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

After setting up the telegraph machine, Li Yu sent a telegram to Lu Bicheng in Tianjin.

After Lu Bicheng learned that Li Yu had arrived in Shanghai, he immediately took a boat south.

It was already the twelfth lunar month of winter and the New Year was approaching. Li Yu should go north in a while, but Lu Bicheng couldn't wait.

Youdao is that a little separation is better than a newlywed. Not seeing each other for so long is almost like burning firewood.

Li Yu picked her up at the pier. As a modern man, he didn't care about other people's opinions at all, so he hugged her and turned around a few times.

Lu Bicheng was a little embarrassed and punched him: "In such a large crowd, I didn't see there were so many people!"

Li Yu smiled and said, "Just to make them envious."

"Stop being such a talker! Stand up quickly and let me see if you have lost weight?" Lu Bicheng looked at you carefully and said, "You have lost at least two kilograms of meat. The food in Japan won't be worse than ours, right?"

"Hey!" Li Yu sighed, "All kinds of sashimi are really unbearable! Not only does digestion go faster after eating too much, but diarrhea also goes faster. It's weird if you don't lose weight!"

"You have to speak more elegantly. Although you are studying Western learning, you still have to have a literati temperament." Lu Bicheng said softly, and then took out a piece of clothing from the package, "This is a winter coat that I sewed by myself. Try it on." Do you want to try it on?"

"You know it will fit without trying it on," Li Yule said, "Do you still know my size?"

As they talked, the two came to Yu Garden.

Although Lu Bicheng was considered to be from a wealthy family back then and had a large house in Lu'an, Anhui, it was definitely not a garden.After entering Yu Garden, she was extremely happy and did not express any dissatisfaction. In her eyes, it was already the best of the best.

"It's so beautiful! Just like in a fairy tale." Lu Bicheng said happily.

She is currently busy translating fairy tales and has read many stories about princes and princesses.

Li Yu said: "When the Tianjin-Puzhou Railway is completed in the future, it will be much more convenient to travel between Beijing and Shanghai."

Lu Bicheng looked at the busy book copying scene at the Song Dynasty Building and sighed with emotion: "My father also had a lot of books back then, but unfortunately after so many years, I don't know what they are like anymore."

After returning to the bedroom, Li Yu finally felt that she shouldn't hide things about Japan from her, so he told everything about Konoe Akiyuki drugging him, but he really didn't know if what happened really happened.

Lu Bicheng was surprised at first, but soon became relieved: "If you tell me honestly, I won't blame you. Besides, you told me a long time ago that Miss Zhaoxue is a Japanese spy. In fact, if a woman is a spy, I I have already guessed what method it will be used in. Alas, she is also a poor person."

This time it was Li Yu's turn to be shocked. She actually sympathized with this Japanese woman.

"You're really not angry?"

"I'm not angry," Lu Bicheng said, holding Li Yu's hand, "even a little relieved."

"Happy?" Li Yu asked.

"Because if a female spy can't get close to her target even with her most basic tools, it's hard for me to imagine what other methods she will use in the future, which may very well cause personal harm to you!" Lu Bicheng blinked, "Women are ruthless. Very scary.”

A chill suddenly flashed through Li Yu's heart.

What he said makes so much sense. Even if Li Yu is a time traveler and can see clearly the context of history, people's hearts will never be able to see clearly.

"I drank a lot of wine last time, and she drugged me again, otherwise I..." Li Yu raised his hand, "I promise there will never be a next time, otherwise, I will have no descendants!"

Lu Bicheng covered his mouth: "Okay, don't say these words! I believe you from the beginning to the end. Besides, if you cut off your descendants, don't you also curse me to cut off your descendants."

She was so sensible, and Li Yu felt even more guilty.

Someone interviewed Jin Yong and asked him which heroine he liked the most. Jin Yong said, "Marrying a wife should be like Ren Yingying."

Lu Bicheng is simply the real-life version of Ren Yingying, knowledgeable, broad-minded, and never looking for help.

Speaking of which, Li Yu didn't want to be a stallion at all.Because as a modern person, he has seen too many ways to be happy, which are far beyond the imagination of ancient people.

Living conditions in ancient times were difficult, and having sex was the most common way for most people to have fun.

They don’t have the Internet, computer games, or mobile phones; they can’t eat all kinds of food and see the strange world. Even reading is an obstacle for most people, not to mention there aren’t so many purely entertainment books. Recreational reading.

Li Yu suddenly said: "By the way, I'll give you a small gift. Do you remember that I told you about something called a Möbius strip?"

"Remember," Lu Bicheng nodded, "it is a wonderful ring with only one side."

"Two Möbius strips can become two connected hearts."

Li Yu first made a Möbius strip, then passed another piece of paper through it and glued it into a Möbius strip again. The two rings were also glued in the same position.

Then cut along the center line of the circle, and it instantly turned into two connected hearts.

Lu Bicheng opened her eyes wide: "It's so amazing, like a magic trick!"

"Like it?"

