Chapter 119: Walking the Tightrope
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Perhaps Comrade Mendeleev did not know at this time that in the future, when students discuss his outstanding contribution to chemistry, they will always compare him with another interesting and interesting story - the inventor of the first rubber safety T in history. When it comes to issues that do not involve national strategic security, science knows no borders.
So Garion explained his intention to Turgenev succinctly and told the other party that he wanted to meet Mendeleev. Even the scientist who is obsessed with chemistry can't avoid stepping into Paris, the most prosperous cultural center in Western Europe. What's more, Mendeleev was only 26 years old at this time, young and vigorous, and no young man could fully resist the temptation brought by the glitz and glitz of Paris.
For example, he found out that Mendeleev was attending the Royal Conference of Chemistry in Paris at this time, which was a very good opportunity to meet, and Princess Mathilde had made it clear that the Bonaparte royal family would support his "ridiculous" plan.
"You want Mendeleev to be involved in the design...... Safety T? ”
Turgenev, thinking that he had misheard, repeated again, "I didn't hear me wrong, did I?" You involve Mendeleev in ...... Production of safety T? ”
"Yes."
"Because rubber vulcanization is involved, I want to find someone who is in charge of the technology." Rest assured, this matter was not a whim of mine, and there were people within the Bonaparte family who supported my approach. ”
Deliberately concealed the support of Napoleon III, so far Garion does not want to put the biggest trump card on the table, this is not a game of landlords, others out of a three, you out of a king bomb, the other party doubts life.
"I'll help you convey your intentions, but I don't know if His Excellency Mendeleev is willing to cooperate."
"His Excellency Mendeleev will be willing to cooperate."
"If he doesn't want to cooperate, tell him that I have the latest discoveries that can revolutionize the world of chemistry, and he will be interested." ”
"Huh?"
Of course, Turgenev didn't know what was in the hands of Garion, who was a traverser, but he agreed to the request with suspicion. It's just that before Garian left, Baudelaire told him, "Don't try to do anything dangerous to provoke the Catholic conservatives, you are walking a tightrope now, and accidents can happen at any time." The fanatics of Catholicism dared to assassinate even Napoleon I......"
"I see."
Garion patted him on the shoulder, signaling the other party not to worry about himself, "Don't worry, Catholicism will eventually be speechless." ”
"Good luck, my friend."
After exiting Baudelaire's residence, Garion returned to his accommodation.
It was late June, the temperature was hot, and after crossing the hot, dry streets, he took off his coat and knocked on Zola's door.
While complaining about the weather in France, I thought that air conditioners should be available sooner rather than later.
However, just as Garion was impatiently about to knock on the door again, he suddenly heard a bang from inside, he realized that something was wrong, and was about to slam the door open, but when he started again, he saw Zola standing in front of him intact, still holding the revolver used in the previous duel in his right hand.
Garion rushed in anxiously, and after confirming that it was not a murder, he calmed down and asked, "What's going on......"
"I'm sorry, I misfired when I was wiping the gun just now......"
A small hole had been shot through the floor behind Zola, but fortunately the black powder revolver of this year was not powerful enough, otherwise the people downstairs would have been unlucky.
He looked at the smoke of gunpowder and asked puzzledly, "...... Wait, why are you wiping a gun? ”
Zola placed the revolver on the table, picked up a newspaper from behind him, and said to Garion worriedly, "I think it's necessary for you to prepare a weapon for self-defense." ”
He placed the newspaper in front of him, and Garion picked it up, finally understanding what Zola was worried about.
This is a statement issued in the name of the church, opposing the condom movement initiated by Garion, believing that the other party is completely misleading the public, and calling on the people to resist this evil trend.
"The Catholic Archdiocese of Paris is very dissatisfied with your article, and now Bishop Gregory of the Sacred Heart Cathedral is the first to issue a serious statement of inquiry to you and ask you to delete it."
Zola said worriedly, "Although you have the support of the Bonaparte royal family behind you, but ......"
"My dear friend, you haven't understood a thing yet."
Garion put down his bag and threw it on the sofa, he shook his head, and reminded his friend in front of him, "This in itself is a signal for Napoleon III to break with the conservatives, what the Bonaparte royal family lacks is a beginning, so no matter what I do, it will be the focus of this competition between the two powers." ”
He pointed to the statement published in the Conservative and sneered at their boredom. Catholicism, which is gradually losing its roots and soil, still wants to be above the people as a sanctioner of secular morality?
Does the Vatican really want to dream of the dark medieval?
"But now the power of Catholicism is still firmly rooted in France, and with your own strength, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have an impact. And to be involved in this kind of struggle at the level of political power, I fear that you will become a political victim in the face of adverse circumstances. After all, none of us can guarantee that the Napoleonic family will eventually be able to completely suppress the conservative Catholic forces. ”
"So it goes."
Garion sneered and said, "Is it only allowed for priests to prostitute 1~children, and not for people to wear condoms?" ”
"Not ......"
With a wave of his hand, he interrupted what Zola was about to say next, and said confidently, "Since Bishop Gregory wants to compete with me in words, I will accompany me to the end." ”
"Don't forget, I've fought so many pen battles, and I still have a record of winning all of them."
By the way, he picked up the revolver on the table, exited the nest, dropped the cartridge case on the ground, and closed it again.
"If they dare to do it, do they really think that literati dare not move their real character?"
"I'll let them know what It's high soon."
Garrian made a Western cowboy pull out his gun and pointed out the window.
"It's noon."