Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 255 The Lowercase Numbers Invented by Immortal Kang
For the slander of Shi Sun Rui and others, Liu Yu did not bear it, but fought back on the spot.

"This is a new type of number invented by my master. It is easy to write and easy to calculate. That's why Cui Di and Zhou Fang can calculate the result so quickly!"

"My lords, please don't tarnish my master's great invention with your ignorance!"

As soon as everyone heard that the ghost painting talisman was actually made by Master Kang, no one dared to question it.

Because Kangxi's name has spread to every corner of Luoyang City these days, this legendary figure has invented and created too many shocking new objects.

The transparent glass is tens of thousands of times better than the original craftsmanship, and the improved A4 paper is hundreds of times better than Caihou paper.

There are also strange pencils, dazzling sportswear, toilet water that can repel mosquitoes, mahjong that can only be played by high-level people, secret recipes for refining salt, and delicious food such as dumplings, noodles, and hot pot.

Every new item is amazing after it is released, and it is regarded as a masterpiece of ingenuity.

I don't know when Luoyang City spread a mysterious saying that Kangxi was the reincarnation of an immortal, and the reason why he was able to create objects that transcended the times was because he had seen those things in the fairy palace in his previous life.

As a result, many rich families in Luoyang City began to enshrine Kangxi Immortal!
So at this time, the ministers felt that it is so strange that such a fairy-like inventor could create a new type of number!
Shi Sun Rui only got two chapters of A4 paper, and he would take them out every day when he went home to observe, and every time he admired Master Kong, he admired Master Kong even more.

So when he heard that the ghost painting talisman was created by Master Kong, he hurriedly stood up and apologized to Liu Yu.

"Old man Meng Lang, I just didn't know that this new type of number was actually made by Immortal Kang. I hope the king of Zhongshan will forgive me for swearing! I also ask Immortal Kang to forgive me!"

Shi Sunrui cupped his fists respectfully at the void and bowed to the end, expressing his most sincere apology to Master Kong.

People at this time believed in the theory of ghosts and gods the most, and when they saw Shi Sunrui clasping his fists and praying, they all saluted to the sky.

Among them, Li Ru turned out to be the most pious person to worship, because he knew more about one of Master Kong's inventions than everyone else.

That is the elixir that can rejuvenate people with hidden diseases.

Li Ru went to see Dong Zhuo in Yong'an Palace these few days, and every time he discussed important matters with Dong Zhuo outside his bedroom, and the movements inside the bedroom had well proved the curative effect of the elixir.

So much so that Li Ru thought, is it possible that Immortal Kang left behind some other secret recipes of elixirs, such as... the magical medicine that can make people "chickens turn into phoenixes"!

If there is such a elixir, only gods can refine it!

Sima Fang is a person who has eaten hot pot and drank beer. Before, he just thought that Master Kong would only invent some daily necessities. Now that he saw this new type of number, he immediately changed his previous opinion.

And Wang Yun was also a person who had witnessed toilet water, so he didn't dare to show any doubts about this new type of number invented by Master Kong.

Out of curiosity, he asked Liu Yu: "The numbers made by Immortal Kang must be much more advanced than the numbers we are familiar with, but I don't know how to read and write these new numbers, and what kind of features are there? His name is Farna?"

The numbers written on the white paper are actually Arabic numerals, which are simple to write and easy to calculate. According to legend, these numbers were invented by the people of the "Three Ancient Arab Kingdoms" and were later spread to Europe by the Arabs.

However, Huaxia's uppercase numbers also have advantages, for example, it is not easy to be altered after writing.

Moreover, there is another saying that Arabic numerals are abbreviations derived from the uppercase numerals of Chinese characters.

That's why Liu Yu won't blindly advocate the theory that lowercase is definitely better than uppercase!
Liu Yu, who has experienced the baptism of later generations, has long been fed up with the ugly faces of countries plagiarizing the Han civilization. Now that he has passed through, he should cultivate the Han people to develop the idea of ​​the supremacy of the Han Dynasty.

"Our inventions and creations are absolutely not allowed to be taken by other countries. As for the inventions of other countries... Hehe, I am a time traveler and a Han Chinese. As long as it is something that I tinkered with first, it will be labeled as China .”

However, Liu Yu would not put all his inventions on his own head, because that would bring him unnecessary troubles. Fortunately, he has an omnipotent master.

In addition, based on time calculation, at this moment, the person from the "Three Kingdoms" has not thought of such a simple counting method.

So Liu Yu unceremoniously named this new type of number "lowercase numbers", and threw this invention into Master Kong's creation column.

Liu Yu came up with such a name to distinguish it from the uppercase numbers of Chinese characters, and also to show that the lowercase numbers evolved from the original Chinese characters!
"I'm trying to promote this kind of lowercase numbers. Since I have the opportunity today, let's show it in front of you adults!"

After Liu Yu finished speaking, he snatched the white paper from Li Ru's hand again, and then he took a pencil and added uppercase numbers after the series of lowercase numbers.

Then everyone began to read the lowercase numbers on the paper against the uppercase numbers.

At this time, the calculator invited by Shi Sun Rui had just finished calculating, or writing down the amount he had calculated.

The numbers he calculated were exactly the same as those calculated by Cui Di and Zhou Fang, but the speed difference was [-] miles.

At this time, when he saw Liu Yu's note next to the lowercase number, he was shocked on the spot. "There are such magical numbers and characters in the world, which are much simpler and more convenient than the original numbers!"

"Villain Xu Yue, kindly ask the king of Zhongshan to teach you this lowercase number!" Xu Yue was proficient in arithmetic, so he naturally saw the magic of these lowercase numbers faster than those ministers who only valued Confucianism.

And Xu Yue had studied with the famous arithmetic master Liu Hong for a period of time before, but the lowercase numbers alone made him think that Liu Yu's arithmetic was much better than the previous master!
But Xu Yue is just an ordinary citizen, and with his status, he is not qualified to be a teacher of Liu Yu. It is only because of his obsession with mathematics that he only regards Liu Yu as a master of mathematics at this moment, and ignores the two of them. class gap between.

Sure enough, Shi Sun Ruisheng was afraid that the person he had recruited would offend Liu Yu, so he hurriedly stepped forward and reprimanded him, "Bold! No matter what your status is, you dare to learn from the disciples of immortals!"

Then Shi Sunrui quickly put on a flattering smile, "The dog is just fifteen this year, and the old man is looking for a teacher for him. I don't know... Can King Zhongshan condescend to teach him a lesson or two!"

Although Shi Sunrui was also shocked by this lowercase number, he wanted to "get his hands on" those inventions that could bring unlimited wealth, just like that A4 paper!That's why he came up with the idea of ​​asking Liu Yu to be his son's teacher.

As soon as Shi Sunrui made the first move, other ministers followed closely behind. This one had a son who wanted to be a teacher, and that one had a nephew who wanted to learn art. For a while, no matter whether they were high officials or small, they all kept clasping fists and saluting to Liu Yu.

(End of this chapter)