Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 180 Quantification
An examination room on the east side of Jinling University campus.

Finding an opportunity to meet the former Yinghai envoy and the current Zhongshu Pingzhang and a member of the royal family, Chang Xuan immediately felt that many scholars around him looked differently when Zhu Yuan left.

Except for a few who were indifferent or even contemptuous, most of them showed some eagerness and took the initiative to chat.And the few people I knew before were more enthusiastic now.

From Yipin's Zhongshu Pingzhang!
Thinking of this, Chang Xuan couldn't help feeling emotional while socializing.

A 14-year-old boy, in less than a year, has reached a height that many people can hardly reach in a lifetime.

As for the status of a royal family member who may inherit the title of county king, it is even more rare that he is still adopted from a side branch, and that he still enters the royal family.

Hurrying to 'encounter' Zhu Yuan at this time, of course Chang Xuan didn't want Lord Pingzhang to open the back door for him to make a temporary relationship, he knew that Zhu Yuan was not such a person.

It's a simple idea: show your identity and make friends with the same year.

Chang Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so, and he didn't worry about what would happen if Mr. Pingzhang found out. According to what his father said and what he saw with his own eyes, Pingzhang has always been a very mellow person.

Pulling the tiger's skin for a short time to socialize like this, not only the surrounding scholars, but even an official of the Imperial College who was in charge of the examination had a chat with him and introduced each other.

It's six o'clock.

When the gong sounded, candidates began to take their seats and distributed draft paper. Chang Yu also found his own seat, numbered 077019, that is to say, Exam Room No. 77, No. 19. I knew about it in advance. Later, this test number must be filled in on the test paper.

I waited patiently with confidence, and about a quarter of an hour later, accompanied by the sealed test paper that was escorted over, there was also a password from Mr. Pingzhang, saying that in order to ensure the fairness of the test, he asked to confiscate the abacus, calculation chips and other things.

Inevitably there was a commotion, but not much.

At the critical moment, Lord Pingzhang spoke in person again, and no one dared to raise any objections.

This has no effect on Chang Xuan.

He began to study the "Basics of Mathematics" related to Mr. Hepingzhang long in advance. In Chang Yu's opinion, the written calculation method is not slower than the abacus calculation method at all. Bringing an abacus is cumbersome to him.

However, it is probably conceivable that this is not good news for those who have worked hard to practice abacus before.

The abacus was confiscated, and the time was approaching Sishi.

With the sound of another gong, the invigilator opened the sealed test papers with his own hands under the eyes of the non-commissioned sergeant, and then distributed them, while reminding loudly: "Scholars, please fill in your name and test number first, browse it for a while, and answer the paper when it is time." ..."

Repeat this three times.

Chang Xuan read the test paper immediately.

There are two test papers, printed on one side.

The first question, this is a question about taxation, grain and population. There are two questions in total. The first question is very simple, and it is marked with (2 points). ), one question, a total of 8 points.

Scan again roughly, a total of 10 questions, with a total score of 100 points.

Returning to the first question, Chang Xuan almost subconsciously started to calculate, but suddenly realized, stopped, just wrote down his name and test number carefully, put down the charcoal pencil, and continued to browse.

Basically...not difficult.

Or you need some complicated calculations, or you need a list, or you need to draw a picture. The key is, you need a carefulness.

If you don't pay attention, you will make mistakes.

On the other hand, in the whole paper, Chang Xuan also saw a strong style of Lord Pingzhang.

This is obviously someone who personally proposed the question, and it is all related to reality.

I scanned again quickly, but before the sound of the gong sounded, Chang Xuan inevitably looked around curiously, not looking too blatantly to avoid being suspected, but just scanned from the corner of my eye, and the neighbor on the left was obviously frowning.

It seems... There was a sound of air-conditioning coming from behind.

Chang Xuan felt a little funny.

If you think about it carefully, in fact, if you study the "Basics of Mathematics" that has been widely distributed during this period of time, you can basically answer this test paper.

Take a breather now...

Either his brain is not bright enough, and he still can't understand a book after several months, or he just has no intention.

Ok.

It could also be a posturing.

Thinking this way, the gong sounded again, and the examiner's voice followed: "Start answering the questions, all scholars, pay attention to the time, hand in the paper at noon..."

Another three times in a row.

Chang Yu had already picked up the charcoal pencil, and neatly wrote down the word "solve" after the first question. This is the standard procedure in "Basics of Mathematics" involving such questions. Even the colon behind it, Chang Yu None missed.

