"Well, then, my dear brother, since you have made such a judgment, you must have a plan for further, right? The revolution in France is a big event, I don't believe you are going to sit on the sidelines, you must have further plans, right? Napoleon asked.

"It's a French thing." Joseph said, "I don't want to intervene too deeply, I just want to take advantage of the situation." Do you know what revolution means? ”

"A large-scale civil war, just like in England." Napoleon said.

"No, it's more than that. France's problems are much bigger than those of England, and its people are much angrier than those of England. "Moreover, France is a continental country. In a sense, it is the core of the entire European continent. Any change in it would cause a chain reaction in Europe, and if the crown of the King of France fell, it would fall with many other crowns on the continent. The war will go on for a long time, and it may burn all over Europe.

Countless people, no matter how noble or humble he once was, will be crushed. Like the little bugs that stand in front of the wheels of a carriage, whether they are small beetles or praying mantis that can eat small beetles, they are all crushed into powder equally—death is great equality, don't you say, Napoleon? As for me, I'm going to stay away from the wheel, and when it runs over, I'll eat the corpses of the worms that have been crushed, like vultures or hyenas. ”

"Ah, my brother, this is you!" Napoleon said with disdain, "You have eyelashes that cut through the dust of the times and pupils that see through the fog of society, but you don't have a brave heart to control the torrent of the times." I'm different, I'm going to jump on that chariot, control it, and let it go as I wish. ”

"Helios' stupid son, my stupid brother!" Joseph said, "You want to take your father's flaming chariot into the sky, but have you ever considered that you have such power? O poor creature of the twilight of life, son of impermanence and sorrow, you have forgotten the phrase 'Know yourself' of Delphi (Delphi is the name of a Greek place where the famous temple of Apollo is located. Does the quote mean 'know thyself')? Ah, how unfortunate I am, to have a foolish brother like you, and I must always be ready to catch you when you overturn the sun cart and fall headlong from the sky. ”

When Napoleon heard this, he laughed happily. For Joseph, in the language just now, compared him to the hero Phaethon, the son of the ancient Greek sun god Helios. The hero drove his father's Sun car without a license, causing a serious car accident and losing his life. But in any case, he is also an extraordinary and enterprising hero.

"My arrogant brother, you need to 'Know yourself' too. When the solar car falls, you actually think you can catch it, who do you think you are? Is it Zeus? Napoleon laughed, "But my dear hyena, let me tell me more about your plans." ”

"No matter what we want to do in the future, we still need some material preparation. So I plan to make a fortune when the revolution comes. Joseph said.

"Well, if you can judge the timing of revolution and war more accurately, you can indeed make a lot of money. After the outbreak of war, many things will become very scarce. "But just as Archimedes needed a long lever and a fulcrum to move the earth." The more money you have before that opportunity comes, the more you will gain. How are you going to get your leverage and pivot? ”

"It's a big problem." Joseph frowned. In pre-revolutionary France, it was too difficult for a poor man to save money, even if he was a time-traveler. After all, if a poor person can make money by his own skills as long as he has some ability, then the ghost will go to the revolution. Isn't there a revolution because the French system is now blocking everyone's way to a better life?

"Also, if it were easy to get rich, no one would want a revolution." Napoleon also nodded, "So you won't have long levers and strong fulcrums." You can only continue to eat black bread without butter honestly, and only eat one lamb chop a month. ”

"That's not enough." Joseph shook his head.

"Recently, the Academy of Sciences has been offering a prize for papers." Napoleon suddenly said, "The bonus is very good. I'm going to write one to try it out. Joseph, you can also try. ”

The Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris was founded under the auspices of Richelieu, Prime Minister of Louis XIII. Today, it is housed in the Louvre and is the highest academic institution in France. It solicited papers, and gave a very large bounty, up to six hundred francs. In addition, if you can win this prize, you can also get a great honor. For someone like Napoleon, the latter may be the more appealing thing to him. In his eyes, this thing may be like the laurels of the ancient Greek Olympiad, a sign of heroism. However, Joseph also felt that it was a good idea. As a time-traveler, he knows a lot of scientific knowledge far beyond this era, and finding something from it to cheat money, and by the way, brushing up his prestige is also very good for the future.

