Chapter 589 Prosperous New City
"Well, it seems that as the factory director, you also understand the situation in the factory. Now is the era of science and technology. What we lack in East Africa is cultural people, so we still have to listen to the experts. , but there is a saying that it is better to have no books than to have no books at all. Theoretical research will inevitably conflict with reality, so our factories in East Africa must combine reality and focus on production in a down-to-earth manner. "
What Constantine is best at. Still in the military, I don’t know much about business management, especially state-owned enterprises in East Africa, so I didn’t give random orders and could only give some words of encouragement.
Of course, Constantine thought so in his heart. In fact, he was affected by the general environment in East Africa. He had been exposed to similar companies before. Prussia was a big government system. Many factories were run by the state and were centralized. This is reflected in some military industrial enterprises, the most typical of which is the nationalization of railways.
It’s just that there are too many state-owned enterprises in East Africa. There are still many private enterprises in East Africa. There are many enterprises invested by German businessmen in the east. However, the management in East Africa is stricter, so the number of investments is not large. .
These private enterprises account for a small proportion of the East African economy, but they cannot be treated as non-existent, and they have accepted the rules and regulations of East Africa. This shows that these businessmen want to focus on industry. East Africa does not discriminate against businessmen, but has more restrictions. If they are willing to East Africa welcomes legitimate businessmen who accept East African rules.
The director of Harare Tobacco Factory was naturally very happy when he heard what Constantine said. After all, it must be difficult to get a big leader, and this is the first time for the king to come to Mata. Belay Province inspected, so he said respectfully: "We will definitely keep up our efforts and strive to contribute our own strength to the country's economic development!"
Constantine then left the tobacco factory in front of everyone, and his means of travel was a special train. The luxurious carriage arrived.
Through the car window, Constantine looked at the urban construction situation in Harare again. Because Constantine did not deliberately publicize his visit to Harare, there were no roads closed, and pedestrians on the streets were as usual. in a hurry.
Of course, Constantine's motorcade still attracted the attention of pedestrians. After all, there were mounted police clearing the way, and Constantine's motorcade was very long, so at a glance, he knew that it was a big shot.
As for how old it is, the citizens of Harare can’t guess. It’s impossible for His Majesty the King to come in person! Because there is no precedent for this in East Africa.
And Constantine looked through the car window with interest at the bustling crowds on both sides. Because the road planning in East African cities is relatively wide, even though Constantine's motorcade occupied the west side of the main road , both sides can still be used by citizens and vehicles.
The total population of Harare is about 160,000. It has caught up with many established cities in a very short period of time, so it is called an upstart city.
As the deputy center of Matabele Province, the city of Bulawayo, the former capital of the Kingdom of Matabele, also has a population of hundreds of thousands. You can get a glimpse of the population size of the two cities. East Africa’s impact on Matabele Lai Province’s support.
"Your Majesty, according to the itinerary, we are going to visit the Harare chrome factory, then the steel factory, a newly built arsenal, and the Harare motorcycle factory." The old housekeeper Cade said.
There are rich chromium ore resources near Harare, and there are chromium ores scattered 60 kilometers away from the city. Therefore, this is one of the centers of chromite smelting in East Africa and can be regarded as one of Harare's specialty industries.
Of course, gold mines are indispensable in the city of Harare. Unlike chrome mines, there are no plans to develop new gold mines in East Africa. After all, there are enough gold mines in the east. Even Ernst himself I wonder how many gold mines there are under this land in East Africa.
As for the arsenal, it is easy to explain. East Africa’s military industry will definitely be located in Matabele Province, because this is the hinterland and rear area of East Africa. In the future, it is not ruled out that some confidential agencies and factories will be located in Matabele Province. The layout of Matabele Province and other inland areas.
Steel plants and locomotive manufacturing plants are relatively conventional factories in East Africa. After all, Harare is an important node city along the Central Railway. First Town and Soga City, which are also along the railway, are relatively unpopular. , there is no layout in related industries because the positioning of the two cities is different.
The above are only some of the key industries in Harare, but there are even more supporting factories and facilities surrounding these industries. For example, in the chrome ore plant, the most Constantine could do was take a look around and meet with the leadership and workers inside the plant. However, Constantine did not have time to inspect other processing plants surrounding the chrome ore plant.
The trip to Harare was Constantine’s first in-depth understanding of the development situation in the interior of East Africa. So far, Constantine is quite satisfied with the construction situation in Harare.
As a new city that was first designed and planned and then constructed, Harare is very different from the cities in eastern Africa. Although the cities in the east have only been built for a few years, they have developed roughly in the colonial era.
At that time, East Africa did not have the extra money and energy to invite European architects to plan East African cities, so those early cities developed somewhat spontaneously.
Moreover, in East Africa at that time, European architects were so worried that they took the risk of coming to East Africa to do design work. At that time, East Africa was still a region that Europeans stereotyped as a place where hair and blood were eaten.
With the rise of a series of coastal cities in East Africa, the clean and prosperous city appearance and developed trade have attracted a group of businessmen to place orders or enjoy services in Dar es Salaam and Mombasa. The reputation of East Africa has also spread with these businessmen. Get out and get better.
After all, the service in East Africa is first-rate. There are few services along the entire Indian Ocean that are better than those in East Africa. Of course, it is not without its drawbacks. That is, the security in East Africa is very good. It is a bit difficult to play high-end games on the sea. People in China are more or less unrestrained and pay more attention to enjoyment.
Having said that, more businessmen and sailors come to coastal cities in East Africa because there are not many thieves and pickpockets here, there are sufficient police forces, and safety is very important to many people.
With a good reputation, East Africa can take advantage of this opportunity to recruit some talents from Europe. Against this background, the urban construction of Harare is completely different from before.
After the expert team visited the site and spent more than half a year on the design, the Harare City construction project broke ground.
The city of Harare focuses most on the construction of civil infrastructure such as underground sewer systems, roads, and drinking water pipelines, while leaving space for subsequent urban transformation.
Like other cities, Harare also pays attention to environmental issues. There are many parks and green plants in the city, making the whole city full of vitality.
However, Ernst has not conducted on-site inspections. The last time he came to Harare was on a business trip in his previous life. In his previous life, Harare was known as "Little Paris in Africa", "City of Sunshine", "Flowers" "City of Trees".
The city center is indeed beautiful, but Harare has also been voted one of the "least livable cities in the world".
This is not a contradiction. Many foreign countries have slums and rich areas, and the same is true in Harare. Moreover, the security problem is very poor regardless of whether it is developed or not. It is just that many countries in Africa do not even have a little order. .
However, these have nothing to do with the current city of Harare. In its previous life, Harare inherited British culture and architecture, but in this life it was completely Germanized in the hands of East Africa, so there is no comparison at all.
(End of this chapter)