Talleyrand and Charles could not directly decide most of the issues raised by Zhu Jingyuan.
So after Zhu Jingyuan explained the methods of cooperation and interpreted the logic of cooperation, the meeting really turned into small talk.
Zhu Jingyuan kept Charles and Talleyrand at the palace for dinner at noon, and then sent them back in the afternoon.
Talleyrand went back and quickly communicated with the rear.
Zhu Jingyuan continued to meet with representatives from the United Kingdom and the United States in the afternoon.
Charlotte, Glenville, Frederick, Monroe, Jefferson.
Zhu Jingyuan and Charles have a special relationship, and they can deliberately chat in a relatively private environment.
You can't do that with the UK.
The meeting place with Britain was still inside Ciqing Palace, but it was placed in a relatively formal living room.
The talks were also more serious than in France.
Zhu Jingyuan did not ask at all this time where the British would place the future capital of the United States.
Let Lin Zexu directly throw out Zhu Jingyuan's request from France.
The same range that Britain is willing to open corresponds to the range that Ming Dynasty supports.
At the same time, even if the financial industry is opened up, Zhu Jingyuan will not lend money to individuals with truly low interest rates.
There are only official normal loans from Daming Bank.
Grenville, Charlotte and others cannot directly decide these conditions.
So the afternoon meeting ended quickly.
Grenville also went back and sent a report on the situation to London, letting William Pitt think about what choice to make.
The top leaders of Britain and France were unable to come up with ideas quickly.
So the negotiations have been temporarily stopped.
However, representatives of Zhu Jingyuan and Kazuya also knew that this kind of matter could not be settled casually, and they did not take it too seriously.
At noon on November 11th, the third year of Ankang in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Jingyuan invited Charles to accompany the Thai and Western designers and craftsmen from France to inspect the construction site of the garden.
The entire garden project, including the amusement park, sports ground, residential gardens, water park, and overseas garden, has been officially named a "paradise" project by Zhu Jingyuan.
Extraordinarily simple and crude.
Zhu Jingyuan and his party set off by boat from Xintianfu Pier and drifted for most of the day at the mouth of the Milky Way River, which is like a sea.
On the morning of the 12th, we arrived at the place where the garden was being built.
At present, a small-scale dock has been built near the seaside, and a large-scale deep-water dock is under construction.
This seaside is actually still the mouth of the Milky Way, but it is no different from the sea.
The ship slowly docked, and Zhu Jingyuan took Charles, designers and craftsmen ashore.
Transfer to a large bus at the management office of the pier and continue driving inland in the garden area.
After several months of renovation and construction, the environment here has completely changed.
This place is located in the southeastern corner of historical Uruguay and belongs to the easternmost end of the Pampas.
The total annual rainfall in this area is similar to that of the Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty.
But the rain is not concentrated in the summer, but is relatively evenly distributed throughout most of the year.
The natural vegetation here is savanna, not temperate evergreen broad-leaved forest.
In other words, there are not many natural trees and there are not many places to form forests.
Mainly concentrated on both sides of rivers, near lakes, and in a small number of hilly and valley areas.
The land chosen by Zhu Jingyuan just meets these conditions, so the natural forest here can barely be connected into one piece.
Moreover, the local native trees are very special, and most of them are natural landscaping trees.
Mainly artificial beech, pokeweed and araucaria trees.
There is no unpleasant irritating smell, and the whole place can be cleaned up relatively clean.
Since they are natural green trees, Zhu Jingyuan used these natural trees in his garden planning.
Weeds in the gaps between the woods and trees that are not suitable as landscaping trees are cleared, and the others are retained as much as possible.
Most of these trees, which have grown for thousands of years, are unusually large or tall.
Living fossils from the dinosaur age, such as Araucaria, are basically over 60 meters tall, and their trunks often exceed one meter in diameter.
The pokeweed in the Old World is a herbaceous plant, but the "tree pokeweed" in Nanyinzhou is a huge tree.
The tree canopy is like a huge canopy that can cover a very large space.
With these huge trees, there is no need to prepare special shade areas in the garden.
The design requires clearing enough open space to build various facilities in areas where trees are already sparse as much as possible.
The roads connecting various projects also pass through this huge forest.
The car in which Zhu Jingyuan and his party were riding walked relatively slowly on the road under the huge forest.
Charles sat by the window, looking sideways at the huge trees outside, with admiration on his face:
"My dear friend... we seem to be driving in a primeval forest now.
“The temperature here is obviously lower than outside, and the air is fresher and more comfortable.
“But there are clean roads and lawns around, and we can take a car and drive directly through the jungle.
"This feeling is really amazing. You can't experience it at all in the old continent..."
Zhu Jingyuan is quite satisfied with the current planning and construction research and development:
“The Old World has been tortured by us humans for thousands of years.
“There are not many virgin forests left in mainland Europe and China.
“It is only in the New World that this feeling can be seen everywhere.”
