Chapter 369 The first general meeting of the Huaxia Science Society!
The concession in Shanghai is divided into two parts: the public concession and the French concession.
In 1863, the British and American concessions in Shanghai merged to form the Public Settlement.
Later, through slow expansion, the concession area continued to grow.
Now, the public settlement is divided into four areas: east, west, north and middle.
The Central District and the North District are in their most prosperous stage, and they were also separate concessions before the British and American ones.
The Public Settlement is neither under the control of the British government nor the US government.
Instead, the businessmen and nobles in the concession spontaneously elected a specific number of directors, and then established the Ministry of Industry Bureau.
The Ministry of Industry and Industry Bureau is equivalent to the government in the public concession.
The British and American consuls have only judicial power and are not allowed to interfere with any decisions of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Urban construction, taxation, maintenance of public security, etc. are all the powers of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau.
However, the situation is different in the French Concession.
Although there is also a public board bureau in the French Concession with similar functions to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau in the public concession.
But the French government has absolute control over the French Concession.
This is also related to the French's tendency towards big government.
They want to open up an institutional experimental field overseas to test the possibility of state-led social development.
Furthermore, the French Concession still retains the ideas of the French Revolution and is a place where revolutionary ideas are spread.
The two concession systems also resulted in completely different characteristics in the public concession and the French concession.
There is a joke in later generations: the public concession is the world of businessmen, while the French Concession is a paradise for gangsters and revolutionaries.
In real history, Du Yuesheng, Huang Jinrong and other Youth Gang forces were entrenched in the French Concession.
Some important meetings were also held in the French Concession.
It can be said that merchants are the soul of the public concession. It became a commercial center and later became the cradle of Shanghai's industry and commerce.
The core of the French Concession is politicians, bureaucrats, etc., so there are many high-end residences here for these powerful people to live.
Of course, for the Chinese people, these two concessions, no matter how good they are, are a shame.
But there is no way, if you fall behind you will be beaten.
China is not yet able to recover.
The first all-member meeting of Huaxia Science Society was held in a high-end hotel in the French Concession.
Originally Li Qiwei wanted to go to Huizhong Hotel.
It was the predecessor of the Peace Hotel.
However, Huizhong Hotel was completely burned by a fire last year, and now it is an empty space.
So, he had no choice but to give up the idea.
Li Qiwei’s arrival was warmly welcomed by senior officials of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, Public Affairs Bureau and consuls from various countries.
The French side implored Li Qiwei to stay in the French Concession for a few more days, and they prepared a grand cocktail party.
Foreigners really like to hold parties. At such parties, it is easy to make different connections.
However, Li Qiwei was vague, he was not going to attend any bullshit cocktail party.
He himself is the biggest connection.
People here don’t have any good intentions, they are all just trying to stir up trouble in the country.
The British, French and American governments have secretly funded many people and organizations.
Li Qiwei is not developing in the country, so there is no need to compromise with them.
“Damn, this is our Chinese territory, I still need your invitation.”
A hotel full of French style.
Under the introduction of Ren Hongjun, Li Qiwei shook hands and got to know every member of the Science Society cordially.
"Oh, you are a mechanical engineer, not bad."
"There is a lot of potential in the civil engineering industry."
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This made everyone present feel extremely honored.
Because new members will join the club in the future, it is estimated that it will be difficult for them to have the opportunity to have such close contact and conversation with Professor Li Qiwei.
At Ren Hongjun’s prompting, everyone unanimously called Li Qiwei “president.”
"Hello, President, I am Zhou Ren."
"Oh, Zhou Ren, I saw you looking sad on the dock earlier. Is there something wrong?"
Zhou Ren was very ashamed when he heard this.
He was previously worried that President Li Qiwei would test him and he would be embarrassed if he answered poorly.
Unexpectedly, what the other party cares about is not a small test at all, but the relationship between technology and the country.
At that moment, Zhou Ren felt his own insignificance and the greatness of President Li.
He vowed on the spot that he must study and consolidate his professional knowledge and serve the country.
This is what Professor Li really wants to take the exam.
"President, I was afraid that I could not answer the questions you asked, so I was worried."
"Unexpectedly, you let me go."
