Looking at the four points on the map, Tangning Pedro quickly realized that Brasilia’s location was too far away as the second capital.
If it were the original territory, Brasilia could obviously take care of all parties. But now that Brazil's territory has expanded by nearly half and is already a two-ocean country, the original arrangement is obviously inappropriate.
Compared with the originally planned Brasilia, Cuiaba, Columba and Ascension recommended by Prime Minister Constantine are obviously better.
"Constantine, you are a qualified prime minister. Rather than wasting resources in Brasilia, the country should indeed choose an important city on the Paraguay River as its new capital."
Of course, people have to change with the changing times. Tangning quickly agreed with the plan to abolish Brasilia.
Tangning said in a gentle tone: "My dear Prime Minister, can you give me a detailed introduction to the three cities of Cuiabá, Columba and Ascension?"
"Your Majesty, these three cities have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they are all places with considerable potential." Constantine replied humbly.
“Cuiaba is a city located in Mato Grosso state and the capital of the state, with a population of 62,100. It is surrounded by important gold mining areas, is also a regional trade center and a distribution center for rubber and coconuts in the north.
This city has an average annual temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, an annual precipitation of 1,300-1,500 mm, and a dry season from May to September. It is located on the edge of the Brazilian Plateau, on the left bank of the Cuiabá River, the upper source of the Paraguay River. It is navigable and the area is 165 meters above sea level. After the latest measurement by the National Geographic Department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it is the geometric center of South America.
Cuiabá connects the Brazilian Plateau and the Paraguay River, and is not far from the Amazon Plain. If you want to develop the Amazon and the Brazilian Plateau, it is a very good choice as the new capital.
The disadvantages of this city are that the temperature is relatively high, and it is located in the innermost hinterland with sparsely populated areas. There are large swamps around it, and the development of the surrounding areas is also relatively difficult. "
"The city of Cuiaba has shipping conditions, what are they like?" Tangning didn't care about the difficulty of development. As long as there are good shipping conditions, the difficulty is not too great.
“Cuiabá, the shipping conditions are not very good, only ships of less than 200 tons can pass, and during the dry season, only 70 tons can pass.
The Paraguay River is a golden waterway that originates from the eastern foothills of the Paresis Mountains in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It flows from Brazil through Paraguay and joins the Paraná River near the Argentine border, with a length of 2,550 kilometers.
The upper reaches of the Paraguay River (above the mouth of the Raolu River) flows through mountain canyons, only 25 to 30 meters wide, forming a series of rapid waterfalls. The middle reaches (above the mouth of the Apa River) flows through swamp plains, and the river surface widens to 500-600 meters. The water flow is gentle, with a specific drop of only 0.03‰; on the right bank is a large swamp with an area of 400,000 square kilometers, which is a natural reservoir for regulating water volume; The main tributaries are Cuiaba River, Taquali River, Miranda River, Apa River, etc.
On this golden waterway, the flood season below Columba is postponed to June to August due to the regulation of the large swamp. In the estuary area, due to the confluence of tributaries such as the Picomayo River and the Bermejo River, February to June is the flood period, and the flow can increase to 9,000 to 15,000 cubic meters per second, causing severe flooding.
Except for some special areas upstream, the entire journey is navigable. Large river ships can be accessed below Asuncion, medium-sized ships can be accessed below Columba, and small boats can go up 2,200 kilometers to Caceres and surrounding Cuiabá.
Today, important ports and cities on the Paraguay River include Columba, Cuiaba, Puerto Esperanza, Fort Olimpo, Concepcion, Asuncion, Formosa in Argentina, etc. "
"Cuiaba should not be the capital. The shipping conditions are not good. Although it is close to the Brazilian Plateau, it can only be said to be on the edge. It cannot help develop the Brazilian Plateau at all. Moreover, it is also close to the Amazon plain.
Don’t over-exploit the Amazon plain. Brazil is very big, and there is no need to destroy it due to development in some places. Except for the central point of Manaus, there is no need for other big cities to influence it. "
Brazil is very big now. There is no need to start with the Amazon plain. Every large territorial country in the world has places that are difficult to develop, such as the Tibetan Plateau of country Z, Siberia of Russia, the Arctic Circle and tundra of Canada, and the central desert of Australia. The western highlands of the United States, etc.
There has never been a perfect big country, and leaving a piece of pure land that has not been developed on a large scale is not a bad thing.
"Your Majesty, if Cuiaba is too far away to be the capital, then Columba and Ascension are both in very good locations, with a population of over 100,000. Columba..."
“Columba doesn’t need any introduction, I know this city very well.
The Paraguay River Junction Water Conservancy, one of the two major water conservancy projects in the first Five-Year Plan, is located in Colomba. This city is also the focus of the First Five-Year Plan. Columba is surrounded by iron-rich and manganese-rich mining areas. It is now a heavy industry base and the city is full of vitality. "
Although Columba is very good, he is not Tangning Pedro's choice for the new capital. It is best not to be a capital in a heavy industrial area, and the potential threat of water damage in this place is great.
“Colombo is located at the junction of several Paraguayan tributaries. Although it is regulated by water conservancy projects and large swamps, there is still considerable water damage threat.
The two large swamps above and below Colombo are not conducive to development for the sake of environmental safety. There is a limit to development here, so it should not be the capital. "
After eliminating two, the last capital option emerged.
"Your Majesty, although Ascension is the most developed of the three cities and is an important light industry base with a population of 500,000, far exceeding the first two cities, its shortcomings are also obvious. It is too close to the border."
Constantine recommended three new capital cities. His favorite was actually Columba, and then Ascension. As for Cuiaba, it was actually a spare tire to cater to His Majesty the Emperor's enthusiasm for developing the Brazilian plateau.
"Your Majesty, although the overall conditions of Ascension are very good, it can communicate with the Brazilian plateau and the interior through the Paraguay River and Banara River, and can also directly connect to Sucre, an important city on the western Andes plateau, through the Picomayo River and its valley area. It can be called A transportation hub running east, west, north and south.
But although this city is good, it still nominally belongs to the Grand Duchy of Paraguay, which has not yet been integrated into the Portuguese Empire.
The city of Ascension is too close to the Argentine border, separated only by a river. Formosa, the important border town of Argentina, is not far away.
Your Majesty, Argentina has always been wary of us. If we openly annex Paraguay, it is likely to trigger a war.
Argentina is the second most powerful country in South America, and its strength cannot be underestimated. At present, the country should focus on economic development, and rash military conflicts will disrupt the development of our second five-year plan. "
"Choose Ascension as the second capital. No need to change. Argentina is not as strong as you think. As long as the right time comes, I will crush this country and smash it into pieces."
For the entire country of Argentina, Tangning Pedro has never taken a fancy to it. No matter in the past life or in this life, there is nothing terrible about this kind of country that wastes its natural endowment and accomplishes nothing.
Ascension is now a border city, but in a few years that may not change. Maybe Argentina as a country will be destroyed and scattered.
“The Ascension city plan should be revised and designed according to the imperial scale of Rio de Janeiro, and the resource inclination should be increased.
Now that Ascension is the second capital, don’t make it public yet.
Regarding the issue of the construction of a new capital in the second five-year plan that all parties are concerned about, the official announcement is that the imperial government will postpone the construction of the second capital Brasilia and concentrate on promoting the second five-year plan. "
