In the capital, a new issue of "Datong Monthly" was released, and major restaurants bought it one after another, and then asked the literate waiters to read it to the diners.
This is also a way to attract business, and it is very fashionable...
The clerk stood on the bench, holding the newspaper, shaking his head and reading: "At the meeting at the end of the month, the emperor and the ministers discussed the laws and regulations. "Shangshu Yaodian" says: Yu and Shun... the same time and the first day of the month, the same laws of weights and measures. Laws of weights and measures.
, the four major events of the country. Although Qin Shihuang unified weights and measures, the laws and regulations have always been deviated. "Book of Rites·Liyun" says: Therefore, the sage must take heaven and earth as the foundation, yin and yang as the end, and the four seasons as the handle.
…”
The clerk in the store became more and more dizzy as he read it. Although he knew all the words, he couldn't understand them when they were put together.
Most of the diners in the restaurant lobby listened in confusion, and only a few people could understand what it meant. After reading it, the distinguished guests on the second floor also walked out of the boxes one after another, leaning on the railings to listen to the waiter reading the newspaper.
"According to the calculations of doctors, masters, and bachelors from the School of Mathematics of Qintian Academy, there is an error in the records of Lu Lu in "Historical Records", or Tai Shigong copied it incorrectly, and the correct value is what is recorded in "Mengxi Bi Tan"... I am correcting it now,
And tell the world." When the store clerk read this, he vaguely felt that he had read something very important.
"boom!"
There was an uproar in the lobby, and scholars spoke out one after another. Some people yelled at the mathematics hall, thinking that Sima Qian could not have made a mistake, while others wanted to go home and verify it themselves.
"I ordered the Qintianyuan Mathematics Museum to assist the Ministry of Rites in revising the laws and regulations. The current rulers will be revised according to the revised laws.
The acres of land in the world have been measured and remain unchanged..."
The few knowledgeable scholars stood up in shock on the spot, then looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
Rhythm, weights and measures are connected together. Rhythm and measure are not just as simple as music.
The tube of the Huang Zhong must be nine inches, and the ruler used to measure length is determined according to the tube of the Huang Zhong. There have been standard instruments in all dynasties. Governments in various places use them to make local standard instruments, and the people also make rulers and weights according to the local standard instruments.
etc.
The central standard of the Ming Dynasty can no longer be found, and the standards in various places have errors. For example, a foot is 32 centimeters in some places, 33 centimeters in some places, and even 31 centimeters. Zhao Han used the
The standard ruler in Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, is approximately 32.6 centimeters per foot.
Now that the Qintianyuan Mathematics Museum has revised the lulu, the revised Huang Zhong luguan will be used to determine the true national standard size.
This will not interfere with private measurement and trading, because there are bound to be errors. However, the standard sizes must be unified. The Ministry of Rites will make standard instruments and issue them to local governments for reference.
At the same time, the newspaper also said that a standard weight unit will be developed next.
The laws of weights and measures in various places only allow a small range of errors. If the errors are too outrageous, they will be banned. Especially pawnshops.
For ticket numbers and the like, the rulers, weights, and beams must be checked. Any errors that are too large will be punished.
The shop clerk was still reading the newspaper: "Xiao Shixuan, the head of Qintianyuan, pioneered the art of mathematical calculus. Promoted to...Prince Shaobao?"
Suddenly, the whole place fell silent.
Prince Shaobao is the lowest-ranking official in the Three Gongs and Three Gus. But a man who studies arithmetic can actually be promoted to a third-ranking official?
The shop clerk muttered: "I can do arithmetic and can settle accounts very quickly. Why don't you give me an official title?"
"What is calculus?" asked a scholar.
The person at the same table said: "How should I know?"
A diner shouted: "Waiter, did the newspaper say what the art of calculus is?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I read it right away..." the store clerk suddenly said with a grimace, "I don't know how to read it. I have been in elementary school for three years, and I know all the numbers, but these symbols are like ghost drawings. This young prince
Bao, it’s really not something ordinary people can do.”
A diner ran over, glanced at the newspaper, and said to himself: "Sure enough, it is similar to the talisman painted by the Taoist priest. This Dr. Xiao must be a scholar of heaven and man. Presumably, his calculus skills secretly understand the principles of heaven and earth.
, one of the legendary Qimen Dunjia."
Another diner threw down his chopsticks and ran over. After reading the newspaper, he said: "From now on, all the Taoist priests in the world will probably want to come to Nanjing to become apprentices and learn the secret art of calculus. In the past, this must have been a secret that passed down the inheritance from male to female.
Xin. Now that the emperor has been so gracious, he has published the secret technique in newspapers, so that anyone in the world who is destined can understand it."
"Have you realized it?" someone asked with a smile.
The diner shook his head and looked at the newspaper again: "This secret technique has nothing to do with me. I guess it will take someone with deep spiritual roots to understand it."
The person next to him said: "Xiao Zhangyuan of Qintianyuan, I think he comes from the Taoist lineage. The monks can only chant sutras, but they can't draw talismans..."
"Who said that? The monks in my hometown know how to draw talisman." Someone immediately retorted.
…
Hanlin Academy.
Qian Qianyi held the newspaper in his hand and said sadly: "Prince Shaobao, Prince Shaobao, the Qintian Academy has taken the lead. Our Hanlin Academy should also speed up the progress. The compilation of "History of the Ming Dynasty" can no longer be slow.
Tuntun.”
Zhang Pu, who seemed to be dying of illness last winter, is now alive and kicking again. He smiled and said: "Is the herdsman jealous?"
Qian Qianyi denied it flatly: "Who is jealous? It is a matter of eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. I should go all out in compiling "History of the Ming Dynasty"."