Li Qiwei was startled when he heard this, and he had forgotten about it.
I am very satisfied with Zhou Ren's honesty. This young man is very good.
"Haha, you have to remember that science does not progress through exams."
"If you can't answer the questions well, it doesn't mean that you can't do things well."
"You have to study in science in the future. A lot of experience in the society will make science truly effective."
"This is your test."
After hearing this, Zhou Ren nodded heavily.
Then, Hu Mingfu came forward to say hello.
Li Qiwei said with a smile: "I heard them say, Mingfu, you are the smartest, no wonder you dare to choose to study for a doctorate in mathematics."
Hu Mingfu's mature face showed a rare smile .
“President, they arranged that for me on purpose.”
Li Qiwei sighed: “Mathematics is the best way to reflect a country’s true scientific heritage.”
"Because it is a pure science of thinking, with almost no obvious practicality."
"But precisely because of this, it is a representative of strength."
"Mingfu, I hope you Don’t live up to your major and go deeper.”
“At the same time, spread real mathematical thinking and fundamentally improve the scientific thinking of Chinese people.”
Hu Mingfu’s eyes were bright and his heart was shaken. Nod heavily.
Li Qiwei looked at the more than 50 members with a smile.
There are now more than 50 members, they are all the elites of China, and they are also the seeds and foundation of the Science Society.
These people come from different provinces and regions in China and have different majors.
More than half of them are international students, and the proportion of local Chinese scholars is relatively small.
This is also in line with the actual situation in China.
Most progressive young people, especially those in the scientific field, almost have a background of studying abroad.
As for those native Chinese, they actually have a deep relationship with Li Qiwei.
Because the university they attended was founded by Li Qiwei during the former Qing Dynasty.
In this way, the atmosphere becomes more harmonious and warm.
In fact, strictly speaking, the current number of members is even greater, because He Yujie and others from Borneo have also joined the Science Society.
But obviously they couldn't all come because of this incident.
Therefore, domestic development still depends on domestic members.
He Yujie and the others are equivalent to members of the Borneo branch of the Chinese Science Society.
Ren Hongjun understands this.
Now he gradually seemed to feel that the president was planning something shocking. He asked: "President, do we need to establish branches of the Science Society in other countries now?"
“Many of my classmates in the United States have sent telegrams saying that they want to establish a science society in the United States to help the country.”
Li Qiwei said: “I do not recommend establishing it for the time being.”
“The current goal is to let the science community spread in the country first.”
“Borneo is an exception because I have been operating there for many years.”
"Moreover, we also need to confirm whether the Science Society model is feasible through practice."
Ren Hongjun nodded after listening.
They are still very weak now, and there is no need to expand their territory, as that will distract them.
And if we do well at home, it will be easier to establish overseas branches in the future.
Soon, it was time for the meeting.
October 8, 1915.
The first all-member meeting of Huaxia Science Society was held grandly in the French Concession in Shanghai.
No one can imagine how powerful this seemingly weak society will be in the future.
The first item of the conference is to elect the leadership of the Huaxia Science Society.
Although the Huaxia Science Society is only a non-governmental organization, its purpose is to develop the Chinese science, which is the grand goal.
Therefore, the community must be strictly organized.
In this way, we can concentrate our efforts on doing big things.
It’s just that the decision-making needs to be democratic.
Therefore, under Li Qiwei's proposal, the organizational structure of the Chinese Science Society is as follows:
First.
The "China Science Society Research Committee" was established as the highest decision-making body of the society.
The number of members of the Research Committee is tentatively set at 5, and they will be publicly elected by all members.
Elect one person from 5 people to be the president of the Huaxia Science Society to represent the entire society to the outside world.
In addition, one person must be elected as the vice president from among the five people.
In the absence of the president, the vice president shall perform duties on behalf of the president.
Soon, all members voted with a show of hands.
The list of members of the first Chinese Science Society Research Committee is: Li Qiwei, Ren Hongjun, Zhao Yuanren, Yang Xingfo, and Zhu Kezhen.
Among them, Li Qiwei is the president and Ren Hongjun is the vice president.
Since the Huaxia Science Society was founded by Li Qiwei and Ren Hongjun, the election results were no surprise.
And their move is also to set an example for future generations.
