Chapter 531 Tianxuan: 'She is the black hand behind the night! '

The concessions in Shanghai were divided into two parts: the International Settlement and the French Concession.

In 1863, the British and American concessions in Shanghai merged to form the International Settlement.

Later, through gradual expansion, the concession area continued to grow.

Now, the International Settlement is divided into four regions: East, West, North and Central.

The Central District and the North District were at their most prosperous stages, and they were also the former separate concessions of Britain and the United States.

The International Settlement was not governed by either the British or American government.

Instead, the merchants and powerful people in the concession spontaneously elected a specific number of directors and then established the Municipal Council.

The Municipal Council was equivalent to the government within the International Settlement.

The British and American consuls only have judicial power and may not interfere in any decision of the Municipal Council.

Urban construction, taxation, maintaining public order, etc. are all the powers of the Municipal Council.

However, the situation was different in the French Concession.

There was also a Municipal Council in the French Concession with similar functions to the Municipal Council in the International Settlement.

But the French government had absolute control over the French Concession.

This is also related to the French tendency towards big government.

They want to open up an institutional experimental field overseas to test the possibility of state-led social development.

Moreover, the concepts of the French Revolution were still preserved in the French Concession, making it a place where revolutionary ideas were spread.

The two concession systems also resulted in completely different characteristics in the International Settlement and the French Concession.

There is a joke in later generations: The International Settlement was the world of businessmen, while the French Concession was a paradise for gangsters and revolutionaries.

In real history, Green Gang forces such as Du Yuesheng and Huang Jinrong were entrenched in the French Concession.

Some important meetings were also held in the French Concession.

It can be said that merchants are the soul of the International Settlement. It became a commercial center and later the cradle of Shanghai's industry and commerce.

The core of the French Concession was politicians, bureaucrats, etc., so there were many high-end residences here for these powerful people to live in.

Of course, for the Chinese, no matter how good these two concessions are, they are a shame.

But there is no way, if you fall behind you will be beaten.

China today does not have the ability to recover.

The first general membership meeting of the Chinese Science Society was held in a high-end hotel in the French Concession.

Originally, Li Qiwei wanted to go to Huizhong Hotel.

It was the predecessor of the later Peace Hotel.

However, the Huizhong Hotel was completely burned down by a fire last year, and now there is only an empty lot there.

So he had to give up the idea.

Li Qiwei's arrival was warmly welcomed by senior officials of the Municipal Council, the Municipal Council and consuls from various countries.

The French side urged Li Qiwei to stay in the French Concession for a few more days, and they prepared a grand cocktail party.

Foreigners really like to hold parties, and it is easy to make friends with different people at such gatherings.

However, Li Qiwei evaded the question and said that he would not attend any crappy cocktail party.

He himself is the biggest network of contacts.

The people here have no good intentions and are all adding fuel to the fire in order to disrupt the domestic situation.

The British, French and American governments secretly funded countless individuals and organizations.

Li Qiwei is not developing in the country, so there is no need for him to flatter them.

"Damn it, this is our Chinese territory. I still need your invitation."

The hotel is full of French style.

Under Ren Hongjun's introduction, Li Qiwei shook hands and got to know every member of the Science Society cordially.

"Oh, you are a mechanical engineer, not bad."

“There is a lot of room for development in the civil industry.”

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This made everyone present feel extremely honored.

Because new members joining in the future will probably have little chance to have such close contact and conversation with Professor Li Qiwei.

At Ren Hongjun's suggestion, everyone unanimously called Li Qiwei "President".

"Hello, President. I'm Zhou Ren."

"Oh, Zhou Ren, I saw you looking sad at the dock earlier, is there something wrong?"

Zhou Ren felt extremely ashamed when he heard this.

He was worried that President Li Qiwei would test him and he would be embarrassed if he didn't answer well.

Unexpectedly, what the other party cared about was not a small test, but the relationship between technology and the country.

At that moment, Zhou Ren felt his own insignificance and President Li’s greatness.

He swore on the spot that he would study hard and consolidate his professional knowledge to serve the country.

This is the kind of test that Professor Li really wants.

"President, I was worried because I was afraid that I couldn't answer your question well."

"I didn't expect you to let me go in the end."

