Xinshun 1730

Chapter 612

Listening to Liu Yu fooling around too much, Kang Bushao, who has learned to take the initiative to make up his mind, even though he has been with Liu Yu for a long time, in fact there is a cultural barrier, and of course it is impossible to know the original meaning of Shajiabang's chanting.

Seeing that Liu Yu is going to stay here permanently, he knows that Liu Yu is also planning to procrastinate until the situation in Europe changes.

In terms of confidence in France, he is basically the same as Liu Yu.

We have been dating for more than ten years and have heard a lot about Europe.I really came to Amsterdam today, and I really experienced the separation of powers in the Netherlands. The speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives is like the emperor Zhou who farts silently. Think about France, which has strengthened the centralization of power since Louis XIV. If you don’t have confidence in France, you will Damn it.

"Your Majesty wants to stay here permanently to observe the situation in Europe. But what if something unexpected happens and the Regents of the Netherlands declare war on France on their own initiative?"

Liu Yu smiled and said: "It's better to announce it. If it is not announced, it is cowardly; if it is announced, it is a waste. The difference is not big. France is not the Eastern Captives, and the Netherlands is not the Ming Dynasty. Can you imagine that the Eastern Captives have no field corps and rely on Shenyang? , Hetu Alashiu Fortress, against Hongwu Yongle's Daming? If you win, you will be damned."

"Cowardice, the people are dissatisfied. Trash, the people are satisfied? Trash, is it better than cowardice?"

"What I leave to the Orangemen is to destroy the last enthusiasm of the Dutch people. It is not the task of the Orangemen to declare war on France. Whoever declares it is the same."

"I stay here, one is to procrastinate, to wait for changes. The other is to do another thing by the way. Didn't I just say it before I came here? I need to find a few talents to lay a solid foundation for the mathematics of the Celestial Dynasty I happened to be staying in the Netherlands for a while, this place is located in the middle of the country, with convenient transportation from south to north, and there is no war for the time being, so I invite you to enter the urn."

During this period of stay, in addition to continuing to chat with the Dutchman, Liu Yu also had to seize this opportunity to finish that matter.

Things like physical chemistry can start from scratch. Anyway, the whole world is like a bird at this time. The chemistry level of junior high school students is now absolutely strong.

But mathematics, a scientific tool, has a big gap.The highest level of mathematics in Dashun should be those court missionaries who have the title of correspondence academician of the French Academy of Sciences, but the level is about a hundred years behind the highest level in Europe at this time.

Moreover, Liu Yu knows how difficult it is to make nautical clocks. One of Dashun's shortcomings is precision machining. The British export control is too strict, so it is impossible to get nautical clocks.

In the battle of longitude, Liu Yu had no choice but to side with the science faction, not the engineering faction.

Now is an excellent time, especially the talents of the Russian Academy of Sciences, if they can be snatched away, they will simply take off.

Also, it's pretty easy to grab.

Later generations robbed Soviet talents because of the chaos after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

Now robbing the talents of the Russian Academy of Sciences is almost a repeat of the story.

The leader of the German Party, Empress Anna, collapsed. In order to prevent the German Party from being liquidated, the throne was passed on to the little baby who was only one month and ten days old at the time. All the dormant forces are ready to move.

The whole political situation is in a mess, very chaotic.

At this time, the foreign academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences could not live anymore, and they all considered running away. It is not certain who will be in power in the future. What if there is a big purge of foreign forces?
Academicians are not all independent and do not hear outside the window, such as Goldbach, even the secretary-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also has factions in politics.

For today's game, Liu Yu has been waiting for a long time.As early as when Qi Guogong visited Europe, he had already started correspondence with Euler and others, and every time he created an illusion of "Dashun's science is very advanced" to attract these people.

It has been laid for a long, long time.

As for Liu Yu's mathematics level, I have some doubts in my heart.However, mathematics is not enough, and physical chemistry is needed. At this time, the scientific community is still in its infancy, and many academicians of the Academy of Sciences are all-rounders.

Like Lomonosov, the first native academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who is remembered as a scientist, he discovered the law of conservation of mass.But in fact, his titles are arranged in order of importance. They should be poet, founder of Russian standardization, founder of Moscow University, founder of Russian Classical Literature New Culture Movement, educator, and finally chemist.

At this time, a large number of foreign academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences—of course, there are no Russian academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences—are basically all-rounders.

In the exchange of letters to them, Liu Yu set up an image for Dashun's scientific community as "having a complete set of natural philosophy such as physics and chemistry, but lacking in the mathematical principles of natural philosophy."

Therefore, it is hoped that the two sides can make some complementarities, so as to promote the development of science without borders and benefit all mankind, and working in the Beijing Academy of Sciences is the best answer to such a cause that is beneficial to all mankind.

This set of rhetoric is basically a continuation of Leibniz's Academy of Sciences thinking, adding a big hat for the well-being of all mankind.

Moreover, in Leibniz's conception of "a rational republic of scientists without borders", the China Capital Academy of Sciences, one of the five major academies of sciences, can be regarded as one of the few "bloods of the Leibniz Academy of Sciences" at this time.

