African Entrepreneurship Record

Chapter 344 Capital of the Indian Ocean—Dar es Salaam

August.

Dar es Salaam.

Today, the entire Dar es Salaam is as lively as usual, although most ships choose to go directly to the Far East from the Suez Canal, posing a serious challenge to the strategic position along the East African coast.

However, the Suez Canal has also shortened the direct distance from Europe to the East African coast. Coupled with the launch of ships owned by the Hechingen Ocean Trading Company, the East African coastal waterway continues to prosper.

With the help of the five fulcrums of the Far East, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Central and Eastern Europe, and East Africa, Hechingen Ocean Trading Company has developed into the world's leading shipping company.

The four major businesses of grain, industrial raw materials, industrial products and immigration have supported Hechingen Ocean Trading Company to become the largest shipping company in Germany and even the world. It owns four independent large-scale shipyards (including Trieste Shipyard, Hamburg Shipyard, Venice Shipyard, as well as the Bagamoyo Shipyard that has just been put into operation), has 73 ocean-going ships and 254 sailing ships, which exceeds most countries in terms of single tonnage.

Although the Hechingen Ocean Trading Company should be split into two parts, one part belongs to Germany and the other part belongs to Austria, its real service target is East Africa.

The field of civilian ships in East Africa is basically zero, so the Hechingen royal family enterprise is the only one, which is a very large monopoly organization that developed in advance.

Most monopolies in the world have just taken shape. For example, the American Standard Oil Company was established last year. It completely broke out after the economic crisis in 1873 in the original history. The Hechingen Consortium became the current monopoly because of its monopoly on East Africa and its monopoly on the German region's trade with the Far East. The most unique existence.

In fact, the Hechingen Consortium has another predecessor, that is, the British East India Company, which is similar to the Hechingen Consortium, but the Hechingen Consortium is more comprehensive.

From its establishment to the present, the Hechingen Ocean Trading Company has actually not made much money, and sometimes even loses money. On the one hand, it continues to invest in shipbuilding and acquisition of ships, and on the other hand, it often operates at a loss because of the needs of immigrants in East Africa.

However, there is no doubt that without the Hechingen Ocean Trading Company, there would be no East African Kingdom today. Even East Africa's ability to become a German business leader in the Far East was because of the Hechingen Ocean Trading Company.

A large number of German businessmen established connections with the Far East government through the Hechingen Ocean Trading Company, and German capital developed rapidly in the Far Northeast.

After all, the Hechingen Consortium still has an East African territory to develop, and its main focus is on East Africa. The Far East market will fall sooner or later, so it is better to control the market by its own people.

Among them, the Austrian businessmen were the most active. Ernst became angry when he thought of this. He originally asked them to invest in East Africa. One by one, he invested in several small factories in the northern industrial belt, mainly in Mombasa. A medium-sized textile company settled in Nairobi. East Africa's fantasy plan of Austria-driven northern industrial belt basically existed in name only. In the end, it was the Hechingen Consortium itself that took over.

But towards the Far East, their attitude immediately changed. Everyone knew that the Far East was a good place, but the Austrian government did not have the ability, energy or willingness to support its businessmen in developing in the Far East.

Therefore, when East Africa established a foothold in the Far East, many Austrian businessmen gathered around the Hechingen Consortium. When they needed official support, they would first choose the East African embassy. After all, their minister stayed in Japan, and even his shadow None can be seen.

The same is true for the Germans. Although Germany attaches great importance to the Far East, its interests in the Far East are too small, so it is difficult to compete with Britain, France, the United States, and even the Netherlands.

Many Germans in the Far East are from the former northern German states, and their power is scattered. That is, now that Germany is unified, they can be considered a whole.

This is also the reason why the Hechingen Consortium has become the business leader of the three countries in the Far East. The foreign capital injected in the Huaihai Economic Zone is also jointly funded by the business groups of the three countries.

The actual proportion of the Hechingen Consortium is less than 20%, of which the Far East government and its civil groups account for 40%, and the rest is divided between Austria and Germany, which is about 45%. Austrian businessmen alone account for more than 30%, making them the largest investment group in the Huaihai Economic Zone.

Under the Westernization Movement, the Far East government also actively invested in government-owned enterprises, but they were basically concentrated along the Yangtze River and southeastern coastal areas. In the north, under the pressure of the East African Kingdom, they had to establish a "Huaihai Economic Zone."

In fact, the Zhili region has the best conditions in the north. Its economy, population, and transportation are all more advantageous than the Huaihai Economic Zone. However, even the British and French cannot squeeze into this important region.

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With the completion of urban reconstruction, the entire city of Dar es Salaam has taken on a new look. Although many merchant ships no longer pass through Dar es Salaam due to changes in the world's main waterways, some sailors and businessmen operating along the Indian Ocean still do so due to consumption inertia. If you choose to spend money in Dar es Salaam, you will even spend time in Dar es Salaam city with your friends.

