Siheyuan: If I marry Qin Huairu, I will become stronger by showing off.

Chapter 437 Amulet from Heaven, a Remarkable Woman in the Republic of China!
Still with your friends?

This amount of money is not a small sum, two million two hundred and seventy thousand pounds!
If converted into RMB, that would be more than 20 million...

Are you so confident in leaving such a huge amount of money with your friends?

Everyone in the room stared at Wu Youde in amazement, astonished by his beauty and exclaimed in their hearts that it was unbelievable.

"Comrade Youde, your friend..."

"Leader, don't worry, my friend is very reliable! Although the money is not small, it is nothing to her, so she will definitely not swallow it."

"Oh……"

The leader's eyes flickered as he thought silently.

see,

Wu Youde smiled again and said, "Leader, my friend's identity is somewhat special... Can I report to you alone?"

The leader glanced at Wu Youde, then smiled and said, "Then everyone wait a moment."

Then he took Wu Youde into the inner room.

Compared with the office outside, the inner room is a little smaller and there is a small bed inside. I guess you can take a rest here when you are tired.

The other furnishings were also simple, even a little crude.

Wu Youde was filled with admiration as this was the true embodiment of the hard work and simplicity of the older generation of revolutionaries!
"Comrade Youde, what is the identity of your friend?"

"Her name is Margaret Rose, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II and the Princess of the Eagle Kingdom."

"..."

The cup in the leader's hand shook, and he suddenly looked up at Wu Youde.

Wu Youde nodded calmly and smiled.

After ten full seconds,
The leader finally came to his senses. He asked in surprise, "How come you have such a friend? How did you get to know her?"

"We first met through a friend, and later we corresponded frequently, and we became familiar with each other over time," said Wu Youde.

"Oh……"

The leader remained silent for a moment.

He suddenly said, "This friendship is very precious, Comrade Youde, you must maintain it with all your heart."

Wu Youde nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will. If you need me in the future, I will definitely not refuse and I am willing to do my best."

"okay!"

The leader was very satisfied with his statement and nodded with a smile.

……

When the two of them went out,
The person who went to Wu Youde's house to pick up something happened to bring over the newspapers that Margaret had sent, and the leader put on his reading glasses and started reading...

When he saw the praise and compliments from those European celebrities and politicians in the newspapers, he no longer had any doubts in his heart. He laughed heartily and looked at Wu Youde with admiration in his eyes.

"Comrade Youde has brought glory to the country...hahaha..."

"Good! Very good, hahahaha..."

……

What happens next is simple.

The director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange personally contacted Wu Youde and told him the account of the Eagle Country's foreign exchange reserves. Wu Youde only needed to transfer the 2.27 million to that account.

then,

The domestic bank will convert the 2.27 million pounds into RMB based on the normal exchange rate and deposit it into Wu Youde's personal account.

The so-called foreign exchange reserves refer to foreign exchange reserves.

Refers to foreign exchange assets that are centrally held by central banks and other government agencies of various countries and can be converted into foreign currencies at any time in order to meet the needs of international payments.

These assets usually include the government's short-term deposits abroad, foreign securities, foreign bank checks, promissory notes, foreign currency bills, etc.

therefore,

Except for gold, most of the foreign exchange reserves are not held in the country itself.

Wu Youde naturally knew this.

To put it simply, it refers to the assets held by a country abroad.

He agreed readily and said that he would write to his friend to inform him of the matter after returning and ask his friend to deposit his royalties into the account of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

……

Because the country was poor and technologically backward at that time,

So there was no international long-distance call at all, even for the leaders. Wu Youde could only go back and write a letter to Margaret, briefly explaining the situation on his side.

In fact, it can be summed up in one sentence: the motherland needs it, and we do it for the motherland.

He believed that Margaret would understand and do what he wanted.

All that is wasted is time.

A month passed between the two letters, and finally I received another letter from Margaret.

In the letter,
Margaret said she had transferred all her royalties to the account of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

When the letter was received, the director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange was reporting to his superiors the intelligence he had just received, saying that there was indeed an additional sum of money in the account, namely 2.27 million pounds.

At this point, the matter has finally been settled.

The leader was very happy and instructed the bank to exchange RMB for Wu Youde immediately without any delay or deduction.

Simultaneously,

He also asked his secretary to go to Wu Youde's home on his behalf to express his gratitude.

