Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

He knew that with the nature of the Son of Heaven, since these account books could be collected and stored together, it was naturally not for display, but because he had the ability to calculate clearly.

He is the secretary of the household department, so he naturally knows how to count.

According to the calculation level of the officials of the household department, it is almost impossible to achieve this goal unless tens of thousands of people are piled up.

"Martial Academy..."

In the end, this term still came to Liu Qiyuan's mind.

Since ancient times, the way of counting has been slowly improving.

And as far as he knew, the Son of Heaven attached great importance to these small ways of counting. In the martial arts academy, counting was a compulsory subject for everyone.

As far as he knows, the Inner Court Bank Commercial Bank will send a considerable number of accountants to the Martial Arts Academy every year to study and train for several months...

The money bank firm in the inner court was able to complete the statistical summary of these account books within the limited time at the end of each year. Obviously, their arithmetic level, and the arithmetic level of the martial arts academy, seemed to exceed the way he knew about arithmetic.

Merchants, circulation also...

Thinking about it, Liu Qiyuan summoned a small official and gave him some instructions.

"Go, send people to the folks, just in the capital, find a business at random, and call a few accountants with a good level."

In less than an hour, several middle-aged men in civilian clothes, led by officials, bowed down in front of Liu Qiyuan.

"Okay, take this account book and let them do the math."

Liu Qiyuan was a little impatient, and with a single order, several accountants distributed an account book to each of them, put the abacus on it, and knocked it loudly, and each of them calculated honestly.

Liu Qiyuan and some curious household officials also stood behind him, watching.

The more he looked at it, the tighter Liu Qiyuan's brows frowned. Although the dignified Hubu Shangshu was not very proficient in arithmetic, he naturally understood what he should understand.

But now, he couldn't understand it.

But if he doesn't understand it, he doesn't understand it, but he still knows whether the answer is right or not.

This makes him unable to understand the method of arithmetic, which is fast and accurate!

"Who did you learn your arithmetic from, and why is it different from today's arithmetic?"

In the end, Liu Qiyuan held the calculated answer and asked several accountants.

"My lord, we were all trained by the shopkeeper from an early age, but a few years ago, our shopkeeper hired a cashier from an outside firm, who said he was fast and accurate in calculations, so we followed suit... "

"As far as we know, all the shops and commercial firms around the world now calculate in this way. It is said that the calculation method was passed down from His Majesty's bank and commercial firm at the beginning..."

Speaking of this, one of the accountants seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "By the way, my lord, this is the basic calculation issued by the Cultural and Propaganda Department two months ago, and we rely on this calculation for food. I bought..."

"I heard that at the arithmetic conference held by the martial arts academy last month, some people passed the three rounds of assessments because they read through this basic arithmetic. In the end, they won the championship and were directly hired into the martial arts academy. They were also rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"

"Those who passed the second round were mostly hired by various commercial firms and banks..."

"Number meeting?"

Liu Qiyuan frowned, why hasn't he heard of this?

"The arithmetic conference was held last year. The address is at the foot of Polu Mountain. Anyone can sign up to participate. The exam questions are some arithmetic questions. There are three rounds in total."

"Those who pass the first round will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, those who pass the second round will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver, those who pass the third round will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and will be hired into the martial arts academy. It is said that the monthly salary is as high as 50 taels. During the holidays, there are various subsidies..."

"The little one went to participate last year, but he didn't even pass the first level..."

Listening to the accountant's account, Liu Qiyuan frowned, and after picking up the basic arithmetic and flipping through it for a while, his brows also frowned even deeper.

Although this book is called "Basic Calculus", it can be said to be a self-contained system. Using the most simple language, the method of arithmetic, from low to high, is progressive. Do not understand the arithmetic formula.

Just by flipping through it roughly, he knew that even those who are illiterate, if they concentrate on reading for several months, their arithmetic level may rise in a straight line.

For those who already have a basic foundation in arithmetic, reading this book through is probably like empowering a pot and adding wings to a tiger!

It seems that everything is a benefit, but Liu Qiyuan frowned even deeper. Everything originated from the martial arts academy, as well as the arithmetic contest, such a generous reward, and the basic arithmetic issued by the Department of Propaganda...

All of this is obviously induced by profit, and it is to promote arithmetic and arouse the hearts of common people and scholars to learn arithmetic.

Your Majesty has never done anything useless.

The Son of Heaven is so fond of counting these trails, and has worked hard to promote them...

Why exactly?

Is it simply for the sake of calculating accounts, to calculate faster and more accurately?

