Five days later.

Next to the Lu Museum on Palace Street, in an empty mansion, many people are moving furniture.

Commanding on the scene was Margarita,

"Be careful, don't bump."

"Put the cupboard there."

"That's not right! That's a cat cage, don't use it as a garbage can. ”

……

Interestingly, it was not the workers who were carried, but the guards of Buckingham Palace.

They were wearing red uniforms and were sweating profusely.

Stephenson scratched his head,

"Your Highness, this ...... Can it really work? ”

Margarita spread her hands and said, "You think I want to?" Before, I had simply mentioned it to His Majesty, but he volunteered to let me choose furniture from the guest bedroom in the palace. I've refused many times, and guess what Your Majesty said? ”

Stephenson shook his head,

"Don't sell it, just say it."

Margarita sighed, "Your Majesty actually said, 'I gave the furniture to Sir Lu, in what capacity did you refuse for him?' ’”

In fact, it is followed by a sentence:

"You're not the mistress of the house yet~"

Of course, Her Royal Highness the Princess was really embarrassed to say this.

But looking at her various actions in the new house now, what is the difference between her and the hostess?

Stephenson's head is full of black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

Edward VII was outrageous.

But I was relieved to think that the king had liked to mess around before.

It's just furniture, just give it,

Anyway, the whole world knows that Lu Shi is the guest of honor of the British royal family.

Stephenson looked around,

"But there are all kinds of utensils besides the furniture. Silver forks and knives, ceramic plates, crystal cups ......"

I don't know, I thought the palace was ransacked.

Margarita blushed,

"That's all in passing."

Incidentally?

Stephenson complained in his heart,

Just a rough calculation, a few thousand pounds must be there,

What's more, there is also the emblem of the Hanover Dynasty on it, which is symbolic.

Her Royal Highness the princess is too anxious to get married~

Margarita was embarrassed, looked away, and whispered: "There is a saying in China, 'Help people to the end, send Buddha to the west', anyway, they have already given furniture, and nothing else can be missing, right?" ”

Stephenson: "......"

Silence means that you have not heard that saying.

The atmosphere was very strange.

Fortunately, someone broke the silence with a knock on the door,

"Excuse me, is this Sir Lu's new mansion?"

The two of them followed the prestige.

It was an old gentleman of sixty or seventy years old, with his left hand on crutches and his right hand on the open white wooden door, looking curiously at the hall.

His skin is like autumn leaves, full of traces of age, like rough parchment.

One of the guards put down his work,

"You are?"

The old gentleman saluted and began to grope around his body, as if looking for a business card.

Margarita walked briskly and winked at the guards,

"You're going to get busy."

The guards went on with their work.

The reason why Her Royal Highness the princess wants to receive the old man in person is because the other party has a sense of wisdom and nobility, much like a scholar.

Unexpectedly, the old gentleman took out not a business card, but a rolled-up magazine-

《Nature》。

Margarita did media and advertising, and came into contact with high society, and immediately knew who was coming-

Joseph Norman Lockyer.

Famous astronomer and one of the discoverers of helium,

Most importantly, he is also the founder and editor-in-chief of the journal Nature.

Margarita sideways to give way,

"Sir Lockyer! Please! ”

He saluted slowly,

"Thank you, ma'am."

Margarita: "Huh? He waved his hand in a panic and said, "No...... I am...... I'm not ......."

Lockyer: ???

Subconsciously looked at the other party, and then realized that he had said the wrong thing.

At the Queen's funeral and the New Year's Day Medal Ceremony, he had seen Her Royal Highness the princess from Hesse, and quickly bowed down and said, "Sorry, Your Highness, I didn't recognize you for a while." ”

Although he apologized, for some reason, he always felt that the other party seemed to be quite happy when he heard the title of "madam".

Well

Presumably the delusion of the elderly?

Lockyer slowly walked through the door and explained, "I went to Blya Road just now and found Sir Lu moving. I wanted to visit again tomorrow, but I heard that he was leaving for Japan in the afternoon, so I had to come to disturb him. ”

Margarita knows,

"I see. He's upstairs right now, I'll get someone to report it. ”

Lockyer gentlemanly waved his hand,

"Come to think of it, Sir Lu is 'wrestling' with the luggage, right? I'll be waiting here for ......."

The voice did not fall,

Knock Knock Knock –

There was another knock at the door.

This time it was a young man who was very handsome.

Moreover, his clothes are quite casual, and he looks like an American.

Margarita recognized the other,

"Mr. Jack London."

The last time Lu Shishang returned to London from France, this young reporter was his entourage.

