Chapter 4 Construction, Beicheng District
Kress never intended to kill Joseph. After all, the French government did not want the Principality of Nord to be in chaos. According to that plan, Nord would be a part of France within a few decades, so there was no need to cause trouble. However, a Grand Duke of Nord with some head problems is obviously in the interests of some people than a sober Grand Duke, even if the Grand Duke is only an eight-year-old boy.
The doctor in the royal palace reported that Joseph had a mild fever, but if it became serious, it would not be a small problem. It would take dozens of days to recuperate in bed, or it would even affect IQ in severe cases. Only after hearing this sentence did Clay The scene in which Dr. Sitong teamed up to conceal his illness.
How did Joseph know these things? It is estimated that Kress did not expect that Joseph did not pass out even though he was uncomfortable at the time. Everything was the answer Joseph found from his memory.
For the next two days, Joseph's life was very ordinary. First, he had to meet some of his direct subordinates, mainly those from the Janissaries. Second, he made a public appearance in the cabinet, which was also a necessary procedure after the coronation. In fact, Joseph should have had an intimate contact with his subjects, but considering the current environment, he finally put this matter a month later.
James has already gone to the United States. Although he was a little puzzled about his leaving Kress, he didn't have the guts to ask if Joseph didn't say anything. Recently, he found that Joseph's majesty was getting more and more serious. Many times, Kress didn't even dare to be there. Joseph's appearance in front of him was actually not only touched by him, but also by others.
On the sixth day since Joseph ordered to rectify the northern city, Kress came to Joseph's study with a document, and saw that Joseph, who was reading a book about economics, did not dare to disturb him for some reason, and stood quietly waiting .
In fact, Joseph knew it from the moment Kress entered the door, but as a person in power, especially at his age, he must maintain a certain distance and majesty in order to make the people below fear and respect. Chun taught.
"Sit, is it a matter of the North City?"
Without apologies, without the slightest politeness, Joseph went straight to the point, or that sentence, he is the well-deserved ruler of the Nord Principality, whether it is wrong or right, he does not need to explain it. Explanation is necessary.
Kress didn't sit down, he had already started to be a little jealous of this eight-year-old ruler from the bottom of his heart. If Joseph was an ordinary person, then Kress would naturally not be like this, but the target is the ruler who has the power of life and death. , so who can ignore? Who can not be afraid?
What kind of ruler is the scariest? Ambitious but young rulers are the most terrifying, because they are immature and prone to impulsive things. It doesn't matter if it is an ordinary person, after all, he has no ability to hurt other people, but if it is a monarch who has the power of life and death... It is true that Kress is a member of the
French government, but I am afraid that Joseph will not understand the rules at all. All the way, plus Kress himself is also guilty, this is why he is afraid or fearful today.
"Yes, the northern city area has been leveled, and I don't know His Highness's next plan..." "
You will naturally know when the time comes, and if there are any talents in urban planning, help me make some drawings, urban planning and construction drawings, I need it urgently
From the leveling of the northern city to the blueprints, Kress has roughly guessed what Joseph is going to do, but he is a little confused. Now he knows the finances of the Principality of Nord best. Where can I find the money to build a new district ?
Could it be... related to James going to the United States?
Joseph didn't know that Kress had already set his sights on James who was going to the United States, otherwise he would definitely regret that he did this in such a high-profile way, and even...maybe let Kress disappear in the Nord Principality.
The construction of the northern city is very important, but the Marshall Plan is also very important in comparison. If the construction system is the core and hope of the future development of the Principality of Nord, then the Marshall Plan is the foundation of all this. The system can create a brand new northern city, but the Marshall Plan can bring hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in aid to the Principality of Nord, which is hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. What it means is self-evident.
Kress did not continue to entangle, and turned and left after agreeing. What he didn't know was that with the step-by-step development of Joseph's plan, the day when he left France was not far away. After all, Joseph could not tolerate a man with a different heart. People have always stayed in the position of prime minister.
On April 30, 1980, the Queen of the Netherlands was crowned. At the same time, the warm sea breeze was blowing pedestrians on the east coast of the United States. On this day, James officially landed in Washington, USA.
The Principality of Nord is a small country after all, so even though James represented the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Nord, the person who actually greeted him at the airport was only a small employee of the US Foreign Ministry.
"Excuse me, you are Minister James! I am David from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I will be responsible for your food and living in the United States. Uh... forgot a word, welcome to Washington, USA." "Thank you, when can
I See General Marshall?"
David is a young man in his twenties, he is very enthusiastic and does not look down on the Nord Principality at all, but he can't help but feel embarrassed when he hears what James said.
"Minister James, let's get in the car first!"
James must have read some information from the other party's face, but he had already imagined the worst on the way, so he didn't show any dissatisfaction, and followed everyone with a slight smile. Wei came to the car.
The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs treated the representatives of these small countries very well. The five-star Hilton Hotel, the Lincoln caravan, and the hospitality expenses of tens of thousands of dollars. In terms of life alone, James could not find any faults at all.
But in the next few days, although David has been warmly entertaining him, visiting the park, the Civil War Memorial, and even a one-day tour of the White House, James' goal has not been achieved, not to mention meeting Marshall, even There is no accurate news, and every time David tells him with a guilty face that he needs to wait and can't be contacted now.
