African Entrepreneurship Record

East African Colonies.

East Malawi Lake District.

"Right here, taking advantage of the terrain in the river bed, build an extra row of dykes to allow the water to flow through here. This can cut off the river water and ensure that the water does not run away in vain during the dry season. At the same time, the excess rainwater in the rainy season can flow away from above." Luo De pointed to an undulating area in the river bed and said to the villagers.

This is an unknown small river in the upper reaches of the Rufuma River. Although the river is small, it also flows into the Rufuma River. The terrain on both sides is extremely flat and the land is fertile, suitable for farming.

Starting this year, East African immigrants began to move north along the Rufuma River and established strongholds on the north bank of the Rufuma River.

Filling the gap between the Lower Coast District and the East Malawi Lake District, East Africa's first residential area along the river is slowly taking shape.

Mtwara, a port in southern East Africa, has also been affected by this and has rarely seen a small wave of immigrants. Ships dock at Mtwara Port every day.

"Mr. Roald, if the village is built here, it will not encounter flooding, right?" Acting village chief Wasim asked Roald.

"I have surveyed the terrain here, and based on the map drawn by the East African government, there are no higher-lying places in the nearby area. It is basically a plain. If there is heavy rain during the rainy season, it will only be evenly distributed throughout the area.

Therefore, as long as the drainage work is done well and more drainage canals and sewers are built to divert the rainwater from the place where the village is built into the river, there will be no problem. Roald replied.

"If the village is built near the river bank, it will be easier to develop, but if the river suddenly swells during the rainy season, the river will not be able to withstand so much water during the rainy season and the surrounding land will be flooded." Wasim expressed his worries.

"I have already considered this. Mr. Wasim, look, here is the Rufuma River, and here is this small river. The two meet here. The place we are standing now is northwest of the intersection of the two rivers. .

This area is about half a meter higher than the surrounding area, and through research on the surrounding soil and river channels, I found that even when the river was most flooded in history, it would not exceed ten meters from the river bank.

Therefore, the biggest concern here is not the problem of too much rain, but the problem of less rain. After all, there is no harm in developing agriculture with more water.

The reason why I proposed to build an arch dam in the middle of the river is to ensure the water supply here during the dry season.

The population here is very small now, but there is no telling in the future. Water consumption may increase significantly. Of course, I am referring to the population density in Europe.

Moreover, the river has just formed a highland in this section. With the help of the topography of the river bed, it can be completed quickly during the dry season. "Roald, as a professional, analyzed the pros and cons in detail.

"Well, the project does not seem difficult. After all, this river is really small compared to the Rufuma River, but I'm afraid we don't have the extra energy to build this dam recently.

We only have one hundred and ten people now, and we have to wait until all the follow-up personnel arrive and slaves are allocated in place before we can start work.

Now we are too busy just to prepare the houses and develop the surrounding land. Wasim said.

Wasim comes from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was previously a villager near Ronroda in the Lower Maritime District. This time he immigrated to the Rufuma River Basin. As an old immigrant, Wasim led the new immigrants to open a village.

Therefore, Wasim was only the acting village chief. Before that, Wasim was just one of the ordinary immigrants in Ronroda area.

This acting village chief was actually an opportunity that Wasim had won for himself. Now that there is a shortage of educated people everywhere in East Africa, the only choice is to recruit generals from among the dwarfs.

Wasim, who was more active, was selected without facing any competition because not many people signed up.

Chinese immigrants have always been relatively stable, so Wasim lost nearly 40% of his opponents, while European immigrants were unwilling to leave Ronroda and bring a group of people to develop new areas, so there were very few people who signed up.

After all, the village chief is not a big official in East Africa and has little power, especially a village chief like Wasim who comes from a wild background.

The village head is responsible for many specific matters and has heavy responsibilities. He only receives a little more salary than ordinary people every month. Therefore, most immigrants are not willing to compete for the village head in the new area.

Every time a new area is developed, especially in the early stages, it is the most difficult. Everything is lacking and the conditions are relatively difficult.

"Mr. Wasim, don't worry. I have worked in East Africa for a while. I am very clear about the efficiency of East Africa. I believe that the East African government will send support soon. Of course, the premise is that we quickly finalize the village plan." Report the construction site." Roald said to Wasim.

Roald was a geography student hired by the East African colonies with a high salary. He had been working in East Africa for nearly two years, which was half a year before Wasim came to East Africa.

However, such talents cannot be retained in East Africa currently. Like those who are retained by high salaries, they all come to East Africa to make quick money.

Especially an educated person like Roald, who is definitely a talent in this era. The reason why he came to East Africa was that he was too young just after graduation and could not resist the temptation of society. He entered a casino and incurred debts.

In fact, Roald's family situation is not bad, and he doesn't owe much money, but Roald's father is strict. Roald is afraid that his father will break his legs if he knows that he gambles.

I hid it from my family for a while to see if I could find a job to pay off my gambling debts, but I met a recruiter from the Hessinggen Consortium.

The East African colony happily helped him advance his gambling debts, provided that he would go to work in East Africa, pay three times his salary, and allow him to take a Hechingen ship home once a year.

Young Roald thought there was such a good thing? In addition, the young man was not afraid of anything, so he boarded the pirate ship.

After working in East Africa, Roald found that the conditions in East Africa were good and he had indeed fulfilled his promise.

But this ghost place is too miserable! Moreover, Roald’s job is to explore various places in East Africa and help East Africa find suitable places to live. Roald basically went to sparsely populated places, and he said goodbye to the colorful world completely. This is quite similar to Ernst’s previous life. Different approaches but similar results.

However, Roald did have some feelings about this job, for example, his gambling addiction was completely eliminated here.

Moreover, traveling around East Africa all year round, he truly saw the geographical landscapes described by his previous teachers and recorded in textbooks, which allowed Roald to truly reach the level of applying what he learned. It would be absolutely no problem for him to return to Europe in the future and let his father work a little to teach in universities.

In short, Roald feels that he has grown up in East Africa. Of course, when his contract expires in the future, Roald still plans to return to Europe to develop.