After talking about Qin Shihuang and game theory one after another, Su Jing felt a little thirsty.
"Mr. Su, drink water."
Queen Ma brought the water glass to Su Jing.
Even though she was a womanly person, she still listened to Su Jing's class very seriously.
"Thank you ma'am."
Su Jing nodded and looked outside the door again.
The light rain has stopped and the sky is clear and clear.
However, the sky was getting darker. I had been talking for too long and it was almost dinner time.
"It's getting late, it's time to prepare dinner."
Su Jing got up and went to the kitchen.
But before she could say anything, Empress Ma had already stood up in advance and said, "Mr. Su, you have been giving lectures all afternoon. Let me take care of dinner."
I had a meal cooked by Su Jing at noon, and it was really unreasonable to ask Su Jing to cook it again tonight.
"Yes, Master Su, let us have dinner."
Zhu Biao also echoed Queen Ma.
If those courtiers saw this scene, they would probably be shocked.
The dignified queen and prince actually went to the kitchen on their own initiative to prevent Su Jing from cooking.
What kind of treatment is this?
What's more important is that Lao Zhu didn't object.
Su Jing had no choice but to continue sitting in her seat, while Queen Ma led the princes into the kitchen again.
Su Jing was not worried about Queen Ma's craftsmanship. The way she prepared lunch in the kitchen explained everything.
In the hall, only Su Jing and Zhu Yuanzhang were left.
"Su Jing, how do you know about that distant Great Qin?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Su Jing.
Da Qin?
Su Jing was stunned and said: "The Qin Dynasty? Isn't that in the history books?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "This Qin Dynasty is not the Qin Dynasty, but a distant country beyond the Ming Dynasty you mentioned."
It wasn't the Qin Dynasty, but it was called the Qin Dynasty. Su Jing was really confused.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The end of the Silk Road is Da Qin."
This time Su Jing finally reacted and said with a smile: "It turns out that uncle you are talking about Rome. What did I think it was?"
Su Jing didn't do much research on history books. This was the first time he knew that Rome was called Da Qin.
Rome?
Now it was Zhu Yuanzhang's turn to be surprised. Why was Da Qin called Rome again?
"Su Jing, where did you know about Roma? Why have I never heard of this name?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said in surprise.
Su Jing immediately said: "It's an unknown ancient book. I forgot about it. I read too many books and can't remember it clearly."
Anyway, it's just a title, and it's not that important.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate for too long, and just continued to ask: "When you just said that the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, you mentioned that the places other than the Ming Dynasty did not form a unified dynasty. You were talking about the place where Rome is located. Place."
Kaos and Lao Zhu talked a lot about European history, and they also knew that Europe had always been divided. Dozens of small kingdoms were completely independent and fighting each other, much like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
But what he didn't understand was how Su Jing knew.
Rome is not far away from the Ming Dynasty.
There was no Roman like Kaos around Su Jing.
"Read a book."
To this, Su Jing's answer was only two words.
"what book?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
Su Jing said lightly: "I don't remember."
Anyway, the Ming Dynasty was not the previous life, and books all had edition numbers. There were many ancient books that were circulated, who knows.
Su Jing only felt that this reason was very useful.
But Zhu Yuanzhang heard and saw Su Jing use this reason many times.
The same thing happened when he was teaching Zhu Biao. He only mentioned a lot of knowledge from books, but he never said which book it was.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, thinking about various possibilities in his mind.
At Su Jing's age, it is unlikely that she has ever been to places like Rome.
There was no one else to talk to him about, so this was a bit weird.
There is also the map of Asia that Zhu Yuanzhang has always treasured.
Su Jing's understanding of the world far exceeds anyone Zhu Yuanzhang knows.
But Zhu Yuanzhang did not point out that these things would not affect Zhu Yuanzhang's view of Su Jing too much.
"What's wrong, uncle, you look like you have something on your mind."
Su Jing glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang's face and asked curiously.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly and said: "It's nothing, I just thought of something and it has nothing to do with you."
Even though Lao Zhu went out to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival today, his mind has not given up on the official duties of Ming Dynasty.
