Chapter 517, Bribery
On the whole, Professor Boblon's presentation was a great success, and of course if he had asked Joseph to review his speech, he might have added something like, "I stepped out of the gate with my front foot today, and I don't plan to step through it again with my hind foot."
After this memorial service, the relationship between the North and the South became more and more antagonistic. In the past, in the public opinion of the North, the criticism of the so-called "inferiority of pirate culture" was not actually the mainstream view in the newspapers of the North, on the contrary, there were not many media that opposed this view, and the real mainstream public opinion in the North actually regarded this view as nonsense, and regarded those who put forward this view, such as Fafnier, such as Greid, and others as clowns for grandstanding.
But after this series of events, the original grandstanding clown has become a fighter and a martyr, and the theory that was originally regarded as nonsense has become a serious, in-depth, worthy of study, and even worth learning.
Academia, especially the social sciences, is very different from the natural sciences. One of the big differences is that the cost of experiments in the social sciences is too high, and the experiments are too difficult.
In other words, if there is a debate in the natural sciences, what should I do? It's very simple, everyone designs one or several experiments, then verifies it, and then it becomes clear who is right and who is wrong. No matter how good you can debate, no matter how high your status is, even if you have the title of Grand Arcanist, an experiment will still make your head explode.
But the social sciences are not in such a condition. Different social claims are difficult to verify through experiments. This is partly because the cost is too high. For example, if you come up with a proposition that democracy is better than absolute monarchy, and that to experiment, there has to be a revolution, and the cost is much higher than making a gap in a piece of paper. If an experiment fails, the price to pay is often staggering.
Of course, if the controversy can be completely resolved through an experiment, as is the case in natural science, and the winner and loser can be clearly distinguished, then even if the cost is a little higher, it is not completely unacceptable. But the problem is that it is difficult for these experiments in the social sciences to exclude the interference of other factors, so even if a certain result appears in an experiment and supports a certain hypothesis, the opponents of this hypothesis will still think that the results of the experiment do not show that their claims are wrong because there are too many interfering factors in the experiment and cannot control the variables.
And the course of history proves this to some extent, for example, in the original history, when the French Revolution was finally defeated and the Bourbon dynasty was restored under the protection of the bayonets of the European monarchies, it seems that the republican experiment has been proven wrong, and the monarchy is the choice of social science. After that, until the First World War, the most powerful countries in the world were still monarchies, and even after a major war, Erdezi was finished, and the status of the United States rose greatly, because of the existence of Britain, the mainstream view was still that the monarchy was the best, but the constitutional monarchy was still superior to the absolute monarchy.
In the same way, when the woolly bear disintegrated, many people also felt that TGISM had completely failed, and even thought that history had ended, but it didn't take long for them to find that the king of the new crown rushed out of Shangluo Mountain, Ah Mei, you see the beacons everywhere. On the other hand, the Jianzhou Jurchens rose rapidly...... Suddenly, the world is once again facing a "great change unseen in a century".
Therefore, it is almost impossible for the social sciences to obtain a reliable, irrefutable result with a straightforward experiment. This also makes the debate in social theory that, for the most part, is really about profit, or, more clearly, about where the ass is.
Many scholars, especially those in sociology, have carefully studied the remarks of Professors Favenier and Greid, but have found that their theories are too much in their interest.
First of all, according to this theory, the American people are deeply affected by the "English pirate culture" and need to be spiritually healed and nurtured by the excellent culture of the European continent in order to get rid of this "great poisonous snake that entangles their souls".
But who can take on the responsibility of being the psychiatrist of a nation? Undoubtedly, they are the only ones, the so-called "intellectual class". If this theory is widely accepted by the people of the United States as a whole, then they become the spiritual teachers of the whole of America. That...... As long as you are not a fool, you will definitely be able to see the benefits in this.
Fundamentally, a common good, and only a common good, can unite a large group of people. As a result, the teachers of philosophy, literature, and art in these universities in North America quickly rallied under the banner of "purging the pirate and bandit culture of England", with the exception of one department, that is, law. The reason is also very simple, because there is an important toxin in the "purging of the cultural legacy of the pirates and bandits in England", that is, the law of the sea.
