Chapter 240: Life in Cambridge from Scratch (Part 2)(6.6K)
In the bedroom.
In fact, when he heard Thomson's sentence [Fat Fish once said that people like Sir Newton were called "this son"], Xu Yun remembered what was going on.
That was something that happened in the early days of copy 1665.
At that time, in order to gain the trust of Mavericks.
He deliberately linked the experience of Mavericks to the protagonist in the novel, and introduced the word "this son". (Chapter 9)
It was precisely through such a single operation that Xu Yun officially became closer to the Mavericks.
What I didn't expect was that
Such an incident was actually recorded in Maverick's autobiography, and even became a very grand ceremony at Cambridge University!
Also, when the selection was made for ‘this kid’, everyone in the audience actually had to hold ice cubes in their mouths and gasp?
Really gasp. (After I typed gasp, the words "a breath of cold air" automatically appeared.)
Of course.
This also shows from another aspect the status of Mavericks, which can really be called a saint in Cambridge.
But soon.
Xu Yun's attention was brought back to reality by the howling wheat.
He turned around and looked.
I saw Xiaomai standing by the bathroom door at this time, taking off his clothes quickly, and kept saying something like "I'm not clean".
Xu Yun: ""
Yes.
The future master of electromagnetics has just been touched by a bunch of hands holding smelly socks.
Ignoring Mai, who stripped naked and rushed into the bathroom, Thomson pulled Xu Yun aside and ordered:
"Luo Feng, although I live next door to you, I may be a little busy in the coming days and may not necessarily stay in the dormitory all the time."
"So Maxwell needs you to pay more attention to his life and studies."
"As for your three meals, I will explain it to the cafeteria. You can send it to your dormitory or go to the cafeteria to eat."
Thomson's words were very serious and had an inexplicable meaning.
On the way to Cambridge University, he had roughly figured out the characters of Xiaomai and Xu Yun.
Wheat is actually very simple.
He is not sociable but has a kind heart. His innocent eyes have a wild beauty, and he is sincere at first glance.
As for Xu Yun, things are a bit complicated.
He occasionally makes mistakes in some life details or knowledge that can be regarded as common sense in this era. It seems that he is trying to adapt to some habits. This is mainly reflected in the diet. There are some delicacies that Thomson personally likes, but Xu Yun often uses them as Declined due to poor appetite.
For example, white pudding made from sheep fat, oats and pork liver and lungs.
There are also haggis made with sheep’s heart, liver and lungs, onions, mutton fat, etc. Xu Yun would refuse such a delicious delicacy
I heard that those Orientals like to eat animal offal, which seems to be a bit untrue.
It's a pity that Xu Yun didn't know what Thomson was thinking, otherwise he would have made at least thirty ellipses.
It's so pitiful. It's true that British white pudding and haggis use animal offal, but the problem is
None of these internal organs of tmd have any fishy smell.
For example, when we wash pig lungs in China, the more sophisticated ones will first soak them in alkali and vinegar, and then repeatedly wash away the dirty blood.
Cooking is not started until the lung lobes turn white.
But what about British white pudding?
It is made by directly mincing the freshly killed pork liver. The more blood, the better because the blood can be used to seal the edges.
It's strange that Xu Yun can eat it.
The topic is returning to its original place.
Another point that is completely different from his adaptation performance is Xu Yun's character.
He is too mature.
Moreover, Xu Yun's maturity is not a pretense, but a maturity and stability that contains life experience. Sometimes Thomson is ashamed of himself.
Therefore.
Only then will he hand the wheat into Xu Yun's hands.
Because although what he has to do next is not life-threatening, the game involved is equally complicated and unusual.
Even for a short moment, a special idea came to Thomson's mind.
However, after much hesitation, he gave up the idea.
Looking at Thomson with a serious face in front of him, Xu Yun pondered for a moment and replied:
"Mr. Thomson, Maxwell is my friend, of course there is no problem in taking care of him."
"But I can take the liberty to ask, what are you going to do next? You don't even have time to go back to the dormitory?"
Thomson raised his head and looked at Xu Yun for a few seconds, then said frankly:
"I plan to run for president of the Student Union of Cambridge University this year." (Actually, the Student Union of Cambridge University only has the chairman, but although this word is not a blocked word, it is said that if it appears too much, it will lock the chapter, so it is called president)
Xu Yun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he suddenly became enlightened.
I see.
He asked why Thomson looked so lonely.
It turns out that he was planning to run for president of the Federation of Students.
Unlike other universities.
Influenced by college autonomy, Cambridge University also allows student autonomy.
Therefore, student organizations have always had a very, very strong say in Cambridge University.
For example, Aveline before.
She is just the Minister of the Interior, and she can decide the dormitory allocation from first-year undergraduates to doctoral students without the consent of the school at all.
This kind of power is actually a bit beyond the scope of the student, even if she is a descendant of Mavericks.
The Minister of the Interior is like this, let alone the President of the Federation of Students.
Said without politeness.
Anyone who can become the president of the Cambridge University Students' Union, whether he goes into the scientific research circle or the political circle in the future, can become a director of the Royal Society or a member of the House of Commons.
