African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1265 New World

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your advice." Princess Maria said politely.

Prince Maxim waved his hand and said, "These are all trivial matters. Next, I will introduce you to the city of Rhine."

"The history of Rhine City is far less than that of St. Petersburg in Russia. It has only been built for more than ten years, but it is one of the fastest-growing cities in East Africa."

"Your Highness Alexei, what do you think of the urban construction of Rhine City compared to St. Petersburg?" Maxim asked Prince Alexei.

Prince Alexei said: "St. Petersburg is more ancient and has a deep historical heritage, while Rhine City looks new, with wider roads and more tall buildings than St. Petersburg."

"In addition, the buildings in Rhineland are uneven, which is very different from the design of St. Petersburg, where many buildings are relatively regular and look the same."

Princess Maria said, "Your Highness Maxim, the construction of Rhine City is just as Alexi said, it is very unique. It is different from most cities we have seen in the past. I feel that the construction of East African cities seems to be between Europe and the United States."

"Although I have never been to the United States, I have seen many pictures and watched many movies about the United States. I am particularly impressed by New York, which has many skyscrapers."

"European cities are more quaint and classic, without the impact of New York, while East African cities are somewhere in between, with traditional and modern architecture complementing each other."

"Rhineland is like that, breaking away from many of the stylistic constraints of European city architecture, but not as bold as in the United States."

Maxim smiled and said, "That's a good summary. The architectural features of East Africa are actually deeply influenced by my father. He is very accomplished in architecture and has designed roads and bridges himself. Even the construction of the two palaces, the Rhine Palace and the Sweet Palace, was guided by my father."

Maxim's father is naturally Ernst, the Emperor of the Rhine Empire, and his achievements in the field of architecture are just a professional match for Ernst.

Maxim went on to say: "My father himself did not like the exaggerated style of American cities, but he also did not like the conventional European architecture. Therefore, the urban construction in East Africa was deeply influenced by my father, which led to the formation of this unique style."

"According to my father, East African cities may not seem innovative enough, but they are durable, more practical and more comfortable. This involves a change in lifestyle, which gives architecture new content for change."

"For example, the steady progress of electrification in East Africa has seen the introduction of electric lights, telephones, radios and other electrical appliances into thousands of households in East Africa. The emergence of these home appliances is bound to have an impact on the functionality and aesthetics of today's homes."

"In the past, homes did not have electrical appliances. If you want to experience the convenience of electrification, you need to study the placement of home appliances, the laying of wires and cables, and so on."

"In addition to electrification, energy changes will also have an impact on many ordinary homes in East Africa. For example, natural gas, which is being vigorously promoted in East Africa, is a major change in the way kitchens are cooked in the past."

"I don't know if you have noticed that many buildings in Europe have chimneys, but most buildings in Rhine City, especially new buildings, do not have chimneys. Instead, they have more concealed exhaust ducts or vents."

"This is because the use of electrical appliances or natural gas means that people no longer produce a lot of fumes when cooking, which is one of the reasons why the air in Rhineland is relatively good."

"Of course, with the increase in the number of cars in Rhine City, it will definitely offset some of it."

Car exhaust pipes are major sources of pollution, especially in a city like Rhineland where there are hundreds of thousands of cars.

"However, Rhine City does not focus on industrial development. This is the main reason why the air in Rhine City is fresher," Maxim said finally.

Princess Anastasia hugged her brother and said, "It is true. We have been in Rhine City for a week. We rarely see tall chimneys here. This is very different from St. Petersburg, where there are many factories."

Maxim explained: "In fact, there are quite a few factories in Rhine City, but apart from some necessary factories, such as power plants, few industries with serious exhaust emissions can be located in Rhine City. Most of the factories in Rhine City are relatively less polluting." "If you go to the surrounding New Frankfurt City and Kabwe City, you can see the difference between the two. After all, Rhine City is the capital of the empire, so it pays more attention to living environment close to nature."

"My father once said that living in a 'smoky' environment like London would be a disaster."

"Of course, this is not because my father did not value industry, but because he believed that there was no need to concentrate industry in the capital area. Industrial development could be left to other cities."

London, known worldwide as the "City of Fog", did not change much in the early twentieth century, which is actually a characteristic of many British cities.

After all, in this era, most countries regard industry as beauty. Whether it is the thick smoke floating over London or the blackened water of the Thames River, they are all symbols of industrial civilization.

This symbol of "civilization" could make the Japanese who came to London to study at that time take a deep breath.

In comparison, East Africa's industrial development model is definitely an outlier, but this does not affect the increasing environmental degradation in East Africa due to industrial development.

Compared with the rapidly developing industry in East Africa, some of the measures taken by Ernst are just a drop in the bucket. Only cities like Rhine that do not rely on industry can truly avoid this.

Princess Maria just smiled at Maxim's teasing and didn't say much. After all, Maxim was using London as a joke, and Britain is now an ally of Russia.

At that moment, Alexei interrupted: "Brother Maxim, do you mean that industrial development is harmful to our health?"

Maxim quickly denied it, "Little guy, don't misunderstand me. I'm talking about industries that cause serious environmental pollution. It's not good to live in such an environment for a long time."

"For example, the smoke emitted by factories contains a lot of fine pollutants, which affects the air quality, or the sewage discharged by textile factories makes the river water undrinkable."

"Although these problems exist, it cannot be denied that the benefits of industry to our society outweigh the disadvantages."

"And these negative factors can also be avoided through technological advancement, such as the electrification that we are currently vigorously promoting in East Africa."

"During the electrification process, power generation has greatly increased, and the proportion of hydropower in East Africa has also been increasing. This power generation mode basically does not cause pollution. The natural gas I mentioned earlier is also a relatively clean energy source."

"This shows that as long as science and technology progress, we can continuously improve some negative factors in industrial development, and industrial development is the main support for promoting scientific and technological progress."

"So at this stage, and even in the longer term, East Africa will definitely give priority to developing industry, and then consider other issues."

Maxim's words opened the eyes of the three men. After all, influenced by Ernst, the East African princes had a broader vision, and a lot of knowledge and experience from their previous lives had also been instilled in them by Ernst.

For example, the electrification, air quality, clean energy, etc. mentioned by Maxim, many of these words are unfamiliar to the three.

Especially Crown Prince Alexei, who was most deeply influenced by Maxim's words. After all, he was the youngest, while Maria and Anastasia's thinking and cognition of the world were basically fixed.

At the same time, Crown Prince Alexei was also the one most deeply impressed by this trip to East Africa. The industrial construction in East Africa was much more developed than that in Russia, and at the same time more advanced than that in Europe. These were all "new worlds" that Alexei, the Russian crown prince, had never seen before.

(End of this chapter)