"It's just, considering the scientific basis of this era, what can be done to get something out that is explosive and doesn't have to do too much preliminary work?" Joseph couldn't help but think, "Why don't I throw out the most terrifying double-slit diffraction experiment in the history of physics in advance and scare them to death?" ”

On the question of the nature of light, there have always been two opposing views, that is, the wave theory represented by the British scientist Hooke and the particle theory represented by the British scientist Newton. Because of the influence of Sir Newton's great achievements, people were more willing to believe his views, so for quite a long time – until the monster of "bimodal diffraction", which shook the whole of physics more than once, was unleashed – the particle theory was overwhelmingly dominant.

The first to release this monster and complete the double-slit diffraction experiment was the British scientist Thomas Young. In 1801, he used this experiment as a weapon to challenge the theory of particles, which had always been dominant. Yet he was British, and in England, although Sir Newton had been dead for more than seventy years, his prestige had grown by the day for more than seventy years. Any attempt to challenge Newton's theories would have been seen as "absurd" and "illogical", and Thomas Young had failed to give a mathematical explanation, and because he had mishandled light as a longitudinal wave, leading to a series of unexplainable problems, the monster was ignored by the British physics community at the time.

It was not until more than ten years later that the French scientist Fresnel based on the Huygens principle and the interference principle treated light as a transverse wave, established the Huygens-Fresnel principle in a new quantitative form, perfected the diffraction theory of light, and thus perfectly explained the double-slit diffraction experiment. (This, of course, also has to do with the fact that Fresnel is French.) Basically, as long as the British were against it, the French were always happy to support it. Although the proponents of the particle theory were still the majority at the time in the French Academy of Sciences, it did not make Fresnel silent. ）

"It's not that difficult to realize this experiment." "In fact, in later generations, this experiment could have been done in a middle school laboratory. As for Fresnel's proof, the upfront work required is also relatively limited. Of course, there are still some, but they are mainly mathematical preparations, and they are not impossible. I can even take out the Poisson spot experiment and make them all dumbfounded. ”

Thinking of this, Joseph smiled and said, "My stupid brother, it's rare that you have a good idea. It seems that even a fool can produce a shining thought after a thousand thoughts. ”

"My arrogant brother, you know, I've been preparing for this for a while, and I think I have a much better chance of winning than you." Napoleon replied.

"Okay, let's prepare a paper for each of us and see who has a higher level of paper." Joseph said.

"Yes." Napoleon said, but he quickly reacted again: "No, Joseph, there is a trap in your language. You're talking about seeing who has the higher level of paper, not who wins the prize. My brother, the level of the thesis, can be completely controversial. That way, even if you're the one who wins, you can completely excuse yourself by saying that it's because the old things in the Academy of Sciences are blind, and the level of your thesis is far better than mine, and then you can pay the bills and not admit defeat. Honestly, Joseph, are you playing with such an idea? ”

Hearing this, Joseph took a step back, looked at Napoleon, shook his head, and said in a very sad tone: "Ah, Napoleon, how can you be so suspicious of me? You break my heart so much. And ......" was as sad as Medea who had been abandoned by Iason. But he suddenly changed his tone and said, "You know, the Academy of Sciences, or whatever, is full of silly hats. The probability that they have no eyes is not low. Of course, to be honest, there are still quite a few people in the Paris Academy of Sciences who are not stupid hats. My brother, therefore, it is very likely that they will take a look at your foolish article and simply not understand mine. Therefore, their judgment cannot be used as a criterion for judging.

But...... My brother, if it is better than that, it is up to you to judge whether my thesis is higher than yours. You're a stupid guy, but you're also a proud guy, and you don't want to say anything against your will in such a thing. ”