My Italy

The Higher Institute of Technology in Milan (the predecessor of Politecnico di Milano) is a famous architecture, design and engineering school in Italy. Its founder, Mr. Francesco Brioschi, tried to spread science in the school. Progress to gradually achieve political progress, as well as the concept of social development.

That is why this college, founded in 1863, has its unique style and is unique among Italian schools.

Of course, unlike later generations that enroll tens of thousands of students, current European universities generally only enroll a few hundred people, and the Politecnico di Milano (forget it, just call it this name, the Institute of Advanced Technology does not look like the name of the school, although it is The name of the school) is based on the principle of striving for excellence rather than seeking more. It enrolls only more than 200 students.

Moreover, these two hundred people are divided into three major categories: architecture, design and engineering. Each category has only a few dozen students. If calculated based on the entrance grade, there will not be more than 20 students in each grade.

It can be said to be a standard elite education. Of course, if you want to enter this university, you cannot rely solely on your financial ability, because the principal, Mr. Brioschi, pays close attention to the quality of teaching. Not to mention sleeping in class, even if you show a slight lack of seriousness, you will be severely criticized.

In this era, there are no students who are not serious enough to be admitted to university.

A bell rang and Giovanni Cerrano put down his textbook. "Students, today's class ends here. If you want to continue to understand the structure of the internal combustion engine, you can contact me privately. In the next class, we will explain the working principle of the internal combustion engine."

As Giovanni Cerano finished speaking, the classroom immediately became lively, calling for friends and exchanging learning experiences. Some were anxious and walked quickly. Of course, some people immediately came up to ask Giovanni Cerano if he was in class. After understanding the content, the classroom immediately became full of vitality.

After explaining the problem to the students, Giovanni Cerrano was finally able to clear his mind and have time to think about the internal combustion engine he was studying.

Yes, Giovanni Cerano is not only a university professor, but also a senior researcher. The thing he studied was the internal combustion engine that he talked about in class.

Since Otto invented the internal combustion engine in 1978, Giovanni Cerrano has been following up on internal combustion engine research. He believed that this new type of machine, which was smaller and more powerful than a steam engine, could become the core of power in the new era. To this end, he cleaned up his warehouse and carried out research on internal combustion engines there. To this end, he also purchased an Otto internal combustion engine for disassembly and research.

After so many years of research, Giovanni Cerrano succeeded in building a 2.15-horsepower gasoline internal combustion engine. After building this internal combustion engine, Giovanni Cerrano's pockets were already empty. Subsequent experiments on its reliability were also intermittent. In addition to taking classes, Giovanni Cerano's more important task now is to find a sponsor so that he can continue to conduct experiments.

So after his lecture, Giovanni Cerrano wondered where to find funding.

"Professor Cerano."

A voice interrupted his thoughts.

Giovanni Cerrano looked up and saw a colleague calling him.

"anything?"

"The principal is waiting for you in the office. I have something to ask you."

Cerano was a little surprised by the words brought by his colleagues. Maybe the principal had something important to do.

Cerano, who did not dare to neglect, immediately rushed to the principal's office.

President Brioschi is a firm practitioner of technology changing society, so at Politecnico di Milano, he has always been committed to allowing teachers and students to dare to think and do in science and technology.

Today, Brioschi never expected that someone from the royal family would come to his door. Well, it was an attendant and not a member of the royal family, but the person behind it made Brioschi have to treat it with caution. Because behind them was His Majesty King Carlo, this was enough for him to pay attention to them.

"Boy, please taste our university's coffee. You must know that this is the most praised thing in our school."

Brioschi personally handed the coffee to the two waiting people and made a humorous joke to himself.

Faced with the enthusiasm of the principal, how could the two attendants really accept it? Among other things, the principal Brioschi was well-known in the education world, not only in Italy, but also in Europe.

Facing the coffee handed to him personally, the two attendants quickly stood up and took it.

"Your Excellency, President, you are welcome. Under your leadership, Politecnico di Milano is destined to become a top school in Italy."

