African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 363
"Huh...huh...huh..."

White water vapor is ejected from the cylinder at the bottom of the car, hitting both sides of the rails like a puff of thick smoke, and some parts of the locomotive head start to operate, making a tick-tock sound, wheezing... With the release of the last burst of pressure, the The chimney, which was emitting wisps of blue smoke, erupted violent and thick black smoke in an instant.

A huge white steam rose into the sky from the chimney, followed by a clear siren, "Woo. Woo... Woo. Woo... Woo. Woo..." It was like the scream of a monster.

People guarding both sides of the railway were awakened by the deafening sound. The front of the train was exhausted for the last time, the wheels began to rotate, and the chimney was fully exerted. With the sound of "whooshing", streams of black smoke were pushed out of the tall black chimney.

"Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuing the sound.

The train left the Dar es Salaam Railway Station and continued to accelerate towards the First Town Railway Station.

"Your Majesty, the maximum speed of the Constantine can reach 57 kilometers per hour, but for the stability and comfort of this train, we will drive towards the first town at a distance of [-] kilometers per hour." Technology in the compartment The personnel introduced to Constantine.

Constantine looked at the time with his watch and said, "That means we can return to the first town in an hour and a half?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Constantine’s carriage was specially ordered in Austria. The interior decoration is quite luxurious and basically the same as other European monarchs. The highlights are the lamps equipped in the entire carriage and the latest coffee stove produced by Hechingen Commodity Company installed in the drinking room , are powered by electricity, powered by a small internal combustion engine.So much so that when this carriage left the factory, the Austrian craftsmen thought it was a special train for the Habsburg royal family.

The train galloped across the wilderness of East Africa, and the scenery on both sides reversed rapidly outside the window, which attracted farmers in East Africa to stop and watch when they passed near the village.

"Morse, look, there's a huge monster running on that railroad thing..."

This is the first time for many East Africans to see trains, even Austrian immigrants. Immigrants who arrive in East Africa must have taken a large ship, but they may not have taken a train. Even if there is a train station in Trieste, they may not have come into contact with it personally. Pass.

The train passing through the countryside really shocked the vast majority of residents along the line, but they would also be numb to the trains passing by almost every day in the future.Now for most people, it is a completely exciting feeling. Even Africa has trains, so is Africa still Africa?
This kind of impact is huge, and it completely changed the image and status of the East African Kingdom in the hearts of residents. Most people who come to East Africa are desperate. The stereotypes, now this stereotype has been broken by breaking the train, not because the African continent is not good, but because of people.

In contrast, immigrants from the Far East are better. At least before the East African Kingdom recruited people, they did not know the existence of Africa at all. Those with a little knowledge may have heard of North Korea, Japan, Annan and other subsidiary countries, and they have heard of Siam no matter how far away , Tianzhu, etc., like Africa, only sailors, pirate businessmen, officials in the Far East and very knowledgeable people who have been in the sea all year round may know.

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Hessen Province and Mitumba Province are mainly located between Lake Solon (Lake Tanganyika) and the Congo River, and the Mitumba Mountains cross the two provinces.

The time when these two provinces were included in the Kingdom of East Africa was not too late, half a year earlier than Zambia and the plateaus in the west. However, the total population of the two provinces only reached more than 7, which was less than the city of Dar es Salaam.This is not because the conditions here are not good, but because Zimbabwe and Zambia have higher priorities than here.

Like Katanga Province (part), South Kivu Province and North Kivu Province (all), which were the most developed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the previous life, are within the scope of these two provinces.

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo cannot be described as poor in the entire African region, but extremely poor. Although it is rich in mineral resources, its development level is even ten blocks away from Tanzania, which is separated by a lake, and even Rwanda. A small purely agricultural country without any resources can occupy its territory for a long time. Rwanda mainly covets the rich mineral resources of Congo, and this area is the junction of Hesse and Mitumba provinces in East Africa today.

Not only that, Uganda, Burundi, Chad, Namibia...all have ambitions for Congo. In other words, dogs can slap Congo twice when they come.

Of course, this is also related to the terrain of the Congo. The Congo Basin in the middle, the endless rainforest is like a large no-man’s land, and the capital of the Congo, Kinshasa, is in a small corner in the southwest. The eastern land basically does not have much control ability.

In the previous life, most of the mineral resources of the Congo are now concentrated in the territory of the Kingdom of East Africa, the most famous being the copper mines on the Katanga Plateau.

Hessen and Mitumba provinces are also extremely rich in mineral resources. However, given the current traffic conditions and population size of the two provinces, it is unknown when these mineral resources will be able to be developed.

Mineral resources cannot be developed, so the economic development of the two provinces will return to the old path of the East African Kingdom to develop agricultural resources.

In order to make full use of the population, climate, and terrain of the two provinces, Ernst decided to build the largest rubber plantation in the East African Kingdom locally.

Earlier, East Africa had already planted rubber trees near the Great Lakes, but the scale was not large, at least Ernst felt that it was not too large, so starting this year, Ernst planned to expand rubber plantation in Hessen and Mitumba provinces area.

The most suitable places to plant rubber trees in the East African Kingdom are here and the southern part of the Ethiopian plateau, and the vicinity of the Mitumba Mountains has obvious advantages over the southern part of the Ethiopian plateau.

It is next to the Congo Basin, and it is also the windward slope of the Atlantic Ocean, with the most abundant precipitation resources. At the same time, the equator passes through it, and the temperature is much higher than that of the Ethiopian plateau (mainly affected by altitude).

Rubber trees are most afraid of drought and cold, which is why most parts of the East African Plateau are not suitable for rubber planting. Among them, precipitation is the most important factor. At the same time, the most suitable range for rubber planting in the world is about 17 degrees north and south latitude.

In the previous life, there was only one special place, that is, in the Far East, rubber trees were successfully planted in a large area in the area of ​​18 to 24 degrees north latitude, which overturned the myth of "forbidden zone" for rubber planting.

Among the areas where rubber can be planted in East Africa, Hesse Province has the most favorable conditions, because the terrain here is the lowest, and the northern end is already part of the Congo Basin. It is dominated by plain terrain and has a large rainforest, which is very suitable for rubber planting.

According to the rubber planting experience accumulated in East Africa, if the population of Hesse and Mitumba provinces are all used to plant rubber, the maximum can reach 200 million mu.

This is an ideal state, so Ernst halved the task load and planned to open up 100 million mu of rubber plantations in the two provinces first.

This task is absolutely achievable. One person can take care of 14 acres of rubber forest on average, with about [-] to [-] trees, and Ernst does not need them to participate in food production. In the current state of food surplus in East Africa , it can be supplied by the Great Lakes District next door.

The market for rubber is huge, so don’t be afraid to plant more. Anyway, it’s just a bunch of trees, and it takes at least six years for rubber trees to mature. If you plan ahead now, you can save a lot of trouble in the future. I’d rather let the trees wait for the market , nor let the market wait for the tree.

(End of this chapter)