Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2237 Appearance ([-])

On the morning of February 1694, 2, Agnelli had just woken up.

This is the first time he has spent the night in Dongfang Port in the past half a year, and the result is very bad.The China Railway Company didn't know what the hell was going on. The Dongfang County Railway Station had trains coming into the station all night long, and they didn't know what they were transporting to make such a big mess.

"Well, the city has its lovely side and its annoying side. You can hear rumbling trains in the dead of night, and it's usually in the midst of hustle and bustle during the day. It's really not quiet at all." He was wearing a nightgown Agnelli opened the thick curtains, looked at the bustling street outside, and sighed.

It is said that more and more people from the East Coast are living in the town and its radiation range.Trains are something that many urban and rural people often see, and many people are even used to its existence.On the eastern prairie where the railway was opened earlier, the railway in most places has been integrated into the landscape, just like the canals and post roads before the railway era appeared.

Agnelli lives in a small old house, which he bought from a deceased old man.The old man’s sons and daughters are all working in Qingdao now, and they don’t want to go back to Dongfang County, so after the old man’s death, they sold this old house—maybe dating back to the first ten years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China—for sale. Completely cut off contact with the city.

In fact, in Dongfang County, the capital, there are still many such old houses, most of which were built decades ago, and now they are full of people.Generally speaking, it is normal for five or six people to live in the yard that Agnelli now owns, and it is not surprising to live in eight to ten people, and many of them are rented.

As the East Coast's population grows, and with more urban jobs, the town's population grows almost daily.These new populations are not all rich, especially the housing prices in the capital are very high, so basically they can only choose to rent a house and find a job to make a living.

These houses are basically face-to-face, and they are built with space saving in mind. They generally include three rooms, a utility room and a kitchen, filled with shop assistants, restaurant waiters, young workers and other low-income occupations. By.Agnelli’s partner Gao Jinzhong was very opposed to him living here, thinking that it was “behavior”, but Agnelli thought he liked the atmosphere and insisted on living here, let alone owning a house independently , the living conditions are much better than others, so Gao Jinzhong had no choice but to give up in the end.

Across the street from this area, one such neighborhood has already been torn down and replaced by 20 or 30-unit apartment buildings.These apartment buildings are made of solid materials, modern in design, and have relatively good facilities. Therefore, most of the people who live there are senior technicians in factories, middle-level managers of various enterprises, small businessmen, scholars and other people with certain social status. The neighborhood is a stark contrast.

The government once had the idea of ​​improving this residential area to improve the living conditions of these "overcrowded" people.But after the matter of relocating the capital was confirmed, the matter was basically put on hold. At least the central government would not invest, and the Dongfang County government could only find a way by itself.But the county government has a big stall, and many places are in urgent need of money. Improving the residents’ houses is not a priority project—the Dongfang County government once planned to relocate them to the outskirts of the city, but was rejected on the grounds that it was too far away from work. Far.

Houses built in the suburbs are unsatisfactory, and houses built in the city are crowded to death. This is not only a problem faced by the Dongfang County Government, it is also very common in big cities such as Qingdao and Pingan.There are two-story or three-story residential areas separated by small alleys. Most of them were built many years ago. They are crude but not easy to damage. There are more than 1 houses in total.A large number of working people live in it. Among them, unskilled workers often only have a single room, and skilled workers are better. They have two rooms and one kitchen. They can afford the rent or simply buy these rooms.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, about a quarter of the population in the industrial city of Ping'an County lives in these rooms, and children play around in the alleys.Residential areas have basic running water, gas lamps, sewer pipes and other facilities, and non-national laborers regularly clean up the garbage generated, which is generally not bad.

This time, when planning the districts of the new capital, Luoyang Prefecture, the government also learned a lesson and put a lot of effort into the construction of residential areas.They built a lot of 30-unit apartment buildings in the office area or commercial area for rent to the public for the low-level civil servants and service personnel to live in.These houses have basic living facilities, with windows, public toilets and kitchens, which are generally very good.For those well-to-do families with a certain income, they provide more high-end apartment buildings for rent or sale. These apartment buildings often have three rooms, which are very suitable for family life.

