Chapter 1076 Nanyang Industry Encouragement Association
In 1910, the wheat planting area in East Africa alone reached more than 20 million hectares, which is more than 300 million acres. The average yield per mu was about 65 kilograms, and the national wheat production was close to 3,000 hectares. The output of 10,000 tons is equivalent to the total wheat output of Shandong in the previous Far Eastern Empire.
In the previous life, the wheat planting area in Shandong Province was more than 60 million acres, which was only one-fifth of that in East Africa. However, the total wheat output was not much different. Compared with the unit output of wheat in East Africa, it is very low. However, at the beginning of the 20th century, the unit output of wheat in East Africa had exceeded the global average. Even based on the living standards of previous generations, the wheat output in East Africa was enough to feed at least 50 million people.
But this is not the peak of wheat production in East Africa. During the peak period of wheat planting in East Africa, that is, in the early 1990s, the wheat planting area in East Africa was even higher than it is now. At that time, the wheat planting area in East Africa alone exceeded More than 40 million hectares, but now it has dropped by nearly half.
On the contrary, the planting area of rice and cash crops continues to expand. Because of the construction of East African water conservancy projects, many areas across the country have the conditions for rice planting, and the unit yield of rice is also higher than that of wheat. At the same time, along with agriculture With the transformation, agriculture is developing in the direction of higher profits, so the planting area of cash crops is unprecedentedly large, reaching nearly one billion acres.
Moreover, in addition to the two main staple crops of rice and wheat, the yields of corn, potatoes and millet in East Africa are also not low. Just from the grain output alone, we can see that East Africa has long since got rid of the food crisis and has achieved diversification of choices early on. change.
With abundant products and sufficient resources, the quality of life of East African citizens will naturally not be too bad. Even black slaves in East Africa can ensure food and clothing, and the weight, height and other data of East African citizens will naturally change accordingly. of improvement.
In short, even if East Africa learns from the Soviet Union and despises agriculture, it is unlikely to encounter the Soviet Union’s food problems. What’s more, the East African government has always attached great importance to agriculture. Even if the international grain market continues to be depressed, East African grain Production has also been growing.
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April 1910.
Far Eastern Empire, Jinling.
As the Far Eastern Empire became more and more open, the trend of spreading Western learning to the east became increasingly fierce, so the Far Eastern Empire decided to organize an international expo. This exhibition was named the Nanyang Industry Expo.
It can be seen from the name alone that this Far Eastern Empire Expo is closely related to the Nanyang Chinese. The economic strength of the Nanyang Chinese has always been good. At the same time, the Nanyang Chinese also have a strong sense of identity. This time the Nanyang Persuasion The association is co-organized by Nanyang patriots and the government.
As early as the 1970s, the Far Eastern Imperial Government participated in the Philadelphia World's Fair in the United States, so the Far Eastern Imperial Government was not unfamiliar with this kind of international expo. In order to encourage the development of its own industry, the Far Eastern Imperial Government It is imperative to hold international expos in our own country.
Spurred by the two industrial revolutions, the development of industry has become the consensus of most countries in the world, and the Far Eastern Empire is no exception. The Nanyang Entrepreneurship Association is an event that "opens up people's wisdom and promotes industry" Good publicity opportunity.
East Africa is also participating in this Nanyang Industry Encouragement Conference. After all, the Far Eastern Empire has always been an important overseas market for East Africa, and it is naturally impossible for East Africa to give up this opportunity.
In addition to East Africa and the host Far Eastern Empire, there are more than a dozen countries participating in this Nanyang Encouragement Conference, including Britain, the United States, France, Japan, and many countries or regions in the Nanyang region.
Nanyang Entrepreneur Association, East Africa Pavilion.
Cohen, the main person in charge of East Africa, is exhorting members of the delegation: "Our Rhine Empire has brought a total of more than 300 exhibits this time, covering power equipment and products, mechanical products, chemical products, automobiles, etc. etc. In addition, there are a small number of East African specialty agricultural products.”
