Chapter 420: The Light of Civilization
March 15, 2763 (1922), Wuhan, International Science and Technology Exhibition Center.
China's major cities have their own characteristics, Hanjing is China's administrative center, Shanghai is China's financial center, Chang'an is China's cultural center, and Neijiang is China's heavy industry center. The city of Wuhan is the academic center of China.
It has the largest number of universities and colleges in the country, more than the capital, Hanking, at least for now. This is mainly because it served as the temporary capital of New China for several years, and in the years when the official capital Hanjing was not built, it also happened to be the peak period of Chinese university construction, so many key universities were arranged in this city to facilitate the allocation of resources. Later, although the capital was moved, the universities that had been built before did not move with the government.
At present, there are 55 universities in Wuhan, of which 27 are national key universities with the prefixes "China", "China" and "Central Government". The number of college students in the university exceeds 250,000, accounting for about one-fifth of the total number of college students in the country, ranking first in the country. Although the number is not as exaggerated as in later generations, it is only in the 20s, and 1.3 million college students is a very impressive number, which is already equivalent to the level of the early 80s in the later dynasty.
In later generations, some people thought that the more colleges, the better, and wished that everyone was a college student. However, this is not the case with Moon's view, arguing that the amount of higher education is sufficient, and that not all jobs require higher education to be competent. In his opinion, the idea of blindly pursuing universal colleges and universities and pursuing diplomas is really very stupid, and it is a waste of social resources and students' time to complete more colleges and universities than needed.
Because of the many colleges and universities, Wuhan's urban architectural style is also distinctive. Hanjing and Chang'an, which are dominated by antique buildings, show the precipitation of thousands of years of Chinese history, and you can feel a thick history when you walk on the street. Shanghai and Neijiang, which are dominated by modern architecture, show the efficiency and excitement of modern industrialized society, and are full of strong industrial age.
The urban style of Wuhan is science fiction, and the architecture here is full of futuristic feeling. For example, the top view of the campus of the University of Science and Technology of China is a large abstract pattern of the solar system, and its main buildings are nine silver-white "planets". The main building of the China Agricultural University next door is a huge golden ear of wheat. The main building of the Central Aviation University is shaped like a futuristic spaceship...... Wait a minute. Not only universities, but also the buildings in the commercial and industrial areas are full of science fiction style. Walking through the streets of Wuhan is like traveling back in time and space to hundreds of years later.
The International Science and Technology Convention and Exhibition Center is also a unique building, which is an octagonal eight-storey building covering an area of 160,000 square meters. If you look down from above, this is a huge Taiji Bagua, with Taiji Yin and Yang Fish in the middle, and Bagua around, and this Taiji Yin and Yang Fish in the middle can be opened in its entirety, and after it is opened, it is an open-air conference hall. The facilities inside are also very advanced, with the world's largest projector, the world's largest lifting stage, and all sorts of things that look tall.
Inside the center, there are various statues, drawings and animated videos used to represent the scientific and technological achievements of ancient China, such as the Four Great Inventions, the Pythagorean Theorem, the Book of Hetuluo, etc., which do not appear in the original image, but have been packaged in modern times and appear in a very new appearance of science fiction and very tall. For example, the display representing the compass was made into a guide car. Although the car appears in a classical shape, the details are very different, the horse pulling the cart is a robot monster, and the driver is a faceless female robot covered in silver and curvy curves. The car itself is even more exaggerated, with a lot of unclear structures on the body. There's a lot more to it like that.
The main purpose of this center is to hold large-scale conferences in science and technology, exhibitions of important scientific and technological achievements, and so on. And today, a grand award ceremony is taking place here.
"Light of Civilization" -- This is a brand-new international award that was passed and established by China's National People's Congress last year and is being awarded for the first time this year. It is used to recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to the progress of human civilization and have had a significant positive impact on mankind.
It has a total of 15 awards, divided into three categories: basic sciences, applied sciences, social humanities, and literature and arts. The basic sciences are divided into five disciplines: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and earth sciences (including meteorology, hydrology, and geology). Applied sciences are divided into five disciplines: materials science (various materials including metals and non-metals, as well as textiles), mechanics and electronics, transportation and engineering, medicine and physiology, and agronomy (including agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fishery). The social humanities and literature and arts are divided into five categories: economics, sociology and psychology, literature, art (including fine arts, music, and later film and television), and ******.
Throughout the selection of the award, the laureates are not influenced by any nationality, ethnicity, ideology or religious belief, and the only criterion for the selection is the size of the achievement.
