At the same time that Sun Yuanqi was trying to persuade Lilith to set up an airline, in a courtyard of Jingshi University not far away, more than 20 young people were leisurely drinking afternoon tea around the radiator in their spare time, while telling some interesting stories about the academic world. From the sign hanging at the entrance of the hospital, "Chinese Society for Science and Technology (in preparation)", it can be inferred that these people are the returned members of the European, American, and Japanese branches of the Chinese Society for Science and Technology mentioned by Sun Yuanqi just now. Now that the society is preparing to purchase and build a building, they have to temporarily borrow the premises of Jingshi University for their office.

Most of them have studied in Europe and the United States for many years, and they have been influenced by their mentors, so they naturally have the habit of drinking afternoon tea. After returning to China, many people are confined to the domestic environment, afraid of being labeled as "fake foreign devils" and "admiring foreigners", and most of them have abandoned this hobby. Fortunately, the atmosphere of Jingshi University has always been open, and there are many foreign students, and there is also a custom of drinking afternoon tea between teachers and students, and professors, lecturers and students have afternoon tea together in the lounge, casually explain their academic progress, research methods, and exchange views on issues.

When these returnees return to campus and pick up their familiar teacups in the warm office like spring, they all feel like they are in a different world. Yu Tongkui, who has been a professor of science at Beijing Normal University after returning to China, sighed with emotion: "Beijing Normal University is the first national university in modern China, known as the highest university in the country. It's like a joke! ”

He Yujie, who also teaches at Jingshi University, pouted: "How can Jingshi University be compared with Jingshi University?" Jingshi University occupies a place in the world and is deservedly the number one university in Asia. There are three Nobel laureates who teach at the school alone, including Mr. Sun, Martin, and Tesla, and it is said that Rutherford, Mrs. Sun, and Albert Einstein also have great hopes of winning the Nobel Prize. And what about the Kyoto University Hall? If it weren't for Mr. Sun leaving some sparks in the school at the beginning, I'm afraid that he wouldn't be worthy of lifting shoes for Jingshi University now! ”

After graduating from Oxford University, Li Yin, who returned to Guangdong, said with some envy: "The environment of this Jingshi University is not much worse than that of Oxford University, as long as it has a little historical accumulation, it will definitely be able to keep pace with famous European and American universities." Brother Zemin (Li Fuji) is lucky, he was invited by Mr. Sun to work at Jingshi University directly after graduation, and now he has made great achievements, which is really envious of me! ”

Li Fuji smiled a little smugly: "I just compiled a few books and developed several models of engines with my colleagues." Some slight achievements should not be praised by Brother Shoufeng! But having said that, Jingshi University is indeed second to none in China at present, whether it is the natural environment, the quality of students, or the academic atmosphere and scientific research facilities. Mr. Sun said that the newly established Society for Science and Technology of China is going to be located near Jingshi University, and members can borrow classrooms, laboratories and libraries from Jingshi University at any time in the future. If you want to do research, you might as well go to the academy and serve. Our brothers can get together often, too! ”

Many of the people present were obviously a little excited, and began to secretly think about the pros and cons of learning to serve.

Yu Heqin, who had studied at Tokyo Imperial University and was one of the few members of the Japanese branch among all the people here, suddenly asked, "I heard that Master Sun is not only going to reorganize the Chinese Society for Science and Technology, but also to establish the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Do you know the difference between the two? ”

Everyone looked at Li Fuji, who was the most well-informed.

Li Fuji replied, "As far as I know. The society is a mass academic group, and its core mission is to carry out academic exchanges, activate academic ideas, promote the development of disciplines, strengthen research collaboration, and provide a platform for exchange and cooperation for scientific researchers with the same research direction. The Chinese Academy of Sciences is the highest academic institution in science and technology in the country, and its core tasks are to establish various research institutes required by the country, lay out the research and development of natural sciences and high technology, and select academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Although both serve scientific research, one is a mass group. One is a state institution; One is to serve scientific researchers, and the other is to serve the needs of the country. That's the difference. ”

Yu Heqin asked, "As far as I know." The Imperial Academy of Japan covers both natural sciences and humanities and social sciences. As Ze Minxian said, isn't it that the Chinese Academy of Sciences excludes humanities and social sciences such as history, Chinese literature, economics, philosophy, politics and law, and only includes natural sciences? ”

Li Fuji nodded: "That's right!" Mr. Sun's initial idea for the establishment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was during a visit to the Royal Society in 1904. In view of the difficulties of scientific and technological exchanges between China and the UK, Sir Hagens, the then president of the Royal Society, suggested that Mr. Sun could actively promote the establishment of a similar institution by the Chinese government after returning to China, so as to make the future exchanges between scholars from the two sides smoother and more convenient. At that time, Mr. Sun's position was humble and the Qing government was authoritarian, so this suggestion could only be fruitless.

