Chapter 236: A Debt Begins at the Beginning (4.8K)
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As a student born into a poor family, Stokes was actually quite disgusted with the back door situation.
While he was in college, he had many conflicts with students who got in through connections.
He was even given the nickname "The Bricklayer's Son", which was somewhat insulting in 1850.
At the same time follow the normal trajectory.
Stokes also continued this attitude of hostility to backdoors into the rest of his life.
During his tenure as President of the Royal Society, he strictly advocated academic integrity and resolutely opposed all kinds of backdoor behavior.
influenced by.
The academic atmosphere throughout the British Peninsula is extremely pure.
A large number of well-known scientists emerged from this clean soil, so Stokes was also considered a reformer in the later period and made extremely outstanding contributions in cultivating talents.
Therefore, Stokes wanted to reject the suggestion made by William Whewell righteously.
but
The conditions given by the other party are really great.
Trinity College's course quota alone was enough to shake him.
Cambridge University's course schedule is valid for up to two years, and Stokes is currently conducting a promising theoretical study, which will have results in about a year.
As long as he waits until the theoretical report is released, he will definitely become famous, and there will be no need to worry about the source of students.
Therefore, Trinity College's course quota can be regarded as a solid shell for him in his weakest period.
Not to mention that Xiaomai, a super fee-reducing student, has the teaching qualification, which is also a big killer!
Although since the death of Mavericks, such evaluations of "the second Maverick" have emerged one after another, and they are as common as starting level five writer accounts, and they no longer have any authority or reference value.
But as far as Stokes knows, Wheat is different. He seems to have some potential to grow into the second Maverick.
So it wasn't that Stokes was not determined enough, but that William Whewell gave him too much.
Think of this.
Stokes could not help but sigh as if resigned to his fate, and said to William Whewell:
"Mr. Dean, you win."
William Whewell smiled and patted Stokes on the shoulder, with a hint of righteous relief on his face, as if Bai Jie had surrendered:
"Mr. Stokes, please believe me, your choice is the right one."
"Although student Luo Feng is somewhat lacking in knowledge, maybe he is a good seedling and will cultivate a genius by then?"
Stokes was a little reluctant at first, but after hearing this, he became even more angry.
He lightly glanced at his dean and said in a stiff tone:
"Mr. Dean, are your words convincing at all?"
Then he pointed at the ax in Xiaomai's hand and said directly, regardless of Xu Yun's presence:
"Let me tell you straight away, if he can achieve one-twentieth or even one-twentieth of Maxwell's achievements, I will eat that ax on the spot!"
Hearing this, Xiaomai glanced at the ax in his hand, and then at Thomson beside him:
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Why do these people always like to chew axes?
Then Stokes wiped his beard, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down:
"Mr. Dean, that's it for now. You still need to worry about scheduling classes. Don't forget your promise."
"I have something else to do, so I won't disturb you for now."
After saying that, he glanced at Xu Yun, feeling a little sorry, and added:
"Luo Feng, although I have little hope in your ability, I will not deliberately target or embarrass you."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask me about my reputation. Okay, remember to go to class on time and say goodbye."
After saying this, he nodded to Mai and Thomson and quickly left the office.
See this situation.
Xiaomai couldn't help but quietly came to Xu Yun's side and muttered:
"Mr. Luo Feng, this Professor Stokes seems a little irritable."
Xu Yun listened to Stokes' retreating footsteps and shrugged indifferently.
He can understand Stokes's thoughts quite well. After all, things like Gasser have not seen much light at all times and at home and abroad:
"I can't help it. Who told me to come in through the back door? To put it bluntly, I'm just a burden."
Xiaomai was stunned when he heard this, and then fell into silence.
William Whewell returned to his desk and pressed a bell on the desk.
After a while.
Werner's voice soon came from outside the door:
"Mr. Dean, are you looking for me?"
William Whewell nodded and said to him:
"Classmate Werner, could you please ask Aveline to come over? She should be in class on the third floor of the bell tower."
Werner had the consciousness of a tool man and immediately bowed neatly:
"I understand, I'll do it now."
After Werner leaves.
William Whewell looked at the three Thomsons again, opened his mouth, and was about to say something.
As a result, Xiaomai suddenly raised his head and said first:
"Mr. Dean, I have a request that I hope the school can approve."
William Whewell's attitude towards wheat was quite mild. Hearing this, he immediately waved his hand boldly:
"Classmate Maxwell, if you have any requests, just ask!"
Xiaomai pointed at Xu Yun and said:
"I hope to live in a dormitory with Mr. Luo Feng."
Then, before William Whewell could say anything, Mai turned around and made a cheering gesture to Xu Yun:
"Mr. Luo Feng, you will stay at Cambridge University for four years. I think if you work hard and persist, you will be able to graduate successfully with your own abilities."
"Although our courses are different, as long as we live together, I can help you with tutoring after class."
"I heard that Mr. Fat Fish once said to Lord Newton that as long as you keep moving forward, you will see the flowers of hope, so don't stop!"
Xu Yun:
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have to say.
Although Xiaomai's tone was a bit off-kilter, his actions were still somewhat heart-warming.
After all, there are only so many students at Cambridge University.
Xu Yun's identity as a 'parallel importer' will inevitably spread to various colleges very quickly. It's just a matter of time.
