Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

"Woooooooo~"

In the bathroom, Cheng Nuo closed his eyes and let the water flow over his cheeks, silently sorting out what happened in recent days.

After more than a month of planning, Cheng Nuo successfully used the chemical weapons he consigned + the aero-engine technology that will be phased out in a few years, and successfully exchanged for pesticide production technology, artillery production technology, steelmaking and steel rolling, and steel plate production. technology.

The Deutsche Mark given to him by Haber in the middle was also completely spent by Cheng Nuo. In exchange for various machine tools, the small ones were directly packaged, and the large ones were disassembled to ensure that every machine tool purchased could pass through different neutral countries. Shipping back home.

Cheng Nuo performed all the above actions as Watanabe Yinuo. During this period, he kept disguised and treated people with Japanese etiquette. Even the foreign languages ​​he usually spoke, intentionally or unintentionally, mixed with some Japanese accents.

Everyone, including Haber and Gustav, always believed that a Japanese from Osaka, Japan, with a government background was dealing with them, and never doubted whether the identity of the transaction partner was true.

However, because the transaction was quite dynamic, even though Cheng Nuo tried his best to avoid the public eye, it still attracted some people's attention.

Among them are Germany's domestic and foreign countries, that is, hostile forces such as Britain and France.

Things in Germany are fine, and Cheng Nuo can still handle it.

But Cheng Nuo abroad in Germany was not easy to deal with. He was fine by himself, but he had to smuggle so many things behind his back. If something happened during the period, he would make a wedding dress for him.

After all, this is in essence a violation of the British blockade of the German shipping treaty, and it is a decapitation business, and a slight mistake may lead to catastrophe.

Moreover, machine tools, especially the German-style giant machine tools that Cheng Nuo was thinking of, were not the only ones who coveted them.

In history, the United States once smuggled a giant drilling machine, which was also disassembled and shipped back to China for reassembly. It directly filled the gap in this aspect of the American machinery industry and became the pride of American machine tool manufacturers. Later, it was used to manufacture New Jersey, Missouri, etc. The 16-inch naval gun on the American battleship, that is, 406mm caliber.

This caliber is already the standard for large naval guns and the largest caliber naval gun restricted by the naval treaty at that time, which is enough to prove the importance of machine tools for national industry and even military affairs.

After various considerations, Cheng Nuo decided to accept it as soon as it was good, temporarily abandoning the follow-up transaction, and to finish digesting the current situation first, so as not to accumulate food.

"crunch~"

Cheng Nuo turned off the faucet, wiped off the water stains, and came back to the mirror.

After making some adjustments, Cheng Nuo completely cleaned up his previous make-up, shaved his beard clean, and burned all his original clothes, leaving only two or three pieces of clothing that no outsider had ever seen before for a change of clothes. .

Looking at himself in the mirror, the original Japanese-style coldness completely disappeared, replaced by a warm and jade-like image with sharp edges and corners, and he couldn't find the shadow of Watanabe Yinuo at all, so he nodded in satisfaction.

"Goodbye, Watanabe."

"Hello, Cheng Nuo."

After making sure that nothing was missed, Cheng Nuo took off the hat from the hanger, put it on, picked up the suitcase, and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, before leaving the house, he bumped into Haber again.

It's just that it's far from the high-spiritedness of the beginning, the hair is messed up like a bird's nest, the lips are chapped and bleeding, and he walks in a hurry.

The two missed each other on the small road, and there was nothing unusual during the period.

Just when Cheng Nuo was secretly thankful that he hadn't been discovered, proving that his previous makeup was relatively successful, a shout suddenly came from behind, which directly shocked Cheng Nuo into a cold sweat.

"Wait, young man, have we met somewhere? Why do you think we are so familiar?"

As he spoke, Haber stepped forward slowly, came to Cheng Nuo's side, and stared into Cheng Nuo's eyes from bottom to top.

"You are very similar to an old friend of mine, both East Asian."

"Really? It seems that we are very destined!" Cheng Nuo calmed down, took off his hat and saluted: "Nice to meet you, Professor Haber, you left a deep impression on me at the last academic conference, no I know who the friend you are talking about is probably me."

