Beiyang reactionaries

Even in a country like China where men have been superior to women for thousands of years, such a genius mathematician would not have such a result.Chinese universities do not know how eager they are for such mathematicians.

"Prime Minister, this kind of thing is very common in Europe. The situation of my teacher Professor Meitner and Professor Nott is not too different. Because they are women, they have suffered a lot. Even many students think that listening to women It is a shame for teachers to teach. So when my teacher lectures, there will not be many students. Some reporters even heard that there are female physics teachers at the University of Berlin, so they came to interview Professor Meitner when he was in class. Because Female teachers at European universities are very rare."

"Ridiculous logic."

Duan Xun pouted.

Then he said: "There is no priority in learning, and the master is the teacher. It doesn't matter whether you are a man or a woman, as long as you have knowledge, you are qualified to be a teacher. What's wrong with women, isn't their mother a woman? Any of us is the first Teachers are our own parents, our own mothers. When we were young, we learned things from our parents. When they looked down on women, why didn’t they think that their mothers were also women. Under such difficult circumstances, some Women can still achieve such success. They must pay more than men, and the process is more difficult. For such people, we should respect and support them more. Now that it is the Republic of China, we only talk about learning, regardless of gender."

If such a female scientist were in China, Duan Xun would support her every day and make her a national treasure of China.Seeing Duan Xun's statement, Wang Ganchang looked much better.

"Professor Wang, who is this Professor Lise Meitner?"

"Prime Minister, Professor Meitner is a Ph.D. from the University of Vienna. When he first entered the University of Berlin, he had no position because of a woman. Later, because of his outstanding performance, he was valued by the famous German physicist Max Planck. , became his assistant. It was also because of the support of Max Planck that Professor Meitner was able to gain a foothold in the University of Berlin. Later, he partnered with the famous German chemist Otto Hahn to work in his laboratory. I studied abroad When he was at the University of Berlin, Professor Meitner was already a professor at the University of Berlin. Otto Hahn had a deep research on atoms. The two people are also very interested in the experiments of Fermilab and have been conducting research."

"Professor at the University of Berlin?"

Duan Xun said directly: "Since this is a professor at the University of Berlin, and she is also a partner with those famous physicists and chemists in Germany, and there is a laboratory for her to study subjects, why should we let her come to our country to be in charge of the atomic laboratory. "

"Prime Minister, my teacher is no longer a professor at the University of Berlin."

Wang Ganchang immediately explained.

Feeling a little depressed, he said: "Before I returned to China, Professor Meitner had already lost his professorship because he was Jewish, and she was not allowed to teach at the University of Berlin. So now she can only work as a professor in Hahn's laboratory. However, Prime Minister, this is only a political reason, the reason why Hitler's "resetting the public servants law" excluded Jewish professors. In fact, Professor Meitner is first-class professionally, not worse than Professor Hahn. Because of the woman, he should have owned a laboratory by himself, instead of being an assistant to Professor Hahn."

"I see."

Lise Meitner, Wang Ganchang is a student of Lise Meitner.After Hitler came to power, he began to persecute the Jews.Of course, Hitler is not killing Jews as crazy as he was during World War II, but he is already attacking Jews politically.Especially those Jewish professors lost their jobs in universities one by one.

China is also reaching out to these Jewish scientists.

But overall, the number of people coming to China is relatively small.These Jewish scientists preferred to stay in Europe. Many of them went to the United Kingdom, France, and Sweden, and many chose to go to the United States and the Soviet Union. Few of them were willing to come to China.And many theoretical physicists, China is not very interested.Because now China does not have more funds to introduce those theoretical physicists.China's current scientific research investment is more in the field of application than theoretical research.

Therefore, what China introduces are more experts and professors in the field of application.Experts and professors that China likes to import from Germany most are doctors and engineers.

"If we are willing to give Professor Meitner the title of foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the salary is the same as our own academician of the Academy of Sciences, and receive special cabinet allowances. And let Tsinghua University hire her as a special professor of the university, and let her be in charge of the National Atomic Laboratory People, do you think she will choose to come to our country?"

"Prime Minister, there should be hope."

Wang Ganchang thought for a while and finally nodded.

Lise Meitner has already been persecuted in Germany, and she finally lost her professorship at the University of Berlin.Now China is willing to give her an independent atomic laboratory, and let her serve as a professor at Tsinghua University and a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.The treatment given by China is something that Germany will never be able to give.

Especially now that Lise Meitner is at a loss in Germany, China's invitation is even more sincere.

"it is good."

Duan Xun thought for a while and said, "Professor Wang, Professor Meitner is your teacher. You send her a telegram to invite her to come to our country to take charge of the atomic laboratory. I will send a telegram to Ambassador Shi Zhaoji and let him Visit Professor Lise Meitner in person to show our sincerity. As long as Professor Meitner proposes what equipment, experimental equipment, and staff are needed for the laboratory, I will prepare for him.”

"Yes."

Wang Ganchang nodded.

Duan Xun continued: "Professor Zhao, Professor Wang, regardless of whether Professor Meitner is willing to come to our country, this atomic laboratory will be established. The preliminary preparations will be left to you two. Chinese physics circles know a lot of people. You select a group of outstanding physics students from across the country. As long as they are willing to engage in atomic research, let them come to the newly established atomic laboratory to train our country's atomic Physical talent."

"Yes."

Duan Xun has made up his mind to set up an atomic laboratory.

