1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 175 If You Don't Want to Listen to Reason, I Can Also Use My Fists
Before the academic exchange really began, Shinsuke Nogami from the Sakura Country delegation ridiculed the Qing Dynasty's educational reforms.

For a moment, everyone in the venue had different expressions.

Nagaoka Hantaro and Ishihara Jun looked coldly at Nogami Shinsuke, the arrogant guy who had been advocating the supremacy of liberal arts during the journey.

He also said that the government's funding for science and engineering is a complete waste, and that directly investing the money to set up factories is a hundred times better than investing in physics.

Shinsuke Nogami was disliked by all the science and engineering people in the delegation.

This time, the delegation from the Land of Sakura mainly comes from several domestic universities, such as Tokyo Imperial University, Kyoto Imperial University, Waseda University, etc.

The total number of people is about 30, all of whom are elite representatives selected from various universities, including students and professors.

Shinsuke Nogami was the head of Kyoto Imperial University.

So even though Nagaoka Hantaro and Ishihara Jun were very unhappy with Nogami Shinsuke, they could only hope that Li Qiwei could teach him a lesson.

So, Nagaoka Hantaro explained, "Mr. Li, Nogami is a professor of law at Kyoto Imperial University."

"He may have a biased attitude towards science and engineering, which is why he has some doubts about Guangdong University."

"I hope you can forgive me."

Nagaoka Hantaro pronounced his words very heavily when talking about the law professor, and Li Qiwei had been observing their expressions before.

So, he immediately understood what was going on.

It turns out that he is an extremist, and he also advocates the supremacy of liberal arts.

At this moment, Li Qiwei looked at Nogami Shinsuke calmly, and a fascinating aura slowly spread out.

Nogami Shinsuke was frightened by his gaze and shook his body unconsciously.

Then, Li Qiwei spoke.

"Professor Nogami, as far as I know."

"In 1877, Tokyo Imperial University was established as the first national comprehensive university in the country of Sakura."

"In 1897, Kyoto Imperial University was established as the second national comprehensive university in the Land of Sakura."

"Kyoto Imperial University currently has only three colleges: the Law School, the Medical School, and the Science and Technology School."

"How can a university with only 7 years of history and 3 colleges have the courage to mock China?"

“Guangdong University has indeed just been established, but its potential and future are beyond your imagination.”

"I have drawn on the models of the world's top universities in terms of curriculum design, graduation system design, and experimental teaching."

“Although Guangdong University is a science and engineering university, it also pays attention to the development of liberal arts.”

"Its goal is to align with the top comprehensive universities in Europe and America, such as Cambridge University, Berlin University, Harvard University, etc."

"In other words, from the very beginning, I didn't take your university in Sakura Country seriously."

“I didn’t even take universities in Asia seriously.”

"You are a professor in your 30s, so what qualifications do you have to bark here?"

"You..." Nogami Shinsuke didn't expect that Li Qiwei, who looked gentle and refined, would speak so harshly.

This is almost a slap in the face.

But he didn't think that he was the one who provoked first and he deserved the blame.

Li Qiwei is very experienced in dealing with this kind of people, which is not to give him the chance to speak.

And you must completely overwhelm the opponent in momentum and strength.

“Do you think law professors are awesome?”

“Do you think being a professor at 30 is awesome?”

"Let me tell you, you are a typical frog in a well, thinking that the world is so big."

"I published quantum theory at the age of 20, won the Nobel Prize in Physics at the age of 21, and published the theory of special relativity at the age of 22."

"Even if all of you from Kyoto Imperial University were tied together, none of these achievements would be as great as a hair of this one."

"Even so, I don't dare to say that I can look down on all the scientists in the world."

"I will never mock the backwardness of your country of Sakura in terms of natural sciences."

"But you, a mere law professor, really think you are a child of destiny."

"You think the law you studied is so powerful that it can decide life and death, right?"

"I'm telling you, in my eyes, that's a bunch of shit."

"Don't think I don't know what ideology you believe in. It's nothing more than the idea that liberal arts are supreme and science is suppressed."

"I have never had any prejudice against liberal arts and science, but there are always bad apples like you who spoil the whole barrel."

“The role of the humanities is not to interfere with the sciences as laymen.”

“It’s about creating a relaxed environment where science can flourish without constraints.”

"If you hold power, I'm afraid the scientific level of Sakura Country will immediately drop to third-rate level."

After that, Li Qiwei smiled at Nagaoka Hantaro as if nothing had happened and said, "Professor Nagaoka, I suggest that you report this situation to your superiors after you return home."

"Your Professor Nogami has very problematic ideas. I'm worried that he will bring down your country of Sakura."

At this moment, Nagaoka Hantaro was stunned by Li Qiwei's rapid fire.

The other party's fighting ability in an argument is even more terrifying than his knowledge.

What worries Nagaoka Hantaro the most is that Li Qiwei seems to know a lot about education in the Sakura Country, like the back of his hand.

The enemy is not scary. The enemy who understands you is scary. And the enemy who sees through you is even scarier than ever.

Although he himself was unhappy with Nogami Shinsuke's face, they were from the same country after all.

He was just about to say a few words to help the other party, but Nogami Shinsuke suddenly exploded.

Nogami Shinsuke has been a child of other people's families since childhood, and has had a smooth journey. He has never suffered such humiliation and being looked down upon.

"Baga, you damned Chinese lowly people, how dare you insult my Great Sakura Empire, you all deserve to die."

Before Li Qiwei could react, Yu Shimei suddenly stood up. Even without the help of a translator, he knew what the word meant.

How could he just sit there and watch the other party curse at Li Qiwei?

