Chapter 551 Nanhua Shock Wave (3rd update, please subscribe)
For Li Jingfang, his life has not been going well recently.
Even a little depressed!
Half a year ago, when he first came to Nanhua, he and the 132 international students who accompanied him passed the high school proficiency test in just half a month. However, he did not immediately sign up for the university entrance examination.
As a compromise, he enrolled in a preparatory school with many other international students.
Li Jingfang went to Zhenwu School, a well-known preparatory school in Nanhua. After studying in the preparatory school for a few months, he confidently took the entrance examination for Nanhua University, and then...
Was directly rejected.
When the results came out, he was even ready to tell his father the good news!
However, this sudden blow left Li Jingfang unable to recover for two or three days. How could he be eliminated?
He is the son of the Governor-General of Zhili in the Qing Dynasty!
Don’t the merchants in the Ming Dynasty want to do their father’s business anymore?
But he couldn't say this, not because he couldn't say it, but because he couldn't afford to lose face!
Even in the Qing Dynasty, there was no such thing as a secret operation where the son failed to pass the imperial examination just because his father was a governor or a provincial governor!
I am the governor and my son is the governor. Even if they are Manchus, they are not so shameless.
At least they will still consider this little bit of face.
Elimination means being eliminated!
What made Li Jingfang feel a little better was that among the 39 international students who applied for the University of South China, only one was admitted. As for the others, a small number of them gave up and chose other higher education institutions.
He studied metallurgy, mechanics, accounting, railways and shipbuilding, but... Li Jingfang had to go to the University of South China!
So, Mr. Li once again entered the repeat class of Zhenwu Preparatory School to continue his battle for Nanhua!
Today is the weekend. Li Jingfang, who has been studying hard in school for two months, has finally gone out. Today is a holiday and the library is closed, so he has to go out.
He took the tram to the city center. From the day he entered the city center, Mr. Li was stunned, like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden!
A tall building!
Standing on the sidewalk, Li Jingfang looked up at the tall building - the HSBC Building, a 16-story building, 68 meters high. It was not only the tallest building in the world in 1871, but also the first Chinese-style high-rise building.
The rapid development of Nanhua gave Nanhua's first generation of architectural engineers ample opportunities to practice. Nanhua architects, who competed with foreign architects, were familiar with both Western architectural theories and Chinese architectural styles. They always thought about how to be inclusive and apply what they learned flexibly. With their efforts, Nanhua produced some buildings that combined Chinese and Western styles.
The HSBC building is not only the largest among the surrounding buildings, but also has a completely different Chinese architectural style from the surrounding buildings. Li Jingfang felt a little familiar with it, but such a tall building also gave him a great shock. He couldn't help but be stunned by this skyscraper.
Even though Li Jingfang has been here for almost half a year and has seen the world, he still loses his composure a little when faced with many new things.
"One day, Xuzhou will also have a building like this!"
Li Jingfang said secretly in his heart.
As the son of the Beiyang Minister and the Governor-General of Zhili of the Qing Dynasty, the longer Li Jingfang stayed here, the more he wanted to bring everything here to the Qing Dynasty, at least to Xuzhou.
"Look, there's another country bumpkin asking for it..."
The casual words drifted into Li Jingfang's ears, making him realize that someone was watching him. He turned around and saw a few children pointing at him with laughter.
Today is Sunday.
Children did not have to go to school, but although they did not go to school, they still wore school uniforms. In fact, the same was true for Li Jingfang. He attended Nanhua Preparatory School and wore a dark blue stand-up collar student uniform, which was similar in style to the navy uniform. Boys had to wear a school cap that looked like a military cap.
However, the uniforms of primary school students are different from those of middle school students. The uniforms of primary school students are just like these children, wearing dark blue sailor uniforms. The children wearing sailor uniforms are all chubby and have ruddy faces, looking very energetic.
When the children saw that this person had discovered them, they immediately ran away. Looking at the background as they ran away, Li Jingfang frowned, looking as if he was thinking about something.
"In Xuzhou, I'm afraid only children from wealthy families can be like this!"
Li Jingfang was so impressed not only because of the children's clothes - their school uniforms are supplied by government monopolies and sold at zero profit. Although there is no profit, the quality is absolutely excellent. It is also because of this that it is deeply welcomed by the people. Many parents would rather buy school uniforms for their children because it is cheaper.
What he lamented was the complexion and health of these children. Unlike the pale-faced children in the Qing Dynasty, their complexions were healthy, rosy, and full of energy.
