I believe To a naturalistic writer, a human is a (#2 devil).
In 1511 Albuquerque captured Malacca; from this he could control the trade from the East Indies and the coast of China.
A Slums are NOT an example of positive effects of city growth.
If they produce too many things and the demand is low they will have to lower their prices/pay workers less to make them.
Vote, choose who they marry or even if they get married, choose to have kids or not, learn arithmetic, have a career, learn to read, I could go on.