Chapter 1389 Settlement
Erster supports behaviors like Kitway City that can exert subjective initiative. Of course, Ernst himself is optimistic about the development of the film and television industry.
In recent years, East Africa's layout for the film and television industry has long been unfolding. As long as you master the mainstream platform, everything will be fine. Not to mention that East Africa is domestic and foreign, the East African government and the Rhine Royal Family have also controlled it in recent years. A group of influential media mouthpieces.
Moreover, as an imperialist country in the early 20th century, East Africa does not need to be like those latecomers in later generations. In order to develop economically, it is necessary to tolerate the United States, the global sect leader, infiltrating its own cultural and public opinion industry.
As the current world hegemon, Britain's control and institutional construction are far from reaching the level of the United States in the past life. Moreover, Britain has lost the opportunity to go further. Now it can only protect its own interests as much as possible, maintain and retain them as much as possible. The systems and rules that you have formulated in the past are beneficial to you.
Unless the UK has undergone another industrial revolution, or moves its capital to India, even so, it will be very difficult for Britain to return to its peak. Not to mention anything else, although India is considerable, the Indian Ocean is no longer the past. The situation is dominant, and now East Africa has the ability to curb India's development.
Without overwhelming advantage, why should East Africa claim to be the leader and great power in international affairs in the Indian Ocean region?
As for the current situation, it is basically an international consensus that East Africa is dominant in the Indian Ocean, and there is even a high probability that East Africa may achieve regional hegemony in the South Atlantic in the future.
And this is the geographical advantage of East Africa. Unless third-rate countries like Brazil or India, Argentina can rise, but facts from previous lives have proved that these countries have developed on a regular basis around the world, which is far from being called "a common sense" Be a good student, let alone be an outstanding student like East Africa.
This is not that East Africa puts a gold on its face, but that the international community agrees with the development achievements of East Africa over the past 50 years.
From an inconspicuous East African colony to the number one power on the African continent, and squeezing into the ranks of the world's top powers, East Africa's success is even more eye-catching than that of Germany, the United States, and Japan, which are both rising stars.
This also made the international community not know when the so-called "East African experience" appeared. A very small number of ambitious people hope to replicate the successful experience of East Africa, which made some colonial areas become chicken Flying dog jumps.
However, only the Kingdoms of East Africa and South Germany are successful, and Leopold II, Belgium was once considered half of it. After all, before his death, Congo was completely his private territory.
It was not until after the death of Leopold II that the Belgian government officially took over the Belgian Congo.
There are great differences among them. In the past, the Belgian Congo was the private territory of Leopold II, so Leopold II could do whatever he wanted in the Belgian Congo, and the Belgian government at least Leopold Second generation himself should be more humane, but not much.
However, in recent years, the Belgian government has also begun to experience a big loss, which has caused a headache for the current Belgian government.
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February 12, 1922.
The city of Hokkien, the Congo colony.
Affected by World War I, the city of Black Point has become more prosperous than before World War I, and is no less than any city in Belgium.
It is Brussels, the capital of Belgium. After being baptized by World War I, it has just cleared the ruins left over from the war so far.
As the economic and political center of the Congo colony in the Belgium, the city of Nigeria is also blessed by the status of the largest port city in the Congo colony, which gives Nigeria its political status in the Congo. It is comparable to the sum of Brussels, the capital of Belgium, and Antwerp, the largest port city in the country.
Politically, as a colony, the political center of the Congo is naturally placed on the coast like other colonies, which is conducive to the control of the suzerain state.
Economicly, the Belgian Congo colony took a large amount of war dividends and became a safe haven for Belgian domestic capital during World War I. A large amount of Belgian domestic capital poured into the Belgian Congo colony such as the Belgian Congo.
In the end, a large number of immigrants were pouring in. During the war, a large number of Belgians immigrated to the Belgian Congo.
This made the colonies of the Congo were arguably one of the fastest growing regions in the world during the five years of World War I.
