Chapter 966 Visiting Mbeya
Mbeya station is a large station, so the stop time is longer. At Tirpitz’s strong request, the East African government allowed him after calling the station to apply. Watch the development of Mbeya city around the station.
Looking at the East African security personnel who were guarding him like thieves, Tirpitz said helplessly: "I have heard that East Africa is relatively closed. Now it seems that it is indeed the case. I just think of this East Africa." There are still so many restrictions on traveling around the city."
Of course, Aaron, the East African receptionist, could not let Tirpitz "slander" his country at will, and explained: "Your Excellency, East Africa is actually the same. A relatively free country, only However, our screening and review of outsiders are indeed much stricter. After all, East Africa has a short history. In order to maintain regional stability, it is necessary for us to organize third-party forces to pose threats to East African national security, but these have little impact on ordinary people in East Africa. "
"Well! Do you think I am a spy? Or someone who is plotting against East Africa?" Tirpitz said sarcastically. It would be hard for anyone to be treated like this, so Till Pitts said this deliberately.
"Haha, Your Majesty the Count is naturally not an outsider. We in East Africa and Germany are brotherly countries. However, East Africa upholds the axiom of governing the country according to law, so this is unavoidable in terms of procedures. You must know that the population of East Africa is not aboriginal, so we must guard against some conflicts. People who have had quarrels with East Africa have used the indigenous people to have an impact on the social order of East Africa.”
What Aaron said is reasonable. As for the countries that have quarrels with East Africa, there is no doubt that in the eyes of outsiders, the only country is the United Kingdom. and Portugal.
Tirpitz, an old fox, naturally didn’t believe Aaron’s words. After all, East Africa was even more closed before the South African War. At that time, there were only two open cities in East Africa, Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, and The Far Eastern Empire before the Opium War was exactly the same. At one time, the Far Eastern Empire had only one legally open port, Guangzhou.
Of course, there are many speculations about the implementation of the isolation policy in East Africa, but they should not pay too much attention to it. After all, the African continent is not a hotspot. Except during the South African War, it was hardly reported in Europe. After the South African War, Although the situation has improved somewhat, it is still better than nothing.
Tirpitz is too lazy to care so much. Now he is only interested in Mbeya, a large city in the interior of East Africa.
It is already past three o'clock in the afternoon, but the streets of Mbeya are very prosperous, with people and cars rushing in and out, and the large chimneys of the factories in the industrial area are emitting exhaust gases into the sky.
There are many buildings and buildings in Mbeya City, the roads are neat and clean, and the street lights are all electric lights, which shows that East Africa has spared no effort in the development of electric power.
Tirpitz also passed through many cities along the way. Those East African cities also have factories and power facilities. This is also in line with the national conditions of East Africa's major exporters of power equipment and products in the international market.
"What is the population of Mbeya City?" Tirpitz asked Aaron.
"I don't know the specific number, but there should be half a million people. After all, it is one of the few big cities in East Africa." Aaron answered honestly.
The current actual total population of Mbeya City is more than half a million, ranking fourth among East African cities.
"In this case, this city really cannot be underestimated. At first glance, I knew that this city is more prosperous than Dodoma, and it may even be ranked among the top five in Germany." Tirpitz said.
If you look at the population alone, Germany only has Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Mbeya. Munich is about the same size as Mbeya, with more than half a million people. Therefore, the population of Mbeya is the largest in Germany. It can also be ranked in the top five. “Mbeya City is the earliest heavy industry base in East Africa, so it has a first-mover advantage. In the early days, East African military industry and heavy industry were concentrated in Mbeya City, and with the construction of the Central Railway, Mbeya City has maintained its huge advantage. ." Aaron said.
The policy support of the Central Railway and East African countries is an important reason why Mbeya City has always been able to maintain rapid development.
In the past, Mbeya City was ranked sixth to eighth among cities in Tanzania, fluctuating up and down. Now, Mbeya City is ranked in the top five in East Africa. Naturally and the East African government attaches great importance to Mbeya City. closely related.
“In this way, East Africa has attached great importance to industrial development many years ago, and it is still located in the hinterland of the country. It is no wonder that East Africa was able to fight against the two great powers of Britain and Portugal at the same time without falling behind in the South African War. "Feng, if Portugal had invested as much in the colonies as you did, you wouldn't have driven them back to their homeland," Tirpitz said.
The biggest difference between conventional colonists and East Africa is that they demand more than they build. In the past, the two Portuguese colonies only focused on developing the coastal areas, and the inland was completely free-range. How could they compete with the striving East Africa under such circumstances?
Tirpitz continued. "The urban planning, construction level, and industrial development of the city of Mbeya are all qualified. Although it is only a glimpse, I can conclude that if other East African cities are like Mbeya, then East Africa will be the next United States in the future."< br>
“Originally I thought East Africa was only effective on the coast Development, but what I saw along the way made me understand that the development of East Africa is far from what the outside world shows. I am afraid that it is difficult for Europeans to imagine that in the hinterland of the African continent, which is nearly 1,000 kilometers away from the coastline, there is also a building with no trace of the slightest. A city that is not inferior to the big cities in Europe.”
"I had the same idea before, but after seeing Mbeya City, I realized that my previous understanding was a bit ridiculous."
What was Tirpitz's original idea? Woolen cloth! The answer is that like many uncivilized areas, especially South America, there is almost no civilization in the interior. The East African savannah is populated by lions and other wild beasts, and only sparse colonial strongholds are scattered in the interior of East Africa.
But the towns and villages along the Central Railway, as well as the acres of farmland and plantations, all tell the story of the pioneering history of the East Africans. Like the American westward expansion movement, they are frantically moving towards the depths of the African continent. Expand your own land and transform the occupied land into a contiguous livable area.
Cities such as Mbeya, Dodoma, and Iringa have proved that East Africa is not only developing agriculture in the interior, they are also capable of building cities that are not inferior to Europe. If East Africa has more than 10 million square meters in the future Kilometers of land look like this along the Central Railway. That would be terrible!
You must know that a giant country like Tsarist Russia has a strong sense of oppression, but there are also many big countries around it, such as the Far Eastern Empire, Iran, the Ottomans, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and even Germany itself can attack Tsarist Russia Forming a containment, the United States is alone overseas, while Brazil and Australia are uncivilized lands with sparse populations.
Although the population of East Africa is not that large relative to its land area, there are probably 40 to 50 million people in Tirpitz, which is comparable to Germany. However, Germany is a small country and the per capita resources it can enjoy are far less than those of East Africa.
“Your Excellency, thank you for your compliment, but the gap between our East Africa and Germany is still very big. Although we also have several big cities, most of them are populated by people. As you can see, our East Africa In fact, it is a mixed country with mainly German culture, and Chinese immigrants played a huge role in the construction of East Africa, especially in the early development of East Africa."
"And. As the most populous country in the world, the Far Eastern Empire has almost unlimited population resources. As a naval officer, I think you also know something about the coastal cities of the Far Eastern Empire. Although the Far Eastern Empire is relatively poor and backward as a whole, their coastal cities have developed quite well. The situation should be similar in several of our big cities in East Africa.”
(End of this chapter)