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Chapter 312 Organizational decision has been made, you will be in charge (7.2K)

"You want a promise?"

In the office.

Looking at Xu Yun with a serious face.

William Whewell couldn't help frowning slightly.

There was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

He really did not expect that Xu Yun would actually make such a request.

mentioned earlier.

Cambridge and Oxford are one of the two most famous colleges in the United Kingdom, and their grievances and entanglements can be traced back to more than 600 years ago-this is still a number relative to this point in time in 1850.

It was a snow in 1209, earlier than in 1208.

An Oxford University student has intensified tensions with Oxford citizens after he accidentally killed a woman while practicing archery and fled.

Then the citizens of Oxford rushed into the school and hanged the student and several of his roommates without consulting the church.

This incident directly detonated the powder kegs of both sides, triggering violent conflicts between schools and citizens, and the total number of casualties reached three digits.

in conflict.

Some Oxford teachers and students fled north to the town of Cambridge, and with the support of the local church, they began to devote themselves to cultural and academic research in the local area.

Over time.

Eventually, the current University of Cambridge was formed.

As for those students and teachers who stayed in Oxford, they thought that these escaped teachers and students had lost Oxford's face.

They should be permanently nailed to the pillar of shame, and this matter was brought up in front of the King of England.

Therefore, the two schools have had a lot of grievances from the very beginning, and the school badges of both sides are even opposite:

Both Cambridge and Oxford have a book on their badges, but the Cambridge one is closed and the Oxford one is open.

During the English Civil War.

Oxford was the headquarters of Charles I and the Royalist Party, while Cambridge was the base of the Parliamentary Army, and they became politically opposed.

Another example is Mavericks’ teacher Barrow. The core reason for the conflict between him and Hook actually stems from the entanglement between the two universities.

So for the University of Cambridge.

You can ignore the University of Manchester, University College London, University of Leeds, etc. It doesn't matter whether the sky in Manchester is blue or red, and whether you will play the Champions League or the English Championship next year.

But only one thing must be true:

That is, you can't be overwhelmed by Oxford University until you die.

not long ago.

News came from Cambridge spies lurking in Oxford:

After receiving the notice from the royal family, Oxford University will release a variety of heavyweight industrial equipment at this World Expo to show off its presence.

For example, one of the devices they plan to announce is called a "rain and rain forecaster".

It is said that it can use the leeches raised in the rain to predict the weather with high accuracy.

Today's Britain is just about to expand its territory. If this instrument can be used in actual combat, its value will be inestimable.

Another example is an instrument that can transmit information over long distances. It seems that it can rub the information on paper and receive it, which seems to be a magical skill.

Plus optimized revolvers, well-crafted sculptures, farm machinery, and more

This is only the known information of Cambridge University. It is said that Oxford still has some highly confidential super killers.

In the face of the menacing Oxford University, Cambridge University has not many cards in hand:

The teaching power of the University of Cambridge is extremely dispersed among various colleges. Although the highly autonomous teaching model is academically flourishing, it also leads to the fact that some technologies that require collective investment are doomed to be difficult to pass the school council.

At the same time.

Cambridge University is also a school with a strong theological color, and theology has a very special status in the school.

Therefore, Cambridge University has always respected classical education, which has also restricted the development of some industrial technologies-this situation will not change until Wheat establishes the Cavendish Laboratory.

In this case, the frontal gang seems to be unbeatable.

And just when the school directors were about to lose their hair, someone suddenly thought of Babbage's Analytical Engine:

This thing was able to attract the British government to invest a small 20,000 pounds in research and development more than 20 years ago, and its significance is naturally needless to say.

Just like the virtual reality technology of later generations.

Whether it can be done is one thing, but the value of the technology itself is another.

Although Babbage is not very reliable, but now with the help of Xu Yun, the "offspring of fat fish", there is still something to look forward to.

If it can make its debut at the closing stage of the fair.

So what kind of revolver or "weather forecaster" is worth mentioning.

In front of the analysis machine that has crossed the era, these devices are all just inserting labels and selling top sellers.

In a sense.

Today's Cambridge school director is actually very similar to William Whewell at the opening ceremony-the situation is irreversible, and the analytical engine is currently the only turning point.

With it, it is possible to win, but without it, it must be sent.

And since they want to persuade Xu Yun to speed up the completion of the analysis machine, the school directors are naturally prepared for Xu Yun's possible request.

It's just based on the board's previous estimates.

Xu Yun is 80% likely to ask for money:

For example, directly ask for how many pounds, or just hope that the school will clear his IOUs.

The remaining 20% ​​probability is related to where to go after graduation, such as asking for a guaranteed job, or asking for a house, etc.

But did not expect.

Xu Yun didn't ask for money or other real rewards, but just wanted a promise?

To know.

Committing to this kind of thing is like the author adding more, and it is often impossible to get it back.

It's okay if you meet a diligent and trustworthy author like Xu Yun, but if you meet a pigeon like the golden Jasmine, then basically there will be nothing left.

Think here.

William Whewell couldn't help but glanced at Xu Yun, with a little curiosity and inquiry on his face, he asked:

"Student Luo Feng, what kind of promise do you want?"

