African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 577 Ending

The Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation Institute does not have any fancy techniques in selecting the location of ginseng production sites. The overall environment in East Africa still tends to be tropical, with two characteristics: plateaus. There are some differences in some special areas, such as mountains, valleys and basins.

Therefore, whether ginseng is suitable for local planting cannot be determined by theory alone. Instead, more practice is needed. Talking on paper is ultimately not advisable. Theoretical research can only provide a general direction for the Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation Institute. Specific issues must be solved after local practice. Solve and analyze.

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 The first town.

 Ernst went about his business as usual.

“Your Highness, we have signed an agreement with the Japanese government in accordance with your request. According to the Japanese side’s request, this is a secret agreement. Please see if there are any omissions or dissatisfaction.”

The subordinate directly handed Ernst a complete agreement on the Southern Ryukyu Islands. The precise name is: "Eastern Japan Agreement on the Division of the Southern Ryukyu Islands and the Miyako Strait."

Ernst opened the book slowly and looked through it. He found that this was a big issue involving territory and sovereignty, and there was nothing to be careless about.

 First is the outline, and then the main text, which were determined one by one by East Africa and Japan. Of course, there are also reference opinions from the Far Eastern Empire. After all, East Africa lays eggs by borrowing chickens.

Then there is a very accurate atlas of the Southern Ryukyu Islands, which uses a pen ruler and detailed data to mark the regional scope of the Southern Ryukyu Islands in East Africa, including part of the Miyako Strait, which is also included in the maritime scope of the Southern Ryukyu Islands.

　　Text plus pictures, a total of 223 articles, clearly clarifies the results of this East African expedition fleet, and it is also the first victory achieved by East Africa through force oppression in overseas competition.

As for Lanfang Overseas Province, it can basically be said that it was sold to East Africa by the Netherlands, so the situation between the two is different.

After reading the agreement, Ernst handed it back to his subordinates and said: "Well, that's a good job. Let's ask the military to speed up the construction of the Southern Ryukyu Islands. In order to prevent being surrounded by fishing boats from happening again next time, the islands will be Stockpile a batch of food and ammunition, and at the same time, they must be properly managed so that they can be used in times of war.

It can last for at least three months, and more facilities such as storage tanks should be built. The freshwater resources in the Pacific are still very precious. In this regard, our local experts in East Africa can go to the local area to investigate and prescribe the right medicine. "

When it comes to research on drinking water, local experts in East Africa still have some means, because during the colonial period of East Africa, they attached great importance to this aspect of work. After all, it involved Ernst’s plan to successfully colonize Africa.

The drinking water resources in the Southern Ryukyu Islands are still relatively tight, and a large part of them comes from rainwater. Therefore, in order to support the troops, it is necessary to treat the water sources in the Southern Ryukyu Islands, and purifying water resources is East Africa's specialty.

“Your Royal Highness, the communication problem in the Southern Ryukyu Islands also needs to be solved. So far, there is no telegraph connection to the outside world on the island, which has caused a lot of trouble in our previous work.”

"Well, this is indeed a problem. The telegram from the Southern Ryukyu Islands is received by Fujian Province, and it can be connected with us in East Africa through the Far Eastern Empire's telegraph network, especially Miyako Island. Miyako Island is the outpost of the Southern Ryukyu Islands. We Information can be obtained in a timely manner.”

At present, most of the telegraph companies in the Far East are private enterprises, especially in several northern provinces with East African matchmaking. German companies led by Siemens and Hechingen Electric Power Company have an absolute advantage.

But that's the limit. As for the Zhuhai Trade Zone, the area is too small, but there is a saying that the essence is concentrated. There is only this economic development zone in East Africa in the Pearl River Delta, and the natural configuration is quite complete.

