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Chapter 995 Mathematics is very useful (fifth watch)

"Liu Rushi wants to go to the Department of Mathematics?" After Chu Yun accidentally learned of Liu Rushi's thoughts, he was quite surprised.

"Well, how could an ordinary woman have such an idea? Mathematics is difficult and difficult, and it can't be achieved immediately." Ella said.

"Mathematics is a good thing. Although it is fine for ordinary people to know simple arithmetic, the application of numerical calculation mentioned in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" is considered advanced knowledge in the agricultural age. But it is not enough in the industrial age. , We need more advanced pure theoretical mathematics, which is the basis of natural sciences such as physics, engineering, and medicine. Some people even think that mathematics is a tool to explain the nature of the world." When Chu Yun mentioned the development of mathematics, he couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional .

Mathematics also appeared in ancient China, and some people studied this knowledge. For example, Zhao Shuang mentioned two methods of proving the Pythagorean Theorem in the annotations of the ancient astronomical book "Zhoubi" during the Eastern Wu period. Unfortunately, there was no demand and it was not accepted. If you pay attention to it, it will not become a system.Before the Renaissance, Western civilization was not the same. It was not until the Age of Discovery, when knowledge of astronomy was urgently needed, that a group of people went to study lower-level mathematics.Astronomy and mathematics were really inseparable in the beginning.

"Is the essence of the world really mathematics?" Ella wanted to know the answer from Chu Yun.

Chu Yun shook his head: "No one knows what the essence of the world is, otherwise idealism and materialism would not have been fighting for thousands of years. Even whether the world is knowable or not is divided into the cognizable faction and the unrecognizable faction." .But I believe that one day I will understand all the laws of the world, and then people will no longer be humans, but gods in the eyes of all other creatures.”

Ella nodded: "I understand."

"Obviously pretending not to understand." Chu Yun deliberately tapped Ella's head, "What we can't explain now doesn't mean we won't be able to explain it in the future. We can only advance technology a little bit." Whether the later people can explore to the end of the technology tree is not up to us to decide."

"It doesn't matter if Ella doesn't understand, as long as the family is healthy and Ling'er grows up smoothly." Ella stuck out her tongue.

"You..." Chu Yun found that after she got in touch with Da Yuer and others, she became more lively and active, and brought some new fun.

"Liu Rushi wants to go to the Department of Mathematics, so let her apply. If she can study the field of mathematics without any worries, maybe she can make a name for herself." Chu Yun did not object to Liu Rushi's devotion to basic science research, on the contrary, he encouraged More people invest in basic scientific research.

He doesn't think that the Chinese people have no talent in this area, but lack the atmosphere of pursuing natural science. Traditional culture pays more attention to morality and ethics, and pays more attention to humanistic ethics. The ruler hopes that the people can abide by the ethical and moral order and keep themselves safe.As long as the government takes the initiative to guide and provide enough teachers, a large number of mathematicians, physicists, and chemists will naturally emerge.

At present, the Department of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences has Newton, Taylor, Lagrange, Fourier, Gauss, Fermat, Riemann, etc., from calculus to modern number theory to non-Euclidean geometry, the teachers are so strong that they are almost A living history of mathematics.

Chu Yun believes that if the teachers and students of the mathematics department in later generations are lucky enough to see this group of "men's heavenly groups" who look up to the mountains in the mathematics world at the same time, they will be so excited that they will be breathless.

He also couldn't imagine how far Liu Rushi could grow in this star-studded mathematics department. The number of mathematicians in the Department of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences is more than the number of students enrolled...

"Da Yuer is studying economics, Xiao Xiuer is studying medicine, and Goya is studying martial arts in the army. Liu Rushi wants to study mathematics. What do you think Linger will study in the future?" Ella hugged Linger, Looking forward to him.

"In two or three years, let him learn Chinese characters first, and then general education, and he must be involved in arts and sciences. When he grows up, he should be sent to the Army Lecture Hall to practice for a few years. He must always have a bit of martial arts, I'm afraid that he will follow you girls all day, what if he becomes a sissy in the future." Chu Yun was also very helpless towards this son.

Because he seldom had time to look after Ling'er, so Ling'er was handed over to several women in Ella's care. Chu Yun was really worried that his son would become soft and weak.Chu Yun, who started his career as an army, believes that martial arts should not be lacking even in peacetime.

Ling'er seemed to be frightened by his father's words that he was going to send him to the Army Lecture Hall, his eyes widened, and his nose was about to flow down without realizing it.

"Well, it's better to send it to the navy lecture hall than to send it to the army lecture hall. Sea power seems to be more important." Aila, who was born as a navy lieutenant, did not object to Chu Yun's plan to send Ling'er to the military academy for a few years, but she even advocated sending Ling'er to the military academy for a few years. Ling'er was sent to the Navy Lecture Hall.

"Navy Martial Arts Hall...the students there have to practice in the sea, which is even more dangerous. They may encounter storms, pirates, and hidden reefs at sea. But the big man should go to the sea for adventure. Those who have never experienced the sea It's boundless, and it's hard to let go of your vision." Chu Yun did not object to this proposal, and instilling the idea of ​​sea power is also very important.

"Mother..." Ling'er grabbed Ella's clothes with her little hands, full of despair about her future.

"Look how your nose is running down." Ella quickly wiped his nose with a handkerchief.

"Maybe I was scared. This little guy is very weird. I really don't know if he is a genius." Chu Yun found that his son seemed to be a little smart.

Just as the two of them were sitting in the gazebo in the backyard and talking about their parenting plans, a maid came to the backyard to report: "Your Majesty, a secret letter from the Kyushu Bank Headquarters."

Chu Yun took the wax-sealed letter and opened it to a report.He originally thought that the report from the head office of Kyushu Bank would be about the casting and issuance of the first batch of silver and copper coins, but it was a case of internal middle-level cadres fleeing with money in the Tokyo branch.

"I didn't expect such a thing to happen in the Tokyo branch. What is this manager Wang thinking? Who gave him the guts to cheat around in the name of the Tokyo branch and then run away with the money?" Chu Yun learned about the case of Bank of Kyushu. The report felt a little weird.

The entire Western Pacific is the sphere of influence of the Kyushu Army. If you want to escape with money, where can you escape?
Chu Yun thought for a while, if there was no shogunate figure behind Guanshi Wang's escape, he wouldn't believe it if he was killed.

The Japanese shogunate has been tossing for several years and has been making troubles. Is it time to help a puppet regime?Chu Yun murmured in his heart, let the shogunate continue to toss, after all, it will waste manpower and material resources to deal with them, it is better to support a puppet regime close to him, so that Chu Yun can spare his energy to open up the European market and establish colonies around the world.

(End of this chapter)