Multiple measurements are the essence of modern experimental repeatability. After all, a result from an experiment may be just a result of coincidences, but if multiple experiments all point to the same result, then the result can be confirmed.
Of course, the resources wasted during the experiment is a big test for laboratory funding.
As for the Ge Mansion now, there are not many wasted resources - human resources are not a big deal these days, and the mute servants seem to be very happy to show off their still strong muscles in front of the emperor and the ministers. As for the overflowing water, it will all flow back to the water tank beside it through the wooden basin and bamboo pipe under the wooden box. It can be said that there is basically no waste.
The final result of ten repeated measurements showed that the plaque inscribed by Taizu was indeed larger in size than the same weight of the leftover wood from the sunken wood.
Ge Yong even said that before this, he had also conducted experiments with the leftover dark wood scraps in the palace storehouse, proving that the displacement of scraps of the same weight was almost the same, and the error was negligible. In other words, the materials of this batch of things that survived from that year were almost the same.
When things came to this point, all the decisions fell on the emperor alone.
In order to prove whether there is a secret scroll hidden in the plaque inscribed by Taizu, should we destroy the plaque that Taizu wrote in person for the Jiuzhang Hall of the Imperial College and then had a skilled craftsman carve
Facing those mixed looks, the emperor just laughed, and then suddenly turned to Zhang Shou: "Zhang Shou, you are also my junior brother. Thanks to you, a big mystery has been solved this time. However, I want to know the result, but I don't want to destroy the plaque inscribed by Emperor Taizu. When Jiuzhang Hall is repaired, hang this plaque back."
Zhang Shou had guessed about this result, but he still admired the emperor's decisiveness at the critical moment. He immediately bowed and agreed, but then the emperor suddenly changed the subject.
"At the morning court today, Shuntian Prefecture Prefect Wang Qing deciphered all thirteen secret letters between the traitor in the Ministry of War and the Linhai Camp. I heard that this was the result of you and your students working late into the night in the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen last night?"
"Your Majesty, I only deciphered one letter, not thirteen. Wang Dayin easily deciphered the other twelve letters by himself. He just didn't have enough time. Otherwise, as long as he knew the principle of the shift cipher, he would definitely be able to find the algorithm and decipher the last secret letter without the help of me and my three students."
When Zhang Shou said this, he caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye that the Minister of War Lu Wan's face turned dark, Ge Yong's face was full of pride, and Shuntian Prefecture Governor Wang Jie was calm and composed, as if he was not proud of his praise, let alone carried away. As for the others, it was obvious that they had an expression of watching the fun.
He didn't know how Wang Jie had won so many battles at the court meeting today, so he decided... Instead of being humble and hiding his achievements and fame, it would be better to show it off a little.
After being scolded by ignorant people as witchcraft, he felt that he needed to vindicate science.
"People who don't know mathematics can only try to decipher the shift code word by word, but I was deeply influenced by my teacher, so I know how to figure out other people's calculation ideas and how to use mathematics to solve practical problems. Therefore, I was able to come up with a way to determine whether the plaque inscribed by Taizu was hollow, and to solve the mystery behind the secret letter."