1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 979 "The Spring of Real Estate"
"Have you done casualty statistics? Also, how much property damage?"

Yin Lu'an, the governor of the Northern Administrative Office and the prefect of Jianye, looked at the ruins after the fire and the countless sobbing and crying victims, feeling extremely heavy.The fire last night, after a lot of hard work, was finally extinguished at about [-] o'clock this morning.However, after the disaster, the scene was still full of thick smoke, the walls collapsed, and everything was blackened by fireworks.According to visual inspection, the burned area exceeds [-] square meters. The former messy and scattered shantytowns were almost completely destroyed by the fire, causing heavy losses.

"Back to the governor, after preliminary cleaning, a total of 27 bodies were found, and 49 people were burned to varying degrees by the fire." Jianye City Guard Wang Guanlin said softly: "This time the fire burned down the house... er, mainly the original owner According to the information provided, more than [-] houses were damaged. The entire property loss is still immeasurable. This shanty town is mainly lived by migrant workers, and the specific property needs to be calculated in detail afterwards.”

"Is there any unusual clue in the investigation by your police department and polling department? Did someone deliberately set the fire? Or did the natives slip through the net and sneak into the city to cause such destruction?"

"Lao Cheng and I conducted a preliminary survey of the scene, and we also conducted inquiries and interrogations of the survivors. Basically, we can rule out the suspicion of intentional arson." Zhang Shizun, head of the Jianye City Public Investigation Office, said in a deep voice: "This fire should be a fire. Unexpectedly, the tenants here used the fire poorly, so that their own houses were ignited, and then under the influence of the wind, it spread to the entire shanty town.”

"Go back to the Governor." Cheng Jiyong, the person in charge of the Jianye Police Department, bowed and said, "This shanty town is mostly made of wooden buildings, and this is just in the dry season, so if the fire is accidentally started, a fire will inevitably break out. .Moreover, with the cramped and narrow site, scattered prefabricated houses, and dense buildings, the fire will become a prairie fire, and it will be out of control. In addition, there are no fire isolation measures and necessary fire prevention measures in this area. In and out of the passage, which made the fire uncontrollable for a while."

"You officials at all levels in Jianye City, did you know the situation here before?" Yin Lu'an couldn't help but turn a little cold when he heard this, staring at Wang Guanlin, the guard of Jianye City, and asked in a bad tone.

"Governor, in the huge Jianye City, there are more than a dozen shanty towns like this, with tens of thousands of residents." Wang Guanlin lowered his head slightly, avoiding the governor's gaze, "But I, Jianye If the city is to be cleaned up and demolished, how will the tens of thousands of workers live there?"

"Jianye City public rental housing every year, how many have you built?"

"My Jianye City builds between [-] and [-] sets of public rental housing every year. In addition, the construction of residential buildings is also maintained at around [-] to [-] sets."

"Then do you know, how many new migrant workers does Jianye have every year?"

"Probably around... around 5000 people. ... Uh, maybe seventy-eight thousand people"

"Have you never considered the living and living issues of these people?"

"Governor, although our Jianye's annual fiscal revenue exceeds 460 million yuan, in addition to turning over to the treasury and the government, there are also countless infrastructure constructions that need to be carried out every year. It is really impossible to spare extra financial resources to build corresponding public rental housing. ah!"

"Those non-essential face-saving projects in Jianye City can be stopped for a while." Yin Lu'an said coldly: "During the Five Dynasties period, Meng Chang personally wrote in the "Proclamation of Orders" that it is said that your salary is your salary, the people anoint the people, and the people It’s easy to be abused, but God is hard to bully! Therefore, our parents and officials need to spend all our precious fiscal revenue on improving people’s livelihood, instead of engaging in big projects that are exaggerated and ostentatious!”

"Governor, how can projects such as Zhaixing Tower, Thousand-story Pagoda, Daojun Temple, and Qianqiu Pavilion be prestige projects or ostentatious projects?" Wang Guanlin still argued: "These projects have all received full support from businessmen and people from all walks of life. After it is completed, it will not only create the economy and stimulate production, but also greatly demonstrate the prosperity of our Qi country."

