1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 173 The delegation arrived in Guangzhou, Li Sang, I finally see you
When Nagaoka Hantaro and Ishihara Jun were discussing Li Qiwei, he was still puzzled about this matter in Guangzhou.

Because someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told him that the delegation from the Sakura Country specifically wanted to visit Li Qiwei, the Deputy Minister of Education of the Qing Dynasty.

This made Li Qiwei feel a little curious.

Is there anyone in the Sakura Country who can recognize me?

However, he did not take it to heart.

Although the current Sakura Country is much stronger than the Qing Dynasty in the field of science, it is still at a third-rate level in Europe.

With his current position in the field of physics, he can be said to have crushed all scientific talents in the Land of Sakura.

It is estimated that they came to spy on the educational reforms of the Qing Dynasty.

Perhaps because of his series of actions, the world has begun to pay attention to Chinese education.

Since the Meiji Restoration, the Sakura Country has almost completely westernized, imitating the world hegemon, the British Empire.

The world will always be like this. If you want to become stronger, you must always learn from the strongest country.

Moreover, competition between countries is very complex.

Many people would wonder how the Qing Dynasty could send a delegation for academic exchanges when the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 had just occurred between the Qing Dynasty and the Kingdom of Japan.

Actually, these are all trivial matters.

In real history, after the Qing Dynasty was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, it decided to reform and strengthen itself.

At that time, the first Prime Minister of the Sakura Country, Ito Hirobumi, stepped down, and he was invited by Guangxu to visit the Qing Dynasty.

You know, Ito Hirobumi was the person in charge of launching the Sino-Japanese War and forcing the Qing Dynasty to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki.

Judging from the public sentiment, if he visited the Qing Dynasty, he would definitely be thrown rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs by the Qing people, or even assassinated by people of lofty ideals.

However, none of this happened. Instead, he received unprecedented courtesy.

In Tianjin, he was accompanied by Ronglu, Yuan Shikai and others; in Beijing, he had long conversations with Kang Youwei and others.

Soon, Guangxu met him in person and hired him as the chief adviser for the reform.

Guangxu even praised him: "Since the Reform Movement, your country has made great achievements, all of which were made by you. All countries admire and praise you, and I admire you from time to time."

This shows how much Guangxu valued him.

In the end, the rumors became more and more outrageous, and some people even said that Ito Hirobumi was going to become the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty.

In the end, even Cixi was alarmed. She suppressed the rebellion directly, and the matter ended.

The academic delegation sent by the Land of Sakura is of a much lower level than that of Ito Hirobumi.

So Cixi and Guangxu were not alarmed at all.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a letter directly to Li Qiwei, asking him to receive the envoy well and not to lose face for the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also send people to Guangzhou to contact the Sakura Country and arrange the visit etiquette and procedures.

At this moment, Li Qiwei was working in the Guangdong Education Commissioner's Office.

As an official from the capital, he did not have a fixed place of work, so he simply stayed in Yu Shimei's territory.

Anyway, we are all dealing with education, and we can still use the officials of the Education Department if anything happens.

As the highest person in charge of education in Guangdong, Yu Shimei was naturally also included in the scope of receiving the delegation from the Land of Sakura.

"I'm afraid the Sakura Country has come with bad intentions this time."

"I have already found out that the leader of the team is a university professor named Nagaoka Hantaro."

"It is said that this person is very famous in Sakura Country."

"It seems to be because of the publication of a paper."

"Alas, it's a pity that I'm too old now. It's too late for me to learn Western scientific knowledge now."

"Brother, I'm afraid I'll have to rely on you to keep the situation under control this time."

After hearing what Nagaoka Hantaro said, Li Qiwei roughly knew what was going on.

"So it's him?"

Yu Shimei asked, "Do you know this person?"

Ridgway explained: "When I was in the UK two years ago, we both published papers on the same problem."

It seems that Nagaoka Hantaro, just like in real history, has gradually begun to become the scientific leader of the Land of Sakura.

Even because of his own reasons, his status has become higher.

Who is he? He is the first Nobel Prize winner in physics and the founder of relativity and quantum theory.

Looking at the entire Western scientific community, it is a well-known name.

And Nagaoka Hantaro went from being an unknown university professor to being a well-known figure in the country by faking an incident with Li Qiwei.

Because the other party's Saturn model is extremely similar to Li Qiwei's planetary model.

Yu Shimei didn't expect this coincidence. He quickly asked, "Oh? What was the final result?"

"Who is right and who is wrong in your two papers?"

Li Qiwei smiled lightly and said easily: "Of course I am right."

Yu Shimei was relieved and said with a smile: "I told you, Sakura Country is a small country, what kind of talents can it have?"

"In front of you, my brother, no matter how many people come, they are not enough."

"This time, you have to give them a good warning."

"The more powerful you are, the more satisfied the Queen Mother and the Emperor will be with you when they find out."

"Brother, you must seize the opportunity."

