Wild North America 1846

"Father, this is Taohua Town with exceptionally beautiful scenery. I plan to develop tea gardens in this mountainous area to the east. The geographical climate and environment here are very suitable for growing tea, which will be the key development direction in the future." Prince Tang of Guangnan Li Kun pointed out the car window, and introduced with great interest.

After hearing this, Emperor Li Cha commented on Wei Wei's head, "It's very thoughtful, I think it's feasible.

Colombia has many mountains, forests, valleys, and rich mines and water conservancy resources. It is a correct path to develop the economy in accordance with local conditions and local characteristics.

The development of Chashan is a good project. The demand in the empire is huge, and the market prospect is bright!

As a child of the royal family, the shepherd should be cautious in every word and deed.

It is especially important to have a simple concept of benefiting the people in your heart in order to manage the vassal state well. "

"My father is a wise man, and I would like to learn from you." Prince Tang Li Kun replied respectfully.

The train roared all the way south, and the scenery outside the window kept receding, across the beautiful and magnificent mountains and tropical forests that could not be seen at a glance, and headed towards the capital Medellin.

After more than 9 hours of travel, the royal special train slowly entered the Medellin Station, where a grand welcome ceremony has already been prepared.

After the train entered the station, a band composed of more than 370 people immediately played the passionate "March of the Royal Legion", salutes were fired, and honor guards lined up next to the red carpet to welcome the holy driver with the highest etiquette.

As the capital of Colombia, Medellin has carried out large-scale expansion and reconstruction on the original basis, adding many modern high-rise buildings, which complement each other with the Catholic churches and Spanish-style Mediterranean buildings in the city. It is a very South American characteristic city.

After being incorporated into the empire, a large number of Chinese population migrated, accompanied by many businessmen and factory owners who came from North America to invest, which contributed to the rebirth of this South American metropolis.

Relying on the rich local resources, dozens of large and medium-sized coffee roasting factories, 7 sugar cane factories, three cement factories, dozens of large and small rice factories, oil pressing plants and other enterprises have sprung up in Medellin, ushering in the beginning of industrialization. the way.

这座城市从原本的36.2万人发展到如今的55.7万人，占据该藩国人口的1/10，经济比重1/3以上，是不折不扣的政治经济和军事重镇。

The system of the Kingdom of Colombia is a lower-level constitutional monarchy. The royal government is elected through elections and accepts direct management from the imperial government, but has great autonomy in administration.

Prince Li Kun of the Tang Dynasty had important suggestions on government affairs, but had no decision-making power and could not directly intervene in government affairs. However, it was undeniable that he had an important influence on the policy formulation of the vassal state.

The emperor's arrival caused a sensation among the residents of Medellin. The city's 10 people greeted them with bouquets of flowers along the way, and the atmosphere was very warm.

When the cavalry of the Royal Guards escorted the long car team all the way, there were earth-shattering cheers one after another, and many residents burst into tears with excitement, and their hearts were filled with a strong sense of pride.

The urban construction of Medellin follows the standards of the imperial cities. The spacious avenues are equipped with separation belts and green belts, and flowers are blooming in the green belts.

The air is filled with the faint aroma of roasted coffee. This is a charming mountain city with a very beautiful environment.

Medellin is located in the Abra Valley at the western foot of the Cordillera Central Mountains. It is a beautiful city built on the banks of the Bolce River, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with an average altitude of 1541 meters.

The annual average temperature here is 21.5°C, the average annual precipitation is 1309 millimeters, and the climate is like spring in all seasons. It is an out-and-out "Spring City".

The Emperor Yujia did not stay in the palace, but in the Spanish-style royal palace, which is a European-style palace with ocher red all over. It is only more than 700 meters away from the palace, and it is called the "Red Palace" locally.

Emperor Richard can feel the enthusiastic welcome of the imperial people here. After dark, the people gathered on the streets of Medellin are still singing and dancing, expressing their indescribable joy.

These Chinese residents who immigrated to South America, influenced by the unrestrained and enthusiastic customs here, have also become more cheerful and confident.

Although the per capita income level in the Kingdom of Colombia is only about 1/3 of that in mainland North America, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and people are more likely to be satisfied.

As the saying goes, there is no stability without food, and there is no wealth without work.

The Kingdom of Colombia is beginning to transform from a typical agricultural country to an industrial country. It will focus on mining local mineral resources and gradually establish a supporting industrial system for the new century.

This timeline takes decades.

The Kingdom of Colombia is the richest source of emeralds in the world and is known as the "Kingdom of Emeralds".

Besides
Colombia is rich in mineral resources such as bauxite, gold, silver, nickel, uranium, iron, coal, and precious stones.The central region is located on the Andean metallogenic belt around the Pacific Ocean, with large porphyry copper deposits, porphyry copper-gold deposits, gold-silver deposits and iron ore deposits, which are basically in a primitive state where no one cares about them.

