Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 257
Xu Yue is proficient in arithmetic and also has a certain foundation in abacus. After all, the abacus is the predecessor of the abacus, and many calculation methods are interlinked.

But he knew that neither he nor his master Liu Hong could calculate such a large amount of data as quickly as Liu Yu.

This is not only because the abacus is better than the abacus, but also because of the abacus formulas used by Liu Yu when calculating.

"This abacus was obviously invented by the master Liu Hong with all his life's knowledge! But...compared with King Zhongshan's abacus, it seems... worthless!"

"And that abacus formula, it's simply a... magic weapon in the arithmetic world!"

Xu Yue was deeply shocked by Liu Yu's abacus calculation, and at the same time felt a great sense of frustration in his heart, feeling that the calculations he had learned before were useless pediatrics.

Liu Yu called Xu Yue for the competition not to beat him, but to see his basic math skills and logical thinking.

And Xu Yue's ability to think of using two counting boards to solve the problem of big data calculations has shown that he is a highly intelligent person who is very proficient in calculations.

So Liu Yu put together the abacus, walked up to Xu Yue, and said, "This abacus is for you. In addition, I want to find someone to help me promote lowercase numbers and abacus formulas. I wonder if you would like it?"

Xu Yue was stunned on the spot when he heard the words, he couldn't be dreaming, just now so many ministers of the court were seeking teachers for their nephews, why did the king of Zhongshan take the initiative to accept himself as an apprentice?

"Little man...willing, willing...to worship King Zhongshan as his teacher!"

Xu Yue was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Liu Yu, who shook his head and said with a smile, "I didn't say I would take you as an apprentice, but I just asked you to help promote some of the mathematical inventions of my predecessor!"

Knowledge is the ladder of human progress, and mathematics is the cornerstone of this ladder.

Liu Yu is determined to transform this corrupt man into the strongest man in the world, so besides working to solve the problem of food and clothing, he also wants to popularize education for all.

Mathematics will become a very important subject in the Han Dynasty in the future.

……

In the end, Xu Yue gave Liu Yu a gift of apprenticeship. Although he knew that Liu Yu had no intention of accepting him as an apprentice, he had the fact to teach him skills.

In order to strengthen the management of Taicang, Liu Yu assigned Xu Yue to Yang Xiu as his deputy.

It was already afternoon when Liu Yu returned home. He saw "Sanmei" playing mahjong in the backyard, so he went back to the house alone to continue to spell the treasure map.

In the game of three and one missing, Dong Bai wanted to call Liu Yu out to join hands, but was pulled back by Diao Chan.

"Sister Princess, please don't disturb your husband. He may have important things to think about in the past two days, so let him stay alone!"

Dong Bai also knew that Liu Yu was in charge of transporting grain and grass, so he didn't dare to disturb him.

Just as she was about to sit down and continue playing mahjong, she suddenly heard Xu Shu come to see her.

"Sister Diaochan, go and ask what's the matter!" Because Zou Huimin is only a "fiancée", she usually asks Diaochan to deal with family problems.

"I wonder if Mr. Yuan Zhi is in a hurry to find a husband?" Diao Chan asked very politely.

As Liu Yu's assistant, Xu Shu naturally knew Diao Chan's status in the family, but he didn't dare to treat her like a concubine.

"Reporting to the two wives and the princess, Sun Rui, the chief secretary, came to visit with a gift, and is waiting in the front hall at the moment!"

A guest came, and they were important ministers in the court, Diao Chan and Zou Huimin naturally did not dare to neglect, just when they wanted to invite Liu Yu, they heard Dong Bai casually ask.

"That scholar Sun Rui is looking for a husband... What's the matter with Liu Yu?" Dong Bai almost slipped his tongue, his little face flushed with embarrassment.

But anyone who is qualified to freely enter and exit Liu's mansion has already seen the relationship between Dong Bai and Liu Yu.

