Following the "Ta Kung Pao", "Declaration", "News" and other authoritative newspapers published Bao Guowei's deeds of researching the new alkali production method:

As the newspaper headline "Shocking ...... at Home and Abroad" said, this news caused a lot of repercussions in a short period of time.

In addition to the fact that the people have taken this matter as an after-dinner discussion, the relevant scholars at home and abroad have also set off a wave of not big or small waves.

However, some scholars are still skeptical that the new alkali making method was invented by a 15-year-old student:

Chemistry is a practice-based discipline, and a relatively mature process often requires a chemist to immerse himself in the laboratory, which consumes a lot of time, energy, and money, and often has a small probability of developing a new method.

Even so, the new methods that emerge may not be practical.

Now a young student has successfully researched a soda production process with high practical value in only three days in an ordinary laboratory.

No matter how you look at it, it's a bit too outrageous.

But in any case, there are many scholars who want to see the true face of this new alkali method, and some people have even begun to go to Tianjin Yongli alkali factory to try to understand more details.

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In China, the current school can be roughly divided into "New Wave School" and "Xueheng School" in a brief summary.

In short, the New Wave School is the New School, as the name suggests, advocating the New Trend, advocating science very much, and its power is very strong today, and the reason for its strength is closely related to the New Culture Movement.

The Xueheng School, a school of cultural conservatism that claims to save the "quintessence of the country", is very incompatible with the ideas of the New Wave School, and is also called the "Old School" by some people, using the "old culture" such as Chinese studies and classical poetry as a means to oppose the New Wave School and criticize each other.

In today's era without multimedia, ordinary people obtain information about major events through literary publications such as newspapers and magazines.

Therefore, the most important thing to measure the strength of a school is how well-known its publications are.

The higher the popularity, the greater the power of public opinion.

The main leaders of the New Wave School are Chen Duxiu and others, and the main publications published today are New Youth and New Tide......

The main publications of the Xueheng School are "Xueheng", "Literary and Philosophical Journal", and "Sinology Series".

Since the conflict between Hu Shi and Mei Guangdi, the founder of the Xueheng School, in 1915, the conflict between the two schools has intensified, and now there is a trend of-for-tat against Mai Mang.

Bao Guowei's move is undoubtedly a strong boost to the new faction, or it won't be long before he can appear in the "New Youth" magazine.

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And when some of the teachers of the Suzhou New-style School learned about it, especially Principal Wang, who had just been transferred, he was very excited, and he was not even in the mood to take a look at his second wife.

He immediately sent Bao Guowei's admission file from the school, and repeatedly looked at the photos on the file and the photos in the newspaper, and after comparing them correctly, he was very excited:

The former principal was transferred out of the front foot, and as soon as he took over the first session, there was such a "world-famous" student under his command.

Not to mention that the status of Zhicheng School can rise with the tide, as the principal, he can also follow some light and rub the "celebrity halo".

He immediately ordered a pair of pennants made of silk to be hung in front of the gate on the first day of school, so that the students could pay homage to his deeds.

In addition, I also drafted a campus newspaper in advance and went to Suzhou Daily......

And the threshold of Lao Bao's house has also been broken, his address has long been revealed, and someone came to visit with gifts for a while.

The Bao family has received the gift, and the home is full of all kinds of tea and pastries.

It's just that for Lao Bao, these things are not important, what he cares about most is when he can see Bao Guowei go home.

……

What happened in his hometown in Suzhou, Bao Guowei still doesn't know.

He is now in the small western-style building in the courtyard of the Chu family's house, lying on the chair with a backrest, looking at Chu Ze who is sitting opposite, and he still has some small calculations in his heart.

Not long after the two of them sat down, a few women brought a few plates of freshly fried side dishes to the table, with all meat and vegetables, and it seemed that Chu Ze's life on weekdays was extremely comfortable.

Bao Guowei put the ceramic teacup in his hand to his mouth, took a sip of tea, and tasted the familiar taste, which is the Biluochun of Dongting Lake, a specialty of Suzhou.

A sip of warm tea went down to his stomach, relieving the greasy taste of the kebab he had just eaten, and he suddenly felt a lot more comfortable in his heart.

