Chapter 645: How High Is This Tower?



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Historically, Japan was officially civilized during the Tang Dynasty, when the Tang Dynasty was prosperous and the country was still in a backward and barbaric state, Japan sent a large number of people to the Tang Dynasty to study culture, art, system and architecture!

And those buildings that imitate the Tang Dynasty have always been regarded as treasures by all Japanese, no matter how chaotic the country is, no matter how fierce the war, no one will destroy those Tang Dynasty buildings. щ.. lā

Ancient buildings have been so well preserved that in the 21st century, Chinese architects who want to study Tang Dynasty architecture have to go to Kyoto, Japan.

Wuzhi will be in the late Northern Song Dynasty, only a few hundred years from the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty architecture in Japan is still intact.

Nagasaki, where Miyamoto's family is located, is a necessary place for Sino-Japanese exchanges, so there are many buildings that imitate the Tang Dynasty.

Although the overall scale is much smaller than the original buildings in China, the essence of architectural style and technology has been learned by the Japanese.

At present, Miyamoto Nobo, his two sons and a group of retainers have taken Takeshi and his party to a temple built by Japanese "foreign students" in the Tang Dynasty modeled after a famous temple in the Tang Dynasty.

"Lord Wu, my lords, this is the largest temple in Nagasaki, Ningkoji Temple, please!"

There were only a few novices sweeping the floor at the entrance of the temple, and no monks came out to greet them, and Miyamoto Nozomi asked Takeshi to enter the temple with a blank face.

Although they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the Miyamoto family, Wu Zhi and his party still walked into the temple with confidence.

The temple is worthy of being an ancient temple with a history of hundreds of years, the inside is clean and clean, the novices have a quiet face, and the monks are very steady, whether it is the old monk or the novice, after seeing Wu Zhi and the lord of the Miyamoto family, they are only slightly bowing their heads and palms, and leaving indifferently after seeing the ceremony.

Just like any ordinary person who comes to the ancient temple, he is not treated differently because of the prominent status of Takeshi and Miyamoto family.

"This is the real temple!"

Wu Zhi secretly admired, and then thought of the group of shrewd old monks in Bianjing Daxiangguo Temple, and suddenly felt funny in his heart, that group of monks obviously have profound Buddhism, but how can they make money so much?

Wu Zhi originally wanted to compare the monks of Daxiangguo Temple with these monks in Japan, so as to satirize the monks of Daxiangguo Temple, but after the comparison, he couldn't think of anything wrong with the monks of Daxiangguo Temple.

After all, there is nothing shameful in making money by legitimate means, and the Daxiangguo Temple is the Buddhist center of the Great Song Dynasty, with rich wealth and rich money, which has supported the development of countless temples in the Great Song Dynasty, and the merits are immeasurable!

Just as they were thinking, the Miyamoto family took them to an ancient pagoda and stopped.

"Master Wu, this pagoda is called the Seven Treasures Pagoda, and it was named because there were seven treasures of Japan in the tower when it was built. It was built 200 years ago during the reign of Emperor Heian and is the tallest tower in Kyushu! ”

Miyamoto Yewang explained, Wu Zhi and the others also looked up at this tower, for them who are used to seeing luxurious pavilions and pagoda halls, this tower is nothing special except for a sense of history and a little tall.

After all, these building techniques are all imitation of the Tang Dynasty, and the building technology of the Song Dynasty is in the same vein as the Tang Dynasty and higher than that of the Tang Dynasty, so this tower is nothing to see.

"Gong Master Clan, don't you want us to guess which Seven Treasures are in this Seven Treasure Pagoda?" Qin Hui suddenly asked, "If you guess this, we can't guess when we first come to Guibao Land!" ”

Qin Hui's tone was tough, and he gave them a preventive shot first.

"Definitely!"

Miyamoto Yewang shook his head and said lightly: "The seven treasures in this Seven Treasure Pagoda are just my seven specialties in Japan, Kyoto Fat Rice ......" Miyamoto Yewang explained, and suddenly changed his words and said: "But since the ancient pagoda was cut, its height has not been determined, some people say that there are six zhang and eight feet, some people say that there are six zhang and seven feet, and some people say that there are six zhang and nine feet!" ”

"Ahem!"

Miyamoto Taro coughed, then supported his body to take Miyamoto's words and said: "But this tower is too old and too high, and it will inevitably destroy the monuments, and no one dares to move a brick or tile, so we have not been able to measure the actual height of the tower." ”

With a hint of pride, Miyamoto Lang took over and said: "I have heard for a long time that there are many talented people in the Great Song Dynasty, and those who are full of knowledge know astronomy and geography, and they are all good at the five elements!" I wonder if you can give us a math, how tall is this ancient tower? ”

When Wu Zhi and the others heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.

"Master Wu is a scholar of the Great Song Wenyuan Pavilion! It's the president of Qingzhou College again! The adults around me are also people who are rich and rich, is it possible that they can't calculate the height of a small ancient tower? Miyamoto Nobo squinted his eyes and said leisurely.

