readx; At a time when the Japanese Government was beginning to prepare military supplies and mobilize troops at all levels to prepare for the so-called war of aggression against China, Li Zhigao, the other protagonist of the Whale Maru incident and the head of the Jiangnan Government, was happily attending the opening ceremony of the Dahua Supermarket with a group of Chinese and foreign friends. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Dahua Supermarket is a large-scale comprehensive supermarket with a business area of 5,000 square meters, and the main building is the same as other main buildings in Taiping New Town, which is a standard rapid color steel plate house structure. In other words, Dahua Supermarket is actually a large color steel plate house, even if it is placed in modern society, it is also a good supermarket choice.

Speaking of Dahua supermarket, I have to talk about Taiping New Town first. Taiping New Town is a new type of city built around Yushan Lake, which is mainly positioned as a new commercial area, a new residential area and a new government office area.

Taiping New City from the start of construction, to now has been under construction for more than half a year, the number of construction has reached 200,000, there are a large number of construction machinery, and Ma'anshan Port, are open large-scale engineering construction, the original intention of the construction of this city, in addition to building a modern city, there is also a work for relief, the organization of idle people in society, the formation of a half-soldier construction corps meaning.

In order to build it as soon as possible, or to catch up with the schedule, a large number of materials from later generations were used in the new city, of which eighty percent were light steel buildings.

The reason why a large number of light steel is used as building materials is not only to catch up with the schedule, but also an important reason is the lack of building materials such as cement and steel bars in the early stage.

Li Zhigao once calculated that if cement reinforced concrete was transported from later generations, plus other materials such as masonry and stone, the cost performance was really not as good as using light steel building materials, transporting reinforced concrete and masonry of the same weight, and the area of houses that could be built was far inferior to light steel materials.

In addition to the value for money. Another reason is the ease of construction. The materials of the light steel house are easy to install, and they are all modular, which is similar to building blocks. A 300-square-meter color steel building can complete the whole process from foundation to decoration in 30 working days with only 5 workers. Even if the cement reinforced concrete is transported, it is limited by the quality of the construction workers here, and it is not half a year. Don't want to finish the construction, and the quality problem is still very worrying.

The main strength of steel-concrete houses is better, but if it is not a high-rise building, only two or three floors, and the highest is not more than a five-storey house, light steel buildings are obviously more superior.

For example, after the Wenchuan earthquake in later generations, the rebuilt houses were mainly light steel structure houses.

Not to mention, Taipingfu New Town is due to the large number of color steel materials. Not only the construction speed is extremely fast, but also beautiful and generous, plasticity is very strong, although most of them are boxy and a mold out, there is no art at all, but because it is neat enough, when it appears as a piece, it is also a different kind of scenery.

But. Most of the large number of square houses are ordinary houses, such as municipal buildings and high-end residential areas. The unification is a light steel villa, and in this era, it still has a certain sense of modernity and artistry.

Of course, a city is not just about houses, the key is in the details, such as the road system. For example, sewer systems, such as water and electricity facilities, etc.

In this regard, Taiping New Town has also achieved the ultimate of this era, not only planning the city's street division in advance, but also setting up cement poles and distribution stations on the roads in advance. Particular attention is paid to sewer construction.

Today, although Taiping New Town has completed a lot of ground buildings, but only completed the administrative area of the city center and the adjacent commercial district and high-end residential area, the overall city center area is very small, only two main streets horizontally and vertically, showing the layout of the word well, divided into nine districts, this scale in the later generations, that is, the scale of a small town, even in this era, is at most the scale of a small county.

It took more than 100,000 people, as well as all kinds of large machinery, and also used a fast board house, and it has only now become the scale of a small town, although it is a very fast speed in this era, but in later generations, it is a little too slow.

The reason why it is so slow is because a lot of manpower and material resources have been invested in underground construction.

A very important indicator to measure the quality of a city is the sewer system, after all, the ground building can be changed at any time, but the sewer system is expensive to change, so it must be planned in advance.

In view of the shoddy sewer system of the Republic in the previous period, and the fact that Taiping Province is also a city with a lot of rainfall, and in recent years, there have often been heavy rainstorms in the summer, resulting in floods, so Li Zhigao paid special attention to the sewer system when preparing for the construction of Taiping New Town. He deliberately found a designer in modern times to make the most perfect design, which was done according to the standard of being able to withstand a once-in-a-century catastrophic flood.

