Chapter 13: The Authority of the Rector (1)

While the streets of Poisto are plastered with Posey-Robinson wanted notices, Sean's carriage drives by.

Sean is going to the University of Poitou today, his first day in the performance of his duties as president. As for the arrest of Posey, Sean can only helplessly hope for the patrol and secret police.

There is not much opposition from the faculty at the University of Poitou to his new position. His qualifications as a member of the Royal Society of Science made these people hold back even if they were a little unconvinced.

In the eyes of the faculty, the position of president must not only have a certain amount of academic qualifications, but also have the ability to raise funds, because in addition to the salary arrears and the disrepair of the school building, it requires a large amount of money to support the research of scholars.

Apparently, potential aspiring professors at a university believe that it is difficult to raise enough money in the current poor financial position of the government, and that the promised funds will only meet basic needs.

This is in exchange for the death of Meunier.

It might be a good idea to have a nobleman with the title of Membership of the Royal Society of Science to lead it.

That's why Sean's appointment was not openly blocked.

Conn's sterilization or sterilization, and the associated knowledge of bacteria, are being used in many food industries, bringing millions in revenue to the empire every year.

This is an era when the natural sciences are in the midst of a big explosion, and the curved neck flask has become the standard test equipment in every university, and doctors are exploring how to use this sterilization method in surgery to reduce bacterial infections, and they are especially interested in human blood transfusion.

The actions of the doctors save many people from dying every year.

When Sean appeared at the University of Poitu, the faculty were still amazed at his youth.

The University of Poitou is 100 years old, and many of its buildings are already dilapidated, and despite the efforts of successive rectors, it has not been able to withstand the blow of a major earthquake.

Sean had the money in his hands, so the faculty members looked at him with too many checks to sign.

Sean paid for the salaries of the faculty and the maintenance of the school building, and he even asked Vice Chancellor Rivière to give a three-month salary advance to the faculty who were not in good financial condition.

This made Sean immediately win the favor of many people.

But that wasn't enough for Sean to become an authority at Poitou University, especially when various budgets were put on Sean's desk and Sean had to make trade-offs.

For example, he could not have paid to support a theology professor's research project on how to find God.

It took Sean two days to sort out a clue, he was going to set a few fires, of course he had a purpose, he couldn't pretend to understand, otherwise he would make jokes.

As a result, many faculty members lined up in front of the principal's office.

At the top of the line is a lecturer named Jack Lavadi.

The reason why he was able to stand in front of a group of professors or associate professors was not because he came to the president's office before dawn, but because Sean thought he could give him "the most professional" guidance.

It's a giveaway, for myself and for Jack Lavadi.

"Mr. Lavadi, huh?" said Sean, who didn't look up, pretending to be busy.

"Yes, Lord Viscount. "Ravadi was very nervous, he was only a lecturer, and he was paid a fifth of a professor's salary.

"No, there are only principals and faculty in this room, nothing else unrelated. Sean said.

"Yes, Mr. Headmaster. Ravadi's waist lifted slightly.

Sean "finally" figured out what he needed from a pile of documents:

"Mr. Lavadi, you said in your application report that you applied for a grant of 300 gold louis for research in electromagnetism?"

"Yes, Mr. Headmaster. "I have always believed that there must be some kind of relationship between electricity and magnetism, electricity must be converted into magnetism, and magnetism can also be converted into electricity." Not long ago, I had the pleasure of reading Professor Jefferson of Quds University's paper "Experiments on the Collision of Electric Currents on a Magnetic Needle," which made me even more convinced of my views. ”

"And you want to repeat the experiment?" asked Sean.

"No, no. Lavadi hurriedly shook his head, "I think that not only should there be a magnetic effect of electricity, but also an electric current effect, so I don't want to repeat other people's experiments." ”

"So, you need 300 gold louis?"

"If the school thinks I'm a little greedy, 200 is fine. In this case, I am afraid that I may not have enough materials. Lavadi looked carefully into Sean's eyes.

Sean sat up straight at this time and said:

"Monsieur Lavadi, I have a small suggestion for your experiment, and you can do it about now, without the need for the school to pay a louis. If you find anything in 1 hour, let me know. This experiment ......"

"Mr. Chancellor, please speak. "Ravadi doesn't know why.

"I did this experiment when I was seven years old. I believe you can accomplish better. Sean's words were so striking that Lavadi blushed.

But this person is obviously a very introverted and even a little cowardly, and he doesn't even dare to resist.

"Then go ahead and do your experiments now. Sean pulled a piece of paper from the drawer, prepared a very simple experimental design beforehand, and said emphatically, "This is a request from a member of the Royal Society of Science." Maybe you'll be one of them soon. ”

This time, Lavadi's face was even redder, a young little lecturer with a salary just enough to support himself, and no one had ever encouraged him so much.

"Go ahead, I'm optimistic about you, remember, you only have 1 hour!" Sean waved his hand, driving him away.

If you don't get the result that Sean expected in 1 hour, then this lecturer really has no talent and should be fired.

In second place is Charles Nolan, a professor at medical school and the most famous doctor in Poitou, with whom Sean is familiar with him, because they were not long ago the second of the protagonists of a major event.

"Mr. Headmaster, oh no, Lord Viscount!"

Despite his high social status, Nolan was a little reserved.

"Professor Nolan, there's only the president and the professors here. Sean smiled, "Please be seated!"

"Thank you!"

