to those who died in the war." Jia Xu sighed. "Since Zhongping, in the past twenty years, how many people have died, how many families have been destroyed, and no one has sacrificed? Now that peace has dawned, it is time to sacrifice them."

(End of this chapter)