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Chapter 184 He Expanded the Breadth of Mathematics (Second Update)

"...Very good!" Upon hearing this, Mo Ban instantly perked up. "Currently, in major cities like Jinghai City, Tianjing, and the capital, the reform of preschool mathematics education has been basically completed based on your book!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhu frowned, her voice tinged with displeasure: "So, only in big cities?"

"Sigh!" Mo Ban sighed slightly as he spoke of this. "We've been trying... but! Because of industrialization in big cities, schools are publicly owned, and textbooks are basically standardized by the government, so it's easy to promote them..."

"However, in those rural areas and even small cities, the schools run by the government are all private ones. The village schools have been completely monopolized by the Confucian scholars... How easy is it to promote them?"

"In fact, even in big cities, isn't education also monopolized by Confucianism? ... It's just that the imperial court has the authority to handle the textbooks!"

Mo Ban gave Chu Zhu a deep look: "Not to mention, although I made efforts to include it in the textbooks, the official civil service exams still don't have questions from your arithmetic classics. They're still using the old classical arithmetic textbooks. So even though some insightful people in smaller places have realized something, they've still chosen to wait and see! The people of Daqian value education too much, to the point that they remain cautious even about things that are obvious."

"I see." Chu Zhu said thoughtfully. The status of Confucianism in the Great Qian education system is undeniable, however... Confucianism primarily teaches literature and the eight-legged essay!
Things like mathematics or physics were taught by the Mohists.

In the overall education sector during the Great Qian Dynasty, it can be argued that Confucianism held the dominant position...

In reality, the teaching content was divided between Mohism and Confucianism.

This was also the fundamental reason why Chu Zhu took that book and went to find the person in front of her.

Mo Ban then smiled, his words brimming with enthusiasm: "However, judging from the current exam results, in mathematics... students using your arithmetic scriptures scored far higher than those who had never studied them! The facts speak for themselves, so promoting it is much easier now..."

"At present, it seems that within ten years... we may be able to completely complete the reform of mathematics throughout the entire Daqian region!"

As Mo Ban spoke, a look of longing appeared in his eyes, "What a prosperous era it would be if everyone knew math in the future..."

Chu Zhu remained silent. In the dream world, the difficulty of learning mathematics was immeasurably higher than in the real world.

Although there are Arabic numerals here...

However, this Arabic numeral is more likely known to the public because it's part of the phone number itself.

At the same time, it is limited to the scope of what is known...

In the past, mathematics was taught in various schools in the Great Qian Dynasty using the characters representing numbers from the dream world for calculations.

Just like the mathematical calculations of ancient China.

The mathematical level in the dream world is actually quite high. Even if it can't compare to the real world, it's at least at the university level of arithmetic! Just like in ancient China, mathematics had actually developed to a very advanced level.

However, they also encountered problems similar to those faced in ancient China in the real world, making it impossible to promote their methods...

Various extremely cumbersome arithmetic tools, and Arabic numerals, which, despite their existence, failed to gain widespread adoption—

All of these factors contribute to the high barrier to entry for mathematics.

“…Too slow.” Chu Zhu repeated.

“I think it’s already fast!” Mo Ban gave Chu Zhu a strange look. He couldn’t understand Chu Zhu’s concept of time.

In fact, if that emperor hadn't paid attention to this area, and although he didn't reform the civil service exam, he did put some pressure on it, it wouldn't have been possible to develop to this point within three years.

"Wait a minute!" Only now did Zhang Hai gradually come to his senses, his dazed brain starting to function again. He stared at Chu Zhu in disbelief: "You are... the author of the arithmetic text three years ago? That mysterious... indescribable person? No? Impossible! You're this age... you! I!"

At this moment, Zhang Hai was incoherent, feeling as if his worldview had collapsed. He now seemed to understand why those people had all acted that way before!
“Yes, it’s him!” Mo Ban said with a smile. “Actually, back then, my attitude was similar to yours…”

He said with reminiscence, "Guess what he said when I asked him how he could have made up that set of stories?"

Chu Zhu chuckled and, without waiting for Mo Ban to finish his explanation, casually repeated what he had said earlier: "These mathematical tools are really inconvenient to use! So I just made this easy one."

Three years ago, Chu Zhu was still in high school... He was studying local math books and felt almost driven crazy, especially when compared with the set of math books he had already learned in the real world!
Studying in the real world is already tough enough... and to make it even tougher here?! Then what's the point of dreaming?!
In a fit of anger, Chu Zhu simply copied and modified real-world math textbooks in the dream world to create a semi-localized set of math tools.

That is, the arithmetic manual!
The course begins with multiplication tables. Then it covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, linear equations in two variables, and so on…

It seems very simple! It's practically elementary school level math! But... that's precisely the problem—it's too simple!