"If the youth are strong, the country will be strong; if the youth are wise, the country will be wise."
After arriving in the Ming Dynasty, Li Jingfang, like many others, had studied the book "On the Youth of China" written by the emperor himself, and also knew that as early as ten years ago, all primary and secondary schools provided free lunches. By supplying food to schools, the students' nutritional intake was guaranteed, ensuring that every school-age child had a nutritious and hygienic lunch at school.
Compared to them, what do children in China look like?
Not only did they not have the opportunity to study, but they were all dark and thin, and ate only coarse food. It was difficult to find a cheerful face like the people of the Ming Dynasty among ordinary people.
This Ming Dynasty... is the real prosperous era!
"Under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the people really live a life worse than death!"
When this thought came to his mind, Li Jingfang himself was shocked.
His father was the governor-general of Zhili in the Qing Dynasty and the best minister in the world. His family was loyal and righteous for generations. How could he have such thoughts?
Realizing how out of control he had been, he fled as if escaping from here, as if he was committing a capital crime just by having this thought in his mind.
However, after walking for a while, Li Jingfang finally calmed down a little.
"This Ming Dynasty is too good at deceiving people! Our Great Qing has a sage ruler and wise ministers. When the bandits are pacified, it will naturally be the day when our Great Qing will be revived and the people will live and work in peace and contentment!"
Li Jingfang heaved a long sigh of relief and muttered these words, as if he wanted to cheer himself up. The Qing Dynasty has its own national conditions!
It’s normal that there are too many people and they don’t have enough to eat!
Besides, his father is a wise minister!
How much he has done over the years is obvious to all. If it weren't for his father who was there to stop the bandits, the common people would have been living a life worse than death.
At least now many ordinary people can live a peaceful life. Take the Northwest for example. If it weren't for my father sending the elite troops of the Huai Army there, the Northwest would have been in ruins by now.
Of course, it was not his original intention to send the elite of the Huai Army there, but he had to send them. After all, Henan and Shandong are his foundation. If those bandits were allowed to occupy Shaanxi, and they got out of Tongguan, if they colluded with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Qing Dynasty would be completely destroyed.
Fortunately, my father reacted quickly. As soon as the bandits in the northwest appeared, he immediately sent out the elite Huai Army with seven-shot rifles, Gatling machine guns, and mortars. It only took a few months to defeat the Hui bandits.
This can be considered as keeping the area safe.
Finally, after finding a suitable reason for himself, Young Master Li was no longer as panicked as before. He calmed down and continued to walk forward slowly.
After leaving the city center, he expected the prosperity of the market. After all, the people could live and work in peace and contentment, and their income was good, so the prosperity of the market was a common thing. There were many such busy streets in Xuzhou.
But Xuzhou is certainly not as good as here. Not only is the order here good, the streets are clean and there is no dust at all, but even the "exotic" atmosphere of the surrounding residential buildings has left a deep impression on Master Li.
“Perhaps this is what it means to have a home for everyone!”
Walking into a residential area, looking at the neatly arranged four-story buildings in the community, which were scattered among the beautiful trees and green plants like palaces, Li Jingfang even felt that even the scenery of the Governor's Mansion could not compare to this one.
That is inevitable. After all, the environments of these communities in Nanhua are carefully planned, and the landscapes are carefully designed by garden designers. Even the first community in Nanhua was planned by the novice Emperor Zhu - it fully drew on the communities of later generations.
It has to be said that some developers in later generations racked their brains to improve their taste. Through appropriate landscape adjustments, they were able to create the so-called "garden landscape". These designs, which were common in later generations, were definitely world-leading in this era. For Mr. Li, who had never seen the world, it was not surprising that he would have such feelings.
"If I didn't need to return to my country to serve the court after I finished my studies, it would be nice to buy a house here. It would be safe here..."
It was not difficult to buy a house in the Ming Dynasty. Any new immigrant could apply for housing after getting married. By paying only 3 yuan a month, they could rent an apartment built by the government. After paying the rent for 20 consecutive years, the property rights would belong to the individual.
In short, it is very easy to settle down here! Such a living environment is also desirable, but I am the eldest son of the Li family, and my father is the governor of Zhili in the Qing Dynasty.
Do not be sad because of things, and do not be happy because of things!
I live in a big house! We don't look down on places like this. It's no big deal. It's just a place where poor people live.
It seemed that at this moment he had found his sense of superiority again. Indeed, this sense of superiority belonged to him alone.
But... places like this belong to ordinary people!
How could this be?
(End of this chapter)
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