4336 (AD 1639), January 8th.
In a prosperous city like Beijing, the festive atmosphere has turned dull at this point in time.
The major shops in the city will end their holidays from today and open for business.
Most people have finished visiting relatives, and only some friends come to visit.
In the new residential building of Yongfang in Dashi, Beijing, several five-story buildings stand on the roadside. This is the family area of the Academy of Sciences.
Gao Xiang carried the gift and knocked on the door of the first room on the third floor of the building facing the street.
On the door of this room, there is still a relatively fresh red word "Happy".
When he saw Qin Yun opening the door, he said politely: "Junior sister Qin Yun, you and Liu Dongliang are getting married. I am still drifting on the boat and cannot come to your wedding.
I just take advantage of the festival to come and wish you a happy marriage. "
Qin Yun took the gift from Gao Xiang's hand and said politely: "Please come in quickly. Our classmates are spread all over the world. Just take care of what you want."
Of course she knew that Gao Xiang came to their house today not just to send blessings.
Many brothers and sisters did not attend their weddings. The most they could do was write a letter to send their blessings.
Only Gao Xiang came to visit in person during the holidays. He just used this excuse to visit. He should have other things to do.
Qin Yun saw her husband Liu Dongliang holding a steamed bun in his hand, his mouth slightly open, and the steamed bun in his hand became dry and hard.
The remaining half of the steamed bun has been in my hand for a long time.
He was fully focused, but his eyes were fixed on the table, where the coils of copper wire moved on their own in the middle of the magnet.
Qin Yun had not disturbed her husband before, as his research had reached a bottleneck.
A guest came today. He walked up to his husband Liu Dongliang and reminded loudly: "Dongliang, senior brother Gao Xiang is here to see us."
Only then did Liu Dongliang react, stood up and invited Gao Xiang to go to the living room to have tea together.
Qin Yun ordered the servant to make tea and bring it to the living room.
Gao Xiang looked at Liu Dongliang's performance and secretly admired him in his heart.
When Liu Dongliang was in the youth class, he was one of the youngest students, and his academic performance was not outstanding at that time.
He is now producing frequent results and is already the top academician of the Academy of Sciences.
Gao Xiang first congratulated: "Junior brother Liu and junior sister Qin are married. Senior brother is here to congratulate you.
I heard that your wedding witness is a teacher, which is really enviable.
There are many senior brothers and sisters who are getting married, but there are only a few couples who can be married by the teacher. "
Liu Dongliang heard Gao Xiang's slightly sour tone and knew that he was envious of him.
On the day of his wedding, he really didn't expect that his teacher Su He, who was busy with everything, would be there in person.
This incident proves to others that he is one of the teacher's most proud students, so he can enjoy this honor.
The servant at home quickly brought the tea.
Gao Xiang and Liu Dongliang chatted about some interesting things at work.
Only then did Liu Dongliang learn about Gao Xiang's current job. He was drawing star maps.
The star map drawn needs to combine the sea chart and the longitude and latitude lines, and mark every position on the sea and the star map corresponding to each moment in detail.
In addition to relying on terrain and sextants, ships adrift on the sea can determine their position based on star maps.
Using the stars to determine your position is an ancient and practical technology.
It will take several generations of efforts to obtain a more complete star map.
Gao Xiang drank a cup of tea and said with a wry smile: "The teacher asked us to choose the research and development direction according to our respective interests.
I chose astronomy, but my attainments in astronomy were worse than those of Lu Lingxiao, the director of the National Astronomical Observatory.
There were very few astronomy projects, and I couldn’t grab many easy projects.
Some subjects are very easy to get results, and some subjects are very difficult to get results. This is also their own choice. "
Liu Dongliang heard Gao Xiang belittling his subject.
He immediately advised: "Brother Gao, many of our classmates in the junior class have wasted their lives.
Are they incapable of learning?
No, if the learning ability is really not good, there is no way for the teacher to select him from tens of thousands of people and join the youth class.
They just chose the wrong direction, wasting their abilities, and scientific research is eating up their own talents.
Without talent and inspiration, there is no way to achieve much.
Senior Brother Gao can become the second most famous scholar in the field of astronomy in Dahua.
Senior Brother Gao has a talent far beyond ordinary people in astronomy.
If Senior Brother Gao had chosen other subjects, he might not have achieved the results he has now. "
Gao Xiang listened to these words and continued to drink tea.
He was also aware of these situations, but he was unwilling to do so.
Watch other people achieve results that are sensational in the academic world in just a few years or even a few months.
