Being able to withstand the chop of cold weapons, the hardness of the city bricks should be quite good. There is no need to bring in blunderbuss for shooting performances at court meetings.
If it must be carried out, it would be better to wait until after leaving the court and experiment in private. If a hole is punched at close range, it will be difficult to justify.
A certain prince still recognized Chief Engineer Zhang's professional abilities and work attitude, otherwise he would not have put the Ministry of Industry and the many newly built cities along the coast of Xincheng and Shandong in charge of him.
At present, the site selection work has been completed, surveying and land acquisition are underway, and the labor force is readily available. The construction costs are settled today, and large-scale foundation excavation will begin soon.
The Ministry of Industry will wait until the first draft of the new city is drawn up before discussing the specific city plan. Unlike the old city that was only started to be built in the Yuan Dynasty, the new city must surpass the dilapidated old city in all aspects.
Yaoji is basically satisfied with the quality of the bricks, and the money spent on the materials is considered to be well spent: "The hardness of these bricks is very good, and it is good to use it to build the city. If the city wall can be completed on schedule and the internal buildings of the new city cannot be built, it can also be built in Donglu During the invasion, it provides a shelter for the surrounding people. King Qin's troops can also be stationed inside, and they can interact with the defenders of the old city to make the Eastern captives unable to do anything."
The new city is just an empty shell, and it is difficult to conquer it no matter how hard the braid tries. This way, we can give the people a place to stay and avoid crowding into the old city.
In addition, it can also be used as a military camp. The East Palace Guards can completely treat the new city as a large fortress. If they only defend but not attack, they will not die at all.
Not only can the East Palace Guards be stationed, but the surrounding Ming troops guarding the capital can also shrink in and support the nearby old city at any time.
The narrow area between the New City and the Old City is the death zone for pigtails. Any pigtail that comes in will be subject to crossfire from two directions.
The Hongyi cannon at the top of the city, the mortars at the back, and various rocket launchers, this firepower can be considered a saturation attack, and even the most elite Bagala cannot escape death.
Although two million taels of silver were spent to build the city wall, as long as the outer shell was repaired, the possibility of the old city being captured was directly reduced by half.
As long as there is no internal mutiny, there is no plague attack, and there is still sufficient food, no matter whether they are rogue bandits or pigtails, they can only look at the city and sigh.
Hearing what the prince said, Zhang Guowei was also very emotional. He felt that the city wall alone was also a defensive barrier: "Your Highness is so considerate of the people around you, it is a blessing for Wanmin!"
There is a use for building a new city, and vice versa, but the original intention of defending against foreign enemies will not change from beginning to end, and it will play a considerable role at any time.
At present, if the army cannot protect the territory, An Min must be the first choice, and the city is the best choice. The cost of the city wall of the new city accounts for nearly 10% of the annual income. If it can ensure the safety of the emperor and the people, it is appropriate.
Although those ordinary NPCs have humble status, they are taxpayers and labor force of the Ming Dynasty. They cannot give up easily. Even if they are just making gestures, they can win people's hearts.
As for the specific facilities in the city, Yaoji had a comprehensive plan and specifically warned: "The new city must ensure sufficient defense from the beginning. Various fortifications must be built inside and outside the city, and they must be based on north, east, south, and west. The city wall is built in a clockwise direction, and the west wall corresponding to the old city is built last. Secondly, we must pay attention to science and learn from Western cities. In particular, the streets must be spacious. The first-class streets must be twenty steps wide, and the second-class streets must be twenty steps wide. The streets need to be fifteen steps wide, the third-class streets need to be ten steps wide, and the alleys need to be five steps wide. This will not only facilitate the deployment of troops in wartime, but also facilitate transportation in peacetime. If a fire breaks out, rescue is also very convenient. Intersections Public toilets must be built, drainage ditches must be dug on both sides of the roadbed, and sewage ditches must be laid on the back side of the house. Main streets must be divided into sidewalks and roadways. The roadbed of sidewalks must be one foot higher than the roadbed to ensure the safety of pedestrians. Cars An isolation zone is arranged in the middle of the road, and traffic on the right side is enforced. Watchtowers are set up at intersections to facilitate officials to direct traffic and reduce congestion."
In narrow streets like the old city, people are everywhere, flies and mosquitoes are flying everywhere, and a certain prince is disgusted every time he goes out.
In addition to the sanitary conditions in the palace city, the imperial city, and the surrounding yamen and palaces being better, the further you go outside, the more disgusting you will be with all kinds of filth.
Yesterday I went out to watch a rocket test launch, and unfortunately I was disgusted again, so today's meeting must ask the Ministry of Industry to build the new city into something similar to a Western-style city.
