Chapter 701 Urbanization

The formation of the dragoons was to cope with possible wars in the south, improve the mobility of the army, and support the infantry units at any time.

The reason why we chose South Prussia was actually a helpless move, because the large-scale horse breeding areas in East Africa are in the northern pastures, South Prussia and Oriental Province.

The conditions in the south are not bad, but starting from scratch is a process, and this is the only region in East Africa that has completed this process. The livestock industry in other regions is either too small or has just entered its infancy.

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The first town.

As war preparations began, a large amount of funds were invested in the military, and this time preparations occupied a large amount of administrative, transportation, and economic resources.

So Ernst held an economic meeting in the first town to discuss the development issues of various regions in East Africa during the preparation period.

"What is urbanization? Urbanization is urbanization. Population converges into urban areas. The development of urbanization must rely on industrial agglomeration. Urbanization without industry will be difficult to achieve. This industry at this stage refers specifically to industry."

"So for today's East Africa, industrialization means urbanization. At present, the East African industry is promoted by the government. Officials from various places cannot be timid and must make planning assumptions for cities based on integrating regional advantages and making reasonable and scientific decisions."

“Don’t be too ambitious. For example, when you see the development of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, you want to become fat in one go. You have to think about whether the location conditions of your city can reach the importance of these two cities. What!"

"For example, New Frankfurt City is the hub of the central railway, the hinterland of East Africa, radiating across the country, and is close to the origin of industrial raw materials, enabling the collection of resources. This is the basic condition for the development of New Frankfurt City."

"The shortcomings of the new Frankfurt city are the lack of infrastructure construction, lack of population, lack of industry, weak industrial and agricultural foundation, etc. These all need to be solved by the new Frankfurt city government one by one. Otherwise, the new Frankfurt city will be given another thirty years to develop. It can’t develop either.”

"In some provincial capital cities, don't think that one company is the only one, such as Plateau Province. As we all know, the capital of Plateau Province is Dodoma City, but the city with the number one economy is Mwanza. Why can Mwanza become the number one economy in Plateau Province? City, for many reasons.”

“But the more important reason is not how good Mwanza’s conditions are, but the shortcomings of Dodoma City. First of all, Dodoma City is more restricted by terrain than Mwanza City, and secondly, the rainfall is also higher than that of Mwanza City. Wanza City is small, so Dodoma City cannot compare with Mwanza City in terms of agriculture. Transportation is Dodoma’s advantage, but Mwanza City has both Great Lakes shipping and railway transportation, and its development history is not later than Dodoma City. .”

"Of course, this is not to restrict the development of Dodoma City, but Dodoma City should focus more on its own advantages, just like the first town as the capital, but its economic development is not as good as that of Dar es Salaam City The same, everyone is distributed differently, so there is nothing to criticize. Are you going to 'laugh' at the first town because its economy is not as good as that of Dar es Salaam?"

“Each place has its own characteristics and specialties, and scientific development is the right way to adapt to local conditions. Just like corn, a crop that is very suitable for growing in tropical and temperate zones. If someone insists on planting it in the cold zone of Tsarist Russia, it is destined to fail. "

Who would grow corn in the cold zone? This is the common thought of everyone present, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also made everyone understand the core of this meeting through this simple joke, which is to develop advantageous industries and should adapt measures to local conditions.

"Of course, financial waste in recent years is also a big problem. Don't blindly copy urban development templates. Although our country is dominated by plateau terrain, each city has its own characteristics, such as the distribution of mineral deposits, farmland, pastures, and rivers. layout, population and residential characteristics, etc., don’t blindly pursue the idea that bigger is better.”

"Many small towns in Europe are developing well economically, but they have combined their own characteristics. A typical example is the Ruhr area. However, the problems in the Ruhr area are also very serious. It is just that they are being ignored in the current blind pursuit of economic interests. I don't want them to We made the same mistake again when we developed.”

"The two technological revolutions have given human society a sense that man can conquer nature. However, man and nature live in harmony and develop together without conflict. There is no need to compete all the time, and it is not about being motivated. It is about not doing wrong things and focusing on things. 'Scientific', 'reasonable'."

"Due to rising military expenditures and other reasons, the central government's requirements for lower-level governments will naturally have to be lowered. For example, the urbanization rate, according to normal development, should reach 30 percent by 1890. We have lowered this target to 10 percent. Around twenty-eight.”

"If we follow the population data of 1880, which counted 30 million people, that would be 6 to 7 million people. It should be more now. There may be millions of people who cannot enter urban life."

"The current urbanization rate in East Africa should be around 26%. If black people are included, it may only reach a level of more than ten percent. Therefore, our real urbanization rate is very low. Currently, Germany and the United Kingdom are in the 100s. More than 40 points, the gap between us and them is very huge. Of course, our country's economic size has also led to great urban development, especially since the introduction of industry in the 1970s."

East Africa's economic achievements are just like when South Africa was under white rule in previous generations. The hard work of black people is unquestionable, but all the credit goes to white people. But when black people are added, the original shape is revealed.

Of course, there are essential differences between the two. The number of East African citizens is not less than that of black people, and is even more than 10 million. Therefore, most of the current major achievements in the East African economy are indeed created by East African citizens. This is certain.

"The western provinces must absorb the experience of the eastern region. The 'indigenous' people in the west still have a lot of potential that can be tapped. This is a resource you can use. Therefore, in some low-tech jobs that require a large amount of labor, you can Black people will complete it, and the east can exchange food and other materials to support the construction work in the west."

Completing resource dispatch through administrative means is one of the core means of economic development in East Africa. After all, international food prices are at a low level now, so we must find places where it can be consumed, and it is best to turn this consumption into real benefits, and Not pouring milk into the river like a capitalist.

Now the demand in western East Africa is still very strong. After all, compared with the east, everything is lacking. Therefore, by tilting the excess production capacity in the east to the west, we can complete a jump in the economy of western East Africa.

Moreover, the steady export of black people from East Africa every year can ensure that there will be space for resettlement of immigrants in the future. This is killing multiple birds with one stone.

The most typical example is railway construction. The main force at the grassroots level in East African railway construction is black people. They built the railways with their own sweat and created a large number of jobs, and these jobs were filled by East African nationals.

Railway construction undoubtedly requires the most jobs, but it is also the largest and most dangerous. If these dangerous and heavy physical labors are given to black people, East Africa does not have to worry about "compensation", "work injuries", "death", etc. .