African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1076 Nanyang Industrial Exposition

In 1910, the wheat planting area in East Africa alone reached more than million hectares, or more than million mu, with an average yield of about kilograms per mu. The national wheat output was close to million tons, which was equivalent to the total wheat output in Shandong Province of the Far East Empire in the previous life.

In the past life, the wheat planting area in Shandong Province was more than 20 million mu, only one-fifth of that in East Africa, but the total wheat output was not much different. Compared with this, the unit output of wheat in East Africa was very poor. However, in the early th century, the unit output of wheat in East Africa had exceeded the global average. Even according to the living standards of the previous life, the wheat output in East Africa was enough to feed at least million people.

However, this is not the peak of wheat production in East Africa. During the peak period of wheat cultivation in East Africa, which was 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 40 million hectares. Now it has dropped by nearly half.

On the contrary, the planting area of ​​rice and cash crops is constantly expanding. Due to the construction of water conservancy projects in East Africa, many areas in the country have the conditions for rice cultivation, and the unit yield of rice is higher than that of wheat. At the same time, with the transformation of agriculture, agriculture is developing towards a higher profit direction, so the planting area of ​​cash crops is unprecedentedly large, reaching nearly 1 billion mu.

In addition to the two main staple food crops of rice and wheat, the production of corn, potatoes and millet in East Africa is also not low. Just from the grain output, it can be seen that East Africa has long escaped from the food crisis and has achieved diversified choices early on.

With abundant products and sufficient resources, the quality of life of East African citizens will naturally not be too bad. Even the black slaves in East Africa can be guaranteed to have enough food and clothing, and the weight, height and other data of East African citizens will naturally increase accordingly.

In short, even if East Africa learns from the Soviet Union to despise agriculture, it is unlikely to encounter the same food problem as the Soviet Union. What's more, the East African government has always attached great importance to agriculture. Even if the international food market continues to be sluggish, East Africa's food production has been on the rise.

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1910.

Far Eastern Empire, Jinling.

As the Far Eastern Empire became increasingly open, the trend of Western learning spreading to the East became increasingly surging, so the Far Eastern Empire decided to organize an international expo, which was named the Nanyang Industrial Exposition.

From the name alone, we can tell that this Far Eastern Empire Exposition is closely related to the Nanyang Chinese. The economic strength of the Nanyang Chinese has always been impressive, and at the same time, the Nanyang Chinese have a strong sense of identity. This Nanyang Industrial Exposition was co-organized by Nanyang patriots and the government.

As early as the 1970s, the Far Eastern Empire Government participated in the Philadelphia World's Fair in the United States, so the Far Eastern Empire Government was not unfamiliar with this kind of international exposition. In order to encourage the development of domestic industry, it was imperative to hold international expositions in the country.

Stimulated by the two industrial revolutions, developing industry has become a consensus among most countries in the world, and the Far East Empire is no exception. The Nanyang Industrial Exposition is a good publicity opportunity to "enlighten the people and promote industry."

East Africa also participated in this Nanyang Industrial Exposition. After all, the Far East Empire has always been an important overseas market for East Africa, so East Africa naturally would not give up this opportunity.

In addition to East Africa and the host Far East Empire, more than a dozen countries also participated in the Nanyang Industrial Exposition, including Britain, the United States, France, Japan, and many countries or regions in the Nanyang region.

Nanyang Industrial Exposition, East Africa Pavilion.

Cohen, the main person in charge of East Africa, was instructing the delegation members: "We, the Rhine Empire, have brought more than 300 exhibits this time, covering power equipment and products, mechanical products, chemical products, automobiles, 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, make the guests who enter the East African Pavilion feel at home, and let our East African products spread in the Far East Empire.” Although the East African government currently defines its country as a semi-industrial country, it is the second largest semi-industrial country in the world, and its overall industrial strength is actually second only to the United States and Germany.

Therefore, the industrial exhibits brought by East Africa this time are not only numerous, but also of excellent quality. There are even many innovative industrial products from East Africa that are not available in other countries in the world.

Cohen went on to say, "In the past, our market in the Far Eastern Empire has always been concentrated in the north, but this time the Far Eastern Empire Expo is held in the south. The city of Jinling plays an important role in the Far Eastern Empire and has historically played the role of the southern political center of the Far Eastern Empire."

"Even compared to Shanghai, this place is not much different. Moreover, Nanjing is right at the intersection of our competition with the United Kingdom and other countries. If we can open a breakthrough here, our East African goods can be further radiated southward through here. Moreover, Nanjing is on the bank of the Yangtze River. With the help of this major water transport artery, our goods may even penetrate into the Sichuan and Chongqing regions of the Far East Empire."

"Speaking of this, you should also understand the important position of the city of Jinling in the Far East Empire, so many dignitaries of the Far East Empire gathered in this city."

"Whether or not the market can be opened up, these dignitaries play an important role, so you should all be polite and don't be too arrogant just because the Far East Empire is currently poor. If you cause me trouble, don't blame me for settling the score later."

As Cohen said this, the members of the East African delegation became more nervous. In fact, even if Cohen had not emphasized this, most members of the delegation did not have this idea.

After all, the Far Eastern Empire has deep roots in East Africa. As the main source of East African immigrants, many East Africans have some degree of connection with the Far Eastern Empire. This is reflected in East Africa, where most people at least have a favorable impression of the Far Eastern Empire.

"Don't worry! Captain Cohen, we have a clear idea of ​​what we are doing. After all, this exhibition has a business nature. Even from this perspective, we will not cause any trouble." said Mokaen, deputy head of the delegation.

At international expositions, many commodities would be traded on the spot. Some merchants from Europe and America would carry large quantities of goods and prepare to sell them directly at the exhibitions. East Africa was no exception. Merchants had always been the least concerned about status and the like. They mainly looked at who could bring them benefits. If they could make a lot of money, even the British would be willing to provide services calmly.

Cohen said, "Very good. Remember your promise. This Nanyang Industrial Exposition is an important opportunity for us to promote East African industrial products. The government attaches great importance to it. If we mess it up, not only you, but also I will be punished. So everyone must work together to successfully complete this mission."

Afterwards, under the leadership of Cohen, the East African participants began to decorate the East African National Pavilion, including displaying exhibits, posting introductions to exhibits, and so on.

The East African National Pavilion is the largest in this Nanyang Industrial Exposition, because among the foreign countries participating in this exhibition, East Africa attaches the most importance to it.

Similarly, East Africa has the largest variety and quantity of exhibits, reaching 200,000 pieces. It should be noted that the total number of merchandise exhibited at this exhibition is only over one million pieces. This shows the generosity of the East African government.

The East African governments are not afraid that these goods will not be sold. If sales are not good, the worst that can happen is that they will be sent to the Huaihai Economic Zone for sale. Jinling is very close to Anhui, and northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu are within the radiation range of the Huaihai Economic Zone.

From this point, we can also see why East Africa attaches so much importance to the Nanyang Industrial Exposition. Nanjing is not far from the Huaihai Economic Zone in terms of geographical location. If Nanjing can be used as a springboard, the influence of the Huaihai Economic Zone can be expanded to a certain extent, which is equivalent to expanding East Africa's economic influence in the Far East Empire.

Moreover, Nanjing is not Shanghai. Although Shanghai is more developed, it is home to a mix of foreign forces such as Britain, France, and the United States. Relatively speaking, Nanjing is less influenced by them, which is conducive to competition between East Africa and other countries.

(End of this chapter)