"If our country of Qi wants to demonstrate its national strength, why do we need to rely on such tall buildings and wonders in the world?" Yin Lu'an sneered, "Only when the people live in peace and the hearts of the people are stable can they maintain normal life and production order, and only in this way can countless factories roar endlessly. Then create a steady stream of material and wealth, which is the concrete manifestation of the strength of a country. To serve as an official, you need to benefit one party and be considerate of the people's sentiments, and you should not make great achievements, waste the state's money, and engage in luxury projects that highlight your political achievements and reputation!"

"..." Wang Guanlin's face turned red when he heard these almost reprimanding words.

"After you go down, you need to carefully evaluate and weigh in many ways, postpone the several important projects that can be postponed, and stop immediately if they can be suspended, and invest limited financial funds in the construction of public rental housing. Come." Yin Luan directly ordered: "In addition, Jianye City can call more businessmen who are interested in investing in housing construction, and can give them some preferential policies to encourage them to vigorously build inclusive residential houses and put them on the market to meet the growing demand. residential housing needs."

"It should be known that Jianye relies on its well-developed industry and commerce, prosperous market environment, superior geographical location, and salary levels that are much higher than those in China. The annual population absorption effect is not comparable to other regions. It is expected that for a long time in the future, Jianye The population size of Yecheng will show a continuous and rapid increase trend. However, as a local parent official, he failed to plan ahead and make some efforts to improve the infrastructure construction of the entire city to effectively meet the growing housing demand. It will have serious social impact."

"Your servant... I have been taught." Wang Guanlin was ashamed and indignant, but under Yin Lu'an's power, he could only oblige.

"If wealth is used for the country, it is extravagant, and if it is used for the family, it is frugal, and people are sick!" Sitting in the carriage, looking back at the messy fire scene, Yin Lu'an couldn't help but sighed slightly.

In order to covet dazzling political achievements and to show off their own reputation, this son of the Wang family has not cared about the sufferings of the people at all, and has created some huge projects and wonders in the world, which make people worship.

I don't know when, my Qi country also began to advocate luxury and showing off.If it is allowed to develop, it will benefit the country and the people. If the foundation of the country is shaken, this is really dangerous!
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In the eyes of many foreign visitors, the biggest impression Qi gives them is that the industry is extremely developed. There are large and small factories all over the city. Countless tall chimneys are constantly spewing out thick smoke, and the machines in the factories are roaring all day long. So, on railways, highways, and the vast ocean, all kinds of industrial products produced by factories are carried everywhere.

However, many people have overlooked one of the most important industries in Qi - the construction industry.As early as 40 years ago, before the founding of Qi State, they built many indestructible fortresses and neat and beautiful cities by virtue of the invented cement material.

In the early days, in addition to the establishment of the Industrial Research Institute and the Royal Academy of Sciences, Qi State also established a relatively well-known research institution-the Royal Academy of Architecture.His Majesty the Emperor personally presided over and taught various construction engineering technologies and standardized related operating procedures, which laid a solid foundation for the start and development of Qi's construction industry.

In the core urban area of ​​Jianye, there is a majestic city wall with a circumference of five kilometers and a wall height of eight to ten meters. More than 40 years ago, the invading Spanish army was hopeless.

In the 17th year of Qianwu (1659), the State of Qi built a 72-meter-high lighthouse on Xiaomen Island (now Bathurst Island, northern Australia), which became the tallest lighthouse in the East.

In the fifth year of Hanxing (1675), Qi State built a landing monument in Jianye Port, with a height of 135 meters, which increased the height of the Xiaomen Island Lighthouse by more than 60 meters.

The thousand-story pagoda currently under construction in Jianye City is built in the style of the Yongning Temple pagoda in Luoyang during the Northern Wei Dynasty, but its height is more than 30 meters higher than it, reaching 168 meters.After completion, it will once again refresh the skyline above Jianye City.

However, not long after the foundation of this thousand-story pagoda was built, it was suddenly stopped by the government, and a large number of construction workers and engineering craftsmen were transferred to a new construction site.

Lu Xiangzhong brandished the pickaxe, and along the lines drawn by the craftsmen, struggled to plan the hard ground.Behind him, worker Zhang Herong took a shovel and shoveled out the loose soil he had dug out and piled it beside him.

"The foundation has only been dug so deep, so the house probably won't be built very high." Zhang Herong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a shovel.

"There is no need to dig too deep a foundation for a two-storey public rental house." The worker who was pushing a trolley to transfer the soil said: "Ten days ago, there was a big fire here, burning hundreds of houses. A lot of people died. The officials at the top took all the land back, and then built a batch of public rental houses to provide shelter for those workers who have no houses to live in."

