[Infrastructure] Rose kissed Barcelona

A church for the poor.

Dedicated to the Holy Family - Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, Jesus' birth mother, and St. Joseph, the adoptive father.

Wait a minute, that sounds familiar—

Joey covered his mouth and almost screamed.

Sagrada Familia...it's coming!

She looked at Antonio in a daze.

The thoughtful young architect was puzzled by her, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing."

Joey couldn't help curling up the corner of his mouth, and stood up abruptly, "I want to meet this Mr. Bocabella—right now, right now!"

"Miss Gordy." Mr. Dago greeted Joey politely after he walked in, and nodded to Antonio rather coldly.

Compared with him, Mr. Bocabella is much more enthusiastic.

"Oh, dear Miss Gordy, Mr. Gordy! I finally see you two." He shook hands with them hastily.

"Both are legends in our Barcelona. Needless to say, Ms. Gaudí has ​​created a miracle in this city, and Mr. Gaudí is also a unique exception—before he became an architect, he was already a famous architect. La."

Mr. Dago snorted quite dissatisfied: "It's really not an architect."

In theory, there is no problem with this statement, after all, Antonio has not yet graduated.

"Okay, my old friend," Bocabella patted Dago on the shoulder with a smile, "If you really dislike your student as you seem to, you won't recommend him."

Antonio glanced at the headmaster with some surprise.

The latter turned his head away sullenly.

"Allow me to briefly explain," Bocabella continued, "that the original idea came to me when I saw the painting of the Holy Family in Exile in Egypt in the monastery of Montserra. I thought, we should Build a cathedral for the poor, supported entirely by charity."

Boca Bella actually felt a little uncertain.

When he introduced the idea to everyone, people were not as enthusiastic as he thought.

Barcelona has been thriving in the past two years. With the operation of trams and railways, a large wave of immigrants came from the Catalan countryside, Aragon, Valencia and other places, and the population in the city skyrocketed.

Everyone knows that in this city, anyone who is hardworking and down-to-earth can find his place in the thriving industries and earn a considerable fortune--and wealth can continue to create wealth.

The atmosphere of the whole city is cheerful, warm and even a little impetuous.

Why donate money to build a church at this time?We obviously already have several churches.Judging from the development of Barcelona, ​​God is obviously very satisfied with our dedication.

"Miss Gaudi, you have always been very supportive of charity and public welfare undertakings," Bocabella was a little apprehensive. After all, although this rich lady often donates money, it is well known that she never seems to go to church. Does the church have any suggestions?"

This is tactful and decent, so if she doesn't want to pay, she won't be embarrassed.

Joey laughed, this Mr. Bocabella is a nice guy.

Coincidentally, she now has ample cash flow.

"I'd love to fund the construction of this church." Joey smiled.

"Ah, you are such a good man!" Bocabella was overjoyed.

People are right, the kind and beautiful Miss Gaudí is an angel sent by God to Barcelona.

"However, I do have a suggestion—a suggestion about location."

"You said." Bocabella immediately pricked up his ears.

Land is a big problem.The downtown area is so overcrowded that there is little vacant land; buying land for existing buildings is beyond budget.

"Look, this is it." Joey spread out the map.

As a (former) architect, having country and city maps at home is essential.

"Northwest of the city, not far from Diagonal Avenue. Although it is not an urban area, the city has already begun to expand in that direction. I can assure you that it will definitely become a bustling central area in the future."

Later generations will see this astonishing cathedral in Barcelona's unique tessellated city complex.

It is as if a miracle stands in the world.

"You are very reasonable. I will study it with my colleagues. Thank you very much, miss!"

"Well...there is also the architect." Bocabella said, and glanced at Dago.

Architects shouldn't have been such a big deal compared to money - this is a church after all.It's not often that any one architect gets the chance to design a church.

The only problem is that Barcelona already has a Gothic cathedral that is more than 500 years old, and nearly a dozen other churches, all of typical design.

If this Sagrada Familia also adopts a traditional design, it's not that it can't be done, it just seems to be a little disappointing after all.

This is Barcelona, ​​after all, not extravagant Paris or pretentious Florence.

The city deserves a church as unique as itself.

But who dares to be different in the style of a church?

When he visited his old friend with doubts, the respected principal of the architecture school pulled his beard for a long time, and finally recommended his most rebellious student.

"Just now I have briefly introduced the source of the idea of ​​​​the church," Bocabella said. It is the dedication of the people of Barcelona to God, and it is our most pious belief."

His voice became a little cautious, "Although, Mr. Gaudi, considering your philosophy, you may not particularly like it."

"Any career that has gone through difficulties is worthy of respect." Antonio replied calmly.

Bocabella heard what he meant, and was a little surprised: "So, you don't like this church?"

This is different from what Mr. Dago said.

"There is no architect who does not like churches."

When talking about "architect", Antonio glanced at the principal inadvertently, "After all, religious buildings are an integral part of architectural history."

