Chapter 310 Aid to Africa
The production of these weapons cannot be placed in one place in Mbeya, then Mbeya's industries will be too much compared with other cities in East Africa, and the enrichment of industries will definitely lead to the birth of large cities.
As a transportation hub city connecting Lake Solon (Lake Tanganyika) and Lake Malawi, Tanganyika and Zambia, Mbeya City has a high development limit and is rich in local resources, especially in mineral resources. On the one hand, even assuming that Mbeya city itself has no resources, relying on convenient transportation, the resources of Lake Malawi and Zambia can be integrated, coupled with the local livable climate, the natural foundation of a big city.
It is undeniable that big cities have many advantages, especially in industrial collaboration, but Ernst himself does not like big cities.
Cities with an overpopulation are actually not livable, and an underpopulation will lead to insufficient utilization of resources, or not enough to support the development of some industries.
In his previous life, Ernst defined a world-class metropolis as a city with a population of more than 5 million. Now the population of East Africa has not reached 5 million, so it is a bit unfounded.
However, the population growth rate in East Africa is very fast, which is the normal growth rate of Africa in previous generations. In the 21st century, the eastern plateau region alone can exceed 100 million. In the future, East Africa is capable of producing cities with a population of 5 million.
Therefore, Ernst’s arrangement for Mbeya City is to cooperate with the surrounding areas for common development. Mbeya City should play its role as a transportation hub city as much as possible, not only assuming the overall transportation hub function of East African countries, but also benefiting the entire South Sabah with transportation dividends Würzburg province, western region of Mar-a-Lago province.
Fully mobilize the development of the entire Lake Malawi Industrial Zone, rather than a single city dominating. To put it bluntly, it is to promote the clustered development of small and medium-sized cities in the Lake Malawi Industrial Zone.
In this way, the future population and industries in this area will not be all concentrated in Mbeya City, and at the same time, it will be convenient for industrial cooperation. Of course, the premise is to improve the local transportation construction.
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Far East.
For the old empire in the Far East, something strange happened today. Richard, the ambassador of the Kingdom of East Africa to the Far East, asked the Qing government to learn the "advanced" medical skills of the Far East, and at the same time hoped that the Qing government would send medical personnel to "assist" the Kingdom of East Africa.
Inside the Forbidden City.
Yixin: "Your Majesty, Richard, the ambassador of the East African Kingdom in Afrika Island, requested medical assistance from China yesterday. He said that the people in Africa are in distress, wild animals are rampant, and the disasters of drought and waterlogging are endless, so that plagues are everywhere. The land is full of hunger, people are dying, and the country is in danger of being overthrown, so we invite Chinese doctors to go to East Africa to fight the epidemic, and we also want to send officials and students to China to learn Chinese medicine to avoid the danger of subjugation.”
Yi Xin was one of the three ministers of the Prime Minister’s Office, which was the “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” established in the late Qing Dynasty. Therefore, when Richard conveyed the political will of the East African government to the Far East government, Yi Xin usually accepted it first.
Tongzhi immediately became interested when he heard this, and he had never heard that Xiyi admired the Celestial Dynasty. The high-level officials of the Far Eastern Empire had long been beaten by Britain and France, and Britain and France have always been domineering, so naturally they would not give Dongfang any good looks. , not to mention Eastern culture.
Tongzhi: "Is this East Africa the new country that came to North Korea to set up an embassy last year?"
Yi Xin: "Exactly."
Tongzhi: "These Western countries have always been domineering, despise enlightenment, do not worship saints, and suddenly ask for advice with humility, is there some conspiracy?"
Yixin: "I hope Your Majesty knows that this East African kingdom is somewhat different from the Western countries. It is located in the west of the Little Western Ocean (Indian Ocean), and it will replace Yuanmuciwa (Somalia) and Manbasa (Kenya). It was caused by Zheng He's fleet in the previous dynasty, and it is not where the authentic Western countries are located. Its lord is the Prince of Western Prussia, who traveled across the ocean and established a country."
