When his daughter was born, Dr. Chen gave her an invention as a gift.
Out of his love for his daughter and his gratitude to Chen Muwu, the Duke of York thought this matter was interesting at first.
But the more he listened, the more he felt that what Chen Muwu was talking about was a bit boring.
This is not to say that because he is a noble man of noble blood, and his family does not allow the Duke of York to be exposed to the dangerous sport of drag racing, so he thinks that safety belts are unnecessary.
On the contrary, he may have to pay attention to his image outside and not to tarnish his royal status.
But in the Imperial Palace Forbidden Garden, if he wanted to do something, would anyone dare to stop him?
But the reason why drag racing, which is popular at Cambridge University, has not become popular here in the Duke of York is not because the speed is too fast, but because the speed is too slow.
An iconic parameter used in later generations to test the driving performance of a car is called 100-kilometer acceleration, which refers to the time it takes for a car to increase its speed from zero to 100 kilometers per hour after it is started.
But this parameter doesn't mean much for cars from the 1920s.
This is because for most of today's cars, neither the vehicle's performance nor the road conditions support their ability to reach speeds above 100 kilometers per hour.
So for most cars, their acceleration time to 100 kilometers is infinite.
If you have never experienced faster speeds, driving a car at this time can be considered a pleasure.
But the Duke of York was born in the Royal Air Force. Not only did he personally fight in World War I, he also passed the airplane pilot's license test.
After experiencing the feeling of flying unrestrainedly in the sky at high speed, it certainly didn't make sense to him to step on the accelerator feebly on the ground.
Chen Muwu told him before that cars could never pose a threat to members of the British royal family.
But airplanes are different. Regardless of whether you are a prince, grandson, or a commoner, if an air disaster threatens your life, it will take your life without leaving any room for bargaining.
Even if the aircraft industry developed for another ten or twenty years, in 1942, the Duke of York, who was already King George VI at the time, and his fourth brother, Prince George, Duke of Kent, died in a plane crash.
As for the Crown Prince of Sweden, another member of the royal family whom Chen Muwu knew, who will also ascend the throne as King Gustaf VI in the future, his experience was even more tragic than that of the Duke of York.
More than four years after the plane crash of the Duke of Kent, brother of George VI, the eldest son of the Crown Prince of Sweden, another prince named Gustaf, also died in the plane crash.
He is the second-in-line heir to the throne of Sweden. If he survives, he will take over as crown prince after the old crown prince ascends the throne and becomes Gustav VI. If nothing unexpected happens in the future, he will also become the king of Sweden.
Fortunately, a child had been born a year before his death, so he would not be left with no future.
Most of his brothers, because they chose true love and married the daughters of commoners, voluntarily gave up their inheritance rights as princes, dukes, and thrones, thus not threatening his child to inherit the throne in the future.
Compared with Zhu Yunwen, King Carl XVI was really lucky. He did not have an uncle named King Yan.
Although Chen Muwu knew about these air crashes, just like he couldn't tell the Duke of York that you would be honored and inherit the throne in the future, he couldn't tell the air crashes in advance.
If you prevent others from getting on the plane and say that something will happen as soon as they get on the plane, if you tell them directly, they will definitely think that you are a fool.
After demonstrating the structure and theory of the car seat belt ratchet to the Duke of York, out of courtesy, the Duke of York agreed to contact Chen Muwu with several British car manufacturers to help them match up.
As for whether the matter can be successful, it all depends on the follow-up negotiations between the two parties.
The Duke of York only thinks that he is playing the role of an introducer. Little does he know that his introduction is more useful than anything else. Even if others spend thousands of pounds, they may not be able to invite the Duke of York to open gold. mouth.
At today's dinner, Chen Muwu has taken up too much of the Duke of York's time. The purpose has been achieved, and the other party is also very impatient.
So he chose to accept it as soon as it was good, and after thanking him, he considered going to the banquet to find some food to fill his stomach.
