1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 396: Doubt and Counterattack! The Eve of the Shocking Day!
1916 8 Month 1 Day.

Kuching Jetty, Borneo.

Wilson shook Li Qiwei's hand and said solemnly:
"Bruce, when the war is over, I will be waiting for your return in Cambridge."

Ridgway looked at him, then at the others: Einstein, Bohr, Irene
Then he said, "Sure!"

"That day won't be long."

With the departure of delegations from various countries, the first Physics Olympiad officially ended.

But its profound impact on the scientific community has only just begun.

In the field of science in Asia, China has undoubtedly become the focus at this moment.

Among them, the Sakura Country is the most concerned about China.

Soon after Jun Ishihara led the team back to China, he submitted an evaluation report of the competition to the Academy.

In the report, he pessimistically predicted:

"Huaxia's education reform plan was started by Li Qiwei, and it has been just twelve years now."

“But the number of universities in China is now twice that of our country, and the number of people with bachelor’s degrees is now on par with our country.”

"If this continues, within ten years, our country will fall behind in education, technology and other fields."

“The Borneo Science City has already started original scientific research.”

"The goal of this move is to catch up with Western science, which is currently lacking in our country."

After Jun Ishihara's report was published, it caused a huge sensation in the scientific community of the Land of Sakura.

The ancient empire that was once left behind by the Sakura Country is now on the verge of surpassing it in all aspects.

Although it is only in the fields of education and science, these two fields are really important.

It can even be said to be the foundation for a country's rise.

For a time, the entire scientific community in the Sakura Country was worried.

Scientific elites led by Dairei Kikuchi and Hantaro Nagaoka held repeated meetings to discuss the issue.

Although they all respect Professor Ridgwell, it does not mean that they want to see their country surpassed.

This is not a matter of personal feelings, but competition between countries.

The big guys naturally know clearly.

Outsiders are not aware of the outcome of the discussion.

But soon, the Sakura Country sent an educational investigation team to formally investigate the Chinese Country.

At the same time, other Asian countries also sent teams to China.

Everyone's claim is to learn from China's advanced education system.

As for what he is planning behind the scenes, I don't know.

After all, not everyone wants to see the rise of the East.

Various forces hidden in the darkness are always looking for opportunities to discredit and belittle the achievements made by Li Qiwei.

Just as educational exchanges among Asian countries were becoming increasingly heated, a new point of view suddenly began to emerge.

Somewhere in Sakura Country.

Shinji Omura, a member of the Sakura Country team participating in the first Physics Olympiad, is being interviewed by a reporter.

After returning from the City of Science, Shinji Omura felt ashamed to hold his head up in front of everyone.

Not only did Yoshio Nishina become cold towards him, but even the classmates around him began to secretly make fun of him.

Shinji Omura felt very angry, so his psychology began to become distorted.

In fact, not many people pay attention to him.

When people talk about someone behind their back, it doesn't necessarily mean they are making fun of them.

He is totally overly narcissistic.

So, Shinji Omura found a reporter and wanted to reveal a little "secret".

The reporter asked:
"Mr. Komura, may I ask why do you think China's Huangpu Polytechnic University can cultivate a genius like Wu Youxun?"

Komura Shinji said maliciously:
"Although Wu Youxun of China won the gold medal, I think this may not be a good thing."

Reporter: "Oh? Can you tell me more about that, Mr. Komura?"

“Why wouldn’t it be a good thing to win a gold medal?”

Shinji Komura pretended to be profound and said:
"Because the education model of Huangpu Polytechnic University is originally designed for exams."

“The so-called geniuses it produces are only exam geniuses.”

"I have discussed this issue in depth with Indian Olympic athlete Rancher before."

“We all agree that this model makes it difficult to train real scientists.”

"Moreover, strictly speaking, China's so-called scientific breakthroughs are not local achievements."

"The results published by Professor Li Qiwei, his doctoral students Qian Wushi, Yu Yin and others were all completed in foreign laboratories or universities."

“They all graduated from universities abroad.”

"In other words, China's current foundation is not enough to publish original results."

“It’s the same even if you add the City of Science.”

"The atomic research institute there has not produced any remarkable results so far."

