Chapter 45 Buying a Cargo Ship
In the Mathematics Department of Huaxia University of Science and Technology, Director Liu looked at the topology proof draft in his hand.
He read the copied manuscript five times, and almost every time he read it he would be amazed and amazed at its ingenuity.
But even so, he still dared not assert that this proof was correct. This handwritten manuscript was not a rigorous proof, and several steps were obviously omitted, making it very difficult to read.
Director Liu has summoned several doctoral students in mathematics and asked them to fill in the omitted parts. He himself also checked the information on his laptop from time to time to elaborate on one of the key points.
Qian Haili stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass of the office building, leaning on his crutches, staring blankly at the scenery outside. He was a leading figure in mathematics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an academician of the Academy of Sciences. He once taught at Beijing University and had disciples all over the country. He was later transferred to mathematics at the Academy of Sciences.
Research Institute. He passed by here this time and came to see his favorite student, Director Liu.
Director Liu put down the pen in his hand, stood up, and quickly came to Qian Haili's side. "Mr. Qian, the deduction of the manuscript is correct. If the omitted steps are correct, this proof is correct."
"Talents are so rare!" Qian Haili returned to sit down on the sofa and sighed, "In recent years, our country has been engaged in some short-term and fast science and technology projects. Just looking at money, there is no gap between basic sciences such as mathematics and foreign countries.
Closer. After the elders like Hua Luogeng and Chen Jingrun pass away, there will be no successors. This seedling must be cultivated well."
Director Liu was about to speak when he saw Principal Zhang walking in accompanied by a foreigner. He knew this must be Kevin and quickly stood up to say hello.
After greeting each other, Principal Zhang asked straight to the point: "Has the conclusion been drawn?"
"Not yet," Director Liu pointed to the group of busy doctoral students, "They are still filling in the omitted parts."
"I never expected that our school would produce such a physics genius. When Li Hao comes back, I will persuade him to transfer to the physics department."
Qian Haili disagreed, "Li Hao is a genius in mathematics, so of course he should transfer to the Department of Mathematics."
Principal Zhang said: "Mr. Qian, Li Hao's foundation in microphysics is very good, so we can't waste his talent in this area."
Qian Haili said with a smile: "Have you read that proof manuscript? The whole article shines with mathematical thinking. What is mathematical thinking? 1+2+3+...+100, no matter how fast and accurate you can calculate,
, is just a craftsman in mathematics, and is of no use. Being able to divide 1+100, 2+99, 3+98 into 55 pairs of numbers, add them end to end, and directly multiply 100 by 55 to get the result, this is
The mind of a mathematician.
Qian Haili continued to talk: "How many people have calculated adding from 1 to 100? But before Gauss, who came up with such a clever method? This is mathematical thinking. If you have this kind of thinking, you will be a genius.
Mathematician. If you look at the proof of topology again, you can see ingenuity everywhere in it. This is the shining of mathematical thinking. This kind of genius, this way of thinking, if you don’t study mathematics but learn anything else, that is
The biggest waste."
Principal Zhang did not back down and said: "Mr. Qian, you can't say that. You need a genius to do mathematics, but don't you need a genius to do physics? Li Hao's few pages of manuscript rejected a method that has been popular in the physics world for more than ten years.
Basic particle hypothesis model. How significant is this? If we have to wait for experiments to refute it, we may have to wait ten or twenty years.
"For more than ten or twenty years, microphysics experiments have been very expensive. In order to prove whether that hypothesis model is correct or not, how many large particle accelerators are in operation around the world? How many experimental physicists are working day and night for it?
Just a few pages of Li Hao's manuscript were enough to save the world tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars in scientific research expenses. How can such a person not study physics?"
Seeing the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two, Director Liu quickly reconciled and said: "Well... we can only make suggestions. As for Li Hao's choice, we should respect his own opinion. Only if he is interested can he produce results.
We'd better ask him what his wishes are."
This is reasonable. It is useless to argue about this now. There is no reason to argue here. It is better to persuade Li Hao himself.
At this time, Director Liu's cell phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was the president of Huaxia University of Technology. He pressed the answer button and immediately heard the voice of Principal Wang: "Old Liu, is there a person in your department named
Li Hao's professor or lecturer? I checked the personnel file and couldn't find it. Do you have any temporary external substitute teachers or something?"
"No. Principal, all faculty and staff, including those hired temporarily, must be entered into the school's personnel management system, otherwise there will be no way to pay wages. But..."
Principal Wang regretted and said: "Yes, I was confused for a moment. It seems that the editorial department of "Mathematical Research" made a mistake. What a pity!"
Mathematics research? This is the top academic magazine in the field of mathematics. Director Liu guessed a little and quickly said: "Principal, there is a student named Li Hao in our school."
