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Zheng Nan went to Tianjing Hospital, however, not to see a doctor himself, but to visit a special patient.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the development and application of electromagnetism advanced by leaps and bounds, which provided an opportunity for further understanding of the nature of light. In 1846, Faraday discovered that the vibrating surface of light is deflected in a magnetic field, revealing that there must be some intrinsic connection between light and electrical phenomena. Later, the Prussian physicist Weber discovered that the ratio of the electrostatic unit of charge to the electromagnetic unit is equal to the speed of light in a vacuum, and these achievements greatly encouraged Maxwell, an outstanding British physicist who was committed to the research of electromagnetic field theory at that time, and he hoped that he could also create a brilliant field in this field.

In the first place, Maxwell did not come to Shanghai, China, to apply for the job. Until then, all he could know about this country in the Far East was the cartoons in the London newspapers about the strange pigtails they dragged behind their heads, and the incredible fist-sized feet of women. He doesn't like politics.

When the royal cabinet sent a group of young scholars to show them that China was building a huge scientific base and recruiting talent, he, like almost all of them, did not even want to believe that it was true. Cabinet officials have gone to great lengths to convince them that there has indeed been a strange and rare change in China, and that it has created a huge crisis for the government. Those crazy Oriental thugs, using some advanced technology in their hands, wantonly killed the outstanding people of the British Empire. For the sake of the British Empire, for the sake of the good of the world, and more importantly to comfort God, the Empire demanded that young scholars be able to defend the Empire in a different way, just like the valiant royal soldiers.

It was in this context that, like other scholars from all walks of life, Maxwell came to China. He did not go through the same rigorous assessment as others, the only thing is that after he swore allegiance to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government, he quickly entered the Tianjing Academy of Sciences.

I really don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it. Anyone who has just come here will probably only sigh in their hearts when they are led to visit the various practical rooms and achievements of the Tianjing Academy of Sciences.

Maxwell soon stepped into the role, and the Institute of Physics set up a separate electromagnetism room, and he was appointed director. The next qiē can't just be described as surprised. On the first day of work in the electromagnetism room, when they were about to start the study of the dynamics theory of electromagnetic fields, King Ning personally handed them a set of equations.

What is that? Others may not be in love for ten minutes, but for Maxwell, it is simply a gift from God. That was the foundation of the "Kinetic Theory of Electromagnetic Fields" that he had already begun to deduce with his superb mathematical ideas in China.

Maxwell did have extraordinary mathematical skills, and under his leadership, it only took two months for the real yàn room to verify the equations of King Ning, and complete the "Kinetic Theory of Electromagnetic Fields", thus theoretically proving that the speed of electromagnetic waves is equal to the speed of light. Combining the three fields of electricity, magnetism, and light, this is a great event that will cause a great sensation in the entire physics community.

The sensation is far more than just not here. While he and his colleagues were busy verifying the Ningwang equations and perfecting the theory of electromagnetic field dynamics, the electromagnetic wave generator and detector that Ningwang placed in front of them had already prepared them to prove that electromagnetic waves did exist.

Next, it is the complete electromagnetic wave transmission and reception of real yàn. If Maxwell and his colleagues were initially excited about the verification of scientific discoveries, now any one of them understands that what is born in their chamber is not just a theory, but a real reality. That's a much more valuable wireless telegraphy system than the wired telegraphy that is now widely used.

Don't you admire? In the Celestial Empire, every new development in the natural sciences was closely integrated with industrial production and scientifically promoted the development of productive forces.

In less than a year, Maxwell has been working here, seeing and hearing everything that is new, and in the restaurant, almost every day he can get a little bit of information will make his heart pound. Generators, electric motors, internal combustion engines, new machine tools, etc., etc......., etc

Maxwell knew the value of these things too well, and without any precise mathematical calculations, he knew that what happened here would be enough to guide the whole world to the second great industrial revolution. He began to feel shy about his reluctance to come here. This ancient country, which may have been poorly known about modern industry a few years ago, turned out to be a paradise for science.

