Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"Sailing the sea depends on the helmsman"

——Tiger Woods

Pyrrhus knew that China had a multiplication formula very early, and of course it also established the decimal system very early.

But this is not the case in the West at all.

他们也有十进制，但平常日常生活中用的最多的是六十进制。这是苏美尔人传下来的用法，主要是60可以被2、3、4、5、6等很多数字整除，方便他们在商业贸易时进行计算和分割。

Because they are geometrically good.

Likewise, they are accustomed to using fractions instead of whole numbers when describing non-integer numbers.

When performing paper calculations of multiplication and division, a geometric calculation method that looks very painful to some people is also used.

In this era, the prototype of abacus had appeared in various countries around the world, but it was very crude. Pyrrhus had seen a large stone abacus in Athens, but in his opinion, this thing was just for Sabi, so it was not as good as Just take a stick and write it on the ground.

When he came to Deciacus and others with the abacus and abacus formula he had made, he was ridiculed mercilessly.

People think that this thing not only requires memorizing formulas, but also practicing proficiency. The most important thing is that it "has nothing to do with the principle of mathematics - geometry."

Fine.

Since you don't know how to appreciate it, don't force it. When I open up the Eastern Sea Route, I will give this to Qin Shihuang, and then we will see who slaps whom in the face.

As the saying goes, keep warm and think about it.

With two dirty coins in hand, Pythias clamored to put the expedition on the agenda.

The direction he finally chose was the Polisthenis River in the Black Sea, which was later known as the Dnieper River.

There are several reasons why he chose this path.

First, because he has already visited the Western Route once, and the Carthaginians are still blocking the Pillars of Heracles. After exploring, there is no way to open the route, so there is less need to go there again; and the other big river in the Black Sea is Yisi. The river Tous, that is, the Danube, where the Gauls are eager to move, and they are too poor to have friendly exchanges.

Second, inland river navigation is relatively safe and suitable for practicing, and the Scythians are actually easier to deal with. As long as you bring enough salt, you can gain their friendship.

Third, because river express boats are relatively small and have a short construction period, Pythias can quickly organize a fleet without having to set off alone.

Of course Pyrrhus also supported this plan.

As for reaching the North Sea through western Russia in later generations, although it sounds exaggerated, it is not impossible.

Although the Russians have not yet dug canals to connect the five seas, there should still be a large swamp or even a lake there, so navigation is not impossible.

You must know that the "Eight Hundred Miles of Dongting" in later generations is still the Yunmeng Daze spanning thousands of miles!

It doesn't matter even if there are places where the waterway is interrupted. The specially designed exploration ships have already reserved structures for mounting wheels. As long as you bring enough people, it is not a problem to travel more than ten miles on dry land with a little effort. …

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Next up is the upcoming All-Color Sali Supreme Council.

The new round of representative selection has been completed, and most of the familiar faces have remained.

At the meeting, the nine members of the Supreme Council made a report on last year's work to all representatives.

The past year was a landmark year in the history of Thessaly. The nine-member *** group with Pyrrhus as the core led all the city-states in Thessaly to complete the post-war reconstruction work as scheduled. The construction work of the state-owned workshop was completed and the construction work of the infrastructure was completed on schedule.

With overall planning and joint efforts from all levels of the country, Thessaly has achieved major achievements in its development.

Pyrrhus also made a work report on supervision, justice and military affairs to all representatives as Tagus, and submitted the previously formulated "Standing and Mobilization Act".

In the sound of thigh slapping and floor stomping that resounded throughout the audience, the work results of Tagus and the nine-person team were fully recognized.

This is followed by a collective vote on matters of state.

The first thing passed was the resolution to implement a one-sided policy in the upcoming war of successors, and to join the Corinthian League to support the German youth.

The second is the ratification of the emergency decision made by the Nine People's Liberation Army, that is, setting up the new city of Demetrias unilaterally established by De Shao as an independent region, and granting it at the Corinthian League. King Demetrius honored the title of Taguis.

Finally, there was the resolution to send troops to directly participate in the war of successors. However, this resolution was rejected by an absolute majority, and only a "friendly and neutral" plan was adopted - to put it bluntly, "only fight down the lost dogs, not the ones who stand out" - other matters were left to the tower. Gus "discretion".

