"Eating and drinking are indeed easy to solve." However, I would like to ask you, sir. Confucianism values etiquette, while Zhou etiquette is cumbersome. Many etiquette needs to be manifested by bronze ware. If there are no craftsmen, won't the ritual and music collapse?”
Hearing this, Chunyu Yue opened his mouth, but he couldn't think of anything to refute Zhao Yan.
The core of Confucianism was nothing more than benevolence, righteousness, and propriety.
Amongst them, propriety was the foundation of Confucian governance.
If what Zhao Yan said was true, without craftsmen to make ritual vessels, many of the scholarly faction's techniques would be useless.
Without waiting for Chunyu Yue's reply.
"As for the people's livelihood, it's also difficult to continue without craftsmen! If no one invented the plow, the efficiency of farmers would be extremely low. Therefore, if the farming season was delayed, the grain production would be greatly reduced. Sir, have you ever thought about how Great Qin can bear such consequences?”
"Even in the homes of ordinary people, there are many necessities that require craftsmen to make. If there were no craftsmen, how would the people of the world survive?”
Chunyu Yue was so angry that his face turned red, but he realized that he really couldn't answer Zhao Yan's question.
After holding it in for a long time, he finally spoke.
"Nonsense!" Chunyu Yue said angrily. Craftsmen are small roads, what is the use of governing the country? You're only three years old this year, yet you haven't dabbled in any of the Six Arts of a Gentleman. It was laughable that he dared to point out the country and talk big before his mind was formed!”
At this moment, Chunyu Yue was really furious.
He and Li Si had fought for their entire lives, but they still had a common understanding of one thing, and that was their attitude towards craftsmen.
In fact, four to five hundred years ago, the status of craftsmen was not low.
Kong Lao 'er once said,"Wealth is to be sought, even if it is a man holding a whip, I will also do it." If you can't ask for it, do as I like."
Lu Ban relied on his own skills to become a doctor in Chu.
Because of his skills, Mozi was followed by a large number of lower-class craftsmen, which was why the Mohist school was established today.
However, as the war between the countries deepened during the Warring States Period.
People gradually realized that only the study of governance could help the country become stronger.
In an era where productivity was extremely low, unless a craftsman suddenly unlocked the genetic constraint and created planes and cannons, the help of the craftsman to the country was not very obvious.
As the various countries reformed, Legalism and other schools that could be used to govern the world gained the upper hand.
The scholarly faction and the Mohist faction were unwilling to be left behind, and they also began to evolve in this direction.
Over time, the various schools of thought gradually formed a consensus.
They were the four major classes, scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen.
Apart from agriculture being the foundation of the country, which could barely be compared to scholars, the rest were not worth mentioning.
To establish a country with a country and to govern a country with a country with a country, these two were the basics of a country.
Craftsmen were almost the same as merchants, and were considered to be cheap jobs.
However, there was a huge loophole in this understanding. To the country, labor and commerce were essential.
Because of this, Zhao Yan was able to make Chunyu Yue speechless.
Although Zhao Yan was young, he was still unhappy that Chun Yuyue had scolded him for speaking nonsense.
I'm just a child. Do you think I don't care about my face?
He pursed his lips and said,"Sir, you mentioned the Six Arts of a Gentleman. As far as I know, one of the Six Arts of a Gentleman is called 'Number'. But do you know who is the most proficient in this art?”
Chunyu Yue said angrily,"The Six Arts are the skills of a gentleman. In terms of this Dao alone, the most proficient ones in the world naturally come from scholars."”
"No, no!"
Zhao Yan raised a fair and chubby index finger that looked like a little radish and waved it in front of Chunyu Yue.
"I heard that the so-called nine numbers include square fields, corn, difference, less and wide, Shang Gong, average loss, equation, insufficient win, and side points. May I ask, sir, if there is anything that does not require tools?”
"If you can do mental arithmetic even if you practice it so well, why do you need to use tools?" Chunyu Yue snorted.”
"Then what you mean is that when you start learning these things, you have to use tools?”
"Sir, look. The tools for learning the Nine Numbers are all made by craftsmen." Zhao Yan said with a smile. Craftsmen had to understand the principles of these things. Only by knowing the effects could they understand the reason. So, did the craftsman know more about the nine numbers?”
Chunyu Yue opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.
He was so angry with Zhao Yan that he didn't even notice the loophole in Zhao Yan's point of view.