As of 1922, the population of Neptune City alone exceeded 700,000, most of which were Belgians who immigrated to the Congo in order to escape the war, and the entire population of Congo also existed. Breakthrough of one million.
This is actually easy to understand. Although Belgium is an inconspicuous small country in Europe, its population density is astonishingly high. The total population of Belgium in a small place exceeds 7 million.
During World War I, Belgium was the front line that the two major camps repeatedly pulled, and the war was particularly fierce, which led to a large outflow of Belgium. As its overseas territory, the Belgian Congo colony also It has become the first choice for many people.
Because of the rapid development of the Belgian colonies at the beginning of this century, before we ushered in the local colonial wave, the Belgian colonies had a good impression of the Belgian colonies.
Moreover, if you run to the Congo colony in Belgium to avoid the war, even if the situation in the Congo colony in Belgium is different from what you imagined, there is also an option for East Africa next to it.
East Africa in the early 20th century had long been free from the stereotype of wild lands. After all, it was able to become one of the world's top powers. How could the East Africa local area be too bad?
Moreover, many Belgians are not completely ignorant of the situation in Congo. As the most important overseas colony of Belgium, there are many Belgian enterprises and personnel who often travel between Belgium and the Congolese colonies. .
During the war, many Belgian shipping companies started immigration business, and these shipping companies were originally the main communication bridges for the colonies and local trade between the Congolese colonies and local areas before the war.
They are also more familiar with the development of the Congo colony, and the employees of these shipping companies are naturally basically their own people, so for the sake of their family's safety, they are willing to prepare more tickets.
Compared with ordinary Belgians who immigrated to the Belgian colonies, local Belgian enterprises poured into the Belgian colonies during World War I.
No matter how much the Congo colony is, it is more than 200,000 square kilometers, which is much larger than the local area, and has relatively rich resources. The most important thing is that it will not be affected by the war.
The most typical example is that Belgian steel enterprises moved large numbers to the Belgian Congo colonies during the war.
On the one hand, the Congolese colonies have abundant iron ore resources, and Belgium is one of the most developed countries in Europe's steel industry. Therefore, before the war, many Belgian steel companies had already made arrangements for the advance A Congolese colony. After all, the steel industry had changed in the early 20th century. Due to technological innovation, the influence of iron ore on the steel industry exceeded that of coal mines.
World War I greatly accelerated the transfer of Belgium's local steel industry.
On the other hand, due to its geographical location, the market faced by the Belgium Congo colony is also very good. In addition to being close to the market of East Africa, the steel of the Belgium Congo colony is also conducive to exporting to West Africa. , South America and other countries.
The last point is that the labor cost of the Congo colony is lower than that of the local area. After all, the Northwest Europe region where Belgium is located is itself one of the highest labor cost areas in the world.
So, the transfer of industries to Congo has many favorable factors for Belgian local enterprises, and as their own colonies, they do not need to worry about being eaten up when they develop in Congo.
So, with the migration of a large number of people and enterprises, the city of Black Point developed rapidly during World War I, while the economic development level of the Congo colonies even exceeded the level that the colonies should have in terms of economic development. .
After all, most of the time, the colonies are symbols of poverty and backwardness. Although the British Canadian colonies have developed industries and economy, Canada has been developing for hundreds of years, and its resources and natural conditions are not comparable to those of the Congolese colonies. of.
The reason for this result is mainly because the Belgians have not chosen more than the British, after all, Belgium has only the Congo colony.
Although Belgium is a small European country, in terms of economy, it was a real big country at the beginning of the 20th century, so Belgium's economic spillover and industrial transfer to its only colony is also very exaggerated.
With the influence of the previous war, many immigrated to Belgium, a Congo colony, and were even reluctant to leave. "Treden, are your family not planning to return to the local area?" Dist asked after meeting his old acquaintance Treden on the streets of Black Point City.
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The Treden family immigrated to the Congolese colony in 1917, and now it is their fifth year in the Congolese.
