Chapter 119: Modern arithmetic is a bit difficult
Lin Ping'an didn't want to cook, but he was facing the future Emperor Chongzhen, so he had to show his hands.
Whether it is saving Daming or avenging Wan'er, everything needs the support of the future emperor, from the moment he met Zhu Youzhen, Lin Ping'an made up his mind to conquer the other party from all directions, cooking is just a trivial matter, but it is okay to brush a wave of goodwill in front of Zhu Youzhen.
A eunuch ran in with a food box and bumpy steps, he came to Zhu Youzhen and saluted, and then said:
"Lord Wang, lunch is ready."
As he spoke, he looked around, probably thinking about where it would be more appropriate for his prince to eat.
Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said with a smile:
"No need, Dean Kobayashi is going to do it himself today, and this king really wants to try his craftsmanship."
The eunuch looked embarrassed, rubbed his hands, and whispered:
"Lord Wang, this doesn't seem to be appropriate."
He is Zhu Youzhen's personal eunuch, of course, he is responsible for Zhu Youzhen's safety, so he had to remind him at this moment, and at the same time glanced at Lin Ping'an.
"This should be the Wang Chengen who hanged himself in the coal mountain with Emperor Chongzhen!"
Lin Ping'an looked at the eunuch in front of him, and saw that the other party was in his thirties, white and clean, of medium stature, with a gentle and humble smile on his face.
So he also smiled, nodded extremely politely at Wang Chengen, and then turned around and walked to the kitchen of the academy.
"Does he really know how to cook?"
Looking at Lin Ping'an's back, Wei Wuya asked in a somewhat surprised whisper.
Liu Wushuang glanced at him and said with a smile:
"Don't forget, the Xiangyun Restaurant in the capital is his property, and I heard that he also invented something called chicken essence, which can double the flavor of food."
Wei Wuya shook his head and argued:
"Does that mean he can cook?"
Liu Wushuang smiled and said nothing, in fact, he was also a little puzzled in his heart, cooking is far from being done by a gentleman, how could Lin Ping'an like this kind of thing inexplicably, it is really incomprehensible.
Lin Ping'an came to the kitchen, looked around, thought for a while, and then rolled up his sleeves and moved his hands.
He first boiled a pot of fish head soup, added his own chicken essence by the way, and then came to a braised pork ribs, directly using the hot pot base prepared in Xiangyun Restaurant, and finally freed his hands and began to stir-fry the vegetables crackling.
The chefs in the canteen who watched this operation were dumbfounded, in the eyes of the Ming chef, there was almost no concept of stir-frying, and the so-called cooking methods were only boiling, stewing, baking, steaming, and so on.
I don't know when, Wang Chengen stood silently beside Lin Ping'an, there was no way, his prince had to eat here, so he could only stay by Lin Ping'an's side and watch Lin Ping'an cook with his own eyes, so that he could rest assured.
Lin Ping'an glanced at Wang Chengen beside him, and asked with a smile:
"You're Uncle Wang, aren't you?"
Wang Chengen was stunned, his face suddenly smiled, and he nodded again and again and said:
"Oh, Dean Xiaolin, you are so polite, but you have tormented our family."
Lin Ping'an originally had great respect for the personal eunuch of Emperor Chongzhen, in the last moment of the Ming Dynasty, the city of Beijing was broken, and all the princes and ministers fled for their lives, only this loyal eunuch has been with Emperor Chongzhen, and finally hanged with Emperor Chongzhen, which can be described as a loyal martyr.
So he said seriously to Wang Chengen:
"In terms of age, you are my elder, shouldn't you be called Uncle Wang?"
"It should be, but your identity ......"
Wang Chengen couldn't go on, he naturally knew that the young man in front of him was the righteous brother of the current queen, and he was also very favored by the emperor, and he was just a personal eunuch of a transparent prince, and the identities of the two were really a little different, and he didn't dare to make it bigger.
"Okay Uncle Wang, you will be my uncle in the future."
Lin Ping'an waved the spatula and said with a smile:
"If you don't dislike it, you will often come to me to sit in the future, and if I have a child in the future, then I have to call you uncle!"
Lin Ping'an is also thick-skinned, he dares to say anything, and he directly climbs into relatives with Wang Chengen.
Wang Chengen was a little stunned for a while, although he didn't know why Lin Ping'an would do this to him, but his heart was really hot.
"This kid is really popular!"
He sighed in his heart, and at the same time there was a faint hint of anticipation.
Wang Chengen is a eunuch, no children and no daughters, I can't help but say that it is a big regret in my heart, at this moment Lin Ping'an said this, it was like scratching the most itchy place on his body, which immediately made him feel very comfortable.
