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The Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation Institute does not use any fancy techniques in selecting the site for ginseng production. The overall environment in East Africa still tends to be tropical and plateau. There are some differences in some special areas, such as high mountain river valley basins.
Therefore, whether ginseng is suitable for local cultivation cannot be determined by theory alone. Instead, more practice is needed. Talking about it on paper is not advisable after all. Theoretical research can only provide a general direction for the Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation Institute. Specific problems still need to be solved and analyzed after specific local practice.
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First town city.
Ernst went about his business as usual.
"Your Highness, we have signed an agreement with the Japanese government as you requested. This is a secret agreement as required by the Japanese side. Please check to see if there are any omissions or unsatisfactory points."
The subordinate directly handed Ernst a whole agreement on the South Ryukyu Islands. The exact name was: "Agreement between East and Japan on the Division of the South Ryukyu Islands and Miyako Strait."
Ernst opened the book and read it slowly. This was a big issue involving territory and sovereignty and could not be taken lightly.
First came the outline, and then the main text, all of which were determined sentence by sentence by sentence by East Africa and Japan. Of course, there were also reference opinions from the Far Eastern Empire, after all, East Africa was using the power of the empire to lay eggs.
Then there is the very accurate atlas of the South Ryukyu Islands, which uses a ruler and detailed data to mark the area of the South Ryukyu Islands in East Africa, including a part of the Miyako Strait which is included in the waters of the South Ryukyu Islands.
The text and pictures, totaling 223 items, clearly state the achievements of the East African expeditionary fleet, which was also the first time that East Africa won a victory through military oppression in overseas competition.
As for the Lan Fang overseas province, it can basically be said that it was sold by the Netherlands to East Africa, so the situations between the two are different.
After Ernst read the agreement, he handed it back to his subordinates and said, "Well, it's well done. Next, let the military speed up the construction of the South Ryukyu Islands. In order to prevent the island from being surrounded by fishing boats again, a batch of food and ammunition must be stored on the island. At the same time, they must be properly managed so that they can be used in case of war.
It can last at least three months, and more water storage tanks and other facilities should be built. The fresh water resources in the Pacific Ocean are still very precious. In this regard, our local experts in East Africa can go to the local area to investigate and prescribe the right medicine. "
When it comes to research on drinking water, local experts in East Africa do have some means, because during the East African colonial period, this aspect of work was given great importance. After all, it was related to whether Ernst's plan to colonize Africa could be successful.
The drinking water resources in the South Ryukyu Islands are still relatively tight, and a large part of it comes from rainwater. Therefore, in order to supply the troops, it is necessary to treat the water sources in the South Ryukyu Islands, and purifying water resources is East Africa's expertise.
"Your Highness, the communication problem in the South Ryukyu Islands also needs to be solved. So far, there is no telegraph connecting the islands to the outside world, which has caused a lot of trouble in our previous work."
"Well, this is indeed a problem. The telegrams from the South Ryukyu Islands are received in Fujian Province. We can connect with East Africa through the Far East Empire's telegraph network, especially Miyako Island. Miyako Island is the outpost of the South Ryukyu Islands. We can obtain intelligence in a timely manner."
Today, most of the telegraph companies in the Far East are private enterprises, especially in the northern provinces, where East Africa has provided matchmaking services. German companies, led by Siemens and Hechingen Electric Company, have an absolute advantage.
But that’s all. As for the Zhuhai Trade Zone, it’s too small. But there’s a saying that what’s concentrated are the essences. East Africa has only one economic development zone in the Pearl River Delta, so naturally it’s equipped quite completely.
In the past, the total population of Zhuhai Trade Zone was no more than 10,000 people, and most of them lived in villages. There was only one Xiangshan County nearby. Now, Zhuhai Trade Zone has developed into a prosperous city with a population of more than 80,000. Many German and Austro-Hungarian merchant ships would stop here for rest and then head north to Jiaozhou.
There are also people who set up factories, companies and shops directly in the trade zone. The most famous industry here is the raw silk industry, which is mainly sold to Germany and East Africa. However, the orders from East Africa are very small and most of them are official purchases.
In fact, raw silk is a very popular product in East Africa, and people have to queue up to buy it. After all, the weather in East Africa makes it very comfortable to wear silk products during the day. They are breathable, cool and smooth, and can be worn all year round. After all, there is no winter in East Africa.
Therefore, East Africans have a great demand for raw silk. It is not without substitutes in East Africa, but they are not as popular as raw silk. Although wages in East Africa are not high, the corresponding prices are also low, and silk is a light luxury product in East Africa.
East Africa and Germany are taking the same approach and are not very interested in developing light industry, especially the textile industry, which is barely enough because labor costs in the Far East are lower.
The Zhuhai Trade Zone naturally became a center of the Far East raw silk industry. Food, clothing, housing and transportation are indispensable, and clothing is a high-consumption product. Even if everyone in East Africa only buys one set, there will be a demand for more than 30 million sets, so the market is very considerable. This is also the reason why the textile industry has become the second only to agriculture in the world in this era, and it is also the most important industry in the industrial field.
Although the Zhuhai Commercial Zone is prosperous, it is some distance away from the South Ryukyu Islands. Therefore, if East Africa wants to send a telegram to the South Ryukyu Islands, it is more cost-effective to go through Fujian Province.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Fujian Province in the Far East includes Danwan Island. Do we have to transit through Danwan Island?" The subordinate suddenly asked a very crucial question.
Only then did Ernst realize that Danwan Island is now a part of Fujian. Influenced by his past life, he always tended to regard Danwan Island as a separate province.
So Ernst said: "No, we can just lay the telegraph directly to Fuzhou via submarine cable."
As the provincial capital, Fuzhou had telegraph as early as 1876. The Heixingen Group also had a telegraph branch in Fuzhou, so the telegrams from the South Ryukyu Islands were transferred to Zhuhai via Fuzhou, and finally connected to the international submarine cable via Guangzhou, reaching India directly to Europe, and then going back to East Africa.
After all, it is not possible for East Africa to build an undersea cable directly from East Africa to the Far East to transmit information at the moment. It is too uneconomical.
There is no need to worry about safety issues. International general cables are naturally used by everyone, and there is no need to worry about anyone tampering with them in East Africa. You just need to pay a fee.
Ernst then said a few more words, mainly urging his subordinates to quickly complete the construction of the defensive fortifications in the South Ryukyu Islands and turn the South Ryukyu Islands into East Africa's steel claws in the Western Pacific. After all, the Japanese have always had ambitions for the South Ryukyu Islands. The goal is to prevent Japan from doing something desperate. As for the future, if Japan really wants to seize the South Ryukyu Islands by force, East Africa will also have to lose its teeth and know that this piece of fat meat is not so delicious. After discussing the arrangements for the South Ryukyu Islands.
"Also, those gunboats remaining in the South Ryukyu Islands are also considered an important armed force of the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. For the time being, they can be regarded as the base of the future East African Pacific Fleet."
"Your Highness, the Lan Fang Overseas Province is obviously more important than the South Ryukyu Islands. Why don't you put the Lan Fang Overseas Province and the South Ryukyu Islands together?"
"The Nanyang region where the Lan Fang Overseas Province is located is much more valuable to us than the Pacific Ocean, so it is considered a separate strategic region."
The South Seas actually belong to the Pacific region, but the importance of the South Seas to East Africa is obviously more important than all the Pacific regions except the South Seas. This is the main direction of East Africa's future attack.
(End of this chapter)
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