Chapter 710: Consolidating the Economy
"Mr. John Reeds, could you provide a more detailed information about the three cities? After all, I have been away from East Africa for so long that I don't know much about East Africa." Wells said.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Wells, I don't know much about the cities in East Africa. After all, there are many cities in East Africa now. The information in your hand was sent from China. But if you ask me, Nairobi and Bulawayo should be the best choices. Both places have railways, which is something that Kissan can't compare to at present. Moreover, Kissan is said to be in the Congo Basin in western East Africa. You must have lived in the plateau area before, and the climate must be more suitable."
"Well, if it's not urgent, I'd like to think about it for a while. It would be best if I could get more information from the country," Wells said.
"The date is the 13th of next month, so you still have ten days to consider it. It's best to give us an answer as soon as possible. I'm working at the Mitte Street Branch now. I'll go there to report my name. The results will have to be sent back to China first so that they can prepare. The deadline is the 3rd of next month." John Reeds said.
"No problem!" Wells said. This time was enough for him to discuss with his family. What Wells wanted most was to communicate with his family.
Afterwards, Wells and Director Grayling saw John Reeds off together.
Grayling: "Mr. Wells, you'd better coordinate your work before leaving. Your departure is actually a loss to our factory."
Although he said this, Grayling was not really so eager to recruit Wells. In fact, Germany was not short of talents in this area. Of course, it would be great if Wells could be kept, but unfortunately the East African side would not let him go.
"Thank you for your care over the years, Director Grayling. I wish you a prosperous business."
Graylin waved his hand and said, "You should pack your luggage first! After all, East Africa is a bit far away, and you have lived in Germany for so many years. I think you need to take a lot of things with you."
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The return of talents is also to further enhance or consolidate the East African industry. Before this, East Africa's industrial system could only operate barely, so more professional talents are needed, especially those young East Africans who have accumulated rich production experience in Europe and have a certain degree of education to take on the task.
"We have recalled more than 2,000 elites and leaders from all walks of life from Europe at one time. Although their talents may be limited, after years of training in Europe, they can effectively identify deficiencies, fill gaps and optimize various industries in East Africa."
"It involves the textile industry, machinery manufacturing, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, ceramics, papermaking and other industries, strengthening the weak links of our country's economy."
The weak link of East Africa's industry is light industry, and these are the industries where East Africa can best penetrate Germany and Europe. It is difficult to arrange personnel to learn heavy industry.
"Light industry is an important part of the national economy and is related to the food, clothing, housing, transportation and other aspects of East African people. Blindly developing heavy industry and military industry will easily lead to an imbalance in the industrial structure and is not conducive to the stable operation of the country."
Ernst went on to say: “According to the current economic situation in our country, vigorously developing light industry and adjusting the industrial structure are also important indicators for increasing East Africa’s international competitiveness.”
The exports of military industry and heavy industry are obviously not as good as those of light industry. First of all, the military industries of various powers are basically not too bad. Even the Far East countries have established a powerful military industrial system in the 1970s and 1980s.
Therefore, the international competitive pressure on heavy industrial products is even greater than that on light industrial products. Britain, France, Germany and Austria firmly hold the right to speak in this field, and it is a systemic issue, so it is difficult for any country to squeeze into the arms markets of these countries.
In addition to the problem of weapons and equipment systems, politics is also an important reason. The above powers, together with Tsarist Russia, the United States, and Spain, basically divided up the world's political resources.
This is also a major shortcoming of East Africa. The only major country that can influence East Africa is probably the Abyssinian Empire, but the Abyssinian Empire is just a medium-sized country in Europe.
"The integrity of the industrial system is extremely important for a big country like East Africa. Small countries cannot build a complete industrial system, and they also have little power to decide their own destiny. They are inevitably controlled by others. We in East Africa are obviously out of the level of small countries. So in order not to be controlled by others, all walks of life, of course, I am talking about serious industries, must be fully developed."
"Now that the Hessian Railway is about to be completed, East Africa's industrial production is bound to be affected by the upcoming war. In order to avoid the negative impact of the war on factories and facilities, more professional talents must be invested in stabilizing production."
"Therefore, it is extremely important and urgent to provide a fast track for these returning talents and arrange for them to accelerate their integration into East African social production."
The completion of the Hessian Railway will mark the time when East Africa will eliminate potential threats to the surrounding areas of East Africa, so the East African government’s business is now the busiest.
"Your Highness, rest assured that all departments, the Immigration Bureau and the embassy will actively cooperate to allow them to perform their duties as soon as possible. We guarantee that arrangements for the return of talents will be made before March next year."
East Africa is now in a tense situation, especially in the central and southern regions where the situation is most profound. Residents in the east have not reacted too much, as they are far away from the central and southern borders which may become the front lines of war. However, factories and military and political institutions in the eastern provinces have sensed the impending storm.
When the cannon is fired, it means a fortune. East Africa must work overtime to produce materials to prevent the war from causing production stagnation and the resulting social problems. Therefore, two preparations must be made: one is to stockpile daily necessities, and the other is to ensure the normal operation of factories and other institutions when war breaks out.
According to the unanimous judgment of the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff, once the war breaks out, the problems facing East Africa will definitely not be the minor conflicts of the past.
Because East Africa's enemies have made sufficient preparations over the years, and the war is likely to spread from all directions in East Africa, basically the entire East Africa may be directly threatened.
Ernst: "Very good. The return of talents must be accelerated, and preparations for war must also be accelerated, especially the registration and training of reserve forces. This must be carried out throughout the country. All military regions, especially the central and southern regions and the northeastern regions, as well as the navy must make preparations for war."
"This war is also a battle for East Africa's national destiny. If we win, East Africa's status as a world power will be recognized by the international community. At the same time, the adverse geopolitical environment faced by East Africa will be eliminated, paving the way for East Africa's development in the next few decades. Otherwise, we will be prepared to cede territory and pay compensation, and even lose the development opportunities in the next few decades."
The problems facing East Africa are actually the last battle for "tickets" among the great powers in the context of the times, just like the United States to Spain and Japan to the Far East Empire, the winner takes all.
In fact, if the Far Eastern Empire could defeat Japan in the 1990s, its status as a great power could continue to be maintained, and it would represent the success of the Westernization Movement.
Each of them is a battle of national destiny, but the enemies in East Africa are obviously the most difficult. In fact, if Britain did not target East Africa, East Africa could achieve the same effect by facing Portugal and the Transvaal people alone. However, Britain's suppression of East Africa will obviously leave no room for maneuver.
One important reason why East Africa faces a more dangerous situation than the United States and Japan is that Britain and the United States have already fought against each other, and there are interests tied between the two. In addition, the culture of the United States itself is inextricably linked with that of Britain. As for Japan, it was completely supported by Britain.
Only East Africa, ideologically, is dominated by German culture and economically decoupled from Britain, while posing a huge threat to Cape Town, British Somaliland, Egypt and India.
(End of this chapter)
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