Chapter 1068 The World is Shocked
Looking at the population data and urban development level of East Africa at the end of 1909, the achievements of the East African government are quite impressive.
There is no doubt that in terms of population, East Africa has become a "superpower" that cannot be ignored in the world today. It is not unusual for a country with a population of more than 100 million in the previous life, but now East Africa can be said to represent One twentieth of humanity.
Regarding this population situation, the East African government is no longer the same as before. It no longer needs to be secretive. The fact that East Africa’s population exceeds 100 million is expected to spread throughout the world soon.
In the past, due to factors such as national security and development strategies, East Africa paid more attention to the confidentiality of its own population data. Before the 1990s, this approach did have a beneficial impact on East Africa at that time. , and even affected the direction of the South African War to a certain extent.
However, after the 1990s, this approach no longer had much effect. Especially after the explosive growth of industry and agriculture in East Africa and the rapid increase in foreign trade volume, countries have already had psychological expectations about whether East Africa will become a world power.
Of course, no matter how bold most countries are, their guesses tend to be more conservative. In fact, the history of East Africa is too short. Under normal circumstances, East African population data will be based on Brazil as the main reference.
In 1900, Brazil's population was only over 18 million, which was less than a quarter of the population of East Africa at that time. Therefore, it is conceivable that most countries in the world have large deviations in their estimates of East Africa's population.
Of course, the population situation cannot be kept strictly confidential, but the East African government has never made a public statement, so the outside world's opinions are relatively confusing.
Now the East African government has changed its attitude, or one of the important reasons why Ernst has changed its attitude is to adapt to the international environment. In view of the increasingly tense international situation and the increasingly turbulent world situation, the whole world seems to be being It is a powder keg filled with gunpowder, and the announcement of East Africa's population situation at this time will help stabilize people's hearts and allow East Africa to take the initiative in the international community.
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December 3, 1909.
Metternich Street is also the diplomatic district of East Africa. It is located in the southeast of the Rhine City. As a country with no heritage, East Africa naturally borrowed many German celebrities to name East Africa.
In the field of German diplomacy, the most famous are undoubtedly Metternich and Bismarck. The reason why Metternich's name is used in East Africa is because this man died early.
Metternich died in 1859, and the East African colonies first appeared on the world stage a few years later, so there was almost no overlap between the two.
As a diplomatic genius like Bismarck, Metternich's character evaluation is relatively neutral. Unlike Bismarck, who left a deep impression of "iron-blooded" on the world, the German unification process he led is very similar to "gamble" in a sense, especially In the Franco-Prussian War, if an accident occurred, it would be impossible for Germany to be as powerful as it is today.
Furthermore, Bismarck was a completely modern figure for East Africa. He lived until 1898, and it is unlikely that the East African government would name its foreign embassy area after Bismarck.
East African officials have a very positive evaluation of Metternich, especially their recognition of his diplomatic ability. This is different from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, although Metternich was the main political leader of the Austrian Empire, the predecessor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. figure, but as the imperial prime minister in his later years, his policy policies were quite controversial in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially for Austria. To a certain extent, Metternich was even the sinner who ruined the Austrian Empire.
Of course, for East Africa, Metternich is not too controversial. He can be said to be one of the main shapers of the world order in the early to mid-19th century. Relying on a balanced foreign policy, the Austrian Empire at that time became Europe's The main enforcer of order.
However, even though Metternich had a diplomatic talent that was not inferior to that of Bismarck, he had too many shortcomings in other aspects, especially in political governance, so much so that when he encountered Napoleon and Prussian barbarians, he liked to use his fists to reason. Barbarians are also easily defeated, so Metternich's performance as the imperial foreign minister is irrefutable, but he is not suitable to be the supreme leader.
Metternich Street, as the gathering place of the foreign diplomatic embassies in East Africa, is also an information intersection area, especially for diplomats from various countries, where they obtain first-hand information on the domestic politics of East Africa. Today is already the morning of the third day of the East African Government's Population Conference. As usual, the German Ambassador to East Africa Boers came to the newsstand on Metternich Street to buy the latest "Reich Daily".
However, the content of today's Rheinische Zeitung aroused great concern to Boers.
Just look at the big words on the front page of the "Empire Daily News": "Our country's population has officially exceeded 100 million, and East Africa is taking a step closer to becoming a world power..."
Burse held his hand The newspaper inside was lost in thought. This was really shocking news.
In fact, diplomats like Burles can still obtain a lot of real information from various scraps of information obtained in East Africa. However, intelligence work in East Africa has never been easy to do, at least more difficult than most countries in the world. This is the diplomacy of various countries in the world. shared perceptions of personnel.
“This is the first time that the East African government has officially announced the population. It has a population of 100 million. I can’t believe that this is an African country. Although I have previously predicted that the population of East Africa will be in the tens of millions, it seems that I am still too conservative. Got it!" Boers thought to himself.
However, he quickly realized that such important information should be sent back to the country as soon as possible. Judging from this population data alone, Germany's political attitude towards East Africa should have new changes. Thinking of this, Boer Si held the newspaper in his arms and hurried towards the German Embassy.
Soon, diplomats from the United Kingdom, the United States, France and other countries in East Africa responded slowly, and they also understood the importance of this intelligence. As these diplomats transmitted the population intelligence of East Africa back to their countries, East Africa News that the population exceeded 100 million quickly spread around the world.
It is no exaggeration to say that the news that the population of East Africa has exceeded 100 million has greatly shocked the world, because there were only three countries in the world with a population of more than 100 million before, and most people thought that the fourth country had a population of more than 100 million. The country with over 100 million people may be the United States, but I didn’t expect that the “little-known” East Africa could suddenly emerge as a new force.
After all, the United States has a large population base and a "long" history. At least compared to East Africa, the United States is considered an "ancient civilization", so East Africa, a country with only half a century of history, can actually become the fourth country with a population of over 100 million. , it is simply unimaginable. In comparison, immigration countries such as Brazil or the United States should be ashamed.
Of course, now that the accurate population situation of East Africa has been obtained, governments of various countries have to reconsider their diplomatic relations with East Africa.
After all, if there is too much of anything, it will cause trouble. Not to mention so many people, even 100 million pigs will have a major impact on the ecology.
The population of East Africa exceeds 100 million. When you think of East Africa's military strength, industrial capabilities and territorial conditions, it is no exaggeration to say that in the eyes of governments around the world, East Africa has become the "second Tsarist Russia."
This judgment obviously does not fully understand East Africa. After all, the current national conditions in East Africa cannot be compared with the messy Tsarist Russia. If the development factors of the times are eliminated, it is no exaggeration to say that the current national strength of East Africa can be compared with that of Tsarist Russia. The initial completion of the Soviet Union is a touch.
As long as East Africa's industry does not decline, by the time the Soviet Union is born, East Africa's industrial strength will definitely be greater than that of the Soviet Union.
However, the "underestimation" of East Africa by various countries is more in line with Ernst's psychological expectations. At this time, East Africa does not want to get involved in the chaotic international situation.
The official release of population data is to make other countries more honest. A larger population, under certain conditions, also means a stronger war potential. The current population size of East Africa alone is enough to make most countries in the world Weigh and weigh your own strength to see if you can offend the superpower in East Africa.
(End of this chapter)