Chapter 755 Rejection of Proposal and Inspection
On May 25, 1930, the Governor's Office and the City Government of Sydney Territory jointly announced that a super building over 381 meters high would be built on Victoria Street in Sydney, and it would be named Kingdom Building.
The entire building is expected to cost 45 million Australian dollars, with the Kingdom Government, the Royal Family and the Sydney Territory each contributing 15 million Australian dollars.
This newly announced news alone quickly attracted the attention of a large number of Sydney citizens and even people outside the city.
Although there are many high-rise buildings in big cities like Sydney, this is the first time that a building as high as 381 meters is built.
At a cost of 45 million Australian dollars, such a fiscal budget is very exaggerated, and it can even build almost five battleships.
However, on second thought, this building will greatly enhance Sydney's reputation and business. When the building is completed, the entire building will become one of Sydney's symbols, and the returns it brings may far exceed the investment.
Because all three parties who contributed are official, the public still has great confidence in the quality and engineering safety of the building.
Some people have even started discussing about going to the top of the building to see the whole city view after the building is completed.
It was not much different from what Arthur expected. After the Kingdom Building plan in Sydney was announced, the Melbourne government quickly submitted its own building construction plan to the Victorian government, and then reported it to Arthur.
Looking at the construction plan proposed by the Melbourne government, which is no less impressive than the Kingdom Building, Arthur rubbed his frowning brows, looked at the Victorian Governor Max Burkholder with a headache, and asked unhappily: "It's not that I don't support Melbourne's attack on Sydney, but the problem is that Melbourne must find a way to develop itself, rather than blindly imitating Sydney's development and construction.
The reason why the Kingdom Building is valued by the government is not because it is a 381-meter-high building.
The real reason is its landmark status for Sydney. This is a real landmark building, equivalent to Sydney's business card.
If Melbourne builds another building of similar size, won't its landmark status be weakened?
I hope Melbourne can build its own city landmark, rather than simply imitating the scale and design of the Kingdom Building in order to catch up."
For Arthur, Sydney and Melbourne are both flesh and blood. If they can be fully developed, Arthur is of course willing.
The current government's construction of Australian cities is also based on the triangle of Sydney, Melbourne and Fort St. Arthur.
Melbourne, once the largest city in Australia, is currently slightly behind Sydney, but its development speed is also very rapid.
According to government estimates, before 1932, Melbourne's population is expected to exceed 3 million, becoming the second city in Australasia with a population of over 3 million.
This is not over yet. Because of the promotion of surrounding cities by Sydney and Melbourne, there are actually large and small cities around these two cities, guarding these two most dazzling pearls.
To borrow the words of later generations, the Sydney urban agglomeration, the Melbourne urban agglomeration and the Fort St. Arthur urban agglomeration also represent the development status of the entire eastern Australia.
These three cities happen to be distributed in a triangular shape. Around this area, it is almost the most prosperous area in Australasia, and it also gathers nearly one-third of the population of Australasia.
To be honest, the population of Australasia limits the development of these cities.
Apart from anything else, as long as the population doubles again, Arthur will have the confidence to confront any country, and it will not be a problem to sit firmly on the throne of world hegemony.
It is no exaggeration to say that after the complete integration, Australasia can be proudly called a country favored by God.
There are countless coal and iron mines needed for industrial development, and the most important energy sources within a hundred years, oil and natural gas, are also widely distributed.
In addition, the total land area, the area of arable land suitable for reclamation, and various resources are among the best in the world. It is no exaggeration to say that it is favored by God.
It is precisely because of this that Arthur is relatively assured of the development of each state. Even if the governors of each state are incompetent, it is completely possible to maintain a stable economic growth with the vast land and rich mineral resources.
But then again, in the context of the social development of Australasia, no matter how bad the performance of each state is, it is definitely not that bad.
After asking Governor Victoria to come up with a feasible and practical construction plan, Arthur signaled Governor Victoria to withdraw.
Arthur really has no interest in the scripted building construction plan proposed by Melbourne, and there is no need to build buildings that are not much different in two different cities.
The first building of the Kingdom Building is a miracle, and the second building is just a taller building.
