Chapter 65 Computer
"What is a computer?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Zhu Yuanzhang's seemingly simple question suddenly stumped He Xi.
What is a computer?
Although He Xi uses a computer every day, he knows a lot about computers. But how to explain the computer to Zhu Yuanzhang accurately and in detail was a big problem.
He Xi pondered for a while and then said, "Does your Majesty know about electricity?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "It has been explained in your pamphlet."
He Xi breathed a sigh of relief. The pamphlet on science and technology he wrote for Zhu Yuanzhang actually did not contain much content. Nothing but before World War II and the rest is gone. On the one hand, He Xi's computer contains some review materials for the college entrance examination. It seems to be something he left behind back then. But after that, although He Xi had a pattern, it was difficult to describe it in detail. I simply didn’t write it. After all, after World War II, no, even before World War II, many technologies became increasingly complex.
It's hard to explain simply.
No, at least the electrical stuff is written on it.
He Xi thought for a moment and said, "A computer is an electrical appliance that uses electricity as energy. It's the same as a light bulb."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the lighted up screen, nodded and said, "Is this an electric light?"
He Xi wanted to say, this is not the case. But when I think about it, if it is denied, there will be many explanations to supplement it. He could only nod his head and said: "However, this is a new type of electric light. It is different from the kind of electric light I told you."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded seriously.
He Xi did not dare to look directly into Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes for fear of laughing. But he knew that he must not laugh at this moment, and said: "A computer is called an electronic computer. It is a machine that is based on the opening and closing of circuits and calculates with zeros and one."
Zhu Yuanzhang's always wise eyes seemed to be turning in small circles. He really didn't understand. He understood each of these words, but when they were put together, he didn't understand them.
Seeing this, He Xi reorganized his words and said, "Actually, the so-called computer is a machine used for calculation. You can think of it as an upgraded version of the abacus."
"An upgraded version of Abacus?" Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the more He Xi spoke, the more confused he became. How can this thing in front of me be related to abacus?
He Xi said: "The calculation ability of the abacus is quite limited, and the calculation power of the computer is countless times that of the abacus. It is driven by electricity."
Zhu Yuanzhang still shook his head and said: "I understand what a computer is, but how can a computer achieve this effect?"
He Xi said: "The underlying code of the computer is zero and one. Zero can also represent imaginary numbers, and one represents real numbers-----"
He Xi racked his brains on how to explain the principles of computers to Zhu Yuanzhang. But he didn't know that when Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly said: "I understand. Two is born, two begets three, three begets all things, and all things are yin and yang. One yin and one yang are called Tao, and the unpredictable yin and yang are called gods. I didn't realize it before ,Oh I see."
He Xi was speechless for a moment.
I don’t know whether I am pleased that Zhu Yuanzhang understands computers from a philosophical perspective, or I feel helpless that Zhu Yuanzhang interprets computers from a metaphysical perspective.
However, He Xi didn't want to say more. First of all, he is not very familiar with computers, and besides, he can only talk about the structure of computing. But He Xi did not have the confidence to clearly explain things like the classical Feng structure of computers and Moore's Law to Zhu Yuanzhang.
It can only be vague. The important thing is not what a computer is anyway. It’s about what the computer can do.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty is wise. That's right. Computers are based on this principle. They can do many functions. Professional computing functions to assist scientific experiments. But that requires special software, which I don't have. There are also general calculations, Word processing and other functions. But there are many entertainment functions, including games.”
He Xi opened NetEase Cloud Music. I looked through my playlist and finally opened Butterfly Lovers. It's the violin version.
For a moment, the sound of music sounded.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't believe it. The appearance of the photo just now shocked Zhu Yuanzhang, and now the sound of music was even more incomprehensible to Zhu Yuanzhang. He couldn't understand how the sound came from here. And this music is even more beautiful.
The song "Butterfly Lovers" is an adaptation of an ancient song.
The so-called ancient music is actually a repertoire formed in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Refined by modern musicians. Coupled with the performance of modern musical instruments, it was much better than He Xi's listening to Ming Dynasty court music.
He Xi didn't want Zhu Yuanzhang to ask any more questions. Wait for Butterfly Lovers to finish playing. Immediately turned out the most outstanding Ming Dynasty drama. It is none other than "Da Ming 1566".
He had seen this game before and saved it in his computer.
He Xi explained to Zhu Yuanzhang: "This is a TV series. It is equivalent to today's drama. However, it is just a different form. But many of them are fictional. Of course, it represents an artistic image."
Today Zhu Yuanzhang was so surprised that he vomited some after eating. It seems that the nerves have been stimulated again and again and become thicker.