From beginning to end, they asked the people of the Great Song Dynasty to look at the "calculation", and said in advance that the ancient tower could not be destroyed, indicating that the Song people were not allowed to go to the tower to measure on the spot.

"It's not ......"

Wu Zhi looked around at the people around him and said with a wry smile: "I'm worried, even if we calculate the true height, you don't believe it, after all, you don't know the real data." ”

Listening to Wu Zhi's meaning, it seems that they can really calculate the height of the tower out of thin air, Miyamoto Yewang is a little unconvinced, and the retainers behind him have begun to talk to each other in Japanese to say that the Song people are talking big.

"It's not difficult, as long as you figure it out and let Nobunaga-kun transfer it for us, we will naturally be convinced." Miyamoto Yewang sneered: "As long as you are not blind, there will naturally be corresponding laws!" ”

"Okay!"

Wu Zhi smiled helplessly, and said in his heart that the algorithm is not a secret anyway, so I'll tell you!

"My lord! This... How can this be calculated? Ning Yuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, approached Wu Zhi and said worriedly.

Qin Hui was also embarrassed and whispered to Wu Zhi: "My lord, there seems to be a similar method in my miscellaneous ancient books of the Great Song Dynasty, but I don't understand it!" Do you understand, my lord? ”

Wu Zhi looked at Ning Yuan and Qin Hui and smiled mysteriously.

"Such trivial matters, why do we need to do it ourselves!" After Wu Zhi finished speaking, he turned his head to Miyamoto and smiled: "I'm tired of Miyamoto to bring a few rattan chairs, and prepare a few teas, we have to take a break, and after eating a cup of tea, we will ensure that the height of the tower is calculated!" ”

Miyamoto Yewang and the others were puzzled, but they had to order someone to bring them rattan chairs and bring tea according to Wu Zhi's request.

Wu Zhi leaned back on the rattan chair with a big grin, and then gestured to Song Jiang.

"Xiao Wang, come out for a ......"

Song Jiang also slowly sat down beside Wu Zhi, picked up a cup of tea, and called out a young man behind him.

This time, Wu Zhi sent an envoy and brought a group of young talents from Qingzhou Academy, all of whom followed behind Song Jiang.

This young man named Xiao Wang is a "three-good student" of Qingzhou College, he was obviously a little excited after being named, but he still followed the etiquette, and first bowed to the dean of their college, the Great Song Wenyuan Pavilion University Shiwu Zhi! Then he bowed to Song Jiang again, and finally bowed to Ning Yuan and Qin Hui.

"Venerable Master, what do you command?"

The last sentence is a question for Wu Zhi, and all previous students of Qingzhou College respect Wu Zhi as their teacher.

"Go and figure out how high the tower is." Wu Zhi waved his hand and continued to drink tea.

"Obey the teacher's orders."

After Xiao Wang saluted, he came to Miyamoto Yewang without humility or arrogance, and said, "I'm tired of preparing a wooden ruler one zhang long." ”

It was the turn of the Miyamoto family to look at each other, and although they were full of doubts, they still found a wooden ruler one zhang long, and they did not believe that this young man could take a wooden ruler and calculate the height of the tower.

At this time, it was not yet noon, and the sun was still hanging in the eastern half of the sky, and after Xiao Wang got the wooden ruler, he first stood on the ground and drew the length of the shadow of the wooden ruler.

After some tinkering, Xiao Wang looked at the tower and measured the length of the shadow of the ancient tower.

After measuring the shadow of the ancient tower, Xiao Wang stood in place, bowed his head and pondered.

The people of the Miyamoto family looked at Xiao Wang suspiciously, Ning Yuan, Qin Hui, Meng Tao, and they were also full of worries, only Wu Zhi, Song Jiang and Doctor An were drinking tea with an indifferent face.

Wu Zhi drank a cup of tea and just put the teacup down.

"Returning to Venerable Master, I have already calculated the height of the tower."

Xiao Wang came over and asked Wu Zhi for instructions first.

"Tell them!"

Wu Zhi stretched.

"The height of this tower is six feet seven feet five."

As soon as Xiao Wang's words came out, Miyamoto Yewang everyone's faces suddenly changed drastically, but Ning Yuan and Qin Hui were puzzled, this Xiao Wang just measured the shadow of the tower, and he could calculate how high the tower was? Accurate to half a foot?

Qin Hui and they were puzzled, but Wu Zhi saw that Miyamoto Ye wanted them to actually know the true height of the tower, otherwise they would not have heard Xiao Wang's answer and their faces changed drastically.

"How? Miyamoto-sama, this height is the right number for what you have mastered, right? Wu Zhi asked.

Miyamoto Ye saw that Wu Zhi saw the flaw, so he no longer concealed it, and said with a heavy chin: "It's not bad!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Qin Hui Ningyuan's face was full of surprise,

"How did you figure it out?"

Miyamoto asked with a dissatisfied face.

Xiao Wang turned his head to look at Wu Zhi, and when he saw Wu Zhi nodding, he said lightly: "It's very simple, use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate it, just measure the angle of the sun." This method is not only me, but every student in Qingzhou College will ........."

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