Chapter 288 New citizen of Nairobi
The lag in news has prevented the Portuguese in Angola from realizing the expansion of East Africa. There is only the last barrier between the two countries, and the land of East Africa and Mozambique are completely connected.
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Nairobi,
The word "Nairobi" means "a cool place". It is a modern garden-style city, full of verdant trees and flowers, clean and quiet, and is a summer resort for tourists.
Such a good climate is also one of the reasons why Ernst chose the location of the textile factory here. In the era without air conditioning, the environment in Nairobi can provide workers with a better working environment.
Nairobi’s climate is more aptly described as spring-like all year round. Coolness refers to the tropics. Of course, Nairobi is cooler than the summer in Europe and the Far East. The most important thing is that Nairobi has this temperature all year round.
"Welcome everyone to come to Nairobi. Nairobi may not have the prosperity of Venice, but it will not be too bad. As far as the urban construction scale of Nairobi is currently developing rapidly for us. Because this city is only two years old, I hope that after becoming the citizen of Nairobi, we will be actively invested in the construction of Nairobi. Only our city construction is better. And work. "Mayor Nairobi said to the first batch of Venice immigrants.
The immigrants in Venice are looking left and right, observing the so-called city that will soon become their new home.
“In terms of city appearance, it’s really good, but the architecture is relatively monotonous. It doesn’t have the dazzling beauty of Venice, nor does it have the artistic atmosphere of Venice. Moreover, the city is too small, and it feels similar to a small town in the countryside of Venice, and the climate is also a bit dry.”
"It's not bad, at least not as bad as we imagined. I thought the East African government would throw us in the wilderness! At least there is infrastructure here, and I feel that the environment here is also good. I can't stand the humid environment like Venice, and the temperature in East Africa is really comfortable. It was hotter in Mombasa before, and Europe has always said that the temperature in Africa is high, but that's not the case here."
"It is indeed a bit different from the imagined Africa. From this point of view, the conditions here are even better than those in Egypt. The pile of sand in Egypt can accommodate so many people. This place is obviously much more livable than Egypt."
"Look, those black laborers, are they slaves in East Africa?"
"Probably yes, I heard that black slaves are used in the colonies, especially in Africa. The most indispensable thing is blacks. But I saw some blacks in Mombasa, but there are more here."
The reason why there are more black people in Nairobi than in Mombasa is that the East African government temporarily gathered from the surrounding villages in order to solve the housing problem for these Venetian immigrants. The first phase of the planned 3,000-unit housing project has been completed.
"Compared to black people, I am still interested in these yellow people. Their living conditions here seem to be pretty good, but I don't know how to get along well."
While the Venetian immigrants were looking at the living conditions of the people in East Africa, the citizens of Nairobi were also looking at these Venetians. This is the first time that such large-scale immigrants arrived in Nairobi at the same time since Nairobi was founded.
Venice immigrants discussed everything in Nairobi fiercely, and everything here made them feel novel.
At this time, Jose, the mayor of Nairobi, said: "Because you are new to East Africa, you will have to eat in the cafeteria for the first month. After a month, you will have to rely on your own wages to support your family. As long as you are willing to work hard in the factory, it is not difficult to survive in East Africa. The price of industrial products in East Africa may be slightly higher, but the price of food is very cheap. Next, you can ask any questions you have?"
"Dear Mr. Mayor! Where are we staying tonight?"
The mayor of Nairobi pointed to the northeast direction with his finger, "Did you see the place where the black people are under construction? The newly built houses in the west are where you live."
"How to solve the problems of drinking water and cooking?"
"You can get water from the nearest well for drinking water, and go to the river for washing clothes. As for cooking, you can build a stove or oven by yourself, or you can choose to eat in the cafeteria, but you have to pay for it except for the first month, which is free."
"Mr. Mayor, what are our working hours?"
"Ten hours a day, plus overtime pay, six days a week."
"Excuse me, where do we worship?" An immigrant asked.
"Oh! My God? Too bad there's no church."
"Don't complain. In fact, the immigrants before you lived as well without churches. And if you are really devout, you can worship at home by yourself. As long as you have God in your heart, God will naturally bless you. Piety does not depend on whether there is a church. Could it be that if there is a church, it will be protected by God and his old man! There are many churches in Europe, but now Europe is indeed full of wars, and you came to East Africa because of the war." Jose said.
As a Protestant, Jose was more particular about justification by faith. When he arrived in East Africa and met so many Chinese who did not believe in God, Jose was even more shocked. Now Jose’s own thinking has been shaken, or broken.
"Okay, having said so much, next, prepare all the materials for your registration in Mombasa. We will distribute housing to you according to the content in the materials. Everyone packs up their luggage and leaves with the staff." Jose commanded.
Soon, Nairobi East City New District was full of people. They didn't have much luggage, but most of them brought their families.
"Don't squeeze, learn to line up first. If anyone squeezes forward indiscriminately, don't blame me for not reminding you. The police maintain order." Looking at the swarming crowd, Mayor Jose said, "Everyone line up, and the staff will register."
"Bring here the files!"
"Mr. Abbott, there are four people in your family, you and your wife, one son and one daughter!"
"Yes, sir."
"There are four houses here, one, three, five, and eight. These four numbers are divided. You can choose one for yourself."
"Um, are they different?"
"No, it's just that the location is different."
"Then I will choose three."
"Well, very good, the head of household Abbott, four family members, wife Jenny, son Andrew, and daughter Anna. The seventh community, No. 203." The registration officer recorded, "This is your house number. You wait a moment, and the staff will take you and your family to your residence in a while."
"Next"…
Soon, four families were gathered together.
"You four families come with me." An East African policeman said.
Several people walked for an unknown amount of time under the leadership of the police, and came to an empty street.
"Did you see this sign?" He pointed to the sign at the intersection of the street and said, "Seven means Seventh Street, and the area you are in is also the Seventh Community. The first house on the left belongs to Mr. Mavester's family, the third house belongs to Mr. Andre's family, the fifth house belongs to Mr. Abbott's family, and the eighth house belongs to Mr. Rip's family. Take the note you just registered!"
The East African police took the four pieces of paper from the hands of the four people, took out the glue from their pockets, and came to the door of the four houses. There was a reserved blank square on the right side of the door frame. He pasted these papers on it in order. This is a simple house number, which records the basic situation of each immigrant family.
"Now you can move in!"
At this time, Abbott asked: "Sir, I have another question, why are our houses not next to each other in order, but there is an empty space in the middle?"
The police explained: "Because there will be other immigrants staying here in the future, but they haven't arrived here yet."
The actually empty houses are reserved for immigrants from the Far East and Germany. Two, four, and seven of them are planned to be allocated to immigrants from the Far East, and six are allocated to immigrants from the German region.
It is just enough to fully integrate these immigrants, and to avoid the appearance of immigrants from a single region and ethnic group living together in one place.
" Go all the way to the end of the street, which is the office of the Seventh Street Police Department. If you have any troubles in the future, you can come to me. There is also a bulletin board of the city government. You can check the latest policies and government notices in East Africa. You have to go to Fourth Street and Fifth Street. , and it is not allowed to discharge sewage at will, waste water must be poured into the drain behind the toilet..."
(end of this chapter)