Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2140 Development Wave ([-])

On April 1691, 4, in the city of Córdoba, Sun Dapeng, a famous architect on the east coast, strolled on the streets of the old city.Behind him, there were some young students who looked like students, and they were humbly listening to Assistant Sun Dapeng's explanation.

"The old city of Córdoba has a baroque architectural style as a whole, which is a natural reflection of the Spanish Catholic country." The assistant said: "Because of the long-term relationship between the east-west and the north-south junction, Córdoba is very rich and has a large population. According to the Spanish archives we bought, there are more than 600 Peninsulars in the city, more than 2800 native whites, and more than 1700 people from other Catholic areas. The vast majority of native whites and Catholic immigrants came in the last 40 Increased over the years, the reason is to counter our rise in the New World."

"Before the establishment of the Buenos Aires Prosecution Court, Cordoba was once the capital city of the Spaniards in La Plata. A large number of military officers, priests, merchants, and officials lived here, giving the city There was a leap forward. Of course, most of these people later transferred to Buenos Aires, and Cordoba's development slowed down. But really, it is still Spanish La Plata The third largest city in China (the first is Asunción and the second is Putrajaya), both in terms of geographical location and economic strength, it is very attractive.” The assistant continued to explain: “Because the nearby climate is dry and the forests are not dense The main building material of the old city of Cordoba is stone, which is taken from the mountains in the west. It has to be said that this is a very extravagant practice, and if we follow it, the cost will be high. But the Spaniards had A large number of Indians can be driven, which greatly reduces their cost of building cities, and we can no longer have this condition."

Everyone nodded after listening.According to the policy of the East Coast Republic, the aborigines cannot stay in the mainland, so a large number of Kelandi people near Cordoba must be relocated—even the Mestizo people, who are also quite a number, must be relocated. It has to be removed—but before they move out, can they be temporarily detained and let them finish part of the construction work before leaving?Many people began to think about this question.

"Most of the buildings in the old city of Cordoba were designed by Italians, so they have a strong Renaissance style. Please see, the characteristics of this Cordoba church are obvious. The exterior wall There are complicated decorations and carvings on it, and the colors are also very strong. There are also curved or elliptical spaces on the main body of the building, which looks majestic. In short, this kind of church born out of the Baroque architectural style of the Italian Renaissance is magnificent and can create strong Of course, it is also in line with the requirements of the Catholic Church to show off its wealth and strength." Speaking of this, the assistant made a small mockery of the Catholic Church, which unsurprisingly aroused the laughter of everyone present.

This magnificent Catholic church should still be preserved in the future. After all, there will definitely be many residents in the city who choose to stay and become citizens of the east coast.However, some people may not be able to stand the sermons of the clergy trained by Dong'an itself, so there is no way to do it, love to stay, don't stay!When the number of believers is insufficient, it depends on how your church is maintained. The General Administration of Religious Affairs of the East Coast Government will not allocate funds to you.

"This building is the city hall of the Spaniards, and it has been controlled by our people. The Spanish colonial officials have a characteristic, that is, they run fast. We haven't taken over La Plata yet, they left first, It also took away the money and other valuable materials in the treasury, and it is said that hundreds of horse mules were used to transport them, and they headed for Chile." The assistant continued to laugh at the Spaniard, only to hear him say: "This The building is also very distinctive, designed by an architect from the South Netherlands. Perhaps influenced by the ethos of the United Provinces, this town hall covers a large area, and at the same time has a scientific parallel, popular in the Netherlands. The style is symmetrical on four sides, and compared with the general Baroque style, it is more serious and lacks many decorations. The overall layout of the city hall is relatively clear and harmonious, and the symmetrical rules and plain color plane processing form a unique style. Charm. In the future, this place may become the seat of the local government of our capital, after all, it is large and strong enough, and with a little modernization, it can become a building that can be used for more than a hundred years."

It is said that the new capital on the east coast has been officially named in the future, and it will be called the central capital Luoyang Mansion, which is located near Cordoba.The concept of Fu is also new, and its chief official is named Zhifu, which is the same as in ancient China.However, there is also a difference, that is, the prefects on the east bank can only manage a small area, that is, the districts under the jurisdiction of the capital, which is far from the prefects in mainland China who often manage more than ten counties.

The location of Luoyang Mansion has basically been determined. It is in the old city of Cordoba. The former Spanish city hall is basically the office of various departments under Luoyang Mansion.As for the various functional departments of the central government, they are located in the new urban area adjacent to the old city, and will officially move their capital here after all the construction is completed.

"There is the square over there. There used to be a Spanish warehouse in the square, which was quite large, but it is now empty. Opposite the warehouse is a military barracks, currently stationed by Spanish soldiers, but their attitude is very friendly. The army sent several A military representative approached them and reissued their two months of military pay. They are all very realistic poor people, and now they basically listen to us and are responsible for maintaining order inside and outside the city." The assistant pointed to the front and said: "The warehouse and the Further east of the military camp, there is a large mule and horse fair. Livestock trade is an important part of Cordoba’s economy. It’s hard to say whether the mule and horse market is still here, you know, the pollution seems to be a bit serious, and the leaders definitely don’t like it.”

Afterwards, Sun Dapeng and his group went to the square again, and returned to the original residence at lunch time, a western-style villa in the city, which originally belonged to a Spanish nobleman, and now it was bought by Dapeng Design Office as an office space .

