Prove my knowledge?
When Li Zexuan heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. If Kong Yingda wanted to compete with him in terms of knowledge, he might be afraid because he didn't know much about the Confucian classics. However, the person in front of him was a big shot of the School of Mo, so it was a different story.
Although his engineering knowledge did not originate from the Mo Family, it had a lot to do with them.
The Mo Family was most famous for machinery and machinery. Back then, Mo Zi was proficient in handicraft and could be compared to the craftsmen of that time. As a modern engineering student, Li Zexuan felt that he should have a lot in common with the people of the Mo Family.
"Haha! I can prove my knowledge, but there has to be a prize. Otherwise, if anyone doubts my knowledge, won't I have to waste my time debating with them? "
Li Zexuan said slowly.
He was trying to lure him into a trap. If anyone else dared to treat him like this today, he would definitely fall out with them. With his current capital, there was no need for him to tolerate anyone! However, the person in front of him was from the Mo Family, so it was different! He really wanted to see how capable the only school with the highest "technological content" of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Pre-Qin Dynasty was!
Mo Huai frowned and said, "Haha! Do you think you have victory in your hands? You're really a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger! Alright, to prevent others from saying that I'm bullying the weak, you can decide the rules and the prize! "
Mo Yun panicked and said, "Uncle, you can't do that!"
Li Zexuan laughed loudly and said, "Haha! Good! Big shot, you're so bold! Since that's the case, I won't take advantage of you! Next, you and I will each come up with five questions in our field of expertise. The five questions will be limited to one hour. Whoever can answer the most questions will be the winner! If I win, you will have to stay in Yanhuang College to teach your knowledge. If I lose, I'm willing to take out a thousand taels of gold as compensation! How about that? "
A thousand taels of gold?
Mo Zhong and Mo Yun's eyes widened and their breathing quickened. They were so shocked by this huge sum of money that they lost control of their hearts and souls. Although the Mo Family was glorious for a period of time and had hundreds of thousands of disciples at its peak, after Mo Zi, the Mo Family no longer had a master of Mohism. Coupled with the suppression of the ruling class, the Mo Family's glory was long gone and there were fewer and fewer followers of the School of Mo in the world. Today, only the core followers of the School of Mo were still adhering to and carrying out the original intention of the School of Mo. In terms of life, they were no different from farmers and could barely afford to eat and wear.
Mo Zhong and Mo Yun probably couldn't even imagine how much this thousand taels of gold was worth ~!
Even Mo Huai's eyelids couldn't help but twitch. He clenched his hands behind his back and said, "Since you're so confident, how can this old man back down? If I lose, I'll go to your Yanhuang Academy to teach, and I won't ask for any salary. If you lose, I don't want your thousand taels of gold. The disciples of the Mohist Family use rope ink for self-defense, and in case of emergencies, we wear fur as clothes and sable as uniforms. We work day and night, and suffer ourselves to the extreme. We don't need these worldly things ~! "
At this moment, Li Zexuan had a higher opinion of Mo Huai. The School of Mohism in the pre-Qin era was originally a school of thought formed by workers and peasants. Unlike the Confucian Confucian school of thought, which was "never tired of eating and never tired of eating", the members of the School of Mohism had to endure the hardships of life and had to have a heart of universal love for everyone. They could not talk about personal feelings. The current Mo Huai had a very good character, but he was a little arrogant.
"Then, Juzi, please set the question first ~!"
Li Zexuan said with a smile.
If Mo Huai wasn't willing to accept the thousand taels of gold, then he wouldn't force him.
Mo Zhong and Mo Yun had a look of pity on their faces, but they didn't dare to object.
Li Gang, who was watching from the side, glanced at Li Zexuan rather worriedly. He wasn't worried that Li Zexuan would lose face if he lost this competition, but he was worried that if Li Zexuan lost this competition, then it would be a blow to the current momentum of Yanhuang College. At that time, there would probably be many people who would kick Li Zexuan while he was down.
Mo Huai nodded. Actually, ever since Li Zexuan took the initiative to let Mo Zhong off, he didn't have much ill will towards Li Zexuan. However, that didn't mean that he was willing to teach at Yanhuang College. These were two different things.
After pondering for a while, Mo Huai said in a deep voice, "First question, what is the universe ~!"
Li Zexuan was shocked and cursed in his heart. He didn't expect Mo Huai, a person from the Tang Dynasty, to know about the universe ~! He just didn't know if the universe he was asking about was the same concept as the universe he knew.
After hesitating for a while, he could only bite the bullet and answer, "The universe is the general name of all things. It is the unification of time and space. It is the existence of 'time is endless, space is boundless, and mass is infinite' ~!"
This answer was the broad definition of the universe in the books of his previous life. The narrow definition of the universe referred to the space and matter outside the Earth's atmosphere. Of course, he couldn't explain the latter concept.
What Li Zexuan didn't expect was that after hearing this answer, Mo Huai didn't laugh at him, nor did he have any doubts or confusion. Instead, he was a little shocked. Yes ~! Yes, he was shocked. At this moment, Mo Huai's heart was in turmoil. He said over and over again in his heart,
"Impossible ~! Impossible ~! How could this little kid in front of me know the Holy Ancestor's definition of the universe ~? "
That's right, as early as the pre-Qin era, Mo Zi had a detailed definition of the universe. He believed that the universe was a continuous whole, and that individuals and parts were separated from this unified whole. They were all parts of this unified whole.
In other words, the whole contained individuals, and the whole was made up of individuals. There was an inevitable organic connection between the whole and the individuals. Starting from this continuous view of the universe, Mo Zi then established a theory of space-time.
He believed that space-time was both limited and infinite. To the whole, space-time was infinite, but to parts, space-time was limited. He also pointed out that continuous space-time was made up of space-time elements. He defined space-time elements as' beginning 'and' end '.' beginning 'was the smallest unit in time that could not be divided again, and' end 'was the smallest unit in space that could not be divided again. This formed the theory that space-time was continuous and infinite. This continuous and infinite space-time was made up of the smallest units. There was a limit in infinity, and there was a discontinuity in continuity.
Although Li Zexuan's theory couldn't be said to be completely consistent with Mo Zi's theory, it coincided with the general idea. How could Mo Huai not be shocked ~? At the same time, it also showed how awesome Mo Zi was in the field of ancient science ~!
"Correct, please listen to this old man's next question ~!"
Mo Huai didn't argue and directly admitted that Li Zexuan had answered correctly. Then, he continued.
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