So it is foreseeable.
In the future, Xu Yun will receive more attention and discussion, and at the same time, it will be more malicious than Stokes.
Almost no one interacts with him in a friendly manner.
in this case.
Wheat is willing to stand firmly on his side, which will undoubtedly bring him a lot of criticism.
But if you think about it carefully, this is in line with Xiaomai's character.
After all, Mai is one of the people with the best moral character recognized in the history of science. In terms of moral character, Mavericks is really only given wheat shoes.
For example, after discovering Cavendish's manuscript, Maimai, instead of keeping it for himself, directly chose to make it public.
To know.
That manuscript recorded Cavendish's lifelong theoretical achievements, a considerable part of which was still in the derivation stage during the Wheat Period.
If Mai takes these manuscripts as his own and publishes them in his own name
I'm afraid now there won't be just two immortals competing for the top spot in the history of science, but three.
In addition, Maimai also funded dozens of middle school and college students. After the outbreak of the Second Crow, he also published an article criticizing the British atrocities. Although the "East" in that article included India in addition to the mainland, it is enough to show Maimai's integrity.
Already.
Later, when Wheat was establishing the Cavendish Laboratory, the British royal family also proposed to donate a batch of instruments, and the funds were divided from the compensation.
In his reply, Wheat flatly rejected the offer, stating that he "does not want those filthy things stolen from other people's homes."
There are actually two aspects of wheat's exclusion in his middle and later years, one is the academic world, and the other is the political world.
Among them, the exclusion in academia is naturally due to ideological issues.
But the rejection in the political circles was somewhat related to his original opposition to the invasion of China or the invasion of the East.
Therefore, Xiaomai is undisputedly kind in terms of character, not to mention that Xu Yun saved his life, so it is not difficult to understand that he would make such a request.
But Xiaomai was kind-hearted, but William Whewell couldn't help but frown.
It is not difficult for Xiaomai to obtain the treatment of a graduate student.
After all, special things need to be done.
Xiaomai didn't even need to mention this matter, he was ready to arrange it according to the treatment of graduate students.
But the problem is
Nowadays, the postgraduate dormitories of Cambridge University, except St. John's College, are all standard double rooms.
According to the original plan.
The school will arrange for Thomson to be Wheat's roommate, which is why Thomson can become Wheat's recruiter.
But now with the emergence of Xu Yun, the whole plan has been disrupted.
But rejecting Xiaomai is a troublesome thing. After all, they just want to choose a roommate.
Think of this.
William Whewell had no choice but to give up other thoughts and said to Xiao Xiao:
"No problem, classmate Maxwell, I will take care of the dormitory matters."
"yeah!"
After receiving the dean's permission, Xiaomai bowed excitedly:
"Thank you, Mr. Dean!"
William Whewell waved his hand pretending to be indifferent, but secretly sighed.
Agree is consent.
Now that his arrangements were completely disrupted, William Whewell still felt somewhat unhappy.
Is there any way to vent my anger that won’t have any real impact?
Think about it.
Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in William Whewell's mind.
correct!
That thing!
He quickly walked to the broken window, lowered his head and rummaged a few times, and quickly found a piece of brown paper.
He held the kraft paper in his hand, came to Xu Yun, put on a very kind expression, and said to Xu Yun:
"Classmate Luo Feng, I remember you said that Mr. Fat Fish is your ancestor, right?"
Xu Yun nodded and replied:
"Yes, he is one of my distant ancestors."
Then, just when Xu Yun thought William Whewell was going to ask a few questions to verify his identity, the dean of Trinity College suddenly smiled brightly and clapped his hands heavily:
"That would be great!"
Then, without waiting for Xu Yun to reply, William Whewell neatly spread out the kraft paper, pointed at it and explained:
"Classmate Luo Feng, Mr. Fat Fish once made a deal with Lord Newton."
"Both parties invested in technology and capital and developed the famous ketchup. Do you remember this?"
Xu Yun nodded:
"of course I remember."
The smile on William Whewell's face became a little brighter and he continued:
"Then you should also know that later, because he could not contact Mr. Fat Fish, Lord Newton kept Mr. Fat Fish's dividends with him."
"Both parties agreed that the storage fee is 80,000 per day."
"Mr. Fat Fish had agreed to this storage method in his reply. The original letter is in the museum of Cambridge University."
Xu Yun:
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There was a vague premonition in his heart that was not good.
William Whewell looked at Xu Yun, who was gradually sweating on his forehead, and gently raised the brown paper in his hand:
"According to the bill statistics, the treasury maintained by Lord Newton has distributed dividends five times in total."
"The amounts were respectively £67, £113, £279, £760 and £2,766."
"The total is £3,885."
"Let's erase the previous interest and date and start calculation directly from the last sum of 2,766 being put into the treasury."
William Whewell quickly wrote a series of numbers on the paper. As the dean of Trinity College, his mathematical skills are still very strong:
"The last dividend was paid into the treasury in 1723, which was four years before Lord Newton's death."
"127 years passed between 1723 and 1850, 127X365X3885X0.08% is"
"£144,071.34!"
Xu Yun:
"??????"
He suddenly wanted to ask William Whewell:
Boss, can this money be the same as what I owed in my previous life, without interest?
