Chapter 169 Fisher’s Work
After giving these European immigrants who had no cutlery a lesson in how to use chopsticks in Leiden, they were busy with other tasks. Whether they learned or not was not something Leiden considered.
Some people have mastered the essentials and started playing, but more are still scratching their heads and unable to use chopsticks well.
When they arrived at the dinner table, as expected, they were making a lot of fools of themselves. The small chopsticks became all kinds of weird in the hands of these people. Some people who gave up simply held the chopsticks in their palms, picked up the bowl, and put the rice into their mouths.
Those who have learned how to use chopsticks to pick up food in a decent manner enjoy the mystery of it.
There are also some people who have learned it in their brains, but have not learned it in their hands. They hold the chopsticks in the correct posture, but they cannot hold the food or fall off easily.
Unlike the European immigrants who were forced to eat with chopsticks in the cafeteria, the Fisher family now cooks and eats in the assigned house.
In the first few days after arriving in East Africa, the Fisher family also experienced canteens in East Africa. However, the Fisher family was relatively well-equipped. After all, they had lived in a big city and had seen cutlery, forks, spoons and other tableware. There is.
Before leaving Stuttgart, Fisher sold his small house together with the furniture. The value was not high. After all, the house was too small and dilapidated. The furniture was old and rough and could not be sold at a good price. No matter how small the mosquitoes were, they were still meat.
Fisher took advantage of the situation and deposited the money into the Hechingen Development Bank. This was what the staff in charge of immigration told him. There is also a Hechingen Development Bank in East Africa.
In addition to the house and furniture, Fisher found almost nothing else of value, leaving only some pots and pans, knives, forks, spoons and a few construction site tools.
Fisher could easily solve this problem with just one baggage, so with all his belongings on his back, Fisher led his family across the ocean and came to live in East Africa.
In East Africa, the Fisher family was assigned a house in Dar es Salaam, the former residence of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.
The original owner had returned to Zanzibar Island with His Majesty the Sultan, and the property fell into the hands of the East African colonies.
The house is a brick structure, in good condition and large in area, fully meeting the needs of the current Fisher family of four.
This house alone made Fisher feel that his trip to East Africa was worth it. The house allocated to him was much better than the small house he originally had in Stuttgart. Not only was it large in area, it also looked relatively new.
As for other welfare benefits in East Africa, such as free education, in Fisher's opinion, they are better than nothing, because he himself has never been to school, and most of the people he comes into contact with are illiterate. The people at the bottom of this era do not know that knowledge can change their destiny, especially in Germany. This kind of place is full of nobles.
In terms of salary, Fisher made some miscalculations. There were too few places to spend money in East Africa, and Fisher didn't smoke or drink, so he basically couldn't spend much money. He had no choice but to continue depositing money in the bank.
As an important commercial node on the Indian Ocean coast, the Port of Dar es Salaam also has a branch built by the Hechingen Development Bank.
In addition to being responsible for the salary settlement business of colonial personnel, it mainly conducts business for merchants and sailors from various countries in the past.
Needless to say, businessmen can get a lot of benefits from sailors on the waterway. Most sailors in this era have side jobs and can get a lot of good things overseas.
Dar es Salaam, with its location advantage, can help them sell the stolen goods, so they don't have to go to Europe to sell the goods, saving procedures and time.
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"Please note that the cement must be stirred evenly, do not rush to add water, add it little by little, and continue to stir after each addition of water to allow the water to be completely incorporated.
this is not OK! Mix in more sand, otherwise it won't stick when the time comes. "
Fisher directed work everywhere on the construction site. This is near the dock in Dar es Salaam. The original Zanzibar building has been demolished. East Africa is going to build a hotel and beer hall here to serve the ships docked here. .
After the Sultanate of Zanzibar withdrew to Zanzibar Island, the original port staff also went to Zanzibar Island to find another way out.
These include those who provide accommodation, meals, gambling, alcohol and other services to merchant ships.
However, when the East African colonies first took over, they lacked relevant experience and failed to take over these businesses in time, thus wasting many opportunities to make money.
This time, taking advantage of the opportunity to transform the city of Dar es Salaam, the East African colony planned to make these commercial activities flourish again.
The main focus of East Africa this time is the European style, which can give European sailors a sense of intimacy returning to Europe. The European architecture and the unique tropical scenery are definitely unique.
There is no shortage of Arab-style architecture and culture along the Indian Ocean, so those Arab merchant ships can also experience the charm of European-style architecture.
Both consumer groups can attract at least some people to come for consumption. Moreover, before the opening of the Suez Canal, the location of the Port of Dar es Salaam was quite good, so business in the next year will definitely be easier.
European architecture is basically unified, with two popular styles: Baroque and Gothic. Of course, there are also the so-called Romanesque architecture, classical architecture... These architectural styles learn from each other, or are simply a relationship of inheritance and development.
Stuttgart is located in Central Europe, so Fischer had access to both Baroque and Gothic architectural styles.
Fisher actually doesn't know much about this. Everything is done according to ancestral experience and customer requirements.
Years of dealing with various clients, especially businessmen who have strict architectural requirements, has allowed Fisher to see a lot, and his ancestral craftsmanship has also been integrated with various current architectural trends in the German region.
"The foundation is not dug deep enough. It needs to go down at least another 30 centimeters. There are three floors to be built here. If the foundation is not solid, it will be a big problem." Fisher said to the workers with a measuring tape. .
This is a place used to build hotels, and there is no room for sloppiness, so Fisher has to personally test every process every time, and immediately correct any unqualified parts until they are qualified.
As for the workers in East Africa, many of them are second-hand farmers who have turned into workers, and they know nothing about construction.
Although Fisher was originally just an ordinary construction worker, compared with the so-called construction workers in East Africa, Fisher was still very good. Fisher had both seen pigs running and eaten pork.
The best of these workers in East Africa who have temporarily transferred from farmers may have only been exposed to building houses in the countryside before.
As a city, Dar es Salaam cannot use those small houses in the countryside, especially since it mainly provides accommodation and other services for people traveling by sea. At least it must look more professional.