"Brother Montague, hello, hello!"
Chen Muwu gave a perfunctory greeting and thought to himself, as expected, the British natives who can enter Cambridge University are not only smart, but most of their families are either rich or noble. This random one is the son of a baron.
Duke Bozi, the British aristocracy is divided into five levels, which is exactly the same number as the traditional Chinese aristocracy, so it is translated in such a down-to-earth manner.
Compared with the kind of knight who is respectfully called sir, which is translated as knight, the above five kinds of nobles can be called lords, and their status is more noble.
The honorary title "Sir" can be held by the recipient for life, but it will not be passed on to the next generation after his death.
But the Lords are different. They basically have real or symbolic fiefs, and the titles and fiefs can be passed down to future generations until there is no future.
Chen Muwu has met many nobles in the past few years since he came to England, but most of them are barons, which is the lowest level among the nobles.
Kelvin, Rayleigh III, and later Rutherford were canonized as lords. They were all the lowest barons.
Of course, Baron Nash in Summoner's Rift is also the lowest noble. Because the English name of Baron is Baron, the Taiwanese server will transliterate Dalong as Barong.
On the contrary, the current Chancellor of Cambridge University was made an earl, probably because he was a prime minister.
As an aside, Rayleigh III married Belfort's second sister. The nobles who led the British were also well-matched and paid attention to marriage.
Of course, the British Duke Chen Muwu also met one, and that was one of his unjust financial sponsors, Prince Albert, Duke of York, the second son of the current British Saint George V.
According to Chen Muwu's observation, in the 20th century, that is, those who were canonized as nobles before 1900 were basically called by titles.
Lord Kelvin, whose original name was William Thomson.
His surname was Thomson, which was the same as the surname of J.J. Thomson, the current president of Trinity College.
But it may be that the Chinese literary community, in order to distinguish Thomson/Sun in the UK, translated their surnames into different Chinese characters.
After all, these two people are both very famous physicists and have made countless contributions to physics. If they are not distinguished, they can easily be confused.
For example, the well-known Joule-Thomson effect in thermodynamics, or the Thomson scattering of electrons, and so on.
Thomson was created Lord Kelvin in 1892, a reference to the River Kelvin in Scotland, near the University of Glasgow where Kelvin worked.
The third Baron Rayleigh, whose real name was John William Strutt, also had nothing to do with Rayleigh.
Rayleigh is actually the name of a town in Essex, the ancestral home of the Strutt family. Ever since his grandmother was canonized as the first baroness, she chose the title Rayleigh.
This was passed down to him from generation to generation, and Lord Rayleigh was also called.
But it was different when it came to Balfour. He was canonized in 1922 after his retirement. Although there was also a fiefdom called Whittingham in Scotland, people would only call him Lord Balfour.
The same goes for Rutherford. After he is canonized in the future, his title will only change from Sir Rutherford to Lord Rutherford. He will not be called by his fiefdom like Kelvin and Rayleigh. .
So when Ramsey introduced that Montagu was the son of Baron Swaythling II, Chen Muwu knew that the noble title of Baron Swaythling should have been canonized before the twentieth century.
Wait, who?
Lord Swaythling II?
Swaythling?
Chen Muwu was not familiar with the surname Montague, but the word Swaythlin touched a nerve deep in his memory.
China's national sport is table tennis.
The most authoritative international table tennis event is the World Table Tennis Championships.
There are various competition events at the World Table Tennis Championships, and each competition event corresponds to a trophy.
The trophy that the champion country of the World Table Tennis Championships men's team competition can get is called the Swaythlin Cup.
Isn't this a coincidence?
The Montague father in front of him is the second Baron Swaythling.
According to previous speculations, their family's noble title must have been canonized by the British royal family before the twentieth century.
If nothing else, Swaythling should be a place name in the UK, like Kelvin and Rayleigh.
A piece of land cannot be divided between two families, otherwise they will definitely fight with each other.
In this way, they should be the only ones named Swaythling in the UK.
And the trophy of the World Table Tennis Championships men's team is also called Swaythlin.