These seemingly simple arithmetic introductory tools stirred up unimaginable waves in the dream world at that time.

Yes, Chu Zhu did not raise the upper limit of mathematics in the dream world, but he greatly increased the breadth of mathematics.

This reform of the math curriculum allows even ordinary preschool children to begin learning arithmetic...

You see, originally, the dream world only allowed for extremely complex math problems up to middle school level. But now, elementary school students can start learning math… what does that even mean?!

Real-world mathematics education is essentially a mathematical system that has been accumulated and refined over hundreds of years of human industrial civilization, ultimately creating a truly supreme system...

It greatly lowers the entry barrier to mathematics education!

Mathematics has never been a simple thing...

Just by looking at how many people in Europe and America can't even do simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, you can understand the significance of China's mathematics teaching system.

"You understand my shock now, right?" Mo Ban spread his palms out like an old rascal. Zhang Hai nodded stiffly, looked at Chu Zhu, opened his mouth several times, but even though he had a thousand words to say, they were stuck in his throat and he couldn't express them.

"Most importantly, that system! It also deepened our understanding of ancient relic mobile phones," Mo Ban said softly.

At first, they only knew how to make phone calls! However, after Chu Zhu created that set of arithmetic scriptures, people who now own mobile phones also understand how to use the calculator inside their phones.

In fact, he and many others suspected that the person in front of him might have been able to fabricate that thing... by experimentally testing and revealing part of the true nature of the computer built into a mobile phone...

However, even if the person before him deciphered the ancient gods' algorithms and learned some of the mathematical essence of the gods... it would not diminish his achievements! In some ways, it would even be more terrifying.

He was able to re-edit these algorithms, which were unique to God, and, using his own understanding, painstakingly organized them into a systematic, universal, and easy-to-learn new mathematical system.

His achievements have always been simply lowering the barriers to learning, nothing more!
This achievement, no matter how much it is overstated, is truly... a feat of unparalleled merit!
“So, shouldn’t you be famous throughout the world? Why…” Zhang Hai’s lips moved slightly, then he suddenly realized something and looked at Mo Ban with a serious expression. He even subconsciously wanted to stand in front of Chu Zhu, but he quickly realized that his strength was probably inferior to that of the person in front of him, so he forcibly suppressed his impulse.

“I know what you mean… but guess what he said after that kid threw the book at me?” Mo Ban naturally knew that Zhang Hai suspected him of taking credit for Chu Zhu’s work, so he could only smile bitterly and start pouring out his grievances.

"He told me to directly incorporate this into the arithmetic section of the Mohist Canon! He even said that if possible, I shouldn't have to put his name on it!"

Zhang Hai: "???"

"Hard to understand, isn't it!" Mo Ban said leisurely, "Actually, I didn't quite understand it either at the time! However, I gradually figured it out later... Perhaps this kid was worried that the mathematics he came up with wouldn't be recognized by the world!"

"Our Mohist school's arithmetic treatise can be considered the foundation of world mathematics! Once it is incorporated into it... it is equivalent to the Mohists using all their past achievements in mathematics to prove it! It can instantly gain the world's recognition and then be promoted instantly..."

"But if it were this kid, stepping onto the stage... people would react just like your first reaction! Three years ago, what normal mathematics could a kid who was only ten years old possibly produce? The difficulty of popularizing it would be unimaginable..."

Mo Ban stared intently at Chu Zhu, his words firm and resolute: "However, you are willing to give up this honor for the promotion of mathematics... But we are not so despicable as to steal a child's work! So, after talking with my senior brother, we made a decision!"

"If Mr. Chu is unwilling to step into the limelight, then we will conceal his name... and record his mathematical achievements in the Arithmetic section! We will only make them public when he is willing to accept them..."

“Actually,” Mo Wen hesitated for a moment before cautiously interjecting, “if you’re worried about promotion, you can announce it now… After all, the results of the arithmetic chapter are gradually gaining recognition from the world!”

"We don't need to consider that for now," Chu Zhu said, indicating that she was very moved but declined.

As for why he refused in the first place... how could he not refuse?!

This reform of arithmetic is equivalent to directly confronting the Confucianism that controlled the education system... The Mohists might be able to withstand it, but could he?
Not to mention, he was studying history in the real world at the time, and happened to learn about Copernicus's publication of the heliocentric theory, which resulted in him being burned at the stake...

With such a major overhaul, how could he dare to step into the limelight?
To reiterate, although he is not afraid of death, he would not commit such a meaningless act of suicide!

As for why he still isn't considering it... that's because while he has achieved transcendence, his strength is still not strong enough!
He actually embodies quite a few sensitive concepts, such as Nuwa, reset, etc.

If he truly became famous overnight, even attracting the attention of the emperor...

Upon closer examination, the trouble turned out to be enormous!
(End of this chapter)