The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 101 Wang Jianyang cheats on computing power
At this time, Xu Xueju had taken off his official robe and was wearing a Confucian scholar's clothes and was walking in the fields with a middle-aged man.

He introduced with a smile. :
"I'm afraid Jianyang is still on the ground at this time."

The middle-aged man nodded when he heard this and said: "Only in Bamin did I realize that Wang Jianyang had such a reputation. It is an elegant thing for Jingyu to hire such a staff."

Xu Xueju smiled when he heard this.

The person in front of him was Shen Jing.

Shen Jing won the Jinshi title in the second year of Wanli's reign, but was later demoted due to a crime and impeached for alleged fraud in the examination, so he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. He has been living at home for ten years. He is obsessed with folk arts and has no interest in worldly affairs.

Shen Jing had very high attainments in opera theory and rhythm, and was known as the "leader of the opera circle". At this time, his status was higher than that of Tang Xianzu.

Shen Jing and Tang Xianzu had disputes over the theory of opera, but at the same time they were good friends and kept in touch frequently.

Xu Xueju and Tang Xianzu were Jinshi in the same field, and their personal relationship was also good. Tang Xianzu communicated with them, and Xu Xueju and Shen Jing were also old friends.

Shen Jing was also a member of Wushan Society. When Wang Wenlong went to Suzhou last time, he happened to go south to Zhejiang and did not meet each other.

Half a month ago, when Shen Jing returned to Suzhou and heard that Wang Wenlong had left, she was initially very sorry, but had no intention of going south.

Then he heard the discussion of the Twelve Laws left by Wang Wenlong.

All the texts left by Wang Wenlong were brought to Henan by Wang Jide, but Shen Jing was dumbfounded by just part of what Ye Zhouze, Feng Menglong and others relayed.

Shen Jing kept the two of them chatting until late at night, and then as a music critic and the author of "Nanjiugong Thirteen Tune Scores", Shen Jing couldn't sit still.

The next day he packed his bags and went south, chasing him all the way to Fuzhou.

After Shen Jing got off the ship in Fuzhou, she heard that Wang Wenlong had followed Xu Xueju to Pingtan, and continued to chase south without saying a word. Xu Xueju only found out that he had come to Fujian when he came to visit him today.

When Xu Xueju came to the field, he saw no sign of Wang Wenlong, so he asked an official nearby: "Where is Jianyang now?"

The official replied respectfully: "Sir, Mr. Wang is in the room helping to settle the accounts."

Hearing this, Xu Xueju boasted to Shen Jing with pride: "Jianyang is still good at arithmetic. He is indeed a generalist in miscellaneous studies."

Shen Jing also nodded and said: "Jianyang lectured on law in Suzhou. Although I only heard a few words, it can be seen that his theory is clear and he must have done research in mathematics."

They only thought that Wang Wenlong was asked to help because of his good abacus calculation, but they didn't care much after praising him.

The two of them walked into the house in the direction instructed by the official. When they entered the house, they saw Wang Wenlong sitting at a table, with a pile of accounts on his left and right hands, and nothing in his hands.

Wang Wenlong looked at the accounts on his left hand and read out a series of numbers. There was an official next to him who helped him with the abacus and told him the results of addition and subtraction calculations as quickly as possible.

After hearing the calculation results, he took a pen and wrote down the values ​​in the account book.

"Brush, brush, brush", Wang Wenlong's writing is flying, as if he doesn't need to think.

The account book in front of him was turned over quickly, and several pages were counted in the blink of an eye. After finishing one account, he threw it to the right and opened another from the left.

Only then did the two of them realize that what was on Wang Wenlong's right hand side was the account book he had finished calculating.

Looking at the officials at the tables next to him, there are three people working together, and the account books calculated at each table are not even half of what Wang Wenlong calculated alone.

Shen Jing and Xu Xueju were stunned for a moment.

While writing logarithm tables, Wang Wenlong accidentally found a new way to use his golden finger.

When other people do large number calculations, even if they have a logarithm table, they have to flip through it for a while, but for him, the logarithm table is imprinted in his mind and he can just recall it directly.

In this way, his calculation speed of multiplication and division of complex numbers is doubled. Not only is it faster than the abacus of the person next to him, but even when others look at it with a logarithm table, they are not as fast as him.The clerk next to Wang Wenlong who was helping him with his abacus couldn't keep up with his speed. After all, Wang Wenlong could just close his eyes and look up the table, but he was trying desperately to calculate addition and subtraction, and he was already sweating from exhaustion.

