The rise of nanometers

The heavy snowfall in Kathmandu is very unexpected.

Although last winter, the temperature here once set a new record, reaching 5 degrees Celsius.

But this is the first time it has snowed in hundreds of years. It is the first time for many Gurkhas living in Kathmandu to encounter such extreme weather.

This extreme weather is itself a huge test for Kathmandu. Last winter, the city's permanent population was only about 2.14 million.

Affected by continuous natural and man-made disasters, the population here has suddenly increased to 3.28 million, and the flow of refugees continues to come.

The influx of a huge number of refugees has also caused many problems. If Feipeng Group hadn't joined forces with Fengmin Agriculture to quickly import 1.84 million tons of grain, this city would have been dog-leashed.

Kathmandu is divided into two distinct areas, the new area and the old area. The old area is a slum and is also the main area for the influx of refugees.

However, as time goes by, another new city is also rising in the northern mountains of Kathmandu.

This new area is called "North Kathmandu". It is actually a new area jointly developed by the Suiren Group and a group of Chinese companies. In an era of frequent disasters, what strategy is best to use? Of course it is a work-for-relief program.

Millions of victims suddenly flooded in, and more than half of them were young and middle-aged workers. Instead of providing relief through work, how could we just pay money to raise rice bugs?

The construction of a new urban area that can accommodate one million people immediately attracted about 23,000 laborers. Regardless of the construction work of the new urban area, which only hired more than 20,000 people, the actual comfort generated was huge.

After all, many people came here with their families. More than 20,000 temporary workers, plus their families, directly stabilized hundreds of thousands of people.

Then these hundreds of thousands of people will have an economic spillover effect, stimulating surrounding catering, services, retail and the like.

In fact, there are other Chinese-funded enterprises that have recruited a large number of temporary workers locally, using these cheap labor forces to give full play to the effect of work-for-relief.

Therefore, Kathmandu now looks chaotic, but there has been no economic deterioration or social unrest.

Kathmandu's old town.

As soon as Nia returned home, she heard snoring coming from the room. The three children did not dare to go out. Instead, they crowded on a broken sofa, shivering from the cold.

"Oze, take it and share it with your younger brothers and sisters." Nia handed a piece of scone bought from a roadside stall to her eldest son, Oze.

Ozawa, who was only twelve years old, stood up and took the scones handed over by his mother. There was still a trace of heat remaining on the scones.

As he broke open the scones and distributed them to his younger brothers and sisters, he asked curiously: "Mom, what are you going to eat tonight?"

"Curry rice."

Nia carried the bag and walked into the small kitchen nearby.

"Great! The last time I had curry rice was half a year ago..." Ozawa said happily.

The younger brothers and sisters took the scones and wolfed them down.

The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier. Ozawa, who was biting a scone, stood by the glass window and looked at the street outside. There was a thick layer of snow. This was the first time he had seen this since he came to this world. A fatal beauty.

The sky is getting darker, and every household in the slum is busy having dinner or thinking about future plans.

In the North Kathmandu district in the north, although it is under a severe cold snowstorm, it is still very hot inside.

Especially in Beicheng District, at the junction with the old city, there are a large number of refugees concentrated in this area, and there are a large number of simple container houses.

Fearing that the heavy snow would collapse their container houses, many people hurried up to the roof to shovel the snow off after dinner.

The new urban area is built on the mountains, covering three mountains in the north, with a total area of ​​9.5 square kilometers.

Currently, only the middle mountain is being developed. Since the altitude of Kathmandu is about 1,000 meters, the height of these mountains is about 1,700 to 1,900 meters above sea level.

For this kind of mountain city, Feipeng Group has rich experience in design and construction in the southwest and snowy areas of the country.

The mountain named Honghua Mountain is designed in the shape of a staircase. The height of each staircase is 50 meters. A total of 8 staircase rings are planned.

Integrated buildings using super materials are a basic standard for cities around the Himalayas.

Without the use of super materials and integrated design, in the Himalayas where earthquakes, mudslides, and landslides are frequent, it might simply disappear one day.

Mountain cities, especially those in earthquake zones, really cannot afford to be hurt.

If you don’t plan in advance, you will still have to upgrade and renovate again in the future. It is better to do it in one step.

In the capital city of Kathmandu.

Several senior Gorkha officials who had just inspected the refugee camp and the new city were sitting by the fire, eating dinner and talking about work.

"Ilam, how is the situation in the refugee camp?" A man with white hair and a Chinese character asked worriedly.

The person in question, Ilam, was a fat middle-aged man. He rubbed his hands and roasted them on the side of the stove:

"Clothes have been distributed. In terms of food, the federal government has provided us with 50,000 tons of nutritional ointment, which can barely sustain us for about three months."

"Goshi, how are you going to deal with that matter now?" Another middle-aged man with bronze skin asked.

Ghosh was the middle-aged man with a Chinese character who spoke at the beginning. After taking a few mouthfuls of food, he sighed: "Do we still have a choice? Food is a fatal problem. It is difficult for Gurkha to be self-sufficient in food. Who can we rely on now?"

Ilam, who was warming himself by the fire, also looked helpless: "I have heard from domestic meteorological experts that the weather may become colder and colder in the future. If this is true, our agricultural area will become smaller and smaller."

Others are also full of bitterness. They want land but no land, and they want technology but no technology. How can they feed the 28.98 million Gorkha people?

Ghosh, who saw clearly, suppressed his inner resistance and said, "Open up more to the Federation! Anyway, the two sides have had some friendship over the past few centuries. The term Federation was originally intended to attract new people. member’s.”

The others looked at each other for a while, then agreed or fell silent one after another.

Even if they have objections in their hearts, they also know that the current situation is a dead end. Even if the opponent does not take action, frequent extreme weather and surrounding chaos can severely damage Gurkha.

It'll be fine once you figure it out.

With the cooperation and acquiescence of Ghosh and others, the entry of Chinese-funded enterprises has become even more rapid.

A stormy night.

The railway under the super highway was not affected by the blizzard, and there was an endless stream of supply trains coming south from the snowy area.

In the lowland plains south of Gorkha, three garrison brigades affiliated with Suiren Security are leading local regular troops to strengthen the defense line on the southern border.

Although Suiren Security is a mercenary in name, everyone knows what it means.

Anyway, in terms of their luxurious equipment, the mercenaries of Suiren Security looked more like regular troops, while the local soldiers looked like a group of militiamen.

The defense in southern Gorkha should indeed be strengthened, otherwise a large number of Tianzhu refugees would rush into Gorkha and then pour into the snowy areas of the mainland.

In the early autumn of this year, hundreds of thousands of Tianzhu refugees tried to rush into Hongsawady in the northwest.

Fortunately, Maung An was well prepared and built an airtight isolation zone in the western mountains and jungles, successfully blocking the influx of refugees.

Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of people rushing into Hongsawady would definitely be a huge trouble.

It's winter now, and the severe cold in the Himalayas can stop most refugees, but when summer arrives next year, the risks must be considered.

Therefore, setting up several buffer zones has become a very necessary strategy.

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