Li Qiwei was stunned when he heard this. He had completely forgotten about this.

I was very satisfied with Zhou Ren's honesty. This young man is very good.

"Haha, you have to remember that science does not progress through exams."

"Just because you can't answer questions well doesn't mean you can't do the actual work well."

"You need to gain more experience in the science club in the future and truly make use of science."

"This is your test."

After hearing this, Zhou Ren nodded heavily.

Then, Hu Mingfu stepped forward to greet him.

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "I heard from them that Mingfu, you are the smartest. No wonder you dared to choose to study for a doctorate in mathematics."

A rare smile appeared on Hu Mingfu's mature face.

"Boss, they deliberately framed me."

Li Qiwei sighed: "Mathematics is the best way to reflect a country's true scientific foundation."

"Because it is pure science of the mind, it has little apparent practical application."

“But precisely because of that, it is a representation of strength.”

"Mingfu, I hope you will live up to your expertise and go deeper."

"At the same time, we will spread true mathematical thinking and improve the scientific thinking of the Chinese people from the root."

Hu Mingfu's eyes were bright and his heart was shaken, and he nodded heavily.

Li Qiwei looked at the more than 50 members with a smile.

There are more than 50 members now, they are all the elites of China and the seeds and foundation of the Science Society.

These people come from different provinces and regions of China and have different professions.

More than half of them are international students, while local Chinese scholars account for a relatively small proportion.

This is also in line with the current actual situation in China.

Most progressive young people, especially those in the field of science, have studied abroad.

And those from China actually have a deep relationship with Li Qiwei.

Because the university they attended was founded by Li Qiwei during the Qing Dynasty.

This makes the atmosphere more harmonious and warm.

In fact, strictly speaking, the current number of members is even greater, because He Yujie and others from Borneo have also joined the Science Society.

But they obviously couldn't all come here just for this matter.

Therefore, domestic development still depends on domestic members.

He Yujie and his colleagues are equivalent to members of the Borneo branch of the Chinese Scientific Society.

Ren Hongjun understands this.

He now gradually seemed to feel that the president was planning something earth-shattering. He asked, "President, do we need to establish branches of the Science Society in other countries now?"

"Many of my classmates in the United States have sent me telegrams saying that they want to set up a science club in the United States to provide support for China."

Li Qiwei said: "I don't recommend it for the time being."

"The current goal is to allow the Science Society to flourish in the country first."

“Borneo is an exception because I’ve been operating there for many years.”

"Moreover, we also need to confirm through practice whether the model of the Science Club is feasible."

Ren Hongjun nodded after listening.

Their current strength is still very weak, so there is no need to expand their territory, as that would only distract their attention.

Moreover, if you do well in the domestic market, it will be easier to establish overseas branches in the future.

Soon, it was time for the meeting.

1915 10 Month 8 Day.

The first general membership meeting of the Chinese Science Society was grandly held in the French Concession in Shanghai.

No one could have imagined how powerful this seemingly weak community would become in the future.

The first item of the conference is to elect the leadership of the Chinese Science Society.

Although the Chinese Science Society is only a non-governmental organization, its purpose is to achieve the grand goal of promoting the development of Chinese science.

Therefore, the society must be strictly organized.

Only in this way can we concentrate our efforts on major tasks.

It’s just that the decision-making needs to be democratic.

Therefore, under Li Qiwei's proposal, the organizational structure of the Chinese Science Society is as follows:

the first.

The "Huaxia Science Society Research Committee" was established as the society's highest decision-making body.

The number of members of the Research Committee is tentatively set at 5, who will be elected openly by all members.

One person will be elected from the five as the president of the Chinese Science Society to represent the entire society externally.

In addition, one person must be elected from the five to serve as vice president.

In the absence of the president, the vice president shall perform the duties on behalf of the president.

Soon, all members voted by raising their hands.

The list of members of the first research committee of the Chinese Scientific Society is: Li Qiwei, Ren Hongjun, Zhao Yuanren, Yang Xingfo, and Zhu Kezhen.

Among them, Li Qiwei is the president and Ren Hongjun is the vice president.

Since the Chinese Science Society was founded by Li Qiwei and Ren Hongjun, the election results were not surprising.

