Chapter 375 The Security Situation of the First Town
After staying in Soga City for two days, Ernst finally arrived at the First Town. This time, Constantine led his ministers to personally greet him.
Seeing his old father who was safe and sound in Africa and even living a good life, Ernst instantly found a sense of belonging: "Father!"
Constantin: "Ernst, you finally Coming!”
Ernst: “Father, how are you doing in Africa?”
Constantine: "Fortunately, except that you can't see your old friends in Europe, there's not much difference."
Ernst: "That's good, I've been worried that you can't adapt to the environment in East Africa. . ”
Although the climate and environment in East Africa are good and can even be said to be very livable, the situation of acclimatization will be a difficult problem even for future generations.
In his previous life, Ernst had experienced this. As a native of the north, he went to the south to attend university. As a result, the first month was almost life-and-death. Ernst, who rarely got sick, suddenly contracted a cold and a fever. Afterwards, as he got used to living in the south, Ernst realized that this might be what the ancients said was acclimatization. When he thought about the humidity in the south, it might be the problem.
However, the experience in the south was not a bad thing for Ernst. He often traveled between the north and the south, so that Ernst, who would work in East Africa in the future, did not feel any difficulty. The climate in East Africa is different from that in the far north and south. In comparison, it pales in comparison.
In my previous life, what I was most worried about in Africa were diseases and wars. Fortunately, the overall situation in East Africa is relatively stable in Africa. Diseases are hard to prevent. The vast majority of Africans disdain health and science, which makes them carriers of many diseases. , especially AIDS. If you can't control your pants in Africa, you may get infected at any time.
But now, because of Ernst's measures, East Africa's diseases have been reduced to a very low level, making it even more livable than traditionally habitable places in Europe and Asia.
In fact, this is also the law of history. In the beginning, the most suitable places for human beings to live were agricultural areas such as Egypt, Babylon, the Indus River, and the Yellow River, which had a slightly arid climate, soft soil, and easy access to irrigation water.
When productivity is relatively improved, the habitable zone for humans begins to expand to the humid zone, and Europe, the Ganges Plain, and the Yangtze River Basin are all developed.
In the industrial age, the habitable zone for humans has expanded to the cold zone. The Ruhr area of Germany, Russia, Northeast China, Canada, and the Great Lakes region are all places with relatively high latitudes.
In the 21st century, humans began to move toward the tropics. Brazil, Southeast Asia, and Africa began to develop, and traditional countries were also developing toward the south. The Great Lakes region of the United States turned into the rust belt, the Northeast declined, the Ruhr area declined, and the Russian population began to expand from Siberia. Loss...
In general, humans have a tendency to expand from the equator to the polar regions, and then flow back to the equator. Of course, the most habitable areas for humans are probably in the north, middle and low latitudes.
The unique plateau terrain of Africa has made East Africa a livable zone rarely visited in the tropics. Ernst only accelerated this process.
So Ernst is more worried that Constantine will not adapt to the soil and water conditions of East Africa. At present, it seems that most people can adapt, which is a good thing for East Africa.
Other East African ministers also came forward to pay their respects. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, who has been commanding remotely in Europe all year round, is actually no stranger to East African senior officials. East African senior officials are divided into three major categories. One is mercenaries, Ernst and They had met once in Europe. The second was a student at the Hechingen Military Academy, a direct descendant of Ernst, and the third was an employee of the Hechingen Consortium.
Except for the mercenaries, who had relatively few face-to-face interactions with Ernst, the three groups of people were all familiar with Ernst, and the mercenary group was originally a minority. After Ernst communicated with the East African monarchs one by one, he moved into the Sweet Palace. . The old butler Keno asked about his son's condition: "Your Highness, I wonder how Tom is doing in Europe?"
Ernst: "Uncle Keno, don't worry. Tom has always been my right-hand man, and now he is supervising the operation of the consortium in Europe."
Kaino: "That's good, I've been worried about him causing trouble for you."
Ernst: "Of course not. Tom is also half my brother, so I should take care of him."
Hearing what Ernst said, Kainuo was relieved. Serving the Hechingen royal family was the responsibility of his family for generations, and it was also an iron rice bowl.
Then Ernst's "treasures" and luggage were registered under the arrangement of Kainuo and placed in the Schwitt Palace in an orderly manner.
The Werther Palace is not much larger than the Hohenzollern Castle built on the mountain. The overall style is relatively similar. It looks more like a military fortress, and it does not forget its original intention.
The unexpired Werther Palace does not fit Ernst’s image of a political center. After all, this is not the Middle Ages anymore. Monarchs of all sizes live in castles to guard against possible wars at any time.
The initial construction of the Werther Palace took into account that the first town was not far from the sea, so safety had to be considered. The capital most similar to the first town in the world should be Peiping in the Far East.
Peiping has Tianjin Guards to defend the sea, and at both ends of the Bohai Sea, it has the Shandong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula, which can contain incoming enemies at any time. This situation is very beneficial to Peiping's defense, but the Far East Navy is stretched, and land warfare is not possible. , making such a good natural geographical defense line useless.
The first town is on the southeast bank of the Little Rhine. There are Bagamoyo and Dar es Salaam in the east. any one.
But this matter is also quite difficult, because the military control of Zanzibar Island is in the hands of East Africa, and the strait between Zanzibar Island and the East African mainland is only less than fifty kilometers away.
The coastal defense artillery deployed by the East African Kingdom on both sides of the strait can just block the entire strait, but cannot enter the strait. Attacking the cities of Bagamoyo and Dar es Salaam is empty talk. In addition, the main force of the East African Navy The base is in Bagamoyo and can be counterattacked at any time. In such a situation, it is basically impossible for ordinary people to rely on the navy to land around the first town.
As the offshore defense system originally designed by Ernst has become increasingly perfect, the East African coast, especially around the Central Province, is not an exaggeration to describe as impregnable. As long as the East African defenders do not act stupidly, according to the level of warfare of this era , it is basically impossible to attack the first town from the sea. Of course, it is still possible if the world's largest navy like the United Kingdom takes all the assets.
This reflects the importance of Zanzibar Island. Without Zanzibar Island, East Africa would never be able to do this. Therefore, Zanzibar Island must be included in East Africa's territory in the future.
There is not much concern about the security of the first town, but he can only serve as the temporary capital of East Africa. This is the result of the continuous expansion of the East African Kingdom. If East Africa only controlled the former East African Federation (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda , Rwanda, Burundi) land, there is no big problem in setting the first town as the capital.
However, the East African Kingdom has expanded across the border to Central Africa, South Africa, and even the edges of North Africa. In order to maintain national unity and promote national development in the future, East Africa must move its capital. Zambia and southern Congo have the greatest chance.
East Africa is not like the United States and the Far East, where the economic center of gravity is concentrated in the east, while Russia is concentrated in the west. It is not as narrow as the United Kingdom, so the future capital of East Africa must be one that can connect most parts of East Africa and has convenient transportation. regions, and the climate in East Africa is not very different, the resources are relatively evenly dispersed, and the conditions in each region are not much different. That is to say, the east has maritime advantages, but East Africa is likely to be a two-ocean country in the future, so the future capital will be built in East Africa. The geometric center area is the most suitable.
(End of this chapter)