Gu Hongming's arrival was undoubtedly an accident, so the venue was quiet for a short while. On the high platform, Jiang Chen also bowed slightly to Gu Hongming. This was respect for his elders and seniors.
Of course, after bowing, his voice rang out.
"Elder Gu's words are enough to warn the world. This student said that the history of China is only about 2,000 years old. I'm afraid that this is a fallacy. I don't care if Homer's epic is a myth or a history, but our historical records are not history books, right?”
Jiang Chen's voice echoed in the hall as he expanded his internal force.
"Mr. Jin Gu, the historical records were written by the people of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty was hundreds of years away from the Zhou Dynasty, and it had also undergone the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.”
The bespectacled man felt cold sweat seeping out of his forehead, but he still braced himself and spoke.
"Is that so?"
"I wonder if this can prove it!”
Jiang Chen gestured, and then the prepared slide beside him opened.
Of course, he didn't want to argue with this guy, but he could use it now.
The huge white screen behind him opened. On the slide, an incomparably clear bone fragment was presented on the white cloth, which was enough for everyone to see clearly.
"This is?"
"Turtle shell?"
"There are words on the turtle shell?"
When they saw the screen, the students were stunned at first, but then they cried out in surprise.
Amidst the exclamations.
Many people had noticed that the tortoiseshell was unusual.
The turtle shell looked very old, and what was even stranger was that there were dense and strange symbols on it.
"This is?"
Below, Gu Hongming, who was originally looking over, could not help but narrow his eyes when he saw the turtle shell.
"Mr. Jin Gu, I'm discussing history with you. What do you mean?”
The man with glasses frowned and spoke with a displeased expression.
"Don't worry!"
"This is the explanation!"
"I believe that everyone is curious about what this is. This is a turtle shell that I came across by chance. Of course, if it was just an ordinary turtle shell, I wouldn't have taken it out. As everyone can see, this turtle shell is densely packed with patterns. I can tell everyone that this is a type of text, or more accurately, it comes from the Shang Dynasty.”
Jiang Chen continued.
However, before he could continue, he was interrupted.
"Mister Jin Gu, you must be joking. You randomly found a piece of turtle shell and carved some strange patterns on it, and you actually said that it was written in the Shang Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago.”
The man's voice sounded sharp.
Jiang Chen didn't refute but calmly spoke again.
"This text was not discovered by the first time. In the twenty-fifth year of Guangxu (1899), Mr. Wang Yirong bought a medicinal herb called Dragon Bone when he was picking medicine in the Henian Hall. He studied the patterns and words on it and purchased them in large quantities through the Shandong antique merchant Fan Weiqing. Wang Yirong first discovered the oracle bone script and determined it to be from the Shang Dynasty.”
"Of course, this is just a generation. There isn't enough proof, but I can prove it. As for why I concluded that this is the Shang language, it's very simple. I researched a method of detection, the carbon-14 generation method, and concluded that this turtle shell has indeed existed for more than 3,000 years.”
"As for carbon-14, it's produced by cosmic rays striking the nitrogen-14 atom in the air. Its half-life is about 5,730 years. The decay method is beta decay, and carbon-14 atoms are converted into nitrogen atoms. Due to its half-life reaching 50 years, and the carbon is organic matter, we can infer its existence age based on the residual carbon in the body of the dead organism. When living creatures needed to breathe, the carbon-14 content in their bodies remained roughly the same. When living creatures died, they would stop breathing, and the carbon-14 content in their bodies would begin to decrease. Since the ratio of carbon to carbon in the natural world was always stable, people could estimate the approximate age of an antique by measuring its carbon-14 content. This method was called carbon dating.”
He continued, but what he said next immediately made most people confused.
When it came to liberal arts and history, everyone could still say a few words, but the latter part of the story had completely touched on their knowledge blind spot.
On the original track, carbon-14 was first discovered in 1940. In 1940, eagle jam scientist Martin Carmen and his colleague Samuel Rubin discovered carbon-14 at the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory. Then, Willard Libby, a professor at the University of Chicago, Berkley, invented the carbon-14 dating method and won the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
In this era, this thing was simply an existence on the level of a nuclear bomb.
For a moment, most of them were at a loss.
The bespectacled man couldn't help but laugh at this moment.
"Mr. Jin Gu, I respect you, but don't you think this is ridiculous?”
The words of the man in the eyes were filled with mockery.
The others could not help but fall silent. After all, they did not know what to say.
"You're the one who's spouting nonsense. Do you know what cosmic ray impact is? Do you know what is called nitrogen fourteen atoms? Do you know what is called half-life?"”
"Hmph!" A cold snort sounded, and a young man stood out.
"Mr. Jin Gu is a genius!"
"I am Hou Debang, and I have just returned from the United States. If you can prove it, I'm afraid you can win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.”
The young man bowed to Jiang Chen and the words he said almost blew up the entire venue.
"Hou Debang, he is Hou Debang.”
"He's Hou Debang!"
"What did he say?"
"Mr. Jin Gu, to be able to win the Nobel Prize.”
"Impossible!"
"Hiss!"
......
The crowd instantly became noisy again.
Hou Debang was not an ordinary person. In 1913, Shuimu announced the list of the first batch of advanced graduates. 16 of them went to study in the United States. Hou Debang was on the list and was recommended to study chemical engineering at MIT.
Even now, this person had a great reputation.
The moment the crowd saw this, their initial hesitation and confusion disappeared in an instant.
