Chapter 727： Artificial dyes by accident

"For now, the artificial synthesis of quinine is still in the groping stage!" Louis Pasteur sighed softly and replied to Jerome Bonaparte in a low voice.

It can be seen from his expression that Professor Pasteur is very dissatisfied with the current research progress.

Jerome Bonaparte, who knew that malaria research was a long and tortuous road, did not blame Louis Pasteur at all, but rather admired Professor Pasteur.

To know that the identification of malaria transmission vectors in history has to wait more than 40 years.

It is quite remarkable that Professor Louis Pasteur was able to find out the African malaria vector in the shortest possible time under the existing conditions. (Although under the premise that Jerome Bonaparte provided ideas for Louis Pasteur.)

"Professor, there is no rush for scientific research!" Jerome Bonaparte gently patted Louis Pasteur's shoulder and said solemnly: "Any research is difficult to obtain without going through thousands of experiments. result!

"My Healing Game"

Trust me, inspiration will pop into your head after you have accumulated hundreds of experiments! "

"Your Majesty, you have given me really high treatment and provided me with so many assistants, but I have failed you!" Louis Pasteur whispered to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Professor Pasteur!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Louis Pasteur with a serious face: "You have not failed anyone! Everything you have now is the honor you deserve!

I have always believed that the strength of a country is not only in us who are in high positions, but also in you.

A country that respects science and is willing to invest in science can truly have a better tomorrow! "

Under Jerome Bonaparte's chicken soup for the soul, Louis Pasteur, who had been depressed because he was unable to overcome malaria, immediately regained his strength.

Immediately afterwards, Louis Pasteur told Jerome Bonaparte.

Although they have not yet thoroughly researched artificial quinine, they have summarized the transmission route of malaria and the methods of preventing malaria.

It is believed that with this set of methods, the mortality rate will be reduced.

"On behalf of the French government, I thank you for your efforts!" Jerome Bonaparte said excitedly, clasping Louis Pasteur's hand.

If Louis Pasteur's method proves effective, then Jerome Bonaparte's plan to colonize Africa could be on the agenda.

At this time, Louis Pasteur had no idea how much suffering his research was about to bring to those living in Africa. of Africans brought civilization.

"I'm just doing what I can do!" Louis Pasteur said shyly.

"Speak! What do you want!" Jerome Bonaparte said generously to Louis Pasteur! .

"Your Majesty, this is not just me, but everyone in this institute!" Louis Pasteur replied to Jerome Bonaparte, still retaining the simple values ​​of happiness and sharing.

"Okay! I see!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and said to Louis Pasteur, "I can assure you that you will receive another huge bonus!"

Hearing Jerome Bonaparte's words, smiles appeared on the faces of everyone present.

When it comes to rewarding scientific researchers, Jerome Bonaparte has never been stingy.

It is precisely because of this that they are willing to work harder for Jerome Bonaparte.

Any company that only likes to talk about ideals and is unwilling to discuss treatment will face collapse sooner or later.

The most hated sentence of Jerome Bonaparte in the previous life was "the narrower the heart is than the treatment, the higher the realm is when it comes to dedication".

This act of turning treatment and devotion into a binary opposition is either stupid or bad.

Afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte spoke with Louis Pasteur for a while, and asked him if there was anything else he could do for him.

Louis Pasteur shook his head and said that there is no need to trouble Jerome Bonaparte at the moment.

Just as Jerome Bonaparte was about to say goodbye to Louis Pasteur and head to the next inspection site, an institute staff member wearing a mask hurriedly ran from the underground institute to the living room.

"Professor!" the researcher shouted to Louis Pasteur, panting, and then bowed to Jerome Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte stopped and hurriedly asked the researcher, "What happened to the underground research institute? Did the sample leak?"

The researcher shook his head and replied to Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, when we were experimenting with artificial quinine, we accidentally made something interesting!"

"What?" Jerome Bonaparte asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, if you don't mind, it is convenient to move to the underground laboratory!" The researcher said to Jerome Bonaparte.

"What are you showing off?" Louis Pasteur frowned slightly and reprimanded the researchers, "Do you know that Your Majesty's time is precious!"

After the researcher heard Louis Pasteur's reprimand, he lowered his head and did not speak.

