1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3189
On the eve of the National Day in 1657 in the Haihan calendar, Hangzhou West Lake.

Tens of thousands of people gathered on the banks of the West Lake, and truly experienced the beautiful scene of "Fire Trees, Silver Flowers Never Night".

Ordinary people may not have an exact idea of ​​how much these beautiful fireworks exploded in the sky, but this is the first time they have seen such a spectacular scene in their lives, and this scene will definitely be etched into their memory In it, it is used as the material for reciting later generations.

If there were still many people participating in the entrance ceremony the day before yesterday with the mentality of watching the excitement, then the fireworks display that illuminated the entire West Lake tonight made many people truly feel the glory of Hangzhou becoming the capital of the empire .

Thinking back to the Ming Dynasty, although Hangzhou was considered a place of prosperity, why did the imperial court hold such a grand event for ordinary people?

Instead of spending money for the people, the government is trying to get money out of the people's pockets.

In the last few years of Ming Dynasty's rule in Zhejiang, the government collected a lot of money from the people in the name of "training salaries" in order to train troops in response to Haihan's military pressure, which caused complaints from the people.

In the end, Daming was defeated without a fight, and gave up most of Zhejiang to Haihan.And whether these "training salaries" went into the treasury or spent elsewhere, no one knows where they are going.

After Haihan took over Hangzhou, what he did was very different from that of the previous rulers. He immediately launched a large number of infrastructure projects such as building roads, bridges, and dredging rivers, and carried out large-scale development on the east and west sides of Hangzhou. building.

After Haihan's arrival, all the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes that were originally there were cancelled, and some industries even received tax-free treatment for a certain period of time.

Although not everyone has benefited from the process of changing dynasties, the local people have relatively consistent views on whether the performance of the two dynasties is better or worse, and which one has a better level of local governance.

From the infrastructure project, to the fireworks display, to the grand military parade that will be held tomorrow, ordinary people have gradually gained a clear understanding of the powerful national power of the Haihan Empire step by step.

However, the rumored assassination case in Hangzhou in the past two days inevitably made the people who had just experienced the peaceful and prosperous times feel a sense of crisis again.

If Daming really messed up Haihan with these indiscriminate means, and then took the opportunity to send troops to take back Hangzhou, how many people would be liquidated because of their submission in the past few years?
I went to the canal wharf ten miles outside the city early yesterday morning, and I am afraid that all these local gentry and celebrities who are waiting to welcome the Haihan Executive Committee will be included in the liquidation list.

Although ordinary people will not be held accountable, they will certainly not be able to avoid going back to the days when they are paid and paid by the government every two days.

For most people, returning to Ming rule did not seem like a promising option.This is why today's event outside the Daming embassy in Yongjinmen quickly fermented from a few dozen people at the beginning to a collective demonstration of thousands of people.

If the government hadn't dispatched the army in time to maintain order, the Daming embassy might have been razed to the ground by the angry people.

However, for the executive committee, the assassin incident was just a small episode in the process of inspecting Hangzhou.For them, investigating the implementation status of the capital relocation plan is far more important than pursuing this attempted case.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of visiting the West Lake at night, Shi Diwen introduced the planning of the area around the West Lake to everyone.

Although the area of ​​West Lake is not small, there are actually not too many surrounding areas available for development.

On the east side of the West Lake is the city of Hangzhou. The distance from the lakeside to the city wall is limited. In addition, there are many places of interest near the lakeside, so it is difficult to carry out large-scale renovation and reconstruction.

However, this area is close to Hangzhou city, life is convenient, and you can enjoy the lake view, so it is suitable for building private houses.So last year when Tao Hongfang and others came to Hangzhou to choose a residence for their family, most of them chose the lakeside area on the east side of the West Lake.

The terrain on the southwest side is dominated by mountains, and many famous temples with a long history, such as Lingyin Temple built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Jingci Temple built in the Southern Song Dynasty, are located in this area.

Hangzhou's most famous specialty tea, Longjing, is also produced in the forests here.

The real large-scale development areas are mainly concentrated in the flat area on the north side of West Lake.

This area used to be dominated by farmland. After Haihan took over Hangzhou, Shi Diwen used various means to take the land here to the government, preparing to build it into the power center of the future capital.

In the future, the executive committee, the official offices of various ministries, and the embassies of various countries will basically move to this area.

Compared with the construction and transformation of Sanya in the initial period of Haihan, the scale of the project here is even larger.However, the Hangzhou area has more sufficient manpower and a wider source of construction materials, so the progress of the project is much faster than that in Sanya 30 years ago.

According to Shi Diwen's introduction, about [-]% to [-]% of the construction progress of the main office area has been completed, and the office building of the executive committee has entered the final stage of interior decoration.

In the end, Shi Diwen made a guarantee that if the executive committee planned to move to Hangzhou for office, it would be possible within this year at the latest, and the office environment was not inferior to that of Victory Fort.

"It's easy for people to move, but our old equipment has to be moved all the way from Sanya, and there are still some technical problems that have not been resolved, so it probably won't be moved here so soon."

Tao Donglai's answer also revealed a major problem in the process of moving the capital.

When Time Travel Group settled in Sanya, it was still unable to judge the future development situation. Therefore, in the process of building Victory Fort, many infrastructure projects were aimed at the goal of super long service life.

Especially for electromechanical equipment such as power supply facilities and server rooms, the possibility of short-term relocation was not considered during installation and commissioning.

Now that 30 years have passed, it is not an easy task to dismantle these old equipment intact and transport them thousands of miles away for reinstallation.

Meng He, Wu Zhuo and others who are in charge of maintaining these antiques admit frankly that if these devices are cut off and disassembled hastily, no one can guarantee whether they can be used normally after they are assembled in the future.

How to disassemble and how to install, this seemingly simple question has stumped the few technicians among the time-traveling crowd.

Therefore, there is another school of opinion regarding the plan to move the capital. They believe that important facilities such as large databases should not be relocated at risk, but should continue to be used in Sanya Shengli Fort until the end of their lifespan.

However, if the Executive Committee moves to Hangzhou and lacks the assistance of these equipments, the operating efficiency of various departments may be affected.

(End of this chapter)