After the matter was settled, the atmosphere naturally relaxed.
Zhang Boling and Yan Fansun had not spoken much before, but now Zhang Boling said: "If you, sir, run a school in Jinmen, we will be peers in the future."
Li Yu said: "We still need to rely on Mr. Zhang and Mr. Yan for their support."
The two will not open the private middle school, the predecessor of Nankai Middle School, until next year. By then, it is estimated that the school building will have been built in Li Yu.
Yan Fansun said: "Mr. Li Yu once traveled east to Japan and the United States, and west to European countries. He has extraordinary knowledge. I think it is better to rely on you more."
Zhang Boling also said: "Yes, we have long heard that you have become a foreign academician of the Royal Society, and we admire you very much."
Li Yu said with a smile: "The Royal Society awarded me foreign academicians because of my academic work, not education, and it is not needed for running schools now."
Yan Fansun said: "To run an education, you need people who understand it. Looking at today, there is no one else who can achieve the level you do."
Li Yu said: "Mr. Yan is a Jinshi and his level is not low."
Yan Fansun shook his head: "It's already a thing of the past, so what can Jinshi do? Now that we are surrounded by powerful countries, we still have to pursue Western learning more. To be honest, I can understand ancient books on Confucian classics, but I can't read a theory of physics.
Every time I open it, I always feel that it is full of thorns and difficulties, which I have never encountered in any collection of classics and history before."
At the level of scientific subjects, Yan Fansun was indeed no different from ordinary people today.
Li Yu said: "As for treatises, I happened to have written a few introductory lectures. Mr. Yan might be able to read them."
Zhang Boling had already received the lecture notes on mathematics and science and said: "Yes, after I studied it, I feel that Mr. Li Yu explains the subject in simple terms and has a masterful grasp of mathematics and science. He is an excellent choice for entry into the classroom."
Yan Fansun said: "Really? Then I also want to take a closer look."
"I have also written the remaining introductory lectures on chemistry, biology and other subjects and handed them over to Mr. Zhang Yuanji of the Shanghai Commercial Press for printing. I think he has already completed the typesetting and sorting, and it will not take long for them to be published and printed on a large scale." Li Yu
explain.
"So, there are introductory lectures for several sciences?" Zhang Boling said in surprise, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and you have already finished all the manuscripts."
In fact, Li Yu had already written it and had been on the other side of the Pacific Ocean during this period.
Li Yu smiled and said: "I hope you two will make corrections then."
Zhang Boling said hurriedly: "How can we correct it? How can we make mistakes? With your endorsement, I feel relieved."
Previously, the textbooks used in private school education were books such as the "Three Character Classic" that have been used since ancient times, but science is obviously a more systematic education process. Directly reading classic works such as "Elements of Geometry" and "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" will definitely give you two eyes.
be thrown off balance.
Therefore, the key to science education is to have suitable teaching materials.
Yan Fansun said: "It's great. Having textbooks can save a lot of trouble. Before that, I was still thinking about where to find suitable textbooks. Simply importing them from Japan and other countries requires translation, and translation is not always possible.
If you find someone who understands science, mistakes will inevitably be made and difficult to detect."
Zhang Boling has also been an educator for a long time, and knew that what Yan Fansun said was the truth, so he nodded and said: "So what you did, sir, really solved our great difficulties."
Yan Fansun felt even more that Li Yu understood education, and praised: "I think Mr. Li is the one who truly understands education at its core."
In fact, they are all the result of reading books for many years. These things have long been engraved in Li Yu's blood.
So Li Yu said humbly: "Being able to do learning does not mean that you are able to do education. The difference is not small."
Li Yu also had deep feelings about this when he was in school. Some people are born to be teachers.
Anyway, "hui" and "hui teach" are really different. Otherwise, normal schools would be necessary, and there would be very few people who can do a good job in education.
Zhang Boling said: "With your status as a teacher, as long as you stand there, you will have the power of an example. You don't need to do anything else, and you will naturally inspire many people to work hard towards you. This invisible force is equally powerful."
Tang Shaoyi also said: "Mr. Zhang is absolutely right. This is why I value Li Yu so much."
Then he added: "If we want to really stand up, education is naturally very important. I don't understand education, so I just said a few random words. I think education is like the Beiyang New Army. It needs to be practiced from scratch before it can grow up slowly."
To form a qualified army capable of competing with the West."
