Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 182 130 The Rockefeller Foundation

Shunruo is Shi Ruwei's character, and he is also the oldest among the four.

Currently, Chen Muwu is the most educated among the four, but his age is ranked third, only two years older than Oppenheimer.

Although he invited those two compatriots to come over from China, he never showed the attitude of a teacher.

And Zhao Zhongyao and Shi Ruwei are also very grateful to Chen Muwu for inviting them to study in Cambridge at his own expense.

They also didn't put on airs just because they were younger or older. Confucius respectfully called Xiang Luan, who was only seven years old, his teacher.

I am definitely not as good as Confucius, and Chen Muwu is definitely much better than Xiang Luan.

After all, his academic achievements and status are there, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the person who understands physics best in China.

Chen Muwu's appointment of Shi Ruwei to go to London with him this time is not a whim, but the groundwork has already been laid.

After arriving at Cambridge University, in addition to arranging for Shi Ruwei to follow the class and tutor some theoretical knowledge.

In the Cavendish Laboratory, Chen Muwu also entrusted him to Kapitsa, the assistant director of the Department of Magnetism, and Stoner, who was known for his research on magnetism, who had met before because of electron experiments outside the nucleus.

Shi Ruwei will become the master of magnetism in China in the future, and Chen Muwu thinks it is better not to change his trajectory.

As for the Nobel Prize arranged for Zhao Zhongyao, he has already thought about it, of course it is the regrettable positron, which was missed in the previous life, and he must get it back in this life.

Moreover, Chen Muwu also predicted the existence of positrons long ago in his paper. He proposed this concept by himself before, and then found it together with his colleagues. It is a very reasonable thing, right?

This time it was rejected, and Oppenheimer said nothing.

It's just that this refusal made his horns go deeper and deeper, thinking that the reason why Chen Muwu didn't choose him was because he couldn't speak Chinese.

If I can learn Chinese as soon as possible and communicate with Chen Muwu unimpeded, maybe he will choose me next time.

After the party that night was over, Chen Muwu simply lived in the empty room upstairs of Mrs. Brown's house. He planned to live here temporarily for two or three days before leaving Cambridge University.

Because he has been a little scared recently, Einstein, who knows which room he lives in Trinity College, will talk to him again all night long.

Fortunately, in the three caves of the cunning rabbit, Einstein must have never imagined that Chen Muwu had another foothold in Cambridge University.

Mrs. Brown welcomed Chen Muwu's return, and asked him directly when the round-faced George could come to Cambridge again.

"Soon, soon, during the summer vacation, I will write a letter to invite him to come to Cambridge and visit you by the way."

Chen Muwu said so, but what he thought in his heart was that Ye Gongchao probably didn't want to see himself, nor did he want to see any letters he wrote to him in the near future—unless it was the royalties distributed to him money.

Before leaving, he also received a telegram from Sweden. The sender was Marcus Jr., the agent of the Wallenberg family introduced to him by the Crown Prince of Sweden.

He asked Chen Muwu if he was at Cambridge University recently, and if he was, he would come here soon to discuss with him the matter of building the school.

He immediately sent a reply to the Swedish side, informing Little Marcus that he would be in London for the next few months. If he came to England, he would not have to come to Cambridge, but to the David Faraday Laboratory of the Royal Institution. find yourself.

At the same time, he also sent a telegram to Doyle, informing him of his imminent departure.

After making all the arrangements, Chen Muwu, together with Shi Ruwei, was sent to Cambridge Railway Station in the suburbs of Cambridgeshire by Kapiza in his Lagonda car one morning a few days later.

Kapitsa, who was arrested early in the morning as a coolie, certainly would not let go of any opportunity to make fun of his good friend. He taunted Chen Muwu and said that Dr. Chen was scared out of his wits by Einstein.

Obviously Cambridge University should be his home field, but the current situation is completely reversed.

"You stomp, you're numb too!"

Kapitsa is not like Oppenheimer, he doesn't understand Chinese at all and has no desire to learn Chinese at all. I don't know what Chen Muwu said angrily.

