Chapter 172 Sakura Country Academic Exchange Delegation
On January 3, 1904, Li Qiwei, who was in Guangzhou, suddenly received a message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qing Dynasty.
As early as 1901, the Qing Dynasty abolished the Prime Minister's Office for Foreign Affairs and changed it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ranking first among the ministries.
This reflects the importance of the foreign affairs department in special times.
Three days ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suddenly received a request from Sakura Country, which will send a delegation to the Qing Dynasty for academic exchanges.
It turns out that since the Qing Dynasty implemented the New Deal, the Sakura Country next door has been paying close attention.
If the Qing Dynasty really succeeded, it would be absolutely unacceptable to the Sakura Kingdom.
In all areas of reform, education is the top priority and the foundation for all future development. Those in power know the importance of education.
Today, Sakura's country has already carried out educational reforms, almost copying the European and American education systems.
And they had universities much earlier than the Qing Dynasty.
But when Sakura Country learned about the education reforms of the Qing Dynasty, it suddenly couldn't sit still.
A delegation was quickly dispatched, wanting to find out the truth and try to find out the details of the Qing Dynasty’s education reform.
The reason why Sakura Country is so nervous is that the man in charge of the education reform of the Qing Dynasty!
On the waters from Sakura Country to the Qing Dynasty, a ship with the flag of Sakura Country was traveling at high speed.
On the deck, two Sakura people were talking.
One of them, who was in his twenties, was facing the other person and asked respectfully:
"Teacher, is Li Qiwei of the Qing Dynasty really so terrible?"
Hantaro Nagaoka's sharp eyes Looking at the distant sky, he did not immediately answer the student's question.
Yes, Hantaro Nagaoka is the leader of this academic exchange delegation from Sakura Country.
At the age of 39, he is not yet as domineering as the later father of physics in Sakura Country, but as a professor at Tokyo Imperial University, he has an aura of calmness and self-reliance.
The reason why he became the leader of this delegation is closely related to an incident the year before last.
In October 1902, Hantaro Nagaoka published a model of the atomic structure of Saturn.
Later, Li Qiwei proposed a planetary model of atomic structure, crushing all other model conjectures in one fell swoop.
But almost all scientists in Sakura believe that the planetary model is expanded on the basis of the Saturn model.
In other words, they believe that Li Qiwei's achievements were based on the achievements of Nagaoka Hantaro.
Therefore, Hantaro Nagaoka became famous in the country and was almost on the verge of becoming the number one person in the field of physics.
He was the first master to let the voice of physics in Sakura Kingdom be heard internationally, and he was sought after by countless citizens!
However, when he heard Li Qiwei's name at this moment, his expression changed involuntarily.
He was still looking at the end of the sea and said to the students: "Ishihara-kun, let go of all your pride, only then can you truly understand the terror of that man."
"In physics, I think he has become a saint.”
After Ishihara Jun heard the teacher's comment, he opened his mouth in shock and was given a mouthful of sea breeze.
23-year-old Ishihara Jun has just graduated from the Science Department of Tokyo Imperial University. He is an out-and-out top student.
Now, he is studying under the leadership of Hantaro Nagaoka, a big figure in the domestic physics field, so he has developed a very high vision and confidence.
In real history, Jun Ishihara published "The Theory of Universal Gravity and Quantum Mechanics" in 1919, becoming the first work to introduce Einstein's theory of relativity in the East.
In the following decades, all Chinese books about Einstein were translations of his works.
Although he himself has no special contribution, like Nagaoka Hantaro, he is the founder of physics in Sakura Country.
So, when he heard that the teacher had such a high opinion of Li Qiwei, his first reaction was not to believe it.
"Holy realm, doesn't that mean Li Qiwei is a saint of physics?"
"Just like Confucius of the Qing Dynasty."
"This is too exaggerated. .”
Hantaro Nagaoka shook his head slightly, "He can't be considered a true saint now, but he can be considered a semi-saint."
"Once he completes the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, that will be the moment for his canonization. "
Speaking of this, Hantaro Nagaoka suddenly let out a long sigh. Only by personally studying the special theory of relativity and quantum theory in depth can we discover the horror of Li Qiwei.
That is a person who cannot even be described as a genius. In other words, genius is just the threshold for seeing him.
“Ishihara-kun, you have just graduated from undergraduate degree and have no access to Li Qiwei’s theory.”
"Even after you graduate with Ph.D., you won't be able to learn his theory."
"According to the latest divisions in the Western physics community, you have to be at least a senior physicist before you can barely understand his theory. "
"There are currently no such people in our country."
"The highest level in our country is ordinary physicists, and even lower."
“Now you know what Li Qiwei’s position is in the field of physics, right?”
Ishihara Jun was already sluggish at this moment.
When Nagaoka Hantaro told him about the level of physicists, he discovered that the physics he learned as an undergraduate was only superficial.
“It’s ridiculous. After I graduated, I thought I was a physicist.”
“Now it seems that I am not even the lowest physicist.”
"Teacher, why didn't you tell us about these levels before."
Hantaro Nagaoka sighed: "That's because I'm afraid of damaging your self-confidence."
"It is said that this classification standard was also set by Li Qiwei and has been unanimously recognized by European physicists. It has a high level of Authoritative. "
"In today's world, the center of science is undoubtedly in Europe."
