Chapter 320: City of Justice

In the Chengdu government office, Kong Ming could no longer suppress his smile.

His hands never stopped moving, and the smile on his lips never faded.

What is a surprise? This is a surprise!

Compared with the physical objects of later generations, Kong Ming and others now value the scientific ideas of later generations more.

After all, Huainanzi said that it is better to get flint than to beg for fire, and it is better to dig a well than to rely on it.

It is also said that it is better to go home and weave a net than to envy the fish by the river.

When chatting with Liu Ba at that time, Liu Ba once lamented that the "Dongfeng Express" in later generations was like a ghost, and the "Heavenly Palace" was like an ancient myth.

Then Liu Ba laughed and said that even if he was lucky enough to get the drawings of these two things, he would probably be like a frog in a well looking at the sea and a summer insect smelling ice, knowing its breadth but difficult to follow its principles.

Just like the thing called sextant projected on the light screen at this time.

The whole is angular, and it looks like it is made of red gold, with transparent glass called lens on it.

Kong Ming had already drawn the shape of it, but he had no idea why it was made like this and how to use it.

And this dilemma that had been noticed for a long time now seemed to have a solution.

"Define the meaning of theorem, assume the postulate, and discuss the axiom?"

Liu Ba also copied down all these half-understood words and pondered them carefully:

"The meaning of the axiom is easy to understand."

Pang Tong tried hard to join in, not wanting to be left behind by Kong Ming:

"The world is for the public, the law is the principle, and the axiom is the eternal and unchanging principle that can be applied to the world."

Liu Ba nodded in agreement, he also thought so, and continued:

"This logic... logic means inspection, and there are many meanings. Here it should refer to the meaning of collecting and organizing the text and reason."

As he spoke and thought, Liu Ba had already vaguely understood some of it, and admired the words created by the sages of later generations. It was really great to have a sense of meaning at a glance.

Liu Ba and Pang Tong deduced word by word, while Kong Ming wrote down the conjectures one by one and carefully copied them, and checked the omissions in the discussion between the two.

Zhang Song pinched his beard and listened thoughtfully. Liu Bei, who was at the top, felt that it was quite strenuous to listen, but when he turned his head, he saw Zhang Fei listening with great interest.

"Does Yide understand?"

Zhang Fei nodded:

"It's a little difficult, but if you compare it with military formations and city building, I can understand it a little."

As he said this, Zhang Fei dipped his hand in tea and gestured on the table:

"The classic works of the ancient sages are like villages and markets on the plains."

"They don't hear each other and don't interact with each other."

"This axiomatic method is to draw out the good people from these classic villages and build a big city."

"In this axiomatic city, good people from the same source live in the same block, register and sort out the relationship between the old and the young."

Zhang Fei looked a little proud, with an expression of wanting to praise me quickly.

Kong Ming had the leeway to stretch his head over and admire:

"Yide's understanding, although not understanding its profound meaning, also refers to the meaning of this logic method very well."

So Zhang Fei was even more proud of himself.

Liu Bei patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder and sighed slightly:

"Yide never puts down the book and reads diligently."

Then Liu Bei also made up his mind:

"Since this is the case, we should urge Wu Yi to sweep the South as soon as possible and open up the Sindhu trade route."

"A reward for this "Elements of Geometry" and cotton and other things."

Liu Bei still remembered the things that were said in later generations. Now he had no sea vessels under his command, so he had no choice but to resort to this last resort and ask for a large sum of money in the hope that the Hu merchants would be willing to risk their lives for the sake of profit.

Although Liu Bei did not quite understand the discussion of Kong Ming and others, he had a clear understanding of its importance.

And he also understood that the meaning they were explaining now was a guess through the eyes of the younger generation, and it was inevitable that there would be concerns that three people would make a tiger. In any case, it would be best to get the translation of this book and compare the two.

Kong Ming and others bowed their hands together, and agreed with Liu Bei's decision.

At the same time, Kong Ming also had some aspirations:

"If Chang'an is restored, the Imperial College should be reopened to study the principles of things, study the axioms of mathematics, and build a lens workshop."

Kong Ming saw from the meaning of the words that he had analyzed now that it was a great academic undertaking that required the efforts of the empire.

If you want to study science, you must restart the Imperial College and make it a better institution.

At the same time, this institution also needs a large number of workshops to support it, such as lens polishing. Kong Ming didn't know how the West polished the glass smoothly, but he finally found a few glass workers in Yizhou.

To expand the glass workshop, you also need to increase the glass polishing workshop at the same time, and you have to consider making money with glass. With such a plan, the most obvious thing is that the population is not enough.

Therefore, it is also necessary to encourage childbirth, attach importance to agriculture and sericulture, and at the same time, go to war with Cao thieves to recapture the more populous Central Plains.

With just a little planning, Kong Ming saw that there would be too many things to do in the future.

But he was happy with it. As long as it could be accomplished, such an achievement would be no less than rebuilding the Yanhan Dynasty.

However, when he thought of the Imperial College in Chang'an, Kong Ming remembered a stone carving that he had always wanted to see.

He couldn't help but sigh:

"I wonder if the Imperial College stone scripture is there?"

...

In Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin understood the key point at the first time.

Therefore, he sighed:

"This is the original text, and only then can we obtain it."

