After bidding farewell to Professor James, Bai Gui went to the rented villa in New Haven to say goodbye to Mitsuko Yamada.
Yale University's graduate program is a two-year program. Mitsuko Yamada obtained a master's degree last year and is now studying for a PhD from Yale University.
"If you want to leave Amei's country, can you... take me with you."
"I came to Amei Ken Country because of you, but now that you are gone, studying for a doctorate is still far away for me. I don't want to waste my time in Amei Ken Country..."
Just after washing up, Yamada Mitsuko said with red eyes.
"It's really not easy to get a PhD."
"You have only been studying for a year now..."
Bai Gui nodded.
It usually takes five years to get a doctoral degree in Amei-Ken. If you get a two-year master's degree in Amei-Ken, which is more research-oriented, and continue to apply for a doctoral degree, it will take three years.
But a PhD is not so easy to achieve.
For example, Dr. Hu, who returned to China last year and was employed by the National University of Science and Technology, has not yet obtained his doctorate. He has only passed the defense in the Philosophy Department of Columbia University. There is no Dr. Hu in the 1917 PhD list in Columbia University's records.
Later, in 1927, Dr. Hu went to Columbia University to make up the exam, and Columbia issued a degree certificate and recorded it in the Columbia University archives.
It is Mitsuko Yamada's turn to get a doctorate degree that is so difficult for Dr. Hu... The School of Liberal Arts at Yale is not as easy as applying for a PhD at the School of Philosophy at Columbia University. With Mitsuko Yamada's ability, it is indeed not easy to achieve it.
Not to mention Mitsuko Yamada’s master’s thesis, he helped with it.
"Please tidy up..."
"I'll take you back to Japan."
Bai Gui sighed.
It's really unkind for him to leave now. It's really unkind to leave Mitsuko Yamada behind. It's also not good to leave Mitsuko Yamada alone at Yale University.
"What about Qin Senior Official An?"
Yamada Mitsuko looked at Bai Gui blankly, and was about to ask, but his throat became hoarse and he couldn't say anything.
She knew that Bai Gui was practicing Taoist internal strength, that magical Taoist internal strength, and at several gatherings in the past few years, she also saw Bai Xiuzhu practicing Taoist internal strength together.
Once you have successfully practiced Taoist internal strength, the changes will be obvious.
This cannot be hidden from the people around you.
She knew that she was Japanese, just like when Bai Gui was studying in No. 1 High School, the sectarian views of the Kendo Club and Judo Club, such as the Taoist internal skills of China, would obviously not be passed on to her, a Japanese.
For example, when she and Bai Gui were in the Jingwu Sect before, if the Jingwu Sect didn't care about Bai Gui's identity, she wouldn't even be able to see ordinary disciples practicing and would be politely asked to leave, let alone such advanced internal skills.
…
Bai Gui always keeps her promises, and she will not think of embarrassing Bai Gui.
"Japan... Japan may have something similar to this."
"I might as well go back to Japan and find some inheritance similar to Taoist internal skills..."
Yamada Mitsuko bit her lips.
…
In the middle of the next month, the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
At seven or eight o'clock in the morning, Bai Gui and his party got off the steamer.
Accompanying him were Xunzi and Xiaochiyo.
Mitsuko Yamada politely declined Bai Gui's invitation this time and chose to stay in Japan.
Although Bai Xiuzhu did not want Xunzi to return home with her at first, Bai Gui also said that she would not take Xunzi home, but Bai Xiuzhu thought that she had now practiced Taoist internal skills and was like a god like Bai Gui.
Couples, they are kindred spirits.
Even if you can't get immortality, you can still survive Xunzi to death.
Xunzi... is just a little concern in the world.
Simply being generous.
And Chiyo is Bai Gui's adopted sister, so she can't stay in Japan forever.
"The newspaper is sold! The newspaper is sold!"
"On May 15, Lu Yucai published "Diary of a Madman" in the magazine "Jing Nian", revealing the cannibalistic nature of feudal ethics."
"The first exchange founded by Chinese people, the Yanjing Stock Exchange, was established and began operations."
"..."
Newsboys along the street shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Stop."
Bai Gui paused and called to the newsboy.
"Here's a May youth magazine and the latest issue of the Times."
"This is money to buy newspapers."
"No need to change. Give me one copy of each newspaper, and the rest will be your change."
He took out the money from his pocket, looked at his wallet, and saw there was no change, so he gave the newsboy a dollar.
I just came back from Amei's country and haven't had time to change money at a foreign bank.
The little newsboy was in the Shanghai market and was well-informed. He specially occupied a place at the port and shouted to sell newspapers. When he saw Bai Gui and the ladies beside him, he knew that he was not a small person. One dollar could not be fake, so
He picked through the pile of newspapers and magazines on his body and handed them to Bai Gui.
