In the long history of 5,000 years in China, there are many talents in other fields, especially in the field of literature. However, in the field of mathematics, there is a shortage of talents. There were two mathematicians in ancient China, Liu Hui and Zu Chongzhi. Why is this? To put it bluntly, it is because the ruling class does not need mathematical talents. What a ruler needs is ideas that can be used by him and spiritual shackles that can make the ruling class sit back and relax.

Mathematicians, as a basic subject, need not only mathematical knowledge, but also creative ability, even comprehensive application ability among disciplines. Sometimes you have to concentrate, and sometimes you have to improvise. Unfortunately, what China lacks in mathematics education is the cultivation of creativity. Do you think people selected through the imperial examination system in feudal society can have this ability?

The content of the imperial examination is mainly eight-part essay. Eight-part essay mainly examines the contents of Confucian classics, poems, books, rites, changes and the Spring and Autumn Period, and chooses certain topics to write in the Five Classics. What's the use of learning mathematics if you don't even take the exam-oriented education exam? Without the atmosphere of learning, no one will learn. How can mathematicians emerge in a society lacking mathematical soil?

Of course, there were exceptions to the feudal dynasty, and that was the Tang Dynasty. In the early Tang dynasty, feudal rulers attached great importance to mathematics, and mathematics subjects were also included in the imperial examination during this period. Meanwhile, many have been established? Mathematics museum? What else does the library have to train mathematical talents? Dr. Arithmetic? And then what? Arithmetic assistant? Preside over the daily teaching work. At the same time, Liu Hui, a very great mathematician in the history of Chinese mathematics, has also become a must-read book for students. At that time, in order to encourage talents in mathematics, feudal rulers also stipulated that candidates who passed the imperial mathematics examination could go directly to the court to be officials. You see, there were special students in mathematics at that time, but it can be seen from the side that there were still fewer mathematical talents in the Tang Dynasty. Things are rare!

But unfortunately, in the late Tang Dynasty, the math test still failed! The framework of mathematics education is finally built, and it can only end like this. Actually, it's the same sentence. How can there be a market without demand? Feudal rulers need thinkers who are easy to rule, not mathematicians!