Somehow, Chu Ze always felt that Bao Guowei looked a little tired, and even his face was pale, which was not like the look that a person who encountered a happy event should have:

"Why do you look so haggard?"

Why are you so emaciated? Of course, he was frightened by the horse bandits, and when he mentioned this, Bao Guowei was a little aggrieved:

"Alas! I was robbed by horse bandits on the road. ”

Although he was robbed, the group of horse bandits really made people hate it:

From the very beginning, their plan was to consume the guards' ammunition and eventually threaten to surrender, trying to complete the train hijacking operation without killing as many people as possible.

After the successful hijacking, not only did he not kill people at will, but he also gave the passengers some entanglement that could go home according to the carriage and the money they stood, although not much.

Now that I think about it, I am afraid that this move is so as not to offend people too much.

The fare of a long-distance train is often a month or two of the salary of ordinary people, ordinary people can not afford it, except for the passengers in the third-class carriage, there are a lot of big people sitting in it, if you really kill too many people, provoke too many people, I am afraid that the encirclement and suppression of the army will come.

The horse bandits who could plan such a well-thought-out carjacking plan must have been commanded by a leader with quite a brain.

If it is a bandit who kills indiscriminately to vent his emotions, he is really a rabble, how can he get so many people, guns, and horses? Not to mention hijacking a train with nearly thirty guards.

When Chu Ze heard that Bao Guowei was robbed by horse bandits, he wanted to laugh a little in his heart, a person who was about to become famous in the world, took a train and almost asked the horse bandits to rob him.

However, it was naturally impossible to laugh in front of him, and his face suddenly showed a look of great concern:

"But where is the injury? Do I need to see a doctor? The medical technology in Shanghai is very advanced, and if there is really any injury, it can be called a foreign ......."

"Actually, nothing happened, but I was lost dozens of dollars by the horse bandits."

The horse bandits robbed Bao Guowei of dozens of yuan, and Bao Guowei killed two accomplices, but this transaction is really not a loss.

"For this reason, you must be careful next time you travel, the north and the south are now at war, and it is very inconvenient to travel, and it is not appropriate to travel at will if you have nothing important, even if you travel, you must bring an escort."

Bao Guowei didn't want to talk about it anymore, since Chu Ze had just mentioned seeing a doctor, it just happened to fulfill his heart:

"Brother Wenchen, I'm new here, but I see that there is already a cure for diseases in many medical clinics in Shanghai, and it is still being advertised, claiming that it can treat diseases such as wind and cold, so this is the ......."

People in this group of big families always like to use words to call them, and they like to chew words, so Bao Guowei just went along with his wishes, and became Chuze "Wenchen".

Chu Ze replied flatly:

"Hehe, that's right, this is the allicin you gave me not long ago.

This method of curing diseases has now begun to gradually spread, and it is used in many medical centers in this area of Jiangnan, and now in winter, people often get sick, and this medicine can treat wind and cold, and the surplus is excellent......"

Bao Guowei handed over the production method of allicin, and it was not a matter of a day or two.

It took so long to roll out this method, and I'm afraid that the people of the Chu family secretly put a lot of effort into research.

But it's not that simple to delay the loss of allicin, but it's not without results after being hidden for so long:

At the very least, we have successfully experimented with a way to get rid of the smell of garlic, and we have packaged it when we sell it, so it is difficult for anyone who buys the medicine to notice that it is a product made of garlic for a short time.

However, this method is probably to prevent the common people from producing and selling themselves, so that they can earn a few more days of money, and the people who should know how to make this allicin are definitely not the only ones in the Chu family now.

It's okay not to mention this allicin, as soon as this allicin is mentioned, when he thinks of his research on a new alkali method, Chu Ze is a little puzzled:

This Bao Guowei is only fifteen years old, and he hasn't even finished middle school, and he can successively develop allicin and a new alkali production method, which are enough to be recorded in the annals of history, is there really such a genius in this world?

Then he spoke again:

I don't know how many lives can be saved by this new method, and it can be called a great merit!

