Chapter 833 - Academy of Sciences and Engineering (Part I)
After the award ceremony, Wang Guorui let the foreign winners leave, and then let the Chinese winners and the Japanese Tomitaro Makino who had just expressed his willingness to join China stay. Then the scene suddenly became a lot colder, because the more than ten people who received the award just now were all foreigners, and the real Chinese were only five, and fifteen people left, and the rest were also a lot colder. And Wang Guorui saw these people, and then they all took the initiative to ask.
"How do you feel? How do you feel about the take-off award of my method, which actually allows foreigners to occupy fifteen places? Wang Guorui asked.
Huang Feihong, Fu Tiandi, Qu Huanzhang and others also took the initiative to bow their heads, because this take-off award is an award set up by China, but it was given to so many foreigners, and most of these foreigners will not come to feed Wang Guorui after receiving the bonus. It is equivalent to that these bonuses are not wasted at all in their hearts, so these money can only be regarded as the backbone of the gold market, attracting those middle-level talents to come over. But now they all feel a sense of shame, after all, China has given so many awards to foreigners, which makes them all quite ashamed.
Although Wang Guorui said that there is no distinction between countries and ethnic beliefs, in fact, who can really be completely indistinguished? And the prize money of this take-off award comes from Wang Guorui's industrial profits, so it is generally believed that it is the best for Chinese. At least don't let it flow outside, at least it's rotten in the pot for yourself. But now that they have been eaten by others, they all feel quite depressed. Such a large fortune is given to outsiders for nothing, and no one will be comfortable.
"What is the reason for this? Here, in addition to blaming the Manchus, we actually have our own reasons. It is true that science has not been valued since ancient times, and this has been the case in all dynasties. This cannot be blamed on the Manchus alone. The interests of scientists are not guaranteed, and no one is interested in researching science. That's what really makes them reluctant to be enthusiastic about science. Therefore, I posthumously bestow knighthoods on those who have made certain achievements in history, which can be regarded as a kind of recognition for them. However, the people of the past have passed, and we still have to look forward. So I'm going to set up a body dedicated to the management of scientific experts, and then it will be made up exclusively by those scientific experts. Then manage it yourself. Since the original Hanlin Academy has also been transformed into the Academy of Social Sciences, since the Academy of Social Sciences has a place for research, why can't we also set up a special institution in this aspect of science, so that those scientists can form an association by themselves, so that they can manage themselves! Wang Guorui said.
But Huang Feihong asked: "Isn't it managed by the science and technology department now?" Why set up a separate one? ”
"The tech department? Hmph, bureaucrats! Wang Guorui snorted.
Wang Guorui naturally knows the situation of those science and technology departments, and those science and technology departments are actually some bureaucrats in the final analysis, let them manage scientists, what will happen to those scientists with relatively "simple" personalities? Wang Guorui has also heard a lot of scientific and academic fraud in later generations. There are even some professors who fight for a position, or even for an official position, even if it is just a position with little real power.
What is the reason why those who are supposed to focus on academic research are so enthusiastic about being officials instead of researching? In fact, in the final analysis, it is because of the use of bureaucratic methods to manage scientists, which will definitely make scientists bureaucratic. Those scientists have their own ideas, and some people may find that they do not make much profit in terms of being able to speak, but those who sit in official positions have no achievements, but they can shout at them. Nothing learned, but riding on their heads and. And those who are not educated have more resources and higher incomes than those who are really talented and learned. In such a situation, there will definitely be some scientists who are not reconciled.
If those scientists are not reconciled, they will also be drawn into these battles for official positions. Once they are involved in the struggle of these bureaucrats, they themselves become bureaucrats or quasi-bureaucrats, how much energy do they have to conduct scientific research? They are also busy with the bureaucratic behavior of welcoming and sending them every day far more than they spend on scientific research.
Also, the other may really be out of a public spirit. The reason why they want to compete for those official positions is not because they like to be in office and want to hold power. It's because all kinds of economic resources and research resources are in the hands of those who are in power, and then they are all counting on becoming officials for better research. In particular, their research knowledge results cannot be effectively respected by others, so they will definitely think that they have suffered a loss, so they will definitely want to become officials. Then gain the respect of others and have more resources at your disposal to prepare for your own research.
