"Twelve-year-old boy" Li Longji was speechless. He really wanted to glare at Ye Chang and scold him for bragging and lying without drafting. ??The difficult questions posed by the teaching assistant at the Imperial College can be easily solved by a twelve-year-old boy from Lushun Academy. Doesn¡¯t this mean that the teaching assistant at the highest institution in the Tang Dynasty is no better than a naughty boy from Lushun? "But Li Longji knew in his heart that Ye Chang's words I'm afraid they were not false. Ye Chang has never been able to brag about this kind of thing. ???????????? And the example of the cook Ding disposing of the cow that Ye Chang just mentioned also made him suddenly aware. Why was Ye Chang able to do so many great things after he was born eleven years ago? From his initial diversion of water from the Hong Canal to this year's massive defeat in Conglingxi, he once said something meaningful when summarizing these achievements. He was able to achieve this result simply because he was closer to the "Tao" than ordinary people. Everything and everything contains the Dao. If you can recognize the Dao, you can borrow the power of everything. Li Longji couldn't help but think deeply for a moment, but at this moment, the situation in the examination room changed. Yang Fan solved the second question, and then Yue Xi solved the third question. Qu Tanxun¡¯s eyes were red at this time, and he couldn¡¯t believe what he saw. Except for the first question, which in his opinion is simpler and is a forced question, the second and third questions are all difficult questions that require a lot of thinking. The third question is Han Xin's military command question, which comes from "Sun Zi Suan Jing" ¡·There are many things, but it is much more difficult than the examples given in "Sun Zi Suan Jing", and the method to solve this problem is the linear congruence method commonly used in calculating astronomical calendars. "How is this possible Oh, yes, yes, Ye Chang raised the senior monk Yi Xing, and Yi Xing's nephew Zhang Xiu was under him. The arithmetic of these young men was Professor Zhang Xiu, and they were the disciples of Yi Xing. , It is inevitable to be able to solve such problems, buthow can they calculate so quickly? "Although Qu Tanxun was anxious, he was not in a state of chaos. The first three questions are just troublesome, but not difficult. The real problem is yet to come. Thinking of this, he calmed down a little, and then sat down. As soon as he sat down, he heard someone from the Tai students on his side shout: "It's done." They finally solved the first question and sent the answer to the small school. After taking it into the hands of the officials, Qu Tanxun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The first question is solved The second question shouldn't be too difficult, right? The result disappointed Qu Tanxun. The second question was about finding the area of ??an irregular field. The key was that the field involved polygons such as sectors, triangles, rhombuses, trapezoids, etc., and had to be cut and repaired - that is, calculations were required. An auxiliary line. Although the shape of the field in the question was drawn, everyone could not help but be dumbfounded. After being stunned for a while, Qu Tanxun said angrily: "How can there be such a field in the world? It is obviously to make things difficult." All the students looked at each other, and they gave The other party¡¯s question is actually a difficult question, but who knew that the other party could answer it so easily? ¡°Do it quickly, do it quickly, pick the easy ones first. " Qu Tanxun also knew that anger had no effect, so he immediately began to examine the problem. Among the people around him, some couldn't help but start talking in a low voice. It was only after the police suppressed them that they became quiet again. This silence can be heard from Lushun Academy. There was a crisp crackling sound, and it turned out that it was Yue Xi who was starting to use the abacus. After a while, Yang Fan and Cai Chenguo also grabbed the abacus and started calculating. "The sound is quite crisp, but is that thing really usable?" "Someone asked in a low voice. "Of course it can be used. Don't forget, that thing must have been invented by Ye Zhongcheng. What are the objects that Ye Zhongcheng invented over the years that are not easy to use? Coal stoves, fire pits, underground wells, four-wheeled carriages, tracks, I say, Ye Zhongcheng is as talented and resourceful as Luban Kongming." The people now have some blind trust in Ye Chang. Lu Yu, who was crowded in the crowd, nodded slightly: In fact, there are more than these. Ye Chang also has many very important inventions, but most people don't know about them. He has traveled around in the past few years, trying to find 36 famous springs in the world to make tea. He saw the power of water in Chang'an and Luoyang. The textile workshops led by Ye Chang were originally pioneered by Ye Chang, but now they have been copied by many people. Although their efficiency is not comparable to that of Liaodong, their scale is getting bigger and bigger. This has also led to the expansion of cotton. The planting area is increasing in the Central Plains, and the price of food is slowly rising, while the price of cotton has been suppressed very low by the powerful people who control the textile workshops. Many tenant farmers have to give up their tenancy and work in the workshops instead. Lu Yu vaguely felt that Ye Chang seemed to be promoting this process intentionally or unintentionally, and his work in building roads, dredging waterways, and running postal services was to alleviate the problems caused by this process. But after all, Ye Chang was just one person. The world