"Professor, don't go online like this!" Jerome Bonaparte hurriedly made a clearance for him.

"But..." Professor Louis Pasteur responded.

"Give me..." Jerome Bonaparte glanced at Virnia and Wallevsky beside him. He stretched out his hand and said to the researcher, "Give me three masks!"

"Yes!" The researcher took out three cotton masks from his pocket and handed them to Jerome Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte gave two masks to Vernia and Wallevsky respectively, and then put another mask on.

"Let's go! Professor Pasteur!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Louis Pasteur: "Let's see what they're up to!"

Louis Pasteur had to put on a mask and follow Jerome Bonaparte to the underground institute.

Under the leadership of the institute staff, Jerome Bonaparte and others came to a room in the institute.

At this time, the room was crowded with researchers in white lab coats.

Seeing that there was no way forward, the researcher shouted at the top of his voice: "Let me go! Let me go! Your Majesty and Professor Pasteur are here!"

The researchers standing in the front row subconsciously looked back after hearing this sentence.

Sure enough, Jerome Bonaparte and Louis Pasteur were behind them.

"Everyone, please let me go!" Jerome Bonaparte took a step forward and said to them softly.

"Don't you have your own work here?" Louis Pasteur reprimanded them with a hint of anger.

After hearing Louis Pasteur's reprimand, most of the institute staff immediately turned and left.

Soon there were only a few people left in the room, and Jerome Bonaparte and the others also looked at the contents of the test tube on the test bench.

"This is not..." Jerome Bonaparte stared at the contents of the test tube, then quickly walked to the test bench, pointed to the test tube and asked, "Who made this?"

Several researchers pointed to one of them at the same time, and the researcher said timidly: "Your Majesty, I made this! However, I made it unintentionally!"

"Do you remember how this thing was made?" Jerome Bonaparte asked in a slightly hasty tone.

"Remember!" The researcher nodded, and then described to Jérôme Bonaparte what he added when he made it, "...I remember that I just added potassium dichromate to aniline in order to extract quinine. Sulfate, and then there was a bitumen-colored residue in the flask, and I knew the experiment must have failed! So, in order to wash off that residue, I wanted to use alcohol.

Who knew that as soon as the alcohol was added, they turned into the purple they are now! "

"That's right! That's it!" said Jerome Bonaparte excitedly.

Unexpectedly, I asked them to study the production of artificial quinine, but by accident, the aniline violet was restored.

This is the first man-made synthetic dye!

"Your Majesty, what exactly does this thing do?" Louis Pasteur looked at the aniline violet reagent doubtfully.

"Quick! Bring me all the white fabrics in the research room!" Jerome Bonaparte immediately urged Louis Pasteur. He wanted to verify whether it was real or not. Aniline Violet.

Louis Pasteur hurriedly started talking, and the researcher who developed aniline violet was a little flustered. He didn't expect to make such a big fuss.

"What's your name?" Jerome Bonaparte asked the somewhat immature researcher with a kind smile on his face.

"William Henry Parkin!" the researcher responded timidly in half-baked French.

"He's a Briton, recommended by the headmaster of the Royal Academy of Chemistry!" Louis Pasteur hurriedly explained.

"I admire Academician Liebig in particular, so..." William Henry Parkin stammered to Jerome Bonaparte.

(In 1852, Euritus von Liebig, who was deeply persecuted, was expelled from the Kingdom of Prussia, and was immediately invited by Jerome Bonaparte to France to serve as the dean of the Department of Chemistry at the Ecole Polytechnique.)

"Are you interested in studying for a bachelor's degree at the Ecole Polytechnique?" Jerome Bonaparte asked with a smile.

"Is it really possible?" William Henry Parkin asked excitedly.

"Of course!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, "We welcome every scholar to France!"

After a while, the staff of the research institute brought all the white cloth over.

Jerome Bonaparte dripped the aniline violet reagent on the cotton, wool and silk in turn, and then let it dry for a while.

After it was completely infected, the staff of the research institute were ordered to find a few basins of water.

Jerome Bonaparte put them into different basins, and sure enough, except for the cotton cloth, neither the wool nor the silk showed any signs of fading.

"Mr. Parkin, you're going to make a fortune!"