"If that's the case, then our family can be regarded as having a future."
He smiled, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Lin Ping'an in front of him was so pleasing to the eye.
A moment later, a table of dishes appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Lin Ping'an also tried his hand at the knife, a pot of fish soup, a braised pork ribs, and four or five stir-fried dishes, which didn't seem to be a lot, but they were full of color and flavor, which suddenly made everyone present appetize.
Zhu Youzhen sniffed involuntarily, and the rest of the people also had a light in their eyes, but Zhu Youzhen didn't move the chopsticks, so they naturally couldn't move.
Wang Chengen took out a pair of dishes and chopsticks, tried all the dishes, and then nodded at Zhu Youzhen.
So Zhu Youzhen also picked up the dishes and chopsticks, he looked at the few people beside him, pointed to the table with chopsticks, and said with a smile:
"Alright, don't stand still, let's do it together."
The rest of the people looked at each other, they were all a little embarrassed, according to their dignity, they were not qualified to eat at the same table with the current prince.
Lin Ping'an smiled, sat down, and stretched out his hand to greet everyone:
"Since His Royal Highness King Xin has already spoken, let's eat together."
As he spoke, he gave Zhu Youzhen a bowl of fish soup, and said with a smile:
"Let's have a bowl of fish soup to appetize, and then try my craft."
A large rich fragrance came to his face, Zhu Youzhen picked up the spoon and took a sip, and then drank the whole spoon with a clatter.
It was so fragrant that he felt that the fish soup he had drunk before was rubbish, so he simply picked up the bowl and blew on it while he couldn't wait to drink it.
"Lord, slow down."
Wang Chengen on the side frowned when he looked at this appearance, ancient people were very particular about eating, eating and eating, even if they drank soup, they would scoop it with a spoon and swallow it slowly into their stomachs, and they would never pick up the bowl and make a gurgling sound like Zhu Youzhen.
Of course, Zhu Youzhen had received such an education, but he couldn't help it, if it wasn't too hot, he would have drunk it all with his neck up.
Jiang Xingzhou and the others laughed secretly in their hearts, each took a bowl of soup very restrainedly, put it to their lips and took a small sip, and then their mouths also made a gurgling sound.
Zhu Youzhen sandwiched a piece of braised pork ribs and put it in his mouth, then picked up a piece of back to the pot meat, and then came another piece of mapo tofu, and suddenly there was oil in his mouth, and the posture couldn't stop at all.
Liu Wushuang and the others also lost their demeanor at this moment, if they hadn't taken into account that there was a prince on the table, they would have rolled up their sleeves and grabbed it at this moment.
Lin Ping'an glanced at Wang Chengen, who had been standing beside Zhu Youzhen, and immediately stood up, pulled the other party to sit down, and said with a smile in his mouth:
"Uncle Wang, aren't you going to try my craft?"
Wang Chengen showed an embarrassed look on his face, and glanced at Zhu Youzhen in embarrassment.
He was also very anxious, looking at everyone's eating appearance, he had long wanted to taste it, but Zhu Youzhen was here, how could he be qualified to sit down and eat?
Zhu Youzhen glanced at him, waved his chopsticks, and said vaguely in his mouth:
"Wang Chengen, you sit down and taste it, if it's too late, you'll be robbed."
When Jiang Xingzhou and the others heard this, the outstretched chopsticks suddenly eased down, and then they realized that they were so out of shape that their faces suddenly became a little hot.
Wang Chengen carefully sat on the chair with half of his buttocks, and then stretched out his chopsticks to eat.
He ate very slowly, and the vegetables were also very measured, and he seemed to uphold the principle of tasting lightly, which made Lin Ping'an feel a trace of admiration in his heart.
"It seems that it is really unusual to be a confidant eunuch of Emperor Chongzhen, this professionalism is definitely a bargain!"
He praised in his heart, immediately stood up, served Wang Chengen a bowl of fish soup, and put it in front of him.
Wang Chengen took a sip silently, and a trace of emotion surged in his heart again.
The effort of a meal passed quickly, Zhu Youzhen was still young after all, although he was calm, he couldn't help but hold his belly and sigh at this moment:
"Dean Xiaolin, you are so tidy, this king can only go to your house to eat every day in the future."
"Of course, I can't ask for it."
Lin Ping'an laughed, he naturally knew that Zhu Youzhen was a joke, but in this way, it would be much easier for him to invite Zhu Youzhen to a meal in the future.
Jiang Xingzhou ordered someone to serve tea, rest for a while, and the afternoon class was about to begin.
At this time, in the cafeteria, the students also began to discuss while eating.
"Not to mention, the set of counting methods taught by the dean today is really novel, I really don't know how he came up with it."
