Suzhou River Hotel is one of the most famous luxury high-end hotels in Songjiang City and even in the entire Chu Empire. It was built in the early development of Beicheng District of Songjiang City and is also the earliest high-end hotel in Beicheng District.
The store is located at the mouth of the North Bank where Suzhou River and Huangpu River meet. To the east is the Huangpu River, to the south is the Suzhou River, and to the north is Beicheng Park, the earliest and currently largest public garden in the North Bank area...
Beicheng Park is quite special. As the area along the river in Bei'an City becomes more and more prosperous, it has become a financial and commercial center, gathering the headquarters or branches and offices of numerous banks, financial institutions and large companies, as well as the most expensive residences in Songjiang City. Among them, a large flat-floor apartment in a multi-storey apartment on Beijiang 2nd Road is worth tens of thousands or more.
All these make the riverside area in the North Bank urban area become a land where every inch of land is precious.
In this area of precious land, Beicheng Park occupies the largest share...
All kinds of things have given Suzhou River Hotel, which is located in the bustling area of the core of Songjiang City, its geographical advantage!
In the subsequent years of operation, relying on its unique location, luxurious and large building complex, and high-standard services, it has gradually become the leading luxury hotel in Songjiang City, integrating catering, accommodation, business meetings, and a few luxury shopping. Luxury hotel.
In the entire Songjiang City, Suzhou River Hotel's status can be squeezed into the top five in the hotel industry, and the one that can clearly surpass Suzhou River Hotel in all aspects is the 'Imperial Hotel' invested, constructed and operated by the Royal Assets Division.
The Imperial Hotel is also on Yanjiang Avenue in Beicheng District, not far from the Suzhou River Hotel, just over a thousand meters to the north. The reason why the Imperial Hotel is famous is not because of anything else, but because it is an industry of the Royal Assets Department, and The Imperial Family Assets Division invested and operated this hotel, and its original purpose was just to provide a place for the royal family members to stay when they came to Songjiang Castle.
It was necessary to provide a place for the royal family members to stay during temporary visits, but in order to save money and even maintain long-term operation, it was not built into a palace like a private garden, but simply built into a luxury hotel.
Luxurious hotels are usually open to the public, but will be closed to receive royal family members when they are traveling.
The Imperial Assets Department has built similar hotels in many places, mainly in some large industrial and commercial cities. The names are all the same, they are all Imperial Hotels. They have been built in Hantian, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Xi'an and other places.
In addition to these Imperial Hotels, the Royal Assets Department has also built and operated a large number of resorts and royal mountain resorts for the royal family to escape the summer and winter, such as the Mogan Mountain Royal Summer Resort in Zhejiang, the Anlulu Mountain Royal Summer Resort, etc.
In recent years, Luo Zhixue often took a group of concubines to Mogan Mountain to escape the summer heat.
However, Luo Zhixue himself still travels less, but some of his children go out for vacation more... Luo Zhixue did not say that his children would be raised in a deep palace, but let them maintain as much as possible Normal people's life rhythm, such as going to school, vacation, etc.
The Songjiang Imperial Hotel has received members of the royal family many times and served as a temporary palace for Luo Zhixue when he inspected Songjiang many times, so this hotel can stabilize the Suzhou River Hotel.
However, except for the Songjiang Imperial Hotel, the other first-class luxury hotels in Songjiang City and the Suzhou River Hotel are just about the same. Each has its own advantages, and it is impossible to say who is better.
Suzhou River Hotel like this has naturally become one of the first choices for dignitaries when traveling to Songjiang City, and local dignitaries in Songjiang City often even come here to stay for a while and take a vacation.
Not to mention daily banquets and meetings, Suzhou River Hotel is very famous for its business services, which also gives Suzhou River Hotel a strong business attribute, which is also a major feature of Suzhou River Hotel. , it is difficult for other hotels to be like Suzhou River Hotel. When people talk about treating guests to dinner at Suzhou River Hotel, they all know that they are talking about business...
This is why Song Erniu chose the Suzhou River Hotel as his first choice after arriving in Songjiang City. In addition to its luxury, its business attributes were also a major consideration.
After all, he came to Songjiang City for business...not for enjoyment. If it was purely for enjoyment, then he would be more inclined to stay at the Imperial Hotel and enjoy a full set of royal standard services.
The most famous thing about the Imperial Hotel is the word "royal"... Many people go to this hotel to stay and eat because they go for the so-called royal standard service...
As for whether it is really royal standard service, this must be nonsense. The Empire Hotel usually does business in the same way as ordinary luxury hotels.
