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  Chapter 743 Shangri-La Palace

  Lijiabao Town

  This is the imperial territory. The family ancestral hall of the people from the Red River Valley of the Li family was built here, and the royal holiday palace was also built here. This is a huge fortress-style palace building named Shangri-La Palace.

Not far from the Imperial University to the northwest is the town of Lijiabao. The clear river winding from the mountain passes through the town of Lijiabao, dividing it into two. There are many chic and quaint bridges in the town, and riverside buildings. There are many, flying eaves and bucket arches, which are correspondingly interesting between the green mountains and green waters. It is a very beautiful place.

  From Lijiapu Town to the northwest, I enter the mountain, and one hill is where the Shangri-La Palace is located. There is a winding asphalt road connecting the two places, and the terrain is getting higher and higher.

  Australia’s mountains are generally low in height. The Shangri-La Palace in the mountains is about 170 meters above sea level. It happens to be on a large flat **** halfway up the mountain, backed by the mountains and lakes, with a magnificent momentum, demonstrating the majesty of the imperial palace.

Its function is similar to the Windsor Castle of the British royal family. Li Fushou and his family live here for two or three months every year. Among the mountains and forests, the population of Lijiapu Town is 70%. The surname is Li, who moved from Gusu Mansion. Come from the Li clan.

  Shangri-La Palace

This architectural style is a typical French neo-romantic palace, and unique ingenuity can be seen everywhere. This reflects Li Fushou’s personal hobby. He does not like heavy British Norman architecture, prefers beautiful and romantic French palaces, so Shangri-La The palace **** resembles the Palace of Versailles in Paris, but on a smaller scale.

  Sitting in the study room with a super wide dome, the European-style marble arch voucher floor-to-ceiling window is 4.5 meters high, and the sunlight is barrier-free, making the study room delicate.

  Li Fushou sat in a rocking chair in a very good mood. Chong Fei Nicole gently leaned on his legs and helped him beat and massage his legs. The technique was proficient and in place, which was obviously the result of years of training.

During the trip to Imperial University, Li Fushou was very satisfied with what he saw.

  At the beginning of establishment

Imperial University has recruited many experts and professors from all over the world, including Jingshihongru from the mainland of China, masters of Chinese studies, famous mathematicians, historians, architects, water conservancy and science and engineering scientists from European and American countries. There are nearly one hundred academic leaders, over 400 young and middle-aged Chinese lecturers, and over 170 successful teaching assistants. The faculty is extremely strong.

  For this reason, the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom allocates more than three million gold yuan each year, and the royal family uses more than 600,000 gold yuan from the private treasury to subsidize schools. This is a long-term investment in higher education.

  In addition, there are funds for R&D projects commissioned by major companies, which are gathered together. This has supported the size of Imperial University of Australia's top universities and has attracted the attention of the world.

  This is only the first year of enrollment at Imperial University. It will take at least a few years for the number of students on campus to reach the established scale of 23,000-25,000.

  At that time, school expenses will inevitably continue to expand.

The unswerving long-term and continuous investment in higher education is Li Fushou's personal decision on the established policy. The royal family, as the main funder of higher education, has given imperial university, Red River Valley University, Brisbane Medical University, Royal School of Administration, and White Creek Admiral Schools, Whampoa Higher Infantry Academy, Queensland College of Letters, Qinglong Education College, Anglican College, Australian Institute of Technology and Renai Education College all have different levels of funding, forming the kingdom’s gradual improvement of the higher education system for social development And economic construction is constantly sending talents.

  What does the country's development rely on... Talents!

   "Your Majesty, you have been in a good mood these past two days. Would you like to stay here for a few more days? The air in the mountains is good." Nicole said softly.

   "No, it will be the Dachao meeting in three days, and we will return tomorrow as planned."

"Your Majesty has been diligent in business affairs, and has not been tired of all these years. He has counted the monarchs of the various kingdoms in the world today. I am afraid that the word "self-discipline" cannot be compared with your Majesty. The Ocean Kingdom is very fortunate. Only me and others in the harem are missing your Majesty. Accompanying, I feel really melancholy in my heart."

  "Hehehe...you can speak with this clever mouth." Li Fushou's big hand gently stroked Nicole's long golden wavy hair, only to see her cat close her eyes lazily, so he said with emotion;

  "Since it is the 7-day rest schedule set by the king himself, it is difficult to overthrow it by himself.

  Persistence is the most important thing.

  Sometimes I am lazy to come up, wondering if I have stopped ignoring political affairs today, so that there will be one or two. Gradually, the king is not going to be early, which sounds quite poetic, but in essence it is a sign of the country's subjugation.

  There is a saying in the East: The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant’s nest

  Fortunately, there are many holidays during the year, such as New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Ching Ming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, National Day, and there are also four-year holidays, which add up to a lot of rest time. "

  Australia originally did not have the concept of four seasons. After the founding of the country, taking into account the traditional Chinese customs and nostalgia, it is divided into autumn, winter, spring and summer from January every year, three months in one season, and 15 days off every season.

  The ten-year holiday system is only carried out in schools, and there is no winter and summer vacation.

