Wild North America 1846

Chapter 444 Wild Child

Large and medium-sized cities like the empire are like children in a large feudal family. The more children there are, the less attention parents can give them.

These million-dollar metropolises in the empire have consolidated their leading positions, some have taken advantage of the situation, some have restored their former glory, and some have eclipsed and been surpassed by other cities that are developing rapidly.

among these cities

New Xi'an, which ranks seventh, with a population of 1.0369 million, and Donggang, which ranks eleventh with 728,600 people, can be described as a pair of wild children. They have risen rapidly in just a dozen years and created impressive economic and colonial construction achievements.

Paradise Island, one of the two large cities in the west and east, which belongs to the direct territory of the royal family, rarely receives government financial allocations. Instead, it mainly comes from the special construction funds of the Royal Household Office and its own self-financed tax revenue.

After the North American War

The Imperial Household Office has been able to free up more funds for the construction of Paradise Island. The western railway network and eastern railway network that have been successively constructed have begun to bear fruit. The western railway network with the new Xi'an as the core has opened to traffic for more than 1,370 kilometers. China Unicom

There are several important cities and 10 towns in the surrounding area.

The eastern railway network with Donggang as its core has a mileage of more than 460 kilometers, which has also greatly promoted the in-depth colonization of the eastern part, accelerated the flow of goods, and provided a stronger population carrying capacity.

The early immigrant towns have entered a mature stage, bringing a steady stream of tax revenue to the territorial government of Paradise Island directly under the royal family, which can be used for investment in basic facilities such as urban construction, railways, highways, reservoirs, bridges and farmland facilities, forming a good trend of rolling development.

Dahekou City is an agricultural city belonging to the New Xi'an Urban Agglomeration. It is bordered by the boundless Pacific Ocean to the south and the mighty Mambola Mo River to the east, not far from Jiuxing Town. Local Chinese immigrants call this vast river

For "Aber River".

This is an economic development opportunity that New Xi'an presents to its sister cities. As a metropolis with a population of over one million, the development of industrial categories is relatively mature and complete, and the immigration transfer business has no obvious role in driving the city's economy.

In 1864, the Royal Household Office's investment allocation for the territory directly under the jurisdiction of Paradise Island was 11.5 million Tangyuan, and the territory's fiscal and tax revenue reached 34.61 million Tangyuan. The two items combined totaled more than 46 million Tangyuan, most of which were used for various infrastructure construction and education.

Health and other undertakings have formed a relatively complete social system.

New Xi'an is a metropolis full of rich Chinese architectural features. The roads are wide and smooth, and flowers bloom all year round in the separated green belts. The buildings on both sides of the streets have double eaves and brackets, and are well-proportioned in height.

Except for the two cities of Xinxi'an and Donggang, the others are all agricultural cities, with only a few rice mills, flour mills, oil pressing plants, canneries and other enterprises, and the proportion of industrialization does not exceed 20%.

Paradise Island, which is close to the equator, has a rich geographical climate. It has both a typical tropical maritime climate and a rainy and humid tropical rainforest climate. The tropical fruits grown here are made into canned fruits and are exported to North America and Europe. They are very popular bulk products.

export product.

In stations and public places, wind and rain corridors and palace-like structures are widely used, highlighting the unique charm of oriental architecture.

The urban architecture absorbed the tall and magnificent features of Han and Tang architecture and the beautiful and dignified style of Ming and Qing architecture, and organically integrated them into one, forming a unique island style.

After July 1864

Flowers bloom all year round, it is quiet and peaceful, with abundant sunshine and a pleasant climate. This has earned New Xi'an the reputation of the "Flower City" and is an extremely livable metropolis.

Dahekou City is located on the highlands on the west side of the river mouth. There are a series of islands and harbors on the periphery, forming extremely superior geographical conditions for a port city. This is an important city with a population of about 210,000.

In order to alleviate the severe congestion at the port, the port for immigrants to land was changed to Aber Port, which is more than 260 kilometers east of the new Xi'an Port, where "Dahekou City" is located.

