A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 127
Duan Qirui is the head of the General Staff Office, American John was the first to find him, Duan Qirui felt very ashamed: "Marshal, I lured wolves into the house and almost caused a catastrophe."

Yuan Shikai said: "Fortunately, you didn't get caught, so you don't have to blame yourself. Besides, I didn't even see it."

Tang Shaoyi said: "Brother Li Yu's contribution is really not small. He really is a master of Western learning! I just said a few words casually, and I can hear the problem. I really admire it."

Wang Shizhen also said: "If we really believe that American liar, I am afraid that Beiyang will become the object of ridicule all over the world in the future."

Everyone expressed their gratitude to Li Yu again.

Being thanked by so many great warlords, Li Yu also felt a little confused.

He said: "In fact, John did deceive the U.S. Navy at the beginning, and he really showed his design plan to the President of the United States. So you see, even the Americans themselves will be fooled."

Feng Guozhang laughed and said, "Then we are better than the President of the United States, at least we are not fooled."

Tang Shaoyi laughed loudly: "It makes sense! Once Director Feng said this, everyone can feel relieved."

In fact, Li Chun and Li Yu spent the longest time together, and they cupped their hands and said, "Jiao Li is actually a celebrity in our country. With such a complicated design, I can see the problem at a glance, which makes me, who is in charge of the school, feel ashamed."

Li Yu said with a smile: "After all, it's my own major. If I can't see such a small problem, how can I have the capital to be the army... Well, the teaching of outstanding students!"

In fact, the perpetual motion machine design plan 100 years later is much more complicated and bluffing than John's current plan.

The perpetual motion machines designed by later generations of civil scientists must at least use permanent magnets. Those designs are so beautiful that they can be called works of art.

Li Yu has seen many design cases of perpetual motion machines 100 years later. Except that they cannot be realized, they are all jaw-droppingly exquisite.

They are all mind-opening things, and each of them can be called a "creative master".

By the way, Huang Wei also studied perpetual motion machines for decades.

In the Battle of Huaihai, his Huangwei Corps was completely wiped out, and he was also captured. He was sent to the War Criminals Management Office. In order to avoid labor reform, he came up with an ingenious trick: research perpetual motion machines!
This research spans decades...

In 56, he also sent his blueprint to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but it was immediately rejected.

Huang Wei refused to accept it, and shouted in the prison: "Give me some more time, Watt didn't invent the steam engine in a short while!"

But the result, if you just think about it, you will know.

It's a pity that those who get into the horns of the horn can't be pulled out no matter how hard they are pulled.

Huang Wei belongs to the ones he can't understand.

And John is obviously like a mirror in his heart, so he uses it to deceive people.

But the lion's mouth is too much!It was also 500 million taels, and Hurd earned 500 million. After all, he had worked for the court for decades, and he really did something.

John is a liar who wants 500 million, so why not buy a lottery ticket!
Li Chunyi mentioned teaching and reminded Yuan Shikai; "Mr. Li Yu, you are kind to me in Beiyang, and you shouldn't be too demanding on you, but the students of our Beiyang Armed Forces Crash School must be important members of the army in the future. I am now There is no time to study again, but young people must study a lot, otherwise if they take our detour in the future, what kind of dignity will they take again.”

Feng Guozhang deeply agreed: "We have suffered too much from the backwardness of education, but there are not many people who understand like you. Even the foreign teachers in our school did not see the problem."

Li Yu said, "I don't blame them. This is a physics problem. Most of the students in the school are military-oriented. It's normal not to understand thermodynamics."

Yuan Shikai said: "That's exactly what I want to say. Today's incident made me understand why I have always heard that Western military academies also offer courses such as mathematics and science. It seems that it is indeed a necessary knowledge. I didn't understand it in the past. I thought that a soldier is a soldier. , I know what Lao Shizi learns. But today, it seems that I was wrong. If you don’t dislike it, please teach the basic mathematics and science courses for a period of time for our school students. If you can talk about the machines like John’s drawing Learning principles will be better."

Li Chun immediately said: "The commander-in-chief is right! At least we can't let them be fooled like this in the future!"

It was not easy for Li Yu to refuse, he said: "But now I am ordered by the court to teach Western learning to the emperor on a regular basis."

"Your Majesty?" Yuan Shikai rubbed his chin, "It's okay! We won't delay Mr. for too long, we only need a month at most. Now that it's the twelfth lunar month, there will be a lot of affairs in the palace during this period, and there won't be too many teaching arrangements. activities. I will write a memorial to the imperial court and explain the matter clearly, and I think the queen mother will not obstruct it."

Having said all this, Li Yu had no choice but to say: "If the governor can handle it well, I'd rather be obedient than respectful."