But as a native of Chonghuang, Shi Ruwei, who understands Chinese and speaks Wu dialect, also didn't understand. He thought it was Chen Muwu speaking a sentence in the Geyu dialect, and guessed that it might be a curse word.

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When he arrived at the Royal Institute, Old Prague warmly received Chen Muwu, and told him that he could use all the instruments and equipment in the Low Temperature Physics Laboratory without any restrictions.

The only thing is that the Royal Institute does not provide accommodation. If he and Shi Ruwei want to live in London for a few months, they must choose to live in a hotel, or find a local landlord to rent two rooms like Mrs. Brown's house in Cambridgeshire.

Forget about renting a house, and Chen Muwu was afraid that it would be unsafe to stay in a hotel.

In that small place in Cambridgeshire, Chen Muwu has accumulated a certain reputation by virtue of his achievements in sports and academics.

Everyone knows that there is a chatty but familiar short Russian like Kapitsa in Cambridge University, and they also know that there is a handsome Chinese student like Chen Muwu.

But in London, everything is different.

Although in recent years, the capital of the United Kingdom has been surpassed by New York in the United States, and has lost the title of the largest city in the world.

But a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the city of London is much larger than Cambridge, so the composition of the people is naturally mixed.

Everyone knows that there is a Chinese doctor in the UK who has discovered planets, won the Olympic champion, won the Nobel Prize in Physics, and is an academician of the Royal Society.

Just walking on the street, they may not know that Chen Muwu in front of him is the Chinese who is often featured in the newspapers.

So instead of staying in a hotel, Chen Muwu thought it would be better to ask his old acquaintance, Chargé d'Affaires Chargé d'Affaires in England Zhu Zhaoxin, for help.

When you live in the embassy, ​​you don't have to worry about whether your luggage will be stolen, and you can eat Chinese food every meal.

There is also a car to pick up and drop off every day to and from get off work. Although the national flag and the license plate of the legation are not displayed, it is safer than walking on the street.

The key is that the embassy has not complained about this, and they even wish Chen Muwu could stay in London for a few more months.

Because the domestic political arena is in turmoil, instead of choosing sides to bet, it is better to hold on to Dr. Chen's thigh.

Before leaving the Royal Research Institute, Chen Muwu checked to see if there were any telegrams or letters to him.

Little Marcus did leave him a message.

He arrived in London a day earlier than Chen Muwu, and left his residence in the city at the Royal Institute.

After getting the news, Chen Muwu didn't dare to neglect, he first sent Shi Ruwei back to Portland Avenue, and then asked the embassy to send a car to take him to find little Marcus.

When he received this telegram from the Wallenberg family when he was at Cambridge University, Chen Muwu had a vague feeling that there seemed to be something interesting about building a school in Sweden.

As soon as he met with little Marcus now, the latter really told him the good news.

But he didn't get straight to the point, but first talked about the Ericsson company.

"Dr. Chen, after meeting with you, I conveyed your proposal to the family. They were vacillating about doing business with Su Lian, but they also tried to send someone there to contact them.

"Recently, I got news that there is indeed a need for telephone switches and other equipment, so the family started to invest in Ericsson.

"My father praised your vision, and when he heard that you wanted to train Chinese students in this school in Stockholm, and at the same time revitalize Swedish education, he decided to support your charitable deed.

"The Wallenberg family intends to provide a piece of land in the suburbs of Stockholm and use 50 kroner as the start-up capital to build the first phase of the Prince's Academy - we have tentatively named the school - for the first phase of the project for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. History and culture, and your physics are used in the teaching of these two subjects.

"At the same time, we also contacted the Rockefeller Foundation in the United States. They heard that they wanted to establish education, and they were willing to donate [-] US dollars as support for this school."

Ever since Marcus opened his mouth, Chen Muwu was very happy that his plan to build a school would be implemented so soon.

He has no objection to naming the school after Gustav Adolf, since His Royal Highness likes fame, let him do it.

When Chen Muwu heard the word foundation, he felt natural resistance.

And this foundation also comes from the Rockefeller family in the United States.

As soon as people have money, they love to engage in charity in a dignified manner, and medical care and education are the two main directions of charity.

Chen Muwu had heard about this foundation a long time ago. First, they helped build the Xiehe Hospital in Beijing, which was the family that misdiagnosed Liang Qichao.

