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Chapter 1727 Build a Crystal Palace
"The most important part of the capital reconstruction plan is to re-plan the layout of the capital. The initial plan is to expand the capital into a large city with a population of 500 million, and to reserve enough land for its future development to accommodate 1000 million, 2000 million, and 3000 million people. An international metropolis with a population of over [-].”

As soon as Chu Yun proposed this idea, everyone in the Ministry of Industry was shocked by Chu Yun's grand vision.

With a population of 500 million, can so many people really be accommodated in the current capital city dominated by low-rise civil houses?And it’s not just residential buildings, but the demand for public land, commercial construction sites, and industrial land is increasing sharply, which means that residential buildings account for a smaller proportion of the total land area.

Not to mention that Chu Yun thought that the city could accommodate 3000 million people in the future.

What is the concept of 3000 million people?It is conceivable that England, Scotland, and Ireland together have less than 1000 million people.

In such a big city, it is very difficult to just provide food for the people living in it.

How difficult it must be to make a large city with tens of millions of people function normally.

"Secondly, completely remove the shackles of the city wall on the scale of the city, and extend the scope of the city to the outside world. Now the city wall has no ability to resist foreign enemies, and some city gates are preserved as relics, and the city wall will no longer be built from now on."

"Broaden the main road in the capital, the width of the main road should be at least ten lanes wide, and special sidewalks and green belts should be set up. The secondary arterial roads around the city must be at least eight lanes wide, and the capital must be connected in all directions. The road surface uses new concrete pavement, which will be used by cars in the future.”

"Deepen urban sewers, promote flush toilets to ordinary households, strengthen the construction of drainage systems, and prevent waterlogging."

"Establish a drinking water filter pool to provide citizens with relatively clean water and reduce the possibility of plague outbreaks."

"Cultivate trees on both sides of the main road, preserve the royal gardens and establish public parks, and improve the air quality in the city."

"Gradually relocate heavy industry to the outskirts of the city and establish a dedicated industrial zone."

"Protect some valuable buildings..."

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Chu Yun successively announced plans to build large-scale construction projects in the capital, aiming to make it a modern city with a population of tens of millions in his lifetime.

The people in the Ministry of Industry felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. They thought of carrying out a major reconstruction, and they had a headache for a while.

This time, it may be a bloodletting, spending a lot of manpower and material resources to rebuild the city, the purpose is to reduce unnecessary troubles in the future, and to better adapt to the next era.

Urban planning and construction is an extremely troublesome matter, involving road planning, demolition, construction of supporting facilities, and so on.

Chu Yun plans to complete the general plan for major reconstruction within one year, and gradually implement it within 20 years, laying the foundation for the capital to become an international metropolis with a population of tens of millions.

Bigger, cleaner, and more systematic, the city is no longer regarded as a simple place to live, but a system for planning and management, leaving room for expansion in the future.

This is something that was hard to imagine in the farming era. They couldn't imagine a city that could accommodate more than 1000 million people.

In the civilization of the farming era, it is easy to be short of food just to supply a city of several 10 people. No one will specially plan the layout of a city with 1000 million people.

Chu Yun threw this problem to the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Industry needs to complete a large-scale reconstruction plan within one year, involving roads, zoning, water supply, sewage and other aspects, and even considers the impact on the city of the metropolitan underground railway system that has not yet officially started.

Chu Yun's drastic actions are far from over.

"There is another important thing. We need to requisition a piece of land to build the hall of the World Expo to demonstrate the power of industry to the ambassadors of all countries and our people." Chu Yun said another major plan.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the World Expo, he will start to give full play to the power of industry and make great efforts in construction.

Unlike previous emperors who built civil palaces for their own enjoyment, Chu Yun believes that those buildings are at most only valuable as cultural relics, and what he wants to build can change the appearance of cities and even the entire human civilization.

Concrete roads, high-rise buildings, advanced urban water supply and sewage systems, etc., should have sprung up after Chu Yun had accumulated enough previous technologies.

"The venue of the International Expo is scheduled to be near the International Zoo and Botanical Garden. The International Zoo and Botanical Garden represents the awe of nature, while the International Expo represents the wisdom of industry. The interweaving and contrasting of nature and man-made will bring people a stronger impression. feel."

"The main body of this guild hall should be constructed with transparent glass, concrete, and steel. It is expected to be 20 meters high, 700 meters long, and 150 meters wide, covering an area of ​​10.5 square meters. The exposition will be temporarily closed to the public during the exposition, but will be open to the public for a fee after the exposition, and the fee will be charged to maintain the repair of the hall.”

"The building is divided into three floors, mainly focusing on industrial atmosphere and good lighting. There must be enough spacious space inside to display industrial products. At the same time, we adopt our oriental garden-style setting, with some humanistic feelings."

"I need a group of architectural designers to come up with plans as soon as possible, and start to make design drawings and provide orders for building materials to factories, and complete the work before the start of the World Expo."

Chu Yun expressed his expectations for the hall of the World Expo. He hoped to have a hall that could show industrial power, and at the same time, there were some elements of oriental gardens inside.

The reinforced concrete and glass used in this guild hall are not only in the early days of the industry, but will still be the main building materials of human society in the next 100 years.

"It is estimated that with the current production capacity, as long as the design plan and design drawings are prepared in advance, and the order preparation materials are submitted to the factory, one year is enough to make the guild hall you expect to stand up."

Officials from the Ministry of Industry did simple calculations, but they were not too worried.

The hall of the World Expo is just a single building, and it can really be completed within one year under the premise of sufficient human, material and financial resources.

Compared with the major reconstruction that will last for 20 years in the capital city, the investment of the World Expo is just trivial, or part of the major reconstruction of the capital city.

"My lord, can this hall of the World Expo have any name? Or does this project have its own name?" the person from the Ministry of Industry asked.

Any project has its own name, such as "Grand Prairie Railway", "North-South Railway", "Metropolitan Underground Railway", and the hall of the World Expo also has its own name.

"I plan to name this guild hall the Crystal Palace." Chu Yun replied.

(End of this chapter)