At this time, Japan was still keeping a close eye on China. Since Li Yu's game theory was published, Japanese institutions in China had bought it early.
After reading it carefully, although the mathematical part behind it is not clear, I can still feel that this is a book about winning and losing. It seems that it is not just a simple mathematical work, but of course it is taken seriously.
Japan's current biggest enemy is Tsarist Russia, and in Japan's eyes, Tsarist Russia at this time is a behemoth that it cannot afford to offend, let alone win.
Japan thinks it is on the weak side, but wants to do it again
"The bottom overcomes the top" and you can defeat the polar bear, so many game theory ideas can be used. The Japanese nation is really a bit elusive. It seems that it has always had a natural sense of crisis. Even though it has since become a developed country and its level of development is not low, it is proud of its achievements, but it still respects the existence of Europe and the United States. manner.
That is to say, on the surface, one may seem very proud, but deep down, there is still a sense of inferiority hidden inside. Perhaps it is also because they have been conquered by the United States and do not care if the US military has been stationed for a long time. They have a deformed characteristic similar to Stockholm syndrome.
This feeling is just the opposite of China. Although we have been very unhappy over the past 100 years and have been bullied, and many people seem to be unable to straighten their knees, overall there is still a sense of pride as a big country deep in our hearts.
In the Kyoto University Hall, in the office of Psychology Department Hattori Unoyoshi, he was having a conversation with Tsunehisa Fujii, who was also from Japan and came to China.
Tsunehisa Fujii will be appointed as the dean of Beiyang Polytechnic School soon. Anyway, most of the education system of the Qing court now is based on learning from Japan, and it is very common to ask Japan to teach.
"Hattori-kun, have you ever read this "Game Theory"?" Fujii Tsunehisa asked. Hattori Unoyoshi looked at the signature and said: "It is a work by Li Yu, a student of our school. I have read part of it, but I am not familiar with the parts involving mathematics." Fujii Tsunehisa said: "This book can be called a groundbreaking book, and it has affected war and even business war." Guidance." Hattori Unokichi wondered: "How can a mathematics book have such an effect?" Tsunehisa Fujii explained: "I can't describe the specifics, but Li Yujun's knowledge is really amazing. You know the current situation, Our frontal enemy is the powerful Russia, who has blocked Japan's westward expansion strategy. To defeat it, many of the models mentioned in this book should be able to use it." Hattori Unoyoshi asked: "What Fujii-kun means? Do you want to translate this book into China?" Tsunehisa Fujii said: "That's what I mean. I believe domestic scholars, the military and even the emperor will be interested." Hattori Unoyoshi graduated from liberal arts and did not know much about advanced mathematics, but Tsunehisa Fujii is a science and engineering student. Graduates, since he said so, just do what he said,
"Understood, I will contact Li Yujun immediately. With my relationship at the Capital University, I believe I can introduce you to the translation and publication authorization of this book." Li Yu soon received an invitation from Hattori Unokichi to come to the Capital University Hall.
Nowadays, the school is not big, so it is easy to meet someone, such as Gu Hongming who is taking a walk. He has also recently been studying the popular game theory in order to find loopholes in it.
But after reading a few simple models in the early days,
I was stuck on the question of "the road of life and death", and I was too embarrassed to ask Li Yu, so I had to think hard, and kept mumbling to myself: "Why do two people point to the same road? Why, why!?" Li Yu greeted him: "Good morning, Mr. Gu!" Gu Hongming looked up and saw Li Yu and Hattori Unokichi together, so he said: "You have graduated, haven't you? If you don't go to serve as an official, what are you doing here?" Li Yu said with a smile. "Can't I come back after graduation? I just heard that Mr. Gu was also studying problems in game theory?" Gu Hongming coughed and said, "I have already studied this kind of pediatric theory thoroughly!" Li Yu said : "Mr. Gu is indeed a great talent. It just so happens that the student has a question that he would like to ask." Gu Hongming asked: "You want to test me?" Li Yu said: "How dare you? It's just a discussion. Didn't you say you have studied it thoroughly? After all, Gu Hongming was teaching, so he bit the bullet and asked, "What's the problem?" Li Yu said, "I heard a story like this: There was a student who worshiped a debater as his teacher. But the student was very poor and had no friends. I couldn't afford the full tuition. So the teacher said: You pay half of the tuition first, and the remaining half will be given to me after you become a lawyer and win your first lawsuit. Who knows that after the student completed his studies, he did not become a lawyer? He didn't pay the tuition fee. So the teacher went to court and sued the student. The teacher thought this way, if I win, you will naturally have to give me the tuition fee; if I lose, according to the agreement, if you win the first lawsuit, or You want to pay the tuition to me. Unexpectedly, the student said that on the contrary, if I win, I naturally don’t have to pay you the tuition; but if I lose, according to the agreement, I have not won the first lawsuit, so I still don’t have to pay you. Pay the tuition. Now, Mr. Judge Gu, what do you think the sentence should be?" This is the famous sentence in history.