If it is only for this point, there is no need to promote it in this way at all. The existence of a small group of people is enough.

Moreover, these things seemed to appear when the imperial court was busy with things and didn't care about other things at all.

"Go to the market and buy some of these basics, count them, and send a copy to everyone!"

In the end, Liu Qiyuan suppressed this doubt for the time being, and gave a casual order.

After finishing speaking, he looked at the accountants and said without doubt: "You guys just stay here for now!"

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Chapter 496 The Fanatic

"Master Cifu asked some accountants from outside commercial firms to ask, and then...in the end, Master Cifu just asked the people below to go to the market to buy a few books on basic calculations, and let the officials of the Ministry of Accounts read through them... ..."

In Qianqing Palace, a general of the imperial camp respectfully reported Liu Qiyuan's every word and deed.

"Okay, I get it."

The emperor put down the notebook in his hand, frowned, pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head.

The limitations of the times, that's it!

The traditional thought of Confucianism emphasizes self-cultivation, governing the country and the world.

The goal of a scholar is to become an official, even if he is not an official, it is to establish a school and become a generation of great Confucianism.

Counting this kind of majestic avenue in the future era, in this era, it is just a trail that is dismissed by scholars!

This is rooted in the mind.

Even if it is him, it is impossible to reverse it all at once, and it will take an extremely long time to subtly implement it into people's hearts.

However, since ancient times, the best way for rulers to promote something is to create demand.

If the whole world has no demand for arithmetic, then no matter how he promotes it, he will not be able to escape the end of loneliness in the end.

Only when demand is created, such as the banks and commercial banks he has arranged, and even after the imperial power goes to the countryside in the future to coordinate the people's livelihood and economy in the world, the huge demand for arithmetic will naturally breed the demand for arithmetic.

Just like from the very beginning, he has invested money, manpower and material resources in the sea to maintain each ordnance factory. The slowly evolving firearms have created a huge demand for arithmetic, and under the demand of war, eventually the Wu Xun army will Arithmetic is getting more and more attention.

And mathematics is the foundation!

And what he has to do now is to maintain and care for the seedlings of Suanshu, expand it as much as possible, and even discover things that need to be counted, so as to slowly make Suanshu valued by the ruling class, and finally enter the house.

Traditional officials like Liu Qiyuan, no matter how traditional they are, can only slowly accept this change in thinking and concept under the slow development of the times.

And to do this, first of all, the Kong family must be dealt with, otherwise, if the so-called sage line of this family is instigated by someone with a heart, it will come out to disrupt the situation.

Since the Confucian family is deeply ingrained and perseveres in the hearts of the people, if he tries his best, he will be ruined in the end!

Of course, even if there is no such reason, he would not allow the right to interpret ideology, the dominance, to be in the hands of a so-called stubborn lineage of sages who have lasted for several dynasties and generations.

"Pass down my decree, and let Xu Guangqi, the director of the Martial Academy, enter the palace for an audience."

After thinking for a moment, the emperor slowly said this sentence.

Wang Wu, who was waiting on the side, trotted forward quickly, bowed to the emperor, picked up the will of the emperor, bowed again, and bowed back.

The emperor pondered for a moment, his eyes shifted, and finally the letter that was fixed on the table had been drawn up, and it was only a matter of affixing the order with the emperor's seal.

Xu Guangqi, Secretary of the Tiaowu Academy, was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Watching for a moment, the emperor seemed to frown more and more. It is no exaggeration to say that Xu Guangqi perfectly meets all his expectations and yearnings for the literati in the new era.

First, attach importance to mathematics, and even practice it personally, translating the original geometry, writing "Pythagorean justice", "measurement of similarities and differences" and other mathematical works.

Second, he knew the great role of mathematics. For example, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he played to revise the calendar of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, in the Shuzuo, it also discusses in detail the important role of mathematics in astronomy and calendar, water conservancy engineering, temperament, firearms and military defense, various construction projects, geodetic surveying, making clocks and leaks and other timers, etc., and even He also risked the displeasure of the world and asked him, the emperor, to promote the crystallization of wisdom in the martial arts academy to the whole world.

Third, he is quite knowledgeable about military affairs, and attaches great importance to the manufacture and development of firearms. Even as the emperor, when he was a beginner in the art of war, most of the military books on firearms he studied were written by this person.

Fourth, he attached great importance to agronomy, and even became proficient in agronomy, and even compiled many agricultural works such as "Agricultural Policy", "Sweet Potato Shu", "Agricultural Remains Miscellaneous Shu", "Taixi Water Method" and so on.