If you really want to follow the royal standards, few people except the royal family would dare to enjoy it... After all, in a traditional feudal dynasty, etiquette is also divided into levels, and you can't use many etiquette things if you don't have enough level.
Besides, when members of the royal family stay, they don’t use any of the service staff in the Imperial Hotel. They bring a large number of service staff, from maids to chefs, and the Imperial Hotel itself only provides hardware facilities. That’s all.
It’s just that people outside don’t know, or pretend not to know.
Song Erniu is one of those people who really don't know, so he still yearns for the Imperial Hotel in his heart. He will go to the Imperial Hotel to stay for a while when he has the chance next time.
As for now, let's settle down at Suzhou River Hotel and settle the business matters first.
After officially settling in, Song Erniu couldn't help but sigh that the local hotel industry has high standards...the service quality is extremely high, not only makes people comfortable, but also doesn't make people think they are talking down...the decorations in the suites and the like are also very good. It is extremely luxurious and has a strong cultural atmosphere everywhere.
He even saw several landscape paintings by Taoist Shi in the corridor. This Taoist Shi is one of the most famous painters in the contemporary world. His works are not easy to find, nor are they cheap.
Song Erniu had only heard of this man's name when he heard people bragging occasionally. He didn't expect to see this man's work in this corridor, but he didn't know whether it was an original or a copy...
What shocked Song Erniu the most was that there was an elevator in the Suzhou River Hotel. It felt very fresh while sitting there. After asking casually, he learned that the Suzhou River Hotel installed it in its ten-story new main building that year. Steam elevator.
The development of elevators in the Dachu Empire began more than ten years ago. After all, this thing is not very complicated or difficult. A steam engine drives a cable to move up and down. Of course, the earliest elevators were actually very dangerous and had no insurance. Once the cable breaks, there will be serious risks. However, as technicians continue to improve, they have installed many safety measures such as safety gears and improved various technologies.
Today's steam engine-powered hydraulic lifts are actually relatively complete and mature, and have begun to be used on a large scale in recent years!
The emergence of this mature elevator was also the direct reason why a large number of medium and high-rise buildings began to appear in the Chu Empire.
Without an elevator, it would be troublesome to get up and down such a high house. However, with the elevator, designers can build the house higher.
Of course, due to cost and other factors, current residential or ordinary commercial buildings are generally limited to three or four floors... However, some palaces, religious buildings and the like are relatively tall, and can be tens of meters high or even Hundreds of meters, but it cannot be regarded as universal.
Generally speaking, in the urban buildings of the contemporary Dachu Empire, three- and four-story buildings are the most common. For example, a large number of low-cost residential apartments in Songjiang City are basically four-story buildings. Many commercial buildings, whether they are office buildings or shopping malls, , also generally in three, four or two floors, but the height of a single floor is higher.
But there are also high-rise buildings. Five-story and even six-story buildings began to appear in the 1920s. After entering the 1930s, more and more buildings were built. At the same time, in the urban area of Songjiang City, such land is expensive and there is no surplus left. Where land was developed, taller buildings began to appear, such as seven- or eight-story buildings or even ten-story buildings like the Suzhou River Hotel.
However, these buildings are still limited to commercial buildings, such as office buildings, restaurants, etc... The construction costs are high, and the daily maintenance costs are also high. Just a steam generator can reduce the daily maintenance costs.
The new main building of Suzhou River Hotel adopts a ten-story design. The height of the main building reaches 40 meters. When it was built, it was Songjiang City. It was also the tallest ordinary building in the entire Dachu Empire (excluding palaces and religious buildings). ), it can be described as a sensation.
It's just that this reputation was taken away by the Huangpu River Hotel next door not long after... The building of the hotel next door is actually ten stories high, but they were extra thoughtful and built a towering spire. It was raised seven or eight meters and took away the title of the first tall building.
However, the reputation of the Huangpu River Hotel as the tallest building cannot be maintained for long, because the Lee Building invested and constructed by Lee Steel is already under construction. This new building uses a steel structure frame and uses a large amount of concrete. The design height has reached an astonishing Eighty-eight meters, and there is no false height like a spire. The eighty-eight meters is the real height of the building...
This building has aroused widespread discussion since the beginning of its design... Mainly because the outside world has doubts about whether the contemporary architectural community can build such a tall commercial building, and its subsequent use has also aroused a lot of discussion, such as such a tall building What to do if there is a fire? The fire patrol can't help you put out such a high fire point.
Then for such a tall building, how to solve the water supply problem, how to solve the elevator problem, etc.
These issues have caused widespread debate, but they still have not affected the construction of this building... On the contrary, the official department is worried about the safety issues such as fire protection of such high-rise buildings. Relevant restrictions have been issued before, and in principle, construction is not allowed for safety reasons. One-hundred-meter-high residential, office, and commercial buildings...
