Flowers, Swords and France

"Epidemic prevention and treatment?" After hearing Miss Treville's prompt, Louis Pasteur finally had some ideas. "I see."

The other party had specific requirements for him, which made him feel relieved a little, so as not to doubt the authenticity of this kind of good thing falling from the sky.

Of course, necessary explanations still need to be made.

"To tell you the truth, I have experience in studying this kind of biological problem. I have been exposed to similar research when I was studying and working as a graduate student. I also have some understanding of the morphology and characteristics of germs..." Like all researchers who wanted to ask for funding, Louis Pasteur first gave The investor strengthened his confidence before raising his own difficulties, "However, I have to explain to you that I used to teach chemistry, and my current research direction is crystallization chemistry, so... so it may take a little time to explore in the early stage, or I need excellent people to work with me on research.”

"I think this is not a big problem for you, right? Since the Minister has so much confidence in you, you should also have confidence in yourself. With your intelligence, you can get on the right track soon." Fran couldn't quite understand the subjects and academic terms in the other party's mouth, "As for you, As for the worries, I have to say that there is absolutely no need to worry, because we will give you time, patience, and sufficient cooperation. Since the Minister plans to hire you as our scientific consultant, he will definitely give you Help, he doesn’t like to make fun of others and himself.”

Then, she raised her eyebrows and encouraged the other party eagerly, "Think about it, how generous help you can get? Can you get such generous conditions elsewhere? With such conditions, How many achievements can you make in this direction and in this field? How many lives can you save? If everything goes well, don't you expect this result?

Fran knew that she didn't know much about science, and she also knew that discussing this with others was just a joke. However, her years of experience had made her quite insightful into people's hearts, and she was quite comfortable persuading the young scientist, and she hit the target casually. the other person’s heart.

For someone who is so obsessed with science and academic research, there is certainly no comparison between a beautiful woman, a mansion, a huge fortune, and an immortal name, so she also uses this aspect to encourage the other party.

Moreover, she did achieve her goal. Louis Pasteur was already moved by her words.

Although he didn't know why he was attracted to him, the favorable conditions offered by the Treville family were difficult for him to refuse. From an academic perspective, it was certainly not easy to change careers, but he thought that with his current research skills and knowledge reserves, he could It is definitely not a big difficulty to switch from the chemistry subject I study now to biology.

And as this lady said, if he can really achieve any results and even help mankind overcome this kind of disease, then he can really be regarded as saving countless lives, and he can definitely leave his name in history and be recorded in the history of science. Being revered by future generations - such a prospect, even just thinking about it, can make him intoxicated.

Besides reputation, he also had personal reasons.

To him, typhoid fever was not just a disease in books, but also a shocking demon that could be seen everywhere.

After getting married, he and his wife were very loving and harmonious, but in their happy married life, the shadow of this devil was everywhere - he and his wife had given birth to three children so far.

If... I could really figure out how to prevent and treat typhoid fever by myself, that would simply be a father's best revenge against this devil.

He has still not met the young Minister Treville until now, but when he heard about the first task he was assigned, he felt that this was simply God using this minister under the guise of someone else. The call of the mouth.

Whether from the perspective of a researcher or a father, this request is irresistible.

Yes, the conditions and requests provided by the Treville family gave him no reason to refuse, only the passion to go all out.

Even now, he still has some doubts in his heart, worrying whether all this has an ulterior motive, but such superior conditions make it difficult for him to refuse, and he would rather take a chance on this opportunity - after all, His Excellency Minister de Treville What reason is there to make fun of yourself in this way? If he wanted to harm himself, he had plenty of ways to do it, and there was no need to go around in circles like this.

"I will write a letter right now and ask my family to come over." Louis Pasteur straightened his back very simply and looked directly at the minister's sister. "Excuse me, has the address of the laboratory been chosen? I want to start as soon as possible. Work."

