Chapter 321 Kitui Coal Mine

Nairobi City.

After several months of tossing and turning, the machines shipped from the Venice area were finally reassembled. As the boilers were ignited, the roar of the machines sounded in Nairobi.

The Austrian business delegation that came to East Africa also stopped in Mombasa. They are not very interested in inland development for the time being. However, there are a very small number of adventurous businessmen who are willing to go to Nairobi and Kisumu further inland in East Africa to complete the next inspection mission.

So they chose to leave the inspection team, and after discussing with the East African government, officials from Nairobi and Kisumu accompanied them to complete the inspection mission.

Austrian businessman Ramoscato is very interested in Nairobi, the textile city under construction in East Africa.

Nairobi Mayor Vallejo: "Mr. Ramoscato, you see, what we said was true! Nairobi can develop in a very short period of time. Now we have completed preliminary industrialization in Nairobi. This is In the Textile Industrial Park built by Hechingen Daily Necessities Company, more than 5,000 people have already started working in the textile industry. After the arrival of more machinery and equipment, Nairobi's textile industry will be further improved and the number of textile workers will also further increase."

At present, the textile sector is not independent from Hechingen Daily Necessities Company, so the investment is completed by Hechingen Daily Necessities Company.

Ramoscato: "Well! Your efficiency in East Africa is indeed very high. However, I would like to know how you ensure the energy issues for the industrial development of this city."

This is particularly important for Ramoscato. East Africa is definitely capable of developing the textile industry, but the cost needs to be investigated carefully. Ramoscato does not know East Africa, so he needs to learn from the East African government. Get effective information from your mouth.

Varejao: "You don't have to worry about this. Currently, Nairobi's energy supply mainly relies on coal resources in Mbeya City, and the transportation cost is indeed relatively high. However, according to the central government, we have recently completed operations in Nairobi Oriental and Mombasa. A coal mine was discovered in the area near the town of Kitui, with preliminary detected reserves of one million tons, which is enough to meet the energy needs of Nairobi and Mombasa."

The coal mines near Kitui are definitely more than that. Currently, geological exploration personnel employed in East Africa have proven reserves of more than 40 million tons. However, the Kitui area still has considerable potential. It is predicted that its coal reserves will exceed 100 million tons. Coal resources, as East Africa increases investment in the Northern Industrial Belt and the Lake Malawi Industrial Zone, more and more resources have been discovered. Just in the southeast of Kenya, south of Kitui, the East African government has discovered iron ore, and there are still Estimating its reserves.

Kituyi is located just in the middle of Mombasa and Nairobi, and is closer to Nairobi. It will give priority to supplying the Nairobi area. As for Mombasa, it will choose part of its coal resources to be imported from the British Indian colonies and the Middle East by sea.

Ramoscato: "Then when we came, why didn't we see the town of Kitui on the road?"

Ramoscato took a carriage from Mombasa all the way to Nairobi, and did not find any towns in the middle.

Varejao: “The coal mine in Kitui Town was discovered not long ago, so Kitui Town is not large in size and still maintains the size of the original village. Because of the discovery of coal mine resources, it was promoted to a township just a month ago. The road you took is south of Kitui town and is still some distance away from Kitui town, which is why you didn’t see it.”

Ramoscato: "Well, can I go and take a look?"

Ramoscato had better go to Kitui town to confirm with his own eyes whether there was coal or not. He could tell at a glance if there were any mines there.

Varejao: "Of course you can, but it takes three days to travel from Nairobi to Kitui town, which is 100 kilometers away. The conditions there are currently relatively poor, so you'd better think carefully first."

Ramoscato: "It doesn't matter. For me, it's better to confirm anything about myself, otherwise I won't be able to sleep at night."

Now that Ramoscato said this, Varejao no longer tried to persuade him. He was just worried that Ramoscato would not be able to adapt to the environment of Kitui Town. Although it was upgraded from a village to a town, Kitui had not been able to adapt to the environment before. As villages are all temporarily established, Kitui is a relatively water-scarce place, so there were only a dozen herder families at the beginning. East Africa developed the area very late, and the local conditions were very poor.

Varejao: "Okay, but you still have to make plans for this matter after you have inspected Nairobi City. At that time, we will send someone to take you to take a look at the situation in Kitui Town."

Next, Varejao took Ramoscato to continue wandering around Nairobi city. Nairobi city is not big and is mainly divided into three parts, one in the west city, one in the east, and a textile park.

The first two are residential areas. Dongcheng District is where the earliest immigrants from Nairobi lived, while Xicheng District is where new immigrants live.

The population structure of Dongcheng District is relatively balanced, while Xicheng District reveals a strong Italian lifestyle. It is obvious that the residents of Shuicheng have not adapted to this kind of life on the inland plateau of East Africa.

Venice is relatively humid, while Nairobi is dry. Because the atmosphere is relatively thin, the sun is brighter.

Ramoscato was obviously more curious about the Western District than the Eastern District. As a native Austrian, it was not the first time for him to see so many Italians. He had been to Trieste, where there were many Italian residents. , are also mixed with Germans, but there are not so many Easterners. Xicheng District combines the three major characteristics of Germany, Italy, and the East.

Ramoscato asked curiously: "How many Germans are there in Xicheng District?"

Varejao: "We Germans number more than 7,000, Italians number more than 40,000, and Easterners number more than 30,000."

There is definitely a problem with this data, because all ethnic groups in the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be counted as Germans after immigrating to East Africa. Therefore, Ramoscato believes that the true number of Germans should be around 2,000, but Varejao It will not be revealed to him.

Ramoscato, who was kept in the dark, then asked: "Most of the German residents should be from Austria!"

Varejao: "Well, mainly from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but also a fair amount from the Saarland and Lorraine regions of Germany."

Ramoscato: "You have done really well in the area of ​​immigration. I have seen many organizations recruiting immigrants in East Africa when I visited rural areas in Austria and Hungary. So over the years, you in East Africa have probably been in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. How many immigrants have been recruited?”

Varejao shook his head and said: "I don't know about this. I am just a small mayor and I don't know the overall data of the kingdom. However, based on the estimation of the situation in Nairobi, I would say that the number of immigrants in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is conservatively at 500,000. Above, this does not include German immigrants.”

As Varejao said, he does not know the overall immigration data of the kingdom, so the estimated number of immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire is too conservative. As the source country of immigrants from the East African Kingdom after the Far East, the number of immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire is early. It exceeded one million, and the number of German immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire was second only to the South German countries.