The Marshall Plan has been proposed in Congress, and it is now in the midst of fierce quarrels. Many American officials understand James' purpose. For this reason, the Principality of Nord has also entered the eyes of American officials and even the president. However, they are a little confused and propose Still under wraps, how did the small European country of Nord know about it?
Of course, this is just a little confusion. Most of the members are from the capital consortium or have the support of the capital consortium. It is really difficult to expect them to keep secret. Maybe the Grand Duke of the Nord Duchy has contact with a certain consortium in the United States. , That's why I got this news, and I'm going to make a good relationship in advance to get more assistance.
In fact, James' trip was not in vain, even if he couldn't see Marshall, because the president has already kept the Nord Principality in his heart, and guessed that he has an unusual relationship with a certain consortium in the United States. The Nord Principality can not let it go In the eyes, but the president of this consortium can't ignore it, more or less assistance should be given.
It doesn't matter if you guess wrong, it's nothing more than tens of millions of dollars, which is just a drop in the bucket in the tens of billions of dollars in the aid package.
When James was desperately looking for a way out in the United States, Joseph was looking at the urban planning drawings on the desk and nervously called out the virtual map, and then slowly clicked down on the various buildings.
"Reminder: A low-rent apartment building will be built in the northern city of the Principality of Nord (101, 20), are you sure?"
Seeing that the coordinates in the prompt are correct, Joseph took a deep breath and nodded inwardly, "Yes!"
"Reminder : The host has been confirmed, the building has started to be built, please wait..."
The virtual map 101, 20 coordinates instantly appeared the phantom of the low-rent apartment, and around the phantom, there are isolated wooden boards being built in the construction game, and there is a funnel at the top, and the fine sand is flowing quickly... because it is
night , Joseph is not worried about other people finding out, of course, even if it is found out, there is nothing, he is the Grand Duke of the Nord Principality, does he need to explain to others?
Half a month has passed since the probationary period. Joseph must spend the $10.0000 as soon as possible. Otherwise, after the probationary period is over and all prices return to normal, Joseph may cry to death.
In the drawings, there are two streets in Beicheng District, and these two streets divide Beicheng District into three parts, which are called the first block, the second block, and the third block. Among them, the one close to the French border was planned by Joseph as a civilian area, that is, the third block, where low-rent apartments are mainly located.
The land area of the Principality of Nord is very small, not to mention the North City District. Therefore, although Joseph has tried his best to increase the building area of the low-rent apartment area, there are only fifteen low-rent apartments in the final place, with a total population of 1,500.
The low-rent apartment is a seven-story building with small rooms and simple decoration. The system gives the opinion that the total rental price of each low-rent apartment is $1000 per year. According to the current price, this price is already very low. However, Joseph is not going to collect rent according to the system's prompts. What does the Nord royal family need most at this time? It's people's hearts.
If he could exchange a year's rent-free apartment for the support of Nord citizens, Joseph would not hesitate to choose to do so, because the price he paid was only $4.500.
In addition to low-rent apartments, Joseph also built five ordinary apartment buildings and flat roads. The ordinary apartment is located in the first block (coastal), and the road surface of the main road is the highest grade of road options. The specific material is unknown, but it has The effect of anti-slip in rainy and snowy days, the overall color of the road surface is dark red.
Ordinary apartments do not cost Joseph much, but road consumption is quite high, $10,000 is only the cost of the two main roads, and the rest of the small roads, ordinary apartments and low-rent apartments add up to only $10,000. Ordinary apartments are located in the coastal area, and the middle is reserved as a commercial area (the second block) by Joseph, where a unified three-story store building stands.
The retail store building is built in a commercial category. There are three restaurants, one western food, one Chinese food, and one fast food. In addition, there are a taxi company, a bank, a car wash, two office buildings, and three clothing stores. Of course, although all kinds of shops are complete, there are no raw materials inside, such as restaurants lacking ingredients, clothing stores lacking clothes, banks... lacking money.
The only one that is complete may be the taxi company, which only lacks the driver. The taxi company can choose the brand of the taxi. For this reason, Joseph paid an extra $100 in exchange for ten Mercedes-Benz taxis (other shops can also be changed, just spend money. Yes, use the default device if you don't change it).
But even so, Joseph still has to sigh with emotion about the strength and completeness of the construction system. At that time, he only needs to open the bidding to rent out the entire store, and the North District can quickly and normally operate.
There are already five ordinary apartments in the first block, and the rest of Joseph plans to allocate this place as an industrial area, clothing processing factories, transportation companies, ports, slaughterhouses, and ship repair yards, all of which are given priority to the shops in the northern city, after all The funds in Joseph's hands are not very sufficient.
It was around three o'clock in the morning when everything was completed. Yawning, Joseph looked at the buildings in the North City area on the map and couldn't help but smile knowingly, but the balance of less than $2.000 made him somewhat depressed. The main reason is that the cost of the port is a bit high, but he couldn't help but smile when he saw the attached cruise ship and two cargo ships.
Joseph set aside a buffer zone between the North City and the Central District. The purpose is to prevent the citizens of Nord from discovering the changes in the North City. It will make people wonder but there will be no other ideas. (Beicheng District was previously a no-man's land)