Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 151 Mathematics is the basis of all science
After talking about Qin Shihuang and game theory one after another, Su Jing also said that his mouth was a little dry.

"Mr. Su, drink water."

Empress Ma brought the water glass to Su Jing.

Don't look at her as a woman, Su Jing's class is also very serious.

"Thank you ma'am."

Su Jing nodded, and looked outside the door again.

The light rain has stopped and the sky is clear.

However, the sky is getting darker, and the time for talking is too long, and it is almost time for dinner.

"It's getting late, it's time to prepare dinner."

Su Jing got up and went to the kitchen.

But before she had time to say anything, Empress Ma got up early and said, "Mr. Su, you've been teaching all afternoon, let me come for dinner."

I ate a meal made by Su Jing at noon, and it is really unreasonable to let Su Jing cook again this evening.

"Yes, Master Su, let us have dinner."

Zhu Biao also echoed Queen Ma and said.

If those courtiers saw this scene, they would probably drop their jaws in shock.

The dignified queen and prince even took the initiative to go to the kitchen to prevent Su Jing from cooking.

What kind of treatment is this?
More importantly, Lao Zhu didn't even object.

Su Jing had no choice but to continue sitting on the seat, while Empress Ma led the princes into the kitchen again.

Su Jing wasn't worried about Empress Ma's craftsmanship either, the scheduling of cooking lunch in the kitchen explained everything.

In the hall, only Su Jing and Zhu Yuanzhang were left.

"Su Jing, how do you know about that distant Great Qin?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Su Jing.

Da Qin?

Su Jing was stunned and said: "Qin Dynasty, isn't that all in the history books?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "This Great Qin is not the Qin Dynasty, but a distant country beyond the Great Ming you mentioned."

It is not Qin Dynasty, but it is also called Daqin, Su Jing is really confused.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The end of the Silk Road is Daqin."

Now Su Jing finally came to his senses, and said with a smile, "It turns out that uncle was talking about Rome, so what do I think it is?"

Su Jing didn't do much research on history books. This Rome was called Great Qin, and this was the first time he knew about it.

Rome?

Now it's Zhu Yuanzhang's turn to be surprised. Why is Daqin called Rome again?
"Su Jing, where did you know about Rome? Why have I never heard of this name?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised.

Su Jing immediately said: "An unknown ancient book, forget it, I read too many books, I can't remember clearly."

Anyway, it's just a title, and it's not that important.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't linger for too long, but continued to ask: "You just said that when the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, the places other than the Ming Dynasty mentioned did not form a unified dynasty. What you said was the place where Rome is located. place."

Kaos and Lao Zhu talked a lot about European history, and they also knew that Europe had always been in a state of division. Dozens of small kingdoms were completely independent and chaotic, very similar to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period.

But what he didn't understand was how Su Jing knew.

Rome is not a little far away from Daming.

There were no Romans like Kaos beside Su Jing.

"Read a book."

To this, Su Jing's answer was only two words.

"what book?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

Su Jing said lightly: "I don't remember."

Anyway, the Ming Dynasty is not the previous life, books have edition numbers, and there are many ancient books that have been circulated, who knows.

Su Jing only felt that this reason was very useful.

But here, Zhu Yuanzhang heard and saw Su Jing using this reason many times.

It was also the same when teaching Zhu Biao. A lot of knowledge was only mentioned from books, but he never said which book it was.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, thinking about various possibilities in his mind.

At Su Jing's age, it is unlikely that he has been to places like Rome.

No one else told him, which is a bit weird.

There is also the map of Asia, which Zhu Yuanzhang has always treasured.

Su Jing's understanding of this world far surpassed anyone Zhu Yuanzhang knew.

But Zhu Yuanzhang did not point out that these things will not affect too much Zhu Yuanzhang's views on Su Jing.

"What's wrong, uncle, you look like you have something on your mind."

Su Jing glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang's face and asked curiously.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly and said, "It's nothing, I just thought of something, and it has nothing to do with you."

Don't look at Lao Zhu coming out to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival today, but he hasn't let go of Daming's business affairs in his mind.

