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Chapter 153 The Gate of Science
"Your Majesty came to see the minister, but something happened?" Xu Guangqi knew that the emperor would not come to see him for nothing, and he would definitely come with something.Tried to ask.

"Hehe, Master Xu's expectations are right. I have something to talk to Master Xu about." Yang Reform really has something to discuss with Xu Guangqi.

"Your Majesty, what do you dare to ask? But drought and disaster relief, sweet potatoes? So, the veteran has already made arrangements and is about to report to His Majesty." Xu Guangqi thought that the emperor wanted to discuss the matter of sweet potatoes with him.

"Hehe, since I entrusted the matter of sweet potatoes to Master Xu, I can trust Master Xu. It requires people, goods, and money. Master Xu just asks, and I will definitely support Master Xu with all my strength. I will come here today. I was worried about Master Xu's health, so I came here to see it; secondly, I have some mathematics, and I want to discuss it with Master Xu." Although Yang Reform is very concerned about the promotion of sweet potatoes, he also knows that sweet potatoes are not a day. It grew out of the ground in two days. Now that I have given it to the people below, it is enough to keep paying attention and support. There is no need to interfere too much, and I don't have that much energy to interfere.

"Then thank you, Your Majesty. I really need some money and some manpower. Now that Your Majesty has put down his words, the old minister will be presumptuous. Hehe, I wonder if Your Majesty has anything mathematical to discuss with you today?" Xu Guangqi said The sweet potato promotion plan has been agreed before, but the specific implementation requires money and manpower. Therefore, this requires the support of the emperor, and the strength of the emperor's support is directly related to the effect of this sweet potato promotion. After getting the emperor's guarantee, the burden in my heart was put down again, and I began to discuss this mathematics with the emperor.

"Big companion, bring me that paper bag."

Wang Chengen hurriedly took a paper bag and handed it to the emperor.

Yang Reform took the paper bag, took out a few sheets of paper from it, handed it to Xu Guangqi, and said, "Master Xu, look at these symbols, I think the mathematical operations are too complicated to write in words, which is not conducive to fast writing, nor is it conducive to writing. I understand that it is not conducive to large-scale calculations, so I used some simple symbols that can be completed with one stroke to replace these words. In this way, I think it can speed up the speed of mathematical operations and facilitate writing. I think it is useful , I’ll show it to Master Xu, I want to hear Master Xu’s opinion.”

Xu Guangqi took the few pages and looked carefully, from frowning at the beginning, to bewilderment at the end, and later, there was a hint of smile, and after that, he was already concentrating.

Yang Reform has 100% confidence that his "thing" can impress this pioneer of mathematics.What Yang Reform gave to Xu Guangqi is actually very simple, which is to symbolize the operations of later generations, using Arabic numerals and "+—×/" operators, plus symbols such as a, b, c, and d to replace words.

This is not only to use simple symbols to replace the complicated "words and numbers", but also to use symbols to perform mathematical operations. This will make ancient mathematics sublimate from practicality to theory, and open a skylight for "science" in the late Ming Dynasty.

Yang Reform has also read the "Original Geometry" translated by Xu Guangqi. The graphics and angles in it also use Chinese characters such as Jiajiao, Bjiao, and Cjiao.It is not the abbreviation of a, b, and c in the West. It is more troublesome to calculate. Therefore, Yang Reform intends to promote the symbolization of this number and the symbolization of operations, and accelerate the development of this "mathematical science". Engage in the speed of development of mathematics.

After watching for a while, Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, I am a genius. Your Majesty is a great talent, and the old minister is not as good as it is. In this way, mathematics will undergo earth-shaking changes. From then on, it will soar into the sky. It can be regarded as the size of the universe and the size of dust. The stars are moving, and the agricultural season and calendar are nothing to worry about! I didn’t expect His Majesty to have such an insight. The old minister has nothing to teach His Majesty. There is an old saying that 'the master is a teacher'. The ancients do not deceive me...by Your Majesty The art of symbolic calculation, the old minister should worship His Majesty as his teacher!"

Xu Guangqi seriously wanted to worship the emperor as his teacher. This made Yang Reform extremely embarrassed. He just "stolen" the mathematical achievements that would take another 200 years to accumulate, and it was not his own achievements. It's not like some "bricks" who put gold on their faces when they have nothing to do. I don't have that kind of "capability", so I said quickly: "Master Xu must not do this. I also read Master Xu's "Elements of Geometry". I am only interested in mathematics, I have only studied it, and I have the intention to promote this technique of symbolic calculation. Besides, the calculation symbols in this technique of symbolic calculation, the symbols representing numbers, are not my first creation. I am just transplanting the wisdom of others. I asked Tang Ruowang, and he told me that the original book of "Elements of Geometry" uses symbols to represent angles, but in Master Xu's book, it seems that these words are used to do it. Recording and translating, so the records are complicated and difficult to understand. Furthermore, effective calculations cannot be performed. I think that since using symbols to replace them is beneficial to writing and understanding, as well as calculations, I can simply replace them all with symbols, so In other words, I am not a pioneer, just a summary and promotion, not the genius that Master Xu said. Besides, if I am addicted to this way, the ministers will be wordy again, and I will blame Master Xu for the crime of lax teaching Woolen cloth."

