ɦ 䣺2014-05-0912:00:06124.Chapter 124 House of Cards

With the stability of public opinion in Luxembourg, Downing is ready to secretly visit Luxembourg to conduct a field trip to determine whether he wants to develop deeply in Luxembourg.

When he and his entourage walked through the streets of Luxembourg's urban area, this small state with the influence of the surrounding powers such as Prussia, France and Belgium really had the taste of being the center of Europe, and people from all over Europe had it, and its economy was in the moment of seeing the dragon in the field.

"Hey! Are you the Grand Duke? "Sharp-eyed citizens have already recognized the low-key Luxembourg monarch.

Downing praised the Luxembourg citizen who recognized him: "There is a price for eyesight!" ”

"Haha!" The citizen asked for a photo with the Grand Duke, and he actually had a Leica, either a rich man or a photographer.

"You're coming to Luxembourg for the first time, right?" The citizen saw that the Grand Duke had no shelf, so after taking a group photo, he opened the conversation.

Grand Duke: "It's the first time, but it won't be the last." ”

The zealous citizen graciously invited the Grand Duke to his house for dinner, and out of love for the commoners under his rule, the Grand Duke actually agreed, anyway, it was a private visit, and it was better to have a meal with an unprepared citizen than to stay in the Grand Duke's palace for a month, if you want to have an in-depth understanding of Luxembourg.

This zealous citizen seized this golden opportunity to invite all his good neighbors, "Guess who is coming to our house?" This phrase, which he repeated over and over again when he invited his neighbors, became the headline of the newspaper after his interview with the local newspaper.

The Grand Duke is really elusive, one moment in Stockholm, and the next in Luxembourg. At the home of the enthusiastic citizen, he was asked if the Grand Duke would focus on the development of Luxembourg in the future, so that the Grand Duke of Luxembourg would live up to his name.

The Grand Duke replied: "Yes! I have planned the future direction for Luxembourg, the central city of Europe, with the most convenient transportation, finance, and information in Europe, not only to become a rich small country, but also to become the best choice for the headquarters of international organizations, to achieve the overall welfare of human beings for the purpose of international dominance, there are already international natural disaster relief organizations, international ecological protection organizations, and there will be more in the future. ”

This casual "passing" of Luxembourg made all Luxembourg citizens full of confidence in the development of their hometown and more and more secure. The process of the Grand Duke's entry into Luxembourg was full of dangers, and the war with Prussia was often talked about by the people of Luxembourg. And now, the people of Luxembourg feel a little more at ease, because the international organization arranged by the Grand Duke is loving and uncontroversial, natural disasters, ecological protection, quite peaceful and green.

Since this day, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg has been witnessed in all corners of Luxembourg, just like the apparition of the Virgin Mary in the south of France, and half a month later, finally the Grand Duke issued an official message, declaring that after more than half a month of investigation of Luxembourg, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg finally decided to build a home in Luxembourg, which was generally planned by the Grand Duke himself, called the "House of Cards".

The house of cards was originally planned to have 14 buildings, numbered exactly A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, and the clown.

The buildings, in order from A to Joker, are the ranking of the most important things in the Grand Duke's mind, and Building A is the Science and Technology Museum, which includes a large library with a large collection of books on science, technology, engineering, and other natural sciences. There is also a physical laboratory, a chemical laboratory, a biological laboratory, and an engineering laboratory, which are rich in practical instruments and raw materials for the use of the Grand Duke and his team. Each of the four rooms is equipped with a small specialized meeting room, followed by a large science and technology conference room for larger science and technology seminars.

Building 2 has a name that is unashamedly known as the European Parliament Chamber. Mind you, it's not a meeting, it's a council. The Grand Duke had a good wish that one day all Europeans would be able to elect a national parliamentarian with the force of law in each country, sit together in a meeting, and be able to pass bills with the force of law together. The European Parliament Chamber uses a state-of-the-art mechanical computer voting system to keep a meticulous record of the motions and bids of all participants, with each vote accurate to the content of each MP's vote, unless the vote is moved that it should be anonymous.

The name of Building No. 3 is very simple, just this word: "Office". If you think about it, this is probably the center of power in Luxembourg, where the Grand Duke is located.

