Chapter 753 Gorilla

This year's capital is quieter than in previous years.

Without fireworks, people cannot celebrate in large quantities, they can only worship and reunite.

However, it can be expected that the Lantern Festival will be unprecedentedly lively in half a month.

After all, there are too many disasters in the world, and people in the world cannot always be in pain.

During the festival, work from the court to various government offices was stopped, and Zhu Gaoxu no longer had to review the memorials, nor did he have to hold a morning court.

So for a while, he spent a lot of time with Miao Jin, and the two of them often stayed in the Rouyi Hall.

Others in the harem already had some complaints about this, so Zhu Gaoxu had to say that Miao Jin was writing a book for him, so he explained it a little.

Under the huge wooden beams of Rouyi Hall, the hall room with bookshelfs on the walls still looks a little empty.

However, Zhu Gaoxu once studied here, discussed affairs with ministers, and communicated with Annan Chen family here. Now Miao Jin has done a big thing with him; many memories seem to give this expensive palace a special artistic conception.

After all, no matter how luxurious a house is, it is meaningless without people's memory.

It's like the big table in the middle. If it doesn't have the characteristics of the study room of the Han Palace in Yunnan, it would be just a sudden big object.

Miao Jin's back is still so beautiful. Her just right body lines inspired Zhu Gaoxu's various abstract imaginations, and she felt that everything around her was poetic and picturesque.

She stood on tiptoe, her whole body showed a light posture, and then she got an old book on it.

She looked back, smiled, and said with a little surprise: I really found it!This is the "Mo Jing".

Miao Jin then noticed Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, her smile faded slightly, and her expression became richer.

What people's language can express is indeed not as complicated as the various subtle emotions revealed when they are together day and night.

It seems that you can find any book here. Miaojin said again.

Zhu Gaoxu said: Some emperors collect the original works of Wang Xizhi and other rare objects.I don't choose the version, so it's not too difficult to get a few books.

Miao Jin lowered her head, looked through it for a while, and said: This book is left with no dust, and someone should have touched it recently.Has the Lord read the "Mo Sutra"?

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: This is the benefit of not having to study for the sake of the imperial examination.

When Miaojin came over with the book, Zhu Gaoxu said: The "logic" I just mentioned has been discussed in the Mo Jing.In addition, Greece in the "Far West Region" (Western, the Ming Dynasty refers to Southeast Asia, India, etc. west of Brunei) also had this idea; there was also the In-Ming Studies of India.

It probably refers to a linear, causal way of thinking.This should be the simplest and simple thinking, so the ancestors from all over the country have such records.

What is linear? Miaojin paid attention to the new statement with great interest.

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a moment and said: It is probably like a line with direction, with a distinction between front and back.Time is linear, the past, present and future pass evenly, and mortals cannot change it.

He then said: If we want to explain "science" clearly, we have to trace it back to logic, otherwise we cannot explain it clearly.Because the scientific method of "understanding the laws of all things" not only requires hypothetical conclusions and experiments to judge the authenticity; it also requires accurate inferences, otherwise the system cannot be expanded.The accuracy of inference requires logic.

Miao Jin said: I'll read this book first, I haven't read it before.This kind of book is rare in the world.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.The two of them were next to the table and soon became quiet.People who are already very familiar with each other are easier to get along with, perhaps because most of the time, there is no need to explain too much?

Zhu Gaoxu continued to write and draw on the paper, and from time to time he looked up at Miao Jin.

The clear weather and open doors and windows make the place very clear.

On her slightly-pinked face, the few black hairs that fell when she buried her head were also clearly visible, with a faint glow of sunshine.

Miao Jin also discovered Zhu Gaoxu and was looking at her from time to time. The two of them didn't say anything several times, just had eye contact.

After a long time, Miao Jin finally pointed to the paper in front of Zhu Gaoxu and couldn't help asking: What is the emperor writing?

Zhu Gaoxu said: This is an Arabic numeral, invented by the Indians.And these are letters, English words.Our Chinese language has richer and simpler meanings and can withstand the evolution of time; but letters also have advantages, and English is undoubtedly the simplest and easy to learn.

Of course, it is also OK to use A, B, C and D, but Zhu Gaoxu is just used to using algebra of letters. And he also accepted: All the things invented in China have been learned, why should we exclude other people’s things?

Why is the word invented by Indians called Arabic numerals?Miao Jin asked casually.

Zhu Gaoxu actually likes to talk about these things with her.

