[Infrastructure] Rose kissed Barcelona

For Barcelona, ​​snow is a once-in-a-decade spectacle.This heavy snow also seemed to be limited to Christmas, and it quickly melted away without a trace.

At the beginning of the new year, the sky is so blue that it is hard to open one's eyes, and it shines together with the windows of countless excited people on the ground, as if a huge sapphire was broken into countless pieces and left in the world by naughty little angels.

After the war, people in Barcelona were busy rebuilding.

The transportation, electricity and water supply lines destroyed in the fighting were the first to be restored.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of post-war reconstruction, the water supply and drainage system, which was replanned after the cholera epidemic but had not yet been implemented in time, underwent an overall overhaul, and a thorough investigation was carried out on all lines that may have potential health hazards.

When many newspapers reported this event, they were quite emotional.

"When the epidemic was raging before, the priests of the church were the busiest, and the fastest sold out were crosses and Christ statues-of course, they would soon become coffins."

"But this time, because of Her Majesty the Rose Princess, we looked at the epidemic through the lens of science rather than theology, only to find that future disasters can be avoided through human efforts."

"We want to pay tribute to the doctors, nurses and volunteers who protected us during this most difficult time, and to everyone who helped others in the dark."

Before the start of the new semester, the University of Barcelona announced that they will be offering a post-baccalaureate program in "Public Health".

It is said that this major is very popular among medical bachelors.

In addition to infrastructure, houses, streets and parks damaged by shelling are being repaired.

The war made people see the power of reinforced concrete most intuitively. Therefore, when rebuilding buildings, this material has become the most popular choice of building materials. The saying that "doping metal in stone will attract evil spirits" was silent disappeared.

And in this ardent process, Joey is faced with another problem-what to do with the land on the former site of Montjuic Castle?

Following a redesign by the City Architectural Planning Commission, several changes were incorporated into the original design of the Expo site on Montjuïc.

A large stadium will be built halfway up the hill, with the goal of allowing anyone who wants to go to a football game to sit comfortably in the stands - probably in the trees at the edge of the shabby football pitch in Brammer Park "Monkeys" are all brooding about this.

Near the top of the mountain, in the area originally planned for green space, woods and parks, a piece of land was set aside as a cemetery for those who died in the Barcelona Guard Battle.

It will be the sunniest place in Barcelona.

"Your Highness, this is a compilation of citizen feedback for your information - in general, people don't want to rebuild Montjuic Castle anymore."

Whenever the sun rises, people see the faint ruins on the top of the mountain reflecting the brilliant clouds from a distance, and feel that the castle is almost an allegorical symbol——

It was built during the siege of Barcelona 160 years ago, with its guns always directed towards the city.

The history of its existence is almost the history of repression, surveillance and intimidation in Barcelona.

160 years later, it was destroyed by fire during the siege of Barcelona.

From then on, the city got rid of the condescending cold eyes and was reborn from the ashes.

"For the sake of the city's strategic security, we still recommend building a castle there, which must have basic defensive functions. However, in order to take care of people's emotions, the less the castle looks like the better—considering your status, We think it is very appropriate to build a palace." The secretary of the city council said to Joey respectfully.

"Of course, this is your private land, and the above are just suggestions."

"Ok, I see."

After the secretary left, Joey touched his words and laughed: "I want a castle, but the less it looks like a castle, the better—this is simply a tailor-made request for a certain guy."

She opened the record book next to her, gloated and nodded - one, two, three, four...

Oh hoo.

Good luck, Mr. Architect.

The whole city is in disrepair, and people have devoted themselves to rebuilding with unprecedented enthusiasm.

Heavy work occupies most of people's energy, so that they have not noticed the footsteps of winter with skirts coming quietly, and they see the snowdrops blooming everywhere.

This is the earliest primrose on the Mediterranean coast, with small bell-like white flowers hanging down, exuding a faint fragrance in the warm sea breeze.

Snowdrops are soon followed by large white hellebores, violets and bluebells.

It seems that suddenly, Barcelona has a blue rainstorm full of Mediterranean flavor.

After the heavy rain, people suddenly found that colorful hyacinths had quietly lit gorgeous torches on every street corner.

Spring has come in such a hurry.

woohoo-

The whistle of the train sounded, and a large cloud of white smoke spewed out in the fresh and moist air after the rain, which floated far above the train station before dissipating.

"Your Highness, I'm really leaving. You miss me!"

Ada sat by the window, wiping away her tears.

"I will. Remember to send me a telegram. You can also call!" Joey replied with a smile.

Because of his outstanding command performance in the defense of Barcelona, ​​Ada was picked up by the Ministry of Defense and was about to leave for Madrid.

Although very reluctant, Joey absolutely supports Ada to do what she wants to do most and what she is best at.