Principal Wang was moved and asked: "Is he good at math?"
"This... the word "very good" is probably not enough to describe his level. He is a formidable young man. Mr. Qian and I just read a few pages of his proofs on topology. I think using the word "genius" is more tolerant of him.
It’s more appropriate.”
Principal Wang said happily: "How many people in the country can have this level of talent? He must be right."
"What can't go wrong?"
Principal Wang chuckled and said: "The magazine "Mathematical Research" sent a fax saying that a mathematical proof written by Professor Li Hao of our school passed the review. The magazine invited sixteen honorary consultants to participate in the review, and all the consultants unanimously agreed
This proves to be correct and complete”
Director Liu was surprised and said: "What? Sixteen honorary consultants? Honorary consultants of the "Mathematical Research" magazine. They are all internationally famous mathematicians. So many consultants should be invited to review? This proof must be no small matter."
Principal Wang said: "I also know that this is no small matter, so I hurriedly searched for this person Li Hao, but found that this person was not in the personnel management system. I didn't know how disappointed I was just now. I called you just in case."
Principal Wang knows that the paper can enhance the school's honor. For him, as long as the author is from the school, it doesn't matter whether it is a teacher or a student. Of course, the students are better. Doesn't this further show that the school's education level is high?
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Li Hao left Huaxia University of Science and Technology, returned to his rented place, and continued to purchase supplies online to bring to the Northern Song Dynasty.
Browsing around on the Internet, a purchase message aroused his interest. The seller decided to sell a cargo ship because he was in urgent need of cash to pay off debts.
The ship has a double deck, and crane cargo poles are installed on both sides of the cargo hatch, which can easily lift cargo of less than 10 tons. The ship is 80% new, has a total length of 30 meters, a load of 500 tons, and a speed of 15 knots. The ship
The draft is a little more than two meters when fully loaded. This kind of boat can be used in inland rivers and offshore waters.
As sellers were eager to sell, the price was much lower than normal.
Do you want to buy one? Li Hao has long wanted to buy a boat. It is difficult to carry some large things to the Northern Song Dynasty by himself. It will be much more convenient to have a boat. Then he can load all the things on the boat and open a huge wormhole.
Just take the boat and sail over.
Anyway, I bought a lot of wasteland in Qinglin Bay, which stretches all the way to the seaside, and I can build a small dock. The boat has a draft of more than two meters, so it is easy to dock.
Li Hao became interested and immediately contacted the seller. He drove to the city where the seller was located the next day, saw the boat, and asked the driver to take him out to sea for a try.
Li Hao was quite satisfied with the ship and bought it after some bargaining. The ship was still in operation and had complete certificates. He only needed to go through the transfer procedures, which could be done immediately.
Li Hao hired a temporary driver and studied with him for a few days to learn basic driving. During this period, Li Hao bought a large amount of materials and loaded them on the ship, including dozens of tons of cement and more than 20 large-scale wind power generators.
equipment, a large amount of diesel, and various other supplies.
During this period, the school's principal Zhang called. Li Hao explained that he was busy with something and needed to take some time off. Principal Zhang also agreed.
Everything on the boat was ready. In the evening, Li Hao found the temporary driver and asked him to sail the boat out to sea. After leaving the port, he anchored in a remote place not far from the sea. Li Hao sent him ashore in a small boat and made a phone call.
Let a taxi take him back.
Seeing how mysterious Li Hao was, the driver decided that he wanted to smuggle. However, the driver didn't mind his own business. He only worked for a few days. Li Hao gave him the equivalent of three months' salary. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
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Li Hao returned to the ship by himself. Waiting until late at night, Li Hao awakened the intelligent system of the super wormhole: "I want to open a wormhole with a diameter of twenty meters, leading directly to the world of the Northern Song Dynasty."
"I told you last time, it will cost 8 points of energy."
It was twice as much as usual, but it was completely acceptable. Li Hao said: "Confirm if there are any people or surveillance around the ship."
"The vessel is not in sight and is not monitored."
"Okay, open a wormhole with a diameter of twenty meters and connect it to the sea outside Qingluo Bay in the Northern Song Dynasty world."
"The wormhole is being activated. The precise coordinates have been found. The sea levels of the two worlds are already level, and ships can be driven through."
Li Hao started the cargo ship and drove forward. The huge aperture of the wormhole was half exposed on the sea and half submerged in the sea.
The cargo ship sailed smoothly through the wormhole. Li Hao immediately closed the wormhole and stopped the ship. After all, it was night, and his driving skills... were not even half-assed. It was too dangerous to wander around at night.
Let's wait until daybreak.
The electric winch rotated, sinking the huge anchor to the bottom of the sea, and the cargo ship stopped firmly. It was not far from the shore, the wind and waves were not strong, and the ship did not feel bumpy.
Chapter completed!