You must know that the contemporary Dachu Empire does not even have an elevator, only a steam-hydraulic elevator... and the fire protection level is not very good. It is already difficult to ensure safety if a building dozens of meters larger is built ahead of time, let alone There is a group of architects who are very ambitious and want to build a 100-meter building.
If it really happens, if there is any fire or earthquake, everyone will die...
For the time being, the 40-meter-high building in the Suzhou River Hotel is already the second tallest building in Songjiang City. It can even be said to be the first skyscraper, and even one of the veritable landmark buildings in Songjiang City.
Song Erniu, who lives here, can give people the message that I am not short of money without saying anything...
Therefore, their business cooperation unfolded very quickly. The three secretaries in the secretarial office split up and visited several potential cooperative manufacturers in Songjiang City. The boss of one of the canvas production factories was directly overwhelmed by Song Erniu's ostentation. Yes, I happily signed the cooperation agreement between the two parties...
In fact, it can be signed without any ostentation. After all, Song Erniu brought money to sign the canvas purchase order... There is no reason for people to not accept money when they come to deliver money to their door.
However, Song Erniu's pomp also made the cooperation negotiations easier, and he obtained price concessions from the other party... The other party felt that Song Erniu was very strong and would have many purchase orders in the future, and it was not a one-time deal, so he would rather accept the appropriate price. Price reduction.
Naturally, a raw material supplier is not safe. Song Erniu went on to find two other textile factories to purchase corresponding raw material orders, including canvas, ordinary cotton and even silk.
Basically, the supply of all raw materials has been arranged, and two suppliers have been finalized for each raw material. Important raw materials have even found three different suppliers to cooperate with to avoid problems with a single supplier.
Then they found Pacific Shipping Company to sign a long-term transportation cooperation agreement.
In this way, the problem of raw material supply was initially solved, and then the trouble was quickly cut. First, an office was set up, a number of ordinary staff were recruited, inspections in Songjiang City and surrounding areas began, and the layout of the domestic garment market began.
On the one hand, we are investigating the local ready-made garment market, especially the canvas workwear market. On the other hand, we are also looking for a suitable place to build a branch factory.
However, these things cannot be finalized in a short time. The construction of a branch factory alone is quite troublesome. Is it suitable to directly acquire a garment factory for renovation, or to build it from scratch? Where is it better to build it? These are all needed There is no rush to conduct a detailed investigation for a while.
Naturally, Song Erniu couldn't stay here and keep an eye on him. He asked the three professional secretaries in the secretarial office to stay here to deal with office-related matters. He took the other entourage and boarded the train again, preparing to go to An. Lu's hometown.
The first-class passenger train along the way was quite fast. It took less than two days to reach my hometown, a small county under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou Prefecture in Anlu Province.
When he stepped off the train and stepped onto the land of his hometown, Song Erniu couldn't help but feel excited... He went to Songjiang to work when he was sixteen years old. When he worked in Songjiang in the early years, although he didn't have much money, But I can still go home occasionally.
But since Chengshun left for America thirty years ago, he has not been back for eight years...so much so that his memory of his hometown has begun to blur.
At least the train station in front of me didn't exist back then... Because the last time I went home, about nine years ago, there was no train service in my hometown.
When he left home to work in the early years, if he wanted to go home, he would first take a train to Yingzhou Fucheng, then take a long-distance carriage and walk dozens of kilometers to the county seat; when he arrived at the county seat and then to his hometown in the countryside, there were still seven or eight kilometers to go. , this basically requires walking...or if you are lucky, you can ride on some carriages traveling between business travelers or fellow villagers, so that you can return to your hometown.
The whole journey will take many days... Just the journey from Fucheng to my hometown will take two days if I'm lucky enough to get a carriage, and three or four days if I'm not lucky.
But now... it is much more convenient and faster to be able to take a train directly to the county seat.
Looking back from the county seat to my hometown, there is still seven or eight kilometers to go, but it is not in the way of a carriage all the way.
The only thing that made Song Erniu a little dissatisfied was that when they got off the train and the housekeeper went to the car rental agency to rent a carriage, he found that the carriages available for rent were not very good. The best so-called luxury carriages in the car rental agency were , in the opinion of the housekeeper, it is not high-end enough... and one look at the style shows that it is a wedding car specially used for wedding business.
We really can't blame the car rental agency. After all, in this small place, few foreign tourists would rent a luxury carriage as a daily means of transportation like Song Erniu... A millionaire is not a big cabbage, how can he It’s so easy to meet him!
As for the local wealthy people, they have their own luxurious private carriages, so there is no need to rent a car...
