Chapter 755 Rejection of Proposal and Inspection

On May 25, 1930, the Governor's Office of the Territory of Sydney and the City Government jointly issued an announcement to build a super-building over 381 meters in Victoria Street, Sydney, and name it the Kingdom Building.

The entire building is expected to cost A$45 million, with the Royal Government, the Royal Family and the Territory of Sydney each contributing A$15 million.

Just this newly announced news 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 with a height of 381 meters has been built.

Costing 45 million Australian dollars, this financial budget is extremely exaggerated and can even build almost five battleships.

But then I thought about it, this building will greatly improve Sydney’s popularity and business. When the building is completed, the entire building will become one of Sydney's symbols, and the returns may far exceed the investment.

Because all three funding parties are official, the public still has great confidence in the quality and engineering safety of the building.

Some people have even begun to discuss setting a date to go to the top of the building to view the scenery of the entire city after the building is completed.

It was not much different from what Arthur expected. After the Kingdom Tower plan in Sydney was announced, the Melbourne government quickly submitted its building construction plan to the Victoria state government, and then reported it to Arthur.

Looking at the construction plan proposed by the Melbourne government that was no less impressive than the Kingdom Building, Arthur rubbed his frown, looked at Victoria Governor Max Burkholder with a headache, and asked angrily: " It’s not that we don’t support Melbourne’s impact 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 Tower attracts the attention of the government is not because it is a 381-meter-tall building.

The real reason is its landmark status for Sydney. This is a real landmark building, which is equivalent to Sydney’s external business card.

If Melbourne builds another building of similar size, wouldn't its landmark character be diminished?

I hope Melbourne can build its own city landmark, rather than simply copying the size and design of Kingdom Tower just to catch up. "

For Arthur, the palms and backs of his hands in Sydney and Melbourne are meat. If he can develop in an all-round way, Arthur is of course willing.

The current government's construction of Australian cities is also based on the triangle area of ​​Sydney, Melbourne and St. Arthur's Castle.

As the largest city in Australia, Melbourne is currently slightly behind Sydney, but its development speed is also very rapid.

According to government estimates, Melbourne's population was expected to exceed 3 million before 1932, becoming the second city in Australasia with a population exceeding 3 million.

This is not over yet. Because Sydney and Melbourne have driven the surrounding cities, cities of all sizes have actually risen up around these two cities, guarding these two brightest pearls.

To borrow the words of later generations, the Sydney urban agglomeration, the Melbourne urban agglomeration and the St. Arthur's Castle urban agglomeration also represent the development status of the entire eastern Australia.

These three cities happen to be distributed in a triangle. In the surrounding area, it is almost the most prosperous area in Australasia, and nearly one-third of the entire population of Australasia is gathered.

To be honest, the population of Australasia limits the growth of these cities.

Not to mention 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 secure the throne of world hegemon.

It is no exaggeration to say that after complete integration, Australasia can proudly be called a country favored by God.

There are countless coal mines and iron ores needed to develop industry, and oil and natural gas, the most important energy sources within a century, are also distributed in large quantities.

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.

Because of this, Arthur is relatively reassured about the development of various states. Even if the governors of each state are inactive, relying on the vast land and rich mineral resources, there is no problem in maintaining stable economic growth.

But having said that, in the context of Australasian social development, even if the performance of each state is worse, it is definitely not much worse.

After asking Governor Victoria to come up with a feasible and realistic construction plan, Arthur signaled Governor Victoria to withdraw.

Arthur really didn't have much interest in the scripted building construction plan proposed in Melbourne, and there was no need to build similar buildings in two different cities.

For a building of the size of the Kingdom Building, the first one is considered a miracle, and the second one can only be described as a taller building.

If Melbourne wants to catch up with Sydney in this regard, it must have something unique of its own.

If this concept is not clear, then Arthur will have to consider when to change the officials of the Melbourne City Government.

For Arthur, the mayors of Sydney and Melbourne are still relatively important.

Although St. Arthur's Castle has become the capital, the economic center, cultural center and important maritime ports remain the two cities of Sydney and Melbourne.

Coupled with the fact that Sydney had too many industries in the previous layout, the importance of these two cities will not be reduced at any time.

After this brief meeting, Arthur decided to go to the construction site of the Lake Eyre Canal to inspect the construction status of the Lake Eyre Canal.

Secondly, it is to experience the highways currently under construction in Australasia.

Although it is a very crude version compared to later generations, for the current Australasia, it can be regarded as a considerable breakthrough in transportation.

It is about 600 kilometers from Fort Saint-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 can be considered a first-hand experience of the current condition of the highway.

Feel the difference from the highways of later generations.

Arthur has a large number of guards when he travels, so there is no need to worry about safety. Even while driving on the highway, there were still dozens of cars following him, 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 and ensure the safety of the convoy.

Under such airtight protection, Arthur's safety can be completely guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about any problems.

Two drivers were changed midway, and after more than seven hours of driving, Arthur finally arrived at the construction site of the Lake Eyre Canal.

Overall, driving on the highway was relatively smooth and no problems were found.

In particular, the main roads between major cities such as St. Arthur's Castle and Adelaide are basically two-way three lanes and are very spacious for driving.

Emergency lanes are also set up on the left and right sides of the three lanes to ensure that the highway can still pass effectively and quickly in the event of traffic jams, car accidents and various special situations.

When designing the emergency lane, Arthur also made a clear request to maintain the order of the emergency lane and ensure that the emergency lane can be used in emergencies and can be used at any time.

There are no cameras or anything now, so Arthur doesn't have to ask about the fines in the emergency lane.

It is precisely because of the emergency lanes on the left and right sides that the entire highway becomes extremely wide.

Strictly speaking, the entire highway is actually ten lanes and looks very large and majestic.

This is why Australasia has such a large land area and a relatively small population to build highways.

Europe basically does not have such wide roads. After all, land in Europe is very valuable and needs to be conserved.

Departing from St. Arthur Castle in the morning, it was already afternoon when we arrived near the Lake Eyre Canal.

The convoy was tired from traveling, and Arthur had no idea of ​​​​seeing the construction of the canal immediately, so he decided to rest temporarily in Adelaide, south of the canal, and then go to the surrounding area of ​​the canal the next day.

Adelaide is the capital of South Australia, located in the southeastern region of Australia. It is a medium-sized city with a beautiful environment.

Arthur has been to Adelaide several times and is still very impressed with this city.

If Sydney and Melbourne are more like advanced metropolises like Europe and the United States, then Adelaide is a purely natural city with a beautiful environment.

Although Adelaide's city size has expanded a lot compared to the last time Arthur came here, the city's green area has not decreased at all, and the proportion of green areas has even increased slightly.

Standing on the top of the mountain in the suburbs of Adelaide, you can clearly see the whole of Adelaide. Most of the buildings in this city, known as Australasia's natural city, are two- or three-story detached villas.

Only in the west and north of Adelaide, where there are some relatively tall buildings due to their proximity to the port and industrial areas, do they look somewhat like a modern city.

But as soon as you leave the industrial development zone and port, Adelaide returns to that natural city, shrouded in trees and vegetation, like a green forest.

Feeling the fresh air of Adelaide, Arthur happily checked into the hotel in Adelaide and tasted the delicious food of Adelaide.

Of course, it remains the same. After all, Australasia is full of immigrants, and it will take a long time to develop unique Australasian cuisine.

Arthur's guards were deployed 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 discomfort with the new room and bed.

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