Daming now has too many things to worry about.

"Then there's nothing I can do to help you. You should worry about it yourself."

Su Jing said lightly.

No matter what his status is, what he is worried about must be a major national issue, and he can't help much.

"Su Jing, what if I say you can help?"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his words, looked at Su Jing and said.

Su Jing immediately became vigilant and said, "Uncle, what do you want to do? Don't drag me into the water if you have something to do! I'm just a businessman who does his duty, and I don't want to make contributions."

After witnessing the disaster relief food corruption case, Su Jing had a new understanding of the energy of the uncle in front of him.

Absolutely not simple.

There is a high probability that it is a founding hero.

Being his son's teacher, the relationship is enough.

After all, the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty did not end well.

"Su Jing, you."

Looking at Su Jing's look of fearing to avoid it, Lao Zhu really didn't know what to say.

These days, is there really someone who doesn't want to be an official?

What if you identify yourself?Will Su Jing still be the same as now?

Of course, this idea just flashed through Lao Zhu's mind.

Not yet.

Su Jing has to teach Zhu Biao again, he obviously still has a lot of ink in his mind.

"Uncle, don't be so surprised, I'm just an ordinary person, and I just want to live an ordinary life."

Su Jing smiled and said: "It is said that once a general is successful, his bones will dry up. I am destined not to be such a character."

"A small place like Lishui County is enough."

Su Jing's reluctance to become an official, of course, has his own reasons for not wanting to go, and of course objectively, he cannot pass the exam.

In the current imperial examination, he is not confident that he will be on the list.

After all, he studied nine years of compulsory education, while scholars in the Ming Dynasty spent ten years studying sage books in the cold window.

It's not that I can't catch up, but when I catch up, I'm afraid I'll be 34.

Perhaps from the perspective of Ming Dynasty people, this age is nothing.

But Su Jing couldn't accept it.

Another more important point is that during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, too many officials died.

In the famous Hongwu Four Cases, Lao Zhu was up and down with a knife, and even the founding heroes were not spared.

Of course, there are those who deserve to be killed, but those who are affected are definitely not a minority.

Su Jing remembered that Lao Zhu had been in power for more than 30 years, and the total number of officials killed was 15, which did not include those who were brought by the Jiuzu clan.

In other words, killing thousands of people a year is not uncommon.

Being an official under such an emperor is really trembling like walking on thin ice.

Might as well not stick at all.

Doesn't he smell good if he lives well?

I am not the poorest common people at the bottom, my life is quite comfortable, and it is good to be a rich man.

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally didn't know Su Jing's inner thoughts, but Su Jing's attitude really made him not know what to do.

I was still jealous and suspicious of Su Jing before, for fear that if Su Jing became an official in the court in the future, he would become Zhu Biao's great harm.

But now, it seems that this first step into the dynasty is quite difficult.

It's almost like a joke.

"Su Jing, a man should have great ambitions, how can he stay under others for a long time?"

Zhu Yuanzhang decided to give Su Jing a good education and develop his thinking.

Let's talk about some big reasons, to stimulate Su Jing.

"puff!"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Su Jing couldn't hold back at all, and laughed outright.

Because he thought of a line he saw in his previous life: How can a man live in depression for a long time.

The tone and attitude of Lao Zhu's speech now is very similar to the scene Su Jing saw at that time.

"Su Jing, is what I said so funny?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows were furrowed immediately by Su Jing's smile, and he became a little unhappy.

I talked to you in a good voice, but you just laughed here?
"I'm sorry uncle, mine, mine, I think too much, I'm sorry."

Su Jing hurriedly apologized, and he also felt that he was a little disrespectful.

"Humph."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said: "Then tell me, is what I said wrong? Can't a man be a little bit pursuing?"

Su Jing suppressed her own smile, and replied: "Uncle, you may be right, but you can't expect everyone to be a man."

"It's just that I don't pursue it, so you don't want to persuade me."

"I think, you'd better teach your son well. You have a big business, and you still have to ask your son to inherit it."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was really helpless.

This guy Su Jing really doesn't like oil and salt.