In the past, the total population of the Zhuhai Commercial District was only more than 10,000, and most of them lived in villages. There was only one Xiangshan County in the surrounding area. Now, the Zhuhai Commercial District has developed into a prosperous city with a population of more than 80,000. Many German and Austro-Hungarian merchant ships will be here. Stop here to rest and then head north to Jiaozhou. There are also those who set up factories, companies and stores directly in the trade zone. The most famous here is the raw silk industry, which is mainly sold to the German region and East Africa. However, the orders in East Africa are very small, and most of them are official purchases.

 In fact, raw silk is a very popular product in East Africa, and you need to queue up to buy it. After all, the weather in East Africa is very comfortable to wear silk products during the day, it is breathable, cool and smooth, and it can be worn all year round. After all, there is no winter in East Africa.

 There is a huge demand for raw silk among East African citizens. It is not that there are no alternatives in East Africa, but it is not as popular as raw silk. Although wages in East Africa are not high, the corresponding prices are also low, and silk is an affordable luxury product in East Africa.

As for East Africa and the German region, they are not very concerned about developing light industry, especially the textile industry, which is barely enough because the labor cost in the Far East is lower.

The Zhuhai Commercial District has naturally become a center for the raw silk industry in the Far East. Food, clothing, housing and transportation are indispensable, and clothes are highly consumables. Even if each person in East Africa only buys one set, there will be a demand for more than 30 million sets, so this The market is very impressive, which is why the textile industry has become second only to agriculture in the world in this era, and it is also the most important industry in the industrial field.

Although Zhuhai Commercial District is prosperous, it is still far away from the Southern Ryukyu Islands. Therefore, if East Africa wants to send telegraph to the Southern Ryukyu Islands, it is more cost-effective to go through Fujian Province.

"Your Royal Highness, the Fujian Province in the Far East includes Danwan Island. Should we transit through Danwan Island?" The subordinate suddenly asked a very critical question.

Ernst then realized that Danwan Island was now part of Fujian. Influenced by his previous life, he always tended to treat Danwan Island as a separate province.

So Ernst said: "No, we can just lay the telegraph directly to Fuzhou through submarine cables."

As the provincial capital, Fuzhou had a telegraph as early as 1876. The Hechingen Consortium also had a telegraph branch in Fuzhou. Therefore, the telegraph from the Southern Ryukyu Islands was transferred to Zhuhai through Fuzhou, and finally connected to the international submarine cable through Guangzhou, directly to India. Europe, you can circle back to East Africa.

After all, it is not possible in East Africa. At present, it is not cost-effective to build a submarine cable from East Africa to the Far East to transmit information.

As for safety issues, there is no need to worry. Of course, everyone uses international cables. East Africa does not have to worry about anyone tampering with it. You just need to pay a fee.

Ernst then said a few more words, mainly to urge the people below to quickly complete the construction of the Southern Ryukyu Islands' defenses and build the Southern Ryukyu Islands into East Africa's steel claws in the Western Pacific. After all, the Japanese have always been targeting the Southern Ryukyu Islands. The ambition of the islands is to prevent Japan from jumping over the wall. As for Japan really wanting to seize the Southern Ryukyu Islands by force in the future, East Africa will also have to break a big tooth. Knowing that this piece of fat is not so delicious, after discussing the arrangements for the Southern Ryukyu Islands .

“Also, the few gunboats left in the Southern Ryukyu Islands can be considered an important armed force of the navy in the Pacific. They can be regarded as the base of the future East African Pacific Fleet for the time being.”

“Your Royal Highness, Lanfang Overseas Province is obviously more important than the Southern Ryukyu Islands. Why not put Lanfang Overseas Province and the Southern Ryukyu Islands together?”

“The Nanyang area where Lanfang Overseas Province is located is much more important to us than the Pacific Ocean, so it is considered a separate strategic area.”

The Nanyang actually belongs to the Pacific region, but the importance of the Nanyang to East Africa is obviously more important than that of all Pacific regions except the Nanyang. This is the main direction of East Africa's future attack.

 (End of this chapter)