One U.S. dollar is roughly equivalent to two and a half silver dollars.
Make a lot of money.
"Brother Yucai's ability to curse is first-class. Fortunately, I have made friends with him before. Otherwise... look at his sharp words, whoever offends him will definitely get the consequences."
Bai Gui sat on the rickshaw, opened the youth magazine, and opened the first article of Diary of a Madman. Diary of a Madman is a short story with not many words, only more than 4,000 words, so he only read it for a while before finishing it.
He gave the magazine to Bai Xiuzhu and smiled.
"With my husband's reputation and his friendship, no matter how crazy Lu Yucai is, he will not scold you."
"But his writing is indeed good. My brother recently wrote me back and said that these professors at the Capital University are looking for things for them to do all day long, and he is also very busy."
Bai Xiuzhu flipped through a few pages and found nothing significant. She returned the magazine to Bai Gui and said.
"It's normal for Brother Xiongqi to be busy. Being busy is good. Once he stops being busy, it's not a good thing for him."
"Let's not mention this. You and I didn't go to Jingwu Sect to visit Huo Yuanjia last time. Now we are in Shanghai. We are not in a hurry to go back. I heard that Master Huo...will compete with Akutagawa Ryuichi recently."
"Let's go and see. The Japanese people will still give me some face and make Master Huo safer."
Bai Gui pondered for a while and then said.
He had close contact with Fist of Fury and knew the plot of Fist of Fury. He thought that the plot of Fist of Fury would end when Chen Zhen was still studying in Japan, but he did not expect that it would continue to the present.
However, this is not necessarily a Fist of Fury plot. After all... Huo Yuanjia is still a boxer and has many competitions. He might just bump into Ryuichi Akutagawa.
Akutagawa Ryuichi had a certain reputation in Shanghai and opened the Hongkou Dojo.
Many Japanese people who stayed in Shanghai practiced martial arts with him.
In addition, the news of his marriage to Bai Xiuzhu has spread throughout the country. He is a celebrity, and Bai Xiuzhu is not unknown. Huo Ting'en must have known about this matter. Now when he goes to Jingwu Sect, Huo Ting'en will not mention that he once did not know anything.
Going to Zui Xing Tower.
"It's been a long and tiring journey all the way to Yanjing and Chang'an. I still have to hurry, so I might as well stay in Shanghai for a while."
"Anyway, I listen to you, husband, in everything..."
Bai Xiuzhu nodded lightly and said.
"Go to Fist of Fury."
Upon hearing this, Bai Gui did not hesitate and shouted directly to the coachman.
When he first went to Jingwu Sect, his reputation was not yet prominent, so he used the identity of Director Zhang of the Commercial Press to go to Jingwu Sect. But now his relationship with Jingwu Sect is pretty good, and he has become famous, even if it is just
Taking an ordinary rickshaw to the Jingwu Sect, the Jingwu Sect's hospitality to him would not be easily ignored.
After a while, we arrived at Jingwumen in the British Concession.
Walk in.
Huo Yuanjia asked Xiaohui to prepare a private room for Bai Gui and his wife to stay.
Xiaohui is the maid who specializes in serving Huo Yuanjia's food and daily life. Since Uncle Gen returned to Lu Province, she has been appointed as the housekeeper of Jingwu Sect.
"Akutagawa Ryuichi? I didn't expect that Miwa and you would know about the competition between me and Akutagawa Ryuichi."
"Although I have never competed with Akutagawa Ryuichi before, I still know a little about his methods, so I won't make any mistakes in the competition. Not to mention winning, I can more than protect myself."
At the wine table, Huo Yuanjia chuckled and shook his head.
He has competed in many martial arts competitions.
Although Akutagawa Ryuichi's reputation was widely known, how could he pay any attention to it?
"I don't know Ryuichi Akutagawa, but I know a man named Ryuunosuke Akutagawa, both of whom have the surname Akutagawa, so I got a little interested."
"Well, Ryunosuke Akutagawa is my junior fellow student, and he is now a famous writer in Japan."
Bai Gui said smoothly.
If Huo Yuanjia competed with others, he might not pay any attention to it, but if he competed with Ryuichi Akutagawa, the person who triggered the plot, he would inevitably pay some attention to it.
If Japanese people don’t respect martial ethics.
He also wanted to stand up for Huo Yuanjia both emotionally and rationally.
Anyway, it just takes a little time.
"OK!"
Huo Yuanjia was all smiles.
If you have a disciple like this, what else can you ask for?
It's just that Bai Gui is only half of his disciple, which makes him very regretful.
The wine table leaves.
