423: Million-person community

Pang Chengye pondered for a moment; besides being quite expensive, there were no technical difficulties.

It was just digging a basement; more excavators, more building materials, a piece of cake.

So Pang Chengye said, “President Qian, these are all not a problem, except for the cost!”

Upon hearing that it would cost money, Qian Ziyong waved his hand and said, “Money is not an issue!”

“Spend it for me, spend it hard!”

Qin Jianming, who was nearby, heard “spend it hard” and immediately rejoiced.

If someone else said “spend it hard,” he wouldn't care at all.

But Qian Ziyong was different; Qian Ziyong's “spend it hard” meant hundreds of millions, even billions.

With so much money invested in Han City, wouldn't this year's GDP soar?

Moreover, it would boost the entire economy of Han City; once economic vitality picked up, everyone would make money.

When people make money, they will flow back, and with more people, the economy will become even more developed!

Qin Jianming couldn't help but ask, “President Qian, how big do you plan to build Feihuang Community?”

Qian Ziyong countered, “How large is Han City's population?”

Qin Jianming replied, “Han City's population cannot compare to Wu City, but it still has a million people.”

Qian Ziyong looked at Pang Chengye and said, “Then build it to accommodate a million people!”

“Manager Pang, calculate how much land is needed for a million people!”

Upon hearing this, Pang Chengye began calculating on his phone.

After a while, Pang Chengye said, “An accurate calculation will take a long time, but I can give you a rough estimate now.”

“For multi-story residences, the plot ratio is generally 0.8 to 1.2. I will use a plot ratio of 1 for calculation, meaning one square meter of land for one square meter of building area.”

“If each person's living area is fifty square meters, then one million people would need fifty million square meters, which is 50 square kilometers.”

To help Qian Ziyong understand better, Pang Chengye explained, “If it were a square community, it would be a community with a length and width of 7 kilometers each!”

Qian Ziyong asked, puzzled, “What is a plot ratio?”

Pang Chengye explained, “The plot ratio is the ratio of the community's land area to its building area.”

“Generally, the smaller the plot ratio, the larger the per capita area, and the more comfortable it is to live in!”

Qian Ziyong countered, “Since the plot ratio for multi-story residences is 0.8 to 1.2, why don't we calculate based on 0.8 instead of 1?”

Pang Chengye replied, “Boss, you just said that vehicles and pedestrians would be separated, with all cars parked in the underground garage, so there are no cars above ground.”

“In this situation, we can arrange things better. Although the plot ratio is 1, the actual effect is even better than 0.8!”

“The plot ratio cannot be infinitely small, or it will become too quiet.”

Upon hearing this, Qian Ziyong recalled his own villa.

He was afraid to go out at night; he could wander around the community for a long time without meeting anyone, and sometimes he would feel panicked.

When he finally saw a shadow, he would worry if it was a person or a ghost.

Thinking about it this way, too small a plot ratio wasn't so good either.

Villas weren't that great either...

Qian Ziyong pondered for a moment; he didn't have a strong concept of 50 square kilometers, so he asked, “How large is Han City's area?”

Pang Chengye replied, “Han City's area is 1600 square kilometers.”

“I suggest not building such a large community. We can divide it into phases, first phase, second phase, and proceed gradually.”

Listening to the two of them, back and forth, Qin Jianming was dumbfounded.

What?

Are you planning for everyone in Han City to live here?

Fifty square kilometers, just this residential area is terrifying!

As the top leader of Han City, he was quite knowledgeable.

But compared to Qian Ziyong's plan, he felt his knowledge was still very limited.

“President Qian... I think a residential community for two or three tens of thousands of people is already a lot!” Qin Jianming interjected.

Hearing Qin Jianming say this, Qian Ziyong thought he couldn't solve the land problem and said, “Didn't you say you would solve any difficulties?”

“What, you can't even solve this small matter?”

“Then if I want to build various high-tech industrial parks here in the future, will you still be able to handle it?”

Qian Ziyong was starting to doubt Qin Jianming's ability!

Qin Jianming was somewhat speechless.

Was he unable to solve it?

Do you know what you were just saying?

To build a community for a million people, to capture all of Han City's population in one swoop.

Is that possible?

Why would everyone in Han City come to live in this community?

Many people are reluctant to leave their hometowns; they have farmland in the countryside, and even if the houses built are better, they won't come over.

So this plan was quite absurd.

Qin Jianming said, “President Qian, it's not that I can't solve it, but rather that I can solve the problem, but there won't be that many people coming!”

“After all, our Han City only has a little over a million people.”

“Even if the community is built perfectly, it would be remarkable if three-tenths of the people came!”

“Many elderly people are unwilling to leave the place where they were born and grew up, and many people are willing to guard their fields for a lifetime...”

Qian Ziyong immediately interrupted, “Wait!”

“Who said I want everyone in Han City to live here?”

“Ah?” Qin Jianming was stunned.

That's not what you meant?

You just asked me how many people were in Han City.

I said a little over a million.

And then you planned according to a million people.

Now you're telling me that your plan for a million has no connection to Han City having a million people?

Qian Ziyong smiled and said, “Leader Qin, your thinking is too outdated!”

“Your vision hasn't opened up yet!”

“Didn't you say before that Han City needs to compete with Wu City for land?”

“How can you compete without people?”

“If you can compete for land, why can't you compete for people?”

Qin Jianming scratched his head.

He had just said that, but wasn't that a joke?

That was just a dream.

Hmm... in reality, he wouldn't even dare to dream like that.

Qian Ziyong said, “You need to broaden your perspective. Why does Shen City have so many people?”

“I heard it used to be just a small fishing village!”

“No matter what it used to be, now it's a first-class metropolis.”

“There isn't a single first-tier city in Central China, and I think Han City can be one!”

Here we go again, here we go again, Qian Ziyong is drawing me another big picture!

Although he knew the picture was big and round, why did he just love to listen, listening with his heart blooming?

Qian Ziyong didn't continue chatting with Qin Jianming but looked at Pang Chengye beside him and continued, “Oh, Manager Pang, remember to leave an empty space.”

Pang Chengye looked at Qian Ziyong, puzzled.

Qian Ziyong said, “This place is a bit far from Han City's urban area, although it's only a ten-minute drive.”

“But not everyone is willing to drive out, and driving is also very inconvenient.”

“Leave an empty space for us to build a subway in the future.”

Pang Chengye's body trembled, “Bo... Boss, private subway construction?”

Qian Ziyong asked, “Are there any technical problems?”

Pang Chengye shook his head, “Technical problems are not big; subway construction technology is already very mature, and I can find people.”

“It's just the cost...”

Qian Ziyong said impatiently, “I already told you, money is not an issue!”

Pang Chengye scratched his head, “But this money is really a lot.”

“It's ten kilometers from here to Han City's urban area, and there are no residences along the way, so there's no need to spend money on demolition.”

“Just the cost of the subway itself is five hundred million per kilometer, so ten kilometers would be five billion!”

Hearing that the cost of the subway was so expensive, Qian Ziyong's heart bloomed with joy.