"Would you like some tea?" asked Sean.

Nolan laughed when he heard this: "That's great, tea is a hot commodity right now, and it's especially suitable for those of us who need to use our brains." ”

The University of Poitou has arranged for the president a secretary and a servant, and the tea for the guests is of course not done by Sean himself.

Compared with Lavadi, Professor Nolan is extremely social, and most of his contacts are dignitaries, and his personality is much more sleek:

"Since Mr. Chancellor designed the curved-neck flask experiment, which brought the theory of bacterial spontaneous generation to a disrepute, it has been a great experiment that has cleared the barriers to our understanding of some tiny organisms. It is also an honor for me to carry out research under your leadership. ”

"I'm honored too. Sean took out the application for the project that belonged to Nolan, "Professor Nolan, you want to conduct research on blood circulation?"

"Yes, Mr. Headmaster. Nolan said cautiously, "Since your genius idea of blood type, now the study of human blood circulation has become a prominent science, and many scholars have carried out relevant research, coupled with our understanding of cells, I think it can be further ......."

Sean said: "Professor Nolan, I don't deny that blood research is a good subject, in the past it was a taboo, but now it is a subject that even the royal family values. But there is now a subject that will bring greater prestige and countless fame to the University of Poitou, and to you personally, that needs to be studied. ”

Sean pretended not to see Nolan's disappointed expression, and glanced down at the document in his hand:

"You need 500 gold louis, I think it's too little, you should need 2000 gold louis to be worthy of the research I'm going to talk about. If it succeeds, I'm afraid you'll be poached by Quds University, which they always do. As the president of the University of Poitou, I have to carefully consider my investment in you, and I am afraid that such a large sum of money will be wasted. ”

Nolan was originally quite disappointed, he thought that he should be able to easily get funding with his "friendship" with Sean, but when he was extremely disappointed, Sean came to a tsundere reversal, praising him very highly, which surprised him inexplicably.

"What research?, Mr. Chancellor. Nolan asked curiously.

"My professor, you are a brilliant doctor, but it is a pity that you cannot cure the pockmarks on your face. Sean laughed.

Nolan was rather angry and said, "Mr. Principal, I don't think it's funny. ”

After saying that, Nolan came back to his senses: "Are you going to let me deal with smallpox? I have pockmarks on my face, it's because I had smallpox when I was a child, God willing, I survived." ”

"If you can prevent smallpox, isn't it worth a badge of membership of the Royal Society of Science?" asked Sean rhetorically.

"Of course, because it will save tens of thousands of people. Nolan nodded, "In this regard, many doctors and related scholars are studying, and according to the available information, we can determine that smallpox is caused by a smallpox virus, but there is no effective means to deal with this virus, and the mortality rate is extremely high." ”

Sean said: "When I went south from Northern Xinjiang, I traveled through the three grassland provinces for a while. I found that some of the milking girls who had cowpox had one thing in common was that they had never had smallpox. ”

This is also a question to be given. Sean's hint made Nolan's eyes light up:

"Yes, someone like me who has had smallpox will never get smallpox again. You mean that people like me have a kind of resistance in their own right?"

Sean smiled mysteriously, "Is it impossible? I call this 'immunity'." ”

Sean thought of this as a breakthrough because he had come across a newspaper report about an outbreak of smallpox in one place, and it was said that the number of people dying from smallpox in Europa was in the hundreds of thousands, which was a terrible number.

Sean thought that his body hadn't had smallpox yet, which was really not safe, what if?

Nolan had to admit: "It's really possible, then ......"

"Rework your subject, and I'll give you a grant! You may be able to create a promising new science. ”

"I'll change it right away!" Nolan left in a huff.

No sooner had he reached the door than someone stumbled in and bumped into him, and even a strong man like Nelson couldn't stop him.

"Mr. Principal, my lord, I found out, I found out!"

Ravadi shouted excitedly, and he was picked up by Nelson, feet up, face down, and the scene was quite comical.

The instructors who were excluded from the door looked at each other.

"Clark, put him down. Sean was happy, "So, Mr. Lavadi, what have you discovered?"

"Mr. Headmaster, you are a genius. I dare say you're the smartest person in the country, you're such a wizard!"

Lavadi presented Sean with a top hat and looked excited.

"No, I'm just inspired. So you've found ......."

"Yes, magnets do generate electricity, and I did it five times in a row, and it was a simple and perfect experiment. Great discovery!" shouted Lavadi, wishing that everyone present knew what he was talking about.

Sean found out Ravardy's application again and signed his name:

"Now, you can go ahead and do your experiments. But don't forget to write your dissertation, I hope to see your dissertation in the next issue of the University of Poitou Journal. ”

"Yes, Mr. Headmaster. Ravati took the application report.

The professors at the door gathered around Lavadi and inquired about the inside story, so Sean's authority suddenly rose a lot.

Professor Nolan, who had just been inspired, was even more ambitious, and even his steps were much lighter.

As a scholar, a discovery that is often inadvertently can even make him famous for a lifetime, and the same is true of Mr. Principal in front of him, the Kang's disinfection method can make Sean blow for a lifetime.

In fact, Sean's "discovery" has been infinitely close to that step by many scholars in history, but ...... It's like a thin layer of paper.

Perhaps, as Sean once said, genius is equal to 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration, and the former is more important.

And chemistry professor Alexander Foss, standing stiffly at Sean's desk.

Unlike others, he even felt fear.