As far as the transformation of London's urban areas is concerned, the occurrence of the smog incident is certainly a good thing. But Alan Wilson cannot express it, otherwise the families of thousands of people who died will not accept it.
London’s reconstruction and resettlement conditions this time are almost a one-to-one copy of the safety conditions of shanty town reconstruction.
But there is no such thing as a millionaire. It would be great to be able to exchange for a new house on a one-for-one basis! With the current British finances, compensation and the like will definitely not account for a large proportion.
House-for-house is the main resettlement method for this London reconstruction. Of course, the London City Government will provide certain compensation for the residential expenses incurred during this period as appropriate.
Without the expanded production capacity of British Malaya, it would be very difficult to handle it on its own, not to mention that the East End of London is an industrial area, and the relocation of factories will definitely affect production capacity.
Alan Wilson, an overseas commissioner, is obviously different from local officials. If there are two main differences, one is that he has a strong backer, and the other is that he is bold enough. The two complement each other.
Because he had the Mountbatten family as his backer, he dared to intervene in any risky matters, and the final result was not bad. That's why he has been able to get to this day without stumbling.
The reconstruction of London, which has been defined as a major livelihood project, was extremely attentive this time, and he also had the help of Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke. Before becoming Cabinet Secretary, he was the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Reconstruction. In fact, it was the Department of Reconstruction.
Deputy Secretary-General!
The plans for post-war reconstruction were all planned by Norman Brooke. With a cabinet secretary who was as good as Emperor Apocalypse in the field of architecture, Alan Wilson's plans were naturally at home.
"There has never been such a livelihood project in British history." Norman Brooke expressed his appreciation for Alan Wilson's idea of exchanging houses for houses, and he now agrees that the smog incident was indeed a positive in this matter.
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"Countries under the Soviet system seem to be familiar with this model. Houses in Eastern European countries are all allocated." Alan Wilson changed the topic without forgetting that he was a reliable person. "Of course the national conditions are different, but due to cost
Think about it, this is still profitable, and it should satisfy the real estate developer who is doing the construction."
After all, by integrating a bungalow into a building and converting a house into a seven-story building, the land saved is still very valuable. This is London, which is considered a first-tier city in the world, and every inch of land is at a premium.
The policy of exchanging houses for houses can reduce the area of the house and allow the real estate developers to develop the land. In this way, the real estate developers can make profits and the London City Government will be free. It is the best of both worlds.
In practice, since the value of resettlement housing in the eastern district may be relatively low, the amount of compensation may also be lowered.
Therefore, you should first determine whether your house that is classified as a demolition house is a resettlement house.
In this way, the East End of London will eventually save land area and is conducive to population concentration. It is not a big deal for some places to learn from the Soviet Union. It can be said to be less Soviet.
If this matter can go smoothly and have a good outcome, maybe the East End of London will become the stronghold of the Labor Party for a long time. In fact, the East End of London is also dominated by Labor Party supporters.
"You may not know that the Prime Minister made great determination to support this plan." Norman Brooke mentioned Prime Minister Attlee's dilemma.
It's easy to say that everything is going well, but what if there are too many constraints on this matter and the results are not satisfactory? You have to know what it means to the ruling party if a traditional box office area changes sides.
"Dear Sir, just leave it to me. Didn't the Prime Minister say that we must combine the advantages of capitalism and socialism!" Alan Wilson patted his chest and said that he would do his best to accomplish this.
thing.
At this time, he still had time to contact Vivien Leigh, making indirect inquiries about the current situation of Britain's new national treasure Audrey Hepburn, and admitting in a roundabout way that this young actress arranged it himself.
Even Vivien Leigh could imagine from reading the telegram that Alan Wilson looked guilty, but there was nothing she could do about it. She also hinted in the call back that she did know that Audrey Hepburn, a young actress, was suspected of having an affair with her lover.
An unclear relationship.
But she was still willing to give Audrey Hepburn a chance and give her the script of Roman Holiday. Vivien Leigh hoped that this telegram would make her lover understand her good intentions.
It's a pity that Alan Wilson didn't have time to watch. He was doing something that was common in his previous life but very rare in the UK: fighting floods and providing disaster relief.
A huge storm formed in the North Atlantic, known as the Procellarum Ocean, at the end of January. Huge waves were carried by strong winds and headed towards the English Channel. The typhoon faced the waves and approached the coastlines of coastal countries.
Ferries between the UK and France have been lost in this storm, and the impact of the storm is far more than that. Alan Wilson, who was in London, got the news that sea water had been flowing back from the Thames Estuary.