"Then, if we sincerely invite you to be the chief architect of the Sagrada Familia—"

"My pleasure." He smiled slightly.

There is no need for so many complicated rhetoric.

The church that Joey likes, of course, must be designed by him.

When the two old people were about to leave contentedly, Joey suddenly remembered something and couldn't help laughing: "By the way, Mr. Bocabella, I have a small reminder."

"how?"

"Just remember to get a building permit before you start building, and negotiate the terms of changes to the design drawings with the council."

At this moment, they may not have thought that in another timeline, because the city hall did not update the construction permit after changing the design drawings, in the 100st century after more than 21 years of construction, the cathedral was required to pay a fine of nearly 3 million yuan.

……

Before Joey could recover from the excitement of seeing the Sagrada Familia, he was photographed pouring cold water on his head with a large pile of to-do lists in front of him.

After being away from Barcelona for a month, the urgent business piled up into a hill.

The July revenue statement of the power plant, the report on the progress of the tram planning and construction, the progress of the planning of Montjuïc, the statement of asset changes, and the investment advice given to her by the bank...

Although the numerous forms and paperwork make one's scalp tingle, but looking at the bright side, now that the bidding for the World Expo is over, the first major issue has been resolved, and the rest is happy money-making.

Thinking of this, Joey became a little more motivated, after all, no one would have trouble with money.

Part of the newly vacated funds will still be invested in the original industry, and at the same time, investment directions should also be expanded.Although he would always lose money buying funds in his previous life, Joey has confidence in his luck in this life.

Emerging oil exploration and petrochemical industries, this can be invested.

Not to mention the telephone industry.

Cable telegrams...forget it.

Chemical materials company?The name of this company sounds familiar, so try investing 50 first.

Even if she loses a little, it's not a big problem, anyway, she puts many baskets full of eggs.

Joey worked day and night for a few days, and finally cleared up the backlog of affairs, and took another nap viciously.

When she woke up satisfied and looked at the blue sky with light white silk floating outside the window, she remembered that it was time to see Laura and Beren.

Due to the temporary shelving of the divorce case of the Baroness Demo, Laura, her son and her daughter have been staying at the Fernandez House during this period.

In addition to the lobby and living room on the first and second floors, this house has twelve suites, each of which can be rented out as a separate apartment, and they live in a room on the east side near the stairs.

From what Pascal said, Bellen seemed to have a special interest in the law.In the most difficult time, while taking care of her sick mother and young brother, she read various law books at an astonishing speed. Such strength emerges from adversity.

And Laura fell ill after the trial. After this experience of almost shedding a layer of skin, she seemed to abandon all nostalgia for the baroness overnight.

She joined Olampu's bookstore and seems to have adjusted quickly to her new life, and is now even considering opening a small shop using her experience in antiques and clothing.

They are all welcoming a new life.

When Joey yawned and came to the corridor, he met Ada who was walking hurriedly.

"What's going on here?"

"Mary is not feeling well, she may have eaten badly before."

Ada replied, "I'm going to make her some oatmeal with milk...the doctor was supposed to come, but I don't know why it hasn't come yet."

"How is she now?" Joey was a little worried.

After all, you are still a child, so you have to pay more attention.

"After tossing around for a while, I still have a low-grade fever, and I have fallen asleep now. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Joey approached Mary's bedroom lightly and looked at the little girl carrying water.

Her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and her fair face flushed thinly under the effect of a low-grade fever, and she frowned slightly even when she fell asleep.

"Let her have a good rest first." Looking at it like this, it shouldn't be a big deal.It is estimated that it is just that the child ate something inappropriate, and it will be fine to raise it.

Joy was relieved and decided to visit her after returning, "Is Laura at home?"

"Both she and Belen have gone to St. Angela's Hospital. Today is a day of charity."

"Okay, I get it now."

The hospital and Casa Fernandez are on the same street, a few minutes walk away.Joey didn't plan to take the carriage either.

Because of the backlog of business, she has been staying at home for several days.When I stepped out into the sun again, it felt like being born again, from a sun-avoiding vampire to a human.

She entered the door of St. Angela's Hospital with a light heart.

boom!A man galloped out, slamming her aside, head on a post on the porch.

However, the man ran away in a panic without even turning his head, as if there was a god of death chasing after him.

How is this going?

Joey held on to the pillar in a daze, and in the sight of Venus, more people were scrambling to run out of the narrow porch.

Their mouths opened and closed, and their faces were full of fear.

Joey shook his head, and heard people's panicked shouts amidst the buzzing of his ears.

"Madrid must have sent someone to poison us...they just want us dead!"

"The doctor wants to kill us too!"

"Run away!"

"—it's cholera!"

The author has something to say: Thanks to Lei, the daily optimistic little angel~ Thanks for sticking your head into the manuscript box (QAQ does not exist in emmmmm), Shuiyan, Jiuxian, don’t sing, I will circulate 10 bottles in my brain, I hope there is no heaven, exam nutrient solution~