Chapter 871
As Ernst made his statement, various departments in East Africa began a new round of work. A large number of people went to New Frankfurt, with New Frankfurt as the center, to select the site for the new capital of East Africa. However, this work was not too difficult. After all, the area around New Frankfurt had been limited, which greatly narrowed the scope of investigation.
At the same time, Ernst had already made a plan for the name of the new capital. As a German country, the name of the capital must be eye-catching, at least refreshing in translation.
Just like the world-famous metropolises such as London, Paris, Berlin, and New York, Ernst mainly thought about this issue from the perspective of the people of the Far East Empire in his previous life. At the same time, the name of the new capital should not only be well-known in the Far East Empire, but also in Europe and the United States, and even the world.
In fact, the First Town City is quite "well-known". After all, this name is very easy to remember when translated into various languages, after all, it is associated with the word "first".
However, the meaning and connotation of the name of the First Town City are not very good. The first one seems a bit "exaggerated". Like the United States, it gives people a sense of déjà vu of "upstarts", which is very vulgar.
It would be fine if the First Town City was really a city that could rival any metropolis in the world, but the First Town City is obviously not in this category. Even among the local cities in East Africa, its economy, scale, population and other data are not even in the second tier.
The ceiling of East African cities is now Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, which belong to the first tier. Then Nairobi, Mwanza, Mbeya, Harare, Bulawayo, Lusaka, New Hamburg Port City and others are in the second tier, and the First Town City can only be ranked in the third tier.
So compared with the name "First", the First Town City is obviously not worthy of the name. Of course, if a "town" is added, it complements each other.
However, if the capital of East Africa is placed in the ranks of "towns", compared with the capitals of other countries, I am afraid that other countries will laugh at it. Everyone's capital is a "city", do you have the nerve to say that the capital is a "town"!
In addition to the vulgar name, the name of the First Town City also carries a strong "colonial color", because the First Town City is the earliest colonial outpost in East Africa, so using this name as the capital is easy to remind people of the "origin of East Africa".
In other words, this name is the "evidence" of colonialism in East Africa, and it overlaps with the capital, which makes it more memorable.
Therefore, "the first town" as the name of the capital of East Africa cannot satisfy Ernst in all aspects.
Ernst's name for the new capital is a name that fully conforms to "faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance", has historical and cultural characteristics, is well-known in the world, and can highlight East Africa as a German national culture, that is, "Rhine".
The word "Rhine" obviously comes from the mother river of Germany - the Rhine River. The Rhine River is the longest river in Germany, the mother river of Germany, and the cradle of German civilization.
At the same time, the Rhine River is the largest river in Western Europe, a famous international river, and a famous international shipping waterway.
It originates from the Alps, passes through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, and flows into the North Sea near Rotterdam.
Therefore, the countries it passes through alone are destined to make the "Rhine River" famous in Europe, so using "Rhine" as the name of the new capital of East Africa will definitely be "world civilization".
Moreover, the meaning of Rhine is very good. In ancient Celtic, it means "clear and bright", which is also easy to translate into Chinese.
At the same time, although "Rhine" is famous, it is rarely used as a place name except for "Rhineland" in Germany. There is no city called "Rhine" in Europe, which provides convenience for East Africa.
This means that the new capital adopts "Rhine" as its name, which is highly recognizable. The first thing everyone thinks of is the capital of East Africa.
It is not a small problem for cities to have the same name. For example, the city of Sao Paulo in the United States and the city of Sao Paulo in Brazil are very easy to confuse. The city of Sao Paulo in the United States is the capital of Minnesota.
The city of Sao Paulo in Brazil is the largest city in the country. It seems that Brazil is better, but as a powerful country, the capital of the United States is not bad.
There are similar examples in East Africa, such as the western port city of East Africa, Alexandria, which has the same name as the port of Alexandria in Egypt. Of course, the current port of Alexandria in East Africa cannot compete with the port of Alexandria in Egypt.
So this also reflects the preciousness and rarity of the name "Rhine".
At the same time, "Rhine" also conforms to the mainstream cultural identity of East Africa, such as the first river named in East Africa - the Little Rhine.
The Little Rhine is very well-known in East Africa, but in the past, it was just an unknown river in Tanzania - the Rufu River, and it was even more unknown internationally.
The Little Rhine is not only well-known in East Africa, but is also most easily mentioned in Europe, especially in Germany. It is the most famous river in East Africa, except for the Nile River, the Congo River, the Orange River, and the Zambezi River, because it has an advantage in name.
Therefore, using "Rhine" as the name of the capital of East Africa can greatly enhance East Africa's international influence, while enhancing national identity and supplementing certain cultural and historical deficiencies.
East Africa itself has a very short history. If the city does not take a refreshing city, it will be difficult for people to remember it. Now the most famous cities in East Africa are Dar es Salaam and Mombasa.
Of course, due to the economic development of Dar es Salaam and the rise of East Africa's national power, the old translation of Dar es Salaam in the Far Eastern Empire has actually been replaced by the simplified "Dar City".
As for the "First Town", because the name was too recognizable, it continued to be retained, and even spread wider after the South African War.
To be honest, Ernst himself would have felt a little embarrassed by the name "First Town" if he were an ordinary person abroad.
Just like "New York" is not translated into New York, but "Xinxiang", "Jianmiao" is similar to "the first town". Ernst can even say that "the town is bigger than the township", so the first town is Won Ma.
However, New York in the United States actually comes from the Duke of York in the United Kingdom. With "New" as the name, the British mainland also has "Yorkshire", which is the same as "New Hamburg Port" in East Africa, "New Frankfurt City", or the Dutch name for New York. "New Amsterdam" is a thing.
If it weren't for the existence of the Sultanate of Zanzibar and the influence of his past life memories, Ernst would probably have changed "Dar es Salaam" or "Mombasa" to a German name, and then given "New..."
Of course, even if the name of the new capital was determined, Ernst did not tell others about the idea for the time being, because the specific location of the "Rhine City" has not yet been signed in East Africa.
After the site selection in East Africa is completed, the "Rhine City" will be widely advertised. Even if the site selection is completed, the construction of the new capital will take time. It may take several years to develop to the scale of the first town.
Therefore, the "Rhine City" is still far away. In this century, Ernst has no chance of completing the relocation of the capital. Only after the supporting railways, highways, water and electricity, and other infrastructure are completed can the relocation journey be officially started.