That's right, this award was created by Mr. Wen to replace the dynamite award, Wen Desi has always been not very interested in the dynamite award, if it was in the original time and space, there was no way, but now it is completely different. The setting of this award is also one of a series of cultural export plans, science is also a culture, not to mention that China is absolutely the leader of world science, and the highest award in the scientific community is naturally in the hands of China. The last three literary awards, art awards, and ****** are clearly prepared for cultural import.
The Dynamite Award is only 20 years old, and its influence is not very large, and many people in the scientific community do not buy this award very much. And due to the fervor of the First World War and the Spanish flu, they were interrupted from 1915 and did not recover until last year, and their influence has diminished a lot. In addition, China's great achievements in science and technology in recent years have already changed the world's view of "China is a scientific desert", and the impact on the world's scientific and technological community is increasing, so Mr. Wen has full confidence in his plan.
The current Nobel Prize prize is 150,000 Swedish kronor, which is equivalent to the current 7 yuan. About 90,000 yuan. Then there is also a gold medal, made of 200 grams of 23K gold. Since the [Light of Civilization Award] is going to replace the Dynamite Award, the prize must be richer than it, so Mr. Wen waved his pen and offered a generous bonus of 200,000 yuan.
The Light of Civilization Award also has a gold medal, which is made of 300 grams of 23K gold with a diameter of 80 mm. The obverse of the medal is a globe relief, engraved with the name of the winner, the award, the date and month of the award, and of course in Chinese characters. For example, the back image of the mathematics medal is Hetu Luoshu and Fu Xi who is deducing gossip, the back image of the physics medal is a Sinan, and the back image of the chemistry award is Guo Hong, who is alchemizing in front of the alchemy furnace...... Wait a minute.
The most interesting thing is ****** medal, the image on its back is not a figure or an object, but two animals, a flying dove of peace and a cute rolling.
Because there is a saying that Rolling is the "Fu Yu" in ancient Chinese legends, a kind of "benevolent beast" that "is benevolent by nature, and cannot bear to trample on grass, and does not eat creatures that do not die naturally." In ancient China, "Su Yu" was a symbol of peace, and the Qi Yu flag signified a truce and friendship. Well, in fact, it was done by the people of the Jin Dynasty who regarded rolling as "Su Yu", which was very controversial, and more people thought that the snow leopard was in line with the image of "Su Yu" in ancient books.
But everyone knows that as long as this kind of controversial matter must be Mr. Wen's final say, he said that Rolling is a "Su Yu", then Rolling must be "Su Yu"! Even if Rolling is not a "Su Yu", then Mr. Wen will now designate it as a symbol of peace! Of course, the most important reason is that the image of Rolling is far more cute than the snow leopard, and as for the real Rolling is a beast that is more ferocious than the snow leopard, Mr. Wen has selectively ignored it, anyway, the ferocity of this product is hidden deeply, and few people can understand it.
In addition to the medals, the Light of Civilization has added a trophy. It is a lighthouse-shaped trophy, and the whole lighthouse is full of traditional Chinese style. The trophy is made entirely of silver cloisonné and uses a total of 800 grams of silver, 55 grams of gold and 35 grams of white gold. At the top of the lighthouse is a bright main star made of diamonds, and there is also a bright secondary star made of precious stones on each side of the lighthouse, and the gems used in the three major categories of awards are different, ruby for basic science, sapphire for applied science, and emerald for social, humanities and arts. The base of the trophy is engraved with the name of the winner, the award, and the date and year of the award.
Finally, there is the award certificate, which is a book about 32 pages in size, made of silver cloisonné technology, with a earth pattern on the cover and the praise "He is a beam of light that illuminates the darkness, he is a beacon of human social progress, and human civilization is more brilliant and wonderful because of his contributions!", this praise is also on the front of the medal and the base of the trophy, and the pattern on the back cover is the same as the back of the medal. The content of the certificate is also very chic, the first page is a selection of full-body color photos of the winners, fired on the cloisonné page using porcelain technology, and the second page is the winner's half-length standard photo and name, award, year and year of award, as well as a detailed description of his award and achievements, these words are fired in gold wire.
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"The light of civilization does not only belong to China, it also belongs to the whole world, and this award will be open to anyone in the world who is conducive to the progress of human civilization. Standing on the podium, he smiled and announced the purpose of the award.
