Section 161: Talent in Europe
First of all, you need to understand the interests and hobbies of the target, and also investigate his relatives and friends, so that you can do big things with little money with half the effort. Specific to Jiang Tian, first of all, he has no family members who can be held hostage, although those female dependents in the backyard seem to be easy to start, but they either live in a deep boudoir compound or are not justifiable and cannot affect the overall situation, no matter how much money is spent, it is impossible to blow the wind on Lord Jiang's pillow. So the only thing that can really do what he likes is Jiang Tian's hobbies, so when the big box was opened, what appeared in Jiang Tian's eyes was a box full of books.
"Your Excellency, these are precious books that have been sincerely donated by God's followers, and we feel that only knowledgeable scholars like you deserve to have them......"
Jiang Tian glanced at the covers of these books slightly, and knew that these were many unique books that left only legends in the twenty-first century, and the value in this era may add up to ten thousand taels of silver, saying more and saying less and not less, but if you want to be able to transport them back to your hometown in the twenty-first century, then each one is probably worth a lot of money and can set a record for auctions, and even the vast majority of them here are still the kind of grades that are directly banned from buying and selling by the state, so I have already decided to keep them.
"Thank you very much Father Priest for your compliment, and thank you for donating these books to the Royal Academy of Sciences, I think we can find a time to talk about the patients in Europe and what we can do for them!"
The key is that there is a righteous and awe-inspiring look on the expression of a righteous and awe-inspiring person who wants to contribute to the health of the world, and the lust @ wolf and Song Yi standing on the side are all clear, they are not very calm, but they know that Jiang Tian will definitely not swallow this batch of books, and it is now the cusp of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs staring at Jiang Tian, that is, this Jiang Lord usually has no habit of eating and taking cards, the key is that most of these books are some travelogue anthologies, It is also not in line with the interests of Lord Jiang. So when they heard Jiang Tian praise this foreign monk for donating books, they knew that these books were about to become the public property of the Academy of Sciences again.
As for the sale of medicines, the origin of cowpox was not clearly stated in the newspaper, but only that the success rate of a new pox planting method had made a qualitative leap compared with the past, so these foreigners did not know that the pox came from European cattle, and even some cattle were sold by them. Naturally, I don't know that all the secrets are actually in my own home. As for the origin of cowpox, it is actually Zhang Tao's credit. Although this emperor is not as knowledgeable as Jiang Tian, he also knows that cowpox is the trump card to deal with smallpox, and cowpox is a disease that spreads widely in Europe, and Asia is not the hardest hit area, and it is difficult for sick cattle to reach China through a long sea, so it takes a lot of effort to get infected cattle. Then it was artificially refined and detoxified, and it was considered to have obtained a suitable vaccine today. This is not Jiang Tian's scientific research achievements, but his reputation for taking the lead in testing vaccines without fear of death remains in the history books.
But well...... Since foreigners don't know the secret of the vaccine, Jiang Tian used his brain to figure out how to get the most benefit before it is exposed? At this time, although Europe already has human pox prevention and control technology, which is still passed on to Arab merchants, but no one knows about cowpox with high efficiency and good effect, and even if it is a traditional pox, not everyone can grow it, not the princes and nobles and have the economic foundation to enjoy this kind of service, and the real problem is that due to the long road, even if you want to make money, there is no guarantee that the vaccine will not fail in the long shipping process, and there is also this problem when transporting it in China. So how can we ensure that the vaccine can be stored for a long time as much as possible? Thinking about it, Jiang Tian could only copy a certain storage and transportation method in later generations.
"Father Jacob hasn't seen you for a long time, are you still used to your new job?" Jiang Tian tried to speak as gently and slowly as possible.
Jacob, who had a watermelon head and was still wearing a monk's robe, bowed respectfully: "Thank you, honorable lord, for your concern, but I still hope that you can return me to the arms of God." ”
Jiang Tian thought for a long time before guessing what the other party wanted to express: "I didn't stop your missionary activities, just for you and your companions to better spread the gospel, of course, you need to use some voluntary labor in exchange for this right." So you explain "Anatomy to those students" as a relief for missionary work, isn't it? ”
The dead-eyed priest could only nod his head in agreement: "So honorable lord, what is the matter with you coming to me today?" ”
"Yes Father, in fact one of your companions came to me the other day and asked me to sell some vaccines against smallpox to Europe."
Before Jiang Tian finished speaking, Jacob was not calm, only to see him step forward and hold Jiang Tian's table and shout: "What! Is this true? Do you agree? Oh my God, how many people will this save......"
It wasn't until he saw Jiang Tian's playful eyes that he noticed that he had lost his temper: "Oh, I'm sorry my lord, I'm just too excited, and I didn't mean to offend you." Knowing that the magical East has many things that Europe does not have, and thinking of those who are struggling with their illnesses, I can no longer control myself......"