Dister was originally a fellow villager of Treden, and they knew each other when they were in Belgium. "It's you! Dist. I haven't seen you recently, and you've become much more haggard." Dist. "That's natural. Now the epidemic has just ended completely. , The economy is in a downturn, so I feel irritable, so I have been in a bad mood. "
The colonies of Congo in Belgium were also affected by the epidemic and economic depression. After all, after the war, Belgium returned to peace and many people chose to return to their homeland, which brought another small peak to the shipping between the Congo and the homeland. , and the increase in personnel exchanges naturally lead to the rapid spread of the plague.
Belgium is close to France, which was hit hard by the plague at that time. Of course, Belgium was also the plague-stricken area at that time, and many sailors who ran the boat brought the European flu to the Belgian Congo.
This really made some Belgians who had made up their minds to settle in the Congo, and after all, from their perspective, the virus spreads from the local area.
Treden said: "It's true. I finally settled down in Congo and was affected by the epidemic and the economic depression. This is indeed not good news for ordinary people."
"Then aren't your family planning to return to Belgium?" Diest asked.
Treden said: "Where did you hear that I have plans to return to Belgium? Boat tickets are not cheap, our family doesn't want to spend that money, and life in Congo is already very good now, there is no need to go back to Belgium again That sad place, maybe our original home is now covered with rubble." Dist said with a short message: "This is not what you said after the war when you came to Congo. Going back to Belgium. "
Treden did say this back then. After all, under normal circumstances, who would be willing to go to the colony to stay!
However, once and forth, when he said that, Treden's impression of the Congolese colony was poor and backward, and could only be used as a temporary place to settle down. After the war, Treden had to bring his family back with him. Go to Belgium, which is rich and economically developed.
However, after really arriving at the city of Black Point, Treden discovered that his thoughts were wrong. The Congolese colony was not as backward as he thought, but was more prosperous. Even compared with the local area, it was not much worse than that of the local area. .
Of course, Traden, who had just arrived in Point Black, still remembered Belgium, but as time went by, Traden finally gave up this idea, because no one expected that the war would last for another two years, and when the war ended, A plague swept over again.
Although Congo is also affected by the plague, it is completely a slight comparison with the local Belgian country.
In addition, in the past few years in Congo, Treden and his family have completely integrated into this place. If they return to the local area, work and houses are all problems, so Treden is now completely A Congolese.
Treden said to Dist, "You and I know the situation in the local area. Although the situation in Congo is not good, the local area will only be worse. And I privately believe that the local area will still have the risk of war in the future. , After all, the World War is just a stop, and Belgium is in a position that is too dangerous and far less safe than Congo. "
"Belgium is sandwiched between Britain, France and Germany, and the relationship between these three countries is complicated, He acted extremely domineeringly, and Belgium was a piece of fat, so the risk of war was too great, and it was the same in history."
"In contrast, Congo has only one neighboring country in the area. As long as East Africa does not invade here, Congo will be very safe. And even if East Africa really has ideas about Congo, the intensity of the war will definitely be much smaller than that of Europe."
The reason why Treden said this is because he believes that if East Africa really invades Congo, Congo will likely surrender directly and can survive in the cracks in Europe and Belgium, while Congo has no choice in Africa. It can completely turn to East Africa.
Treden continued: "Also, the Congo has more opportunities than the local government, and its economic development is no worse than the local government. Returning to the local government at this time means starting over again, unless I have a problem with my mind, I will do it. It would be quite comfortable to stay in Congo."
This resonated with Dist. He said: "It is true. In fact, in terms of economic level, Congo has temporarily compared its size. However, outside the local area, it is basically not bad in other aspects. "
This is very normal. The native population of Belgium exceeds seven million, while the Congo only has more than one million, and the native population of Belgium is six times that of Congo. , not to mention that Congo is just a colony of Belgium.
However, these do not affect the quality of life of ordinary Belgians in Belgium, even if they are not much worse than their locality, and the colonies of Belgium can provide them with a sense of security that the locals cannot do, so many people choose to do here settle down.
(This chapter ends)