Chapter 1198 Far East Personnel
On the same day that Australian personnel arrived in Dar es Salaam, official and civilian personnel from the Far Eastern Empire government also arrived here smoothly.
"That should be a beacon of civilization! I heard it is a landmark building in Dar es Salaam. We should have arrived at our destination."
"Is this the city of Dar es Salaam? It is indeed the most powerful country on the Indian Ocean coast."
"Just looking at the outline of this city from a distance, you can see how impressive this country is in East Africa. I heard that Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are not far apart."
After disembarking from the ship, the Far East Empire personnel were full of praises along the way. It can be said that Dar es Salaam is the most developed city they have encountered along the way.
Although there are some cities in Southeast Asia and India that are not small in size, their urban construction is quite chaotic and slums are rampant. This is obviously not the case in Dar es Salaam.
The modern and traditional buildings in the entire urban area complement each other, the planning is orderly, everyone is energetic, the market is very active, and the city's rules operate smoothly, which is completely different from the Indian Ocean and other Far Eastern countries.
This is the first time for many citizens of the Far Eastern Empire to come to East Africa. However, compared to the Chinese immigrants who were "coaxed" by East Africa more than fifty years ago and were crowded like sardines in the cabin of the ship, this time the Far Eastern Empire will naturally not treat the country of East Africa. In terms of "barbarians on the shores of the Little West".
After the South African War, East Africa naturally became a country with strong international influence. Therefore, starting in 1890, many people with lofty ideals from the Far Eastern Empire went to East Africa to learn from the experience.
However, at that time, Ernst did not advocate this approach. Although East Africa defeated the British more than 20 years ago, it seemed that it should not be underestimated, but on the African continent, it was just a situation where there were no tigers in the mountains and monkeys were kings.
At that time, East Africa's economic situation was not even far behind Japan's, and its industrial scale was only slightly better than that of the Far East Empire. A large amount of land in the country had not been effectively developed.
Although the industry has developed to a certain scale, its technical content is not high. Apart from the initial foundation of the defense industry, there are almost no mid-to-high-end industries. A large amount of technology comes from Europe or the Hechingen consortium, making it a typical "copycat industrial country".
So when I came to East Africa at that time, I could hardly learn anything. From an institutional level, East Africa was a backward and conservative feudal monarchy. From an ideological level, East Africa was a desert of progressive thoughts. From an economic level, it was a backward and conservative feudal monarchy. East Africa, which is dominated by non-free markets, has far less economic activity than European and American countries.
Therefore, except for the military, there was not much to learn from in East Africa at that time. The cost-effectiveness of studying in East Africa was far less than that of studying in European and American countries at that time.
Therefore, the East African government did not support the then Far Eastern Empire government in sending people to study in East Africa. Instead, it recommended more of them to go to Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
After all, the Far Eastern Empire government was still the Qing government at that time, and they were both feudal monarchies. They did not object to their own people studying in East Africa, but they did not expect that the East African government would refuse.
This situation did not change until the beginning of this century. Starting in 1901, the East African government officially recruited the first batch of foreign students from the Far East Empire, because at this time East Africa's industries had begun to take shape, and industries such as electricity and machinery had certain advantages, science and technology Great progress has been made, the achievements in the education field are also very outstanding, and a number of high-quality universities have been built.
At that time, the First Five-Year Plan for East Africa was launched, and East Africa's economy and industry entered the fast lane of development, with railways, highways, cities, etc. developing rapidly.
Entering East Africa at this time is when you can really learn a lot of "progress". Take East Africa's "Five-Year Plan" as an example.
At the same time, East Africa’s fully planned economic design system is also an institutional innovation. Although East Africa also had a planned economy in the last century, it is not convincing because of the low economic level and quality.
At the beginning of this century, the situation was obviously different. East African industry had developed to a level that could not be ignored. At that time, East African industry was basically similar to that of many late-developing middle-level industrial countries. Perhaps this development still could not attract European and American countries. attaches great importance to it, but its meaning is completely different from that of the Far Eastern Empire, which is developing slowly. In terms of industry and education in East Africa, there are many things that the Far Eastern Empire can learn from.
Therefore, in 1900, after the East African government officially opened the channels for foreign students from the Far Eastern Empire, a large number of Chinese poured into East Africa to study.
As of 1915, the total number of students from the Far Eastern Empire studying in East Africa had reached more than 7,000. Among the students from the Far Eastern Empire, this size was second only to the number of students studying in Japan. After all, Japan had the advantage of distance from the Far Eastern Empire.
An important reason why there are so many international students in East Africa is that the distance is moderate, culturally relevant, and there is not much difference in diet, etc.
Among the students studying in East Africa from the Far Eastern Empire, there is no doubt that the Huaihai Economic Zone and the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone account for the majority. Almost 60% of the people come from these two places. East Africa is the first choice study abroad destination for the upper class children from both places. East Africa will also organize relevant examinations to draw talents from these two places.
This time, Far Eastern Empire’s overseas students in Dar es Salaam were responsible for the reception of the Far Eastern Empire’s exhibitors.
The number of students from the Far Eastern Empire studying in Dar es Salaam is as high as more than 600, which is second only to Mombasa.
Wang Hailong, president of the Far Eastern Empire Study Abroad Society at Dar es Salaam University of Technology, and a current student at Dar es Salaam University of Technology, volunteered to participate in this event.
"General Zhang, I didn't expect that the government would send you to East Africa to participate in the East Africa World Expo this time?" Wang Hailong said excitedly.
Director Zhang: "I resigned in April this year, so I can only be regarded as an idler and cannot be called CEO. I came to East Africa this time mainly because I wanted to relax. After all, I have dealt with many East African businessmen. , but I have never been to East Africa, so I am very curious.”
Wang Hailong: "You're welcome, Mr. Zhang. You are a famous figure and your sword is still young. I believe that your visit to East Africa this time will also satisfy you."
There is no doubt that Chief Zhang was once a big figure in the Far East Empire government and was quite famous within the Far East Empire, so Wang Hailong respected this old man very much.
However, Mr. Zhang's age is a big problem after all, and traveling across the ocean is a bumpy journey, so Wang Hailong dares not be careless.
"Chief, please get on board. This is a convoy arranged by the East African government. As a big country, East Africa has made a lot of preparations. There is no need to worry about the cost of this World Expo. Most of the funds are provided by the East African government."
Although the Far Eastern Empire is not the focus of this East African government's strategy, the corresponding specifications are not much worse than those of Brazil, India, Australia, and Argentina. During the exhibition, the accommodation and vehicles for official personnel will be provided by the East African government.
Mr. Zhang looked at the Alto car in front of him, and his heart was quite complicated, because the car he drove in the Far East was also an Alto. As we all know, the automobile industry is the strength of East Africa. Now he has finally arrived in this world-class industrial power to "learn from it" .
The official personnel of the Far Eastern Empire got into their cars one after another and began to browse the city of Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam, one of the most developed cities in the world, obviously has great influence on the people of the Far Eastern Empire. Big shock.
Although the number of skyscrapers in East Africa is far less exaggerated than that of the United States, the contrast between high-rise buildings and low-rise buildings in Dar es Salaam is more impactful, and paired with the exaggerated number of cars in Dar es Salaam, it is powerful The infrastructure is even more dazzling, as if everyone is living in a different world. Even the most developed city in the Far Eastern Empire is still far behind Dar es Salaam.
(End of chapter)