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

Chapter 93
Although Li Yu firmly does not believe that there are Bodhisattvas, there are indeed some people who believe that they are Bodhisattvas alive.

Xiyuan, Beihai.

The Empress Dowager Cixi is doing cosplay, and she changed into a special dress to take pictures.

Needless to say, it was the sisters of the Yu family who encouraged her to take pictures, but neither De Ling nor Rong Ling knew how to use a camera, and it was their older brother Yu Xunling who was in charge of taking pictures.

Yu Xunling can be said to be the royal photographer, and most of the photos of Cixi that have been handed down are from him.

Today, Li Lianying suddenly came up with a tricky idea, let Cixi pretend to be the Guanyin master, herself to pretend to be the Dharma protector Wei Tuo, and let Sigege pretend to be the boy of good fortune, and take a "painting of a wonderful picture".

Cixi was very satisfied with this idea, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately got the props in order after knowing it.They also specially found a large curtain with a picture of winding paths leading to the depths of the bamboo forest.

Cixi, who had changed into "immortal clothes", sat in the middle, holding a water purification bottle and bamboo branches in her hand, wearing a Pilu hat and a five-Buddha crown on her head.

As if afraid that others would not know, Li Lianying even hangs a sign on the curtain ingeniously, which reads: "Master Guanyin of Putuo Mountain".

Yu Xunling is a master of photography in this era, who knows layout, lighting, and modeling, but Cixi has always taken pictures with a very serious expression. No matter how good the level is, she seems unhappy when she takes pictures.

After taking a photo of Empress Dowager Cixi, I feel that I haven't had enough of it yet. One of the clothes I finally changed is not enough.She called another eunuch, Cui Yugui, the second supervisor, and asked him and Li Lianying to put on cassocks and stand on both sides, and Yu Xunling continued to take many photos.

After tossing and changing several scenes and actions, Li Lianying asked, "Are you still filming, Lafayette?"

Ci Xi said: "That's enough, no more photos." She called Yu Xunling over and asked, "When will the photos come out?"

"Go back to Queen Mother Lafayette, I will wash it out for you as soon as I get back to my residence."

"Okay, I've worked hard on you today, and I'll reward you when I see the photos."

Yu Xunling hurriedly said: "No hard work, no hard work!"

Cui Yugui on the side flattered: "Not to mention, Lafayette, you really look like Guanyin Bodhisattva in this outfit."

Cixi smiled and said, "Why don't you say that I look like someone on a stage?"

Li Lianying also said: "I see, Lafayette, you are Guanshiyin Bodhisattva."

As expected of the chief executive, Li Lianying flattered her even more thoroughly.

Cixi said: "Look at what you said, I can't be the Guanyin master who saves the suffering."

Li Lianying said: "Lafayette, do you think that you work hard every day for the common people? Everyone is thinking of your kindness. In the eyes of all the people in the Qing Dynasty, you are the Guanyin Bodhisattva!"

Cixi caressed the clothes on her body: "To be honest, when I encounter angry things, I really like to pretend to be Guanyin. It seems that I can calm down, as if I am really Guanyin. This thing is very beneficial. Because I dressed up like this, I thought I must have a compassionate look. When I have photos in the future, I can often look at them and remember how I should be."

"Hey, hello!" Li Lianying continued, "Lafayette, look at what you said. You spread thunder and rain to the people on weekdays, and you are compassionate and save all living beings. You must be a Bodhisattva!"

Cixi was very helpful after hearing his words, "Looking at it these days, some things of foreigners are really interesting. After a while, I will also ask the minister's wife to take pictures together."

Yu Xunling seemed to be in a hurry and didn't have time to stay in Xiyuan any longer. After tidying up the equipment, he took the film and left in a hurry.

At this time, Li Yu was immersed in calculations in his study. He wanted to find out some special solutions to the three-body problem as soon as possible. By the way, he also wanted to explain why the solar system must be chaotic, but at the same time it is difficult to predict.

I have to say that this was an absolutely extraordinary theory at the time, and it must have caused another uproar.

But a simple mathematical reward answer certainly cannot fully explain the mystery, and it will take a lot of time to write a few more papers in the future.Even though Li Yu already had a theoretical framework in mind, it would probably take at least a month to write a rigorous thesis.

So Li Yu was not in a hurry and just wrote it clearly, offering a reward is offering a reward, first to arouse the big guys' interest in the three-body problem.

After writing until his scalp became numb, Li Yu changed his mind to write the manuscript for The Times. Their requirements were not high anyway. They only needed to briefly write some small opinions on science and the importance of science. It was too deep. I can't write anything about it, it's a mass newspaper after all.