……

When the secretary arrived at Wu's house,
After explaining the purpose of the visit, Wu Youde was immediately moved. He held the secretary and refused to let him leave. He had someone prepare a table of dishes and entertained him well.

When the secretary left, Wu Youde took out two bottles of Guilingji wine and two bottles of Dingkun wine.

He said that this was a family recipe passed down from generation to generation, and that this medicinal wine had the effect of strengthening the body and prolonging life, and he hoped that the secretary would take it back to the leader.

And I was told not to drink too much at one time, only one drop a day.

To reassure the secretary,
Wu Youde also said that he had given this medicinal wine to Feng Sicong, Shu Qingchun, Zhang Henshui, Li Yaochen and others, including Yang Hong, the mother of Li Yaochen's apprentice Yang Ergou.

I once suffered from a serious illness and could not be cured for many years.

It was because of his Dingkun Pill that the disease was cured and the body recovered.

The reason why I say this is,

The purpose was so that the secretary could go back and find someone to investigate the authenticity of these matters, so as to confirm that there was no problem with Wu Youde's medicinal wine.

The secretary was also a smart person. He accepted it with a smile, thanked him repeatedly, and then said goodbye and left.

In fact, Wu Youde could have refused to give it.

But he still wanted to do his best to help that respectable person be healthier, have less pain, and live a more comfortable life.

Ask for nothing!

……

The banks acted quickly.
Two days later, a bank leader came to visit and said that another account had been opened for Wu Youde and all the money had been deposited into it, a total of 22.7 million.

When he said this number, Wu Youde noticed that the bank vice president's throat rolled up and down several times.

This is not just an ordinary deputy president, but the deputy president of the head office.

The level is quite high!

Even so, facing more than 20 million, he was a little out of control.

Wu Youde sighed in his heart...

After sending the other party away,
He went out again and went directly to the Ministry of Rites to find Shangshu Mao, who was now a high-ranking official he could find directly.

After arriving,

He directly stated his purpose and wanted to meet the leader.

What does Minister Mao want to ask?
Wu Youde talked about donations.

Ok.

Minister Mao gave a thumbs up in admiration and then went to make a phone call readily.

……

"Hello Comrade Youde, what can I do for you? Come, please sit down and have some tea."

"Thank you, leader."

Wu Youde sat down generously, picked up the cup and drank a sip of tea, then smiled and said, "It's nothing big, I just want to donate some money and do my part for national construction."

"Oh?"

"Leader, I am serious. As a member of the country, I have the responsibility and obligation to make some contributions to the country!"

"..."

The leader was silent, then he applauded and said, "Good! Good job!"

"So... Comrade Youde, how much are you going to donate?"

“Donate it all.”

"What?"

Even though he was a leader who was usually calm, he could no longer sit still and was completely unable to remain calm.

He looked at Wu Youde with wide eyes and said uncertainly: "Comrade Youde, are you serious about what you just said?"

"Absolutely true!"

"Comrade Youde, you don't have to do this. You have worked hard to write these numbers one by one. They are earned with your wisdom and sweat.

It’s not easy at all!

Comrade Youde, please think about it again. If you really want to give it your all, one million will be enough. I heard that you have promised to build a campus for the Imperial College for Women. Isn't that great?

Haha, that’s enough.”

enough?

not necessarily!

Wu Youde complained in his heart, too much money is really hard to handle, especially so much money. He made tens of millions abroad, this news can't be concealed, anyone with a keen eye can find out, even if the leader issued a ban, it can't be stopped.

Rather than not knowing when trouble will come to you in the future, it is better to spend money to find a big backer.

The one in front of me is very suitable.

then,

Wu Youde said with a smile: "Leader, you don't need to persuade me. In my opinion, it's enough to have enough money to spend. If there is too much to spend, it will be a burden and a drag.

It would be better to donate them and let them be spent on useful things.”

The leader was silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up and said, "Comrade Youde, follow me."

Wu Youde was a little confused, but seeing his serious expression, he followed him anyway.

Twenty minutes later,
When Wu Youde saw the person in front of him, he was stunned and his whole body went numb.

……

Wu Youde finally left Zhongbeihai in the leader's car.

In the end, not all of the 22.7 million was donated.

"We must not let the heroes feel disheartened, nor let them suffer injustice. For the country to prosper, it requires all the people to unite as one, work together, and work hard!