Those who engage in astronomy have been unable to achieve world-shaking results for several years or even decades.
Gao Xiang put the tea cup on the table, sighed and said: "Junior Brother Liu, you and your wife both stay at the Academy of Sciences and are very well-informed.
I was drifting at sea, and I could only read some old newspapers and magazines to relieve my boredom. The news was very limited.
In our Dahua scientific community, the most hotly discussed thing during this period is the first Longteng Award.
The rewards of the Dragon Award are too generous, even if you don’t look at the huge bonus.
The title awarded by the Soaring Dragon Award is very coveted.
I am still just a lord.
I heard rumors circulating outside that the lowest title reward for the Soaring Dragon Award is Viscount.
The most important thing is to win the Dragon Award, which can bring extremely high reputation. "
Before Gao Xiang entered the house, Liu Dongliang judged that Gao Xiang had something to ask him.
He didn't expect Gao Xiang to want to learn about the Soaring Dragon Award from him.
To put it bluntly, even if the development of the scientific community stagnates in the future, it is only the results that are emerging now.
The achievements Gao Xiang has achieved, even if it takes ten years, the Dragon Award will not even rank him in the same place.
Liu Dongliang guessed that Gao Xiang might be helping others to understand the situation of the Dragon Award.
The Longteng Awards officially held an awards ceremony during the Lantern Festival.
Many people are already aware of the relevant processes.
There is no need to keep this information secret, but there is no news about who the specific winner is.
Liu Dongliang is also very anxious. The competition in the physics world is very fierce and he doesn't know whether he can win the prize.
The electromagnetism he is currently engaged in is a new subject.
If he cannot win the Dragon Award, his voice will be reduced and he will not be able to attract more scholars to explore electromagnetism together.
The Longteng Award is not just a reputation, it is also a banner leading the development of the scientific community in Dahua.
Liu Dongliang briefly introduced the situation of the Dragon Award to Gao Xiang.
The Dragon Award is divided into two categories: the Golden Dragon Award and the Silver Dragon Award.
The Golden Dragon Award is awarded to basic science or major scientific theories. It has four sub-categories: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biomedicine.
Each sub-category can win a Golden Dragon Award, and a maximum of five people can win the award. They must win the same award.
There will never be two laureates in mechanics and electromagnetics receiving the same award.
For team projects, only those who have made outstanding contributions can win the Golden Dragon Award.
The Silver Dragon Award is awarded to the most outstanding technologies. One or two technologies can win the award every year. The requirements for this award are extremely high, and there may even be a bye.
Liu Dongliang briefly introduced the situation of the Dragon Award, and Gao Xiang listened with interest.
A lot of inside information is impossible to obtain far away from the Academy of Sciences.
Liu Dongliang said with a smile: "The competition for the Golden Dragon Award is very fierce. Before it is announced, no one can guarantee who will win.
There is no suspense about the Silver Dragon Award. Steam engine technology will definitely win.
Dahua’s industrial rise began with steam engine technology.
This technology has had a great impact on Dahua, and it continues to affect this country. "
When Gao Xiang heard this, he was extremely surprised and asked: "Will the Silver Dragon Award only select at most two technologies this year?"
Liu Dongliang nodded seriously and said: "I can't guarantee other situations, but this situation is absolutely true.
This is the Silver Dragon Award, which represents the pinnacle of technological achievements in the country. The most important thing is excellence rather than quantity.
Doling out dozens of awards at once will not serve as an incentive. "
When Gao Xiang heard what Liu Dongliang said, a smile appeared on his face.
The Golden Dragon Award is out of reach for people like them who are engaged in astronomy, and they have no chance of winning it.
Gao Xiang has no chance of winning the Silver Dragon Award.
But his old rival Lu Lingxiao, with his sextant, still has a chance of being selected.
Now there are only two Silver Dragon Awards awarded, one of which has been locked by steam engine technology.
For another award, the competition is really fierce, and the technology of sextant is still far behind.
Military technologies such as smokeless gunpowder technology and battleship technology.
There are also many technologies such as steel smelting and watchmaking technology that are common to both military and civilian use. Their social contributions are far greater than those of the sextant.
Neither Gao Xiang nor Lu Lingxiao has become an academician of the Academy of Sciences. They are on the same starting line.
Lu Lingxiao really won the award. With his accumulation of strength and qualifications, he will definitely be able to obtain academician status.
Academicians of the Academy of Sciences have sufficient say in relevant fields.
If Lu Lingxiao really becomes an academician, he will have no ability to compete with this person.