Scientific undertakings must be democratically determined.
Second.
Hua Xia Science Society is headquartered in Shanghai and consists of various departments:
Finance Department, Science and Technology Department, Editorial Department, Operations Department, and Liaison Department.
The Finance Department is responsible for the operation and management of all activities of the society.
In the future, the Science Society will have many affiliated institutions, and these institutions may bring huge income to the society.
Therefore, financial work comes first.
The Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible for providing professional technical materials and guidance to the Science Society, and is the foundation and core of the Science Society.
It has several scientific research laboratories.
Tentatively, there are 9 research laboratories in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, machinery, civil engineering, medicine, metallurgy, and agriculture.
The so-called research laboratory does not engage in real academic research, but studies how to disseminate science, guide and promote scientific research methods.
All members will join corresponding research rooms according to their majors or work.
Each research office has a director (who can be a part-time member of the research committee and the director).
The editorial department is responsible for the review and verification of newspapers, periodicals, professional books, etc.
Due to the special professional nature of scientific materials, scientific editing cannot be done by just anyone. Practitioners must be people in the industry.
Not even cross-domain ones.
It is impossible for an editor who is engaged in agriculture to grasp medical-related content well.
Currently, Science Society has three newspapers and several book series.
Even Science Weekly, which Li Qiwei previously ran, was merged under the umbrella of Science Society.
The operations department is responsible for the promotion of these materials.
As for the final liaison department, its functions are more complicated.
Although Huaxia Science Society is a scientific group, it also needs to deal with people from various fields outside the world.
We can even expand the influence of the Science Society through big names in different fields, allowing more people to choose to join.
This era is not the Internet era of later generations, where any news can spread across the country instantly.
Science Society, in many areas in the west, it is still difficult to hear relevant news.
Therefore, the liaison department is very important.
On the one hand, it needs to maintain the connection between the scientific society and the outside world.
On the other hand, they are trying every means to increase the visibility of the Huaxia Science Society.
In the early stage, five departments are definitely enough.
But as time goes by, if the development of Huaxia Science Society exceeds Li Qiwei’s estimate, it will definitely need to add more departments.
Various large enterprises and large groups in later generations have at least a dozen departments to maintain normal operations.
Ministers of all departments need to be elected.
According to the election results: Zhao Yuanren is appointed as the Minister of Finance, Zhu Kezhen is appointed as the Minister of Science and Technology, and Yang Xingfo is appointed as the Editorial Director.
In addition, ministers of various ministries are also elected at the same time.
Since the Huaxia Science Society is a scientific elite society, the number of members is not expected to be too many in the future.
Therefore, there will not be many deputy positions on a permanent basis, but the heads of each department will have full authority to handle various affairs.
This is also a way to prevent the Science Society from becoming a bureaucratic organization in the future.
The principal does nothing, leaving everything to the deputy.
Third.
Formulate and adopt the guiding document of Huaxia Science Society: Articles of Association.
The constitution stipulates the professional standards and the rights and obligations of various members, and stipulates the scope of authority and terms of office of leading members.
In addition, it also includes detailed rules and regulations for holding annual meetings, establishing publications, and property belonging to the society.
It can be said that the articles of association cover all the standards and contents of the Huaxia Science Society.
As the Science Society develops, its constitution will also be supplemented with the times.
Finally, the meeting decided to set October 8 as the official establishment date of the Huaxia Science Society.
At this point, a well-organized scientific group with clear goals and rich members was born in China!
Ren Hongjun strode up to the front desk.
His face was filled with joy.
A year ago, the predecessor of the Science Society was just a weak magazine, and not many people had heard of it.
However, now, it has transformed into the first large-scale civil science group in China.
Ren Hongjun believes that the future of Huaxia Science Society must be bright.
There are only more than 50 members now, but in the future, the number of members will definitely reach 5,000 or even 50,000.
And all of this was brought about by that man.
His terrifying influence and financial resources have transformed the Huaxia Science Society.
“Now, let’s invite President Li Qiwei to speak on stage.”
boom!
Amidst the thunderous applause of all members, Li Qiwei, the first president of the Huaxia Science Society, took the stage to deliver a speech.
Everyone was very excited and excited.
(End of this chapter)