"I even doubt whether they can do original research without the support of top European equipment."

"So, I think China is just getting started in the field of science at the moment."

"There is no need to worry too much at home. Our Great Sakura Empire still has an absolute advantage."

Shinji Komura never discussed this with Rancho at all.

That was after Rancho and Li Qiwei met and talked, and he shared some of his insights with everyone.

Among them, issues related to exam-oriented education were mentioned.

Rancho did not explain Li Qiwei's answer in detail to everyone.

After listening to it and only half understanding it, Shinji Omura processed it into his own imagination.

It can be said that he was talking completely nonsense.

But his words perfectly fit the thoughts of some people.

As a result, with an undercurrent surging, the content of his interview spread rapidly with explosive popularity.

"Shocked! Physics Olympiad contestant reveals! Chinese science is just a facade!"

"Is it right or wrong that exam-oriented education has produced exam geniuses?"

"How valuable is the gold medal won by Chinese athlete Wu Youxun?"

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Shinji Komura's point of view can be summed up in one sentence:

Wu Youxun's gold medal is of no use. It is impossible for China to produce original local achievements.

As for results that can be published in Nature, that goes without saying.

Soon, this view spread throughout the Land of Sakura and then throughout Asia.

With the instigation of certain forces, the theory that Chinese education is useless has become increasingly popular.

India.

Rancho looked at the newspaper in his hand in confusion.

No matter how good his temper was, he couldn't help but curse at this moment.

"Fuck, this Sakura Country devil is so abominable."

"When did I hold this view?"

"Professor Bruce's explanation made me suddenly enlightened."

"Exam-oriented education is not as simple as it seems."

"And who said Wu Youxun was just a genius at taking exams?"

"A genius like him will definitely be a big shot in the field of physics in the future."

"This little village is just too bad."

Lan Che had already cursed Komura Shinji a thousand times in his heart.

The place is indeed full of people with evil intentions.

China.

The newspapers that reprinted Xiaocun's remarks were funded by other countries.

Britain, France, Germany, the United States, etc.

Given such a good opportunity to please China, why not do it?

Although Li Qiwei has extensive connections in the scientific community abroad, all the bigwigs have a good personal relationship with him.

However, the envoys from various countries sent to China are all people with deep thoughts.

They only care about the interests of their own country. The strength of China is not what they want to see.

We still need to be vigilant and suppress it.

Now, with the Sakura Country acting as the pioneer, other countries are just watching the fun and adding fuel to the fire.

As a result, this view that discredits Li Qiwei's educational philosophy was actually regarded by some people as a penetrating insight.

"Although the Sakura Country is not a good bird, what the other party said does make some sense."

"Professor Li Qiwei's achievements were all made abroad."

“Master Qian Wu and Dr. Yu Yin were so powerful during their time, but they disappeared after returning to Borneo.”

“It seems that there is no result.”

“This is very telling.”

“We need to reflect.”

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Most of these people have not received formal university education.

In their eyes, China lags behind other countries in all aspects.

After you have achieved something, you should reflect on yourself instead. What a crazy person.

Under such circumstances, the Chinese Science Society fought back brazenly!

Ren Hongjun, vice president of the Chinese Science Society, published a signed article entitled "On Education and Science" as soon as possible.

He analyzed the differences in the current education systems of countries around the world in an objective and calm tone.

This proves that Chinese education is the mainstream education model in the world.

This is a powerful counterattack against Shinji Omura's point of view.

In addition, he also quoted the joke that Li Qiwei told at the general meeting of the Science Society in his article.

This is to satirize some people who have two sets of standards for domestic and foreign countries.

Anything that is from abroad must be good.

Anything domestic is bound to have various deficiencies and shortcomings.

Finally, he explained the basic concepts of scientific research.

Science, especially physics, has developed into a very large system.

Any new achievement requires a lot of time to settle.

The City of Science and the Atomic Research Institute have only been established for two and a half years, so it is normal if there are no results.

Some foreign research institutions may not have produced any results even after ten years.

This is the norm for original scientific research.

At the end of the article, Ren Hongjun deliberately said:
"Those who express and promote such views have ulterior motives."

