Xinshun 1730

Chapter 655 Two Faces
The news in the newspapers quickly triggered some stress reactions in the Netherlands.

Almost immediately after the publication of the newspaper, the stock exchange in Amsterdam experienced a series of shocks.

If this news came out normally, it would not cause the stock exchange to fluctuate, because this happened in the Czech Republic, which is far away.

But Liu Yu maliciously added the prospect of the strategic situation, saying that the French Army in the Austrian Netherlands no longer needs to be a reserve team, so it is hard to say whether the French will enter the Netherlands.

The people of the Netherlands were unavoidably panicked, but to no avail.Unorganized people, a mass of scattered sand, without strength.

And the forces that have the power to urge them, organize them, or use them do not want to use this group of rabble at this time.

Liu Yu didn't want to, because he was waiting for Prussia to withdraw from the war and recuperate.

The Orange faction didn't want to, because they couldn't deduce that Prussia had to withdraw from the war because all the cavalry was sent away, so the situation deteriorated so much that coming to power was purely a brain swap.

The regency oligarchs and the parliamentary faction don't want to either, because they are the ruling faction themselves, and everything they do is wrong.

After finishing writing this strategic analysis in the newspaper, Liu Yu left and went silent for a period of time. The subsidized pornographic tabloid once again returned to its original style.

While waiting for the news from Prussia, Liu Yu presided over the "Science Symposium" that invited various masters last year.

At the opening ceremony, he used his tutor's thesis when he graduated from middle school, and faced the gathered academic masters from all walks of life at this time, he gave a speech with great emotion.

[…History recognizes the greatness of those who ennoble themselves by laboring for a common purpose; experience extols the happiest of those who bring happiness to the majority; and religion itself teaches us that ideals are admired by all People who sacrificed themselves for mankind──Who would dare to deny such teachings? 】

[If we choose the occupation in which we can best work for the welfare of mankind, then the burden cannot overwhelm us, because it is a sacrifice for all; then what we feel is not poor, limited, selfish pleasure, Our happiness will belong to millions, and our cause will live on silently but eternally. 】

【Facing our ashes, noble people will shed hot tears. 】

He narrowly defines [occupations that can work for the welfare of mankind] as scientific research and mathematics, but what he really wants to win over is only "mathematics".

At this time, things other than mathematics are not very attractive to him.After Dashun came up with a new set of natural philosophy, mathematics was the biggest shortcoming.

The etiquette of hiring princes by princes and removing the core of etiquette and respect shows that Dashun attaches great importance to science; this speech about people's choice of career tells Dashun's respect for science.

In the next few days, all kinds of small experiments about chemistry and the need for oxygen in combustion also seemed to be of a very high level of science here in Dashun.At this time, there are still debates about whether there is phlogiston, whether it is gravity or ether. These natural sciences other than mathematics can attract the attention of these great gods.

At the end of the scientific symposium, these top figures in the scientific and mathematical circles at this time, under the initiative of Liu Yu, did such a few tiny tasks.

Formed an organization called "Union of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy Without Borders" and recruited members.

The mathematical symbols are unified, and the messy mathematical symbols of various countries are agreed, and new mathematical symbols are proposed in the future, which will be discussed and unified by the organization.

Funded by Liu Yu, a magazine named "Gewu" in Chinese and "Natural Philosophy and Mathematics" in Europe was created.

Ships are sent between Europe and China every year, and the latest results are published in this journal.In view of the high quality of some "scientific achievements" brought by Liu Yu, half of the journal's final review and finalization rights are in the Beijing Academy of Sciences, and the other half are reviewed and determined by members of the European organization.

As well as some material rewards in the organization, new member enrollment rules, initiation ceremonies, etc., it looks like Freemasonry.

Of course, the biggest achievement besides this is the recruitment of more than 20 foreign academicians or associate academicians who are mathematicians or astronomers headed by Euler.

It looks like two professions, but they are actually similar. All astronomers these days are definitely top-notch in mathematics.This is also the best result for Dashun to make up for its shortcomings as soon as possible.

These foreign academicians of the Beijing Academy of Sciences who decided to go to Dashun settled in Amsterdam for the time being. In order to show how much they valued them, they were given excellent material conditions and asked them to bring their wives and children over as soon as possible.

When the monsoon comes together next year, a boat will be sent to take them back to Dashun.During the half-year stay here, these people can have some academic discussions. Anyway, Liu Yu pays some money, and these people can’t spend a lot of money for food and drink. Mathematicians save the most money, and two sacks of draft paper are enough used.