Xu Yun thought for a while, but did not give a direct answer, but asked rhetorically:

"Dean Whewell, in your capacity, you should know the Empire's attitude towards the East, right?"

William Whewell is a well-known philosopher in the world. Being able to serve as the dean of Trinity College also means that he is a direct descendant of Prince Albert. He is naturally clear about some high-level policies.

Seeing him hesitate for a moment, he nodded sharply:

"Well, as far as I know, the empire should be preparing to launch a round against the East in the name of maintaining the tobacco trade. Well, force deterrence."

"Although the House of Commons has not yet passed a vote to activate the bill, the opposition clearly cannot hold out for long."

Speaking of which, William Whewell suddenly thought of something, blinked, and tentatively said to Xu Yun:

"Student Luo Feng, if you want Cambridge to make a promise to persuade His Majesty not to start a war, then I'm afraid it's a waste of effort. It's absolutely impossible."

Before Whewell finished speaking, Xu Yun shook his head and decisively denied:

"Don't worry, Dean Whewell, I won't make such an unrealistic request."

Only then did William Whewell feel slightly relieved.

Then Xu Yun paused, raised two fingers, and said to him:

"Dean Whewell, let me just say it straight, the promise I ask for is divided into two points."

William Whewell straightened his body and made a listening gesture:

"Oh? I would like to hear more about it."

Xu Yun took a deep breath, organized his words, and said seriously:

"First of all, I ask that when there is a vote in the House of Commons to start the war, all non-Whig MPs affiliated with the University of Cambridge will vote against it."

William Whewell was taken aback for a moment, and said in surprise:

"Non-Whig MP? Vote against?"

I saw him seriously thinking for a moment, and then slowly said:

"If you're not talking about Whig MPs, then it's not difficult, since the Tory Party itself is anti-war."

"But classmate Luo Feng"

"Even if all the other members of the Cambridge University faction voted against it, at most it would delay the start of the war for a few days. In any case, it is impossible not to start the war."

Xu Yun finished listening with a solemn expression, but did not speak.

He actually wanted to tell William Whewell that his purpose was just to delay time.

He knows one thing better than anyone:

One crow is bound to explode, this is the trend of history.

Once it doesn't happen, it will change history, and the impact on the timeline is immeasurable.

The starting timeline for the void of modern history is 1840. (I can’t help complaining, after doing so many things, some people say that the protagonist is timid, I really don’t understand, if this is not called making trouble, I don’t know what is called making trouble)

In addition, it has been said countless times that neither can be broken nor can be built. Whether it is the father of the nation or the subsequent boat, it is the dawn that will only appear after Nirvana.

Therefore, Xu Yun's goal was very clear from the beginning:

He won't stop Yicrow from erupting, but at least he can make it happen as late as possible.

If the outbreak of Yicrow coincides with the most intense period of the Crimean War.

Then, when the situation is involved, maybe the mainland can save some innocent civilians from dying.

be honest.

Xu Yun is not a strategist, nor has he studied battlefield command, so he is not very sure that this kind of thing can be done.

But whether it can be done is one thing, and whether it can be done is another.

In the current situation, he can at least try as much as he can.

Anyway, no money, just try a little bit.

At present, there are about forty members of the House of Commons belonging to the Cambridge faction, of which 40% are Whigs, that is, the main combatants.

There is no Labor Party these days, so the remaining 60% basically belong to the Tory Party.

That is, the Conservative Party of later generations.

Although there will be a blond idiot in the Conservative Party in 2022, he will do some stupid work.

But at least at this point in 1850, the Tories were indeed an anti-war party.

Mentioned earlier.

On April 7, 1840 in local history, the British Parliament held a vote to start the war.

In the end, with a difference of 271 votes in favor and 9 votes against 262 votes, the proposal of the cabinet was passed, and a crow broke out.

These 262 negative votes are basically from the hands of the Tory Party.

Of course.

The Tories opposed the war not because they loved peace, but because they did not expect that the Qing Dynasty would be so weak:

What they were afraid of was that Daiqing would hold the pass and at the same time close the trade with Britain and hand it over to other European countries, so they voted against it.

all in all.

Regardless of their starting point.

At least in terms of the anti-war appeal, the Tory Party and Xu Yun have the same position.

It is not very difficult for William Whewell or Cambridge University to persuade those non-Whig MPs to vote against.

Therefore, although he didn't quite understand Xu Yun's thoughts, William Whewell nodded simply:

"No problem, classmate Luo Feng, I can promise you this right now."

"Now there are 42 members of the House of Commons in Cambridge. After deducting the Whig part, the number of Tories is probably in the 20s or closer to 30."

"Well, I'll give you a round number, 30 votes."

"That is, the Cambridge department can cast at least 30 negative votes. If it is not enough, I will find someone to make up for you."

William Whewell's last sentence was very domineering, and he seemed to be paying the bill for the local tyrants of later generations.

However, with his status and contacts, he is indeed qualified to say this sentence-not to mention, there are four or five members of the House of Commons cultivated by Whewell himself.

