Chapter 60: The New Look of Medellín
Medellín (Medelli
), the second largest city in Colombia and the capital of the province of Antioquia. It is located about 240 kilometers northwest of Santa Fe Bogotá.
It has a population of 1.639 million. Located in the Aburra Valley, at the western foot of the Central Cordillera, on the banks of the Porce River.
1541 meters above sea level. The average annual temperature is 21.5 °C, and the average annual precipitation is 1309 mm. The four seasons are like spring, and the climate is pleasant. It was founded in 1675.
It was originally a gold, silver and other mineral area. At the end of the 19th century, the railway was built. Since 1930, it has become the largest coffee market and leather and textile industrial center in the country, and later a modern industrial city.
The number of manufacturing workers accounts for one-quarter of the country. It concentrates more than 80% of the country's textile production and almost all of the steel smelting and sugar production.
Other industries include chemical, rubber, plastics, food processing, electrical equipment, agricultural machinery, cement, cigarettes, etc.
The surrounding area is surrounded by developed agriculture and is a traditional coffee producing area in China. Rail and road transport hubs with international airports. An important cultural and educational center. There are 5 universities, research institutes, museums, botanical gardens, etc. Of course, these refer to posterity.
Charco came to Medellín, and Donghua University of Science and Technology was still under construction and tidying, so the school gave him a seven-day vacation, so Charco wanted to spend a few days in Medellín.
Five years ago, he came to this city, it was this city, although the business was very developed, but the gap between the rich and the rich was obvious, and there were slums in the rich areas.
At that time, the sanitary situation here was very bad, some people came to throw garbage, sewage can be seen everywhere, well, it will only be cleaned up once every ten days and half a month. Alas, at that time the main means of transport was horse-drawn carriages, well, horse droppings were also everywhere.
When he came this time, he found that things had changed a lot.
There are cleaners and sanitation workers, and the sanitation work is carried out by middle-aged and elderly people, mainly responsible for cleaning the streets and then loading them into garbage cans; The cleaners are mainly responsible for cleaning the sewers and transporting the garbage from the trash cans to the city for incineration and landfilling.
The city is clean, and the people who live here must have a good time.
For the first time in the city, a tram line appeared, and it is said that when it opened three months ago, it was a sensation when the streets were crowded with people, and as a result, the city hall brought in 30,000 pioneers to maintain order. But the first train, which is less than 5 kilometers long and runs on North and South Streets, took two hours, and it took only 15 minutes to make four stops from the North Station to the South Station without hindrance.
After all, within a few years of the transition from horse-drawn carriage to juice steam locomotive, the electric locomotive came out, and the New York Times and London newspapers reported on the occasion extensively. As of 1879, foreigners were still not allowed to go to the island's industrial and living areas, and could only walk in two or three special trade port areas.
Charco also got a temporary special pass with his own colorful headshot, valid for one year, and for foreigners, I heard that if they behave well and have no criminal record, they can apply for a five-year medium-term residence permit after one year.
The Chinese, on the other hand, have a one-year temporary residence permit, a ten-year residence ID card, and a permanent resident ID card, and I heard that less than 8,000 people have obtained permanent identity cards, and these people are loyal supporters of the vanguard army and representatives of the Chinese who have made outstanding contributions.
Charco was interested in this system, and it was said that criminals or short-term trade merchants, foreigners were the main owners of this one-year temporary permit, which was a pressure as well as a motivator.
There are many types of police in the city, including security patrol police, fire and fire police, traffic police, special police, marine police, forest police, and the security department for the protection of government agencies, which makes Medellín very safe.
Moreover, there are newsstands at many major intersections, selling all kinds of newspapers and magazines, even all kinds of novels, and there is a sweet and sour drink, which seems to be called Chinese Coke, which is a strange name!
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Li Song is currently the executive vice mayor of Medellín, and the mayor is Shen Bing, and yes, Donghua's political center of gravity has moved to Medellín.
"The current governance of Medellín has preliminarily completed the previous plan, and the city's health management agency and team have been established and are operational; With the promulgation of the Public Security Administration Punishment Regulations, 8 public security patrol posts and 50 street patrol teams with 800 people have been established;
"Some of the church assets that have been confiscated have been integrated and operated by Red Star International, which is controlled by the government; Officials of all sizes in Medellín have been gathered to conduct intensive training at our newly opened government school, and everything is now normal. ”
Shen Bing nodded, the new region, new city, new situation, Li Song did this is already very unexpected.
Whether it is a vigorous reform or a war, it will touch the sensitive nerves of the old capitalist countries in Britain and the United States.
At present, Donghua has a population of 8 million and an area of 1.4 million square kilometers, which is already a decisive force in the world.
And the current demographics of Colombia are complex.
After independence, the native-born white landlord class seized power in most countries, implemented dictatorship, maintained large estate land ownership and feudal exploitation, and experienced slow economic development.
Britain, the United States and other countries took advantage of the situation and turned countries into their raw material suppliers, dumping commodities and exporting capital.
In particular, the United States, which rose to prominence at the end of the 19th century, squeezed out the power of other countries and became the hegemon of South America by virtue of its economic strength and favorable geographical location. The peoples of South American countries have waged a protracted struggle against imperialism, hegemony, and colonialism and safeguarding national sovereignty.
After the Second World War, the struggle became deeper and more extensive. South American countries have taken the lead in launching the struggle against the maritime hegemony of the superpowers, set off a wave of nationalization with the recovery of national resources as the main content, actively promoted regional economic integration, and strived to establish a new international economic order, thus making great achievements in developing the national economy.
In 1966 and 1975, the former British Guiana and Dutch Guiana gained independence from colonial rule.
There are now 12 independent countries in South America, with the exception of French Guiana and the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands), disputed by the United Kingdom and Argentina. They are all developing countries.
On the one hand, the native whites occupied a lot of land and formed large manor owners, and the vast number of rural Incas either lost their land and became serfs, or left the mountains and dense forests, and the revolution in South America was very incomplete, and the local capitalist white power faction was inextricably linked with the original suzerain, Spain.
Ordinary peasants still did not receive the freedoms, the right to education, the right to equality, which they deserved after independence, and the social structure remained chaotic.
Shen Bing concluded
"What we want to do is to rely on the main strength of the Chinese to help the low-level Incas gain education and cultural self-confidence, help them improve agricultural and food varieties, improve farming techniques, increase health and medical promotion, and establish a beautiful and wealthy Inca Special Autonomous Region, so as to complete the anti-encirclement and suppression of the white army. Build our new Donghua! ”