The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 785 Mathematician
Prince of Dongping's Palace.

A total of more than twenty people stood together, looking at the farmland in front of them.

The mansion given to Cao Xi by the emperor occupied a large area, but they turned this large piece of land into a vegetable garden.

The arable land here is divided into several different types, and the crops, seeds, irrigation and weeding are all exactly the same.

But different places use different fertilizers. Of course, there are also places where no fertilizers are used.

Through such experiments, we can see whether the fertilizer they made is effective.

This experiment has been going on for some time.

In order to see results faster, they applied the fertilizer directly to the vegetables.

Cao Mao was also standing among these people at this moment, listening to the official in charge of taking care of these vegetables enthusiastically explaining to everyone the results of different types of cultivated land.

"This is Field B, and we're using the very same Fertilizer B that the King made. Right now, the crops are growing at an astonishing rate, outperforming all the other cultivated fields. Everyone, take a look."

This official was sent by Lu Zhi, and it was said that he came from a prominent family.

It is said that this man was not interested in fame and fortune and had never taken up an official position. Later, Lu Zhi heard of his reputation and talent and sent someone to summon him to serve as an official.

At that time, such recommendations had not yet been completely abolished.

As a result, this person was unwilling to go and ran away to another place.

But later, there were some unrests in the world, that is, when He Zeng had just become the prime minister. Those who were unwilling to serve in the court were considered to be dissatisfied with the emperor and would be arrested and punished.

The man was very frightened and hurried to Lu Zhi to apologize. Lu Zhi forgave his previous rudeness. After examining his talents, he felt that he was exactly the capable person that the Ministry of Revenue lacked, so he kept him.

But this person's ability in governing is really poor. Over the years, he has achieved nothing in government affairs and has been nothing more than a tool in the Ministry of Revenue.

His official position has been getting lower and lower, and now he has been assigned to be in charge of the experimental fields.

However, Cao Mao discovered that this person's logic was very clear when conducting control experiments, and his analysis was very logical when describing various experimental fields.

He doesn't look like an incompetent person.

The rest of the people's minds were all on the experimental fields, especially Cao Xi, whose mouth was almost crooked with smiles.

Compared to the traditional fertilizers of the past, the current chemical fertilizers are really exaggerated! The difference between the two is so huge that it is difficult to compare.

Even the fertilizers produced at today's level are enough to surpass the fertilizers of the past in all aspects.

Just look at how the vegetables grow to know how terrible this is.

Prince Dongping really couldn't bear it anymore at this moment.

This recipe is actually real!!
Now I can be said to have left my name in history. Making something like this is enough for me to be deified and worshipped after my death, right?
He couldn't express how happy and excited he was at that moment.

He didn't even rely much on other alchemists, but just asked Huangfu Mi to help him, and he successfully refined a variety of fertilizers.

Of course, they didn't just refine one kind. Although the emperor gave him the recipe, it was not perfect.

It is shameless to only talk about the ingredients without telling the complete proportions. The specific proportions can only be determined by trial. They have prepared many proportions, and among them, the effect of fertilizer No. B is the most significant.

Cao Mao looked very calm, as if he had known for a long time that the recipe was real.

He smiled and said to Cao Xi: "This time the Prince of Dongping has made a great contribution."

"I dare not. If it were not for Your Majesty's recipe, how could I have succeeded in refining it?"

Cao Mao smiled and said to Zhang Hua beside him, "Reward the King of Dongping with a hundred gold coins, gorgeous clothes, and a fine horse."

"The rest of the people will each receive a reward of twenty gold coins."

Zhang Hua quickly accepted the order.

Everyone bowed and expressed their gratitude.

Cao Mao looked at everyone seriously and continued, "You have all worked hard and made great contributions. This is what you deserve. In addition, I will prepare a mansion for each of you. Stay in Luoyang from now on and don't go back."

Cao Mao looked at the people in front of him.

Of course, these people are real medical experts, and they refine things to cure diseases.

However, among these people there are also those who specialize in making and selling death-defying powder to Pei Xiu and others.

No matter what, Cao Mao had to keep these guys in Luoyang, even if they couldn't help with the fertilizer, as long as they didn't stay in the local area and harm people.

Moreover, these chemists will have many areas where they can display their talents in the future, such as gunpowder.

Gunpowder was originally discovered by this group of people, and now it is time for them to discover it.

Everyone was very happy about this.

They did not stay any longer and hurried to their respective laboratories to get busy.

Cao Xi stayed with Cao Mao.

"Your Majesty, it's no exaggeration to say this formula can turn stone into gold. Shouldn't we send someone to keep an eye on these people and prevent them from revealing it to anyone else?"

Cao Xi narrowed his eyes. All he could see was how valuable and important this recipe was.

This is a magical tool that can increase grain production.

