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Chapter 311 My lord, I have to pay more. (6.4k)

Inside the classroom.

Looking at Stokes in a hurry.

Suspicion suddenly appeared in Xu Yun's eyes, he pointed at himself, and asked:

"Professor Stokes, you said Mr. Whewell was looking for me?"

"Just me?"

Stokes nodded slightly.

As Xu Yun made many big incidents, his attitude towards Xu Yun gradually softened a lot:

"That's right, you're alone."

When Xu Yun heard this, the look of doubt in his eyes couldn't help but intensified.

It would be fine to talk about other times, but now that the UK has just announced that it is preparing to start the Crimean War, Whewell came to the door.

This made Xu Yun have to imagine a possibility:

William Whewell is looking for himself at this juncture, will the content of the talk be related to the war or some high-level decision-making?

Think here.

Xu Yun couldn't help but glanced at Mai Laotang and Aiweilin beside him.

He gave them a wink of 'I'll go ahead to explore the road', then turned his head and said to Stokes:

"In that case, Professor Stokes, please show me the way."

Stokes patted him on the shoulder politely, and led him out of the classroom through the back door.

After leaving the classroom.

Xu Yun and Stokes walked side by side on the path.

be honest.

From a personal point of view, Xu Yun is quite interested in Stokes, a well-known mathematician.

Although this person's status in later generations is far inferior to that of Gauss or Faraday, he is extremely famous in a certain field.

The Stokes formula he derived is very famous in curve integrals, and can even be said to be the most famous formula in curve integrals.

In addition, Stokes' achievements in fluids are also excellent.

For example, the well-known Navier-Stokes equation, also known as the N-S equation, is also recognized as one of the most difficult physics equations in the world.

That Peking University 'Wei Shen' Wei Dongyi, who has been searched several times on Weibo, is studying this system of equations.

It's a pity that Stokes is a bit difficult to deal with - the key is that his appearance is a bit cold:

The two beards of the same style as the later Wolverines and the always high head make people feel a little daunting unconsciously.

So during the whole process, Xu Yun didn't talk much, but followed Stokes silently with his head bowed.

After about ten minutes.

Stokes stopped in front of the Academic Affairs Building of Trinity College, pointed to the gate and said:

"We've reached the place, classmate Luo Feng, I won't accompany you in."

Xu Yun nodded to him in greeting:

"Thank you, Professor Stokes."

After watching Stokes leave.

Xu Yun turned around and walked into the academic building that he had visited countless times.

Today, a tall and thin boy with freckles was in charge of visitor registration. Xu Yun filled in his name with ease, followed his memory to the innermost room, and raised his hand to knock on the door.

thump thump——

After a few seconds.

Inside the house sounded William Whewell's groans:

"The door is unlocked, please come in."

Xu Yun gently opened the door and walked into the house.

At this time, only William Whewell was sitting in the room. The ruler of Trinity College was sitting by the window, brewing a pot of coffee with great interest.

See Xu Yun enter the house.

William Whewell smiled and waved to him, beckoning him to come forward.

Xu Yun obeyed obediently:

"Good morning, Mr. Whewell."

"Well, good morning."

William Whewell greeted kindly, tilted the coffee pot in his hand slightly, and poured a cup of coffee:

"Here, classmate Luo Feng, try it, the coffee beans I ground myself."

"To tell you the truth, I am more confident in blending coffee."

Although Xu Yun was a little curious about William Whewell's purpose in looking for him, since the other party didn't take the initiative to speak up, he simply responded to the ever-changing by remaining unchanged.

He picked up the cup and blew on the beaten soybean oil.

Then he took a sip of his coffee.

Actually.

Xu Yun actually has no particular preference for coffee.

He always felt that this thing was a pain in the ass, drinking this thing would be better than drinking happy water.

However, in my previous life, when I coded, I needed to work and rest in the underworld. At the same time, I don’t know if it’s because of the receptors. The refreshing effect of coffee on Xu Yun is often better than that of American ginseng.

So in desperation.

Xu Yun could only hold his nose and drink coffee.

However, better coffee beans have high requirements on the technique and process, and a slight mistake may cause the finished product to be sour.

So it takes a long time.

Xu Yun naturally entered the door passively, more or less able to taste a little coffee.

The cup of coffee brewed by William Whewell is quite strong, and it is obviously not ordinary beans:

"The taste is smooth and the acidity is very low. Mr. Whewell, this shouldn't be coffee beans from Europe, right?"

Whewell nodded when he saw this, and seemed to be somewhat satisfied with Xu Yun's ability to taste the inner way:

"Yes, these are coffee beans shipped from Panama."

Xu Yun was taken aback for a moment, and said in surprise:

"Panama? So far?"

He thought it was beans shipped from African coffee-producing regions.

To know.

The logistics system these days is not as developed as later generations, even sea transportation requires a lot of transit time.

