Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2295 Pampa (41)

On February 1696, 2, the weather was like a scorching sun.And in Shanghai Port near the mouth of the La Plata River, a large number of Indians, Mestizos and European non-national laborers are busy.What they are carrying out is a project called "Huimin Project", that is, a residential building project funded by the Ministry of Construction on the East Coast for the workers and management personnel in the future industrial zone and port area to live in.

Although there are constant accusations that these houses are located in the wilderness, the transportation is inconvenient, and there is no scenery around them. If such an expensive project is launched rashly, there is a high probability that it will lose money.But the government remained unmoved and insisted on building this project, which was ridiculed by many as a "ghost town".In fact, they have a comprehensive plan. In the future, roads will be built here, there will be parks and recreational facilities, there will be clean water supply, there will be good law and order, and the "ghost town" will eventually be full of people. They have this confidence.

The planning of the new residential area has been repeatedly discussed from the very beginning, so as to avoid the recurrence of the messy layout of Nancungang - now that it is very prosperous, and the land and housing prices have risen, it will be difficult to renovate.The first priority of the new residential area is the sanitation. First of all, a water supply plant using the latest technology to filter and disinfect is built nearby to ensure that the residents living there have clean and safe drinking water.Secondly, it is located at the upper air outlet of the industrial area, and the exhaust gas produced by the factory is difficult to affect here, which is another kind of guarantee.The combination of the two factors, to be honest, is much better than those residential areas in old cities.

Like Dongfang Port, the capital, because of its small size in the early days, although some factories were built in the outskirts at that time, after decades of development, with the expansion of the city, these factories were gradually surrounded, which in turn led to residential areas and The situation that the factory adjoins occurs.In that environment, it is impossible for people to have a very good quality of living. Even those middle-class people with good incomes have to breathe "sweet" industrial waste gas, and no one is an exception.

East Coasters who have learned their lesson do not intend to repeat the same mistakes.Therefore, after obtaining the vast La Plata Plain, they decided to redesign the plan and prepare to make it more atmospheric and advanced.This residential area in Shanghai Port came into being under this guiding ideology-this residential area is mainly composed of the nearby BMW Bicycle Factory (now it has begun to develop a new generation of tractors), the South Vehicle Factory (branch), Hyundai Special The workers at the shipyard provided it. Obviously, this is a transportation industrial park.

It is worth mentioning that this residential area is not prepared for people who have worked locally for less than five years. For this reason, it has also been criticized by the People's Party of the East Coast.However, the Shanghai county government insisted on its own opinion and gave reasons: According to the experience of Nancungang, farmers who migrated from rural areas to cities are not used to running water, sanitation or drainage pipes, and they often throw their garbage on the streets or rivers. Inside, the cleanliness of the streets is very worrying, and the river is also "floating with a large amount of rotten and filthy unknown garbage", making it a "disgrace to civilization".

It should be said that this policy is quite discriminatory and has operational problems.After all, Shanghai County is a new city, and immigrants account for the majority. Few people meet the requirements of working for five years. How many people will be able to buy a house by then?However, the governments at the two levels of Shanghai County and Shanghai Town do not intend to compromise. They claim that they will grant special permission to some people based on actual investigations—such as skilled shipyard workers from Zhenhai County—but this has also been opposed by the People’s Party on the East Coast. Strongly criticized, someone in the "Minsheng" magazine publicly wrote an article claiming that this may lead to fraudulent behavior.

But nobody paid any attention to them.The Shanghai county government has made up its mind that in the future, the cleaning of alleys and streets in residential areas, the cleaning of drainage ditches, the maintenance of lighting and water supply facilities will all pursue the highest standards. They are accused or even abused by the residents like that, and they don't want the residential areas to be attacked by messy diseases from time to time. This is the minimum requirement and is also responsible for the future development of the city.

The main body of the newly built residential areas is still the so-called stratified residential buildings that have been very popular in recent years.According to the new building regulations, the height of a residential building must be in proportion to the open space behind the house. The structure of the house is "a self-contained bureau on the same floor", that is, the living room, bedroom and kitchen are included, and the area is not too large. But enough to live comfortably.Naturally, the construction cost of this kind of residential building will not be low. The Ministry of Construction and the Shanghai County Government have invested a lot of money, and even the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has contributed 30 yuan to help, which is evident.

The reason for this is actually very simple, this building can be sold to make money!The sales of strata apartments in old cities such as Dongfang County are a good reference for everyone. Those houses can be sold out, let alone these planned new houses-using new generation construction technology such as reinforced concrete quality housing.