He also wrote a biography of Lu published in the United States.

Jack London nodded,

"I heard that Sir Lu is going to Japan? When I was 17 years old, I worked as a sailor on a hunting boat, passed through Korea and Japan, went to the Bering Sea to hunt seals, and wrote an essay called "Typhoon in Haikou, Japan", and wanted to talk to Sir Lu. ”

Margarita raised her eyebrows slightly,

The drunkard's intention is not to drink,

If she is still the flower in the greenhouse, I am afraid that the other party's intention to come will really be regarded as a reminiscence.

But after running an advertising agency, she has understood the truth of going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.

She smiled and said, "Mr. Jack London, you also know that Sir Lu is leaving in the afternoon. Moreover, he already has a guest. ”

This is, of course, referring to Lockyer.

The latter was also very cooperative, smiling at Jack London,

"Hello."

Jack London had no choice but to take out a magazine from his bosom and said in a very low voice: "Madam, there is indeed something important. Please be accommodating. ”

Margarita blushed.

Just now, Lockyer said that "Madame" was indeed a misunderstanding.

But Jack London is different,

He had seen Margarita coquettish to Lu Shi, so this "madam" somewhat fulfilled people's wishes.

This American's mouth is so sweet~

Margarita was very satisfied, and looked at the magazine, showing a surprised expression,

"Science? This is also a journal, right? ”

Lockyer immediately cast his gaze.

His and Jack London's gazes crossed in the air like two razor-sharp katanas, sparks sparkling with a vow to take their lives.

Both of them knew what the other was here for.

Lockyer cleared his throat,

"Your Highness, can you find someone to go up and report it?"

I don't care about gentleman's etiquette anymore.

Jack London pouted and said, "Then I'll trouble Your Highness too." ”

Margarita snickered,

Professor Lu is really in demand.

……

The second floor of the mansion.

Master bedroom.

Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki are packing up their clothes,

Pack the ones you want to bring into your suitcase;

If you don't need it, move it from the old wardrobe to the new wardrobe.

Natsume Soseki said, "When did you buy the furniture?" Why didn't I hear any movement? ”

The generation next to me also tilted his head,

"Meow~"

means it doesn't know either.

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"His Majesty moved it for me from the palace~"

"Can you do this!?"

Natsume Soseki was shocked.

He looked around and didn't know how to comment, so he could only say without words: "I'll just say why my generation is suddenly honest." This guy used to like to sharpen his claws with a wooden table, but here he sits upright and knows how to protect furniture. ”

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"I think you're mistaken. It just has a better cat scratcher now. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the fish tank next to him.

I jumped up, fished out the little sloth, and rolled with my paws to play,

The picture is exceptionally harmonious.

Lu Shi: "......"

Natsume Soseki: "......"

Both of them decided not to talk about it anymore, otherwise it would seem too pitiful for the little lazy.

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside,

"Professor Lu."

It's Margarita.

Lu Shi opened the door and immediately noticed the two periodicals in the other party's hand,

Nature and Science,

are all authorities in academia.

"Tsk......"

He couldn't help but be stunned.

I expected that the editor of the journal would come to the door in London, but I didn't expect the United States to hear the news across the ocean.

To say that the Lighthouse had no spies in London would be to believe anyone.

Lu Shi asked in a low voice, "Who?" ”

Margarita and he already knew each other, and could understand it in one word, and replied: "On the side of Nature, Sir Lockyer, the editor-in-chief; Science brought in Mr. Jack London to take the lead. ”

It turned out to be Jack London,

It was not so unexpected that this little brother was assigned to London by the American News Service, and by the way he collected some information.

Lu Shi said, "Let them come up." ”

Margarita nodded,

"Okay, I'll go now...... Not...... Wait a minute! You mean, let them together? ”

Lu Shi smiled,

"Go ahead. I can handle it. ”

Margarita trusted him unconditionally and immediately went downstairs.

After a while, the two came up.

They reached out enthusiastically at the same time,

"Sir Lu!" ×2

Unison.

"Hiss......"

Lu Shi gasped, as if it was not appropriate to shake hands with anyone first,

Instantly, I felt a bit like a scumbag.

He looked left and right,

"Sit down first. You sit down first. ”

Lockyer and Jack London looked at each other again, disgusted by each other, and then sat down.

Lu Shi said: "I can guess the purpose of your visit. It's just that the U.S. side is moving a little unexpectedly. ”

Even if you shoot a telegram, you are crossing the ocean,

Definitely expedited and expedited.

Jack London said: "The American Association for the Advancement of Science takes the issue of impact factors very seriously. ”

He made it clear directly.

