Chapter 1269 Sense of Distance
The three Maria siblings have little interest in the unfamiliar "Mount Kilimanjaro". After all, Tsarist Russia has a land of more than 20 million square kilometers, and there are various terrain wonders within it. All.
However, it is relatively novel for East Africa to dare to say that Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in East Africa.
Princess Maria said: "Has the East African government measured the peaks across the country? As far as I know, there should be many tall peaks in East Africa, and if you want to measure the height of these peaks, it should be It’s more difficult!”
Maxim said: "Anyway, as long as I can remember, Kilimanjaro has been the highest peak in East Africa. The geography textbook also says so. In recent years, it is true that no higher mountain than Kilimanjaro has been found in other regions outside of East Africa. There is no relevant data for Mount Kilimanjaro.”
Geographical survey is a long, huge and complex process, such as measuring land area, sea area, number of lakes, mountain height, etc. Nothing is simple.
And it is very likely that as time goes by, the data of previous generations may be overturned by latecomers. For example, the Soviet Union in the past century overturned the data of its country's highest peak more than once.
Prince Maxim also said: "Generally no one pays attention to the source of these data. Anyway, when I was in school, the description in the geography textbook was like this, not only Mount Kilimanjaro, but also the empire's The largest lake, Great Lakes (Lake Victoria), and the deepest lake, Lake Solon (Lake Tanganyika), no one knows who summarized these data. ”
“However, after so many years, the results of our East African National Geographic Survey have not overturned these data.”
This is obviously Ernst’s fault. After all, the first generation of textbooks in East Africa can be traced back to When the Hechingen Military Academy was founded, Ernst participated in its establishment, and accidentally added a lot of 21st century geographical knowledge into it.
Crown Prince Alexei said at this time: "These are all small problems. Even if Kilimanjaro is not the tallest mountain in East Africa, so what! When we really find a mountain higher than him in the future, let's talk about other things. After all, the geocentric theory It can also be replaced by the heliocentric theory, and these peaks stand there, and the answer will be found one day."
So under the Russian prince's theory, several people no longer paid attention to this issue.
Looking at the vast primitive jungle in the east, Crown Prince Alexei asked: "By the way, Your Highness Maxim, are there lions and elephants in your East African forests? This is the most representative of East Africa. animals that we haven’t seen yet! ”
“This place is so close to the forest, your Rhine Empire should have its own royal hunting ground!”
Basically, the great nobles in Europe have their own hunting traditions, this is Hohen. The Sauron family is naturally no exception.
Although Alexey is thin, it also makes him desire wildness and conquest more. After all, the more people lack something, the more they hope to get it. And Alexey, a victim of hemophilia, hopes to have a strong body. The body is naturally no exception.
Of course, there is also the young curiosity about strange things. Lions, elephants, crocodiles and other famous African wild animals will naturally arouse the curiosity of the prince.
Prince Maxim said: "Of course there are royal hunting grounds, but they are not in this area. This rainforest is an undeveloped area, and there must be many wild animals in it."
"However, the lions and elephants you think of probably have nothing. After all, Generally speaking, lions and elephants live in grassland areas. ”
“They are not endemic to forest areas, but they are not common. For example, African forest elephants are generally distributed in the Congo rainforest areas. We are still a long way from here.”
"There are probably not many wild animals in the rainforest around Rhine City, especially in the outer areas. Our long-term development here in East Africa has led to a sharp decline in the number of wild animals in the country."
"If you really want to see animals , I can take you to the city zoo later, where you can see all kinds of There are all the unique animals in Africa, including lions, hippos, crocodiles, rhinos, zebras, hyenas, and elephants."
Hearing what Maxim said, Alexei immediately gave up and said: " I don’t want to see animals that are kept in captivity, that would be too boring. After all, we don’t have them in Europe. I have seen that there are even savages discovered in Africa and other places in European zoos.”
“What I want to see is the kind of wild animals that live freely in the grasslands or forests, especially the ones mentioned in the rumors. , the huge herds of animals roaming the grasslands in Africa, that is truly spectacular! "Listen! At the kid's words, Maxim said speechlessly: "Then you will be disappointed. East Africa is not an uncivilized land like other parts of Africa. The scene you mentioned is relatively common in West Africa. As for us in East Africa, we only have It can only be seen in specific protected areas. ”
"The most famous of them is the Serengeti grassland. Since the history of East Africa, it has been our country's protected area, or the most famous wildlife reserve in the country."
"We have basically not developed it there. , so you can see the huge fauna you mentioned, and you can even see the huge landscape of thousands of wild animals migrating according to seasonal changes.”
Hearing this, Alexey said with some excitement. Said: "Then where can we go and see?"
Maxim said: "Then you have to wait for a while. The Serengeti is thousands of kilometers away from the Rhine City. Thinking of it, Wherever you go, you must be well prepared.”
“Because the level of development there is low, the Serengeti is also more dangerous. The wild animals there are relatively large and numerous, and their attack power is not bad.”
"If you want to travel to the Serengeti grassland, you must prepare special vehicles, firearms, and a lot of supplies."
Alexey said: "More than a thousand kilometers is not too far, after all, it is from St. Petersburg It’s only six to seven hundred kilometers to Moscow, and it’s only over a thousand kilometers from Dar es Salaam to Rhineland.”
People in different countries have different perceptions of distance, just like the Netherlands. People, if they just walk a certain distance, they might go abroad.
Russia and East Africa are both world powers, and Russia has nearly 10 million square kilometers more land than East Africa. Of course, this is the data before World War I.
So one thousand kilometers is not too far away for Alexei and others. After all, living in such a big country, it is possible to walk between two cities at will, starting with hundreds of kilometers.
For example, Alexei's family, the Tsar's family, although they usually live in St. Petersburg, they obviously visit Moscow, Russia's second largest city, occasionally.
Moscow is the capital of Russia, and the Kremlin is the residence of the Tsar, although the Tsar and his family rarely go there.
The Rhine royal family also has a profound sense of distance. After all, East Africa is the second largest country in the world (in terms of area), and the movement trajectories of East Africans are generally not small.
Take the Ernst family for example. They cannot always stay in Rhine City. Occasionally when they have free time, they might go to visit their hometown in First Town, or go to the Great Lakes District for vacation, or maybe Inspections throughout the country.
In fact, since the capital was moved to Rhine City, the last point has been more convenient. After all, Rhine City is relatively close to the center of East Africa.
Therefore, starting from the Rhine City, it is more convenient to go to various places across the country. Of course, when it comes to going abroad, that is another matter. Because it is located deep inland, the Rhine City has become the most unsuitable place for going abroad. one.
At present, under the premise that the performance of aircraft cannot be guaranteed, the means of travel are basically railways, highways, and sea transport, and East Africa's external exchanges basically rely on sea transport.
Choosing the latter means that you have to transfer. That is to say, land transportation is relatively developed now. From the coast to the inland, you can arrive at the fastest or even within one day. If it were placed in ancient times, the capital would be placed in Rhine City also basically means that East Africa has given up on the ocean.
After all, according to the ancient communication speed, the enemy might have captured the coast. At this time, the Rhine City received the news that the enemy had arrived in East Africa, and the day lilies were cold.
(End of this chapter)