Zhao Yan counted his fingers again." The size and length of the tools are required to be extremely precise. They need to be calculated strictly. Even from this point of view, it was impossible for a craftsman to be bad at arithmetic.”
Zhao Yan didn't give Chunyu Yue a chance to speak. He continued,""I haven't discussed the calculation of merchants with you yet. Merchants earned money by buying low and selling high. If they didn't calculate well, they would probably die from the loss. Did Master think that they would be careless in their culinary skills? Therefore, merchants are also very good at math…"
Chunyu Yue was so angry that his beard was trembling. He pointed at Zhao Yan and said,"You…"
After a long time, he still couldn't say anything.
He was about to die of anger.
The Six Arts of a Gentleman were an important part of the Rites of Zhou.
Since ancient times, it had been an educational program for the children of nobles.
In the eyes of the Confucians, etiquette, music, archery, driving, calligraphy, and mathematics were the exclusive rights of scholars.
However, after Zhao Yan said that, he actually associated it with lowly craftsmen and merchants.
Not only that, but Zhao Yan also told him that the so-called Six Arts were just for fun.
Compared to those who really relied on these skills to make a living, they were nothing!
Don't use your hobbies to challenge other people's professions.
Zhao Yan chuckled." If that's the case, Sir, you're not qualified to say that craftsmen are trifles and that they're just playing with things and losing their will!"”
Seeing Zhao Yan like this, Chun Yuyue took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.
Control Fury! Control Fury!
Zhao Yan was only a three-year-old child. If he were to leave in anger for two consecutive days, wouldn't his reputation be ruined by him?
I don't believe that I can't deal with this devilish brat!
Soon, Chunyu Yue thought of a way to counterattack Zhao Yan.
"Nonsense!"
Chunyu Yue snorted and looked at Zhao Yan."Young Master seems to know everything. But just as you said, you have to know how to speak and do things before you can know why. Young Master himself knew nothing about the Nine Numbers, yet he commented on it. Don't you think it's ridiculous?”
Hearing this, Zhao Yan wasn't anxious at all. Instead, he looked at Chunyu Yue with ill intentions.
"Then what do you think I should do to qualify for a comment?”
Chunyu Yue thought to himself, You bumped into this yourself!
He chuckled and said,"This old minister will give you a question. If you can answer it, then this old minister will admit that you are qualified."”
Ever since he entered this room today, Chunyu Yue realized that his conversation with Zhao Yan had always been controlled by this little brat.
The heavens had pitied him. Now, he could finally snatch back the rhythm.
Chun Yuyue had already thought it through.
He would immediately make things difficult for him and teach him to be humble and not to spout nonsense without knowing anything.
It would be even better if Zhao Yan agreed!
The questions that Chun Yu Yue had prepared were something he had read from a book, and he had yet to solve them.
He didn't believe that Zhao Yan could figure it out.
When he stumped Zhao Yan, wouldn't it be more effective to educate him?
At this moment, Zhao Yan shook his head.
Chunyu Yue was delighted.
After two days of interaction, he had already confirmed that this kid in front of him could not treat him as an ordinary three-year-old child.
Whether it was eloquence or quick-wittedness, he was first-class.
Ordinary adults could not compare to him at all.
However, Zhao Yan said,""Although I don't think commenting on whether the food tastes good has anything to do with whether you know how to cook or not. However, since Teacher wants to test me, I don't dare to refuse. Mister, please set the questions!"
Chun Yuyue wanted to ask him a question, but Zhao Yan didn't care at all.
Although the scholarly faction boasted about the Six Arts of a Gentleman, which seemed to be very high and mighty.
However, when it came to mathematics, it was extremely primitive.
In Zhao Yan's eyes, even Chunyu Yue's mathematics knowledge was not a little brother. He was simply a baby!
How could she be stumped by him?
Seeing Zhao Yan's arrogant attitude, Chun Yu Yue was even more displeased. He said,"Little Lord, listen up!"
"Now there are pheasants and rabbits in the same cage. There are thirty-five heads on top and ninety-four feet on the bottom. How many pheasants and rabbits are there?”
Hearing this question, Zhao Yan could not help but widen his eyes.
Chickens and rabbits in the same cage?
If Chun Yuyue had asked other questions, Zhao Yan might have had to spend some effort to understand the meaning of the question.
However, he really knew how to share a cage with chickens and rabbits!