Xu Run made a big deal and was in a good mood. When he bought this land, he only spent a few thousand taels, and now he has made a profit of ten thousand and several thousand taels from selling it. It's a great deal. He raised his cup and said
: "I wish you all success in your educational career!"
The dishes served after that were basically Western food. Since it was a German restaurant, there were many hamburgers and hams. Most of the people present had been to Western restaurants and knew how to use knives and forks.
Western food is much faster to eat and will be over in just over an hour.
Xie Yuxi and Xu Run still had to go to the Ministry of Industry Bureau to complete the formalities, while Li Yu was preparing to return to the capital.
Before leaving, Tang Shaoyi stopped Li Yu again and said, "Don't take what was stopped by the security guards too seriously today."
Tang Shaoyi was quite concerned about Li Yu. Li Yu smiled and said, "It's all trivial matters."
Tang Shaoyi sighed: "Although from the perspective of the treaty, the concession is always better than the ceded land, but it is actually a small country within a country, and discrimination here is not uncommon. Nowadays, it is fine in the British concession. If you go
The Japanese Concession next to it is even more exciting."
Li Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Japan is a country prone to frequent earthquakes. Of course they are the ones who covet our land the most in the world."
Tang Shaoyi said: "I hope there will be changes after the establishment of the constitution."
"Tang Daotai also supports the establishment of a constitution?" Li Yu asked.
Tang Shaoyi said: "Try it, who knows, if it doesn't work, let's talk."
Although Li Yu was indeed not angry because of the discrimination, thinking about the trip to the United States and the difficulties faced by Liang Cheng and others who were active in the diplomatic field, he felt that he had to start writing something on the way back to the capital.
Li Yu didn't understand politics, he only understood science, but there was one thing in mathematics that had a certain reference effect, which was the famous game theory in later generations.
Although game theory is a branch of mathematics, it is not a difficult subject and does not require in-depth and advanced mathematical knowledge, so Li Yu understands it.
Moreover, its guiding significance to real society is much greater than that of previous chaos theory. Game theory is used in all walks of life and in all disciplines.
Game theory is also relatively simpler to understand than chaos theory, is much more interesting, and naturally has a large audience.
He did what he said. After arriving home, Li Yu got into the study room and started writing.
He started from Tian Ji's horse racing, and then wrote about another famous story in ancient China, "Three Princesses Divide the Gold", and then went on to talk in detail about the issue of pirates dividing gold coins that came up before.
It then extends to the famous coward's game, prisoner's dilemma, etc...
These are all classic situations in game theory.
But it is very likely that the name "Nash Equilibrium" will become "Li Yu Equilibrium" in the future.
In fact, game theory is extremely beneficial to the evenly matched or weak side, because the strong one often does not consider strategies at all.
——If one party is very strong, it can bully the weak to death with almost nothing. In many cases, there is even no need to look down on the weak at all.
Since ancient times, most of the art of war has been about how to make a comeback. When you have a hundred thousand troops surrounding a small village of only 100 people, what else are you looking at in the art of war?
So in a sense, strategy is a weapon for the weak to fight against the strong.
And game theory is an excellent strategy.
Li Yu locked himself in the room and did not go out for several days, concentrating on writing.
I only asked Fengling to bring me meals. As for classes, I didn’t go to them...
Hey, this student would have been expelled long ago if it weren't for the protection of Ding Haoliang and others.
Fengling and others did not dare to ask any more questions and could only discuss it in private.
"What do you think the master is doing again?" Fengling said.
"Who knows, maybe it's something extraordinary, but I'm sure it's big scientific news." Zhao Qian said.
"It sounds like you know a lot! I'm telling you, if you don't study hard, I really won't want you anymore," Feng Chime said.
Zhao Qian smiled and said: "How could it be? When the master went to the United States, I had been practicing driving a carriage. Now I am the best carriage driver in the whole capital."
"Tch, what are you talking about?"
Li Yu suddenly walked out of the door: "Zhao Qian, let's go to the post office."
"Come on, sir, you haven't seen my driving skills since you came back!" Zhao Qian had already been itching for a long time.
Just like driving a Rolls-Royce for a big boss in later generations, the driver of the Panamera, although it is not his own, is still very enjoyable to drive.
One copy of Li Yu's game theory manuscript was sent to Zhang Yuanji in Shanghai for printing by the Commercial Press; the other copy was still planned to be mailed to the United States and published in his own "Science".
Anyway, sooner or later it will leak out overseas, it can't be hidden.
Moreover, game theory has greater guidance for weak countries, and politicians from major powers will not take it seriously.