Except for a slight rustling sound, there was silence in the examination room.

Chang Xuan was also immersed in it very quickly, I don't know how long it took, it seems... It didn't take long, and half of the questions were finished.

Just flipping to the second page, I felt the commotion around me again.

Chang Xuan looked up, and saw a group of people walking slowly on the other side of the corridor, one of them was wearing a scarlet dragon robe, one left and one right, were two much shorter teenagers.

Your Majesty the Emperor!

The invigilator's voice sounded again, appearing a bit more solemn: "Scholars answer the questions seriously, don't look left and right, or you will be expelled from the examination room..."

Chang Xuan quickly lowered his head, and the commotion around him quickly subsided.

However, for a brief moment, Chang Xuan felt someone approaching him, and the voice of Master Pingzhang: "My ancestor, this is Chang Tongzhi's son, a very good young man."

Then there was another voice, with a smile: "You...you talk so old-fashioned."

Then, the middle-aged man in the dragon robe just now had arrived beside him, and seemed to be looking at the examination paper, but Chang Yu had just turned the page, and the first question here hadn't been done yet, and at that moment... because the emperor appeared beside him , and my hands trembled a little.

God……

This is not a good thing, His Majesty the Emperor...don't think that you haven't answered a single question!

He wanted to move, to reveal the finished paper, but... he didn't dare to move.

A small hand stretched out to help him out.

Zhu Yuan took out the first finished paper from Chang Xuan's hands, and handed it to Lao Zhu beside him: "Let's have a look, Ancestor."

Lao Zhu took it and didn't say the answer, but the neatly rolled noodles at a glance made people happy. Of course he knew the answer in advance, and after reading the content, he found that one of the five questions was correct, so he couldn't help but praise. : "He is a good young man."

Returning the test paper to Chang Xuan himself, Lao Zhu patted the young man on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I still remember, back then on Poyang Lake, your father was quite brave. If you come here, you will be a scholar. The Chang family has both civil and military skills."

Chang Xuan felt even more trembling, and wanted to get up and kowtow to His Majesty the Emperor, but knowing that it was not appropriate at the moment, he could only keep sitting and bowed his head deeply: "Thank you, Lord, for your compliment."

Lao Zhu patted Chang Xuan's shoulder again, still smiling: "Don't bother you, just do the questions well, your speed is much faster than others, you should slow down, be careful, this math is Be careful."

Chang Yu hurriedly agreed again: "The lord gives the order."

After waiting for His Majesty to walk away, Chang Xuan, who was already sweating on his forehead, dared to look up, but happened to meet another cold gaze, which flashed past him.

Is left phase.

Immediately also a cold.

At the beginning, the Chang family wanted to please both sides, at least not to offend both sides. Now, look at the reaction from the left... While answering the question, Chang Xuan was already thinking about writing another letter to his father after the exam.

Can only choose sides.

Fortunately, Mr. Pingzhang, the moment...is not something Zuo Xiang can handle at will.

Zhu Yuan didn't know that Li Shanchang was already putting on shoes for Chang Xuan with his eyes behind him, and if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.

Regarding this left prime minister, Zhu Yuan had made a judgment a long time ago, and he was not very tolerant, but this time, many things have changed, let alone himself, even Lao Zhu, will not let Li Shanchang be as chaotic as before Come.

Speaking of which, in the series of events from the third year of Hongwu to the fourth year of Hongwu, the main one was that Yang Xian was punished. Although there were elements of Li Shanchang's rejection of dissidents, Li Shanchang obviously didn't get it right. He resigned from the position of left prime minister and returned to Zhongdu.

On the surface, this seems to be no problem. In fact, Zhu Yuan felt that Lao Zhu's emperor's attributes were awakened during that time.

Before that, Lao Zhu was still leaning towards a local feudal town where he had just conquered the country with his brothers and wanted to eat meat and drink together for a long time. Killing, Lao Zhu finally realized that the old brothers could no longer be allowed to eliminate differences so unscrupulously.

So, maybe it was a heart-to-heart confession, or, with Lao Zhu's temperament, it was more serious, and he directly had a showdown with Li Shanchang, so the left minister was so frightened that he resigned due to illness.

Lao Zhu has always been a sensible person.

evidence……

For example, in the famous conversation with Liu Ji about the selection of the prime minister, most people may pay attention to Liu Ji's evaluation of Li Shanchang, Yang Xian, Hu Weiyong and others. However, a passage from Lao Zhu is equally intriguing.

