Chapter 34 Lego
India and the Straits colonies were telegraphed. This was also the exciting day for the British government's Indian control committee, and they could finally command the Governor more effectively. The news that the British Telegraph Company established and reserved 5% of the stock for the Indian Governor Dalhousie was easily spread to India. These 5% stocks were amazing. At the beginning, the investment was only 5,000 pounds, but now it can contribute tens of thousands of pounds of income to Dalhousie every year, which is a high income that cannot be underestimated for any tycoon.
It is conceivable that in such a situation, the Governor would choose to recommend Downing to be the governor of the Straits Colony - of course, it was unconditional agreement. Singapore's unprofitable burden was so eager to throw it to Downing, the real rich governor.
However, it is impossible for Tangning to take office now. He still has a lot of things to deal with in London, and many projects are in full swing. He will probably go to Singapore again in four or five years.
The journey of trans-ocean telegraph is France, Prussia, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, India, and Singapore. Now, it is less than Shanghai, Melbourne and Nagasaki, Japan. Downing's planned international telegraph network phase one project has been completed.
Thanks to the improvement of the trans-ocean telegraph network, the Telegraph has also become an international newspaper in the true sense. Through Reuters' powerful international information service, the Telegraph is the most detailed newspaper with international news. The Times, whose status is challenged, finally knows its strength and starts to buy Reuters' services. Once the Times approves Reuters, other tabloids will follow suit, and Reuters' intelligence network is even more motivated and energetic.
After controlling the intelligence, the world is in control, but mastering the world is not Tangning's ultimate goal. He likes to make the world happier. When Situ Garden showed a small steelmaking technology model that night, the three-year-old Princess Louise's little slap and cheering was always rippling in his heart. When the Queen attended the Indian Telegram Celebration, he remembered Little Louise again. The child and the small model were superimposed, and he had the idea of inventing "Lego building blocks".
The original and most classic form of Lego bricks is very simple, which imitates bricks with a length-to-width ratio of two to one. The foundation components are closely combined, which can prevent falling and allow children to dismantle. Once a small brick has such attributes, it can produce endless combinations. It is a toy, produces happiness, and a production tool, which can bring unique inspiration to architects.
In the later stages of Lego building blocks, there were more molds and more uses. Tang Ning used to like various Lego building blocks. He once used thousands of Lego building blocks to "built" a full super assembly line in his room, and used it to build a fairly complete aircraft carrier battle group. This small toy carries many beautiful memories of Tang Ning, and he hopes that children in this world can also experience his happiness.
Why do he like to use small models to show his inventions? Because he has been playing Lego since he was a child! He knows how shock an intuitive product model can bring to visitors.
Why can Tangning remember so many classic industrial production methods? In addition to his amazing memory, this kind of experience built by himself is also an important reason. "Hand memory" is a very important memory, or sports memory.
Lego bricks are not only fun, but also educate children. If he wants to run a school, he will select children with strong hands-on skills through Lego brick competitions.
Children have different talents. Some children will have talent in language, and they will be the middle force of Downing's internationalist plan. The brutal colonial era will last for a long time, but these international elites trained by Downing will be the backbone of the end of the dark age. It is too early to say how to carry out internationalist education. Everything starts with that simple English tutorial. Only by solving the language problem can internationalization be possible.
Tangning took great pains to make this small tutorial. He found five famous linguists, each responsible for writing their own set of tutorials, but they jointly developed an exam plan to find the best tutorials from students' feedback.
Situ Garden has a large amount of land, and Tangning often feels lonely here, although more than 200 his employees work here. He decided to open a place in Situ Garden to build a London International Academy. This unprecedented school will integrate orphanages, primary schools, middle schools, and universities, and will also be divided into two routes: higher education and vocational education, providing talents for Tangning's factories and companies. All the textbooks used here were personally reviewed by Tangning. There is no religion, no art, but industrial design, no literature, but history, and it is completely based on the goal of cultivating outstanding technicians, engineers, scientists, and designers.
With a large tycoon investing heavily, this place will develop into the world's best school. Its facilities are also quite luxurious. It will have a large library, a football field, a gymnasium, a auditorium... The only thing that does not have is a church. Religion is a very important thing in this era and country. A university park without a church will probably be criticized, so this school is also an orphanage, which minimizes the interference of ignorant and backward parents in the eyes of Downing. Even if there are parents, it is best not to be in London, or even abroad. Therefore, it is called an international school.
The International Academy implements bilingual teaching, learning English and the language of the students' motherland. If it is a British child, learn one more foreign language. In order to reflect the international environment, the dormitory, canteen, classroom and other buildings here adopt various architectural styles. Not only are the large exhibitions of architectural designs, but they also give children the feeling of home.
While hiring educators to write his own tutorials, Tang Ning released news to the world in the Telegraph, saying that "in order to repay his parents' raising grace", he was moved that he would adopt 100,000 orphans around the world in five to ten years!
No one has ever done such a huge charity that shocked the whole world. This is not a vernacular person. He had donated 1.5 million to the British Parliament to build the London sewer and was called "the first philanthropist in history". This time, his ambition was even greater. What is even more amazing is that he clearly stated that the 100,000 people will be recruited according to the global population ratio. Did you hear it? This means that Chinese children, Indian children, and African children will account for a huge proportion. It is so crazy! You know, it is still an era of black slave sales. The news came out that the whole earth is discussing this may be controversial, but it must be an extremely great plan.
His "orphanage" is different from ordinary lonely homes, and has certain requirements for children's intelligence and health. He will set up local international academies in cities such as Shanghai, Kolkata, Cape Town, etc. Only children with extremely outstanding intelligence will be sent to London. For this reason, he also personally gave an intelligence test question, including the hands-on ability to build Lego bricks.
Lego building blocks also made a brilliant debut with this lively event. This little thing was formed by thermoplasticizing acetate fibers. The research and development was very difficult. Tangning quickly got it done and entered the mass production stage after testing.
The first batch of products are mainly architecture, and they collect nine world architectural styles, including ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Byzantine, Roman, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical. Of course, they are all rough and look like that.
The world's first and largest Lego store is grandly opened in North Wick Park. It will be the intersection of the world's first subway, which is very prosperous. The North Wick Lego store holds a building block assembly competition every day, and 10 winners will receive a set of Lego building block prizes. The contestants are also divided into children's group and adult group. The watershed is 12 years old. The winners of the adult group will be eligible to enter the British Telegraph Company, the British Steel Company, and the LEGO company paid internships, which is a good way to find a job. You should know that BT and BS are both one of the hottest companies in the UK today. They have good accommodation, good food, high salary, and work-related injury insurance. They also have an eight-hour working system, double breaks, and paid annual leave!
Chapter completed!