Seeing that William Whewell not only accepted his request, but also added a little extra, Xu Yun couldn't help feeling relieved.

The second point he was going to raise next was very difficult, and even Xu Yun himself was not sure that he could achieve it.

So in a sense.

Whewell agreed to the first request, and his purpose this time has almost been achieved.

After all, the price he paid was to speed up the completion of the analysis machine.

Then he adjusted his breathing again, and said to William Whewell:

"As for the second point."

"Dean Whewell, I hope that if the war starts, Trinity College—I mean Trinity College, not Cambridge University, can collect the rare treasures looted by the empire as much as possible in the museum of Trinity College, and "

"After one hundred and fifty years, try to return these rare treasures to the East."

Britain had a plundering style as early as the colonial period in India and the Americas, so William Whewell did not think about washing the land for the British army, but focused on specific conditions:

"Huh? One hundred and fifty years?"

"Student Luo Feng, this. How can I guarantee you this?"

"One hundred and fifty years from now, you and I will be ashes, and all the promises will be turned into empty talk. Who knows what the younger generation will do?"

Xu Yun smiled freely when he heard the words, waved his hand at him, and patiently explained:

"So I said try my best, at least about collecting the treasure, I hope you can agree to it."

Xu Yun said these words very calmly, because he really didn't expect the second half of the sentence to come true.

Not to mention one hundred and fifty years, some promises may not be valid after fifteen years.

It's just that there is an old saying in Huaxia.

If you have a date or not, you can score three shots. If you can't hit it, you won't lose money.

As for the previous sentence?

It can be regarded as a stop loss as much as possible.

After Daiqing became a colony, a large number of cultural relics in the East were lost overseas, and the collection in the British Museum may not even be one-fifth of the total.

In Xu Yun's later generations, there are still quite a few cultural relics missing.

The most famous one is the animal head in Yuanmingyuan.

As of 2022, 4 of the 12 animal heads are still missing.

Not to mention recovering the relics, you don't even know where to find them.

This is the price paid for the ignorance of this decadent dynasty, but those cultural relics are innocent, and many of them are even left over from the ancestors of more ancient times.

Xu Yun was powerless to go against the general trend, but he also wanted to do something for those innocent Chinese cultural relics.

At least the wealth left by some ancestors will not be locked in a dark secret room of a collector, and even the sound of crying cannot be heard.

be honest.

Even if William Whewell made a promise to return the cultural relics in a hundred years, his successor would most likely not recognize it.

Don't you see that somewhere it was agreed to return at the end of the day, and at this time, there are still many cockroaches acting as demons?

But as long as those relics can lie in the museum of Trinity College, even if they cannot return temporarily, it is many times better than being locked in a caisson.

The descendants of the East can at least have a goal, so that they don't even know who to ask for debts.

Again.

What Xu Yun paid was only some knowledge, knowledge that was not even considered a "price".

The negative votes for the first requirement alone are enough, and he earns every time he completes the second requirement.

The line of sight returns to the office again.

Looking at Xu Yun with a serious face, William Whewell touched his chin involuntarily, and said in deliberation:

"Student Luo Feng, I'm pretty sure I can do the first half of your request. After all, no matter how much the war is postponed, I can obviously see the results when I'm alive—sorry, I might make you feel a little uncomfortable by saying this."

Xu Yun shook his head, indicating that it was okay.

This is to pay off the debts owed, and if you lag behind, you will be beaten. There is nothing to say.

Moreover, although William Whewell himself has a somewhat self-interested personality, he is also a staunch anti-war faction in history.

He resolutely voted against in the four rounds of voting, no matter how much Xu Yun vented his anger, he would not send it to him.

Seeing that Xu Yun's face was quite normal, William Whewell continued:

"So student Luo Feng, I can promise you that once the empire really loots some treasures, I will definitely try my best to keep them in the museum on campus—the reason is that they are the treasures of the hometown of 'Mr. Fat Fish', Trinity College should be displayed at the same standard as Sir Newton's relics, so it must not be a big problem."

"It's just a promise to return the cultural relics after 150 years. I can write you a letter of promise, but people in the future may not recognize it."

"It is enough that you can write a letter of commitment."

Xu Yun quickly took his words and said:

"Things in a hundred years. Who knows what will happen?"

"At least if you agree to this matter, I will definitely finish the analysis machine on time, isn't that enough?"

William Whewell was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled:

"That's right, since that's the case, student Luo Feng, let's make an agreement."

"The day the Analytical Machine comes out is the day I hand over the letter of commitment, what do you think?"

Xu Yun nodded without hesitation:

"no problem."

Seeing Xu Yun in front of him relieved, William Whewell also felt the pressure on his shoulders lighten.

If he still had concerns about Xu Yunxin three months ago.

Then with the occurrence of several major events, now he no longer has any doubts about Xu Yun's ability.

Analytical machine

Then he suddenly thought of something, patted his forehead lightly, and said to Xu Yun:

"Oh, by the way, student Luo Feng, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

Xu Yun sat upright:

"What's up?"

William Whewell took a sip of coffee and said to him:

"It has been decided in the organization that you will assist in the reception of the delegation from the East."