African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 110 Data
Ernst sat in an armchair, looking at this year's East African colony data.

With the northern part of Kenya, it fell into the hands of the East African colonial government (it only has sovereignty, but has not yet begun to develop), and the area of ​​​​the East African colony has reached about 140 million square kilometers. Tanzania and Kenya in the previous life basically fell into the hands of the East African colonies (Zanzibar Island, Kenya's northeastern coastal desert has not yet been unified).

At present, the registered immigrant population in the East African colonies has reached 58.2413. Of course, the number of black indigenous people must be eliminated. At present, the number of blacks in the hands of the East African colonies is between 40 and 80.

At the beginning, Ernst and the East African government estimated that the number of immigrants at the end of the year was close to 50. The reason why they overachieved by so much was because of the immigrants from the Paraguayan war and immigrants from the South German region, two newly opened sources of immigration.

The composition of immigrants has also changed due to the addition of new immigration sources. Among them, Chinese immigrants are still the first in number, but only in the early 30s, immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire are in the second place, with nearly 20 people, and Paraguayan immigrants are the third. Mainly women and children, the fourth is the immigrants from the Middle East such as Armenia, and the fifth is the immigrants from the German region.
Of course, in terms of nationality, there are not many Germans, ranking third. A considerable part of the immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire are Germans.

In fact, immigrants from the South German region have not yet begun to exert their strength. It is optimistically estimated that at least 20 Germans will be recruited in the entire German region (excluding the Austro-Hungarian Empire) next year.

The reason why the number of indigenous captives has fluctuated so much is because the indigenous people are not worth wasting pen and ink to count in the East African colonies.

However, the land development in East Africa required a lot of labor, including some dangerous projects. In order to reduce the loss of immigrants, the colonial government still had to use a large number of indigenous captives.

In addition, there will always be natives who escaped during the first wave of cleansing. After all, it is impossible for everyone to go out and clean up the East African colonies. The farmland and crops still need to be taken care of, so there will always be fish that slip through the net and will be caught by the colonies during inspections. captive.

Therefore, the current total population of East Africa plus the indigenous people is about 100 million. Using this 100 million population, the entire East African colony has developed a total of 349 million mu of land this year.

Among them, 73 mu of rice fields are mainly distributed in the coastal plains of East Africa and the Great Lakes region, and are currently expanding to the north and south ends of the coastal plains. In the future, the southernmost end will be in the Ruvuma River Basin in the lower coastal area, and the northernmost end will be in East Kenya. of the Ash River Basin.

Based on the calculation of 200 kilograms per mu (floating between 180 and 250), it is estimated that the output can reach at least 1.4 million kilograms. If it is further processed into rice, more than 8400 million kilograms of rice can be obtained.

At present, 151 million mu of wheat is planted in East Africa, which is the largest grain crop in the colonies of East Africa. It is mainly distributed in the inland plateau and the northern end of the developed land in Kenya.

The inland plateau has less rainfall and is suitable for the growth of wheat, but the yield of wheat is not as good as that of rice, which is about 160 kilograms per mu.

The expected output of wheat is about 2.4 million kilograms, and the flour extraction rate of wheat is about 70.00%, which is about 1.68 million kilograms when converted into flour.

In addition to rice and wheat, there are 30 million mu of other food crops, namely potatoes, millet and corn.

The scale of economic crops has also reached one million mu, mainly sisal, oil crops, cotton, coffee, rubber, etc.

The above data are calculated based on conservative data. After all, the land currently developed in East Africa is high-quality land with sufficient water and fertile soil.

Moreover, a large amount of farmyard manure is used (manure in East Africa is processed uniformly), and a small amount of imported fertilizer is used (mainly in Europe), so the yield per mu is only much higher.

With so much land developed, the actual number of immigrants used was less than 40. After all, the later immigrants had no time to develop new land.

The ability to achieve such a great achievement is inseparable from the use of black aborigines, who are currently acting as cattle, horses and tractors.