Thanks to the use of a large shield machine ordered by Li Zhigao from the modern society, the construction of the sewer was carried out quickly, and the sewer system that was the first in the era could be built.

In fact, it is more appropriate to say that it is not so much a sewer as a dungeon, because according to Li Zhigao's later planning map, the sewer pit of Taiping New Town is 30 meters high, and it is as high as a ten-story building.

It can be said that once such a high-standard sewer system is built, it will definitely be very advanced even in modern society, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a dungeon.

It is because of the huge scale, so nearly 200,000 construction teams have not been finished yet, of course, they are also because of the poor quality of the workers, the low level of experience, most people can only do some simple work, but I believe that after doing such a project, they will accumulate enough construction experience, and it will be very easy to do other things in the future.

Similarly, for these sewer projects, out of secrecy, the architect did not use foreigners, but Chinese, and the chief engineer of this urban construction is Luo Guorui.

Luo Guorui may be unfamiliar to many people, but in fact, he was also a celebrity during this period. Like Zhan Tianyou, he was one of the first Chinese children to study in the United States, and he also studied civil engineering. After returning to China, he remained active in the construction of railways, for example, in 1898. He participated in the construction of the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, and later he was also the deputy chief engineer of the Pingli Railway. In 1910, he was in charge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Railway, but due to the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the construction of the railway was halted, and he lost his job. Later, because I saw the recruitment notice of Taiping Mansion. I came here to try my luck, and after testing it, especially when Li Zhigao found that he could fully understand the design drawings he brought from later generations, he decided on the spot to let him replace the Americans and become the chief engineer of Taiping New Town, and as soon as he took office, he immediately began to build sewer projects.

Of course, Zhan Tianyou is such a famous guy, and Li Zhigao did not let it go. However, Zhan Tianyou is more famous, so Zhan Tianyou is currently the minister of the Ministry of Railways of the Jiangnan government, and he coordinates the railway overhaul plan in the Jiangnan area, and the initial goal is to build the Shanghai-Hankou Railway from Shanghai to Hankou.

In any case, the sewer project is relatively secretive after all, and outsiders don't know much, and outsiders can see it and be surprised. It's those above-ground buildings that use a lot of "new materials", for example. Li Zhigao is now taking people to visit the Dahua supermarket.

Dahua Supermarket is an all-steel frame structure house, because a large number of heavy steel frames and new structures and new designs are used, so there are few columns and a lot of use space. The entire building is divided into two floors, with a business area of 5,000 square meters, even in posterity. It's also a pretty big supermarket.

Of course, in this era, it is impossible to completely copy the planning of the supermarket in later generations, first of all, a bar code can not be done, so although the area is large enough. However, the area actually used as a self-selected supermarket is only more than 800 square meters, and other places are close to the supermarket.

For example, in addition to the supermarket, there is also a dining area, a recreation area, a guest room area, etc. In other words, as long as you enter this Dahua supermarket, it is a one-stop shop for eating, drinking and playing, as long as you have money, you can live in it for a long time as an otaku and a housewife, so this is actually a comprehensive shopping center.

Obviously, such a supermarket, in the current China, is definitely not something that ordinary people can consume, so this is a typical service for dignitaries, wealthy people, and those in the core industrial area, and because of this, this supermarket also has some of its own characteristics.

In the supermarket in Dahua Supermarket, although the self-selected shopping mall has been pioneered, those who can enter the self-selected shopping mall must spend money in advance to buy a shopping card called a VIP card, and then use the shopping card to buy things, instead of buying things directly with cash.

VIP card is a kind of magnetic card, from the card to the card equipment, are bought by later generations, due to the high technology content, so this kind of VIP card is not everyone can buy, there is a minimum consumption limit, only a one-time recharge of more than 1,000 silver dollars, can buy this kind of VIP shopping card.

In other words, if you want to enter Dahua Supermarket, you must be worth at least 1,000 silver dollars, otherwise you can't even enter the door, except for those who are specially invited.

For the needs of communication, in addition to VIP cards, Dahua Supermarket has also customized some guest cards, which can be used for consumption here. The special feature of the guest card is that it can be recharged at will, and there is no need to have a minimum limit of 1,000 silver dollars. For example, some consuls of various countries, some celebrities in education, politics, and science can receive this kind of guest card, and senior officials and senior military officers under Li Zhigao can also receive this kind of guest card as a welfare.

