Chapter 380 Night talk
Night, Harare.
The temperature dropped quickly, Ernst added a coat, the weather in Africa, how should I put it, made Ernst feel a little friendly.
Ernst doesn't like the coastal climate of Africa very much, but Dar es Salaam, the most developed city in Tanzania in his previous life, was located on the coast. Although there are some well-developed places in the interior, the infrastructure and some modern things are poor. mean.
So Ernst likes Nairobi and Harare the most. The capitals of these inland countries have everything they should have, but the network is poor and the weather is not bad, but most of the time Ernst is active in the They are concentrated in some rural areas. After all, most of the construction work, especially road and bridge construction, is done in the field.
Walking on the country road in Harare, Ernst said, "Switt."
"Here, Principal!" With a shudder of inertia in thinking, he replied with a straight body, as if he had returned to his school days.
Ernst said: "Don't be too nervous, you have been in the army for me for some time, I want to know some actual conditions of our army."
Although Ernst is in charge of the overall situation, the situation of the troops cannot be imagined by themselves. As the main commanders of the East African Army, these thinkers have the right to speak after participating in several battles at the same time.
Sweet said respectfully: "Yes, principal! But what do you want to know?"
Ernst thought for a while: "Let's start with the basic situation of the troops! Especially the soldiers' lives and emotions can be discussed."
Sitter: "Well, let me talk about some of my personal experience. At the grassroots level, the overall situation of the troops is relatively qualified. When I first arrived in Africa, the troops were still based on mercenaries. From top to bottom, there is almost no difference between our army and Prussia. With the expansion of the army, the number of people has increased, and some bad habits of the Prussian army, or problems that cannot be avoided by the army of the whole world have also appeared in the East African army. At first, I think this is a question of officers, but as the number of students at the Hechingen Military Academy increases in the army, it can be found that academic education is also an important factor.
Although the education level of our troops is relatively high, except for the immigrants from the German region, the education level of the immigrants from other regions is quite low. The education status of German immigrant soldiers who have received compulsory education is also uneven. "
Ernst nodded and said: "This is unavoidable. I actually thought about this matter when I sent a mercenary team to East Africa. The East African Army based on this must not be a well-disciplined army."
Sweite interrupted: "Principal, in fact, the mercenary team has military discipline, but it still implements stick education like Prussia, and restrains soldiers through corporal punishment."
Ernst: "Of course I know this. I am quite aware of the Prussian army, but military discipline is not a one-sided consideration from the battlefield. It includes all aspects. For example, the Prussian army is considered to have strict discipline among the European armies, but they still cannot get rid of it." The act of looting after the war."
Witt: "Principal, this is unavoidable, human nature is like this, but East Africa has done a good job in this regard, at least the military and civilians get along fairly well."
When Ernst said this, Wei Te didn't understand: "Principal, isn't this very good!"
Ernst shook his head and said, "East Africa is one of my experimental fields. I am the farmer working on this field. If you want the crops to grow well, what do you think you need to do?" Deworming!"
Ernst: "You see, turning the soil is to change the soil structure. The land in East Africa is definitely not excellent in the world, so various methods are used to change the agricultural facilities in East Africa to enable large-scale development of the land in East Africa.
Fertilization is the nutrient needed by the crops themselves. The crops are the people in East Africa. Farmers have two choices when dealing with the state of the crops. It is to meet the demand for food as much as possible and obtain a bumper harvest, but the supply of fertilizer cannot be cut off.
The last thing is weeding and pest control, so what are the weeds and moths in East Africa! In my opinion any hindrance that could undermine East Africa's emergence as a world power is, not only external but internal as well. "
The moon and stars are extraordinarily bright tonight.
Ernst stood under the pale moonlight and said: "And this principle also applies to the army. The importance of the army is self-evident, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the cornerstone of the country. The country is a powerful institution, and its source of power is It is the army, and maintaining the stability and invincibility of the army is very important for East Africa."
After hearing Ernst say so much, Situ understood a bit: "Principal, what you mean is to reform the army!"
Ernst: "It's not urgent. Wait until the war against the Boers is over. After defeating the Boers, we may usher in a period of real peace for a long time!"
If this war is over, Ernst will not plan to engage in any foreign wars for a long time. Although he had this idea before, he couldn't help the temptation every time, and the territory of East Africa has also expanded several times. .
After the Boer Transvaal Republic was wiped out, East Africa also made up for all its shortcomings. At least in Africa, apart from West Africa, South Africa has the richest resources. The advantage of West Africa is that it has oil, while South Africa has coal mines. Rich.
With resources, we need to develop them. Ernst believes that East Africa is too weak now, not referring to the military, but economically. More than three-quarters of the region has not been basically developed, such as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Zambia The plateaus in the northwest, the Okavango River Basin, the Azande Plateau, the White Nile Basin, the west side of the Mitumba Mountains, and then South Africa.
The vast land and rich resources have been realized, and the agricultural development in East Africa has also been realized. Next, Ernst wants to develop in the direction of an industrial country.
Now that the opportunity is ripe, the size of East Africa can also support industrial development. This is something that Ernst urgently needs to solve. Maintaining the independence of East Africa when the great powers divide the world is Ernst's most important thing to consider at the moment.
The Kingdom of East Africa is somewhat similar to Tsarist Russia, its economy is all concentrated in one place, but there are not many indigenous people in Siberia in Tsarist Russia who can threaten its rule.
There are a large number of indigenous people in the Kingdom of East Africa. In order to prevent them from becoming a leading party, the East African army can only maintain an invincible posture, and modern warfare relies on industry.
(end of this chapter)