Chapter 16 Family Letter
While Sir Lockyer was busy working on his thesis, Ridgway himself was suddenly free.
After he sent the paper, he returned to his life of studying and doing experiments.
In terms of efficiency in this era, the process of publishing a paper must be lengthy and complicated.
Unlike later generations, it was published directly electronically and spread all over the world instantly.
Li Qiwei estimates that the paper may not be published until mid-June.
At that time, the final exam was over and he was going on vacation.
Cambridge University’s holidays are from June to September.
At that time, he will also be invited by Professor Planck to go to the University of Berlin in Germany.
As a result, I had nothing to do during the period before the holiday.
And the strange thing is that so far, Cecil has not caused trouble again, nor has he sent any henchmen to disgust him.
Li Qiwei guessed that Professor Thomson's words may have worked.
So, he stopped paying attention to this matter and forgot about Cecil.
Time flew by and soon came to June of 1900.
On this day, just after Li Qiwei got home from school, Hong'er ran over happily, holding something in her hand.
"Master, come and see, I have a letter from China."
Li Qiwei didn't even bother to change clothes, and quickly called Li San and Hong'er to come into the house together.
He opened the letter carefully, wanting to see how the situation was on the family side.
For some unknown reason, since Li Qiwei traveled through time, the original owner did not have much memory in the country.
But the instinct of his body made him miss his family deeply.
Li Qiwei sighed silently in his heart, whatever, let me bear the cause and effect.
Anyway, I was an orphan in my previous life and grew up in an orphanage. It would be nice to have parents in this life.
So, he slowly opened the letter and read it carefully, while Hong'er and Li San stood aside with excitement on their faces.
“I am reforming my son, and I see words as my face.”
“.”
Zhengge is Li Qiwei's word, which means "to use righteousness to make things strange, to revolutionize the old and restore the new".
The name is full of his father's high hopes for Li Qiwei, hoping that he can do something big.
The sincere words and deep feelings of longing in the letter moved Li Qiwei.
That is the yearning of parents for their wandering children, and it is pitiful to the hearts of parents all over the world.
Even though Li Qiwei traveled through time, he was still moved by these words and almost shed tears.
Then his father wrote in the letter about the situation at home and the changes in the domestic situation, and finally left instructions for Li Qiwei.
In general, there are the following important information:
1. The family has judged that the Qing Dynasty is doomed, and the Han elites are waiting and watching and secretly accumulating strength.
2. The Qing Dynasty is likely to start a war with foreign countries soon, so Li Qiwei should not return to the country for the time being and stay in the UK.
3. Nowadays, China is undergoing changes that have not happened in five thousand years. I hope Li Qiwei will learn professional knowledge well and make great achievements in the future.
4. Finally, the cashier's check sent with the letter was reserved for the living expenses of Ridgway's master and servant.
From this letter, we can see that the Ridgway family is not simple, especially his father.
The letter should have been written more than a month ago. My father could foresee the outbreak of war. He was really cruel.
Although ordinary people in China at that time were insensitive.
But those real elites have been dormant, waiting for an opportunity.
Once they see the decline of the Qing Dynasty, they will take action and completely bury this last feudal dynasty in Chinese history.
Wars with foreign countries undoubtedly accelerated this process.
Li Qiwei does not regret not being able to participate in that magnificent era.
If it is said that in the next few decades, it will be the dragon and phoenix among countless people who will change China and make the Chinese people stand up from now on.
Then Li Qiwei must rely on his own knowledge and influence to make China stand at the top!
He has no military talent, no political talent, and no diplomatic talent. Even if he goes back, he will be just a useless ordinary person.
But if he stays in the UK and uses his expertise, he can have a huge effect.
But what should Li San and Hong'er do? Do they want to stay here with them all the time?
Li Qiwei thought about this problem again, but there is no need to think too much about it yet. So, he carefully explained the contents of the letter to Hong'er and Li San.
The two of them gradually started to have red eyes with tears rolling down from their original excitement.
Obviously they were stimulated by the words in the letter and missed their family and friends in China.
Li Qiwei in turn comforted them and told them not to worry.
And explain to them the current situation in the country. It is a good choice to not be able to go back for the time being.
He also promised to go back and visit after he graduates.
This barely managed to calm the emotions of the two of them.
Then, Li Qiwei suddenly thought of something happy, so he said:
"Okay, you two, don't be sad."
"Wait until mid-June for me It’s holiday and I’ll take you to Germany.”
“I’ve been in the UK for three years and I’ve never taken you around. This time I’ll gain some experience.”
After hearing this, Hong'er, who was very nervous, immediately stopped choking and asked with a smile:
"Wow, Master, is what you said true?"
"We are going to go. Play in other countries?”
“How long can I play?”
“.”
Li San, who was on the side, was annoyed by Hong'er's chirping questions. He stopped feeling sad and started to quarrel with Hong'er again.
The two quarreled with each other there, and finally escaped from their sad mood.
Li Qiwei smiled as he watched the two of them having fun, looking outside the room and into the distance.
After a while, he asked Hong'er to prepare letter paper and began to reply.
In addition to telling my parents that everything is fine with the three of them here.
He also planned to ask his father to pay attention to young talents in the country and prepare for the Spark Project.
Let people who are interested in studying physics come to the UK to further their studies and be responsible for their own guidance.
Li Qiwei has figured it out.
The following troubled times in China are actually not suitable for the development of science and technology, and they do not respect talents enough.
So, he needs his own team and has the core talents firmly in his hands.
When his achievements and fame are big enough, he will naturally attract countless young people in China.
Then through the power of the family, they were transported to the UK.
Write physics, chemistry and other popular science textbooks yourself, and then teach them to these core talents first.
He had already thought about the content of the teaching materials, and directly transferred the ones from later generations of China in advance.
Finally, let them return to China, work as teachers in various universities, and spread the word to more people.
It is even possible that Li Qiwei wanted to start his own university to make science more popular in China.
He will take physics as the core to build China's scientific system and train science and engineering students in a targeted manner.
By then, with China’s hundreds of millions of people, the speed of industrialization will definitely far exceed that of Britain.
Stand on top of the world from now on!
At this point, Project Spark finally took shape in Li Qiwei’s mind.
Such a large and complex system project requires the efforts and dedication of countless people.
Li Qiwei is the captain, responsible for guiding this big ship in the right direction.
After thinking through the whole process, Ridgway felt refreshed and smiled with satisfaction and longing.
Hong'er was a little crazy when she saw Li Qiwei smiling while writing a letter.
A feeling suddenly arose in her heart, and she couldn't quite explain it.
But when I slept with the young master tonight, I felt a little uncomfortable.
How can I put it, it’s just a bit hot
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