Chapter 26                                                             �

Datong Academy is a villa in Datong City. Although the Daiwang Mansion is empty, the building of the Daiwang Mansion is the specifications of the vassal kings, and no one can use it. It can only be empty. However, the villa of the Daiwang Mansion is not so particular.

Zhou Mengchen gave a lecture in person, and hundreds of people came at once.

Zhou Mengchen's disciples and the people brought by Wu Guoshang were the generals in the army, Qi Jiguang, Ma Fang, Li Ru, and Zhou Tianyou were also there.

Zhou Tianyou volunteered to come.

Zhou Tianyou has been guarding for twenty-seven months, and the time has come.

He had to come either. It was because the Zhou family was the only one who was an adult male. He had to support the door. Otherwise, the Zhou family would be mysterious. He would at least support his nephews until they grew up. The Zhou family was not civil servants, but they would only fight. So he would defect to Zhou Mengchen in the future.

Zhou Mengchen naturally accepted Zhou Tianyou.

It is true that in Zhou Shangwen's view, his three sons were not very good at all. He did not inherit his three costs. But in Zhou Mengchen's view, Zhou Tianyou may not be a famous general, but at least he is a safe and capable general.

Because there are too many people.

Zhou Mengchen did not teach in the room, but moved the class to the yard.

First, Qi Jiguang and others brought someone to lift a large table up.

The table is uneven and there is also a red cloth covering it.

Zhou Mengchen stretched out his hand to lift the red cloth.

When everyone saw it, someone suddenly said, "This, isn't this Datong?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Yes, this is the sand table of Datong."

Zhou Mengchen pulled out a slender wooden stick and said, "This is Datong City. This is Baideng Mountain in the north of the city. This is Yuhe, this is Shilihe, this is Datong City. How can I be clear, not clear?"

This was only started when Zhou Mengchen came to Datong, but now he has not created the entire Datong Town sand table. Only the sand table near Datong City.

Even so, these generals were shocked.

They fought all their lives and spent most of their time remembering the terrain with their brains. The map of this era can only play a role in assisting memory. If they really rely on that extremely abstract map to fight, they will never know how to die.

In their eyes, this sand table was suddenly enlightened. After all, human memory is unstable. Moreover, the terrain they remember is the terrain they walked on the ground, but now it has been replaced by a bird's eye view, which makes the familiar terrain have a strange impact.

Zhou Mengchen said, "I don't know what you generals think. But in my opinion, drawing is a skill that an officer must learn. The right time of heaven, the right place, the right place, the right time of heaven and heaven cannot be mastered, and can only make vague judgments. People and this is not something that ordinary generals can learn. Only the right place is something that every officer can grasp. Because the right place is dead, and the other two are alive."

"But how to remember the geography firmly. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. Drawing it is the best way."

"Sir, does this academy teach you how to draw maps?" a general asked carefully.

Zhou Mengchen said: "Of course not. Drawing maps is just one of the courses. It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish. Datong Academy is divided into three subjects: civil and military medicine. Literature is naturally to make progress in studying. If your disciples have the talent to take the Jinshi exam. There are famous teachers here, I dare not say it is great. They are all my nephews, and there are many people with fame and reputation in Juren. They are enough to teach your disciples."

I heard Zhou Mengchen talk about it here.

Among these generals, there was a great commotion.

This made Zhou Mengchen a little helpless.

The imperial examination was really too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The entire Ming Dynasty accepted that everything was inferior, but the study was high. This study was not ordinary study, but the study was taken as a Jinshi. Even these generals were the same. They all fought for fame and fortune on the battlefield, and they all knew the dangers and helplessness on the battlefield. They all hoped that their sons or grandsons would not follow their old path. It would be best to take the Jinshi.

If Zhou Mengchen emphasized that all professors at Datong Academy were studying for Jinshi, maybe there would be no objection.

But in this way, what is the difference between the academies run by Zhou Mengchen and other academies in the Ming Dynasty? This is not what Zhou Mengchen wants.

However, Zhou Mengchen cannot go against the public's wishes, and taking the Jinshi exam is considered mainstream public opinion. Zhou Mengchen cannot go against the public's wishes. This is why the liberal arts are obtained.

Zhou Mengchen said: "Wu means learning the way of marching and fighting. This is the first thing to do in the drawing, number, and specializing in various mathematics-related studies, such as planting, ironwork, etc., and medicine, and naturally, the way of practicing medicine. Everyone knows about surgery."

After saying this, everyone below understood.

In the Datong Army, surgical surgery is actually highly accepted. After all, there are not so many people who lick blood on the knife.

As for numbers, it is actually scientific research and cultivating specialized scientific talents. Of course, these generals do not understand, but only feel that it is the learning of craftsmen.

However, Zhou Mengchen did not explain. Because in the face of prejudice, explanations are often useless. The best way to let them see the facts.

These generals also understood that most of their disciples were not the materials for taking the imperial examination. After all, dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and rats’ sons can dig holes. They know who they are. They themselves are not the kind of people who can come out of thousands of troops.

So more attention is paid to this martial arts science.

Someone asked: "Sir, will our children go directly to this martial arts department?"

"No." Zhou Mengchen said: "It depends on talent. You have to learn basic courses in the first year, namely, literature and mathematics. This mainly shows what talent your children have. By the way, lay a foundation and take a look at whether they can take the imperial examination."

"We understand what the adults mean, but when we go to battle to kill the enemy, where does it take arithmetic? Is this the Tartars' heads used? They have learned it." I don't know who said something.

After hearing these words, the generals below couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Zhou Mengchen also smiled slightly and said, "Yuan Jing, please explain to them how this sand table was made."

Qi Jiguang immediately said, "Yes." Then he said it all in detail. He said that he measured it himself, then drew a picture, and finally used soil to form a three-dimensional pattern.

There are a lot of mathematical calculations, triangular ranging, reduction in the ratio, etc.

Although these generals didn't understand much, they also heard that they couldn't learn to draw pictures. It was impossible not to understand mathematics.

After Qi Jiguang finished speaking, Zhou Mengchen said to Cheng Dawei: "Dawei, tell me about how you beat Altan to death in Beijing."

As soon as the generals below came out, they all raised their necks excitedly, fearing that they would not be able to hear clearly.

But what kind of person is Cheng Dawei? He is a mathematical genius. Even in Zhou Mengchen's opinion, Cheng Dawei's mathematical attainments have surpassed himself. When he talked about the artillery, he naturally spoke a lot of mathematical terms, from how to measure range, how to aim, etc. He talked about three methods of aiming and ranging in a row, and finally determined Altan's orientation, then calculated the ammunition volume, filled and fired.

Many calculation processes are not mentioned at all.

Not to mention that these generals were confused, even some of Zhou Mengchen’s outer disciples were thinking hard when they heard it. Facing Cheng Dawei’s unfriendly explanation, they deduced the missing parts from the previous and subsequent differences.

These generals felt even more unaware of their abilities.

They only listened to the excitement and understood one thing, that is, Master Zhou’s military strategy was inseparable from the calculation.

However, some people were not convinced. They hid in the crowd and said in a pinched voice: "Sir, you just need to find someone to learn these things. I won't have to learn them anymore. I want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and I can't use any mathematics at all."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen said, "This statement is not only wrong, but also a big mistake. The more you are on the battlefield, the more you need mathematics. Not to mention anything else, after every battle, how do you know whether you suffer or stand a bargain? It means counting how many deaths and injuries you have died than the enemy, and it means you suffer. If you die more than the enemy, you will suffer. We will naturally take advantage of it."
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