Chapter 1198 Far East Personnel
On the same day that the Australian personnel arrived in Dar es Salaam, official and civilian personnel of the Far East Imperial Government also arrived here smoothly.
“That should be a beacon of civilization! I heard it is a landmark building in Dar es Salaam. We should have arrived at our destination.”
“This is Dar es Salaam. Salam City? It is indeed the most powerful country on the Indian Ocean coast."
"Just looking at the outline of this city, I can see how impressive this country is in East Africa. I heard that Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are not far apart”
After disembarking from the ship, the Far East Empire personnel were full of praises along the way. It can be said that Dar es Salaam is the most developed city they have encountered along the way.
Although there are some cities in Southeast Asia and India that are not small in size, their urban construction is quite chaotic and slums are rampant. This is obviously not the case in Dar es Salaam.
The modern and traditional buildings in the entire urban area complement each other, the planning is orderly, everyone is energetic, the market is very active, and the city's rules operate smoothly, which is completely different from the Indian Ocean and other Far East countries.
This is the first time for many citizens of the Far Eastern Empire to come to East Africa. However, compared to the Chinese immigrants who were "lulled" by East Africa more than fifty years ago and were crowded like sardines in the cabin, this time the Far Eastern Empire has Naturally, the country of East Africa would not think of it as "the barbarians on the coast of the Little West".
After the South African War, East Africa naturally became a country with strong international influence. Therefore, starting in 1890, many people with lofty ideals from the Far Eastern Empire went to East Africa to learn from the experience.
However, at that time, Ernst did not advocate this approach. Although East Africa defeated the British more than 20 years ago, it seemed that it should not be underestimated, but on the African continent, it was just a situation where there were no tigers in the mountains and monkeys were kings.
At that time, the economic status of East Africa was not even far behind that of Japan, and its industrial scale was only slightly better than that of the Far Eastern Empire. A large amount of land in the country had not been effectively developed.
Although the industry has developed to a certain scale, its technical content is not high. Except for the initial foundation of the defense industry, there are almost no mid-to-high-end industries. A large amount of technology comes from Europe or the Hechingen Consortium, which is a typical " Copycat industrial state”.
So when I came to East Africa at that time, I could hardly learn anything. From an institutional level, East Africa was a backward and conservative feudal monarchy. From an ideological level, East Africa was a desert of progressive thoughts. From an economic perspective, East Africa was a desert of progressive ideas. From a technical perspective, East Africa, which was dominated by a non-free market at that time, was far less economically active than European and American countries.
So except for the military, there was not much to learn from in East Africa at that time. The cost-effectiveness of studying in East Africa was far less than that of studying in European and American countries at that time.
Therefore, the East African government did not support the then Far Eastern Empire government in sending people to study in East Africa. Instead, it recommended more of them to go to Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
After all, the Far Eastern Empire government was still the Qing government at that time, and they were both feudal monarchies. They did not object to their own people studying in East Africa, but they did not expect that the East African government would refuse.
This situation did not change until the beginning of this century. Starting in 1901, the East African government officially recruited the first batch of foreign students from the Far East Empire, because at this time East Africa's industries had begun to take shape, and industries such as electricity and machinery It has certain advantages, has made great progress in science and technology, and has made outstanding achievements in the field of education, building a number of high-quality universities.
At that time, the First Five-Year Plan for East Africa was launched, and East Africa's economy and industry entered the fast lane of development, with rapid development of railways, highways, cities, etc.
Enter East Africa at this time is when you can really learn a lot of "progress". Take East Africa's "Five-Year Plan" as an example.
This industrial development model, which is completely different from that of European and American countries, can obviously bring different thinking to the people with lofty ideals in the Far Eastern Empire and break the threatening "free market theory" in the industrial development model. It turns out that industry can also achieve huge results without free market competition. Development, after all, the industrial development in East Africa is a typical case.