Cao Mao laughed and said, "That's not necessary. Why should we hide this recipe? I wish they would tell everyone about it."

When Cao Xi heard him say this, he naturally just smiled and nodded, praising His Majesty for his wisdom.

Cao Mao, however, was now somewhat interested in the official. He asked Cao Xi to continue with his own business, and he called the official over to take him to visit the experimental fields.

The official's name was Liu Hui.

He looked very clever.

The reason why Cao Mao was interested in him was because of his other identity.

The first mathematician of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Of course, it cannot be counted as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but is limited to the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

The top mathematician in the Northern and Southern Dynasties once commented on Liu Hui, believing that Liu Hui was the best among the many mathematicians in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

This Liu Hui has a work called "Commentary on the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art". Others wrote annotations for the Spring and Autumn Ritual Poems, but this guy was more amazing. He wrote annotations for the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art.

And he did an excellent job. He organized the ancient Chinese mathematical system and laid the theoretical foundation of the ancient mathematical system.

His system was inherited from then on and he became a true master of mathematics.

As for specific achievements, there are so many that it is impossible to list them all.

Listening to Liu Hui carefully showing him around the experimental fields, Cao Mao couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Liu, I heard you're great at math and spend all day studying it. You don't like going out, let alone being an official. So why are you here today, responsible for farming?"

Liu Hui's eyes widened.

Of course, although Liu Hui at this time could not be said to be an unknown person, he was not really a big name in the country.

He had just started to annotate the Nine Chapters of Mathematical Art and hadn’t even finished it yet!!

It’s when we are just beginning to rise.

Liu Hui simply couldn't understand how the emperor knew him.

Seeing his astonished expression, Cao Mao asked, "Isn't Liu Jun going to annotate the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art?"

Hearing this, Liu Hui became even more frightened.

He had only decided to annotate the Nine Chapters of Mathematical Art half a month ago, and had only just begun. He had been staying at home the entire time, and not even his wife knew about it.
He swallowed, "That's right."

Seeing his frightened look, Cao Mao suddenly realized that he might have just started to have this idea.

Cao Mao asked about the progress again.

Liu Hui talked about the current progress, and it turned out to be just the beginning.

During the conversation, Liu Hui became more and more excited.

Most people think that if they go back to ancient times, they will be able to beat all the mathematicians of the time. This is true on average, but if compared with the scholars, in fact, these scholars who are proficient in the Five Classics are also good at mathematics and their mathematical ability is not bad.

Mathematics in ancient my country was not a neglected subject. On the contrary, it developed rapidly. Every dynasty could produce representative mathematicians, even those that were unpopular and short-lived.

Even the Wu Kingdom had the great mathematician Wang Fan.

But unfortunately, because this guy had a poor alcohol tolerance, he was executed by Sun Hao and died young.

Cao Mao listened carefully to the mathematician's story. As expected, Ma Jun and Liu Hui were like this. When they talked about their majors, they were not so restrained and their speaking speed became much faster.

Cao Mao listened to him very carefully.

"Good, good. You can let others handle the things here. Just focus on making your annotations first."

"I think you are a great talent who could teach mathematics at the Imperial Academy. Your current position is really a waste of your talent."

Just like the task of looking after the experimental fields, the Ministry of Revenue can always mobilize a large number of people to do it.

However, he is the only person in the world who can annotate the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art.

Cao Mao was a man who loved talents as much as his life.

Liu Hui could feel the emperor's appreciation for him and was very excited.

But this minister was a rare one. He didn't care much about fame, wealth and power. He just liked mathematics very much. His personality made him suitable to be a doctor in the Imperial College.

Cao Mao finally got on the carriage back home.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhang Hua told him about the story of Wang Chang and Liu Yuan.

Cao Mao couldn't help but sneer.

"I thought the support and promotion between fellow townsmen among the great clans was a thing of the past, but I didn't expect it to still happen now."

Zhang Hua whispered, "I heard that some ministers have already started looking for the prince, hoping that the prince will come forward."

"There's no way Wang Chang will show up."

Cao Mao shook his head, unwilling to discuss the matter further, and asked simply, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, two more small nations in the Western Regions have contacted the Chief Secretary's Office, expressing their willingness to follow the example of the King of Shanshan and establish their kingdoms as counties!"

"Oh? That's a good thing."

Today, Shazhou has added a Shanshan County. The north and south of the Western Regions each have a county, which is a good start.

I heard that the Chief Secretary is putting great pressure on the Kingdom of Kucha and the Kingdom of Yanqi, hoping that they can follow the example of Shanshan County as soon as possible, but this is not so easy.

After all, these two countries are still relatively powerful.

Zhuge Xu had already set out from Luoyang and would surely reach the Western Regions soon.
(End of this chapter)