"Those whose houses were burned, where do they live now?" Lu Xiangzhong also stopped, and wiped the sweat off his face with half of his clothes.

"It seems that a lot of grain depots and material storage depots in the city have been vacated for temporary turnover for those victims who have no land to live in."

"I heard that the government also gave each disaster victim three yuan as a condolence subsidy."

"More than subsidies? Their daily meals are also provided by the government."

"Thinking about the earthquake in Beijing three years ago, hundreds of thousands of people were affected, and there were many mourners everywhere. How could the Great Qin court be so sympathetic to the disaster and show so much care to the people like Qi?" Lu Xiangzhong sighed. In two months, it will enter winter, so that countless people will die of freezing and starvation!"

"Who says it's not?" Zhang Herong spat on the ground, "What's even more annoying is that after the earthquake, the local government couldn't help the people themselves, and even banned the people of Qi from entering the disaster area, for fear that the victims would be kidnapped. If it wasn't for the winter When it came, too many people died of cold and hunger, so the government had to transfer tens of thousands of victims to Tianjin and hand them over to the Qi immigration ships, maybe we would die there."

"That's right, when you arrive in Qi State, you can really live like a human being. Not only are you fed and clothed, but you are also given money every month. You can't even think about this day before!"

"Hey... why are they all stopped?" A young engineering apprentice came over and scolded loudly: "I don't know if this project is in a hurry? Don't take a break. If you miss today's The project must be completed even if the lights are on all night!"

After hearing this, everyone didn't dare to rest anymore, they immediately grabbed their tools and got busy again.

As an engineering apprentice, Yao Jiping was very grateful for his submissive attitude towards the workers, and felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and authority.While carefully inspecting the construction site, he took a drawing board to record the project data and progress, and planned to report to the master during dinner, hoping to get specific guidance and teaching.

Generally speaking, in Qi State, neither architects nor engineers pay much attention to the training received by their descendants in universities or professional schools.The construction industry is a very practical industry, although in universities or professional schools, principles and designs are taught.But young engineers typically end their training without any real business or professional experience.

Young men who aspired to the profession could only sign up as an apprentice to an already accomplished master engineer.In some areas, there is even a fee and no salary.He usually learns what he can from the salaried assistant craftsmen, and occasionally gets sporadic instructions from the master craftsmen.

All his progress largely depends on his initiative. On the construction site, he needs to keep his eyes open, listen with his ears open, and work hard to digest and absorb the various professional skills he has learned in his spare time.The keen, hard-working apprentice has much to learn in the place of important and specific work, and has to prove himself worthy of formal employment at the end of his apprenticeship.

If he has accumulated enough experience in future work, and has a wide range of contacts in the society and no shortage of funds, he can become a partner or open his own construction company, and he will reach the pinnacle of his life from then on. It is not too illusory delusions.

At present, some keen-sighted businessmen have already sensed strong business opportunities from the turbulent process of urbanization, and are preparing to break the monopoly position of several government-controlled construction companies, and have gathered shares to enter the "real estate" industry.

Ten days ago, Jianye City convened dozens of powerful businessmen to conduct an investment briefing on urban housing construction and infrastructure renovation.The government will provide financial and policy support to businessmen (commercial companies) who are interested in entering the "real estate" industry, so as to encourage businessmen to invest boldly, increase the supply of urban residential houses, and improve and optimize various urban infrastructures.

Yao Jiping's master also asserted yesterday that Qi's construction industry will usher in a new development process in the future, from meeting basic living needs in the early stage to gradually transitioning to a comprehensive housing improvement stage.

Regardless of the countryside, there are still a large number of adobe houses and even wooden houses, which need further upgrading and renovation.In the city, the continuous influx of migrants and the increase of family children make the residential area become narrow and cramped, which greatly affects people's daily life.

As people's income continues to increase, new purchases or improvement of existing housing conditions will naturally be put on the family's agenda.At this time, the spring of the construction industry will be ushered in, and the income and status of all construction practitioners will be further improved.

Yao Jiping naturally had no doubts about his master's judgment, and he was very excited about it.He also hopes that he can become a teacher as soon as possible, design and build a great building in his own style, so as to become famous all over the world.

(End of this chapter)