Isn't he persuading Su Jing so much now so that Zhu Biao can inherit more smoothly in the future!
"Unreasonable!"

Lao Zhu left the next sentence, and didn't want to talk to Su Jing anymore.

Su Jing just smiled, he didn't care about Lao Zhu's temper at all.

"By the way, uncle, have you met a Roman recently?"

Su Jing said suddenly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback for a moment, and asked with some doubts: "Su Jing, how did you know?"

Although many ministers knew about Kaos' appearance in the palace, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not deliberately conceal it, how did Su Jing know about it?

Could it be that he really has the ability to calculate heavenly secrets?
It didn't take long for Kaos to appear.

Su Jing said with a smile: "The math problem you asked before, the name of Diophantus, is not the name of a Ming Dynasty, so I guessed it."

Although Su Jing explained, Zhu Yuanzhang's doubts did not weaken a bit.

"Guess from just one name?"

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.

Su Jing smiled and said: "Not completely, the main reason is that you mentioned Rome just now, and you even know some situations in Europe, so I naturally thought about it."

Europe?

Zhu Yuanzhang is a little confused now.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, Su Jing also realized that he had popped up a new word, and he immediately explained:

"This is the general name for the area where Rome is located in the ancient book I read. I think it is easy to remember, so I wrote it down."

"Europe~Europe~"

Zhu Yuanzhang repeated it several times in his mouth, always feeling a little awkward, and knew why Su Jing thought it was simple and easy to remember.

"Su Jing, is that question really easy? I asked many people before."

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang finally asked his doubts.

He originally came to Su Jing full of confidence. He thought that Su Jing could be easily troubled, but he didn't expect that even his son Zhu Wei could not be troubled.

"Haha."

Su Jing smiled and said: "I guess there must be no old man Liu among the people you asked."

Old Zhu's heart skipped a beat, and his expression remained unchanged: "Su Jing, what do you mean by that?"

Liu Bowen, Lao Zhu has put him under semi-house arrest now.

The ministers in the court also saw Lao Zhu's thoughts, and none of them had much contact with Liu Bowen.

At this moment, Su Jing suddenly mentioned Liu Bowen, could it be meaningful?
"What's the point? If you ask Uncle Liu this question, he will definitely know how to do it at a glance."

Su Jing looked at Old Zhu and said, "Before I left the homework for the students in the school about the chicken and the rabbit in the same cage. The teacher of the school told me, and Old Man Liu solved it very easily."

"Uncle, your question is much simpler than the question about the chicken and the rabbit in the same cage."

"You said that if you asked Uncle Liu, how could you not know that this question is very simple?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also remembered the private interview with Su Jing with Liu Bowen.

That's right, at the school at that time, Su Jing did have a problem with a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage.

Lao Zhu didn't know how to solve the problem at the time, but Liu Bowen easily explained the process of solving the problem.

At that time, Mr. Xueshu passed by and praised Liu Bowen a few words.

Lao Zhu still remembered this matter.

"You remember it, don't you?"

Su Jing looked at Lao Zhu's face and said with a smile: "Uncle, you asked this question. In fact, it looks a little complicated. It's just a little arithmetic done by the Romans. Our ancestors can solve it long ago."

"But it's a pity, our Daming doesn't pay much attention to these talents in mathematics."

"The people that uncle went to ask for advice are probably Confucian scholars."

Speaking of which, Su Jing sighed a little.

Ever since he taught Zhu Huan mathematics and searched for ancient books, he discovered that the research on mathematics in China is actually no later than that in the West.

Many theories have already appeared.

But what is extremely regrettable is that in this land, these things are always heresy.

Scholars, or the vast majority of scholars, still delve into the words of sages and the ways of sages, just to be able to get on the list and climb the official ladder.

What a pity! What a pity!
Hearing Su Jing's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little shocked.

Because what Su Jing said was right, the academic officials in the main hall are all masters of Confucianism.

"Then you mean that arithmetic is also very important?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said to Su Jing.

Su Jing glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "What do you mean, mathematics is very important, mathematics is the foundation of all sciences!"

(End of this chapter)