Chapter 12: Stay

After a general tour of the campus of the University of Berlin, John was generally satisfied. ++++

As a university in the 19th century, the University of Berlin was in good condition, especially the number of new students who exceeded 2,000 per year surprised Johann, which is really not many universities that can reach this level in this era! At the same time, he was pleased that during his visit to the University of Berlin, Mr. Schiller introduced him many details about the university, including the collegiate system, the lecture system, and the professorial system, all of which made Johann yearn for it.

Many of the university education systems that have been heard of in later generations have their origins in the University of Berlin, which can be called the "mother of modern universities", and the achievements of the University of Berlin are self-evident.

The most important thing is that the medical school, which has become one of the four major colleges since the founding of the University of Berlin, is definitely outstanding in this era. According to Schiller, medical schools now have complete practical equipment, and professors are mostly engaged in related research, and they even think that the appearance of medical students in the real yàn room is higher than clinical learning, which cannot but be said to be far from American medical schools can be compared.

Passing by the medical school, John almost wanted to rush in and have a good look.

"Really great school!"

After finally visiting Schiller's physical room, John couldn't help but express his heartfelt admiration.

In fact, when he was planning to study in Europe, John also visited several New York City universities, including the world-famous Columbia University, at the old Huntelaar's establishment, but the result was undoubtedly very disappointing for him. At this time, American universities were lacking in the research spirit of German universities, lackluster before large-scale reforms, and did not even have the slightest reference value for Johan.

After seeing the situation at the University of Berlin today, Johann once again thought that he had come to Europe too correctly.

"Haha, of course!"

After listening to John's admiration, Schiller laughed and said proudly: "John, if you choose to study at the University of Berlin, there is another fact I can tell you, that is, there are the largest number of American students in Europe in this school!" At least about half of the students who come to study in Germany! ”

"Oh? Is it? ”

Raising his eyebrows, John asked with some surprise. Although he knew that almost all of America's elite had come to Europe to study before the 20th century, and that Germany was dominant in the second half of the 19th century, it was not clear whether the University of Berlin was an important destination. If Schiller's words were correct, it was a real surprise for him.

"Of course!"

Schiller nodded with great certainty and smiled: "Since about twenty years ago, on average, dozens of young Americans have enrolled in the University of Berlin every year, and the number has increased a lot in the past two years, almost reaching a hundred...... These young people are very good, and I'm sure you and they will have a lot in common! ”

"I have no doubt about that!"

John immediately nodded and said seriously. For him, meeting some of the best American students in the world is also one of the goals of studying in Europe, most of whom may not be associated with much in the future, but if a small number of them can keep in touch, there will be more options in the future.

After seeing John's reaction, Schiller was obviously very satisfied, nodded and smiled: "John, it's still during the holidays, but if you are willing to study at the University of Berlin, I'm afraid you have to prepare in advance!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Respectfully owing the debt, John said: "I will definitely seriously consider your proposal, and by next Monday at the latest, I will tell you my answer......"

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"Sir, are you satisfied with the house?"

Looking at the young man who had just come down from the upper floor, Mr. Alley wiped his sweat a little hurriedly and asked cautiously. As a big fat man weighing more than 120 kilograms, Berlin at the end of July was a little too hot for him, and in a short time he was soaked up and down as if he had been fished out of the water.

So at this moment, Avery especially hoped that the young man would rent the house.

Although there is a middle-aged man in his forties next to him, and he is decent in terms of clothes and everything, Mr. Eli, who is meticulous, can naturally see who is really in charge, and naturally pays attention to this young man.

Glancing at Hans beside him, John nodded and smiled after a slight groan: "It's not bad, if you only look at the inside of the house, I'm really satisfied......"

With joy in his heart, Ai Li hurriedly said: "Sir, this house has always been well maintained, and it is very suitable for a noble gentleman like you to move in!" And I can assure you that the surroundings of the house are also very nice, and most of the neighbors are associate professors and teaching assistants at the University of Berlin, making it definitely one of the best areas to live in the whole of Berlin! ”

"Hmm......"

Blinking, John laughed, "Well, I think you've convinced me, Mr. Ellie, could you please talk to my butler about the rent?" ”

"Of course!"

After hearing John's words, Ellie's heart was overjoyed, and his head nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

Naturally, John was not allowed to participate in such a thing as negotiating the price, and when Hans and Avery stepped aside to discuss, he leisurely walked around the house. This is a very simple two-story small building, the place is very spacious for two people, and the decoration is quite new, overall John is quite satisfied. If you count the small garden in front of it, and the distance from the University of Berlin and the Schiller house, it is really suitable for him to live with Hans.

Yes, John was already planning to stay in Berlin.

After two or three days of careful consideration, he finally decided to follow Herr Schiller's advice and study at the University of Berlin, and had already asked his distant uncle to help him submit his application. On the one hand, he made such a decision because of the excellence of the University of Berlin and the institutions that attracted him, and on the other hand, the hot weather in the middle of summer made him really reluctant to travel around.

Now that I've decided to stay in Berlin, it's imperative to find a house as much as possible.

With the help of the good man Mr. Schiller, Hans found the Monsieur Ellie, and then found the present house only a day later, and Johann settled on it with great satisfaction.

"Sir, the rent is a hundred marks more expensive than I expected!"

After a while, Hans walked quickly to Johann and whispered.

Hans's brows furrowed tightly when he spoke to John, and his tone was not very excited, and he seemed a little dissatisfied with the price offered by Eli, after all, a full-time professor at the University of Berlin now earns only a little more than a thousand marks a year, and the price that Eli asks for is indeed a little too high.

But what Hans didn't expect was that John nodded directly and smiled: "Hehe, money is not a problem, and it's only a hundred marks...... Mr. Elber, as far as Kuài made an agreement with him, we should move in sooner. ”

"Uh...... All right. ”

After a moment's hesitation, Hans sighed inwardly and nodded, turning to continue discussing the details of the rental with Mr. Eri. As the housekeeper of the Huntelaar family, Hans also roughly knew how much money John had, so although he felt a little extravagant, it was not unacceptable.

Compared to Hans's calculations, John had no particular idea.

In fact, with his current net worth, there is no problem at all in renting such a house, and since he sold the patent for the bamboo wire electric lamp to Edison and established a bicycle factory, John has not had much concept of money. To put it bluntly, he doesn't particularly value money, and as a traverser, may he still be short of money in this life?

When Hans and Eli came to an agreement, John's heart was completely steady.

"Sir, I'm afraid the house needs to be cleaned up first."

Having the key to the house, Hans looked around and shook his head, "We'll have to get two cleaners to clean it up, and we'll need to buy some necessary furniture." ”

"Well, you just have an idea."

John didn't want to care about these trivial things, so he directly pushed them all to the experienced butler.

Hans nodded, and continued: "So, sir, do you need to inform Madame Schiller of the news that you have decided to enroll at the University of Berlin and have already rented a house?" ”

"Well, let's visit again tomorrow!"

After thinking about it for a moment, John quickly made arrangements.

Naturally, the choice to stay was to inform the aunt, and Herr Heiner Schiller had to pay a visit in person, after all, there would be times when he needed help in the future. With the help of this distant uncle, and John's own dry goods, there is absolutely no need to worry about whether he can get into the University of Berlin, so John can naturally live a more leisurely life this summer......

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