African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 110 Data

   Ernst sat on the armchair, looking at this year's East African colony data.

With the northern part of Kenya, it fell into the hands of the East African colonial government (it only has sovereignty, but has not yet begun to develop), and the area of ​​​​the East African colony has reached about 1.4 million square kilometers. Tanzania and Kenya in the previous life basically fell into the hands of the East African colonies (Zanzi Bar Island, Kenya's northeastern coastal desert has not yet been unified).

  The current registered immigrant population in the East African colonies has reached 582,413 people. Of course, the number of black indigenous people must be eliminated. Currently, the number of blacks in the hands of the East African colonies is between 400,000 and 800,000.

  At the beginning, Ernst and the East African government estimated the number of immigrants at the end of the year to be close to 500,000. The reason why they exceeded the quota by so much was because of the Paraguayan war immigrants and immigrants from the South German region, two newly opened sources of immigration.

The composition of immigrants has also changed due to the addition of new immigration sources. Among them, Chinese immigrants are still the first in number, but only in the early 300,000s, immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire are in the second place, with nearly 200,000 people, and Paraguay is the third. Immigrants, mainly women and children, the fourth is the Middle East immigrants such as Armenia, and the fifth is the immigrants from the German region.

  Of course calculated according to nationality, the number of Germans is quite large, ranking third. A considerable part of the immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire are Germans.

  The immigrants in the South German region have not actually begun to exert their strength. It is optimistically estimated that at least 200,000 Germans will be recruited in the entire German region (excluding the Austro-Hungarian Empire) next year.

  The reason why the number of aboriginal captives fluctuates so much is because the aboriginals are not worth wasting pen and ink to count in the East African colonies.

  The development of land in East Africa requires a lot of labor, including some dangerous projects. In order to reduce the loss of immigrants, the colonial government still has to use a large number of indigenous captives.

In addition, there will always be natives who escaped during the first wave of cleansing. After all, it is impossible for everyone to go out and clean up the East African colonies. The farmland and crops still need to be taken care of, so there will always be fish that slip through the net and will be killed by the colonists during inspections. captive.

  So the current total population of East Africa plus the indigenous population is about one million. Using this one million population, the entire East African colony has developed a total of 3.49 million mu of land this year.

Among them, 730,000 mu of rice fields are mainly distributed in the coastal plains of East Africa and the Great Lakes region, and are currently expanding to the north and south ends of the coastal plains. In the future, the southernmost end will be in the Ruvuma River Basin in the lower coastal area, and the northernmost end will be in East Kenya. of the Ash River Basin.

  Based on the calculation of 200 kilograms per mu (floating between 180 and 250), it is estimated that the output can reach at least 140 million kilograms. If it is further processed into rice, more than 84 million kilograms of rice can be obtained.

  At present, 1.51 million mu of wheat is planted in East Africa, which is well-deserved as the largest food crop in the East African colonies. It is mainly distributed in the inland plateau and the northern end of the developed land in Kenya.

  The inland plateau has less rainfall, which is suitable for the growth of wheat, but the yield of wheat is not as good as that of rice, and the yield per mu is about 160 kg.

  The expected output of wheat is about 240 million kilograms, and the wheat flour extraction rate is high, about 70%, which is about 168 million kilograms when converted to flour.

  In addition to rice and wheat, there are 200,000 to 300,000 mu of other food crops, namely potatoes, millet and corn.

  The scale of commercial crops has also reached one million mu, mainly sisal, oil crops, cotton, coffee, rubber, etc.

  The above data are calculated based on conservative data. After all, the land currently developed in East Africa is high-quality land with sufficient water sources and fertile soil.

  And a large amount of farmyard manure is used (manure in East Africa is processed uniformly), and a small amount of imported fertilizer is used (mainly in Europe), and the yield per mu is only much higher.

  With so much land developed, the actual number of immigrants used was less than 400,000. After all, the later immigrants had no time to develop new land.

  The ability to achieve such a great achievement is inseparable from the use of black aborigines. The aborigines are currently acting as cattle, horses and tractors.