In addition to the beautiful environment and the most complete infrastructure, the Dar es Salaam Casino has won unanimous praise from gamblers for its reputation as fair and impartial. You can avoid being cheated by gambling here, and at the same time, because of the police station The responsible attitude ensures the personal safety of the vast majority of winners.

Personal needs can also be greatly satisfied. Japanese dance halls and foot-washing centers are everywhere. As for whether they are formal or not, it is hard to say.

The only drawback is that spiritual contraband is not sold here, but sailors can bring it themselves. As long as it is within the external commercial area (formerly the open area) and does not spread to East Africans, no one will care.

There is a saying in the previous life: "The most profitable businesses are all written in the constitution." Dar es Salaam got involved in two of the most profitable businesses at once.

In addition to the above businesses, the hairdressing industry in Dar es Salaam is one of the best in the Indian Ocean. After Ernst woke up, he felt deeply about the backwardness of the European hairdressing industry, so he specially developed a manual hair clipper. This was the only one that Ernst A patent registered by me (Geely shaver).

In East Africa, immigrants who disembark are required to clean and disinfect their hair every day, including taking care of their hair.

Therefore, the experience of barbers in East Africa, coupled with the blessing of advanced tools, makes the barbering industry in Dar es Salaam and Mombasa very developed. And sailors in the Indian Ocean, every time they come to East Africa for consumption, they go to the barber shop to take care of their hair and beards.

The barber in Dar es Salaam has become a world-class Tony teacher recognized by sailors in the Indian Ocean, with a professional level that far exceeds that of Europe and the United States.

At the same time, Dar es Salaam is also the commodity capital on the Indian Ocean coast, where a wide range of commodities are gathered, and all basic necessities, food, housing and transportation are available.

People from the French Colony of Madagascar, the British Colony of Cape Town, the Portuguese Colony of Mozambique and the Sultanate of Zanzibar and other surrounding areas and countries will choose Dar es Salaam or Mombasa for shopping.

Dar es Salaam's restaurants, hotels, and hotel services are among the best and of the highest quality along the entire Indian Ocean coast.

It brings together Eastern and Western delicacies, all-European style architecture, complete and top-notch living environment, and elegant services, attracting many wealthy Arab businessmen and colonial officials to gather here.

The pub is also one of the most popular places in Dar es Salaam, offering white wine, rice wine, red wine, and East African banana beer. The white wine in Dar es Salaam includes vodka from the cold zone, Fenjiu from the East, Huadiao wine (Ner's red, Zhuangyuan red), etc., as well as brandy and whiskey... The main supply of red wine is Austrian and South German brands, and beer There are fewer types.

A wide range of alcoholic beverages and numerous pubs make Dar es Salaam a veritable alcohol capital along the Indian Ocean coast.

However, this also increases the frequency of East African police dispatches and the workload of East African health security personnel. The drunkards and wine bottles and barrels everywhere are also a feature of Dar es Salaam.

The quality of tourists who come to Dar es Salaam for consumption is generally low. The garbage pools that can be seen everywhere are ignored. Garbage such as peels and wine bottles are thrown on the streets. The density of public toilets in East African cities is the highest in the world, but they are everywhere. It was forbidden again and again.

Because it is an external business zone, the East African government cannot forcefully stop it. After all, they are all here to contribute to the East African economy. As long as they are willing to spend money, they are the "masters", so they can only work hard for the health security personnel.

Fortunately, along the coast of Dar es Salaam, the roads are straight and paved with large stone slabs. A complete drainage system is built on both sides of the road. As long as it rains heavily, stains and dust will flow into the sea along the drainage system.

Therefore, no smell will remain on the streets, and fresh air is the norm. Coupled with the good urban greening, even if the quality of tourists is low, Dar es Salaam has still become a garden city along the Indian Ocean.

In addition to these, Dar es Salaam is also a communication center along the Indian Ocean. Its main service targets are Europeans in the Western Indian Ocean. In Dar es Salaam, you can use telegraph to get in touch with your European families faster and cheaper. .

The most outrageous thing is that the Mozambique colony also communicates with the Portuguese mainland through the East African telegraph system. Although the telegraph fee is very expensive, it is still much cheaper and more convenient than communicating by sea ship.

The many advantages mentioned above are only part of the city of Dar es Salaam. For example, it is also a financial center, trade center, shipping center on the coast of the Indian Ocean...

The combination of the above conditions has made Dar es Salaam, with a permanent population of just over 80,000, the most developed city on the Indian Ocean coast.

Dar es Salaam has become the most developed city on the Indian Ocean coast, which is inseparable from its geographical advantage.

For example, the main competitor of Dar es Salaam is Mombasa. Compared with Mombasa, the other side of Dar es Salaam is the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Arab businessmen are relatively wealthy and have outstanding spending power, while in East Africa The colonies of various European countries south of the Kingdom are also closest to Dar es Salaam, and their consumption is also concentrated in Dar es Salaam.

Dar es Salaam can be said to be the only cosmopolitan commercial city south of the Sahara, and it is also the financial and tax center of the East African government.