Although the American trade system has matured, the trading materials of this trade system are still mainly black slaves and their labor products.

Being able to drink Panama coffee in the UK is indeed a treat these days.

Then Whewell motioned Xu Yun to sit down, poured himself a cup of coffee, sipped it and said:

"That's right, the coffee beans from Panama, this is one of the supplies that arrived in the UK with the industrial delegation from the North American colonies."

"Oh, it turns out"

Xu Yun subconsciously prepared to respond, but as he spoke, he suddenly came to his senses:

"Mr. Whewell, what did you say?"

"North American colonial industrial delegation?"

Whewell nodded slightly, his face straightened slightly, and he explained:

"That's right, an industrial delegation from the North American colonies."

"To tell you the truth, this is also the main reason why I came to you this time, and that is in a few months."

"The first International Industrial Fair, which Prince Albert put a lot of effort into organizing, is about to officially open."

"World Expo?"

Hearing this word, Xu Yun was slightly taken aback again.

After recovering.

He glanced at the coffee cup in his hand, and a daze appeared in his eyes.

I see

He just said why Whewell suddenly let him taste coffee

It turned out that the drunkard's intention was not to drink, but purely to bring up this real topic.

But think about it.

This year is 1851, which is indeed the year of the opening of the International Industrial Fair.

International Industry Fair.

This name may sound strange at first.

But if you talk about its name in later generations, many people will be familiar with it:

World Expo.

The earliest World Expo in history can be traced back to 609 AD, and it was hosted by none other than Huaxia.

Emphasize it.

This is not a rhetoric to give yourself money, but it is true:

In the fifth year of Daye (609), Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ascended to Guanfengxing Hall, displaying cultural relics, playing nine pieces of music, setting up fish and dragons, and banqueting King Gaochang and Tutun in the hall to pamper him. More than 30 countries attended the event.

At that time, Turkic, Silla, Mohe, Bi Daci, Hedu, Chuanyue, Unaho, Bola, Tucharo, Julujian, Hulun, Heduo, Peihan, and Kucha participated in this grand meeting. , Shule, Khotan, Anguo, Caoguo, Heguo, Muguo, Bi, Yimi, Shifanyan, Jiazhe, Khitan and other countries, known as the "Exposition of All Nations" in history. (For details, see "Sui Shu·Di Ji·Volume 3")

As for the earliest modern industrial exposition?

It was the first International Exhibition of Industries organized by Prince Albert in 1851.

It brings together the world's top industrial technologies, famous specialties and rare treasures, attracting exhibitors and visitors from all over the world.

In order to hold this exposition.

The United Kingdom also built a huge "Crystal Palace" with steel and glass in Hyde Park, London - this is the construction site that Xu Yun and the others saw on the day of the interview with the Apostle Club.

The exhibition hall has a construction area of ​​about 74,000 square meters, a length of about 563 meters, a width of about 138 meters, and a height of about 39.48 meters.

The Universal Exposition lasted 23 weeks from its opening in May 1851 to its closing on October 14.

A total of 6.3 million people visited the venue, and there were as many as 14,000 exhibits.

Ticket revenue netted £186,000.

The "Mountain of Light", the largest diamond in the world at that time, weighing 186 carats, was also one of the exhibits.

The Expo closed after half a year, the "Crystal Palace" was demolished, and building materials were sent to south London for reconstruction.

From 1854 to 1936, the reconstructed "Crystal Palace" was one of London's main landmarks.

It is a pity that it was destroyed by a fire in 1936 and has not been restored to this day.

In Xu Yunlai's later generations, there is a saying on the local Internet about the fate of the "Crystal Palace", which is roughly that this is the retribution of burning the Old Summer Palace.

how to say

This is actually a bit too radical - because it actually has nothing to do with the Old Summer Palace.

The Crystal Palace, which was first burned, was an empty shell with no exhibits in it, which was fundamentally different from the Old Summer Palace.

Secondly, most of what the Crystal Palace exhibited during the exposition were not looted treasures, but industrial inventions or rare treasures brought by other countries—for example, the gems exhibited in Africa were finally returned to others.

The real place where the looted treasure is kept is actually the British Museum, which houses more than 23,000 cultural relics from China.

For example, the "Dunhuang Star Atlas", which is of the same level as Su Song's Star Atlas written by Lao Su, has always remained in it.

Xu Yun had visited the British Museum in his previous life, and every time he saw Chinese cultural relics being stored there, he always felt angry and regretful.

That is the place that has been tainted with evil, and one day we will welcome back those lost treasures with dignity.

The line of sight returns to reality.

Seeing the thoughtful expression on Xu Yun's face, William Whewell knew that this young man from the East had understood his thoughts.

So he pondered for a moment, and said to Xu Yun:

"Student Luo Feng, I asked you to come here today. I actually want to talk to you about a few things."

