"Brother Montagu, hello hello!"

Chen Muwu greeted perfunctorily, thinking in his heart, sure enough, the British natives who can enter Cambridge University, in addition to being smart, most of the families are either rich or expensive, and this casual one is the son of the baron's family.

Gonghou Bozi male, the British aristocratic hierarchy is divided into five classes, which is just the same as the number of traditional Chinese aristocratic grades, so it is translated so down-to-earth.

Compared with the knights who are respectfully called sir and translated as knights, the above five types of nobles can be called lords, and their status is also more noble.

The honorary title "Sir Knight" is given to the person who is awarded it for life, but it is not passed on to the next generation after his death.

But lords are different, they basically have real or symbolic fiefs, and the title and fief can be passed on to future generations until the end of the day.

In the past few years since Chen Muwu came to England, he has also seen many nobles, but most of them are barons, that is, the lowest rank among the nobles.

Kelvin, Rayleigh III, and later Rutherford were knighted, all of whom were the lowest barons.

Of course, Baron Nash in the summoner's canyon is also the lowest noble, because the baron's English is Baron, so the Taiwanese service will transliterate Dalong as Balong.

On the contrary, the current Chancellor of Cambridge University, probably because he was the prime minister, was made an earl.

As an aside, Rayleigh III married Balfort's second sister, and the nobles who brought Britain were also the right people to pay attention to marriage.

Of course, the Duke of England Chen Muwu has also seen one, that is, one of his unjust benefactors, the second son of the current British St. George V, Prince Albert, Duke of York.

According to Chen Muwu's observation, in the twentieth century, that is, before 1900, those who were canonized as nobles were basically called by titles.

Lord Kelvin, whose original name was William Thomson.

His last name, Thomson, is the same as that of the current president of Trinity College, J. J. Tomson's surname, Thomson, is also Thomson.

But it may be because the Chinese academic community, in order to distinguish this Thomson/Sun in the UK, has translated their surnames into different Chinese characters.

After all, these two men are very famous physicists, and their contributions to physics are innumerable, and it is easy to be confused if they do not distinguish between them.

For example, the Joule-Thomson effect is famous in thermodynamics, and the Thomson scattering of electrons, and so on.

Thomson was knighted Lord Kelvin in 1892, and Kelvin refers to the Kelvin River in Scotland, near the University of Glasgow, where Kelvin worked.

Baron Rayleigh III, whose real name was John William Stratt, has nothing to do with Rayleigh's name.

Rayleigh is actually the name of a town under the jurisdiction of Stratt's ancestral hometown of Essex, and has chosen the title since his grandmother was canonized as the first baroness.

This passed down to him from generation to generation, and he was called to Lord Rayleigh.

But it was different in Balfort, where he was canonized in 1922 after his retirement, and although there was also a fief in Scotland called Whittingham, he was only known as Lord Balfour.

The same goes for Rutherford, who will only change his title from Sir Rutherford to Lord Rutherford after he is canonized in the future, and will not be called a fief like Kelvin and Rayleigh.

So when he heard Ramsey's introduction that this Montague was the son of Baron Swaythling II, Chen Muwu knew that the noble title of Baron Swaythling should have been canonized before the twentieth century.

Wait a minute, who?

Baron Swaythling II?

Swaythling?

Chen Muwu was not familiar with the surname Montagu, but the word Swaythling touched a nerve in the depths of his memory.

China's national sport is table tennis.

One of the most authoritative international table tennis events is the World Table Tennis Championships.

The World Table Tennis Championships has a variety of competitions, and each competition event corresponds to a trophy.

The trophy that the champion country of the men's team competition at the World Table Tennis Championships can get is called the Swaythling Cup.

Isn't that a coincidence?

The Montague father in front of him is Baron Swaythling II.

According to previous speculation, this noble title of their family must have been canonized by the British royal family before the twentieth century.

If nothing else, Swaythling would be a place name in the United Kingdom, along with Kelvin and Rayleigh.

A piece of land must not be divided between two families, otherwise there will be a fight between them.

In this way, they should be the only ones in Britain called Swaythling.