Yang Reform didn't want to claim the title of "Mathematician Emperor".In this way, wouldn't it be too "faceless", or in other words, in the future, there will be the Internet, and there will be a starting point. When others write about traveling through their own period and check the information, they will definitely reveal that they are a time traveler!Isn't that too obvious?At that time, people from the Space-Time Management Bureau will come to arrest him, what should we do?Hastily declined.Throw these arithmetic symbols and the origins of Arabic numerals to outsiders.This is absolutely impossible.

"Your Majesty is right. Thank you for your reminder. Your Majesty is confused. You shouldn't let Your Majesty indulge in this way." Seeing the emperor's persistent refusal, Xu Guangqi also made sense. The emperor is the emperor, so he shouldn't specialize in this kind of "heresy." "Otherwise, the courtiers will know that they will have to make various admonitions, so they will stop talking about worshiping the emperor as their teacher.

Yang Reform wiped sweat in his heart, it was really dangerous.In the future, I should avoid all kinds of titles, inventions, and discoveries on my head, so that in the future, when others check the information, I rely on it. Before modern times, more than 90% of the world's important inventions were Invented by the great "Pay Emperor", this guy is obviously a time traveler, otherwise, how could he have invented so many things that have influenced the whole world in just a few years.

Xu Guangqi's eyes were a little misty, and he wiped his beard, and said: "Your Majesty wants to promote this technique of symbolic calculation. In my opinion, it will definitely rewrite the history of mathematics! Alas... unfortunately, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, otherwise, in this The achievement in mathematics is bound to be limitless! It's a pity, it's a pity..." Xu Guangqi felt sorry again. It's a pity that such a smart boy is an emperor. Mathematics, carried forward, left a name in history, will last for thousands of years, and will be remembered by future generations.

"Oh, Master Xu, I am going to promote this technique of symbolic calculation immediately. I think the mathematics I am facing will definitely take off. I always feel that this mathematics will be the key to open the door of truth in the world! Therefore, time is not waiting , I was in a hurry, so I came to see Master Sun?" Yang Reform is completely a novice in the study of mathematics. Of course, thanks to the nine-year compulsory education, Yang Reform's mathematics scores are not bad. How to calculate , Yang Reform must know something, but when it comes to studying mathematics and studying the improvement of ancient mathematics, this is really unclear.The typical one only knows what it is, but doesn't know why.This all depends on Xu Guangqi.

Only by promoting the symbolization of mathematics can we completely end the appearance of focusing on practicality rather than theoretical system research in ancient China.Let this key to open the door of science appear on the land of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.

"A key? Your Majesty's analogy is really appropriate!... Your Majesty, if this technique of symbolic calculation is popularized, it must be the greatest success in the history of mathematics in my dynasty! Thinking of the land of China, all dynasties have only paid attention to this practical application, not to it. The reason is so important. Counting, writing, and calculation still use this word as an expression, which is really a mistake. I wanted to advise His Majesty to study the method of using this symbol instead of words to perform calculations. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, it has not been realized. It is really a pity that I have to use words to express the translation, but I did not expect that His Majesty is so smart, and I can understand the truth just by reading it. I said, 'Those who can master this book can learn everything well; those who are eager to learn this book can learn nothing', I also feel that this mathematics, as His Majesty said, must be the key to open the door of truth in the future! I think that this mathematics, 'After a hundred years, there will be no one who will not learn', His Majesty's move is a move that will benefit future generations! It is China's fortune."

Xu Guangqi sighed about China's mistakes in mathematics, and predicted the historical role of mathematics in the future. This vision made Yang Reform admire. This is the giant of history, and it is the one who can clear the fog of history. See the future of the cattle.It's not me, a traveler who lives off future knowledge.

"I deeply sympathize with Master Xu's words. I also feel that this mathematics will be the key to unlocking all the secrets of the universe in the future. Therefore, thinking of this, I also feel deeply pressured and responsible. I urgently hope to introduce and promote the symbolization and calculation of mathematics as soon as possible, so that I can advance to the level of mathematics and open up a new situation. I think that in the future, if I can really unlock the secrets of the universe, I will never forget you and me The decision made by the monarch and his ministers today!"

Yang Reform first expressed his affirmation to Xu Guangqi's gaze, which is almost like talking about history. A person who can foresee history must be a great person.But I forgot that I was still working hard to erase the traces of my coming to this world just now, for fear that others would regard me as a time traveler when they started reading books.

(End of this chapter)