Chapter 149 Throne
The education in the East African colonies is popular science. Through the instillation of this knowledge, the outbreak of local diseases in East Africa has been greatly reduced, and the health and survival rate of immigrants have been improved.
Currently, East African colonies are doing much better in terms of disease prevention and control than those colonies in South America that have been developed for hundreds of years.
That is, the East African colony has just been established, so it looks poorer and not very rich.
This is especially reflected in the ugly and rough appearance of the buildings, especially those buildings in East Africa that were developed earlier, because there is no template to refer to, so it is naturally less beautiful. Besides, the clothing is also very monotonous and uniform, but These are all external.
In fact, East Africa’s investment in other areas far exceeds that of contemporary colonies or independent countries at the same latitude, mainly in education, health and infrastructure construction.
For example, roads and other infrastructure, although the quality is not high, but the East African colonial government is seriously repairing, first solve the problem of availability, other countries at the same latitude rarely have such facilities in East Africa, or they have no chance.
Colonies literally mean places where colonists use to parasitize, especially in the current era, Western countries are simply sucking blood in colonies.
The East African colony was built by Ernst as a country, and the treatment was naturally different. Excessively squeezing the potential of East Africa is a waste.
Besides, there are currently no strong enemies in East Africa, and you can develop with peace of mind. No one has noticed this small place in the corner.
People’s needs are nothing more than food, clothing, housing, and transportation. The food, clothing, housing, and transportation of East Africans are now prioritized to solve the problems of transportation and food, and they have been working towards two aspects.
As for clothing and housing, I can make do with it for now. Anyway, the weather in East Africa is not lower than ten degrees, so there is nothing to worry about.
The problem of food, East Africa is currently a colony specializing in agricultural development, and the land is sparsely populated. The food and drink of immigrants far exceeds the world average level, so it is not too urgent.
The problem of traffic is the biggest problem in East Africa. Therefore, infrastructure construction requires more roads, more canals, and more livestock for transportation.
Only by solving the transportation problem can European materials and equipment be transferred to East Africa, and East African grain can be sold, so this is a two-way economic problem.
One hundred thousand indigenous laborers are fighting on the front line of road construction in East Africa, contributing to the transportation construction in East Africa.
Therefore, drainage ditches should be dug beside the road, and the scale should not be small enough to cope with the heavy rain during the rainy season in East Africa to prevent the road from being washed away by rain.
In the absence of specialized machinery, natives can only be used in large quantities to complete these jobs.
East Africa is not only building roads, but also water networks. Rainwater is collected into these canals during the rainy season, instead of spreading directly on the grasslands as before.
Taking the initiative to introduce rainwater into rivers, lakes and low-lying areas is equivalent to grabbing a piece of land that has the potential to become arable land in the flat land that was flooded with rain in the original rainy season.
The distribution of precipitation in East Africa is not concentrated, and these ditches will also help the colonial governments of East Africa act as some water diversion networks in the future.
Collecting rainwater can also improve the local environment, especially in the dry season.
It is not realistic at all to build reservoirs in East Africa, but many natural depressions and lakes can be used. While building roads in East Africa, rainwater from various places is also introduced into the depressions and lakes through the ditches beside the roads.
Formed some temporary wild reservoirs, so as not to let a lot of rainwater follow the terrain and finally flow into the Indian Ocean in vain.
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Berlin.
"Ernst!" Prince Constantine suddenly got up from the recliner and shouted to his son very excitedly.
Konstantin leaned on the edge of the chair with one hand, held the newspaper in the other and asked, "Have you read today's newspaper?"
Ernst held the teacup indifferently, added some hot water for himself, took a sip from his mouth, and said, "Of course, father, it's all trivial matters."
"My God, your heart is really big. This kind of thing is still a trivial matter. This is an event that affects the structure of the European continent." Constantine said.
He continued: "It's really unexpected, the world is changing faster and faster now."
Ernst comforted: "As long as the European structure does not affect our interests, let him change freely!"
"It's true, but it's not without influence. Now that the Spanish emperor has fled to France, the Spanish monarchists must choose a monarch from the royal families of various European countries." Constantine thought. said what was meant.
"Father, the situation in Spain is very bad. Especially in the future, it will continue to decline at a speed visible to the naked eye. There is no unified voice in the country, and local autonomy is also strong." Ernst said rationally.
Konstantin was still a little unwilling: "But what if it succeeds!"
Ernst only said one sentence: "French!"
Constantine understood instantly.
"It seems that I am impatient!"
"Actually, anyone who has such a big opportunity in front of him may not be able to resist the temptation, father, but we don't want to be the first bird, and there is no need to take such a big risk." Ernst said in relief.
"After all, Spain is also one of the largest countries today, who would not be jealous!" Constantine sighed. As for the risk, it is not difficult to deal with the temptation of the monarchy.
"The interests of our Hechingen are in Germany, in East Africa, but not in Spain. Maximilian I is still in East Africa! This has already been a lesson from the past, so naturally we must learn from it." Ernst said .
"Indeed, with the current complicated situation in Spain, even a person like me who has a long history in politics may not be the opponent of those old guys, especially now that they still have force in their hands." Constantine said.
"These are nothing. The main reason is that Spain is too old, and many things cannot be changed. It has no investment value at all." Ernst said.
"The situation in East Africa is much better than that of Spain. The land area in Europe is second only to Tsarist Russia. It's not that bad land. The population is almost two million this year, and the comprehensive resources are far more than a lot of European countries. .” Speaking of these, Ernst felt a sense of accomplishment.
The most important thing is that the East African colony is new enough, and all orders and rules are customized by itself. Given the current situation in the East African colony, Ernst has no problem proclaiming himself an emperor.
And if you really go to Spain, how can it be so easy, they are all old cunning and powerful people. To be honest, the Habsburgs are more powerful than the Hohenzollern family there.
At the end of September 1868, the Spanish military government overthrew the rule of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. The queen finally fled to France, and the Spanish throne was temporarily vacant.
Like history, the Spaniards first targeted the Hohenzollern family, and of course the Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck played a big role in this.
After Bismarck used the money method, the Spanish government chose the Hohenzollern family without integrity.
The royal family of Hexingen naturally did not show any interest in this matter. After Constantine and his son got angry, they both made it clear that Hexingen currently has no interest in Spain.
The baton of history has returned to Prince Leopold of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen royal family next door.
From a personal point of view, Leopold is actually not very willing to go to the muddy waters of Spain, but now the interests of the family and the kingdom are involved, so Leopold is hesitant, but soon, the French will help Leopold made his decision.
(end of this chapter)