It is not obtained at the expense of someone else’s interests…”

"Comrade Youde, we appreciate your kindness and I am very touched. You are a very good young comrade. You are talented and responsible. You have made money abroad. You are really amazing!"

"Hahahaha...it boosts the prestige of our people..."

Wu Youde argued again, saying, "Every man has his share of responsibility for the fate of his country. Mencius said, 'If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world.'"

In the end, 20 million was donated, leaving 2.7 million.

Another leader was so moved that he started writing impromptu calligraphy.

The pen moved like a dragon and snake, and wrote down eight big characters...

——A pure heart and noble character.

Afterwards, he solemnly wrote his name and date in the lower right corner, and finally stamped it.

"Comrade Youde, I'll give you this calligraphy. I'm taking such a big advantage of you, I hope you don't despise it..."

The leader spoke in a very humorous way. Wu Youde shook his head repeatedly and said with a smile that it was too late to be a baby, so how could he be disgusted?
This made the two leaders laugh out loud.

……

Sitting in the leader's exclusive car,

Thinking about what had just happened, Wu Youde was still a little excited.

He was thinking, everyone has their own unique personal charm.

Looking at the scroll in his hand, he felt that the trip was worthwhile. Although it seemed like a loss to spend 20 million and only get a piece of calligraphy, it was not the case.

The value of this calligraphy is so great!

To put it bluntly, in a few decades this calligraphy will be worth at least tens of billions, or it will not be an exaggeration to say that it is a priceless treasure.

of course,

The current purchasing power of 20 million is actually equivalent to several billion.

However, Wu Youde cares more about its deeper meaning. This calligraphy also implies great influence, or it can be said to be a talisman.

This thing can’t be bought with any amount of money!

Spending 20 million for the entire amulet, this deal seemed very worthwhile to him.

……

It is worth mentioning that,
The one million promised to be donated to the Imperial College for Women is also included in the 20 million. The leaders promised to set up a working group as soon as possible to carry out work such as campus site selection, design, and construction.

Wu Youde felt relieved, and then he started to have a headache.

What should we do with this huge Prince Gong Mansion?
The Prince Gong Mansion began to fall into decline after Prince Gong's death, and the houses and facilities in the mansion began to decay and fall apart.

Decades have passed, and now it is time.

From the outside, the Prince Gong Mansion looks very luxurious and classy, ​​but you cannot look too closely. If you go in and look carefully at every place, you will find many problems.

What worries Wu Youde is that the Prince Gong Mansion is too big, covering tens of thousands of square meters. How to renovate it?
And there is,

If we spend a lot of effort to renovate the Prince Gong Mansion now, can it be preserved in the future?
Can it be kept forever?

If it cannot be preserved, it will inevitably be destroyed in the future...

In that case, it’s better not to repair it. Let’s just leave it that way.

……

After pondering for several days,

In the end, Wu Youde decided to repair it!

Not only repair it, but repair it well!!

What’s wrong with Prince Gong’s Mansion? No matter how big it is, it’s still just a garden, right?
Once it’s repaired, I’ll treat it as my own mansion in the capital and enjoy it when I have time.

As for whether it can be kept, is that the question?
If you can't keep it, it means you are useless.

As long as you show enough value, you can survive, history has proven this!

What the hell are you worrying about?

After the thought is clear,

Wu Youde immediately called Zongren and Suo Qian and asked them if they knew the whereabouts of the descendants of "Yangshi Lei"?

This 'Yangshi Lei' is a family, the Lei family.

This family is quite remarkable!
Especially in the field of architecture, it is extremely awesome!
Throughout the Qing Dynasty, for more than two hundred years, all royal architectural designs were created by the Lei family and were presided over by the Lei family.

The first generation of Yangshi Lei, Lei Fadada, came to the capital from Jiangning during the reign of Emperor Kangxi.
By the time the seventh generation, Yangshi Lei Lei Tingchang, died in the late Guangxu period, eight generations of the Lei family had been engaged in the design and construction of palaces, gardens, mausoleums, government offices, temples, etc. for the royal family.

For several generations, the Lei family had been the head of the Qing Dynasty's Yangshifang.

In today's terms, he is the chief architectural designer, respected by the world as "Yangshi Lei", and also known as "Zhangzi Lei" in colloquial language.

