"My dear, the port of Colomba is ahead. What is that dark area there?!"
Mary on the boat looked at the looming port in the distance and asked Tangning.
"That should be a welcome crowd."
Tangning had seen many scenes like this in her past life, and she quickly made a judgment.
"Well, we are indeed welcoming the crowd." After Tangning raised her binoculars to observe, she gave full marks to her judgment.
"My dear, it seems that our royal family is indeed very popular, and your rule is widely recognized by the Brazilian people."
"Of course, I am Brazil's hunk from heaven!" Tangning boasted unceremoniously.
"Without my appearance, Brazil's future will be dark, and it will not be able to fulfill the talents of a big country. Because of my appearance, Brazil's history will be turned upside down."
After three days of inspection and stay in Cuiaba, amid the warm farewell of the people, the Brazilian royal family left Cuiaba, the capital of Mato Grosso state under the jurisdiction of the Central Region, and set sail for the next stop in the South Region of the South. Mato Grosso.
Mato Grosso do Sul covers an area of 357,000 square kilometers and is an administrative region separated from the original Mato Grosso state.
The state is bordered to the west by the former Republic of Bolivia and the Republic of Paraguay, and is a veritable borderland. However, these two countries have now been controlled and annexed by Brazil, and it is now the heartland of Brazil.
Most of this state is located on the southwest edge of the Brazilian Plateau; the central part runs through the Maracaju Mountains, with an average altitude of 300-400 meters, and is the watershed of the Paraguay River and the Paraná River; the western part is the floodplain of the upper reaches of the Paraguay River, with low-lying terrain and high altitude. Only 90-120 meters, forming a swamp on the border. The plateau has a hot and dry climate, and the vegetation is mainly shrubland with alternating grasslands; the floodplain has a hot and humid climate, with many grass pastures, and deciduous forests in the south.
The capital of Mato Grosso do Sul is Campo Grande, but the largest city is Columba. The economy is now dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry. Cattle are raised in the western lowlands. The surrounding area centered on Campo Grande is rich in coffee, rice, cotton, sugar cane, corn, etc. Dorados in the south is the focus of Brazil's coffee growing industry. The state's resources contain gold, manganese, diamond, nickel, iron, platinum and other minerals, making it one of the mineral-rich regions in Brazil.
The environment of Mato Grosso do Sul is similar to that of Guangdong and Guangxi. Because of its vast territory and sparse population, it lacks manpower, so it has become a gathering area for Eastern Cantonese immigrants and southern Italians.
Mato Grosso in the Central Region, Mato Grosso do Sul in the Southern Region, the Principality of Paraguay, and Alto Chaco. These four regions in the Paraguay River Basin are the future Central Engine of Brazil, the country’s three major One of the core.
In terms of immigrant distribution, people from Guangdong and Guangxi, southern Italians, and other immigrants adapted to the high-heat climate were resettled in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Alto Chaco. The Jianghuai people, northern Italians, Japanese people, etc. were unified and placed in the Principality of Paraguay.
Although except for Paraguay, which is undergoing large-scale development, the other three states are still developing agriculture, light industry, and heavy industry without large-scale deployment, and they are only deployed in the Columba region.
There are a large amount of iron ore resources near Colomba, which forms the southern corner of Brazil's Iron Four. The area is rich in water resources and is located at the intersection of rivers. External communication is extremely convenient, so it was selected as an industrial zone.
Columba in Mato Grosso do Sul, together with the Principality of Paraguay downstream, is currently one of the key investment areas in Brazil, in addition to the coastal industrial areas, to really reduce costs, and is operated as a national industrial center.
The Paraguay River Basin is simply an industrial paradise given by God to South America. It has many iron ore producing areas such as the Urugong Mining Area and the Mutong Mining Area. The iron ore reserves are hundreds of billions of tons. Each of these large mining areas does not cost less than 40 billion. Ton.
Brazil is now a resource-exporting country. Iron ore sales are very fast, and mining areas are widely distributed. However, there is one thing. Tangning only sells some large mines close to the coast that are convenient for transportation, and does not sell any large mines in the interior.
There is a limit to selling resources. A truly industrial country has no future in getting rich by selling minerals.
It is impossible for Brazil to follow the old path of selling resources. Tangning temporarily sold resources in exchange for technology and funds.