Of course, Pyrrhus did not forget to appeal for Pythias' expedition at the meeting and secured some funds and personnel.

Amidst the sounds of thigh slapping and floor stomping, the Supreme Council ended.

This is a successful conference, a victorious conference, a united conference, a forge ahead conference, a conference that builds on the past and opens up the future...

The entire agenda, except for the part about Demetrias, was published in the Bright Eyes Times, which was printed the next day, and other newspapers were also authorized to reprint it.

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All important national affairs are paid attention to by the big shots - I just don’t know if one of the big shots, Dmitry, even took a look at the newspaper during his busy schedule.

However, news about the Black Sea expedition spread and soon spread across half of the Mediterranean.

From central Greece and the Peloponnese, to Macedonia and Thrace in the Balkans in the north, Aeolia and Ionia in Asia Minor in the east, Sicily and Ionia in Magna Graecia in the west, and Crete in the southern islands. Countless people were excited by the news from areas such as Cyprus to Alexandria, Seleucia, Antigonia, Masseria and other remote Greek colonies.

Navigators, adventurers, scholars...or just young people who were curious about the distant places, brought their own dry food to Lamia and came to Pythias.

The shipbuilding schedule was repeatedly added, and plans for exploration and trade contacts were constantly expanded.

Finally, before Pyrrhus was about to go to Corinth to attend the League meeting, a team consisting of more than 2000 people and fifty shallow-bottomed clippers had taken shape.

The entire Lamia Port was crowded with people to see off the expedition team that was about to set off.

Workers were busy manipulating large and small cranes on the trestle to load ships.

Big bags of salt and bundles of books are the main goods traded with the prairie people.

Wine, dried meat and salted fish are essential items for traveling far away.

There are also large local bronze mirrors and fire mirrors, glassware and purple cloth produced by the Phoenicians, ivory from North Africa, jewelry from India, silk from the Far East...all are valuable gifts to the local king.

In addition, there are dozens of skilled craftsmen and a full set of tools led by Desiachus. They will help some powerful states on the grasslands establish a complete set of papermaking and printing handicraft industries - this is Maria's idea.

I have to say that this idea is very good, and it is a marginal application of borrowing chickens to lay eggs.

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Instead of venturing deep into the endless steppe interior to explore for ourselves, we could help locals develop enough technology to put together the information themselves.

So another mission of Desiachus was to teach these nomads preliminary measurements and drawings...

In addition, Pyrrhus was able to see the so-called "calculation tools appreciated by geometers".

Several bachelors carefully moved the machine made by stacking several large bronze discs onto the ship.

This was an early analog calculator.

Friends who are engaged in certain industries may have seen similar metal calculation disks.

In later generations, on the eve of the rise of electronic calculators, analog calculators were once widely used in various fields - such as fire control on battleships, and eventually various complex and sophisticated behemoths were developed, some even combining spherical and arc structures. , and the one in front of you is their ancestor.

But Pyrrhus just wanted to say one thing:

That's it?

Due to the limitations of today's metal processing technology, the tolerance of this thing is very large. The scale visible to the naked eye varies in size, but it can only be used for quick calculations on a bumpy ship...

These brave explorers bid farewell to the crowds of cheers.

Pyrrhus was also about to set off.

He turned around and saw a sad Aminsta.

Pythias sailed with more than 2000 people, but he did not take his own son with him. The boy suffered a big blow.

Pyrrhus kindly went up to comfort him:

"Aminsta, don't be discouraged. Your father must have had some considerations for not taking you. Not only for your safety, but also for the sustainability of our expedition. Both your father and son are gone. Shipbuilding Who will be in charge of the factory? This... you have to understand your father's good intentions!"

The young man was obviously not fooled by this rhetoric.

With his father's style, when he talks about going on an adventure, there are so many other things in his mind. It's obvious that he forgets that he has a son.

Pyrrhus saw that he still looked depressed, so he had to change his tactics to persuade him.

"Aminsta, do you still remember the 'konγk-minγk lamp' we used when we fought before?"