New Xi'an takes advantage of the convenience of being located in a tropical seaside area, close to the Pacific Southwest fishing grounds with numerous islands and reefs, and actively develops the marine fishing industry. It has established a fishing fleet that ranks second in the empire after Seattle's commercial fishing fleet.

Go fishing in the surrounding Sulawesi Islands, Luzon Islands, and even as far away as the Brahman Islands, and the amount of fishery is amazing.

Like the major cities with a population of one million in the empire, New Xi'an also prohibits the entry of horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts and other animal-drawn vehicles. Trams and cars are fully promoted. For short-distance travel, pedal tricycles and rickshaws are available. Horse-drawn carriages are basically invisible on the streets.

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As an important node city on the golden route in the central Pacific, Xinxi'an was originally the city where mainland immigrants first set foot. Most of the Chinese immigrants passing through here went ashore to rest, the weak and sick were treated, and ships replenished coal, clean water, vegetables and fruits here.

As well as food, massive demand drives the city's continued prosperity.

The industrial development of Paradise Island is concentrated in the two cities of New Xi'an and Donggang, especially New Xi'an, the seventh largest metropolis in the empire with a population of one million. Steel plants, more than a dozen large and medium-sized cement plants and shipbuilding plants have been built one after another. Three of them are of various sizes.

Small sugar mills, more than a dozen pig slaughtering companies, and some food processing plants and canneries have a relatively complete range of industrial production capabilities.

Compared with the empire's native metropolises, the biggest advantage of New Xi'an is its geographical convenience close to Southeast Asia. Both immigrants and goods exports are closer to the mainland, and product exports are more convenient. Grain, flour, oil and sugar all have huge consumer markets.

According to statistics at the end of 1864;

Objectively speaking

As the only overseas territory of New Xi'an among the top ten cities in the empire, its degree of industrialization is far inferior to that of the empire's native metropolises, with a considerable gap.

The immigrant population of the Paradise Island territory directly under the royal family has reached 3.516 million. The seven major cities, led by Xinxi'an Donggang, have absorbed a population of 2.21 million, accounting for about 2/3 of the population. There are also more than 1.3 million people distributed in dotted towns.

besides

New Xi'an also vigorously develops tobacco, spices, cane sugar and natural rubber planting industries, and has formed a certain scale of industrial advantages. In addition to meeting the needs of the empire, the cane sugar spices exported are also exported to East Asia, Central and South America and Europe. Every year

Can obtain stable income of tens of millions of Tang Yuan.

The local specialties of dried salted fish, dried salted shrimp and canned boneless fish meat are all specialty products that can be exported in bulk.

There is no shortage of high-rise buildings with 8 to 9 floors here, but without exception, they all use bright red colonnades and cornice structures. The unique Chinese-style doors and windows make these high-rise buildings look elegant and dignified, and are highly recognizable.

There are many mosquito and fly diseases in tropical areas, and delicate horses are easily infected and die. Therefore, the most popular ones here are ox carts, but they are prohibited from entering urban areas.

Ever since it became a port of landing for immigrants, Dahekou City has been riding the coattails of economic development. Every year, up to five to six million Chinese immigrants pass through the port for supplies. Hundreds of large immigration ships require an astonishing amount of fresh fruits and vegetables.

The strong demand for food, coal and clean water has created many job opportunities and promoted the city's rapid prosperity.

At a glance, one might mistakenly think that one has dreamed of returning to Xi'an during the Han and Tang Dynasties.

At the end of 1864, industrial output value accounted for only 36.6%, agricultural output value still accounted for an absolute majority share of more than 52%, and commercial trade and the tertiary industry accounted for the remaining proportion.

If this big piece of cake hits Dahekou City, it will obviously be different.

After so many immigrants every year, choosing a few to stay can strengthen the weaknesses of the local economy, culture and education, such as old Chinese medicine practitioners, blacksmiths, leatherworkers, carpenters, stonemasons, pottery and porcelain craftsmen or Liyuan aristocratic families.

, are all necessary nutrients for a city.

Just because Xin Xi’an doesn’t want it, doesn’t mean Dahekou City doesn’t want it!

Just take a handful and your mouth will be full of oil.

(End of chapter)