When the people on board discovered the harbor, the Columba people in the harbor also discovered the arrival of the royal ship.
Columba, a city with a population of just over 100,000, almost came to the port today to welcome His Majesty the King.
Columba has always thought that it was better than Campo Grande, but unfortunately it did not become the capital due to geographical reasons.
This time the royal family went on tour. Campo Grande was not included in the plan, but Columba was included. This made the people of this city very excited.
"Woo~"
In the eager hope of the people, the royal ship finally arrived at the port.
The moment they docked at the port, the originally exciting music became even louder. The crowd waved their arms and shouted slogans with joy, expressing their warm welcome to the royal family.
"Long live the king!"
"Welcome the King and Queen to Columba."
"Welcome to His Majesty the King!"
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After the welcome ceremony, Tang Ning, who expressed her closeness to the people, quickly summoned municipal officials at the station to help promote local development.
"Hassan, tell me about the development of Columba. First tell me about the population."
The mayor of Columba, an important inland industrial city, Hassan, was naturally appointed by Tang Ning.
Brazil is developing very fast, and Tangning pays attention to many things. Although Columba is important, there are not many others that are more important than him, and they are even more important. So while in Rio de Janeiro, Tangning didn't have much opportunity to pay attention to more important cities like Columba.
During this tour, Tang Ning planned a large circle and passed through many key cities. In fact, it was largely to understand local development.
If Tangning was just in a hurry to go to the ancient Inca city to be crowned emperor and reach the pinnacle of honor, Tangning wouldn't have needed more than nine months of planning time.
"Your Majesty, the current population of Colomba exceeds 100,000, with a total population of 105,635, of which 48,562 are immigrants, 45% from the East, 30% from Italy, 12% from other European countries, and 10% from Southeast Asia. 3% are from India.”
"In less than half a year, more than 40,000 people have immigrated, which is not a small number. Have their living conditions been arranged?"
Tang Ning introduced these people because he planned to treat them as his own subjects, not slaves for exploitation.
These people are valuable labor force, but he is not prepared to use them as slaves. He will never allow excessive exploitation to cause hatred. These people and their descendants are all Brazilians.
Ethnic conflicts, discrimination and oppression, Tangning will never allow these things to exist.
They are not noble Angsa people, Portuguese, Italians, Orientals, or even Indians. How can there be so many differences?
Brazilian officials do not engage in racial classification or ethnic identification at all. They only conduct statistics by checking the origin areas of immigrants in the early stages.
Once the people are settled in Brazil, the Brazilian officials will definitely not conduct any ethnic census. Once you come to Brazil, you will become one family.
Tang Ning learned it after her head was beaten to learn from the American emperor.
"Your Majesty, they all have resettlement houses with a standard living area of 65 square meters and simple furniture. We have arranged the work and they have entered the formal process."
"How do they feel about Brazil?"
"The immigrants are grateful to the king and the government. They are very grateful to the Kingdom of Brazil for providing them with living conditions and getting them out of the sea of misery."
"Are there any dissatisfied people?"
"Your Majesty is somewhat dissatisfied. Some people are greedy for a lot and will complain from time to time."
"I will deport all those greedy and dissatisfied people." Tangning would not tolerate such dissatisfied people.
"Your Majesty, we all act in accordance with your instructions. Those who are dissatisfied will be sent back to their original places. There will be no black sheep left."
"How is the industry? Let's talk about steel first. Columba is a key industrial city. How is the output now?"
Steel is the foundation of a country. Columba is an industrial city in national planning, and it is a heavy industrial city.
Tang Ning still values this city quite seriously. From now on, this city will be one of the engines of the Paraguay River Industrial Zone.
"The steel plant was built in mid-March, and the output has increased every month. In April, the iron output was 25,100 tons, the steel output was 13,500 tons, and the special steel output was 3,535.22 tons. In the most recent May, the iron output was 28,300 tons, and the steel output was 28,300 tons. The output is 14,600 tons, and the output of special steel is 3,612.25 tons."
The output of the steel plant is adequate, and Tang Ning is very satisfied with this output.
The current steel plant in Columba is not comparable to that of later generations. This is the situation in this era. Technology restricts output. Tang Ning is not an expert in engineering and does not know that much. What he tries to do is to let Brazil learn and catch up.