In the afternoon, someone knocked on the door of Li Yu's house.

"Mr. Li Yu!" The person outside the door shouted.

Uncle Wang opened the door, "Where is your step?"

"My name is Shi Liangcai. I'm here to find Mr. Li Yu. Please let me know."

Shi Liangcai, a reporter from "Shenbao", found Li Yu after hearing the news. He is just a small reporter now, and he is not as well-informed as Pu Lande. He only found out about Li Yu's return to Beijing today.

"Wait a moment." Uncle Wang turned back not long after entering the room, "Please come inside."

Li Yu has already greeted the courtyard, "Hello, reporter Shi!"

"I met Mr. Li! Today's visit didn't hinder you, did it?" Shi Liangcai asked.

Li Yu smiled and said, "Of course not, sit in the room."

"Mr. Li, you are welcome. If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Hall. I am here to ask you for a manuscript today."

Needless to say, Li Yu also guessed, "Of course, what are you writing this time?"

Shi Liangcai said: "I'm going to persuade the editor-in-chief to set up a page dedicated to reporting on Western learning, but I can't find a suitable person to contribute articles, so I have to ask you."

"This is a good thing!" Li Yu said.

He also hopes that the press can promote science more. The Qing government alone cannot do it. Only by broadening the wisdom of the people and letting more and more people sincerely accept Western learning can the quantitative change lead to qualitative change.

Li Yu continued: "There is no problem. But I don't have that much energy myself. I can pull a few alumni from the university hall to write together."

"Thank you so much! However," Shi Liangcai said after a pause, "it's better to write more interesting manuscripts. Although your article on medical disinfection has attracted a lot of attention in the medical field, it is still very interesting. Many readers still don’t understand it.”

Li Yu nodded, "It's because you guys know more about communication. I didn't think too much about it last time, but since I can define the audience, it's easy to say."

Shi Liangcai said: "Mr. Li, you don't have to worry about the manuscript fee. Our "Shenbao" is also top-notch in terms of manuscript remuneration. Depending on the number of words, we can give you 10 to 50 yuan per article."

The price offered by "Shenzhen" is indeed much lower than that of Pu Lande, but Li Yu is happier in his heart. After all, "Shenzhen" has a larger circulation and most of its readers are Chinese, so its domestic influence is actually much greater.

Li Yu thought for a while and said, "If you need to be interesting, I can write a short article on popular science first, entertaining and entertaining, and maybe it will be more popular with everyone."

Shi Liangcai clapped his hands and said: "Great! I believe that Mr. Li's level must be from a high level, with a unique perspective. You can just write, if there is anything you don't understand, I will come to the house to communicate with you in time."

Li Yu shook hands with him, "It's easy to talk, you can come to me in two days."

In fact, Li Yu should have realized that he had read so many short science stories when he was young.There are too many physics, mathematics, chemistry, etc., although Gauss cleverly calculates the sum of 1 to 100, Archimedes measures the crown, Franklin flies a kite, etc. are very clichéd.But in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, they were all very good story materials, and such stories were very inspiring to children.

I am afraid that everything written can be included in current textbooks.

Of course, it was originally textbook-level material.

If you can write science fiction again in the future, then on the one hand, it can inspire children, and on the other hand, it can guide adults. The two-pronged approach, the picture will make people look forward to it.

It is not easy to do this, at least you have to be famous before others will read your popular science content.And now that people's scientific foundation is really low, it will be very difficult to promote it in the early stage, and it will inevitably attract criticism from many people.

Therefore, the selection of specific stories really takes a lot of brains.

Li Yu withdrew his thoughts, and had to go back and figure out his own three-body problem!
While Li Yu was thinking, someone came to the door again.

"Mr. Li Yu, I finally found out where you live! Hurry up!" Yu Xunling said holding the door.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Yu asked in surprise, "Come in and have some tea."

But Yu Xunling said: "I don't have time, go and see my sister!"

Seeing his nervous expression, Li Yu quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

"De Ling, she has a terrible headache now."

Li Yu said, "Headache? Did you see a doctor?"

Yu Xunling said: "I've seen it, but I can't see anything. It's been in severe pain."

Li Yu was also a little helpless: "I don't know much about medicine, why don't you go see another doctor?"

Yu Xunling shook her head: "This is not the key, the most important thing is, De Ling, her, her, her!"

"Hurry up and tell me!" Li Yu suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and of course he would not come to him for purely medical problems.

"De Ling, she's smoking opium!"

"Ah!" Li Yu turned pale with shock.

really!

(End of this chapter)