Wang Ganchang recommended Lise Meitner, and Duan Xun agreed with Wang Ganchang.So Wang Ganchang personally sent a telegram to Lise Meitner to invite her, while Shi Zhaoji left London and went to Germany to invite Lise Meitner in person.

Duan Xun is very much looking forward to Lise Meitner agreeing.

Because Lise Meitner is an expert in atomic research for many years.Fermilab has actually discovered nuclear fission, but they didn't delve into it, and the direction was a little bit off.In this regard, the German chemist Ida Nodak said that the direction is correct.If you follow Ida Nodak's direction of research, it won't take two or three years to discover nuclear fission.

When the nuclear fission is completed and the calculation formula for nuclear fission is calculated, then the theoretical research on nuclear fission is basically complete.The emergence of the atomic bomb was actually manufactured on the basis of this theory.So Duan Xun is looking forward to the arrival of Lise Meitner.

But even if she doesn't come, Duan Xun will still implement the atomic laboratory.

The Second World War was something Duan Xun had been waiting for for a long time.Fishing in troubled waters during the Second World War, taking enough benefits, and taking back those lands.But after winning so many benefits, how to ensure that these benefits will not be taken away by others, how to ensure that the European, American and Soviet countries will not unite to encircle China, this is something Duan Xun must consider.And how to ensure that World War II can end smoothly, instead of procrastinating and fighting to the death.

When war breaks out, there will be an end.

Therefore, Duan Xun is looking forward to nuclear weapons more and more.The emergence of nuclear weapons has created a very delicate balance among the world's major powers, but on the contrary, it has eliminated the possibility of war between major powers.Duan Xun wants to use nuclear weapons to end World War II and not let World War II get out of control.More importantly, the use of nuclear weapons to ensure that China's interests will not be lost again.

Therefore, it is imperative to establish an atomic laboratory.

Duan Xun plans to set up a special fund from his prime minister's office funds to allocate funds to the atomic laboratory project.As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Duan Xun has special office funds.Not a lot, but funds allocated by the Prime Minister himself.Duan Xun is willing to use all of it in the atomic laboratory, not only to discover nuclear fission, but also to train China's own nuclear physicists.

With the completion of these, the time has come to January 1935.

"The export volume of tung oil has increased so much, and the price has also risen rapidly. The US economy has begun to stabilize."

In August 1934, the Economic and Development Commission formulated the third five-year plan.

And Duan Xun has been busy with the military.The other parts of the third five-year plan have their own departments to be responsible for.There are also cabinet members and a deputy prime minister on the top, they will handle it, and Duan Xun doesn't need to pay special attention to it.

But the military issue is different.

Because Duan Xun has always served as the Minister of Military Affairs, he firmly controls the army and prevents other cabinet leaders from reaching into the army.And now in the military department, Li Jishen left the military department to form the construction corps, Sa Zhenbing has retired, and although Chen Yi is the deputy minister of the military department, at most he is the secretary-general of Duan Xun, and it is impossible to make decisions by himself.

So Duan Xun handles the affairs of the military department alone.

When Duan Xun was busy with the work of the military department, Wang Yongjiang made the financial policy of the three-five plan and discussed it with Duan Xun.Although Duan Xun was born as a warrior, but as the prime minister of the cabinet these years, he also needs to know about finances.

The financial policy formulated by Wang Yongjiang is based on our country's taxation situation, import and export situation, and loan situation.Export is more important here.

Because although the third five-year plan is not as good as the second five-year plan, it still needs to import a lot of things.Needless to say metallurgy and precision instruments, China needs a large amount of construction machinery for infrastructure construction, all of which have to be imported.Including China's own production of construction machinery, and the establishment of corresponding factories, all factory machinery and equipment need to be imported.But now China's foreign exchange is exhausted. Although it is still possible to obtain financing from foreign financial institutions, there are too many loans. European and American financial institutions also need to assess whether the Chinese government can repay the money.Under such circumstances, the annual export is the most important.

China's ability to export and earn foreign exchange is the biggest factor when those financial institutions evaluate.If China's exports are good, European and American financial institutions will believe that China has the ability to pay back the money.But if China's exports are not good, they will worry that China will not be able to repay the money, and they will hold back the loan at that time.

So Duan Xun looked at China's export situation in 1934.

Since 1930, due to the global environment, China's exports have also been hit hard.Industrial raw materials, in particular, have been hit the hardest.Among them, the export volume of tung oil decreased significantly.

80% of the tung oil exported from China goes to the United States every year. In 1934, U.S. tung oil imports increased to 7.6 tons.Compared with 1933, it has increased by more than 3 tons, and the price has also risen a lot.Prices have increased by 50%.In addition to the tung oil exported to other countries, China's tung oil export is close to [-] million US dollars again.

Tung oil is an important industrial raw material.

Tung oil is used in paints, inks, and various mechanical fields.Therefore, changes in the tung oil market can be felt in the world industrial situation.

"Correct."

Wang Yongjiang nodded.

Dao: "Not only tung oil, but also the export of other raw materials has also increased, and the price has also increased a lot. In 1934, the export of tungsten ore in my country reached 1.8 tons, the export of pure tin exceeded 2 tons, and the export of manganese ore reached 40 tons. They have all created my country’s export records. These three exports alone are worth 1933 million U.S. dollars more than in [-]. At present, except for France, the situation in Europe and the United States is still bad, other countries are actively trying to solve the crisis. Although they have not been able to completely To resolve the crisis, but their industrial output began to increase, so the import of raw materials increased a lot.”

"That's good."