"This student, you're being too serious. I've already completed the proof.”
Jiang Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect a big boss to appear under such circumstances.
Hou Debang, whose name was Qirong, was born in Minhou. He was a famous scientist, an outstanding pharmacist, the founder of Hou's Alkali Production Method, the pioneer of China's heavy chemical industry, and one of the founders of the modern chemical industry. He was the authority of the world's Alkali Production Industry.
However, he had seen many big shots in this era.
Soon, he calmed down and smiled at Hou Debang.
"It's not that serious. Sir, this method might be extremely meaningful to the entire chemistry industry. If you don't mind, can you let me see the verification method?”
Hou Debang was extremely excited, and he couldn't wait to speak.
"Of course. After the speech, students can come over.”
Jiang Chen didn't refuse and agreed.
Like the general theory of relativity, this was something he had obtained by signing in.
It was the same for oracle bone inscriptions.
All these years, there had been too many sign-ins that were useless.
"Thank you, Mister!!"
Hou Debang was extremely excited.
He didn't speak anymore.
After passing by this place, the man with glasses was suddenly in an awkward position. Everyone's eyes were spitting fire as they looked at him.
However, at this point, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue speaking.
"Even if this thing proves to be from more than 3,000 years ago, how can you prove that it's from the Shang Dynasty?”
He spoke.
Instantly, the surrounding people became excited.
"Shut up!"
"How can you bark here!"
....
A lot of cursing was mixed in, but Jiang Chen suppressed it.
"Oracle Bone Inscriptions are abstruse and difficult to understand. It is naturally impossible to fully understand them. However, our Chinese characters are of the same origin as Oracle Bone Inscriptions.”
Jiang Chen continued with a smile.
"Mister, it's thunder, it's thunder!”
Looking at the words Jiang Chen pointed at, someone suddenly made a sound.
"Yes, it's the thunder word!"
"And this is the word 'Heaven'!"
"This is a human character."
"From this, everyone can see that the oracle bone inscriptions can actually be interpreted. You see it as Wu, this is B, this is the meaning of bow and arrow, and this represents the sky.”
"I know, I know. This is the story of Wuyi Shooting the Heavens.”
"This, this, this is actually true!”
....
The crowd gradually became excited after Jiang Chen's narration. Their eyes lit up, and the original depression and gloominess disappeared completely at this moment. The redness reappeared.
"Right, if you don't believe me, you can go and look for it yourself. There should be quite a lot of oracle bone inscriptions in stock, but everyone must remember that this is a treasure of our Chinese nation.”
"As for the related content, I will publish it in the newspaper next. If everyone is interested, you can take a look.”
"As for whether or not the Shang Dynasty exists, I believe everyone has come to a conclusion.”
On the stage, Jiang Chen's figure continued, but the young man couldn't help but shrink.
He did not dare to continue speaking.
At this moment, the popularity in the lobby continued to rise.
"Mister, Mister Jin Gu, does the existence of the Shang Dynasty mean that the Xia Dynasty also exists?”
"Sir, Sir, can you talk about carbon-14 again? Is it true that that student said you might win the Nobel Prize?”
"Sir!"
...
Amidst the voices, countless students looked at Jiang Chen with passion.
At this moment, their confidence that had been struck down was once again ignited.
The West never admitted the existence of the Shang Dynasty, and now Jiang Chen had proven it on his own. Although there were still some problems, as long as one wasn't a fool, one could feel the result.
This was not the first time oracle bone inscriptions had appeared. Some people had published articles about it before, and it had even caused a sensation. It was just that there was no more proof.
But now Jiang Chen gave more proof.
"Alright, everyone, this is the end of today's speech. I have a message for you.”
"Thousands of years ago, torrential waters covered everything. Terrifying floods spread across the world. The people in the caves in the west were waiting for the help of the heavens, waiting for the Noah's Ark that seemed to never come. In Africa, on the towering pyramids, the ancient Pharaoh was praying for Amon's guidance. In Central Asia, on the towering sky garden, sacrifices were made to the God of Heaven, Annu, the Earth God, Ai'a, and the God of the Air, Enrir.
Only in the east, in China, when the flood spread, Emperor Shun, as the king, had begun to guide and control the flood. The heavens were vigorous, and the gentleman was constantly striving for self-improvement. The revival of the nation needed you, and the development of the country also needed you.”
"Thank you, everyone!"
Jiang Chen bowed slightly.
It signified the end of the speech.
Jiang Chen bowed.
The entire hall was filled with warm applause. This time, the applause was even louder than when Jiang Chen arrived, so much so that the entire Peking University was shaken.
Below.
Whether it was Peking University's principal, the other teachers, or even Gu Hongming, they all stood up at this moment.
Even Gu Hongming could not help but bow slightly to show his respect.
Originally, he was here to nitpick, but he didn't expect to hear such a wonderful speech from Jiang Chen, which touched the old man.
He was against the new culture because the old culture was inherited.
It wasn't just pure stubbornness.
Just like at this moment, he respected Jiang Chen because he respected Jiang Chen's words and actions.
The speech this time shocked him.
Below the stage, countless students gathered and rushed forward.
"Sir!"
"Mister, Mister Jin Gu, I have a question to ask!”
"Sir, sir, where do you think China should go now?”
......
The sounds were mixed in, but fortunately, they were prepared and did not become completely chaotic.
But it wouldn't be easy for Jiang Chen to leave Peking University.
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