The chat between the host and the guest did not last long. After taking two sips of coffee, there was a knock on the door.

"Professor Cerrano must be here."

After Principal Brioschi said this with a smile, he immediately became very angry. "Please come in."

"Principal, you are looking for me."

Before entering the door, Cerano asked, but when he came in, he saw two people inside with inquiring expressions.

"Let me introduce you. This is Professor Cerano from our school. He is also the most outstanding internal combustion engine expert in our university. At least as far as I know, there is no one better than him."

Principal Brioschi introduced Cerano as if he was selling goods, which made the professor a little embarrassed.

Then the principal introduced the guests. "These two are from Rome and are employees of the royal family. They want to talk to you about something."

"Hello, Professor Cerano."

"Hello."

After seeing greetings from both sides, Principal Brioschi continued. "Okay, you have all met. Now the place is left for you to talk."

After saying that, Principal Brioschi left calmly and carefully closed the door before leaving.

For a time, the lively people left and the scene became dull.

With some purpose in mind, the two royal attendants spoke first and introduced themselves. "Hello, Professor Cerano, my name is Cadel, and my colleague's name is Mendy. We came here mainly because we heard that you are the most outstanding internal combustion engine expert in Italy, so we hope to get to know you."

The words of the guest made Cerano interested. "Do you two want to know about the internal combustion engine?"

The two attendants looked at each other and replied. "Yes."

"Then you need to know what kind of internal combustion engine. Currently, there are two main types of internal combustion engines on the market: gas and gasoline. They are divided into three types: large, medium and small according to size and power. In addition, they can be further subdivided according to actual uses."

Facing Cerano's words, the two attendants looked at each other and continued. "Then could you please explain something to us?"

"no problem……"

As Cerano spoke, the two attendants felt a pang of regret, because the professional vocabulary spoken from this mouth made the knowledge they had learned about internal combustion engines completely useless, because this person's explanation was very detailed, which made the two People can only feel that they are back in school, and they are still the kind of poor students.

"Professor Cerano, okay, what you said is very exciting, and we admire it very much."

After being tortured for an hour, seeing that Professor Cerano felt like he could continue talking for another day, the two attendants immediately raised their hands and surrendered.

Cerano, who was interrupted, immediately apologized when he saw the tortured expressions on their faces. "Sorry, I was talking about sex and didn't notice."

"It doesn't matter. The main reason we came here this time is to extend an invitation to you and request you to become a member of the Italian National Power Laboratory."

Faced with this sudden invitation, Cerano was stunned.

"Excuse me, where is the National Power Laboratory you are talking about?"

Don't blame Cerano for being too straightforward, because a university professor like him knows all about the various laboratories he comes to, let alone the motivation for his own research. As for the National Power Laboratory that the two mentioned, he had never heard of it before.

"Sorry, we forgot to mention it before. This National Power Laboratory is still under preparation, and you are the first batch of professionals we are looking for."

The guard's explanation did not make Cerano look happy, because he didn't understand the specific conditions of this laboratory, so he couldn't say he was very happy.

Seeing that Cerano was a little indifferent, the guard named Kader decided to give him an intuitive image. "Marino Electrical Laboratory, you should know."

"I know that."

How could Cerano not know about this well-known laboratory in the scientific research community? Its wealth has made many people who are worried about funding look envious.

"In the future, the scale and funding of the National Power Laboratory will not be less than that of the Electric Power Laboratory."

Kader's words made Cerano's eyes shine immediately. "No problem, it's a lifelong honor for me to work for the National Power Laboratory."

Who said people engaged in scientific research are rigid? Isn't this very clever?

Cerano is not the first person to bow to salary and funding. Before him, many scholar-level masters who studied internal combustion engines bowed to money's ability, and there is no shortage of famous figures.

This also confirms the wise saying, money can make the world go round.

And if you spend money quickly, you will naturally earn it quickly. Carlo knows this best.