Clear Wear and Lie to Win

Chapter 204 Designers

After Zhu Tao came out of the palace, he went back home and changed his clothes before going out.

Charlie lives in an alley in the capital. The house is not too big or too small. It is a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle. There are some scholars living around.

As for the two foreigners, Charlie and Carl, although they were curious, no one would gossip about them. Charlie and Carl lived very comfortably.

"Sir, an adult came outside the door and said he was visiting."

Charlie felt very strange when he heard this. Although he had an official position, he did not participate in the official life of the Qing Dynasty. Most of the time he was studying books related to architecture.

Ancient texts are inherently difficult to understand. As a foreigner, he will naturally struggle to read the books. After reading the books, he has to go out for field trips. As a subject of architecture, one must see it with one's own eyes in order to feel it.

Occasionally, he would be called by the emperor to talk about architecture. Although Yinzhen didn't understand architecture, but he had experienced a lot and read a lot of books, so he would understand a little bit of everything.

Sometimes when Charlie listens to Yinzhen's words, he will always feel enlightened, and Charlie gradually becomes very respectful of Yinzhen.

Charlie does not interact with outsiders on weekdays, because he has no interest relationship, so no one comes to him, and the neighbors around him also do not interact much because of the difference in skin color and hair color.

So he really figured out who would come to him, and why?
"Please come in!"

After a while, Zhu Tao came in. He was wearing casual clothes, and he looked similar to a scholar who lived around here. Charlie heard that he was an adult, so why did he feel a little different?
Zhu Tao spoke first: "My servant, Zhu Tao, come and pay a visit to Mr.

Charlie is also used to some of the colloquial habits of the Qing Dynasty.

"Master Zhu, hello, sit down and talk, I wonder if Master Zhu came to see me for anything?"

Zhu Tao said with a smile: "I have accepted an errand, and the emperor recommended my husband to me. The emperor said that my husband can help me."

Charlie looked puzzled, but he admired Yinzhen very much, so he said: "The emperor is very smart, I don't know why the emperor asked Zhu Tao to come to me?"

Zhu Tao also knows that foreigners are more straightforward than Chinese people who are reserved and restrained, so he doesn't play tricks with him.

"It's like this. The emperor plans to choose a place in the capital to build a bookstore. This bookstore does not restrict people from entering, but it does not sell books. You can read books in it. If you have a school certificate, you can borrow books to read at home, but To return it within the stipulated time, and to build such a place, the space needed must not be small. The emperor heard that the gentleman talked about western architecture, and this problem may be solved. Of course, the emperor said, don’t stick to the materials, because Cement is very suitable as a building material, if you can use cement, it will be very good to design a new building, what do you think, sir?"

What does Charlie think?
Charlie naturally thought the idea was a great one.

Not to mention what happened to the bookstore, the idea of ​​using new building materials to design a building of its own style is really tempting for a person who loves architecture.

Charlie was undeniably moved.

Although Charlie is moved, he still needs to ask about how to do it. His mind is that as a designer, he naturally wants a greater right to speak. He doesn't like others to dictate in his field. Of course, if He doesn't mind talented people.

"What's Master Zhu's idea? What is Master Zhu's idea for this bookstore? Tell me. If it's okay, let's make an agreement first, and then we'll see how to proceed."

Zhu Tao: "It's natural."

"This is what I think. Nowadays, the common buildings are all made of wood. The most common restaurants in the capital are three floors. If it is possible, I hope that this bookstore can build five floors. The emperor has allowed me to make decisions on the area, because the bookstore It cannot be built in too remote places, but most of the prosperous places are densely populated. If it is a large-scale relocation, it must not be an easy task. If the five floors can be built, the occupied area will be greatly reduced. Let’s not talk about the place for the time being, let’s talk first Say how to use cement to build large buildings..."

Zhu Tao doesn't understand architecture, but he lives in modern times and is very familiar with modern architecture. He still knows roughly what modern young masters need.

So Zhu Tao put forward a lot of ideas about architecture, because the ideas were ahead of schedule, and Charlie was very excited when he heard it, and he had already put Zhu Tao and Yinzhen's status as the emperor together in his heart.

In Charlie's mind, architecture is a big part of life.

Charlie: "You're so good, I've decided, I want to work with you, I hope to build this bookstore, as long as I think that the towering bookstore in the future is designed by me, that feeling is so wonderful."

What Charlie said was a bit exaggerated, but Zhu Tao could tell that Charlie really wanted to do this well.

Zhu Tao smiled and said, "Then thank you Mr. Charlie."

Charlie: "Oh, you're welcome, I should be the one who asked for these, what a genius idea."

Zhu Tao: "It's not all my idea. The reason for building the bookstore is the emperor's idea, and the use of new materials is also mentioned by the emperor."

Charlie heard Zhu Tao talking about Yinzhen, and said with a smile: "The emperor is a very talented person, and he is an admirable emperor."

Zhu Tao also has a sense of identity with Yinzhen, the emperor. Although he is a modern person and has no slavishness in his bones, he knows current affairs!

He knows that the emperor is worthy of his talents, and he has lived in this era for a while, and he also knows the wisdom and difficulty of the ancients, so naturally he will not have any arrogant thoughts.

Zhu Tao: "Mr. Charlie, when do you think it's better to start designing?"

Charlie has a lot of experience in architecture, so he said: "Although we have an idea, if we want to start designing the drawings, we need to confirm the address of the bookstore first. When the time comes, we will integrate the address and design the drawings at the same time. There will be no delay on both sides. What does Zhu Tao think?"

Zhu Tao naturally had no objection: "Just listen to Mr. Charlie."

After Zhu Tao left from Charlie, he returned home, took his son from Yun Qing, and started teasing him.

Yun Qing naturally has no objection to her husband getting close to her son: "My husband just came back and changed his clothes, why did he come back so soon?"

If Zhu Tao had gone to other places, he would probably have to be given a meal before he could come back, but the place he went to was Charlie.

As a foreigner, Charlie really didn't expect to keep Zhu Tao, the person he met for the first time.

Zhu Tao: "I went to an Englishman."

Yun Qing didn't understand: "British?"

Zhu Tao: "Not from the Qing Dynasty. Charlie came from the other side of the sea. He traveled across the ocean to the Qing Dynasty. Because of his talent in architecture, he was retained by the emperor and served in the Qing Dynasty. This time the emperor gave him a gift. My husband has an errand, and I need Mr. Charlie's help, so I went over."

Yun Qing: "That's it, do I need to do anything with my concubine?"

Zhu Tao naturally understood that what Yun Qing was talking about was his wife's diplomacy, most of the banquets that Yun Qing attended on weekdays were related to him, basically whoever he made friends with, Yun Qing would get closer to whom.

Not only Yun Qing did this alone, but all the other Mrs. Fujin did the same.

"No, I've inquired. There is no one in Mr. Charlie's backyard. It seems that he lives with a friend and has no plans to start a family for the time being."

Although Yun Qing thought it was strange that a big man didn't have a family, but it was nothing to do with her, so she stopped asking about Charlie's affairs.

Karl is also in the capital recently. Although the two live together, because of the different nature of their work, Karl often travels on business.

The two don't spend much time together.

Carl also heard that someone came to find Charlie.

Carl: "Charlie, I heard someone came to see you today?"

(End of this chapter)