Only the imperial city on the other side of the new city had houses to live in, so a certain prince planned to move there. He no longer wanted to live in this dilapidated capital like a bucket.
It is estimated that next year I will be able to realize my dream of moving. Although the supporting facilities in the new city are not perfect yet, and the surrounding scene should look like a large construction site, at least the sanitary conditions are much better than those in the old city.
This was the result of the vigorous efforts made by Yin Houdong of Shuntian Prefecture. Otherwise, when the temperature rose and a certain prince left Chengtian Gate, he would feel sick.
That is to say, officials must take a shower and change clothes before going to court. Otherwise, ordinary people will have a faint smell of cockroaches in the air because their buttocks have not been wiped clean...
Of course, the fact that a certain prince has mysophobia is one thing, and ensuring that the new city has a sufficient sanitary environment is also for another purpose, which is land speculation.
How can you raise land prices if you are not clean? How can you drive up housing prices in the city if land prices are not high?
Yaoji also hopes to sell out all the high-end villa areas he developed, so that the money to build the imperial city will be reimbursed.
A villa is priced at 20,000 taels of silver, and a hundred villas are priced at 2 million taels.
Just spend another two million taels of silver to build a few castle-style mansions. It won't cost much.
If someone sponsors the luxury house, the final actual cost will be even less. Now we need to look for all kinds of fat sheep.
People who can buy real estate in the wealthy areas of the new city are either rich or expensive, which is much more expensive than the housing prices here in the old city.
A property as large as the Royal Palace in the Old City would have to be at least three or four times larger in the New City.
Except for the feudal lord and the wealthy people in the south, few people can buy super luxury houses.
Most of them are villa-style houses with a courtyard of more than 100 meters.
That's it!
terribly sorry!
Starting from a minimum of 5,000 taels!
There are flush toilets, water lines, and sofa furnishings.
Selling for five thousand taels is giving the buyer an advantage. If you don’t have the money, just give it up. Don’t delay the subsequent customers!
A certain prince believed that even a villa with a price of twenty thousand taels would be in short supply once it was put on the market.
As long as you add the gimmick of a phone, not to mention 20,000 taels, but a building of 50,000 taels can be easily sold.
It is extremely easy for the seven nobles who founded the Kailuan Mining Group with themselves to earn tens of thousands of taels per year.
They are happy to use luxury houses to take out the money from their pockets, and they can also gain a lot.
As the largest real estate developer in the new city, a certain prince could buy land and build houses as he pleased.
Competitor?
Feel sorry!
This thing doesn't exist at all!
Without the approval of a certain prince, it would be impossible for anyone to purchase land for the development of private projects.
As long as a certain prince is willing, you can't even buy one square meter of land. If you don't believe it, try it!
Not only can't you buy the land, the factory guards will follow the clues and try to find out who you are!
Therefore, the best development land in the new city will be owned by a certain prince.
But this also costs money, and the funds raised from the Zijin Bonds will be put to good use.
Yaoji plans to invest at least two million taels to purchase land in Xincheng to develop his own private projects.
As long as the design is avant-garde, the quality is high, and the marketing is proper, it will not be a problem to double the income, and it will be easy to pay off the debt.
At present, there are mainly two categories: residential and commercial. The residential buildings are all high-end categories, and are temporarily planned to be villas and board houses.
The consumer group that the villa is targeted at is the kind that are purely wealthy and cannot afford it even if they are not pure. The prince-in-law who looks like a nouveau riche is on the list of those who are squeezed out of gold.
According to the corresponding cost, villas can also be subdivided into three grades: high, middle and low. The lowest grade is the townhouse, which is only slightly higher than the high-end apartments in later generations.
Prefabricated houses can save land resources and gather residents together. Buildings with masonry structures are not prone to cascading fires.
There is no need to build too high in the early stage, just three or four floors. Considering that there are many people in each house, the apartment size must be large enough, with each unit covering more than 200 square meters.
As long as there are two living rooms, a dining room, two bathrooms, two study rooms and six bedrooms, a family can live in it. It is definitely a large apartment structure.
If heating could not be successfully developed, every household would still have to use a stove, which would be a bit of a trap. However, the same was true in the Tongzi Building in the past, and the residents could still live a peaceful life.
Yaoji decided to build two buildings in the old city now as an experiment. From them, he could gain construction experience and be able to discover the pros and cons in time. The difficulty would be reduced when the construction in the new city begins.
The land was ready because when the Beijing camp attacked the inner city wall, some of the shells it fired fell into some courtyards of the inner city, causing considerable damage.
