Chapter 1068 The world is shaken
Looking at East Africa’s population data and urban development levels at the end of 1909, the East African government’s achievements were quite impressive.
There is no doubt that in terms of population, East Africa has become a "superpower" that cannot be ignored in the world today. It is not unusual in a country with a population of more than 100 million in previous generations, but now East Africa can be said to represent one-twentieth of humanity. one.
As for this population situation, the East African government is different from the past. It no longer needs to be secretive. The fact that East Africa's population exceeds 100 million is expected to spread around the world soon.
In the past, due to factors such as national security and development strategies, East Africa paid more attention to the confidentiality of its own population data. Before the 1990s, this approach did have a beneficial impact on East Africa at that time, and even affected it to a certain extent. The direction of the South African War.
But after the 1990s, this approach was no longer very effective. Especially after the explosive growth of industry and agriculture in East Africa and the rapid increase in foreign trade volume, countries have already had psychological expectations about whether East Africa will become a world power.
Of course, even if most countries are bold, their guesses tend to be conservative. The history of East Africa is actually too short. Under normal circumstances, East African population data will be based on Brazil as the main reference.
In 1900, Brazil's population was only over 18 million, less than a quarter of the population of East Africa at that time. Therefore, it is conceivable that most countries in the world have large deviations in East Africa's population estimates.
Of course, the population situation cannot be kept strictly confidential, but the East African government has never made a public statement, so the outside world's opinions are relatively confusing.
Now the East African government has changed its attitude, or one of the important reasons why Ernst has changed its attitude is to adapt to the international environment. In view of the increasingly tense international situation and the increasingly turbulent world situation, the whole world is like a powder keg filled with gunpowder. , and the announcement of the population situation in East Africa at this time will help stabilize public sentiment and allow East Africa to take the initiative in the international community.
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December 3, 1909.
Metternich Street is also the diplomatic district of East Africa. It is located in the southeast of the Rhine City. As a country with no heritage, East Africa naturally borrowed many German celebrities to name East Africa.
In the field of German diplomacy, the most famous ones are undoubtedly Metternich and Bismarck. The reason why Metternich's name is used in East Africa is because this man died early.
Metternich died in 1859, and the East African colonies first appeared on the world stage a few years later, so there was almost no overlap between the two.
As a diplomatic genius like Bismarck, Metternich's character evaluation is relatively neutral. Unlike Bismarck, who left a deep impression of "iron-blooded" on the world, the German unification process he led is very similar to "gamble" in a sense, especially In the Franco-Prussian War, if an accident occurred, it would be impossible for Germany to be as powerful as it is today.
Moreover, Bismarck was a completely modern figure for East Africa. He lived until 1898, and it is unlikely that the East African government would name its foreign embassy area after Bismarck.
East African officials have a very positive evaluation of Metternich, especially their recognition of his diplomatic ability. This is different from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although Metternich was a major political figure in the Austrian Empire, the predecessor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his actions in his later years were Imperial Prime Minister, his policies were quite controversial in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially for Austria. To a certain extent, Metternich was even the sinner who ruined the Austrian Empire.
However, even though Metternich had a diplomatic talent that was not inferior to Bismarck's, he had so many shortcomings in other aspects, especially in political governance, that he was easily defeated by Napoleon and Prussian barbarians who liked to use their fists to reason. , so Metternich’s performance as the Imperial Foreign Minister is irrefutable, but he is not suitable to become the supreme leader.
Metternich Street, as the gathering place of East African foreign diplomatic embassies, is also an information intersection area, especially for diplomats from various countries, where they obtain first-hand information on East African domestic politics. Today is already the morning of the third day of the East African Government Population Conference. As usual, the German Ambassador to East Africa Boers came to the newsstand on Metternich Street to buy the latest "Reich Daily".
However, the content of today's Rheinische Zeitung aroused great concern to Boers.
Just look at the big words on the front page of the "Empire Daily News": "Our country's population has officially exceeded 100 million, and East Africa is taking a step closer to becoming a world power..."
Burse held the newspaper in his hand and fell into deep thought. This was really shocking news.
In fact, diplomats like Burles can still obtain a lot of real information from various scraps of information obtained in East Africa. However, intelligence work in East Africa has never been easy to do, at least more difficult than most countries in the world. This is the diplomacy of various countries in the world. shared perceptions of personnel.
"This is the first time that the East African government has officially announced the population. It has a population of 100 million. I can't believe that this is an African country. Although the population of East Africa was previously predicted to be in the tens of millions, it seems that I am still too conservative!" Burse thought. thought.
However, he quickly realized that such important information should be sent back to the country as soon as possible. Judging from this population data alone, Germany's political attitude towards East Africa should have new changes. Thinking of this, Boors imagined this newspaper With her in her arms, she hurried towards the German Embassy.
Soon, diplomats from the United Kingdom, the United States, France and other countries in East Africa were slow to respond, and they also understood the importance of this intelligence. As these diplomats transmitted East Africa's population intelligence back to the country, the news that East Africa's population exceeded 100 million was soon known. Spread to the world quickly.
It is no exaggeration to say that the news that the population of East Africa has exceeded 100 million has greatly shocked the world, because there were only three countries in the world with a population of over 100 million before, and most people thought that the fourth country with a population of over 100 million might be the United States. , but did not expect that the "little-known" East Africa could suddenly emerge.
After all, the United States has a large population base and a "long" history. At least compared to East Africa, the United States is considered an "ancient civilization", so East Africa, a country with only half a century of history, can actually become the fourth country with a population of over 100 million. , it is simply unimaginable. In comparison, immigration countries such as Brazil or the United States should be ashamed.
Of course, now that accurate demographic information in East Africa has been obtained, governments have to reconsider their diplomatic relations with East Africa.
After all, if there is too much of anything, it will cause trouble. Not to mention so many people, even 100 million pigs will have a major impact on the ecology.
The population of East Africa exceeds 100 million. When we think of East Africa’s military strength, industrial capabilities and territorial conditions, it is no exaggeration to say that in the eyes of governments around the world, East Africa has become the “second Tsarist Russia.”
This kind of judgment obviously does not fully understand East Africa. After all, the current national conditions in East Africa cannot be compared with the messy Tsarist Russia. If the factors of development of the times are eliminated, it is no exaggeration to say that the current national strength of East Africa can compete with the initially completed Soviet Union. bump.
As long as East Africa’s industry does not decline, by the time the Soviet Union is born, East Africa’s industrial strength will definitely be greater than that of the Soviet Union.
However, the "underestimation" of East Africa by various countries is more in line with Ernst's psychological expectations. At this time, East Africa does not want to get involved in the chaotic international situation.
The official release of population data is to make other countries more honest. A larger population, under certain conditions, means a stronger potential for war. The current population size of East Africa alone is enough to make most countries in the world weigh their own strength. Is it possible to offend the superpower of East Africa?
(End of this chapter)