After years of development, today's four major urban areas in Jinling City have basically taken shape. However, they were developed earlier or later, with different positioning, and the degree of development is different.
The old city is a typical administrative area, including the royal palace and the office buildings of major yamen. The rest of the area is a living area, and a considerable number of dignitaries also live here.
In addition, some dignitaries live in Dongcheng District. Dongcheng District is the first new urban area to be developed. From the beginning, this area was developed as a commercial and office area. The sections along the river bring together
A large number of corporate office buildings.
Around these office buildings, a high-end residential area has also appeared, and these residences are usually expensive.
Xicheng District is a typical industrial area, with many factories and low-cost housing where workers live. However, the scale of Xicheng District is not large because there are not many projects in it. For safety reasons, Li Xuan has always been
There are no plans to use Jinling City as an industrial zone.
If there are more factories, there will be more workers, and if there are more workers, it represents potential factors of instability. For a dynasty with highly concentrated imperial power, it would be unreasonable to build an industrial zone in the capital, only more than ten kilometers away from the palace.
Very dangerous thing.
Not to mention, industrial pollution is so serious these days. Major factories basically have no concept of environmental protection. The smoke emitted by the steam engines used is black and thick. Nowadays, over there in the Dangtu Industrial Zone, because it is
The most important heavy industrial base of the Tang Empire concentrated steel, chemicals, machinery and other heavy industries, so many steam engines were used, and the air was filled with the smell of coal...
Li Xuan didn't want to live in a city that was shrouded in haze every day and the air was filled with sour stench. Therefore, he strictly prohibited any industry in Jinling City, and even in the entire Chengtian Mansion.
It is an industry that does not engage in heavy pollution.
Therefore, Xicheng District is called an industrial zone, but in fact there are not many or big factories. Most of them are still light industry and handicraft industry, and there is no heavy industry.
Nancheng District, on the other hand, is mainly about living and commerce, and there are also some factories. It can be regarded as the most mixed area in Jinling City. Rich people do not like to buy real estate here to settle down, so most of the people living here are...
Mainly common people.
However, even if there is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, it does not mean that the security here is bad!
After all, this place also falls within the scope of Jinling City. Under the feet of the upright emperor, there is no need to talk about public security. Moreover, because of the large foreign population here and the complex crowd, in order to avoid trouble, the Chengtian Prefecture Patrol Bureau has even
We take the public security here as a top priority and severely crack down on all kinds of illegal and criminal activities.
In the 15th year of Xuanping, Jinling City was composed of four major urban districts. In order to facilitate management, Chengtianfu Yamen divided the entire city into four major districts, namely the Old City District, Dongcheng District, and Xicheng District.
In Nancheng District, yamen are set up in each district, and the level of these district yamen is not low. The grade of the district chief is the fifth grade, which is the same level as the local magistrate.
Their superior agency is the Jiangning County Yamen. Jiangning County in the Tang Empire was the merger of Jiangning County and Shangyuan County in the former Ming Dynasty. It is considered that this place is the capital, and the county cannot be judged by common sense.
The county magistrate is not a separate magistrate, but is usually concurrently appointed by the general magistrate of Chengtian Prefecture.
The general magistrates of various prefectures in the Tang Empire were not full-time officials who were responsible for grain transportation, litigation, water conservancy and other matters, but served as the second deputy of the prefect. The affairs they managed were not fixed. Generally speaking, it depended on the prefect's attitude towards him
arrange.
However, it is confirmed that the general magistrate of Chengtian Prefecture will also serve as the magistrate of Jiangning County.
The general magistrate of Chengtian Mansion is of the third rank, which means that the county magistrate of Jiangning County is also of the third rank. Only such a high rank can suppress the many demons and monsters in Jiangning County. After all, this is the capital.
Officials are everywhere, and if the county magistrate's rank is low, no one will take him seriously.
Today, the permanent population of Jinling City has exceeded 300,000, not counting the temporary floating population and the suburban population.
Today's Jinling City has the appearance of the capital of a great country!
However, when it comes to urban development, even Jinling City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, cannot be compared with Wusong Mansion Shanghai.
In the 15th year of Xuanping, Shanghai's permanent urban population exceeded 500,000, which was 200,000 more than Jinling City!
There is no way, Shanghai is developing too fast. Its unique geographical location and policy support make Shanghai a step up every day. It has gathered a lot of capital here and has the highest concentration of factories in the country.
