Chapter 448 Overview

Wan Qianyang is ready to fund the opening of a branch college in Cambridge and serve as the dean, which is also the place where he is ready to invent his own products, which is also to avoid being famous by himself and being used by people with intentions.

What Wan Qiyang never expected was that the Oliver family actually sent Oliver Cromwell to pick up his sister, and Wan Qiyang recognized the person from the other party's particularly obvious appearance, that is, from the obvious mole on his chin, and Wan Qiyang also knew that the object of his engagement was called Oliver Vivian. And the relationship between these two brothers and sisters is really very good, they have been together since childhood, and even Oliver Cromwell was resolutely opposed to Vivian's decision to go to sea some time ago, of course, this is a family decision, and Vivian herself agrees with him, so he is helpless. A few days ago, I got news that his sister was shipwrecked, but fortunately she was rescued. This also made him thank God, but later received a letter from the housekeeper Hank, saying that for the sake of the family, the young lady had been engaged to her savior, and that this savior was a person with a special background and a transcendent status. But he didn't elaborate, when Oliver Cromwell saw Wan Qianyang, he was still stunned for a long time, but as a noble etiquette, he still had to thank him first, and then politely said a few words, and then talked about religion later, Wan Qiyang stopped him directly, and only said one word, and Oliver Cromwell was not entangled in this religious issue.

Wan Qiyang said: "I know that the Bible is the only supreme authority, but I belong to the Eastern sect, and at the same time believe in freedom, so there is no conflict between the East and the West, but I have another identity, if you want to talk to me, maybe your identity is too low, but for the sake of you are Vivian's own brother, I can open the eyes of heaven for you." You tell me when you need to use my prophecy, but be sure to remember that you only have one chance. ”

Why didn't Oliver Cromwell speak, it was because Wan Qiyang shocked him too much. What he didn't expect was that his future brother-in-law was actually a prophet, he was religious, and he was convinced of this!

Because of the relationship between the Oliver family, he bought a large piece of land in the suburbs of Cambridge, but the money was naturally taken out by Wan Qianyang, and Wan Qiyang gave the Oliver family the engagement money very generously, full of three boxes of gold coins and jewelry. This is a great gift for the current decline of the family, and Wan Qiyang also said that the future business will be distributed to the family every year, of course, this success makes Wan Qiyang explain that it is at least ten times the gift money, which makes the family patriarch very optimistic and caring for this son-in-law, which also loves his little daughter even more. And Vivien's understanding of Wan Qiyang also became interesting from the beginning to the time she learned that he wanted to prepare to open a new branch at Cambridge University. And he also deliberately wanted to test him, and asked some mathematical questions, but he didn't expect Wan Qiyang to answer it without even thinking about it, which is amazing, so he became obsessed with his future man. Because this pursuit of mathematics is also her ideal, in the face of men who are countless times stronger than herself, she has changed from admiration to worship.

For this reason, Wan Qiyang felt a little headache, and it was precisely because Wan Qiyang solved several problems for her that there was an extra tail now, and Vivian was everywhere she went. And Wan Qiyang also began to build his own manor after buying land in Cambridge, and at the same time had his own factory in the future, what made Wan Qiyang feel uncomfortable was the problem of clothing, and the other was the problem of environmental sanitation, which was explained in one sentence: everywhere embodies 'dirty, messy, poor. Because of the weather, the architecture is also unique, with all pointed roofs. Everyone has the habit of carrying an umbrella when they go out, because there is no unified planning for urban construction, sewage flows through rain, and domestic water and sewage are not treated in a unified manner, which shows that England has been covered by plague for a century.

Britain is isolated overseas, across the sea from the European continent? But aren't these three islands lonely? Since the Romans, the islands have been inextricably linked to the European continent, with wars and trade? Merchant ships and warships in the English Channel? And after the discovery of the New World, London and its nearby ports became busier? Trailing personnel? Goods? Weapons and equipment come with a terrifying plague? From 1485 to 1665, plagues continued under the grey skies of England, and death became a lingering memory, circulated in songs?

"Shake the rosebud

This purse stuffed with small flowers

Ahh Ahh

We were put down."

It's a children's song that was once widely sung in England, with a cheerful tune but inspired by the plague?" "Rosebuds" refers to the spots that emerge from people infected with the plague, and the disease causes the human respiratory system to react and sneeze constantly? It was believed that the fragrance of vanilla was able to expel the foul air that brought the plague, and many of those who were put down never got back to their feet? After the Black Death receded from Europe like a storm, Britain was quiet for more than a century? But from 1485 to 1665 until the Great Plague of London, England lived in a nightmare of plague? From this nursery rhyme, people can vaguely feel the memory of the nightmare that still remains? For almost 200 years, the plague dominated the lives of the British?

The plague usually landed in a port where merchant ships were gathered, and then slowly spread along the main transportation routes to remote mountain villages? As long as there is the movement of people and goods, the spread of disease is inevitable? Little mice hide in the shadows of the wagon, fleas are everywhere, and infected people are more dangerous than rats and fleas? Industry and commerce led to economic prosperity and propelled Britain to become the first country to industrialize, but did people pay the price for progress?

So Wan Qiyang specifically asked for sanitation and hygiene for the people at the port, because he included this issue in the income and punishment regulations. At first, the workers did not understand why these rules were so, until a small outbreak of the plague, and they found that none of them, including the people around them, were infected with the plague, and they were very grateful to their boss for having such rules and allowing them to develop good hygiene habits.

It is recorded in historical documents: to take the example of the Middle Ages: William I (i.e. the conqueror, Archduke William of Normandy), as king, his annual rent income was as high as 17,650 pounds, and none of the great nobles could compare with it. At that time, the largest feudal aristocracy earned only £1,750 a year, only 1/10 of the king's. Let's take another example of the social age: in terms of the per capita income of the total population, the per capita income in England in 1700 was about 8-9 pounds per year, which increased to 12-13 pounds in 50 years, and to 22 pounds in 1800 (although industrialization began, there were still many farmers in that era...... For example, in the 18th century, the philosopher Berkeley (the man who proposed that existence is perceived) was at that time less than £100 a year as a university teacher, including wages and allowances for living and working. The famous Adam Smith, who accompanied Duke Bucklou on a trip as a governess, was paid three hundred pounds a year, plus all the expenses of a trip abroad. In January 1778, Smith was appointed Commissioner of Customs and Salt of Scotland, with an annual salary of £500 and £100 respectively.