Chapter 824 Mechanization and land reclamation
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Ernst: “The development of Angola and Mozambique is an urgent issue, but now we are facing a population shortage problem. At the same time, the security management of the two places has not been completely ended. There is a large black population during the war. Flooded everywhere, coupled with poor infrastructure The reason is that the government should come up with a charter for the development of the two places. How to utilize and develop them, and how to allocate resources are all important issues.”
After the seizure of Angola and Mozambique, the economic construction of the two places is no longer a region. problem, but a national resource allocation problem.
To put it simply, investment in East Africa is uneven in every place. Just like in the 1960s and 1970s, East Africa mainly concentrated on developing the eastern coastal areas, while in the 1980s it vigorously developed the central provinces, especially Malaysia. In Tabele Province, now that Ernst has set his tone, of course the priority for economic development has become Angola and Mozambique.
Von der Leyen said: "Several provinces in central China actually still have great potential for development. Take the Hohenzollern province for example. The forest coverage rate reaches 70%, and a large number of areas are not yet developed. Instead, they are typical grasslands. The situation in Matabele Province in the climate zone is slightly better, but the development of Mozambique will definitely be beneficial to the central part, especially Matabele Province. The shortcoming of Matabele Province is that it is not close to the sea, and after the development of Mozambique , can further activate the economy of Matabele Province, and at the same time connect the central and eastern parts of our country."
Sweite retorted: "The question now is how we invest so much population in seven or eight years. In the past ten years, East Africa has absorbed a large number of immigrants, which has enabled the rapid development of the east and central areas. However, in the late 1980s, the number of immigrants in my country has dropped to a historical low. Last year, the number of immigrants in my country was only There were more than 2,000 people. Although it was affected by the war, the immigrant population was only more than 5,000 in 1888. The war had not yet broken out at that time."
Von der Leyen: "This is not impossible. Solution, in a short period of time we can rely on the indigenous people of Africa and the wealth left by the Portuguese to temporarily develop Mozambique and Angola."
"And we don't. The two places must be developed as a whole, but focus on key areas, such as northern Angola and southern Mozambique. They are the best of the two places, and the assets left by the Portuguese are also the most abundant.”
“That’s it. Taking Mozambique as an example, we can temporarily divide Mozambique into two parts, bounded by the Zambezi River, namely North Mozambique and South Mozambique.”
"Northern Mozambique has been under our rule for many years. From the first East-Portuguese War to the present, the population of Northern Mozambique totals more than 300,000, concentrated in the northern region."
"Southern Mozambique currently has a large number of Black people and a small number of Portuguese people position southern Mozambique as an important agricultural base that can be compared with the Great Lakes Region in the future. "
"According to the current analysis of Mozambique's situation, all basic conditions in the south are better. In the north, during the Portuguese colonial period, the economic activities of the entire Mozambique colony centered around the southernmost Maputo, so the economy was more developed and the population was concentrated in southern Mozambique."
"During the Portuguese colonial period, the southern region of Mozambique was concentrated. It became the plantation and labor source for the Portuguese colonists. The Portuguese colonists introduced a large number of African laborers and slaves to work in the plantations and mines, resulting in a highly active immigration phenomenon."
"The scale of the southern plantations is the largest. There are more than ten times as many as in the north, and they are more evenly distributed, extending to the middle reaches of rivers such as the Limpopo River, while the north is concentrated in a few coastal areas.”
"The Portuguese colonists established a large number of plantations in the area, mainly planting commodity crops such as rubber, coffee, sugar and cotton."
"Currently, the number of large and medium-sized plantations taken over by our army has reached 457 , but only less than 70 have resumed production. It is urgent to arrange personnel to resume plantation management in southern Mozambique.”
“This will create many jobs and make it easier for the population in the eastern region. In the early stage of relocation, their main responsibility is management, which is completely acceptable as long as there are no major problems.”
“After production in the two places is restored, we can carry out all-round transportation and economic construction to integrate the two places. At the same time, the indigenous people who have been transferred to infrastructure construction will be slowly replaced by national citizens, so that Angola and Mozambique can gradually get on the right track. "Everyone still agrees with what von der Leyen said. , but in this way, the development of Angola and Mozambique will definitely not speed up. After all, relying only on national citizens to immigrate to the two places will be a long process.
At this time Ernst spoke, and he said to the officials: "The above suggestions are quite satisfactory, so I would also like to add that this time the construction of the two places should not be limited to the past, but should focus on the current era. Progress. ”
“Agricultural development and urban construction were a very slow process in the past, but in the era of industrialization, this happened fundamentally. Sexual changes and the development of industrialization have greatly improved our ability to transform nature. A large number of new cities have emerged in Europe and North America, especially in mining areas like the Ruhr area. Many small villages and even wastelands have directly transformed into industries that have emerged in many cities. The same is true for the Great Lakes region in the United States. Not to mention foreign countries, our Matabele Province is a typical example.”
“And. At the end of the 19th century, the situation changed again. At present, the development of agricultural machinery has entered a new stage. In addition to traditional steam power, internal combustion engine power is also maturing rapidly. "
"East Africa is originally a relatively backward agricultural country. country, our agricultural machinery penetration rate is far lower than that of countries such as Britain, France, and Germany, so the development of Mozambique and Angola can completely start with new technologies. "This will not only promote our development of the two places, but also expand the domestic market, such as Matabele Province, which has advantages in agricultural machinery production." and South Salzburg Province can completely focus on modern large-scale agricultural machinery to develop related industries and promote them in Mozambique and Angola.”
"Of course, as a result, we must take advantage of the trend to develop large-scale farms similar to those in the United States in Mozambique and Angola and improve the utilization rate of machinery."
"Especially in the plains of southern Mozambique, where the natural conditions are excellent. The terrain is flat and the water and soil are abundant. We certainly cannot leave such high-quality farmland alone.”< br>
“Mozambique is close to developed areas such as Matabele Province and Salzburg South Province, which is conducive to the direct connection of the industries of the two provinces to support the agricultural development of Mozambique.”
According to Ernst It is planned to develop a number of large-scale medium and large-scale state-owned farms in southern Mozambique, using machinery to replace a large number of manpower.
This can not only effectively develop the local area, but also promote the development of industrial sectors such as machinery manufacturing and automobile manufacturing in East Africa.
Of course, according to the current technical level and production capacity constraints in East Africa, Ernst's goal will definitely not be realized in a short time.
However, if it cannot be realized at present, it is not a problem at all. The development of Mozambique and Angola cannot be rushed for quick success.
The East African government still needs to proceed from reality and adopt a multi-pronged approach, so that it can always make a breakthrough in one aspect, thereby realizing the effective utilization and development of the two places and continuing to expand the economic size of East Africa.
At this meeting, Ernst’s real purpose was not only to care about the development of Angola and Mozambique, but also to further explore the mechanization and scale of agriculture in East Africa.
(End of this chapter)