Chapter 691: Role Model
When John entered the Phantom Palace with Amelia Roy and Lacey Jenson, Amelia Roy's parents had already taken the ferry to Staten D.C.
They will visit the Staten District to see if it is ready to open a school.
The school they want to open is a special school, and unlike the general regular school, the school they open is mainly aimed at adults with low academic qualifications, and considering that the "students" are all working adults, the teaching time is very autonomous, and they can choose to choose day or night.
After visiting the Staten District, Howard Roy and his wife found the Staten District a great fit to open a special school.
First, there is good law and order, and the Staten District was the first gun ban in the United States.
The second university town is home to dozens of world-class universities, a good environment can affect people, a strong academic atmosphere can make people studious, and there are many university professors here, and it is convenient for Howard Roy to recruit teachers in the future.
Third, the environment and climate here are good, which is suitable for retirement.
Fourth, there are many students here, because of the development of the Staten District, a large group of labor workers are gathered, these are potential students of Howard Roy, and there are tens of thousands of immigrants in the pink pig town, so there is no shortage of students.
After the inspection, and feeling that the Staten District was a good place to open a school, Howard Roy returned to Manhattan with his wife, found the headquarters of the Borderless Foundation, and informed them of the results of the inspection.
After some deliberation, the two parties finally reached an agreement.
The Borderless Frontières Foundation will provide $8 million to purchase land in Stateton, D.C., build the school, provide the hardware for the school, and Howard Roy will provide the teachers and responsible for future teaching.
In addition to all the courses offered in high school and university, this special school also provides some vocational and technical training.
Any adult who wants to improve their education can enrol for a very small fee for tuition and textbooks.
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On the other hand, after John brought Amelia Roy and Lacey Jenson into the Phantom Palace, Amelia Roy opened her eyes and saw what luxury, style and sophistication are, she had been to the White House, but after seeing the Phantom Palace, the White House was completely worthless in her heart, the two buildings were not comparable at all, perhaps only the Louvre, Buckingham Palace, and the Kremlin could compete with one of them.
As a people's tax payment, the White House naturally cannot be compared with these three palaces, which means that the Morgan family, the world's creditor, has this financial resources. Especially when the Morgan Manor was built, the Morgan family happened to obtain the power of the United States, so in order to show the rights and financial resources of the Morgan family, the patriarch at that time decided to overhaul and renovate.
"Here, taste, this is the new beans I had from Panama, and they taste good. ”
John said as he poured two cups of coffee for Amelia Roy and Lacey Jenson.
Amelia Roy and Lacey Jenson took a sip of their coffee cups, and their eyes lit up.
"What a rich floral scent!" Amelia Roy said after taking a sip.
"Well, it's roses. What kind of coffee is this? It's not like Panamanian beans, it's a little bit like Ethiopian beans. "Lacey Jensen loves this coffee, which has a rich floral aroma.
"This kind of bean used to be grown in Ethiopia, and it was transplanted to Panama in the 60s, and this coffee tree is extremely difficult to cultivate artificially, so the beans produced each year are very limited, and I thought it tasted good, so I bought the plantation. ”
John liked the coffee so much that he bought the plantation.
Amelia Roy on the side was dumbfounded, envious of the rich man's nonsense, he liked to drink coffee, so he directly bought the plantation and drank it slowly, it didn't matter if he drank it or not.
"What's this bean called?" Lacey Jensen was not surprised by what John had done, and if there was something good, he would naturally buy it, and if he couldn't finish it, he could sell it, so he should invest it.
"Geisha. ”
"I haven't heard of it, but it tastes good, and I'll give you two bags later." ”
John was no different from her brother in Lacey Jensen's eyes, so she naturally wouldn't be polite to John, and besides, she had just heard John say that she had bought the entire plantation, and the yield was low, and John couldn't finish it.
Geisha coffee is not famous yet, and it will not be known until after the competition, and it will not become the object of people's pursuit.
But John struck first, buying the entire plantation and preparing to distribute it to the estate's senior officials as a benefit.
John understood that as the head of state, he should not only have a majestic side, but also give a little welfare to the people below.
"Okay, Amelia will also take two bags and go back and drink them slowly. ”
"Führer, I don't need it!"
"It's still going to be used, it's the so-called short hands, soft mouth, drink my coffee, you have to be merciful in the future!"
John made a little joke, and Amelia Roy and Lacey Jensen laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly became much lighter.
John then chatted with Amelia Roy about family, from Hollywood to family, and John was surprised to learn that Amelia Roy's parents were going to run a special school in Staunton.
"What your parents did is very meaningful, lighting a bright light for those who are in the dark, illuminating the way forward, I believe many people will benefit from this, some people say that the youth is strong, the country is strong, but I think a country is far from enough to rely on teenagers, whether it is a teenager, middle-aged or old, only if everyone works together, the country can be truly strong.
All beings are confused, they need guides, they need role models, your parents have set the best examples, using knowledge to change the fate of others and create miracles, this kind of thing needs to be rewarded and supported. ”
John called Dani into the living room and told Dani to call the Staten D.C. government and ask the Staten D.C. government to set aside a piece of land in the college town to build a school for Amelia Roy's parents.
In addition, John asked Dani to instruct the manufacturing department to design an honorary citizenship medal to reward those outstanding people who have made outstanding contributions to the country and the people and can serve as role models for the people. The award is presented every three years and is presented in the Blue Room by John himself.
John's purpose in establishing this award is simple, a country cannot be without an example.
"Thank you, Führer, my parents would be very happy to know that you are so supportive of their cause, and I thank you on behalf of my parents. Amelia Roy stood up and bowed to John, happy for her parents.
"No, no!" John hurriedly waved his hand. "I want to thank your parents, if everyone who retires can be like your parents, I can at least be much more relaxed, and see your parents thank them for me. ”
What Amelia Roy's parents did was indeed very meaningful, the educational resources in the United States are very good, there are many prestigious schools, but there are also many people who have not gone to high school and college, just like those who immigrated from Mexico, many of them have not even gone to high school, and can only do some manual labor, or dirty and tiring work, these people don't want to have a good job, but they don't even have a college degree, how to find a good job, but let them go back to school, one has no money, two has no time, and most schools can't take them in.
Now Amelia Roy's parents have opened a special school for these people, which is equivalent to giving these people a chance to change their fate.
There is a saying in Huaxia: one life, two luck, three feng shui, four accumulation of yin virtue and five reading.
A person who has no mines, no power and no power at home, and wants to change his destiny, the only way to change his fate is to read books and change his fate through knowledge.