It is also the most abundant coal resource producing area in South America, with reserves as high as 67 billion tons, and the coal has excellent quality and high thermal efficiency.

From Port of San Onofre in the Kingdom of Colombia, dozens of [-]-ton large seagoing ships call at the port every month. From here, the coal terminal loads high-quality coal and transports it to Lake Bay City in the Ecuador Canal, the Kingdom of Cuba, the Republic of Mississippi and Florida Republic and other exporting regions.

The coal export industry is the economic pillar of San Onofre Port, and many job opportunities have been created around this industry, and the new dock area is being expanded.

In the dozens of coal mines in the mountainous areas, the main labor force is local Indians, and most of the criminals from the entire Kingdom of Colombia and surrounding kingdoms are concentrated here.

The first steel factory in the Kingdom of Colombia, invested by Chinese businessmen, is located in the town of Luoye, more than ten kilometers away from Port San Onofre.

The condition of the bay there is good, and it is suitable for building a railway branch line directly to the wharf. Iron ore can be directly transported by sea ships, reducing costs to the greatest extent.

In order to support this major project with an investment of up to 620 million Tang Yuan, the Kingdom of Colombia has implemented a preferential policy of tax exemption for 5 years and half of tax collection for 5 years after the steel plant is completed.

It is expected that after the completion of this steel plant, it will create 2800 to 3000 jobs directly and more than 7000 jobs indirectly, which will have a very obvious driving effect on the overall economy of the Kingdom of Colombia.

After the completion of this large-scale steel plant, it will face the markets of the entire South American vassal states and the provinces of Central America. This is also the first steel plant in the region.

Relying on this large iron and steel factory, a series of small and medium-sized manufacturers can be developed locally, such as anchor chain factories, steel cable factories, agricultural machinery factories, iron pot factories, steel fence factories, iron wire factories, construction steel bar factories, foundries, etc., derived Produce more industrial products.

During this visit to South America, Emperor Richard was prepared to bleed heavily. He rewarded the Kingdom of Colombia with three large reservoir projects worth more than 1 million Tang Yuan.

These three large-scale reservoir projects all have power generation capacity, which will completely solve the disadvantages of power shortage in the Kingdom of Colombia and give its economic development wings to take off.

Where there is power supply, there will be industrial development. These three large-scale reservoir power generation projects will not only add 170 million acres of fertile land to the Kingdom of Colombia, but also provide sufficient power to assist its industrialization process.

Colombia is a mountainous country located at the northernmost tip of the Andes Mountains. Due to its superior terrain, large drop between upstream and downstream, and abundant annual rainfall, Colombia has unique advantages in building large-scale hydroelectric power stations.

Of course

The construction of these three large dams was funded by the Royal Household Office. Their property rights belong to the Royal Construction Fund, and future long-term benefits also belong to the Royal Construction Fund. There is no dispute about this.

Such a super-large project landed in the Kingdom of Colombia, which brought a lot of tax revenue and employment opportunities to the local area, brought ample impetus to the development of industrialization, and formed the potential of more than 170 million mu of fertile land downstream of the dam.

These are tangible benefits that can be seen and touched, and will surely bring the level of infrastructure construction in the Kingdom of Colombia to a new level.

No matter which aspect you look at, the geographical environment and natural conditions of the Kingdom of Colombia are among the best among the vassal states, and there is no reason why it cannot develop well.

From the perspective of social population

After more than 20 years under the rule of the empire, the Kingdom of Colombia is in the initial stage of explosive population growth. In the future, it may be the first vassal state with a population exceeding [-] million. The prospect is very exciting.

Large and small farms and plantations dominated by retired soldiers are scattered all over the kingdom. The local superior natural conditions make Chinese families have a strong desire to have children.

It is very common for a standard Chinese middle-class family to have one wife, one concubine and more than ten children.

These Chinese children have now grown up and entered the stage of marriage.

in the next ten years
The explosive population growth of the Kingdom of Colombia can be expected, forming a wave of baby boom that lasts for more than ten years, which will profoundly change the population structure of the local society.

The proportion of the Chinese population in the mainstream of society will increase rapidly, and the indigenous Indians will become more marginalized, which is almost an irresistible trend of development.

Especially worth mentioning is

The existence of black slaves is strictly prohibited within the territory of the Tang Empire, so all the vassal states and provinces under the empire fully implement this regulation.

Most of the local blacks are trafficked to neighboring countries such as Brazil and Venezuela, and they are completely invisible in the territory.

Emperor Richard hoped that the Tang Empire would be an inclusive society, an open society, and a purer society without too many complexities.

The entire Tang Empire is being shaped according to his ideal model, which may not be perfect, but it must be most in line with the development of a multi-ethnic society dominated by Chinese.

In addition to the Chinese, Emperor Richard especially admired the rigor and truthfulness of the Germans, the perseverance of the British, the romance of the French, and the passion of the Italians, all of which were beneficial nutrients needed by the diverse society of the Tang Empire.

The black ethnic group is obviously not included in this list.