Unlike his romantic single brother, the Duke of York is already married and has a child, so the members who come to the banquet are basically bringing their families with them, and there are not so many people with ulterior motives who are trying to succeed by hooking up with the Prince of Wales. "Socialite".
Although he had attended a similar gathering before, Chen Muwu didn't know many people.
Moreover, everyone is a member of the upper class, and they are naturally on the opposite side of the striking workers. In their eyes, Chen Muwu, who supports the strike, is very disliked.
I just didn't want to refute the Duke of York's reputation, so I didn't have an attack at the scene, but I didn't show any kindness to Chen Muwu.
Chen Muwu didn't have the hobby of sticking up to others, and he also didn't want to get involved with celebrities who couldn't afford to support his academic research. We were not from the same group.
Fortunately, besides the Duke of York, he had another acquaintance at the scene.
After looking around, Chen Muwu appeared next to Huxley.
This person should be a die-hard second brother, otherwise why would Chen Muwu see him every time he was at the Duke of York's house?
The intersection between the two people was that in addition to being friends with the Duke of York, they had also met in David Faraday's laboratory. Huxley himself was a witness to the mistake in the superconductor Chen effect.
Seeing Chen Muwu sitting over, he first showed his regards and said, "Dr. Chen, long time no see."
"Hello, Professor Huxley. I'm glad you don't hate me for going on strike like the rest of them do."
"Why should I do that? There is indeed a conflict between capitalists and workers, just like the moon. Even if you blindfold yourself and force yourself not to see it, the moon is still there.
"The Duke of York often goes to the front line of industrial production to inspect the situation of workers. He is also very worried about this. It is a pity that people are so quiet. Even though he has made various appeals, no one can always take his opinions seriously.
"Among the princes, people always prefer the one who loves to show off, but turn a blind eye to the down-to-earth one. Unfortunately, the country will still be in the hands of that kind of person in the future. I really don't know what to do then."
It must be said that Huxley's associative ability is really rich.
He was able to move from a strike to complaining about the Prince of Wales. This is either because he has a very good relationship with the Duke of York, or because he hates the Duke of York's eldest brother very much.
"Professor Huxley, please don't be so pessimistic. A hundred years after the current British King, it is inevitable that the Prince of Wales will ascend the throne. But who can say that this king is worthy of being the Prince of Wales, but His Royal Highness the Duke of York is not?"
"Dr. Chen, what do you mean by this? I don't understand. Is this also a result that can be predicted by quantum mechanics and parallel universes?"
Chen Muwu was once invited by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes series, to give a lecture at the Ghost Club in London. What he talked about at that time was the theory of parallel universes that he proposed at the Royal Society of London in order to fool Einstein.
Huxley himself was a member of the Ghost Club. He also attended the lecture and had vivid memories of this parallel universe.
Now that Chen Muwu suddenly said these prophetic words to him, Huxley would inevitably think in that direction.
Chen Muwu also thought about continuing to deceive, saying something like "watching the stars at night".
But he felt that that kind of behavior was a bit too awesome, so he could only analyze it seriously.
"This has nothing to do with parallel universes, Professor Huxley, it's just my own analysis.
"The Prince of Wales is one year older than His Royal Highness the Duke, but until now, he has not been married, let alone had children. Looking at his character and the gossip published in tabloids, I am not optimistic about it. The Prince of Wales can settle down in a stable marriage.
"If he dies alone, then His Highness the Duke will always be the high-ranking heir to the throne. Even if His Highness himself may not be able to inherit due to some factors, the little princess he just got can also inherit the British throne. "
Chen Muwu's words failed to persuade Huxley to relax his brows.
He was still worried: "What if one day, the Prince of Wales suddenly changes gender and wants to get married?"
Chen Muwuxin said, that's even worse. He doesn't love the country and loves beauty. He has been king for more than 300 days and abdicates because he wants to marry an American socialite who has been divorced twice. Britain has not been so embarrassed in many years. It was such a big joke.
Baldwin, his senior at Trinity College, was really unlucky. He had such a thorn in his side as Churchill, and it was his turn to have such an unreliable king.