Neither administrative agencies nor factories, mines and enterprises have a ten-day holiday. Only the royal family and parliament are closed throughout the seasons. This is also the favorite holiday of the aristocracy, or sing songs every night, or indulge in the mountains and rivers, or visit friends, or ride in the mountains and forests. Show your skills among them, hunt wild animals.

Nicole gently leaned her head against Li Fushou’s legs, and suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile on her mouth; "Your Majesty, there is a Citigroup newspaper "Philadelphia Observer" that calls you a "Governor Nemesis", this report It has been reprinted in many newspapers and its influence is not small."

   "Oh... this happened?"

"Of course, you don’t have time to read some small newspaper reports. Sometimes I'm bored and I just take them out and flip them. This newspaper has noses and eyes, and it lists the recent French Governor of Saigon, Montapello, and Dutch East Indies. The Governor of the Islands, Viscount Van Helsma-Buffon, and the former Governor, Count Hoffman, have been convicted and returned home. Not to mention the unfortunate Governor Frederick who was defeated by you in the First East Indies War 16 years ago- Sir S-Jacob, after returning to China, was sent to court by angry domestic opponents. He inevitably suffered from prison and died in prison. The only one who got a good death was the last Dutchman. Lord Fergutz, Governor-General of the East Indies, entered the cabinet after returning to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was a decent end."

   "Ha ha ha... I really haven't counted it." Li Fushou touched his chin for a moment and couldn't help laughing.

  The report of the "Philadelphia Observer" is certainly not out of good intentions. It is a crime of disrespect to nickname a country's monarch at will. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will definitely launch a strong protest to the Citigroup government.

   But how to say?

  Citi has always advocated freedom of speech, and the punishment for such incidents will not be severe, that is, a public apology will be published in the newspaper, and a few hapless editors will be punished, and then some money will be fined. There will be no jail time.

  In European monarchies, this kind of crime will not happen.

  Even the French country, which has always been known as the beacon of democracy and freedom, seldom talks about it due to the influence of the strict feudal hierarchical order in Europe for hundreds of years.

  You can nickname other heads of state, then other countries can also nickname your president. Everyone ridicules the other head of state. What does it look like?

  "The economy is prosperous, but the quality has not kept up. The Europeans' evaluation is correct. These American cowboys are some hillbilly covered in cow dung and black fingernails." Li Fushou reluctantly shook his head and commented.

  In view of the terrible government relations between the two countries, this kind of nonsense can only be done by the diplomatic department according to the procedures. There is no other way.

The Nicole family had been in exile in the United States for many years, and they knew the local situation very well, so they wrinkled their small and tall nose, and nodded like a chicken pecked at rice; "Yes, Your Majesty, I don’t like those cities full of cow dung. On the street, those American cowboys who like to talk and laugh loudly, who ignore the pungent garlic smell, have a sore head, which gives me a terrible impression."

   "In terms of etiquette, you owe too much money!"

The two chatted casually. Nicole likes to follow the gossip news of the royal families of European countries, so they talked from the young queen of the Dutch royal family to the chaos of the Spanish royal family, from the Habsburg dynasty that is now ruling the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Germany. The Empire of Bavaria.

  Last year, Tsarist Nicholas II married a princess from the Principality of Bavaria. The historical marriage between Russia and Germany has a long history.

  In 1729, a daughter of a down-and-out Duke from Germany married to St. Petersburg. She was the most famous emperor Catherine II in Russian history, leaving an indelible mark on the history of Russian expansion.

Germany and Russia are deadly rivals. The most recent grievance between the two sides is that during the Crimean War more than 40 years ago, Tsarist Russia encountered siege from Britain, France, Ottoman and other countries. At that time, it signed the two allies of Russia, Germany and Austria. The juncture not only failed to fulfill the covenant to give a helping hand, but fell to the ground, causing Tsarist Russia to suffer the greatest setback in modern times.

  The heavy casualties of millions of soldiers, and the death of a generation of tsars with hatred, are really **** hatred, and they will be chaotic if they are not cleaned up.

  So the grievances between Germany and Russia are entangled, and the relations between the European kingdoms are intricate, and it is very interesting to chat.

  It is this aspect that Li Fushou likes Nicole. This woman, Lan, is intelligent and knowledgeable, and she will never be lonely with her by her side.

  It’s hard to find a confidant in life.

   was talking gossip, the court attendant came to report;

   "Your Majesty, the two princes, the first prince and the second prince, will see you together."

   "Announcement."

  Li Fushou raised his eyebrows. Yes, the two children are in the first grade at Imperial University. It is reasonable to come to see him on Sunday.

  Nicole hurriedly stood up, bowed lightly and stepped back.

The sound of leather boots soon came from the corridor. The prince Li Siyuan was 18 years old, and the second prince Li Sihan was 17 years old. They were all tall young people wearing thin school uniforms and knelt down after entering the door. "I respectfully invite my father, Sheng’an, and hope that the spirit of my father will be better than before."

   "Well, get up, sit down and talk."

  The father and son were sitting in the study and chatting about their homework. Li Fushou took the exam for the two of them according to the usual practice, and added a few extra words. The warm family atmosphere lingers in the room and feels warm.

  (End of this chapter)