African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 149 Throne
The education in the East African colonies is popular science. Through the instillation of this knowledge, the outbreak of local diseases in East Africa has been greatly reduced, and the health and survival rate of immigrants have been improved.

Currently, East African colonies are doing much better in terms of disease prevention and control than those in South America that have been developed for hundreds of years.

That is to say, the East African colony has just been established, so it looks relatively poor and not very rich.

This is especially reflected in the ugly and rough appearance of the buildings, especially those buildings in East Africa that were developed earlier, because there is no template to refer to, so it is naturally less beautiful. Besides, the clothing is also very monotonous and uniform, but These are all external.

In fact, East Africa’s investment in other areas far exceeds that of contemporary colonies or independent countries at the same latitude, mainly in education, health and infrastructure construction.

For example, roads and other infrastructure, although the quality is not high, but the East African colonial government is seriously repairing, first solve the problem of availability, other countries at the same latitude rarely have such things in East Africa, or they have no chance.

Colonies, literally, are places where colonists use to parasitize, especially in the current era, Western countries are simply sucking blood in colonies.

The East African colony was built by Ernst as a country, so the treatment was naturally different. Excessively squeezing the potential of East Africa was a waste.

Moreover, there are currently no strong enemies in East Africa, and it can develop with peace of mind. No one has noticed this small place in the corner.

People's needs are nothing more than food, clothing, housing, and transportation. The food, clothing, housing, and transportation of East Africans are now prioritized to solve the problems of transportation and food, and they have been working towards two aspects.

As for clothing and housing, we can just make do with it for now. Anyway, the weather in East Africa will not be lower than ten degrees even at the lowest, so there is nothing to worry about.

Regarding the food problem, East Africa is currently a colony specializing in agricultural development, and the land is sparsely populated. The food and drink of immigrants far exceeds the world average level, so it is not too urgent.

The problem of traffic is the biggest problem in East Africa. Therefore, in infrastructure construction, more roads must be built, more canals must be dug, and more livestock should be raised for transportation.

Only by solving the transportation problem can European materials and equipment be transferred to East Africa, and food in East Africa can be sold, so this is a two-way economic problem.

Hundreds of thousands of indigenous laborers are working hard to build roads in East Africa, contributing to the traffic construction in East Africa. Roads are not solved simply by building roads. In East Africa, road drainage must also be done well.

Therefore, beside the road, drainage ditches must be dug, and the scale should not be small enough to cope with the heavy rain during the rainy season in East Africa to prevent the road from being washed away by rain.

In the absence of specialized machinery available, natives had to be used extensively for these jobs.

The construction of East Africa is not only a road, but also a water network. The rainwater is collected into these canals during the rainy season, instead of spreading directly on the grassland as before.

Taking the initiative to introduce rainwater into rivers, lakes and low-lying areas is equivalent to grabbing a piece of land that has the potential to become arable land in the flat land that was flooded with rain in the original rainy season.

The distribution of precipitation in East Africa is not concentrated, and these ditches will also help the colonial governments of East Africa act as some water diversion networks in the future.

And collecting rainwater can also improve the local environment, especially in the dry season.

It is not realistic at all to build reservoirs in East Africa, but many natural depressions and lakes can be used. While building roads in East Africa, rainwater from various places is also introduced into the depressions and lakes through the ditches beside the roads.

Some temporary wild reservoirs have been formed, so as not to let a lot of rainwater follow the terrain and finally flow into the Indian Ocean in vain.

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Berlin.

Hechingen estate.

"Ernst!" Prince Constantine suddenly got up from the recliner and shouted to his son very excitedly.

Constantine leaned on the edge of the chair with one hand, held the newspaper in the other and asked, "Have you read today's newspaper?"

Ernst held the teacup indifferently, added some hot water for himself, took a sip from his mouth, and said, "Of course, father, it's all trivial matters."

"My God, your heart is really big. This kind of thing is still a trivial matter. This is an event that affects the pattern of the European continent." Constantine said.

He continued: "It's really unexpected, the world is changing faster and faster now."

Ernst comforted: "As long as the European structure does not affect our interests, let him change freely!"

"It's true, but it's not without influence. Now that the Spanish emperor has fled to France, the Spanish monarchists must choose a monarch from the royal families of various European countries." Constantine thought. said what was meant.

"Father, the situation in Spain is very bad. Especially in the future, it will continue to decline at a speed visible to the naked eye. There is no unified voice in the country, and local autonomy is also strong." Ernst said rationally.

Constantine was still a little unwilling: "But what if it succeeds!"

Ernst said only one sentence: "French!"

Constantine understood instantly.

"It seems that I am impatient!"

"Actually, anyone who has such a big opportunity in front of him may not be able to resist the temptation, father, but we don't want to be the first bird, and there is no need to take such a big risk." Ernst said in relief.

"After all, Spain is one of the most powerful countries in the world today. Who would not be envious!" Constantine sighed. As for the risk, it is not difficult to deal with the temptation of the monarchy.

"The interests of our Hechingen are in Germany, in East Africa, but not in Spain. Maximilian I is still in East Africa! This has already been a lesson from the past, so naturally we must learn from it." Ernst said .

"Indeed, with the current complicated situation in Spain, even someone like me who has been in politics for a long time may not be the opponent of those old guys, especially now that they still have force in their hands." Constantine said.

"These are nothing. The main reason is that Spain is too old, and many things cannot be changed, so there is no investment value at all." Ernst said.

"The current situation in East Africa is much better than that of Spain. The land area in Europe is second only to Tsarist Russia. It is not that bad land. The population is almost 200 million this year, and the comprehensive resources are far more than a lot of European countries. "Speaking of these, Ernst felt a sense of accomplishment.

The most important thing is that the East African colony is new enough, and all orders and rules are customized by itself. Given the current situation in the East African colony, Ernst has no problem proclaiming himself an emperor.

But if you really went to Spain, it would not be so easy, they are all old cunning and powerful people. To be honest, the Habsburgs are more powerful than the Hohenzollern family there.

At the end of September 1868, the Spanish military government overthrew the rule of Elizabeth Alexandra Marie. The queen finally fled to France, and the Spanish throne was temporarily vacant.

Just like history, the Spaniards first targeted the Hohenzollern family. Of course, the Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck played a big role in this.

After Bismarck used the money method, the Spanish government unscrupulously chose the Hohenzollern family.

Naturally, the royal family of Hexingen did not show any interest in this matter. After Constantine and his son passed their anger, they both made it clear that Hexingen currently has no interest in Spain.

The baton of history goes back to Prince Leopold of the royal family of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen next door.

From a personal point of view, Leopold is actually not very willing to go to the muddy waters of Spain, but now the interests of the family and the kingdom are involved, so Leopold is hesitant, but soon, the French will help Leopold made his decision.

(End of this chapter)