Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 30: Mathematics and waterwheel

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"Other city-states believe that land is the greatest wealth, so they are unwilling to accept foreigners and free people, and are unwilling to share the city-state’s benefits and wealth with them. On the contrary, I think "people" are the city-state’s greatest wealth. Wealth! Only with people can we grow food, make art, and create wealth! With people, we can build weapons, form an army, and defend city-states! With enough people, we can get much more land!" Dai Firth said firmly.

His words had an unprecedented impact on Kunogolata. He was as smart as he certainly did not know how to get enough land. Obviously Daves told him implicitly that he would give the new citizen the "participation." "The source of the acquisition, so he was silent...

It was Kunogolata’s eldest son Sostatus who saw part of the warehouses and hotels on the construction site that were nearing completion and asked: "I heard that you are going to attract merchants from Turii and Gentile merchants. You store goods and accommodation here. Are these the warehouses and hotels under construction?"

"Yes."

"I think there are a lot of warehouses and hotels planned to be built here. Is the city going to manage these by itself?" Sostatus asked again.

Mercis heard what he meant, and immediately said: "Of course not! The city-state does not have so many public officials, everyone has their own affairs, we are going to bid openly and rent them out."

"Bid" is a new word. The Greeks' excellent merchant genes made Sostatus quickly figure out what is going on. He asked: "Can we participate?"

"Very welcome!" Melses replied happily.

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Although he has been busy moving and decorating the house for most of the day, the whole family is tired, but Kunogolata woke up early the next morning. Getting up early was a habit he had developed for many years. The slave served him to dress and get up. , He decided to go out for a walk with the help of the slave, and then come back for breakfast.

The house of Kunogolata is at the foot of the mountain of Amendorara. After the allocation of new citizen houses, there are still many empty houses here. Only in the depths of Kunogolata can we understand the reasons why the original people of Amendorara were so angry with Turri.

Most of these empty houses are rented to freedmen at low prices, so as soon as Kunogolata goes out, you can see freemen in twos and threes rushing to work, their faces are full of The vigor and passion that the freemen of the city-state of Turri did not have, even when they saw the stranger Kunogolata, they would say hello in weird Greek.

Kunogolata knows the reason why they are passionate about life, from slaves to free citizens, their employers also paid them the so-called "preparatory citizen tax" to the city-state. They only need to abide by the law. Work hard and you will become a candidate citizen of the city in two years.

It's already June, and the weather is starting to get hot. The city of Amendorara is relatively cool, because it is built on a mountain, and the sea breeze and mountain breeze blow this small city in turn.

Kunogolata walks up the road, and from time to time you can encounter citizens who are going down the mountain. They all go to work in the fields. Whether they are old or new citizens, they all greet each other, joking, and appear very Harmony, the slaves who followed them also looked very energetic. It must be the deeds of those mercenary slaves who can become citizens that gave them hope.

What really surprised Kuno Gorata was that there were women who accompanied the conversation. They were citizens’ wives, not freedmen’s women. , Such as stalls, restaurant employees, etc.), and plans to accompany her husband to work in the field. I remembered that yesterday afternoon when my son mentioned some of his strange experiences in the city, he seemed to have mentioned it. Looking at the appearance of the woman, it turned out that it was a Lucanian woman. If it were a traditional and conservative Gentile, he would have made a fuss, but he had been in politics for many years. Kunogolata first thought of the city-state meaning of this phenomenon. Obviously Daves was not just talking about it, he was trying to assimilate the Lucanians in various ways.

This young man has extraordinary ambitions! Under his leadership, the small city of Amendorara is so weird and unique, but it has regenerated in such a short period of time and is full of vitality! Kunogolata became more interested. He found that there were many people going down the mountain, but there were also many people who went up the mountain. Among them, there were many children. Only when I asked, I learned that there are disciples of the Pythagorean school teaching mathematics for free. .

There is actually the Pythagorean school here! Kunogolata was surprised, and suddenly remembered the scene of the first meeting, and instantly understood: This must be the thread of Archieta! The Pythagorean school is opposed to democracy and supports aristocratic politics. Can Daves tolerate it? !

Kunogolata thought about it again: Daves, as the consul for life, is Amendorara a democracy!

When I came to the square, there were already some people around the platform in front. On the platform, a young man was teaching basic mathematics.