"The situation in the old city of Córdoba is basically like this. Now the central government has set the tone. The old city will only be renovated, not demolished. After the renovation is completed, it will be the Nancheng District of Luoyang Prefecture. In the future, the Government Council, the Executive Committee and other departments will be located. It is the northern urban area, which is newly built just to the north of the old city and opposite the Luo River (Primeiro River). Of course, the latter has nothing to do with you for the time being. Your main task is to renovate the old city. This is the new capital development leader Dapeng Design Office will definitely provide great assistance to the political tasks that the team personally supervises, so don’t worry about that.” Taking advantage of the gap before lunch, Sun Dapeng called everyone to hold a short meeting, the main purpose of which is that in the next period of time everyone will work independently work arrangements.

Actually, besides Nancheng District and Beicheng District, Luoyang Prefecture, the new capital, also has six districts, including Luoyi District, Shendu District, Yuquan District and Mingjing District.Among them, the scope of Luoyi District generally extends southeast from Nancheng District to the vicinity of the small town of Rio Segundo in Argentina, north of Yuquan River (Segundo River); Yuquan District is generally located in the southwest of Nancheng District, On the left is the mountain, on the right is Luoyi District, and on the south is the Yuquan River; Shendu District is located in the north of Beicheng District, with a relatively large area, and may be further divided in the future; Mingjing District is located in the mountainous area to the west, where there are many sunken plains , the soil is fertile, the water source is abundant, and the climate is pleasant. There were many Spanish farms in the past, and now they are unified as the Mirror District by the people on the east coast, named after the Mirror Lake (Saint Roque Lake).

It is worth mentioning that because of the beautiful scenery and pleasant environment, Mingjing District will also build many tourism and recuperation facilities in the future for consumption by the citizens of the capital.The mountains here are all composed of volcanic rocks from Tertiary volcanic eruptions, but there are also large areas of granite stretching for tens of kilometers exposed in some areas, which will also be a great resource when building infrastructure in the future.

The valley where the Mirror District is located has many rivers passing through it.These rivers originated between the mountains in the west, and then gathered in the low-lying places in the valley to form Mingjing Lake, and then flowed eastward into the plain through complex water systems, and finally disappeared on the plain, so these rivers are actually All are inland rivers.

Due to abundant water resources and excessive groundwater storage in the mountain valleys, many springs are formed. The spring water is pure and transparent and never dries up all year round.Many of these springs are even hot springs or mineral springs, which received the attention of the New Capital Development Leading Group, and eventually promoted the establishment of the Mingjing District, a county-level administrative unit located in a mountain valley.

Compared with the Mingjing District, which is a pure leisure and tourist area, the Shendu District in the north is probably a relatively pure industrial and commercial area.Because of the extremely critical geographical location of Luoyang Prefecture, it is destined to become a transportation equipment manufacturing, maintenance and R&D center in the future.Steam trains and freight carriages will be manufactured here, and trains traveling from south to north and east to west will also be repaired and maintained here. In the early days, it is likely to become the economic pillar of Shendu District.

Oh, by the way, the mule and horse fair, which has been very lively since the Spanish era, is likely to move here as well.After all, Nancheng District is considered the core of the time, and it is impossible to be smelly and noisy all day long.It just so happens that Shendu District is a must pass no matter whether you go north to Chaco or west to Chile, and it happens to be an excellent setting for the mule and horse market.

As for the Luoyi and Yuquan districts to the south of the Luohe River and north of the Yuquan River, in principle, no industrial facilities will be set up, but will be secluded as office, commercial and school districts.According to the latest plan of the New Capital Development Leading Group, Yuquan District will be dominated by various vocational schools, colleges, and research institutions, and Luoyi District will become the office space of various enterprises and institutions, and there may be some places Institutions such as the government's Beijing Office are, in short, purely office areas.

Needless to say, Nancheng and Beicheng are the locations of various government departments, including schools, hospitals, department stores, theaters and other commercial places that serve them.Well, there are also all kinds of beautifully built high-end residences, some of which are digested and distributed by government departments, and some are sold to the market to return construction funds.

Among these two districts, Beicheng is more important because it is the seat of the central government, and foreign embassies are basically gathered here.The commercial nature of the southern city will be stronger, and some central government agencies may also be located here, but the overall status is slightly inferior to that of the northern city.

From here, we can actually see that the East Bank government really sees Luoyang as a pure capital, that is, it does not want it to have too much manufacturing, so as not to become too bloated, and the environment is also affected by industrial production. and deteriorated sharply.Luoyang Prefecture itself seems to have the meaning of a collection of administrative and military fortress cities, universities and leisure cities.

Of course, the positioning of the new capital is only the opinion of the current leadership, or a desire to be more accurate.But many things in the world are not so dependent on people's will. No one can tell what the Luoyang Mansion will look like in the future and whether it will become bloated. We can only wait and see when the time comes.

All in all, judging from the planning of the new capital of the East Coast Republic, it is very grand.Even without those very expensive industrial facilities, the total investment in the construction of this Luoyang mansion is probably as much as several million yuan, and the time is more likely to take about five years. After all, there is nothing there in this meeting, and an accumulated process.And this seems to explain why the people on the east coast retained the old city of Córdoba, which the Spaniards had already begun to take shape. It was really to save a lot of manpower, material and financial resources!

(End of this chapter)