In addition to pedigree, in terms of the system concept of the Academy of Sciences, Dashun also uses Russia as the teacher as a standard: a three-tier system, with the top-level foreign academicians researching problems, the middle-level local graduate students as foreign academician assistants, and the lower-level Academy of Sciences students working as assistants to foreign academicians after graduation. College preparatory teacher.

The similarity in the system can also allow these Russian foreign academicians to seamlessly integrate into the work of the Academy of Sciences in Dashun.Dashun's official foreign language is not Russian, but those who are the best in practical studies basically learn Latin, and there is no problem in communication.Strive to cultivate a local academician of the Department of Mathematics within 20 years, even if it is laying the foundation.

Those who can make steam engines may not be good at mathematics, including those who can make nautical clocks, and they haven't even gone to college.But if you want to continue to move forward, the shortcomings of mathematics must be made up.

Starting from the preparations for the conclusion of the Sino-Russian boundary treaty back then, and the matter of abducting academicians, Liu Yu was quite confident.The next thing to do is to take advantage of the delay of the Dutch and the chaos in Europe, and hold a scientific seminar here when Amsterdam has not been burned by the war for the time being.

Do a few chemistry or physics experiments to see if you can kidnap other people besides the mathematicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

In order to deceive, in addition to the discussion of seeking the truth of the world that everyone likes, you must also have a realistic attitude.Scientists are human beings first, and scientists second. They are not machines, they also have to eat, eat, live, and travel. They also want their wives and children to live a good life and feel the respect of power for their careers.

Although it is not a simple "money" issue, it is absolutely impossible without money.Money needs to be spent, but how can it be spent beautifully, and by the way, it will spark a wave of Chinese enthusiasm, so I have to ask Kang Buxio for help.

After telling Kang Bulao about the abduction of scientists, Liu Yu said, "Brother Zhongxian, if you look at science, these people are all princes. The ancients said: The princes envoy the doctor to ask the princes to hire."

"This kind of high-level invitations and mutual visits all have a set of special etiquette. Etiquette is for outsiders to see. Brother Zhongxian should help make arrangements."

"Don't dare to say that it's a hundred rides. At least a more formal sense of ceremony still needs to be presented."

"The sense of ritual, the form is greater than the substance. I don't know what I said, do you understand?"

Kang Buxie smiled lightly, thinking that we have known each other for more than ten years, what is there that we don't understand?
In the "Book of Rites" appointment, the first sentence of the opening chapter is clear and clear, pointing out the main purpose.

[For the betrothal gift, there are seven references to Shang Gong, five references to Hou Bo, and three references to children and men, so it is clear whether you are noble or humble. 】

Ceremony is for the purpose of distinguishing the noble from the humble.This is substance.

Get rid of the essence and become mere form, then etiquette becomes a kind of etiquette with cultural characteristics.

It is roughly like clothing, the shape, style, and color are for the purpose of "showing the noble and the humble".Only by getting rid of the essence of "high and low", can we return to the essence of good or bad.

Coming with Liu Yu, the imperial court also prepared some people who understand etiquette.Obviously they are more professional, but Liu Yu doesn't use them, and insists on finding Kang Bushao to handle this matter, and Kang Bushao knows the reason very well.

It is necessary to show a form of etiquette that is different from that in Europe, and at the same time to get rid of the main idea of ​​"distinguishing the noble and the humble" in the etiquette law. It is impossible for those who practice the etiquette law to grasp the key points.

Fortunately, Liu Yu has the title of marquis. As long as he doesn't overstep the rules and usurp things like this kind of etiquette, it won't be a big problem.He can also be regarded as a "vassal prince" and is qualified to employ envoys to others.

Kang Bushao also knows Liu Yu's style of handling things, since he is asked to do it, then he is to let everything go and come here to collect the money when the time comes.

There are quite a few horse-drawn carriages here in the Netherlands, so if you do the math, they will be built according to the level of "Hub Wujie", and they will all be treated equally, as long as they are beautiful.

"Okay, then I'll make arrangements. It will take at least half a year to go back and forth. Academies of sciences, universities, etc. are all clustered together, so it's easy to find. If you go to Petersburg, it's not too far by sea. The Netherlands Cars and horses are also easy to rent and buy here.”

"Etiquette is a thing, if you don't know the noble and the humble, as long as you have money, some big merchants in the south of the Yangtze River can build seven halls. Since the young master only wants form but not quality, as long as you have money, this matter is too simple."

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Before the formal, ceremonial driver arrived, several letters had already arrived in St. Petersburg.As Liu Yu's most wanted abductee, Euler sent someone to deliver the letter by boat after he confirmed the matter.

It's just that on the ship that arrived in Petersburg, the recipients of the letter were not only foreign academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences like Euler, but also some sent to the French embassy.

Euler, who received the letter, did not know that the letter sent to the French embassy was about to bring about a coup d'état in Russia, and the situation in Russia would become even more chaotic.

But for now, it's messy enough.Euler was already preparing to resign from the Russian Academy of Sciences, leave the politically chaotic Russia, and look for a pure land that could accommodate mathematical research.

In his hand, there are two letters with olive branches.

One was just received from an envoy from the Far Eastern Empire.

The other one was received not long ago from Frederick II of Prussia not far away.

(End of this chapter)