Xu Yun quickly put on a "beautiful.JPG" posture, sat upright and said:

"You say."

William Whewell added some more coffee to Xu Yun's coffee cup, then said after deliberation:

"Student Luo Feng, what is the current completion rate of the analytical machine designed by Charles and the Countess of Lovelace?"

"The degree of completion."

Xu Yun has been paying attention to Babbage's progress recently, and has basically mastered the synchronous information, so he said without hesitation:

"Mr. Charles debugged the piezoelectric ceramics at the beginning of January, and the data storage of 700 vacuum tubes has already been achieved."

"If the programming that the Countess is in charge of is also forcibly converted into a specific progress, then their total progress is about"

"In the early 20s, maybe less than 25%."

Xu Yun gave the piezoelectric ceramic drawings on December 26 last year. Due to some work damage and running-in in the initial preparation, the laboratory did not prepare suitable piezoelectric ceramics until early January.

After more than a month of debugging.

Babbage and the others have prepared a huge 2.2-meter-long vacuum tube to store mercury, successfully completing the most critical delayed storage.

At the same time, 700 vacuum tubes are responsible for data exchange, and the power is provided by steam engines.

Now this device can simply calculate 14-digit addition and subtraction or 6-digit multiplication and division, which is a little more than one-fifth of Xu Yun's requirement.

Considering the time previously agreed with Gauss, this progress has obviously exceeded expectations.

Seeing Xu Yun with a satisfied expression, William Whewell hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked another question:

"Then Luo Feng, if you have enough resources to cooperate, can you complete this equipment by the end of October?"

"Huh? At the end of October?"

Xu Yun was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask why the time was advanced, but before he could say anything, he realized what his dean was thinking:

"You mean you want our analysis machine to be exhibited at the World Expo?"

William Whewell nodded, without directly explaining the reason, but asked another question:

"Student Luo Feng, you should have heard the news that the Crimean War is about to start?"

Xu Yun was silent for a few seconds, then hummed softly:

"Well, I heard."

William Whewell showed a deep look in his eyes, adjusted his sitting posture, and continued:

"The Crimean War is expected to officially start in April. Although I don't like those furry bears in the east, their combat effectiveness cannot be ignored."

"With full equipment, a bear warrior can even fight one-on-one with our red shirts."

The corner of Xu Yun's mouth twitched when he heard the words, but he hesitated to speak.

He really wanted to tell the dean that 1v1 was actually the peak of the British army's combat power.

In his later life, there was a real incident where 200 bear fans beat up 2000 British fans.

Of course.

Considering that he might be hung up and beaten for saying this, Xu Yun finally did not speak.

William Whewell, who was immersed in emotions, did not notice Xu Yun's abnormality, but continued to introduce the situation on his own:

"Considering the pressure that may be brought by the war situation, His Majesty Albert issued a death order a few days ago to intensify efforts to make the first International Industrial Fair a success."

"For this reason, he deliberately postponed the duration of the expo, adding an additional four weeks, which is one month."

"At the same time, many universities, including Cambridge University, have also been assigned corresponding tasks."

As he spoke, William Whewell glanced at Xu Yun again, trying to think about his own words:

"According to the information we have, Oxford University has prepared a lot of novel things this time. With Cambridge's technical reserves, I'm afraid it may not be able to beat them."

"That's why the school directors thought of the Analytical Engine—after all, Cambridge University is the only investor in this project, and it is completely in compliance with the rules in nature."

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Looking at William Whewell with the expression of "I just want to make the victory bigger", Xu Yun couldn't help touching his chin lightly.

It is worthy of being engaged in philosophy, and the word game is exquisite.

It is obvious that the lack of an analysis opportunity will inevitably lead to a disastrous defeat, but when it comes to Whewell's mouth, it becomes impossible to win steadily

However, considering that Whewell did this for the face of Cambridge University, Xu Yun ignored this point and talked about the credibility of this plan:

"Dean Whewell, it's the beginning of February, and the time you requested is the end of October, about eight months or so."

"If you do the multiplication alone, we've done 20 per cent in the past month and a half, so 100 per cent in eight months seems like we should be able to catch up."

"But the problem is that the research and development of electronic equipment cannot be converted through simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It doesn't mean that it took more than a month to complete 20%, and the same progress can be completed in the same amount of time."

Xu Yun was babbling about selling miserably.

William Whewell on the other end suddenly said a word:

"Then Luo Feng, what is the price?"

Xu Yun's heart moved, and the second half of the sentence suddenly stuck in his throat.

have to say.

It is very comfortable to chat with smart people.

Then he pondered for a moment, and his face suddenly became more solemn than ever before.

I saw him staring at William Whewell seriously, and said word by word:

"Dean Whewell, I want a promise."

"A Cambridge promise."