要论建筑和设计，这个新北京的大部分外貌就像实现了某些地方官的现代梦。

When it comes to architecture and design, most of this new Beijing looks like some provincial official's dream of modernization.

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严刑峻法也不是消弭“盗贼的有效办法，他觉得应“宽法任吏”，适当扩大地方官的权力，使其能不拘守于法条而灵活应对各种局面。”

The draconian law is not a way of averting "thief and brigand". He thinks that the government should expand the authority of the officials of local governments and make them answer various aspect.

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然而，滨田的地方官提醒说，如果没有这些公共建设的话，他们的城市将会崩溃——尽管，他们也意识到此举并不是长久之计。

Still, local officials in Hamada warn that their city's economy will collapse without public works, though they recognize the spending cannot continue forever.

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