To liquidate the law of the sea system and replace it with a civil law system is tantamount to smashing the jobs of all law majors in universities in the United States, so the law majors are also united and have a war of words with those who are engaged in philosophy and literature and art. This can be regarded as a chess opponent, and a good talent will be encountered. Guys who study law are generally good at arguing, and they can stir up three points if they are unreasonable. Just play debate or something, whether it is to appeal to logic or emotion, their level is not bad.
But there is one thing that really pains those who are in the legal profession, and that is the disadvantage that the countries of the law of the sea are now at a disadvantage over France.
Even if you say to the sky, you can't afford to say: "Look at other people's France, the reason why they can develop so well is because they practice civil law." ”
A country that is economically and militarily strong must also be culturally strong. Because the aura of economic and military strength will reflect his culture extraordinarily brightly. It was the Red Rabbit Country back then, when facing the brilliance of the lighthouse, it was like being dazzled for a while.
Therefore, in this confrontation, the legal profession in the United States is naturally at a disadvantage. What's more, their enemies are not only those who study philosophy and literature. Naturally, the French would not let go of such an opportunity.
After discovering that he had directed this play, although the effect was very good, but in the end he still let the people from the Ministry of Public Security take advantage of the situation, the rather depressed Lucien was ridiculed by his second brother again. In order to save the situation, at the suggestion of Polina, Lucien put down his mind and went to his eldest brother Joseph to give an idea.
"Fool, Lucien! You're so stupid! "This kind of conspiracy or something, you don't go to Joseph and go to Napoleon?" It's no wonder that Napoleon doesn't take the opportunity to ridicule you when he sees you as a foreigner! ”
"But if you go to Joseph, won't he be sarcastic?" Lucien said with a bitter face.
"So you're stupid!" Polina said, "Won't you first find someone to bribe and let her help you brush up Joseph's favor?" ”
"She? Well, Polina, Joseph has always been very good to you, well, what kind of bribe do you need to do me a favor, just say it! Lucien put on a posture that I had already laid on the chopping board.
"Stupid! You're such an idiot! Polina said, "Well, you have a nice villa in Arle. ”
"It's yours." Lucien said.
"Also, I think Lilith is cute." Polina said again.
"This ......," Lucien hesitated, "it's up to you." ”
"That's good." Polina stuck out her tongue and licked her lips, "I'll teach you how to do it." Well, do you know what Alice likes best? ”
"Ah," Lucien understood at once, "Polina, do you mean Alice by 'she'?" ”
"Nonsense, now on Joseph's side, who else is the best person to make him submit but Alice?" "So, of course, find a way to bribe Alice!" ”
At this point, he glanced at Lucien again, and keenly noticed the expression of regret on his face, so he hastened to add: "I warn you, you must not go back on what you promised me, or you can try...... Hehe......"
"Manly man, how can you regret what you say?" Lucien said, "What is this condition?" Besides, although Joseph ...... But Alice still likes you, and I have to guard against you. Well, by the way, how did you bribe Alice. ”
"I secretly brought her all kinds of delicious candy and ice cream."
"So? But...... That's no problem, right? Joseph would have been angry if he had known. ”
"If you don't say it, Alice doesn't say it, how will Joseph know?"
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With a smug face, Lucien called a few of his right-hand men over.
"We're going to plug our people in the American legal community!" Lucien said straight to the point.
"The U.S. legal profession is quite antithetical to us right now." A subordinate said.
"Of course I do." "But that doesn't mean we can't win them over. They are now in the United States, at a disadvantage. I don't believe that in such a situation, there is no one willing to surrender first. After all, there are always a lot to be gained by surrendering first. Moreover, their foreign trade business is mainly conducted with countries that practice civil law. Therefore, they themselves also need talents from civil law. So if there is a certain school and some people start to study our Dharma system, they don't have to worry about not having food. Our influence in French universities far exceeds that of the Ministry of Public Security, and we can encourage and help some American schools to establish a high-level civil law major through friendship colleges and departments. And then...... What is the Ministry of Public Security fighting for us? ”