"I like it so much! I like it even more than gold and silver jewelry!"

This is the romance of mathematics.

Turn out the lights, there is something more romantic.

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The next day, Li Yu got up and opened the door to see Qi Baishi boxing in an open space in the distance.

Li Yu walked over and said, "Mr. Baishi knows how to maintain health." "This is called Wu Qin Xi," Qi Baishi said while playing, "a good way to prolong life."

After finishing one set, Qi Baishi said: "But Mr. Emperor's physical fitness is so good that there is no need for it for the time being."

"I also like sports, playing football, running and so on." Li Yu said.

"No wonder he is so lively and energetic, doing exercises in the bedroom early in the morning." Qi Baishi said without changing his expression.

Li Yu's face turned red: "Did you come to see me this morning?"

"Yes," Qi Baishi said, "I designed several seal patterns for you to see, but there are three more characters."

Li Yu said without thinking: "Mr. Baishi can figure it out. You are an expert. Just add as many words as you want."

"Hey!" Qi Baishi wondered, "This is the first time I've seen a master like this. He didn't even look at it, so he just let me carve it without any worries? What if he's not satisfied with the carving? I can't afford the compensation!"

Li Yu dared to be so confident, of course because he knew that the other party was Qi Baishi, so he said: "I will not default on the bill, and the money has already been paid, right?"

"No matter what, you have to read these chapters first."

Qi Baishi took out a piece of paper with eight seals he designed on it, including round, square, and even gourd shapes.

"I've seen it, it's perfect, just do this." Li Yu said.

"You just took one look and decided?" Qi Baishi said.

"That's how decisive!" Li Yu said with a smile.

Qi Baishi shook his head, "Okay, then I will start to officially engrave the seal. It will be too late to regret it by then."

Li Yucai will not regret it.

Qi Baishi went back to work, while Li Yu took Lu Bicheng to go shopping in Shanghai.

After drinking a cup of coffee in a cafe, Lu Bicheng said, "Look, I forgot to tell you something. Fengling had already given birth while you were away."

"Giving birth?" Li Yu was shocked.

"She's a rich girl. I went back to take a look. She's so plump and cute." Lu Bicheng said.

"Then she should be given a good half-year maternity leave." Li Yu said.

"I have given her a holiday for you." Lu Bicheng said.

While the two were chatting, a foreigner came forward and said, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Li Yu?"

"It's me," Li Yu glanced at the other person, "Who is your Excellency?"

The other party handed over a business card, "I am Elias, the head of the East Asia region of Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Germany."

Li Yu took the business card and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Elias took out two medicine bottles from his bag: "We want to promote two medicines in East Asia and are looking for a spokesperson. The head office believes that you are the most suitable candidate."

Li Yu looked at the two bottles of medicine in his hand. One was aspirin and the other was heroin.

These two drugs are the backbone of Bayer today.

"I can only endorse this aspirin. As for heroin, I think Europe is currently meeting to discuss its ban, right?" Li Yu said.

Elias did not expect that Li Yu was so well-informed, but he still argued: "This is a very good cough and labor pain medicine, and its effects have been reviewed at multiple levels within Bayer."

"Okay! Don't talk about this, let's do an internal review! If it has really gone through multiple levels of review, all clinical use reports should be made public. Don't think that the Chinese don't understand." Li Yu said seriously.

Elias knew very well that Li Yu was a master of Western learning and a prominent figure in Germany who was awarded the title of Academician of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. It was better to be honest in front of him, so he said: "Well, sir, I only endorse aspirin."

"Don't worry," Li Yu waved his hand, "I haven't agreed yet, I have a condition."

"What conditions?" Elias asked.

Li Yu said unhurriedly: "I want to build a pharmaceutical factory in China. The capital can be half provided by my company and Bayer Pharmaceuticals. In addition, I will also bear the cost of publicity and promotion. In other words, you only need You need to provide technology, and then you can make money without any hesitation, and the risk is low. Isn’t it much faster than selling it everywhere now?”

It is really difficult to promote Western medicine nowadays. There is only a small market in the concessions, but the majority of Chinese people do not recognize it at all.

Some Western pharmaceutical companies have long planned to build factories, but due to difficulties in approving land and concerns about the prospects, only the British have built pharmaceutical factories in China.

"I need to report this to the head office for a decision," Elias said.

Li Yu took a sip of coffee and said, "Go ahead. If you need a telegraph machine, I can provide it."

Pharmaceutical companies will definitely be one of the industries Li Yu wants to engage in in the future.

Pharmaceuticals is naturally a high-tech industry with a good input-output ratio and great practical significance. It can make money and save the country.

On the one hand, they can make a lot of money during the First World War a few years later, and take advantage of the trend to support and cultivate several national pharmaceutical companies;

On the other hand, we will face a war that can be called a real national disaster in the future, and it will be extremely difficult to supply supplies at the rear. Among them, medicines must be extremely critical strategic materials.

There is no need to make too many medicines, a few key ones are very effective, such as the miracle drug aspirin, and the even more amazing penicillin.