warring states careerist

Chapter 738 Study hard
Gan De waited for more than a month, and finally received a contact. After handling the matter here, he was arranged to go to Xiangcheng.

From there, I changed boats and went all the way south. At the beginning, there were some border checks.

From Huaishui to Pengcheng, all the way is by boat, and there are countless boats coming and going. Gan De has broadened his horizons. He has long heard that Sishang is rich, but he doesn't want to be so rich.

He arrived in Pengcheng in September, lived in the building temporarily, and was soon arranged to study in the preparatory school. The strict bureaucratic machine is more than ten times more efficient than the feudal system. The layered structure, Gan De can be considered to understand what efficiency is.

It is said that there are more than 40 scholars from various countries who arrived in Sishang in the whole autumn.

It is said that at the peak two years ago, there were nearly [-] scholars who came to Pengcheng from all over the country in a quarter, but now it is not as prosperous as in previous years.

One is that countries have begun to control, and the other is that those who can come have already come, and those who are unwilling to come will not come.

What Gan De didn't expect was that shortly after he came, he met Shi with the people who came with him, and Shi also communicated with him for a while.

Shi in Pengcheng never thought that there are people like Gan De in the world at this time. It is no longer possible for him to be in charge of the engineering and cultural department, and he is "knowing more and doing less", mainly to provide an idea to prevent going away. Detours, relying on administrative orders and a large amount of resource investment, pile up people to produce results.

As for Gander's name, Shi didn't know it at all.

It's just that it's a rule to meet those newcomers every quarter since the great debate four years ago, to show respect and invite some talented people.

After seeing the materials sent by some Mohists from Chu in Gander, Shi was really surprised. He really didn't expect that astronomy had developed to such a degree during the Warring States Period.

I went to Xu Xu and asked some gentlemen who specialize in the study of astronomy. With specialization in the field, these people's level in their respective subjects is much higher than appropriate, except for some more difficult ones involving calculus. The content of the calculation may not be as good as that, but it is much better than Shi in terms of professional knowledge.

After being convinced that Gan De is indeed a great talent in astronomy, Shi Shi went to meet him with some respect, after all, Gan De is considered a sage to Shi.

However, no amount of care is enough. I am sure that a character like Gan De will stand out after systematic study, even if he has not had a solid foundation of the Sishang system before.

The first meeting between the two was in the auditorium of Pengcheng University Hall. Like Shi, Gan De actually communicated with Shi with a feeling of anticipation and anxiety.

Because for Gander, it is a person who followed the astronomy knowledge of the two hermit masters. The theory of the earth's movement around the sun explained Gander's long-standing doubts about Mars retrograde; The red star is attached to its side, if there is a small red star attached to its side" doubts; the theory about the relative position caused by orbital movement also answered his doubts about the speed of Jupiter's speed.

Shi's respect for Gan De is the respect for the sages; while Gan De's respect for Shi is actually the respect for knowledge and the later sages, Shi is just a carrier.

When Gan De saw Shi for the first time, he took a closer look, and it was similar to what some rumors said.

Now Shi is in his 40s, not the boy from Shangqiu more than 20 years ago, and he is older than Gan De in terms of age.

Relatively speaking, they are not short, but that is for middle-aged people in the 40s and 20s of the previous generation. Now more than [-] years later, the younger generation in Sishang is generally much taller than before.

When I was speaking in the auditorium, I was talking about Sishang's "Zhengyin", and I was wearing a cotton improved short brown and trousers. The Mohist school did not strictly require clothing, but as high-level Mohists, they must wear improved shorts. Brown, this is a rule, and it is also a kind of respect for Mozi.

Even as a Mohist giant, there is no crown on his head, but his hair is tied directly, and he has a short beard as he is used to at this time.

For those in power and scholars, the age of 40 is the prime of life, which is also a major factor for many people to devote themselves to Sishang.When Qin Huali was a tycoon, he was a little old. Many speculators worried that Qin Huali's death would lead to a civil war between the Mohists, because they did not believe that a world where everyone was equal without blood nobles could really work.

After Shi became a giant, and Qin Huali was seriously ill, Shi commanded the battle in Qi State and the Mo family still had no troubles, more speculators began to come to Sishang.

Gan De noticed that in addition to the normal Mohists' attire on the podium, it would be really ordinary if they were placed in the crowd of Sishang people.

Later generations were criticized by Xunzi as "thrifty and poor, and it was not enough to distinguish differences, county monarchs and ministers." The Mohists have strict requirements on superficial equality, especially those who are the real power center in Sishang. The style is basically the same as that of farmers, and there are no noble clothes.

Gan De thought to himself, earlier he heard that Mo Di was bald, and his straw sandals were short and brown, and he went around the world, but he didn't know if the rumored Kai Zhishi was wearing straw sandals?

He waited curiously for a while, and found that he was wearing a pair of leather shoes. He thought to himself, "That's true. Those nobles called him the man of the man because he was a descendant of the man. It seems that Sishang is wearing short brown shoes. , but in fact, not everyone is required to be like those rumored Mohists who endured the wind and rain. Wearing short brown is probably for the sake of their equality?"