"It is foreseeable that this time the floods are budding." Seeing the dark clouds in the sky persisting for a long time, and the memory of the European floods of 1953 coming to mind, Alan Wilson arrived in Whitehall directly wearing a raincoat.
When Norman Brooke expressed the seriousness of the situation, the top priority is to cast a dyke at the Thames Estuary immediately, otherwise London has just suffered from the London Smog incident less than two months ago, and the impact has just dissipated. For London citizens at this time
Said, adding insult to injury.
"According to news from the shipping sector, our ferry has lost contact in the strait, with 133 passengers on board. I don't want to be too pessimistic, but they may be in danger."
With the wind and rain, the turbid waves are rolling, and the seawater in the Thames Estuary is in danger of bursting. London is in danger of being immersed in seawater. Of course, the Netherlands is in greater danger, but he can't care about the Netherlands now.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Now there is only a national emergency, and only the Prime Minister has this power." Norman Brooke directly picked up the phone, arranged for himself to meet with the Prime Minister, and then called the city government.
, "Arrange for the city government to notify citizens on both sides of the Thames to evacuate."
"Can't we take the initiative to fight this flood?" Alan Wilson solemnly suggested.
"Alan!" Norman Brook looked directly at Alan Wilson, but the latter did not avoid it and did not think there was anything wrong with it. "Well, if the citizens of London can be mobilized, you can participate."
"I always do bad things in the colony, and I should do something meaningful to make up for it." Alan Wilson readily accepted and left Whitehall directly to report to the city hall.
Two hours later, Attlee's cabinet announced on the radio that a storm in the North Atlantic caused seawater to flood back into the Thames Estuary. London was in danger of being immersed in seawater. The government solemnly decided that the United Kingdom had entered a state of national emergency.
In the afternoon, the tide is at low tide, and it is estimated that the tide will reach its peak at 4 o'clock in the morning. As the wind becomes stronger and stronger, and gradually develops into a northwest wind, the waves on the sea are getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more waves.
The ship was in trouble.
The expected low tide did not occur and the water was already as high as the high tide and the tide had not yet arrived. Therefore, it is estimated that this would cause the water level to rise even higher during the tide. So one can imagine what would happen when a hurricane brings high water levels with it
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Since the war, London has never been so lively. The police in the city of London whistled to guide the mobilized people to the Thames River, and heavy trucks carried tools to strengthen the embankment.
In the East End of London, citizens who suffered heavy casualties from the smog incident more than a month ago were mobilized.
Alan Wilson is among them. He is now on the Thames River, witnessing the flood with his own eyes, and only then did he remember that London is the central city of the United Kingdom, and all decisions can be made immediately. The war
Not even a few years have passed.
Even the recent smog incident had a positive effect, otherwise the people of London would never have reacted so quickly.
Along with the faint thunder, heavy rain still fell on people, but the lights were brightly lit on both sides of the Thames River. People on the riverside carried sandbags and worked hard to strengthen the river embankment.
This may be something that has never happened in London. People kept chanting slogans and received enthusiastic responses from a large number of people. On this day, hundreds of thousands of British citizens faced the intrusion of seawater into the Thames River and walked onto the embankments and
of struggle.
At this time, the wind force in the English Channel has reached Level 10, and the tide is gradually rising. Radio broadcasts across London are informing every household in London about the situation of the Thames River. At this moment, the lives of the eight million citizens of London are
The focus is on the Thames.
The government's constant broadcasts have brought the citizens of London almost back to the Second World War, but now London is no longer facing German bombs, but a natural storm.
Citizens continued to come out of their homes and decided to join the fight against the flood. Throughout the day, they were faced with higher and higher seawater intrusion, and the embankments on both sides of the Thames River were getting higher and higher.
On the other side of the strait, the famous coastal embankment of the Netherlands in the Low Countries has been breached by the sea water, and the coastal provinces of the Netherlands are already in a vast ocean.
In the early morning, the tide reached its peak and the wind reached its highest. Disasters occurred. First, the embankments burst, and coastal embankments were breached everywhere. Then, the floods flowed into people's settlements at such a fast speed. Countless people were drowned in their sleep.
Wrapped into the sea water.
Compared to the Dutch, London is lucky. The UK is not a Low Countries. Although the seawater pours in from the Thames River, it happens to be attacking London, the most important city in the UK. The Attlee cabinet, which has just experienced the smog incident, is not affected by the smog incident.
I once again thought about letting the support rate drop, and took war-time measures to deal with it.