Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 73

After discussing the establishment of a group with Kofit, Xiao Jie came to the French Academy of Sciences in Montreuil. He needed to cooperate with the Academy of Sciences to promote the rapid development of technology in this era.

The predecessor of the French Academy of Sciences was the Egyptian Academy of Sciences established by Napoleon during his expedition to Egypt. The dean was served by Monge, a scholar whom Napoleon respected very much. Later, after Napoleon failed in Egypt, he also took Monge with him when he left Egypt. Day returned to France with some important scientists. Later, when Napoleon became the first consul, the French Academy of Sciences was established on this basis.

The Egyptian Academy of Sciences was established on August 22, 1798. This move was considered a good thing in the eyes of the Directory and the French people, historically and in the impression of the Egyptians. But it is much more than that, thanks to the active participation of Monge, Berthollet and their colleagues. Monge, in particular, now met with Napoleon every day in Cairo, and was able to gradually influence Napoleon to realize the importance of intellectuals rather than politicians as the guiding force in forming the government and the direction of the government. Napoleon has always liked to regard himself as a "public servant" - of course a learned public servant (he even often signed the words "Academy of Science" when issuing military orders), he usually communicates with archaeologists and historians in his spare time Hang out with scientists, not rude soldiers. The extraordinary creativity of these scientists enabled the French army to survive in Egypt self-sufficiently without relying on the rear of mainland Europe.

Strictly speaking, the Egyptian Academy of Sciences at that time had three major purposes: one was to spread knowledge and technology in Egypt; the other was to study the history of natural history, industry and humanities in Egypt; Above is its main function, it is the first fully organized scientific think tank in Egypt.

The Academy of Sciences is divided into 4 departments: the Department of Mathematics (including Monge and Napoleon), the Department of Physics and Political Economy (including the former governor Talion who rescued Josephine) and the Department of Literature and Art (including Denon, the future Louvre Director of the Palace Museum of Art). Napoleon also personally selected qualified members of the Academy of Sciences from his own officers and soldiers in Egypt, which lacked talents.

The Academy of Sciences was housed in the expropriated Mamluk court, just a few miles from Erfe Palace. Monge, Berthollet and other academicians lived in these two courts. At the same time, there are botany, physics and chemistry laboratories, scientific materials and Egyptian curios, and libraries in Latin, Greek and Arabic.

The Academy of Sciences held its inauguration ceremony on August 23 under the auspices of Dean Monge, but its actual dean is undoubtedly Vice-President Napoleon. Napoleon's first subject for the Academy of Sciences was to immediately improve bread ovens for the French army to increase efficiency and productivity; to study possible substitutes for hops in order to supply the army with beer; Drinking water and wind and water mills suitable for Egyptian use; foundries and nitrate factories were established to produce machines, tools and gunpowder. In addition, the Academy studies the civil and criminal justice system and the education system as applicable in Egypt. Napoleon visited the Academy in person several times a week and was always happy to be here without the headquarters. (At that time, due to the failure of the French navy, Napoleon's expeditionary force was isolated and helpless, so he had to find ways to be self-reliant and solve the army's supplies and ammunition problems.)

The establishment of the Academy of Sciences played an invaluable role in helping Napoleon solve various technical problems faced by the army. At the same time, it established Monge's irrefutable position in his mind. After returning to France, Monge continued to serve as the newly established French Academy of Sciences, presided over all scientific research work in this country.

It was already past 10 am when Xiao Jie came to the Academy of Sciences, and the scientists of the Academy of Sciences had already started working. Since Monge held a very high position in Napoleon's heart, Xiao Jie did not put on airs of a crown prince in front of him at all.

"Your Excellency, Dean, I wonder how the several studies I have cooperated with the Academy of Sciences are going on?" Xiao Jie asked very easy-going. Long before the war started, Xiao Jie entrusted the Academy of Sciences to do some research for him, including research on the quality of steel. In order to manufacture cannons with better performance, he now urgently needs better quality steel. At the same time, he also commissioned the Academy of Sciences to improve the steam engine. It has been decades since the steam engine was put into industrial production, and the technology has also made great progress compared with the steam engine improved by Watt. But this is still far from enough for the increasingly rapid development of railway transportation and the naval warship propelled by steam engines that Xiao Jie wants to build in the future, so he needs the Academy of Sciences to make continuous improvements to the steam engine, so that its power is even higher. Bigger and lighter. The third cooperative project is the research of electric power. Xiao Jie put forward the idea that magnetic energy can generate electricity. After being confirmed by the scientists of the Academy of Sciences, he immediately started the research on generators in order to quickly carry out the second technological revolution. Back then, Japan was undergoing the first technological revolution and the second technological revolution at the same time, and the speed of development was astonishingly fast~www.mtlnovel.com~ In order to speed up the development of France, Xiao Jie focused on this. The last project is the research of communication science. Xiao Jie's purpose is to be able to command troops to fight more effectively, so he urgently hopes that the wireless telegraph can be invented as soon as possible, so that there is no need for the supreme commander of the army to communicate with If your own troops stay together, if the telegraph is invented, then you can command all the troops in Paris to fight. But he also knows that some of these inventions may not bear fruit for a long time. After all, only when science and technology have accumulated to a certain level can they cause qualitative changes and produce scientific leaps. Xiao Jie also knows that these things cannot be rushed, but he believes that as long as they start research in this area now, then there will be a day of success in the end.

"His Royal Highness, I am very sorry. Of the four projects you have cooperated with us, except for the first two that have achieved some results, the latter two have not made much progress yet.

Hearing Monge's answer, Xiao Jie wasn't surprised at all. All of this was within his expectation. If he could research it so easily, he wouldn't have to wait until the first technological revolution broke out to start the second one. It's a technological revolution. "It's nothing? Scientific research is like this. I came this time to provide another five million francs for the four projects according to our agreement. This is a bank check, please take care of it." After finishing speaking, Xiao Jie He handed the check he had already prepared to Monge.

"I sincerely admire your strong support for the cause of science. Your Royal Highness, please rest assured that we will guarantee to complete these research projects as soon as possible." Monge said after receiving the check~www.mtlnovel. com~Welcome all book lovers to visit and read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all here~www.mtlnovel.com~

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