Li Yu also took advantage of this time to calculate a lot of things, wrote some popular science stories, and was even studying what science fiction theme to write.
After the 20th of the first lunar month, the courses at the Beiyang Military Preparation Crash Course were basically over, and Li Yu could return to Beijing.
Yuan Shikai persuaded him to stay again: "Sir, why don't you stay and become a gunnery engineer? This is the knowledge that can be applied in the world. Your mathematical things are vague and cannot be implemented." Li Yu knew that it was impossible to explain too much. , he could only decline politely: "Thank you for the compliment, but everyone has his own ambitions, and I still have some ambitions of my own." In fact, Li Yu understood in his heart that even if he has developed advanced guns and artillery, they will only be for the Japanese. Wedding dress!
These warlords simply couldn't control themselves, and in the end it was the common people who were injured. That's why Li Yu didn't do this kind of thing.
Seeing that he could not keep Li Yu, Yuan Shikai had no choice but to ask Feng Guozhang to take out another three thousand taels of silver notes and give them to Li Yu. The two teaching experiences made Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang and others deeply admire Li Yu. They took Li Yu's lecture notes and asked him to sign them. They solemnly said: "Thank you for teaching. From now on, we will make progress every day and serve the country." "
"This is the best." Li Yu said. Wu Peifu added: "If it weren't for Professor Li, I might not be able to learn so much knowledge in my life." Sun Chuanfang also said: "I really didn't expect that I could understand such profound mathematical content." Ordinary people listened to their words. He must have thought it was nothing, but Li Yu knew that they would all be big warlords from now on, so he studied hard to speak out from their mouths, but he always felt that there was something strange that he couldn't explain.
Fortunately, the two of them have always respected Li Yu since then, and the signed handouts are well preserved. When Li Yu returned to the hotel, Lu Bicheng also held a letter and said happily: "I have a letter from the Capital University!"
"Capital University?" Li Yu asked in surprise,
"As far as I know, it seems that the university has not yet begun to recruit female students."
"I know," Lu Bicheng said,
"The letter is from Mr. Yan Fu! Oh my God, he is one of my idols!" Li Yu asked: "Mr. Yan Fu? Mr. Yan Fu, who is now the director of the Translation Institute of the Capital University and wrote "Tian Yan Lun"?" Lu Bicheng nodded vigorously. Head: "Of course!" Li Yu asked again: "Why did Mr. Yan Fu write to you?" Lu Bicheng was very happy: "He wants to accept me as a disciple and teach me logic. Although I can't be a student in the university hall, but Being able to be Mr. Yan’s apprentice is not far behind.”
"This is a good thing!" Li Yu said,
"Mr. Yan Fu is indeed the most knowledgeable about Western learning among the Chinese teachers in the Capital University."
"I really haven't heard of logic," Lu Bicheng said,
"Is this also Western learning?" Li Yu said, "Yes, it is a subject about thinking. It can make people think better, or become smarter. Maybe you can do something in the future." Lu Bicheng His interest became even stronger: "Then I want to learn it!" Nowadays, it is true that many people who are new to Western learning will learn logic. After all, professional subjects such as mathematics and physics are too difficult.
Logic studies human thinking, which is more basic and simpler than mathematical science. And it is a scientific and critical way of thinking in any case, and it is worth learning to have a scientific thinking and cognition.
However, many people in later generations may be a little unfamiliar with logic. In fact, it is because it is so basic and has been integrated into all disciplines. All basic reasoning processes are one type of logic.
But to say that logic is most famous for its reasoning, animated film and television works such as Conan are actually all kinds of rigorous and interesting logical reasoning.
It happened that the two of them returned to Beijing together, and Lu Bicheng was also very curious about the Capital University. She wanted to engage in women's education in the future, so she naturally wanted to see how the Capital University ran a school.
When they found Yan Fu, he was reading a newspaper. When he saw Li Yu, he pointed at the newspaper and said: "The year before last, Zhang Yishang invited me to serve as the general manager of the Kaiping Mining Bureau, but I soon resigned because of poor management. But I didn't expect it. At that time, the actual controller of the Kaiping Mining Bureau had become a British man! What a pity that I became a subordinate of a foreigner! If you hadn't exposed this matter, I would still have been kept in the dark!" Li Yu sighed and said : "It's a pity that we don't have a complete legal system, and the matter is almost a dead end." Yan Fu just knew the whole story, and he couldn't stand it anymore: "We can't just let it go! The court's memorial office has been opened, and I will write a letter tomorrow. Submit the memorial." Yan Fu had been abroad, and he knew the psychology of these people, and he was really concerned about this matter. When the British court opened the Kaiping Mining Bureau trial next year, Yan Fu went to London to negotiate in person.
