With something on his mind, Li Fushou quickly left the tower, took the elevator down to the ground floor hall, and casually summoned a few words from the staff on duty in the secretariat, and then put the matter aside, and the rest of the secretariat professionals naturally continued to follow up and solve the corresponding problems.

At this time, the Curies were not yet famous, and the information that Li Fushou could provide was very limited, except that his wife Marie was Polish and a female physicist studying in France, and her name should be Mr. and Mrs. Pierre-Curie.

The inquiry was quickly sent by transatlantic telegram from the Royal Secretariat, received by the head of the political intelligence bureau in Paris, and on the basis of limited information, he began to go to the University of Solburne (Paris) to search for the archives, and quickly locked Marie Skorodovska.

Now, she should be called "Marie Curie".

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In September 1891, Marie Skorodowska went to Paris to study, and in November she entered the Faculty of Physics at the University of Sorburne (i.e., the University of Paris).

In April 1894, Marie became acquainted with Pierre Curie through the introduction of Joseph Kowalski, a Polish scholar and professor of physics at the University of Forville in Switzerland, so that she could make use of Pierre-Curie's well-equipped laboratory to do in-depth physical research.

In April 1895, Marie Skrodovska's paper "The Radioactivity of Compounds of Uranium and Thorium" was read by Lippmann at the Academy of Sciences, and the female physicist began to be known, but still not famous.

In the patriarchal European scientific community, it is not easy for a female scientist to get out of the way, she has to be subjected to repeated scrutiny, the serious exclusionary power formed by arrogance and prejudice, and the general ridicule and sarcasm, no one believes that a woman can make a name for herself in the field of fundamental physics.

On July 26, 1895, Marie and Pierre Curie married in the Paris suburb of Soau, a teacher at the girls' secondary school.

As a result, the Ocean Imperial University, which is under construction, issued a warm invitation, not only offering a high salary to hire the Curie couple as professors in the Department of Physics, but also providing good individual laboratory conditions and project research and development funds, so that they can engage in basic physics application research without distraction.

After receiving the invitation, the Curie couple was pleasantly surprised, and without hesitation, they immediately resigned from their teaching positions at the girls' middle school, packed simple luggage, and embarked on a 10,000-mile journey to Australia.

For the Curies, who are obsessed with scientific research, it does not matter where they study, it does not matter whether Australia is remote or not, and it does not matter whether the living conditions are good, the most important thing is to be able to provide the best environment for scientific research and sufficient research and development funds.

Basic physics research is a lonely and lonely scientific exploration that requires a solid economic foundation and strong support, and Australia has it all, so what is there to hesitate about?

On the cruise, there were dozens of students who returned from Britain, France, Germany and other countries to Australia with the Curie couple, some returnees from large commercial firms, scholars who applied for jobs to go to Australia, and the rest were hundreds of German immigrants.

Today's ocean kingdom is concentrating on development, thanks to the unique geographical advantages and resource advantages, the society is prosperous, the economic development is sesame blossoming is high, even in Europe is quite famous, attracting a part of the middle and low class of the landless farmers and craftsmen to this continent of hope to find a better future.

On the cruise, there are more than a dozen men in youth costumes with fierce expressions, they belong to the special services of the Royal Foundation, and can be called "treasure hunters". Silent on the ship, never actively contact outsiders.

Its main task is to finance the purchase of paintings by famous artists on the European continent, precious manuscripts of celebrities, scientific patents, antique palace treasures and furniture, etc., and to make organized acquisitions, because the Royal Museum under construction needs a lot of collections, and the Imperial Palace under construction also needs a large number of high-value collections.

This time they returned to Australia, carrying hundreds of boxes, the more precious are da Vinci's famous paintings "Woman with a Silver Mouse", "St. John the Baptist" and so on, all of which are collected through various channels, in addition to the Dutch painter Van Gogh, the Venetian school and the representative works of the French neoclassical school, totaling more than 60 pieces.

This is only the result of an operation, the same secret service personnel in Europe and the Qing Dynasty, anyway, His Majesty the King has money, not only is the business doing well, but also his own silver and gold mines and printing their own money, naturally these yellow and white things will be exchanged for truly valuable collections, which will be passed on to future generations.

The cruise ship taken by the Curies stopped at the port of Humen in the Red Sea, which is rich in all kinds of fatty seafood, and the canned seafood produced is sold well in Europe, especially the canned fish steak without thorns, canned stewed fish without thorns, and canned braised fish steak are particularly popular.

There is also a special banquet called "fish soup feast" here that is very famous, and everyone who has eaten it has to stretch out their thumbs to praise; "It's just delicious".

The cruise ship will dock at the port of Humen for two days, and plans to receive 330 Arab women and 27 uncastrated thoroughbred Arabian horses, as well as a batch of ivory from East Africa, with a total weight of 45 tons, so the crew on board had the opportunity to do a short tour of Humen City and taste the local specialties.

The bustling Humen city is simply an eye-opener, here is the intersection of East and West, with pure Arabic, Italian and French cuisine, not to mention the lack of Chinese food, the vendors selling fritters and the merchants selling cheese are next to each other, Ningbo Tangdou Restaurant is open next to the French bakery, tofu brain, hemp ball, braised and Italian pizza appear together, there must be one that you love in your heart.

