Rong Hong's plan to study in the United States has been proposed many times, but it has never been approved by the Qing court.

It was not until 1871 that the Tianjin Teaching Incident occurred, and the Qing court, which was forced to be overwhelmed by the powers led by France, found that I did not have the talents of Western countries, and only then did Rong Hong's plan to study in the United States be approved under the recommendation of Zeng Guofan, Mao Changxi and other important ministers. Remember, it is only Mao Changxi who really plays a role in recommending people, he is the important minister that the Empress Dowager Cixi really trusts, and Zeng Guofan at this time is at the top of the list of Cixi to weaken, which is the balance of the Empress Dowager after thinking twice in Changchun Palace.

At this time, in the Guangzhou Development Zone, a large number of farmers and hired workers were recruited to the island, under the well-organized arrangement of Liang Laoliu, the construction ability of the Chinese people for large-scale projects was once again verified, and Luo Bin, the foreign eldest brother of Young Master Liang, was responsible for assigning several foreign engineers to supervise the quality of the project, the entire Changzhou Island was a large construction site, the workers were working hotly, one road after another was leveled out, the sewer pipes extending in all directions had been completed according to the drawings, and the factories dotted around were rushing to work day and night. Young Master Liang's shipyard and textile company were among them.

Thermal power plants and water plants invested by the board of directors of the Guangzhou Development Zone are also under construction, and the proportion of investment is the same as that of the development zone. It can be seen that Robin is really interested in this development zone, and the British, who are full of energy, are as brave and invincible as the Royal Navy, and this kind of efficiency is also breathtaking even in later generations, so that such beautiful words are often seen in various English newspapers, so that Robin, who reads these reports, is overjoyed and encouraged, as if he recharges and winds him every day, so that he is full of energy the next day!

France, another powerful country in Europe, naturally couldn't get used to the arrogance of the British, and encouraged French businessmen to set up factories in the Guangzhou Development Zone. The French opened a nest silk factory, a silk weaving factory, a hardware factory, and even a shipyard, forming a naked competition with the factory of Master Liang. In fact, the shipbuilding level of the French in this era was second to none, knowing that the world's first steam-powered ironclad battleship was made by the French, not the British, who had the first navy in the world.

The British are naturally not to be outdone, and textile machinery factories and communication equipment factories are their strengths, so they naturally want to compete for the Chinese market.

The Americans invested in the construction of cement plants, wire and cable plants. The Prussians built their specialty, the machine factory, which could produce ordinary machine tools, as well as locomotives and carriages, and some workshops could even make guns with the addition of equipment. Although China has no plan to build a railway, Prussia, which is not as strong as Britain and France, can only see further, believing that the Chinese will definitely build a railway, and China is so big, the market potential is unlimited.

Even the father of Master Liang's female classmate, Doll, a Belgian businessman Raeder, also opened an architectural construction office to undertake architectural design and construction projects.

Italians also saw a business opportunity here and prepared to open an Italian pizzeria.

As the host, Tianbaoxing naturally couldn't just watch the excitement, and opened a wholly-owned tobacco company, named Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company.

Seemingly overnight, the desolate island of Cheung Chau was transformed into a European town.

Young Master Liang, who directed all this, stood respectfully in front of his teacher Zeng Guofan at this moment, listening to his teacher's teachings.

"Zhenxi, you have been studying in a Western school since you were a child, and now you have started to read the Four Books and Five Classics, I am afraid it will be too late to gain fame in the field, and I don't think it is necessary to be a teacher, it is better to give full play to your strengths, go to the West to continue your studies, or run a school in China or do business, it is all an experience, and young people can only mature and grow up after some experience. You are still so young, you don't have to rush now, you can see more and learn more, and you will definitely find your own path. Zeng Guofan taught the new student with great care.

"Thank you for your guidance, and the students think the same way, and the students are not in the officialdom. Teachers must also have experience, people in the officialdom can't help themselves, and there are many restrictions to do things, with teachers and brothers taking care of them in the officialdom, students will get twice the result with half the effort. "Young Master Liang's point of view is unique.

"Hmm" Zeng Guofan nodded in affirmation, his protégés are a lot old, most of them develop in officialdom, because of his recommendation, it is easy to get a place in the officialdom, and now what he lacks is the person who can calm down and do things seriously, Zeng Guofan, who initiated the Westernization Movement, knows that the imperial court will not really support the Westernization Movement, because these things are handled by the Han people, and the Manchurians can't do it, and vigorously supporting the Westernization Movement is not the same as supporting the Han people? How can the dominance of the Manchurians be guaranteed? How to manage the Han army, which has a large number of foreign guns and artillery? What if they rebel against disobedience? That's what those people in the Forbidden City think.

"Speaking of which, although I accepted you as a student, I can't teach you anything, I just hope that you can always have the heart of serving the country and the people, study diligently, and do more practical things, which is to add glory to the face of the teacher."

"Students should keep in mind the teachings of their teachers, and they must reflect on themselves every day, be diligent and thrifty, and strive to make a career, so as to live up to the word Zhenxi that their teachers gave me."

"Hahaha, good! You kid, that's so worry-free! Okay, then that's it, you and Rong Hong go back to Shanghai, the inscription of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology has been given to him, in addition, your senior brother Ji Ze will go to Shanghai Customs in the near future, if you encounter any difficulties, go to him, I believe he can help you deal with it. Zeng Guofan explained again, and Young Master Liang immediately said goodbye to his teacher and went back to Shanghai.

History has changed here, Zeng Jize, who was already in his thirties, did not appear at this time, and it was not until 1878 that Zeng Jize, who was the end of his father's filial piety, was sent to Europe as a minister to Britain and France, which shows that the Qing court was mean and unkind to the Zeng family. Perhaps it was under the influence of this student that Zeng Guofan, who knew that the Qing Dynasty was running out of time, also had some changes.

Young Master Liang, who returned to Shanghai, learned that his father had bought the land by the Suzhou Creek for less than 30,000 taels of silver, which was really cheaper than the 35 acres of land on the Bund. Don't worry about the two masters, just let my father be responsible for the construction of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, as for the design of the school, let Rong Hong worry about it, Master Liang, who has been away from home for a long time, wants to go back to Guangzhou, presumably the current Hainan base has been almost built, and that is where he comes in.

Liang's father said to him at this time: "The French designer Lane who helped us design the Shanghai branch of Tianbao Xing wanted to meet you, I told him about the modification you proposed last time, he felt very satisfied after the modification, and respected you very much, saying that I didn't think that there were people in the Far East who knew the elevator, and the building was indeed more elegant after two floors higher, do you want to meet him?" ”

"Then let's see, the level of this designer is not bad, or the design of the education center will also be handed over to him, although we will build a polytechnic university first, but other colleges will be built sooner or later, let him do an overall design, and then build which one will be built directly according to the drawings." In this way, the overall landscape is more beautiful. ”

"Okay, the French must be happy to have business to do, I'll have someone tell him to come over tomorrow morning", Liang's father obviously felt that this was a reasonable choice.