"Please call me Captain Haber..." After hesitating for a while, Haber pursed his lips: "Forget it, don't mention the past, let me call me Professor Haber, the person I'm talking about is Kazuno Watanabe , seems to be a Japanese, I don’t know if you have seen it before?”

To Cheng Nuo's surprise, Haber didn't correct Cheng Nuo's tone this time.

At first, Cheng Nuo thought it was just Haber's official addiction, so he specifically emphasized the captain, not the professor.

But after getting in touch with German society more, I gradually realized that in Germany at this time, the Kaiser and his servants were extremely short-sighted politically, and the idea of ​​militarism permeated the entire society and was successfully instilled.

The Kaiser himself and his officials wore uniforms on official occasions, schools were militarized, and even in respectable civilian occupations, such as traders or university teachers, only those who had served in the army could gain real social recognition .

The potential threat posed by this aggressive militarism was overlooked or not noticed because of Germany's scientific and technological achievements.

No wonder Haber cared so much after he got his military title.

But the premise of all this has to be based on Germany's victory in the First World War. Right now, the entire German external battlefield is losing every step of the way, and the internal social situation is full of contradictions. Things that were originally popular are starting to smell bad.

Combining the historical background, Cheng Nuo, who wanted to understand the reason, became calm: "Professor Haber, the Watanabe Ichino you mentioned is indeed my friend, but he is Japanese and I am Chinese."

Haber looked him up and down, and asked curiously, "What's your name, please?"

Cheng Nuo smiled and said, "My name is Cheng Nuo."

Haber nodded, and after pondering for a while, he suddenly asked: "You must have come here this time to find Kazuno Watanabe. I haven't seen him for a while. I wonder if he is in the hotel now?"

Cheng Nuo shook his head, with regret and confusion on his face: "I'm sorry, Professor Haber, although we are good friends, we came here to look for him this time, but for some reason, he is not in the hotel now."

"What, you're not in the hotel?!" As soon as the words came out, Haber felt a little out of control, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I was rude just now, do you know where he is now?"

Cheng Nuo shook his head again: "I don't know where he went, but I learned from the attendants that Watanabe Ichino has been out for a while, and he hasn't come back since then."

Hearing this, Haber was a little frustrated: "Well, it seems that I have done nothing this time."

Cheng Nuo knew the truth that too many words would lead to mistakes, so he put his hat back on, "If there is nothing else to do, Professor Haber and I still have some things to do, so I'll go and get busy first."

"Then you go, thank you for the news." Haber was a little lost.

Cheng Nuo nodded, picked up his things again and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, before he walked forward for a few words, he was stopped by Haber again, but the difference from the first time was that Haber did not catch up this time, but stood still.

After seeing Cheng Nuo turn around, he said seriously with an inexplicable expression on his face: "Actually, I came here for one thing this time, and that is to tell Yinuo Watanabe that I am going to step down as the director of the research institute and go to the neutral country. Switzerland retired early and will no longer work on chemical weapons.

At the same time, it is not recommended that he continue to stay in Germany and engage in transactions in this area. I heard from friends abroad that the British have noticed him and have the idea of ​​listing him as a war criminal. For the sake of his personal safety, he should return to China as soon as possible. . "

Cheng Nuo was taken aback suddenly, and instinctively told him that the other party had already discovered his identity, so he fully revealed the purpose of coming here this time.

But since he didn't directly reveal his identity, he must have other concerns.

Cheng Nuo was silent for a moment, and then said: "Okay, Professor Haber, if I can meet Kazuno Watanabe, I will pass on the news to him. But I don't know one thing, that is, do you think Germany is about to lose the war? "

Haber smiled and shook his head: "Young man, you said this, not me, but I am old, and it is time for me to abdicate."

Cheng Nuo cursed secretly, he is really an old fox, it is not unreasonable to live so long.

The abdication of Xianquan is all nonsense. The real reason is that Haber has a close relationship with the army, and he can get more news on the battlefield through special channels. The white flag is also getting closer.

As the father of chemical warfare, Haber led the research and development of chemical weapons in Germany. He participated in almost every use of chemical weapons, and the Allied Powers hated him for a long time.

