The world's center of science and technology!
In another world, Germany was the world's scientific center in the 19th century. The rise of German science began in the early 19th century. First, the university reform was carried out, and teaching and scientific research were closely integrated, making Germany the first country in the world to establish a tutor system. Germany's new scientific research and education system attracted many of the world's best scientific talents and became a paradise for scientific research. At the same time, Germany also paid special attention to the application of scientific and technological achievements, making Germany a world industrial power in the 1870s.
And what about this world?
Although Germany has become a world industrial power, it has established advanced metallurgical industry, mechanical industry, electrical industry and optical industry.
But under the aura of the empire, Germany's achievements are not even worth mentioning. The current Ming Empire is the world's scientific center of this era - from the 1870s to the present, the number of scientific achievements of the Ming Empire accounts for more than 25% of the world's total during the same period. In the past 20 years, the Ming Empire has not only led the trend of world scientific and technological development, but also has tens of thousands of international students studying in the empire.
At the University of Nanhua, which although not known as the "Imperial University" is known as the "highest institution of learning in the empire", the outbreak of war did not seem to change the school, but in fact it had already changed it profoundly.
In the past year, many scholars at the University of South China have been conducting research related to war. Their research results have been rapidly applied to military, industrial and other fields, playing a role in the war.
Einstein, a physics student from Germany, felt this change very deeply. Even within the physics department, some students transferred to other majors.
"The theories we studied do not seem to be applicable to the military, nor do they help the Empire win this war. As loyal subjects of the Empire, we should contribute our part to the war..."
Just yesterday, Einstein's roommate applied to change his major. Facing his roommate's choice, while he chose to respect it, Einstein was also struggling deep in his heart.
"Should I leave or stay here?"
This is a multiple-choice question.
In fact, this choice was not difficult. As early as the beginning of the war, Emperor Shengde personally issued an imperial decree to grant amnesty to all foreign students. The imperial officials were not allowed to treat them as enemy students and take measures against enemy expatriates. Enemy students could still receive corresponding protection in the Imperial University and could still apply for corresponding scholarships until they completed their studies.
In a word, the Empire did not put these students in jail just because they came from enemy countries. Not only would the war not affect their studies, but through amnesty, these students even had the opportunity to naturalize in the Empire and become its subjects.
Before the war, this... was simply a dream. Even for international students, less than 20% could stay in Ming Dynasty, and without exception, they were almost all the best students from top schools.
As an international student from Germany, Einstein seemed a little hesitant in the face of such an opportunity. In fact, his coming to Daming was purely a coincidence. After self-studying calculus last year, Einstein took the entrance examination of the Swiss Institute of Technology. After failing, he was encouraged by his classmates to take the imperial student test, successfully passed the test, and even received an admission notice from the University of South China, the world's most famous institution of higher learning.
Admission letter plus full scholarship.
Einstein certainly would not miss such an opportunity. Soon after he arrived in Ming Dynasty, the war broke out. After the war broke out, he also saw another side of Ming Dynasty. For example, the middle schools in Ming Dynasty were not much different from those in Germany. They both "treated students as machines and soldiers. They could only repeat the dogmas in the textbooks monotonously and obey as their duty."
But on the other hand, he was unwilling to give up the empire's relaxed scientific environment. Not only was it relaxed, the empire also had one biggest advantage - the country's emphasis on and investment in science was unimaginable for other countries.
"This is the temple of science. Any scientist can easily obtain official funding from the empire and conduct research of their interest..."
Once upon a time, Einstein thought this was a bit exaggerated, but after coming to the Ming Dynasty, he discovered that the imperial government's emphasis on scientific research had reached an incredible level. The scientific research funds obtained by the University of South China alone were enough to build several dreadnoughts!
It is precisely thanks to sufficient financial support that the empire's academic circles have been able to achieve amazing scientific research achievements, lead the development of the world's scientific trends, and attract scholars from all over the world.
Even after the outbreak of the war, although scientists had their own motherland, there were still a large number of British, German and American scholars who became Ming citizens.
"If you leave the Ming Dynasty, you will find that no country can provide you with such a relaxed scientific environment, nor can it provide you with such sufficient scientific research funds, whether it is official or personal..."
In Einstein's mind, the words his teacher said when he became a naturalized citizen emerged. The teacher even advised him to become a naturalized citizen.
"Albert, this is your chance, and it may be the best chance of your life. Wars... There have always been wars in human history, but science is science. The scientific research we are engaged in will benefit all mankind. In the Ming Dynasty, we will get the strongest support, and only the Ming Dynasty will do its utmost to support our research."
As he walked, Einstein was thinking about his teacher's advice.
"Unlike any other country, the Ming Empire's emphasis on science is not only due to the Chinese tradition of attaching importance to learning, but also because of the failures they suffered. After the demise of the Ming Empire in 1644, Chinese civilization declined rapidly. Until Britain launched the "Opium War", China had already lagged far behind European countries in science. A European power could easily defeat the Qing Dynasty. The painful lessons of history taught the Ming Empire a truth - if you lag behind, you will be beaten. It is also based on this historical experience that the Ming Empire invested unimaginable financial and material resources in other countries to promote the development of science and technology. Perhaps many technologies have been used in the war, but Albert, as scientists, we should also see that... thanks to the promotion of the empire, the speed of human scientific progress is far faster than any period in history. Isn't this the spring for us - all scientists?"
spring……
Muttering these two words, Einstein strolled on the campus of South China University and couldn't help feeling a little confused. As a young man, he didn't even know what he should choose.
He didn't like the behavior of destroying human civilization and provoking war, but what about now? This country was in the midst of the frenzy of war, and the people here were also in it, unable to extricate themselves. They enthusiastically cheered for the war, cheered for death and destruction.
He didn't like all of this, but if he left here, where else could he find such a good scientific research environment?
As he thought about this in his mind, Einstein became more and more troubled.
"War... Science..."
Einstein hated war, but the scientific research environment provided here was what he needed and what he desired. Einstein even thought that after graduating from university, he wanted to seek a teaching position here and continue to engage in scientific research in the Ming Empire. After all, for scientists, this place can also provide the best scientific research environment and the most sufficient funds, which are something that no other country can give him.
But... Einstein frowned and then he muttered to himself.
“This choice is really difficult!”
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