"You don't have to think about it, the dean has been instructed by the god of medicine, and his skills are as vast as the stars, I think what I see today is just a drop in the bucket of his skills, I can't tell how many surprises will be brought to us in the future!"
"Hey, what kind of novel solution do you say about the pheasant rabbit in the same cage?"
"I don't know, hey, don't make trouble, let's think about the things that the dean taught in the morning, but don't listen to it in the afternoon, it will be a shame!"
There was a lot of discussion in the cafeteria, all about Lin Ping'an's class in the morning, and a group of female students were eating in small bites, but the topics discussed seemed to be a little gossipy.
"Dean Kobayashi was really angry when he gave a lecture today, and his bearing was much higher than those old pedants!"
A female student couldn't help but admire.
"That's right, the so-called belly has poetry and books, and the dean's bearing is extraordinary, I have been staring at him all morning, and I didn't understand what he said at all."
Another female student pouted, causing the other female students to burst into laughter.
Liu Yiyi and Su Mei'er both took small bites of food, both of them were a little silent, Lin Ping'an in the morning gave them a little shock, both of them were famous talented women in the capital, but they heard it in the morning, and then they found that the talents they were proud of were not worth mentioning in front of Lin Ping'an.
"Sister Liu, in front of him, I seem to be a little ashamed of myself."
Su Mei'er suddenly raised her head and said in a daze.
Liu Yiyi snorted, was silent for a long time, exhaled softly, and suddenly smiled:
"Silly Nizi, the most important thing for a woman is three from four virtues, appearance and talent are just icing on the cake, we want to be his wife, not to discuss knowledge with him, don't you still understand this truth?"
Su Mei'er was stunned, the loss in her heart suddenly dissipated, her face bloomed like a spring flower, and she pursed her lips and smiled:
"yes, why didn't I think of that? In terms of talent, that Suzaku girl is far worse than us! ”
At this moment, a gong sounded in everyone's ears, and they all stood up and walked towards the morning classroom.
At this moment, the question is already written on the blackboard.
"Pheasants and rabbits are in the same cage, with thirty-five heads on the top and ninety-four feet on the bottom, and the pheasants and rabbits are geometric."
Lin Ping'an looked at everyone and said with a smile:
"For this question, I think many people are no strangers to it, and they also know the answer, what I want to teach you today is a very fast method, as long as you list two equations, you can easily get the result."
Speaking of this, he suddenly had a headache, because in his inherent thinking, the operation of this equation was too simple, but at this moment, Da Ming was a completely unfamiliar field.
"It seems that I can't explain it clearly this afternoon."
He sighed inwardly, picked up the chalk and began to explain the four simplest algorithms.
Lin Ping'an was also a little careless, he ignored that modern mathematics is a blank sheet of paper in front of these ancient people, there are not even Arabic numerals in this era, and if you want to skillfully use the algorithms of modern mathematics, it is impossible to do it without two or three months.
But since you have started, you can only continue, and you can't give up halfway.
With Lin Ping'an's explanation, some people were interested, while others were a little depressed and bored.
It's no wonder that arithmetic has never been a subject in the imperial examination in history, and many people only know a little about arithmetic.
Looking at the demeanor of these people, Lin Ping'an didn't feel any surprise, in addition to the Four Books and Five Classics in the academy, poetry and poetry are compulsory subjects, mathematics and natural science are elective subjects, he has long expected that these studies can only be regarded as a minority in the Ming Dynasty, and it is estimated that there are very few people who can persist in learning.
At this moment, he deliberately glanced at Zhu Youzhen, only to see that the other party had a calm face, with a trace of doubt and excitement in his eyes, and he immediately put his mind at ease.
It doesn't matter to other people, as long as the future emperor is interested in these, because in his vision, he will inevitably introduce the advanced productive forces of later generations into the Ming Dynasty, although limited by this era, but even so, it can also improve the overall national strength of the Ming Dynasty by a large margin, and all this is inseparable from Zhu Youzhen's support.
"If I had known he was coming today, I should have told me about the cement and firearms."
Lin Ping'an thought silently in his heart: "Mathematics is very boring, and it can't have a direct effect on Daming, if you continue to talk about it like this, I'm afraid that Zhu Youzhen will lose interest and won't come in the future, then it will be a little bad." ”
Thinking of this, Lin Ping'an cleared his throat and said to everyone:
"The day after tomorrow, I will tell you about something that can take people into the air, if you are interested, you may as well come and listen to it."
When the students, who were originally a little depressed about mathematics, heard this, they suddenly came to their senses again, and many muttered in their mouths:
"What kind of thing will it be that can take people into the air?"