Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 757 Inclined Tower

  In Venice, hydrological officials are important people second only to the governor. What he said is the law of the lagoon. Since 1501, the Republic of Venice has used all available resources and technologies to maintain the ecological balance of the lagoon.

  Now because of the construction needs of the Moses Plan, this department was assigned to the New Venice Group by the mayor to assist them in completing the construction of the dam.

In external statements, Moses planned to separate Venice from the Adriatic Sea to ensure that the flood would not continue to damage the city. But just now Marcusa told Pomona that it was a rain issue, just like she said herself It was Mrs. Prince, who did not say that she was Linda Smith.

Pomona has never wanted to get in touch with the hydrological data in recent decades. In this forgotten library, there are data left by the previous Venice Hydrological Management Association. Perhaps Napoleon thinks that these hydrological data are related to those of the Knights Templar. It doesn't matter whereabouts.

  In the 14th and 16th centuries, when the Brenta, Hira, and Piaf rivers carried a large amount of silt that threatened Venice, the water officer ordered the three rivers to be diverted.

  In this way, less silt and water are injected into Venice. Italy has a Mediterranean climate. The characteristics of the Mediterranean climate are summarized as less rain during high temperature periods and more rain during low temperature periods. In 1966, the waterlogged sea in Venice was 200 centimeters above the Adriatic Sea. In other words, the 4.5 billion Euro Moses plan could not solve the flood problem in Venice.

Housewives who often wash vegetables know that if the sewer is blocked by vegetable leaves, the rate of sewage discharge is very full. If the water is continuously poured in, the water will be more and more. Therefore, there is a kitchen garbage crusher. , To ensure that the sewer pipe is not blocked.

  In order to allow the sewage in the city to be discharged smoothly during high tide and low tide, none of the three outlets of the Adriatic Sea should be too large or too small, and all cargo loading and unloading are carried out in Lido and Bora Ports.

But after the collapse of the Republic, the unified management of the lagoon was also destroyed. Napoleon, Austria and the Italian government all introduced new systems. The Austrians savagely digged, widened the entrance to facilitate loading and unloading, and drove the ship into the lagoon. .

  Italy backfilled a third of the lagoon for agriculture and fishery. In 1917, the Magra Industrial Zone was created. In order to allow cargo ships to enter the port, a Magra Canal was dug.

  The industrial zone is not on the main island, but on the mainland. This place involves many people's employment.

  In 1973, Italy introduced a special lagoon protection law. All actions to reduce the area of ​​the lagoon must be stopped, which means that no one wants to fill the lake for agriculture.

Tourism is the mainstay of Venice. There were no cargo ships coming in from the widened entrance in the past. However, there were a lot of huge cruise ships coming in. The gondola boatmen complained about this for a long time. The ship passed.

The centralized republic of Venice is gone. How to manage the lagoon involves the opinions of nine cities, different policies, their own economic interests, and national interests such as airports, railway stations, and museums. This is how it will end up depending on the great powers after the country’s subjugation. , Everywhere must be restricted by others.

"Give you."

  Pomona glanced at her busy schedule, and it turned out to be a rum ice cream sprinkled with chocolate chips.

   "Why are you here?" Pomona asked.

   "I don't think you should be a light bulb." Ali Sandro said, "Besides, I don't like reading."

  A place like a library is like a fish in the water for "bookworms", who have a book and forget everything.

  She looked at the clock. It was already six o'clock. Venetians usually eat early, so it's time to ask him to have dinner.

  "What are you doing looking at these hydrological data?" Ali Sandro asked.

  "Find the real cause of the lagoon flooding."

  "Did you find it?" Ali Sandro asked.

   "No." She said blankly, but she understood one thing, someone really wanted to save the city.

  If the population continues to drain, Venice will become an empty city, and through the construction of the Moses Project, some large ships will not be able to enter, protecting the silt layer of the lagoon from being hit by those large displacement cruise ships.

  In the old photos of Venice, there are many slanted towers. They are not the same as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. They are the towers of the church bell tower.

  The Leaning Tower of Pisa was originally supposed to be designed as a bell tower, but when the bell tower was built to the fourth floor, it was discovered that the construction of the bell tower had been slanted to the southeast due to uneven foundation and soft soil.

  When the project continued construction again, marble was used for the first time. The stone material of this material was relatively heavy. The builders took various measures to correct the inclination and deliberately built the upper layer of the bell tower to be inclined in the opposite direction to compensate for the deviation of the center of gravity that has occurred. But when it reaches the seventh floor, the tower body is no longer straight, but concave. The project was suspended again.

  After stagnating for almost a century, the clock tower began its last sprint towards completion. Another architect adapted to the plumb line and made the last important correction. When the top floor of the clock was completed, there were 7 bells on the 8th floor of the bell tower, but the bell tower was in danger of collapsing at all times and it did not strike.

In order to achieve the perfect balance, the people of the Renaissance performed many precise and complicated calculations and performed miracles that ordinary people could not imagine. Baroque architecture is very complicated and unnecessary. Just like the machine designed by Leonardo, it is full of imagination. Power, but not completely practical, not as efficient and fast-paced as it is now, but full of luxury and beauty.

  People spend a lot of time and energy on one thing, and one day quantitative changes will change qualitatively. It is also on this tower that Galileo completed the experiment of two iron **** landing at the same time.

Rivers can bring silt, and can also replenish the silt lost in the lagoon. This city is like a highly calculated hydrological machine. A small change will cause unpredictable consequences, or a balanced balance. A little weight will do it. Let it unbalance.

  People who work hard look so attractive that the stinky face of nasal mucus becomes handsome.

   "Cough, cough." Ali Sandro coughed, drawing the attention of both of them.

  "Do you plan to visit the Governor's Mansion at night?" He asked, "We will go after dinner."

   "I'm fine, how about you?" Severus asked.

"me too."

   "Great, let's go." Ali Sandro said briskly.

   "Where is your cousin?" Severus asked.

   "Gianluca will take her home."

  "You should protect your sister." Severus said sternly, "especially those of unknown origin."

   "I have known Gianluca since I was a child..."

   "But he hides so deeply, you shouldn't underestimate him, call them and we will leave."

   Ali Sandro was unwilling to leave.

   "Who do you think that kid is?"

   "A clever Muggle." Severus sighed. "So many people despise him, and no one knows he is rich."

   "Weirdo." Pomona closed the book, copied a copy with a copy spell, and put the original back on the shelf.

There is a sick game in Venice, which is to bet on which tower will fall, but everyone knows not to bet on St. George’s Church, because it will not fall down since 1592, but it looks very solid. The bell tower of St. Mark's church fell first.

  This is a strange and unique city. No wonder someone will save her with 4.5 billion euros.

  (End of this chapter)