Chapter 1229: Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom
Of course, the excavator appeared in East Africa much earlier, but the quality of the early products is really not flattering, and naturally there is no need for large-scale promotion.
Of course there are excavators in use in other parts of the world, but they are all mechanical excavators, which are big and bulky and are generally used in mines. Mechanical excavators are also used in some mines in East Africa. , the most typical one is coal mine.
The flexibility of mechanical excavators is far less than that of hydraulic excavators, especially the flexible movement of the bucket, which often can only be carried out in simple up and down movements.
The flexibility of hydraulic excavators is very strong, which also benefits from the rich experience accumulated in tractor and tank manufacturing in East Africa.
The emergence of hydraulic excavators can be said to have changed the model of infrastructure construction in East Africa. This was also a major feature of the construction of Bell Port.
Of course, the application of hydraulic systems in East Africa is obviously not limited to this. Assembling it on trucks can realize the unloading work of transportation vehicles, especially when transporting earthwork, grain, stone and other items. The loading and unloading efficiency is greatly improved.
This is clearly reflected in the construction of Bell Port.
After Robkotz finished speaking, the workers in Bell Harbor began their own performances.
The first step is to drain the lake water. East African workers have enclosed the construction area with a dike, and then use high-power pumps to drain the lake water inside the dike.
Then, under the guidance of the commander, the excavator came in and began to dig out the silt one shovel after another, followed by the transport vehicles.
The excavator pours silt and normal soil into the body of the vehicle, and these transport vehicles then pull the soil away.
Looking at the busy construction site, Robkocz couldn’t help but sigh: “I can’t believe that in just a few years, the current engineering construction model has undergone earth-shaking changes.”
“ I still remember when I just graduated from school more than 20 years ago. At that time, I We don’t have the conditions we have now.”
“All projects basically depend on people pulling on horses and carrying them on their shoulders and carrying them with their hands. But now an excavator can dig out several people in an instant and it takes a few minutes. The amount of soil to be excavated is more difficult to do artificially with this kind of silt geology.”
"In the past, when digging silt, even soup and water could slip away with a shovel. The efficiency was extremely slow, and it was even more difficult to clean up the aquatic plants at the bottom of the lake." If you keep fighting, you will get rid of all the water, mud, and water plants. This is the real aesthetics of violence."
Robucts's student said on the side: "The times have changed too fast, since entering the 20th century. From now on, it can be said that East Africa will look the same every day. When I was a child, there were not so many cars and mechanical equipment now.”
“I feel that after the completion of the Second Five-Year Plan, East Africa has become very different from other industrial countries, regardless of electricity. , internal combustion machinery, home appliances, or automobiles and other industries, the empire has entered an explosive period."
"In the 19th century, we were at the forefront of the world in these fields. Countries such as the United States and Germany are keeping pace with us, and now we are far ahead in these emerging industries.”
Although East Africa's layout of emerging industries such as internal combustion engines and electric power was relatively early, its real development came after the 20th century.
After all, in the last century, East Africa's heritage was far inferior to that of the old industrial powers in Europe and the United States. After entering the 20th century, East Africa entered industrial transformation and the focus of economic development completely shifted from agriculture to industry. This happened very quickly. change.
Firstly, investment in education in the last century has entered a period of fruitful output, with a large number of qualified industrial workers and scientific researchers emerging. Secondly, primitive accumulation is sufficient, and East African families are relatively strong in terms of funds. Finally, policy and strategic layout. The two five-year plans have promoted East Africa to the ranks of the world's top industrial powers, and the previously deployed industries have also entered an explosive period in line with the improvement of East Africa's production efficiency.
Robotics said: "The empire is in a period of rapid development. Now European countries are at war with each other. After the war, the world structure will probably undergo major changes. By then, European countries have finished fighting. Only then will we realize that the world has completely changed.”
“But these are not issues we should consider. The most important thing for us now is to complete the reconstruction and expansion of Bell Port.” "If the renovation and expansion of Bell Port goes smoothly, it will add more content to our resume and experience. This time you also need to learn more and accumulate some practical experience."
“Although Bell Port has received national attention, before, the most important port in the entire Great Lakes region was Kisumu Port. I don’t know if the North Great Lakes Province can turn around under this Great Lakes Economic Belt policy. ”
There are many cities surrounding the Great Lakes Region, the most famous of which are Kisumu, Mwanza, Kampala and Kagera.
Kisumu belongs to the Prussian province and is located in Kenya in the previous life. This is why Kisumu has the ability to surpass many port cities in the Great Lakes region and become the largest city in the region.
This is mainly due to the geographical location of Kisumu city. Kisumu is the intermediate node connecting the Great Lakes and Mombasa railways. It can be said that in the past, most of the cargo and passenger transportation in the Great Lakes area was inevitable Passing through Kisumu city.
Moreover, Kisumu belongs to the east and is close to big cities such as Mombasa and Nairobi, which also facilitates contact and accumulation of industry and technology.
The North Great Lakes Province is naturally not willing to lag behind. After all, apart from the shortcomings of maritime transportation, the basic conditions of the Great Lakes Province are much better than those of Prussia.
But the cities in the North Great Lakes Province are not comparable to Nairobi, even Kisumu, the second-ranked city in Prussia Province, which is a bit unreasonable.
In recent years, with the decline of Nairobi's status, this has also allowed the North Great Lakes Province to see the opportunity to surpass the Prussian Province.
In the past, the North Great Lakes Province's confidence lay in the development of Lake Albert's oil resources and the rich reserves of other minerals in the province, which were not comparable to those of Prussia.
The national canal plan, railway, highway construction, etc., make the North Great Lakes Province no longer the only sea access, although in terms of cost, it is still the cheapest to go to the sea from Mombasa in the east.
Of course, what Beida Lake Province is most interested in is policy support. With the proposal of the Great Lakes Economic Belt and the implementation of policies to vigorously develop the Great Lakes region during the "Fourth Five-Year Plan" period in East Africa, it can be said that Beida Lake Province is most interested in policy support. Here comes the chance.
In order to surpass Prussia, North Great Lakes Province will focus on developing Kampala, the provincial capital, and the city of Entebbe next to Kampala, thus forming a twin-star pattern in the Great Lakes region.
At the same time, it is extremely important for Beida Lake Province to use the oil resources of Lake Albert and the natural gas resources in the province to build an oil, gas and chemical industry cluster in Beida Lake Province.
After all, northern East Africa is relatively lacking in energy. In the past and now, the world's main energy source is still dominated by coal. This has led to the early industrial bases in East Africa being basically distributed in the southern, central and coastal areas of East Africa.
Emerging energy resources such as oil and natural gas can be said to be the most prominent energy resources in Beidahu Province. With the support of these emerging energy sources, Beidahu Province can build a number of emerging industries.
Of course, due to restrictions on cultivated land and ecological protection, the East African government's arrangement for North Great Lakes Province is to focus on developing medium and large cities in the province and improve land use efficiency.
So this makes the development of provincial cities such as Kampala and Entebbe even more prominent in the strategic position of North Great Lakes Province.
The distance between Kampala and Entebbe can actually be regarded as one city. If it develops to the size of Mbeya or Harare, the two places will inevitably be connected. This means that a new East African city is likely to emerge in the Great Lakes region in the future.
Of course, North Great Lakes Province has its own development strategy, and other provinces are naturally not vegetarian. Prussia Province will focus on the development of Kisumu City, while Great Lakes Province will develop Mwanza and Kagera at the same time. Cities and other cities along the entire Great Lakes region also want a share of the pie, and economic competition within the region has shown the effect of a hundred flowers blooming.
(End of this chapter)