Chapter 447 Interesting Talk
Nairobi.
The citizens of Nairobi, who were prepared to prepare for the locust plague, finally found that their work was in vain, so the government disbanded the locust extermination teams on the spot and restored normal production order.
This makes Nairobi citizens a little disappointed. Why don’t the locusts come? I thought I could be active and active in my body!
If Ernst knew the true thoughts of the citizens of Nairobi, he would definitely vomit blood. You are really not a family member and don’t know how much food and rice are worth!
"I heard that the locust plague will come to us? We have been preparing for so many days and haven't seen it yet. Is this false news?" Stephen said in German with an Italian accent.
“Aren’t there more locusts these days! So there must be a locust plague, but I heard it was intercepted by the government. Northern Province and Juba Province were severely affected, and pastoral areas were also attacked. Cotton was sent two days ago The workers said that the northernmost cotton-producing areas also suffered some minor losses.”
“Having been in Africa for so long, I thought this place would not be affected by disasters!”
"That's better than Italy. There are so many wars in Italy and life is hard. But in East Africa, I feel much more comfortable. I can complete the work step by step and don't have to worry about my livelihood. Besides, is there anything that can be avoided about the locust plague? The Far East, America, Europe, and even Russia are threatened by locust plagues," Chris said while pulling the spinning thread skillfully.
"Chris is right. Fortunately, the government put out the locust plague in time. Otherwise, it would be terrible if it really spread. I experienced it when I was in the Far East! You must have never suffered. I dare say that my life is beyond my wildest dreams. When the Yellow River changed its course, my hometown was a disaster area, and the next year there was a locust plague, covering a large area..." Oudebiao Meng said at the side.
"It's the same, it's the same. Italy is also suffering! It's just that we have more options and can run to other countries. You just can't run away."
"There must be a way, my cousin is here He ran away during the war, but was accidentally caught in the Italian barracks, and then went to the battlefield. I didn’t hear anything about him afterwards, and I don’t know what is going on now.”
“I’m afraid the situation is in danger for Italy. It’s embarrassing for the Kingdom to fight. I heard that it has been Being chased and beaten by us Austria.”
“Ahem, cough, cough, cough, cough, you Austrians, we are all citizens of the East African Kingdom now. Besides, Italy’s failure was due to the incompetence of the officers and the lack of respect for the soldiers below. It doesn’t matter, and my ancestors are not Italian. Venice was part of the HRE before! My father’s uncle’s cousin is German!”
“… ”
"Then I count. My wife's grandmother's mother is also German, so I am also considered German."
"..."
"Okay, don't even think about it. We have fought, and now we have registered. We can’t escape even if we don’t want to be Germans! East Africa is a place you can only enter and cannot leave. Fortunately, life here is not bad, but life is too boring.”
“Haha. , Stephen, just have fun! It’s better to quit the bad habits in Italy. Let’s live a good life, which is no better than being a gangster before.”
“Let’s not talk about this, next week. We have an appointment to play football with Factory No. 2 on the following day. Which of you will go to watch the game?”
"I don't have time. My wife said you are not allowed to go anywhere this weekend, and you are not allowed to fish. Alas!"
"If you ask me, it is better to marry an Oriental wife. They are much more virtuous than Italians."< br>
“Pull him down! Look at Odebiao How pitiful, being so controlled by his wife. If you ask me, East India is the best, but I heard that as long as you have money there, you can marry four."
"I urinate yellow, I will cure it first. Wake him up.”
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"The employees in the factory are so lively!" Clayson, the director of Nairobi Cotton Textile Factory No. 1, said with emotion: "It seems that they will have to bear more burdens this week." "Hahaha, Mr. Factory Director, I believe those young men will Thank you!”
As a light industry center in the inland region, Nairobi’s population has exceeded 100,000 this year. It briefly became the largest city in East Africa for a few months last year. It was surpassed by Mombasa, Mbeya and Dar es Salaam.