The Celestial Empire has given quite high treatment to every scholar of the Academy of Sciences. The Academy of Sciences is like a country of China, with everything they need, they have no shortage of exquisite residences and money that they have never imagined, and flowers and honors accompany them all the time. King Ning, and even the Prime Minister of the Celestial Empire, King Dong, would appear around them from time to time, and they would almost do everything they could think of. In order to meet the needs of people of different faiths, Catholic and Christian churches have been built around the Academy of Sciences. It can be said unceremoniously that the Celestial Empire has given considerable face to all scholars.

Unfortunately, in the final analysis, Maxwell still did not forget the fundamental purpose of his own visit to China. He began to gather information that would be useful to his British Empire, but he was clever enough not to use a scrap of paper to record what he had gotten for safety reasons, he used his brain. He has an extremely intelligent and logical brain that stores everything. As soon as he could meet with the people sent by the Empire to connect with him, he would sort them out one by one.

Maxwell and his empire were cautious, and perhaps inspired by the lessons of the failures at Shanghai, chose a trading house near the church instead of the church as a point of contact in Tianjing. The owner of the comptoir was a man from the original British comptoir, and since he came to Tianjing, business has been prosperous, and he has also turned purple.

The first contact was very smooth. Because, many scholars of the Academy of Sciences often stop by here after the service to have a look. Maxwell felt that he was the same, and everything was normal. The praying mantis catches the cicada, the yellow finch is behind, don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught if you stretch out your hand. Just as he formally communicated with the receiver for the second time and began to spread out the paper and write down the secrets he remembered, Maxwell fell into the trap of the Celestial Empire's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Having lost his elegant dwelling, without the equipment of the real yàn room, he lived in a cell, a cell where he was alone. All that left him was the sunlight that came through the small window, a foot square, or the moonlight. For two long months, no one came to interrogate him, but he seemed to be informed on purpose that his contact, the Chinese Taipan of the trading house, had gone to hell. Of course, listening attentively to the conversations of the jailers, he was not alone in the special prison of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Celestial Empire, where he now lived. What awaits him? It didn't take long for Maxwell to suffer from a nervous breakdown.

He was admitted to Tianjing Hospital.

Zheng Nan came to visit Maxwell today.

"Mr. Maxwell, are you feeling better?" Zheng Nan looked at Hong Xuanjiao, who was putting a bag of fruit on the bedside table, and gently looked at Maxwell who was overwhelmed on the bed, "After returning to Tianjing, there have been a lot of things, and I didn't come to visit you in time, I'm sorry!" ”

"My dear Highness, I ......" what should Maxwell say?

"You're welcome, foe or friend, that was before, and now you are a patient. Today is the Spring Festival of our Celestial Empire, a day of great joy, you have paid for the Celestial Empire, and the Celestial Empire will not forget your merits. Hong Xuanjiao peeled off an orange and handed it to Maxwell with a smile.

Zheng Nan looked at Maxwell with wooden eyes, then at his wife, and smiled, "Mr. Maxwell is the most famous 'lazy' in the Academy of Sciences, and his Chinese level has not been high. He then translated Hong Xuanjiao's original words to Maxwell.

Hong Xuanjiao glanced at her husband, and couldn't help but glance at Maxwell out of the corner of her eye, secretly funny in her heart, what a great scientist, after such a long time, he couldn't even learn a Chinese dialect.

"Your Highness," Maxwell said cowardly after being embarrassed for a while, "I don't know how others are, I didn't do this to the detriment of the Celestial Empire. ”

"Oh?" Zheng Nan looked at him with a smile and motioned for him to continue.

"I just think that science shouldn't have borders." Maxwell sighed, "Of course, my actions may have violated the laws of your country, and perhaps ......"

"I can't say you're not right at all." Zheng Nan was still smiling, "But, the first thing to say is that you broke your promise. If you have sworn allegiance to the Celestial Empire, you must obey the decree of the Celestial Empire, which is the rule of the game. Of course, since you may have taken similar oaths to another country in the past, it is understandable that this should be the case. I can only think that your loyalty to the Celestial Empire is hypocritical. ”

Maxwell bowed his head and said nothing.

"As for what you said about science without borders, I don't completely deny it. However, there are prerequisites for that. Zheng Nan's face gradually became serious.

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