Today, Thomson is one of the few 'angels' in the Cambridge Apostolic Society, and has completed the task of attracting wheat. He is indeed qualified to run for president of the Student Union.
In addition, from the way Thomson frequently appeared on various occasions after he changed his job to Kelvin in his previous life, it is not difficult to see that this well-known physicist is still somewhat official-addicted.
So it makes perfect sense that he would run for president.
However, unlike the Minister of the Interior, the President of the Cambridge Student Union has two special features.
First of all, Cambridge University does not always have presidents of student unions.
This is not difficult to understand. After all, they are supposed to lead the student representatives of all colleges. It is not possible to have them so easily every year.
According to the local timeline.
The last president of Cambridge University was Tennyson, almost 20 years ago.
Secondly.
Cambridge University has a requirement for presidential candidates:
If you fail the election, you must immediately graduate and leave the college, and your resume will be based on graduation regulations.
This is also a requirement that stops many students who intend to run for president.
Many people often think of this word as "study", but in fact its pronunciation is "yi".
It is a statement that is just above dropping out of school and is not considered respectable.
Many companies in later generations refused to accept graduates to work, let alone today in 1850.
So for Thomson.
Running for student union president is indeed a game you cannot afford to lose.
Also, if Xu Yun remembers correctly.
Thomson in the local timeline did not run for president of the Student Union of Cambridge University.
While he was studying for graduate school, he became a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Glasgow, so Xu Yun could not refer to or assist him through the original history.
After explaining these.
Thomson didn't wait for Mai to finish taking a shower, then turned around and left dormitory 302.
I can tell.
Even Thomson, who has a paralyzed face, still lost his temper when talking about running for president of the Student Union.
After watching Thomson leave.
Xu Yun walked to his bed and began to sort and check his luggage.
Before entering the dungeon, he prepared about a dozen items, and the core technology basically covered various time periods.
In the end, only four small boxes were left with him in the 1850 copy:
The first is the steel sword. (Some readers previously said that 304 is too rubbish, because no matter how good the steel is, it exceeds the productivity level)
Next is a small box containing gold.
Xu Yun went offline to buy 240 grams of pure gold before entering the dungeon, which was much more than when he went to the Northern Song Dynasty dungeon.
After deducting what was stolen in London, there is currently about a little over two hundred grams left.
In 1717, Calf or Lao Niu set the price of gold at 3 pounds, 17 shillings and 10 pence per troy ounce.
Since then, the pound has been priced in gold,
This price lasted until 1931, with only interruptions between 1797 and 1819 and between 1914 and 1925.
Students who have studied mathematics should all know this.
1 constant ounce = 28.3495 grams.
And 1 troy ounce is equal to 1.0971428 constant ounces, which is equal to 31.1034768 grams.
To put it simply, 1 pound today contains approximately 7.32238 grams of pure gold.
In other words.
Xu Yun currently has about 27,28 pounds of gold on his body, which is almost equal to eight months' income of an ordinary person.
The third one is the flashlight, there’s not much to say about it.
As for the fourth one?
It is a small bottle with a height of four centimeters and a diameter of about 1.5 centimeters.
There are a few words printed on the bottle:
Nitroglycerin.
In his previous life, Xu Yun had some heart problems due to years of coding, and he felt a little uncomfortable for a while.
In addition, several of his colleagues died of heart problems at that time, so he kept nitroglycerin on hand all year round on the advice of his doctor.
Before traveling this time, Xu Yun thought that this thing was small but might have miraculous effects, so he took it with him.
Nitroglycerin was invented by Sobrello, a chemist at the University of Turin, in 1847, but it was initially unusable due to its unstable chemical properties.
This situation would last until 1866, before Swedish chemist Nobel solved its stability problem.
As for its use in treating heart disease, it was even later, probably around 1875.
So it's obvious.
This is another thing that appeared due to changes in the timeline.
After all, Maverick's obsession with alchemy is well known. He discovered something during the alchemy process, which prompted or even directly led to the emergence of nitroglycerin. This is not a very unusual thing.
all in all.
The above four items were all Xu Yun's possessions in 1850, and at most they only added a windbreaker and Anta shoes.
Now he still owes Aveline a debt of 140,000 pounds. In order to prevent that bastard from Halo from materializing the debt in the form of Easter eggs, Xu Yun must consider making money to repay the debt.
"Steel sword, flashlight, gold and nitroglycerin"
Xu Yun played with the flashlight he brought with him, his expression a little solemn.
The material of steel parts is obviously better than the weapons of this era, but nowadays, except for the border, the mainstream weapons are flintlock guns.
The flashlight is a popular product, and its only selling point is that the light intensity is much higher.
As for nitroglycerin
It's actually not easy to use in an emergency.
Because this era is truly a period of primitive accumulation, the levels and interests involved behind heart disease are enough to make many people take risks.
Therefore, if there is a special situation at present, the most pounds Xu Yun can collect should be around one hundred pounds.
If you are interested in knowing the goods, you can probably increase it to around 120.
This should be the maximum amount he can collect now if he sells off his assets.