This is not only her dream, but also a new possibility for thousands of girls after her.

"Goodbye, General Jimenez!" Joey waved with a smile.

"Oh!" Ada immediately covered her face, and another eye leaked out from between her fingers, "This is too embarrassing!—Call me again?"

"Lord Jimenez—" Joey called in the sweetest voice.

Ada shivered suddenly.

"Hiss—Your Highness, I feel your love, it's like pouring boiling water from head to toe."

The train started slowly.

"Oh, by the way," Ada hurriedly poked her head out of the window and waved at Antonio: "Mr. Earl, you have to work harder!"

She gave Antonio a meaningful look.

She—as the golden maid of the Royal Palace in Madrid, the future general—can never make a mistake.

"Thank you." Antonio waved, "Take care!"

On the carriage home, Joey was terrified by Antonio's probing eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Antonio glanced at her lightly, "I'm just curious, how do you make such a sweet voice?"

Joey smiled: "Do you want to try?"

"I'm honored." Antonio said calmly.

"..." When things came to an end, Joey found that he couldn't do it.

"Ah, no, no," she waved her hands resentfully, "forget about that scene. That's not me."

"Not you?" Antonio raised his eyebrows leisurely.

"Yes, not me."

Joey said solemnly, "Mr. Gordy, I regret to inform you that the person in front of you has been possessed by a demon."

"Oh, a demon has possessed me," repeated Antonio thoughtfully.

Joey leaned towards him with an "ah" and made a scary face: "Now it's your turn, Anton—"

With a light flick of Antonio's slender fingers, her chin was raised and she fell back.

Different from the reckless enthusiasm in the snow, this is a light, soft and sweet kiss.

Joey's mind was blank, and the faint scent of turpentine that gradually became clear at the tip of his nose was tinged with the sweet scent of violets. What he subconsciously thought was that the violets on Montjuic Mountain had bloomed. I don't know what color it is——

The slight tingling at the corner of her mouth brought her back to her thoughts.

"Who are you thinking about?"

The voice was very calm, but there seemed to be a dangerous breath surging in the depths.

Uh?

Joey responded subconsciously—no less than the sweet voice that deliberately teased Ada just now and said softly: "I miss you, dear Antonio——"

It is indeed a killer feature, and the effect is immediate.

The ears of the man in front of him were red to the root of his ears.

Joey couldn't hold back for a moment.

She pushed Antonio away, laughing until her shoulders were shaking, until she got home—

"Your Highness, this is today's Le Figaro."

"Oh, okay." Joey held back a smile and took the newspaper.

Recently, she has also started frequent exchanges with Paris, mainly because after the war, Barcelona had to confirm with the World Expo Organizing Committee again about the 1879 hosting, otherwise the organizing committee might directly cancel the right to host Barcelona because of the war.

In order to obtain information conveniently, she also specially purchased the main newspapers in Paris.

But as soon as she opened the newspaper, she couldn't help frowning.

"An obscene, outrageous, and extremely vulgar work—"Carmen"!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take back the praise I gave months ago for the performance of La Matador. Yes, the piece is magnificent, but no one would have guessed that the whole opera would be so naked|naked| naked expression."

"It's hard to imagine that the protagonist of this opera is a prodigal female worker, a soldier from a peasant background, and a noisy crowd! I can only say that art may not necessarily be elegant, but at least it must not sing the praises of ugliness and vulgarity!"

"This is a blasphemy against human civilization and an offense to all educated people!"

A week earlier, Bizet's "Carmen" premiered in Paris.

It was so badly received upon its release that angry art critics almost sent Bizet out of Paris.

"Oh, and there's another telegram from Paris, from Monsieur Sarasate."

Antonio's eyes suddenly fell on the piece of paper.

[Dear Joey:

George fell ill, for reasons you probably already know.

The premiere of "Carmen" was not well received.He originally had high hopes for this work, but now he has been hit the hardest.To be honest, I was even worried that he would do something irreparable on the spur of the moment.

Barcelona is still recovering from the war, so it's an embarrassing request - but I remember you saying that if the work was controversial in Paris, Barcelona would welcome it.I don't know if this promise is still valid? ]

Joey took a quick glance and ran to the room where the telegraph was.

"...Are you in such a hurry to reply?" Antonio's voice was left behind.

Joey waved the telegram at him, out of breath.

"Of course, I have to tell him quickly, of course Barcelona's arms are open to him!"

The author has something to say: Bizet in history suffered a huge blow after this failed premiere, and died three months later, not yet 37 years old.He also didn't see the great success of "Carmen" in Vienna a few months later, and then in Barcelona and other cities, let alone that it would become the most frequently performed opera in the world.It's too hard to get over it, woo woo woo, cute Joey must not let this happen again!