Chapter 1188 Waste Utilization
The first town.
Now the seat of the provincial government of the Maritime Province in East Africa. After the capital was moved in East Africa, the central agencies moved to the Rhine City. At that time, the provincial government agencies and related family members became the main support for the local population and economy.
Since the status of the capital ceased to exist, the first town and city have not recovered until now. After all, moving the capital involves not only central government agencies, but also the original public systems such as education, medical care, scientific research, etc.
However, the decline of the first town and city provided an opportunity for this World Expo.
The Provincial Government of Maritime Province and the First Town Municipal Government have done no worse than Dar es Salaam for this World Expo.
Terun, a senior official of the Maritime Province: "Although the World Expo is jointly hosted by Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo and First Town, the first town has a heavier task than the other two cities."
"Because the first town has to bear 58% of the venue supply task, it is ranked ahead of Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo, which are economically and industrially stronger."
Of the remaining share, the city of Dar es Salaam accounts for 34 percent and Bagamo about eight percent.
The reason for this result happens to be that the first town has a large number of idle venues and the most complete and best-quality urban construction level among the three cities.
After all, it was the former capital of East Africa, so the urban construction of the first town was planned according to the highest standards at that time. Not only was the construction quality excellent, but it was also very artistic.
Among the current East African cities, the first town is second only to the capital Rhine City in terms of architectural art, which is very different from other cities.
"The royal family is willing to contribute Sweet Palace as the core venue of this exhibition, so that it can save a lot of venue construction expenses."
"At the same time, our city still has a large number of former diplomatic venues that can be used. Since the capital was moved, these venues have basically been idle, and now they are being used as waste."
Because the First Town is the seat of the provincial government, Tren, as a senior official, casually referred to the First Town as "our city."
The real mayor of the first town, Su Jiade, stood aside and obeyed the arrangements of senior officials.
According to the status of the capital of the first town, the municipal government is actually at the same level as the provincial government. However, now the capital has become the Rhine City, and the municipal government of the first town has become a subordinate of the provincial government.
As for the original team of the First Town Municipal Government, they moved directly to Rhine City and became the team of Rhine City. The current First Town Municipal Government is newly formed.
Sujiade's name is a typical fusion of East and West, which is also the naming feature of many people in East Africa in recent years. After the integration of the population, Central East Africa no longer cares about such trivial matters as names.
Sujiade told Tren: "These former diplomatic embassies are concentrated and the environment is beautiful enough. They are indeed a good venue for conferences and exhibitions. Combined with the Sweet Palace, it can definitely accommodate most companies and foreign personnel."
Terun said: "This is also the main reason why the central government asked us to complete the relevant tasks in less than three months. After all, it is too late to build a new batch of venues, and the Expo will cost a lot. If the original buildings can be used, then You can save a lot of money.”
"At the same time, these venues can only be used temporarily, which is not cost-effective, so borrowing existing buildings can not consume too many resources."
Therefore, the mainstream approach of most countries after hosting the World Expo is to directly dismantle these painstakingly constructed venues. After all, the future maintenance costs alone will be difficult to bear.
Take the Third Paris Exposition as an example. This exposition was held not long ago by France in 1889 and was quite famous. The famous Eiffel Tower in its previous life was a product of the Third Paris Exposition. But after the World Expo, the Eiffel Tower was almost demolished. The First Town has no such concerns. As the main venue, the Sweet Palace is a royal property and a rare cultural relic protection unit in East Africa. Although other diplomatic embassies are not as important as the Sweet Palace, they are It is also a historical witness to the period of the East African Kingdom.
From this, Tren concluded: "In short, the main task of this World Expo is to use it rationally, to save more, faster and more. It is very important for His Majesty the Emperor and the central government to give us orders, and the time is very urgent. It is up to your city to be responsible for the exhibition. We will carry out regional selection and reasonable route planning, and complete all work before October.”
There are a lot of idle public resources and buildings in the entire First Town. After all, when the capital was moved, the entire First Town lost hundreds of thousands of people, and most of the population moved out. As a result, the First Town now has idle land and buildings.
To put it harshly, the first town and city almost became a "ghost town", and the first town and city did not have corresponding industrial resources, so the idle rate was extremely high.
As long as the vacant buildings and places in the city are slightly renovated, they can be used as venues for this conference and exhibition, as well as places for tourists to live.
Moreover, the buildings in the first town and city are relatively new and were originally built to the highest standards, so there are no safety risks even if they have been idle for so many years.
This is an advantage that Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo do not have. Of course, although Dar es Salaam does not have a heavy venue role, it is indeed the focus of this East Africa World Expo.
The main purpose of the East Africa World Expo is to let other countries see the great achievements of East Africa's economic and industrial development, which the first town and city will definitely not be able to do.
As for Bagamoyo City, although its economic and industrial capabilities are not weak, Bagamoyo City is mainly based on the military industry and shipbuilding industry, so there is not much to see.
However, this does not prevent the three cities from jointly hosting this World Expo. This is also due to the transportation construction in the region after the proposal of Dar es Salaam City Circle.
A developed intercity railway network has been built from Dar es Salaam to nearby cities in the "circle". In fact, it is light rail transportation. Together with the original highways and water transportation, the transportation within the Dar es Salaam city circle It is very developed.
Therefore, tourists can stay in First Town and Dar es Salaam, but this does not prevent them from visiting other cities within the city circle of Dar es Salaam.
In fact, for the East African government, this expo will be considered a success as long as it can "cheat" more people into Dar es Salaam.
Just like many cities in previous generations, in order to expand their influence, they applied to host large-scale events such as the Olympic Games. It is true that large-scale events such as the Olympic Games have certain attractions, but the economic development of the city where they are located is the top priority.
Only by letting other countries see the beauty of East Africa's cities, as well as its industrial and economic strength, can it attract more investment and at the same time instill the first impression of East Africa's "power and prosperity" into other countries.
Therefore, the East Africa World Expo is just an opportunity to invite many elites from other countries who have never been to East Africa to eliminate their stereotypes about East Africa and at the same time demonstrate the national strength of East Africa.
After all, the whole of East Africa was only opened to the public in 1910. Many people have never been to the country of East Africa, so naturally they have no understanding of East Africa.
On the contrary, due to the slow speed of data update, many people's impression of East Africa even remains in the past when the entire African continent was "rubbing hair and drinking blood", "black people everywhere", "wild beasts are rampant" and so on.
If before the Third Five-Year Plan, Ernst wanted East Africa to keep a low profile and avoid being targeted by other countries, that would be understandable. But now times have changed, and East Africa must also export its influence to the outside world.
To lay the foundation in advance for the reorganization of world power after World War I, East Africa needs to show the world its strong industry and prosperous economy in a high-profile manner at this time.
As for the strength in the military field, it naturally does not need to be so. After all, East Africa has always been outstanding in the military. If it is also hidden in the military, I am afraid that other powers will no longer be able to bear it.
(End of chapter)