They did this to set an example for future generations.

Scientific endeavors must be democratically decided.

second.

The headquarters of Huaxia Science Society is located in Shanghai, and consists of the following departments:
Finance Department, Technology Department, Editorial Department, Operations Department, and Liaison Department.

The Finance Department is responsible for the operation and management of all activities of the Society.

In the future, the Science Society will have many affiliated institutions, which may bring huge income to the society.

Therefore, financial work comes first.

The Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible for providing professional technical information and guidance to the Science Society and is the foundation and core of the Science Society.

It has several scientific research laboratories.

There are tentatively 9 research laboratories, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, mechanics, civil engineering, medicine, metallurgy, and agriculture.

The so-called research laboratories do not conduct real academic research, but rather study how to disseminate science, guide and promote scientific research methods.

All members join corresponding laboratories according to their majors or work.

Each research room shall have a director (who may be a member of the research committee or the director part-time).

The editorial department is responsible for the review and proofreading of newspapers, periodicals, professional books, etc.

Due to the special professionalism of scientific information, scientific editing is not something that can be done by just anyone, and practitioners must be people within the industry.

Even cross-field ones are not allowed.

It is impossible for an editor who works in agriculture to have a good grasp of medical-related content.

Currently, the Science Society has three newspapers and publishes several book series.

Even the Science Weekly previously run by Li Qiwei was merged into the Science Society.

The promotion of these materials is the responsibility of the Operations Department.

As for the last liaison department, its functions are more complicated.

Although the Chinese Science Society is a scientific group, it also needs to deal with people from various fields outside.

We can even expand the influence of the science society through bigwigs in different fields, so that more people will choose to join.

This era is not the Internet era of later generations, where any news can spread across the country in an instant.

Science Society, in many areas in the west, it is still difficult to hear relevant news.

Therefore, the liaison department is very important.

On the one hand, it needs to maintain the connection between the scientific community and the outside world.

On the other hand, we tried every possible way to increase the visibility of the Chinese Science Society.

In the early stages, five departments are definitely enough.

However, as time goes by, if the development of the Chinese Science Society exceeds Li Qiwei's expectations, then additional departments will definitely need to be added.

Various large enterprises and groups in later generations had at least a dozen departments to maintain normal operations.

Ministers of all departments need to be elected.

According to the election results: Zhao Yuanren served as Minister of Finance, Zhu Kezhen served as Minister of Science and Technology, and Yang Xingfo served as Editorial Director.

In addition, ministers of various departments are also elected at the same time.

Since the Chinese Science Society is a scientific elite society, the number of members expected in the future will not be too large.

Therefore, there will not be many permanent deputy positions, but instead the heads of each department will be responsible for handling all matters.

This is also to prevent the scientific society from becoming a bureaucratic organization in the future.

The main job does nothing and leaves everything to the deputy.

third.

Formulate and approve the guiding document of the Chinese Science Society: Society Charter.

The Articles of Association stipulate the professional standards, rights and obligations of each category of members, and define the scope of authority and term of office of leading members.

In addition, it also includes detailed rules and regulations on holding annual meetings, establishing publications, and property belonging to the association.

It can be said that the charter covers all the standards and contents of the Chinese Science Society.

As the scientific society develops, the society charter will be supplemented and updated with the times.

Finally, the meeting decided to set October 10 as the official establishment date of the Chinese Science Society.

At this point, a scientific group with orderly organization, clear goals and rich members was born in China!

Ren Hongjun strode to the front.

His face was full of joy.

A year ago, the predecessor of the Science Society was just a weak magazine company that few people had heard of.

However, now, it has transformed itself into the first large-scale civilian scientific group in China.

Ren Hongjun believes that the future of the Chinese Science Society will be bright.

There are only more than 50 members now, but in the future, the number of members will definitely reach or even .

And all this was brought by that man.

His terrifying influence and terrifying financial resources transformed the Chinese Scientific Society.

"Next, let's invite President Li Qiwei to come to the stage and speak."

boom!
Amid thunderous applause from all members, Li Qiwei, the first president of the Chinese Science Society, took the stage to deliver a speech.

Everyone was filled with excitement and heartbeat.

(End of this chapter)