"What are you two working on recently?" Davos asked with a smile.
"In addition to helping the coinage committee of the Senate design the molds and tools for silver coins, we have been mainly working on pulleys recently," Mentotik Els said truthfully.
"Pulley?!" Davos was moved when he heard the words.
"Last year, when you defeated Crotone and annexed Turii, didn't Archita come to Amendolara." Mattikoris said carelessly.
Davers didn't care, he nodded.
"He saw our new waterwheel and was very interested, so he discussed with us the principle of its use, and he also mentioned that he has recently become interested in mathematical mechanics and started to study the application of pulleys..." Mattikoris He said a little embarrassedly: "So... I..." He glanced at Mentotik Els: "We started... researching pulleys..."
Davers understood. Don't look at Archita as an important figure in the Pythagorean school and a mathematical genius. The two in front of them are just ordinary disciples, but they have a competitive spirit that is no less than anyone's in academics, especially Mattico. Reese, he has strong energy and strong curiosity and desire to find out. Now, under the conditions of a good life, he devotes all his energy to research, and wants to compete with Archita academically.
"How's the research going?" Davers softly interrupted Mattikoris' stammering words. Although he gave back a lot of science knowledge he learned in school in his previous life to the teacher, he didn't even know what a pulley was. , this is just the basic knowledge of physics in junior high school.
"We have created the mathematical formula for the energy saving of pulleys, and have verified it's correctness many times. Of course, with the number symbols you invented, we have saved a lot of time and energy. Now we are further Experiment with multiple pulley combinations in an attempt to perfect its theory... By then, this discovery will surely change the entire Mediterranean world! Can you imagine a person using pulleys to pull a boulder up to a height of ten meters alone! Can you Imagine if a man could pull a boat on his own using pulleys! . . . ” Mattikoris said, his eyes lit up and his hands dancing.
Davers was not as surprised as they had expected, but said with a smile: "I believe this research and invention of yours will bring great convenience to the lives of the people of the Alliance!"
The two looked at each other, a little frustrated. Davos, as Hades' favored person, seems to have seen the future development prospects of a mathematical research for a long time. Every time they stand in front of him, they always have no sense of superiority as a scholar.
Mattikoris had no choice but to complain: "If you hadn't asked us to help them mint coins, our research could have progressed faster!"
"Isn't minting coins just to prove your ability to the Pythagoreans?!" Davos laughed. When he handed the minting to Terry Todemus, he didn't think about these two. A disciple of the Pythagoras school, but his high demands made Terry Todemus very embarrassed. In the end, Terry Todemus took the initiative to find Davos and asked Matthias to help, because Decades ago, after Pythagoras was expelled from the Crotones, he stayed in Metapontum and designed the ingenious coin die for Metapontum, making this not well-known in Greater Greece. The coins of the Greek city-states were very popular, so he thought of asking Mattikoris of the Pythagoreans to help.
"Compared with the era of Teacher Pythagoras, the design and research of coin molds in the school has been more perfect, so-" Mentotic Els just said modestly, Mattiks said Snorted: "But the hydraulic press is something they don't have, so the silver coins we mint are indeed stronger than them!"
Having been with each other for so long, Davos has a basic understanding of the two young people in front of him. At the beginning, most of the Pythagoreans were reluctant to come to the remote town of Amendolara, so they forcibly assigned these two little-known Gentile disciples, which gave the two sensitive Leoti It was a big blow to the Nigerians. Under Davos's long-term intentional or unintentional guidance, the two people who had been lowly in the school have gradually deviated from and disagreed with some of the school's concepts, and they are determined to compete with their original teachers and classmates.
Davos smiled slightly, took out a piece of papyrus, and said, "I have a drawing here, and a device is drawn on it, which involves the use of pulleys. I wonder if you can make it?"
"Let's see! Let's see!" As soon as Davos finished speaking, Mattekris couldn't wait to grab it from Davos.
Mentotik Els leaned over, looked at the blueprint, and asked, "What is this device called?"