If Melbourne wants to catch up with Sydney in this regard, it must have its own unique things.
If Arthur is not even clear about this concept, then he should consider when to replace the officials of the Melbourne City Government.
For Arthur, the mayors of Sydney and Melbourne are more important.
Although Fort St. Arthur has become the capital, the economic center, cultural center and important shipping port are still Sydney and Melbourne.
In addition, Sydney has too many industries in the previous layout, so the importance of these two cities will not be low at any time.
After this short meeting, Arthur decided to go to the construction site of the Lake Eyre Canal to inspect the construction of the Lake Eyre Canal.
Secondly, it is to experience the highway currently under construction in Australasia.
Although it is a very simple version compared to later generations, it is also a big breakthrough in transportation for Australasia at present.
It is about 600 kilometers from Fort St. Arthur to the construction site of the canal. According to the speed limit of the highway, it takes about seven hours to arrive.
Although it is a bit of a waste of time, it is also a personal experience of the current situation of the highway,
and feel what is different from the highway in later generations.
Arthur's travel has a large number of guards, so there is no need to worry about safety. Even when driving on the highway, there are still dozens of cars in front and behind, accompanied by hundreds of royal guards.
In addition, there will be reconnaissance aircraft escorting the entire highway to detect problems on the highway at any time to ensure the safety of the convoy.
Under such airtight protection, Arthur's safety can be fully guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about any problems.
After changing two drivers on the way and driving for more than seven hours, Arthur finally arrived at the construction site of the Lake Eyre Canal.
In general, the driving on the highway is relatively smooth and no problems were found.
In particular, the main roads between major cities such as Fort St. Arthur and Adelaide are basically two-way three-lane roads, which are very spacious to drive.
On the left and right sides of the three-lane road, there are also emergency lanes to ensure that the highway can still pass effectively and quickly in the event of traffic jams, traffic accidents and various special situations.
When designing the emergency lane, Arthur also clearly required to maintain the order of the emergency lane and ensure that the emergency lane is used in an emergency and can be used at any time in an emergency.
Now there are no cameras or anything, so Arthur doesn't have to ask about the fines for the emergency lane.
It is precisely because of the emergency lanes on both sides that the entire highway has become unusually wide.
Strictly speaking, the entire highway is actually ten lanes, which looks very large and magnificent.
This is because Australasia has a large land area and a small population, so it has such a large land to build highways.
Europe basically does not have such wide roads. After all, land in Europe is very expensive and needs to be saved.
It was already afternoon when we set off from Fort St. Arthur in the morning and arrived near the Lake Eyre Canal.
The convoy was tired from the journey, and Arthur did not immediately go to see the construction of the canal. He decided to rest temporarily in Adelaide, south of the canal, and go to the vicinity of the canal the next day.
Adelaide is the capital of South Australia. It is located in the southeastern part of Australia and is a medium-sized city with a beautiful environment.
Arthur has been to Adelaide several times and is still very impressed by the city.
If Sydney and Melbourne are more advanced metropolises like Europe and the United States, then Adelaide is a pure natural city with a beautiful environment.
Although the scale of Adelaide has expanded a lot compared to the last time Arthur came, the green area of the city has not decreased at all, and the proportion of greening has even increased slightly.
Standing on the top of a hill in the suburbs of Adelaide, you can clearly see the whole picture of Adelaide. Most of the buildings in this city, known as the Natural City of Australasia, are two- or three-story single-family villas.
Only in the west and north of Adelaide, where there are some relatively high buildings because of the proximity to the port and industrial area, it looks a bit like a modern city.
But as soon as you leave the industrial development zone and the port, Adelaide turns back to the natural city, covered by trees and vegetation, like a green forest.
Feeling the fresh air of Adelaide, Arthur happily checked into the hotel in Adelaide and tasted the food in Adelaide.
Of course, it still remains the same. After all, Australasia is full of immigrants, and it will take a long time to develop a unique Australasia cuisine.
Arthur's guards were arranged near the hotel, and a small number of royal guards stood guard and patrolled near Arthur's room to ensure that there would be no problems at night.
Under the layers of protection, Arthur slept soundly and had no difficulty adapting to the new room and bed.
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