Chapter 12: Return to Beijing

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It's been a few years since I left Jingshi, and I don't feel like much has changed from when I left.

Lin Fangcheng walked out of the station with his luggage, looking at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Are you Mr. Lin Fangcheng, the new director of the Literature District of the Beijing Normal University Library?" asked a middle-aged man wearing a black bowler hat, a long gown, a scarf around his neck, and a long beard, holding a photo.

"I am, may I ask if you are ......"

"I am Gu Minsheng, a professor at the School of Literature at Beijing Normal University, and I used to manage the literature section of the library. After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he handed Lin Fangcheng a business card.

"Hello Professor Gu, the junior has just gotten off the bus, please forgive me for any inconsiderate etiquette. Lin Fangcheng bowed to Gu Minsheng to express his respect.

"It's okay, it's okay, child, you are quite polite, now many people see the elders and seniors, and they are directly called by you, what are you like, go, I'll take you to have a meal first, and then we'll go to the library to hand over the work, and by the way, take you to recognize your dormitory and put your luggage. After speaking, Gu Minsheng opened the back door of the car behind him and motioned for Lin Fangcheng to get in the car.

"Thank you, Professor Gu, I'm really sorry for your trouble. Lin Fangcheng thanked him.

"If there is any trouble, it will be colleagues in the future, and it should be. "Gu Minsheng is very polite.

The car started, and Gu Minsheng drove towards the west gate of Jingshi City.

"Fangcheng hasn't been to Jingshi. Gu Minsheng asked Lin Fangcheng.

"I haven't been here, but I have heard friends who have been here said that when I saw it today, it was really a collection of all spirits, worthy of the feet of the Son of Heaven, the land of coiling dragons. Lin Fangcheng replied.

"I have already booked a place at the Suguo Hotel, and when the time comes, we will talk while eating, and you can also taste the specialties of our Jingshi. Gu Minsheng said with a smile.

"Su Guo Hotel is the best hotel in Beijing and even in the whole of Dasu, Professor Gu is really enough to give you face. Zhang Lixuan said.

When he first escaped from Jingshi City, Lin Fangcheng and his entourage ran from the West City Gate, and the Suguo Hotel was in the north of the palace, which is the North City of Jingshi, and Lin Fangcheng had never been out of Youlan Villa when he was in the palace, so he knew almost nothing about Jingshi except for what was introduced in the book.

"Thank you Professor Gu for your hospitality, and the junior will be respectful and obedient. Lin Fangcheng responded.

Su Guo Hotel is worthy of being the first hotel in Dasu, Lin Fangcheng just got off the car, was shocked by this magnificent decoration, marble stairs, green tile eaves, carved legends and stories of the glass turnstile, these are nothing, the plaque above the gate has the words of Su Huang Lin Chongwen personally inscribed the words of Su Guo Hotel.

Lin Fangcheng entered the hotel with Professor Gu and saw the interior decoration.

The interior decoration of the hotel is somewhat Western-style in the real world, the five-color blinds on the roof are very gorgeous, the crystal chandelier also enhances the taste, and the red carpet on the aisle is as comfortable as stepping on wool.

"Mr. Gu and Mr. Lin, please come with me. The waiter took Gu Minsheng and Lin Fangcheng and walked to a private room on the second floor.

After Gu Minsheng and Lin Fangcheng took their seats, Gu Minsheng said to the waiter: "I ordered food when I booked a seat before, so let's start preparing now." ”

"Okay, Mr. Gu. The waiter finished and exited the room.

"How does Fangcheng feel about this hotel?" Gu Minsheng asked with a smile.

"Very stylish. Lin Fangcheng replied.

It didn't take long for the meals to be served.

"Because I have to do the handover work in the afternoon, I won't serve alcohol, and I'll drink it later. Gu Minsheng said.

"Good!" replied Lin Fangcheng.

The two chatted for a while while eating, and they got acquainted with each other.

"At the dinner table, let me tell you about your work. Gu Minsheng said.

