Chapter 375 The security situation of the first town and city

After staying in Soga for two days, Ernst finally arrived at the first town. This time, Constantine led his ministers to personally greet him.

Seeing his old father who was safe and sound in Africa and even having a good life, Ernst instantly felt a sense of belonging: "Father!"

Constantine: "Ernst, you are finally here!"

Ernst: "Father, how are you doing in Africa?"

Constantine: "Fortunately, except that I can't see my old friends in Europe, there's not much difference."

Ernst: "That's good. I've been worried that you wouldn't be able to adapt to the East African environment."

Although the climate and environment in East Africa are good and can even be said to be very livable, the situation of acclimatization and soil incompatibility will be a difficult problem to solve even in future generations.

Ernst had experienced it in his previous life. As a native of the north, he went to the south to go to college. As a result, Ernst was almost alive and well for the first month. Ernst, who rarely got sick, suddenly suffered from constant colds and fevers. Later, he stayed in the south. After getting used to it, Ernst realized that this might be what the ancients called acclimatization. When he thought about the humidity in the south, it might be the problem.

However, the experience in the south was not a bad thing for Ernst. He often traveled between the north and the south, so that Ernst did not feel any difficulty in working in East Africa in the future. Compared with the climate difference between the East Africa and the far southeast and north, it was simply a witch. Meet Xiao Wu.

In my previous life, what I was most worried about in Africa were diseases and wars. Fortunately, the overall situation in East Africa is relatively stable in Africa. Diseases are hard to prevent. The vast majority of Africans disdain health and science, which makes them carriers of many diseases. , especially AIDS. If you can't control your pants in Africa, you may get infected at any time.

But now, because of Ernst's measures, East Africa has reduced disease to a very low level, making it even more habitable than traditionally habitable places like Europe and Asia.

In fact, this is also the law of history. In the beginning, the most suitable places for human beings to live were agricultural areas such as Egypt, Babylon, the Indus River, and the Yellow River, which had a slightly arid climate, soft soil, and easy access to irrigation water.

When productivity was relatively improved, the habitable zone for humans began to expand to the humid zone, and Europe, the Ganges Plain, and the Yangtze River Basin were all developed.

In the industrial age, the habitable zone for humans has expanded to the cold zone. The Ruhr area of ​​Germany, Russia, Northeast China, Canada, and the Great Lakes region are all places with relatively high latitudes.

In the 21st century, humans began to move toward the tropics. Brazil, Southeast Asia, and Africa began to develop, and the traditional countries were also developing to the south. The Great Lakes region of the United States turned into the rust belt, the Northeast declined, the Ruhr area declined, and the Russian population expanded from Siberia. Loss...

Generally speaking, humans have a tendency to expand from the equator to the polar regions, and then flow back toward the equator. Of course, the most habitable areas for humans are probably the middle and low latitudes in the north and south.

Africa's unique plateau terrain made East Africa a livable zone rarely visited in the tropics, and Ernst only accelerated this process.

So Ernst is more worried that Constantine will not adapt to the soil and water conditions in East Africa. At present, it seems that most people can adapt, which is a good thing for East Africa.

Other important ministers from East Africa also came forward to pay their respects. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, who has been commanding remotely in Europe all year round, is actually no stranger to the high-level officials in East Africa. The high-level officials in East Africa are divided into three categories. One is mercenaries. Ernst had experience with them in Europe. The two had a close acquaintance, the second was a student of the Hechingen Military Academy, a direct descendant of Ernst, and the third was an employee of the Hechingen Foundation.

Except for the mercenaries, who had relatively few face-to-face interactions with Ernst, the three groups of people were all familiar with Ernst, and the mercenary group was originally a minority. After Ernst communicated with the East African monarchs one by one, he moved into the Sweet Palace. .

The old butler Keno asked about his son's condition: "Your Highness, I wonder how Tom is doing in Europe?"

Ernst: "Uncle Keino, don't worry, Tom has always been my right-hand man, and now he supervises the operation of the consortium for me in Europe."

Kainuo: "That's good. I've been worried that he will cause you trouble."

Ernst: "Of course not. Tom is also my half-brother, so I should take care of him."

Hearing what Ernst said, Kainuo was relieved. Serving the Hechingen royal family was the responsibility of his family for generations, and it was also an iron rice bowl.

Then Ernst's "treasures" and luggage began to be registered under the arrangement of Kainuo, and were placed in the Schwitt Palace in an orderly manner.

The Qiwit Palace is not much larger than the Hohenzollern Castle built on the mountain, and the overall style is relatively similar. It looks more like a military fortress, and it is one that does not forget its original intention.

The unexpired Werther Palace does not fit Ernst's image of a political center. After all, this is not the Middle Ages anymore, and monarchs of all sizes live in castles to guard against possible wars at any time.

The original construction of the Qiweit Palace was based on the fact that the first town was not far from the sea, so safety had to be considered. The capital most similar to the first town in the world should be Peiping in the Far East.

Peking has Tianjin Guards to defend the sea, and at both ends of the Bohai Sea, it has the Shandong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula in hand, which can contain invading enemies at any time. This situation is very beneficial to Peiping's defense, but the Far East Navy is too busy to fight on land. , making such a good natural geographical defense line useless.

The first town is on the southeast bank of the Little Rhine River. There are Bagamoyo and Dar es Salaam in the east, which are the corners of each other. If the enemy wants to attack the first town, he must first capture either of the two cities.

But this matter is also quite difficult, because the military control of Zanzibar Island is in the hands of East Africa, and the strait between Zanzibar Island and the East African mainland is only less than fifty kilometers away.

The coastal defense artillery deployed by the East African Kingdom on both sides of the strait can just block the entire strait, but cannot enter the strait. Attacking Bagamoyo and Dar es Salaam is empty talk, and the main base of the East African Navy is in Bagamo. If you make an appointment, you can counterattack at any time. In this situation, it is basically impossible for ordinary people to rely on the navy to land around the first town.

As the offshore defense system originally designed by Ernst has become more and more perfect, the East African coast, especially around the Central Province, is not an exaggeration to describe as impregnable. As long as the East African defenders do not act stupidly, according to the level of warfare of this era, they can attack the first enemy from the sea. It is basically impossible to build a city. Of course, it is still possible if the world's largest navy like the United Kingdom spends all its assets.

This reflects the importance of Zanzibar Island. Without Zanzibar Island, East Africa would never be able to do this. Therefore, Zanzibar Island must be included in East Africa's territory in the future.

There is not much concern about the security of the first town, but it can only be the temporary capital of East Africa. This is the result of the continuous expansion of the East African Kingdom. If East Africa only controls the land of the former East African Federation (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi) , then there is no big problem in the first town of Dingdu.

However, the Kingdom of East Africa has expanded across borders to Central Africa, South Africa, and even the edges of North Africa. In order to maintain national unity and promote national development in the future, East Africa must move its capital. Zambia and southern Congo are most likely to do so.

Unlike the United States and the Far East, East Africa's economic center of gravity is concentrated in the east, while Russia is concentrated in the west. It is not as narrow as the United Kingdom, so the future capital of East Africa must be an area that can connect most parts of East Africa and has convenient transportation. The climate here is not very different, the resources are relatively evenly dispersed, and the conditions in each region are not much different. That is to say, the east has maritime advantages, but East Africa is likely to be a two-ocean country in the future, so it is most suitable for the future capital to be built in the geometric center of East Africa. suitable.