What can you do with one hundred pounds?
"It's hard to bear"
Just when Xu Yun was a little troubled, Xiaomai's voice suddenly came to his ears:
"Male top? What man top?"
Xu Yun turned his head and found that Mai was wearing a pair of big pants and walked out of the bathroom while wiping himself.
He shook his head slightly and said vaguely:
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about class."
Xiaomai nodded innocently, and smoothed out his already thin blond hair:
"Huh? Where is Mr. Thomson? Is he gone?"
Xu Yunjian thought for a moment and then decided to tell Thomson that Xiaomai planned to run for president of the Student Federation:
"Yes, Mr. Thomson is planning to run for President of the Student Union of Cambridge University, so you must also be prepared."
Xiaomai was stunned for a moment and blurted out:
"I'm ready? What does it have to do with me?"
Xu Yun bent down and picked up a towel, raised his head and threw it towards him:
"Go back to your Scottish accent, are we serious?"
Then he paused.
I thought that this idiot who looked a bit like Anlike from "School Boy" really had no political sensitivity:
"You are stupid. You were introduced to Trinity College by Mr. Thomson. To outsiders, you are Mr. Thomson's direct descendant. Oh, I guess that counts."
"But compared to me, a good-for-nothing, you are a once-in-a-century student of Trinity School with reduced tuition, and you are even nicknamed Mavericks and Newton."
"So if something happens to you, do you think it will damage Mr. Thomson's prestige?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Wheat who was thoughtful, sighed, and continued:
"Don't think that you are invincible just because you are the second student with reduced fees after Newton. At most, others will not dare to persecute you in terms of personal safety."
"But if someone tries to trick you academically, the school may not be able to help you."
After saying that, Xu Yun shook his head.
There is no need to question Wheat's character, but his experience is really lacking.
It's certainly a good thing to be careless, but it's not good to be careless or lacking in care.
According to the original historical trajectory.
Xiaomai will end up in a serious car accident because of his too 'simple' character.
1859.
For the first time, Wheat used statistical laws to derive Maxwell's velocity distribution law, thus finding a more accurate way to calculate the statistical average from microscopic two.
One winter later, Wheat met Faraday and described his ideas in detail.
This was also the only time the two met in their lives.
As a result, less than two months after Wheat returned to Edinburgh, a director of the Royal Society came to visit.
He informed Xiaomai that Faraday was in poor health and could not reply to the letter, so he could only dictate some contents to Xiaomai through the Royal Society.
"Faraday" suggested that he start with Virta's unconventional transport theory to try to solve the derivation problems of heat conduction and gas internal friction.
Then
Wheat actually believed it.
Well, there is no doubt about it.
Ever since.
Wheat jumped directly to another pit before the molecular distribution function, which was the velocity distribution function of later generations, had not yet been derived.
It took him two years to complete this trap. It was not until a letter with Faraday in 1862 that Maimai realized that he had been tricked.
Therefore, Wheat could only overturn all his ideas in the past two years, reintroduce the concept of relaxation time, and solve this problem four years later.
So Xu Yun hopes that through Thomson's incident, Xiaomai can realize as soon as possible that there is a dark side in academia, and no matter what happens, he still needs to be vigilant, right?
After all, most of the courses for undergraduates and graduate students are different. Without Xu Yun by Xiaomai's side, who knows when he would have jumped into the trap.
Of course.
Someone may ask.
That’s not right, Fishing Girl, didn’t nothing happen to Wheat in normal history? (Mother is a hammer)
That's right.
It is true that nothing happened to Maimai in normal history, but Thomson in normal history did not run for president, right?
Xu Yun can guarantee that the wheat in this dungeon will definitely encounter the invisible target of Wu Xian taking off his pants.
He dared to gamble on this with five chapters and more!
Then Xu Yun and Xiaomai mentioned some things that should be paid attention to, and the two had dinner with the leftover bread and potatoes on the road.
Then he dragged his body, which was a little tired from the long journey, to bed to rest.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning.
Xu Yun woke up to the sound of hymns.
"ha"
He yawned lazily, rubbed his eyes and climbed out of bed.
I put on my clothes and went to the window, looking out the window where the singing was coming from.
As the theological school of the University of Cambridge, Trinity College organizes a choir for each grade to sing outside the dormitory at a fixed time every morning, which also serves as an alarm clock.
At that time, a European and American film producer even made a small movie that was about to make a buzzing sound while a choir was singing. As a result, even the platform was taken away by a wave of people that day.
Xu Yun then looked at Mai, who was sleeping like a dead pig, and decided to go to the water room to get some hot water first.
As a result, as soon as he went out, he saw Jones Bird, who was also yawning, the same Snape guy from yesterday.
The senior was quite enthusiastic when they met yesterday. Xu Yun smiled and nodded to him:
"Senior Jones, good morning."
But what he didn't expect was...
The senior who greeted him with a smile yesterday only glanced at him lightly after seeing him, and walked towards the other end of the corridor.
Xu Yun:
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The life of this 21st century science and technology hegemon at Cambridge University in 1850 began with a blank look.
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