Zhang Shou took Ge Yong, Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying, the three bosses, to the outer city hall area to eat Suzhou, Yangzhou, and Shandong halls in a row, and then found a small remote teahouse, took out his wallet and went to this place, and invited the three elders to take a rest and eat. Ah Liu politely but forcefully asked the old shopkeeper to rest by himself, and the guy who served tea and water was waiting beside him.

At this time, Zhang Shoufang told the emperor about the audit that he had entrusted to the inner treasury. In this regard, Ge Yong had already known about it, but Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying couldn't help but be a little surprised, but thinking about it again, even though these people under Zhang Shou were from different backgrounds, they were indeed worthy of the emperor's entrustment in the Jiuzhang Hall. However, what Zhang Shou said next made them all stunned.

"The four-pillar settlement method has been used since the Tang and Song dynasties, although it has been continuously improved, but because it has been too long, many people have found loopholes that can be exploited. Just as the shortcomings and deficits of Tongguanglu Temple have been there for many years, but it has not been easy to move, perhaps because of the intertwined roots, but why is it not the time to keep accounts, there are too many places to do things and feet? ”

"The teacher has written such a set of arithmetic textbooks from shallow to deep, layer by layer, now why not join forces with Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu to reform the bookkeeping method for the proprietors of the world, the official office and even the imperial court, who are struggling with accounts?"

Seeing Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying glancing at each other, they all groaned thoughtfully, and Ge Yong finally couldn't help but scold: "Since you kid has an idea, just say it, my old man has been used to carrying the pot for you, and you have to pull two more cushions, this is too black-hearted, right?" This kind of trivial matter, even if there are no three of us, can't you bear it alone? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he found Chu Ying staring at him with a subtle expression, and he suddenly said stupidly: "Don't look at me, my old man has been calculated by this kid many times." I'm not afraid to tell you what's new in Ge's arithmetic...... It's all written by this kid! ”

Although Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying pondered the progressive arithmetic system in the "New Edition of Ge's Arithmetic" as early as this year, they faintly felt that although Ge Yong's arithmetic attainments were indeed better than them, it was not normal to say that the old guy, who was quite stubborn, suddenly completely accepted the set of number symbols from overseas, and even sorted and refined it into a more complete system.

After all, it is more difficult for older people to accept new things and not mention them, and even if they can change the old understanding, it is even more difficult to say that they can integrate new things and then turn them into their own set of things.

Now, Ge Yong took the initiative to confide the truth, Chu Ying couldn't help but slap the square table hard, and then glared at Zhang Shou angrily: "Okay, it turns out that your kid borrowed your teacher's name to deceive!" ”

Zhang Shou knew that the paper could not contain the fire, and sooner or later there would be a day of goofing, at this time, not only did he not panic, but said sincerely: "Mr. Chu is wrong, this is not a swagger, with the virtue of the teacher's arithmetic master, it will make the arithmetic knowledge I want to spread more widely." At best, this can only be said to be borrowed from great power for the benefit of people. ”

"It's the same now, I do it alone, others will only sneer behind my back, it's just a kid who got the emperor's eye by chance, so he was lucky, the so-called Longmen account may be temporarily used in Guanglu Temple, but more people will be vigilant and even rejected. But with the participation of the three division commanders, it is different. ”

Speaking of this, he coughed dryly and said: "The previous new compilation of arithmetic used a lot of Western arithmetic principles, and then combined with some chapters in the nine chapters of arithmetic, in fact, it is more of a collation, not a new creation. ”

"But this time, the Longmen account is a new creation, but it also borrows some foreign accounting knowledge, and I only have an idea."

Zhang Shou said while pouring tea directly on the table, began to dip the tea to write and draw, and explained to the three elders the principles of "entering", "paying", "saving", and "the" four accounts, and then the payment form and the deposit table, and finally the dragon gate. However, as for the details of this, he can only spread his hands without doing any accounting.

And at this time, he could only look at the three elders in front of him with sincere eyes, with a look on his face that I could only think of these, and then I would look at you.

Ge Yong had long been familiar with the virtues of Zhang Shou, a closed disciple, but Qi Jingshan had seen it for the first time, but Chu Ying was still busy thinking about Zhang Shou's four account splits just now - someone had been an official in the household department, but he was more good at checking accounts than the other two.

As for the study of theoretical mathematics, it is contemptuous of practical mathematics...... In these days, pure mathematicians don't exist, because they can't live, they starve to death! Mathematicians have always been court officials, literary scholars, and Mr. Xixi, and even ...... He is also a poet and a Qing guest. One person has multiple abilities, which is very common in these days.

