San Francisco. Kang Youwei also had a mansion here. Liang Qichao traveled around the United States and later met with him.
Liang Qichao's trip to the United States took a long time and he visited many places. He even met with Secretary of State Hai Yin and President Theodore Roosevelt.
Kang Youwei's house always has a special room set up as
"Qibla Room" with a flag hanging on the wall that reads
"Official clothes and edicts." The belt edict is still his most effective way to gain people's support. Even though Li Yu had written an article to expose him, after all, the power of news communication in the early 20th century was incomparable to that of later generations, and many people still didn't know about it.
The banner of "Serving the Emperor with Clothes and Carrying the Imperial Order" was facing the capital, and the two of them kowtowed to it together, which was equivalent to kowtowing to the Qing Emperor.
Kang Youwei stood up and said, "Zhuoru, how do you feel about your trip to the United States?" Liang Qichao said from the side: "The United States is even more powerful than Japan, and there is much to learn from." Kang Youwei sat on the sofa, picked up a tea bowl and drank. He took a sip: "Of course we need to study, but we still have to find a way to rescue our master, otherwise we won't be able to use all our abilities. How is the situation in the country?" Liang Qichao said: "According to some news, the Queen Mother is still The emperor controls the government and has no intention of loosening the restrictions." Kang Youwei sighed: "At the time of the reform, those people wanted to kill us. If it were not for the emperor, we would have been dead long ago, and we would still be here today? You must remember Come on, my life was given by Emperor Guangxu, and your life was also given by the Emperor!" Liang Qichao could only say: "Disciple knows." Kang Youwei continued: "That's why I established this emperor-protecting association, just to win over overseas forces and rescue Our real master." Liang Qichao said: "Teacher, you have worked hard." Kang Youwei sighed: "The hard work is deserved, otherwise I will have trouble sleeping and eating. But now some young people are saying that I am a fake loyalist, and the real protector is myself! They also said that my dress edict was fake and the photo with the emperor was also fake." Liang Qichao said, "Could the teacher be referring to Li Yu?" Kang Youwei said angrily, "It's this yellow-haired boy!"
"But..." Liang Qichao paused and said,
"I have met him before. I think this man is extremely knowledgeable and a pillar of talent. I went to visit Mr. Rong Hong before, and he took his disciples to Harvard University. The director of the Observatory of Harvard University spoke highly of Li Yu. Juekou, saying that he is the top scientist in the world today. Our country is currently lacking such talents, and..."
"That's enough!" Kang Youwei interrupted him,
"If he really has a peerless talent, why would he slander me like this? Can't he see that I am dedicated to serving the country? He actually fabricated lies to slander me, which is ridiculous and shameful!" Liang Qichao said: "The ancients said, different paths lead to the same destination. Li Yu and his disciples He said that he wanted to use a route other than politics and law to save the country. After thinking about it carefully, I thought what he said made sense."
"That makes sense?" Kang Youwei snorted coldly.
"It makes sense! Don't you know he even cut off his hair?! What kind of behavior is this? This is ungrateful! He agrees with the revolutionary line!" Liang Qichao said: "Li Yu once said that he would not participate in any revolution Related matters." Kang Youwei asked: "Did he really say that?" Liang Qichao nodded: "Yes." Kang Youwei said: "He is somewhat self-aware. By the way, I remember you also met Sun Wen, what do you think? How do I compare with him?" Liang Qichao said: "The teacher is a teacher, Sun Wen is Sun Wen, no comparison." Kang Youwei immediately said angrily: "Can't compare? What can't be compared? It's him who doesn't deserve to compare with me! Who is Sun Wen? ? A charlatan, who has as much knowledge as me? Could it be that you were also bewitched by him and wanted to defect to him?" Liang Qichao quickly denied: "Teacher, this is absolutely not the case! We only met once, and the disciple did not defect to him. Meaning!" Kang Youwei said: "But why didn't you use your pen to refute his theory, and let our believers continue to lose in vain? Honolulu is now full of his believers! In addition, there is another Li Yu in the United States, so that Our donations have been reduced again and again! If this continues, how can we protect the emperor and rescue our master?" Liang Qichao opened his mouth, and then said: "The disciples still can't see whether their line is wrong, so they can't find any refutation. point."
"Really?" Kang Youwei slammed the teacup on the table.