Now it seems that the two of them can compete on the same stage for a long time.
Gao Xiang understood the situation of the Dragon Award. He bid farewell to Liu Dongliang and walked out of the room happily.
Qin Yun said curiously: "I didn't expect Senior Brother Gao to be so concerned about the Soaring Dragon Award.
I didn't expect the Dragon Award to be so important. "
Liu Dongliang said seriously: "The Dragon Award is extremely important, and the most important thing is the influence this award brings.
After receiving this award, you will become a leader in the relevant field.
Project approval and review can also alleviate troubles from outsiders, which are all caused by different statuses.
For us experts, it’s easier to do things.
They are all amateur bureaucrats. They basically judge the quality of a project based on reputation. "
Qin Yun said in a relaxed tone: "It is difficult for others, but it is not difficult at all for us.
Even this year, neither of us can win the Dragon Award.
I believe that if we, as husband and wife, work hard for a few more years, we will surely win the Golden Dragon Award. "
Liu Dongliang nodded and continued to stare at the coil device on the table.
As long as you achieve results that no one can question, you will definitely receive the Dragon Award.
The simple coil on the table is his most important achievement.
…………………………
Su He met with Tian Jiapeng, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, at the Qianqing Palace.
There was fraud in the imperial examination, and the left minister of the Ministry of Rites was imprisoned.
Tian Jiapeng was promoted to Minister Zuo of the Ministry of Rites, but his areas of responsibility did not change.
The adjustment of the Ministry of Rites has also been completed. Han Cuibai, the governor of Sichuan, was transferred to the capital and became the Minister of Rites.
Han Cuibai was responsible for the important task of rebuilding the Ministry of Rites.
Tian Jiapeng took a list and reported to Emperor Su Hehui: "Your Majesty, we have completed the preliminary review of the Golden Dragon Award and Silver Dragon Award. Please confirm the final list."
This is the first Dragon Award. All the technologies accumulated over the past few years are here to sign up for the Dragon Award.
They have screened out the flawed technologies, and the remaining technologies are well-deserved no matter which one they choose.
Su He took the list handed over by Tian Jiapeng, and he reformed education and trained scientists.
The results of so many years are all on this thin piece of paper.
He looked at the candidates for the mathematics award. There was only one person's name on it.
This is his own name, and the winning project is calculus.
When Su He saw his own name, he immediately objected: "You are really playing the piano randomly, why did you write my name on it?
My name is here, who dares to choose anyone else.
This won't work. We have to leave the opportunity to others. I won't participate in the competition. You can choose again. "
Tian Jiapeng bowed and said in salute: "Your Majesty, we are not trying to flatter you, the calculus award is well deserved.
There is no way to solve the volume of the ball and the area of some curved surfaces without the tool of calculus.
In particular, some tools for summarizing physics require mathematical tools such as calculus for summary.
The emergence of mathematical tools such as calculus has effectively promoted the development of science and technology.
No mathematician in the country has made as many contributions to the field of mathematics as His Majesty.
If Your Majesty gives up this award, no one will be eligible to receive it. "
Su He frowned and said: "Playing the piano randomly, you guys are really playing the piano randomly.
Switch this list to someone else.
I think Tian Aiqing is more suitable than me here. "
Tian Jiapeng quickly refused, how dare he be on this list.
He said with a wry smile: "In the field of mathematics, my contribution is limited.
I am good at data analysis, but not good at exploring mathematical theories.
Your Majesty wrote my name on it, which will make me infamy for thousands of years and be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
It doesn't matter if I receive some dirty words.
But if it affects the Soaring Dragon Award, I will be punished and deserve death.
Your Majesty also doesn’t want the Dragon Award to get a bad reputation just after it is held.
His Majesty received the Dragon Award together with others.
This can also bring great popularity to the Dragon Award and improve the status of this award. "
When Su He heard Tian Jiapeng's statement, he also hesitated.
Much of his knowledge was copied from later generations, but placed in the present time.
He truly deserves the Dragon Award for his achievements.
Su He looked at the list and saw his name behind many awards.
He immediately crossed out his name with a pen.
“There are really no good candidates for the mathematics prize.
I was selected, but I only participated in the first session. All future awards will be given to others.
As for the awards for other projects, I will not participate.
Most of the winners are my students.
As a teacher, I don’t have to compete with students for honors. "
Su He selected the winners of the first Longteng Award based on the contribution and influence of these technologies.
"Tian Aiqing, please arrange the Dragon Award ceremony according to this list."
