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Chapter 755 749: The Mummified Corpse Buried in a Dragon Robe (Part 2)

But such designers have long passed the time of worrying about not earning money.If they design buildings in Europe, they still have to worry about reputation issues. But when they come to Huaxia to earn extra money, they mostly prefer to focus on experimentation.

They experiment with designs that were previously unattempted or still in theoretical stages, and once constructed in Huaxia, they observe the results.

The good parts are taken back to Europe to bolster their reputation.

The bad parts—well, the design fee has already been paid, so even if the building is criticized for being ugly, it doesn't affect their reputation in Europe.

"Actually, this tower has significance. Mr. Chen, look at the shape of this building, doesn't it resemble a waterwheel? Combined with the reflection in the Pearl River, it forms an 8, symbolizing prosperous business."

"Is this building looking for a buyer?" At this point, Chen Yiyang guessed the reason for the enthusiastic introduction of the tower.

"Haha, yes." The accompanying person laughed awkwardly a few times, but continued speaking the prepared lines, "This building is 138 meters tall, with 33 floors, and it's the largest and roundest building in the world. The starting price now is only around thirteen billion."

As the person spoke, Chen Yiyang had already searched for information about the tower on his phone.

Due to the investor's bankruptcy and debt issues.

This tower, known as one of Suizhou's ugliest buildings, the Copper Coins Tower, has already been auctioned three times by the court.

At the beginning, the starting price from the court was as high as fifty-five billion, but nobody bought it.

After two failed auctions, the starting price for the third attempt was only thirteen billion, but it was still not sold.

This shows how much this building is not recommended.

"It's too ugly, I don't want it." Chen Yiyang simply expressed his thoughts.

The accompanying people immediately shut their mouths and stopped talking.

Being a millionaire means being surrounded by people who always want something from you.

But it's understandable. Like this Copper Coins Tower, if Chen Yiyang was willing to buy it.

A lot of powerful people could breathe a sigh of relief and disentangle from this tower.

If Chen Yiyang's money came easily, he wouldn't mind wasting tens of billions.

Unfortunately, his money was earned painstakingly.

Despite having system aid, he also put in some effort and work himself, right?

Still, Chen Yiyang was quite surprised on this visit to Suizhou.

Because Suizhou, in his impression, had always been on par with the Imperial Capital and Shanghai.

After all, the term "Beijing-Shanghai-Guangzhou" was commonly used by official media before "Beijing-Shanghai-Guangzhou-Shenzhen" appeared.

But unlike the Imperial Capital and Shanghai, Suizhou felt very disconnected.

Apart from the large area occupied by the urban villages constantly criticized online, Suizhou's infrastructure was average.

Starting from the airport, the roads were full of cracks and potholes, with some areas looking quite old.

It gave Chen Yiyang the impression that he had arrived in Europe.

Yet upon leaving the old town and arriving at the new district's CBD, it seemed like entering another luxurious world.

Suizhou's new district CBD could likely rank in the global top five.

This led to a time-travel-like feeling when moving from the CBD to the old town, as if crossing decades.

This is one of the drawbacks of developing too early and too rapidly.

Many old buildings and old infrastructures can neither be demolished nor rebuilt in time, and the demolition costs are already too high to afford. Thus, the old town is retained while funds are invested into the new district's construction.

The result is a city with two distinctly different eras of visual impressions.

This time, Chen Yiyang visited Suizhou mainly to investigate the automotive industry here.

Suizhou's most successful case of industrial support is the formation of the GAC Group in '97 from the integration of multiple automobile companies, reviving the dying automotive industry.

The automotive industry laid the foundation for Suizhou's prosperity.

With the rise of new energy, Suizhou didn't keep up with the times, so Chen Yiyang was invited over to see if his company could collaborate with Suizhou's local automotive industry and establish a factory there.

However, after only one day, Chen Yiyang decided not to invest in Suizhou.

Mainly because in the domain of new energy, Suizhou has too many historical issues.

Last year, Suizhou's automotive manufacturing output value dropped by 18% year-on-year due to poor investment decisions in recent years.

Several companies brought to Suizhou for car manufacturing fell into financial trouble, causing Suizhou to fall behind in the new energy sector while Shancheng surpassed it.

Even if Yiyang Automobile plans to build a new factory elsewhere, it prefers to invest in Shancheng rather than Suizhou.

So after staying for a day, Chen Yiyang left Suizhou and returned to Lin'an.

On the way home, Chen Yiyang looked at recent news.

He found Musk announcing online plans to deploy 100 gigawatts of artificial intelligence in space every year.

Chen Yiyang really envies the European tech industry's atmosphere, where boasting is freely tolerated.

A hundred gigawatts is equivalent to the power output of four Three Gorges Hydroelectric Stations.

In space, of course, hydraulic power generation isn't possible; solar power must be used instead.

What does a hundred gigawatts mean?

The International Space Station is a hundred-meter-level space station, about the size of two football fields, with a solar power generation capacity of 215 kilowatts.

To generate a hundred gigawatts using solar power alone would require deploying at least four hundred sixty thousand International Space Stations in space.

Yes, not forty-six, but four hundred sixty thousand!

If mankind really has the capability, they could probably have colonized beyond the solar system.

However, Chen Yiyang can understand.

Investing in cutting-edge technology is inherently difficult, and most investors lack scientific knowledge.

If companies don't boast every now and then to bolster investor confidence, the industry can't advance, right?

In the domestic landscape, there's a lack of tolerance for such boasts, causing people to be extremely conservative when announcing results, fearing excessive boasting and ridicule.

"Mr. Chen."

Upon returning to the company, the assistant approached and said, "Some historical and cultural research teams from the Imperial Capital wish to contact you, saying they want to have a chat."

"Historical and cultural research teams?" Chen Yiyang asked, "Are they private or official?"

"Private," the assistant replied.

"Don't respond to them yet." Chen Yiyang guessed it might be related to his online post inquiring about Huang Zhiwu's identity that these teams were reaching out to him.

So he took out his phone, checked his previous post, and found numerous private scholars commenting below with their opinions.

Many opinions were quite interesting.

One person said that the name Huang Zhiwu indeed can't be found in historical records.

But if considering being buried as a fourth-grade civil officer and wearing a first-grade military officer's clothes.

There's one historical figure that aligns with Huang Zhiwu.

That's the famous figure from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou was originally a minister in the Ming Dynasty and later surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after being captured by Qing forces.

During the Ming Dynasty, Hong Chengchou was a civil official serving as the left advisor to the Two-Zhecheng Administration, fourth grade, and as a military official serving as the governor of Jiliao, first grade, and before being captured by Qing forces, he was granted the title of Crown Prince's Guardian, which was first class.

If he were buried according to Ming Dynasty rituals, he should've been in the attire of a fourth-grade civil officer wearing a first-grade military officer's official uniform.

However, Chen Yiyang finds the theory that Huang Zhiwu is Hong Chengchou somewhat far-fetched.

After all, Hong Chengchou was indeed a fourth-grade civil officer, first-grade military officer, but how do you explain the dragon robe?

While Hong Chengchou did make significant contributions after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, they weren't significant enough to warrant burial in a dragon robe.

What achievements would warrant the gift of a dragon robe for burial?

It's important to know that the matter of burial was highly valued in ancient times. People believed that after death, they went to the underworld to protect their descendants.

What does gifting a dragon robe for burial mean? To wish that the minister would protect his descendants to rebel and become emperor after death?

Chen Yiyang cannot comprehend.