Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 321
Taichang really did not expect that there would be such a strange candidate in the examination.

This guy actually gave the examiner an arithmetic problem, and even taught the examiner how to use the abacus to calculate!
This is simply an anecdote through the ages!
To be honest, this question of knowing a monk with a bowl is really difficult for people these days.

Because there is no such thing as formulating formulas these days, it is quite strenuous to figure out this problem.

Song Yingxing is quite clever, he used the method of elimination.

This elimination method should be considered the fastest when the formula is not listed.

Three people share a bowl of rice, and four people share a bowl of rice.

360 four bowls, just enough to run out.

Then the number of this monk must be more than the number of bowls, and it will not be three times or four times. The number of this monk should be between one and two times.

The number of bowls is 360 four, and the closest number between more than double and double is six hundred.

Six hundred divided by three is two hundred, six hundred divided by four is one hundred and fifty, and the sum is three hundred and five.

Apparently, not so much.

Add three more, no, it’s inexhaustible.

Adding four more will not work, and it is still indivisible.

By the way, you have to add three fours or four threes to get rid of it.

Three fours and four threes are twelve, 610 two divided by three is two hundred and four, 610 two divided by four is 150 three, adding up to three hundred and fifty-seven.

Apparently, a little bit more.

Add another twelve, 620 four divided by three is two hundred and eight, 620 four divided by four is 150 six, add up to exactly 360 four!
Song Yingxing couldn't help but excitedly said: "Your Majesty, I have calculated it. There are 620 monks in the temple!"

Amazing!
Taichang couldn't help admiring: "Chang Geng, I didn't expect you to use your abacus so well."

Song Yingxing hurriedly said modestly: "The abacus of Weichen is not as good as this candidate's. If he is not proficient in the use of abacus, he will definitely not be able to figure out the method of positioning."

By the way, who is this candidate?
Taichang couldn't help but look at the beginning of the scroll.

South Zhili, Huizhou Prefecture, Xiuning County, Cheng Jiashuo?
Never heard of it!
By the way, Bi Maokang belongs to Huizhou Prefecture.

Taichang couldn't help asking: "Hou Meng, have you ever heard of Xiuning Cheng Jiashuo?"

Uh, this.

Bi Maokang said with a little embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I have been working abroad for more than 20 years, and I have not returned to my hometown many times. I have never heard of Cheng Jiashuo."

Well, most of the candidates who came to participate in the examination were in their 30s and 20s, and Bi Maokang had been working abroad for more than [-] years. It is very likely that Cheng Jiashuo was still a child when he came out to work, and it was normal for him not to know him.

However, this Cheng Jiashuo is indeed a talent. Not only is he proficient in arithmetic, but he is also proficient in mechanics!
Taichang looked down at the drawings on the test paper again, and was instantly attracted again.

Measure the walker!

Wooden coat and bracket, bamboo strip ruler, iron center, drill foot and ring, etc. The strip ruler is retracted and retracted through the plaque hole of the coat, the drill foot is easy to insert into the field measurement point accurately, and the ring is easy to carry.

Not only did this guy draw a very expressive drawing, but he also gave a detailed explanation on the side.

Taichang took a closer look at the shape and couldn't help being dumbfounded.

Isn't this an oversized simple tape measure?

This guy is too powerful, he even thought of making a tape measure out of bamboo wood and pig iron!
Talent!
Will this tape measure work?

To be honest, he was really curious.

Regardless of whether the tape measure can be used or not, this Cheng Jiashuo is a rare talent.

At least, he can have such a wonderful idea and draw a picture, which is already better than most science candidates.

What's more, he is also proficient in arithmetic and good at abacus.

Moreover, his handwriting is also quite beautiful.

It can be said that this guy is a genius.

Question, why did such a genius not leave any name in history?

Taichang was really curious about this Cheng Jiashuo.

He thought for a while, and then said to Bi Maokang: "Meng Hou, let this Cheng Jiashuo be ranked first in the list of tributes for now, and you can't make random rankings just to avoid suspicion. You don't want to avoid suspicion first, Xu Ji can't be ranked in the top three, anyway, I know his ability, and I will definitely reuse it in the future, you guys think about it, pick a disciple with the best skills to rank in the top three."