As for some more, such as businessmen, senior engineers, middle and senior officials, etc., there are also arrangements.It was a standardized villa built on a handsome granite street.The walls are made of blue bricks, there are basements, corridors, attics, stables, and a yard full of evergreen shrubs, flowers and plants, which looks very comfortable.These residences are of high value. At present, more than 1000 units have been built, and they are not accepted for rent, only for sale, in order to quickly withdraw some funds for urban construction.

Agnelli had asked someone to buy such a house in Luoyi District, which cost him a lot of money.But he doesn't regret it, owning a villa in the capital is simply necessary for businessmen of their status.The Rabbit Hole Flour Mill, which they jointly operate, has reached a stage of transformation. If we go further, the three lines of farms, grain processing and sales will blossom together. If we take a step back, we can also become a large-scale grain production and processing enterprise, creating more jobs. There are hundreds of positions, and they have entered the roster of enterprises above designated size of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Therefore, they often need to travel to the capital to see if there are any preferential policies or funds. It is obviously inappropriate if they do not have a fixed residence. of.

"The process of urbanization is accelerating. Rail transit, gas lamps, and running water serve more and more people. The distinction between urban and rural areas is gradually blurring. Farmers who produce milk and poultry for the city and operate nursery gardening businesses are often more City people need city people. They speak words that only city people can understand, wear high-quality clothes, and are really far from the idyllic life in the Pampa area. Yes, one is a real Farmers, one is a businessman in agriculture, they are not from the same way.” Agnelli turned back to the coffee table, lit a cigarette, and thought silently: “If our country continues to develop at such a high speed, I am afraid that the urban population will increase? Maybe one day, when the land of the entire county is covered by urban buildings, 10 or even tens of thousands of people live in it, relying on industry, commerce or service industries, and the daily needs of the city rely entirely on railways Transported from afar, what a grand sight this should be.”

Agnelli felt that perhaps her imagination was a little too rich.To be honest, he couldn't imagine a city covering thousands of square kilometers, and it was impossible at all.This requires hundreds of thousands or even millions of industrial and commercial employees. What kind of market can support such a production and service group?I'm afraid there is no such thing on this planet.

However, the bigger and more cities, it must be a symbol of the prosperity and strength of a country.A city means money, industrialization, knowledge, and a modern way of life.Look at those wretched farmers in the old world, sick, malnourished, and mentally numb, and compare them to the well-dressed, strong-bodied people in the East Coast cities who struggle all day for a more comfortable life, and you might think These are people of two worlds.

After decades of continuous industrialization on the east coast, the social outlook has finally undergone huge and profound changes.Living in it may not be particularly obvious, but Agnelli went to New Courland once by boat before, and the place has been developed for decades, but the appearance has not changed much since then, it is still the same, it seems This is the norm in most countries on the planet.

"Now I just hope to get a favorable international environment and give us more time on the east coast, so that our social outlook will undergo greater positive changes. I just heard that Spain is not peaceful and the situation is very complicated. If not, it will become the fuse of a large-scale war, which is very negative for the development of industry and commerce." Agnelli leaned back in his chair, thinking: "But how can things always be smooth sailing? I believe that with our country's strong national strength foundation, even if the external situation is not very good, we can continue to develop and make progress, and then push the whole society to a higher level. Now the city is changing for the better every day, I I believe this will continue, for sure!"

Thinking of this, Agnelli put down the pipe, and then dug out a decent dress from the closet to change into.It was past seven o'clock outside, and the sun was streaming in through the glass windows.A train passes by in the distance, its muffled rumble intertwined with the screech of its whistle, a commuter rail train full of commuters wobbles past every block, and black, yellow, or white dragons begin to dance over the city , contracts were signed, checks were drawn out, ships left the port full of cargo, and students rushed into classrooms before the bell rang...

After all, the face of this society has been profoundly changed, and it does not depend on anyone's will!

(End of this chapter)