The second is that Heisenberg went to work under Bohr at the Danish Institute of Theoretical Physics, and it was the travel expenses and bonuses provided by the Rockefeller Foundation for him.

It just so happens that one is medical and the other is education.

When Bohr wanted to invite Chen Muwu to Copenhagen, one of the conditions he proposed was to help him apply for a scholarship from the Rockefeller Foundation.

Although the old Rockefeller is still at the helm of the entire Rockefeller family, the foundation may still maintain its original intention of doing charity.

But I always feel that the foundation will become a part of the US spy network in a short time, and Chen Muwu really doesn't want to get involved with them so early.

"Mr. Wallenberg, I don't know if you are clear, but I am actually very resistant to the upstarts on the other side of the Atlantic, and I don't really want to be associated with the Americans.

"You just said that the Rockefeller Foundation intends to provide 20 U.S. dollars to help build the school. I made a rough calculation, and the money should be less than [-] kroner, right?
"That is to say, the first investment of this school is about, um, about 70 crowns?"

Little Marcus nodded: "Dr. Chen, your calculations are good. From building materials to decoration to the construction team, our family can help. The investment of 70 crowns is definitely more impressive than the one in Copenhagen! "

It seems that the Wallenberg family's preliminary research was very sufficient. They even went to neighboring Denmark to inspect Bohr's Institute of Theoretical Physics.

"I think, without the money from the Americans, the Wallenberg family would not have to pay as much as 50 kroner.

"My idea is, let me take out 40 pounds, which is probably less than [-] crowns, and then you can make up the rest, how about it?"

"Dr. Chen, do you have any other demands after paying such a large amount of money?"

"That's right, to tell you the truth, Mr. Wallenberg, I want a 50.00% stake in this school. In other words, I want to have enough say in the management."

It seems that Chen Muwu's money accounted for more than half of the expenditure, but don't forget that the Wallenberg family also provided an additional piece of land!

And the school will definitely have follow-up investment in the future. I don't know if Chen Muwu will continue to appear at that time. It is a bit too domineering for him to ask for 50.00% of the shares.

Little Marcus couldn't make up his mind.

At the same time, he didn't understand what was going on in Chen Muwu's heart. If he didn't take money from the Americans, he wouldn't take it for nothing. What did he want to do if he insisted on being taken advantage of?
"This... Dr. Chen, I can't make the decision. I probably need to discuss it with my family."

"Oh, by the way, I want to add one more point." Seeing Marcus's hesitation, Chen Muwu, who became more and more excited just now, realized that he forgot to say something, "For the 50.00% one share, I only need two Ten... yes, 25 years. After 25 years, I will unconditionally transfer these shares to His Highness the Crown Prince. As for how His Highness the Crown Prince will dispose of it then, it has nothing to do with me."

The time limit of 25 years is the result of Chen Muwu's careful calculation.

In 1950, Chen Muwu's good friend, the Crown Prince of Sweden, will become the new king of Sweden.

And at that time, it is estimated that Chen Muwu will completely leave Europe, where he has lived for nearly 30 years, and return to China with his students and various instruments, so this time is just right.

But little Marcus didn't know the twists and turns. He thought that it was Chen Muwu who wanted to enjoy being the headmaster.

And once it's been 25 years, he's really greedy.

Even though Chen Muwu proposed this concession, Marcus Jr. still couldn't make a final decision.

He said that he would definitely convey Chen Muwu's intentions to his family and bring him a new reply as soon as possible.

Chen Muwu was very happy when he met little Marcus this time and learned that the school had made great progress.

But at the same time, he has a new worry, that is, where can he get so much money?
His main source of funds now is just a few bonuses from the Nobel Prize and the Hughes Medal.

Coupled with the royalties of a few books, only fifteen thousand pounds can be drawn at most.

This is basically Chen Muwu's entire net worth, and it is still a full ten thousand pounds short of the bullshit he bragged to little Marcus.

Is it possible that this time I really want to pretend to be a magic stick who came to England from the far east across the ocean, and teach Doyle and his gang of rich guys how to practice qigong?

(End of this chapter)