"The Syracuse people call it a ballista. It is said that it can shoot a stone weighing more than ten kilograms hundreds of meters away. More than ten days ago, the Syracuse people used it to repel the reinforcements of Carthage." Davos said seemingly calmly, but his heart was actually not calm.
Davos was surprised when Aristillas reported the battle of Mortia to Davos. Dionia's slings are still in the trial production stage, while Syracuse's ballistas and abdominal bows have appeared in Motia in large numbers, and have successfully sunk many Carthaginian warships. The accuracy is not comparable to Dionia's crude sling, which shows the gap between Syracuse and Dionia in military engineering technology. This made Davos feel the pressure, and he immediately ordered Aristillas: Get the blueprint for the Syracuse Ballista at all costs!
For Aristillas, who hated Syracuse, of course, he couldn't ask for it, and after paying a small price, he got this rough image of the Syracuse ballista.
Hearing the name "Syracuse", the two scholars who had also lost their home country took it more seriously, wishing they could get into the drawings.
"Mentotik Els." At this time, Davos asked: "I told you last time about attracting and recruiting more of your classmates to Dionysian to expand the institute. How are things going to scale and further advance research in mathematical theory and applications?"
Mentotik Els looked away from the drawing with some reluctance, and said helplessly: "Lord Consul, since the school has denounced us for violating the rules and teaching in public, many students have cut off their relationship with me. In correspondence, only a few foreign classmates with good relations listened to my introduction to the good environment in Dionia and were willing to come to Dionia.”
"As long as they are willing to come, the promises made by Dionia will be fulfilled! In addition, if they need anything else, you can tell me directly, and I will try my best to satisfy them! Dionia will create the best for you. The environment and conditions for study, discussion, and research, even though you are few, I believe that you can make fruitful results no less than Tarantum's side!"
Davers unreservedly showed his full support for the Institute of Mathematics, which made Mentotik Els grateful and aroused his ambition. He said solemnly: "We will not disappoint you. of!"
"How did you guys discuss about sending teachers to the newly built school?" Davers asked again.
"Originally, we were a little hesitant because there were too few staff. Now that some new students are coming, after discussing with Mattikoris, I think you are right. Going to school to give lectures can help us sort out the mathematical theories we have mastered and consolidate them. At the same time, it can expand the influence of the research institute, and maybe get new inspiration from the exchanges with students... We are very willing to send people, but there is one requirement."
"any request?"
"If we find a student who is talented in mathematics in the school, we hope to give him special training and join the research institute in the future." Mentotic Els said cautiously, because it was him and Mattico. Reese's selfishness, now that they have fallen out with Tarantum's Pythagoreans, they also want to develop their own academic community to rival the Pythagoreans.
"Of course there's no problem, but you need to ask the students' consent." Davers agreed without hesitation. In fact, he was very happy to see that Mattikoris, Mentotik Els and the others could Considering the problem from their own interests, it shows that they have become farther and farther away from Tarantum's Pythagorean school, both in emotion and in action.
"In addition, I also plan to let the engineering equipment engineers in the various legions come to the Mathematical Research Institute to serve as your assistants. This can not only solve your shortage of manpower, but also closely integrate theory and practical application."
"Of course the Institute welcomes them to help!" Mentotik Elskobi Mattikoris said politely, "But we don't have enough money to pay their salaries."
"You will have it soon." Davos said with a smile: "The water mill you designed has been tested and has increased the efficiency of milling flour several times, which can save a lot of time and animal power for the people. I have already ordered people to Amendolara, Turii, and Crimesa have built water mills respectively. The price of grinding a pound of flour is very low, less than one third of an opal. It is believed that people will be willing to use water mills after they have tried it. I have made an agreement with you that the research institute will receive 20% of the income from the application of the device you invented. I think that will be a large fee and will be completely at your disposal. I hope you will make good use of this money, especially Reward the main inventors and encourage their enthusiasm, only in this way will more people be inspired to invent better devices, and your profits will also increase."