Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 236 Work Arrangement (Part [-])
Gao Yushi also learned a few abacus lessons when he was a child, but it is a pity that this thing has been returned to the teacher because he has never used it since then, so he really has nothing to communicate with Gao Guoyan in terms of abacus. However, in the next conversation, the two talked about Gao Guoyan, the teacher who refused to accept him as a disciple, and asked him a question to make him difficult. As a result, Gao Guoyan actually solved the question, and then he was able to become a teacher. Column gate wall.

Gao Wushi smiled and asked what the topic was. Gao Guoyan said: "The topic is, one hundred monks will share one hundred steamed buns. The big monk will eat three each, and the three young monks will eat one. How many?"

Gao Wushi immediately ordered someone to take out a pen and paper, drew "ghost symbols" on it, and replied: "25 big monks, 75 young monks."

Gao Guoyan was taken aback, holding the completely incomprehensible "ghost painting talisman" and asked: "What are you writing? This... seems to be in another language?"

It turns out that what Gao Wushi wrote on the rice paper that he used as a draft paper is an extremely common problem-solving method in later generations:
100÷(3+1)=25(parts)
25×3=75 (people)

25×1=25 (people)

Since Gao Yushi is a liberal arts student, his mathematics level is average after all, so he didn't even use equations to express it, but even so, Gao Guoyan was extremely surprised.

Gao Wushi replied with a smile: "The numbers on it are...uh, Dashi numbers, also called Arabic numerals. I heard that some merchants in the south who are engaged in maritime trade find it quite convenient, so they use them. That’s how it was introduced to my Ming Dynasty.”

In fact, what Gao Yushi said was wrong. Arabic numerals were actually invented by the ancient Indians. After they were introduced to Europe by the Arabs, they were "modernized" by the Europeans. Only because the Europeans got them from the Arabs, so Misunderstood it as an invention of the Arabs, and Gao Wu had the same misunderstandings as most people on these issues.

Fortunately, it doesn't matter who invented it, Gao Guoyan didn't pay attention to it, but stared at it for a while, and then asked: "Although I don't know these few, they are probably numbers, but... ...What does this horizontal in the middle, two dots above and below mean? And what does this 'cross' mean?"

The rest of the people present looked like they were reading a book from heaven, their eyes on Gao Yushi changed, and they thought to themselves: I heard that the young master of the Liufang family is a child prodigy. Although he didn't know Geography, he could even recognize barbarian characters. How capable is this?
But Gao Wushi is really tired at the moment, and he doesn't want to continue to dwell on this issue——Gao Guoyan is obviously a math madman, so if you tell him about this problem, how can you make it clear in a few words?So he put on a look of distress, and shied away with a wry smile: "Brother Sanhuai, the two symbols you asked about are called the division sign and the other is called the multiplication sign, but these things are not something that we will break up in a short while." I understand, I think otherwise, let's arrange the next things first, and when I go to Sanshen Garden when I have time, let's have a good discussion on these academic issues, how about it?"

When Gao Guoyan heard it, the disappointment on his face was beyond words, but fortunately, after the matter of accepting apprentices, he felt that all talented people must have weird tempers, and most of them cannot be forced, so although As anxious as if a cat's paw was scratching, he had no choice but to agree: "Okay, okay, it's all up to you, but to be practical, you have to agree to Brother Wei, and next time you must find time to talk to Brother Wei carefully, this matter It's important, really, really important."

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "I understand, I understand...then let's get down to business first?"

"Okay, let's talk about business, talk about business." Although Gao Guoyan said this, his eyes were fixed on Gao Yushi's draft paper. Obviously, in his opinion, understanding the numbers and algorithms is the real business.

Gao Shishi didn't bother to pay attention to this kind of math madman, and said directly: "Brother Sanhuai, this time I invited you here just to borrow your talent in mathematics... oh, I mean mathematics, help me busy."

Gao Guoyan was stunned, and hesitated: "But I was much slower than you in solving this problem at the beginning. Although... well, although I don't want to admit it, I think your talent in numerology is stronger than mine. Especially if you know how to do this...uh, this hand is the Dashi Algorithm, what other questions do you have that you can't figure out by yourself, and need my help?"

"It's not a calculation problem." Gao Wu said honestly that you have nothing else on your mind except calculations?But it can only be explained: "Brother, you have to know that numerology itself is just a method, and the method itself has no meaning. Its meaning is to solve problems."

"Huh? The meaning of the method... is to solve the problem?" Gao Guoyan seemed to have never thought about this kind of problem, and was a little slow to react for a while.

Gao Wushi nodded, and said very seriously: "Yes, the significance of the method is that people can use it to solve the problems they actually face. This is like...well, why the words of the sages are almost never told to you, when you What should you do in the face of a very specific matter. They will only tell you how to correctly understand this type of matter, so that you can come up with a specific solution to this matter.”

Gao Pragmatism's statement is obviously some kind of argument he made when he first studied Ma Zhe: Philosophy is a world outlook and methodology.However, this statement itself is controversial, and he doesn't really understand it, but it's okay to use it to fool Gao Guoyan. After all, Confucianism is a kind of philosophy in the eyes of foreigners. Many foreign scholars are expressing ancient Chinese talents and academics. Sometimes, I always like to say that "Chinese scholars are all philosophers", and this is the reason.

Gao Guoyan really felt quite reasonable after hearing it, but he didn't seem to fully understand it, so he fell into a situation of "unknownness". I can't understand it, but I still think it makes sense!

Gao Wushi saw that Gao Guoyan didn't refute, and he didn't want to continue rambling, he quickly brought the topic back, saying: "So I hope that my brother will go to Sanshen Garden to act for me. To be precise, I can arrange a position , is called... Chief Financial Officer."

Financial director is a new term, but both "financial" and "director" are old words in Ming Dynasty, and there is nothing incomprehensible when put together. It can even be said that it is clear at a glance, and one can know where the power limit is. , very clearly, even someone like Gao Guoyan immediately understood what Gao Yushi asked him to do.

Immediately Gao Guoyan nodded and said: "If it's just to check the accounts, you can still do it for your brother's self-confidence."

But Gao Pragmatism shook his head: "It is not only about checking the accounts, but also making budgets, and these budgets also have room for adjustment at any time."

　Thanks to the book friend "fengjiyue" for the reward, thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)