Uh, the emperor saw all of this!
Bi Maokang couldn't help but said embarrassingly: "Your Majesty, forgive me, this Xu Ji is indeed a good learner of agriculture, I feel ashamed of myself, I didn't mean to rank him first!"

Taichang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Okay, I know you didn't do it on purpose. The problem is first of all the chief minister of the cabinet. The tree attracts attention. If his son ranks first or even becomes the number one scholar, he will definitely attract criticism. This is the first time that he is divided Liberal arts list, this kind of thing should be avoided as much as possible.

Also, what we urgently need now are talents who study technology, so those with good technology should try their best to be in the front row.

Fortunately for you, in order to avoid suspicion, none of the first three have studied technology.

Have you ever wondered what the candidates would think when they saw this arrangement?
The No. [-] and No. [-] candidates are all studying agronomy, while Tanhua is still studying business.

What will they think?
Most of the scholars who choose science in the future will probably delve into agriculture and business!
And what we continue are talents who study technology!
Therefore, we can’t arrange it like this, because it is easy for scholars to misunderstand the key points of our materials. "

Ok.

Hearing this, Bi Maokang nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

Taichang nodded slightly, and said to Luo Sigong who was beside him: "Go, send someone to lead Cheng Jiashuo to the steam engine factory, and I will go there later."

After speaking, he waved his hand and strode out.

He was really curious about whether the tape measure made of bamboo and wood could be used, and he was also curious about Cheng Jiashuo.

It is a rare talent for a scholar to think of making a tape measure out of bamboo and wood!
If he can still make this bamboo and wood tape measure by himself, he will be a rare mechanical genius!

So, can Cheng Jiashuo make a bamboo and wood tape measure by himself?

Cheng Jiashuo didn't think about this right now, he was panicking.

Because he didn't know if his answer to the last question would arouse the examiner's disgust.

When it comes to arithmetic and magic skills, he is indeed very proficient, because he has a family background.

This is why he chose to take the science examination.

However, it was a bit unexpected for him to try the last one.

He also knows that theory is about his own understanding of the so-called science.

But he thought for a long time how to express what he understood.

In the end, he simply cited two examples, one to prove that he was proficient in arithmetic, and the other to prove that he was proficient in magic tricks.

I don't know if that's the answer.

Alas, maybe the arithmetic problem shouldn't be written.

He was lying on the bed in the inn, regretting a lot, when suddenly the innkeeper's soft voice came from the door: "Mr. Cheng, Mr. Cheng, sleep well."

Juren participating in the general examination usually have to take a good rest for a day after the examination, the innkeeper should know this!
Because they stayed in the No. [-] room for nine days, and people were frozen to death in that place, and they couldn't sleep at all.

In other words, they haven't had a good rest for nine days, and they need a good night's sleep after they come back.

Why did this guy choose to knock on the door at this time?

He stood up curiously and opened the door to have a look. He was so frightened that he almost slammed the door shut immediately.

Oh my god, this guy is standing outside the door with a brocade guard!

He didn't do anything wrong, why did Jin Yiwei come here?
Is it related to the last question?

It shouldn't be, this is just the first day of the exam, how could the examiner happen to see his answer sheet, and let Jin Yiwei come and arrest him!

Right now, his mind is full of the last question, and he can think of everything on the last question.

Unexpectedly, Jin Yiwei cupped his hands respectfully and said: "Master Cheng, the emperor has summoned you, please go to the imperial city with me."

Ah!
The emperor summoned?

After a while, Jin Yiwei didn't arrest him and send him to jail!

Also, why did Jin Yiwei call him Master Cheng?
The reason why the innkeeper called him Cheng Daguanren was what the people called Juren. It was a bit strange for Jin Yiwei to call him an adult, because he didn't hold any official position at all!

How could he know that the emperor was going to designate him as the champion of science, and he was very likely to soar into the sky.

That's why Luo Sigong specially told Jin Yiwei who came to pick him up to be as polite as possible.

(End of this chapter)