Although Xu Xueju and Shen Jing had thought that Wang Wenlong had some talent in arithmetic, they never expected to see such a scene.

At this time, the county magistrate who was responsible for calculating the figures saw Xu Xueju appearing and quickly put down his account book and came over.

Xu Xueju was surprised and pointed at Wang Wenlong who was checking the results and asked the county magistrate: "Jianyang's mental arithmetic is actually so fast?"

The county magistrate nodded with admiration: "Mr. Wang is extremely proficient in this art. His calculation speed is not only inferior to that of an abacus, but even if we follow him with logarithms, we are far inferior to him."

Shen Jing frowned and asked, "Aren't you afraid of being wrong in calculating so quickly?"

Although the county magistrate didn't know who Shen Jing was, he knew from his appearance and demeanor that he probably had some status.

The county magistrate smiled at Shen Jing and said, "I have done the calculations before. The figures obtained by Mr. Wang's oral calculation are absolutely accurate. He even found some mistakes for us officials."

Shen Jing and Xu Xueju were both stunned.

Shen Jing couldn't help but admire him: "It is recorded in the books of the Song Dynasty that Wei Pu was good at calculation, "His planning is as fast as flying, and the human eye cannot catch it." In the past, I thought it was an exaggeration. But now when I saw Jianyang's talents, I realized that there really is someone with such magical skills in the world!"

At this time, Wang Wenlong heard the conversation behind him and turned around. Seeing that Xu Xueju was coming, he quickly stood up to greet him.

Xu Xueju said with a smile: "Jianyangguo has a genius!"

Wang Wenlong quickly shook his head and said, "I'm just used to using logarithmic tables."

He said modestly: "Everyone who has just come into contact with logarithmic tables is still not used to calculating, so the speed cannot be increased. If you are used to using logarithmic tables, you will not be much slower than me."

Xu Xueju: “What is a logarithm?”

As Wang Wenlong spoke, he introduced the principles of logarithms to Xu Xueju and Shen Jing. Both of them were amazed, especially Shen Jing. He also had to do a lot of calculations when studying law. He picked up a copied logarithm table on the table. Just sigh and admire:

"It's hard to imagine that I can carry this form in my head."

Wang Wenlong heard this and looked at Shen Jing who was standing aside, and asked Xu Xueju: "May I ask who this gentleman is?"

Xu Xueju introduced him with a smile: "This is Shen Jing and Shen Boying."

Wang Wenlong was shocked and quickly raised his hands in greeting: "It turns out that Mr. Ning'an is here. I don't recognize him in person. Please forgive me."

Shen Jing laughed loudly and felt that Wang Wenlong was talented and humble, so she had a good impression of him.

"Jianyang doesn't require too much etiquette. I came back to Suzhou to listen to my friends in Wushan Society talking about Jianyang's theory of the Twelve Equal Laws, and couldn't help but follow me to Fuzhou. Today I still want to ask Jianyang for advice. .”

Because of the help of the logarithm table and Wang Wenlong, the calculation speed of the local money and grain master was greatly accelerated. Especially Wang Wenlong, the two of them calculated together even faster than the other five or six book flaps in the house combined, which directly increased the calculation speed. Twice as fast again.

The accounts that were supposed to be processed until the evening were basically completed just after noon.

Soon after Shen Jing arrived, everyone completed the work, and Xu Xueju, Shen Jing, Wang Wenlong, and Chen Jinglun returned to Fuzhou together.

Along the way, Shen Jing chatted happily with several people. Shen Jing, in particular, was surprised several times by the music theory knowledge that transcended the times revealed in Wang Wenlong's few words.

He only thought that this was Wang Wenlong's own understanding of law. Coupled with the logarithms he had seen before, Shen Jing had already regarded Wang Wenlong as a wizard who knew astronomy and geography.

Rushing back to Fuzhou in the evening, everyone was tired from work. Xu Xueju left Shen Jing at home and said that he would hold a banquet in Fuzhong tomorrow to welcome Shen Jing, and he would have to invite some local celebrities to attend.

Wang Wenlong and Chen Jinglun both nodded and said they would arrive early tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)