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Chapter 678 “Democracy” East Africa

East Africa can now arrange the "imperial examination" system relatively calmly. After all, the British civil service system has been in front of it, and it has been more than ten years. The water that needs to be traveled has been waded. East Africa only needs to check for the gaps and fill the leaks.

Talent selection, for East Africa, is long overdue for change, especially since the army and navy have not fought major battles in recent years, and the military promotion model has also been greatly weakened.

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“Currently, Japanese people are talking a lot about leaving Asia and joining Europe. Huh, I really don’t know what to say.”

　Japan’s decision to leave Asia and join the European Union was officially proposed in March this year, and it quickly aroused great discussion in Japan.

However, East Africa cannot get rid of its status as a "non-chief", and Japan's so-called departure from Asia and joining Europe seems even more ridiculous in the eyes of East Africa.

After all, although East Africa is interbred, half of the people in East Africa are of European ancestry, and Japan is a complete licker. However, the Japanese have always been crazy, especially when it comes to Mu Qiang, so later generations will recognize the United States as New dad.

 As for the folk sentiments in East Africa, most people are definitely similar to those in Japan, but Ernst doesn’t think so, because Europe has the biggest filter now, and almost the whole world wants to become part of the “civilized world”.

Of course, it is undeniable that the whole world must learn from Western industrialization, otherwise it will be abandoned by the times.

Ernst likes to relate his thinking to practical issues, such as national development models, and the attitudes of people with different personalities towards life. Some people like to be wild, some like to take things as they come, and some like to be self-disciplined and introspective.

 At least in Ernst’s view, democracy has always been limited, just like the two major representatives of “democracy” in the past, the United States and the Soviet Union, both claimed to be democratic countries.

 East Africa cannot be fully Westernized like Japan, because East Africa has embarked on a different path from the beginning, mixed with various systems.

 East Africa is currently in a state of making its own decisions, but it is only limited to the royal family of Hechingen. The people of East Africa prefer to take things as they come.

In the future, the country's attitude towards the economy will be nothing more than market and planning. This is just like a person's life. Ernst definitely liked the kind of life with his own life plan. Of course, this plan must be his own decision and not controlled by others. If you pinch your neck and do it, it is naturally very bad.

This is also the reason why the democratization process in East Africa is relatively slow. Democracy is the wave of the times, but how to democratize requires specific analysis of specific issues.

At that time, industrialization was the general trend, and Europe was the first to enter this stage. In the previous life, Europe also engaged in de-industrialization, which was another stage, but generally speaking, it was a choice for the country.

However, centralization is the main feature on the whole. Incidentally, the political, economic, and military work of the entire East Africa are centered around this. After all, East Africa, which has embarked on the road of semi-planned economy, is very consistent with the needs of the national conditions of East Africa, and this will Normalization.

However, we need to carefully discuss who is the "people". This point has not changed since the era of slave society. The people are very narrow. At least the tens of millions of homeless people in the United States are not the people. This is for sure, and the United States It goes without saying that the master of the country is anything.

The same is naturally true for East Africa. At present, the "people" of East Africa have not yet been finalized, but it is certain that the largest people are the royal family of Hechingen. Therefore, Ernst considers himself very "democratic". After all, his decision-making represents the basic demands of most East African people. .

In fact, this is also true, because most people in East Africa are resigned. Although East Africa is not considered progressive, it did allow them to solve the basic problem of food and clothing in the 19th century. This is the basis for East Africa to remain stable in the next twenty or thirty years. Unless the entire generation of immigrants from East Africa is completely dead, there will always be people who remember the "kindness" shown to them by the royal family of Hechingen.

 East Africa is still immigrating to this day, so this period will last for a long time. In other words, East Africa will have no problem maintaining stability for 40 to 50 years.

Of course, as a good young man who has been exposed to nine-year compulsory education, Ernst will not always hold power in East Africa. This is also a direction for deepening reform in East Africa in the future.

 This is irreversible, because industrialization will change the overall structure of society. Top-level design must conform to this trend and be consistent with the economies of East African countries. The royal family that is unwilling to decentralize power will not end well in the end.

 Throughout 1885, the international situation actually did not change much, and this stability would continue until the turn of the century.

However, the situation in East Africa will be in a more dangerous situation. The main danger is the time bombs in southern East Africa. Ernst planned to defuse the bombs in the early 1990s to completely eliminate the external threats in southern East Africa.

The British, Portuguese, Transvaal, and East African forces are all preparing for this, but compared to East Africa, we don’t know which force will eventually trigger the conflict first.

This point can be referred to the First World War. The Balkan Peninsula was a trigger. After Serbia detonated the powder keg, all countries ended up one after another.

As for the South African problem, whether it is Portugal, the Transvaal, or the British, if any force fires the first shot, the other two forces cannot stand idly by.

Because the "truth" of East Africa is on their heads, facing the common enemy of East Africa, if the other three forces do not unite, they will only be defeated by East Africa one by one, and finally wiped out.

 And Ernst thought so too, and Ernst’s idea was to directly solve the problem once and for all.

"After 1885, we will have to face the national security issue in southern East Africa. The two economic heartlands of East Africa are both under threat from external forces. If the southern enemies are allowed to join forces, the industrialization of East Africa will advance. , If this problem is not solved, then we should not imagine that we can develop wholeheartedly in the future."

 The two centers refer to the east and the middle. The middle is actually the border, but it faces the Portuguese directly, while the east faces the British in the Indian Ocean.

The first thing Ernst has to solve is the security problem in the central part, and completely control the eastern coastal area. The Portuguese colony of Mozambique is like a sharp knife, inserted in the center, dividing the eastern part of East Africa into two parts.

Of course, this must have wronged the Portuguese, because the Portuguese were passive and East Africa did not expand southward, so this situation would not exist, but ordinary people are not guilty and are guilty of carrying a treasure.

After removing the thorn in Mozambique, East Africa can also start to consider the issue of "relocating the capital". However, there are two main factors that have always hindered the relocation of the capital in East Africa. One is the development issue in the central provinces, and the other is security issues.

 At present, the development of central provinces has achieved remarkable results, but there is still a certain gap between them and the east. This is the first-mover advantage. To eliminate this advantage, relocating the capital is one of the best ways.

As for security issues, that is, in Mozambique in the eastern part of Matabele Province, the combat effectiveness of the Portuguese is naturally doubtful, but those who disembark from Mozambique are not necessarily Portuguese.

 (End of this chapter)