Chapter 536 Spy
The first town city railway station.
"Woo..." A long whistle sounded, and a luxury train slowly pulled into the platform. Because of advance news, the train station was under martial law.
This was the second time that martial law was imposed at the First Town City Railway Station. The last time was because Constantine personally visited East Africa, so the passengers on the train were obviously important figures.
As the train stopped in front of the platform, the police officers opened the doors personally and a group of people got off the train. However, the last person to appear was an old man in good spirits - Prince Karl Anton.
"Play music!" As the commander-in-chief of the East African Military Band gave the order, the East African national anthem sounded. Now the East African Military Band is no longer a makeshift troupe, so the majestic music sounded and was full of rhythm. There was no mistake that happened last time when welcoming Prince Constantine.
Looking at the magnificent First Town City Railway Station, Karl Anton was still rather dazed. This had a huge impact on him. The Hechingen royal family did not have such a presence when they were in Europe before. Now he was sure that the Hechingen royal family was really powerful!
In fact, when he landed in Dar es Salaam, Carl Anton had already realized how vast a territory the Hechingen royal family had created in Africa.
Dar es Salaam can be considered a medium-to-large city in Europe. Even the two principalities of Hechingen and Sigmaringen combined are not as big as Dar es Salaam, and Dar es Salaam is just a tiny piece of the East African territory.
Along the way from Dar es Salaam to the first town, Carl Anton witnessed the rural scenes of East Africa. As the earliest developed area in East Africa, the rural areas of the Central Province are no different from most areas in Europe, and the level has even reached or exceeded the average level of Germany.
Germany's agriculture is considered to be among the best in Europe in the current era. The Junker landlords have invested heavily in agriculture, and the level of agriculture in the Central Province of East Africa is also top-notch.
Especially in the construction of water conservancy facilities, the criss-crossing rivers and canals and the numerous lakes and reservoirs have made Central Province a veritable land of fish and rice.
At the same time, rural construction in the central province is also quite reasonable. The farmlands, villages, and houses are in order and well-planned. The rural roads are flat and well-developed, there are herds of cattle and sheep, and transportation such as ox-drawn carts is well-developed.
The level of development of a country can be seen from its rural areas. It is obvious that the rural construction in East Africa (Central Province) is also among the most developed agricultural areas in the world.
As the most developed province in East Africa, one thing that must be noted is that the area of Central Province is approximately 180,000 square kilometers. This area is larger than many medium-sized countries in Europe. Therefore, after the agricultural development of Central Province, it can reach the level of general European countries.
The area of the Central Province alone is almost twice that of Portugal, which means that the population of the Central Province is not as large as that of Portugal. Therefore, Portugal has no complaints about losing to East Africa. The strength of the Central Province alone can be compared with that of Portugal itself. As a colony, Mozambique cannot be competitive with East Africa.
At present, except for a few powerful countries ranked at the top, most countries in the world still rely on agriculture for their livelihood. The level of agricultural development determines the wealth of most countries. This is especially true in Argentina and the United States. Indian agriculture is also quite good under the construction of the British. However, most of the profits from Indian agriculture are divided up by the princes and nobles of Britain and India, and the lives of the lower classes are very difficult.
Agriculture in Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was relatively developed, but Germany had limited land area and a relatively large population. Therefore, under the general trend of rapid population growth, many people had to leave their homes to seek survival opportunities. This was also the biggest driving force behind the rapid population growth in East Africa.
As for the population of East Africa, although it has reached more than 30 million, the population size of East Africa also made Ernst understand why the Far Eastern Empire had a strong Han Dynasty and a prosperous Tang Dynasty, especially the historical records that people did not pick up things on the roads and did not lock their doors at night in the Tang Dynasty.
East Africa is in this state. Of course, there is a big difference between East Africa and the Tang Dynasty. That is, East Africa is a slave country. The existence of slavery does make life in East Africa very comfortable. The citizens of the ancient Roman Empire should feel this deeply.
Of course, the citizens of East Africa are not highly conscious, but they have money but nowhere to spend it. The areas bordering East Africa are generally much more backward than East Africa, so crimes such as theft and robbery have no market in East Africa, and there is no place to sell the stolen goods.
However, it is impossible that East Africa has no problems at all. In fact, economic crimes still exist in open areas. As long as there is contact with the world, some people will naturally be bribed.
The open areas are frequented by intelligence officers from countries such as Britain and Portugal. Generally, they contact East African civilians or local officials through consumption and bribe East African citizens with money.
The open area is also a port, so there are many ships from various countries, and traitors who betray intelligence of East African countries can be arranged to escape from East Africa.
Last year, East African police uncovered four espionage cases in Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, most of whom were white.
This is not surprising at all, as white people are exposed to a wider world than Chinese people, especially regions like Europe where there are many countries.
East Africa can satisfy the basic needs of most people, but some people seek to get rich. Obviously, East Africa does not have as many opportunities as the United States in this regard.
Britain and Portugal can provide them with the opportunity to leave East Africa and arrange for them to obtain their own citizenship, so they can make a fortune and escape at the same time. In this situation, some people will definitely take the risk.
Of course, the British and Portuguese intelligence officers also had their moments of failure when they encountered vigilant East African civilians who reported them, leading to the discovery of some traitors in East Africa.
As for foreign spies, there is really no good way to sanction them. Most of them are mobile criminals, staying in open areas for a short period of time as merchants and sailors. Even if they are caught, there will be people to protect them. As long as they insist that they are not engaged in espionage activities, East Africa cannot approve their arrest in the absence of evidence.
These guys are very cunning, they obtain intelligence through cash transactions and only give verbal promises to traitors, so East Africa can only do more to discipline the idiots under his command.
The reason for saying this is that the British are not philanthropists. In most cases, they will not fulfill their promises, or will not fulfill all of their promises. Moreover, most of the people they come into contact with are ordinary people in East Africa, and even their official level is not high enough, so it is difficult to obtain valuable intelligence.
In this situation, most of the East African traitors could only get a small amount of cash. As for nationality and the like, forget about it. Once they got on the pirate ship, they would probably be thrown into the sea by the British halfway. In this way, the money would return to the British and continue the next transaction.
In a word, smart people generally won't be fooled, but stupid people will be fooled. They are of no use, and the UK will not support these freeloaders if they have no use. Their best fate is to be used as a meal for the sharks in the sea.
Intelligence work in East Africa is not easy, which is the consensus of British intelligence personnel. East Africa is too closed. Even East African citizens in open areas are strictly managed, even more strictly than inland East African citizens.
In this respect, East Africa is similar to North Korea in the past. Some state-owned hotels in North Korea receive foreign tourists, and the waiters there are under strict management. The same is true in East Africa. Service personnel in open areas are subject to strict scrutiny every day.
(End of this chapter)
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