African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1241 Colonies in East Africa
Of course, there are some differences in East Africa. After all, East Africa is unprecedentedly powerful, and most of its colonies are not directly adjacent to East Africa. It is difficult for Ernst to imagine that the mainland will be surpassed by the colonies in the future, unless East Africa is divided into many small countries in the future.

Based on the land area of ​​East Africa, even if it is divided into several countries, the size of each country will be quite considerable, and each country will be able to obtain millions of square kilometers of land.

"With the development of the times, the old colonial order is difficult to maintain. Although the colonial empires of Britain, France and Germany are in their heyday, once their homeland declines, it will be difficult for them to maintain their current overseas territories."

"If we had caused trouble for them, I'm afraid the two colonies would have been in chaos by now."

"The Americans' approach is relatively more sophisticated, which is to continuously expand their country's influence through more implicit means of economic colonization."

Of course, although Ernst said this, it certainly does not mean that Americans are really wise and powerful, or more civilized than Britain and France, but that they have no choice, so they have to do so. After all, the essence of overseas colonies has been divided up by Europe. If the goal can be achieved through traditional colonial means, no one is willing to adopt economic colonization.

After all, without strong military support, this kind of economic colonization is difficult to maintain, and the profits are not as fast as traditional colonization through killing, burning and looting.

In fact, most parts of the world are progressing, which makes colonization increasingly difficult.

Apart from other things, since the Age of Discovery, three world powers have emerged outside of Europe: the United States, East Africa, and Japan. This in itself is a shock to the old colonial system.

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East Kalimantan.

The Governor of East Kalimantan is listening to the current data of the colony.

“The registered colonial population is mainly composed of four parts: our own citizens, Chinese immigrants, white immigrants, and original indigenous immigrants.”

"Among them, the largest number of immigrants are indigenous people, about 160,000, with about 3,000 citizens, 30,000 white immigrants, 40,000 Chinese immigrants, and a small number of foreigners such as the Dutch."

The indigenous population of East Kalimantan has dropped by nearly half in the past year, with most of them becoming pagans or Hindus.

These two religions have a certain influence in the entire Nanyang region and are also the main targets of the East African colonial government.

"We have taken over four coal mines, one oil field, and other types of mines. These are the most valuable mineral resources in East Kalimantan. Other industries are concentrated in the hands of the Dutch, but their value is not high. There were not many Dutch people in East Kalimantan originally, and most of them were engaged in business."

How did East Africa obtain the mineral resources of East Kalimantan? Naturally, they were snatched from the local ruling class, that is, the two sultanates of East Kalimantan.

"At the same time, there are about 20,000 indigenous people under our command who have been classified as slaves. Most of them were followers of the original Sultanate."

Slavery has been completely abolished in East Africa. After all, even black people are disappearing from East Africa, and the original "labor" system no longer exists. This labor is actually slaves. However, this system still exists in the East African colonies, especially in East Kalimantan, Togoland and New Guinea.

"We officially completed the elimination of local forces last month. As for the few natives who fled into the mountains, it is estimated that they will have a hard time surviving."

"The only thing worth noting is that some people fled north to the British colonies, which is also the biggest security concern at present."

The Governor of East Kalimantan, Kabe, said: "Don't worry about it. The population that fled to the British colony is a minority after all, and they are now like water without a source and trees without roots. Even if they want to make a comeback in the future, they have lost the soil."

East Africa has always governed its colonies by directly exchanging people, using immigration and forced integration to completely change the local population structure. So Cabe is not worried about these little bugs that have escaped from East Africa's net. In the past, they might have been able to use their influence to incite the locals to rebel against East Africa. If they can return to this land in a few years, things will have changed.

Cabbe said: "The biggest problem in East Kalimantan right now is that its population is too small. With only about 200,000 people, it is even smaller than the neighboring island of Mindanao."

"The Empire's order is for us to accept more people. Within five years, the population of East Kalimantan must exceed one million, and German must also be popularized. This is a big challenge for us. These two things alone are enough to make us busy."

Among the colonies in the East African and Southeast Asian regions, the population of the Lan Fang Overseas Province was counted as part of the native population of East Africa, after all, it was one of the provinces of East Africa.

Therefore, the only reference for East Kalimantan is Mindanao. After nearly a decade of development, the population of Mindanao has exceeded 500,000, of which nearly 65% ​​are Chinese immigrants.

After all, when East Africa colonized Mindanao, it did not encounter a good historical opportunity, namely the period of European population outflow during World War I.

However, the situation in East Kalimantan is not much better. After all, the hundreds of thousands of indigenous people are also yellow people and will automatically be classified as Chinese immigrants in the future. Therefore, even if the East African citizens and white immigrants are added together, they will be less than 20%.

This means that in the future, the people in these two regions will be more oriental compared to the native East African population.

Kabe's assistant said: "Although the task is heavy, it is also a good thing. It shows that the empire attaches great importance to East Kalimantan. After all, if it is really like the Kingdom of North Hawaii or the South Ryukyu Islands, then there is really no hope for official career."

Those small colonies in East Africa are the real exile areas. Compared with those small and pitiful islands, Alaska is a prosperous place.

Today, the population of the Alaska colony is approaching 900,000, and it is expected to become the first overseas territory in East Africa with a population of over one million.

After all, the Rhine royal family acquired Alaska earlier than their homeland, so with the blessing of time, the population of this extremely cold land of Alaska is currently considerable.

You should know that the population of Alaska under the rule of the United States in the 21st century was only about 20, while East Africa reached this level in the early th century. This is also a feature of East African immigration policy, especially since Alaska in East Africa is smaller than Alaska in the United States in the previous life.

The reason why Alaska can support such a large population is ultimately due to the local climate. Although most of Alaska is covered by ice and snow, the temperate marine climate zone in the south still has farming conditions. Coupled with rich natural resources, it is relatively easy to feed a population of one million.

If Alaska were all extremely cold, it would not have been possible for Alaska to develop into the most populous overseas colony in East Africa today.

Of course, the factor of immigration from the Far East Empire cannot be ignored. After all, there is no other choice in East Africa, and European whites are not easy to deceive. False propaganda can be used in Africa or other tropical regions, but there is almost no way to deceive Alaska.

The same goes for the Tonkin Gulf territory, which is a colony along the Persian Gulf coast. It is not easy to lure people to the desert area, but the East African Tonkin Gulf does not need too many people. It is Ernst's treasure trove. As long as a certain number of troops can be stationed there, it will be fine.

Although Alaska has the largest population among the colonies, Mindanao has seen the fastest growth in the past decade or so. After all, East Africa once implemented the "Three Alls" policy in Mindanao, and Mindanao almost became a wasteland. This is indeed more cruel than the current situation in East Kalimantan, where there are still tens of thousands of indigenous people.

The reason for this result is the religious issue of the indigenous people on Mindanao Island. Although there are many pagans in East Kalimantan, there are still some primitive religions, or tribes similar to those of black people. These real savages are actually considered to be educatable in East Africa.

At present, there are four major colonies being actively developed in East Africa, namely East Kalimantan, Mindanao, New Guinea and Togoland. Although Togoland has the smallest area, it has the largest room for development after all, it is located in West Africa.

(End of this chapter)