Chapter 112 Population and Agriculture
The ideology of East Africa in the future will be a form of civilization, that is, German civilization. As for democracy, freedom, and equality, that is not what Ernst, a traditional aristocrat, should learn. Using that banner is digging his own grave.
In German culture, nationalism, order, rule of law, and conservatism are the foundation of Ernst's career.
These are what a feudal monarch should vigorously promote. Put on some beautiful coats, such as technology and sports, etc., the Hechingen royal family can continue in East Africa.
Compared with public opinion propaganda, these will definitely not be able to match the tactics of the United States and the Soviet Union in the future, but can you slander the other party?
Anyway, after surviving the twentieth century, all problems will be solved, and everyone will be able to see that the world is as dark as a crow.
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Putting aside these considerations, the most important thing in East Africa at present is to vigorously immigrate. With immigrants, land will be developed. Only when land is developed can there be profits. Only when there are profits can we continue to expand the strength of the colonies and arm more troops and equipment. More advanced weapons.
By building East Africa into a European Switzerland, Ernst will be able to overcome the hard problem that no one in Africa can gnaw on.
In two years, nearly 600,000 people (580,000) have immigrated, and next year it will reach at least 500,000.
On the one hand, Hechingen's fleet has been expanding and immigration costs are falling. On the other hand, new immigrants are constantly being developed, especially in Europe and the United States.
Tsarist Russia (the serfdom reform resulted in the bankruptcy of a large number of serfs), Italy (an important force for immigrants from North and South America), and other countries in South America are all potential virgin lands for immigrants in the future.
The current number of immigrants from the Far East tends to be stable, unless there are some disasters and wars that cause a large number of refugees, but the current situation in the Far East will be in a period of stability and development (Westernization Movement).
Regarding the current Far Eastern immigration policy, Ernst planned to continue it until about 1890, because the end of the 19th century was the most chaotic period of Far Eastern thought, and it was also the time when the Far Eastern national consciousness began to awaken and be reshaped. By then, Ernst would have greatly improved the Far Eastern policy. The immigration threshold is set to prevent ghosts and ghosts from entering.
From next year to 1890, there will be at least 22 years. Such a long time is enough to introduce the population needed to develop East Africa. Calculating 200,000 people a year, that is 4.4 million people.
Including other immigrants, East Africa could bring in at least about 10 million people in 1890. Originally, immigrants from East Africa were not stupid and would definitely have children.
You must know that due to the terrifying fertility of farmers in this era, by the time of World War I, the population of the East African colonies could at least triple, at least reaching or even exceeding the size of France.
Anyway, the source of the land that feeds these people is indigenous, and Ernst and the East African government don't feel bad about it. Therefore, unswervingly completing the great farming business in East Africa is the foundation of East Africa's business.
An agricultural country of sufficient size, coupled with a relatively complete mobilization system and weapons with no obvious generational differences in equipment, is enough for East Africa to protect itself in the world.
As for industry, we can take our time and solve agricultural problems first before we can have the energy to solve industrial problems. After all, the industrial population needs agriculture to support it.
If we develop industry as soon as we come up, what will these people eat?
Agricultural development can not only enrich the population of the East African colonies, but also stabilize the newly expanded land of the East African colonies. At the same time, as a hard currency, food is more reliable than industrial products. Even if it is not sold, it can be used as rations.
Unless colonists from other countries invest a large number of native people in Africa, it will be impossible for them to compete with the East African colonies on the African continent.
Relying on the natives, it is possible to stop the expansion of the East African colonies, but the natives who have obtained weapons will also eat their masters. If other colonists do this, at most, both the East African colonies and the East African colonies will suffer losses.
If 400,000 troops were sent out like the British did against the Boers, the current East African colonies would definitely not be able to withstand it.
But by the time countries paid attention to Africa, East Africa had long been dominated by one country. Only when capitalism had developed to a certain stage, would the European powers crazily expand their territories around the world, and this time point was around 1890.
Twenty years of development time is the confidence for Ernst to sit firmly on Diaoyutai. As long as he strives to increase the immigrant population of East Africa to tens of millions within twenty years, Ernst can say that he has no one to fear in Africa!
This was a question of the survival of the East African colonies, so Ernst’s choice of agriculture as the entry point for colonization was fully considered.
Agriculture was not very popular in the eyes of the colonists during this period. Most colonists were keen on developing precious metal minerals and plantations, or developing mature lands like India and the Philippines.
It is very rare for people like Ernst to vigorously develop grain cultivation. European countries such as Tsarist Russia and Austria-Hungary are already major grain-producing countries, and sometimes face the problem of overcapacity, so grain cultivation is not very profitable and not easy. Targeted by other colonists.
Not to mention that Ernst's development of East Africa was actually losing money at the beginning. Although with the development of East African land and the maturity of crops, East Africa can now maintain self-sufficiency while also contributing some economic value.
But if you include the clothing, boats, rations, etc. needed by immigrants; and the various materials needed by the colonies, such as fertilizers, guns and ammunition, etc., the East African colonies can barely maintain a balance of payments.
The colonists at this time were basically impatient. How could they have the patience of Ernst to develop the colony.
Britain had patiently cultivated the Americas, but ended up raising a rebellious son of the United States, so colonization was also risky.
Ernst also faced this risk. If he wanted to suppress this risk, one way was to suppress the spread of various ideas in the colonies.
The second is to treat the colonies as the homeland. East Africa's future is Ernst's foundation. Even the current huge Hechingen consortium is not as important as East Africa in Ernst's eyes.
The future positioning of the Hechingen Group is to be an important capital force in the world rooted in East Africa, so it is clear at a glance which one is more important.
Third, we must not invest ineffectively. Just like the British, their investment in the United States was in vain. To achieve this, Ernst's idea is not to give East African immigrants too many rights and interests at once. The allusion to Qiu was deeply rooted in Ernst's mind.
Of course, it is definitely unrealistic for the Hechingen royal family to get all the benefits. The East African people are essentially partners of the Hechingen royal family, so Ernst will slowly give the benefits to the East African people.
This process will last at least until World War II, that is, seventy or eighty years. If Ernst does not live that long, he will naturally arrange for future generations to continue doing this.
At that time, East Africa would definitely be a constitutional monarchy, and Ernst would dismantle the Hechingen royal family in advance. One line would continue to serve as the country's monarch, and the other line would turn to a capitalist family like the United States.
Overtly and covertly, the Hohenzollern-Hechingen family can hide behind the scenes and continue to influence and dominate East African politics through the Hechingen consortium and the military.