Wang Guowei had already been the editor-in-chief under Luo Zhenyu for a year at this time, and he was already familiar with writing manuscripts. In addition, he had a good foundation in literature, and he wrote many passionate and passionate sentences.
It is said that many newspaper articles nowadays still need to be written in classical Chinese, otherwise readers will think that the level is too low.
In this regard, people like Wang Guowei who have received complete private school training have a great advantage. They can even quote many historical figures such as Shen Kuo and Jia Sixie one by one.
Wang Guowei found Li Yu the next day and showed it to Li Yu. After Li Yu finished reading, he said: "Perhaps we can add some comparisons between ancient and modern science and technology." Wang Guowei said: "Comparison between ancient and modern times?" Li Yu said: "Yes, in fact, our scientific and technological level was ahead of the European powers in the past. But now we are so far behind. Coupled with this sharp contrast, we are alert and at the same time have the confidence to catch up."
"Good idea!" Wang Guowei said,
"I don't know enough about science in the past. The key is that I can't tell how important something is." Li Yu said: "For example, Zu Chongzhi's pi is accurate to the seventh decimal place, which is thousands of years ahead of the world." Wang Guowei wondered. He said: "It is true that when I was studying mathematical science, I roughly understood the concept of the decimal point, but I didn't know what the meaning was?" Li Yu said with a smile: "The meaning is not easy to explain, because at least you need to understand some mathematical knowledge. . It can only be said that mathematics has a strong leading role. Many seemingly useless things will become useful at some point, so you just need to know that they are very powerful." Wang Guowei nodded: "I understand. From the way he talks, it can be seen that he has reached a certain level." The most impressive thing about Wang Guowei to modern people is probably his sentence: Those who achieve great things and great scholars in ancient and modern times must pass through three states: "Last night the west wind withered the green trees. I climbed up to the tall building alone and looked across the road to the end of the world." This is the first state.
"The belt becomes wider and wider, but I don't regret it at all. I feel haggard because of Yin's disappearance." This is the second state.
"The crowd looked for him thousands of times, but suddenly looking back, he was in a dimly lit place." This is the third realm. Li Yu asked curiously: "Sir, which realm do you think I have reached?" Wang Guowei was not complimentary at all: "I think sir, I have reached the second realm." Li Yu pretended not to know and asked: "How many are there in total? Realm?" Wang Guowei said: "I think there are three levels, but in my opinion, it won't take long for sir to reach the third level." Li Yu smiled and said: "You can also tell fortunes." Wang Guowei said: "Although I I don’t understand science, but I have studied in Japan to some extent. It can be seen from the reports, and I also hope that you can reach that level, at least to prove that the Chinese can do it." Li Yu said: "I will lend you Good news!" The next day, the article published in Education World really caused a stir and was quoted by many other newspapers.
In Cai Yuanpei's China Education Association, Cai Yuanpei highly praised this article. He said to Li Yu: "The combination of you and Jing'an is really a perfect match, an article that is both excellent in literature and science." Li Yu said: "If It would be best to let more people go to the path of science and engineering." Cai Yuanpei said to the person next to him: "Shaoquan, this article is also published in our "Russian Police News"." Shaoquan is Lin Baishui's alias .
Lin Baishui and Shao Piaoping were both later famous journalists. They were persecuted and died at the same place, only a hundred days apart.
The name of "Russian Police News" is aimed at Tsarist Russia. Lin Baishui said: "I understand." In fact, "Russian Police News" has not officially been launched yet, but the China Education Association and the Patriotic Society have published many articles independently. It can be regarded as a preliminary period, but it has not been officially registered.
Lin Baishui suddenly asked Li Yu: "I heard that you have been to Tsarist Russia. Do you have any insights into their power and arrogance?" Among the people here, many have been abroad, but most of them have been to Japan, which is close by. It seems that No one has ever been to Tsarist Russia.
But Tsarist Russia has now occupied more than 1.6 million square kilometers of our land through several treaties, so naturally everyone needs to know more about it.
Li Yu said: "I passed through Russia when I went to Europe and stayed at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences for a few days. I didn't have much contact with the top political leaders in Tsarist Russia." Cai Yuanpei said: "I remember the reporter Shi Liangcai who heard the report said, You took the railway." Li Yu nodded: "Yes, just hearing that such a long railway can be built, you should also understand the power and ambition of Tsarist Russia. This railway is to facilitate the control of the Far East." Cai Yuanpei thought hard. Thinking about the map: "From St. Petersburg to the easternmost point, does this railway have to be 20,000 miles long?"
"With the addition of branch lines, it's almost the same." Li Yu said. Lin Baishui took a breath: "A railway is only 20,000 miles long!?" Li Yu said: "And it has to go through a large area of frozen soil, so it is very difficult to build. But it still needs to be built. The reason is naturally because of them They will not engage in loss-making business, and of course their target is the Northeast." Cai Yuanpei slammed the table hard: "Damn it! They have already occupied so much land, are they still greedy?" Li Yu said: "Look at the history of Russia, you will know "What they wanted most for hundreds of years was land and a good outlet to the sea, and they paid almost any price for it." In fact, Tsarist Russia even conceived of using the Great Wall as its national border.
Lin Baishui said: "I remember that Tsarist Russia was a weak country before Peter the Great, but I didn't expect that it has become such a giant now. Do you think we can follow the Russian route?" Li Yu said: "This is a question of whether to establish a constitution or not. . Strictly speaking, the powerful countries now have two sets of institutional systems, one is Britain, France and the United States, and the other is Germany, Japan and Russia. The feudal overtones of Britain, France and the United States are relatively slight, and even if there is royal power, it is only a symbolic power; Germany, Japan and Russia are They are representatives of the royal family who are in power. Their royal family relies on the support of feudal landowners turned capitalists. Even the Russian tsar is more powerful. I think the court is very interested in this, but are you interested?" Cai Yuanpei shook his head. The leader said: "No, no! I think the Qing government will intensify its efforts. I heard that serfdom in Tsarist Russia is still very serious. This is not the democracy we want to promote." Lin Baishui said: "I read reports that serfdom has been abolished in Tsarist Russia long ago. "Li Yu said with a smile: "It's just a form, it has not been abolished from the root. Serfs need a lot of money to redeem themselves. If you want to have your own land, you need to spend two or three times the value of the land to buy it from the landlord, so the current Tsarist Russia It's still an agricultural country. It's a bit like the United States before the Civil War." Lin Bai said: "It really is better to go to each country in person." Li Yu learned all these from textbooks, so he said: "I want to It takes a lot of time to understand all countries. But even if Tsarist Russia cannot get rid of serfdom, it is still a strong country. Their scientific level has also been beyond our reach, and the things their monarchs have done are beyond the imagination of our monarchs.
"In order to learn science and technology, Peter the Great even entered a Western European country under a pseudonym to study. After that, he did not hesitate to introduce Euler, the best mathematician in Europe, to the Academy of Sciences and put him in a high position.
"Although serfdom seriously hindered the scientific development of Tsarist Russia, after hundreds of years of development, today, they are also world-class in many subjects, such as chemistry and physiology." Lin Baishui smiled bitterly after hearing this: "The emperor went abroad to learn skills in person? I'm afraid it is absolutely impossible for our emperor to go abroad. Even if he leaves the capital, the so-called going to Jiangnan is... ugh!"