"Okay!" Yuan Shikai said: "It would be great to have Mr. help. I will write the memorial immediately, and you and Tang Daotai will return to Beijing together first, and we will wait for Mr. in Beiyang."

Li Yu took Yuan Shikai's booklet and prepared to return to Beijing with Tang Shaoyi.

De Ling has been staying in the Concession Hotel arranged by Tang Shaoyi, and she usually spends leisure and shopping quite comfortably. Anyway, she is no stranger to foreign things in the Concession, so there is no need to worry.

After returning to Beijing, Tang Shaoyi went to Dongjiaomin Lane Customs General Tax Department to find Hurd first.

Tang Shaoyi went straight to the point and said: "Lord Hart, look at these documents! Your subordinate De Cuilin, the chief tax officer of the Tianjin Customs, bent the law for personal gain, and even cooperated with the American Hoover to transfer the Kaiping Mining Bureau of the Qing Dynasty to their own by coercion. Under the name of Molin Company. As a customs official, you actually despise the laws of the Qing Dynasty so much!"

Looking at the documents, photos, stocks, and even the accounts in front of him, Hurd knew that there could be no fakes, and he himself had a good idea of ​​Detriline's virtue, "Damn German, I have warned him many times, I didn't expect to make such a big mess."

Tang Shaoyi said: "Governor Yuan Shikai of Zhili was very angry, and made it clear that he was not allowed to hold a post in the Taxation Department of Tianjin Customs, and he should not even hold a post in any institution of our Qing Dynasty."

Hurd has been the head of the Chief Taxation Department for 40 years. He doesn't want to lose his job because of De Trilin. He said: "Since Mr. Yuan's attitude is clear, I have nothing to say. I will withdraw De Trilin today. All positions in the customs tax department, and I will telegraph all customs tax systems, not to allow him to be hired again."

"I hope that the adults will keep their promises and abide by the basic spirit of the contract."

"Naturally," Hurd said.

Tang Shaoyi left the Chief Taxation Department after hearing his promise.

Later, Hurd did indeed fire De Cuilin, but when Tang Shaoyi saw the reason, he couldn't help but laugh: Hurd actually fired De Cuilin on the grounds that De Cuilin secretly received several hundred taels of "carriage fees" from the Kaiping Mining Bureau every month.

After all, Hurd is British. In the final analysis, he still wants to protect Molin Company. After all, the British have benefited a lot from the Kaiping Coal Mine.

Tang Shaoyi also had no choice but to do this.

On Li Yu's side, he handed over Yuan Shikai's papers. Yuan Shikai was the head of the border officials, and his papers would definitely be sent directly to the Empress Dowager. Even the Military Aircraft Department had no right to go over them first.

After Cixi finished reading it, she said to Rong Lu next to her: "What a Li Yu, that's amazing. In the book, Yuan Shikai praised him wildly, saying that he saved my Qing Dynasty from the loss of 500 million taels of silver, and his credit is not small."

Rong Lu suppressed his unsteady breathing, held back his cough and said, "500 million taels?"

Cixi said: "Yes, Yuan Shikai said that there was a foreign liar who set up a trick to defraud Beiyang of 500 million taels of silver as scientific research funds. Fortunately, Li Yu saw it through."

"Scientific research funding?" Rong Lu asked in surprise, "It's not simple, even I don't understand it. Li Yu can actually see through the scams of foreigners."

Cixi said: "Yuan Shikai also said that this foreign liar even deceived the President of the United States, but now he fell into the hands of Li Yu and Beiyang."

Rong Lu said: "This kind of foreigner is really hateful, but it is a pity that we are limited by extrajudicial immunity, and we seem to have no way to punish them."

Cixi said: "Yuan Shikai said in his notes that he has already caught the liar."

"Caught him? Isn't he afraid of the American embassy?" Rong Lu asked in surprise.

"The booklet says that the foreign scammers came here secretly, and the Americans themselves don't know."

Rong Lu said: "Great, Yuan Zhitai's trick is really good! It's best not to let him see the light of day again."

"It should be prestige to kill foreigners." Cixi still hates foreigners, after all, the first thing on the list of foreigners was her head, "Yuan Shikai also wanted Li Yu to go to the school in Beiyang Teaching and teaching, I have no objection."

Rong Lu coughed a few times, he didn't expect his neighbor to be so powerful, he knew that he should get to know him more.It's a pity that we are now approaching the end of our life, and there is not much time left.

After the court's decree came down, Li Yu could leave for Tianjin again.

He said to Uncle Wang and others: "This time I'm going to leave the capital for a while, you take care of your home."

Uncle Wang is used to it: "Sir, don't worry. It's just that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, won't you come back?"

Li Yu is now alone, what difference does it make where to celebrate the new year?He said: "I'm not coming back. If you want to go home, go back. Before I leave, I will give you a year-end bonus."