So if this car rental company really builds a luxury carriage for ordinary transportation, it probably won't be able to make back its money in 180 years... It's better to build a fake one for the wedding banquet market.
Song Erniu is a millionaire, and the goal of returning to his hometown this time is very obvious, which is to return home in rich clothes... This pomp must be supported, otherwise why would he marry the legitimate daughter of his old employer from a scholarly family with a century of history...
Song Erniu's housekeeper was also an experienced person and knew Song Erniu's character well. As soon as he saw the carriage in the car rental shop, he immediately sent someone to the county carriage shop to inquire about buying a car.
After reporting it to Song Erniu, he directly bought the most luxurious high-end carriage in the carriage shop, along with several ordinary carriages and draft horses.
Instead of renting a car, buy it directly. It doesn’t cost much anyway…
After Song Erniu saw these new carriages, he nodded slightly. This scene was worthy of his wealth...
It's easy to do things if you have money. After spending the money along the way, Song Erniu didn't have to wait long to get on the carriage directly. As for the carriage registration procedures, etc., it was naturally handled by the car dealership.
As there are more and more horse-drawn carriages in the city, there are also more traffic accidents. In order to facilitate management, the horse-drawn carriages in the Dachu Empire now also need to be licensed. However, just like driving a horse-drawn carriage, you need a license. It is temporarily limited to urban areas... As for You can't control rural areas even if you want to.
Because carriages not only include the formal four-wheeled new carriages, but also all kinds of old and messy old dirt-carriages. Many farmers in rural areas make their own wooden frames, and then buy two cheap wooden wheels from carpenters. Once you put it on, it turns into a wooden cart that is very common in rural areas... Do you still want to get a carriage license plate on it?
The farmers are rolling their eyes at you, you are just obsessed with money... You have been doing this for thousands of years, but you are the only one who wants to get a horse-drawn carriage license because you have so much trouble.
The same goes for a driver's license... If you want someone to get a horse-drawn carriage driver's license, they will say you are mentally ill!
Many things that can be implemented or even taken for granted in cities will not work in rural areas...
Therefore, the traffic laws of the Great Chu Empire had to be adapted to local conditions... Many things were only enforced in cities, while in rural areas they turned a blind eye.
Although Song Erniu's carriages have to go to the countryside, if they are purchased and driven in the county, they must be licensed, and even the driver needs a license.
But it doesn't matter. Several of Song Erniu's entourage and security personnel can ride horses and drive cars. Even the two personal maids who look delicate can actually gallop on horses...
That shitty place in America, among other things, is full of horses.
Especially in rural areas, almost every household keeps many horses, because horse farming is commonly practiced in North America... and requires a large number of horses for farming.
Moreover, the land was vast and sparsely populated, making travel inconvenient. Horse-drawn carriages were also needed to transport supplies and daily travel.
Therefore, in the vast rural areas of North America, almost every adult can ride a horse and drive a car...
This is a special situation caused by unique geographical factors.
Song Erniu's entourage all immigrated to rural areas at first and learned to ride horses and drive cars early. Later, they entered Jinshan City to find jobs and then worked for Song Erniu.
So there was no problem for their group to travel directly by car.
When the convoy of four carriages drove on the streets of the small county town, it naturally attracted the attention of many people. After all, one of the luxury carriages was very expensive at first sight.
There were luxurious carriages in the convoy, and the four carriages were walking together. The driver was a strong man, and he even had a gun on his waist... You could tell at a glance that they were not easy to mess with... These four security guards were not actually Song Erniu's direct employees. Instead, he hired a professional security team from the North American Jinshan Security Company. They are all retired military personnel and all have legal gun certificates.
It would be very dangerous for a millionaire to not have security guards following him in that part of North America...
In North America, due to issues left over from history, people generally carry guns, and because they fight with the indigenous people every day, and the land is vast and sparsely populated, the folk customs are somewhat tough, especially in Jinshan Prefecture, which has emerged with gold mines... Early on There have been a lot of gold diggers in this place in recent years, and the gold diggers are not mountain people...
Jinshan Mansion seems to be a prosperous place, but the security is not good, far inferior to the mainland... Ordinary people are better off, but millionaires like Song Erniu go out without security, which is basically for those daring criminals Delivering meat to your doorstep... robbing you or even kidnapping you in a matter of minutes.
So Song Erniu usually wore security guards when he was born, and this time he habitually brought them with him when he returned home... that is, under local legal restrictions, security personnel can only wear pistols.
If it were North America, his security personnel would carry short-barreled shotguns in addition to pistols.
Many people saw this scene and wondered, where did this rich family appear?
(End of chapter)