This symposium is destined to go down in the history books, full of stars.

But in Europe at this time, not to mention big news, not even a small wave, no matter whether it is the common people or the royal court, few people pay attention to the scientific seminar held in Amsterdam, but they are all concerned about the war of Austrian succession battle situation.

After the formal meeting, most of the participants did not leave, but conducted some academic inquiry in Amsterdam.These days, transportation is inconvenient, and many people are known to each other and have read each other's papers, but have never met.

After all, life is so tight that there is no chance to get together.

No money.

The Berlin Academy of Sciences earns money by selling calendars. Before his death, Leibniz made an arrangement. He obtained the "calendar monopoly" from Frederick II's father. A group of top mathematicians have a very high annual budget. Most of them are made by rubbing calendars.

No one cared about the chaotic political situation of the Russian Academy of Sciences for several years. Peter the Great pursued it wholeheartedly, and his wife can be regarded as inheriting the will to implement the Academy of Sciences.But in the era of Empress Anna, she was a standard German Junker landlady who believed that science was nothing more than meaningless sophistry, and Jinyiwei and Dongchang were rampant, so they had no funds.

The French Academy of Sciences and its parent institution, the Institut Française, were built by Colbert.In the era of Black Lives Matter, Colbert's statue was toppled; at this time, Colbert's reputation was also very bad. The Netherlands hated his tariff protection policy, Britain hated his fleet development plan, and wealthy French farmers hated him Set the highest food price, the French nobles hated his iron fist style to the nobles, the French small producers hated his standardized standards, the French church hated him for confiscating monastery estates and being tolerant of Protestants, so that when he died, he was buried secretly transported the body out.The material treatment of the French Academy and its affiliated institution, the French Academy of Sciences, which he single-handedly supported, can be imagined at this time.

As for the rest of the countries, let alone.

Life is hard for scientists, especially mathematicians, and they are short of money.

Although Liu Yu also said that "in the face of our ashes, the noble people will shed hot tears", but he is really willing to spend money. These people have food, drink, money and money in Amsterdam, and they can also see their friends. Those who have been in the circle for a long time can also discuss the "advanced" scientific achievements of Xia Dashun. They are really like a fish in water, and their lives are quite comfortable.

During the day, Liu Yu put on a face that loves science and that science will bring benefits to all mankind; at night, he squatted in the secret room, discussing with a few confidantes about the coup in the Netherlands, who should be paid to hire at what time What to do.

These two faces went side by side, day and night alternated until June 22nd.

Early this morning, news came from some people arranged in the north that there were suddenly more people visiting the Orange family's manor the day before yesterday.

After those people visited, the Orange family's manor also sent out some carriages, which seemed to convey some news. Many Orange faction people came to the Orange family's manor from all over the seven provinces one after another.

Those sent out to monitor can only get such news.

They had no idea who the visitors were, what they said, or what the Orange fans who had been summoned to discuss were discussing.

Anyway, something must have happened.

After getting this news, Liu Yu, as usual, went to discuss with those scholars from various places about burning "is Boyle's phlogiston theory correct" or "the yang energy of young scholars in Dashun?" Say it right".

He is going to reproduce the classic experiment of Lomonosov, the first native academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences in history - the metal will increase in weight when heated in an unconfined space, but the total weight of the container and the metal will not increase when heated in an enclosed space. Increase.

It seems that it is basically the same as the days before.

But before leaving, I still did something different from usual.He found Kang Bushao and told him that the previous plan could start.

The article, written long ago, which incites anger, is ready and will be published in full in tomorrow's press.

The "actors" who have already been hired are also ready. Once the newspapers and magazines are published and the articles are circulated, these "actors" will show great patriotic enthusiasm and denounce the shamelessness of the regency oligarchs and the parliamentary faction. A despicable act of disrespect and disregard for national dignity.

The "senior actors" who have already been found are seriously ill and will not live for many days.If they "wake up Holland with my blood" at the right time and in the right way, then their wives and children will receive a large amount of gold and silver, and someone will arrange for their children and wives to go to America Colonial life.

The "super actor" who has been found for a long time will give a speech on the theme of "Golden Age and the Orange Family" in the center of several important cities. The return of the flag creates an momentum that everyone expects.

All of this has a plan.And Liu Yu, as before, calmly discussed the nature of combustion with those scholars, and continued to continue the "profession that can best work for the welfare of mankind".

(End of this chapter)