After reading the welcome speech written by the secretary, Shi Shi on the stage went down to talk to these dozens of people. Two personal guards stood beside him to guard against assassination.

Many scholars who came to Sishang for "righteousness" took an attitude that seemed to be idolatry, and expressed their kindness with the hand-holding ceremony that applied to Sishang.

When he arrived at Gan De's place, he took a look at Gan De, who was not yet 30 years old, and said: "Mr., I read the book about Sui Xing a few days ago. As the saying goes, we are like-minded, and we want to come to Xiang Xuzhong." There are many fellows of Mr. Xian'zhike. The universe is vast, and the will of heaven is hard to know. It is just that generations of people are needed to devote themselves to learning. One day in the future, when you travel around the world, there will always be someone who will remember you everything."

Hearing the words of traveling around the world, Gan De felt a sense of pride in his heart. He said that although I came to Sishang only to study my favorite astronomy, what he said was exactly what they said. It's the same in the world, everyone is happy in everything, not only for oneself, but also for the benefit of the world.

Facing the appropriate praise, Gan De was a little shy, and quickly said: "I heard that you studied as a hermit in Yangxia, but I am far inferior to the study of astronomy. Those books are all recorded by me observing the starry sky, and the other is It is also the accumulation of ancestors. It is just unpredictable with the naked eye, and there must be many fallacies..."

"I have always wanted to use the telescope on Sishang to observe the starry sky, and really see Suixing and Yinghuo. I don't know if I can do it now?"

Over the years, I have seen many people who are thirsty for knowledge and will do anything at all. I have seen a lot of people like Gan De. They come to Sishang to understand their doubts and are attracted by some knowledge on Sishang. Such people The foundations are not bad, and they are indeed talented, and generally achieve something in their respective disciplines.

Seeing Gan De's impatience, he smiled and said: "When you take a rest for ten days, you can go to the observatory in Pengcheng to watch, but you need to make an appointment in advance. Mr. is compiling the star chart, and Sishang is actually compiling it, which confirms each other. Well."

"It is not easy to compile a star map, and it takes a long time, but it is very useful. In the future, when traveling around the world, these knowledge will be useful."

It was only then that Gan De knew that Sishang was also compiling star charts. In fact, Sishang had already been compiling star charts many years ago, but it was a long project, and the team was not short of manpower. They are all in the direction of surveying and mapping and Jupiter satellite method mapping, which can be transformed into technology. There are not too many research personnel invested in these basic things, and they are far from being compiled, and they have not been made public.

Hearing this, Gan De couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and asked: "I'm in Xiangxu preparatory school now, I heard that if I can pass the exam, I can directly enter Xiangxu to study?"

Shi smiled and said: "Yes, but after entering, you have to study the previous content by yourself in order to keep up. You like astronomical calculations, and you actually have a lot to learn."

"Words, Nine Numerals, Geometry, Physics, Force... These must be learned in Xiang Xu, but there are some basics that need to be known."

The level of Si Shangxiang Xu and the admissions examinations of the university hall is estimated to be roughly equivalent to the level of the first and second grades of junior high school in later generations.

It is roughly the simplest one-dimensional quadratic equation, plane geometry, being able to write a composition independently, and being sure and taking for granted the natural knowledge and common sense instilled in Sishang.

After entering the preface, you should start to follow the first disciples in the appropriate year to learn the basics of mechanics, simple elliptic curve and parabolic calculations, solid geometry, and basic chemistry. The more advanced ones are basically the top in the world today Those people who are working on things.

Many things and values ​​should be directly written in the name of "two masters", and the methods of verification and reasoning are also roughly written, completely instilled directly, and used for borrowing, so people often say that they have entered the preface of Sishangxiang, which is very important to the world. cognition will be subverted.

If this knowledge is to be used by those who specialize in the technical field, it will take longer to soak in it and transform it into usable technology.

Gan De has an approximate estimate of his knowledge level in his heart. The youngest of his lecturers in the preparatory course is only 19 years old. When it comes to astronomy knowledge, Gander is enough to underestimate the lecturer of the preparatory course, but he is not enough when it comes to some basics , I can't help but feel anxious.

I can't even compare to a 19-year-old child. Those who have studied in Sishang for more than ten years don't know how long I have to catch up.

He himself has read the books handed down from Sishang at home, and he can recognize Sishang's characters, but he still can't fully grasp the standard written grammar based on the Mohist debate system and Lezheng's Confucian speech and comparison system.

He can calculate the square root of a cube and can solve plane geometry, but he can't solve quadratic equations in one variable.

He has no foundation in mechanics, but he firmly believes in some natural common sense instilled in his body and often reads it. So far, he has not passed the seemingly simple but actually profound hurdles of "inertia" and "the reason why force and matter strive to shape".

But he is very concerned about astronomy, some observational and descriptive astronomical foundations, which are completely incomparable to those people, especially the foundation of family inheritance.

And very important talent.

Gan De, who is impatient and proud and does not want to be behind others, thinks that there is a Zangshu Pavilion in the university hall. If he wants to quickly do his favorite industry, he is afraid that he will spend all his spare time in the Zangshu Pavilion in the next six months. However, I will try my best to be qualified when the new school recruits students next spring.

(End of this chapter)