  Cultivating land, digging canals, and building roads are all inseparable from the use of a large number of indigenous people. Of course, immigrants cannot be idle. Planting crops is delicate work, which needs to be done by the immigrants themselves.

  The arrival of the population has also promoted the growth of the urban population in East Africa. Among them, the population of large cities is 20,000 to 30,000, and the population of small cities is only 2,000 to 3,000.

  The first town is well-deserved as the largest immigrant city in East Africa, with a total population of about 30,000.

Dar es Salaam is the city with the second largest immigrant population, with a population of more than 27,000. In fact, Dar es Salaam plus foreign businessmen, Arabs, Portuguese and Dutch, etc. It is the most populous city in the East African colonies, with more than 30,000 people. If the number of indigenous slaves is added, it will be even more. This is the only slave market reserved for the East African colonies.

  However, the statistical population of East Africa is based on the registered immigrant population, and the indigenous and foreigners are not included.

  The city with the third largest population is unexpected. It is not a coastal city (such as Mombasa and other cities with a long history), but Mwanza, which is deeply inland, with a population of more than 23,000.

  The fourth is currently the only mining city in the East African colonies, Mbeya, with a population of more than 21,000, mainly develops coal and iron ore, with other resources (gold, copper and other by-products).

  Fifth is Mombasa, with a population of about 20,000. Mombasa fell into the hands of the East African colonies late, but it has attracted a lot of attention, and its policy tilt is second only to Mwanza and Mbeya, so its development is relatively rapid.

  The sixth is Tanga, with a population of more than 18,000. As the earliest coastal port to be controlled, Tanga has become a sisal processing and trading center in East Africa. European businessmen order from it every day.

The seventh is Bagamoyo, with a population of more than 13,500. As a port city, Bagamoyo has developed quite well. Although it belongs to the three major cities in the central region (the first town, Dar es Salaam), But the function overlaps with Dar es Salaam, so it is not outstanding, but the future prospect of Bagamoyo is still good, and it has very good potential.

Because the current population of East Africa is not enough, the requirements for ports are not high. Dar es Salaam can meet the needs of the central area. However, with the development of East Africa, the port of Dar es Salaam alone may not If it cannot meet the needs of the Central District, then Bagamoyo can be used as a supplement to the port of Dar es Salaam.

  The eighth is Dodoma, with a population of more than 13,000, which is about the same as Bagamo. Dodoma is located in the center of Tanzania and is an important transit point for immigrants and materials transported from east to west.

The ninth is Mtwara, with a population of more than 12,000. Mtwara is located in the lower coastal area, which is relatively close to Ron Roda, the capital of the lower coastal area, so the development is not bad, but Mtwarapo There are few berths in the port, which restricts its development.

  The population of the above cities has exceeded 10,000, the gap is not very big, and the future development will not be bad, and the potential is great.

  In addition to the above nine cities, the next most populous is not the capital of the region, but the offshore Pemba Island. As the largest island in the East African colony, the number of immigrants has reached more than 9,700.

   Then there are other regional capitals that are not on the list, such as Kigoma, Songgaia, Ron Roda, Nairobi...

   Among them, Nairobi is currently the least populous city in the East African colony, and its size is only in the early 2000s.

  Nairobi, as the largest city in East Africa in the previous life, is naturally impossible not to be valued by Ernst. The reason why the current development is so backward is that the development is late.

  Kenya has just started, and Nairobi, which is deeply inland, is naturally not easy to develop. Mombasa is close to the sea and has convenient transportation. While Kisumu is located on the coast of the Great Lakes region and can get help from Mwanza, Nairobi can only rely on itself.

   Moreover, the opening of Kenyan coffee gardens has distracted Nairobi's energy. The coffee gardens are located at the foot of Mount Kenya, just north of Nairobi, and the plantations require manpower, which has dragged down Nairobi's development.

  However, the future of Nairobi is still very promising. After occupying Uganda and other places in the future, Nairobi, as a transportation hub (railway) leading to Uganda, still has great potential for development.

  (end of this chapter)