Since Guangzhou is far away, Li Yu needs to explain the construction as well as possible this time. After Zheng Guanying and Qiu Fengjia have taken care of the officialdom, they can start the construction.
This is not a concession, so the building 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 the school 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 and participate as much as possible, you will find a lot of fun.
For the relatively large classrooms in the school, the wok-ear house, which is very distinctive in Guangfu architecture, is used.
The so-called wok ears are fire sealing walls erected on both sides of the building. In the past, only families with high-ranking officials or prestigious titles were eligible to erect wok ears sealing fire walls on the roof, but by the end of the Qing Dynasty, basically wealthy families would
Build a wok-ear house to show your wealth.
The shape of the wok's ears is a bit like the two ears of the old official hat, and it also means to dominate.
Xie Yuxi was quite satisfied with the plan and even continued to communicate with the two on some design details.
If Li Yu had not become a foreign academician of the Royal Society, and Tse Yu-hsi was born into the American Carnegie family, it would have been difficult to meet the Governor of Hong Kong.
——It is true that he is a general among the dwarfs, but at present, there are really not many people in the country's new military units who have experience in firing 200 rounds of pistol ammunition.
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 fall behind!
Many students choose boarding, so the dormitories use Hakka enclosed houses.
"It's so easy." Huang Feihong raised his robe, which seemed to have a chic and unrestrained mood in the movie.
Since Qiu Fengjia is from Shantou, he also adopted the SiDianJin style architecture that is very traditional in the Chaoshan area, which can be understood as the courtyard house in Beijing.
Unexpectedly, Li Yu was immediately seen through by Huang Feihong, and everything he said was very accurate.
"It's over...is it over?" Li Yu was dumbfounded.
When Huang Feihong heard that Li Yu wanted to learn kung fu, he was really 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."
The current Governor of Hong Kong is the twelfth Governor, Burley, who comes from the British Colonial Office.
With just one move, Huang Feihong was able to subdue him with an effortless and freehand counterattack.
As a true master of Hongquan, just by showing his body, he immediately shows a powerful aura as Yuan Ting Yue Zhi.
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.
But it will definitely be quite unique once built, and it’s worth it.
Huang Feihong's understanding of martial arts is so deep that such a simple technique can have many unique variations and understandings. In fact, it is far more than three moves.
As long as the sponsor agrees.
The so-called New Territories means "new concession".
This has left a foreshadowing for the future diplomatic recovery of the entire territory of Hong Kong.
Li Yu smiled and said: "You have nothing to do, just learn whatever you want."
The overall style is a bit messy, so some trees and green plants need to be used for interval embellishment.
Li Yu asked: "If that's the case, can I still learn Kung Fu?"
The late Qing Dynasty ceded so much land, but very little was recovered. Hong Kong is almost the most successful example.
Huang Feihong said: "Look carefully, I will teach you some grappling techniques. From now on, you don't have to be afraid even if you encounter people taller than you."
Li Yu was a little disappointed when he saw that the real person couldn't learn the famous shadowless kick skill.
Huang Feihong patiently taught Li Yu for several nights, and finally Li Yu was able to master the three-stroke grappling technique.
It really takes half a lifetime to learn and understand those things.
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.
In this way, this school has integrated many Lingnan architectural features, and it will definitely become a beautiful landscape in the future.
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.
From here we can indirectly see the status of the Colonial Office today.
In terms of marksmanship, Li Yu's pistol marksmanship is already quite good. During his time in Beiyang, so many pistol bullets were not in vain. Although he is still far behind the masters, he can be regarded as first-rate.
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 noob.
Li Yu was completely showing off his machete in front of Guan Gong's gate. He punched directly, but Huang Feihong immediately pushed his wrist aside, and then grabbed it behind his back. Huang Feihong dodged to the left, and Li Yu rushed forward and was completely pinched by Huang Feihong.
Holding my wrists, I could only lie down.
Li Yu took courage and said, "Master Huang, I'm going to take action!"
You must know that there is a legal basis for recovering concessions, but it is very difficult to recover ceded land.
It's just that Li Yu's hand and foot skills are much worse.
Huang Feihong had enough time to say: "Come on."
The subsequent construction work was handed over to Qiu Fengjia and Zheng Guanying. Since many different construction teams were needed, it would cost more than thirty thousand taels of silver.
A closer look at the treaty reveals that Hong Kong Island and Kowloon south of Boundary Street are "ceded"; while the Kowloon area north of Boundary Street and the New Territories are leased lands.
Huang Feihong was stunned, and then said: "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.
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Huang Feihong said: "It's not difficult. Let's demonstrate slowly."
Li Yu put on the Sanda movements he learned in his hobby class, with his hands in front of him. Huang Feihong looked at it and said in surprise: "This is the first time I've seen this posture of Emperor Master."
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.
Huang Feihong smiled and said: "I have my own sense of proportion."
Huang Feihong is a Hongquan master and asked: "What do you want to learn?"
Huang Feihong said: "The angle of your punch is good, but you have no experience in facing the enemy at all, and your weaknesses are too exposed; your accuracy is also too poor, and you don't know how to change your moves on the way."
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.
Li Yu said: "Master Huang, please be gentle."
What Li Yu wanted was this effect. Anyway, he couldn't learn Huang Feihong's true skills. It would be good if he could deal with ordinary people. He said happily: "Master Huang will teach me well!"
This trip to Guangzhou was a big gain. Although he only learned three grappling techniques, he was a well-known master. If someone wanted to attack him again in the future, Li Yu would not be helpless.
A considerable amount of Li Yu's money is in Citibank in the United States. Fortunately, it can be easily exchanged for silver dollars.
Afterwards, it was changed to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 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.
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."
Li Yu and Xie Yuxi headed south along the Pearl River to Hong Kong.
Li Yu used to hit targets that didn't move, so of course he wasn't very accurate.
This is just 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.
Li Yu quickly opened his eyes, but Huang Feihong finished the demonstration in just two or three seconds, so fast that he couldn't see clearly.
Li Yu blurted out: "Foshan Shadowless Foot!"
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Therefore, it was definitely a diplomatic victory. Many people within the "Bringing the British" 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.
Huang Feihong said: "Stretch out your hand and attack me, and I will actually dismantle it for you."
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.
Li Yu said: "Master Huang is really amazing."
Listen to the name: Colonial Office.
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.
Huang Feihong said: "Yes. Although you have no martial arts foundation, your physical condition is quite good, and you have a height advantage. After you learn two or three grappling techniques, ordinary street gangsters will not be able to do anything to you."
Naturally, obtaining land requires the approval of the Hong Kong Governor, and the grant will not be too large, with a maximum of dozens of acres.
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.
Nowadays, most merchants prefer silver yuan instead of silver. After all, silver yuan is relatively standardized, and silver has to bear weight. It is very troublesome to measure the quality and convert.
The Governor of Hong Kong has great power. There is currently no Legislative Council, Independent Commission Against Corruption and the like. As the King's plenipotentiary representative, the Governor basically has a single hand in Hong Kong. Members are directly appointed by the Governor.
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 business volume, 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.