Of course, due to the excitement and publicity, when the supermarket opened today, in addition to consuls from various countries, celebrities in the education circles and military and political dignitaries, some merchants who had business dealings with boutique department stores in the past can also be issued a guest card with a pre-recharge of 10 silver dollars, you can take the card to consume, and you can also spend money to recharge to buy things at will today, but after today, in addition to the special guest card, other guest cards must be recovered, and the balance will be returned, unless you have a regular VIP card.

watched a dragon and lion dance, and in the sound of firecrackers, Li Zhigao, who was wearing a double-breasted modern version of Lenin's suit, smiled and picked up the golden scissors from the tray of the hostess wearing a red stewardess suit, and then cut off the ribbon with Marven, an American who was wearing a suit and had just returned from the United States, so that the ribbon-cutting ceremony was completed.

After completing the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Li Zhigao took Liu Runsheng and Ma Wen, as well as Su Yuqing, Li Li, Zhao Jiayi and a vote of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and slowly walked into this "supermarket" that is known as a "supermarket" with a lot of science and technology in the outside world.

Due to the use of a board house structure, the lighting is not good, so artificial light sources must be used inside, in this regard. Supermarkets use a large number of LED lights, most of which are installed in luxuriously decorated ceilings.

The reason for using LED lights is naturally a cost-effective factor, after all, LED lights have a long life, low energy consumption, and are not easy to break. In the case that everything has to be transported from modern times by Li Zhigao, and the supermarket must rely on lighting for a long time, it is obvious that ordinary light bulbs are not as suitable as LED lights.

Due to the luxurious decoration, the vast space, and the unique furnishings in the supermarket, all the people who came in, including foreigners, kept exclaiming as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden.

Since it's called a supermarket. Although there are many other facilities, it is mainly a shopping mall function. In order for the mall to live up to its name, there is a wide variety of products here. There are not only a lot of products that Li Zhigao got from Hyundai, but also many products produced in the factories here, such as various types of soaps of the "Skincare" brand produced by the "Unilever" company in the factory in the core industrial area of Taiping Province, various shampoos called "Rejoice", and various self-produced flower water and perfumes. There are even self-produced pocket watches and watches called "Time".

In addition to these tall things, there are also a lot of daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, etc. Most of these things are time-honored brands from other companies, after all, these time-honored brands are much better than modern products. In addition, there are some vegetables, fruits, seafood, and meat products, and in addition to seasonal products purchased from the neighborhood, there are other out-of-season foods. Almost all of them are from modern society. Of course, out-of-season foods are mostly vacuum-packed things, for a fresh and open period, not the mainstream.

Lots of space and well decorated. There are a lot of goods, just like that, this supermarket is amazing enough, but what is even more amazing is that the whole supermarket actually has an air conditioning system, which can maintain a constant temperature all year round, and in addition to being able to maintain a constant temperature, you can also hear background music everywhere, which is some soothing music such as violin music and waltz.

Because the place is big enough and there are not too many people coming in during the opening period, this supermarket is not as crowded as later generations, but it seems very empty and idle, plus background music and good decoration, which can also make people have a more pleasant shopping experience.

Except for the people who followed Li Zhigao, almost everyone else who came in had a shopping brochure in their hands, and the manuals were all color pages, which was actually a shopping guide map, which recorded where there were toilets, where there were emergency exits, where there were restaurants, where there were cafes and the like.

"What an astonishment!" In the shopping area, Marven picked up a dragon fruit and looked at it, then gently put it down, "Li, I've only been back to the United States for more than half a year, I didn't expect you to develop like this here, I can't even recognize it, it's a miracle." ”

"Hehe, it's just a little meaning." Li Zhigao smiled lightly.

That's right, although Marvin has been in the United States for a while, and it seems like he is very marginal, his role is actually quite important, and he has always been a very important partner of Li Zhigao.

Because Marven helped Li Zhigao more in the United States, it is precisely because of Marven in the United States that many of Li Zhigao's patents can be successfully registered, and according to the Paris Peace Treaty, patents registered in the United States are also valid in Britain, France and Germany.

