Chapter 1197 God rewards you with food
For example, 52% of the coal in Dar es Salaam comes from the Port of New Hamburg, 31% comes from India, and the remainder comes from the Middle East or other parts of East Africa. However, these two In 2007, Russia's coal imports grew rapidly in Dar es Salaam, mainly from Russia's eastern Ukraine.
The source of iron ore is even more exaggerated. 47% of the iron ore in Dar es Salaam comes from India and 13% from the Middle East. The two together exceed the local supply in East Africa.
This also shows the huge maritime advantage of Dar es Salaam and the prosperity of trade between India and Dar es Salaam.
Most cities on the eastern coast of East Africa attach great importance to trade relations with India. After all, it is a huge market with a population of nearly 300 million, coupled with India's rich mineral resources. Even with the British colonial government as a middleman to earn the difference, it is also very attractive to East African companies. huge.
India's conditions are absolutely unique. In the agricultural era, India was originally the world's agricultural and handicraft center after the Far Eastern Empire.
In ancient times, being able to become the world's handicraft center was naturally inseparable from India's rich natural resources, such as coal, iron ore and other basic industrial minerals. India has very considerable reserves. In its previous life, India, as the most populous country in the world, still maintained The huge iron ore exports are illustrative of the problem.
Moreover, the maritime transportation advantages between East Africa and India are very significant. With the triple advantages of transportation, resources, and market, it is impossible for the trade between East Africa and India not to prosper.
After 1914, the trade between East Africa and India further reached a record high, and there was even a spectacle of Indian businessmen and bureaucrats ordering large quantities of East African industrial products to resell to the British mainland.
Today's Indian bureaucrats are naturally British colonial government bureaucrats. As the richest British colony, India is also a place where British bureaucrats make a fortune.
And this kind of moth is obviously one of the most abstract groups in the UK. Even after the South African War and the period when the UK imposed the most severe sanctions on East Africa, the British bureaucrats in India still went their own way, so at this World Expo, East Africa also invited India.
Of course, the main targets of trade with East Africa are the local princes and nobles of India. Although Britain is the suzerainty of India, these princes and nobles are the foundation of British rule in India.
In fact, Britain was complicit with these princes and nobles, and naturally enjoyed full benefits. In the early 20th century, there were few internal affairs reforms in the Indian princely states. Corruption among princes was a common phenomenon, and the princely state system became a major cancer in India.
But this is obviously also beneficial to East Africa. Most of the trade between East Africa and India is done directly with these princes and nobles.
If possible, Ernst would like India to maintain this institutional model of rampant feudal states. After all, there is no need for another world power to appear along the Indian Ocean coast, thus threatening East Africa's interests in the region. Therefore, Ernst and East Africa The government absolutely does not want to see a united India.
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"Vietnam?" Howard immediately thought of this country. After all, Vietnam should be regarded as the essence of France's colonies in Southeast Asia.
Pasteur nodded and said: "That's right! I don't know much about it, and I don't do business in this area."
Howard said: "When I return to Australia, I think maybe I can connect the dots. I remember that bauxite also exists in Australia."
After all, he is the president of the Western Australia and East Africa Business Association, so he has the advantage of being close to the water.
In fact, in the past few years, Western Australia's economy has seen a very dazzling growth rate in exports of mineral resources to East Africa. Compared with eastern Australia, Western Australia's natural conditions are obviously not a little bit worse than those in eastern Australia. However, Western Australia's mineral resources are very Rich. Moreover, the transportation in Western Australia and even the entire Australia and East Africa can be said to be the most convenient. The location of Australia can be said to be quite remote, and it can be said to be the worst except Antarctica.
Slightly closer to Australia are Asia, South America and Africa, but today the level of industrial development in Asia and South America is quite low.
Only on the African continent has East Africa, a super-large industrial country, emerged. Therefore, it would be best if Australia's rich mineral resources could ride on the East African economic express train.
Take Canada, for example. As British colonies, Canada and Australia have many things in common.
Canada and Australia are both large countries with vast areas. They are also rich in mineral resources and sparsely populated. However, their destinies are very different.
By the beginning of the 20th century, Canada had completed preliminary industrialization and had a very prominent position among the British colonies. As early as 1867, it signed the "British North America Act" with the United Kingdom and obtained the status of an autonomous territory. This is actually equivalent to de facto independence.
Australia did not obtain autonomous territory status until 1901 at the beginning of this century, and because of its economic and military weakness, Australia had to follow Britain in all aspects.
This is obviously not because the Australian government is too loyal, but because its economic strength and military capabilities do not allow it.
The main reason for the different fates of Canada and Australia is that Canada is located next to the United States. Canada can be said to be the only American country to enjoy the economic dividends of the United States. Its mineral resource advantages can be quickly realized with the help of American industry. This was also the case in the 19th century. The main reason for Canada's rapid economic development from the mid-to-late 20th century to the early 20th century.
Australia has a resource advantage that is not inferior to that of Canada, and now it is in urgent need of a big money like the United States. Obviously, East Africa has the ability to play such a role.
Therefore, after seeing the strong industrial capabilities of East Africa, Howard believed that Australia should strengthen economic cooperation with East Africa as the next step.
Of course, because of the old feud between East Africa and the United Kingdom, the Australian government may not be able to save face, thus hindering the development of trade between the two countries.
However, Western Australia obviously does not need to be consistent with the Australian government in the east. The connection between Western Australia and the east is not close to begin with, especially the long-term neglect of Western Australia by the Australian government, which has caused many people in Western Australia to lack a sense of identity.
Howard is one of them. The Western Australia and East Africa Business Association he leads rarely interacts with the east. So now that it is known that cooperation with East Africa can bring huge benefits to himself and the association, it is natural to further strengthen cooperation with the East Africa. Trade relations between East Africa.
Howard further told Pasteur: "Western Australia has rich mineral resources, and East Africa has the world's most powerful industry. The two countries can complement each other's advantages, so next I will urge the association to directly reach some agreements and consensus with the East African government. ”
For a country like Australia, selling minerals is like selling mud in front of one's own house, and it is not worth worrying about. In the past, oil sellers in the Gulf countries may have worried about energy depletion, but Australia does not need to do this at all. Considering that, let alone its huge resource reserves, even if it is really exhausted, it will just be another kind of mine and continue to be sold. This is the real reward from God.
The same was true in East Africa in the past, but now East Africa's population has grown too much and its industry has developed too fast, so that East Africa must be prepared for danger in times of peace. Unless the Rhine royal family just wants to stay in Africa and become African chiefs, in that case, East Africa does not need such a large population at all. , if the scale is maintained at tens of millions, East Africa can live a very comfortable life.
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