"Since you want to do academic work, it's best to be in a quiet place where you won't be disturbed, right? And this kind of experiment is very dangerous, so it's best to do it in a place far away from people." Fran looked inquiringly. Looking at each other. "So, I'm afraid you will have to endure a somewhat lonely environment while doing research... But don't worry, your salary and benefits will definitely not be a problem, and you will receive the best support."

"The reasons you mentioned are very reasonable." Louis Pasteur nodded, "Don't worry, my wife and I have both lived in remote villages, and we have endured hardships."

"It's finally possible to return to Paris, so don't let your wife suffer too..." Fran couldn't help laughing, "We plan to put this laboratory in Giverny, because there are many of our factories there. It’s convenient to provide you with experimental materials. Moreover, although this place is in the countryside, it is not far from Paris. You can let your family live and receive education in Paris. Isn’t this great?”

Have everything been arranged to this point?

Louis Pasteur was increasingly surprised by the thoroughness of the preparations of His Excellency Minister Treville. From this, he could feel the confidence and meticulous style of the other party. All this showed that the Minister was not just a whim, but really wanted to Do these things seriously, and you happen to be an important part of this plan.

It is conceivable that as a scientific consultant, he will definitely not only have this job. There will definitely be more research work, as well as more research materials and funds in the future.

In this case, he has no reason to back down.

"I am very satisfied with the arrangement of His Excellency the Minister." He stood up, then bowed and saluted Fran, "Miss Treville, please express my gratitude to Your Excellency the Minister for me. I simply cannot describe my gratitude to him in words. I will definitely repay his trust with unparalleled enthusiasm.”

"I firmly believe so." Fran's smile became even brighter. "You will succeed, we have full confidence in you."

With great joy and excitement, Louis Pasteur, whose face was a little red, took leave of Marshal Treville's house. He followed the marshal's servant and returned to this familiar but unfamiliar place where he had stayed for several years. City, I plan to find a place for my family to live here, and at the same time visit my past mentors and classmates, exchange academic knowledge with them, and discover outstanding talents.

When these were completed, he would be received by His Excellency the Chancellor, and then proceed to Giverny to pursue his beloved academic pursuits as Director of the Scientific Laboratory there.

In his later years, he was already a world-renowned great scientist, and was respected by the French people for his outstanding contributions. He had no shortage of money and honors, but now, he is just an unsuccessful young researcher. , everything that happened suddenly made him dizzy, and it was enough to make him grateful for the favor and help of the Treville family.

Miss Treville walked him to the door, and then watched him leave with a smile on her face. The etiquette could be said to be caring, which made the young man full of affection for the Treville family.

"Can he really do it?" Not enough. When he just left here, Mary couldn't help but speak. "From what I see, he doesn't seem to have many years of experience... Although he seems to be a person with a reliable personality, scientific research cannot be done only by personality, right?"

"Actually, I have some doubts, but is this my brother's arrangement?" Fran still looked ahead, the smile on her face still not disappearing, "Since it was his order, we should follow through on it, right? Since Mr. He, then I believe he must be a genius, must be a genius."

"Amazing loyalty." Mary couldn't help but admire this unquestionable execution. "Then tell me, why did you give him such a research topic in the first place? It can't be out of kindness. ?”

"Of course it's out of kindness. Is it weird for us to be merciful?" Fran glanced at the other party, "But the first consideration, sir, is to fight the war, because this disease seems to be very popular during the war, so we have to prepare for a rainy day. , Reduce the consumption of soldiers."

"So that's it..." Mary finally realized.

Since ancient times, wars have been inseparable from plagues. During wars, places where the armies of both sides fought fiercely, rotting corpses piled up together, and were left untreated for a long time, will eventually become places where plagues are rampant, and then It spread to the rear areas and eventually turned into a disaster that swept through various countries, causing population losses that were more serious than war casualties.

In the future expedition to Russia, as the war lasts and casualties increase, a disease may break out - in fact, in the original history, the various stations of the coalition forces did become a plague-ridden place. In the local area, epidemic diseases such as typhoid fever and dysentery caused a major blow to the British and French allied forces. In their opinion, they were even more terrifying than Russian artillery fire and greatly affected the combat effectiveness of the army.

In such a situation, it is necessary to make some preparations in advance.

In the original history, one of Pasteur's many great studies was on the prevention of typhoid fever and helped people finally overcome this disease, so Charles was of course very confident in this.

In addition, the reason why he is willing to pay so many superior conditions to recruit others is also out of a time-traveler's vanity - a scientific giant like Louis Pasteur will always feel a little uncomfortable if he does not recruit his subordinates. Shortcomings.

As one of the people who handled this matter, Fran knew some of the inside story, but she didn't know everything. But for her, this was enough. She completed the task extremely well, and a short period of negotiation allowed a The future scientific giant became a subordinate of the Treville family - of course, she must not know how much she has accomplished now.

In fact, she was more concerned about another thing today.

"Okay, now that the things here are done, let's go!" She urged Mary.

The original text can be found in the Six # 9 @Books/Bar!

"Okay, let's go." Mary was no longer curious and immediately put the young scientist behind her.

They got on the carriage together, and the familiar driver took them to the secret club carefully managed by Charles.

There were already quite a few people here, more than usual, and it was obviously a large party. Some of these people were members of the Railway Union, some were members of other industries, and some came from other provinces. Dozens of people were stuffed here, making the place seem a bit crowded.

As soon as they arrived here, many people greeted Mary - many people had already known her during this period of time.

And the young woman next to Mary was not known by many people, but these people who did not know her were quickly reminded by people around them, and then looked at Fran with even more surprise.

Becoming the focus of everyone's attention was not a very rare experience for Fran now, but today's occasion was special, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

However, with Mary's support and secret encouragement, she did not show her nervousness, but walked directly to the meeting room of the club.

Watching Miss Treville walk in, others also filed in one after another. The originally spacious meeting room now seemed a little crowded. The maids had to bring some chairs from outside to barely let these people sit down.

And Fran walked silently to the main seat and carefully looked at the chair.

This chair is located at the tip of the oval walnut table, covered with a velvet carpet, and the shape is not very good, no different from other seats in the meeting room.

However, this means too much to Fran.

Finally, I can serve you.

After a moment of silence, she held her breath, carefully gathered her skirt, turned around and sat on this chair. When she sat in this position and faced people's eyes, she felt as if the air had changed.

This is how my brother usually faces everyone... she thought.

At this time, the maids came in, served a cup of coffee to everyone, and then went out and closed the door. Whenever there was an important meeting, they would pay great attention to privacy and would not be summoned in easily.

Fran deliberately controlled her breathing and slowly let go of her nervousness. Although she looked a little soft at a young age, she tried to keep a straight face, making her image look dignified and majestic, and then looked at everyone around her with a calm expression.

Under the gaze of the people, she tilted her head slightly, as if to consult Miss Marie de Leoran next to her about the meeting.

"You have to keep a close eye on him! Don't always let so many people get together with him." Fran whispered to Mary, "I don't think they are good people."

"Of course I can keep a close eye on him when I'm around, but what can I do when I'm not around?" Mary replied helplessly. "Fortunately, the gentleman is not very interested in these people..."

"God knows." Fran whispered back. "Maybe he just wants to play around sometimes?"

"Yes, he is such a bastard, so do you want to destroy this bastard now?" Mary asked with a sneer. "If you want, you can do it now."

Fran frowned and looked at her with some resentment.

Mary smiled.

"Although I'm afraid everyone already knows it, let me introduce her to you again... This is Miss de Treville, the minister's sister." Then, Mary stood up and said to everyone with a serious attitude that would never be seen at other times, "According to the minister's intention, when the minister is not present, Miss Treville can express his opinion on his behalf. So please don't question her prestige, because her opinion represents the minister's opinion. Everyone, do you understand?" (~^~)