Chapter 1694, if you have a plan, it will be different
It was another weekend. Liu Jin, who had nothing to do at home, ran to Dongcheng District early. The urban construction, renovation and planning in Dongcheng District were also in full swing recently. Zhu Houzhao invited him to Dongcheng District again and again.
Look at the results of his work.
It was a leisurely ride on the four-wheeled carriage, and we walked leisurely towards Dongcheng District.
The journey was also extremely smooth.
Since the establishment of the Urban Management Bureau, the traffic order and sanitary conditions in the capital have also improved several levels. The small stalls and hawkers that used to be everywhere have been completely extinct. They have all been driven to the vegetable market to set up stalls or have to rent.
He opened a shop to run his own small business.
This has improved the transportation and urban appearance of Beijing to several levels.
During this period, the common people were still very afraid of officials and would not let them do anything they were told. They had no choice but to do things honestly and in accordance with the regulations of the Chengguan Bureau.
In contrast, the people of later generations were relatively more unrestrained and lacked respect in this regard, and the work of urban management was relatively more difficult to do.
No matter what, there are street vendors everywhere, blocking the roads and making everything dirty and messy. No matter what, I have another conflict with you. If we get into a fight, I won’t even be able to get you to work as an urban management officer.
Throw it away.
So it is very difficult, and we can only demarcate some areas. Some areas can only allow people to set up stalls and do business, and some areas are absolutely not allowed to set up stalls.
"Isn't this nice?"
"Although vendors are involved in the business of sustaining their own livelihood, it is not acceptable to set up stalls haphazardly."
Liu Jin looked at the street outside the window. It was clean and tidy, with cars, horses and pedestrians moving smoothly. He nodded with satisfaction.
Liu Jin couldn't help but have a headache when he recalled driving past the streets occupied by vendors before crossing over. The future generations would have a large population, little land, and few resources.
Therefore, the involution is very serious and severe. Cities with a population of one million are sprouting everywhere, and there are several cities with a population of tens of millions.
There are countless hawkers in the city, and many or even all of the streets are completely occupied by hawkers, making it difficult to drive through.
All in all, the present Ming Dynasty is better, with its vast land and sparse population.
The main cities of the Ming Dynasty, namely Beijing, Tianjin, Songhu, and Nanjing, are densely populated. In fact, the population of other cities is not too large. Most places are vast and sparsely populated. People in the Ming Dynasty can live a good life.
life, and without the need for involution, you can also plunder resources and wealth from around the world.
From top to bottom, this little life can be said to be extremely good.
The carriage rides on the road very smoothly. With the use of rubber, the tires on the carriage are also made of rubber tires, which further improves the comfort of the carriage and makes the carriage more practical.
The emergence of pneumatic tires has made the horse-drawn carriage travel smoother. In addition, the roads in the capital are almost everywhere covered with cement roads, so there are naturally few bumps when walking.
From the East City Gate, you directly enter the Dongcheng District. A straight, spacious cement road stretches to the end of the field of vision.
Liu Jin quickly asked someone to stop, got off the carriage and looked at the cement road in front of him.
It can be seen that this is a newly built cement road with four lanes in both directions. It is very spacious and straight. You can see a large number of demolished houses on both sides of the road.
I recall that when I came here a month ago, the road was still very narrow, winding, and full of potholes. Now it has turned into a straight and spacious cement road in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the vehicles and people coming and going on the road, it can be seen that everyone obviously likes the newly built cement road because the road has become smoother and it is much more convenient to pass by.
"His Royal Highness is still amazing. The road is so wide and straight, making it much easier to cross."
"Isn't that right? It's much more convenient now than before. It used to take less than two hours to transport a truckload of goods to the factory. Now it only takes ten minutes."
"This road is indeed being renovated, and it should be planned in a unified manner. The planning cannot be left to everyone's chaos."
"Oh, you didn't see it. When the road was being built, those who owned land were crying for their fathers and mothers, crying for their mothers, crying for the land, and refused to agree to life and death. There were still houses to be demolished. Then
They refuse to demolish it even if they live or die."
"Now that the road is repaired, everyone is smiling again?"
"why?"
"This road construction takes up a lot of land. How can they still laugh?"
"This is not simple. Now the land and housing prices in Dongcheng District have begun to soar. Compared with Nancheng District, I don't know how far behind it was. A house in Nancheng District can be sold for nearly 2,000 taels. We in Dongcheng District
Here in the city, there are no people buying even five hundred taels of silver."