"In the future, the Light of Civilization will be awarded on this day of each year to those who have made significant contributions to human civilization in the previous year. At the same time, on behalf of the Chinese government, I would like to announce that all foreign laureates will enjoy the treatment of honorary citizens of China, can freely enter and leave China without a visa, and freely settle in China. ”
Next, Wen Deji gave way to the host.
The moderator began to announce the winners of this year's award, and the first winner of the first Light of Civilization Mathematics Prize, British mathematician Hardy. Well, that's right, it's the famous sister control mathematician......
"Mr. Hardy has made great contributions in the fields of stacked number theory, Riemannian functions, trigonometric series, inequalities, series and integrals, and is also the discoverer of regression number phenomena......" The moderator announced Hardy's reasons for winning the award and his achievements.
The two posed for a group photo, after presenting the presentation of certificates, cheques, medals and trophies, as well as certificates of honorary citizenship of China for foreign winners.
Next up is the Physics Prize, which was won by Frankenstein Nikola Tesla, and he won both the "Physics Prize" and the "Mechanics and Electronics" awards. In recognition of his achievements in the theoretical study of electromagnetism and modern alternating current systems.
Tesla's face was flushed with excitement, and he was a little incoherent when he gave his acceptance speech. When he shook hands with Wen Desi, his whole body was trembling, and when he got the two certificates, he was already in tears. In the history of the original time and space, this old man can also be regarded as a god of decay, and almost all of his achievements have become other people's wedding clothes.
"Mr. Tesla, China has the best research environment in the world, if you want, you can come to China and try it......" Wen Deji whispered in English as he handed him the trophy.
When Tesla heard this, he was immediately moved. Unlike the original plane, his current laboratory belongs to the Zenith Consortium, so there is no obstacle for him to come to China.
Half of the other awards were won by Chinese, among which Ji Huiye, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also won two awards in "biology" and "medicine and physiology". Well, most of these winners are high-level cyborgs, and there's no doubt that they will win awards for their achievements. The only Chinese native Chinese scholar who won the award was Qi Baishi, who won the Light of Civilization Art Award for his achievements in painting and calligraphy.
At the end of the ******, the host said sadly: "The original winner of this year's ****** was Mr. Gandhi of India, but he was shot by the local military and police during a peaceful rally in December last year and unfortunately passed away......
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
In January of this year, the outbreak of anti-British uprisings in Africa was followed by large-scale armed riots in India. The reason is simple: Gandhi, who adheres to the principle of "non-violence and non-cooperation", was shot in the head by a bullet from nowhere during a sit-in demonstration in Delhi last December when he was pushed by British guards who came to drive him away, and died instantly.
Everyone at the scene was immediately stunned, and then the sit-in scene was followed by a shout. At this time, one of the British guards was hit in the neck by a bullet fired from the direction of the crowd and fell to the ground spraying blood, and the other guards opened fire in a panic, and after a period of confusion, thousands of corpses were left in the square. This is the "Delhi tragedy" that shocked the world, in fact, if you change the time, thousands of Indians will die at all. But now because of the media in Germany, China, the United States, Italy and other countries "upholding justice" and fueling the troubles, this matter has become a big problem.
After that, the Congress Party's tactics took a complete turn and began to turn to armed resistance. And they were very lucky, an international humanist who called himself "Amalgam" promised to supply them with weapons, as long as they received a small amount of money, and for the Congress party, it was a sleepy encounter with a pillow. Within a few months, more than 100,000 rifles were in the hands of the Congress party, and the Congress party, with Chandra Bose as its new leader, began to launch an armed uprising.
Many of the Indian soldiers in the colonial army suffered from the misfortunes of Gandhi at the same time, resisted the officers' orders to suppress them, and even many secretly fled to join the resistance, so that the originally stable Delhi region of India began to stir up. The rapid expansion of the uprising, echoing with anti-British groups elsewhere, has made the British even more incomparable, and their finances, which had been greatly deteriorated by the unrest in Africa, are now even worse.
The United States and Germany were basically gloating over this, and Gandhi, who was unfortunately killed, was also praised as a martyr of peace, and naturally became the winner of this ******. Well, that's in disgusting opium cows.
Now that it has been selected, even if a person dies, the award will still be issued, which is a matter of credibility. The award was received by Gandhi's widow.
Although the Light of Civilization was awarded for the first time, it was hyped up in the world by using newspapers, television, radio and other media in advance, and the prizes were extremely generous, and the selection was also very fair (well, let's not talk about the last three, you know). Therefore, as soon as it appeared, it immediately overwhelmed the dynamite award, and most people thought that it was the highest achievement award in science and technology.
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