Is it just the result? I can only talk about personnel matters. The national power of the Qing Dynasty was here, and the court did rule against the Molin Company of De Cuilin, Hoover and others.
But so what, foreign businessmen still control the Kaiping Coal Mine for decades. There is really no better way. Li Yu knows that it will be in vain no matter what, and his goal is still to focus on things that have not happened yet. After all, future problems will be more difficult, but solving them is actually more meaningful.
The Qing court was already like a mud Buddha crossing the river and could not protect itself. Even something as big as the Kaiping Coal Mine was actually a trivial matter in their eyes. After all, it was hard to say whether they could keep their own status. How could they manage the property below?
Once their status is gone, these things no longer belong to them. Of course it is reasonable in their thinking, but it is really a terrible, deplorable and abhorrent thought.
Yan Fu calmed down a little, and then he mentioned Lu Bicheng who came with Li Yu: "Is this the talented girl Bicheng from Jinmen?" Lu Bicheng said: "She is the little girl." Yan Fu put down the newspaper and said: "Okay, okay! Let's not mention these worries for now. Things! When it comes to you, you are dozens of times better than those scholars! I am extremely happy that you agreed to become my disciple." Lu Bicheng said, "It is my daughter's honor to be favored by Mr. Meng and accepted as my disciple." Yan Fu Said: "I have read your lyrics and articles earlier. Not only are you good in literary style, but you also have excellent ideological arguments. It is really rare! I have been teaching at the Beiyang Naval Academy for more than ten years, and there are not many students who satisfy me. " Yan Fu has always had extremely strict requirements for his disciples. When he was the teacher and general manager of the Beiyang Naval Academy, he once commented on his disciples: "Fu has been managing the Beiyang Academy for more than ten years. To be honest, none of his disciples are proud of him. . Wu Zhaoyi was knowledgeable but had a perverse temperament; Wang Shaoquan was down-to-earth but too rigid. Apart from the two, although Yu was famous and famous, both of them were mediocre." It mentioned that Wu Guangjian of the two later became a great translator and also a poet. He became a professor at Fudan University; Wang Shaolian became the chief professor of Beiyang University three years later.
He still thinks these two people are good, but they really don't have a great reputation. But as for what Yan Fu said
"Besides the two, although I have a distinguished reputation, all of them are mediocre." The so-called
"Outside" includes Li Yuanhong... Of course, he actually worked very hard when he was studying in the Mechanical Department of Beiyang Naval Academy. Moreover, because of his excellent academic performance and outstanding performance in internship on the training ship, he was awarded a special award by the school at the end of the year. Awarded.
Therefore, it was still difficult to be a student of Yan Fu, but fortunately, the teacher-student relationship between Lu Bicheng and Yan Fu was very harmonious in history. The two often wrote letters to each other and exchanged poems, which can be regarded as a good story.
It's really not easy. Yan Fu added: "Girl, when you first arrive in the capital, the University Hall can arrange accommodation for you in Dongsisijitiao. There are some new houses rented by the school that are not occupied yet, and they are also close to the University Hall." Lu Bicheng said: "Thank you, sir, oh no, it should be thank you, teacher!" Yan Fu laughed loudly: "That's about it!" Generally speaking, Jingshi University Hall is relatively wealthy. It originally rented several houses in Dongshisi Tiao Hutong. I want to prepare it for some officials who come to Beijing to study temporarily at the University Hall, so the conditions are good.
However, the wait-and-see attitude of officials from other places is obvious now. Except for some officials who are relatively close to the capital, there are currently no officials from other places to attend the lectures.
But that's just fine. They helped arrange for Lu Bicheng, Yan Fu still wanted to go back to the Capital University, and Li Yu went home directly.
When he walked out of Dongshisi Tiao Hutong, Li Yu saw a lean Japanese walking over. Li Yu didn't think much and went back to Dongchang Hutong where he lived.
When passing by Dong'an Market, he saw a notice posted outside: "It is the New Year's Eve and the weather is dry. Citizens must be careful when setting off firecrackers."
The signature at the back is Aixinjueluo Shanqi. Such vernacular notices were still rare in the late Qing Dynasty. When he returned home, Li Yuyou saw an official wearing an official hat and uniform at the door of his house asking about Uncle Wang, Fengling and Zhao Qian.
