Chapter 678 "Democratic" East Africa
East Africa can now arrange the "imperial examination" system with greater ease. After all, it has the British civil service system, and it has been more than ten years. All the necessary waters have been waded through, and East Africa only needs to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps.
For East Africa, it is time for a change in talent selection, especially since the army and navy have not fought any major wars in recent years and the military promotion model has been greatly weakened.
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"At present, the Japanese are making a lot of noise about leaving Asia and joining Europe. Humph, it's really nonsense."
The idea of Japan leaving Asia and joining Europe was formally proposed in March this year and quickly sparked a heated discussion in Japan.
However, East Africa cannot get rid of the identity of "African Chiefs", and Japan's so-called de-Asianization and Europeanization seems even more ridiculous in the eyes of East Africa.
After all, although East Africans are hybridized, at least half of their people have European ancestry, and Japan is a complete bootlicker. However, the Japanese have always been crazy, especially when it comes to admiring the strong, so they later recognized the United States as their new father.
Regarding the public sentiment in East Africa, it is definitely similar to that in Japan, but Ernst does not think so, because Europe’s filter is the biggest now, and almost the whole world wants to become part of the "civilized world".
Of course, it is undeniable that the whole world must now learn Western industrialization, otherwise it will be left behind by the times.
At that time, industrialization was the general trend, and Europe was just the first to enter this stage. In the past, Europe had also pursued industrialization, which was another stage, but overall it was a choice for the country.
It is impossible for East Africa to be completely westernized like Japan, because East Africa has been on a different path from the beginning, with a mixture of various systems.
However, overall, centralization is the main feature, and the entire East Africa's political, economic, and military work revolves around this. After all, East Africa, which has embarked on a semi-planned economic path, is very consistent with the previous national conditions of East Africa, and this will become normalized.
Ernst likes to connect his thinking with reality, for example, the country's development model is related to the attitude towards life of people with different personalities. Some people like to be unrestrained, some like to go with the flow, and some like self-discipline and self-reflection.
In the future, a country will have only two attitudes towards the economy: market and planning. This is like a person's life. Ernst definitely likes the kind of life with his own life plan. Of course, this plan must be made by himself. It is naturally not good to be strangled by others.
East Africa is currently in a state of self-determination, but this is limited to the Hechingen royal family. The people of East Africa prefer to go with the flow.
This is also the reason why the democratization process in East Africa is relatively slow. Democratization is the trend of the times, but how to democratize requires specific analysis of specific issues.
At least in Ernst's view, democracy has always been limited, just like the two major "democracy" representatives in the past, the United States and the Soviet Union, both claimed to be democratic countries.
However, who are the "people" needs to be discussed carefully. This has not changed since the slave society era. The concept of people is very narrow. At least the tens of millions of homeless people in the United States are not people. This is certain. And it is self-evident who the masters of the American country are.
The same is true for East Africa. At present, the "people" of East Africa have not yet been finalized, but it is certain that the largest people are the Hechingen royal family. Therefore, Ernst considers himself to be very "democratic". After all, his decisions represent the basic demands of most East African people.
This is actually true, because most people in East Africa are submissive. Although East Africa cannot be considered progressive, it was able to solve the basic problem of food and clothing in the 19th century, and this is the basis for East Africa to remain stable in the next 20 to 30 years.
Unless the first generation of immigrants from East Africa dies out completely, there will always be people who remember the "kindness" of the Hechingen royal family to them.
East Africa is still experiencing immigration, so this period will last for a long time, which means that there will be no problem for East Africa to maintain stability for forty to fifty years.
Of course, as a good young man who has received nine years of compulsory education, Ernst will not always hold power in East Africa. This is also a direction for deepening reforms in East Africa in the future.
This is irreversible, because industrialization will change the overall structure of society. The top-level design must conform to this trend and be compatible with the economies of East African countries. The royal families who are reluctant to give up power will end up in a bad way.
Throughout 1885, the international situation did not actually change much, and this stability would continue until the turn of the century.
However, the situation in East Africa will fall into a more dangerous situation. The main danger is the time bombs in southern East Africa. Ernst designed the bomb disposal time to be in the early 1990s to completely eliminate the external threats in southern East Africa.
Britain, Portugal, the Transvaal people, and East Africa, the four forces are all preparing for this, but compared to East Africa, it is not known which force will ultimately trigger the conflict.
This can be seen from the First World War. The Balkan Peninsula was a trigger. After Serbia detonated the powder keg, various countries followed suit.
Regarding the South African issue, no matter whether it is Portugal, the Transvaal people, or the British, once any one of the forces fires the first shot, the other two forces will not sit idly by.
Because East Africa's "truth" is pressing against their heads, if the other three forces do not unite in the face of this common enemy, they will be defeated one by one by East Africa and eventually wiped out.
Ernst thought so too, and his idea was to solve the problem once and for all.
"After 1885, we will have to face the national security problem in southern East Africa. The two economic heartlands of East Africa are under threat from external forces. If we allow the southern enemies to collude, and if this problem is not solved as East Africa's industrialization progresses, then we should not imagine that we can develop wholeheartedly in the future."
The two centers refer to the east and the center. The center is actually also the border, but it faces the Portuguese directly, while the east faces the British in the Indian Ocean.
The first thing Ernst had to solve was the security issue in the central region and completely control the eastern coastal areas. Portugal's colony of Mozambique was like a sharp knife, inserted in the center, dividing the eastern part of East Africa into two.
Of course, this is definitely unfair to the Portuguese, because the Portuguese were passive, and if East Africa had not expanded southward, this situation would not have existed. However, the man is innocent but is guilty of possessing a treasure.
After removing the hurdle of Mozambique, East Africa can also start to consider the issue of "moving the capital". There are two main factors that have been hindering the relocation of the capital in East Africa. One is the development of the central provinces, and the other is the security issue.
At present, the development of central provinces has achieved remarkable results, but there is still a certain gap with the eastern part. This is the first-mover advantage, and one of the best ways to eliminate this advantage is to move the capital.
As for the security issue, that is, Mozambique in the east of Matabele Province, the Portuguese’s combat effectiveness is naturally questionable, but those who land in Mozambique may not be Portuguese.
(End of this chapter)
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