Hundreds of schools follow

Chapter 78 About the Movement of the Earth (Thanks to the leader of the sea rat!)

Tan Ying and Bai Pi headed east all the way, and only then did they have a little time to look at the market.

Xianjing, as the capital of King Qin, had many workshops in addition to military and government agencies and schools.

Although it is still limited to the handicraft industry, and most workshops only manufacture daily necessities, this is also the core of Qin's revival since the collapse of Duke Zhaoxiang of Qin.

Unlike the Six Kingdoms, Qin has always followed the route of a centralized military empire since the reform, emphasizing the law and using strong organizational power to create hegemony.

To a large extent, the people rely on the sense of honor of a military power to survive.

But as Guangwu stopped the civil war, Qin's chariot was forced to stop, the army lost its enemies, and the people lost their goals.

Fortunately, King Xue had seen the prosperity of Wang Ji, so he turned the steering wheel in time, and vigorously praised Mohism in Qin, especially supporting inventions and handicrafts, which made Qin great again.

But Xuewang is Xuewang after all. Although he is greedy for the production capacity of Mohism, he is always wary of Mohism's ideas, especially political ideas.

After all, compared with the Legalists who focus on the king, the Mohists were born in the people.

In the most glorious era, the Mohists also participated in politics extensively, traveled across the seven countries, and even reached a strict organization across the borders of the princes, becoming a brotherhood-like existence above a country.

The giant of the Mohist school even responded to all calls, to the extent that the princes and kings were afraid.

King Qin Hui may be able to accept such a person to manage the country, but King Xue can't bear it.

What's more, isn't the best tool to suppress the Mohists right in front of your eyes?

Therefore, under his appointment and unspoken rules, only legalists who are loyal to the emperor can become the mainstream of Qin's political circles, and the upper limit for Mohists to participate in politics is extremely low.

Over time, the wolfish Mohist with political appeals naturally left the Qin State, leaving only a group of kind Mohist like Fan Ya who pursued the truth of heaven and produced inventions.

The Mohist Academy is the cradle for cultivating Mohists and the treasure house of knowledge.

From the opening of lectures to the certification of inventions, the Mohist Academy has almost become a combination of a college + a patent office.

It is also because of this that the collection of mathematics and science books here is more comprehensive than that of the academy.

Tanying and Bai Pi traveled eastward all the way until the fourth quarter of the hour, and finally stood in front of the open courtyard of the Mohist Academy.

Compared with the elegance of the small courtyard and central hall of the Confucianism Museum, the Mo Museum is more like a majestic large institution, and people come and go from time to time.

The main building made of big bricks is two stories high, and along the surrounding wall is a circle of small bungalows, which are for storage or experimentation.

As for the center of the square in the courtyard, there is a stone statue of Mo Di that is as tall as several people.

Seeing such an ink shop, Tan Ying was overjoyed.

This is simply the National Academy of Engineering!
Even if it is only a Xianjing branch, the Mohism is so prosperous.

This prosperous world is just as I wished!
In front of the gate of the courtyard, the two gatekeepers paid respects from a distance when they saw that they were carrying the badges of the academy.

Bai Pi pushed it, and entered the hall with Tanying in his arms: "The Mohist academy is the most open, and people in the academy can come in and out freely regardless of their family background."

"What about the other people?" Tan Ying looked around and asked, "I see that there are quite a few people coming in and out."

"Most of them are Mohists."

"But I see there are children?"

"That's the student who came to class."

"What about the dirty ones?"

"That's the workshop owner or the workshop teacher. They should come to exchange questions." Bai Pi smiled, "Many of the things we usually use are taught by the ink shop and made by the workshop. After a certain period of time, the craftsmanship has spread. , the ink shop also has a new improvement, and their biggest benefit is here."

The two walked into the main building while chatting and laughing. After Tan Ying handed Fan Ya's letter to the guests, she and Bai Pi stopped and waited.

Tan Ying didn't know the content of the letter, but only saw that it was written on the cover [From the owner of the Fan Pavilion].

Seeing this address, Tan Ying naturally asked a question: "Is the owner of the museum not a relative of Fan Zi?"

"Yeah, don't you know?" Bai Pi looked around, "It's Fan Ya's granddaughter."

"Oh?" Tan Ying said in surprise, "That's not very young, is this appropriate?"

"He became famous at the age of ten, and you are also from Xianjing, have you never heard of the name of a fortune teller?"

Tanying recalled for a while and was surprised: "The fortune teller...it turned out to be her! In the past, the teachers in the school used to talk about the fortune teller, saying that we are not as good as others who are four years old after studying for five or six years."

Bai Pi laughed loudly: "This is the truth. If it's only about logic, Si Ye is at the level of her thirteen or fourteen years old. I'm not talking nonsense. It was Si Ye who said it herself when she was studying for the Palace Taoist election."

Tan Ying immediately stood in awe: "Then... what level is she in now?"

"She didn't get it."

"Why can't this be learned?"

"Probably, Dao's heart is broken..." Bai Pi pursed his lips and sighed:
"The last one who was as ignorant as you, who was arguing in Qin Academy at the age of 16, was her.

