Chapter 391 The Imagined Yamen (Please vote and subscribe)
"Unintentionally...planting willows..." The snake chief repeated in confusion.
"Uh, nothing, you should quickly prepare. The tools, cattle, horses, vehicles, and men you need should all be obtained from the elders and the rat witch. It is best to set off tomorrow. The earlier you can bring back the saplings, the earlier Hanyang City can light up. This time it depends on you?" Luo Chong arranged.
"Yes, chief, I will prepare it right away."
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After arranging the luminous plants, Luo Chong was free again. By the end of June, the construction of Hanyang City was gradually coming to an end. Three of the four teaching buildings planned to be built had been built, and the fourth building had been built to the third floor. The previously completed roughcast was also almost decorated, and Luo Chong was ready to inspect it again.
Strolling to the north of the city square, several blue-black tube buildings rose from the ground, with blue bricks and blue tiles, quite ancient, but Luo Chong knew that the decoration style inside was completely in accordance with modern teaching buildings.
Walking to the first completed teaching building, the entrance is on both sides of the tube building, with a staircase on each side, which is also designed for the convenience of a large number of students going up and down the stairs.
Walking up the solid blue brick stone steps, the solid wood double door is open. As soon as I entered the corridor, I smelled a smell of paint, but it was not that bad, after all, it was all plant paint made of pure natural materials.
The floor of the corridor is paved with 40 cm long and wide, 1 cm thick ceramic floor tiles. The glaze of the floor tiles is light yellow, reflecting the luster of glass. This color of tile is elegant and very resistant to dirt. It also looks very bright. After all, there is basically no lighting equipment, so the lighting must be taken into account.
The smell of paint mainly comes from the wall. The original color of the blue brick is black. If the wall is not treated, the whole building feels like a prison, so this aspect is also specially treated.
The rough brick wall was first smeared with a layer of clay to cover the bricks and gaps, and then a layer of white slaked lime was applied on the outside. After being polished and smoothed, green paint was used to paint the lower part of the wall with a wall skirt, which looked more like a modern teaching building.
In addition to these, even the wooden floor above was painted white, making the narrow corridor look quite bright.
After entering the classroom, the decoration is basically the same as the corridor, with tiled floors, white walls, green wall skirts, and three large windows on the outer wall. The windows are still in the retro wooden lattice style for the time being, and a layer of animal skin is simply pasted on the outside to keep out the rain. However, they are always opened on sunny days. There is not enough paper for the time being, so we will slowly change it when there is more paper.
There is also a row of bay windows on the inner wall near the corridor, which is also for ventilation and to supplement the light for the corridor. The only difference from the outside is that a huge wooden blackboard is installed on the front and back of the classroom.
Needless to say, the blackboard is a teaching artifact. It is better than the one-to-many private school in ancient times. One teacher can teach dozens of people. Moreover, the use of blackboards and chalk can allow students to intuitively see the key points of the teacher's teaching, which is very important for popularizing education.
The pre-planned wooden lecture tables and desks have not yet arrived. Only two classrooms in this building are fully equipped with tables and chairs. The others are being produced at a rapid pace. In addition, windows and doors are also the responsibility of the carpentry team. Their workload is still quite large. Fortunately, there is a windmill sawmill, otherwise it is really unknown when the teaching building can be put into use.
After checking the classrooms on the first floor, Luo Chong stepped on the solid wood stairs to the second floor. The floor is still paved with ceramic tiles, but a layer of clay is applied on the wooden floor, and then ceramic tiles are laid. This construction method can also be as fireproof and waterproof as possible, and increase the service life of the wooden floor.
The second and third floors are currently empty rooms, and the decoration is exactly the same as the bottom. They are just waiting to paper the windows and fill them with tables, chairs and benches before they can be put into use.
The renovation of the No. 2 teaching building is also progressing very quickly. The foundation of the wall has been completed, and the final painting work is in progress. The blackboard has not been installed in the classroom yet. There are only a few wooden windows, which are empty and very bright.
The No. 3 building has just been capped less than a month ago, and the floor tiles are being laid now . The wall foundation of the first floor has been completed, and the two floors above should take a long time.
Finally, Luo Chong went to see the construction progress of the No. 4 building. Because there are so many people, the work is still very fast. The floor slabs of the second floor have been laid. It is expected that the capping will be at the earliest in early July, and then the decoration stage can be entered.
However, this is not the last construction project. Luo Chong had previously planned a single-family villa, but now he has no intention of living here.
Hanyang City is the first city planned by Luo Chong. It can be said that the most effort has been devoted to it. However, the surrounding geographical location has restricted its development. This is the largest city, and it can only be like this. Luo Chong cannot live in Hanyang City forever. First of all, his identity is not suitable. Will he live here when he becomes the emperor in the future?
In addition, it is not conducive to office work. The emperor governs so many cities, and staying in this small place can't accommodate so many officials. At least Luo Chong must have a lot of people around him.
So in summary, Luo Chong is ready to give up the "luxury house plan" and use the last piece of vacant land in Hanyang City to build a government comprehensive office building, which is similar to the office unit of the county government.
Considering the limitations of this era, a county does not need to set up complex units of this bureau and that bureau, so just like in ancient times, set up a yamen, and the county magistrate will be in charge of all the affairs of the county, and arrange some small officials to assist, so there will be no problem.
Otherwise, the country can't afford so many officials. Like now, there are more than one billion people in total, and there are 80 million civil servants alone. It's a miracle that the people are not sucked dry. How much tax should be paid to pay their salaries.
Of course, it doesn't mean that there is only one official. In that case, even if the official is awesome, he can't manage it. So there will still be some branches, but there will be no separate yamen. Just put them all in this comprehensive office building, which can be divided according to the office.
For example, an office in charge of household registration, an office in charge of agriculture, a military office in charge of city defense and public security, an office in charge of animal husbandry, an office in charge of construction, and so on. A department only needs one room.
There is also a reception hall to handle civil affairs, a conference room, a document library, well, that is, an archive room, and a county magistrate's office on the top floor, as well as offices for other deputies. This is a fully functional government agency.
In addition to the main officials, the clerks of the department are generally small clerks. This position is similar to a contract worker and is not considered a formal official establishment. However, if they do a good job and are capable, they will have the opportunity to become regular officials, or even be promoted to high-ranking officials.
Luo Chong is still quite concerned about this "yamen" building. After all, it is the face of a county, or the face of the empire, Luo Chong's face. Although frugality is a traditional virtue, if this government unit is too shabby, it will easily lose its credibility among the people.
"You are a state-owned enterprise that is so poor, what future can I have by following you?"
In order to prevent the people from having such thoughts, Luo Chong decided to design a distinctive building, and it should accommodate so many functions, which was quite difficult for him, a half-baked architect who demolished buildings in his previous life.
(End of this chapter)
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