Chapter 545 Orphans
There are many projects like the Kui River Arch Dam in East Africa. Some large and small projects are progressing quickly, while others are heavier and require a longer construction period.
In fact, there are not many so-called big projects in East Africa, but countless small projects combined into big projects. Not to mention other things, many large rivers in East Africa have not been developed. After all, they have not been developed. These rivers require deep knowledge of astronomy and geography, and there is a lack of expertise in this area in East Africa.
Without professional personnel, it is easy for big things to happen, such as in reservoirs. A miscalculation or substandard technology may cause the risk of embankment bursting. Therefore, the reservoirs built in East Africa are mainly small and medium-sized reservoirs. Even if the damage is caused, it will not be huge and can be corrected in time.
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Hengshui.
Yangjiacun.
"Fugui son, these children will be left to you. These are orphans in the village, poor people. You must take good care of them!"
"Uncle Dayang "Don't worry! I don't know what I am like. I used to be the most honest person in the village," Yang Fugui said cheerfully to his third uncle.
"Haha, honest man. If you were really honest, you wouldn't have gone to East Africa. I have heard that it is a world dominated by foreigners. Look at you, you don't even have braids. , it’s a good thing that he worked for a foreigner, otherwise he would have been beheaded long ago.”
"Uncle Yang, I don't want to hear this anymore. This is a foreign world. We are serious citizens of the East African Kingdom. Do you understand what citizens mean? That means we are part of the East African Kingdom, just like you." The people of the Qing Dynasty are all the same. "
"They are all the same. They are just trying to make a living in another place. How proud they can be is not to be controlled by a foreign master."
" The difference is huge. We Germans overseas have a pretty good status. Just like in the Qing Dynasty, most people will be polite to me when they see me dressed like this. In other words, you are my third uncle. Who else dares to show off like this in front of me? "
Yang Fugui is a typical "villain" who succeeds, but it is not difficult to understand. It doesn't show up at all in East Africa, but it all shows up in the Far East. Come out, after all, East Africa is full of immigrants, and everyone under the nobility is equal.
There are also a number of nobles in East Africa, but Ernst has always strictly controlled them. So far, there are only a few hundred, and it is more like an honorary title. However, the social status gained by becoming a noble is quite high. , Most of the East African nobles came from the military and the Hechingen Consortium, or were talents serving East Africa. For example, Earl Arman, Earl Felix, and Earl Sweet all came from the military... Benz, Lenoir, The Mauser brothers and other scientists and inventors also held East African titles.
In addition to this new feudal nobility, there is also a traditional nobility in East Africa. The Princely Kingdom of Hechingen was once an independent country. In addition to Ernst and his son, there are also some nobles who serve the royal family of Hechingen. The characteristic of this kind of nobility is that they Even if it is recognized in East Africa, it is also recognized in Germany, and the gold content is higher, provided that it is at the same level.
However, there is no reward for no merit. It is not easy for these old nobles who follow the royal family of Hechingen to climb up. Because when the princely kingdom of Hechingen was merged into Prussia, many capable people actually followed them. Prussia was mixed up, and many of the people who had been following the Hechingen royal family were mediocre talents, and many of them were not willing to come to East Africa to suffer and stayed in Germany to live their lives.
Of course, the legal provisions of East Africa state that East Africa is a country where everyone is equal and does not emphasize the difference between aristocrats and civilians. However, the existence of the aristocratic system is acquiescence.
“I won’t tell you this anymore. I want to ask you clearly. After these little guys go to East Africa, how will your East African kingdom arrange it? It’s not the poaching that some people preach, right? !”
Uncle Yang’s words. It made the seven or eight-year-old children next to me feel their hearts tremble.
"Uncle Dayang, don't listen to those people's nonsense. I've told you what East Africa is like. It's a paradise. Our king is kind-hearted, so he gave these children a chance to go to East Africa for further study."
"Haha, believe it or not, the world is as dark as crows, and foreign emperors are rushing to take care of you outsiders. How can there be such a good thing in the world."
"If you ask me to say that you are too old, you are too old. Stubborn, you had to listen to me back then Yes, it would be great to let those people in the village go to East Africa. Look at the food and clothing I have, every day is like celebrating the New Year. ""Oh, when you said that, I suddenly remembered, weren't you always recruiting people before? Why do you suddenly stop recruiting now? Looking for some orphans?"
Yang Fugui: "Haha, uncle, it's too late now. The recruitment threshold in East Africa has been raised. I heard that many big ships running routes have withdrawn. ”
Immigration has always been a large expense in East Africa. After draining the population potential of the German region, population recruitment in other regions has also relaxed. Many of the ships used to pull immigrants in East Africa have begun to transform to serve East Africa's business interests.
"By the way, you haven't said how to arrange these little guys! And what do you mean by further study?"
"I don't quite understand the twists and turns here. After all, you know that I don’t have any ink in my stomach. Even I can only speak German but cannot write. I am still illiterate in East Africa, but according to the above It is said that these children are sent to schools when they arrive in East Africa, so that they can study and serve East Africa in the future.”
It is easy to understand that East Africa did not recruit orphans from the Far East in the past. Young people are needed to open up wasteland in East Africa and create value immediately. After all, East Africa is not a nursery, but a colony.
Now that the population of East Africa has increased, land development has also been completed very well. Following this, the financial revenue of the East African government has increased. In addition, the demand for immigrants has dropped, and it is able to support orphans.
There are only so many orphans in Germany, and the schools in the Princely Kingdom of Hechingen simply can't accommodate them, and there are even more countless orphans in the Far East at this time.
"School?" This was once again beyond Uncle Yang's understanding.
“You can think of it as private schools, those that test the talents of young students.”
“Is it possible that East Africa will let these children become officials in the future?”
“Then I just thought too much. Schools in East Africa are very common and can be attended by all children. My three children are in school!”
"What's the benefit of that? You can't take the imperial examination."
"I don't know, but reading is always a good thing! And in East Africa, reading this book is still a must. If children are not allowed to study, it will be You’re going to jail.”
“Isn’t this just forcing children to study?”
“That’s true, but I heard from my colleagues from Europe that this is also done in their hometowns. , called compulsory education, so Children must go to school, otherwise they will be fined, or they will go to jail. In East Africa, we do it in one step. There is no such thing as fines. If children are not allowed to study, they will go to jail. "
Yang Fugui also doesn't know that studying is possible. What's the use? At least he doesn't see any use in East Africa. On the contrary, it's very meaningful to be able to read and write overseas. As an East African citizen, what Yang Fugui said overseas means countries outside East Africa, and the Far East Empire is also there. this column.
"Anyway, Uncle Yang, don't worry. No matter how bad the life of these little guys is in East Africa, it will be better than here."
"Oh, that's right. Our village has limited capabilities and can't support them. Then let them follow you out, maybe it will be a way to survive."
(End of this chapter)