When Uncle Wang saw Li Yu, he immediately greeted him loudly: "Sir, you are back!" Li Yu stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter?" The official looked at Li Yu and said, "You are the owner of this house, Li Yu. ?" Li Yu said: "That's right." The official said: "I am Xu Shiying, the sixth-rank chief of the Ministry of Punishment, and I was ordered to investigate Lin Binghua's case. After a lot of effort, I found out that the important witness Fengling was in your house." Fengling Said: "Sir, I have said everything that needs to be said." Xu Shiying said: "It's no big deal. If he doesn't admit it then, he will confront her."
"Call me anytime, you can come a hundred times!" Fengling said. It seems that Lin Binghua is really in trouble, but he is an official after all. The head of the Ministry of Punishment must come to investigate in person, and the evidence can be conclusive before he can make a decision.
After Xu Shiying left, Uncle Wang and the others hurriedly welcomed Li Yu into the house.
"I didn't expect sir to come back so late." Li Yu said with a smile: "I didn't expect to wish you a happy new year." Fengling said: "How can a master in the mansion wish his servants a happy new year? Sir, you really don't act like a gentleman. !”
"How are you talking!" Zhao Qian pulled Feng Ling. Li Yu didn't take them seriously at all, and he didn't treat them as servants, so he said, "It doesn't matter." Uncle Wang added, "By the way, sir, I wonder if you know that the Xizhu City entrance on Qianmen Street has just opened. We opened a theater called 'Wenming Tea Garden' and abolished the rule that women cannot enter the theater to watch plays. Now everyone is spreading the word."
"Oh?" Li Yu said in surprise,
"Is there such a civilized place in the capital?"
"Yes," said Uncle Wang,
"I heard it from Lao Yu in the teahouse. He is now bragging about it everywhere. After all, the one who opened the theater was their Prince Su, Prince Shanqi, who wore a white flag."
"Shan Qi? The one who signed the notice at the door of Dong'an Market?" Li Yu asked.
"That's him." Uncle Wang replied.
"It's interesting. Are there many people going?"
"It's not a small amount. Tickets for the theater must be purchased in advance. Especially since I heard that Yang Xiaolou from the same celebration class will also be on stage recently. Everyone wants to hear the famous actors that the Queen Mother praised." Wang Bo said.
I never thought there could be something like this in Beijing now
The "spectacle" is really unimaginable. Li Yu told Lu Bicheng the next day when he bumped into her at the Capital University.
Lu Bicheng has never been to a theater. The current Qing Dynasty does not allow women to enter theaters. Therefore, in her opinion, this must be a kind of progress for women's rights, and she immediately said that she wanted to see it. Regardless of whether she understood opera or not, it was still a breakthrough in form.
However, teahouses are so popular now that they have no choice but to introduce a ticket-buying system. Li Yu didn't expect that it would be difficult to buy tickets, so he had to go directly to Yang Xiaolou and asked for two tickets from him.
Li Yu took the ticket and asked, "How much money does it cost?" Yang Xiaolou said, "Brother Li, why are you so polite to me?" Li Yu glanced at the ticket and said, "It's not cheap, I think the position is still very close to the front." Yang Xiaolou waved his hand: "It's just a small thing. Brother Li has helped us so much, this little thing is nothing."
"Actually, just give me a more normal position. I'm not that particular." Li Yu said.
"Brother Li, it seems you have never been to Wenming Tea Garden," Yang Xiaolou said,
"Wenming Tea Garden is a new theater. It can't compete with the already famous Dongyue Xuan outside Donghua Gate and Tianqiao Fuhaixuan. However, Wenming Tea Garden has made a name for itself by being able to admit female guests. Fans go to Wenming Tea Garden just for both men and women. So the location is very important." Li Yu didn't know why: "What's the difference?" Yang Xiaolou said: "In the theater, there are seats for women upstairs and seats for men downstairs. They are separate, but if you want men and women to sit together, you can only Only the first few rows are available." Li Yu suddenly realized: "I see." Yang Xiaolou smiled and said, "So I know everything you need to know, why don't you go to other theaters?" Li Yu looked at him and smiled strangely. He looked like: "What do you know?" Yang Xiaolou hummed and sang in a dramatic tone: "It can only be understood, not expressed in words." Li Yu didn't say any more to him, took the ticket and went back.
Nowadays, in addition to storytellers, there are also opera singers in teahouses. To a certain extent, opera can almost be said to be an art that grew out of teahouses, which is not too much.
When Mei Lanfang recalled the early stage of theater in "Forty Years of Stage Life", he said:
"The earliest theaters were collectively called tea gardens. They were places where friends gathered to drink tea and talk. Watching theater was just incidental. Theaters back then did not charge tickets, only tea money." So it is true that civilized tea gardens are so popular that they require tickets. rare.