"There are the most physicists, the best experimental conditions, and the best. student. ”
“And we in Asia are a desert.”
"If I tell you the gap, many people may give up studying physics."
"In that case, how can the science of our Sakura Empire develop, and how can the country be strong?"
Ishihara Jun then understood the teacher's good intentions, and at the same time felt guilty for his previous pride. He was still far behind.
However, he was still a little curious and dissatisfied.
"Teacher, even if Li Qiwei is a genius, it is impossible for him to understand everything."
"For example, isn't his planetary model based on your Saturn model?"
Hantaro Nagaoka suddenly sneered: "If you are an ordinary person, you can have this view." "But if you want to If you devote yourself to the field of physics, you must learn to be self-aware."
"Why do you think those flattering voices in the country come from the government's desire to create gods?"< br>
“They are afraid that a new type of talent will appear in the Qing Dynasty and promote the rapid development of domestic education reform.”
"So they want to find the stain on the other party."
"At the same time, they want to support someone to compete with Li Qiwei."
"The confrontation between countries is all-round. You can’t lose in any field.”
“I am a Sakura native. Of course I am willing to represent my motherland and compete with Li Qiwei.”
“But I am not willing to pass this. A stupid way.”
"It's ridiculous. Does Li Qiwei still need to refer to my paper?"
"Ishihara-kun, do you know that those people in Europe don't even read any papers published by Asians."
" In their eyes, we are just a group of uncivilized monkeys."
"So, sometimes, I admire Li Qiwei very much in my heart."
"He alone proved to the world. Asians can still achieve extraordinary results in science.”
In real history, Hantaro Nagaoka had the idea of competing with Westerners until his death.
He firmly believes that Asians are not only better than Westerners in moral integrity, but can also surpass Westerners in scientific literacy.
He even carefully studied Chinese classics for this purpose, proving that Asians are also talented in natural sciences.
For example, the ancient Chinese studied the Northern Lights, accurately recorded the movement of celestial bodies, and invented the compass.
These all convinced Nagaoka Hantaro that he could also make breakthroughs in the field of natural sciences.
At this time, Sakura Country did not have the extreme ideas of later generations.
Hantaro Nagaoka regards China as a cultural compatriot with East Asian traditions.
Of course, this is his own way of putting money on Sakura Country’s face.
The ancient Sakura Kingdom was obviously a cultural vassal of China.
But no matter what, Ishihara Jun was shocked when he saw the teacher getting angry.
In his eyes, Hantaro Nagaoka had always been an amiable figure, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly become so serious today.
"Teacher, I apologize for what I just said."
"But I am really unwilling to accept it. Will my physics in the Sakura Empire always be overshadowed by Li Qiwei?"< br>
“In other words, will our country’s scientific community be caught up and surpassed by the Qing Dynasty?”
Hantaro Nagaoka also felt that he was a little serious just now, fearing to scare his students, and at the same time a little If you grow up in other people's ambitions, you will destroy your own prestige.
So, he smiled and said: "Of course not, this is the purpose of our trip."
"A person may be amazingly talented and can achieve great results."
" But this does not mean that he will be a good teacher and will definitely be able to teach students like him."
"If all the students Li Qiwei teaches can reach even one-tenth of his level. "
"Not to mention the Sakura Country, even all the countries in Europe and the United States combined will probably be stepped on by the Qing Dynasty. "
"But this is impossible."
"According to my information, Li Qiwei has three direct disciples in China, all of whom graduated from Cambridge University."
"But these three people did not He has published no important results, not even formal academic papers except for his undergraduate thesis.”
“I think this is enough to show that Li Qiwei’s teaching level is not as strong as imagined.”
< br>“And the Qing Dynasty at the moment is under the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty, and the people at the bottom are numb.”
"Don't look at Li Qiwei's success in running universities and education in China, but it's still unclear what the results will be."
"Natural science is a huge system. No matter how powerful a person is, he will always have His limitations, he will die."
"So the inheritance of science is particularly important."
"One of the purposes of our academic exchange is to meet this person in the field of physics. The other is to investigate the current situation of science and engineering in the Qing Dynasty. "
"If their universities are just superficial and are still traditional in nature, then our country does not have to worry too much."
"But if the universities in the Qing Dynasty are like European universities, with a strong academic atmosphere, then the country must be more vigilant."
"Academic hegemony is different from war."
"War As long as the opponent's body is destroyed, it means victory."
"And academic competition requires the complete suppression of the opponent's thoughts."
"If China has formed the idea of scientific freedom, then it will be a victory. Relative to having a soul.”
"In that land in the future, there will always be sprouts of science."
"This is what our Sakura Empire does not want to see."
Ishihara Jun nodded, he already understood The significance of this exchange is over.
To put it bluntly, they are spies in the academic field, specially coming to analyze the academic education situation in the Qing Dynasty.
If the Qing Kingdom takes the right path, it will be a threat to the Sakura Kingdom.
The competition of national strength is an all-round competition.
They are people in the field of education, so they naturally have to contribute to the country in the field of education.
The competition in education is a kind of literary struggle.
It can be done in the name of academic exchange.
But Jun Ishihara knew that this trip was destined to not be simple.
Because Li Qiwei is so terrible!
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