When did the phrase "regardless of the willy-nilly" appear and what was its origin?

"Willy-nilly" is a common saying, which is popular in many areas such as the Central Plains. Modern Chinese Dictionary explains: "Put all your eggs in one basket and don't ask right and wrong."

Seven, seven, twenty-one, this is a multiplication formula. But why doesn't this proverb say "36 18" or other numbers, but only "372 1"?

Jiujiu multiplication table, also known as Xiao Jiujiu, Jiujiu Table, Jiujiu Song, Jiujiu Yin and Jiujiu multiplication table.

At present, primary school students learn from "one by one" to "998 1", but in ancient times it was the other way around, from "998 1" to "one by one". Because the first two words of the formula are "99", people call it "99" for short.

At present, the earliest multiplication formula table found in China is one of more than 30 thousand Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Liye ancient city, western Hunan, which records the multiplication formula in detail. From "998 1" to "two halves combined into one".

China used the "99 formula" earlier. As early as the "Spring and Autumn Period" and "Warring States Period", "99 Ride Songs" had become popular. Sentences such as "3927", "684 18", "483 12" and "6636" can be found in China ancient books such as Xunzi, Guanzi, Huainanzi and Warring States Policy.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, not only the Jiujiu watch was invented, but also the decimal system was invented. Later, the East was introduced to Korea and Japan, and then spread to India and Persia in the west through the Silk Road, which became popular all over the world. Decimal system and nine tables are important contributions of ancient China to world culture.

According to the research of mathematical historians, Greece and Babylon, ancient western civilizations, also invented multiplication tables, but they are more complicated than Jiujiu tables. There are more than 1700 Greek multiplication tables invented by Babylon, and they are not complete enough. Because they worked hard to calculate multiplication and division before 13 century, people who can divide large numbers will be considered as experts in mathematics.

/kloc-At the beginning of the 3rd century, the calculation methods of the East were introduced to Europe through Arabs.

According to Biography of Historical Records and Su Qin, "(Su Qin) said that there were 70,000 households in Linzi, and I stole them, not less than three people, 372,100. It is not to be sent to Yuan Xian County, but the death of Linzi is already 210,000. "

Su Qin (? Ji zi, born in Luoyang (now Luoyang, Henan Province), was a famous strategist, diplomat and strategist during the Warring States Period.

Su Qin and Zhang Yitong come from Guiguzi family and learn vertical and horizontal skills with Guiguzi. After studying, I traveled for many years and came back down and out. Then he studied hard on Yin Fu. A year later, he lobbied other countries, which was appreciated by Yan Wengong and sent to Zhao. After Su Qin arrived in Zhao State, he put forward the strategic idea of uniting six countries to resist Qin State, and finally formed a joint alliance. As a "long-term partner", he attached great importance to the six countries, so that Qin State dared not go out of the valley for fifteen years.

Su Qin's mother, afraid of being killed, proposed to go to Qi to improve the status of Yan, and Yan agreed. So Su Qin pretended to have offended the Prince and fled to Qi, making him a guest of honor.

After the death of Qi Xuanwang, the king of Qi, he succeeded to the throne. Su Qin persuaded the king of Qi to bury Xuan as a sign of filial piety, and built a large-scale project to show his success. The purpose was to bring down the State of Qi and make the State of Yan profitable. Yan Yi died and Yan Kuang succeeded to the throne. Doctors in the State of Qi sent someone to assassinate Su Qin, but Su Qin was seriously injured but did not die. The king of Qi sent someone to catch the murderer, but he didn't catch him. When Su Qin died, he asked the King of Qi to divide his car in the city in the name of "helping Yan to engage in anti-espionage activities in Qi", and offered a reward for the assassin to let the thief appear. The King of Qi acted according to the plan and killed the murderer.

Su Qin advocated uniting against Qin, which is in direct opposition to Zhang Yi's idea of uniting against Qin. Su Qin traveled all over the six countries to Linzi, the capital of Qi, and met Qi Xuanwang to lobby against Qin. Qi Xuanwang lamented the lack of strength of Qi. Su Qin said: "There are 70,000 households in Linzi, the capital. I calculated that each household is served by three people. This is 372 1 10,000 soldiers, and Linzi alone is enough to fight against Qin.

Su Qin's algorithm is obviously wishful thinking, because it is impossible for every household in Linzi City to reach three men as soldiers. There are all kinds of situations here, some are widowed, some are men and women, and some are just old, weak and sick. The so-called linzi 2 1 10,000 soldiers are just an armchair strategist.

Since then, people have passed down "regardless of the willy-nilly" as a derogatory term. Moreover, it has expanded in meaning and become synonymous with recklessness regardless of objective conditions, which is applied to all aspects of social life.

But this word can also be used as a compliment in a special context. If a person is bold and cautious, resourceful and not afraid of difficulties, he will definitely do things well regardless of the willy-nilly.

As for a folk story, it can be used as a talk after dinner.

It is said that there was once a big landlord. One year, the man hired a long-term worker to work for his family. When the long-term worker first came, the landlord's wife said, "You take care of him three times a day! Lest he be lazy in the toilet. " His wife obeyed, and the long-term workers had three bowls of dry rice for each meal. When they got to work, one person could use it twice.

After working for a few days, the man said to his wife, "this long-term worker looks like a fool." Although he works hard, he eats too much! Eat hundreds of pounds of our grain a year! From today, you take care of him three times a day! " His wife did it again. Long-term workers eat seven bowls of porridge every meal, and their work is weaker than that of weak women. Seeing that weeds in rice fields are growing fiercely, if we don't pay close attention to weeding, we will reduce production. The landlord is so anxious to recruit another short-term worker that he is reluctant to spend money on food management. He is very angry. One day at dinner, the landlord asked the long-term worker, "You eat my 372 1 bowl of rice a day, why don't you work like a man?" I saw the long-term worker knocking on the bowl with chopsticks and singing: "Dry, dry, eat nine bowls of rice a day, covered in hair, sneezing over the mountain!" " Thin, seven seven twenty-one, urine like bamboo pole rain, feet soft as mud. I am in a hurry and have no strength; What good is it if you are in a hurry? "

After hearing this, the landlord thought for a long time and said to his wife in front of the long-term worker, "From now on, take care of his 339 bowls of dry food, regardless of his 372 1." His wife did it again. That long-term worker can fuck two people with one person.