is still Li Tang's, and his good intentions can only take care of the areas within his sight. Jianghuai, and even Jiangnan, are beyond the reach of Ye Chang. The situation there is not optimistic. Ye Chang passed the waterway. , tracks, transporting grain from the Jianghuai River to the Central Plains in large quantities, easing theHowever, as a result, the price of food in Jianghuai is rising, and during the lean period, people even rely on vegetables for food. " If this situation continues to develop, there may be unexpected events. " Although Lu Yu is young and does not have much experience, he still has this feeling. How could local officials everywhere not know about it. But now that the emperor is so happy about success, he likes to listen to words that whitewash peace, he is arrogant and extravagant, and he hates people who offend his face and directly remonstrate with him. Who would be regretful about his own future and use such things to dampen the emperor's interest? Just as he was thinking about his own thoughts, Lu Yu heard Everyone around him exclaimed: "Ah, it's so fast." When he raised his eyes, he saw Yue Xi handing over the answer to another question. Judging from his expression, he was very relaxed. Correspondingly, those at the Institute of Computer Science and Technology at the Imperial College, everyone¡¯s faces were alternately green and white, and they looked extremely stressed. "It's four questions Lushun Academy has completed four questions in the blink of an eye. How long has it been? I don't know if it's been a quarter of an hour." Someone looked at the dripping copper kettle put aside and exclaimed in surprise: "Just right. "A quarter of an hour" There are ten questions in total, and four questions were answered in a quarter of an hour. Regardless of right or wrong, the speed is really surprising. "Why is this so? Could it be that the Imperial College of Computer Science deliberately let loose and asked easy questions?" "I have heard that some people are gambling, intending to bet on the outcome of this test" "Don't talk nonsense, this is a big test. , It is related to the reputation of the Imperial College of Mathematics, and even to the future of the Ph.D. and students in the College of Mathematics, how can you let it go?" He sneered reasonably and said: "You don't even think about it, these students in the College of Mathematics depend on it. If those who have the academic skills to hold official positions lose, doesn¡¯t it mean that they are not as good as the disciples taught by Ye Zhongcheng¡¯s private school?¡± ¡°Then why does Lushun Academy do it so easily?¡± ¡°Do you understand the difference in strength? If the math skills of the Ph.D.s and students at the Mathematical School are far different from those of Lushun Academy, how can they solve the problems? " "Is the gap so big?" After hearing this, everyone around them exclaimed. come out. Li Longji in the city also felt a little embarrassed. From the current point of view, the math standards of the Imperial Academy of Mathematical Sciences and Lushun Academy are really very different. "Ye Chang, it seems that your confidence is not without reason." He looked sideways. He glanced at Ye Chang and said. "What is your Majesty referring to?" "Absolute advantage. From this point of view, you can win in about two quarters of an hour." "The sage does not know something. Lushun Academy teaches arithmetic according to the Zhou rites, which is naturally different from the arithmetic school." " The method of Zhou Rites?" Li Longji thought of Ye Chang's memorial and shook his head with a smile: "What you said about Zhou Rites is just the six arts." "It's exactly what is stated in "Zhou Rites Bao Shi", 'To raise a country's sons with the Tao is to teach them. Six Arts. The first is called Five Rituals, the second is called Six Joys, the third is called Five Shootings, the fourth is called Five Controls, the fifth is called Six Books, and the sixth is called Nine Numbers. Although they are ranked in order, there is no priority as far as I know. , the Guozijian School of Arithmeticology is called the Arithmetic School, but in fact it mainly focuses on poetry and writing, with arithmetic only as a supplement. In its teaching and research, arithmetic and calligraphy, etiquette and music are not included in one out of ten. , To show academics in the academy, we attach great importance to arithmetic. There is such a difference, so there is such a result." Li Longji nodded slightly, and he glanced at Ye Chang: "Why do you pay so much attention to arithmetic? The road is inseparable from arithmetic as its cornerstone." Ye Chang paused lightly and said, "Repairing the city, digging rivers, collecting algebra, and supplying military supplies; planting in the spring, harvesting in the summer, storing in the autumn, and selling food in the winter. All kinds of industries are prosperous. Things will break out if you leave the arithmetic school. " Having said this, Ye Chang glanced at Yang Zhao and Wang. In order to compete for favor in front of Li Longji, these two people plundered the people for financial management methods, forcing the people into poverty, which also had a great impact. After entering the Liaodong industrial products market, how could Ye Chang not know what such idiots did. He felt that this time was an opportunity, so he immediately said: "Let me put it bluntly, if there were people who were proficient in arithmetic in the hands of Yang Guang in the previous dynasty, and could trust and use them, he would have fought in the Battle of the Canal, and the Battle of Liaodong Conquest will not lead to the resentment of the world and the destruction of the country." Li Longji was stunned. It was rare for Ye Chang to comment