"Okay, I'll hear you. Lin Fangcheng Road.

"Fang Cheng probably hadn't heard of the position of library district manager before. Gu Minsheng said.

"Yes, Professor Gu, shouldn't the library be set up as an administrator, why should there be a position of administrator?" Lin Fangcheng asked.

In order to make the overall level of the entire cultural field of the Great Soviet Union rise, the library of Beijing Normal University was upgraded to an administrative unit when the emperor was still there, and the director of the library of Beijing Normal University was only one level lower than the president of Beijing Normal University (in Dasu, the president of Beijing Normal University was at the same level as the governor of each state, two levels higher than the mayor), and directly obeyed the orders of the royal family of Dasu, except for finance, the library of Beijing Normal University was independent of Beijing Normal University in other aspects, but the appointment of relevant positions in the library of Beijing Normal University was responsible for both Beijing Normal University and the Ministry of Culture of the Great Soviet Union, so Beijing Normal University still has some control over the library. Although each college of Beijing Normal University has its own library, none of them can compare with the library of Beijing Normal University, both in terms of the richness of the collection of books and the reading environment. Let's talk about the position of the library of Beijing Normal University: the highest level is the director, and his position is the same level as the governor (the official position of the governor of the military and political power of a city in the Great Su Dynasty, the capital of the capital and the capitals of the prefectures cannot be set up in the capital of the Great Su, and the other cities generally only have the military town set up the governor, one level higher than the mayor), and he is in charge of all the affairs of the library of the Beijing Normal University; after the director is the master, who is at the same level as the mayor, and this position is held by an old and experienced history professor, who must be from the Beijing Normal University to get to this position, and the director and the master are each set up only one; and then there is the supervisor, and there are three supervisors, who are at the same level as the county magistrateAfter that, he was the head of the district management of several sub-districts, without administrative positions, and would manage a number of librarians and a few work-study students, mainly responsible for book classification, library management and data retrieval. ”

"Professor Gu, since the level is set so high, there must be something different about the library of Beijing Normal University. Lin Fangcheng said.

"That's right, in addition to the collection of books in the library of Beijing Normal University, the most critical purpose is to help the Dasu royal family publish books and write history, the master is the general person in charge of writing history and publishing books for the Dasu royal family, the history of the work is only done by the master, the law of the Great Su stipulates that except for the master, no one has the right to get involved in writing history, even if it is the Su Emperor, the three supervisors are to assist the master to publish books for the Dasu royal family, although it is to assist the master, but in fact, the master has no time to take care of the book in addition to studying academics and writing history, the book is basically supervised by the three supervisors, during the publication of the book, the three supervisors can deploy the human and material resources of Beijing Normal University at willOf course, this needs to be signed by the master, the curator, and the president of Jingshi University. Gu Minsheng continued.

"Then what books did they all publish for the Dasu royal family?" Lin Fangcheng asked.

Gu Minsheng replied: " First of all, it is a textbook for the children of the royal family of Dasu, after all, the children of the royal family must not receive the same education as ordinary people; secondly, the geographical encyclopedia of Dasu, the purpose of this book is not to say that it wants to popularize science, but to show that Dasu does not give up an inch of land in the territory, so it is of great significance; then there is the weather of Jingshi City at every moment, which symbolizes the rise and fall of the national fortune of Dasu; there are also letters of rites to various vassal countries and kings, showing their submission to Dasu; and finally, there is the biography of the characters of the Dasu royal family, which involves every member of the Dasu royal family, even the ominous prince at the beginning, there are a few sentences of description。 ”

Lin Fangcheng secretly thought: Hehe, I haven't forgotten here!

"The work of the Literature District is the easiest of all the sections, which is the sorting, allocation and registration of books, which can be done by librarians and work-study students, you just have to go to the Literature District every day and have a look. The former director of the literary division retired before, and I went to work part-time for a while in order to make it easier to find literature and materials, and now that you are here, I can retire and hand over this job to you. Gu Minsheng said.

