African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1199 Discussion
"Director Zhang, how do you feel?" Wang Hailong sat next to the old man and asked Director Zhang, who was in amazement and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"It's amazing, amazing. I never thought the gap between us and the West has reached this level!" Chief Zhang said helplessly.

Through the car window, Chief Zhang saw not only the prosperity, wealth and strength of East Africa, but also the backwardness, poverty and weakness of the Far East Empire.

He held onto the window frame and asked Wang Hailong, "Young man, do you think we still have a chance to surpass Western countries? Seeing the construction of Dar es Salaam, I even feel powerless."

In response to General Zhang's concerns, Wang Hailong comforted him, "General, don't worry too much. Although the Western world is developing rapidly now, as long as our people of insight can unite, we will eventually be able to achieve the revival of our nation and country."

"Take East Africa for example. You have to know that the situation in East Africa in the last century was not much better than ours. Before the arrival of the Rhine Empire royal family, there was no modern country in the entire Africa."

"At that time, Egypt, the most powerful ancient civilization in Africa, was just a semi-colonial country that was tossed around by Britain and France in turn, and the vast area south of the Sahara was a desert of civilization. If it weren't for the sudden rise of this country in East Africa, I'm afraid what we see now is not such a rich and powerful Dar es Salaam, but a deserted beach with sparse population."

"It took East Africa only half a century to develop from a thorny land into a world-class power. The foundation of our Far East Empire is much better than that of East Africa. As long as we can take the right path, we will surely be able to replicate the success of the Rhine Empire today."

Wang Hailong's words were still a bit exaggerated. Although East Africa did develop from a backward colony, Dar es Salaam was not as backward as he said. After all, before East Africa, the Sultanate of Zanzibar had developed this place to a certain extent and moved its capital from Zanzibar Island.

However, the existence of East Africa has indeed greatly raised the upper limit of Africa as a whole, and successfully built East Africa into one of the most powerful countries in the world, which is also something that many international students from the Far East envy.

Chief Zhang said, "Now that you've said that, I feel better. I know a little bit about East Africa. East Africa did not have very good basic conditions in the past. It was completely developed from a colony. Relatively speaking, our conditions were much better than those of East Africa."

Wang Hailong: "There are some differences. Colonies are different from colonies. There are many colonies in the world today, but most of them have not achieved the level of East Africa, such as Brazil in South America."

"However, the rise of East Africa also shows that there is still great hope for our country and our nation to restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties. After all, a large part of East Africans come from the Far East. We have only started to lag behind in modern times. Our ancestors created brilliant achievements. Therefore, only by achieving national rejuvenation can we live up to the spirits of our ancestors in heaven."

The emergence of the country of East Africa was also an inspiration to the Far Eastern Empire. After all, half of East Africa's bloodline came from the Far Eastern Empire. So from the perspective of the Far Eastern Empire, the country of East Africa was jointly established by Germans and Chinese.

This shows that the Chinese are definitely not an "inferior" race in the eyes of some Western countries and people. If this is the case, then how could a country in East Africa, which has half the blood of immigrants from the Far East Empire, develop so powerful?

In a sense, East Africa's achievements today are far better than those of other countries in the world. After all, East Africa's history is only more than 50 years old. It is obviously more difficult to achieve results in such a short period of time that many countries cannot achieve in their lifetime.

Chief Zhang looked at the East Africans outside the car window and said in agreement, "Yes, our wisdom is definitely not inferior to that of Europeans. It's just that one rises while the other declines. Everything has a cycle of strength and decline. After all, our nation has also experienced dark moments such as the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, as well as glorious stages such as the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Han and Tang Dynasties. Now, as more and more Chinese people awaken, we will surely return to the peak in the future." Although the majority of East Africans are of mixed race, there are also a certain number of pure white and yellow people. Therefore, on the streets of Dar es Salaam, you can see some East Africans who look no different from the people of the Far East Empire.

Seeing these familiar faces who have naturally integrated into East African society and are full of energy and spirit, General Zhang has greater confidence in the future of his nation and country.

Wang Hailong said: "Many Western countries have labeled us with various stereotypes because of our temporary backwardness, but this is not the case in East Africa. Here we can learn a lot of useful knowledge. When we return to China in the future, we will apply what we have learned in East Africa to national development."

"In my opinion, East Africa's successful experience is no less than Japan's. Although the two countries developed into powerful countries in the world at almost the same time, East Africa's foundation was even weaker than Japan's at the beginning. East Africa and my country have many similarities, which are worth learning from."

Japan's influence on the Far Eastern Empire during this era was still huge. This can be seen from the situation of studying abroad in the Far Eastern Empire, where the number of students studying abroad in the Far Eastern Empire far exceeded that of other countries.

Of course, international students studying in East Africa do not have a good impression of Japan as a country. On the one hand, there are historical grievances between the two countries, and on the other hand, they are obviously influenced by East African public opinion.

East Africa’s portrayal of Japan certainly isn’t good either. After all, the two countries have a territorial dispute over the Ryukyu Islands, and the Japanese government has long been protesting East Africa’s “illegal” occupation of the Southern Ryukyu Islands.

As for what Wang Hailong said about East Africa's infrastructure being worse than Japan's, that is a matter of opinion. Japan's Meiji Restoration and the development of East African colonies took place almost at the same time. It is true that Japan already had a wealth of accumulated resources dating back thousands of years, but East Africa also benefited from various resources on the African continent that had not been developed for hundreds of millions of years.

The biggest shortcoming in East Africa's development at the time was its insufficient population base. This is different for Japan. Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan's population was already quite large. So the basic conditions of the two countries have their own advantages and disadvantages, but overall East Africa is definitely better.

Japan's early development conditions were better than East Africa's, but as time went on, after East Africa introduced enough immigrants, East Africa became much stronger than Japan in all aspects.

Director Zhang said: "Japan is undoubtedly a major concern for our country, but Japan has been able to rise rapidly in a short period of time, which obviously has its merits. Nowadays, there is a trend of studying in Japan in our country, and there are many people who have been bribed by Japan. Unfortunately, the government does not have a full understanding of this. This may also happen in other countries. So when you study in East Africa, don't be led by East Africa all the time. You must have your own rationality and thinking."

Chief Zhang's long-term experience in dealing with Western countries and Orientals told him that these powers, and even some self-righteous white countries, are full of morality but are cruel and ruthless, and they always eat people without leaving any bones.

Therefore, although East Africa has a good relationship with the Far Eastern Empire, it still has to be on guard. East Africa is just one of the relatively reasonable countries among a bunch of unreasonable powers.

Of course, if the black slaves who were once exploited by East Africa, the natives of Southeast Asia, the Abyssinian Empire, Portugal, the Boers and other countries, regions and peoples who were severely bullied by East Africa knew what he thought, they would definitely complain bitterly. No one knows the shamelessness and arrogance of East Africa better than them.

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