Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2206 Luoyang Mansion ([-])

"Mr. Yu, this house is now yours." After paying the purchase price of more than 1 yuan and taxes in full, an official from the Beicheng District Construction Bureau of Luoyang Prefecture handed over the key to Yu Xingguo's house. hand.

In fact, there were a few Spanish buildings along the river in Beicheng District, but except for some of the requisitioned ones that were taken away by the east bank government—the owners bought at a low price, and the ownerless ones were directly expropriated—all other unqualified ones were pushed away. flat.According to the instructions of the New Capital Construction Leading Group, the construction plan of Beicheng District is a "thousand-year plan", and the construction of each house must be approved and must comply with the regulations, and no random things can be done.Therefore, except for a few of the messy riverside buildings built by the Spaniards that survived, the rest were demolished, and the construction waste generated was directly used to fill pits and build roads, which was convenient.

The house that Yu Xingguo bought was newly built by the Beicheng District Construction Bureau after bulldozing the Spanish house. It is in traditional Chinese style and is divided into two parts: the facade facing the street and the residence.There are a total of six facades facing the street, three on the left and three on the left.Behind the facade are warehouses, kitchens, utility rooms, stables, guest rooms and a full three-entry main house. If the yard area is counted, the total area may have to be thousands of square meters. It is really a luxury house.

The materials used in the house are also very elegant.In addition to a large number of blue bricks and granite and marble collected from the mountains in the west, this house also uses a lot of wood, some of which are even logged and transported from Brazil, and the cost is very high.In addition, the reliefs and decorations outside the house, as well as the furniture inside the house, are basically made by high-level craftsmen, especially the pair of stone lions, which were produced by Mr. Zhu Hengzhu's stone yard in Niulanshan area. Lively and very expensive.

Therefore, the entire luxury house sold for more than 1 yuan, which may seem a bit expensive given the average real estate market on the east coast, but it is definitely worth the money.If you also consider that this is the future capital of the east coast, a place where dignitaries, celebrities and rich people gather, and has a huge potential for appreciation, so Yu Xingguo did not hesitate to spend half of his bank deposits to buy this house, which is simply a very cost-effective investment. , and it is the kind with a very high rate of return.

Yu Xingguo's business has not been going very well recently. Two boats sank in a row near Cape Horn, resulting in a sharp decline in assets, and he was extremely depressed.But at this moment, after entering this house, seeing the blue bricks and red tiles, the bright and transparent rooms, and the big trees that were transplanted, my mood suddenly improved a lot. I feel that the hard work of this half life is worth it, and my satisfaction is beyond words.

After asking his entourage to give the officer of the Construction Bureau two yuan of "tea money" and asking the servant to count the accompanying items with him, Yu Xingguo sat down with a reclining chair and made a pot of yerba mate tea. Bathed in the sunshine of autumn, steal half a day's leisure.

"Master, everything has been counted, and there is nothing missing." After drinking half a pot of tea, a young servant came over and whispered in his ear.

Hearing this, Yu Xingguo sat up from the reclining chair, shook the hand of the officer of the Construction Bureau who was standing on the side, and said with a smile: "I really trouble you today, brother, what is your surname? You may have to go to the Construction Bureau to go through the formalities in the future. Please."

"No trouble, it's all my job." The officer of the Construction Bureau smiled shyly, and then said: "But I may disappoint Mr. Yu, I will resign next month, and then I will work as a lecturer at Luoyang University. Some teaching jobs. Teacher is my favorite profession, and social research is also my favorite subject. The current job in the Construction Bureau is only found by the elders in my family, so that I can temporarily have a place to make a living."

"Oh?" Yu Xingguo said in awe, "What's your name, sir?"

Luoyang University is a comprehensive university under construction.If the Army University is not considered, Luoyang University should be the first comprehensive university in the country, and its status is beyond doubt.As far as Yu Xingguo knows, many specialized schools in the eastern coastal areas, such as Capital Medical College, Capital College of Agriculture and Forestry, Qingdao Luqiao School, Qingdao Accounting School, Meilin Railway College, Tieling Metallurgical College, etc., are under the administrative order of the Ministry of Education. Next, many teachers and administrators were selected and sent to Luoyang University to set up the shelf of Luoyang University first.

Of course, this is definitely not enough, so Luoyang University has also begun to recruit people from the whole society, and even some famous overseas scholars have received invitations, it depends on whether they come or not.The officer in front of him said that he had been officially invited by Luoyang University. If it was not a lie, then it was really not an easy matter, and it deserved to be treated with courtesy by Yu Xingguo.