"It's just that she is not as lucky as you, and she is not as lucky as you, who know how to avoid the edge to solve the problem cleverly, and muddle along.

"She only recognizes mathematics and science, without compromise.

"So in the end, she really came out lying down."

"It's... offering wine... oh..." Tan Ying smiled wryly and shook her head.

"At that time, it was not this sacrificial wine, it was the previous sacrificial wine." Bai Pi sighed deeply, "Wu Shuzi."

"Wu Shuzi?" Tan Ying said in surprise, "The Mohist giant? Is he the last sacrificial wine of the Qin Palace? Is he more ruthless than... than Han Sun?"

"Whether it's ruthless or not, of course you have to be ruthless in your argument." Bai Pi patted Tanying and said, "The key is to know your own flaws and retreat when you are in trouble, just like Si Ye insisted at the time. Just like admitting defeat, if you argue stubbornly, you may not be able to survive the subsequent arguments."

"I'm ashamed to say..." Tan Ying sighed bitterly, "I can make this argument thanks to Si Ye's great wisdom and enlightenment in offering wine. If they insist on embarrassing me, my example will not explain anything."

"Hey." Bai Pi laughed, "Wu Shuzi is the one who insists on making things difficult for others. If there is no certainty, he will never admit it."

"That's troublesome..."

"It's not just troublesome, this kind of person can't deal with him." Bai Pi hugged Tanying's shoulder and said, "You listen to me about this matter, and then don't care what kind of bird path Fengtian refers to, don't see that Wu Niaozi, Say nothing."

"Hmm..." Tan Ying asked, "I just want to know what kind of theory the owner of the museum was standing at that time, and it would be refuted like this."

Hearing this, Bai Pi quickly turned around and waved his hands: "I don't want to know that, mathematics and science are not fun, so I'm in trouble."

"Then I'll ask her face to face."

"Then you're probably exposing someone's scars." Bai Pi shook his head and sighed, "Since Li Li's theory was defeated, she left the academy and entered the Mohist Museum, and never mentioned it again. I dare not even mention it."

"Then I'll find an opportunity to ask Si Ye." Tan Ying had no choice but to calm down, "It's better to deal with my own business first, and don't make any more trouble."

……

Mohism Hall, second floor, southeast, the main room of the hall.

The folding windows are half open, and the breeze is blowing.

This should have been a comfortable scene.

However, in the huge room, there is a large circle of bookcases that cover the ceiling, and the books and models are densely packed on it, but it makes people very depressed.

Looking at the long table under the window in the middle, a woman in gray shirt was watching the case with frowning eyebrows, straightening her temples from time to time, as if she had encountered some intractable problem.

In the woman's eyes, there seems to be a bit of Fan Ya's determination, but her appearance and posture are very soft and gentle, her hair accessories are refreshing, and she is still young, no matter how you look at it, the blue shirt and white dress are more suitable for her.

But she was wearing a gray shirt, cut off the exaggeration and beauty, and only wanted to be simple and approachable, no different from all Mohists.

There is no doubt that this is Fan Ya's granddaughter, Fan Huashi, the owner of the Ink Museum.

While thinking, there was a knock on the door.

She lowered her head and let out a "hmm", and saw a young female scholar in a dark blue shirt enter the room.

"Master, there are two people from the Academy who are looking for you." The Nushu Zuo respectfully submitted a letter, "It should be entrusted by the Secretary of the Academy."

When Fan Huashi saw the handwriting, he was overjoyed, but he didn't want his subordinates to see his frivolous appearance, so he just slowly opened the letter, patiently unfolding the letter.

[When painting:
[Recently there are many changes in the academy, I fear I won't have time to leave the palace.

[You must have heard about Tanying. Fengtian will show you the way soon, so I will entrust him to you and allow him to stay in the ink library for a while, read the library collection, write books and argue, in order to respond to Fengtian.

[Tan Ying's identity is special, remember not to disclose it, let him see people as little as possible, for other security matters, Bai Pi will take care of it.

[The next page is the question for this time——]

Fan Huashi originally looked indifferent, but when he saw the word "Title", he couldn't help feeling a little expectation, and quickly turned the page——

[One zongzi sells for 1 baht. After eating, you can get 1 zongzi leaf, and 2 zongzi leaves can be exchanged for a new zongzi.

[I have 20 baht, how many zongzi can I eat at most? 】

Seeing this question, Fan Huashi only sighed indifferently, and then showed it to Shu Zuo: "Grandpa must be too busy, and he is using this kind of question to coax children to perfuse me."

Nu Shuzuo then took the paper and started to read, the more she read, the more flustered she became: "Master... this is not something ordinary children can understand..."

"How much do you understand?"

"Anyway, it's not 30... The curator allows me to do some calculations..." Shuzuo raised his head and began to calculate hard.

"Go back and calculate slowly, the answer is 39." Fan Huashi then received the letter and asked, "Did someone solve the question that was asked last ten days?"

"No." Shuzuo said dumbly, "The owner's question is too difficult."

