v2 Chapter 564: Country Responses - Other Countries II

Cambridge University is very happy that Oxford University did not contribute. Before, I was worried about who has the final say in the technology town. Now this worry is completely unnecessary. The United Kingdom is very different from the United States. There are many well-known and powerful companies in the United States. It is impossible for universities to dominate such a major project. There are no such powerful companies in the UK, at least no companies that can convince the public; this makes colleges and universities inevitably dominate the technology town.

The best universities in the UK are nothing more than Oxford and Cambridge, and now Oxford has voluntarily backed down. Cambridge will definitely have more right to speak, and it is more appropriate that the British technology town should be named Cambridge Town. This is the real idea of ​​the leadership of Cambridge University.

One thing the British are better at is that they know their own strengths. We only plan to build a science and technology town. No matter how many more companies and universities are available, there will not be so many companies and universities. However, there is a contradiction in the location selection.

The United Kingdom, the full name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is located in the British Isles to the northwest of the European continent and is surrounded by the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

The United Kingdom is a Western European island country consisting of England, Wales and Scotland on the island of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland and a series of affiliated islands.

The establishment of a technology town can promote local economic and technological development to a certain extent. The most ideal choice is to build it in England. Compared with Scotland and Northern Ireland, which are often independent, it is more worthy of trust. Although Wales is more obedient, the land face is too small, and the geographical location is not very suitable.

A consensus was quickly reached in England, and it was the English who really held the power in the British Empire. The most ideal choice is London, but there is no redundant land planning in London, and it is impossible to build a technology town in the City of London.

The British have done a very good job of protecting private property. There are dozens of legal provisions that emphasize private property issues. Now it seems that the only choice for tech towns is Liverpool or Manchester.

But this will provoke another contradiction, that is, the contradiction between the two cities. Moreover, it is still a contradiction between several worlds. Neither of these two waiting cities will give in. After all, no one can afford to lose.

Liverpool reached its zenith in urban development in the 18th century: it was the second largest city in Britain after London, and it became the second largest port in Europe (after Amsterdam), relying on the disgraceful slave trade. Here was the birth of Britain's first dock. At the beginning of the 19th century, 40% of world trade was done through Liverpool Dockyards.

Port Albert was an important port in Liverpool at the time. Before and after the British Industrial Revolution, trade and slave trade all over the world had close links with this port.

However, with the advent of the industrial revolution, Liverpool, which abides by traditional trade, has fallen behind, while Manchester, which is only 40 kilometers away from Liverpool, has flourished, relying on the textile industry represented by "Jenny Machine" to become the new industrial center of the UK.

Since Liverpool is a major exporter of raw materials, many industries in Manchester must rely on the transmission of the Mersey River, which makes Manchester people lament the high cost of transmission on the one hand, and secretly develop a canal specially designed for themselves.

At the end of the 19th century, the Manchester Canal opened, stretching 58 kilometers from East Harlem to Manchester, perfectly allowing ships to bypass Liverpool Docks.

Liverpool people feel that their dignity has been violated, and attack Manchester people in a mocking tone, saying that they are "blue-collar old people" who only understand manufacturing. Manchester people use the term "" to define Liverpool people, implying that Liverpool people eat "" (fried beef), and the temperament of the whole city is vulgar.

The struggle between the two cities in the process of historical development has created the best Tale of Two Cities script in history: the war of scolding caused by a canal.

Time has entered the 20th century, and the conflict between the two cities has intensified because of football. Now suddenly the location of the tech town has been added, which has caused a headache for the British executives.

These two candidate cities suddenly disrupted the British high-level plan to locate a technology town. The two cities can be said to be at odds with each other. Moreover, the votes and their own strengths of the two cities are similar; in the end, there is no other way but to settle for the next best thing, and establish technology towns in the two cities respectively.

The conflict was barely quelled, but this is by no means what the British high-level wants to see. But things have become a foregone conclusion, and no one can change it.