And the trophy of the men's team of the World Table Tennis Championships is also called Swaythling.

There must be some relationship between their family and the trophy, right?

However, I heard Ramsey say that this person is the third child in their family, and in Britain, which also pays attention to the primogeniture system, he should have nothing to do with inheriting the title of nobility.

Could it be that his family likes to play table tennis?

"By the way, Brother Montagu, do you know how to play table tennis?"

After the two exchanged greetings, before Montagu, who came to greet him, could continue, Chen Muwu first threw out a question that seemed to be related to the current topic, but it was actually raised after careful consideration.

Surprisingly, Montagu didn't think Chen Muwu's question was rude, but a surprised expression began to appear on his face: "Brother Chen, I really like to play table tennis, but how did you know about it?" ”

Look, it really matters, right?

is worthy of being a man who can write George Chen, and his ability to see the subtleties is superb!

Chen Muwu boasted about his reasoning ability in his heart, and he gestured and invited Montagu to the side to talk in detail.

As a result, Ramsey got up early in the morning to catch a late meeting, obviously he walked to Chen Muwu's side first, but because he opened his mouth a few seconds late, he was now hanging there.

"Brother Montagu, I seem to have seen someone playing table tennis at the Eagle Club before. When I met you today, I suddenly felt that you were very similar to that person, so I thought about asking, but I didn't expect it to be you. ”

Chen Muwu made an excuse, he was at Cambridge University, and he was busy every day, so how could he have time to watch others play table tennis.

"Brother Chen, I know that you are a master of sports and have won the Olympic gold medal in swimming, but I didn't expect you to know about table tennis, a very niche sport. Take the liberty of asking, will you fight? ”

Chen Muwu nodded: "I did fight a few times, but not at Cambridge University, but in Denmark." ”

At the Institute of Theoretical Physics, where Bohr is located, the students' sports activity in their spare time is to put the tables in the reading room together and play table tennis.

Chen also played with them once when he was in Copenhagen and was permanently excluded from the sport.

Maybe it's because those good students aren't good at sports, or maybe it's because the technology is not perfect in this era.

Anyway, Chen Muwu, a waste player who can be beaten in front of the old man in the community, can actually be powerful in the table tennis arena of the Institute of Theoretical Physics.

"That's great!" The expression on Montagu's face became more and more surprised, "I am the president of the ITTF, Brother Chen, are you interested in representing your country, China, and joining the ITTF?" ”

I'll it, go!

Why is it that in the small Cambridge University of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, as soon as Montagu opens his mouth, he can say such shocking words calmly?

ITTF, President?

Although Chen Muwu was shocked in his heart, he still tried to keep his face calm and asked, "ITTF...... What kind of organization is it? ”

"Table tennis enthusiasts from all over the world, in order to promote this still somewhat niche sport, spontaneously formed a federation of international organizations, which was established in Berlin, Germany at the beginning of this year, and organized an international friendly match at that time.

"We plan to hold the first World Table Tennis Championships in London at the end of this year, Brother Chen, if you can also play table tennis, why don't you come to this competition at the end of the year?"

Montagu sent an invitation to Chen Muwu to participate in the competition.

Chen Muwu's brain was running rapidly, and several questions appeared in it.

Join the ITTF?

However, it is possible to join, and if you listen to Montagu's meaning, as long as you join, you can make China one of the member states.

This kind of cheapness, not to occupy nothing.

It's not as good as a few founding members, but it should be early enough to join.

Unexpectedly, he was actually involved with the national ball by mistake.

Maybe when the future republic writes the history of table tennis, his name may be written in the first few chapters.

However, to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships......

Chen Muwu's heart was very bottomless.

Although the skills he practiced with the masters on the community table are many years ahead of the present.

But if he really wants to compete with professional athletes, he can't be sure himself.

"Brother Montagu, I have a question, do I have to participate in the competition to join the ITTF?"

"That's not alright, Brother Chen, to be honest, we'd love for you to join in. You are now so famous all over the world, if you join the ITTF, it will definitely help you a lot to promote the sport of table tennis. ”

"Then let me ask a few more questions, will you participate in this World Table Tennis Championships?"