Lockyer chuckled,

"We also take it very seriously."

Lu Shi's head is big.

Both are international and interdisciplinary weekly scientific journals of general concern to the scientific community.

It's hard to answer who is more authoritative.

Of course, because the center of higher education is still in Europe, Nature must have an advantage in several positions.

But from a development perspective, Science will rise very quickly.

Lu Shi thought for a while,

There is no other trick, let's draw the cake first~

He said: "Impact factors are only a temporary idea, and when and how to do it still need to be discussed deeply and extensively. The two of them, running a journal is like engaging in academics, and they can't be in a hurry. ”

If you say this, you don't say it.

Lockyer was like a mirror in his heart, knowing that Lu Shi would not make a clear statement, so he decided to knock on the side,

He asked: "After all, Sir Lu proposed the Global University Rankings, and he must have insights into academics. In your opinion, how can journals establish their authority in the academic community? ”

Lu Shi groaned,

Looking back from modern times, there is indeed a difference between "Nature" and "Science".

They represent big science, not subscience, and include areas such as science and technology ethics, policy biases, and so on.

But the former has one characteristic -

Readability.

The latter, on the other hand, is more focused on publishing the best original research papers, as well as reviewing and analysing current research.

These are the two ideas for running a journal.

Lu Shi replied: "I have read Nature, but I have not read Science. ”

The corners of Lockye's mouth were hooked, and he even glanced at Jack London next to him proudly,

Later, he said: "Sir Lu thinks Nature is more readable and interdisciplinary, right? After all...... IMHO, you are a liberal arts scholar. ”

Lu Shi does not deny this,

"That's right. However, Nature and Science have more in common than they are different. ”

Jack London said, "Let's talk about commonalities first? ”

Lu Shi replied: "First of all, at the beginning of their establishment, the contributors were scientists with a certain academic status, which made them have a high starting point. ”

This is always the case for academic journals,

Who is the founder?

Who did the first few issues of the article come from?

These two questions largely determine the future direction of the journal.

Lu Shi continued: "Second, both are very rigorous, even so rigorous that it makes people headaches. I've heard that it's not uncommon for an article to be changed more than a dozen times, right? ”

Jack London Stall,

He's actually a middleman,

He doesn't know much about periodicals.

Lockyer was excited,

"Sir Lu, you really understand! No wonder you came up with the concept of impact factor. ”

I can hear that his words are not flattering, but sincere.

Lu Shi said: "The third point is that both are a bit legendary. ”

Lockyer was stunned, then laughed,

"That's right. After all, the current academic circle is still very small, and although it is difficult to infer that what is published now is the essence, it can at least be predicted that some articles will lead the times, the so-called 'legend'. ”

Lu Shi also agreed,

"It's just a small added value."

Jack London said, "The question of readability ......"

Lu Shi replied: "If I'm not mistaken, Nature will publish some interviews and even letters from professors, right?" By the way, there are occasional bibliography recommendations and graduate job searches, which are interesting and accurate to expand the readership. ”

That's why many liberal arts faculties subscribe to Nature.

Science is a little less so.

The two fell into deep thought.

After a while, Jack London said, "I think I get it." ”

Lockyer looked at him,

"What? Ready to emulate Nature? ”

Jack London shook his head confidently and replied, "That's not the American way of doing things. Our methods will be wilder and more unexpected. ”

Lockyer frowned,

"What do you mean?"

Jack London chuckled, "I'm not the head of Science, so I can't say for sure." But I have a hunch...... Humph......"

He asked in turn: "Sir, have you heard of the supplement of The Times?" ”

Lockyer frowned,

"Hasn't the Daily Times been killed by the Mirror?"

Lu Shi is embarrassed,

"It's not dead yet~ It is said that hundreds of copies are sold every day."

Jack London Stall,

"Some things don't necessarily have to be published in a journal~ For example, "Science" only emphasizes the value of science, and then a supplement has the service characteristics of "academic community tabloids", isn't it great?"

Lu Shi looked at this American and couldn't help but think of a hundred years later.

China crossed the river by feeling the eagle sauce, unable to light up some of the blocked tech trees, so it managed to overtake in a corner.

It's very similar to the lighthouses of the early 20th century.

Touching Ying-chan to cross the river,

Since "Science" is not the opponent of "Nature" in the positive face for the time being, it is necessary to make a "crooked way" and set up a supplement and make a tabloid out.

Countries on the upswing have similarities.

Lockyer looked at Jack London,

Suddenly, he smiled,

"If that's the case, we'll see."

Jack London shrugged,

"I don't care~ I'm not the editor of Science anyway."