Today's Ming Dynasty really has too many things to worry about.
"Then there's nothing I can do about it. Just worry about it yourself."
Su Jing said lightly.
No matter what his identity is, what he is worried about must be a national matter, and he can't do much to help.
"Su Jing, what if I say you can help?"
Zhu Yuanzhang changed his words and looked at Su Jingdao.
Su Jing immediately became vigilant and said: "Uncle, what do you want to do? Don't drag me into trouble if something happens! I am just a businessman who does my duty and I don't want to make achievements."
After witnessing the disaster relief food corruption case, Su Jing gained a new understanding of the power of the uncle in front of her.
It's definitely not simple.
There is a high probability that he is a founding hero.
Being his son's teacher already has enough connections.
After all, the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty did not end well.
"Su Jing, you."
Seeing Su Jing's fearful look, Lao Zhu really didn't know what to say.
Is there really someone who doesn’t want to be an official these days?
What if you identify yourself? Will Su Jing be the same as now?
Of course, this idea only flashed through Lao Zhu's mind.
It's not that time yet.
Su Jing has to teach Zhu Biao again. There is obviously still a lot of ink in his mind.
"Uncle, don't be so surprised. I am just an ordinary person and I just want to live an ordinary life."
Su Jing smiled and said: "It is said that one general can make thousands of bones wither. I am destined not to become such a person."
"Lishui County, a small place like this, is enough."
Su Jing did not want to become an official. Of course, he had his own reasons for not wanting to go. Of course, objectively, he could not pass the exam.
In the current imperial examination, he was not confident that he would be able to pass.
After all, he studied in the nine-year compulsory education, while the scholars in the Ming Dynasty spent ten years studying the books of sages while living in poverty.
It's not that I can't catch up, but I'm afraid I'll be thirty-four by the time I catch up.
Perhaps from the perspective of Ming Dynasty people, this age is nothing.
But Su Jing couldn't accept it.
Another more important point is that during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, too many officials died.
In the famous Hongwu Four Cases, Lao Zhu raised his sword with both hands and fell with his hand, even the founding heroes were not spared.
Of course there are those who deserve to be killed, but there are definitely not a few who have been affected.
Su Jing remembered that Lao Zhu had been in office for more than thirty years and had killed a total of 150,000 officials, not including those who killed the nine tribes.
In other words, killing thousands of people a year is a common thing.
Being an official under such an emperor is really like walking on thin ice.
It's better not to touch it at all.
Doesn’t he enjoy living a good life?
I am not one of the poorest people at the bottom, my life is quite comfortable, and it is good to be a rich man.
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally didn't know Su Jing's inner thoughts, but Su Jing's attitude really made him don't know what to do.
I was still afraid and suspicious of Su Jing before, fearing that if Su Jing entered the court as an official in the future, she would become a big harm to Zhu Biao.
But now, it seems that this first step into entering the DPRK is quite difficult.
It's almost like a joke.
"Su Jing, a real man must have great ambitions, how can he stay under others for a long time?"
Zhu Yuanzhang decided to give Su Jing a good education and expand his thinking.
Let’s talk some truth to stimulate Su Jing.
"puff!"
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Su Jing couldn't hold back at all and laughed directly.
Because he thought of a line he saw in his previous life: How can a man live in depression for a long time?
The tone and attitude of Lao Zhu's words now are exactly like what Su Jing saw at that time.
"Su Jing, is what I said so funny?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when Su Jing smiled like this, and he became a little unhappy.
I talked to you in a nice and angry manner, but you ended up laughing here?
"I'm sorry, uncle, my, my, my, I thought too much, I'm sorry."
Su Jing quickly apologized. He also felt that he was a little disrespectful.
"snort."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said: "Then tell me, am I wrong in what I said? Can't a man be a bit pursuing?"
Su Jing suppressed her smile and replied: "Uncle, you may be right, but you can't expect everyone to be a man."
"I just don't pursue anything, so as for you, don't try to persuade me."
"I think you should teach your son well. As your family has a great business, you still need a son to inherit it."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was really helpless.
This guy Su Jing is really out of touch.