After the establishment of the government of the Republic of China, Mr. Sun revived the idea of establishing the Chinese Academy of Sciences. But at the beginning of the painting, I encountered the problem that Brother Yu said, does the Academy of Sciences not include humanities and social sciences? As we all know, the highest academic institutions in various countries are generally divided into two types, one is like the Royal Society, which is only oriented to natural sciences and engineering technology; The other is like the French Academy, which covers the natural sciences and humanities and social sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences of the United States and the Imperial Academy of Japan are all following the example of France.

After much consideration, Mr. Sun decided that the Chinese Academy of Sciences should follow the example of the Royal Society, and only include natural sciences and engineering technology. The main reason for this is that the humanities and social sciences are too deep and not as simple as the natural sciences. Moreover, the traditional humanities and social sciences, such as history and literature, have different schools of thought among the Confucianists and various schools. The emerging humanities and social sciences, such as religious studies, sociology, ethnology, etc., have only just started in China and cannot become independent disciplines. So the Chinese Academy of Sciences only includes natural sciences and engineering technology, at least in the short term. ”

Lu An of the European branch agrees: "The Chinese Academy of Sciences should only include natural sciences!" After all, natural science is simpler, and the results are one and two are two, which is clear at a glance. If others are suspicious, it can be directly verified by experiments, which is simple and direct. And who can explain the problems of the humanities and social sciences? For example, in the current literary world, poetry has the dispute between the Song Dynasty and the Chongtang Dynasty, and the Southern Society and the Tongguang Body debate are inseparable; For "Dream of Red Mansions", those who respect it are called masterpieces and the first masterpiece in the three hundred years of the Qing Dynasty, while those who demean it think that it is a technique of prostitution and should be strictly forbidden to destroy; In the article, there is a dispute between the "Anthology" faction and the Tongcheng faction, and all parties chatter...... If the Chinese Academy of Sciences includes humanities and social sciences, I am afraid that within half a year, it will be made into a miasma by this group of old masters who are contemptuous of literati. ”

Yu Tongkui said: "It is really a great blessing to have Mr. Sun in my country's scientific community!" He not only cultivated a large number of scientific and technological talents and rapidly raised China's physics, chemistry, electronics, astronomy, and other disciplines to the highest international level, but also became a well-deserved academic leader in China's scientific circles by virtue of his outstanding knowledge and personality charm. Under his leadership and guidance, China's scientific community can avoid countless internal frictions and avoid countless detours, and scientific researchers can devote themselves to academic research. ”

Nowadays, there are often people on the Internet who criticize XX as a scholar and a student valve, accusing them of squeezing out academic resources, occupying academic achievements, disrupting academic order, destroying academic ecology, etc., as if the responsibility for the backwardness of Chinese science lies with the academic tyrant, and the crime of the academic bully is heinous. Although there is a bad side to the Xueba, its good side should also be objectively evaluated. For example, promoting the backwards, guiding the direction, and avoiding internal friction are the great significance of the existence of a good student.

For example, the Law School of Chinese University, which ranks first in the country in law disciplines, has two key research bases in the humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, namely the Criminal Legal Science Research Center and the Civil and Commercial Legal Science Research Center, which are known as the two fists of the People's University of Law. Before 2005, the dean of the law school was Zeng Xianyi, a well-known expert on legal history, and Zhao Bingzhi of the Criminal Legal Science Research Center and Wang Liming of the Civil and Commercial Legal Science Research Center were safe and sound under the leadership of Professor Zeng.

As a result, Zeng Xianyi stepped down in 2005, and Wang Liming became the new dean, and Zhao Bingzhi ran away angrily in frustration, leading Lu Jianping, Yin Jianfeng, Liu Zhiwei, Wang Xiumei and other business backbones to defect to Beijing Normal University, set up the Criminal Legal Science Research Institute, and served as the dean. The move was called a "shock in the legal community" at the time. Although the Law School of the National People's University of China claims to have a successor and has little influence, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhao Bingzhi's departure has dealt a huge blow to the Law School of the National People's Congress, at least so that its criminal law discipline will not be able to turn over in three to five years.

He Yujie agreed: "That is natural, Mr. Sun's appointment as president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is not only a real name, but also a deserved. Except for him, I will not be convinced that anyone will be this dean, and I believe that the scientific community will not agree! ”

Yu Heqin asked again: "Then how are the academicians of the Academy of Sciences selected?" Is there a limit to the number of places to be placed, like the Imperial Academy of Japan? ”

Japan's Imperial Academy, founded in 1879 as the Tokyo Academy, had a membership of 40 members – of course, this was clearly a copy of the French Academy, founded in 1635, including a limit on the number of personnel. This quota means that the bachelor's degree is a tenured position, and a new member is elected by a general vote only when a member dies and leaves a vacancy. In 1906, the Tokyo Academy was renamed the Imperial Academy, and the quota was changed to 60 students. In 1925, the quota became 100 people. In 1947, the name was changed to the current "Nihon Gakuin". By 1949, the quota had been changed to 150 people.

Li Fu said: "I heard that academicians are co-opted once every two years. As for the number of places, there should be no limit, right? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )