Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

On October 5, 1878, at the Port of Melbourne, a man with a full beard but wearing a neat suit and holding a cheap cigar in his left hand had just left Europe and crossed the ocean and arrived at the Port of Melbourne. This time happened to be At 8 o'clock in the morning, Melbourne time, the rising sun made Mendeleev, who had just got off the ship, suddenly feel very dazzling due to the time difference between St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg, but his heart was full of excitement.

At this moment, Zeskakev, a companion next to him who was traveling with him, breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and smiled relaxedly at his level: "Finally back to Melbourne, Mr. Mendeleev, I hope you will be in the Netherlands in the future. Life is beautiful and happy.”

Mendeleev also smiled and said: "Yes, I hope everything will be as beautiful as imagined."

Looking at the busy dock in front of him, with the scenes of loading and unloading, the dock scene of London Steel is definitely not as small as the St. Petersburg dock. Mendeleev was very happy to see this scene, because it represented his The city you are going to live in is a city no less than London.

"Mr. Zeskakev, it is said that in the far east of the Netherlands, there are two cities that are as big as Melbourne at your feet?"

Mendeleev suddenly asked Zeskakev.

Zeskakiev heard this and said proudly: "Yes, in addition to the prosperous Melbourne in front of us, the Netherlands has several large cities in the Far East, and Melbourne ranks second."

Mendeleev was surprised and asked curiously: "Just second? What about first?"

This is not his fault, he has been living in Europe before, and this is his third time leaving St. Petersburg, his second time visiting other European countries, and his first time arriving in the Far East.

"It's Sydney." His new friend he met on the cruise said in surprise: "In Sydney, the level of prosperity there is far beyond the imagination of Europeans. It can be said that Melbourne is a city where the Dutch are concentrated, but Sydney is where the Dutch are concentrated. It is the city with the largest number of immigrants from all over Europe. In the local area, Dutch whites only account for 70% of the population. Except for a few indigenous people, the other 30% are all immigrants from Europe and North and South America. According to the Netherlands, this is the largest city in the world. A very international city, it is far from being comparable to those big cities in Europe. The current population of Sydney exceeds 1 million."

Hearing this, Mendeleev suddenly showed surprise.

1000000? That is, nearly 300,000 immigrants from various countries. If, like him, they are all prepared to come here with the idea of ​​​​unappreciated talents and being an ambassador, then the competition here in the future will also be cruel, but it will make him feel more. Be excited because this means more opportunities.

Only competition can make progress. This is his most intuitive way of identifying.

Zeskakiv seemed to have seen Mendeleev's thoughts, smiled secretly, and then said: "I wonder what Mr. Mendeleev is going to do here?"

When Mendeleev heard this, he recovered from his surprise. He glanced at the friend in front of him who he had just met after a shipwreck in St. Petersburg, and then said: "Someone introduced me to a job, so I came here."

Zeskakiv said in surprise: "I don't know what kind of job it is. Also, my previous hometown is also in St. Petersburg. But after my business failed in St. Petersburg 11 years ago, I wandered around Europe for two years. I heard that there is a job here." It was a big development, so I finally bit the bullet and came here to give it a try. Unexpectedly, I succeeded. So in the blink of an eye, I have lived here for 9 years. I am familiar with mainland Australia such as Melbourne and Sydney. I know a few cities fairly well.

My company currently ranks among the top 100 in the Netherlands, and more importantly, our company is a subsidiary of United Industries, one of the three most powerful groups in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. "

Speaking of this, Zeskakiev's face was full of pride and he said: "Being able to work there, my annual income now belongs to the highest income earners in the Kingdom of the Netherlands."

He is an employee of a subsidiary of Holland United Industries Group?

His proud expression fell on Mendeleev, which made Mendeleev suddenly feel weird.

When this friend he met on the cruise saw the strange expression on Mendeleev's face, he immediately mistakenly thought that this fellow from the Russian Empire named Mendeleev was envious.

So Zeskakiev kindly advised: "Don't worry, it may be a little difficult to start working when you first come here, but after you get familiar with the environment here, you can start your ambitions. The three major groups in the Kingdom of the Netherlands are huge. , and the Dutch United Industries Group to which my current company belongs, although it is an emerging group, its strength is not weaker than that of the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Far East Group. Even among the most famous new research and development projects in the world, our group They have come out on top recently, so there are many opportunities. Of course, you must enrich your abilities before joining it. Mendeleev, which school did you graduate from?"

After asking casually, Zeskakiev said with concern: "If you finish middle school, then I can help recommend you to study in a junior college here in Melbourne for one year. In that case, you can graduate with a junior college. I entered the subsidiaries of our group in the name of a student. Of course, I am referring to the white-collar class and not the dock workers who need to sell labor like these. If you have not graduated from high school, then it will be more troublesome."

Difficulty showed on his face.

Mendeleev suddenly didn't know how to answer when he saw the difficulty revealed by the other party's good intentions.

Seeing Mendeleev's expression, Zeskakiv guessed that he had not even graduated from middle school. He thought it was too hard to tell him, so he felt a little embarrassed, but he still said kindly: "If it doesn't work out, just go to some intermediate junior colleges here for one year." , and then after graduation, study at a junior college for one year, and maybe you can get in."

Zeskakiev suddenly asked:

Mendeleev knew that at this time he could only say honestly: "I am a graduate of St. Petersburg State University."

Zeskakiv didn't hear clearly for a moment and comforted him: "St. Petersburg State High School? Do you have a high school diploma?"

He thought it was because Mendeleev had not graduated, so he asked again with some pity. St. Petersburg State High School was also considered a prestigious school. Those who studied there were either rich or noble, or they were geniuses. The person in front of me doesn’t have a diploma? He suddenly felt pity.

At the same time, he had some sense of superiority.

Thinking about the time when I envied those students in the school, I felt proud that my current work was better than theirs. Of course, this is human nature.

Mendeleev gritted his teeth and raised his voice: "Mr. Zeskakev, I graduated from St. Petersburg State University. I have a diploma from St. Petersburg State University in 1850. At the same time, I also have a diploma from St. Petersburg Pedagogical University in 1855, and I also received teacher qualification certificate.

After graduating in 1855, I also had experience as a teacher in an Odessa secondary school. In 1856, I received a higher education degree and taught at St. Petersburg State University. In 1857, I received the position of associate professor at St. Petersburg State University. "

Mendeleev seemed embarrassed and said: "In 1859, I also received a certificate from the University of Heidelberg in the then Kingdom of Prussia and now the German Empire. Of course, these are all in my luggage."

He regretfully said: “I originally planned to go to the University of Amsterdam for exchanges in 1870, but at that time I heard that many of the top teachers from the University of Amsterdam had migrated to the Far East and joined the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne, so I gave up in the end. In the end, I had no choice but to go back. Go to St. Petersburg to engage in scientific writing"

"Became professor of chemistry at St. Petersburg State University in 1870, doctorate in chemistry in 1871"

In 1873 he became professor of general chemistry at St. Petersburg University, and in 1875 he became director of the Department of Human Chemistry. "

As Mendeleev revealed his amazing history in detail, Zeskakiev's eyes suddenly grew bigger and bigger with Mendeleev's words, and finally he stared at Mendeleev in stunned silence, his throat rising and falling. Swallowing, he asked curiously, with envy and honorifics:

"I don't know which company, Mr. Mendeleev, took a fancy to you in St. Petersburg and actually let you come directly across the ocean to come here."

This time he was really curious. After all, if what Mendeleev said just now is true, then with the status of the other party at St. Petersburg State University, he is definitely a top talent. You must know that St. Petersburg State University is currently in the latest half of the international university rankings. In the list, it occupies the tenth place.

In front of it are nine universities: University of Cambridge, University of Sydney, University of Melbourne, University of Oxford, University of Amsterdam, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Paris, University of Vienna, and University of London.

As long as students graduate from here, they will be talents that all countries are competing for.

And the 44-year-old middle-aged Tsarist Russian with a flying beard in front of him is actually a student from St. Petersburg University? However, he is a professor at many universities, and is even the director of the chemistry teaching and research section of St. Petersburg University. That is the director of the same subject!

Just now I asked someone if the middle school had a diploma?

This immediately made Zeskakiv feel extremely embarrassed.

So at this time, out of curiosity and with the idea of ​​​​diverting my embarrassment, I asked the company where Mendeleev was recruited.

Make up your mind that you must help your company poach the other party.

If such a top talent is snatched away by the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Far East Group, it will be a loss for the Dutch United Industries Group.

After making up his mind, he looked at Mendeleev with what he thought was the most kind smile on his face.

Mendeleev also saw Zeskakev's curious look, and he immediately told the truth helplessly: "Dutch United Industries Group, I met their senior director Mr. Kodak at an international science exhibition in St. Petersburg, and received his invitation, so participate in the planning of a project he leads”

Zeskakief was stunned.

It turned out to be Mr. Kodak!

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