Since Guangzhou is far away, Li Yu needs to explain the construction as much as possible this time. After Zheng Guanying and Qiu Fengjia have taken care of the officialdom, they can start the construction.
This place is not a concession, so the construction can be done as you wish. The key point is that people like Xie Yuxi from the United States are very interested in Chinese traditions. Even if they spend more money, they want to build schools with local characteristics.
Qiu Fengjia immediately became interested when he heard this idea. Although Li Yu has never done architectural design, he was exposed to graphic geometry and mechanical drawing when he was studying for a double bachelor's degree in mechanical design, and he has some connections with architectural drawing.
So the two teamed up to carry out a master plan. Planning is quite interesting. If you decorate your own house, you will find a lot of fun if you participate as much as possible.
For the larger classrooms in the school, the wok-ear house, which is very distinctive in Guangfu architecture, is used. The so-called woo'er is the fire-sealing wall erected on both sides of the building.
In the past, only families with high-ranking officials or famous families were eligible to erect wok-er houses on their roofs. However, by the late Qing Dynasty, almost all wealthy families would build wok-er houses to show their wealth.
The ears of the wok look a bit like the ears of the old official hats, and they also have the meaning of being the best. Since Qiu Fengjia is from Shantou, he also adopted the SiDianJin style architecture, which is very traditional in the Chaoshan area - it can be understood as the courtyard house in Beijing.
The courtyard is designed to be relatively large and can be used to distinguish classes or grades in the future. Of course, it can also be used as a canteen.
As for the auditorium, it was built in the style of a flag tower. There are many streets and alleys in Guangzhou and Haikou that combine Chinese and Western styles.
Many students choose boarding, so the dormitories use Hakka enclosed houses. Of course, they did not use the round enclosed houses, but the square enclosed houses in Guangdong, which are actually very similar to courtyard houses or Shanxi courtyards. Many small cubicles can be built inside, which is very suitable for dormitories.
The overall style is a bit messy, so some trees and green plants need to be used for interval embellishment. In this way, this school has integrated many Lingnan architectural features, and it will definitely become a beautiful scenery in the future.
The subsequent construction work was handed over to Qiu Fengjia and Zheng Guanying. Considering that many different construction teams were needed, it would cost more than 30,000 taels of silver.
But it will definitely be quite unique when built, and it’s worth it. Xie Yuxi was quite satisfied with the plan and even continued to communicate with the two on some design details.
As long as the sponsor agrees. Engaging in design meant he spent a long time in Guangzhou. When Li Yu had nothing to do, he went to Baozhilin to learn kung fu from Huang Feihong at night.
When it comes to marksmanship, Li Yu's pistol marksmanship is already quite good. During his time in Beiyang, so many pistol bullets were not in vain. Although there is still a gap between him and the masters, he can be regarded as first-rate.
——It is true that he is the general among the dwarves, but there are really few people in the new military units across the country who have the experience of shooting 200 rounds of live pistol ammunition.
It's just that Li Yu's hand and foot skills are much worse. Although Li Yu took some basic Taekwondo and Sanda courses in interest classes during his school days, he did not practice them in depth. He knew basic movements such as whip kicks, straight punches, and uppercuts in Sanda, and he did not have any Any practical experience is at the level of a dull novice.
When Huang Feihong heard that Li Yu wanted to learn kung fu, he was a little surprised: "Not many scholars practice martial arts now. Even if they are generals, they are all Confucian generals, just like Zhuge Kongming. I have never heard of anyone who really learns kung fu." Li Yu smiled and said: "I have nothing to do, just learn whatever you want." Huang Feihong was a master of Hongquan and asked: "What do you want to learn?" Li Yu blurted out: "Foshan Shadowless Kick!" Huang Feihong was stunned and said immediately: "Kung fu on the legs is not easy to practice. If the imperial master wants to fight in close quarters, boxing or grappling are more suitable. Or simple stick techniques, such as the initial moves of Wulang Bagua stick." Li Yu was a little disappointed. Real people can't even learn the famous shadowless kick trick.
But it must be enough to learn one and a half moves from him. The last time he saw Lu Bicheng easily subduing others, he was stunned. He must not be at a disadvantage!
So Li Yu said: "Then listen to Master Huang. You can teach me some practical close combat skills that you think are easy to master."
"It's so easy." Huang Feihong raised his robe, which seemed to have a chic and unrestrained mood in the movie.
As a true master of Hongquan, a simple appearance of his figure immediately reveals a powerful aura as Yuan Ting Yue Zhi.
Kill Huang Feihong and said, "Look, I'll teach you some grappling techniques. From now on, you don't have to be afraid even if you encounter someone taller than you." Li Yu quickly opened his eyes, but Huang Feihong just took two or three seconds. The demonstration ended so quickly that it was hard to see clearly.