There must be some relationship between their family and the trophy, right?
But according to Ramsey, this man is the third eldest child in their family. In Britain, which also pays attention to primogeniture, he should have nothing to do with inheriting the title of nobility.
Could it be that his family likes to play table tennis?
"By the way, Brother Montague, can you play table tennis?"
After the two exchanged greetings, before Montague, who came to say hello, could continue speaking, Chen Muwu first raised a question that seemed to be related to the current topic but was actually a question raised after careful consideration.
Surprisingly, Montagu didn't think Chen Muwu's question was rude, but instead began to have a surprise expression on his face: "Brother Chen, I really like playing table tennis, but how did you know about this?" ?”
Look, it really does matter, right?
He is indeed a man who can write about George Chen. His ability to read even the smallest details is superb!
Chen Muwu boasted about his reasoning ability in his heart. He made a gesture and invited Montagu to come aside and talk in detail.
As a result, Ramsey got up early and rushed to the late gathering. He was obviously the first to walk to Chen Muwu, but because he opened his mouth a few seconds late, he was left hanging there.
"Brother Montague, I think I saw someone playing table tennis at the Eagle Club before. When I met you today, I suddenly felt that you looked very similar to that person, so I thought about asking, okay? I thought it was really you."
Chen Muwu made a ridiculous excuse. He was at Cambridge University and was so busy every day that he had no time to watch others play table tennis.
"Brother Chen, I know that you are a master of sports and have won an Olympic swimming gold medal. I didn't expect that you also know table tennis, a very niche sport. I would like to ask, can you play?"
Chen Muwu nodded: "I did play a few times, but not at Cambridge University, but in Denmark."
At the Institute of Theoretical Physics, where Bohr was based, the students' after-school sports activity was to put the tables in the reading room together and play table tennis.
Chen Muwu also played with them once in Copenhagen, and then was permanently excluded from the sport.
It may be because those good students are not good at sports, or it may be because various technologies in this era are not yet perfect.
Anyway, Chen Muwu, a useless player who could be beaten to the point of being unable to fight back in front of the boss of the community, was actually able to dominate the table tennis world at the Institute of Theoretical Physics.
"That's great!" The expression on Montagu's face became more and more surprised. "I am the president of the ITTF. Brother Chen, are you interested in representing your country, China, in joining the ITTF?" ?”
What the hell!
Why is it that in the small Cambridge University, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Montagu can say such shocking words calmly and calmly when he opens his mouth?
ITTF, President?
Although Chen Muwu was very shocked, he still tried to keep his face calm and asked: "What kind of organization is the ITTF...?"
"Table tennis enthusiasts from all over the world spontaneously formed an international organization in the nature of a federation in order to promote this sport, which is still a niche sport. It was established in Berlin, Germany at the beginning of this year, and a competition was also organized at that time. International friendly matches.
"We plan to hold the first World Table Tennis Championships in London at the end of this year. Brother Chen, if you can also play table tennis, how about participating in this competition at the end of the year?"
Montagu sent an invitation to Chen Muwu to participate.
Chen Muwu's brain was running rapidly, and several questions appeared in it.
Join ITTF?
You can join. According to Montague, as long as you join, China can also become a member.
This kind of advantage cannot be taken advantage of.
Although it is not as good as a few founding members, it should be considered early enough to join.
Unexpectedly, he was accidentally involved in the national football team.
Maybe when the Republic writes the history of table tennis in the future, his name may be included in the first few chapters.
However, participating in the World Table Tennis Championships...
Chen Muwu felt very unsure.
Although the skills he developed on the community table with the elders are many years ahead of now.
But if he really wants to compete with professional athletes, he himself is not sure.
"Brother Montague, I have a question. Do I have to participate in competitions to join the ITTF?"
"That's not the case, Brother Chen. To be honest, we hope you can join. You are now so famous around the world. If you join the ITTF, it will definitely have a great impact on promoting the sport of table tennis. help."
"Then let me ask a few more questions, will you participate in this World Table Tennis Championships?"