"You are a good man, and this is the duty of a clergyman." Jiang Tian stood up and patted Jacob on the shoulder: "But Mr. Priest, please tell me how many people in Europe can enjoy this vaccine?" In the end, I am afraid, only a few wealthy people will be able to avoid the threat posed by smallpox! ”
"This ...... It depends on how much you intend to sell to us. "This priest is not stupid, he knows that what Jiang Tian said is the truth, no matter what price China offers, those merchants dare to increase the price tenfold and then sell it to nobles and wealthy merchants, it is indeed not something that ordinary people can consume.
"The price I offered was absolutely reasonable." Jiang Tian swore and assured: "But you also know that this is a very difficult drug to obtain, the success rate of the refining process is not high, and we cannot guarantee that they will still maintain their initial efficacy after half a year of transportation, so I am afraid that there will be insufficient supply to Europe in a short time." ”
As soon as he heard him say this, Jacob's expression darkened, he had only come to the far east to spread the gospel, and he was still majoring in art, but when he had crossed the ocean to China, he knew that the legends that had been circulated in Europe were not only not exaggerated, but that the Chinese civilization had surpassed their wildest imagination. Of course, the missionary thing is not too smooth because of the relatively low level of one's own culture. Especially after the barbarians ravaged half of China, the Holy See in the north was devastated, and many of the religious officials who had developed were also lost, so he, a newcomer who was still practicing Chinese, was sent to the north to reorganize the religious affairs. But he himself did not expect that this order would make him the first foreigner to enter the world's highest temple of science.
Just when Father Jacob was still thinking nonsense, he only heard Jiang Dafeng say in a circle: "But ......"
"But what sir?" Jacob couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Tian looked at him with a smile: "But if we have more professionals, of course, we can get faster test results, so I don't know if there are any people who are interested in science among Father Jacob's European friends, or they know some scientific dissidents who have different opinions from the Holy See, maybe in order for Europe to be liberated from the disease as soon as possible, you and your friends can secretly help these people come to China, which is still very helpful to speed up the research results." ”
At this point, Jiang Tian's tail was finally revealed, he didn't expect a cowpox to make much money, especially if the pox species was still native to Europe, but if the Europeans' fear of smallpox could be used to bring some scientific pioneers to China, then the value of these people was by no means measurable by money. And the reason why he did not mention it in front of the priest who had come to bribe him was because he did not know the man's loyalty to Rome. On the contrary, this Jacob knew that he was Italian when he heard the name, but in the days when he taught at the Academy of Sciences, the information that came back showed that although he had a strong faith, he also had a high passion for science, and the reason why he dared to show his admiration for science and technology was also because he was in the Royal Academy of Sciences, completely ahead of the level of science and technology in Europe and the attitude of Chinese towards religion, so that he understood that science is not the enemy of God, On the contrary, it is the only way to free God's people from ignorance. Moreover, the Italian clergyman had mentioned to his students more than once that in his hometown there could not be a school of higher learning that was not subject to the supervision of the Inquisition, and that it was impossible to teach science without teaching theology, and that many young people who liked science could only go to some Protestant territory to study their knowledge, and he seemed helpless about this. Therefore, Jiang Tian decided to let this talent introduction plan be carried out in a kind of black-box operation for the time being.
"This is your vaccine sample?" Zhang Tao held a small glass bottle in his hand, which looked very similar to the injection injection bottle of later generations, and also had a converging thin bottle mouth, but the sealing part was plugged with a glass stopper and sealed with wax. The liquid in the bottle is not transparent, it is a bit cloudy.
Jiang Tian held a glass knife with diamonds in his hand, reached out and scratched the glass bottle of the sample, and then gently knocked the front end of the bottle and fell down: "The method of use is similar to that of later generations, but I can't do mechanical melting and quick sealing, so I can only use this method of retreating, and the cost is also higher." ”
Zhang Tao held up the broken vaccine, which seemed to bring back some memories of the past. By the way, he is not standing in the imperial study in the Forbidden City now, but deigned to come to the research institute to see Jiang Tian. It was announced to the public that the great and wise Emperor Xià was willing to take the risk to visit the scientific researchers who had contributed to the cause of fighting the plague.