Although for Huxley, this is great news.
After spending this dinner at the Duke of York's house without any danger, Chen Muwu was not in a hurry to return to Cambridge University.
Now that he has arrived in London, he feels that he has to go to the Chinese Embassy in Britain to pay his respects to the dock.
At the beginning of this year, Zhu Zhaoxin, the ambassador to Italy, who had been stuck in London for a year, finally set off for Rome and handed over his credentials to the powerful Baldy Mo.
The Embassy in the UK has a new spokesperson, Chen Weicheng. From the time he took office until now, the two have never met.
After putting it off for so long, it is really inappropriate not to visit again. Maybe I will ask someone for help in the future.
Chen Weicheng is a newcomer who came to the UK from China to take up his post. It is normal for him not to know Chen Muwu.
But other staff in the embassy are very familiar with Chen Muwu.
As soon as he stepped into the gate of the embassy, many people came to greet him.
When he was doing experiments in David Faraday's laboratory, Zhu Zhaoxin sent a driver to drive the embassy car for a long time to take him back and forth between the embassy and the Royal Research Institute.
The car driver also saw Chen Muwu. He stood in the corner and whispered hello: "Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen!"
Judging from the meaning, the other party seemed to have something to say to him.
Chen Muwu walked towards the driver, and then heard something that made him dumbfounded.
The driver asked him if he needed a driver. The embassy had not been able to pay him wages for several months, and his life was unbearable.
He could only deal with it vaguely and said that he would think about it later. After all, he didn't even have a decent car now.
In the office, Chen Muwu finally met his boss Chen Weicheng.
After exchanging pleasantries, the new charge d'affaires actually did the same thing as the driver just now, which was to cry for poverty.
Not only is it impossible to pay staff salaries, but the embassy’s food expenses have been cut a lot in recent months.
The accountant in charge of procurement has informed him that if the domestic Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not send the money over, based on current expenditure calculations, in another ten and a half years, the embassy may have to eat only one meal a day to survive. It lasted until the end of the year and finally closed.
The root cause of the embassy's inability to open the pot was the various messy affairs of the domestic Beiyang government.
It was more than a year since Cao Kun fell, and Duan Qirui also fell.
Marshal Zhang took the train from Fengtian to Beijing with great scenery.
At the same time, the Nationalist Government in the south also restarted the Northern Expedition after the death of the former Prime Minister.
In this case, the various embassies and embassies abroad, far away from their homeland, have become the abandoned sons that the grandma does not care for and the uncle does not love.
Despite Chen Weicheng's complaints, Chen Muwu had no intention of lending money to the embassy.
With the victory of the Northern Expedition, the Beiyang government was about to fall.
When the new Tengjing government took over the embassy in Britain, his shrewd and stingy fellow Jiang would not even pay him the annual annuity for his two medals, and he would definitely not admit this stupid account.
As long as this money is lent out, it is destined to be wasted. Chen Muwu is not that stupid yet.
Not eating and drinking like before here is his last tenderness.
If the cook of the legation came out to apply for a job, then maybe Chen Muwu could really bring the person back to Cambridge.
He gained something at the Duke of York's house and almost lost money at the legation. His trip to London should be considered a worthwhile trip.
As soon as he returned to Cambridge University, Cockcroft came to the door excitedly again.
He told Chen Muwu that the new charge conveyor belt he ordered not long ago would be delivered to his door soon.
Although this is the second time he has cried wolf, now everything is ready and all he needs is east wind. As long as the conveyor belt is installed and the motor can run perfectly, the particle accelerator will be successfully developed.
After Chen Muwu told the teacher about this, even Rutherford was very excited.
On the day when he went to the Cambridge train station to pick up the goods, he even personally escorted the car with Chen Muwu, welcoming the hard-won conveyor belt from the train station back to the cabin outside Cambridgeshire, just like the ancient way of welcoming back an imperial edict.
Success or failure depended on this, Rutherford even struck three times before finally lighting the match in his hand.
(End of chapter)