The counterattack of the Chinese Science Society had a very good effect.

All of a sudden, more and more people joined the ranks of support.

Their thoughts are simple:

"The national self-confidence that Professor Li Qiwei has worked so hard to build cannot be slandered."

"Wu Youxun is our Chinese genius. His strength is obvious to all."

“Huaxia should not only attach importance to basic education, but also create greater glory in the second Olympiad.”

Some people's conspiracy did not succeed.

These mere tricks are no match for the powerful propaganda capabilities of the Science Society.

Today's scientific society is like a big net that includes the most elite talents in the country.

As long as their direction is consistent, no force can lead China astray.

This confrontation also gave the country a direct impression of the Chinese Scientific Society.

"It turns out that there is such an awesome organization in our country."

"The bean sprouts I planted wouldn't survive no matter what I did. Fortunately, the experts from the Science Society helped me solve the problem."

The Chinese Science Society is subtly changing the country.

Inside Tokyo Imperial University.

After reading the remarks made by Shinji Omura in the newspaper, Yoshio Nishina became extremely angry.

Even in front of Nagaoka Hantaro and Ishihara Jun, he couldn't help his emotions.

"Baga, Xiaocun is such an idiot!"

"Who does he think he is, to dare to speak ill of the national education system?"

"Not only that, he also attacked and ridiculed Wu Youxun."

"This affects how the international community views our scientific community in the Land of Sakura."

"Even Europe and the United States are praising it highly, and even threatening to completely crush Asia in the second Olympiad."

"He is a student, yet he is still making irresponsible remarks and making people laugh at him."

"I should have known better than to let him participate in the competition."

Yoshio Nishina cursed out all the words in one breath.

This shows how angry he is towards Shinji Omura.

But he found that there was something wrong with Professor Nagaoka's expression.

The other party seemed to be thinking about something.

Yoshio Nishina was shocked. He thought that the professor might agree with Shinji Omura's point of view.

Nagaoka Hantaro came back to his senses.

He glanced at Yoshio Nishina and said:

"Don't worry, there's no way I could be the same as those ambitious people."

“There are some radicals in the country right now, and I don’t agree with their strategy towards the East.”

"For us, the competition with Professor Li should be fair and square."

"We must win China in both competitions and original papers."

Yoshio Nishina breathed a sigh of relief.

He was very afraid that his beloved Professor Nagaoka would become like those vulgar people.

If that happened, he wouldn't know how to face his mentor.

"However, the issue of the Atomic Research Institute mentioned by Komura Shinji at the end is indeed worth our consideration."

"This is the fact that there are currently no international achievements in the field of physics in Asia."

"I am very worried. This is not only a shortcoming of China, but also a shortcoming of our country of cherry blossoms."

“We send so many visiting scholars, but after they come back, have they really produced any good results?”

"We also need to come up with a solution."

"Nishina, did you discover anything during your visit to the City of Science?"

Yoshio Nishina seems to recall:
“I think the atomic research institute established by Professor Li Qiwei is definitely not simple.”

"During this trip to Borneo, I met Qian Wushi, Qian Huzhou, and Deng Huaining, but I didn't meet Yu Yin."

"As one of Professor Li's four major disciples, it's a bit strange that he didn't show up."

"Although Yu Yin is not good at socializing, there is no reason for him to ignore worldly affairs."

"So, what on earth is he doing?"

"I asked Master Qian Wu, and he just said excitedly that Yu Yin's research had reached a critical moment."

"Distractions can cause problems with his experiments."

"I think there must be some hidden message in this."

"Yu Yin must have made some remarkable breakthrough."

"He himself is one of the discoverers of the GKY effect, which is closely related to quantum numbers."

"Could it be that the other party has made a breakthrough in quantum theory?"

"That's too scary!"

Upon hearing this, Nagaoka Hantaro remained silent. He felt a strong sense of oppression.

"That man has become stronger again."

"Are his disciples also going to establish their own sect?"
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Borneo, inside the Institute of Atomic Research.

When Li Qiwei entered the laboratory and saw Yu Yin for the first time, he smiled and said:

"Boy, when will your paper be published?"

(End of this chapter)