"Of course," replied Montagu, with some pride, "I am one of the main members of the British delegation. ”

"Then find a chance, the two of us will play a few games first, if my level is too low, I won't sign up for the competition, and I'll be embarrassed!"

"No problem, Brother Chen, when do you have time? I'm here to help! ”

Monta Cuba had no choice but to immediately set the time to play table tennis with Chen Muwu, and after thinking for a while, he continued: "Otherwise, what about the summer?"

"The two of us didn't have much fun fighting in our own civil war, and it happened that at the Cambridge-Oxford Games, we also asked people from Oxford University to hold a table tennis match together.

"Brother Chen, you might as well join the Cambridge team and give the Oxford gang a little shock."

Ah, the combined games.

Chen Muwu was two years earlier, in the summer of 1924, he had participated in a swimming competition.

The gears of fate also began to turn at that time, so he won the championship in a daze, and came back with a few gold medals at the Olympics.

Now I'm going to play table tennis again, it's really a kind of fate.

However, it was impossible to play table tennis at the Olympics, and it was not until the 80s that table tennis officially entered the competition.

Chen Muwu was about to agree to this matter almost immediately, but immediately changed his words: "When is this year's Games?" ”

"In June, before the summer vacation, many people have not yet returned home."

"I'm afraid it won't work, Brother Montagu. I'm sorry, but I've already made arrangements for this summer. Let's find a chance for the two of us to try it a few times. ”

Irena and Yorio's relationship is heating up very quickly, and they will get married this summer.

For this major event, Chen Muwu, the prospective son-in-law of Marie Curie's family, must be present.

Even if the championship is given to him, he will never go to a table tennis match.

"By the way, Brother Montagu, if you join the ITTF, do you still have to pay membership dues or something? Otherwise, what will your organization rely on to keep afloat? ”

"At present, there is no membership fee. The costs of the ITTF are all voluntary donations from members.

"My mother donated £1,000 for this, which should be enough to host at least the first World Table Tennis Championships."

It is no wonder that Montague was able to be elected as the first president of the ITTF at a young age, and he turned out to be a big benefactor.

Montagu's mother, Baroness Swaythling.

Since she has donated £1,000, it is not surprising that the men's trophy is called the Swaythling Cup.

Now Chen Muwu's thinking has been opened again, if his level is not enough to participate in the first World Table Tennis Championships and be embarrassed, then he can donate a trophy!

Chen Muwu didn't think about calling this trophy Chen Cup after him, he remembered that among the many trophies at the World Table Tennis Championships, there were two Iran Cup and Egypt Cup named after the country, so he could also donate a "China Cup" in advance.

When the time comes, the people who hold the China Cup every year are Chinese people, and the scene is really picturesque.

Since the Swaythling Cup is the champion of the men's team, the China Cup will be on the head of the men's singles champion, and it just so happens that the first championship won by the Chinese at the World Table Tennis Championships is this.

However, this matter is not in a hurry, and I will talk to Montagu before the start of the first World Table Tennis Championships.

The two of them roughly agreed on the time of the table tennis match, and Montagu left happily, he didn't expect that just by greeting Chen Muwu, he could get such a surprise.

Ramsey returned to Chen Muwu's side again, and he was a little emotional, Dr. Chen's popularity is good, and he can fight with anyone.

Even if Montague was a Jew, he could have talked to him for so long.

"Brother Ramsay, what are you looking for me today? I think you had something to say to me just now, but unfortunately you were interrupted by this Montague brother. ”

"That's right, Brother Chen, do you remember that at a previous meeting, you once asked a question of shaking hands?

"I think that question is interesting and can be generalized on that basis. I'm going to write a paper to discuss this, are you interested in together? ”

"Yes, of course! Thank you for inviting me, so I'll do my part! ”

Chen Muwu happily agreed.

"The wool comes out of the sheep", the handshake problem that Ramsey said, is called Ramsey's law in the original space-time.

Now, it is estimated that there will be another cliché.

(End of chapter)