After the United States and the Soviet Union announced the establishment of technology towns, the British also announced the establishment of two technology towns in Liverpool and Manchester.

Seeing this situation, other countries certainly cannot lag behind, and the French have inherent romance. Now that the United Kingdom has established two technology towns at once, the French feel that their strength is no weaker than that of the British. Therefore, a resolution was soon passed to establish two technology towns on the outskirts of Marseille and Paris. In this era, the French can indeed be proud of the British.

Unlike the inaction during World War II, France withdrew directly from NATO during the reign of Charles de Gaulle. All domestic weapons and equipment are basically self-produced, which makes many high-tech and military enterprises in China. The French may have the strength to establish a technology town alone, and they are very reluctant. Now that two companies have been established at once, it is difficult to develop, and the outcome is already doomed.

Germans are very pragmatic in this regard and know their own strengths and shortcomings. So they set up a tech town in the Ruhr area, and they also pulled together Switzerland.

The industry of the Ruhr was the material basis for Germany to launch two world wars. After the war, it played a major role in West Germany's economic recovery and economic take-off, and its industrial output once accounted for 40% of the country's total. still has a pivotal position in the German economy. The outstanding feature of the Ruhr Industrial Zone is that the industrial zone started with the coal mining industry, with the comprehensive utilization of coal, the coking, electric power, coal chemistry and other industries have been vigorously developed, which has further promoted the development of the iron and steel and chemical industries. On the basis of a large number of steel, chemical products and sufficient power supply, the machinery manufacturing industry was established and developed,

The Germans just want to add some modern industries on the original basis, but also want to strengthen the fields of CNC machine tools and mechanical instruments. This is also one of the reasons why Switzerland is pulled together. The potential and strength of the two countries to unite together should not be underestimated.

Seeing what the Germans did, Bao Zixuan knew that this was his rival. The Germans are simply too pragmatic to be blinded by economic development and the domestic technological base. It is a terrible opponent, and now it seems that we can only find a way in East Germany.

The reunification of the two Germanys is the general trend, and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. But if the layout is successful in East Germany, Germany's development will certainly not be so smooth, it seems to be prepared in advance.

After France and Germany announced the establishment of technology towns, the Japanese also announced the construction of a technology town in Fukushima and Daban. Japanese companies also refuse to accept anyone, and in the end they can only settle for the next best thing. And at this time, the domestic real estate market is on the rise, and Japan itself has a very small land area, and it is difficult for a city to divide too much land.

After the Japanese announced the construction of a technology town, other countries in the world have also announced their own technology town plans.

Of course, these are mainly developed countries in the West, and countries and regions with poor technology do not have such confidence and strength.

Huaxia has also discussed the issue of a tech town, but China simply does not have the foundation to build a tech town. The reform and opening up has just taken off, and neither the economic situation nor the strength of science and technology have the conditions to establish a science and technology town.

But the Arabs have great ideas, especially when Israel announced the establishment of a tech town in Tel Aviv. It stings the nerves of the Arabs greatly, so Saudi Arabia decided to build a technology town based on the technology of the ground effect aircraft factory.

Saudi Arabia, with its deep pockets, announced that as long as there are high-tech companies willing to come over, any conditions can be negotiated. Not to mention that it really has a certain effect. Many small businesses in the West see Saudi Arabia's power and want to come and take advantage.

Some companies with technology have really developed with the support of Saudi Arabia's huge funds, of course, more companies are coming to cheat money. At this time, Saudi Arabia can't care so much, as long as there are companies coming over, it must not be compared by the Jews.

Israel has gained a lot of chip companies to settle in the world because of Bao Zixuan's propaganda, and Jewish capital has absolutely nothing to say about the economic control of many companies. Rather than establishing a technology town in Tel Aviv, it is more appropriate to establish a chip production and R&D base, because most of the internal companies are engaged in chip production and R&D.

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