Chapter 677 Civil Service System Attempt
The Jiaozhou Motorcycle Exhibition in East Africa is more for marketing and to increase awareness. As for the consumption situation in the Far East Empire, it can only be said that it is severely polarized. Fortunately, internal combustion engine-powered vehicles are now considered high-end luxury products, so East Africa has never thought about opening up the civilian market.
With a size of the Far Eastern Empire, there are still many wealthy people. Logically, East Africa should focus on the markets of cities such as Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing, and Tianjin, but that is only considering the issue from an economic perspective.
Since East Africa started out as a colony, changing the stereotypes of many countries is also a task for East Africa.
Countries like the United States and Brazil have hundreds of years of history and have been accepted by the public, but some people still automatically classify East Africa as a colony.
This is very bad for the national image of East Africa, and the national image is related to the brand effect of the market. For example, current British products, regardless of the quality, are the best in the eyes of many countries. After all, as the world's number one superpower, how can their products be bad!
This is just like the Far East Empire in the past where goods were exported and then sold domestically. Even if the price doubled, a large number of people were willing to pay for it. This is also a manifestation of cultural hegemony.
Compared with the five vehicles of the Far East Empire, East Africa has deployed more than 300 vehicles to Europe and the United States. This scale is very impressive, but there are many countries in Europe, so if you spread it out, it will only be that much.
The reason for the high production of motorcycles in East Africa is actually due to the gradual maturity of the East African bicycle industry chain.
Apart from other things, the tire specifications of the two are similar, and many factories that produce parts for bicycles can process parts for motorcycles.
It is also easier to arm than a car, which greatly reduces the requirements for assembly. However, it also has a big disadvantage, which is that it places higher requirements on the vehicle's internal combustion engine.
The internal combustion engine that powers a motorcycle cannot be too large, so the performance of the motorcycle is very poor. However, this thing is not a common consumer product now. At most, it provides a consumption opportunity for the middle class who cannot afford a car.
However, bicycles are still the most in-demand item in East Africa. With the support of hollow pneumatic tires and the investment of the East African government in recent years, the demand for bicycles among East African citizens is very strong.
It is mainly aimed at government officials, urban residents, and the military, etc. These groups ensure that East African domestic bicycles will not have trouble selling.
At the same time, overseas market expansion has also been very smooth. After all, East Africa is the largest rubber production base, and the biggest limitation to bicycle sales before was tires.
East Africa's main competitor is the United States. The United States needs to import rubber from Brazil and East Africa. Brazil did not pay much attention to the rubber industry before, which caused the United States to lag behind East Africa in this field.
After all, the technical threshold for making bicycles is low, and even ordinary people can make one by following the instructions, so in the end it still depends on the cost.
In addition to the issue of raw material prices, one of the most important means to reduce costs is to expand production capacity. East Africa started its layout early and invested heavily, so it can reap this bonus.
Germany and Austria are also major bicycle producing countries, but the bicycle industry is basically controlled by the Hexingen Group. First, rubber needs to be imported from East Africa, and the relationship between the Hexingen Group and East Africa is self-evident. Second, the Hexingen Group started early, and bicycles have always been the business of the Hexingen Daily Necessities Company. It’s just that the performance of bicycles was hard to describe at the time, and even the healthiest people would feel uneasy.
However, when it comes to the bicycle industry, the most important thing is the concept of assembly line operation, which was the magic weapon that Ernst used to start his business. The East African bicycle industry has achieved division of labor and cooperation within the industry in accordance with this concept and improved production capacity.
The most important thing is to establish a unified standard, so that compared with a group of independent companies and small workshops in Europe and the United States, East African bicycles have their own competitiveness in quality and after-sales service.
Unified standards also mean that quality control is more reliable. At the same time, spare parts can also be provided by Heixinggen Daily Necessities Company or designated after-sales points for easy maintenance.
Moreover, in Ernst's opinion, East African bicycles have reached their peak since their debut, and basically have no major flaws. If they want to make further progress, they have to apply something like carbon fiber, but this is obviously impossible with the current technology.
Of course, aluminum products are also good substitutes, but the production of aluminum is still limited, and the price is not affordable for ordinary people. Moreover, ordinary people need bicycles to work, and the load-bearing requirements are very high. It is not just a simple means of transportation, so iron frames will still be the mainstream.
All in all, East Africa has established a firm foothold in this industry, while driving the operation of hundreds of factories in East Africa.
Some of the parts factories can provide parts for carriages, motorcycles, and even cars, thus forming interactions between industries.
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"Your Highness, according to your request and in view of national conditions, we will officially implement the civil service examination nationwide next year."
After more than two decades of development, the number of secondary school students in East Africa has finally reached a certain base, which corresponds exactly to the time of the baby boom in East Africa.
Therefore, government reforms must also keep pace with the development of the times. For example, the selection method of government personnel is one of the key points.
"This time, the civil service examination must be carried out steadily. We cannot eat fat at one bite, and we must take into account the emotions of many officials in the current government. National modernization is the general trend, so East Africa must also follow this trend."
Although the scope of this exam is nationwide, it is more appropriate to say that it is mainly in the eastern region, because the eastern region started earlier, built an earlier and more complete education system.
For example, in the Midwest, many areas have not yet fully popularized compulsory primary education. After all, the East African rule has only been around for less than ten years, and immigration also takes time, so they are even less able to enjoy the benefits of this civil service examination.
However, even in the east, competition will be fierce. After all, the government is implementing this for the first time and is in the testing phase, so the scope cannot be too wide.
Many officials in East Africa enter the government from the military system, the Heixingen Group, or are assigned to work there, so many government personnel need to be given some buffer time.
The UK introduced the civil service system as early as ten years ago, and most of its admissions are based on universities. East Africa still has a long way to go in terms of higher education, so it can only lower the standards and set secondary school graduation as the minimum threshold.
"This exam should draw on the experience of Britain and the Far East Empire to select a group of knowledgeable civil servants who can adapt to the times. In the past, we in East Africa had no foundation, so many officials were not competent for government functions, especially in this important period when the country began to transform towards industrialization. We need more cultured talents." Earnest set the tone.
The older generation of East African officials, including King Constantine, actually had an insufficient understanding of industry and lacked relevant knowledge.
If you talk to Constantine about art, religion, and military, he will be very knowledgeable. But if you talk about industry, that's not the case. Of course, this includes European universities, where liberal arts are still the mainstream of society.
Graduating from a high school in East Africa is the same as graduating from a high school in other countries. After ten years of compulsory education, even if you are not proficient in mathematics, physics and chemistry, you at least have some understanding of them.
This is closely related to East Africa's national conditions of transition to an industrial society, and more knowledgeable young people are needed to join East Africa's national governance.
Of course, there are many limiting factors, such as there are only more than 100 admission places. After all, we cannot take too big a step, so no results will be seen in the short term. However, we can also correct the problems encountered in time to avoid irreparable disasters.
(End of this chapter)
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