"It's over...is it over?" Li Yu was dumbfounded. Huang Feihong said: "Stretch out your hand and attack me, and I will actually dismantle it for you." Li Yu said: "Master Huang, please be gentle." Huang Feihong smiled and said: "I have my own sense of proportion." Li Yu said Huang Feihong took a look at the Sanda movements he learned in the hobby class and put his hands in front of him. He was surprised and said: "This is the first time I have seen this posture of Emperor Master." Killing Li Yu emboldened him,
"Master Huang, I'm going to make a move!" Huang Feihong said after a while: "Come on." Li Yu was completely showing off his sword in front of Guan Gong's door. He punched straight at him and Huang Feihong immediately pushed his wrist aside, and then grabbed him behind his back. , Huang Feihong dodged to the left, Li Yu rushed forward, but Huang Feihong completely pinched his wrist, and he could only lie down.
With one move, Huang Feihong easily and freely subdued him with his back joints. Li Yu said: "Master Huang is really good." Huang Feihong said: "Your punching angle is good, but you have no experience in facing the enemy, your weaknesses are exposed too much; your accuracy is also too poor, you don't know how to change your moves on the way." Unexpectedly, Li Huang Feihong saw through Yu's background immediately, and every word he said was spot on.
Before killing Li Yu, the targets he hit were targets that didn't move, so of course they were not accurate. Li Yu asked: "In that case, can I still learn kung fu?" Huang Feihong said: "Yes. Although you have no martial arts foundation, your physical condition is good and you have a height advantage. After learning two or three grappling techniques, you can generally The street gangsters will have nothing to do with you." This is what Li Yu wants. Anyway, he can't learn Huang Feihong's true skills. It would be good if he can deal with ordinary people. He said happily: "Master Huang must teach me well! "Huang Feihong said: "It's not difficult, let's demonstrate slowly." Huang Feihong patiently taught Li Yu for several nights, and Li Yu finally mastered the three-stroke grappling technique.
Huang Feihong's understanding of martial arts is too deep. Such a simple technique can also have many unique changes and understandings. In fact, it is far more than three moves.
Killing is only the most basic content of martial arts, and it does not involve Hong Fist, Wuying Kick, Wulang Bagua Stick and other Huang Feihong's stunts at all.
It really takes more than half a lifetime to learn and understand those things. This trip to Guangzhou was a big gain. Although he only learned three grappling techniques, he was a well-known master.
If someone wants to attack him again in the future, Li Yu will not be helpless. ——Li Yu has a lot of money in Citibank in the United States. Fortunately, it can be easily exchanged for silver dollars.
Nowadays, most merchants prefer silver coins instead of silver coins. After all, silver coins are relatively standardized, and the silver has to bear weight, measure the quality, and convert them, which is very troublesome.
After Qiu Fengjia found a construction team, Li Yu could leave temporarily after leaving some money. Guangzhou now has a telegraph line, so he can contact him whether he is in Shanghai or the capital.
Kill Li Yu and Xie Yuxi and go south along the Pearl River to Hong Kong. Hong Kong has been very safe for a long time since then. Although there are not too many people in Hong Kong now, many people will flee here in the future.
A closer look at the treaty reveals that Hong Kong Island and Kowloon south of Boundary Street belong to
"Ceded"; while the Kowloon area north of Boundary Street and the New Territories are leased land. The so-called New Territories are
It means "new concession". This has left a foreshadowing for the future diplomatic recovery of the entire territory of Hong Kong. You must know that there is a legal basis for recovering concessions, but it is very difficult to recover ceded land.
The late Qing Dynasty ceded so much land, but very little was recovered. Hong Kong is almost the most successful example.
Killing is definitely a diplomatic victory.
Many people within "Tai Ying" regretted it very much. After all, at that time, Hong Kong had already taken off and became one of the Four Asian Tigers, which was extremely important.
The Governor of Hong Kong has great power, and there is currently no Legislative Council or Independent Commission Against Corruption. As the plenipotentiary representative of the British King, the Governor of Hong Kong basically controls everything in Hong Kong. Members are directly appointed by the Governor.
Hong Kong is famous for having many mountains and little land. If you want to have a piece of land to run a school, it is best to choose one north of Boundary Street. Naturally, if you want to obtain land, you need the approval of the Hong Kong Governor, and the grant will not be too large, up to a few dozen acres.
The current Governor of Hong Kong is the twelfth Governor, Bu Li, who comes from the British Colonial Office. Listen to the name: Colonial Office.
It has since been renamed the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which is also the Foreign Office in the traditional sense. The Foreign Secretary is the three most prestigious position in the British cabinet, alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Home Secretary.
From here we can indirectly see the status of the Colonial Department today. At this time, the status of Chinese people in Hong Kong was very low. Hong Kong currently has the worst degree of autonomy among the many British colonies. It took more than 20 years for Chinese people to enter the Executive Council.
If Li Yu had not become a foreign academician of the Royal Society, and Xie Yuxi was from the Carnegie family in the United States, it would be difficult to meet the Governor of Hong Kong.
Since 1900, Hong Kong's re-export trade has become very large. Half of the goods from Europe, the United States and China have to be transshipped through Hong Kong.
This was a very large volume of business, reaching 20 million tons in 1900. Therefore, British investment in Hong Kong also began to gradually increase.
When the economy improves, the population will naturally increase, and the Hong Kong Governor also realizes the necessity of establishing education. kill