The "Yangshi Lei" architectural family has left behind many great ancient architectural works through the wisdom and sweat of eight generations, and has also left a valuable treasure for China and even the world.

There are many works of "Yangshi Lei"!
Including the Forbidden City, Beihai, Zhonghai, Nanhai, Old Summer Palace, Wanchun Garden, Changchun Garden, Summer Palace, Jingshan, Temple of Heaven, Eastern Qing Tombs, Western Qing Tombs, etc.

Among them are palaces, gardens, altars, temples, and mausoleums, as well as a large number of government offices, royal palaces, private residences, imperial roads, and river embankments in the capital, as well as paintings, tiles, enamel, cloisonné, and so on.

In addition,

There are also famous royal buildings such as the Chengde Mountain Resort and the Hangzhou Palace.

In short, the architectural designs that account for one-fifth of China's world heritage sites are all from the Lei family.

Some people say: It took eight generations to build half of the capital.

Others say: A book about Yangshi Lei is half the history of ancient architecture.

This shows how awesome it is.

As for the Prince Gong Mansion, it was naturally built by the Lei family. So if we want to renovate it now and restore its former glory, it would be best to find the Lei family and let them be responsible for it.

They are the most professional!
As a result, when the two were called over and asked, they both shook their heads in confusion and said they didn't know.

This made Wu Youde a little disappointed.

Helpless, I had to ask the two of them to go back and help find out.

At the same time,

Wu Youde began to think of ways on his own. There were still many architectural masters alive in this era, such as Liang Sicheng, Lin Huiyin, Chen Zhanxiang and so on.

As far as he knows,
These ancient architecture experts have devoted their entire lives to the study of ancient architecture. In the past few years, the capital city was going to demolish the archways and city walls.

Liang Sicheng and Chen Zhanxiang were strongly opposed to it and wrote many letters to the emperor, bitterly pointing out the disadvantages of demolishing these ancient buildings and hoping that the authorities would stop this act of destroying cultural relics.

Liang Sicheng even proposed a planning scheme for the new capital to the government - "Suggestions on the Location of the Administrative Center of the Central People's Government."

He advocated the protection of the ancient buildings and city walls of the capital, suggested building a new capital in the western suburbs, protecting the old capital, and not building high-rise buildings in the old city, but his suggestion was not adopted.

In May 1953, the capital began to plan the demolition of archways, and the large-scale demolition of ancient buildings also began to spread...

Wu Youde witnessed it all with his own eyes. The majestic and historic city wall collapsed and was destroyed, truly becoming history.

Therefore, he planned to find these experts in ancient architecture to help him renovate the Prince Gong Mansion. These people were also professionals. Although they were not as awesome as the descendants of Yangshi Lei, they were also very good.

It’s a pity that the idea is good, but Wu Youde doesn’t know the person.

It's presumptuous of me to come to their house and they might not agree to my request.

He went to find Feng Sicong. Feng Sicong was a famous figure with a wide network of contacts. Maybe he knew the other person?
Good guess.

I really know each other.

It’s just that Wang Muli knows Lin Huiyin, that’s enough, as long as they can get in touch.

Wu Youde immediately said that he hoped Wang Muli could introduce him to Lin Huiyin and her husband.

Wang Muli naturally agreed, but said that Lin Huiyin had been in poor health in the past two years and suggested that they go to Liang Sicheng's house together.

Poor health?

Wu Youde's heart was moved, and he recalled the life of this talented woman who was quite famous during the Republic of China period...

The passionate Xu Zhimo divorced his original wife Zhang Youyi for her, setting a precedent for the first generation of divorce in China.

But he was no match for Lin Huiyin's calmness and rationality.

She admired his romance and elegance, but her fanatical pursuit never resulted in a hug from the beauty.

The infatuated Jin Yuelin loved Lin Huiyin all his life and never married for her.

For more than ten years, he followed her from Beijing to Kunming, and from Kunming to Beijing, always living next to her.

He admired her character and talent, and she also admired and loved him. He was madly in love with her but always controlled his emotions with reason, and carefully respected and protected her.

Unfortunately, Liang Sicheng finally got the beauty.

The two are well matched and have been childhood sweethearts.

He pampered her with kindness and gentleness throughout her life, and she also lived up to his deep affection and supported him throughout her life.

However, she died young.

……

(End of this chapter)