The fifth grade questions from his previous life were considered difficult in Chunyu Yue's eyes?
However, wasn't this question supposed to be recorded in the " Sun Tzu's Computational Canon " six or seven hundred years later? So it was already there?
Zhao Yan's expression made Chunyu Yue feel slightly better.
In Chunyu Yue's eyes, this question was clearly stumping Zhao Yan.
Chun Yu Yue's heart was filled with joy. He stroked his beard and smiled,"Little Lord, there's no need to be anxious. This old minister can give you two hours to solve it!”
When he said this, Chunyu Yue couldn't help but blush.
He knew the answer to this question.
However, it wasn't calculated. Instead, he used trial and error to test it out one by one.
In order to get the answer, he had spent an entire night.
"How can such a simple question take two hours? I already know the answer!”
Zhao Yan laughed and shook his head."Sir, listen up. There are twenty-three pheasants and twelve rabbits in total, right?”
Chunyu Yue was flabbergasted.
"Impossible, how is this possible?" he muttered. How did you calculate it?"
Chunyu Yue stared at Zhao Yan and asked.
"This question is actually very simple." Zhao Yan grinned. Sir, you can assume that all the animals in the cage raise their feet. The pheasant only had two legs, so the only animal standing in the cage was the rabbit. There were thirty-five of them, and they had to raise seventy feet. There were still 24 legs left in the cage, so there were a total of 12 rabbits. Using this deduction, he could easily deduce the result of Zhi Twenty-Three.”
Chunyu Yue was dumbfounded.
Ever since he found out about this problem, it was as if he had obtained a treasure.
However, after thinking hard for many years, he still could not find a solution.
However, Zhao Yan's simple words had solved the problem that had troubled him for many years.
Was he really that stupid compared to Zhao Yan?
Zhao Yan still wouldn't let Chunyu Yue off.
He continued," I forgot that learning requires sincerity and elegance. This answer is a little too childish." I have a proper solution too. Listen well, mister.”
"Thirty-five heads above and ninety-four feet below. Divide the upper three by the lower four, the upper five by the lower seven, the lower one by the upper three, and the lower two by the upper five.”
Chunyu Yue was a little dejected.
He still couldn't accept the scene in front of him.
Even now, Zhao Yan did not let Chunyu Yue off.
He continued," This kind of question is a game question that I used when I was young. Sir, you don't even know if you can come up with a harder question. I also have a question, please enlighten me!”
Before Chun Yu Yue could react, Zhao Yan continued,"The towering school is in the mountains and forests. I wonder how many scholars there are in the school. Three hundred and sixty-four bowls, see if you can use them all. The three of them shared a bowl of rice and the four of them shared a bowl of soup. Excuse me, sir, how many eunuchs do you know?”
At this moment, Chunyu Yue's heart was already in a mess.
He wanted to forcefully calm down, but his thoughts were simply a mess. How could he calculate it?
After thinking hard for a long time, Chunyu Yue finally sighed.
He bowed to Zhao Yan and said,"Young Master has already reached a high level in mathematics, and this old minister is not able to compare.”
Ding! You have convinced Chunyu Yue with your mathematical knowledge. You will be rewarded with a copy of the principle of using an abacus.
Hearing the system's notification in his mind, Zhao Yan couldn't help but be delighted.
Great Qin did not have an abacus yet, and most people used sticks to calculate numbers. There were 270 or so sticks in total.
The abacus only appeared a few hundred years later, and it was still used in the history of China until the modern day.
However, Zhao Yan was not familiar with this.
In his previous life, when he was studying, the abacus had long since left the stage of history and was replaced by scientific calculators.
He couldn't learn even if he wanted to.
Thus, although it was not difficult to make an abacus, Zhao Yan knew nothing about its principles.
At this moment, Chunyu Yue suddenly said,"" Young Master's question is wonderful, but the content of this question is crude and without any elegance…"
Chunyu Yue had a serious expression on his face.
He had to admit that Zhao Yan was indeed very good at mathematics.
However, this old man has been highly respected in the court for so many years, so I still want the image of a teacher.
How can I be suppressed by a little child like you!
If mathematics can't stop you, then I'll find another breakthrough. I don't believe I can't deal with you!
"Confucius said, if you don't learn poetry, you can't speak. Young Master should read more poems and books.”
Zhao Yan widened his eyes.
Damn, was Chunyu Yue mocking him for being uncultured?
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