That's no problem,

But Lu Shi always felt that Jack London must have some kind of exchange of interests for this trip for "Science".

As for who is more authoritative?

Lu Shi will not give a clear answer.

He said: "Actually, what I just talked about has nothing to do with the impact factor. Because, the main factor in the calculation is the number of references~"

Lockyer shook his head solemnly,

"Sir Lu, this is not true. Only by establishing an authoritative position and accepting a larger readership will journals be concerned and cited by more and more scholars. What you said is more important than the impact factor, not only the indicators, but also the root cause. ”

"Ah......h

Lu Shi scratched his head,

"It's fine."

Lockyer pondered for a moment and asked, "Sir Lu, have you considered setting up a publishing group?" If you don't dislike it, Nature is willing to hand it over to you to publish. ”

There is no modesty in this statement,

Because from a profit standpoint, Nature hardly makes money.

It brings nothing but fame.

Lockyer's request was made because he sincerely felt that Lu Shi knew how to run a good journal and could make Nature bigger and stronger.

Lu Shi knew that "Nature" would become more bullish after that.

He thought about it, pondering that it was not a matter for the Mirror to be affiliated with the school press of the University of London Alliance, so he nodded,

"Okay, I came back from Japan and set out to set up a publishing company."

Lockyer was happy,

"If that's the case, then it's decided!"

He stood up, shook hands tightly with Lu Shi, and made a joke: "But you can't take care of your own people when judging the impact factor." Otherwise, American periodicals will be in a hurry. ”

Lu Shi laughed,

"Of course!"

Then he looked at Jack London again,

The latter's lips moved, as if he had something to say.

Lockyer said, "Then I'll go out first." ”

After saying that, he took the lead and left.

Jack London glanced at Natsume Soseki again, and when he saw that Lu Shi didn't let him out, he knew that it was someone Lu Shi absolutely trusted.

He didn't think much about it anymore and said bluntly: "Sir Lu, I will run errands for the American Association for the Advancement of Science because they promised me a degree from the University of California, Berkeley. ”

This is already in my heart.

Lu Shi was dumbfounded,

"I can't determine the impact factor of Science right now. But I might be able to help you get a degree at Columbia, or even Harvard......"

Jack London shook his head,

"I'm not obsessed with a degree."

No obsession with the degree,

That's an obsession with school.

Lu Shi pondered, and then thought of the other party's life,

In 1897, at the age of 21, Jack London entered the University of California, Berkeley, but dropped out of Berkeley due to a lack of funds.

"Tsk......"

Lu Shi was speechless,

"You seem to have said that you dropped out of school there."

Jack London smiled wryly,

"It's unemployed. At that time, I was naïve and wanted to work for a living and continue to study. But it soon became clear to me that it was almost a fantasy. I worked in a laundry workshop and was so tired that I didn't have the time and energy at all. ”

Lu Shi patted him on the shoulder,

Thought

No wonder this man joined the ranks of the unemployed who traveled from San Francisco to Washington to petition at a young age.

It turns out that there is experience and life.

He reassured, "It's not your problem. Hard labor is endless. And, no matter how strong you are, in ten or twenty years, someone younger and stronger will take your place and throw you in the garbage. ”

Jack London's eyes lit up and he chewed on the sentence repeatedly.

He worked for the Auckland Tramways Company,

The manager made him work thirteen hours a day, and he was tired to death.

Later, he learned that there were actually two workers who were removed from their jobs.

The two of them were each paid $40 a month, and he was only $30 a month, which is equivalent to saving the manager $50 in costs.

The most terrible thing is that there is a person who was pushed to work by him, who has a wife and three children to support, and committed suicide because he could not make a living.

Lu Shi's words inspired him,

He said solemnly, "Thank you, thank you very much, Sir Lu. ”

Lu Shi was stunned,

"Thank me? I didn't do anything, huh? ”

Jack London laughed, "No, you've taught me a lot. ”

Lu Shi: "......"

For some reason, he thought of Clemenceau in Paris.

Jack London wouldn't be in the brain, would he?

It's outrageous.

Lu Shi looked helpless,

"Okay......"

Jack London saluted Lu Shi and said, "Sir Lu is still going to Japan, so I won't bother...... Not...... That's right. ”

As if remembering something, he said, "Can I ask you about the publication of Science in Europe?" ”

Lu Shixiao,

"You can't decide, do you?"

Jack London shrugged,

"I don't think those old pedants have a reason to reject you."

Sir Lu is now a veritable scholar,

It's too late for them to kneel and lick~

(End of chapter)