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Chapter 951 Academic Controversy
"Adam Smith's theory of international division of labor has great flaws. According to him, assuming that producing a batch of silk requires 100 Chinese workers or 200 Japanese workers, and mining a batch of coal mines requires 90 Chinese workers or 100 Japanese workers, then Both silk production and coal mining are carried out by Chinese workers. But in fact, due to the difficulty in transferring capital and credit, in this case, Chinese workers specialize in silk production, and Dongying workers mine coal mines, so that the optimal distribution of labor can be achieved.”

"Mathematical formulas should be introduced in economics. For example, there is price elasticity between supply and demand, which can be expressed through formulas..."

"Unskilled workers will receive less and less wages due to the use of machinery. I propose to solve poverty through the development of education, and the establishment of a progressive tax system that redistributes income between rich and poor. Even for temporary For the rich, this kind of protection for the poor also has certain benefits for them. They themselves or their descendants also have the risk of facing bankruptcy. Through this protection mechanism, everyone in the society has the minimum 'insurance' .”

Economists from various countries summoned by Chu Yun occupied a corner of the cafeteria, each expressing their own opinions, which aroused many people's onlookers.

Da Yuer, a favorite student of the Department of Economics, was also among them, and she listened with great interest to the theories of some new economists who arrived after she left Beijing.

The research fields of these economists involve income distribution, international and regional division of labor, taxation, supply and demand, free trade, and almost all aspects of the economic system.Although Da Yuer does not quite agree with some theories that the government should completely let the market freely adjust, but she can see farther by standing on the shoulders of giants.

"I don't know if anyone has experience in currency system reform? If we plan to change the existing silver ingots, broken silver, and copper coins, and mint new silver and copper coins, what suggestions do you have?" Da Yuer threw Chu Yun to her Pass on the problems to these people and let them worry about these things.

"It is necessary to ensure the fineness of silver and copper coins to pass the test. If the silver content and copper content of the new coins are higher than the value of the old coins, then the common people will be willing to exchange the old coins for new coins, so as to realize the replacement of new coins and old coins. .”

"I don't know if you are using a screw press, a roller press or an oriental casting method?"

Many economists chattered and discussed, and many people's theories were related to currency. They discussed the production, use and management of currency, which inspired Da Yuer again.

However, these economists are not very convinced by their peers in some fields, and sometimes they will argue endlessly, so that the discussion will become a debate, and occasionally some people can be seen red-faced.Because there are too many schools called by Chu Yun, there are many branches in the field of classical economics alone, and they have diverged on some theoretical points.

When they couldn't argue, Da Yuer had no choice but to make peace as much as possible.

"It's you?" When Da Yuer was about to leave, he found Sophia and Selina who had already studied at the Academy of Sciences.

"Are you a student of the Academy of Sciences too?" Princess Sophia asked curiously when she saw that Da Yuer, whom she met not long ago, seemed to be quite famous in the Academy of Sciences.

"In the past, right? I was still in southern Liaoning. Today, I came here to consult the scholars here. It was quite rewarding, but it was inevitable that no one would be convinced at the end of every discussion." Da Yuer said.

"Hezi, I didn't expect you to be with them." Da Yuer found Hezi who was accompanying Sophia and Sarina.

"The gentleman from the Overseas Department arranged it this way. I haven't seen sister Da Yuer for a long time." Hezi happened to know Da Yuer a year ago on the steamship Yongchang.

"Have you been here all year long?" Da Yuer asked.

"Fortunately, except that I don't have many friends, the knowledge here is not so boring." Hezi said.

"Aren't you an international student sent by the shogunate? It should be easy to find your own small group, right?" Da Yuer was a little surprised that Kazuko would be isolated by the foreign students of the shogunate.

"Because my father is Han Chinese, and I usually don't like to talk too much with others." Hezi was a little indifferent, as if he didn't care much about being isolated.

"It seems that there are quite a lot of differences between people. They can be isolated and hate each other for various reasons. Even scholars will confront each other for a long time over whether alternating current or direct current is better." Da Yuer talked about a secret of the Academy of Sciences— — The battle between Edison's direct current and Tesla's alternating current.

Chu Yun accidentally summoned Edison and Tesla, two deadly enemies, and once sparked a debate in the Academy of Sciences about alternating current and direct current.

The Kyushu Army's use of "electricity" was DC at the beginning. Later, after Tesla was called out, it began to advocate the use of AC in the fields of long-distance power transmission, household electricity, and enterprise electricity, and claimed that DC is not suitable for long-distance transportation. Replace direct current technology with alternating current technology.

The dispute between Edison and Tesla for direct current and alternating current caused almost all physicists who study electromagnetism in the Academy of Sciences to start to line up, forming two factions and arguing endlessly.

The intense discussion lasted for more than a month, and the two sides almost fought. In the end, Chu Yun chose the more suitable AC technology at this stage.Alternating current and direct current have their own strengths, and direct current may be more suitable in the future. The technology tree provided by the industrial revolution system can continuously make breakthroughs in alternating current and direct current technology, but the breakthrough of alternating current technology in the early stage is even greater. It costs less.

There are countless similar academic disputes, and the root cause is that Chu Yun summoned countless physicists, chemists, mathematicians, and economists, and many scientists have personal grievances.If there wasn't a system for them to serve Chu Yun, they might have parted ways long ago.

Princess Sofia, Selina, and Kazuko don't know about the AC vs. DC debate.

The four of them came out of the cafeteria, attracting the attention of many students.

"What's going on there?" Sophia and Selina saw a meadow, where someone was giving an impassioned speech on a wooden platform in the open space, and some students were scattered and listening under the wooden platform.

"The 'big podium' of the Academy of Sciences, as long as scholars in any field back up to the management organization of the Academy of Sciences, they are eligible to announce their latest research results on the big podium. Generally speaking, they are speeches from the Humanities Department. As for the speeches from the Ministry of Nature, no specific information will be made public. The technical details are mostly just conclusions and some revelations." Da Yuer didn't know if Princess Sofia and Selina could understand.

"Today's topic is 'Theory of Evolution and Evolution'..." Hezi saw the rice paper posted on the wooden sign.

(End of this chapter)