After meeting with the Swedish crown prince, Chen Muwu basically didn't say a word.

He didn't know why he was about to be awarded a medal by the other party for some reason.

This is not the first time that Dr. Chen has been awarded the Medal, as early as the second year after he arrived in the UK, he had already received the Baoguang Golden Harvest Medal from the Beiyang government of the People's Republic of China, as well as additional medals.

Later, because his contributions were too prominent, the Beiyang government awarded him a second time, raising Chen Muwu's medal level to the highest level.

That is, the people, the republic, no longer divide people into high and low like the Qing Dynasty, otherwise.

Chen Muwu's two highest-ranking medals were replaced in the Qing Dynasty, and he was the duke of the Aixin Jueluo family.

Other people are overjoyed when they receive the medal, and they can't wait to pin the medal to the most conspicuous position on their chest every time they dress up and take a photo with a very formal photo.

And Chen Muwu was not interested in the false name given to him by the Beiyang government, and he never wore the medal once after it was awarded.

Because he was abroad, Chen Muwu directly rejected the proposal of the Beiyang government to mail the medal to him to the British legation, and asked them to send the medal to the home of Qian Hai.

Last year, the family moved from the sea to the United Kingdom, and Chen Muwu finally saw his two medals for the first time.

When Chen Muqiao solemnly handed over the medals kept for his third brother to Chen Muwu, he once told him very seriously that if he dealt with the official in the future and attended any very formal activities, he must remember to wear these medals, after all, they are also a status symbol.

Chen Muwu asked his eldest brother whether the government sent the money corresponding to the medal to his family every year after awarding the medal.

According to the Beiyang government's medal regulations, the recipient of the medal is equivalent to the nobility of the country, and can receive a sum of money from the government every year until the death of the recipient.

However, when Chen Muwu received the medal, the Beiyang government had already emptied its family funds in the continuous civil war, the Ministry of Education could not pay the salaries of professors and staff of various national universities, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs could not provide funds to various embassies and consulates abroad.

So when he heard Chen Muwu's inquiry, Chen Muqiao could only smile very awkwardly, saying that the government promised to pay off the arrears in a lump sum in the future.

Chen Muwu didn't speak after hearing this, but silently took the medal.

The Beiyang government is about to come to an end, and the promises they made will become empty talk next year.

In order not to wipe the mess left by the Beiyang government's indiscriminate issuance of medals, and to make up for the arrears of medals like Chen Muwu and continue to pay them every year, the Beijing government simply pushed it all over again, no longer recognizing any medals awarded during the Beiyang period, but establishing a new medal system.

Chen Muwu has long known that the two cards brought by the eldest brother from China are completely two pieces of broken copper and iron, and it is estimated that only the pearls inlaid on them are slightly worth a little money.

Unexpectedly, now, the Swedish crown prince has put this issue on the table again, and once again raised the issue of awarding Chen Muwu.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, thank you for your love." Chen Muwu said politely, "It's just that it stands to reason that the medals of various countries should only be awarded to people with their own nationality?" ”

Chen Muwu's question was not raised for granted, but he did understand this matter before.

Because he has been staying in the UK for a long time in recent years, and is still a good friend of the second prince of the United Kingdom, the Duke of York, Chen Muwu has actively or passively learned about the complicated and cumbersome medal system in the United Kingdom, the nobles who can be passed on to the next generation, and the knights who can only obtain titles by themselves and have to be returned after death.

However, whether it is a hereditary nobility or a knight who can give a "sir" in front of his surname, one of the indispensable conditions for obtaining these titles or decorations is that the person who obtains them must be a holder of British nationality.

In the future, foreigners like Chen Muwu can also receive medals, but as long as you do not become British citizens, this medal is only an honorary decoration, and the medalist cannot be called a knight, and he is not a knight recognized by the British.

On one occasion, the Duke of York also half-jokingly proposed to Chen Muwu that when he would find an opportunity, he would also ask his father, His Majesty King George V, to confer an honor on Chen Muwu, so that his name could also be changed from Dr. Chen to Sir Chen,—— but the premise was for Chen Muwu to change his nationality and change from China to the United Kingdom, and Chen Muwu also half-jokingly refused this request.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Sweden suddenly brought up the matter of the award today, like the Duke of York. Chen Muwu began to associate with the British medal system: Sweden is also a royal country on the European continent, and it is still a cousin with the British royal family, so he feels that the attitude of the two countries towards the medal should be similar.

"Dr. Chen, you're too worried. What you said must be because Britain has this requirement on the issue of medals,"

The crown prince of Sweden saw through the crux of the matter at a glance,

"But Britain is England and Sweden is Sweden, and although I am cousins with His Majesty King George V today, the two countries are very different.

"You came to Sweden this year at the right time, and at the moment we have only drawn up the list a few times, and it has not yet been formalized.

"And, in the Swedish medal system, there happens to be one, which I think fits your identity very well."

Originally, he had been busy with these things, and the Swedish crown prince was already very disgusted with the medal.

But for some reason, when he felt that he could award Dr. Chan the same medal, he suddenly became very energetic again.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned his servants to bring paper and pens, on which he wrote and drew while introducing Chen Muwu to Sweden's domestic medal system.

"Our national medal system was created in 1748 by His Majesty Frederick I, then King of Sweden.

"One of the highest ranks is called the Royal Seraphim, and the person who can receive this medal is the closest to His Majesty the King, except for the members of our Swedish royal family, as well as the kings and queens of various royal countries in Europe, and there is a limit to the number of people.

"The winner of the medal is equivalent to the knights of His Majesty the King, so the rank of the Seraphim Medal of the Steward can basically be compared to the most famous Garter Medal in the United Kingdom.