"How can you succeed if you don't even have a firm belief? You must understand that only the emperor can save all people from disaster!"
"Yes, yes..." Liang Qichao's voice clearly lacked confidence. After Kang Youwei heard this, he shouted angrily: "Kneel down!" Liang Qichao did not dare to disobey his teacher and immediately knelt in front of him.
Kang Youwei pointed at him and said: "You must always remember in your heart that as long as you protect the emperor, no revolution is allowed! As long as you reform, no revolution is allowed!" Liang Qichao quickly said: "Disciple, remember." Seeing that his attitude had softened, Kang Youwei Said: "Get up. You are my eldest disciple. You should be able to see how much I value you, so I have given you the entire affairs of Japan. After you go back, you must pick up your pen carefully." , let me see your sharp articles again." Liang Qichao said: "Disciples must live up to the teacher's expectations." Now Kang Youwei's thoughts have begun to sink.
Although Liang Qichao is still a reformist, he has obviously been learning. In any case, Japan in front of us generally seems to have succeeded through reform.
After that, after Liang Qichao returned to Japan, he would use his own "Xin Min Cong Bao" as a base to launch a major debate with the "Min Bao" of the Tongmenghui.
Liang Qichao almost single-handedly carried all the elders of the Tongmenghui: Mr. Zhongshan, Zhang Taiyan, Chen Tianhua, Hu Hanmin and Wang Zhaoming.
Kang Youwei's writing skills were far inferior to Liang Qichao's. He had written two articles before, but was directly attacked by Zhang Taiyan and was unable to resist.
At the critical moment, you have to rely on Liang Qichao, the great disciple. It is said that Kang Youwei is really good at this aspect. Other famous teachers accepted disciples when they were not famous or capable, and then made their disciples famous through teaching.
Kang Youwei forcibly accepted others as his disciples after they became famous, and then claimed that famous teachers produced great disciples.
Liang Qichao is a typical example. Kang Youwei greeted Liang Qichao: "Zhuoru, one more thing. You can also publish some articles in the United States recently, calling on the tens of millions of Chinese in the Americas to contribute to our cause of royalism." To put it bluntly, contribution means donating money.
Kang Youwei also grasped the Chinese mentality. The vast majority of Chinese people are really patriotic. They don't know much about royalism and revolution. They just want the country to get better.
Kang Youwei relied on his fame to easily make money. Liang Qichao said: "Teacher, you mean to target Li Yu's previous article? But the disciple has not read it." Kang Youwei was a little embarrassed. He knew that Li Yu's article was very sharp.
It’s really strange. How can a scientific person be so good at writing articles? It seems that he still doesn't know that English articles are not so particular.
——It should be said that vernacular writing is not so particular, and it does not seem to have the same impressive literary talent as classical Chinese writing.
Kang Youwei said: "Don't read it if you haven't read it. You just need to write down our proposition." Liang Qichao knew that the biggest resistance in the United States must come from Li Yu, so he asked: "Don't you need to mention Li Yu deliberately? To be honest, when my disciple once went to New York, people in Chinatown praised him for doing practical things. Not only did he not ask for donations, but he also found ways to let them join the factory and earn more than Americans." Kang Youwei slammed the table angrily: "Such a small favor. How could you see it? He just wants us poor Chinese people to become his tools of exploitation and make money for him! Can't you see this shameless and despicable behavior?" Liang Qichao said: "But disciple Hearing this, don’t neglect doing good deeds because they are small. It is from him that my disciple discovered that our previous focus was wrong? Starting from small things may be the best way to do it, rather than focusing entirely on the high court."
"Hu Tu, you are really Hu Tu!" Kang Youwei said,
"We are going to do big things. Li Yu is just studying some weird skills. Since ancient times, have you ever seen a person who can achieve great things by relying on weird skills?" Liang Qichao said: "But Pickering, director of the Harvard University Observatory, The professor told me that in astronomy alone, Li Yu is a figure like Halley and Kepler."
"Harley? Kepler?" Kang Youwei was stunned.
"I have never even heard of my master, what is there to show off?" Liang Qichao said: "The disciples didn't know much about it before. After checking the information, I found out that they were masters of astronomy, and even directly inspired the greatest Western philosophers. Scientist Newton." Even if Kang Youwei didn't know much about science, he had heard of Newton's name.