This is about Liu Ji's opinion that Li Shanchang is more suitable to be in charge of the aspect.

Liu Ji thought that Prime Minister Zuo could reconcile the generals and unite the court, so Lao Zhu said, Li Shanchang framed you so many times, and he would kill you. I didn't expect you to support him.

Look at this paragraph.

The key point is that Lao Zhu is well aware of Li Shanchang's many attempts to kill Liu Ji.

According to the relevant details, this dialogue should have occurred before Li Shanchang resigned in the fourth year of Hongwu.

This is another piece of evidence.

It shows that before Hongwu four years, Lao Zhu was already very dissatisfied with Li Shanchang as prime minister.It's just that, because he was an old brother who fought together, Lao Zhu didn't want to bear the infamy of being a cunning rabbit and a running dog, so he just tolerated it all the time.

Until Hongwu four years.

After a fierce fight between Huaixi Xungui led by Li Shanchang and Yang Xian, Lao Zhu couldn't bear it anymore.

What happened after this can actually be analyzed.

About Li Shanchang.

Old Zhu didn't want Li Shanchang to be prime minister anymore, so the Prime Minister Zuo had no choice but to resign because of his illness. This also shows that Li Shanchang is small-minded and intolerant, but he dared not disobey Lao Zhu, let alone rebellion such as.

Going deeper, losing his aspect, and being almost idle for many years afterwards, Li Shanchang was very dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't have any ruthless intentions such as killing the fish and breaking the net.

Without this talent, I dare not have this ambition.

Therefore, when it came to Zhu Yuan, he didn't have much fear of Zuo Xiang as long as he could ensure that Lao Zhu would not have any problems.

In the current examination room.

Just happened to pass by Chang Yu's place, and after taking the initiative to give the young people a chance, everyone continued to move forward, and Zhu Yuan then talked about mathematics with the old Zhu beside him, and the equally important prince on the other side: "The mathematics topics we are taking the exam are actually very, very basic. In the future, the proportion of mathematics must be increased, and it must be more in-depth. Because, not only the many practical applications in governing the country, but more, the ancestors , and Your Highness, at a deeper level, everything in this world can actually be quantified with mathematics, and in turn, in the future, if we want to understand everything in this world, we need to study mathematics more deeply."

Old Zhu listened with gusto. On the other side, Zhu Biao, who knew in advance that Zhu Yuan specifically mentioned today that he could go out with his father, couldn't help feeling more fond of the young people on the other side, and was also curious at the moment: "Yuaner , is everything in the world exaggerated?"

Yuaner...

Zhu Yuan is still not quite used to this title, and there is nothing unusual on the surface, he said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, you can name it casually, and see if I can quantify it?"

Lao Zhu also looked at his son curiously.

Zhu Biao looked around and was caught by the rising sunlight, so he smiled and pointed at him: "Yuaner, the sun, how about the sun?"

Zhu Yuan said: "The sun, it's very simple. The first quantification is that the distance from the sun to us is about 1.5 million kilometers... Well, if it is converted into miles, it is about 3 million miles. This is a quantification. The second Quantitatively, the temperature on the surface of the sun is about 6000 degrees, which we have not been able to achieve on Earth at present, oh, Your Highness, I sent you a thermometer, 6000 degrees, you can probably imagine it?"

Zhu Biao nodded, but he was curious: "3 million miles... how do you know?"

"This..." Zhu Yuan glanced at Lao Zhu, showing a deceitful expression on purpose: "...the ancestor can testify to me, what I said is true."

Zhu Biao turned to his father.

Uncharacteristically, Lao Zhu patted his son's head and said with a smile: "Yuan'er likes to talk about these mysterious things, I can't testify, you just listen to it."

Zhu Yuan: "..."

Zhu Biao could also hear his father's joking tone, the one between family members. In his heart, he thought of the big copper cabinet again, thinking to himself, sooner or later, he wanted to see the things inside, but there was nothing on his face. To show it, he just smiled and glanced at Zhu Yuan who looked embarrassed.

Zhu Yuan said helplessly: "Does Your Highness still want to listen?"

Zhu Biao nodded: "Your aunt speaks nonsense, and my aunt listens to it."

Zhu Yuan continued: "6000 degrees is the surface temperature, and the core temperature of the sun, uh... I forgot this, it is about 2000 million degrees, which is more than 100 times the temperature of boiling water at 10 degrees."

Zhu Biao was amazed, but then asked: "Why can it be so high...and, then...doesn't it mean that everything has been melted, so what do you have to pretend?"

(End of this chapter)