The so-called great scholar does not mean a building, but a master.
This was Mei Yiqi’s speech when he was working at National Tsinghua University. The reason why Tsinghua University was able to catch up from behind and share the same status with National Peking University and become famous throughout the country was because of a Tsinghua professor with real talents and knowledge.
In terms of history, Tsinghua cannot compare with National Peking University, formerly known as Beijing Normal University, but in terms of the number of professors, Tsinghua ranks first among universities in the country.
These professors were all invited by Mei Yiqi with countless efforts, and many of them were leaders in the academic field.
Hua Luogeng went to the UK to study as an associate professor at the National Tsinghua University and studied under the British mathematician Hardy. His mathematics level was greatly improved. During his two years of study, he published fifteen mathematical papers. The whole British mathematics community became aware of this mathematician from the East. genius.
Hua Luogeng, who was extremely accomplished in mathematics, was worthy of the title of master in Mei Yiqi's heart.
"Luo Geng would like to thank the principal for treating me as a gentleman, and I will protect him as a gentleman." Seeing Principal Mei Yiqi's attitude, Hua Luogeng no longer shied away and respectfully accepted this comment.
"Sir, please come into school." Mei Yiqi smiled.
"Principal please."
Hua Luogeng nodded, walked through the school gate, and entered the long-lost Tsinghua campus.
Entering from the west gate, the three of them strolled through Tsinghua Garden together.
Feeling the beauty and elegance of Tsinghua University, Hua Luogeng felt comfortable in his heart. This was the feeling of home. The Wren Library of Cambridge University was gorgeous and spectacular. The Gothic architecture was intoxicating and amazing. The winding Cam River and the buildings of different shapes The bridge is never as good as the forest path in front of you.
"My husband has made great achievements in the academic field. Yue Han has always heard about it. His paper on Gauss became famous all over the world. It is said that Cambridge, Princeton, Harvard and MIT have all reached out to him and invited him to be a professor with a generous salary. Why don't you go, sir?" Mei Yiqi asked when seeing Hua Luogeng, who was young but had a sense of vicissitudes of life.
Hua Luogeng studied in Cambridge in the name of "visiting research". After further studies, Hua Luogeng was already a real mathematician. What he lacked was just fame and a masterpiece. As far as Mei Yiqi knew, a higher education institution famous for mathematics Princeton University offered Hua Luogeng a professorial salary of US$40,000 per year and hired him as a full professor.
Cambridge and Harvard both offer professorial salaries of US$30,000 per year and full professorships.
This is a professor's salary that National Tsinghua University cannot afford in his lifetime. Forty thousand dollars a year can make Tsinghua bankrupt.
However, Hua Luogeng chose to return to Tsinghua University.
"Principal, I went to Cambridge and learned a lot. One day, I met a homeless man outside Cambridge. It was winter at that time. He was wearing rags and was thin. He looked like he was suffering from illness and had been hungry for a long time. He was sitting on the roadside. In the corner, I saw how pitiful he was, so I walked up and took a penny and wanted to give it to him. Do you know what he did?" Hua Luogeng did not answer directly. After sighing, he told a story from his personal experience.
"Thank you?" Mei Yiqi thought for a while, feeling a little unsure.
Hua Luogeng's eyes were slightly cold: "He slapped my hand and the money away, and said: Get out of here, yellow-skinned monkey, the British don't need the charity of the sick man of East Asia."
Mei Yiqi fell into silence and opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say. After a second, she said: "China is weak..."
"Yes, China is weak. How proud this tramp was at that time. Although I can see that he is very hungry, he is proud of his British identity, even if he will die in the next moment, I, an associate professor of mathematics in China I couldn't seem to raise my head in front of him. From then on, I understood that no matter how good Cambridge was, it was still someone else's place, not a place that belonged to me. Princeton, Harvard and MIT did not belong to me. Only here is mine. of roots.”
Hua Luogeng looked around the Tsinghua Garden, and finally turned to Mei Yiqi: "With the roots gone, how can the leaves survive alone?"
"Sir's thoughts are understood by Yue Han."
Mei Yiqi was moved when he heard this, stopped, returned Hua Luogeng as a scholar, and solemnly said: "From now on, National Tsinghua University will officially appoint Mr. Hua as a full professor."
"Thank you, principal. Luo Geng is willing to do his part for Tsinghua University." Hua Luogeng returned the gift and said solemnly.
Mei Yiqi said: "Tsinghua University will always remember your friendship."
The three of them walked back and forth.
Thinking that he had become a full professor with a junior high school diploma, Hua Luogeng couldn't help but sigh. At this moment, the young figure in front of the wonton stall suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Principal, on the way back to China this time, I also met someone. An interesting thing."
"Oh, what's the interesting story?" Mei Yiqi asked. Being called interesting by Hua Luogeng made him a little curious.
Hua Luogeng picked up the three pairs of traditional Chinese medicine in his hand and shook them gently, with a smile on his face: "On the way to get the medicine, I met a student by chance, who was in the third year of Peking No. 4 Middle School. He recognized my identity and first expressed his respect for my identity and deeds. Later, we talked about mathematics. While showing off his talent in mathematics, he also expressed that he didn’t ask for anything else, but in fact he had expectations, which was quite interesting.”
"This student did a clever trick. What did he do next?" Mei Yiqi shook his head slightly after hearing this. He didn't like this behavior.
He was very curious about how Hua Luogeng did it.
Students should take reading and learning as their own responsibility, be serious and diligent, and should not take crooked ways or do clever things.
"Give him a chance, but there are conditions." Hua Luogeng responded.
Mei Yiqi and the accompanying principal's assistant were all curious and their tastes were aroused: "What are the conditions?"
"Full marks in mathematics, and above 90 points in other science subjects."
Hua Luogeng stated the restrictions: "At this standard, if he scores zero in Chinese, I will also apply to the principal for exceptional admission."
An astonishing statement.
Upon hearing Hua Luogeng's words, Mei Yiqi and the assistant principal were stunned and a little surprised.
Exceptional admission!
This is a higher standard of treatment than a recommendation. All Tsinghua professors have an opportunity to apply once a year, which is reviewed by the school at a meeting. However, there are very few professors who use this right.
In the history of Tsinghua University, some students were admitted under special circumstances, such as Wu Han and Qian Zhongshu. The former scored zero in mathematics and full marks in other subjects. The latter scored fifteen points in mathematics, ranked first in Chinese and had full marks in English.
There is no precedent for admitting students with zero marks in Chinese language.
"Sir, you really created a big problem for me, the nanny, when you first arrived at school."
Mei Yiqi realized that he had nothing to do with Hua Luogeng's actions. He could only smile bitterly. Feeling the gaze from Hua Luogeng, he pondered: "If he really scores full marks in mathematics and scores above 90% in science subjects, he can be called a genius."
"Principal, what do you mean?" Hua Luogeng asked.
Mei Yiqi said helplessly: "That's all, if it's true as you said and it meets the standards, then let's make an exception."
"Luogeng thanked Yuehan, let me tell you about the local customs in Cambridge..." Hua Luogeng thanked him seriously, then changed the topic and talked about various things he encountered while studying in the UK.
From British local customs, to various masters in mathematics, to the teacher mathematician Hardy.