Ah Liu didn't listen to the conversation between Zhang Shou and Ge Yong at all—because he had long since discovered that he was completely out of step with those numbers and the like. If he can still memorize dozens of poems under Zhang Shouqiang's pressure, then he can figure out addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of this kind of thing, and he is already very satisfied.

So, he just went to pour tea for the four of them from time to time, and from time to time went to the back tea stove to boil water and refill the water, and while doing these boring things, he didn't forget to think about the new martial arts that he had come to teach him all night, and at the same time he was thinking about how to train those people in his family more strictly to make them more combative.

Seeing that Ge Yong and the others drank too much water, and even went to the clean room twice, and he didn't know how long it took, he finally heard a loud shout: "Okay, even if others shouldn't do this, I, Chu Ying, will be the first to respond, hey, the three elders will bring a new one, and I won't be afraid of your light!" If there is something wrong with Guanglu Temple, Zhang Shou, you can come to me! ”

"Also, this year I will recommend a few people to take your Jiuzhangtang!"

When Chu Ying said this, Ge Yong immediately shouted angrily: "Old man Chu, don't be proud of being in charge of the accounts of the household department for two years, it's not your turn to take the lead in this matter." Lao Qi, don't hesitate, if you change it like this, the account books will be clearer, and it will be a good thing not a bad thing. Since this kid is going to squeeze the three of us old people in front, let's take the blame for him! ”

Qi Jingshan couldn't help but smile bitterly. Of course, he knew that this was a good thing and not a bad thing, and if it was carried out, at least the Chaozhong Household Department, Guanglu Temple, the Inner Treasury, the Military Department, the Ordnance Bureau, and other places that most often dealt with silver accounts would definitely be implemented as soon as possible under the emperor's strength. However, those who make a living by making a fuss in the accounts will definitely hate it.

He doesn't care, it's Zhang Shou...... Is this kid really not afraid of too much trouble?

Seeing Qi Jingshan's eyes looking at him, Zhang Shou simply smiled and said: "Mr. Qi, I'm not afraid of itching if there are too many lice, if I want to hide from things, I won't cause so many things." After the compilation of this textbook of Longmen Account, I would like to ask you to help compile a book of "Audit Tips". ”

Speaking of this, he said casually: "To be honest, in my opinion, if it is not the name of a prison student, it is still very important for many people, I think Jiuzhangtang might as well be independent from Guozijian and put it under the name of the public school." Because in the short term, it seems that it was Guozijian who completed the Jiuzhangtang, so that the Jiuzhangtang could be reopened as soon as someone took the exam, but in the long run, it ......"

"Isn't it because of the reopening of the Jiuzhang Hall that people are facing up to the Guozijian who was once regarded as a chicken rib? Even though the emperor ordered the rectification of the style of study, and allocated a huge amount of money to repair the houses and reward the good superintendents, as long as the outstanding students who came out of the first class of the six halls still had to cross the single-plank bridge like other scholars, instead of being officials directly, then the national superintendent would still be a chicken rib! ”

"And Jiuzhangtang is different, people who can be admitted to Jiuzhangtang, and are willing to take the Jiuzhangtang, either don't pay so much attention to the so-called meritorious background, or they have no future at all, so most people can't get the fame of lifting people into the scholar at all, and they don't expect to be able to live in eight seats and call Bainuo, and become a world-famous figure like the ministry and even the elder of the pavilion."

"These people, some of them are looking for a way out that will not sink in their lives, and some are just for the opportunity to learn what they love, which is different from those poor children who are willing to put a little time to play and rest in public schools, read and read and learn to do math, so as to change the fate of their families? They are all people who have no hope of progress in the past because of opportunities. ”

"Moreover, compared to the difficulty of opening all subjects in Guozijian, don't the teacher and Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu think that it is much easier to open all subjects in Daming Public School?"

At this moment, the three elders were speechless.

Ge Yong has always paid attention to arithmetic, and although he was upright in the twenty years of his life, when he was old and became an emperor again, he gradually tried his best to stay away from politics and put more attention on learning.

However, while he was bitter that outstanding talents could not get opportunities, some were hired by maritime merchants to observe astronomy and navigate ships at sea, some had no time to study for the sake of becoming officials, and some were intoxicated with learning, and lived in poverty. Therefore, in his opinion, those who study arithmetic and other miscellaneous sciences should be supported by the imperial court, and people should not touch politics and study wholeheartedly.