Xu Shu didn't say anything, just replied with a smile: "I heard Mr. Sun Rui said that it seems that he wants to betroth his daughter to the lord!"

"What!" Diao Chan was startled.

"Absolutely not!" Dong Bai hurriedly came to Zou Huimin's side, "Sister Min'er, don't call Liu Yu, I will refuse this matter for your family!"

After finishing speaking, Dong Bai pulled Zou Huimin and Diao Chan to the front hall, but Xu Shu didn't dare to stop him, so he could only follow behind with a smile on his face.

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In the front hall, Sun Rui was sitting at the guest table with a smile on his face.

In Taicang, he failed to give his son a chance to be a teacher, so he thought of marrying his daughter to Liu Yu. With the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law, he could ask Liu Yu for more A4 papers.

At this moment, he was proud of his good idea, when he heard footsteps outside the hall, he thought it was Liu Yu who had arrived.

But just when he got up, he saw the princess Dong Bai rushing in, and beside Dong Bai stood two beauties who were absolutely no worse than Dong Bai.

"Greetings, Princess Weiyang! These two? Could it be the wife of King Zhongshan?"

Diao Chan and Zou Huimin both returned the gift, only Dong Bai still glared at Sun Rui angrily.

"My princess asks you, what's the matter with Liu Yu?"

"I have a daughter in my family, who is twenty-eight years old, and is planning to marry the King of Zhongshan!" Shi Sunrui stroked his beard and smiled, but he muttered in his heart. Liu Yu hadn't come yet, and his two wives hadn't spoken yet , why did Dong Bai, the princess, want to intervene in Liu's family affairs?

Dong Bai said angrily: "Everyone in the city knows that I am close to the two older sisters in the Liu Manor, but today you dare to marry Liu Yu, obviously because you want to destroy the status of my two older sisters in the Liu Manor! "

"...and your daughter, the princess has met her a long time ago. She has a big shoulder and a pockmarked face, and she deserves to be compared with my two older sisters! I think you should give up the idea of ​​getting married early!"

Sun Rui didn't get angry when he heard the words, but he didn't dare to really offend Dong Bai, so he just cupped his fists and asked Zou Huimin why Liu Yu didn't come out.

In private, the three little sisters had already talked about Liu Yu's marriage and concubine, but none of the three wanted anyone to take away Liu Yu's care.

Especially Zou Huimin, who is still just a "fake" wife at the moment, so she is even more reluctant to have beautiful women enter the backyard of Liu's mansion.

"My husband said he won't take concubines! Please take away those gifts!" Zou Huimin was so stubborn for the first time, and she had the support of Diao Chan and Dong Bai at that time.

But in this way, Shi Sun Rui's old face will be lost at home.

Diao Chan was good at observing words and demeanor, she didn't want to make her husband an enemy in the court because of this, so she took out a small mirror and handed it to Shi Sun Rui.

"I'm very sorry. My husband is temporarily unable to see guests due to business. Please accept this gift as an apology. As for the matter of marrying a wife and taking concubines, my husband's master has a last word... Don't mess around with the harem!"

It is said that beautiful women are the most deceptive, Diao Chan has a face value of 99, her words are gentle and sweet, and they are well-founded, making people have to believe them.

Now that Mrs. Liu's family and even Immortal Kang have moved out, how can Shi Sunrui continue to stay.

Fortunately, he got another baby, so it was a worthwhile trip!
After leaving Liu's residence, Shi Sun Rui asked Xu Shu, "The master of King Zhongshan really said that he is not allowed to marry too many wives?"

Xu Shu chuckled, and replied: "Is this so? I can't say for sure, but it is certain that the three of you just now have a lot of say in the matter of getting married and taking concubines!"

Sun Rui just kept shaking his head when he heard the words, and felt worthless for Liu Yu.

"Hey! It's a pity to have a shrew in the family! Poor King Zhongshan is young, promising, and talented. I'm afraid he will never enjoy the joy of having three wives and four concubines again in this life!"

(End of this chapter)