African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 343 Tuntian

  Because of preparing for war, the East African government decided to slow down the development of Zambia and put Zimbabwe in the first place.

First of all, it is to build a telegraph line from South Salzburg Province to Zimbabwe. This dedicated line is different from the telegraph line from South Salzburg to Lusaka. It will go directly from South Salzburg Province to Zimbabwe. To the north bank of the Limpopo River, and then extend to both sides along the north bank of the Limpopo River, to ensure that the central government can keep abreast of front-line news.

  Secondly, it is to organize the local Shona people to build a simple north-south road to ensure the smooth operation of front-line food, weapons, and personnel.

  At the same time, the Kingdom of East Africa will build a series of fortifications in Zimbabwe. Although the possibility of the Boers pushing back is extremely low, as long as it is possible, they must be prepared in advance.

   Among them, Bulawayo, the former capital of the Matabele Kingdom, continued to function as a military fortress, and at the same time assumed the important task of ensuring the safety of food roads.

The last thing is to pay close attention to farming work in Zimbabwe. This time, the East African government took the original land of the Ndebele people as its own. The Shona people in the territory are still a "proletarian" class. As landlords, East Africa naturally has the right to use its own land. The Shona are taxed.

  But the situation in Africa is well known. It is impossible to make black people engage in agricultural production honestly without taking some special measures.

  The Shona people, who have lost the restraint of the Ndebele people, can make a living by relying on wild animals everywhere, which is very inconsistent with "East African values".

   Everyone is going to catch wild animals, who will develop the land! East Africa immediately declared that all animals in Zimbabwe were owned by the government, and "illegal" hunting was prohibited. Naturally, the legal principle is that the land belongs to East Africa, and everything on the land, including the Shona itself, is the property of the Kingdom of East Africa.

  As for what is illegal hunting, it means that all hunting activities carried out by black people in Zimbabwe without the permission of the East African government are illegal, and they are immediately turned into slaves if they are found.

  As for the Shona people who have lived here for hundreds of years, who said that if you came early, the land ownership is yours? Anyway, the Kingdom of East Africa snatched the land from the Ndebele people, so even if the land ownership is discussed, it should be discussed by the Ndebele people. It is a pity that they have already embarked on the road to dig the central canal. inevitable.

East Africa’s farming in Zimbabwe is mainly to solve the problem of front-line food supply. East Africa is expected to have 50,000 troops to fight against the Boers, plus the border troops to guard against the Portuguese and more than 10,000 troops to maintain local law and order, then the entire territory of Zimbabwe will have At least 70,000 full-time soldiers.

  If the food to support the 70,000 troops is only transported from the rear, it will definitely be a disaster. The main reason is that the transportation is unbearable. Therefore, it is necessary to farm in Zimbabwe to solve most of the food supply problems nearby.

  Ernst can even imagine the scene of indigenous farming. In his previous life, he was in Tanzania and saw some local people engaged in agricultural production.

  In the end, the food output was really horrible, but Africans are relatively open-minded, and it is enough to support themselves. Although they are lazy, they are really not at all, which is called not seeking to make progress in the East.

  Of course, the lack of scientific concepts is also an important reason. For example, the Tanzanian government also tried to get rid of local feudal superstitions by going to the countryside, but the effect was not great.

  Most people reject science, even if they don’t have enough to eat, they don’t accept chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The promotion of high-yield crops such as hybrid rice is also difficult.

  Although this is the case, Tanzania can also be regarded as a model country among African countries. The government is relatively responsible and the regime is relatively stable, which is far superior to its peers.

  This also shows that the assistance from the Far East is still somewhat effective. In fact, people from the Far East in previous lives always misunderstood a concept, which is to confuse East African countries with West African countries and South African countries.

  As we all know, West Africa is the territory of France. Even in the 21st century, France still has a unique presence in West Africa.

  South Africa is the territory of the United Kingdom, especially the Cape Town area. The United Kingdom has been developing for a long time. Even if South Africa is independent enough, the United Kingdom has an important influence on the country, and South Africa affects Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia through the economy.

But East Africa is quite special. Although they are all black Africa, East Africa has been a colony of Germany and Portugal for a long time. During World War I, Germany led the natives of East Africa to see how profitable the so-called British Empire was. The performance is also embarrassing. Being educated by India, Indonesia, and even Angola has no dignity.

  This has caused East African countries to perform relatively well compared to West African and South African countries after independence, and at the same time they are more opposed to the West.

  One of the contradictions caused by the previous life marketing account is that most of the countries in the United Nations who oppose the restoration of the Far East to the United Nations are African countries. In fact, if you look closely at the list, you will find that the countries in the African region that are opposed to the permanent membership are all West African and South African countries.

   According to intersex people: "This is the so-called black brother!"

  In fact, the Far East, West Africa, and South Africa have never been established as friendly countries. Just like Japan and South Korea, two dogs have no autonomy.

  The countries that the Far East assisted in the early stage were mainly East Africa, and the countries that supported Africa during the vote were mainly North Africa and East Africa.

  After all, when West African countries and South African countries vote, West Africa depends on what French father decides.

As for the three South African countries (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland) all voted against, and Nyasaland (Malawi) also voted against, and the rest of the countries affected by South Africa abstained, South Africa (whites) and Australia , Canada is also a loyal horseman of the United States.

   It can be seen from this that Africa is not a whole, but when people in the Far East discuss Africa, they always regard them as a whole.

Ernst’s experience living in Africa gave him a different view of East Africa. At least he has met many East Africans with good personalities. Of course, there are also some people who specifically dislike Chinese people. Both good and bad, so this is also a general situation. Lower Ernst would not have chosen the reasons for exterminating East Africans.

  But in order to avoid trouble, it is better to let them leave East Africa in the end, which is friendly to everyone.

  Speaking back to Zimbabwe, even under the supervision of the East African Kingdom, the food production of the Shona people may be sparse, but the food grown by two million people, no matter how low the production is, can greatly relieve the pressure on food supply.

  In addition to military considerations, the most important thing for farming in Zimbabwe is to open up the fields. In the past, many landowners in Ndebele were engaged in grazing, so there are not many farmlands in Zimbabwe.

Let the Shona people open up the land first, and when the subsequent immigrants take over the land, it will be convenient to transform it. Land reclamation is a technical job. The slash-and-burn method of land reclamation like the natives can only be used in the initial stage. Finish.

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