Li Qiwei was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself, brother, you are too good at scheming. You can even find an opportunity to get promoted and make money.

"Maybe they are just here for normal academic exchanges. We don't need to think too much about it."

"Sakura Country is also undergoing education reforms. They may have encountered some problems and would like to learn from us." Yu Shimei shook his head, appearing to be very experienced. "Brother, you have had too little contact with Sakura Country."

"I tell you, that country cannot be studied with normal thinking."

"They have evil intentions and have been coveting our country for a long time."

"Right now, in the far north, Sakura Country and Russia are confronting each other. I'm afraid that sooner or later there will be a war."

"I'm so angry. Two countries are at war. Why do they have the right to start a war on our territory?"

"The key is that we can only remain neutral and watch helplessly from the sidelines."

Yu Shimei didn't know where the sudden anger came from. This was not suitable for his identity as a scholar.

Li Qiwei looked at his expression carefully, as if he was meeting him for the first time.

Yu Shimei was frightened by being looked at, "What's wrong? Isn't it normal to scold the enemy?"

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "Of course I should. I just didn't expect you to have such a brave side."

"He is truly a Chinese hero."

Yu Shimei's face turned red. He felt that ever since he started working with Li Qiwei, he was always unconsciously attracted to the other's temperament.

Gradually, he seemed less willing to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

He suddenly came to his senses and thought, this is over, he must be going astray.

He only dared to think about that path in his mind and never showed any clues, let alone said it directly.

So he quickly interrupted and said with a smile: "Hey, brother, don't worry about it."

"Anyway, when the time comes, you will ruthlessly destroy the Sakura Country delegation and let them know how powerful we are."

"It's already difficult to make achievements in the field of education, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Li Qiwei also wanted to see what the Sakura Country was planning.

This time, since Nagaoka Hantaro specifically asked for me, it meant that he must have come prepared.

As the leader of physics in the Country of Sakura, he must be well aware of what he has done in Europe and his lofty status in the physics community.

Li Qiwei couldn't imagine how the other party could possibly defeat him if he really wanted to exchange academic ideas.

He thought about it carefully and found that the boss was actually himself.

The correct script should not be that although Li Qiwei is extremely awesome in Europe, Nagaoka Hantaro doesn't know it.

He thought that Li Qiwei was just a fame-seeker and everything in the West was fabricated.

So the other side showed off their power, mocking Li Qiwei as a despicable villain, and even mocking that Chinese science had no one.

Finally, in front of everyone's shocked gaze, Li Qiwei suddenly exploded, tore apart the Theory of Relativity on the spot, and slapped him in the face.

Nagaoka Hantaro ran away in disgrace with the delegation.

This kind of script is really cool.

However, Li Qiwei could only think about it.

In this day and age, information exchange happens not by the day, but by the second. Major events in the UK can spread around the world in just a few minutes.

For top executives in any field, there are no secrets in the world.

Therefore, the storm that Li Qiwei stirred up in the European scientific community spread to all corners of the world.

Of course, most ordinary people don’t know this.

Even a college student like Jun Ishihara would not have known how awesome Li Qiwei was if it weren't for his teacher's guidance.

On January 1904, 1, the academic exchange delegation from the Kingdom of Sakura arrived in Guangzhou.

The delegation headed by Professor Nagaoka Hantaro of Tokyo Imperial University received a high-level reception from the Qing Dynasty.

Liang Dunyan, Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, personally received the delegation and warmly welcomed their arrival.

We also hope that the other party can learn from each other's strengths and help each other in the subsequent exchanges.

He was accompanied by Deputy Minister of Education Li Qiwei, Guangdong Education History Yu Shimei and other education officials and attended the reception dinner.

At the banquet, Nagaoka Hantaro formally met Li Qiwei with a respectful tone and an admiring expression.

"Li Sang, I finally see you."

"Your name is well-known in the physics community."

"You are a role model for us Asians in the field of science."

"What?" Li Qiwei was stunned. There was something wrong with the script.

Nagaoka Hantaro is not here to cause trouble, he is clearly here to chase his idol.

The other party put on such a humble attitude as soon as they met, making the dirty talk that Li Qiwei had rehearsed in advance useless.

What is "If you don't study physics, seeing me is like sitting in a well and looking at the sky; when you study physics, seeing me is like floating in the sky."

"Who is the peak at the end of physics? Once you see Qiwei, the path becomes empty."

However, now, Li Qiwei could only reply: "Nagaoka-san, thank you for your compliment."

"Your country of Sakura has developed very well in physics."

“I hope the following exchanges will be smooth and pleasant.”

Thus, the welcome dinner ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

During this period, Li Qiwei caught a glimpse that several people in the Sakura Country delegation looked at him with unfriendly eyes and a hint of hostility.

He immediately felt comfortable in his heart, this was the right thing to do.

You guys are all so polite, how can I pretend to be cool?

(End of this chapter)