This young man is Mentor Tik Els. At the beginning, he and Matikoris got the promise from Daves to prepare for a big job and recruit apprentices, but they strictly followed Pythagoras’s The traditional requirement of the school: disciples must have a certain mathematical foundation, so they must be tested.

But when they asked enthusiastically from house to house, they were all rejected. First of all, most of the new citizens have a low level of education. Now they have just been assigned to the field house and are busy taking care of everything. There is no time to test and study. There are a few who want to learn and prepare for public office in the future, but they have to pass the test first. , Immediately got a big head; and although the old citizens have a higher level of education than the new citizens, on the one hand, they are busy giving funerals to their loved ones. Cthulhu (they regard "number" as the god), opposition to the city-states, etc. have long been spread throughout the city-states, of course they are not popular.

After busying for several days, none of the disciples were recruited. The two were hit hard and wandered around the city all day. They accidentally discovered Hardy who Davers taught Merses to facilitate bookkeeping. Greek numbers (actually Arabic numbers), you must know that Greek scholars studying mathematics in this era have a very headache. Because the Greek characters representing numbers are cumbersome to write, once the number exceeds 10,000, it is difficult to write. This is done for scholars. The calculation of the formula has brought a lot of trouble. The Hades number is simple, easy to learn, and easy to remember, but it easily solves the most troublesome problem in the mathematics circle. It will definitely improve the efficiency of mathematics research. The most important thing is that mathematics will be easier to popularize among the people. (In history, the person who solved the problem of the Greeks was Archimedes, who pioneered the method of counting large numbers)

Thinking of this, the two of them are like treasures. However, Merses refused their request to teach the secret of how to use this symbol, and said: "This is taught by Master Daves. It is said to be Pluto’s gift, you must get his consent to learn!"

The two had to come to Daves again. They thought it would be more difficult. However, Davers immediately agreed. He said: "Mathematics comes from daily life. I certainly hope that everyone can learn it so that it can be used in life, so as to solve the problems encountered in life and provide convenience for life. , This is the real meaning of learning knowledge!"

Daves' remarks moved the two young men greatly.

So Davos made a suggestion: ask them to open a free public lecture on mathematics in the square to teach the citizens of city-states who are willing to come to learn the basics of mathematics. The Senate is willing to endorse them and encourage the public to participate actively. This way, over a long period of time, a large number of mathematics enthusiasts can be cultivated for the Pythagorean School, and naturally the Pythagorean School can also take root in Amendola.

The two young and energetic disciples did not want to do nothing and went back to Tarantum in a desperate manner. After thinking and thinking, they finally decided to break the tradition of the Pythagorean school and give public lectures.

After obtaining the consent of the two, Daves was overjoyed and immediately invited the two to participate in the design and manufacture of the waterwheel.

In the previous life, Daves often found waterwheels all over the water villages in southern China. It seemed like an easy thing to manufacture, but Daves asked the inspector Alexis to lead the carpenter for trial production, and found that it was not easy. : Either the support frame collapsed due to uneven force, or the different angles of the axles of the runners led to unsuccessful rotation... etc. The small waterwheel actually involves more precise calculations in mathematics and the application of mechanics. In this era, mathematicians are often both versed in physics. Because the relationship between the two is very close, Daves had to ask the two A young Pythagorean disciple asks for help.

When he took out the simple design of the waterwheel and explained its purpose, the two were immediately attracted. After careful observation, they thought it was a perfect embodiment of the "God of Mathematics" helping humans to live better. (Ignore this is Daves’s creativity completely). In addition, under the leadership of Achita, Tarantum’s Pythagorean school has been involved in the study of mathematical mechanics for several years, and it just happens to be able to apply what you have learned. The two immediately expressed their willingness to help develop the waterwheel.

Today, when Mentor Tick Els was giving a lecture on stage, Matikoris had already started to build a waterwheel by the Sinny River. Although Mentotik Els felt a little anxious, he still tried his best to stabilize his emotions, finished the lecture with quality and quantity, and patiently answered the enthusiastic questions from the public, and then hurried down the mountain...

In a narrow section of the Sinney River, the rushing river water pushes the huge water wheel axis to slowly rotate. When the bucket full of river water turns to the center above the water wheel, it flips down and pours the water into it. The wooden trough then introduces the river water into the canal. The large and small, meandering canals lead the cool and clear water of the Sinni River into the higher fields...