Picking up his thoughts about the memories of his previous life, Zhang Tao became a strict emperor again: "Can this thing be mass-produced?" ”
Jiang Tian shook his head: "Technically, there is no problem, except that the speed of manual bottling is a bit slow, it is just that the preparation and storage of distilled water is more troublesome, as long as the breeding of bacteria can be controlled, there is no technical obstacle at all." However, we have not conducted systematic tests on its shelf life, and the storage temperature and storage time of this thing need further research. ”
Zhang Tao nodded, even if he didn't understand medicine, he also knew that the storage and transportation of vaccines was quite troublesome: "Then hurry up and start it, I will allocate another 10,000 yuan of special funds, and at the same time reward all researchers who develop cowpox. ”
This is all the meaning of the question, Jiang Tian was not surprised by this, anyway, there will definitely be no name of him Jiang Tian in this list, and as the vice president of the Academy of Sciences, it is his job to draw up the list of awards. But he also thought of another thing: "The missionary work of Christianity or Catholicism has started again, and the people who came to deliver the books two days ago are all new faces, and the church in Beijing has some additional priests, but it is still mostly humanistic and artistic, so it is of little use to us." After all, Christianity has a strong expansiveness and exclusivity, just how to kill each other abroad, and not let them set off a religious war in China, should we set up a national-level religious management body in China, such as the religious affairs committee in our hometown? ”
Zhang Tao thought about it, and also felt that this incident must be completed quickly, especially since the leader of this institution must not have obvious religious tendencies, and must be a staunch nationalist. Fortunately, among the Chinese literati, there are such people, after all, the Confucian system of worshiping God and Buddha and staying away has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people.
"Hmm...... You are right, although the people's feelings towards religion in China are relatively rational, the possibility of cults inciting foolish people cannot be ruled out. Zhang Tao recalled the history of his hometown, and the cult that had disappeared under popular science education and strong suppression after liberation actually re-emerged after the reform and opening up, which shows how strong their vitality is.
What is the profound significance of the successful development of cowpox, which even the most ignorant people know, otherwise the emperor's personal visit to the meritorious man will not be so natural, but Zhang Tao and Jiang Tian both know that the discovery of cowpox in their hometown is not too late, but in 1980, with the intervention of the United Nations, smallpox was completely eliminated, which shows that it is too early to eradicate this disease in this era. But its significance is indeed extraordinary, the history books and medical books of later generations, have been highly praised for Zhang Tao's research on cowpox, and Jiang Tian partially solved the problem of liquid injection preservation, although the discoverer of cowpox prevention smallpox has become a person who does not exist, but the world is recognized as higher than all the research results of the research institute under the leadership of Jiang Tian, since then China's major hospitals, especially infectious disease hospitals, are always indispensable to the statues of these two, European historians regard medical progress as a key node for China's lead over Europe, and mercilessly criticize the ignorance of Renaissance Europe.
Let's not care about how the future generations will evaluate, anyway, the scientific research workers of the Institute of Infectious Diseases of the Medical Branch of the Royal Chinese Academy of Sciences are very proud of themselves, because this is the first important scientific research achievement that has not been completed under the guidance of Jiang Tian, and it is also the first scientific research project that has been personally rewarded by the emperor. And the prize of up to 3,000 yuan is the envy of all colleagues in the Academy of Sciences. It's just that at a time when everyone is happy, a holy decree of the emperor makes many people smell different.
Jiang Tian made a meritorious contribution to the development of glass injection bottles, and symbolically won a bonus of 200 yuan. Later history books thought that the 200 yuan was too petty to match the significance of the invention, but no one could have imagined how useful this small glass bottle would be. After rewarding the money, Zhang Tao announced that because the research of the Academy of Sciences is changing with each passing day, it is not possible to have a scientific talent who controls the overall situation, so Jiang Tian will be relieved of the post of vice minister of foreign affairs from now on, and there is no need to attend the court meeting regularly, and it is enough to manage the work of the Academy of Sciences and the Naval Research Institute wholeheartedly, and he hopes that Jiang Tian will live up to the trust and make further progress in scientific research......
What does that mean? The emperor just allowed Lord Jiang to not kneel in front of him, and turned his face to let him not go to the court, so what is the point of these false titles? People all over the world originally thought that Jiang Tian was a saint, but in a blink of an eye, he seemed to be marginalized by the government, this is really unpredictable!
"Sir, this ......" Liu Baokai, who just wanted to comfort a few words, saw Wu Yuan and Zhang Huan walking over in a blink of an eye, so he quickly stopped talking.
Jiang Tian looked at his students, except for Wu Yuan's normal expression, everyone else, including Zhang Huan, was a little embarrassed: "What's wrong with you?" Isn't it missing the title of deputy minister, to be honest, now foreign trade and economic cooperation are gradually on the right track, I remember last month's report also showed that China's import and export trade increased by 30 percent, in this case there is no need for me to intervene, it is time for newcomers to exercise a good succession, just like you will graduate from me in the future, maybe you will be filled into various positions, if I occupy all kinds of positions, and what do you do! ”
He was telling the truth, but everyone felt that the emperor's intention of unloading the mill and killing the donkey was too obvious, but he didn't dare to say it because of Zhang Huan's face, especially Wu Yuan had already expected Jiang Tian to be like this, he originally wanted to discuss it with Jiang Tian, don't be so sharp but didn't find the opportunity. However, Zhang Huan, the real prince, combined with the knowledge explained by other teachings, asked very naively: "Sir, it is customary in officialdom that you should first ask if you have a replacement candidate, I don't know who you think is competent?" ”