Charles nodded seriously in agreement, then looked in the direction before and after, and asked curiously:
“The environment of this place is very nice. Although it’s midsummer now, it doesn’t feel stuffy at all.
"But the only problem is, this is the southern hemisphere, the sun is to the north and the ocean is to the south.
“If the gate of the manor faces the sun, it has to face the ocean.
“On the other hand, if the estate faces the ocean, it has to face away from the sun.
“Why not choose the location of this palace in the south of this huge estuary, so that the manor faces the sun and the sea at the same time.
"Or move northeast and build on the coastline facing the Atlantic Ocean, so the estate faces east?"
Before Zhu Jingyuan spoke this time, French designer Pierre Fontaine gave an explanation:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, in fact, it is reasonable to arrange the garden on the seaside like this.
“Allow most of the estate’s buildings to face the sun to the north and the sea to the south.
“This way it won’t be too humid in the summer and less likely to dry out in the winter.
“If you want to enjoy the sea view from the room, you can also design a terrace on the back of the building and open a large enough window.
“There is no need to open the door towards Ming Dynasty.
“If you’re going to the beach, it doesn’t matter which way the building faces.”
After hearing this, Charles looked at Zhu Jingyuan:
"is that so?"
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and said:
"Designers know better than us. If we can't be sure, let's leave it to professionals to make the choice and make it easier."
Charlotte was relieved immediately:
"That's right, where do we want to go now?"
Zhu Jingyuan replied casually:
"Go to the lakeshore first, continue walking along the road, and go to the place where Europa City is being built to see the situation."
"oh……"
Ciel nodded and continued to admire the surrounding scenery.
According to Zhu Jingyuan's general plan, basic living and residential facilities will be built on the horizontal flat bottom between the inland lagoon and the outside sea.
Game and entertainment facilities will be built on the east side where the widows go, and sports facilities and a zoo will be built on the west side.
Build seaside resorts on the seaside facing the sea, and build water parks on the inland areas facing lakes.
Zhu Jingyuan also planned an oceanarium and an aquarium to raise and display freshwater and seawater animals respectively.
The current work is mainly about leveling the ground and building roads between different blocks.
Various construction facilities have just been built.
The car Zhu Jingyuan and Charles took drove two kilometers inward to the lake, where the aquarium was planned to be built.
The lagoon in the paradise has a total area of about thirty-five square kilometers.
The overall shape is similar to an isosceles triangle.
The base is in the east-west direction and is less than seven kilometers long, while the north-south direction is about twelve kilometers long.
Zhu Jingyuan's motorcade turned east at the lakeshore and continued driving for more than three kilometers until it reached the end of the existing road.
Then it turns north, between a narrow mountain range and a lake, and continues forward for more than ten kilometers.
At this time, a gap appeared in the long and narrow mountain on the right.
An artificially repaired canal flows through this gap and flows into Paradise Lake.
After several months of emergency repairs, this canal, which is only ten kilometers long and not of high standards, has been officially opened.
Zhu Jingyuan's car also stopped here.
After the group of people got off the car one after another, Zhu Jingyuan pointed to the gap in the mountain on the right and said to the French designers:
“On the top of this mountain, design and build a castle, and at the foot of the mountain, build a palace by the lake.
“Whether it’s a castle or a palace, the goal is to live comfortably.”
The main function of medieval Tessie castles was not residence.
But when necessary, avoid the riots that often occurred in the Middle Ages.
When a civil commotion broke out, they would go up the mountain and live in a castle, and then come back down the mountain after a few months when the storm had passed.
If the overall social situation is stable, the Thai and Western nobles will not live in castles on the mountains.
It's cold and humid inside the mountain, and the light is very dim. You may need to light candles during the day.
Not to mention the living facilities, there is no electricity or other power sources.
The key is the water source. Castles are usually located on the highest peaks of a mountainous area, and there is no way to connect to springs and streams.
Digging a well is also extremely difficult. After all, the castles are on mountains, so to dig a well means digging into the mountain.
What's more, some castles are built on stone, making it impossible to dig wells normally.
Coupled with the serious water pollution at that time, medieval gentlemen often used low-alcohol wine instead of water.
After the Renaissance, aristocratic gentlemen gradually stopped pursuing mountain fortresses.
I began to get more and more accustomed to living on the plains.
The Palace of Versailles is also a new style palace at the foot of the mountain.
Zhu Jingyuan knew that these French craftsmen directly brought the drawings of the Palace of Versailles.
Now Zhu Jingyuan is planning to build a Thai-style palace at the foot of the mountain and a small castle on the top of the mountain.
However, this castle is no longer designed to defend against attacks by refugees, but to make life comfortable.
French designers and craftsmen immediately took notes on the spot and recorded Zhu Jingyuan's direct requirements.
Then compare it with the exploration map provided by Daming to confirm more actual conditions on the site and prepare for the design of castles and palaces.
(End of chapter)