Even at this time, Li Shimin was seriously considering sending a special envoy to the Western Regions to catch up with Wang Xuance and his party and order them to go to Central Asia. I wonder if it was too late?

But Li Shimin immediately thought of the situation there and gave up the idea.

Calculating the time, the Sassanid Persia was about to fall, and they had to fight with the Byzantine Empire.

Beside the two empires, the Arabs were still taking advantage of the situation to rise. It looked like a chaotic world. If Wang Xuance died there, it would be too late to regret.

So the emperor of the Tang Empire changed his mind in an instant:

"Form a fleet and go west to promote the prestige of our Tang Dynasty and collect all the cultural achievements of the West..."

Li Shimin paused and used the words used by the younger generation:

"Collect all the cultural achievements of their generation."

Li Shimin's idea was very tolerant. Since the Hu generals could become the generals of the Tang Dynasty, the Western Rakshasa people could also become the masters of the Tang Dynasty.

And looking back, Li Shimin felt that the conditions for sending a fleet westward were becoming more and more mature. There were strong ships to ensure the safety of the personnel and canned food to prevent acclimatization. This map that later generations did not care about could be used as the most accurate sea map at this time, and they could go west along the coast.

In this case, we should take the essence of the world, return it to the Tang Dynasty, and create China.

It's just a pity that Lord Niu seems to be a figure at least four or five hundred years later, otherwise it would be great to bring him to the Tang Dynasty and make him a Duke of Niu.

And this plan, Li Shimin took a look around, deliberately ignored the expectant eyes of Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji, and finally decided on Liu Rengui:

"Since you have entered the sea division, you must not only learn to manage the army, but also observe the new method of shipbuilding. When the East China Sea is pacified, I will inspect the West in my generation."

Before taking office, the duties have been arranged, but Liu Rengui is even more excited.

Because no matter how you look at it, it feels that this life is far more interesting than being a county magistrate in Chencang.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui carefully opened another page and copied the few words about "Elements of Geometry".

The two and Wei Zheng had many ideas when they saw the description of the Elements of Geometry, but in the end they just kept the ideas in their hearts.

After all, they were already quite busy, so it was better to leave such academic matters to the Imperial College. As the old saying goes, every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses.

Now that His Majesty is vigorously promoting the imperial examination, it can be foreseen that the Imperial College will become more and more important in the future.

In this case, the essence of Western academic research should be handed over to the Imperial College to improve the culture of the Tang Dynasty.

Several generals stared at the light screen with innocent eyes. They didn't really understand science and lenses, and almost followed their instincts:

Looking at the map next to them to estimate the distance between the Tang Dynasty and the West, they could only sigh in the end that the only thing the Tang Dynasty could compete with the West was Central Asia. It would be too difficult to go further.

Li Jing stroked his beard and thought:

A collection of low-probability events, combined into the current result?

If we make an analogy, isn't it the same in the art of war?

The ability of a famous general is to turn such a low probability into a certainty.

Well, just like me.

"But why did Lord Niu call him Apple Heavenly Lord? What is an apple?"

Hou Junji looked around and asked, because he really couldn't figure out why such a powerful person was passed down with the name of a fruit?

"The name of Heavenly Lord should be a joke for the younger generation."

Fang Xuanling speculated and was very confident:

"As for this apple... maybe it's because Lord Niu became a Taoist by studying apples?"

But Fang Xuanling couldn't figure it out, what's so good about studying an apple? Moreover:

"What is an apple? Is it unique to the West?"

Several people looked at each other again, and they really didn't know about it.

But Qin Qiong guessed:

"The previous dynasty called it Pu Tao, and our Tang called it grape, so this apple also reminds me that there is a place in Hebei called Naiguo Pinang, or it is the same thing?"

It makes sense, so several people also suppressed their thoughts in their hearts and planned to go back and find a Naiguo to study.

A small Naiguo actually hides the opportunity to become a Taoist?

[Before fighting the Tang army, the Japanese army was ambitious and vowed to let the Tang Dynasty know who was the father and who was the son.

The result was that they spoke boldly before the battle, talked nonsense during the battle, and remained silent after the battle.

The defeated Japanese army in the Battle of Baekgang directly chose to shut up and urgently recruited a large number of farmers to build fortifications along the coast of Kyushu Island. They were very afraid that the Tang army would come to a landing battle and directly destroy the country. These relics can still be seen in Japan today.

This atmosphere of extreme panic in Japan lasted for two years.

And the Japanese army was honest, Baekje was suppressed again, and Silla was also very submissive on the surface, so it was natural that the destruction of Goguryeo was put on the agenda again.

This time there was no more surprise. From the dispatch of troops in September 667 to the surrender of the King of Goguryeo in March of the following year, it took only half a year before Goguryeo was finally completely destroyed.

The captives offered by Goguryeo were similar to those of Xiaolu from the Western Turkic region. Li Zhi still remembered his father, and he still offered captives in front of Erfeng Tomb first, then in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Finally, Li Zhi accepted the captives in Hanyuan Hall, which in a sense was considered to be a face-giving ceremony.

At this point, the Tang Dynasty finally unified Liaodong and the Korean Peninsula, and five years later, Dafeichuan Guo Daifeng's cry brought a large piece of land to Silla. 】

There will be another chapter later. This year's work at the LOL World Championship is really a lot more comfortable.