Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw Li Er and Pei Ji, both of whom looked confused and stared blankly at the piece of paper on the table, motionless.
"Pei Gong? Prince? Pei Ming's Mansion?"
After a while, Li Xuan couldn't help but let out a soft cry again.
"ah?"
At this time, Li Er and Pei Ji came to their senses.
At the same time, the look he looked at Li Xuan was even more inexplicable and weird!
"My lord, Mr. Pei, what's wrong?"
"Little Master, can you calculate the final result just by writing this a few times?"
Pei Ji looked in disbelief.
He put his arithmetic chips on the table and racked his brains to calculate the arithmetic problem that he couldn't figure out for nearly an hour. Li Xuan just wrote less than a hundred words and easily figured it out?
"Pei Gong can do the calculation himself!"
Li Xuan chuckled and said, "Such a simple calculation, in another year, the children in Lijiazhuang Village will be able to calculate it!"
Hearing this, Pei Ji was hit hard again.
Although I have vaguely agreed with Li Xuan's algorithm in my heart, I still have a little extravagant hope.
Li Xuan has already calculated the final result. If he checks it with the calculation chips again, it will be very simple.
Therefore, within a short while, Pei Ji put down his calculations with a lonely look on his face.
He raised his hands to Li Shimin, who was watching the show, and said, "Your Majesty, the calculations made by the young master are absolutely correct!"
Then, he looked at Li Xuan with a face full of ecstasy.
"May I ask, Master, what kind of characters are these that have such miraculous functions and can solve such difficult problems so quickly?"
At the same time, Li Shimin and Lawyer Pei also stared closely at Li Xuan.
"Pei Gong, these words are numbers, this is one, this is two, this is three..."
"This kind of writing is the most suitable number in arithmetic. When the two are combined, they can represent larger numbers. For example, the combination of one and two can represent twelve, the combination of four and five can represent forty-five, one, three
, the combination of six is one hundred and thirty-six..."
"With such a combination, coupled with the Jiujiu song, the calculations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are the simplest!"
After saying that, Li Xuan picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and moistened his throat.
Pei Ji and Li Shimin were stunned when they heard this.
The three of them are all people who are good at arithmetic. Although they still don't quite understand Li Xuan's explanation, they already have a general understanding in their minds.
They never thought that there were such simple and easy-to-use numbers in the world.
How convenient would it be if such numbers were applied to government affairs?
Thinking about it, Pei Ji and Li Shimin couldn't help but look at each other.
Immediately, he turned his head and stared at Li Xuan closely.
"My dear Master, this kind of number is so magical. I wonder which great sage created it?"
"Not talented, it was created by this boy!" Li Xuan replied calmly.
"Created by the young master?" Pei Ji looked surprised.
"Exactly!"
Li Xuan nodded again.
Although it was a bit shameful, in this era, he was the first to come up with numbers.
"Young Master is indeed very talented. If you apply this number to the account books, officials all over the world can save at least half of their time!" Pei Ji said with a happy face.
"Not only that, you can use this number for everything that needs to be calculated, such as leading troops to fight, transporting grain, grass and soldiers, building bridges and building roads, etc."
Li Xuan added.
"Wonderful?"
Hearing this, Pei Ji was stunned.
At the same time, Li Shimin and Lawyer Pei on the side also reacted.
It seems that as the young master said, there is nothing that does not require calculation.
"On behalf of the officials of the world, I would like to thank you, Master, for creating the numbers!"
Pei Ji quickly said: "I will report this great achievement to the saint truthfully, and ask the saint to send down heaven's grace to reward the young master!"
"I will also report this to the saint!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty and Mr. Pei!"
Li Xuan was not moved at all, his face was calm.
"If the saint really wants to reward the boy, please ask the prince and Duke Pei to give the saint some advice and reward the boy with more iron tools and food. If there is white flour, that would be great!"
Forehead!
Hearing this, Pei Ji couldn't help but look strange, and glanced at Li Shimin subconsciously.
This was the first time in this world that he saw someone facing the saint's reward, so straightforward and plain!
Li Shimin also had a curious look on his face: "May I ask the young gentleman, why do you only need iron tools, grain, and white flour? For such a great contribution in creating numbers, the saint will definitely reward the young master with an official position. Although it will not be a prince's title, a county man is still
You can’t run away!”
"I'm lazy by nature and won't be an official. Besides, it's too dangerous outside. It's okay for me to stay in a secluded mountain village like Lijiazhuang and live leisurely every day!"
Li Xuan shook his head gently, looking unconcerned.
joke.
With his identity and appearance, if he ran out rashly, he didn't know how much trouble he could cause.
Moreover, there are now a lot of nobles in Chang'an City. Even if he goes out and accepts Li Shimin's reward, he is still just a small noble and can only be bullied.
As for saying that he is Li Xuanba, Li Xuan himself doesn't believe it, let alone those people in Chang'an who are familiar with Li Xuanba.
Maybe, there will be counter-effects when the time comes.
Trouble keeps coming!
How could there be such a comfortable and leisurely life in Lijiazhuang?
However, the only pity is that living in Lijiazhuang, there are many things that I cannot make or buy by myself!
"So, please rest assured, young master, I will definitely propose it to the saint!"
Li Xuan's tone didn't sound like he was being hypocritical. Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"May I ask, young master, what is the use of pig iron?"
On the side, Pei Ji did not dare to be so casual with Li Shimin, but continued to ask.
Since ancient times, salt and iron have been controlled by the imperial court.
"Mr. Pei, I just want to build some gadgets!"
Li Xuan explained: "For example, iron pots. Now I only have one big iron pot and one small iron pot, which is far from enough! There are even kitchen knives, spoons, forks and other cooking tools. I am also in short supply."
"Also, the shovels and hoes needed for cultivating the fields need to be replaced! Furthermore, the boy also wants to use pig iron to build some chimneys and stoves for winter use!
in addition,……"
As he spoke, Li Xuan couldn't stop.
In one breath, no less than dozens of objects were mentioned.
Pei Ji and Li Shimin on the side were stunned.
I'm afraid they don't even have such a complete set of iron tools in their houses!
"If you use it this way, I don't have to worry, little master. The sage will definitely give you enough pig iron."
After taking a breath and thinking of something, Li Shimin continued: "It's just that the saint gave enough pig iron. Does the young master have an iron shop to make these utensils?"
"If the young master can trust me, I will hand over these utensils to the young master. There are still several blacksmith shops under my name!"
"So, Li Xuan thanks you so much, Your Majesty!"
Li Xuan's face lit up and he quickly handed over his hands to thank him!