"How dare you! The person in front of you is the teacher of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. How dare you speak so rudely?"

"I want to protest to your Sakura Country's embassy, ​​and ask them not to send such rude people to visit the Qing Dynasty again."

Li Qiwei stared at Nogami Shinsuke with eagle-like eyes. If a dragon's reverse scale is touched, the person will die.

Since words can't convince you, I'll use force to convince you.

Li Qiwei shouted, "Where is Li San?"

"exist!"

boom!
Li San appeared in front of Li Qiwei in the blink of an eye, like a god from heaven, and a murderous aura filled the air.

"Take this arrogant person away from me." "The university is a quiet and elegant place, it is not the place for a barbaric person to be so presumptuous."

After saying that, Li Qiwei gave Li San a strange look.

Li San had been waiting outside and was already filled with rage.

It turned out that Li Qiwei was worried that the Sakura Country was trying to sabotage the delegation and assassinate him.

If they sent out the strongest male gunner on the mountain, I would definitely be in great danger today.

The enemy was too perverted and had to be guarded against, so he brought Li San along.

At this moment, Nogami Shinsuke had completely lost control of his emotions and continued to insult Li Qiwei.

Li San walked up to him. He was about 1.8 meters tall and looked at Nogami Shinsuke, who was only a little over 1.6 meters tall, as if he were a child.

He picked up Shinsuke Nogami with one hand as easily as catching a chick.

Then, when no one was paying attention, Li San used his fingers to press slightly on a certain acupoint of Nogami Shinsuke.

Shinsuke Nogami only felt a pain all over his body, and then he felt nothing.

He thought that this Qing warrior was deliberately teasing him, so he cursed even more harshly.

Finally, he was dragged out of the meeting room by Li San.

If there was a pill for regret in the world, Shinsuke Nogami would definitely buy one.

Because Li San's seemingly simple press just now was actually not simple.

Li San completely destroyed some of Nogami Shinsuke's body functions, causing him to spend the rest of his life in endless pain.

Li Qiwei never shows mercy to such people, as they might become his enemies in the future.

It is better to strangle the enemy in the cradle than to kill him on the battlefield.

Soon, silence returned to the meeting room.

Li San's appearance just now did bring a great shock to the delegation from the Sakura Country.

The powerful sense of oppression made the powerless university professors and students silent.

Now, they are here to visit, and if they don't behave themselves on someone else's territory, they will only be beaten for nothing.

Nogami Shinsuke screamed so miserably just now, probably because he was being retaliated by that Qing warrior.

Don't expect the country to help you in this kind of situation.

As long as there is no obvious insult or casualties, whoever complains will lose face and may even be laughed at when returning home.

Li Qiwei took note of everyone's expressions and was very satisfied with Li San's performance.

He really wanted to say loudly to the people of Sakura Country: If you can't understand my thesis, I also know a little bit of martial arts.

At this time, in order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Nagaoka Hantaro said with a smile: "Mr. Li, although Professor Nogami lost his composure just now."

“But his philosophy is also something I have doubts about.”

"You and I are both scholars in the field of physics, which belongs to science and engineering."

“To be honest, in our country, the government does place more emphasis on training bureaucratic talents.”

"I think even in your country, the scholars who passed the traditional imperial examinations should be more respected than ordinary science and engineering students."

"What do you think about this problem?"

Li Qiwei didn't expect that Nagaoka Hantaro knew a lot about the Qing Dynasty. It seemed that he had done a lot of research on it.

He said openly:

"There's nothing to be ashamed of admitting that."

"In our country, talents in science and engineering are usually treated as craftsmen and are not valued."

"We have an old saying, 'Those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work with their hands are ruled by others.'"

"But I think this is actually caused by the stage of social development."

"The Qing Dynasty and the Sakura Country are both traditional countries with underdeveloped productivity. Of course, they rely on scholars to maintain their rule."

"The so-called scholars at that time represented the liberal arts."

"But after the Industrial Revolution in the West, productivity has been greatly improved, and the key is science and technology."

"Science and technology are objective entities and will not be affected by human will."

“Science and technology represent science.”

“Liberal arts have been glorious for thousands of years, but now it is time for them to decline.”

“And science is just emerging and has a bright future.”

"Many of the great scientists in Europe are guests of honor of the king and prime minister and are respected by all citizens."

"why?"

"Because it is easy to train a prime minister and a king, but it is extremely difficult to train a great scientist who changes the world."

"In the history of the entire world, there are at least several thousand emperors."

"But human history has only one Newton at this point."

"I'm not saying this to say that scientists or science and engineering talents are more noble than liberal arts talents."

“It is based on the judgment that in the next few decades, science and engineering will have a profound impact on the world.”

"The automobile, the airplane, the ironclad; steam, the light bulb, the radio."

“Maybe there will be even more incredible products in the future.”

“Technology is changing the world.”

"Professor Nagaoka, since you are a physics major, you must be aware of how rapidly physics is developing."

“New theories and phenomena emerge almost all the time.”

“This is the golden age of physics, the golden age of science and engineering, and the golden age of researchers like you and me.”

"So, that guy Nogami Shinsuke looks down on science, which is why I'm so angry."

Li Qiwei's highly inflammatory words made Nagaoka Hantaro and others excited.

They didn't even feel that Li Qiwei was trying to sow discord.

If these words were heard by Shinsuke Nogami, it would definitely further stimulate the other party's hatred.

And this is exactly what Li Qiwei wants to see, it’s better for you to fight among yourselves.

The younger Ishihara Jun almost shouted out in excitement.

In Li Qiwei's description, science and engineering talents are like creators, bringing new things to the world.

Jun Ishihara felt that he made the right decision by studying physics.

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