It is perfect to use these places to build small western-style buildings. The original residents can enjoy free accommodation and have corresponding property rights.
With this project as a practical basis, the construction team will be able to build a large multi-story shopping mall in the new city next year.
Commercial projects are very profitable. As long as the building can be built, whether it is sold or rented, it is a business that makes a lot of money every day.
Restaurants, shopping malls, inns, including semi-public post offices, hospitals, and auditoriums can actually make a lot of money.
If the yamen is moved there first, a large number of consumers will appear in the new city, and they will not be able to go back to the old city to eat during their lunch break.
People from other places who come to Beijing for business will also choose to live in the new city, which can save them the pain of traveling back and forth, which can boost consumption in the new city.
There will definitely be some resistance to this relocation move at first, but with a certain prince personally demonstrating, it will be hard for everyone to say anything more.
Now that there are telephones in the new city, people who still keep their properties in the old city will definitely be willing to live in their new homes. After all, novel things will always arouse people's curiosity.
Especially once the telephone came out, it is estimated that the head of each household would have little chance to use it. The female family members would be talking on the phone all day long...
It is necessary to implement time-based charging for telephone calls. One tael of silver per minute seems to be enough to pocket a thousand taels of silver in a day. The annual income is a serious sum of money.
Wiring, installation, debugging, and equipment all cost a lot of money. Besides, operators also have high-paying jobs, so charging for phone calls seems not unreasonable.
The prince came up with his own ideas, which were not inconsistent with the work of the Ministry of Industry. Zhang Guowei also strongly agreed: "Your Highness's plan is very appropriate. The streets in the capital are indeed narrow and dirty, and the new city will definitely not reproduce them. Construction From the beginning, the streets were made spacious, the ditches were hidden, people and vehicles were separated, and traffic was orderly. In addition, many facilities were scattered all over the place, and the advantages will be fully displayed, and the disadvantages will be eliminated. The new city will change with each passing day and become a model city of our Ming Dynasty."
Chief Engineer Zhang almost treats this project as his life's masterpiece and will devote great enthusiasm to it. There is nothing wrong with this.
A certain prince only put forward some of his own views and opinions, which were all based on the perspective of military defense and economic development, and Zhang Guowei was the general person in charge of the new city project.
The success or failure of the new city project is closely related to itself. Without the guidance of the prince, many details will be detoured and more money will be spent.
Not counting the imperial city, only four million taels of silver were used to double the defense capabilities of the capital. Yaoji felt that this project was a good deal.
It can also whet the appetite of some people and make them obedient and become his lapdog: "What Zhang Aiqing said is true, but I heard that officials are already inquiring about the news of Xincheng and plan to buy a residence in Xincheng. Regarding this matter, I think there is no need to worry. Regarding Xincheng residences, I will implement a new house purchase model. Even if you cannot buy the full price, you can move in first, which is called installment payment. For example, a house is priced at one For one thousand taels of silver, an official only needs to pay 200 taels of silver in advance before he can bring his family to live there. The remaining 800 taels can be paid in eight years, with an annual interest of 5%. If the official is transferred If you go to other places, you can deduct the cost of the usage time according to the market rental price, and you will be refunded or compensated for the excess. During the period of residence, if you act recklessly, your home will be confiscated and you will be issued with the property as usual."
Binding you morons with mortgages is like putting a rope around your necks. As long as you don't obey, not only will your house be taken away, but other property will also turn into interest.
These are the new rules of the game. If you want to live in a new house, you must abide by these rules of the game. Anyone who violates the rules will be punished.
"A loan of eight years, with an annual interest of 5%. A loan of six years, with an annual interest of 4%. A loan of four years, with an annual interest of 3%. A loan of two years, with an annual interest of only 2%. I think After the annual salary increase, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty should be able to accept this method, right?"
Don't cry about poverty like me, now a seventh-grade official can earn 600 taels per year.
Which idiot dares to say that he can't afford a loan? I'll ask Yang Jin to come over and slap you in the face!
The trick here is not the interest and years, but the housing price!
With installment payments as dog food, a certain prince could arbitrarily increase the housing prices in the new city by three or four times.
The house that was originally worth 3,000 taels is now priced at 10,000 taels after being replaced with a new shell and furnishings.
Let you spend a down payment of two thousand taels, and the remaining part can be paid in installments.
In order to protect the officials, we can't just let them spend money to collect donations. We have to find another way.
A certain prince first gave everyone a salary increase, and then got the money back through real estate.
Moreover, he received all the money sent by the imperial court into his own pocket...
Later generations will call this method routine!
