idle king

Chapter 114 Arithmetic [2]

Shen Ziyan and others were also a little surprised to hear that this time there was even a trial calculation competition.

Similar to the previous dynasties, the successive emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not attach great importance to mathematics, and even the mathematics subject in the imperial examinations actually existed in name only.

Because of this, except for those from aristocratic families or those from famous families who are proficient in arithmetic, some of the rest of the students are not as good as the vegetable vendors, let alone the accountants, who are simply outshone by them.

However, after the current emperor succeeded to the throne, he suddenly began to pay attention to arithmetic again, and even ordered to recruit talents who were proficient in arithmetic from all over the world to join the Ministry of Industry.This indeed set off a craze for arithmetic at the time.

But what I didn't expect was that this trend came and went quickly.It only lasted for a year, and then it completely dissipated, and then Mathematics fell back to the original position of being neither embarrassing nor embarrassing.

As for the prince's love of arithmetic, they have also heard it mentioned by the elders in the family.However, considering how high a ten-year-old child can achieve, with their mathematical foundation, they can handle it properly.

Besides, according to Mr. Qin's opinion, the prince's attendant only needs to be dabbled in arithmetic, but not proficient.

Thinking of this in their hearts, Shen Ziyan and the others couldn't help but chuckle.

"How can it be arithmetic! What should we do?"

Different from the confident look of the others, after Zhou Chen finished listening, his whole face became frowning.

Do you need to know so much if you want to pretend to be aggressive now?Alas, I was still as simple and rude as I used to be.

At this time, Zhou Chen suddenly found Ye Chu, who had been silent for a long time, sitting there with his head lowered in a daze, thinking that he was ashamed of the Haikou that he had boasted before, so he put his arm around Ye Chu's shoulder and said, "It's okay." , I can understand it even if I don’t know arithmetic, anyway, there are not many scholars who are proficient in it.”

Seeing that Ye Chu finally raised his head and his eyes were confused, Zhou Chen continued: "That's right, don't feel pressured. It's a big deal that I will find an excuse to fight with this group of people to enjoy myself. Sigh, if I don't practice for a while, It is estimated that the hands and feet are a little rusty."

After finishing speaking, he still clenched his fists and warmed up with a burst of 'crackling' in front of Ye Chu's eyes.

I have a lot of pressure.

Hearing this, Ye Chu rolled his eyes, unable to laugh or cry.

He was just inexplicably puzzled by the unintentional look in his eyes when Mr. Qin mentioned arithmetic.For some reason, he always felt that there was an indescribable weirdness in that look.

After Mr. Qin opened the secret fold, he saw several notes wrapped inside.

"In order to show fairness, Can'er will not participate in all the competitions this time. Nephew Zhong Xian will also read these questions for the students." Old Master Qin said solemnly.

"Mr. Qin is highly respected, why should he be so! We should trust it." After listening to Mr. Qin's words, the rest of the people quickly expressed their opinions.It's just that although it sounded good, no one directly asked Qin Can to participate.

They are not stupid, since they can lose one competitor, why not do it.It's just that the gesture that should be made still needs to be done.

"Grandpa, Can'er doesn't need to take up this quota, but if you can let your grandson participate, it's a purely literary exchange." At this time, Qin Can suddenly stood up and pleaded.

To be honest, the current Qin Can really doesn't have much interest in this prince's servant.Did grandpa ever tell him that when the king is in power, it is really unwise to curry favor with the next one, especially for a big family like theirs, it is even more taboo!
And the reason why he wanted to participate was because he wanted to show off in front of the woman he liked, so that it would not be in vain for him to sit here for a long time.

"This..." After listening to his grandson's plea, Mr. Qin looked at the others in embarrassment.

"The good nephew said so, how can we as uncles refuse. Haha, since Mr. Qin asked Nanshan to be the supervisor, then I agree." Zhong Nanshan said with a loud smile.

After listening to Zhong Nanshan's words, everyone felt angry for a while.Let you say everything, let's talk shit.

Knowing that Mr. Qin was also waiting for them to express their stance, they all agreed to this reasonable request with a smile.

"Haha, in that case, then, nephew Zhong Xian, we can start." Mr. Qin said while stroking his beard.

After all, Zhong Nanshan picked up the first note, glanced at it roughly, and then said: "His Royal Highness said that the questions must be answered in the order of the notes, and each question has a maximum time of one stick of incense. I will start now." Read it, you have to listen carefully."

"The majestic ancient temple is in the mountains, and I don't know how many monks there are in the temple. There are four bowls for 360, and it is not too late to see if they are used up. Three people eat a bowl of rice, and four people eat a bowl of soup. Please tell me how much money is in the temple. monk?"

After Zhong Nanshan finished reading the question, all the young talents present began to rack their brains to calculate.

Looking at Zhou Chen and Ye Chu again, the former kept scratching his head anxiously, while the latter drank the wine very leisurely.

"Hey, Ye You, you really gave up. You have no pursuit at all." Looking at Ye You's expression of enjoyment, Zhou Chen then picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

"620 four." Ye You said calmly.

"Huh? What did you say?" Zhou Chen was taken aback.

"Of course it's the answer!" Ye Yu said speechlessly.

"Um, do you know how to do arithmetic?" Looking at Ye You's relaxed look, Zhou Chen was very suspicious.

"If you don't believe me, throw me down!" Ye You was too lazy to say anything.

While Zhou Chen was hesitating, someone had already calculated the answer.

Shen Ziyan and others wrote it on the paper in front of them, covered it up, and then looked at each other with smiles on their faces, but sneered in their hearts.

Questions of this difficulty are not challenging for them at all.

"Forget it, I'll just trust you once." Zhou Chen muttered in a low voice, and then he also picked up a pen to write on the paper.

He has already thought about it, if someone dares to laugh at him later, he will beat him even if he doesn't know his father.

Seeing that all the young students on the field had figured out the answers, Zhong Nanshan said: "Okay, time is up. Please raise your answers. Those who are not 620 will be eliminated."

He wasn't afraid of someone cheating by opportunistically, anyway, there were only a dozen or so people participating in answering the questions.It is a matter of future, so we will naturally monitor and guard against each other.

"Hey, you were right." Hearing that the answer was indeed 620, Zhou Chen glanced at Ye Chu in surprise.Now, he still doesn't believe that Ye Chu can do arithmetic, otherwise, why would Ye Chu not dare to write.

After the first round, only two of the 17 people were eliminated. One of them was Ye Chu, and the other guy just wrote down the number. Fortunately, he just sat there without moving and gave up the treatment.

Seeing that so many people passed the test in the first round, Mr. Qin nodded in relief.It's just that Ye Chu was also eliminated, which made him narrow his eyes slightly.

"You virtuous nephews did a good job, let's move on to the second question," Zhong Nanshan said.

"Walking on the street without incident, I carry a pot to buy wine. When I encounter a shop, I double the amount. I drink a dou of wine when I see flowers. I meet three shops and flowers. After drinking the wine in the pot, I ask how many dou of wine there are in the pot."

(End of this chapter)