Chapter 701 Urbanization
The formation of the dragoons was to cope with the possible outbreak of war in the south, improve the mobility of the army, and coordinate with the infantry units at any time.
The choice of South Prussia is actually a helpless move, because the large-scale horse breeding areas in East Africa are in the northern pastures, South Prussia and Oriental Province.
The conditions in the south are not bad, but starting from scratch is a process, and this is the only region in East Africa that has completed this process. The livestock industry in other regions is either too small or has just entered the industry. Starting stage.
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The first town.
As war preparations began, a large amount of funds were invested in the military, and this time preparations occupied a large amount of administrative, transportation, and economic resources.
So Ernst held an economic meeting in the first town to discuss the development issues of various regions in East Africa during the preparation for war.
"What is urbanization? Urbanization is urbanization. Population converges into urban areas. Urbanization development must rely on industrial agglomeration. Urbanization without industry will be difficult to achieve. This industry specifically refers to at this stage It’s industry. ”
“So for East Africa now, industrialization is urbanization. The industry in East Africa is currently promoted by the government. Officials from various places cannot be timid and must integrate regional advantages and carry out urbanization on a reasonable and scientific basis. Planning assumptions.”
"Don't be too ambitious. For example, when you see the development of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, you want to become fat in one go. You have to think about whether the location conditions of your city can reach the importance of these two cities. ”
“Just like New Frankfurt City, it is the hub of the central railway, the hinterland of East Africa, radiating across the country, and is close to the origin of industrial raw materials, which can realize the collection of resources. This is the basic condition for the development of New Frankfurt City. "
"The shortcomings of the new Frankfurt city are the lack of infrastructure construction, lack of population, lack of industry, weak industrial and agricultural foundation, etc., which need to be solved by the new Frankfurt city government one by one, otherwise it will be given again. He will not be able to develop the New Frankfurt City in thirty years.”
“In some provincial capital cities, don’t think about one company being the only one, such as Plateau Province. As we all know, the capital of Plateau Province is Dodoma City, but its economy ranks second. The first city is Mwanza. There are many reasons why Mwanza can become the city with the largest economy in Plateau Province.”
“But the more important reason is not how good Mwanza’s conditions are, but. The shortcomings of Dodoma City are that first of all, Dodoma City is more restricted by terrain than Mwanza City, and secondly, the rainfall is smaller than Mwanza City, so in terms of agriculture, Dodoma City cannot compare with Mwanza City. Transportation is Dodoma’s advantage, but Mwanza City has both Great Lakes shipping and railway transportation, and its development history is not later than Dodoma City.”
"Of course, this is not to restrict the development of Dodoma City, but Dodoma City should focus more on its own advantages, just like the first town as the capital, but its economic development is not as good as that of Dar es Salaam City The same, everyone is distributed differently, so there is nothing to criticize. Are you going to 'laugh' at the first town because its economy is not as good as that of Dar es Salaam? "
"There are people everywhere? The characteristics and specialties of each place should be adapted to local conditions, and scientific development is the right way. For example, corn is a crop that is very suitable for growing in tropical and temperate zones. If someone insists on planting it in the cold zone of Tsarist Russia, it is destined to fail."
Who would grow corn in the cold zone? This was a common thought among those present at the meeting, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also made everyone understand the core of this meeting through this simple joke, which is to develop advantageous industries and should adapt measures to local conditions. "Of course, financial waste in recent years is also a big problem. Don't blindly copy urban development templates. Although our country is dominated by plateau terrain, each city has its own characteristics, such as the distribution of mineral deposits, farmland, pastures, and rivers. Layout, population and residential characteristics, etc., don’t blindly pursue the idea that bigger is better.”
“Many small towns in Europe are developing well economically, but they combine their own characteristics and are typical. It’s just like the Ruhr area, but the problems in the Ruhr area are also very serious, but they are currently being ignored in pursuit of economic interests. I don’t want to make the same mistake again when we develop.”
"The two technological revolutions have given human society a sense that man can conquer nature. However, man and nature live in harmony and develop together without conflict. There is no need to compete all the time, and it is not about being motivated. It is about not doing wrong things and focusing on things. ‘Scientific’ and ‘reasonable’”
“Due to rising military expenditures and other reasons, the central government has The requirements of lower-level governments will naturally have to be lowered. For example, the urbanization rate, according to normal development, should reach 30% by 1890. We have lowered this target to about 28%.”
"If we follow the population data of 1880, which counted 30 million citizens, that would be 600,000 to 700,000 people. Now it should be There may be more than one million people unable to enter urban life.”
“The current urbanization rate in East Africa should be around 26%. If black people are included, it may only reach more than ten percent. level, so the real data of our urbanization rate is very low. It is currently over 40% in Germany and the UK, and the gap between us and them is 10%. Of course, our country’s economic size has also led to great urban development, especially since the introduction of industry in the 1970s.”
East Africa’s economic achievements are just like those of the previous white South Africans. , there is no doubt about the hard work of black people, but all the credit goes to white people. But when black people are added, the true colors are revealed.
Of course, there are essential differences between the two. The number of East African citizens is not less than that of black people, and is even more than 10 million. Therefore, most of the current major achievements in the East African economy are indeed created by East African citizens. This is certain.
"The western provinces must absorb the experience of the eastern region. Now the 'indigenous' people in the west still have a lot of potential that can be tapped. This is the resource you can use, so in some low-tech industries that require a lot of labor The work can be done by black people, and the east can transfer food and other materials to support the west Regional construction work. ”
Completing resource dispatch through administrative means is one of the core means of economic development in East Africa. After all, international food prices are at a low level now, so there must always be places that can be consumed, and it is best to We can turn this consumption into real benefits, instead of pouring milk into the river like capitalists.
The demand in western East Africa is still very strong. After all, compared with the east, everything is lacking. Therefore, by tilting the excess production capacity in the east to the west, we can complete a jump in the economy of western East Africa.
In addition, East Africa steadily exports black people every year, and it can ensure that there is room for resettlement of immigrants in the future. This is killing multiple birds with one stone.
The most typical example is railway construction. The main force at the grassroots level in East African railway construction is black people. They built the railways with their own sweat and created a large number of jobs, and these jobs were filled by East African nationals.
The number of positions required in railway construction is undoubtedly the largest, but it is also the largest and most dangerous. If these dangerous heavy manual labors are given to black people, East Africa does not have to worry about "compensation" or "work-related injuries." , "death" and so on.
(End of this chapter)