However, I really wonder how this method was developed? ”

Bao Guowei accepted this evaluation of immeasurable merits, but he also wanted to see if he could take it because of the reputation of allicin:

"Yes, this new method can indeed save a lot of people, of course, this merit is also inseparable from Brother Wen Chen's discernment, otherwise I am afraid that this method will not be taken out easily.

Previously, I ...... with Uncle Hou When Mr. Hou Debang met, he spoke highly of the new alkali production method I had developed, including Mr. Fan Xudong.

But in my opinion, this allicin is my proudest invention, and it can be said to be a real thing for the benefit of the people. ”

Hearing this, Chu Ze's eyes narrowed slightly, Uncle Hou? Hou Debang was so close to him, so Fan Xudong ......

"As for how this method was sent...... Maybe I'm a genius, or maybe it's luck, I always find something that ordinary people can't pay attention to. ”

Bao Guowei seemed to be a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said.

Chu Ze obviously doesn't believe in luck, he has also been to the West to study, and he is not without research in chemistry, and he knows how difficult it is to create a new alkali production method with practical value that is not inferior to the Solvay-style alkali production method.

But Bao Guowei said, people are geniuses, maybe geniuses are like this?

On the large wooden table where the two of them sit, there are stacks of newspapers: "Declaration", "Ta Kung Pao", "News" and other newspapers, all of which report on the birth of the new alkali production method without exception.

Chu Ze casually picked up one and held it in his hand:

"Not only the Yongli Soda Plant, but also many engineers around the world who study chemical industry, especially in the West, have invested an unknown amount of money, and have not seen any new results over the years.

This kind of thing is not something that can be successfully discovered by luck, and it only took a few days to successfully develop a new alkali method, which seems to be really a genius. ”

Speaking of this topic, it was a bit far-fetched, and Bao Guowei opened his mouth again to pull the topic back:

"Brother Wenchen, I wonder when this allicin will start to spread in an all-round way?"

Chu Ze actually understood what Bao Guowei meant: he also wanted to study the name of allicin.

Hearing Bao Guowei's words, Chu Ze quickly weighed it in his heart, and finally a smile appeared on his face:

"I remember saying that it's better for you and me to talk straight to each other."

……

At noon on December 20, 1927, after Bao Guowei had been repairing overnight, he took three more subordinates and boarded the train with some large bags and small bags.

Shanghai is very prosperous, he wants to stay a little longer, but this trip has been out for more than half a month, and if he doesn't go home, I'm afraid that the old bag will be in a hurry.

This time it was a blue steel fast train, which was very fast, just like the heart of an arrow.

Of course, the coil in the car came from the Chu family.

After more than two hours, the more than 100 miles of driving around the twists and turns will pass, and when Bao Guowei sees that the train crosses a gap in the city wall, this is to enter the city of Suzhou.

In the past two hours, Bao Guowei was a little tormented, because the passengers sitting in the same position recognized him, and even shouted loudly.

This, in turn, caused a small commotion in the train, after all, the appearance of a popular celebrity who had recently appeared in the authoritative national newspaper was a rarity in this era.

was always accosted along the way, and his every move was watched, which made Bao Guowei a little uncomfortable, it seems that it is time to buy a mask in the future?

Fortunately, the train finally arrived at the station, and after more than half a month, Bao Guowei set foot on the land of Suzhou again.

Suzhou doesn't seem to have changed much, just like it did when it came out at the beginning of the month.

It was noon, and the winter sun was hidden in the deep white clouds, and the sky and the earth were a little dark.

The old railway station was as crowded as last time, and the four members of the Bao family got off the train with their luggage.

On the high platform, there was an old man in a brown brocade robe, a black cotton hat, and reading glasses.

As usual, he stood on a high place and looked at the railway, and waited for a long time before finally waiting for a train.

The train was not big, and he looked at the people coming out of the train with anticipation, and carefully looked at the passengers pouring out of it.

He carefully distinguished the faces of the passengers who got off the bus, looking back and forth between the first-class and second-class doors, and in the end, he even looked at the third-class door.

After a glance, he never saw the person he wanted to see.

Lao Bao sighed......

The four members of the Bao family packed their luggage, and as soon as they got off the train, Bao Guowei seemed to have a sense - Lao Bao was standing on the platform.

(End of chapter)