Using traditional Chinese characters, even writing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is enough to take a long time. What's more, in this era when the literacy rate is not high, it is already good for people to be able to write zero to ten, and they are expected to use these characters and
It is difficult to calculate the meaning behind these words.
Li Xingchen has always believed that the complex representation of numbers is one of the reasons why it is difficult for China to advance in mathematics and other theories. Of course, compared with elements such as superstition, this is not a fatal obstacle, but being able to remove this obstacle will of course also be beneficial.
The rapid development of mathematics and theoretical physics. Mathematics and physics are the support for the further development of chemistry and biology. They may not seem to have any effect in the early stage, but they are laying a solid foundation for future generations to go further. Without the inheritance of theory,
It is impossible for science to progress, let alone the continued development of technology.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed a good idea." Liu Zhuo said excitedly. If it hadn't been in front of Li Xingchen, he might have picked up the piece of paper and danced and sang.
As a mathematician, Liu Zhuo knows very well how much convenience these numbers can bring to him.
"Whatever you are studying now, study it carefully. However, I hope you can use these numbers to express some of the more basic calculations in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and sort out the rules based on your understanding. You must hurry up on this matter.
"Li Xingchen said with a smile, "Every academy is still waiting for your teaching materials."
Liu Zhuo looked at Li Xingchen excitedly: "Does your majesty take this seriously? Every college must offer mathematics-related courses?"
Liu Xuan hurriedly pulled Liu Zhuo's sleeve. This guy was so excited. Since His Majesty said it, he must take it seriously. What you are asking is not questioning His Majesty.
Li Xingchen didn't feel dissatisfied and nodded.
Liu Zhuo put away the smile on his face and saluted Li Xinchen solemnly: "Thank you, your majesty!"
Li Xingchen smiled slightly, Liu Zhuo was a typical mathematician, and now he obviously met his greatest needs.
Studying mathematics or even spreading mathematics seems to be "deviant" in this era. It is simply unimaginable that Li Xingchen supports him.
Liu Zhuo didn't even wait for Liu Xuan, picked up the piece of paper and ran away.
Li Xingchen smiled and shook his head. This guy was too anxious.
I hope this guy can train enough mathematicians for the Han Dynasty.
I heard that Liu Zhuo also had a proud disciple named Kong Yingda, who was a descendant of Master Kong. He had been doing research with Liu Zhuo. Although he was only in his teens, he had already shown extremely high talent. For this person in another time and space,
Li Xingchen, an eighteenth-year scholar in the early Tang Dynasty, had a slight impression.
A descendant of Master Kong might have become a mathematician, astronomer or even a physicist, which is a bit weird to think about.
Li Xingchen couldn't help but smile even more, and Liu Xuan thought that Li Xingchen was helpless towards Liu Zhuo, so he could only hand him over: "Your Majesty, Brother Shiyuan (cousin of Liu Zhuo) has such a temperament, please don't take it off."
Li Xingchen waved his hand, and of course he wouldn't be surprised. Then he looked at Liu Xuan: "I have read a lot of Qing's articles. They are very sharp and I really appreciate them."
Liu Xuan shivered, and there was a look of anticipation in his eyes.
To be honest, he did not expect that Li Xingchen would give Liu Zhuo such a big surprise. He knew that his good friend had been troubled by the difficulty of expressing and disseminating existing mathematical theories. Now Li Xingchen had undoubtedly solved his biggest problem.
So what surprise will Li Xingchen give herself?
"I plan to leave the newly formed Central Plains Times to you as the chief writer." Li Xingchen said directly, "The Times will report in real time. Do you understand what I mean?"
Liu Xuan was startled for a moment, and then he looked happy.
Real-time reporting means that you have to focus on the present and the development and progress of the Han Dynasty, instead of repeating those clichéd sage words back and forth.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the words of Confucian saints were actually not so widely circulated and popular. Firstly, because of the wars in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, many books were destroyed by the war. This is also the reason why Qing Tan and Tan Xuan were quite popular during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Since we can't find any ancient texts for reference, we can only talk about mysterious and mysterious things.
Secondly, the rapid development of Buddhism and local Taoism severely squeezed the development space of Confucianism. "Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties" is not an imaginary number. Even in later generations, the number of temples in the entire Jiangnan region was quite considerable. In the Southern Dynasties,
As you can imagine, this was an era when Buddhism was popular. In fact, the Northern Dynasties were not bad either. Several grottoes regarded as treasures were excavated during this era.
Now, as the world gradually becomes more peaceful, Li Xingchen put forward the theory of "loyalty and duty" and "rejuvenating the country through hard work" with the help of the development of industry and commerce. China has once again returned to pragmatism from the original worship of Buddhism, and Confucianism has naturally risen.
momentum.
In history, it was also in the Sui and Tang Dynasties that Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism began to stand on top of each other. Later, the Tang Dynasty opened up and all kinds of religions came together. Until Tang Wuzong destroyed Buddhism and the Tang Dynasty contracted, Confucianism once again became the dominant thought in the world and
It lasted until the Qing Dynasty.
Li Xingchen did not dislike Confucianism, but he disliked its intransigence. The war at the end of the Han Dynasty caused many Confucian classics to be burned, so later generations of Confucianists really turned over and over with the few remaining Confucian books, and even the birth of
Things like Neo-Confucianism and Eight-part Writing. Li Xingchen cannot say that there is anything wrong with Neo-Confucianism, which also emphasizes social regularity and pragmatism, but being confined to this system for a long time will naturally make society's thoughts become extreme, such as those chastity arches in later generations, etc.
What you are waiting for is a typical example, not to mention the eight-part essay to get scholars.
Even if Master Confucius is really a saint, can the words of a saint a thousand years ago really still be useful a thousand years later?
The times are developing rapidly. Even if Confucius is a saint, how can he control everything at a glance for a thousand years? Even facts have proved that relying on the few words handed down by Confucius, there is no way to truly govern society, so that many dynasties have
We have to externalize Confucianism and internalize legalism. The method of governance is actually the Legalist method, but no one wants to expose it.
China remains unchanged, but the world is changing, so China eventually lags behind the world. From the late Qing Dynasty to New China, in just a hundred years, there were many hardships and many people with lofty ideals fought bloody battles to pull China back from the bottom.
Preventing the entire country from falling apart and falling apart.
What Li Xingchen wanted to do was to reduce as much suffering as possible for future generations.
Thoughts need to change.
Not all saints are right. You must dare to criticize saints and recognize your mistakes.
Since you want to change, you need to point out where the previous ideas were wrong and praise the current ideas even if they conflict with the previous ones.