The "half-cost problem" is also a typical paradox. Everyone in Gu Hongming was confused: "This... tuition fee, I... let me think about it..." Li Yu bowed: "Sir, I hope you can teach me after you figure it out." After that, he followed Hattori Unokichi to continue looking for him. Hisashi Fujii.
Gu Hongming stood there, thinking over and over whether he should pay tuition.
The problem of "life and death" is quite a headache, and now the half-cost problem is even more explosive. Stomping his feet angrily: "What the hell! Children's theory, children's theory, don't study it!" - In Hattori Unoyoshi's office, Fujii Tsunehisa bowed deeply after seeing Li Yu,
"Li Jun, it's an honor to meet you!"
"Mr. Fujii, no need to be polite," Li Yu said. He is no longer a student, otherwise he would not be able to bear such a courtesy.
Fujii Tsunehisa said: "After reading your masterpiece on game theory, I couldn't let it go for a long time. I also heard that this book has been published in China, Europe and the United States. Can I translate it to Japan so that Chinese scholars can study it?" Li Yu Knowing that this kind of knowledge will flow through various countries sooner or later, there is no need to hide it.
Besides, in the future, Japan will do whatever it takes to steal other countries’ technological secrets, and there is no way to prevent it, so let him do it.
"Of course it can be translated and published, but it can only be used for academic research," Li Yu said. Fujii Tsunejia wholeheartedly agreed: "This is natural! After I take up the post of Beiyang Polytechnic School, I will definitely propose to General Office Zhou and invite Li Jun to the school to guide." The general manager of Beiyang Polytechnic School is Zhou Xuexi, a northern industrial giant, and this school will be the future The predecessor of Hebei University of Technology.
Zhou Xuexi is also Yuan Shikai's confidant and is in charge of Zhili's industrial industry. If you want to do something in this area, you will really have to deal with him in the future.
So Li Yu said: "It's easy to talk about." Fujii Tsunehisa said: "After the translation is completed, I will entrust the publishing house to publish it, and every cent of the royalties will be given to the husband." Anyway, academic works cannot earn a few royalties. It was an invitation, so Li Yu casually said: "Just follow the rules." Hattori Unoyoshi said: "It is estimated that it will not be long before this book will become a must-read for some of the highest universities in Japan, including the University of Tokyo, and may even be Become a course in mathematics and science." He was right.
But now the Japanese are working hard to study how to deal with Tsarist Russia. In terms of academic research, it will take a few more years.
Fujii Tsuneji saw Li Yu let go and continued to ask: "I heard in the newspaper that Mr. has written many works before. I want to translate them as well." Li Yu touched his forehead and had already guessed that he would In this way, fortunately, these contents in Li Yu are purely mathematical and physical research.
And even if they don't agree, they will get it through other channels, such as translating it from the English version, and they have to say: "Okay." Fujii Tsunehisa said excitedly: "Thank you, Li Jun!" Anyway, in Japan's short period of time, in science research They didn't pay much attention to it now. What they care about now is similar to that of the Qing Dynasty, mainly in the fields of politics, law and heavy industry.
After Li Yu returned from the Capital University, Yu Deling contacted him. She has completed the translation of the last two parts of the "Star Wars" series, and has produced both English and French versions.
The translation of science fiction works is not particularly difficult. Coupled with previous successful experiences, Li Yu has great confidence in De Ling's level.
"Thank you so much, you are really quick." Li Yu said. De Ling said with a smile: "I am very interested in the follow-up story. It is the emperor's birthday in the palace right now, and I have nothing to do. I just translated it with all my strength and wrote it without stopping." Ordinarily, in the palace, the emperor's birthday is known as It is the Wanshou Festival, which is a big festival like New Year's Day and Winter Solstice.
But what is Guangxu's current situation...Wanshou Festival has basically become a festival for Cixi's birthday. Moreover, Cixi’s birthday was almost like a carnival before the country’s fall.
Li Yu said: "It won't be long before they become popular everywhere."
"With your ability, there must be no problem," Yu Deling added,
"By the way, I heard from my father that it was Tang Daotai who secretly used money to get Prince Qing to speak good words for you at the Empress Dowager Lafayette." Li Yu exclaimed in surprise: "It turned out to be Tang Daotai!" Then he sighed, not expecting that he For others to care so much.
But think about it, how can you fight alone? If you don't have any help from noble people, you can't live so smoothly in the rotten late Qing Dynasty.
But he also knew how greedy Yi Kuang was, and Tang Shaoyi probably spent a lot of money. After bidding farewell to Yudeling, Li Yu immediately sent the manuscript to the Commercial Press and Collins Publishing Group of the United States.
What was sent to the Shanghai Commercial Press was a complete set of three volumes, which were issued separately after Zhang Yuanji made the covers. The manuscript sent to the United States had to drift at sea for three weeks, but compared to the several-year gap between the later Star Wars trilogy movies, it was already very, very fast.