Cultivating land, digging canals, and building roads are all inseparable from the use of a large number of indigenous peoples. Of course, the immigrants cannot be idle. Growing crops is delicate work, which needs to be done by the immigrants themselves.

The arrival of the population has also promoted the growth of the urban population in East Africa. Among them, the population of large cities is [-] to [-], and the population of small cities is only [-] to [-].

The first town is well-deserved as the largest immigrant city in East Africa, with a total population of about [-].

Dar es Salaam is the city with the second largest immigrant population, with a population of more than 7000. In fact, Dar es Salaam plus the foreign businessmen here, Arabs, Portuguese and Dutch, etc., is the most important city in the world. The most populous city in the East African colony has exceeded [-]. If the number of indigenous slaves is added, it will be even more. This is the only slave market reserved for the East African colony.

However, the statistical population of East Africa is based on the registered immigrant population, and the indigenous and foreigners are not counted.

Surprisingly, the city with the third largest population is not a coastal city (such as Mombasa and other cities with a long history), but Mwanza, which is deeply inland, with a population of more than 3000.

The fourth is Mbeya, the only mining city in the East African colony, with a population of more than 1000. It mainly develops coal and iron ore, with other resources (gold, copper and other by-products).

The fifth is Mombasa, with a population of about [-]. Mombasa fell into the hands of the East African colonies relatively late, but it has received a lot of attention, and its policy tilt is second only to Mwanza and Mbeya, so it has developed rapidly.

The sixth is Tanga, with a population of more than 8000. As the first coastal port to be controlled, Tanga has become a processing and trading center for sisal in East Africa. European businessmen order from it every day.

The seventh is Bagamoyo, with a population of more than 500. As a port city, Bagamoyo has developed quite well. Although it belongs to the three major cities in the central region (the first town, Dar es Salaam), but The function overlaps with Dar es Salaam, so it is not outstanding, but Bagamoyo's future prospects are still good, and it has very good potential.

Because the current population of East Africa is not enough, the requirements for ports are not high. Dar es Salaam can meet the needs of the central area. However, with the development of East Africa, the port of Dar es Salaam alone may not If it cannot meet the needs of the Central District, then Bagamoyo can be used as a supplement to the Port of Dar es Salaam.

The eighth is Dodoma, with a population of more than 3000, which is about the same as Bagamo. Dodoma is located in the center of Tanzania and is an important transit point for immigrants and materials transported from east to west.

The ninth is Mtwara, with a population of more than 1. Mtwara is located in the lower coastal area, which is relatively close to Ron Roda, the capital of the lower coastal area, so the development is not bad, but Mtwarapo There are few berths in the port, which restricts its development.

The population of the above cities has exceeded [-], the gap is not very big, and the future development will not be bad, and the potential is great.

In addition to the above nine cities, the next most populous is not the capital of the region, but the offshore Pemba Island. As the largest island in the East African colony, the number of immigrants has reached more than 700.

Then there are other regional capitals that are not on the list, such as Kigoma, Songgaia, Ron Roda, Nairobi...

Among them, Nairobi is currently the least populous city in the East African colony, and its size is only in the early [-]s.

Nairobi, as the largest city in East Africa in the previous life, naturally cannot not be ignored by Ernst. The reason why the current development is so backward is that the development of education is late.

Kenya has only just started, and Nairobi, which is deeply inland, is naturally not easy to develop. Mombasa is close to the sea and has convenient transportation.While Kisumu is located on the coast of the Great Lakes region and can get help from Mwanza, Nairobi can only rely on itself.

Moreover, the opening of Kenyan coffee gardens has distracted Nairobi's energy. The coffee gardens are located at the foot of Mount Kenya, just north of Nairobi, and the plantations require manpower, which has dragged down Nairobi's development.

However, the future of Nairobi is still very promising. After occupying Uganda and other places in the future, Nairobi, as a transportation hub (railway) leading to Uganda, still has great potential for development.

(End of this chapter)