like this on the king of the previous dynasty who lost his country, especially in front of him. Moreover, there is something in Ye Chang's words that seems to have a deeper meaning. He is now old and cannot react to some things for a while. "I'm not ashamed to say that, although your arithmetic at Lushun Academy is very good, you can't infinitely improve the effectiveness of arithmetic." Yang Zhao coughed and then retorted. As soon as he said this, Li Longji reacted: That's it. Ye Chang was criticizing euphemistically. Nowadays, when selecting scholars, the emphasis is on writing and poetry and not on calculation. If we follow Ye Chang's wishes and raise arithmetic to a level corresponding to writing and poetry, wouldn't it mean that a large number of students from Lushun Academy must be elected as officials every year? When these people reached the officialdom and became closely intertwined with Ye Chang, they formed a large force and would inevitably become the prime minister's confidant. Yang Zhao obviously understood this, so although he tried his best to avoid a direct conflict with Ye Chang, at this time endureStop and stand up. Ye Chang said with a smile: "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the canal, carried out the work to no avail, and conquered Liaodong, gathering unlimited resources. If someone first calculated the limit of the country's financial and human resources, and then calculated the financial and human resources consumed by opening the river and conquering Liaodong, both Comparing the two, even though Emperor Sui Yang was cruel, how could he not know why the two should not move in a hurry? " "Okay, don't argue," Li Longji said lightly, interrupting Yang Zhao. if. When it comes to arithmetic, it¡¯s better not to argue with Ye Chang. However, he didn't want Yang Zhao to fight with Ye Chang, but he couldn't stop Ye Chang from fighting with Yang Zhao. Ye Chang is not someone who gives up easily. His purpose is not that simple. "It is said that the imperial court's taxation today is three times what it was when the Duke of Jin was the prime minister. I feel a little surprised in my heart. Now the household registration is not three times what it was then, the acres are not three times what it was then, and the industry's prosperity is not three times what it was then. , but the annual tax revenue from the state treasury is three times that of that time. I don¡¯t know whether it is because the household department is not good at arithmetic, or it is due to other reasons. The saint needs to investigate carefully. " "This" Yang Zhao took a breath, as if he had a toothache. Chang's attack was really unbearable. Everyone on the city's top looked at him, waiting for his response. After taking a breath, Yang Zhao said: "If Ye Zhongcheng doesn't talk about this, I have to apologize to the saint. As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I have indeed done it before. Without knowing the people's power, I increased taxes without knowing the strength of the people. There is a danger of depleting the lake and fishing." Everyone was stunned. , Yang Zhao actually admitted this mistake. "What's going on? Admitting this mistake is a big setback for Yang Zhao. The situation just now has not reached this point. What is Yang Zhao's plan?" Everyone looked at Ye Chang again and found that Ye Chang looked calm and without any surprises. Then they heard Yang Zhao say again: "However, when I calculate the increase in taxes, there are three main reasons. One of them is the two major chambers of commerce in Anton and Yunnan. The second tax of the Andong Bank is the commercial tax of the capital, the eastern capital, Chenliu and other important towns, and the third is the Gyeonggi tax. I'm a fool. I know how one and the other two came about. I know why there is only the Gyeonggi tax. Even though the sage has been reducing his taxes year after year, it is still several times higher than before, which I don¡¯t know.¡± Wang originally stood aside and watched Ye Chang and Yang Zhao fight each other, but when he heard what Yang Zhao said, he His face changed, and he was waiting for a response from work. At this moment, Ye Chang continued Yang Zhao's topic and said, "I know about this matter. It is said that the saint is kind and exempts the people of Gyeonggi from being mediocre. However, the interviewer from Gyeonggi has However, the people were asked to pay the transportation fee, and the freight collected was several times higher than the rent paid by the people. When I was in Anxi, I heard that the imperial court's old rule was that soldiers guarding the frontier should be exempted from rent, and they should be rotated every six years. However, I found out when I was in Anxi. , Gao Xianzhi lost many soldiers, but was too ashamed to tell the court, so the names of the soldiers who died in the battle were still on the household registration. The Gyeonggi interview envoy actually regarded these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country as fugitives and levied additional rent on their families. One time, Ye Chang spoke slowly and in a low voice, but it was like a thunderbolt in the ears of the courtiers. Even Li Longji stared at Ye. Chang and Yang Zhao were moving back and forth. The two men were clearly in harmony. The point of their spears was the king. The court officials originally thought that Ye Chang and Yang Zhao were at odds with each other. Both sides were trying to learn through these competitions. They attacked each other, but they never thought that the two people had regained their tacit understanding at some point. The real target of their attack turned out to be Wang. Even Wang himself was confused for a while and stayed there, not knowing what to say.