Chapter 169 Fisher's Work
After Leiden gave a class on how to use chopsticks to these European immigrants who had no tableware, he went on to do other work. Whether they could learn it or not was not Leiden's concern.
Some people have already mastered the essentials and have started to play with it, but most people are still scratching their heads and are not sure how to use the chopsticks.
When they got to the dinner table, as expected, there were all kinds of funny things happening. The small chopsticks became all kinds of strange things in these people's hands. Some people gave up and simply held the chopsticks in their palms, picked up the bowls and scooped the rice into their mouths.
Those who have learned how to do it use chopsticks to pick up food in a very professional way and enjoy the beauty of it.
There are also some people who have learned it with their brains but not with their hands. Even if they hold the chopsticks in the correct position, they still cannot pick up food or the food falls easily.
Unlike European immigrants who were forced to use chopsticks to eat in the cafeteria, the Fisher family now cooked their own meals in the house they were assigned.
In the first few days after arriving in East Africa, the Fisher family also experienced the canteens in East Africa, but the Fisher family was more equipped. After all, they had lived in big cities and had seen cutlery such as knives, forks and spoons, and they had them at home.
Before leaving Stuttgart, Fischer sold his small house along with its furniture. The value was not high. After all, the house was too small and dilapidated, and the furniture was old and rough. It could not be sold at a good price. A small amount of money is still meat.
Fisher took the opportunity to deposit the money into the Hechingen Development Bank. The staff in charge of immigration told him that there was also a Hechingen Development Bank in East Africa.
Apart from the house and furniture, Fisher found almost nothing else of value, only some pots and pans, knives, forks and spoons and a few construction tools.
Fisher could easily solve this problem with just one bag, so carrying all his belongings, Fisher led his family across the ocean and came to live in East Africa.
In East Africa, the Fisher family was assigned a house in Dar es Salaam, which was a former residence of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.
The original owner had returned to Zanzibar Island with His Majesty the Sultan, and the property fell into the hands of the East African colony.
The house is made of brick and tile and is in good condition. It is large and fully meets the current needs of the Fisher family of four.
This house alone made Fisher feel that it was worth coming to East Africa. The house he was allocated was much better than the small house he had in Stuttgart. Not only was it larger, it also looked newer.
As for other benefits in East Africa, such as free education, Fischer thought it was better than nothing, because he himself had never been to school and most of the people he came into contact with were illiterate. The lower classes of that era did not know that knowledge could change their destiny, especially in a place like Germany where aristocrats were rife.
Fisher miscalculated the salary. There were too few places to spend money in East Africa, and Fisher didn't smoke or drink, so he couldn't spend much money. He had no choice but to continue depositing the money in the bank.
As an important commercial node on the Indian Ocean coast, the Port of Dar es Salaam also has a branch built by the Hechingen Development Bank.
In addition to being responsible for the wage settlement of colonial personnel, it mainly conducts business for passing merchants and sailors from various countries.
Needless to say, the merchants could make a lot of money from the sailors on the waterway. Most sailors of this era had side jobs and could get a lot of good things overseas.
Dar es Salaam, with its location advantage, can help them sell the stolen goods, so they don't have to go to Europe to sell the goods, saving procedures and time.
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“Everyone, please note that the cement must be mixed evenly. Do not rush to add water. Add it little by little. Continue stirring after each addition to allow the water to be thoroughly incorporated.
This won’t work! Add more sand, or it won’t stick.”
Fisher was directing the work around the construction site. This was near the dock in Dar es Salaam. The original Zanzibar buildings had been demolished. East Africa was going to build a hotel and beer hall here to serve the ships docked here.
After the Sultanate of Zanzibar retreated to Zanzibar Island, the original port staff also went to Zanzibar Island to seek other ways out.
These include people who provide accommodation, meals, gambling, alcohol, etc. to merchant ships.
However, the East African colonies initially lacked relevant experience and were unable to take over these businesses in a timely manner, resulting in many money-making opportunities being wasted.
This time, taking the opportunity of transforming the city of Dar es Salaam, the East African colony intends to revive these commercial activities.
The main style of East Africa this time is European, which can make European sailors feel like they are back in Europe. The European architecture combined with the unique tropical scenery is definitely unique.
There is no shortage of Arab-style architecture and culture along the Indian Ocean coast, so Arab merchant ships can also feel the charm of European architecture.
Both consumer groups can at least attract some people to consume, and before the Suez Canal is opened, the geographical location of the Port of Dar es Salaam is quite good, so business will definitely be better in the next year.
European architecture is basically unified, with the two most popular styles being Baroque and Gothic. Of course, there are also so-called Romanesque architecture and Classical architecture... These architectural styles borrow from each other, or simply have a relationship of inheritance and development.
Stuttgart is located in Central Europe, so Fischer was exposed to both Baroque and Gothic architectural styles.
Fisher actually doesn't know much about these things. Everything is done according to ancestral experience and customer requirements.
Dealing with various clients over the years, especially those businessmen with strict requirements on architecture, has allowed Fischer to see a lot, and his ancestral craftsmanship has also been integrated with various trends in current architecture in Germany.
"The foundation is not deep enough. It needs to be at least 30 centimeters deeper. We are going to build three floors here. If the foundation is not solid, we will be in big trouble." Fisher said to the workers while holding a ruler.
This is a place for building a hotel, so nothing can be sloppy. Therefore, Fisher has to test each process personally every time, and immediately modify any unqualified parts until they are qualified.
Many of the workers in East Africa are farmers who have transitioned into second-rate workers and know nothing about construction.
Although Fisher was originally just an ordinary construction worker, he was still very good compared with those so-called construction workers in East Africa. Fisher was a man who had both seen pigs run and eaten pork.
Among these workers in East Africa who have temporarily switched jobs from farmers, the best of them may have only had experience building houses in the countryside before.
As a city, Dar es Salaam naturally cannot use those small houses in the countryside, especially since it mainly provides accommodation and other services for people traveling by sea. At least it has to look more professional.
(End of this chapter)
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