But how sad it is to force a scientist to be a bureaucrat, how absurd. Wang Guorui firmly believes that a good system can make bad people dare not do bad things, but a bad system can force good people to become bad people. Scientists and bureaucrats are two completely unrelated things, and their thinking is completely different. Doesn't using the method of managing bureaucrats to manage these scientists force those scientists to become bureaucrats? If scientists are bureaucrats, can they still seriously study science?
"I don't think bureaucrats and scientists are the same kind of people, and they shouldn't be confused. In the future, those science and technology departments will be responsible for science and technology development policies, popularizing science and technology education, reviewing scientific research projects and funds, and providing a platform for foreign science and technology exchanges on behalf of the government. And the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering, let them manage themselves, and don't let them be ruined by those bureaucrats. The science and technology department is only responsible for the policy of scientific and technological development, and will not continue to be responsible for the management of these scientific researchers. ”
"Of course, absolute freedom is impossible, I just provide them with a place where relative research is not disturbed, not that they can study whatever they want, and that it must be in step with the country's development strategy. Therefore, the power to approve research funds still rests with the science and technology department. Different science and technology departments have different review powers, and this also depends on the local situation. So scientists don't want to study anything, and we will all be the ones who are wronged. Of course, if you have the Soaring Award, then we can consider it extra, but if you don't get the Soaring Award, then don't talk to me about any more privileges. And the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering still have to accept a certain amount of supervision, but the power of supervision lies in the hands of the top level of the cabinet and me, not in those science and technology departments. Of course, this is only the highest academy of sciences and the academy of engineering, and as for ordinary local scientific research institutions, they are subject to the supervision of the local government, and they are also not supervised by scientific institutions at the same level, so as to ensure that they will not be interfered with too much. ”
According to Wang Guorui's plan, in the future, the science and technology department will only be responsible for science and technology policy and provide policy support for scientific research of various enterprises and units, as well as popularize the level of science and technology, and be responsible for the management of private patent applications. They are only responsible for the policy side of things, and they cannot meddle in the specific scientific research process. It would be troublesome to avoid those bureaucrats who have too much contact with scientists and cause scientists to be influenced by those bureaucrats and become bureaucrats one by one.
Of course, those scientists can't just get funding for whatever they want to research, and these specific research funds still have to be managed by those science and technology departments. These scientific research funds are managed by the science and technology department, and then those scientific research projects are reviewed and approved.
Because in fact, in many cases, what scientists study must also be in line with the national development strategy. Whatever the country needs, it is natural to invest the funds there, not somewhere else. At present, what China needs is industry, and it is necessary to study basic industry, not to study basic physics. At present, China is still relatively poor, the industrial base is too poor, and it is necessary to use important funds in important places, rather than putting that money into a bottomless pit.
Wang Guorui knows that many experimental instruments in physics also cost a lot of money, and China simply does not have the conditions to get them. What kind of high-energy physics, it is impossible to spend money on research casually. Those high-energy physics are all experimental equipment, and Wang Guorui will also go bankrupt. Don't look at Wang Guorui is currently one of the richest people in the world, but if he invests this money in high-energy physics research, he may not even see a splash in the end. As the main force of scientific research, in the end, it still needs the support of the whole people, relying on the funds and resources of the whole people to support, Wang Guorui alone no matter how much money he has, it is like a waste! Therefore, this audit is still necessary, and only the most important thing is to invest the current limited funds in the most critical places.
At present, it is still the most important thing to restore people's livelihood and improve industrial capacity, rather than to consider what to study basic physics. This audit fund still has to be handed over to the government, otherwise those academicians will have to study what they love to study, and the country's treasury will not bubble if it is emptied!
"Your Majesty, what about the Imperial Academy of Sciences and the Imperial Academy of Engineering, how do they manage it internally?" Huang Feihong then asked. (To be continued.) )