Chapter 4 Construction, Beicheng District
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Cres never meant to kill Joseph. After all, the French government did not want the Duchy of Nord to be a mess. According to that plan, Nord would be a part of France for less than a few decades, and there was no need to cause trouble. However, a Grand Duke Nord with some problems was obviously in the interests of some people than a sober grand duke, even if the grand duke was just an eight-year-old boy.
The doctor in the palace reported that Joseph had a mild fever, but it was not a minor problem if it was severe. At the very least, he needed to recuperate in bed for dozens of days, and at the worst, it would even affect his IQ. That is, when he heard this sentence, he was the scene where Cres and the doctor joined forces to conceal the condition.
How did Joseph know these things? I guess Cres didn't expect that although Joseph was uncomfortable, he did not fall into a coma. Everything was the answer that Joseph found in his memory.
Joseph's life was very dull in the next two days. First, he met some of his direct subordinates, mainly those from the Imperial Guards, and secondly, he showed up in the cabinet publicly, which was also a necessary process after the crowning. 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 rushed to the United States. Although he was a little confused about his departure, Joseph did not say it, and he did not have the courage to ask. Recently, he found that Joseph's majesty was getting heavier and he often did not dare to show up in front of Joseph. In fact, it was not only him who was deeply touched.
On the sixth day after Joseph ordered the rectification of the North City, Cres came to Joseph's study with a piece of information. Seeing that Joseph, who was reading economic books for some reason, did not dare to disturb him, and stood quietly by the side and waited quietly.
In fact, Joseph knew from the moment Cres entered the door that, as the ruler, especially at his age, he had to maintain a certain distance and majesty to make the people below fear and respect. This was the pure teaching of Ragner II in his mind.
"Sit down, is it a matter of Beicheng District?"
No regrets, no politeness, Joseph went straight to the point, or the same sentence, he was the well-deserved ruler of the Principality of Nord, and no need to explain whether it was wrong or right.
Cres did not sit down. He had already become a little afraid of the eight-year-old ruler from the bottom of his heart. If Joseph was an ordinary person, Cres would naturally not be like this, but the target was a ruler who held the power of life and death. So who could ignore it? Who could not be afraid?
What kind of ruler is the most terrifying? A ruler who is ambitious but young and ignorant of the importance of the ruler is the most terrifying, because they are immature and are easy to do impulsive things. It is naturally okay if an ordinary person is, after all, he does not have the ability to hurt others, but if it were a monarch who holds the power of life and death...
It is true that Cres is a member of the French government, but he is afraid that Joseph does not understand all the things. In addition, Cres himself is guilty, so he is afraid or afraid today.
"Yes, the Beicheng District has been leveled, I don't know what your Highness will plan next..."
"At that time, you will naturally know whether there are other urban planning talents. I will help me make some drawings and urban planning and construction drawings. I have urgent needs."
From leveling the northern city to drawings, Cres had probably guessed what Joseph was going to do, but he was a little confused. Now he knew the finances of the Principal of Nord best, where can he have money to build a new district?
Is it...it's related to James's trip to the United States?
Joseph didn't know that Cres had set his sights on James who was heading to the United States, otherwise he would regret doing this in such a high-profile manner, and maybe... it might make Cres disappear in the Principality of Nord.
The construction of the North City is very important, but in comparison, the Marshall Plan is also very important. If the construction system is the core and hope for the future development of the Principality of Nord, then the Marshall Plan is the basis 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 this huge sum of money means to the Principality of Nord is self-evident.
Cres did not continue to entangle, and after agreeing, he turned around and left. What he didn't know was that as Joseph's plan was gradually unfolding, the day he left France was not far away. After all, Joseph could not tolerate a person with ulterior motives stayed in the position of prime minister.
On April 30, 1980, the Queen of Dutch was crowned. At the same time, the warm sea breeze blew pedestrians on the east coast of the United States. It was on this day that James officially landed in Washington, USA.
After all, the Principality of Nord is a small country, so even though James represents the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Nord, the one who actually greeted him at the airport was just a small staff member of the US Foreign Affairs Department.
"I'm Secretary James! I'm David from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I will be responsible for your diet and daily life in the United States. Uh... Forgot a word, welcome to Washington, USA."
"Thank you, when will I see General Marshall?"
David was a young man in his twenties. He was very enthusiastic and did not look down on the Duchy of Nord at all, but when he heard James' words, he couldn't help feeling embarrassed.
"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 made the worst idea on the road, so he did not show any dissatisfaction. He smiled slightly and followed David to the car.
The US Foreign Ministry treats these small countries very well, including a five-star Hilton hotel, a Lincoln RV, and a hospitality fee of tens of thousands of dollars. Just in terms of life, James can't find any problem.
But in the next few days, although David had been entertaining him enthusiastically, visiting the park, the Civil War Memorial, and even a one-day tour of the White House, James's purpose was not achieved. Not to mention meeting Marshall, he didn't even have accurate news. Every time David told him with guilt, he had to wait a little longer and could not contact him now.