Here, companies from almost all walks of life can be found, including steel, chemicals, machinery, shipbuilding, textiles, glass, tea, porcelain, papermaking, printing, etc. Basically, all industries in the Tang Empire can be found here.
You can find it here in Shanghai.
The complete range of industries also gives this place a huge focus effect. If you open a factory here, you can find sales channels, raw materials and various equipment nearby. Even financial services and other services specifically provided for enterprises are available here.
If you want to open a company in Shanghai, you only need to bring capital. All the equipment and talents needed to set up a company in any industry are available here.
This has attracted more people to come here to open companies and build factories. It has also attracted a large number of people from nearby areas and even farmers from other provincial roads to come to Shanghai to find jobs.
It is normal for urban areas to grow larger day by day and the population to increase day by day.
However, Shanghai is developing so rapidly, its economic importance is even more important than that of Jinling City, and it also places higher demands on the officials in charge of Shanghai.
Who is the county magistrate of Shanghai today?
It’s none other than our old acquaintance, Chen Lifu, who wants to help the Holy Lord and create a peaceful and prosperous age!
In the 10th year of Xuanping, Chen Lifu was transferred to Songjiang Prefecture as Tongzhi, with the rank of fourth grade.
Three years later, that is, last year, the Shanghai County Magistrate expired and was transferred back to the capital. When the Ministry of Personnel selected someone to take over as Shanghai County Magistrate, they simply chose Chen Lifu.
According to common sense, the general magistrate's co-prefects are all from the fourth rank, while the county magistrate is only from the sixth rank. However, in Songjiang Prefecture and Shanghai County, it is quite special.
The magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture is of the third rank, and Chen Lifu, a fellow magistrate, is also of the fourth rank. And because Shanghai County is so special, the county magistrate is also of the fourth rank.
Therefore, in terms of grade, the two are equivalent, but again, although Shanghai County is a county, it is not an ordinary county. Within its jurisdiction, the largest capital and industrial power in the country are gathered.
Being able to govern in such a place is also of great benefit to Chen Lifu's career.
With such a qualification, subsequent transfers to other places will be much smoother.
When Chen Lifu first took office as the county magistrate of Shanghai, he was still relatively cautious. He basically did not do anything to trigger the new official's appointment, and continued the policies of his predecessor in many policies.
But today, one year later, Chen Lifu is planning to take action.
Although Shanghai can develop very well if the policies of his predecessor continue as they are, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is not his fault. After three years in office, it is almost impossible for Chen Lifu to gain much.
Fame.
In the past year, Chen Lifu also thought hard about many plans to create his own political achievements, but he found that it was not that easy.
Shanghai has been developing very well. Even if Chen Lifu is lying around doing nothing, Shanghai's development momentum cannot be stopped.
The industry here is already number one in the country, and the development of financial and other enterprises is also number one in the country. Even urban construction, water conservancy, transportation and even education are all top-notch.
Chen Lifu thought about it a lot, and finally set his sights on the north of the city, to be precise, the north of Wusong River.
Today's urban area of Shanghai can be said to be very large. With Shanghai County as the center, its northern part, which is the Bund area in later generations, is a trade zone. The southern part of the county is the first industrial zone, and the further south is the second industrial zone.
It is an industrial zone. As for the western inland areas except for the riverside areas, because the transportation is not convenient enough, they are usually used as living areas and are not developed uniformly.
If you want to expand the urban area and build new industrial areas or office and commercial areas, you must either continue to the south, cross the Suzhou River to the north, or simply go deep inland.
It is not advisable to go deep inland. If it is too far away from the Huangpu River, there is no way to develop. If you go south, you are already very far south. If you continue to go south, it will feel a little top-heavy.
In fact, the area on the east bank of the Huangpu River is also an excellent development area. Chen Lifu considered developing the east bank of the Huangpu River when he took office.
He had previously thought, why bother developing to the south or north? The east bank of the Huangpu River is a barren land, and it is also government land. The government can develop it however they like, and there are no landowners at all.
To get in the way.
In the early years when Shanghai was building commercial and industrial zones, the government was very generous and expropriated all the land around the city, not just on the west bank, but also on the east bank.
For example, Shanghai Terminal Company owns a large area along the east bank of the Huangpu River.
But there are also great difficulties in expanding the city to the east bank of the Huangpu River.
The first and most important thing is transportation!
The Huangpu River may not be big, but it is not small either. It is also four hundred meters wide. It is understandable how difficult it is to build a bridge on such a wide river with many navigable ships.