Chapter 355 Anka Village

evening.

The convoy drove for about twenty kilometers and then stopped. The group stayed overnight in a village in East Africa. Under the arrangement of the village chief, the post station in the village was used to arrange accommodation for everyone.

Although the city of Dar es Salaam is not too far from the first town, considering the special nature of these "talents", the journey is not very fast.

In the evening, the villagers have started to make fires and cook. A little smoke rises from the chimneys. The sunset glows like a dazzling red sea in the sky, and the vast and clear fields are sprinkled with the afterglow of the sunset.

"What a breathtaking picture!" Aryan couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the scene.

This was also the first time that the aid team saw the East African countryside after arriving in East Africa. After leaving Dar es Salaam during the day, they saw wilderness all the way. Occasionally, animals appeared on the sides of the road, confirming the rumors that the East African kingdom was relatively desolate. Now they finally saw fertile fields and villages.

I'm not saying this to be Versailles, but East Africa is vast and sparsely populated to an outrageous degree. In particular, the environment in East Africa makes most of the entire East African kingdom suitable for human habitation, so the villages and towns in East Africa are relatively scattered, and there are large amounts of undeveloped land between these villages and towns, which may be forests or grasslands, so it is inevitable that animals grow fast.

It is impossible for East Africa to do nothing every day and just hunt down these wild animals, and then simply let them go and abandon them. The only thing to do is to ensure the safety near the residential areas.

It feels like Australia is surrounded by tens of millions of kangaroos, but East Africa is still much better than Australia and Canada, which have similarly large areas at the same time, especially with the large-scale increase in the number of immigrants.

Australia has a vast area of ​​desert, while Canada is mainly distributed in the frigid zone. The places suitable for human survival cannot be compared with East Africa.

The natural conditions of the Far East and the United States can be compared with those of East Africa, but in terms of land resources alone, East Africa is better, especially the potential of arable land is higher than that of the two countries.

The village of Anka, where the aid group stayed overnight, is an important node on the road from the first town to Dar es Salaam. It is located right in the center of the road, with a large amount of goods and people traveling back and forth, and the facilities are relatively complete. There is not just one but several post stations, and sometimes immigrants and transport teams heading inland will stop here to rest.

The continuous migration of immigrants is also the reason why the eastern coastal areas of East Africa, although developed earlier, have a relatively slow population growth rate. The interior of East Africa is like a bottomless pit, absorbing the immigrants coming to East Africa. Anka Village is such a village that, in addition to undertaking agricultural development work, is also responsible for providing convenience for immigrants going inland.

Anka Village is a large village with more than a thousand households. It is larger and has a larger population than many provincial capitals of the East African Kingdom in Zambia.

It is better to call it a town than a village. The road passes through the south of Anka Village, and the farmland of Anka Village is to the north of the village.

The fields are planted with rice. It is now the harvest season. Most of the golden rice has been harvested, and piles of rice straw formed after the harvest can be seen everywhere.

This was also the first time for many members of the aid team to see rice. After all, all members of the aid team were from the north, and most of them had never seen rice.

The first impression of Anka Village on the aid group was still that it was clean and tidy. At the same time, the village planning was very rigid, almost the same as the immigration transition point, as if it was measured out with a straight line. The difference was that the atmosphere of life in Anka Village was more intense.

Aryan: "This place looks quite similar to the Far East, especially the many adobe houses that are exactly the same as those in the Far East. The only difference is that there are many German-style public buildings in the village."

Robert: "During the early colonial construction, due to insufficient production of bricks, stones and cement, many villages had crude houses when they were just taking shape. Now, with the improvement of the kingdom's building materials production capacity, at least in the Central Province, the original adobe houses have begun to be renovated. It is expected that all residents of our village will be able to live in safer, more spacious and comfortable new houses next year."

Robert, the chief of Anka village, was one of the first German immigrants to arrive in East Africa. In fact, he was one of the first batch of mercenaries and had participated in the battle against the Sultanate of Zanzibar. However, Robert is now retired. As an old German, he is older than the former mercenary leader Alman.

As the East African colonies grew, Robert believed that East Africa was a place with great potential. So unlike his other comrades, he did not choose to return to Germany to retire. Instead, he sent his children to East Africa and started a new life for his family in East Africa.

Robert's rich experience and his long-term work in East Africa have made him familiar with the entire history of Anka Village and even some of the history of East Africa during the colonial period.

Aryan: "His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have always attached great importance to people's livelihood. Although East Africa may not be very rich, the living standards of ordinary people are much higher than other parts of the world."

Robert: "This is also the reason why I chose to stay in East Africa. The world is turbulent, especially in Europe. The German region has been involved in too many wars in history, so I think there will still be a major war in Europe in the future. War is one of the biggest disasters for ordinary people like us. In addition to the war factor, I fully believe in the credibility of His Highness Ernst. He has basically fulfilled all the promises he made to us old people."

The old men Robert mentioned were the mercenaries who opened up the first colony in East Africa. It was Ernst who personally sent them on the ship to East Africa. At that time, Ernst's promises to them, including wages, bonuses and pensions, were all paid out, and he would also provide some help and care to their families in Germany every year, so Robert completely trusted Ernst.

Ernst is so young, and the East African Kingdom will surely have a bright future under his rule in the next ten years. As for the more distant future, he will be dead by then anyway. Robert has entrusted the rest of his life and the future of his descendants to the East African Kingdom.

It’s not that Robert is naive, but most German commoners of this era still have more trust in the nobles, especially those with good reputation, who will be loved by the common people. This is especially true in rural areas. For example, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, although there are many ethnic conflicts, the vast majority of people still support the Habsburg royal family, no matter what nationality they are.

(End of this chapter)