Prince of Chaos

Chapter 638 The Great Mathematician
Enke examination room.

On the eighth day of October, the winter wind in the examination room gradually picked up, and the frost condensed.However, such a cold weather can't stop the fiery hearts.

The students who took the Enke exam, they all entered the Enke exam room with an extremely excited and longing heart, wanting to show what they have learned all their lives in this exam!
Referring to the number plate in his hand, Cheng Dawei finally found his test house.

Cheng Dawei is already sixty-six this year, and he should be regarded as the oldest person in the Enke mathematics exam.

Cheng Dawei was born in a merchant family in Xiuning County, South Zhili, and belonged to Huizhou merchants.He has been in business with his elders since he was a child, and has never passed the imperial examination.

If it hadn't been for the relaxation of Crown Prince Enke's conditions this time, Cheng Dawei would never have had the chance to achieve anything in the imperial examination in his life.

Not being able to take the imperial examination can be said to be a lifetime pain in Cheng Dawei's heart.

Because he was born in Xiaozong, he was naturally a head shorter than Xiuning Cheng's eldest son.Under the eccentric arrangement of the elders, Cheng Dawei could only do business with his father when he was young, traveling all over Wuyue.

However, this kind of childhood and childhood experience did not turn Cheng Dawei into a philistine businessman covered in money. He is still sensitive, eager to learn, and good at summarizing.

During his years of doing business for the Cheng family, Cheng Dawei, a well-known scholar who interviewed scholars, encountered "a scholar who is well-versed in mathematics, and it is always difficult to interview, and he is tireless."

It can be seen that Cheng Dawei's obsession with mathematics can be seen.His love of mathematics runs deep into his bones and flows in his blood.

As long as he meets a master of mathematics, he will visit again and again to ask for advice, and tirelessly learn mathematics from the master of mathematics.

It is precisely because of this that Cheng Dawei's achievements in mathematics were also world-class mathematicians at that time.

It is a pity that the Ming Dynasty at that time was a feudal dynasty that emphasized agriculture and neglected commerce. For top mathematicians like Cheng Dawei, this was their sorrow, and it was also the sorrow of the entire era and the entire Ming Dynasty.

However, Cheng Dawei did not give up his dream of mathematics because of this. He still upholds the spirit of applying Confucianism to study mathematics and improve mathematics tirelessly.

In his business dealings, Cheng Dawei felt the inconvenience of the traditional chip counting method, and decided to compile a concise and practical mathematics book to help the world.

In order to realize his lofty aspirations, Cheng Dawei spared no expense to buy those mathematical works that were shelved and no one cares about them.

When Cheng Dawei was 40 years old, Cheng Dawei was also tired of his business career abroad. He returned to his hometown and began to concentrate on studying mathematics.

In the following 20 years, Cheng Dawei has been studying ancient books seriously, absorbing the strengths of famous masters, and devoting himself to creation!
Finally, in the 20th year of Wanli, Cheng Dawei wrote the seventeen volumes of the masterpiece "Algorithm Tongzong" and the appendix "Algorithm Origin"!
Cheng Dawei detailed textual research and records of various arithmetic books published since Yuanfeng, Shaoxing, and Chunxi in the Song Dynasty, striving to be perfect, and leaving a true and reliable historical record of mathematics as a continuation of the development of Chinese mathematics.

After completing these two books, Cheng Dawei still did not relax. He is still working hard on mathematics, and wants to simplify some of the original mathematical calculation methods.

Therefore, in the following six years, Cheng Dawei deleted the complex and simplified "Shu Shu Tong Zong" and wrote "Algorithm Compilation Yao" in four volumes, making it the most basic textbook for folk mathematicians of later generations.

Of course, these achievements are only part of Cheng Dawei's mathematical achievements!

What Cheng Dawei is most memorable to future generations is that he established the abacus rules, perfected the abacus formulas, and collected 595 mathematical problems circulated in ancient times and recorded the solutions, which can be called a masterpiece in the field of Chinese mathematics at that time.

Directly created a new era of abacus counting!

But at this moment, this book of mathematics living has not been circulated, and it is still spread among a small group of mathematics enthusiasts.

Until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the original historical time and space, Cheng Dawei's works were translated into Japanese by a Japanese mathematician Mori Shigeno, and this was the first of its kind in Japan.Then in the Qing Dynasty, Cheng Dawei's mathematical works really spread, and became popular in Korea, Southeast Asia, and Europe.

From this, it can be seen that Cheng Dawei's mathematical talent is simply a genius level at the ceiling level!

If the society and the imperial court had more respect for mathematics at that time, then in the subsequent industrial development, it would not be so far behind the West.

Now, here's your chance.

Cheng Dawei finally met his Bole in this time and space.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in charge of Enke, and the first test is Mathematics.

When Cheng Dawei heard the news in his hometown, he was ecstatic and couldn't help himself.

No one can understand the joy of being recognized by the court for a person who loves mathematics.

Regardless of his advanced age and the distance between Xiuning and Beijing Normal University, Cheng Dawei resolutely embarked on the road to Beijing for the exam.

This is the first time for Cheng Dawei to leave the south for the heart of Daming—the capital!
Along the way, Cheng Dawei was both excited and uneasy.He was afraid that he would not be able to take the Enke mathematics test.

However, after he arrived in the capital, he realized that things were not as bad as he had imagined.

After he arrived in the capital, he was surprised to see the famous Xishan Huangzhuang, and then, after a small trial of his own, he was jointly recognized by the Xishan Third Hospital of Xishan Huangzhuang.

All the three colleges offered an olive branch to Cheng Dawei, hoping that Cheng Dawei could stay in the school and become a member of the three colleges of Xishan.

Cheng Dawei was very moved to see Xishan Third Hospital attaching so much importance to mathematics and talents.

However, at this moment, Mr. Cheng still has a wish unfulfilled. He has not yet participated in Enke and fulfilled his long-cherished wish.

Therefore, he temporarily declined the invitation of the Xishan Third Hospital.

In the end, under the joint recommendation of the Xishan Third Hospital, Cheng Dawei obtained the qualification for Enke examination at the age of 66.

Now Cheng Dawei finally entered the Enke examination room.

This was the first time he had stepped into the imperial examination venue, and the excitement in his heart was beyond anyone's comprehension.

Cheng Dawei was cautious, and entered his test room as if it were a treasure.He looked at the chairs, stools and a small bed inside the Koshe, his hands were shaking.

These seemingly very simple and ordinary furnishings are like sacred objects in Cheng Dawei's heart!
Little by little, he wiped the dust from the test house with his sleeve, every time with great care and care.

It seems that from this moment, Master Cheng has felt his fiery heart that has been silent for decades.

Once upon a time, I watched people of the same age and the same family read aloud in the study, worshiped Confucius, and looked forward to leaping into the dragon's gate, getting promoted through the imperial examination, and seeking the right path.How envious Cheng Dawei is!

However, these have nothing to do with him, his fate has been arranged by the clan elders, and he can only be a vassal of the main clan, doing business to make money for the main clan, and becoming a cheap businessman with long sleeves and good at dancing.

At that time, Cheng Dawei was unwilling, but now he is so excited!
This is all the grace bestowed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Cheng Dawei has already developed a heart of awe and submission to this young and high-ranking crown prince whom he has never met before. Without the crown prince's Enke, he might never have the chance to prove himself in his life.

But, now he has.

He has already entered Enke's examination room, preparing for his freshmen after the age of 66!
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Dreams have everything!
(End of this chapter)