Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 3 Coming to the Ministry of Education

Li Laosan asked Cheng Nuo to sit still, and after three steps and two steps, he pulled him over.

Thanks to Li Laosan, after Cheng Nuo handed over the certificate of graduation from studying abroad to the doorman, the other party quickly took him to the office of Fan Yuanlian, then Director of Education.

As a person who went to study in Japan at the end of the 19th century, Fan Yuanlian has made a strong contribution to the development of modern higher education.

In the early years, he promoted the development of women's education, and successfully led more than a dozen female students to study in Japan in that feudal society where women were virtuous without talent.

Later, he participated in the founding of Jinmen South University and Tsinghuatang University, and became the first president of Peking Normal University. Even Cai Yuanpei of Peking University was recommended by him and supported the reform. He made great contributions and extraordinary insight.

After getting the proof of studying abroad, he just raised his eyebrows: "Harvard University in the United States of America is an amazing school. You have suffered a lot outside these years, right?"

Cheng Nuo lowered his attitude and said modestly: "Compared with your domestic construction, sir, it is still far behind."

Fan Yuanlian was very satisfied with this gesture, and applauded: "Okay, now the country is waiting to be rebuilt, and it is precisely talents like you that are needed. On behalf of all the colleagues in the Ministry of Education, I welcome you back."

Cheng Nuo nodded: "I will definitely do my best to live up to what I have learned."

Immediately afterwards, Fan Yuanlian became very interested in Cheng Nuo's experience of studying in the United States, and the two chatted for a while.

When the two sides had a similar conversation, Fan Yuanlian took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Although you are obliged to obey the positions assigned by the Minister of Education or appointed by various ministries, in fact it is all voluntary."

"Zhiyuan, if you have any thoughts, please tell me."

Zhiyuan is the word Cheng Nuo gave himself, which refers to the realization of ideals and the fulfillment of ambitions.

"Sir, I just returned to China. I don't know much about the country. I want to hear your opinion." It seems that Cheng Nuo has spent more time in the United States than in China in this life. .

Fan Yuanlian was unambiguous, put the teacup on the table, and said decisively: "I have a place to go, and I think it is very suitable for you."

"Can you tell me, sir?"

"How much do you know about Peking University?" Fan Yuanlian paused, and continued: "Their new principal is my old friend Cai Yuanpei, who is currently carrying out reforms with the support of the Ministry of Education, and is in urgent need of fresh blood. I think you are very suitable."

Peking University?

This is something he never dared to think about in his previous life.

Moreover, it seemed that he was still going to teach at Peking University, which was even more undreamt, and even if he dreamed it, he would immediately know it was fake.

But right now, the head of education personally endorsed him. It seemed that he was not joking. Cheng Nuo's head went down for a while, and he didn't know how to reply.

Just at this time, another person came from outside the door, looking carefully, isn't it the middle-aged man I met in the shoe store just now?

I saw Fan Yuanlian greeted him personally, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhimin, you came at the right time. I just discovered a great talent for you and Peking University!"

As he spoke, he prepared to hand Cheng Nuo's document to the middle-aged man.

"Zhiyuan, is it convenient for me to show Zhimin your documents?"

"Convenience." Cheng Nuo replied.

While the middle-aged man was reading the documents, Fan Yuanlian pointed to him and introduced to Cheng Nuo: "This is Mr. Cai Yuanpei, the president of Peking University, and the first chief education officer of our Ministry of Education."

Then he pointed to Cheng Nuo and said, "This is Cheng Zhiyuan, who came back from studying in Harvard University in the United States. He has an excellent resume. In addition to his professional knowledge, he also has a deep understanding of society, humanities and the future. In my opinion, he is Great talent."

Here, Cai Yuanpei is still reading the document carefully, and echoed while reading: "Indeed, the test scores are among the best every school year, and they are indeed excellent."

"Well, if I remember correctly, your mathematics department at Peking University is still lacking in backbones. I think Zhiyuan's conditions are very suitable for your requirements."

Fan Yuanlian turned his head and said to Cheng Nuo: "Peking University still has a lot of people with lofty ideals who are similar to your age. I believe you will never be lonely after you go."

Peking University’s mathematics major started relatively late. In 1913, the education department was opened, and it was not changed from the department to the department until 1919. Compared with other disciplines, the number of teachers is quite different.

Therefore, Cai Yuanpei has a relatively large demand gap for mathematics talents.

After reading the documents, Cai Yuanpei also offered an olive branch to Cheng Nuo: "Zhiyuan, come to Peking University."

Since Cheng Nuo traveled, all his actions had only a vague direction.

That is to work hard and make this era better with personal strength.

But when implemented at every step, it seems a bit vague, and the actual operability is not outstanding enough.

Being able to study in the United States as a Geng fund is also a result of the education of his previous life. Later, he found that the people around him were too good. He didn't dare to lose the chain for a moment. Precious study abroad places.

I chose mathematics because I secretly felt that mathematics is the mother of science. It may not be the most correct, but it will definitely not be the wrong direction.

However, with the deepening of his studies, he covered more and more, and the future was still vague, so he chose to go back to China first to find the next direction.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that the biggest golden finger as a time traveler is the prophet.

He knows better than anyone in this era the development of science in the next century in the world.

A proof that drives Goldbach's conjecture.

Turn the four-color conjecture into a four-color theorem.

Unravel the mystery of Fermat's last theorem step by step.

In the process of scientific exploration, direction is a very important part.

Cheng Nuo not only knew the direction, but also knew the result in advance.

Even though his talent is not as good as others, he also tried to use his foresight to reverse the situation.

In addition, you can also write papers to gain reputation, and become the academic head yourself. Poincaré is in Paris, France, Hilbert is in Göttingen, Germany, and the international mathematics center is transferred to China.

The yellow robe is added to attract talents from other disciplines. Under the appropriate time window, there are too many science and technology such as "DNA molecular double helix model", "penicillin", "nuclear magnetic resonance", "electronic computer" and so on. landing.

The combination of education + industry and agriculture is his vision.

Relying on the super memory gained through time travel, he clearly remembered the books he had read, such as "The Growth Story of a Celebrity", "The Childhood of a Nobel Prize Winner", "Great Scientific Discoveries of the [-]th Century", etc., which he almost tore through. .

Even if a person's strength is limited, he can fully rely on his understanding of talents to gather big bulls and young bulls in advance to build a scientific research team.

Only in this way did Cheng Nuo dare to imagine that the progress of basic science would feed back the development of industry.

With a good industrial foundation, we will be able to manufacture weapons with larger diameters and longer ranges. By then, the domestic war of resistance will not be so passive, and many martyrs will be spared sacrifices.

Mothers can see their sons, wives can see their husbands, and children can see their fathers.

Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon.

(End of this chapter)