The reason why Nairobi became the largest city in East Africa in the previous life was that it developed early and had an obvious first-mover advantage. It benefited from the British’s construction of the Uganda Railway in the early days. After independence, Nairobi’s infrastructure was one step ahead of surrounding countries. The large proportion, coupled with the long-term peace situation in Kenya, has allowed Nairobi to effectively absorb the surrounding population and industries. The food processing industry and other industrial fields are ahead of the turbulent Ethiopian countries.
This is actually easy to understand. It is easier for rich people to make money than ordinary people. Kenya, which developed first, has rich people compared to neighboring countries.
Kenya's industrial products, not to mention competing with international competition, still have obvious advantages compared with neighboring countries. This has resulted in the development of many mineral-rich countries not being as good as Kenya's.
In the 21st century, after Tanzania and Ethiopia had a tendency to catch up with the help of a certain big country, oil was discovered in Kenya again. Therefore, Kenya's fate in the previous life was not bad, at least it did well in East Africa.
There is no such opportunity in this life. Although the Northern Railway is planned to pass through Nairobi, the upper limit of Nairobi's development is that of an important city, and it is impossible to reach the level of being the first in East Africa.
Especially in East Africa, while building the northern railway, it also built a larger central railway. This makes Tanzania's infrastructure conditions no worse than Kenya's, and even has an advantage.
Not to mention compared with Tanzania, even Mombasa on the coast is more popular than Nairobi. After three transformations, Mombasa has already taken the shape of an international port, relying on foreign trade to develop with each passing day.
Although the upper limit is not high, Nairobi's lower limit has also been raised by the East African Kingdom, and it won't be any worse no matter how bad it is.
The textile industry may not be that profitable in the 21st century, but this is the 19th century. This is the top quality industry along with railways, steel, coal mines, etc., and it is still a textile industry or a light industry.
Coupled with the construction of the Northern Railway, agricultural development around Nairobi, mineral development, and the agricultural product distribution center in the Great Lakes region, these all indicate that Nairobi's future potential is far greater than its previous life.
Of course, Ernst's development of Nairobi was only incidental. The ultimate goal was to open up the connection channel between the Great Lakes Region and Mombasa.
For Ernst, the importance of the Great Lakes region is equivalent to the importance of the Sichuan Basin to the Far East. It is an important area for ensuring agriculture, water sources, and minerals in East Africa. It is a proper East African version of the Land of Abundance. The comprehensive quality of the lake area is very excellent in all aspects. The only disadvantage is that it is far away from the port (harbour), so this part can only be solved by railway.
The current potential of the Great Lakes region is far from being tapped, but it is already the most important agricultural and mining (mainly precious metal development) producing area in East Africa.
The next country with the ability to surpass the Great Lakes region in agriculture is Zambia and southern Congo in the hinterland of East Africa, but the current level of development is too low.
However, in terms of current agricultural development in East Africa, Tanzania is still far ahead. However, Tanzania's water and heat conditions are not as good as those in the Great Lakes region, Zambia and southern Congo.
Of course, this comparison is not actually correct. The land area of the Great Lakes Region is not as large as that of the other two. The Great Lakes alone occupies nearly 70,000 square kilometers, and the overlapping area between the Great Lakes Region and Tanzania occupies One-quarter of the land area of the Great Lakes Region.
Zambia and southern Congo do not have the ridiculously large lakes on the East African Plateau, but they do have a lot of water resources. Only Zambia’s surface water resources account for 25% of southern Africa, and groundwater accounts for 25% of the southeastern Africa. It covers one-third of Africa and is covered by a dense network of rivers. It can be called the "Jiangnan Water Town" in East Africa. However, if the Zambezi River is used as the boundary, it is actually more appropriate to call it "Hebei Water Town".
In fact, the same is true in the Great Lakes area. There are rivers flowing into the Great Lakes from the four directions of east, west, north and south, replenishing the water of the Great Lakes. The only outflow channel is the White Nile.
The four regions of the Great Lakes, Zambia, southern Congo, and Tanzania are actually in the center of East Africa. The terrain is similar to that of the far northeast, but the precipitation is similar to that of the far southeast. The development of agriculture has taken advantage of the right time and place. The East African immigrant population is what fills up the last people and.
(End of this chapter)