Chapter 430 Guests
Having said that, it does not mean that Ernst is not doing anything. Now that the education and training system has not been established, we should separate research and learning first, which can also lay some groundwork for the future.
The so-called research means that the East African government invests in the establishment of some official scientific research institutions, and brings highly educated talents and elites in the scientific field to East Africa to engage in theoretical science and practical scientific research.
In a few years, after East Africa completes the construction of its secondary education system and establishes corresponding universities, the talents concentrated in East Africa can continue to shine. Generally speaking, it is to recruit and retain talents to East Africa first.
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June 7, 1873.
Sauga City.
Sojia Municipal Government was officially established at the beginning of this year and became one of the municipalities under the jurisdiction of Central Province. However, the newly established Soga City seemed very deserted. There would be people to maintain the health and order of the city. The main reason was the lack of popularity and the lack of vitality in the whole city.
Suojia East Railway Station.
A brand new train slowly entered the station, but only a few people in suits got off the train.
A young man carrying a suitcase introduced to the people around him: "Professor Kurland, we have arrived at our destination, which is Soga City in East Africa."
Kurland looked around and couldn't imagine that this was the legendary Africa. He could understand it when he landed from Dar es Salaam, because the world's port cities are similar, and the prosperity of Dar es Salaam is not impossible at all. accept. But when he got on the train in East Africa, Kurland felt a little unbelievable. When he arrived in Soga City, Kurland had not yet reacted from the shock.
“Mr. Blanco, you really didn’t lie to me! Is this really Africa?”
"Of course, Professor Kurland, this is Africa. Although it is indeed a bit unbelievable, I must say that the development of the East African kingdoms is at an incredible speed, and it suddenly appeared in a few years from a completely blank place."
“I don’t know much about geography, but I knew some of the customs and customs in East Africa from books. But when I actually arrived in East Africa, I thought those books were completely outdated!” said Professor Kurland.
Kurland’s impression of East Africa should be full of exotic customs, Arab camels, white robes, grasslands and all kinds of strange beasts.
But what Kurland has seen so far is European-style buildings, large tracts of fertile farmland, complete roads and irrigation systems, and the bustling city of Dar es Salaam. If he had not come all the way by boat, Kurland would have doubted whether he had not left Germany yet.
Blanco said with some pride: "Although the East African Kingdom was established relatively late, all its styles are formulated in accordance with the standards of the German region, fully absorbing the excellent culture of Germany and Austria to build a new homeland for the Germans. "
However, this sentence did not resonate with Professor Kurland. He had already had a preliminary understanding of the East African Kingdom in Dar es Salaam. Although it is also a German country, many of its citizens are pseudo-Germans.
This kind of thing is only weird in the East African Kingdom. If it is in Germany, the Poles are Poles and the French are French. Even if they move to Germany, their identities cannot be changed in a short time.
The East African Kingdom is completely different. It seems that except for the lower status of black people, I have not seen any difference between other people.
Blanco said bluntly: "There is nothing surprising about this. The Kingdom of East Africa was actually a colony before. In order to develop colonies, it is normal to absorb people from all over the world. As long as you identify with German culture in East Africa, you will naturally be German. Of course, As you said, the status of black people is indeed low, but this is very helpless. If we Germans want to develop, we must go out of Germany. Every year, Germany is one of the countries with the worst population loss in Europe. Compared with letting them go to other cultures country, it is better to go to a German country.”There is nothing difficult to say about colonies in this era. As for Germany’s population loss, it has always been the most serious. Even if the East African Kingdom did not exist, Germany has still been It will lose nearly one million people. For example, this year, Germany still ranks first in Europe in the number of immigrants, followed by the Kingdom of Italy.
Professor Kurland: "Okay! That's true. We Germans do have a serious population outflow."
Blanco: "That's it, so the presence in East Africa is important for the whole German region."
As he said that, several people had already walked out of the station. At this time, Professor Kurland and others noticed something was wrong.
“Mr. Blanco! Why does the city feel so empty and quiet?”
Blanco responded: "Professor Kurland, it's like this. Suojia is just a new city, so not many people have settled in, so it will naturally look empty. But don't worry, Suojia just has a small number of people now, and there are not many people in Suojia." It’s not that there are no people, look at the city’s roads and see if they are very clean, they are cleaned by the staff every day.”
“How will such a small number of people affect our lives? Such as shops, pubs, entertainment...”
"There is no need to worry about this. The government has arranged a series of places and institutions necessary for daily life such as shops. As long as they are available in Dar es Salaam, there will not be much difference here. It's just that Soga is a city As a city of science and technology, we pay more attention to an excellent environment and quality of life.”
Blanco introduced, and then took Kurander and others onto a public carriage, which surprised the coachman: "Gentlemen, you are the first passengers I have encountered since I started operating!"
Kurland asked the groom: "Sir, how can you make a living without guests?"
Groomman: "You don't know about East Africa. You must be new here too. All jobs in East Africa are arranged by the government. Naturally, we have to receive government wages."
Kurland: “Then what is your monthly salary?”
Groomman: "My monthly salary is about twenty-five rhine guilders."
This shocked Kurland: "Twenty-five rhine guilders!"
The groom can get so much salary in a month!
Seeing Kurander's shocked expression, Blanc knew that he had misunderstood, and promptly explained to Kurander: "The East African Kingdom has its own currency, also called the Rhine Guild, but the East African Rhine Guilder is different from the European Rhine Guilder. Likewise, its value is much lower than the franc."
“So that’s it!” After listening to Blanco’s words, Kurland suddenly realized that it would be really terrible if it were really twenty-five European rhine guilders a month.
“Is twenty-five East African rhine guilders enough?”
“Of course, there is no problem in ensuring food and clothing for an ordinary family. Food prices are not very expensive in East Africa.”
This wage level is actually almost the same as that of British workers, not much lower, so it is relatively easy to support a family.
(End of this chapter)