"Your money is very expensive." The officer smiled modestly and gently: "I have published a few books at my own expense, and I don't want to get a little bit of fame. It is really flattering to be seen by a top school like Luoyang University."

Yu Xingguo didn't know that this Qian Qigui published a book on social responsibility in the middle of last year. Because it was more in line with the government's rhythm, it became popular all of a sudden and became a reference book for many people.In this book, Qian Qigui called on people to put the national interest at the center of their personal thoughts, enveloping "social benefits". Great support.

Last month, the Ministry of Education urgently placed a batch of orders in Jingjiang County, reprinted tens of thousands of copies of Qian Qigui's book, and then put them in prominent positions in bookstores for sale at a discounted price, hoping to awaken the sense of social responsibility in the hearts of the people. , to combine personal value with social value.Under such circumstances, it can be said that as long as Qian Qigui submits his resume, Luoyang University will hire him even out of political correctness, not to mention that this person himself is indeed talented and learned.

Huang Dongsheng, a researcher at the Central Political Research Office who had a good relationship with Qian Qigui, also entered Luoyang University at about the same time.This gentleman is a member of the system. He has been studying the manuscripts of previous executive committee leaders, refining and processing their central ideas, and then starting theoretical innovation.

The most famous theory put forward by this gentleman is rational thinking and rational criticism.This gentleman is a prolific writer who has been writing novelettes and short stories in various newspapers and magazines. Through various easy-to-understand and humorous literary works, he tells people to use reason to criticize some dross in traditional culture.He clearly told people that traditional culture is definitely not perfect. He believed that the use of non-coercive natural law constitutes a customary and non-legal moral force for the country, and that people can live a happy life through the moral behavior of the country. and personal values ​​are realized.

Huang Dongsheng often goes to various places to give speeches. He advocates rationality, opposes paranoid thinking, and educates people on the attitude towards the country and others.In many speeches, some of the army's ideas with strong **** characteristics were ruthlessly criticized by Huang Dongsheng, which made the Ministry of the Army very annoyed by it, so much so that it publicly debated it in its own publications. lively.

Huang Dongsheng also admires mathematics and natural science very much, believing that this is the basis of all modern and future technologies.After learning these things, people will have a clearer understanding of the nature of the world, and at the same time have doubts and criticisms about some of the dross in traditional culture, which will then promote the innovation of the entire culture-a culture that does not regularly renew itself will only hold incomplete words , Just like that pool of stagnant water, it is not far from rotten and smelly.

At present, Huang Dongsheng has also received an invitation from the School of Social Sciences of Luoyang University.However, in view of his sensitive status, he was finally able to resign after obtaining the approval of the Central Policy Research Office and arranging a job. He went to Luoyang University to teach logic and ethics—all the textbooks were compiled by himself. It is a lot of work to elucidate on the basis of sorting out previous manuscripts, but he seems to enjoy it, because this is indeed a job that he loves very much and is willing to dedicate his life to it.

Luoyang University also hired a European scholar as a lecturer, this gentleman was Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz who was born in Leipzig.The people on the east bank first got acquainted with the mathematician and philosopher in Italy, and then kindly invited Leibniz to teach on the east bank.It happened that Leibniz was very interested in oriental culture at that time. As a representative of oriental culture and one of the most powerful countries in the world, the east coast was very attractive to him.

Of course, the in-depth research and profound attainments of the East Coasters in mathematics were also one of the important factors that attracted Leibniz to come to the East Coast.Although the religious policy of this country seems a bit excessive, after comprehensive consideration, Leibniz finally decided to accept the invitation and go to Luoyang University to teach, mainly teaching metaphysical philosophy, and at the same time doing some research work in mathematics.

It can be seen from this that Luoyang University, which has recruited such talents from all walks of life, is undoubtedly very strong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the number one university in China.In the past, people from the east coast were strong in technology, with deep research in natural sciences, and relatively weak in humanities and social sciences. It can be said that they are not much better than the times, and some parts may even lag behind the times.Fortunately, after years of research, the shortcomings in this area are not strong. Now that talents from all walks of life are invited to come to teach and research, the strength has naturally progressed by leaps and bounds.

The Ministry of Education is now basically operating Luoyang University as a leading brand.For this reason, they will allocate 20 yuan to the school every year. In the future, the governments of Luoyang Prefecture and Yuquan District may also have some supplementary funds. The annual funding of the whole school is expected to exceed 30 yuan. It is really amazing investment. Enough to build it into the world's first school and research institution.

Qian Qigui was able to teach in this school, it was really good, very good, and he couldn't help but respect Xingguo.Respect for knowledge and talents can determine the fate of a country to some extent.

(End of this chapter)