Chapter 67: Arrogant Harvard
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The education in New England is indeed developed. Just in Massachusetts, there are more than a dozen universities such as Harvard University, MIT, Boston University, Boston College, Tufts University and so on.
Among them, Harvard University is the most famous and has the most professors. Naturally, it has become Li Mu's best choice.
But what surprised Li Mu was that at Harvard, Li Mu hit a big nail firmly.
Both Li Mu and Weir said that they would do it right. After deciding to invest in smokeless gunpowder, Li Mu and Weir went to Harvard University in Boston to prepare for a suitable researcher at Harvard University.
Will's face is limited to Springfield. When he arrived in Boston, the sheriff of Will lost his law enforcement power and naturally had no deterrent power, so Will and Li Mu could only follow the procedures honestly. Meet Charles William Eliot, president of Harvard University, and want to find the right candidate through Charles Eliot.
According to Li Mu's thought, Li Mu came to Harvard University with tens of thousands of dollars in funding and should receive the same VIP reception, but he did not expect that Harvard people were more proud, Li Mu did not even get the chance to meet Charles Eliot, Charles · Eliot's assistant Rex Ingersoll came forward to receive Li Mu and Will.
"Mr. Riem, I'm glad to meet you." Rex's attitude was not enthusiastic, and even a little perfunctory when shaking hands, looking at Li Mu's eyes full of curiosity.
In the past two days, Massachusetts newspapers have begun speculating that major banks pay bounty to Li Mu, so Li Mu is now well-known. Everyone knows that Li Mu is a rich man, but from Rex's attitude, Li Mu's "little rich man" is obviously not enough at Harvard University.
Harvard University does have its reasons for pride. Harvard University was founded in 1636, and it has been 200 years. Although Harvard University has not yet gained a worldwide reputation, it has more than 1,000 students and more than 50 teaching staff. Considering that this is the end of the nineteenth century, this volume is already quite huge.
Harvard University has its own fund, with a total of more than 23 million US dollars, so Li Mu's tens of thousands of dollars is really not enough for Harvard University, and can send an assistant to receive Li Mu, it is very face-saving.
When he heard the meaning of Li Mu and Will, the expression on Rex's face was even more interesting: "Private research-I'm afraid professors don't have much time, you know, professors' time is precious, and you There is a problem with the distribution method. If a professor at Harvard University participates in the research, the research results belong to Harvard University. As an investor, you can use the research results without paying royalties. "
After listening to Rex's words, Li Mu suddenly laughed and almost wanted to get rid of his sleeves. If Li Mu accepted Harvard's distribution method, Li Mu would be the biggest injustice in the world.
However, the status of Harvard University is here. After all, with the best talents, Li Mu wants to complete the research on smokeless powders as soon as possible. It is best to cooperate with Harvard University, so Li Mu must try his best: "The research results must be It belongs to me. After all, I am an investor. I deserve the reward. The honor can be attributed to Harvard University. If you agree to this distribution method, I will donate a fee to the Harvard Fund in my private name. "
"An indefinite donation" is the greatest concession that Li Mu can make, and the donation will not be too much, although Li Mu has determined that the smokeless powder can be successfully researched, but he does not know how long this will take or how much it will take. Money, so save some money.
"It's better to talk to Professor Ulysses and Professor Scott. These two professors are the best chemistry professors at Harvard University. Let's talk and discuss the possibilities before we decide Distribution method. "Rex didn't seem to want to waste time on Li Mu. Under the uncertainty of the research project, Rex didn't think Li Mu could make a name for himself.
Li Mu did not explain the research project to Rex. After all, for Harvard University, if Harvard attaches importance to smokeless gunpowder, then Harvard's research capabilities will basically be nothing to Li Mu, hurt people There must be no defense against others.
"Well, thank you very much for taking the time to welcome you, and we look forward to our opportunity to cooperate in the future." Li Mu is not a person who has gone all the way to the dark. Harvard University is very impatient, and there are other people to choose from.
After going out, Li Mu and Will visited Professor Ulysses and Professor Scott again. The results were not unexpected. Professor Ulysses simply did not give Li Mu a chance to meet and directly rejected Li Mu. Professor Scott then It was more euphemistic, saying that it would not be until half a year later, Li Mu would definitely not be able to wait so long, so Harvard's trip was fruitless.
In the evening, Li Mu asked Will to summarize his experience.
"The people at Harvard are too arrogant. It is their loss to reject you. Don't worry, we can go find someone else." Will first comforted Li Mu, and now he finally looks like a guardian.
"We made a mistake, and we shouldn't have gone to Harvard." Li Mu has already figured out what went wrong, but fortunately it is not too late to make up: "Smokeless powder has a finished product now, what we have to do is to make it more stable In fact, this has greatly reduced the difficulty. We don't need to find those top people. As long as you have a little chemistry knowledge, you can perform related experiments. The only factor to consider is not professional knowledge, but patience. Repetitive boring work, patience is more important than expertise, so we need to adjust our strategy. "
In fact, what we need to do now is to find a suitable stabilizer. The experiment itself is not difficult. The difficulty lies in the need for a large amount of funds and the belief that we will definitely succeed.
In fact, Li Mu does not lack these two things. Li Mu knows that the bullets and shots of the future are smokeless gunpowder, so smokeless gunpowder can certainly be successfully researched, and Li Mu is not short of money. Harvard University ’s great cause is not worthy of Li Mu. Tens of thousands of dollars, but if you want to use it as an experiment, even if Li Mu only takes half of the assets, it will be enough to support the experiment for one or two years. If you are lucky, you only need a few months to study successfully.
"Then we can go to Tufts tomorrow, even the Polytechnic Institute. These schools also have no shortage of professors, and they are only established for decades or ten years. Harvard University despise you tens of thousands of dollars, but for those schools In terms of this, this is already a lot of money. "Will also has confidence, not much less than Li Mu.