But he occasionally realized the source of his happiness, perhaps just showing off his experience to the beauties, not to mention that Miaojin is a talented woman recognized by many people, and can write books and make statements; it is the same as the gorilla who sees the opposite sex and reveals a strong body.

Perhaps humans are primitive.

He talked enthusiastically: Persia in the Arab world may be a great cannibal, and its force is stronger.After conquering India, they found that the Indians were very good at math, so they captured the Indians and taught the Arabs.As a result, people in other places thought it was invented by the Arabs, so this is the name.

Didn’t gunpowder be invented by our Taoist priests?It was also learned by the Arabs first. I guess some people in the distance now thought that gunpowder was invented by the Arabs.

Miaojin accepted this statement. People who are good at math are not necessarily good at fighting and governing the country.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: That's right.There were many conquerors in India. Soon after, the outsiders there should be visitors from the Ming Dynasty?

Miao Jin frowned, but the emperor still didn't say what he wrote.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: A triangle, three ridges, four mysterious and five, and the wonderful brocade should be known.

Miaojin nodded.

Zhu Gaoxu said: The calculation of triangles in the pre-Qin period is probably more perfect after the Tang Dynasty.So I'm trying to use this thing and try to verify the docs table.

He took out a few more drawings, which were bastions, and the drawings had been revised countless times in the past few months.My idea is to use a concave polygon fortress to increase the firepower crossover coverage at all angles.However, this design has a very obvious weakness: if the enemy uses long-range heavy weapons, such as the Huihuan, it will still be a threat to the defenders above.The countermeasure is to use artillery on the fortress to clear the enemy's heavy weapons at a designated location.

With the Han King cannon that has been improved so far, the range is completely sufficient, the key is that the accuracy is too poor.Nowadays, fire can only rely on the experience and estimates of soldiers, so they can only attack large targets, such as city walls and dense square arrays.I am trying to make a cannon watch, so that the cannon can hit far targets more accurately.

Miao Jin said curiously: I read the Sui and Tang dynasties before, but I thought that fighting was to win by bravery.

War now requires courage, but it is no longer the courage to fight, but spiritual courage.Zhu Gaoxu said.

Miao Jin nodded and said: I have also written such paragraphs in the book "The Daily Records of the King of Han".

Seeing that she was very interested, Zhu Gaoxu continued to explain: The solution I have come up with for the time being is to have two observation points.If Miaojin and I are two observation points... Let's stand separately, so we should be farther and reduce errors.

The two stood apart for a while, and Zhu Gaoxu raised his voice: Miaojin is one of the observation points, next to me is the location of the cannon, and the desk is the target we are going to bombard.Is this a triangle?

Miao Jin nodded in response.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: The distance between us is fixed and can be measured in advance as a known condition.Now we use a long pole with a sight to point to the ‘target’ desk, and the energy of the two corners is also coming out.It is known that there are two angle sizes and one side length. Using triangular calculations, the range of the shelling can be calculated immediately.

Miao Jin thought for a while, and a happy smile appeared on her face: It's amazing that she can do this!

Zhu Gaoxu also smiled and said: This is the power of science.

He said: There is a sight on the cannon, and the direction is very simple.The reason for the inaccurate shooting in the past was that it was still impossible to grasp the distance, and the landing point of the shell was hundreds of steps away, which was also common.

As long as the shelling distance is calculated, the range can be controlled using the elevation angle.What is used here is kinematic verification. The orbit of the shell is a parabola, which we wrote just the day before yesterday.

Miao Jin said innocently: I wrote it down according to the emperor's will, but I didn't understand it very much.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Miao Jin suddenly asked: I don’t understand even more, have our fleets been to the ‘Far West’ and England?

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment and couldn't answer.

Of course he could argue that the Ming fleet had contacted people from afar in the West and the like.

But Miao Jin is too close to you. It is easy to tell a lie. How easy is it to explain everything?

Sure enough, Miao Jin then asked softly: What we wrote these days seems to make sense.But I don’t understand, where does the emperor come from?

After a while of silence in the hall, Zhu Gaoxu finally spoke, but seemed to look at it: No one could fully understand everything around him, but it would not affect everyone's life. As long as you are not worried about what to eat for the next meal, or if the weather is cold but there is no warm clothing, most people will not pay too much attention to other things. Only those who are particularly obsessed with the truth will remain obsessed with the truth all their lives.

Miao Jin observed Zhu Gaoxu's face and nodded thoughtfully.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: Can Miaojin keep it secret?

She immediately smiled.