This also makes use of the perspective of game theory. The weak can only exploit the weaknesses of the strong that do not seem to be weaknesses, such as arrogance, and then wait for opportunities to develop.
Of course, in the process of development, strategies must be constantly adjusted to maximize benefits in terms of game theory.
Zhao Qian was very curious about Li Yu's stuff: "Sir, what other masterpiece did you write?"
Li Yu said: "Consider."
Zhao Qian was surprised and said: "Strategy? Sir is indeed the emperor's master. Could it be that he wants to be Zhang Liang or Kong Ming?"
Li Yu smiled and said: "This is not an emperor's technique, this is a strategy for the weak."
"The strategy of the weak? Can I see it too?" Zhao Qian asked.
Li Yu said: "Of course."
Zhao Qian felt his blood surge up all of a sudden, and whipped the horse on the butt: "Run quickly, don't delay your important work! Don't delay me from becoming Zhuge Kongming!"
The next day, as soon as Li Yu arrived at the Capital University, he was summoned away by Zhang Baixi, the Minister of Education.
"Principal." Li Yu said respectfully after entering the office.
Historically, Zhang Baixi, as the first president, made great contributions to the Capital University.
There were also Ding Haoliang and Yan Fu in the office, and Li Yu said hello to them again.
Zhang Baixi said: "We have discussed it and are planning to take the graduation exam specifically for you in the mid-year exam soon."
Li Yu said in astonishment: "Graduation exam?"
Zhang Baixi said: "Yes, your level has long been superior to other students. In addition, I am also very worried that Mr. Rong will be unfavorable to you. If you are really expelled from the university, we will not be able to grant you a graduation degree."
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Li Yu was very touched. It turned out that they considered him so much.
Thinking about it, Rongqing will never give up and will always find a way to get himself fired. He still has this ability.
Even if he cannot be expelled, just because he has been failing in Chinese studies, Li Yu will not be able to obtain his graduation degree.
And it is true that Li Yu's Chinese studies were too weak, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not catch up with those scholars who had attended private schools for more than ten years. Just like no matter how hard they tried, they could not catch up with Li Yu in science.
Zhang Baixi obviously considered this problem and said: "While the situation is now under our control, we can make up for it with excellence in other subjects. After all, you also have excellent results in two additional foreign language subjects, Japanese and German."
Li Yu could only say gratefully: "Thank you principal."
In fact, later on, during the Republic of China, there were many cases where university admissions were partial to subjects, and many celebrities were admitted to Qingbei even with zero marks in mathematics.
Zhang Baixi said: "You are a talent, and talents should be taught in accordance with their aptitude."
Yan Fu also said: "Indeed, you deserve to graduate."
Li Yu was really a little sad when he suddenly mentioned leaving. He had been staying at the Capital University for more than half a year.
Li Yu said: "I will always remember the principal and all the gentlemen!"
Ding Haoliang smiled and said: "You are the best student I have had in China for so many years. It would be better if you come and see us more."
Li Yu's eyes were a little moist: "Definitely!"
Zhang Baixi said: "I asked someone to bring back a bachelor's degree uniform from Japan. I don't know if it will fit. I will take a picture when the time comes and you will be the first graduate of our school."
This honor came a bit suddenly.
Zhang Baixi actually took it out from the cabinet behind her, "I don't know how to wear it either, you can try it."
Li Yu wore it in his previous life, and there is no big or small size for this thing. It’s easy to choose whether it’s fatter or thinner.
Besides, Li Yu’s figure is also very well-proportioned, and she can wear any size one size fits all.
After putting on the hat, it really looks stylish.
Ding Haoliang also wore a bachelor's degree uniform when he graduated from a university in the United States. He smiled and said, "It's very good!"
Li Yu said: "The exam hasn't started yet, so don't be in a hurry to take pictures."
"The exam won't be difficult for you," Ding Haoliang said. "It's about the same difficulty as last time. It's very easy for you."
Zhang Baixi said: "It is also to speed up the process and prevent long nights and dreams."
Li Yu understood that they were concerned about him, so he obeyed the arrangement: "Students understand."
Yan Fu said: "If you want to take a photo, go to a better photo studio at home. Maybe we will display this photo often and make it into a large photo frame to encourage future students."
Li Yu smiled and said: "Then I will try to be more photogenic."
Yan Fu introduced a place: "Go to Fengtai Photo Studio in Liulichang. They have taken photos of many dignitaries."