Chapter 718: Introduction to Mathematics
The night is silent, the rain has passed without a trace, and the clouds in the sky remain the same. This rain is just the prelude. The real heavy rain is coming from the west and is already on its way.
When Shulot in the White Snake City camp received a more detailed report, it was already the third day after the city fell. He sat cross-legged in the big tent, carefully reading the numbers in the report, and then his expression changed.
"There were originally 15,000 people in White Snake City. The siege lasted for more than a year. When the city fell, 2,200 people were captured. Two hundred of them were captured descendants of the Cloud Snake God, and two thousand were surrendered White Snake warriors. There were no civilians. Survived. The remaining 13,000 people may have died of disease, fighting, or cannibalism. A mass grave was found at the small temple in the city, and it is estimated that 8,000 people were buried."
Shulot lowered his eyes and tapped his fingers lightly on the table, as if he was playing something. After a moment, he sighed and wrote down the king's order.
"King's order: Pull down all the temples in White Snake City and build a new temple for the main god. Send military priests to hold funerals to attract souls, as well as ceremonies to pray to the gods."
"King's order: Send an envoy to report the victory to the alliance. White Snake Qiu City has fallen in early July. It will take a while for Yun She Mountain City to send two hundred warriors to escort the two hundred captured Yun Snake descendants to the capital city in the lake. Leave it to the king and the high priests!"
Then, Shulot paused and thought about the arrangement of the two thousand troops. This Tlaxcalan army has been cannibalizing for three months. It seems that it has no taboos and has fallen into the ranks of the "beast army". According to his original intention, he wanted to "kill them all".
But from a political and military perspective, the impact of killing prisoners is not good. Likewise, these two thousand surrendered warriors who have experienced battles for a long time and have broken through the bottom line still have enough fighting ability to fight for the kingdom.
"King's order: Send the war priests accompanying the army to transform the surrendered White Snake warriors and give them a chance to redeem their souls."
Shulot wrote this with a cold expression.
"After two months of rectification during the rainy season, they will surely submit to the Lord God. After the peak of the rainy season, they will be sent to"
After writing this, Shulot paused for a while. With such brutal surrender, he did not want to join the Tlaxcala people's Long Snake Legion, nor did he want to join the various armies in the kingdom. The only destination suitable for them is
"Sent to the seaside and handed over to the command of the black wolf Toltech as the vanguard of the battle!"
After two royal orders were issued, Eckart, the captain of the guard, took some time to sort things out, and then the envoys of the personal guards hurried away. Bertard had already gone south in the early morning, returned to Shuigu City, and continued to manage the farming affairs of 150,000 people.
Shulot put down his quill and looked at the northern sky. Now that White Snake Hill City has been captured, only the most dangerous Yun She Mountain City remains. With such a mountainous terrain, it is difficult to carry mortars up the city. At least we have to wait until the rainy season has passed before we can try one or two. As for the battle situation on the Eastern Seaboard, no new news has arrived yet.
"When the rainy season passes and the autumn harvest is sufficient, if the situation permits, I will lead the Guards Corps to personally march eastward to the seaside and lead the attack on Golden Bay City!"
Shulot touched his chin and his eyes became firm.
"To go east to the seaside, we must first determine the layout and control of several coastal city-states, and deal with the status of the Vastek and Totonak tribes. Then we must establish the Eastern Shipbuilding Division and form a coastal navy division. Finally, we must arrange the Eastern Route Open up business with Cuba. Only when these are taken care of can I return to the Western Kingdom."
Of course, in addition to these obvious reasons, there is another reason that is difficult to say. That is to attack the Totonac coalition to destroy the country, and it is best to be led by the king himself. This is not to be wary of black wolves, but to value and protect black wolves. After all, it is difficult to reward high achievements. If Hei Lang wants to lead troops in the future, it will only be good for him to suppress him appropriately at this time.
"Coast of Totonac. Land of the Maya, Snake Island of Cuba"
Shulot's thoughts drifted away again, thinking about the fleet of ships adrift in the Caribbean Sea.
"I wonder where the old militiamen and Tomat's exploration fleet have gone? When they return, they should not stay too long in the land of East Totonak."
Two days later, the pouring rain came in time, bringing the fighting on the plateau to a complete halt. When Shulot had enough time, he took out a thick book and patiently finished a task that he had started long ago.
"To open a new field, there are fifteen steps from east to west and sixteen steps from south to north. How many acres are there in the new field? The answer is, 15 multiplied by 16 is 240 square steps, divided by 240 equals 1. Hence one acre.”
Shulot opened the first page of the book, which was the first question of the first chapter he had written. Referring to the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" in my memory, this chapter is about "square fields". It introduces Arabic numerals and four arithmetic operations to calculate the area of plane geometric figures to facilitate the measurement of acres of fields in the village.
He wrote down the formulas for calculating the area of rectangles, triangles, trapezoids, circles, sectors, bows, rings, etc. in sequence, and listed the derivation process and the calculation method of fractions in detail, as the initial chapter of mathematics learning for the priests of the main god. .
In the second chapter, it is "Grains", which proposes the calculation of grains, introduces proportional algorithms, and distributes them proportionally. The third chapter is "Creation", which solves the measurement problems encountered by the priests in the construction, mainly volume calculations, including calculation formulas for cuboids, trapezoids, cylinders, cones, cones, spheres, and expansion of basic geometric formulas. , and the allocation method of engineering task volume.
The fourth chapter is "Pythagorean", which introduces the Pythagorean theorem and focuses on solving various practical problems in life. For example, the famous "Ling Jia to the shore" in "Nine Chapters".
"There is a pond that is ten feet square. In the pond grows a newly born reed, which is one foot above the water surface. If it is led to the shore, it will be flush with the shore. How deep is the water and how long is the reed?"
From the fifth chapter, it was renamed "Algebra I". Here, Shuluot began to teach "one-variable linear equation system" according to the elementary school curriculum he remembered, and gave examples such as "profit and loss problems". The sixth chapter was upgraded to "Algebra II" and became "two-variable linear equation system", with examples such as "chickens and rabbits in the same cage". The seventh chapter "Algebra III" is "one-variable quadratic equation system", and you need to learn to draw "quadratic function graphs". The eighth chapter Algebra IV is better to be "two-variable quadratic equation system".
"Stop! No need for the eighth chapter, seven chapters are enough!"
After writing this, Shuluot felt that it was almost done. Four chapters talk about basic geometry, and three chapters talk about basic algebra. The content is probably the elementary school and the first year of junior high school in later generations. As long as the low-level priests of the kingdom learn the contents of these seven chapters, most of the calculation problems in daily life and production will be solved.
"Well, the contents of these seven chapters have been roughly compiled. It can be regarded as a systematic mathematics enlightenment manual for the priest apprentices of the alliance, and combined with a large number of practical problems to lay a good mathematical foundation. The question bank of this book can be further expanded. From now on, apprentices will not have to worry about not having exercises to do. In this case, I have to give it a resounding name."
Xuluot pondered again and again, and turned the book in his hand back to the blank cover. Then, he thought again and again, and wrote ten resounding big words.
""Introduction to Mathematics for Village Priests". First edition, written by Xuluot"