Coupled with the use of the enhanced version of chemical weapons provided by Cheng Nuo, it added a few strokes to his "credit book".

He could have escaped the post-war trial, but as long as he stays in Germany this time, he will not be able to escape the sanctions.

So for the sake of his own life, Haber had to run as fast as possible, as far as possible, until he escaped out of the control of the Allied Powers.

Thinking that the other party had his own credit for escaping, Cheng Nuo almost couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I understand what Professor Haber means, but there is another place that I can recommend to you besides the neutral country, and it will definitely be useful for you if you go there." The land of martial arts."

Haber narrowed his eyes slightly, and said cautiously: "Where? Japan, definitely not, I will not go to a country where our German Empire citizens are still being imprisoned."

Cheng Nuo smiled and shook his head, walked up to Haber, and whispered into his ear, "Of course it's not Japan, I'm talking about China."

Haber was surprised: "What? China?"

Cheng Nuo said seriously: "Of course, it is China. There is a local academy of sciences that recruits international scholars who are underappreciated. With your identity, you will definitely get the corresponding treatment, and will cover up your identity for you. Guaranteed that you will not subject to any sanctions."

"Is it so good? But why have I never heard of it?" Haber was moved, but also had some doubts: "Although the country is bigger than Switzerland, its natural science strength seems to be somewhat insufficient."

self boasting.

The reason why the other party helped Germany research chemical weapons in the front is also doing things for their own country, and it is essentially beyond reproach.

What's more, as a winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Cheng Nuo was even more cautious.

"If it was in the past, it might have been like this, but now and in the future, it might be another matter." Cheng Nuo smiled, exuding confidence from the inside out: "Do you know Mr. Nikola Tesla? He Now he is working in the college, supported by a large amount of experimental funding, and has made great achievements in the industry.

I believe that with Professor Haber's ability, as long as there is enough funding, the results will not be bad. "

But I'm afraid that if you chase too closely, it will scare people away instead.

After introducing the Academy of Sciences in a few sentences, Cheng Nuo didn't ask the other party to say whether he would like to join or not. He just said that he was welcome to come for an interview, which Haber agreed to.

"Okay, I will carefully consider your suggestion. If the Academy of Sciences is really like what you said, I will be happy to join it, but all this is based on my past inspections before making a decision."

Looking at the back of the other party going away, Cheng Nuo tidied up his clothes, and his stomach began to darken.

Since he is not willing to go for the time being, it is because he can hide in the neutral country of Switzerland.

If Cheng Nuo told the news to Britain or France, he would probably live in an unstable life.

A neutral country is not neutral if you want to be neutral, it must be strong enough and other countries are willing.

Cheng Nuo's purpose in all this was to force Haber to China, so that he could use him.

Of course, if necessary, Cheng Nuo didn't mind acting as a hero saving scholars.

In this way, after Cheng Nuo finalized the direction of the matter, he turned around and went straight to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

Speaking of it, Germany has done a very good job in the application of science and technology. It has upgraded the technical universities (TH) which were originally in a low position to technical universities (TU) which are on an equal footing with comprehensive universities, and have the right to award doctoral degrees.

At the same time, scientists and technologists have contributed their strengths to make new discoveries and new technologies easier for the public to understand through popularization of science.

Planck is a typical example.He was active in popularizing science during the latter part of his life, writing articles for daily newspapers and popular science magazines, giving interviews, and speaking on the radio.The scientific enthusiasm of the public was greatly mobilized.

After Helmholtz's death, Planck became Berlin's most famous physicist.

At present, Planck is the secretary of the Mathematics-Physics Department of the Academy of Sciences, together with three secretaries from other departments, he is in charge of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, and he is also a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

It's just that, unlike the situation in our country, the academician of the Prussian Academy of Sciences is basically an honorary title without any actual welfare subsidies.

But even so, Planck still enjoys a high reputation in Germany, and continues to discover young power through personal strength.

Therefore, Einstein became famous and was elected as a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, in which Planck made great contributions.

Now he is discussing the future of the German scientific community with Einstein and others.