Isn't he trying to persuade Su Jing like this now so that Zhu Biao can inherit more smoothly in the future?
"Incomprehensible!"
Lao Zhu said nothing more and didn't want to talk to Su Jing anymore.
Su Jing just smiled. He didn't care about Lao Zhu's temper at all.
"By the way, uncle, have you met a Roman recently?"
Su Jing suddenly spoke.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and said with some confusion: "Su Jing, how did you know?"
Although many ministers knew about Kaos's appearance in the palace, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not deliberately conceal it, how did Su Jing know about it?
Is it possible that he really has the ability to calculate secrets?
It didn't take long for Kaos to appear.
Su Jing said with a smile: "The name of Diophantus in the math problem you asked before sounded like it was not the name of a Ming Dynasty person, so I took a guess."
Although Su Jing explained, Zhu Yuanzhang's doubts did not weaken a little.
"You guessed it just from a name?"
Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.
Su Jing smiled and said: "Not entirely. The main reason is that you mentioned Rome just now and even knew some situations in Europe. Naturally, I thought about it."
Europe?
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused now.
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, Su Jing also realized that he had said a new word, and he immediately explained:
"This is the general name for the area where Rome was in the ancient book I was reading. I thought it was simple and easy to remember, so I wrote it down."
"Europe~Europe~"
Zhu Yuanzhang repeated it several times, always feeling a little awkward, and he also knew why Su Jing thought it was simple and easy to remember.
"Su Jing, is that question really simple? I've asked many people before."
Zhu Yuanzhang finally asked his doubts at this moment.
He originally came to Su Jing with full confidence. He thought he could easily stump Su Jing, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even stump his own son Zhu Ru.
"Ha ha."
Su Jing smiled and said: "I guess among the people you asked, there must be no Uncle Liu."
Lao Zhu's heart skipped a beat, and his expression remained unchanged as he said, "Su Jing, what do you mean by this?"
Liu Bowen, Lao Zhu has now placed him under semi-house arrest.
The ministers in the court also saw Lao Zhu's thoughts, and none of them had much contact with Liu Bowen.
At this moment, Su Jing suddenly mentioned Liu Bowen. Could it be a profound meaning?
"What else can it mean? If you ask Old Man Liu this question, he will definitely know how to do it at a glance."
Su Jing looked at Lao Zhu and said: "I gave the students a homework assignment on the chicken and rabbit in the same cage at the school. The teacher at the school told me, and Old Man Liu solved it easily."
"Uncle, this question of yours is much simpler than the question of a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage."
"You said that if you asked Mr. Liu, how could you not know that this question is very simple?"
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also remembered the time when he took Liu Bowen with him to visit Su Jing incognito.
Yes, in the school at that time, Su Jing did ask a question about a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage.
Lao Zhu didn't know how to solve the problem at the time, but Liu Bowen easily explained the process of solving the problem.
At that time, Mr. Xu from the school passed by and praised Liu Bowen a few times.
Lao Zhu still remembers this.
"You remember it, right?"
Su Jing looked at Lao Zhu's face and smiled and said: "Uncle, the question you asked actually looks a bit complicated. It is just a little arithmetic that the Romans tinkered with. Our ancestors could have solved it long ago."
"But it's a pity that our Ming Dynasty doesn't attach much importance to these talents in mathematics."
"Most of the people uncle went to for advice are probably Confucian scholars."
Su Jing sighed a little as she said that.
Ever since he taught Zhu Xi mathematics and searched for ancient books, he discovered that the research on mathematics in China was actually no later than that in the West.
Many theories have actually appeared for a long time.
But what is extremely regrettable is that in this land, these things are always the opposite.
Scholars, or the vast majority of scholars, still study the words and ways of sages, just to be able to win the exam and climb the official ladder.
What a pity! What a pity!
Listening to Su Jing's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little shocked.
Because what Su Jing said is half right, the academic officials of the main hall are all masters of Confucianism.
"Then you mean, arithmetic is also important?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said to Su Jing.
Su Jing glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "What do you mean, mathematics is very important, mathematics is the basis of all sciences!"
(End of chapter)