"Then change it to this." Fan Huashi said, picked up the bamboo pen, modified Fan Ya's original question, and pushed it to Shu Zuo, "Copy it on a large paper, hang it before closing, and share it with everyone." A simple opportunity, otherwise no one can solve this question every ten days, and it will become boring after a long time."

Shu Zuo took over the new question and looked at it, and immediately shuddered.

[One zongzi sells for 3 baht. After eating, you can get 1 zongzi leaf, and 5 zongzi leaves can be exchanged for a new zongzi.

[I have 1234500 baht, how many zongzi can I eat at most? 】

(All places related to mathematics actually use the digital symbol system of this world, so I won’t repeat them later)

"Master, just looking at this question, my mind is already in a mess." Shu Zuo only accepted the new question and shook his head, "Whoever wants to solve it will solve it."

"It's very simple, you can find the trick at a glance, and the calculation power of a ten-year-old child is enough to solve it." Fan Huashi said, nodding his forehead for a while, and then wrote another number on the paper——

【493800】

"Is this the owner's answer?" Shu Zuo opened his mouth and asked, "Is this the standard correct answer?"

"It's a standard wrong answer." Fan Huashi casually put down his pen and said, "I guess many people will figure it out as soon as they see such a simple question, tell them it's wrong, go home and finish the calculations before answering tomorrow. , don’t waste paper.”

After finishing speaking, she lowered her head and glanced at the blueprint on the case again: "The two guests from the academy want to use the library, so only allow them to enter and leave the library during this time. Maybe they will stay for a while, you Just arrange the reception, remember to keep a low profile and don't let the people in the museum know."

Shu Zuo nodded in agreement, but then asked: "As entrusted by Si Ye, those two seem to have status, won't the owner go to see him?"

Fan Huashi is tasteless: "Everyone does their own thing, it's better not to see each other when it's not necessary."

Shu Zuo was not reconciled, and stepped forward to ask: "I heard recently that someone in the Academy is making a speech, I guess, these two people may be related to this matter?"

Hearing the word "Li Lun", Fan Huashi's body trembled slightly, and after a moment of distraction, he just said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, foreign scholars please read the Mohist collection."

"Oh..." Shu Zuo asked again, "Does the museum owner know about the content of the specific argument? Many people are asking, asking if it is related to me."

"I don't know, I don't want to ask, I don't want to." Fan Huashi shook his head again, "It's fine for my ink shop to do some routine work. It's not our business to ask the heavens."

Shu Zuo didn't dare to say anything, and just took his orders and left.

Back in the lobby, lead Tan Ying and the others to the inner library.

Tan Ying didn't care, but Bai Pi asked swaggeringly: "Oh, I'm not qualified enough, the owner of the museum won't come out to see me?"

Shu Zuo hurriedly explained: "The owner of the museum is busy with business and is waiting for guests. Apologies, apologies."

"Busy? Treating guests?" Bai Pi narrowed his eyes and said, "How do I hear that she only needs a few minutes a day to deal with official duties, and she can never see customers without seeing customers, and she spends all day thinking about math and science problems, making drawings and other things? "

"Ha..." Shuzuo had no choice but to apologize dryly.

But Tan Ying laughed it off: "Wonderful, it's just a meaningless courtesy if you see it, it's wonderful if you don't see it."

"Ha..." Shu Zuo laughed even more dryly.

Indeed, seeing the temperament of the museum owner will only make you feel more uncomfortable.

After entering the library, Tan Ying threw herself into the bookshelf of the Mo family, picked up many books on mathematics and science in a short while, and transported them to the table together with Qingtian theory.

Bai Pi completed the formation in two moments, and left in a hurry after a brief instruction.

For the next time, this ocean of knowledge belongs to Tan Ying alone!
Look at the math first.

Since the beginning of Taoism, after a hundred years of development, a large number of mathematical tools have emerged as the times require, no wonder the industry can be so prosperous.

It's just that all kinds of mathematical tools exist in the form of "XX Suanjing", and the content is also born out of solving practical problems. They lack systematic connections with each other, and also lack general conventions and consistent systems, which makes it difficult to use. Not going well.

It's so practical, so true.

But it's not a big problem, just integrate everything you need first.

As for physics, it has also made great progress, but the form of knowledge is the same as that of mathematics, and more of them serve engineering. Most of them are like "XX Jing" and "XX Ji", which lack systematic combing.

Among them, there are many expressions of classical mechanics, and there are also many specific formulas, but there is a mixture of them, some are still under discussion, and some have been publicly recognized. It must be a big project to find out this system.

The bigger project is to find out many previous "Star Books" and years of astronomical observation data for calculation and verification.

Just like that, before noon, Tan Ying moved hundreds of books to the table.

Seeing these, Tan Ying was both flustered and happy.

The panic is that his major is not astronomy. It may take a long time to find enough evidence from the ephemeris, and then use the existing mathematical knowledge to verify the argument, and it may not even be possible.

The cool thing is, this thing works!
All the conditions to verify the theory are in front of him.

Next, you only need to use your brain, remember, study and comprehend. As long as you have enough time, you may really be able to sort out a set of astronomical theories that even the giants of the Mohist school can't argue with.

Regarding the movement of the earth, let’s get to know it from the beginning today!

(End of this chapter)