If you have seen it before, there are countless villains walking around among the computers. Zhu Yuanzhang must have been shocked. Now, now he doesn't think about it anymore. He was just so surprised that he didn't want to speak, his face was even expressionless, and his face was numb.
He Xi said: "Audio and video can store more information. Don't you want to know what the future generations will be like? Your Majesty, please take a look."
Then He Xi pulled out a city promotional video.
To be honest, even he didn’t know about this city promotional video. When was this promotional video stored in the computer? Anyway, it is appropriate for Zhu Yuanzhang to see it at this time.
It's just a very ordinary city promotional video, which just takes pictures of high-rise buildings, then places of interest and major enterprises. Pat the humanities school and create a slogan. Even He Xi looked a little sad.
This kind of extremely vulgar promotional video, this kind of bad shooting technique. Drone shooting routine. There is really no intention at all. As for the things captured, under the heavy filters, there is nothing surprising. They are just the same street scenes and steel forests of different forms.
But at this moment, He Xi knew that this ordinary and tacky scene that he didn't care about could only be seen in his dreams.
He Xi could only sigh lightly.
If these city promotional videos only brought to He Xi the homesickness of his hometown, but to Zhu Yuanzhang, they brought dreams and inconceivability.
The future suddenly broke into Zhu Yuanzhang's mind in this way.
That incredibly tall building has a flushed face and a high-spirited and uplifting temperament. As for the kind of workshop with a horizontal frame of tens of meters, or even the steel behemoth several stories high, and even the gorgeous lights. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, it was as fantastic as a dream.
An incredible dream.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt shaken deep in his soul.
Zhu Yuanzhang's deep-rooted desire for power has also been somewhat loosened.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't recover for a long time and said: "What will the future be like?"
He Xi said: "Actually, this city promotional video is very average. There are many falsehoods. Because of the backwardness of the Qing Dynasty, China was regarded as a developing country by the world, and Western countries are the most developed."
In fact, urban architecture in Western countries may not be as beautiful as China's.
It's just that He Xi said this on purpose.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said, "Are Westerners very powerful?"
He Xi said: "Actually, the Westerners are not that powerful, but after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing people invaded the big country with a small clan, and dominated the world for their own rule. Daxing Literary Prison, someone wrote, Qingfeng is illiterate, why is he flipping through books? He was also executed by his clan. As for the big affairs in the court, there was no room for objection. From the founding of the country to the fall of the country, the power was in the hands of the Aisin Gioro family. The country was closed to the outside world, and everyone had to treat themselves as a slave in front of the emperor. The country was closed to the outside world and cut off from the outside world. Western exchanges. You have also read the pamphlet I wrote. During this period of time, Western science gradually developed. One and the other waxed and waned. Even the right to speak in the world was taken away by Westerners. In later generations, there are Our country is only one of the top five in the world, not the number one."
"Actually, our country has no internal forces that hinder its development. It is impossible to lag behind the Westerners no matter what."
"In an era of great strife, if you don't advance, you will retreat. China has a strong family background, and if it doesn't do something now, it will really happen thousands of years later. It has nothing to do with the present. But someone will always pay the price."
He Xi actually knew that he had a choice to explain.
Whether his conclusion is correct or not actually doesn't matter. What matters is who listens to whom.
In fact, there is a core to what He Xi said, that is, even if Zhu Yuanzhang does not accept various progressive forces, he is willing to maintain power for himself and the Zhu Ming royal family. Reject all progress. But there is not just one Ming Dynasty in the world.
There are other countries.
This is a world of great strife. If you want to refuse progress, you will bring disaster to your descendants.
What kind of person is Zhu Yuanzhang? He figured out He Xi's thoughts almost as soon as He Xi said the first sentence.
Isn't it just admonishment?
Zhu Yuanzhang heard this kind of words more than anyone else.
Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that He Xi's words made sense. From the inside out, from the present to the future, everything is clear and logical.
It’s just that truth is truth and reality is reality. Human feelings are human feelings,
Do whatever makes sense in the world. There are not so many things in the world anymore.
Zhu Yuanzhang has come step by step from the bottom to the present, and his heart can be said to be as solid as a rock. If it were so easy to change, he wouldn't be Zhu Yuanzhang. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's character label has never been good at accepting advice.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It's late today. I didn't get a good rest yesterday. Let's go to bed early tonight. Even if you can stay up late, I can't stay up."
Only then did He Xi realize that the night was already very deep. He said: "I obey." After saying that, he left.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Wait a minute, I think the operation of this computer is very simple, can you teach me?"