At the same time, East Africa’s fully planned economic design system is also an institutional innovation. Although East Africa also had a planned economy in the last century, it is not convincing because of the low economic level and quality.
At the beginning of this century, the situation was obviously different. East African industry had developed to a level that could not be ignored. At that time, East African industry was basically similar to that of many late-developing middle-level industrial countries. Perhaps this Development still fails to attract the attention of European and American countries, but its meaning is completely different compared to the stagnant development of the Far Eastern Empire. In terms of industry and education in East Africa, there are many things that the Far Eastern Empire can learn from.
So in 1900, after the East African government officially opened the channels for foreign students from the Far Eastern Empire, a large number of Chinese poured into East Africa to study.
As of 1915, the total number of students from the Far Eastern Empire studying in East Africa had reached more than 7,000. Among the students from the Far Eastern Empire, this size was second only to the number of students studying in Japan. After all, Japan had the advantage of distance from the Far Eastern Empire.
An important reason why there are so many international students in East Africa is that the distance is moderate, the culture is relevant, and there is not much difference in diet, etc.
Among the students from the Far Eastern Empire going to East Africa, there is no doubt that the Huaihai Economic Zone and the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone account for the majority. Almost 60% of the people come from these two places. East Africa is the descendant of the upper class of the two places. The preferred destination for studying abroad, and East Africa will also organize relevant examinations to draw talents from these two places.
This time Far Eastern Empire’s overseas students in Dar es Salaam were responsible for the reception of the exhibitors.
The number of students from the Far Eastern Empire studying in Dar es Salaam is as high as more than 600, which is second only to Mombasa.
Wang Hailong, president of the Far Eastern Empire Study Abroad Society at Dar es Salaam University of Technology, and a current student at Dar es Salaam University of Technology, volunteered to participate in this event.
"General Zhang, I didn't expect that the government would send you to East Africa to participate in the East Africa World Expo this time?" Wang Hailong said excitedly.
General Manager Zhang: "I resigned in April this year, so I can only be regarded as an idler and cannot be called the general manager. I came to East Africa this time mainly because I wanted to relax. After all, I once worked with East Africa The businessman has done a lot of business, but has never been to East Africa, so he is very curious."
Wang Hailong: "Mr. Zhang, you are too polite. You are a famous figure, and your sword is still young. I believe that I will come here this time. Going to East Africa will also satisfy you. "
There is no doubt that Director Zhang was once a big figure in the Far East Empire government and was quite famous within the Far East Empire, so Wang Hailong respected this old man very much.
However, Mr. Zhang's age is a big problem after all, and traveling across the ocean is a bumpy journey, so Wang Hailong dares not be careless.
"Chief, please get in the car. This is a convoy arranged by the East African government. As a big country, East Africa has made a lot of preparations. There is no need to worry about the cost of this World Expo. Most of the funds are provided by Provided by the East African Government. ”
Although the Far East Empire is not the focus of this East African Government’s strategy, the corresponding specifications are not much worse than those of Brazil, India, Australia, and Argentina. During the exhibition, the food of official personnel Accommodation and vehicles are provided by the East African government.
Mr. Zhang looked at the Alto car in front of him, and his heart was quite complicated, because his car in the Far East was also an Alto. As we all know, the automobile industry is the strength of East Africa, and now he has finally arrived in this world-class Industrial powers come to "learn from".
Official personnel of the Far East Empire got into their cars one after another and began to visit the city of Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam, one of the most developed cities in the world, has a lot of interest in the Far East. Everyone in the empire was obviously greatly shocked.
Although the number of skyscrapers in East Africa is far less exaggerated than that of the United States, the contrast between high-rise buildings and low-rise buildings in Dar es Salaam is more impactful, and paired with the exaggerated number of cars in Dar es Salaam, it is powerful The infrastructure is even more dazzling, and everyone seems to be living in a different world. Even the most developed city in the Far Eastern Empire is still far behind Dar es Salaam.
(End of this chapter)