Yi Xin: "Exactly, Prussia is a military power in the West, and there are envoys stationed in the Celestial Dynasty."
To be honest, Yixin is quite embarrassed in this regard. She herself is also a prince of the Qing Dynasty, and her identity can be compared to Constantine. Didn’t the prince of Prussia set himself on fire when he established a country overseas?
Tongzhi didn't know, Yixin thought carefully and said: "Prussia, I know, is a small country in the east of France. I heard that its people are fierce fighters and all the people are soldiers. The Prince of Prussia is naturally good at force, so it's no wonder."
Coincidentally, now that Prussia has defeated France, the unification of Germany has not yet spread to the Far East, so Tongzhi’s monarchs and ministers are still staying in Prussia, a precarious small country around France. After all, everyone has heard of Napoleon’s statement.
Tongzhiyou said: "This East African kingdom does not ask for help from Prussia, but instead asks us for help. What does this mean?"
Yi Xin: "As I said before, Prussia was aggressive and used the strength of a small country to support the soldiers of a big country. Naturally, the economy is in decline and the people's livelihood is difficult. How can they support overseas places."
Tongzhi: "This is also the reason, but after all, this East Africa has a bit of Prussia's true heritage, so it can't be so bad!"
What Yixin said just now is too terrifying. There are beasts, droughts, floods, and plagues. East Africa will end sooner or later!
Yixin explained: "The land of the Kingdom of East Africa was originally a barren land with little civilization. Its monarch was originally a warrior who didn't know how to govern the country. Therefore, he admired the flourishing culture of the Celestial Dynasty, which is very different from Western barbarians such as Britain and France."
In other words, East Africa was originally a barren land, and it was a wasteland in terms of culture and inheritance. In addition, Constantine, a warrior who governed the country, was not good at management. East Africa is not orthodox, so learn from us that it is love Excuse me.
I have to say that Yixin still has something, even Europeans may not know East Africa so well.
The summary is good. Although there are some prejudices, it objectively describes the situation before the establishment of the East African Kingdom as a whole. But it’s fine to admire the Celestial Dynasty. Ernst came to prostitute for nothing, so I specifically asked Richard to save face.
Richard was originally a businessman, so he is self-taught in talking about people and telling nonsense when he sees people. He really pretends that the African continent will end sooner or later, and Master Manqing will help us.
After Tongzhi heard this, Longxin was overjoyed. The current Far Eastern Empire is really the most aggrieved. Ten years ago, the British and French allied forces came to the capital. Xianfeng scared away Rehe and shattered the last vanity of the Qing Dynasty. carry out.
At this time, whenever a country comes to flatter, it can make the ruler of the "celestial dynasty" who has lost his dignity regain some sense of superiority.
Although this East African kingdom is not the authentic Western Yi, it is also half of the Western Yi. If the East African kingdom learns from itself, it means that Western countries learn from themselves.
Tongzhi: "Since the Kingdom of East Africa has something to ask for from the Celestial Dynasty, we must not lose the grace of the Celestial Dynasty. We allow the Kingdom of East Africa to send officials and students (students) to study in Tai Hospital. At the same time, we recruit hundreds of doctors from the people to save the suffering places in East Africa and promote the grace of the Celestial Dynasty. .”
Tongzhi was generous and took the initiative to provide medical assistance to East Africa. There was no profit plan. With the official endorsement of the Qing government, the Kingdom of East Africa was not polite. Folk medical personnel.
Although the medical system in the Far East is not very developed, the whole world is about the same, especially in the Far East with a large population. The Manchu Qing government screened these doctors, so don't really come to East Africa to cheat by doing some crooked ways.
This aid to Africa is a proper project for the Qing government, so I dare not be sloppy. I really brought charlatans to Africa, but they killed people and were propagated by East Africa. How can I mess up in the international arena after the Qing Dynasty? .
(end of this chapter)