Mathematics is not something imported from the West, but the wisdom and creation of the Chinese themselves.
In the first century AD, the word "arithmetic" was mentioned for the first time in "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic" written by Zhang Cang and Geng Shouchang.
Arithmetic is also called arithmetic and algorithm.
During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the word "mathematics" appeared.
Although mathematics developed well during the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties and achieved a series of achievements, the real peak period of mathematics was the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
For example, Shen Kuo of the Northern Song Dynasty invented the "Gap Accumulation Technique" and "Huiyuan Technique"; Qin Jiushao of the Southern Song Dynasty invented the "Dayan Qiu Yi Technique" and "Positive and Negative Square Prescription Technique";
Li Ye in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties invented Tianyuan Shu (assuming parallel equations with unknown numbers), and the "Four-Yuan Shu" proposed by Zhu Shijie in the Yuan Dynasty, which is a high-order polynomial equation of four yuan.
It is shameful to say that by the time of Zhu Yunwen of the Ming Dynasty, the glory of mathematics was no longer there.
High-end items such as Tianyuan Shu and Siyuan Shu have almost become "unique skills". If someone hadn't dug them up in the Qing Dynasty, no one in the future would have known about them.
Zhu Yunwen knew very well that mathematics is the foundation of all knowledge.
If a country does not have a large number of mathematical talents, how can it get it?
But it is inappropriate to directly copy the mathematical knowledge of the ancients.
Ancient Chinese mathematics has certain limitations, which are related to agricultural needs, such as calculating the size of a granary, the length of building materials, the area of land, and some astronomy and calendars.
They don't pay much attention to business, handicrafts and the like.
Coupled with the limitations of the calculation itself, it is difficult to achieve breakthroughs in mathematics.
During the Yuan Dynasty, the emergence of the abacus marked the peak of ancient Chinese mathematics. It was also the product of mathematics' "practical application" and the most far-reaching spread.
Now that we have reached the top, it is natural to go down.
Zhu Yuanzhang's positioning of mathematics in the Ming Dynasty was similar to that of "maid" and "slave". Although it was necessary, it did not play a big role and was reluctantly retained.
During Zhu Yunwen's time, mathematics was still dull and silent. Apart from abacus for profit, there was almost no pure academic exploration.
There was no other way, so Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to go into battle himself.
It is not a simple matter to reform the Imperial Academy's curriculum.
The textbook alone stumped Zhu Yunwen. To teach business, he could go to a few wealthy businessmen to teach. To teach agriculture, he could go to a few farmers. But to teach mathematics, who could he go to?
Ancient mathematics lacked thinking
It lacks deductive logic. If this piece cannot be supplemented and copied, it will be unrealistic to achieve great education.
no way.
Physical chemistry can be put aside for now, but mathematics must be reformed first.
To innovate mathematics, we must innovate numbers.
If you always write "Today there are five-eighths and sixteen-twenty-fifths. Which is more? How many times?" etc. How long do you need to write with a brush just to write an answer?
Arabic numerals must be introduced.
Although Arabic numerals were not invented by the Arabs but by the ancient Indians, who made the Arabs make a huge contribution to the spread of these numbers?
"Your Majesty, please see Xie Jin."
Shuangxi reported.
Zhu Yunwen didn't even raise his head and said, "Let him come in."
Xie Jin walked into the main hall, saluted, and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine master Zhou and Siye Zhang Zhi have submitted a letter to resign."
Zhu Yunwen paused with the pen in his hand and looked up at Xie Jin.
Jie Jin took out two memorials and handed them to Shuangxi, who forwarded them to Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen unfolded it and looked at it, then threw it aside and said with a bit of anger: "It's just that they lost a debate. If they can't even bear this setback, let them go home!"
"Your Majesty, who will take over the office of the Imperial Winery and the Secretary of the Imperial College?"
Xie Jin asked carefully.
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said: "Take Yang Shiqi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, to the Imperial Academy to serve as a priest, and Li Zhigang, the editor, to be the secretary. In addition, ask the Imperial Academy who wants to become an official. I will never stop it."
After hearing Zhu Yunwen's tone, Xie Jin knew that the Imperial College's resignation had really annoyed the emperor, so he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Li Zhigang was a supervisor of the Imperial College a few months ago, and now he is promoted to the position of secretary, isn't it too fast?"
Zhu Yunwen lowered his head, continued to write "Elementary Mathematics", and said: "Let's do our best, let's do it."
"According to the order."
Xie Jin resigned with courtesy, but did not return to the cabinet. Instead, he left the palace directly and went to the Hanlin Academy.
Xie Jin valued Yang Shiqi very much, and the emperor's promotion of him to the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine also gave a huge hint that in the future Yang Shiqi would probably become the Minister of Rites, or even a cabinet minister.
In a study room, Xie Jin met Yang Shiqi and Li Zhigang.
After the three of them bowed and sat down, Xie Jin stared at Yang Shiqi and said softly: "
Editor Yang, Master Cheng Zhou has asked you to resign as a wine sacrificer. The emperor has given your permission and now orders you to take over the post of wine sacrificer and take charge of the Imperial College. "
Yang Shiqi's face remained calm, he stood up gently and said calmly, "I will definitely live up to my command."
Xie Jin nodded secretly, then looked at Li Zhigang and said, "You will succeed Zhang Zhi as the Imperial College Secretary."
"I?"
Li Zhigang stood up immediately, full of surprise and amazement, as if he doubted Jie Jin's words, but in an instant, a smile appeared on his face, and his excitement was beyond words. He cupped his hands in the direction of Wuying Hall and said: " I will live up to the emperor’s trust.”
Xie Jin secretly marveled.
Although Yang Shiqi and Li Zhigang are about the same age, both in their early thirties, Li Zhigang is far less elegant and calm than Yang Shiqi.
Judging from this alone, Yang Shiqi's future achievements must be extraordinary.
After Xie Jin left, Li Zhigang happily said to Yang Shiqi: "Master Jijiu, after you get off work, would you like to warm a pot of wine?"
Yang Shiqi shook his head slightly and said calmly: "Brother Li, before the appointment from the imperial court has been issued, we are still editors of the Hanlin Academy. Since we are editors, how can we rest? "The Record of Taizu" is the time to employ people, and we need to do a good job. yes."
Li Zhigang suddenly woke up, bowed deeply to Yang Shiqi, and said: "Brother Yang's heart is as strong as Mount Tai, and he is unparalleled in his stability. It's because of my lack of character that I should punish myself by copying "The Great Learning"."
Yang Shiqi smiled lightly, patted Li Zhigang's shoulder three times, and walked away easily.
Li Zhigang thought about it: "If you pat me on the shoulder three times, do you want me to copy "The University" three times? It's a loss, a loss..."
Fang Xiaoru, a Hanlin scholar, has been very low-key recently. Although he has the right to supervise the cabinet, he rarely participates in cabinet affairs. Instead, he concentrates on the "Records of Taizu".
This coincides with Zhu Yunwen's thoughts.
Zhu Yunwen knew very well that Fang Xiaoru was a master of learning and a true Confucian. However, this kind of Confucianism was academic rather than practical.
It is a good thing to use him to study knowledge and revise books, but if he is used to govern the country, then the world will probably have no choice but to return to the Zhou Dynasty.
As for Yao Guangxiao, the imperial lecturer, he was an eccentric monk, and not many people could communicate with him. Except for Yang Shiqi, Li Zhigang, and the occasional Xie Jin and Xia Yuanji, no one would come to him.
At this time, Yao Guangxiao was not in the Hanlin Academy, but in the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, witnessing a great historical moment.
The birth of a new military system that will go down in history forever!