But as soon as he said such a feeling, he was angry by Chu Ying, and he didn't know that he was hungry. He still remembered what the old man across from him had said to him.

"Why do you think you can grow old and study these in peace, it's not because your surname is Ge! Besides, if it weren't for your reputation as an official Geng Jie for the first half of your life, you would have been the emperor? If you weren't the emperor, would you be able to guide the emperor to pay attention to arithmetic? If it weren't for the fact that the emperor also has a little talent in arithmetic, and he still attaches great importance to arithmetic, can he use your closed disciple Zhang Shou so much? ”

"A full man doesn't know that a hungry man is hungry, and he doesn't have a backache when he stands and talks!"

Ge Yong still remembered that he took out the old example of Shen Kuo and Shen Mengxi who were obviously very talented and talented in arithmetic and miscellaneous subjects, but because of ambition and jealousy, he set off political disputes, and made mistakes in military affairs, so he was nailed to the pillar of shame of being a villain, but he was refuted by Chu Ying: "Shen Mengxi at least retired to Mengxi in his later years, and he also published a lot of books!" ”

"Despicable character is despicable character, but if this guy is a rural villager and hasn't made a name for himself in officialdom, then "Mengxi Writings" will be so famous? After him, even if the scholars scolded him, his books were still read. ”

At that time, Chu Ying said this, but it was not finished, and he took out the famous Guo Taishi Guo Shoujing in the Yuan Dynasty as an analogy.

"Guo Taishi from the calendar to water conservancy to arithmetic, everything is proficient, everything is top-notch, some people say that he has not participated in political disputes much in his life, not countless achievements, works and so on. But when he reached his old age, he said that he was still in charge of the Taishi Academy and did not retire, but what about the reality? There was a mess in the court, and when I was in the early years of the dynasty, his student and his heir could still find one? The general trend of the world, someone must be involved! ”

Because of that quarrel, in the past ten years, although Ge Yong and Chu Ying have been arguing as soon as they meet, their friendship has actually become deeper and deeper, and while complementing each other, they both faintly feel that people who study arithmetic and other miscellaneous sciences can't really just read sage books, and they shouldn't retreat where they should show their edge.

Ge Yong has been tirelessly working to train a successor in the reopening of the Jiuzhang Hall in Guozijian, and finally found an opportunity after recognizing Zhang Shou, a closed disciple, last year. However, now that Zhang Shou clearly said that he wanted to start anew, he naturally realized the difference between Zhang Shou.

This kid may not be ambitious, but his desire to do things is not inferior at all! He opened his mouth and wanted to curse, however, in the face of Zhang Shou, who had no intention of joking, the words he came to his mouth were finally swallowed back, replaced by a deep sigh.

Guozijian has been conservative for a long time, and instead of disemboweling it and making a big move, it is indeed better to start anew...... But compared to the reopening of Jiuzhang Hall, or the new Daming School, this is actually a completely different thing!

Chu Ying smiled and said: "Zhang Shou, Old Man Ge praises you all day long, I always thought he was exaggerating, but now I have to say, you kid is really bold!" On this point, if you need me to say something over there, please feel free to tell me. But if you really want to set up another mountain, move faster, I'm almost half in the ground, and I hope I can see this scene before I die! ”

Qi Jingshan is one is happy, the other is worried, seeing Ge Yong's headache expression covering his head, he said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, and wait for the results of the Guanglu Temple case, and then slowly figure it out, then it will be more appropriate." Before that, let's compile the book first, and then see if it is convenient for Guanglu Temple to use the new accounting method. You know, you can't get there quickly. ”

Finding that even though his last deviant proposal was ignored by Qi Jingshan, Chu Ying was obviously very interested—even though Ge Yong was still glaring at him a little angrily, Zhang Shou couldn't help but be overjoyed. He hurriedly smiled and expressed his sincerity in accepting the opinions of his elders, but at this time, Ge Yong suddenly put the tea cup in his hand down.

"Alright, you kid don't slap us on the back. We have agreed to this thing you entrusted, isn't it to promote the Longmen bookkeeping method and publicize its advantages? It's the same reason as when you promoted codebooks and coding methods in the military. But this matter can't be too urgent, and the three of us old people have been shopping with you all afternoon, and have been sitting here for so long, so we can give people a reasonable reason. ”

Speaking of this, Ge Yong paused, and then said with a smile: "Anyway, the three of us ate three meals in one go today, and the taste is different. ”

The old man winked mischievously as he spoke: "At most, let others see us as foodies like you!" ”

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