"Of course," Montagu replied with some pride, "I am one of the main members of the British delegation."
"Then let's find a chance and let the two of us play a few rounds and try it out. If my level is too low, I won't sign up to participate in the competition and I will be embarrassed!"
"No problem, Brother Chen, when do you have time? I'll be with you anytime!"
Montaguba had no choice but to immediately decide on a time to play table tennis with Chen Muwu. After thinking for a moment, he continued: "How about in the summer?
"It's not interesting to have a civil war between the two of us. It just so happened that at the Cambridge-Oxford Games, we also invited people from Oxford University to hold a table tennis match together.
"Brother Chen, why don't you join the Cambridge team and give those people in Oxford a little shock?"
Ah, the United Games.
Chen Muwu participated in the swimming competition two years ago in the summer of 1924.
The gears of fate began to turn at that time, allowing him to win the championship in a daze, and then returned to the Olympics with several gold medals.
Now I have to play table tennis again, which is really a kind of fate.
However, it was impossible to play table tennis in the Olympics. It was not until the 1980s that table tennis officially entered the competition.
Chen Muwu almost agreed to the matter immediately, but immediately changed his mind: "When will the sports meeting be held this year?"
"In June, before summer vacation begins, many people haven't gone home yet."
"I'm afraid that won't work, Brother Montague. I'm sorry, but I already have plans for this summer. Let's try to find a chance for the two of us to play a few times."
Irena and Jolio's relationship is heating up very quickly, and they will get married this summer.
Chen Muwu, the prospective son-in-law of Madame Curie's family, will definitely be present for this important event.
Even if the championship is given to him, he will never participate in a table tennis competition.
"By the way, Brother Montague, if you join the ITTF, do you still have to pay membership fees? Otherwise, how can your organization rely on to maintain its operation?"
"Currently, there is no need to pay membership fees. The expenses required for the operation of the ITTF are all voluntarily donated by members.
"My mother donated a thousand pounds for this. This should be enough to at least host the first World Table Tennis Championships."
Well, no wonder Montagu was elected as the first president of the ITTF at such a young age. He turned out to be a major financial backer.
Montagu's mother, that was Baroness Swaythling.
Since she has donated a thousand pounds, it is not surprising that the men's team's trophy is called the Swaythling Cup.
Now Chen Muwu's thinking was opened up again. If he was not good enough and would be embarrassed not to participate in the first World Table Tennis Championships, he could just donate a trophy!
Chen Muwu didn't want to call this trophy after him. He remembered that among the many trophies at the World Table Tennis Championships, there were two named after the country, the Iran Cup and the Egypt Cup. Then he also You can donate a "China Cup" in advance.
When the time comes, all the people holding the Cup of China every year will be Chinese, and the scene will be really picturesque.
Since the Swaythlin Cup is the championship of the men's team, then the Cup of China should be focused on the men's singles champion. It just so happened that this was the first championship won by a Chinese at the World Table Tennis Championships.
However, there is no rush on this matter. We should wait to chat with Montague before the first World Table Tennis Championships begins.
The two roughly agreed on the time for the table tennis match, and Montagu left happily. He did not expect that just by meeting and saying hello to Chen Muwu, he would receive such a surprise.
Ramsey returned to Chen Muwu again, and he felt a little emotional that Dr. Chen was very popular and could get on well with anyone.
Even if Montague was a Jew, I could still chat with him for so long.
"Brother Ramsey, what do you want to see me for today? I think you seemed to have something to say to me just now, but unfortunately, you were interrupted by this Brother Montague."
"That's it, Brother Chen, do you still remember that at a previous gathering, you once raised a question about shaking hands?
"I think that question is very interesting and can be generalized on this basis. I plan to write a paper discussing this matter. Are you interested in joining me?"
"Okay, of course it's no problem! Thank you for inviting me, then I'll do my best!"
Chen Muwu happily agreed.
"The wool comes from the sheep." The handshake problem that Ramsey said was called Ramsey's law in the original time and space.
Now, it is estimated that another word Chen will be added.
(End of chapter)
