Chapter 636: Sharing the Pressure
Hessian Railway is divided into two parts, one is the northern section of the Central Railway, and the other is the central and western section of the Northern Railway. The central and western section of the Northern Railway has always been a project that Prince Karl is personally following.
Now that the railway department has given the green light that the central and western sections of the Northern Railway can start construction, Prince Karl is the most excited. After all, this railway is related to the development of the royal territory of Sigmaringen.
So early in the morning, Prince Karl ran to Constantine to ask about the details. As for Ernst, who is still in Europe, he naturally can't offer much experience.
"Brother, how long do you expect the railway construction to start this time?" Prince Carl said straight to the point.
Constantine: "According to past experience, if we go all out, it can be completed in two or three years. However, this railway is very different from the railways built in East Africa in the past. The amount of work is huge, and so many projects now require people. , so I can't give you an exact date in terms of time, but the time given by the Ministry of Railways is four to five years."
"Four or five years, isn't it too long?"
"The Ministry of Railways has said that the engineering problems are not bad. The main reason is that the railway must undergo a large number of tests before it is opened, because the area the railway passes through is very risky and may face the risk of floods, mudslides and landslides at any time, so they These safety hazards need to be eliminated before the railway is put into operation, and this involves changes to some lines, or even major modifications."
Tropical railways, especially railways in tropical rainforest areas, are so troublesome to build. The situation in East Africa is relatively good. For example, in the Amazon rainforest, even railways cannot be built. It is more convenient to take a boat directly.
In the previous life, the edge of the Congo rainforest was much stronger than the Amazon rainforest and had a larger population than the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. However, the topography of the basin also resulted in heavy accumulation of water downstream. This is one of the reasons why East Africa focused on development on the edge of the Congo basin.
"This year, for the development of the Sigmaringen Royal Territory, we deliberately recruited more people from the Far East so that we can quickly replace the black people in the Sigmaringen Royal Territory. After all, black people are a factor of instability. Even in East Africa, they are only temporary. Make use of them, otherwise the situation will definitely turn against customers."
Under the influence of Ernst day after day, Constantine also agreed with this truth, that is, black people are uncontrollable factors and should not be blinded by short-term interests.
"Brother, I don't have any idea in this regard, but I definitely pay attention to what you say." Prince Karl said.
It's okay if you don't agree. After all, the development of the Sigmaringen Royal Territory now relies on East Africa, so the value concept of East Africa is the value concept of the Sigmaringen Royal Territory. Otherwise, why would East Africa give up such a large piece of land.
"I am doing this for the benefit of my family. If you look at Americans, their ancestors probably could not have imagined that one day slaves would become masters. The Mamluks of Egypt were also slaves who became masters of the country. This has already happened in many countries in the Americas. Haiti has even become a black nation."
What Constantine said is an exaggeration. Although black people in the United States have been liberated, they are far from the point where they can stand up and make decisions. Many black people have indeed gained freedom, but they have also lost their livelihood.
In this way, black people will continue to enter the gray and black industries in the United States and contribute to the social security of the United States.
"If they have any special talents, it's okay to say that. Now the United States and other countries are in a mess. In the future, black people will only become an important group tearing apart the United States, because they are simply unable to integrate into American society, but they still play an important role. "
"Of course, this has nothing to do with those of us in power, but black people are indeed not the ideal ruling class, and their degree of civilization is too weak. After all, black people in the United States have been growing cotton in the Americas for hundreds of years. Like native black people in Africa, many They have not gotten rid of the stage of eating their hair and drinking their blood." ˆ ˆ ˆ If you want to change the living habits and moral concepts of a backward population, the cost will be huge. In terms of time cost alone, East Africa is not willing to pay, so the simplest and most effective way is to eliminate these hidden dangers. It was completely eliminated from East Africa, and the royal territory of Sigmaringen, as the northern barrier of East Africa, naturally had to be consistent with East Africa, otherwise the work in East Africa would be in vain.
However, East Africa may not not have the idea of using the royal territory of Sigmaringen as a future population reservoir, which is certainly not harmful to East Africa.
If the population of the royal territory of Sigmaringen increases, then they can completely crowd out the local black people, thus forming an isolation zone in northern East Africa. This is the same as "planting crops to remove weeds in the fields", and it is a long and thin stream. method.
"This year we have relaxed some immigration restrictions, so we may recruit hundreds of thousands more people than last year. This is part of the purpose of supporting the development of your Sigmaringen royal territory." Constantine said.
In fact, this is also due to the shortage of people in Somalia's "Eurasian Fruit Basket Project", so by the way, East Africa has relaxed its immigration standards this year.
Constantine continued: "However, I still need to make it clear to you in advance that a large number of Chinese immigrants are pouring into the royal territory of Sigmaringen. It may not be a good thing. White immigrants also have to keep up. There is nothing we can do in East Africa in this regard. , so you ask Carol I to think of a solution."
"The immigration industry in Europe is very sluggish right now. In fact, other immigrants don't matter. There is just a shortage of German immigrants, otherwise I wouldn't be worried." Prince Karl said.
"I have a way. There are many Germanized Slavs in the southern part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As long as you can guarantee control of the Sigmaringen royal family territory, Germanization can be carried out stably. The most important thing is to form an armed force. "Constantine suggested.
During the colonial era of East Africa, the army was the one who maintained stability in East Africa, and then used the army to ensure the development of various tasks.
Nowadays, the development of East Africa is obviously more focused on the economy, and the military development is becoming more and more rational. After all, East Africa is not Germany. It is surrounded by powerful enemies, and there is also France, a mortal enemy, who is ready to take revenge at any time.
In other words, East Africa is increasingly transitioning to a normal country, but the Royal Territory of Sigmaringen does not need to do this, and it should also focus on military construction.
Now the Royal Territory of Sigmaringen is a primary colony, and it does not matter if the governance methods are simple and crude. What's more, the Royal Territory of Sigmaringen faces no fewer competitors than East Africa. It is already close to West Africa, France, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands is...very complicated.
After all, it is the birthplace of the black slave trade. It is also known as the Gold Coast and the Ivory Coast. It is the earliest colonized area in Africa. The forces are quite complicated. This is why Ernst originally chose East Africa as the location to start his business, because West Africa is too convoluted. .
However, compared with East Africa, the conditions in West Africa are indeed not bad. There are basically no shortcomings in various resources. If it were not for the mineral resources of Matabele and Hechingen provinces, the conditions in East Africa would really not be as good as those in West Africa.
Constantine suggested that Prince Carl form an army. This was also for the sake of the family's interests. In the previous life, the French influence had penetrated deeply into Chad, and East Africa could not always help Sigmaringen to defend the homeland. East Africa itself had a long border and the pressure on national defense was not small. Count on the royal domain of Sigmaringen to grow up and share the pressure.
(End of this chapter)