Building No. 4 has taken on the name of the International Tribunal. Build an international tribunal in your own home, the Grand Duke is so **, is his family man-made? Whether you think he's teasing you or arrogant, this House of Cards International Tribunal is really being carefully planned.

Building 5 is the International Broadcasting Company, and with the exception of the London headquarters, all foreign language broadcasts will be relocated here, except for programs that require interaction with the locals, such as the Archduke's dialogue with the anchors Elise and Princess Eugenia when he was in Stockholm. The Telegraph and Reuters also have offices here.

Building 6 is the financial centre with the Bank of Zurich, Temasek Capital and the Reserve Bank of India in the pipeline.

Building 7 has a simple **** name: Safety Committee. Purpose: Unknown.

Building 8 is the office building of Downing's various enterprises, whether it is the headquarters or not, it depends on the business situation.

Building 9 is a corporate office related to Downing's companies, which are basically suppliers and partners.

Building 10 is an office building open to the public.

The three buildings, J, Q, and K, are a hotel, an apartment, and a private residence, and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg may have lived in K when he was in Luxembourg.

The clown building is an entertainment facility, with a Scientology art gallery and a theater.

Aren't there still four suits for cards? In the early days, all of the projects were marked with spades, and in the future, if a certain type of building was not enough, three suits of hearts, clover, and blocks were added in turn.

The House of Cards Spade project is open to bidding from architects and landscape designers from all over the world, but there is a requirement that all buildings except for buildings such as the Grand Conference Hall must be built in the form of prefabricated parts, so that the second phase of the project can be constructed quickly and without pollution and noise in the future.

Another major feature of the House of Cards is the use of a maglev internal transportation system to connect the vast building complex, which is not only fast, energy-saving, but also silent, without affecting office and entertainment. The team funded by Tyndall has preliminarily and successfully tested the Hellbeck permanent magnet array in the real room, which is quite a sensational engineering achievement, and has established a theoretical and practical foundation for maglev transportation.

If there is a high-rise building in the building complex, you can directly use the maglev technology as an elevator, from the floor of a certain building to the floor of another building only need to summon a maglev vehicle like a hit, and similarly, from the parking lot to a certain floor is also direct, efficient and difficult, this will be the most high-tech project in the history of architecture, only a super tyrant like Dagong can afford to toss.

One of the differences in the bidding requirements for the garden is that garden plants can not be pruned frequently in the planning, because "plants will have a stress response to pruning, thinking that being eaten by insects will release chemicals to warn the same kind, and sometimes release unpleasant odors to drive away predators, and even have a certain toxicity, no matter which is not good for humans." This is an evolved ability of plants, and a considerable number of plants release poisons, so horticulturists should keep this in mind and think of natural growth. This clause has also sparked extensive discussion in the garden industry.

After the widespread adoption of steel as a building material, the American architectural community, which loves technological advancements, has experimented with skyscrapers in metropolises such as New York, although their concept of skyscrapers is limited to about 40 meters high. Downing certainly has the ability to lead the era of skyscrapers, but he doesn't intend to do so, because of his evolutionary point of view, humans have been coming down from trees for millions of years, and they are no longer as tall and high as their ancestors, so most people have a certain fear of heights, three floors is about the same, and five floors is the limit that Downing specified for the House of Cards. (http：／／.）。

When restricting the top floor, there must also be a high-rise building for future airships. The development of the airship, presided over by the great engineer Brunel, progressed quite quickly, and in addition to the huge investment of a million pounds, they also adopted a means that no one else could have imagined - a radio-controlled zhì test flight model. The remote control device can complete almost all the control commands, and at the same time, supplemented by perfect wind direction, altitude and other data collection, this test flight mode allows Brunel to test the prototype without worrying about the test pilot breaking. The test pilot's accident was a serious blow to the team's morale, and the mere crash was not a big deal for the well-funded test team.

Although the airship is still in the experimental stage, the design model of the house of cards has put one or two small white whales representing the dream of human flight, which has already made the hearts of architects shake, the house of cards will be a major breakthrough in the field of architecture, and the funny and playful name of "house of cards" itself is also very meaningful. Game? Gambling? You can make up for it as much as you like, the Grand Duke himself will not reveal the mystery and make this secret complex lose its character.