Chapter 952 “Lion” Territory
At the end of 1898, as the work of moving the capital progressed, it was finally the turn of the royal family to move inland.
“Now there are 60,000 citizens in Rhine City, and all infrastructures are basically complete. When the central government and the royal family move there, we can guarantee that there will be no major mistakes.”
"However, there are some details that require special attention. First of all, the capital relocation may have a certain impact on the railway system in a short period of time. Secondly, after the capital relocation, all government departments and people across the country must adapt." A subordinate told Ernst Hui reports.
Ernst said: "In this case, we must first confirm the fact that Rhine City has officially become the new capital of East Africa with governments at all levels, agencies and the people across the country, and confirm this through newspapers, radio broadcasts, etc."
In fact, the news that East Africa is going to move its capital has been revealed before, but this kind of news is only spread within the government. This time, the accurate news that East Africa is going to move its capital is completely confirmed, making it easier for East African citizens to know that the capital has become Rhine City. .
“As for the relocation work of royal family members and the central government, reasonable arrangements must be made. It is best for the royal family and key government officials to go to the Rhine City before Christmas to facilitate the work next year.”
As the royal family members set off for the Rhine City, the work of moving the capital in East Africa officially came to an end. On December 7, Constantine took the lead in going to the Rhine City.
Two days later, other main royal members, including Ernst, also officially took a special train towards the Rhine City.
On the train, in the eyes of the Ernst family, everything on both sides of the railway was rapidly moving backwards, and the first town gradually began to blur. This city, which had served as the political center of East Africa for more than ten years, had been officially cancelled. The title of the capital city.
Nowadays, the First Town is as lonely as its identity has changed. With the construction of the Rhine City, many of the first Rhine City citizens came from the First Town, and this population migration will continue for a period until most of them People travel to the Rhine city.
Therefore, today’s First Town seems to be a bit depressed. The population in the city center is much smaller than before. Without the blessing of capital status, First Town is just an inconspicuous small town on the central railway line. City.
“Dad, are we leaving the first town completely?” Princess Linna asked Ernst.
"Yes! We are going to live in a new city, where the climate conditions are more superior than the first town, and it is in the heart of our country." Ernst followed his daughter's words and said.
“Is it the heart of a big lion?”
“That’s right, it’s the heart of the big lion.”
The "lion" the father and daughter talked about is actually an official answer to the shape of East Africa's land, just like the "Autumn Leaves Begonia" in the Far East Empire now and the "rooster" in later generations.
As for how to relate the territory of East Africa to the "lion", it has to be said that there is a certain way. After 1890, the expansion of the territory of East Africa was basically completed.
The lion on the East African flag is the standing lion image commonly seen on European flags, and the outline of the East African country is still three-thirds similar to it. In addition, the lion is the most representative animal in East Africa, so the concept of "male lion" It fits the image of East Africa.
The Congo River, the largest river in East Africa, is the outstretched arm of the "Lion" of East Africa. The head is the East African Plateau, and the main body is driven by the Central Plateau (Zimbabwe, Zambia and other regions). The legs are respectively the Central Plateau and Southeast of Southwest Africa. of the South African plateau, while the island of Madagascar is exactly the lion's tail.
Generally speaking, the East African land is a relatively abstract pattern, and the relationship with the lion is a bit forced. However, if you put the setting of the East African government on it, it is barely acceptable, especially the East African land on the island of Madagascar, which plays a "finishing point" Function, without the island of Madagascar, it is really difficult to find the lion's tail. Without substituting the official setting of the East African government, ordinary people would simply not be able to associate the East African territory with lions.
In fact, among the great powers, England also uses lions as its totem. The animals in the British national emblem are the three lions representing England and the unicorn representing Scotland. Northern Ireland is more special. It is not an animal but a harp. There are other representative elements as well.
Compared with the United Kingdom, East Africa has always used the lion as the East African totem, and the element is relatively simple. Outside East Africa and the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the United States all use the "eagle" as a typical representative, among which Germany, Austria, and Russia The three countries are all double-headed eagles.
In fact, the French national emblem also had the "eagle" element before, but now the government's totem has been replaced by an axe.
Of course, many countries do not have a clear legal "national emblem", such as the United States and France, and the national emblems of several other major powers are actually evolved from royal (royal) royal emblems.
The "Lion" of East Africa is, at least on the map, more convincing than other countries. In its previous life, Russia's territory was in line with the setting of a double-headed eagle. However, today's Tsarist Russia's territory is much larger than Russia's, and its national image is not like that of the two countries. An "eagle head", not to mention other countries.
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Three days later, the Ernst family and the East African central government officially arrived in the new city of Rhine City. At this time, the western part of Rhine City was still under construction, but this did not prevent the East African government from handling government affairs.
The areas that have not yet been completed are mainly residential and industrial areas in the southwest, and the administrative areas have already been completed.
Furthermore, with the current population of Rhine City, it is impossible to effectively fill the built-up area of Rhine City. The built-up area alone is enough to accommodate a population of 300,000 people. Even if the entire population of the first town is relocated, it can only account for half.
Of course, as the new political center of East Africa, it is still very simple to meet the population needs of Rhine City. After all, even if Rhine City reaches 500,000 people in its initial stage, it will only rank third among East African cities, smaller than Dar es. Salaam and Mombasa.
In fact, if it were not for the development of the inland and the relatively balanced development of other areas, Dar es Salaam and Mombasa are fully capable of becoming large cities with a population of one million people in Europe and the United States.
Of course, the development of other coastal cities in East Africa is not weak now. Cities such as Luanda, Cabinda, Beira, and New Hamburg Port have already achieved a certain degree of competitiveness.
As for the inland cities such as Mbeya, Harare, and New Frankfurt, which have already formed mature cities, if East Africa turns to a "free market" economy at this time, it will not cause a large loss of population in the central and western regions in the short term.
However, the urban development in East Africa is relatively balanced, but the regional gap is still huge, especially in the western region. Except for a few cities, it is far from being able to compete with the central and eastern regions.
After the train arrived at the station, the Ernst family could finally have a visual inspection of their new residence. This was Ernst's first visit to the Rhine City, and Constantine, who had arrived first, was already waiting for Ernst at the station. The arrival of a group of people.
“Ernst, the climate in the inland is more comfortable than that on the coast. I feel much refreshed after visiting Rhine City.” Constantine said.
It is summer in the southern hemisphere at this time, so the first town located on the coast is still relatively hot, with daytime temperatures reaching more than 30 degrees, while Rhine City is located on a plateau, and the daytime temperature here is only in the early 20s, which is indeed more comfortable than along the coast.
(End of this chapter)