"Year-end bonus?" Zhao Qian had never heard such a new word.

Li Yu said with a smile, "It's just money for the Chinese New Year, each of you will get five taels."

Several people were overjoyed: "Sir, you are really a first-class good person in the world! We will definitely take good care of you and the Li family in the future!"

Uncle Wang said again: "I have nowhere to go. When I get my son back, I will take care of your home at the house during the New Year's Eve."

Li Yu said: "This is better, just buy whatever is missing!"

Li Yu said no more, picked up his luggage, got into the car, and Zhao Qian pulled him to the train station.

After arriving at the train station, Zhao Qian helped Li Yu bring his luggage onto the train, and then said, "Mr., take care all the way."

Li Yu said: "Go back and celebrate the new year well, come back soon."

Snowflakes began to fall in the sky. This was Li Yu's first Spring Festival in his "life", and it seemed that he was going to spend it alone.

When he arrived in Tianjin and got off the train, someone stopped him: "Excuse me, Mr. Li Yu?"

Li Yu saw that he was a middle-aged man of 36 to [-] years old, and replied, "Who are you?"

The other party took off his hat: "Thanks to the photo of the newspaper, but you are much more energetic than the photo! Let me introduce you, I am a heroic man with a refined character. I have just founded "Ta Kung Pao".

"It turned out to be Mr. Ying. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Ta Kung Pao" is a very new newspaper, which was first published in the French Concession of Tianjin six months ago.

The great-grandson of the founder Ying Lianzhi is Song Dandan's ex-husband Yingda.

Ying Lianzhi said: "It should be said that I am the one who is lucky to meet you. It is a blessing for me to have such achievements in science at such a young age, sir. I really admire you very much! I just heard that you have seen through an American in Beiyang. A liar, he has saved millions of taels of losses, and he can be called a great talent by applying what he has learned. I would like to ask for an exclusive report on this, but I wonder if it is feasible?"

Li Yu said with a smile: "I heard that your "Ta Kung Pao" attaches great importance to speech and dares to report anything, even if I say no, it won't do."

Ying Lianzhi also smiled and said: "This is what we journalists should do. What's more, what Mr. has done is a good thing. Reporting it can boost the morale of the nation. Besides, to tell you the truth, such heavy news can also make our newly founded publication The "Ta Kung Pao" has increased sales, and you are the hottest celebrity in the Beijing-Tianjin area."

Ying Lianzhi didn't hide it either.

Li Yu said: "No problem, but the newspaper must not use the term 'American scammer', it must be vague, and do not mention nationality, just say that there is a foreign scammer, preferably a country without immunity. "

Ying Lianzhi said: "Don't worry, sir, I will not make mistakes in these major issues."

Compared with "Shenbao", "Ta Kung Pao" is a new newspaper, and it was created by the Chinese.

Over the next ten years, Ta Kung Pao really dared to report anything. "Ta Kung Pao" has always advocated reform and reform, and even opposed Yuan Shikai many times, and its reputation is very large in the entire North China region.

Li Yu said: "The liar who was finally caught, don't give foreigners a chance to let him escape."

Ying Lianzhi said: "I already know the general story from a friend, but I can't explain the specific details. It's too professional, so I can only ask you in person."

Li Yudao: "It's easy to say, I will write you about the scams related to the perpetual motion machine in detail, and use this to remind the general public not to be superstitious about foreigners, let alone fall for 'foreign tricks'."

Ying Lianzhi praised: "Mr. Gaoyi! The purpose of our "Ta Kung Pao" newspaper is to 'open up the atmosphere, benefit the people's wisdom, promote Western academics, and enlighten my compatriots to be smart'! Now everyone thinks that the word 'foreign' What we buy is good stuff, and even many of our own stores forcefully put up foreign names to attract customers, so we should be reminded.”

Li Yu said: "Not bad! I will finish writing as soon as possible, and send the manuscript to the newspaper office tomorrow."

Ying Lianzhi hurriedly said: "Mr. is helping us. How dare I let you go again. I will send someone to Beiyang to pick up the manuscript tomorrow. It's just that our newspaper is not big now, and the manuscript fee may be lower."

Li Yu doesn't care about these things: "If you can find a way to 'enlighten my compatriots to be smart', you don't have to pay me a penny. Besides, my literary talent is much worse than yours. Then you can polish what I wrote in detail. , how to attract people, how to come, the sales volume is high, and there will naturally be more people who know about it.”

Ying Lianzhi said: "Mr., don't worry, embellishment is not a problem. But what you said is really modest, what if you have a good literary talent and can write articles? I am just a literati. As the saying goes, a scholar who is useless is a scholar. Now China has no shortage of us. people, but there is so much shortage of scientific talents like you!"

(End of this chapter)