In Wuyuan, such high-yielding crops as sweet potato and corn have always been in charge of this person.

He is also the top lecturer of the first mathematics subject of the Martial Arts Academy, and he is also in charge of the firearms research of the Martial Arts Academy. Xu Guangqi is also one of the helmsmen of the Ordnance Department under the Commander's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Such a person, normally speaking, he, the son of heaven, is naturally regarded as a treasure in the palm of his hand, cultivated with heart, even if there is a violation, he will definitely turn a blind eye and maintain great tolerance.

But... I don't know if it's because he came across and opened the martial arts academy, so that western learning existed in the martial arts academy, missionaries also existed in the martial arts academy, and Xu Guangqi got in touch with more missionaries.

Xu Guangqi, who only believed in Western religion in history, is almost a fanatic in this era. From the very beginning, before he explicitly prohibited it, he used his power to win over students in the martial arts academy and promote Western religion.

Later, with the development of the Wuyuan, Zhang Mo's remonstrance at the time when the Wuyuan sacrificed wine, he also explicitly prohibited any missionary behavior, and at the same time prohibited the spread of Western religion.

However, Xu Guangqi still offended him a lot. Zhang Mo, who used to sacrifice wine in the martial arts academy, also punished him a lot. Back then, he, the Duke of Qin, had interviewed and advised him many times, but little changed.

Even if he proclaimed himself emperor and reprimanded him many times, he still offended him a lot!

If it weren't for the great expectation and value of this talent, Xu Guangqi's ten clans and the emperor would have killed him directly!

It is precisely because of this that even though he knows that transferring this person to the court will greatly help his plan, the emperor has always hesitated.

As the emperor, he can accept many shortcomings of his courtiers. Even if he is corrupt and perverts the law, as long as it is within the limit, it will not affect too much.

But who the hell knows what's going on...

An important official who occupies a high position and can influence the world with his words and deeds, but he attaches great importance to science and maintains an extremely open-minded attitude towards new things. Coupled with his support, it is conceivable that he will How much has changed in the world, and how much will it help his wishful thinking.

But if this important official who occupies a high position and can influence the world with his words and deeds is a fanatic of the Western religion, then just thinking about this kind of scene makes the emperor feel his scalp tingle.

"Xu...Guangqi, what's unusual in the martial arts academy recently?"

The emperor asked suddenly.

In the hall, Ning Feng, the Commander of the Imperial Battalion standing in armor, also stepped out and bowed to the Son of Heaven: "Report to Your Majesty, the Director of the Martial Academy is still running around in the Martial Academy and the ordnance factory as before."

"Since your Majesty issued a decree to reprimand him, he has been restrained for a while, but according to the report of the military academy, in the past few days, during the lectures, he will explain the teachings of Western religion from time to time, but it is just a taste, and he did not say anything. too much……"

"okay!"

The emperor waved his hand, his face was already gloomy.

Repeated teaching!

He wants to see how loyal Xu Guangqi is to his master!

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Chapter 497 The Last Chance

"Sir, see Your Majesty!"

In the Qianqing Palace, Xu Guangqi, the director of the Martial Arts Academy, prostrated himself and shouted.

"You have violated my will time and time again, and openly spread the teachings of Western religion in the classroom, how courageous you are!"

"Did I treat you too leniently, making you think that I dare not kill you?"

The emperor strode forward, walked straight to the kneeling Xu Guangqi, and looked down at the cold drink.

"Your Majesty is guilty, please come down!"

"Are you guilty? Do you still know you are guilty?"

The emperor sneered:

"Why, do you want me to prostrate myself in front of your so-called master?"

"Do you want the so-called Pope to crown me?"

Xu Guangqi's pupils shrank suddenly, and he quickly shouted: "I never think so!"

"You never think about it?"

The emperor smiled lightly, took the stack of books handed over by Wang Wu, and threw them in front of Xu Guangqi.

"In these years, in order to spread your so-called teachings, how many times have you violated my prohibition, but I remember it clearly!"

"If you don't have this intention, then you can just believe in your goddamn master alone. Why do you still want to spread the teachings everywhere, and even take advantage of your position to openly spread the teachings, intending to win over the students of the martial arts academy?"

Speaking of this, the emperor suddenly stopped, and his sharp eyes fixed on Xu Guangqi again: "As far as I know, you have worked in the martial arts academy for these years, and most of the monthly salary you receive has been sent to those churches. , under your support, under the influence of your use of power, in the past few years, there are only eight Western churches in Shuntian Prefecture!"