Chapter 900 Construction of the “Three Departments”

"Aluminum industry is one of the mainstream industries in the future world, just like electricity in the past. Now everyone can see the huge potential of the power industry directly, and the aluminum industry and petrochemical industry in East Africa have just started, and they are both pillar industries that are extremely important to the industry." This is an important reminder from Eubicio to the governments of the town of Sinde and Tete.

This is indeed very convincing. When electricity was still in its infancy, East Africa focused on it. Now the power industry is developing very rapidly in East Africa, and all cities hope to get a share of it.

So Eubicio's words still played a certain role. At least the government delegations of Tete City and Sinde Town have strengthened their determination to land the aluminum industry in this region.

The fact that Sinde Town and Tete City are considering introducing the aluminum industry actually reflects that the current focus of East African governments' investment in the region is shifting to backward areas such as Angola and Mozambique.

This is very important. If the central government of East Africa does not support it, it may not be easy to handle this matter, just like the Hechingen Province in southern East Africa, which is the former Transvaal Republic.

In the past, it was the core area of ​​South Africa's economy, with a very developed industry, ranking first in Africa. However, due to Ernst's restrictions, the development of Hechingen Province has been tepid.

After all, the state-owned economy accounts for 70% of East Africa, and the development of each region is entirely determined by the East African central government.

Ernst can make his own decisions on where to develop. If Ernst says that Walvis Bay will be built into the largest city in East Africa, even if the local climate conditions are harsh, it can become the largest city in East Africa.

Of course, as a national ruler, Ernst will definitely not formulate national development strategies based entirely on personal feelings. As for the overall pattern of East African governments leading economic development, in fact, the driving force of the East African national economy is more beneficial than harmful.

Compared with East Africa, the most typical reference is Brazil. Today, Brazil's economy and population are completely concentrated in the southeastern coastal area, which is quite unfavorable for inland development. East Africa has completed the development and construction of the eastern and inland hinterland, and now turns to other regions again. In this case, the gap between Brazil and East Africa will only get bigger and bigger, which can be fully reflected in the agricultural field. The expansion rate of cultivated land in East Africa is much higher than that of Brazil, and even ranks first in the world.

International food prices have been frustrated, and Brazil's development of inland land has been frustrated. East Africa has used administrative means to forcibly promote the development and construction of various regions in East Africa. Even in places such as Hechingen Province, which are restricted from development, the economic growth rate is much higher than that of Brazil.

At the same time, the coordination of state-owned economy is much higher than that of private enterprises, which is fully adapted to the grand strategy of East African countries' development. Although it is not conducive to competition, in the current situation where monopoly organizations are rising in countries around the world, this situation in East Africa has conformed to the development trend of the times.

After all, competition between countries is the mainstream, and competition between countries requires monopoly organizations to achieve, otherwise it is a problem whether domestic enterprises can survive under the erosion of foreign capital.

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With the large-scale population migration in East Africa and the start of new construction projects, a new construction boom has emerged in Angola, Mozambique and other places.

According to the plan of the East African government, at least one million people migrate from the central and eastern parts of the country every year to settle in relatively backward areas.

Therefore, new villages in Angola and Mozambique have sprung up, the railway system in East Africa is overwhelmed, and the roads are also very crowded, which makes governments at all levels in East Africa busier.

"This year's railway system passenger flow and freight volume have obviously exceeded the design standards, especially the serious shortage of trains, overloading by more than 30%, forcing us to relieve the pressure on transportation through roads and waterways." Minister of Transportation Liu Yideville reported to Ernst.

"Moreover, the number of people is still rising. In addition to our own citizens, black workers are also moving to all parts of the country. Therefore, we agree with the Ministry of Transportation that we should increase the production of trains." The Ministry of Railways also complained.

Industrial transfer, population migration, and engineering construction all rely on railway and road systems, and the scale is not small, which has caused great pressure on the work of the two departments.

"The operation of the railway now is the same as during the South African war. What we are actually facing is an economic war in peacetime. The west, south and north of East Africa all need to develop. These regions are far behind the central and eastern parts of our country, so I know your difficulties." Ernst said.

At present, the national work in East Africa is similar to the "three-line" construction of the Far Eastern Empire. The main development directions are also three, corresponding to the west, south and north, so it can be summarized as the "three-part" construction.

Of course, the difference between the two is also very large. That is, the dominant indicators of the "three-part" construction in East Africa are population and agriculture, while the main indicators of the three-line construction of the Far Eastern Empire are industry, especially the national defense and military industry.

After all, the population of the Far Eastern Empire has been saturated, and even the remote areas had a large population at that time. In the "three-part" areas of East Africa, even the population is an important resource, and the problem of "having or not having" population must be solved first.

After the population is solved, agricultural development will naturally follow. Otherwise, the existing arable land alone cannot solve the problem of food and clothing, unless the fields in the central and eastern regions that have been transformed into cash crops are turned back into arable land for growing food crops.

This is obviously impossible. As an important source of income for East Africa, the area of ​​cash crop planting will only grow, not decrease. After all, East Africa wants to be a hegemonic country in cash crops.

If the existing arable land remains unchanged, it is natural to reclaim new arable land, and the development of arable land is inseparable from the population factor, so the two complement each other.

This also means that the scale of East Africa's future grain exports will become smaller. After all, during the period of population migration, it will definitely take time for the grain output of newly reclaimed land. At the same time, it is also accompanied by the construction of various infrastructure projects in East Africa, including transportation and farmland water conservancy construction, which will consume a huge amount of grain.

However, the reduction in grain exports has little impact on East Africa. First, the international grain price has been low all year round, and the profit is originally low. Secondly, East Africa is also a country with surplus grain production. It is a good thing if the excess grain production capacity can be consumed through population migration and engineering construction.

Of course, in the future, the expansion of new arable land in East Africa will definitely increase grain production, which is not a big problem. After all, the population growth rate in East Africa is also fast. By the end of this century, the population of East Africa is likely to exceed 80 million.

Although the construction of the "Three Departments" also involves the industrial field, it is very different from the construction of the "Three Lines". The industries transferred by the Three Lines construction were all the top-quality industries of the Far East Empire at that time, while East Africa only transferred backward industries. In addition to expanding the industrial volume of East Africa, there is also a need for industrial upgrading in the central and eastern regions.

Moreover, even if it is backward industries, not all of them are transferred. The current industries in many cities in East Africa are formed based on mineral resources.

In this case, if there is no corresponding mineral in the transfer destination, it will definitely not work. Therefore, the backward industries eliminated in the central and eastern regions are not all, but part.

Moreover, the transfer and upgrading of backward industries are not achieved overnight. They also correspond to the population migration in East Africa, which takes several years.

In fact, with the help of this large-scale immigration, East Africa will not only develop the "three departments" of the west, south and north, but also increase the industrial scale and urban population of East Africa. Cities such as Luanda, Beira, Bangui and others will benefit.

The construction of the "three departments" is actually a comprehensive and systematic optimization of East Africa's domestic construction. When it is completed, the population, cities, industry, agriculture, transportation and other patterns in East Africa will be more balanced.

This is also the process of consolidating the "foundation" of East Africa. After the construction of the "three departments" is completed, the East African economy will enter a new level. In the next stage, Ernst has to consider the comprehensive industrialization of East Africa.