After all, the two great gods Einstein and Planck are currently unknown, while Newton was definitely a
The existence of the "God of Science". This evaluation is not an exaggeration at all. Needless to say in physics, Newton's three laws of mechanics directly established classical physics.
He is also very strong in mathematics, no matter how he arranges it
"The four greatest mathematicians in history", the three people who will definitely be there are: Euler, Gauss and Newton.
There is some controversy about the fourth choice, but the three of them do their part. Kang Youwei frowned: "Even so, it's just a scientific way. What impact can it have on the overall situation?" Liang Qichao's thoughts are indeed shaken a lot now. When he went abroad, he found that there was something wrong with the Western learning that Kang Youwei taught him. After reading the original foreign language, I found that it was not the same as what Kang Youwei said.
Furthermore, after coming into contact with Mr. Zhongshan, Li Yu, Rong Hong and others, my attitude towards revolution changed to a certain extent.
Now that I have arrived in the United States, I find that the United States is definitely good, but even New York, the center of the United States, and the core area of Manhattan still have slums. I immediately sighed: "The most prosperous place in the world is like New York, and the darkest place in the world is like New York."
There is a famous saying in later generations: If you love someone, you send him to New York; if you hate someone, you also send him to New York.
If you love him, send him to New York, because that is heaven; if you hate him, send him to New York, because that is hell!
Liang Qichao keenly captured the duality of heaven and hell a hundred years in advance.
Liang Qichao said: "Disciples think about it, if we want to enrich the country, we naturally seek change, improvement is change, and science is also an important change." Kang Youwei pointed at Liang Qichao: "You..." I really don't know what to say to him. There is no way to argue with Liang Qichao.
He immediately put down his hand and said: "Zhuoru, Zhuoru, you have a very good vision, but as a teacher, I am really afraid that you will go astray. Are there few extremely smart people in history? How many people have fallen into the abyss of eternal destruction, you can't follow them Follow in the footsteps." Liang Qichao said, "Thank you, Teacher, for the tip." Kang Youwei said helplessly, "Forget it, you go down. I can only remind you, don't write out of line with the pen in your hand. Remember what I told you today, just Reform, no revolution; only royalism, no revolution!" Liang Qichao read out again: "Only reform, no revolution; only royalism, no revolution!" before exiting the room.
——Li Yu knew that Liang Qichao was in the United States, but could not contact him because he did not have a regular telegram.
But if others want to contact Li Yu, it would be convenient. The U.S. Navy's radio verification in Panama has produced results. There is no doubt that Li Yu's radio equipment with vacuum electronic triodes has a technological generation advantage like a dimensionality reduction strike compared to Marconi's radio equipment, whether it is stable or stable. Both performance and coverage are far better than Marconi.
Coupled with Marconi's failed leasing plan, the U.S. Navy announced that the winning bidder was Li Yu. After Li Yu got the news, he immediately realized that the radio production capacity would be opened up soon.
So the newspaper began to recruit a group of Edison Company employees. And in the future, Chinese people with better knowledge will be trained in radio.
Fedensen is responsible for the training business, and he is very busy during this time. Considering that there is not much production capacity to produce radio equipment in its own and Tesla laboratories, it is urgent to set up another radio factory.
It happened that Rong Hong had introduced Booth before, so he asked him to help rent a factory area in the northern part of Manhattan Island, which is today the Bronx in New York.
There must not be much production capacity during the early construction period, and it is estimated that it will not be able to produce when the business grows in the future, so Li Yu contacted Westinghouse Electric and General Electric and asked them to supply some components required for the production of radio equipment.
On my side, I am mainly responsible for the core triode production and signal debugging. Westinghouse, the boss of Westinghouse Electric, was quite bitter. Li Yu had just poached one of his important engineers and asked him to supply the goods.
But the orders received cannot be thrown away in vain, as long as the factories are ordered to hurry up and produce. On the other hand, General Electric is much happier.
Speaking of which, General Electric was formerly the Edison Electric Light Company, but it was bought by Morgan more than ten years ago.
Morgan now belongs to Li Yu
"Angel investors" naturally readily accepted Li Yu's request for production. Li Yu suddenly felt something
The meaning of "supply chain" is that later mobile phone manufacturers are able to integrate upstream and downstream supply chains.
Even if it is as powerful as Apple, many important components such as screens, vibration motors, and batteries must be purchased from the supply chain.
The current head of Apple, Cook, comes from a supply chain background.
