2119 Boiling London 2
All super cities actually face a serious problem, that is, traffic congestion, not to mention that now is an era when horse-drawn carriages are popular, and the transportation efficiency that livestock can provide is undoubtedly low and chaotic.
Since the population of London exceeded one million, severe traffic congestion has become an incurable disease.
Every day, all the main streets in London are bustling with bustling scenes, mule carts for picking up goods, exquisite horse-drawn carts, fast-track pedestrians, leisurely gentlemen and ladies... Of course, there are more and more police officers who maintain order.
Traffic regulations have been formulated long ago, but it seems difficult for pedestrians and carriages to strictly abide by traffic rules. From time to time, unexpected situations such as shocking horses or overturning trucks occur. Frictions and conflicts between carriages and carriages and pedestrians are also very frequent.
Every emergency will cause a large blockage of blood vessels in the city, and people often see half a street or even the entire street being congested by people.
The core of the problem is to ensure the population of London. In the past two hundred years, London's population has been in a serious net inflow and net growth, from hundreds of thousands of people to over one million. Until now, the explosive growth of the population has not only brought pressure on transportation, and medical care, education, housing and even food and drink supply have become problems.
The conflict never ends, and the government's pace of resolving the conflict has not stopped. With just one year, two years, ten years and twenty years of hard work, the UK has accumulated countless management and organizational experience and countless executive talents.
The groundbreaking underground railway system was invented by the helpless British, who knew that relying on livestock would not lead to improvements in order. Although the railway was good, it still had shortcomings.
First of all, railways must occupy a lot of space to build rails and platforms, and safety cards must be set up at the intersections of railways and other roads. This is obviously unrealistic in the city of London where every inch of land is valuable.
Since the ground was not working, we could only turn our attention to the ground. After many sieges of doubt and opposition, the London government finally opened a subway railway of only six kilometers in 1863.
There is no doubt that this railway soon became the lifeline of London's transportation, and more than 40,000 London citizens took it on the first day of opening.
By now, the subway has doubled its distance, and a train passes every ten minutes, and the number of passengers transported by no less than 100,000 every day.
On weekdays, every subway station here is an extremely busy transportation hub, and today the arrival of the Eastern Envoy has created a rare traffic peak.
By six o'clock, the subway station was paralyzed, and four times more passenger flow than usual came. Even the London police had extremely strong abilities, they could not bear it at this moment.
The police used their bodies to form a thin cordon. The crowded crowd would hit it from time to time, and each time it almost collapsed.
The hat fell off, the leather boots were broken, the shirt and tie were squeezed away, the police uniform was full of wrinkles, and the sound of siren copper asking for support was everywhere, and the air was filled with a strong smell of sweat.
Everyone knows that this is not possible. There are more and more people crowded over. Just putting a hole that is more than one meter wide can't ejaculate so many abortions.
"Let's open the hole a little bigger? Another group of citizens came to the corner of the street, and we can't stand it..." The young policemen on the front line could no longer hold on.
However, the old policeman at the entrance of the subway resolutely denied his request, "No! You must not magnify the hole. Once you magnify it, it will definitely be a trampling incident, and it will die!"
Experience is always bloody, and these experienced old policemen have already raised their hearts to their throats. "Check for help, ask for help from the director... and send us additional staff!"
"For the sake of the current plan, we can only hold on and withstand the pressure of the citizens. The mopping incident has blew out the crowded buns little by little... If you suddenly let go, let alone trampling, the underground space is not enough to hold them, and the carriage is not enough to carry them..."
The telegram that urgently sought help flew to the Tower Bridge in an instant along the subway line. The frustrated police chief's eyes were so tired that his lips were all bursting.
"Support? Where can I go to provide him with support? All London is in chaos, and the crowds are pouring here. I don't have enough manpower..."
The Chief Police Officer was right. At this moment, the map of London on the wall in front of him was filled with countless small flags. The closer it was to the street at the center of the ceremony, the more small flags it would be.
It’s not just the subway that is overwhelmed, almost every street leading to the ceremony venue is overwhelmed, the carriage is completely overwhelmed, and you can’t move on the street except walking.
"Sir! Ask the army for help... Didn't the Prime Minister station tens of thousands of troops outside the city? Let the army come to help us..."
"Damn it, in the end, I have to ask them... Just do this, ask the Prime Minister for help immediately, ask the army to come in and coordinate order, especially the cavalry. We need the cavalry to separate the crowd..."
My subordinates put on their hats and ran out. If they wanted to mobilize more than 10,000 soldiers to provide assistance, they could only ask the Prime Minister to go.
Benjamin was waiting for Emperor Tongzhi and the Head of State on the pier on the north bank of the Thames. When he heard the police chief's request for help, he was shocked.
"Is it so messy? How come there are so many people at 6:30 this time? This is completely different from our previous speculation?"
"Prime Minister, this is the case. Now there is no way to let the army's cavalry enter the city to maintain order. Please give order!"
Tower Bridge in London was the first battle of the entire welcoming ceremony, where government personnel were present. Prime Minister Benjamin, along with his cabinet colleagues and parliamentary representatives, waited for the envoys here, and the royal family's welcome venue was behind.
Benjamin's old rival, Gladstone, touched his beard and smiled with great sarcasm, "Is this impossible to judge? Can't even handle a welcome ceremony?"
"Look at your plan, and there is a welcome ceremony for 200,000 people? It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous. I guess you have never analyzed the reports of the Oriental Chinese? You should use your past experience to analyze the problems..."
"The Chinese have attracted the interest of all Europeans through nearly half a year of in-depth reports, and everyone is full of curiosity about the distant East..."
"Two hundred thousand? Haha, my staff judged that the number of people participating in this welcome ceremony will definitely exceed 400,000!"
Chapter completed!