Chapter 1229 A hundred flowers bloom
Of course, excavators appeared in East Africa much earlier, but the quality of the early products was really not flattering, and naturally there was no need for large-scale promotion.
Naturally, there are excavators in use in other parts of the world, but they are all mechanical excavators, which are big and bulky and are generally used in mines. Mechanical excavators are also used in some mines in East Africa, the most typical ones being coal mines. .
The flexibility of mechanical excavators is far less than that of hydraulic excavators, especially the flexible movement of the bucket, which often can only be carried out in simple up and down movements.
The flexibility of hydraulic excavators is very strong, which also benefits from the rich experience accumulated in tractor and tank manufacturing in East Africa.
The emergence of hydraulic excavators can be said to have changed the model of infrastructure construction in East Africa. This was also a major feature of the construction of Bell Port.
Of course, the application of hydraulic systems in East Africa is obviously not limited to this. Assembling it on trucks can realize the unloading work of transportation vehicles, especially when transporting earthwork, grain, stone and other items, which greatly improves the loading and unloading efficiency.
This is clearly reflected in the construction of Bell Port.
After Rob Kertz finished speaking, the workers in Bell Harbor began their own performances.
The first step is to drain the lake water. East African workers have enclosed the construction area with a dike, and then use high-power pumps to drain the lake water inside the dike.
Then, under the guidance of the commander, the excavator came in and began to dig out the silt one shovel after another, followed by the transport vehicles.
Excavators pour silt and normal soil into the buckets of vehicles, and these transport vehicles haul the soil away.
Looking at the busy construction site, Robkocz couldn't help but sigh: "I can't believe that in just a few years, the current engineering construction model has undergone earth-shaking changes."
"I still remember when I just graduated from school more than 20 years ago, we didn't have the conditions we have now."
“All projects basically depend on people pulling on horses and carrying on shoulders and hands. But now a single excavator can instantly dig out the amount of soil that took several people several minutes to dig. It is more difficult to do it manually in silt geology like this. "
"In the past, when we dug out mud and water, half of it could slip away with just one shovel. The efficiency was very slow, and the aquatic plants at the bottom of the lake were even more difficult to clean."
"And something like an excavator can remove water, mud, and aquatic plants with just one shovel. This is the real aesthetic of violence."
Robkotz's student said on the side: "The times are changing so fast. Since entering the 20th century, East Africa can be said to be different every day. When I was a child, there were not so many cars and mechanical equipment now."
"I feel that after the completion of the Second Five-Year Plan, East Africa has become very different from other industrial countries. Whether it is electricity, internal combustion machinery, home appliances, or automobiles and other industries, the empire has entered an explosive period."
"In the 19th century, we were at the forefront of the world in these fields. At that time, there were countries such as the United States and Germany that were keeping pace with us. Now we are far ahead in these emerging industries."
Although East Africa's layout of emerging industries such as internal combustion engines and electricity was relatively early, its real development came after the 20th century.
After all, in the last century, East Africa's heritage was far inferior to that of the old industrial powers in Europe and the United States. After entering the 20th century, East Africa entered industrial transformation and the focus of economic development completely shifted from agriculture to industry, and the situation quickly changed.
Robkotz said: "The empire is in a period of rapid development. Now the European countries are at war with each other. After the war, the world structure will probably undergo major changes. After the war is over, the European countries will probably realize The world has completely changed.”
"But these are not issues we should consider. The most important thing for us now is to complete the reconstruction and expansion of Bell Port." "If the reconstruction and expansion of Bell Port goes smoothly, it will add more to our resume and experience. content, you should also learn more and accumulate some practical experience this time.”
“Although Bell Port has received national attention, before, the most important port in the entire Great Lakes region was Kisumu Port. I don’t know if the North Great Lakes Province can turn around under this Great Lakes Economic Belt policy. "
There are many cities surrounding the Great Lakes region, the most famous of which are Kisumu, Mwanza, Kampala and Kagera.
Kisumu belongs to the Prussian province and is located in Kenya in the previous life. This is why Kisumu has the ability to surpass many port cities in the Great Lakes region and become the largest city in the region.
This is mainly due to the geographical location of Kisumu City. Kisumu is the intermediate node connecting the Great Lakes and Mombasa railways. It can be said that in the past, most cargo and passenger transportation in the Great Lakes region must pass through Kisumu City.
Moreover, Kisumu belongs to the east and is close to big cities such as Mombasa and Nairobi, which also facilitates contact and accumulation of industry and technology.
The North Great Lakes Province is naturally not willing to lag behind. After all, apart from the shortcomings of maritime transportation, the basic conditions of the Great Lakes Province are much better than those of Prussia.
But compared with Nairobi, the cities in the North Great Lakes Province cannot even compare with Kisumu, the second-ranked city in Prussia Province. This is somewhat unreasonable.
In recent years, with the decline of Nairobi's status, the North Great Lakes Province has also seen the opportunity to surpass the Prussian Province.
In the past, the North Great Lakes Province's confidence lay in the development of Lake Albert's oil resources and the rich reserves of other minerals in the province. These were not comparable to those of Prussia.
The national canal plan, railway, highway construction, etc., make the North Great Lakes Province no longer the only sea access, although in terms of cost, it is still the cheapest to go to the sea from Mombasa in the east.
Of course, what Beida Lake Province is most interested in is policy support. With the proposal of the Great Lakes Economic Belt and the implementation of policies to vigorously develop the Great Lakes region during the "Fourth Five-Year Plan" period in East Africa, it can be said that Beida Lake Province is most interested in policy support. Here comes the chance.
In order to surpass Prussia, North Great Lakes Province will focus on developing Kampala, the provincial capital, and the city of Entebbe next to Kampala, thus forming a twin-star pattern in the Great Lakes region.
At the same time, it is extremely important for Beida Lake Province to use the oil resources of Lake Albert and the natural gas resources in the province to build an oil, gas and chemical industry cluster in Beida Lake Province.
After all, northern East Africa is relatively lacking in energy. In the past and now, the world's main energy source is still dominated by coal. This has led to the early industrial bases in East Africa being basically distributed in the southern, central and coastal areas of East Africa.
Emerging energy sources such as oil and natural gas can be said to be the most prominent energy resources in Beidahu Province. With the support of these emerging energy sources, Beidahu Province can build a number of emerging industries.
Of course, due to restrictions on cultivated land and ecological protection, the East African government's arrangement for North Great Lakes Province is to focus on developing medium and large cities in the province and improve land use efficiency.
Therefore, this makes the strategic position of urban development in the province such as Kampala and Entebbe even more prominent in North Great Lakes Province.
The distance between Kampala and Entebbe can actually be regarded as one city. If it develops to the size of Mbeya or Harare, the two places will inevitably be connected, which means that in the future It is very likely that a new East African metropolis will emerge in the Great Lakes region.
Of course, North Great Lakes Province has its own development strategy, and other provinces are naturally not vegetarian. Prussia Province will focus on developing the city of Kisumu, while Great Lakes Province will develop the two cities of Mwanza and Kagera at the same time, along the entire Great Lakes region. Other cities in the region also want a piece of the pie, and economic competition within the region has shown the effect of a hundred flowers blooming.
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