It's no wonder that ocean-going ships passing through here like to dock here, and in addition to necessities such as grain, vegetables and fresh water, they can also replenish large quantities of fish products and canned beef and mutton in preparation for further journeys.

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Freighters prefer to dock in Xi'an, the Gulf of Aden, which has a vast anchorage and perfect wharf, storage facilities, a variety of delicacies, and most importantly, taverns, green houses, brothels and casinos all over the streets, which has become a favorite of sailors on long voyages.

The only downside to Xi'an is that the climate is relatively hot, and at night, the cool sea breeze blows away the heat of the day, and the whole city comes alive until late at night.

Cruise ships prefer to dock at Humen City on the shore of the Red Sea, where due to the cool climate of the plateau, and do not need to leave the two oceanic routes to detour more than 100 nautical miles to dock at the anchorage in the Gulf of Aden, which is convenient and fast, and can provide a rich variety of supplies, which can fully meet the needs of cruise ships.

The Curie couple had heard of the name of the "Fish Soup Banquet" for a long time, and decided to taste it with their fellow physicist Lippmann, so they resisted the great temptation of food along the way and came to the "Fish Soup Yipinxian" restaurant in the city to sit down and taste the famous "Fish Soup Banquet".

When the group arrived, dozens of tables in the restaurant were full, most of them famous for guests disembarking from the cruise ship, and it just so happened that there was only one empty table left.

Pierre-Curie had to admire his good fortune, and while he was waiting for the meal, he and his wife Marie went outside the restaurant to enjoy the exotic scenery, and their expressions were full of surprise.

Just coming to the most remote overseas territory of the Ocean Kingdom, they felt a lot of different places.

"Dear Marie, as a rigorous and observant scientist, can you feel any difference here from Paris?"

"There are too many differences, Pierre, what do you want me to say?"

"Let's talk about it."

"Okay, I'll try to analyze the differences, and there are 5 of them." The relationship between the two newlyweds was very good, and Mary was reluctant to dismiss her husband's interest, so after smiling, she analyzed in a rigorous scientist's tone;

"First of all, it's a city with a majority of Orientals and Italians, and I see blacks, Arabs and Irish and maybe French here, and the whole city is full of unique atmosphere of Eastern architecture and Western fusion, which is very attractive.

Secondly, the city is very well planned and managed, the roads are wide and clean, the traffic is orderly, and the lush street trees and blooming flowers make the city extraordinarily beautiful.

There is no mess and open defecation in Paris, no one spills dung on the streets, and the smell of flowers and the sea breeze fills the air.

Thirdly, the inhabitants of the city here have a confident smile on their faces, which is a confidence in the good life of the future, and the city is full of life, which is very different from the dwilight of European cities.

Fourthly, I have to mention the rich variety of cuisine here, and I really hope that the city of Red River Valley, where we will be living for a long time, will also have so many choices.

You know, sometimes you can't choose in the face of a dazzling array of food, which is also a happy annoyance.

Fifth, and finally, this is a heavily guarded seaside city, known as the "City of Mercenaries", a very unique place.

Amazingly, instead of chaotic chaos, there was an orderly place, especially the Chinese mercenaries were very polite, which was simply shocking.

From the artillery fortresses we passed when we entered the city, to the military police and armed mercenaries that we could often see in the streets and alleys, the discerning person knew that we must not come here without nonsense, otherwise there would never be good fruit to eat.

This unique scenery is a unique experience that you can't see in Europe. ”

Hearing this, Pierre-Curie couldn't help but applaud and said; "Dear Mary, I am amazed by your keen observation and agree with you, but I would add that you look over there......"

Following Pierre Curie's finger, Marie saw a carriage carrying a dozen large barrels of carriage parked next to the hotel, and the men who came out of the hotel helped the driver unload the heavy barrels, which were full of fresh fish bones, with fish heads and tails.

This is......

When Mary saw the guys in the restaurant pour these fish bones into a large pot, add green onions and ginger, add clean cold water to boil, and then keep skimming off the foam with a spoon, it dawned on her.

Originally, these fish bones came from a seafood canning factory, and the fishing boats sent the large fish that met the specifications to the factory, and after processing and removing the unwanted parts and bones, they were sent to the restaurant in large barrels to cook the fish soup.

The boiled fish soup is extremely thick and delicious, and the restaurant only uses the soup stock, and the remaining waste residue is again loaded into a large barrel and sent to a nearby feed processing plant to be crushed and dried to make fish meal that can be added to the feed, so as to complete the entire processing process of the fishery products and extract all the value.

Standing next to the restaurant, the Curie couple could see a lot of local residents bringing pots and basins to make fish soup, the fish soup made by the restaurant is very cheap, and the taste is delicious, whether it is used to make dishes or noodles to eat, it is a good thing.

Therefore, the local restaurant has a huge output of fish soup, and this is the case for one restaurant, but what about dozens or hundreds of restaurants?

The Curies soon enjoyed a delicious fish soup feast, all the dishes here are hung out of the delicious fish soup, the taste is rich in layers, the taste is long, it is really a special dish that cannot be eaten anywhere else, it is extremely impressive.