Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 448 After the old friend, count the outstanding agencies

Who is Liu Hui?
That is one of the founders of Chinese classical mathematics!

Even the textbooks of later generations devoted a lot of space to introducing this sage. His book "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic" contains many contents and is of incomparable importance to the development of mathematics. It can be said that it is the most important figure in the Chinese nation. The treasure!
In terms of Liu Hui's achievements alone, it is even more extraordinary. Among other things, he verified the Pythagorean theorem with the method of complementing each other, and proved the exact formula of the area of ​​a circle with the method of cutting circles, and obtained [-] A rate of sixteen.

In addition, there are many achievements that are enough to be remembered by future generations.

Chen Zhi had a deep memory of such a person in his previous life, so he thought that he would cultivate him well in the future. Unfortunately, when he died in his previous life, Liu Hui was not yet born, and since the world was in turmoil, there was no way to find his ancestor.

When Chen Zhi came back to life, Liu Hui was already dead, which made Chen Zhi sometimes think about it with regret. In fact, if it weren't for time urgency and something unexpected happened, it would be hard for Chen Zhi to take care of him. He went north to study in Qingzhou. When the time comes, I will go to Liu Hui’s hometown to have a look.

But this wish has not been realized. I thought that the contact with Liu Hui would have to wait until later, but I didn't expect to hear news about him here suddenly.

"Liu Hui's disciple? His surname is Ma? He is a successor of the Mohist Mechanism. He attaches great importance to arithmetic and even learned "Nine Biaches"? Could it be that..."

I just wanted to get to know the talents in mechanism creation, so I looked for engineers and craftsmen. Unexpectedly, I found a descendant of a mathematician, the uncle of Gongshuhua. If he really learned Liu Hui's skills, Not too much, just [-] to [-]%, it is worth recruiting. It will be of immeasurable help to Chen Zhi's future plans, and it can even bring about qualitative changes in Chen Zhi's group.

However, it is still unknown whether this person can be contacted and whether he can win over him. Moreover, according to Gongshu Hua's wishes, this person is also a Mohist and has a conflict with another faction of the Mohist. In this way, the whole situation becomes confusing. It's more complicated.

While Chen Zhi was thinking about it, Na Gongshu Hua looked embarrassed and said, "In my father's generation, my parents died early and it was difficult for the brothers to live. In the end, they had to marry into his family, so the surname is different from my uncle's."

Chen Zhi nodded. He also guessed this. Such situations are not uncommon. Although the current Xinhan is unified, it is actually only generally peaceful. There are still many internal contradictions and problems. In order to survive, those poor families have There are not a few cases where boys are given away to be adopted by others, or simply married into children, and have their children change their surnames.

"What's your uncle's name?" Chen Zhi asked, and then said, "Since your family's surname is Ma, what is your relationship with Ma Fufeng?"

When Gong Shuhua heard this, his face became even more ashamed, but he still said: "It is the ancestor of my family. My uncle's name is Ma Si. He is nearly fifty years old, and he is the great-grandson of the ancestor."

He is actually a descendant of Ma Fufeng!
When Chen Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, and he felt a little reminiscence in his heart.

Ma Fufeng, whose name is Ma Jun, is from Fufeng, so he is called Ma Fufeng. He is one of the most famous mechanics in Chinese history.

Unlike Liu Hui, this Ma Jun and Chen Zhi had met him in his previous life. Not only had they met, but they also had a good friendship. When Chen Zhi was in poverty, he met Ma Jun. The two were friends in need. As for Chen Zhi, after he established a foothold in Liu Bei's camp, he even took the initiative to write a letter to him, hoping that Ma Jun could come and reunite.

It's a pity that at that time Ma Jun had already joined Cao Cao's command. To be precise, he joined Cao Cao's group. I'm afraid Cao Cao didn't even know that there was such a number one figure in his army.

It was not until the Battle of Guandu that Ma Jun improved the catapult and created a rotating catapult, which gave Cao's army an advantage on the battlefield, and this was valued by Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao's army won the first battle of Guandu, Ma Jun also reached the peak of his life, becoming a popular figure in front of Cao Cao and improving his status among the entire Cao Cao army.

But the good times did not last long. With the intervention of Liu Bei's forces in the south, especially Chen Zhi's personal march north, the second battle between Cao and Yuan began as scheduled. Unlike in history, this time Yuan Shao's army had obvious changes, and the final victory The result was a draw between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao failed to use the remaining power of the victory of Guandu to frighten the north and split the Yuan Group as it had in history, but he also gained a great advantage and truly established a firm foothold.

In contrast, Yuan Shao failed to maintain his original power. He failed to win both battles and lost his original advantage. However, he did not fall apart like in the original history. The reason for this was in addition to the change in the situation in the second battle. , it was Chen Zhi who took action and cured Yuan Shao's illness without letting him die, and then caused the Yuan family group to fight against each other.

This result laid the foundation for the two divisions of the north and changed the course of Chinese history.

But compared with the changes in the entire historical process, personal destiny has also been affected. The most representative one is Chen Zhi's good friend Ma Jun.

This ancient Chinese master of mechanism invention also tried to increase Cao's army's winning rate by improving war equipment in the second war between Cao and Yuan, but he failed in the end and caused a commotion.After the war, Ma Jun's situation plummeted. He was even targeted by others because of personal grudges and fell into danger. After Chen Zhi learned about it, he took the initiative to lend a helping hand and finally brought Ma Jun back to Xinhan in the south. The Ma family So far, they have settled down in the south, leaving one branch behind.

"This branch has already blossomed and scattered leaves, but there are five suits out so soon, and the descendants who are so destitute that they can only marry are probably the descendants of the tribe who went south with Ma Jun at the beginning."

When Ma Jun went south, in order to relieve his worries, Chen Zhi took his wife, children, and tribesmen away. After they settled in the south, these tribesmen also spread out and slowly formed under the protection of Chen Zhi. The clan.

However, Chen Zhi's sudden death made them lose their support. Unlike Chen Zhi's emphasis on technology and mechanics, more people regarded them as ordinary craftsmen, and their treatment plummeted.

Chen Zhi could guess these changes after just a moment's thought. He couldn't help but sigh, but then he became confused again.

"Although Ma Jun had studied Mohist knowledge and was somewhat inclined to Mohist's thoughts, he was not a Mohist believer. Why did his descendants become Mohists? Could it be that the treatment of the subsequent families was reduced and they were dismissed? The Mo family saw it and absorbed it?"

Chen Zhi had no way of knowing the real reason, but with the facts before him, he didn't need to dwell on what happened in the past. He could understand these later. What he needed now was decision-making.

"Gongshu Hua, I admire and respect Ling Zu very much. Since you are his descendant, I will definitely not treat you badly, but there are rules in everything. You are a subordinate of the Chen family and cannot change it immediately, but As long as I work faithfully from now on, I will never treat you and your friends badly!"

This passage sounded similar to Chen Zhi's original promise, but combined with his expression and solemn tone, Gong Shuhua felt a different feeling, and he no longer refused, but exchanged a glance with Meng Li, Then he nodded heavily, feeling a little more proud in his heart, that was proud of his ancestors, even the famous prefect in front of him had the same attitude when he heard the name of his ancestors.

Although he is not a direct descendant of Ma Jun.

Chen Zhi followed up and said: "In addition, your uncle, according to you, is a talented person. It would be a pity if he was buried in the countryside. I hope you can write a letter and I will send someone to deliver it." , invite him to go north."

"Okay." These words did not surprise Gong Shuhua. From Chen Zhi's attitude, he could guess the purpose of the new boss, but even if he wanted to take the opportunity to cling to him, Gong Shuhua would not Dare to be sure, so he cautiously added a sentence: "However, my uncle has a tough temper and has a lot of prejudice against me. My letter may not be able to invite him out."

"I know this too, but it depends on human effort." Chen Zhi nodded. Chen Zhi was indeed very interested in Ma Jun's descendant, Ma Jun's descendant, Liu Hui's student, a great inventor, A great mathematician, he was also a Mohist, and he was inextricably linked to the Mohist organization.

When Gongshu Hua was introduced just now, he specifically pointed out that he was proficient in "Zhou Bi" and "Nine Chapters". There is no need to say more about "Nine Chapters Arithmetic", and the book "Zhou Bi" is also extraordinary. The oldest astronomical and mathematical work, later generations listed it as one of the ten books on arithmetic.

Such a person, with his roots in mathematics and his mastery of mechanisms, once he is roped in, the benefits can be imagined.

So after Gongshuhua and Meng Li retreated, Chen Zhi ordered Chen Duo: "When Gongshuhua writes the letter and sends it to the south, I will arrange for a descendant of the Chen family in Pengcheng to visit him in person with the book. You first Give the south a breath.”

"No!" Chen Duo's heart trembled. He knew that Chen Zhi really valued Namasi, and his expression became a little solemn. This was the first task that Chen Zhi had given him, so of course he couldn't take it lightly.

After Chen Duo left, today's affairs were considered over, but early the next morning, at dawn, Chen Zhi got up early because of Su Liao's arrival.

Seeing the solemn look on the staff member's face, he knew it was not a trivial matter, so he quickly asked Su Liao in the room.

"Liu Bao just came to me and revealed a piece of news about the border army. It seems that the lieutenant general Wang Quan is interested in getting involved with the aristocratic family in Dai County and plans to force the aristocratic family to surrender."

After listening to Su Liao's words, Chen Zhi shook his head and said: "This is not a surprise. Wu Jie must have played a big role in it. But according to our original plan, the aristocratic family is important, but we don't need to be too accommodating."

"This is the problem." Su Liao's expression was particularly solemn. "Wang Quan wants to interfere this time, not only with the aristocratic family, but also with border trade. This will seriously affect Daijun's money and grain harvest! If there is no money and grain, what will happen? It can’t be done!”

　Thanks to "The Sunset Over the Bridge" for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)