Chapter 142 Nobel Prize

Seeing Crown Princess Sophie suddenly join the chat, Nobel sighed and replied: "I have this plan in the near future"

"I am tired of it"

"My greatest achievement in this life is gunpowder. As you can see, I have made a fortune by engaging in the production of gunpowder"

"My time is running out, and I have no offspring. These bloody wealth make me feel more and more guilty"

At this point, Nobel looked at Constantine, "So, Your Highness, don't take my credit for your victory, that way I might be happier"

Obviously, Nobel felt moral pressure for his invention - dynamite, which was widely used in wars and killed thousands of his kind.

Especially in France, French public opinion made a mistake between Nobel and his brother Ludwig. When his brother Ludwig died, he actually published a sharp obituary in the newspaper saying "Invented a thing for war (dynamite), which brought a lot of death and destruction".

This gave Nobel a great touch and blow.

Nobel himself was not married, and naturally had no children, and there was no direct heir to his wealth, all of which made Nobel want to retire.

"As Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess said, I plan to use most of my property, about 9.2 million US dollars, to set up an award to encourage those who have made outstanding contributions to science"

"Maybe this can redeem me?" Nobel sighed.

After that, he looked at Sophie and joked: "If this award is successfully established, I plan to personally give you the title of "The Greatest Woman in the World""

Nobel's recent decision to donate most of his property to establish awards was also inspired by the Royal Greek Education Foundation.

Nobel has been in Greece for several years, and his impression of Greece is ordinary, but there is only one thing in Greece that makes him feel sincerely shocked-the Royal Greek Education Foundation spends huge amounts of money every year to subsidize thousands of students to complete primary education.

The wide range of its funding, the large number of people funded, and the amount of money spent every year make Nobel feel sincere admiration for the president of the foundation, Crown Princess Sophie.

It can be said that in the history of mankind, there are very few good deeds that benefit the people.

Since Sophie took over the management of the Royal Education Foundation and became the president of the foundation, she has liked this job from the bottom of her heart - to sponsor thousands of children, especially those from poor families, to come to school to receive education.

So far, the number of students in Greece who have received sponsorship from the foundation and completed their initial studies has exceeded 180,000, and another 120,000 are receiving primary education in primary schools.

The self-satisfaction and sense of accomplishment brought by this job allow Crown Princess Sophie to always devote herself to the work of the foundation with vigor even if she does not receive wages (Sophie, who does not receive wages for her work at the foundation).

Due to her years of work in education, Sophie has an outstanding reputation in Greek society, and even has a tendency to surpass Constantine, even though he personally led the army and defeated the enemy Ottoman army on the battlefield.

In Greek newspapers, there are many words praising Crown Princess Sophie, such as "a woman like the Virgin Mary" and "the light of wisdom" and so on.

What made Constantine even more upset was that there were newspaper comments that the Greek army led by Crown Prince Constantine was able to defeat the Ottomans on the battlefield because of Crown Princess Sophie.

Obviously, this statement was influenced by Greek folk tales: the legend circulated among the Greek people - when a Greek king named Constantine married a queen named Sophie, he would rule the city with the same name as him again (referring to Constantinople).

(Sophie (sophy) means "wisdom" and "sage" in Greek)

The main goal of the foundation work that Sophie is engaged in is to help students complete their studies, so that the Greeks will associate Sophie with the meaning of sophy in Greek.

Nobel was determined to use his own property to set up the award, partly because he was inspired by the actions of the foundation.

Nobel himself also respected Crown Princess Sophie who was engaged in education.

After seeing the good deeds of the foundation, Nobel believed that it would be meaningful to use his "bloody" wealth to do some things that benefit the entire human race.

Although his wealth pales in comparison to the foundation, it can also play a unique value - rewarding and helping the smartest minds in human society.

As she has been engaged in education and culture for a long time, Nobel's plan naturally fell into Sophie's ears.

After hearing Nobel's affirmative answer, Sophie said happily: "Mr. Nobel, this is really a generous act"

"If you are determined to do so, can you set the award ceremony in Greece?"

"I think there is no better place for such an award than Greece, which is known as the "source of Western civilization""

Constantine was stunned when he heard it. Nobel, the Nobel Prize, is set in Greece?

Isn't this cutting off Sweden's beard?

Touching his lower chin, looking at Nobel who was lost in thought beside him, Constantine thought about it and felt that it was not impossible.

After Crown Princess Sophie became the president of the foundation, she was influenced by Ikios, one of the executive members of the foundation and the president of the University of Athens, and also took the great goal of reviving the status of the Greek cultural center as one of her work goals.

When Sophie heard that Nobel had established an award to reward scientific workers, she became interested.

If the award ceremony could be held in Greece, think about it. Every year, the award-winning scientists and scholars would gather in Athens, Greece, for the award ceremony. This would be very beneficial for Greece to restore its status as a cultural center.

Perhaps Greece could recruit some less respected scientists to work in Greek universities to enrich the scientific teaching staff in Greece.

"Yes, Mr. Nobel, if you agree to set the award ceremony in Greece, our foundation will do its best to help you get the award establishment and evaluation work on track as soon as possible," Constantine also took the opportunity to say.

Although the Nobel family originally came from Sweden, the Nobel family made its fortune in Russia, and most of the family members currently live in Russia.

And Nobel's own experience is even more complicated.

Nobel moved to Russia with his family at the age of nine, and moved to the United States, Germany, Britain, France, and now in Greece.

I'm afraid he doesn't have a particularly deep affection for his hometown.

Therefore, it seems feasible to set the award in Greece.

"If you agree, Mr. Nobel, the Royal Education Foundation can provide part of the funds, together with your wealth, as a prize money," Sophie continued, looking at Nobel who was thinking.

Nobel considered the two's suggestions. If the award was set in Greece, there was no doubt that with the help of these two, whether it was the lawyer's work, the publicity of the award, or even the legal approval, the progress would be very fast.

There was no need to worry about political matters at all.

In this way, he, who was already 63 years old and had a serious decline in energy, could really save himself a lot of worry and effort.