Most of the patents that Li Zhigao asked Marven to register are technologies that are easy for others to counterfeit under the conditions of this era, and there are quite a lot of these technologies, with a total of more than 3,000 large and small patents, which can be said to cover all aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation. From the design of parts for airplanes and automobiles, to the design of a metal zipper, and even the style of clothing, it has been registered. For example, the double-breasted Lenin suit, such as the tweed coat with synthetic fibers, the modern style of the tie, and even the M35 steel helmet style design. There are also some other music that I have plagiarized myself that have also been patented.

In addition, Marven also founded many companies in the United States, some of which were co-founded with Li Zhigao, some of which were run by Marven himself, and some of which were simply sold to others for the right to use patents, that is to say, these companies, except for trading companies, are basically related to Li Zhigao's registered patents.

In addition to these, under the reminder and support of Li Zhigao, Marvin also wandered around the upper class of the United States, spending money to lobby those high-level members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, so that they could pass a series of preferential trade bills for China, especially the preferential trade bill for Li Zhigao, in short, to get the most favored treatment.

This matter is actually not difficult, after all, Li Zhigao has mastered a lot of patented technologies, especially those special drug technologies that others cannot produce, which are coveted by everyone. However, for a warlord like Li Zhigao, who is far away in China, many of the methods of the American tycoon cannot be used, so they can only adopt a compromise equivalent exchange, that is, to exchange American oil, gold, and warships for Li Zhigao's medicine, light industrial products, silver, and the right to transfer and use non-key technologies.

Oil and gold are enough, and as for buying warships with the United States, that is Li Zhigao's different considerations. Because Li Zhigao wants to develop the navy, this must not be able to replace all the ships of later generations as soon as they come up, it is too troublesome, it is better to buy the warships of this world first, and then use the equipment of later generations to transform them, which is not only easier, but also more cost-effective, after all, in modern society, large warships are sensitive things, but the equipment on warships is relatively less sensitive, such as some radars that are not too advanced.

In addition, buying warships from the Americans also has the meaning of currying favor, because after all, Li Zhigao's trade with the United States is actually a kind of surplus, because Li Zhigao exports more and imports less, and if he doesn't buy a few warships, he will be embarrassed to greet people.

It can be said that Marven has helped Li Zhigao a lot, why in just one year, the import and export trade volume of a Taiping Mansion has exceeded the import and export volume of the Qing government in the past? In addition to Li Zhigao's good things and the increasing number of new products produced by his new factory, an important reason is that Marven opened up the top level of the United States, which led to the US government encouraging businessmen to do business with Li Zhigao, which led to a blowout in trade volume, after all, since half a year ago, among the foreigners who trade with Li Zhigao, the United States is the only one, and the United Kingdom, which ranks second in trade volume, can only be regarded as a fraction of the trade volume of the United States.

"But honestly, my old fellow." Marven saw that there was no one around, and after he and Li Zhigao were there, he lowered his voice, "It's all this time, you are still doing this, isn't there some, well, putting the cart before the horse?" ”

"What's putting the cart before the horse?" Li Zhigao asked strangely.

"I have friends in Japan." Marven lowered his voice again, "When I came back, I heard that you didn't deal with Japan, and besides, I heard that Japan has been in a lot of turmoil recently, and many newspapers are distorting your Whale Maru incident, saying that you deliberately and illegally detained the Japanese crew and wantonly killed the Japanese, so many people who don't know the truth are clamoring to punish you, and the military seems to be constantly moving." In other words, looking at the way Japan looks, this is the rhythm of the war, and you are still so leisurely, you are not afraid that when the real fight starts, you will be taken by surprise by the other party? ”

"Oh, that's what you said." Li Zhigao nodded suddenly, then smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and also lowered his voice and said, "Old friend, you don't have to worry about this, I am free to arrange everything, if the Japanese don't come to find fault, once the troops are sent over, hehe, I will let them have a lesson that they will never forget." ”

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ps: I've been working overtime lately, so I've been posting chapters late, but I'm updating every day. In addition, my code words are very slow.,Plus check the information.,It takes four or five hours for a chapter.,So lately, I've been sending books at night.** o'clock.,It's basically sent after writing.,But it's definitely not a break.。 And,Because of the sensitivity,I haven't recommended it.,Maybe not in the future.,In addition, I keep sending background reminders.,I can't do this or that.,Often disrupt the original train of thought.,Hey,It's really speechless.。 Anyway, I would like to give a special thank you to my friends who have always supported me, I really appreciate it. (To be continued.) )