“This exhibition can be said to be a direct test of the empire’s two five-year plans. You must do your homework and make guests who enter the East African Pavilion feel at home. Experience, and let our East African products spread in the Far Eastern Empire.” Although the East African government currently defines the country as a semi-industrial country, the overall industrial strength of this second largest semi-industrial country in the world is actually second only to the United States and China. Germany.
So the industrial exhibits brought by East Africa this time are not only large in quantity, but also of excellent quality. There are even many innovative industrial products in East Africa that are not available in other countries in the world.
Cohen continued: "In the past, our market in the Far Eastern Empire has been concentrated in the north, but this time the Far Eastern Empire Expo was held in the south. The city of Jinling has an important position in the Far Eastern Empire and has played a role in the Far East in history. The role of the political center of the southern part of the empire.”
“Even compared with Shanghai, Jinling is not much different, and Jinling is just at the intersection of our competition with Britain and other countries. If we can open a breakthrough here, , our East African goods can further pass through here and radiate southward, and Jinling is on the bank of the Yangtze River. With this water transport artery, our goods may even penetrate into the Sichuan and Chongqing regions of the Far Eastern Empire.”
"Speaking of which, you should also understand the important position of the city of Jinling in the Far Eastern Empire, so many dignitaries of the Far Eastern Empire have gathered in this city."
"These dignitaries play an important role in opening up the market, so you all should be polite and don't be too proud because of the current poverty of the Far Eastern Empire. If you cause trouble for me, don't blame me for settling the score later."
As Cohen said this, the members of the East African delegation also tightened their minds a lot. In fact, even if Cohen did not emphasize this, most members of the delegation did not have this intention.
After all, the Far Eastern Empire and East Africa have a deep connection. As the main source of East African immigrants, many East Africans have a certain degree of contact with the Far Eastern Empire. This is reflected in the fact that most people in East Africa have at least a negative impression of the Far Eastern Empire. Have a favorable impression.
"Don't worry! Captain Cohen, we still know what's going on. After all, this exhibition is inherently business-oriented. Even if we think about it from this perspective, we won't cause trouble." Mocha, deputy head of the delegation En said.
In international expos, many commodities will be traded on the spot. Some businessmen in Europe and the United States carry large quantities of goods and prepare to sell them directly at the exhibition. East Africa is no exception, and businessmen have always been the least particular about status. It mainly depends on who can bring benefits to themselves. If they can make a lot of money, even the British are willing to provide services calmly.
Cohen said: "Very good, remember your promise. This Nanyang Industry Export Conference is an important promotion opportunity for our East African industrial products. The government attaches great importance to this. If we mess up, not only you, but also me will be punished." , so everyone must work together to successfully complete this task.”
Subsequently, under the leadership of Cohen, the East African participants began to decorate the East African pavilion, including displaying exhibits and posting introductions to the exhibits.
The East African pavilion is the largest in this Nanyang Industry Expo, because among the foreign countries participating in this exhibition, East Africa is the most important.
Similarly, East Africa also has the largest variety and quantity of exhibits, reaching 200,000 pieces. You must know that the total number of products in this exhibition is just over one million, which shows the generosity of the East African government.
The East African government is not afraid that these goods will not be sold. If the sales are not good, the worst case scenario is that they will be sold in the Huaihai Economic Zone. Jinling is very close to Anhui, and northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu are both radiated from the Huaihai Economic Zone. scope.
From this point we can also see why East Africa attaches so much importance to the Nanyang Industry Encouragement Association. Jinling is not far from the Huaihai Economic Zone geographically. If Jinling can be used as a springboard, the scope of influence of the Huaihai Economic Zone can be expanded to a certain extent. This was tantamount to expanding East Africa's economic influence in the Far Eastern Empire.
Moreover, Jinling is not Shanghai. Although Shanghai is more developed, foreign forces such as Britain, France, and the United States are mixed together. Relatively speaking, Jinling is less affected by them, which is conducive to competition between East Africa and other countries.
(End of this chapter)