"In addition to the Royal Seraphim, His Majesty Frederick I created the Royal Order of the Sword and the Royal Order of the North Star at the same time.

"The former is basically more like a military merit medal, and medals of different grades are awarded according to the size of the military merit obtained;

The latter, on the other hand, is awarded to those who have distinguished themselves in the fields of science, freedom, and the arts.

"And the most important point is that the recipient of the Royal Polaris Medal is not as rigid as the United Kingdom, which has so many rules, and can only be awarded to people of their own nationality.

"His Majesty King Frederick I, when he created these three coats of arms, stipulated that all persons who had contributed to Sweden were eligible to be awarded these three coats of arms, regardless of nationality.

"And you, Dr. Chen, don't you feel like you're just what it takes to be awarded the Royal Polaris?"

Chen Muwu carefully tasted the product, and the Swedish crown prince said this big call.

The Royal Polaris Medal can be awarded to those who have contributed to science, and Chen Muwu feels that he must be qualified.

And if he has contributed to Sweden, can he say that he has built a school in Stockholm, which is already a contribution?

Or was it his contribution to help revitalize the bankrupt Ericsson telephone company and point out the direction for the new Swedish car industry?

When Chen Muwu's brain thinks about problems, he is always habitually expressionless and his eyes are empty.

The Swedish crown prince thought that he was a little dissatisfied with the rank he had arranged for him, so without waiting for Chen Muwu to answer, he continued to add and comfort: "Dr. Chen, this Royal Polaris Medal is already the highest level of medal I can take out at present.

"I can only wronged you to wait a little longer, and when I ascend the throne, I will definitely let you get the Royal Seraphim Medal and become a member of my Seraphim Knights."

No way.

Chen Muwu was just thinking about the problem, why did His Royal Highness the Swedish Crown Prince on the other side already look forward to the future when he would be the king of Sweden?

The story that continues to be repeated again and again in history shows that when the emperor is strong and alive and well, the crown prince begins to look forward to the fact that he will become the emperor in the future, and the end is generally not too good.

In the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu had an unconscious son, Prince Liu.

And the most recent one, it should be the Kang Mazi who won the heir in Kowloon, the second prince of their family, Yinren, but in the end he didn't get any good ending.

Thanks to Sweden, this is not a traditional feudal dynasty in China.

Otherwise, Chen Muwu, as a member of the senior princelings, would never escape the fate of being a dead soul under the knife if the prince's uprising failed.

However, Chen Muwu once again thought about it.

After the Swedish crown prince in front of him ascended the throne, he had already made a wish to include himself in the Royal Seraphim Knights.

Will George VI, another good friend in England and the Duke of York, who will also become King of England in the future, also award himself a Garter Medal after he ascends the throne and let himself enter the Knights of the Garter?

At that time, as a knight of His Majesty the King of Sweden and England, was he similar to Su Qin, who had the seal of the Six Kingdoms?

He suddenly felt like the strange Lü Buwei, who could judge in advance that the shy second prince of England who had a problem speaking would become His Majesty the King of England in the future.

"Chen, Dr. Chen? How are you thinking about it? ”

The Swedish crown prince saw that Chen Muwu still didn't react, so he called his name again.

"Ah, ah, I am flattered by the fact that you brought up the matter of the award. I always felt that I didn't do anything and didn't deserve such a glorious honor. ”

Chen Muwu said politely.

"Don't say that, Dr. Chen, if you don't deserve it, the American and Jewish nouveau riche who spend money on medals don't deserve it.

"It is not your honour to award you the Royal Medal of the Polaris, but we in Sweden.

"Only when a person like you receives a medal can you ensure the gold content of Sweden's domestic medal system.

"I advise you not to refuse, but to accept this medal. When I return today, I'll add your name to the list of honors at the beginning of next year. I am really to blame for this, although I have been busy for a while now, why did I forget to give you a medal in the first place? ”

Chen Muwu continued to be polite: "Then I will 'be respectful rather than obey', thank you for your kindness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”

Since there is no need to change his nationality, Chen Muwu is still very willing to receive a medal from Sweden and hang it on his chest.

If nothing else, his European residency will gradually change from the UK to Sweden in the next few years.

When he was in England, because he was already a fellow of the Royal Society, with the badge of the Society hanging on his chest, he enjoyed a lot of supra-national treatment in England, such as priority over customs and the like.

Chen Muwu felt that after coming to Sweden, it would be good to have a knight by his side, and his activities in Sweden would be more convenient from then on.

Although even without this medal, with his relationship with the Crown Prince of Sweden and the Wallenberg family behind Marcus Jr., he should be able to get through the road in Northern Europe.

Unexpectedly, the title followed by Chen Muwu's surname, for so many years, he has always been a doctor and a monk and has not been promoted to a professor, but he has become Sir Chen because he has become a nobleman first-although this knighthood is Swedish.

There is another point that is that Sweden's award will be held next year, that is, after New Year's Day in 1928.

In this way, after watching Zhao Zhongyao and Cockcroft receive the Nobel Prize in Physics on December 10, Chen Muwu can still have a legitimate reason to continue to stay in Sweden.

He could continue to stay at the Prince's College in Stockholm and sneak on to the design and construction of the cyclotron.

The matter of the medal that the Swedish crown prince came up with on a whim has come to an end for the time being.

The servant came to inform him that dinner was ready, and invited the two of them to the dining room to eat and talk.

On the way from the living room to the dining room, the Swedish crown prince finally remembered his host:

"Dr. Chen, it's been a few days since you came to Stockholm this time, are you still used to it? If you encounter any problems, just tell me, and I will try my best to solve them within the scope of what I can. ”

(End of chapter)