Wang Tiaoding had sent local officials to other places, and Qian Qianyi was successfully promoted to the head of the Hanlin Academy. He was quite proud of this. In the Ming Dynasty, this position would have qualified him to join the cabinet and become the prime minister.
Unfortunately, a few days later, there was a big commotion in Qintianyuan next door.
Qian Qianyi didn't understand what calculus was, but he could correct Huang Zhong's law, and he understood how heavy the weights were.
From a political point of view, it is no different from revising the calendar. He must at least compile the "History of the Ming Dynasty" to get things right.
Qian Qianyi couldn't help but rushed out and shouted to the editing room of "History of the Ming Dynasty": "From today on, we will work overtime for an hour every evening!"
Historiographers are crying without tears, but there is no overtime pay.
Zhang Pu drank tea leisurely, then picked up a pen in front of the newspaper and wrote and drew on a piece of straw paper.
Qian Qianyi came back and took a few glances and asked, "What the hell are you drawing?"
Zhang Pu replied: "Calculus."
Qian Qianyi asked: "Is it the one from Qintianyuan who created the Qimen Dunjia technique by combining Thai and Western numbers?"
Zhang Pu actually nodded in affirmation: "Using this method, we can indeed measure Qimen Dunjia, and it is more convenient than the old method before."
"Can you really understand?" Qian Qianyi asked.
Zhang Pu asked back: "What can't you understand? The newspapers have written down the principles of calculus clearly. It's nothing more than a set of mathematical algorithms. The name is good. The one who makes the smallest is the biggest, and the one who accumulates the smallest is the greatest. Calculus coincides with the name of a saint.
road."
Qian Qianyi felt the discrimination based on his IQ and couldn't help complaining: "Why don't you just go to Qintian Academy and stay in Hanlin Academy?"
Zhang Pu said: "I don't know when my body will die. It will be the same no matter where I work. Alas, this time the laws of weights and measures are unified, it is becoming more and more prosperous. If only I could live another twenty years.
good."
Qian Qianyi twitched his beard: "You said this five years ago, aren't you still alive now?"
"That's true," Zhang Pu said with a smile, "It's really strange. I feel like I'm going to die every winter, but when the snow melts in spring, I can heal myself without any medicine."
Royal Garden.
There were twelve rhythmic tubes placed in front of Zhao Han. They were all cast from brass and then polished, unlike those directly made from jade in the Han Dynasty.
This thing is a modified temperament standard device.
"Ding...dang..."
Tian Xiuying tapped the musical instrument gently, Liu Rushi listened attentively, and Fei Rulan and others were also listening nearby.
After striking it more than ten times in a row, Liu Rushi nodded and said: "After correction, the yellow bell can indeed be returned, and the sound will be more harmonious."
Fei Rumei said: "Why don't I hear any difference?"
Liu Rushi said: "There are some subtle differences and you can tell them just by playing the music."
The Persian-Arabic music system is completely different from the twelve-meter system, but it is extremely dissonant and has a unique charm.
Fei Rulan took the percussion stick, and after getting familiar with the tones of the twelve tempered pipes, she started percussing popular folk songs. Zhao Han leaned on the rocking chair and listened leisurely.
Suddenly, Zhao Han felt that he was not passionate enough. He remembered the "March of Steel Torrent" that he often heard when he was a soldier, and said to the concubines: "I have a song that I can only hum. You record it. Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang.
Dangdang…”
This song is so familiar. I listened to it countless times in the army and I can’t make any mistakes when humming it.
Tian Xiuying quickly picked up a pen and recorded the melody of the song. After humming it several times, she finally finished it.
Then, Tian Xiuying picked up the bamboo flute and played, but Zhao Han shook his head repeatedly: "Not powerful enough, not passionate enough.
I'm afraid we have to use suona for this. Suona is not enough, we have to use many musical instruments to coordinate it."
The emperor had an order, so he had to take it seriously, and the musicians were quickly recruited.
Zhao Han glanced at it and asked, "Why is there no suona?"
The leading musician said: "Your Majesty, the suona cannot play elegant music."
"I didn't ask you to play elegant music," Zhao Han said. "In ancient times, there was "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation," and I also want to make a song of the Datong Army's Breaking Formation Music."
Zhao Han did not have any dedicated musicians. These musicians belonged to the imperial court and were specialized in playing on important occasions such as court gatherings and sacrifices. The main musical instruments were chimes, chimes, drums, zithers, shengxiao, guqin, etc., and the music they played was exclusively used by the imperial court.
Folk performances are not allowed.
Something like "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" does not belong to the palace music, but is a variety of operas used to add excitement and entertainment.
Hearing what the emperor said, the musicians collectively understood instantly and all retreated to take care of things. There were all kinds of things,
There were all kinds of musical instruments, and someone even brought ceramic jars—.
Emperor Zhao didn't know much about music, so he only asked them to improvise and perform. If they didn't like it, he would change the instrument immediately and try to get closer to the feeling in his memory.
Fei Rulan pursed her lips and smiled. The emperor was usually too tired, so it was normal to have fun like this. He only knew that working every day would make him exhausted.
At noon for several days in a row, the emperor asked musicians to arrange and perform.
The historian who wrote the notes on daily life heard all the noise at first, but gradually started to feel it. The record is as follows:
Make music at night and have the musicians play it at noon.
Make music at night and have the musicians play it at noon.
Make music at night and have the musicians play it at noon.
The music was made at the top, and the musicians were asked to play it at noon. The music was magnificent and broad, and it sounded like a battle before the battle, with all the soldiers fighting forward to the death. In ancient times, there was "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation", and now there is "The Music of the Holy Emperor Breaking the Formation".
Zhao Han ordered the musicians: "When the teaching and missionary groups and labor troops perform, they must play this music to strengthen the hearts of the soldiers."