The Marshall plan has been proposed in Congress. Now there are 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 the proposal is still in a state of confidentiality. How did this small European country in Nord know?
Of course, this is just a little confusion. Most of the members of parliament are from capital consortiums or have the support of capital consortiums behind their backing. It is really difficult to expect them to keep their secrets. Perhaps the grand duke of the Principal of Nord had contact with a certain American consortium, so he got the news and was preparing to establish a good relationship in advance to seek more aid.
In fact, James' trip did not come in vain. Even if he couldn't see Marshall, the president had already kept the Principal of Nord in his heart and speculated that he had extraordinary relationships with a certain American consortium. Nord's Principal could not take it seriously, but the president of this consortium could not ignore it. Aid should be given more or less.
It doesn't matter if the guess is wrong, it's just tens of millions of dollars. It's just a drop in the bucket in a assistance plan of tens of billions of dollars.
When James was desperate to get things in the United States, Joseph was looking at the city planning drawings on his desk nervously and exhaling the virtual map, then he watched the various buildings slowly click down.
"Tip: Is it sure to build a low-rent apartment in the North City District of the Principal of Nord (101, 20)?"
Seeing that the coordinates in the prompt were correct, Joseph took a deep breath and nodded and silently said in his heart: "OK!"
"Tip: The host has confirmed that the building has begun to be built, please wait..."
The virtual map 101 and 20 coordinates instantly showed the phantom of the low-rent apartment. There were also isolation wooden boards being built in the construction game around the phantom, and there was a funnel at the top, and fine sand was flowing rapidly...
Because it was night, Joseph was not worried that others would find it. Of course, even if he found it, there was nothing. He was the Grand Duke of the Principal of Nord. Do you need to explain it to others?
At this time, half a month has passed, and Joseph must spend $10.000 as soon as possible, otherwise the trial period will pass and all prices will return to normal, and Joseph will probably cry to death.
There are two streets in the north urban area in the drawings, and these two streets divide the north urban area into three parts, called the first block, the second block and the third block respectively. Among them, this part near the French border was planned by Joseph as a civilian area, that is, the third block, and the low-rent apartments are mainly here.
The land area of the Principal of Nord is very small, and it goes without saying that the North City area is. Therefore, although Joseph has tried his best to increase the construction area in the low-rent apartment area, the final placement of the low-rent apartment is only fifteen, with a total population of 1,500.
The low-rent apartment is a seven-story building with small rooms and simple decoration. The system's opinion is that the total rental price of each low-rent apartment is $1,000 per year. According to the price at this time, the price is already very low. However, Joseph is not prepared to collect rent according to the system's prompts. What does the Nord royal family need most at this time? It is the heart of the people.
If he could exchange a year of rent-free apartment for Nord citizens' support, Joseph would choose to do so without hesitation, because the price he paid was only $4.500.
In addition to the low-rent apartment, Joseph also built five ordinary apartments and flat pavement. The ordinary apartments are located in the first block (coastal), and the pavement of the main road is the highest level among the road options. The specific materials are unknown, but they have the effect of anti-slip in rainy and snowy days. The overall color of the pavement is dark red.
The ordinary apartment does not cost Joseph, but the road consumption is quite high. $10.000 is just the cost of the two main roads. The remaining small roads are the same as ordinary apartments, and the combined low-rent apartments are only $10.000. The ordinary apartment is located in the coastal area, and the middle is reserved by Joseph as a commercial area (second block), and a unified three-story storefront stands here.
The store building is built using commercial classification, including three restaurants, one Western food, one Chinese food, and one fast food. In addition, there is a taxi company, one bank, one car washing shop, two office buildings, and three clothing stores. Of course, although all kinds of shops are complete, there are no raw materials in it. For example, restaurants lack ingredients, clothing stores lack clothes, banks... lack money.
The only complete one may be a taxi company, which is lacking in drivers. Taxi companies can choose the taxi brand. For this reason, Joseph paid $100 more for ten Mercedes-Benz taxis (the rest of the stores can also be changed for only money, and if they don’t change, they will use the default equipment).
However, even so, Joseph still had to sigh at the strength and completeness of the construction system. At that time, he only needed to publicly bid for the entire store, so that the North City District could operate normally quickly.
There are already five ordinary apartments in the first block, and the rest of Joseph is preparing to allocate this place to industrial areas, clothing processing plants, transportation companies, ports, slaughterhouses, and ship repair yards. Everything is given priority to various stores in the North City District. After all, Joseph's hands are not very sufficient.
It was already around three o'clock in the morning when everything was completed. Joseph was yawning and looked at the buildings in the north city on the map and couldn't help but smile. It was just that the balance of less than $2.000 made him a little depressed. The main reason was that the cost of the port was really large, but looking at the accompanying cruise ship and two cargo ships, he couldn't help but raise his mouth.
Chapter completed!