Chapter 321 Kitui Coal Mine
Nairobi City.
After several months of tossing and turning, the machines shipped from the Venice area were finally reassembled. As the boilers were ignited, the roar of the machines sounded in Nairobi.
The Austrian business delegation that came to East Africa also stopped at Mombasa. They are not interested in inland development for the time being. However, there are a very small number of adventurous businessmen who are willing to go to Nairobi and Kisumu further inland in East Africa to complete the next inspection mission.
So they chose to leave the inspection group, and after discussing with the East African government, officials from Nairobi and Kisumu accompanied them to complete the inspection mission.
Austrian businessman Ramoscato is very interested in Nairobi, the textile city under construction in East Africa.
Nairobi Mayor Vallejo: "Mr. Ramoscato, you see, what we said was true! Nairobi can develop in a very short time, and now we in Nairobi have completed Preliminary industrialization, which is a textile industrial park built by the Hechingen daily necessities company, has More than 5,000 people have started working in the textile industry. After more machines and equipment arrive, Nairobi’s textile industry will be further improved and the number of textile workers will also further increase.”
At present, the textile sector has not yet flourished. Gen Daily Necessities Company is independent, so the investment is completed by Hechingen Daily Necessities Company.
Ramoscato: "Well! Your efficiency in East Africa is indeed very high, but I would like to know how you ensure the energy issues for the industrial development of this city."
This is important for It is particularly important for Ramoscato. East Africa is definitely capable of developing the textile industry, but the cost needs to be carefully investigated by himself. Ramoscato does not know East Africa, so he needs to obtain information from the East African government. Valid information.
Varejao: "You don't have to worry about this. Currently, Nairobi's energy supply mainly relies on coal resources in Mbeya City, and the transportation cost is indeed relatively high. However, according to the central government, we have recently completed operations in Nairobi Oriental and Mombasa. A coal mine was discovered in the area near the town of Kitui, with preliminary detected reserves of one million tons, which is enough to meet the energy needs of Nairobi and Mombasa.”
The coal mines near Kitui must be more than that. At present, geological exploration personnel employed in East Africa have proven reserves of more than 40 million tons, but the Kitui region still has considerable potential. It is predicted that its coal reserves will exceed 100 million tons. Not only coal resources, as East Africa continues to invest in northern industries With increased investment in the Belt and Lake Malawi Industrial Zone, more and more resources have been discovered. Just in southeastern Kenya and south of Kitui, the East African government has discovered iron ore and is still estimating its reserves.
Kituyi is just about halfway between Mombasa and Nairobi, and is closer to Nairobi. It will give priority to the Nairobi area. As for Mombasa, it will choose part of its coal resources to be imported from the British Indian colonies and the Middle East by sea.
Ramoscato: "Then when we came, why didn't we see the town of Kitui on the road?"
Ramoscato took a carriage from Mombasa All the way to Nairobi, we didn’t find any towns in the middle.
Varejao: “The coal mine in Kitui Town was discovered not long ago, so Kitui Town is not large in size and still maintains the size of the original village. Because of the discovery of coal mine resources, it was promoted to a township just a month ago. The road you took is south of Kitui town and is still some distance away from Kitui town. That’s why you didn’t see it.”
La Moscato: “Well, then. Can I go and have a look? "
La Moscato would be better off going to Kitui town to confirm whether there is coal or not. You can tell at a glance if there are any mines there.
Valejo: "Of course you can, but it takes three days to travel from Nairobi to Kitui town, which is a hundred kilometers away. The conditions there are currently relatively poor, so you'd better think carefully first." Ramoscato: "It doesn't matter. For me, it's better to confirm anything about myself, otherwise I won't be able to sleep at night."
Now that Ramoscato said this, Varejao no longer tried to persuade him. He was just worried that Ramoscato would not be able to adapt to the environment of Kitui Town. Although it was upgraded from a village to a town, Kitui had not been able to adapt to the environment before. As villages are all temporarily established, Kitui is a relatively water-scarce place, so there were only a dozen herder families at the beginning. East Africa developed the area very late, and the local conditions were very poor.
Valejo: "Okay, but you still have to make plans for this matter after you have inspected Nairobi City. At that time, we will send someone to send you to take a look at the situation in Kitui Town. ”
Next, Varejao took Ramoscato and continued to wander around Nairobi. The city of Nairobi is not big and is mainly divided into three parts, one in the West District, one in the East District, and one in the Textile District. park.
The first two are residential areas. Dongcheng District is where the earliest immigrants from Nairobi lived, while Xicheng District is where new immigrants live.
The population structure of Dongcheng District is relatively balanced, while Xicheng District reveals a strong Italian lifestyle. It is obvious that the residents of Shuicheng have not adapted to this kind of life on the inland plateau of East Africa.
Venice is relatively humid, while Nairobi is dry. Because the atmosphere is relatively thin, the sun is brighter.
Ramoscato is obviously more novel about the West City District than the East City District. As a native Austrian, this is not the first time he has seen so many Italians. He has been to Trieste, where There are many Italian residents who also live mixed with Germans, but there are not so many Easterners. Xicheng District combines the three characteristics of Germany, Italy, and the East.
Ramoscato asked curiously: "How many Germans are there in Xicheng District?"
Vareggio: "We Germans number about more than 7,000, and the Italians There are more than 40,000, and there are more than 30,000 Easterners.”
< br>There is definitely a problem with this data, because all ethnic groups in the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be counted as Germans after immigrating to East Africa. Therefore, Ramoscato believes that the true number of Germans should be around 2,000, but Wa Lejo would not reveal it to him.
Ramoscato, who was kept in the dark, then asked: "Most of the German residents should be from Austria!"
Valejo: "Well, mainly from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and quite a few. The quantity is from the Saarland and Lorraine regions of Germany ”
Ramos. Cato: "You have done really well in the area of immigration. I have seen many organizations recruiting immigrants in East Africa when I visited rural areas in Austria and Hungary. So how many East Africans have you recruited in the Austro-Hungarian Empire over the years? Immigration?”
Valeggio shook his head. : "I don't know about this. I'm just a small mayor and don't know the overall data of the kingdom. However, based on the estimation of Nairobi, I would say that the number of immigrants in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is conservatively over 500,000. This has not yet been counted. German immigrant.”
As Varejao said, he didn’t. The overall immigration data of the Kingdom is not clear, so the estimated number of immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire is too conservative. As the East African Kingdom’s largest source of immigrants after the Far East, the number of immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire has already exceeded one million, and the number of immigrants from Austria-Hungary has already exceeded one million. The number of German immigrants in the empire is also second only to that of the South German countries.
(End of this chapter)