"I originally planned to fight for the master and compete with Akutagawa Ryuichi, but the master rejected my request and said that since I have gone on the right path and taught chemistry in the university hall, I should not ruin my reputation..."
"The master has something to do, and the disciple will do his duty. But the master asked me not to stand out."
When Huo Yuanjia went to the backyard to rest, Chen Zhen sighed sadly.
"Your master is right. Winning a martial arts contest proves nothing. Ever since your master defeated the strong men of the five countries, it has been proved that we, the Chinese, are not weaker than other countries."
"It's gratifying to repeat this kind of thing now, but..."
Bai Gui shook his head.
Martial arts competitions can only boost people's hearts for a while, and winning again has no big meaning. Only education and scientific research are the foundation of a strong country. Huo Yuanjia saw it very clearly, so he funded Chen Zhen to study abroad in Japan.
Just like Cuju, it is rare for strong countries to be good at playing Cuju. This is because people in strong countries can cross social classes by studying, while people in weak countries do not and cannot receive enough education, so they can only work hard to play Cuju to achieve this goal.
Life transition...
Now that Chen Zhen has graduated from Kyoto University, Huo Yuanjia naturally refuses to let Chen Zhen follow his own path.
If Chen Zhen follows Huo Yuanjia's old path, it will really be a waste of all Huo Yuanjia's hard work.
"Mr. Bai, you are right, I understand this too."
Chen Zhen nodded seriously.
Bai Gui is a famous scholar who wrote about the rise of great powers. His views are definitely much more important than his random thoughts.
Don't persuade others with soft words.
And Bai Gui's rise as a great country has reached the stage where he is mature enough to seek a country. If you give him some pointers, he will definitely learn from them.
"In the past few years, due to the outbreak of Ouzhi, our domestic alkali imports were interrupted. Our country's alkali is imported from abroad. In modern industry, the alkali production industry is indispensable. It is used in metallurgy, textiles, glass, machinery
It plays an important role in other fields..."
"I am in Shanghai, and I have seen many factories close down in the past few years, all because of the cutoff of the supply of alkaline alkali. A few days ago, news came from Tianmen that Mr. Fan and others are preparing to build our country's own alkali production plant in Tianjin.
, so I plan to resign and go to Tianjin to help them."
Chen Zhen expressed his inner thoughts.
With the guidance of Huo Yuanjia and Bai Gui, he also believed that scientific research was more important than martial arts at the moment. He could not live up to Huo Yuanjia's trust, nor the chemistry knowledge he had learned at Kyoto University in Japan for so long.
"Well, after Master Huo finishes the competition, we will go to Jinmen together."
"When I was in Amei-Ken, I happened to learn some science and engineering knowledge. Amei-Ken's current scientific research is no less than that of Europa..."
Bai Gui was surprised and said.
He has already written the "Book of Shang Jun" mentioned by Lin Shu and others for the country. Now he has achieved a little bit of his intention, and he is worthy of being born in this era. No matter how much he writes, he cannot do it with his own strength alone.
arrive.
But along the way, he can still give Chen Zhen, a chemist, a little more ideological enlightenment for later generations.
There are no direct railways or flights from Shanghai to Yanjing. If you take the waterway, you cannot avoid going to Tianjin.
"Mr. Bai...has also studied science and engineering?"
"I thought you were just a historian..."
Chen Zhen was stunned.
Is this genius?
He is obviously about the same age as him. Not only has he become a famous scholar in the field of history, but he has also dabbled in science and engineering.
"I only understand a little bit, a little bit..."
"Only a little bit."
Bai Gui smiled.
In fact, he dabbled in some science and engineering knowledge in the courses of the first high school and the University of Tokyo, but just like the high schools of later generations, he only dabbled briefly and did not go in depth. But after he went to Yale, he went to the library every day to read materials.
When it comes to reading, he has a photographic memory. Not only has he read most of the Yale University books, but he has also learned a lot about cutting-edge knowledge.
"So that's it."
Chen Zhen was stunned.
Japan's cutting-edge knowledge is undoubtedly lagging behind that of Amei-Ken. After graduating from Kyoto University, his knowledge is not very advanced compared to the world, while Bai Gui has just returned from studying in Amei-Ken and knows more cutting-edge knowledge.
He may not know everything, but some chemistry knowledge is better than that of someone majoring in chemistry, so of course.
"Then Mr. Bai and I will leave together."
Chen Zhen readily agreed.
Even if the cutting-edge knowledge Bai Gui talks about is not very cutting-edge by then, it won't be a big deal. He can go to Jinmen with Bai Gui, which means that Bai Gui values him. After all, he is only an undergraduate student at Kyoto University, and Bai Gui has already
He is a Ph.D. from Yale.
A person who can obtain a doctorate from Yale cannot be bought with gold at the same time in China.