"I chose this job to make it easier to get in touch with those literary documents, so it doesn't have much to do with me, and I am satisfied if I can read quietly in the library. Lin Fangcheng said.

"Young people nowadays are too impetuous, and few young people are willing to sit down and read books like you. Gu Minsheng sighed.

After the meal, Gu Minsheng drove Lin Fangcheng to Beijing Normal University.

Jingshi University is not within the city wall of Jingshi, it is located on the eastern edge of the Jingshi City, and the area is very large, almost the size of a small city.

The library of Beijing Normal University and the main administrative building of Beijing Normal University are located side by side in the most central position of Beijing Normal University, Gu Minsheng said, these two buildings are huge buildings with nine floors above ground and three floors underground, the main administrative building is in the style of overseas, and the library of Beijing Normal University is in the local style, and the two buildings are very conspicuous in the campus.

Lin Fangcheng's dormitory is in the apartment building on the north side of the compound of the School of Literature and Literature in the Beijing Normal Library, and the room on the sunny side at the end of the corridor on the third floor of Building No. 1, although this room is not as good as Lin Fangcheng's room at the headquarters of Jundu Suwen Company, at least the room has an independent bathroom, a fan, a desk, a bedside table, a wall-mounted telephone, a large double bed and a wardrobe, and a small balcony in the room, which is already quite good.

"This is the key to your room, please keep it safe. Gu Minsheng handed the key to Lin Fangcheng.

"The conditions here are really good, worthy of Beijing Normal University. Lin Fangcheng took the key and put the suitcase on the bed.

"Only faculty members like us have such a single dormitory, and the students live in the kind of four-person and six-person rooms, so let's go to the library of Beijing Normal University to do the handover. Gu Minsheng said.

"Okay, Professor Gu. Lin Fangcheng and Gu Minsheng exited the room, and after locking the door, they went downstairs and walked to the library of Beijing Normal University.

Walk 50 meters southwest of the apartment building to the south gate of the Faculty of Letters, and 100 meters opposite the south gate is the north gate of the library of Beijing Normal University.

In the autumn of September, the pavement on the campus of Beijing Normal University is gradually occupied by golden leaves, especially the section of the road from the compound of the Faculty of Letters and the south gate of the Faculty of Letters to the library of the Faculty of Letters. This season, although the trees on both sides of the road look particularly desolate due to the fallen leaves, they are also particularly beautiful with the golden glow of the setting sun.

Lin Fangcheng and Gu Minsheng quickly completed the handover work, and the two walked out of the north gate, and it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

"My family lives in the city within the city walls of Jingshi City, if you have the opportunity, I will take you to my house to sit down, the phone number of my home and my office is on my business card, if you have something, call me, you have been on the road for so many days, and today you have done the handover work, it must have been very hard, go back and rest early, by the way, try to eat the canteen of the Faculty of Letters, the canteen of the Faculty of Letters is better than other canteens, the apartment building goes all the way to the north, you can definitely see the canteen of the Faculty of Letters, the staff of the school eat, drink and live on the campus for free, there is a bus on the campus, it is very convenient to go anywhere on campus。 Gu Minsheng kindly introduced Lin Fangcheng's life situation.

"Thank you, Professor Gu, for taking the time to receive the juniors today, you are very lucky. Lin Fangcheng bowed and thanked Gu Minsheng.

As the saying goes, rely on your parents at home, and rely on friends when you go out, so don't always be polite. As he spoke, Gu Minsheng patted Lin Fangcheng's arm.

"It's not early now, I have to go home first, Fangcheng, you go back to the apartment first and have a good rest, and when we have time, we will get together again, goodbye Fangcheng." Gu Minsheng said goodbye to Lin Fangcheng.

"Slow down, Professor Gu!" Lin Fangcheng waved to Gu Minsheng.

Lin Fangcheng returned to the room, packed up the room and luggage, and then took a hot shower and fell asleep on the bed.

"Hey, you Lin Fangcheng, you don't even talk to me for a while and go to sleep. Zhang Lixuan pouted and said.