"Now His Royal Highness is planning to build roads in our Dongcheng District. These roads have been repaired and connected in all directions. In addition, they have also built supporting sewage systems and tap water systems. Dongcheng District has also built them. What do you think?
Will house and land prices rise?"
"So that's the case. If you put it this way, wouldn't it mean that those who have land have made money again?"
"Isn't that right? How much land can actually be taken up for road construction?"
Gu Qi
"Nowadays, many large landowners with land are clamoring to pass through their land, because once the road is built, sewage is discharged, and running water is installed, life will be much more convenient, and the land will be valuable."
"Now the land prices and housing prices have doubled. Everyone has smiles on their faces, so they no longer make trouble about it."
"In the end, you still have to have a plan."
"Isn't that right? We are no longer allowed to build houses casually. If you want to build a house, you must report to the Urban Construction Bureau and then build it according to their requirements."
"This is actually quite good. Look at the newly built houses on both sides of the road. With unified planning and construction, they will look completely different. They won't be as messy as before."
"Isn't that right? The houses and streets in Nancheng District are so beautifully built and well planned. In the future, our Dongcheng District can be almost the same as Nancheng District."
"So, now is a good time to buy a house?"
"No, now it's only over 1,000 taels. In a few years, it might be as high as 2,000 in Nancheng District. If you have money now, you can indeed buy one or two more units for investment."
"Originally, I wanted to buy it here in Nancheng District. In this case, it is better to buy it here in Dongcheng District. You can buy two sets here for the price of one set."
"If you want to buy something, go there quickly. If you go there late, it may not be available."
"..."
Liu Jin listened to some people around him discussing the changes in Dongcheng District.
Everyone is like this.
When there is no planning and road construction, everyone is fighting and grabbing. When there is a plan, after the road is built, everyone starts to exaggerate the benefits of roads and planning.
If you want to get rich, build roads first. This principle is very simple.
Continue riding the carriage on the road.
After walking for several miles, we came to a crossroads.
"This should be the first ring road of Beijing in the future. Now it has connected Dongcheng District, Nancheng District and Xicheng District, leaving Beicheng District behind."
"The first ring of the capital is much farther away than the first ring in later generations. Every inch of land is precious."
Liu Jin asked someone to stop the car and looked around at the intersection. The road kept extending, roughly forming a ring, a ring of the capital.
"In later generations, land in the first ring of the capital is really valuable. If you can have a house in the first ring, it will be valuable."
"The current capital city plan only has the second ring road, which is considered the city wall of the old city. It is estimated that there will be another ring road, which will be like the third ring road."
"Well, it is estimated that the size of the capital will only be this big in the future. Even if the population increases in the future, it should slowly overflow to other parts of the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Jin thought of the capital city in later generations. It was a place where every inch of land was at a premium, and the lives of ordinary people were also very tiring.
Although each of them is worth tens of millions and has a fortune of tens of millions, they cannot afford to get married or have children. There are a lot of single men and women in the city, the divorce rate is frighteningly high, and the fertility rate is low.
To the extreme.
In these terms, is this a success or a failure? Is it really rich?
It shouldn't be considered truly wealthy, at least according to the standards of today's Ming Dynasty people. If you can't even get married or have children, it's a failure.
No matter how much your house is worth or how high your education level is, if you can't reproduce your offspring, it's all a failure.
So after all the calculations, the real life is the life of European and American people in later generations. They have easy work, high income, own their own houses and land, can afford to have children, raise dogs, and travel. This is life.
, this is true wealth.
And we in later generations are not considered wealthy at all, because even people in the city often only have one child and dare not have a second child for fear of being stressed and unable to support them.
After thinking about it, people in Ming Dynasty are living a comfortable life now.
With high incomes and low prices, you can have a lot of children and raise them all, and you can even buy a few female slaves as concubines. This is still the life of ordinary people. As for the life of the rich, then
It will become even richer.
"The size of the city should not be too large, and the population should not be too concentrated. Anyway, Ming Dynasty has plenty of land. Maybe in the future we can slowly develop cities like those of later generations and the United States. People work in the city and live in the suburbs.
This way you can live a more relaxed and comfortable life.”
Looking at everything in front of him, Liu Jin began to think again.
PS: My ideal life is to have a house to live in, children to be angry with, and to be able to raise a dog. What about everyone?
