Chapter 357 Suojia
In fact, East Africa will also face this problem. Many people in East Africa have never seen a train. There will definitely be some people who feel fear when they see a steel monster like a train for the first time. This The solution requires the government to educate and appease the people along the railway line.
"Look, look?"
Out of the train window, a group of railway workers were working. At this time, the railway changed and branched off to the south. You can still see Workers are laying railroad tracks.
"Mr. Aryan! Didn't you say that the railway is completed, then what do they do?"
Aryan was a little irritated. These people had too little experience and always doubted themselves, so he said impatiently: "It's completed! And it's been completed for several months. This is what the East African government personnel said personally, and this It's obviously a branch road under construction. I think you should know what a branch road is? Doesn't it mean that after a road is built, it won't be connected to other places? There are also small roads connecting the main roads in the Far East!"
Obviously, they did not notice Aryan's displeasure and continued to ask: "Where does this branch of the road lead to?"
This time Aryan did not continue to talk to them. It was also his first time in the East African Kingdom. He asked himself everything. Who knows where the branch of the railway leads to! As mentioned before, although Aryan's nationality is East African, he has only been in Europe and the Far East before, and he knows nothing about East Africa. In addition, I am not engaged in geography or railways. I am just a small clerk in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of East Africa. It would be good to know something about it. These doctors in the Far East are really looking for trouble. Does this have anything to do with you?
The branch road deflects from the main road to the south.
Unseen by the group of people, a large construction site is under construction. This is the destination of the fork in the road - "Suojia". The location of Soga is just south of Bagamoyo, southwest of Dar es Salaam, and southeast of the first town. The four points form a rhombus.
After the transformation of Dar es Salaam was completed, the huge engineering team was not disbanded or sent to other places. Instead, it was uniformly transferred to the ropeway 36 kilometers away in a straight line southwest of Dar es Salaam. add.
Yes, Soga is the latest city planned by Ernst. The location of Soga cannot be said to be very good, but it is definitely not bad. It is some distance away from the First Railway, but the First Railway A branch line will be built to connect here in the future.
Although the purpose of Soga City is unknown, its specifications are very high. Ernst specially invited royal designers from Vienna to plan and design Soga City. Soga City refers to Vienna and focuses on building a "garden city". This positioning is different from the first town, Dar es Salaam, and Bagamoyo.
No one knows what Ernst wants to do. Not even Kang Guo or Constantine knows what his son’s purpose is in building this city. However, there is no big problem in building a new city, so everyone Not too concerned.
Construction site.
"Mr. Lawrence, according to the requirements on the drawing, a flower bed is to be built here, but this specification is too wasteful in terms of area."
Lawrence: "You just need to follow my instructions. The flower bed is built for beauty. You see, this is a Y-shaped fork in the road, and a three-story building will be built directly in front of the fork in the road. In the middle of the fork in the road, Building a huge flower bed can not only be used as a buffer, but also allow the upper floors of the buildings on three sides to see the flower bed, which not only gives people a sense of security, but also makes people happy. ”
In While Lawrence was teaching his subordinates, workers on the construction site were digging the city's sewers. The drainage facilities in Soga City were more advanced in design than those in Dar es Salaam City. The designed residential population of Soga City is not large, about 50,000, but its infrastructure is the same as that of Dar es Salaam, while the new city of Dar es Salaam can accommodate about 150,000 people.
And the buildings in Soga City are also more sophisticated in design. Many buildings even use the same elements as Schönbrunn Palace in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Fountains, squares, flower beds, and woodlands are everywhere. It can be seen that it is actually the same French garden as Schönbrunn Palace.
After educating his assistant, Lawrence asked his partner: "Mr. Derleth, what do you think we should use as a symbol of this artwork."
Dreis is also the symbol of Soga City. The difference between him and Lawrence is that Lawrence is better at classicism, while Lawrence prefers modernity and pays more attention to the convenience of life in urban design.
Dress: "Landmarks can play a finishing touch for every cultured city, so we should design a logo with German characteristics to reflect the connotation of Soga City."
"Connotation, but what is the connotation of Suojia City!" Derleth's words caused Lawrence to think deeply.
Berlin has the Brandenburg Gate, Paris has the Arc de Triomphe, Vienna has St. Stephen’s Cathedral, England has Big Ben, and New York’s Statue of Liberty are all memorable and inject soul into the city’s image. , what is the soul of Suojia City?
First of all, Soga is an East African city, and secondly, East Africa is a German country, so Soga should have these two characteristics.
Dress: "How about we build a fountain square to reflect the artistic characteristics of Soga City?"
Lawrence: "It is a bit difficult for the square to be famous. It must be built. It needs to be large enough to attract people’s attention, and the scale of Soga City obviously does not match the large square. I think it is better to build a large sculpture to impress people.”
Dreis: “Sculpture is not good. , I first thought about this, the design requirements are too high, we must hire master-level figures, and this will not be of any benefit to the two of us. Although Soga City is located in Africa, it is also a rare work of art. "
For Derleth, mastering the design of a city is an incredible achievement. Even if he is in Africa, how many people can gain the design power of an entire city?
Lawrence: "Since it is not easy to highlight the design features of Suojia City and increase our value at the same time, Suojia City can be said to be the most perfect of the many cities I have designed. It is a dream city completely conceived on a piece of white land. Alas, why don’t European cities invite us to design it? Even if it’s a second-tier city, it would be great.”
Lawrence said with emotion, if only Soga City could be seen by more people. Designing a city by yourself will greatly enhance your commercial value and popularity.
It's a pity that Soga City was built in a place like East Africa, where birds don't shit. Even after it was built, who would live here? Lawrence and Drake agreed that Soga City was just Ernst's toy. Now one-third of Suojia City is completed, and no one has settled in. Except for the construction team and designers, there is no one else.
(End of this chapter)