In other words, these houses can actually make money, but the initial investment is too big.Some social funds once expressed their willingness to participate in the participation, but due to various considerations, they were finally rejected by the Ministry of Construction and the Shanghai County Government. They wanted to build some high-standard and high-quality model houses first, and then let investors who entered the market later Compare it.This "unfriendly" move undoubtedly offended some people, and they were very angry, especially those businessmen who belonged to the "Revival Club", who criticized it one after another.They believe that the accusation of government departments is not to build residential buildings, but to manage these buildings and their appendages, especially in terms of public security and sanitation.The current behavior of using financial funds to build houses and then sell them is very unreasonable, it must be banned, and it is the right way to leave it to the society.

Despite all the accusations, the houses were built, and fast.This is due to the use of a large number of Indian labor and the quick availability of funds. As long as manpower and money are available, the remaining materials are not a problem at all. It must be known that the industrial production capacity on the east coast is not weak, and it is more than enough to handle these projects.

After the completion of this project, the Shanghai Iron and Steel Works staff residential area will also be put on the agenda.But this time, the Ministry of Construction and the Shanghai County Government will take a back seat and no longer contribute directly.This is both because their funds are not unlimited, and to some extent, it is also a compromise.Because everyone knows that after the completion of the Shanghai Iron and Steel Factory, with the purchasing power of the factory workers (many of whom are technical backbones transferred from other steel factories) and the urgent demand for housing, the newly built multi-storey apartments will be sold soon go out.In other words, this is a business that is sure to make money without losing money. It is indeed a very good investment project and a huge piece of fat for those influential funds who have no courage to go overseas to engage in projects!

"If children are counted, one apartment can accommodate five people. Similar residential buildings in Ping'an County have an average of 4.65 people per household, and similar buildings in Tieling County have 5.04 people per household. Dongfang County in the capital is less, with about 4.5 people. The smallest is Ping'an County, the financial center, with about 4.0 people. It's strange that the houses there are slightly bigger and the average income of the people is higher, but the number of people living in each apartment is the smallest. I really don’t understand.” The project manager, who had grown silver threads on his head under a tea shed across the road from the construction site, said strangely.

"It's still incomparable with our countryside, not even with the suburbs. In the countryside of Daxing County, my hometown, there are mostly farmhouses built of stone. There are often seven or eight people in a big family, so it can be said that there are too many houses. There are few people, so how can the living conditions be compared here? But after all, there are not many people who are willing to live in the countryside. Many people would rather go to the city to work ten hours a day than tend the land in the countryside. The houses there are worthless.” The young deputy sighed and said sadly: "Low income, seasonal unemployment (winter slack season), poor sanitation, poor schools, it is difficult to get timely treatment when you are sick, and it is normal not to keep people. Ah When it comes to this, I admire those people who go to the frontier to open up wasteland, they are so fucking awesome, they walk in the dark by themselves, I don’t know what they are thinking.”

"You can buy a house here without making a few complaints." The project manager tapped the pipe on the leather shoes fiercely, and then said: "You don't even look at the living conditions of urban workers in the past. Luocha County It is an important fishing port in our country. I have helped to renovate the relevant residential areas there, which is called bad. No matter how you clean the streets, there is a lingering smell. The houses are built by themselves, small and dark , the per capita area is small, and it is incomparable with the countryside. How good the country was to the countryside at that time. In the early days, it even helped new farmers build houses for free, and later provided low-interest or even interest-free loans to help them solve their housing problems. In the past 20 years The direction of the wind has changed, the country has begun to invest heavily in urban construction, and the funds have been greatly tilted in this direction, and the conditions of urban workers have been much better. Not only has the environmental sanitation improved, but the per capita living area has also greatly increased. The ambitious goal of owning a home is still far away, but it is also very good."

"Buy a house if you have money. Look at these projects in Shanghai County. In order to attract talents and solve difficulties for newly established enterprises, they have given up the land tax for these strata apartment buildings. Wait for this wave of construction climax—hmm , More than 1 apartments will be built—in the past, in order to solve the financial difficulties, the county government will offer land tax, and the price may rise at that time.” The project economy continued.

Living conditions are not a comprehensive touchstone of civilization, but for an emerging comprehensive city with lofty aspirations, it is a topic that cannot be avoided.As a rule, supply and demand work together to determine the number and price of houses, and the demand for bigger and better houses among wage laborers has always existed and will continue to exist for a long time.Therefore, for the government, this is not just an economic issue, it has more important meanings beyond the value category of the economy.How to solve this problem and maintain the city's continued development is actually a test of the wisdom of the rulers.

(End of this chapter)