Chapter 904 Cabinda

Thinking of the fate of the royal families of various countries in his previous life, Ernst was still a little scared. After all, he was also a street lamp now, so keeping a low profile in the palace could at least comfort him.

However, Ernst's worries were unnecessary, because Ernst had given up on this path from the beginning, which can be seen from the composition of East African immigrants.

Not to mention ordinary people, even the East African government is full of rough men with foul language. There is no such thing as aristocratic etiquette. East African aristocrats only have the honorary title of "aristocrats".

The upper class is like this, let alone ordinary people in East Africa. They don't have so many complicated thoughts at all, and the compulsory education in East Africa is fully inclined towards science and engineering, which reduces a large number of social critics.

The threshold for keyboard warriors in the 19th century was very high. Only those with profound literary skills and a certain degree of social fame were qualified to serve, and their circle was only popular in the upper class.

Of course, with the expansion of the scale of workers and the improvement of cultural level, a group of public party activists who dared to show their swords have begun to emerge in Europe.

However, it is limited to Europe. It is not very popular in other parts of the world, including the United States, which has a relatively developed industry. After all, the United States has been in an upward period of national strength, and social contradictions are easy to digest.

It is precisely because Europe has developed industry, chaotic society, and numerous countries that it is easy to cause the generation and spread of various ideas.

This is obviously impossible in East Africa and the United States, or in countries like the Far East Empire. That is, the state machinery of the Far East Empire is on the verge of paralysis, otherwise cultural control will be even stricter than that of East Africa.

This can be seen from the "decline" of the East African literary industry. So far, Ernst has not heard of any local "literary writers", so in one or two generations, East Africa is unlikely to have much social change.

So far, East Africa's policies have been implemented from top to bottom, that is to say, basically, the social progress in East Africa is driven by Ernst, the top designer, otherwise East Africa will be like Brazil, with a chaotic society.

Of course, none of these will stop Ernst from having high standards and high requirements for personal enjoyment. On the surface, the East African Palace is relatively low-key in scale and decoration, but in fact, it has a lot of secrets. According to Ernst's requirements, it is natural to be as comfortable as possible, so when the East African Palace is completed, it will be one of the most modern palaces in the world.

Safety is also a key point for Ernst to consider, so the Rhine Palace will be equipped with bunkers and a dedicated tunnel connecting the Rhine City Metro in the future, and a dedicated channel to the Rensemfuwa River will be reserved.

After the Rensemfuwa River Dam is completed, a huge artificial lake will be formed. The designer will design a dedicated dock based on the terrain around the lake to facilitate the royal family to escape by water.

Although the East African royal family's rule is very stable, the supporting facilities for "life-saving" cannot be missing, and this is not an exaggeration. East Africa itself is studying aircraft projects.

The same is true for other countries, so it is not difficult for bombers to appear in the future. Not to mention bombers, nuclear weapons will only be a matter of 40 to 50 years.

Therefore, the Rhine Palace's safety considerations are completely in line with the standards of later generations, and Ernst has a lot of experience in this regard. After all, he was also a bricklayer on a construction site in his previous life and had done many projects in Africa, so he was not completely ignorant of the design of the Rhine Palace.

In this way, the design of the Rhine Palace is more inclined to practicality and convenience of life, rather than the artistry currently pursued in Europe, or the unrestrained plans of the United States.

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Starting in 1895, from the city of Gezira in the north to the city of Upington in the south, from the city of Dar es Salaam in the east to Cabinda in the west, a wave of construction has emerged across East Africa.

In fact, the whole world is like this. Even the poorest and most backward countries and regions will be built with a large number of plantations due to the arrival of colonists, and the natives who have not changed for thousands of years will be shackled and forced to work.

"Snap", the sound of a whip swinging across the sky has become a feature of the 19th century, plus a sentence: "Lazy, get up and work!", this is the feature of the colonial era.

East African supervisors are also very familiar with this kind of work. Cabinda has undergone a complete transformation in less than five years under the hands of East Africa.

"Although the estuary of the Congo River is only five kilometers, the river cuts very deep, and the river is turbulent, so it is unrealistic to build a bridge here. The only solution now is to connect with Luanda through ferries. As for the railway, it can only be achieved through a roundabout solution in the upstream area."

Cabinda has become one of the important economic ports in the western part of East Africa. With the expansion of the city scale and the prosperity of foreign trade, the flow of people and freight has increased, and the original backward transportation conditions are also eager to change.

In fact, the development speed of the four port cities in the west is not slow, and it is only slightly worse than that of Beira Port.

After all, it is the bridgehead of Atlantic trade, and the economic strength of the Atlantic coastal regions and countries is not inferior to that of Asia-Europe trade. Of course, Asia-Europe trade here also includes the Indian Ocean section. In the era of sea transportation, Asia-Europe trade cannot bypass the Indian Ocean.

In the Atlantic coast, South America and West Africa are the raw material production areas for East Africa, while Europe and the United States are markets. With both, plus German investment and the connection with the inland economy of East Africa, the growth rate of western coastal cities is much higher than that of inland Angola.

Of course, this situation is closely related to the geographical situation of East Africa. No matter how Angola and Southwest Africa develop, the national policy resources they enjoy are certain.

However, including Angola and Southwest Africa, there are only four ports available for commercial trade operations so far, from north to south, namely Cabinda, Luanda, Benguela and Walvis Bay. In addition, there are two naval ports, namely Alexandria and Swakopmund. Places such as Oranjemund outside these ports can only be regarded as small immigration bases.

The location of Cabinda is the same as Mombasa in the east of East Africa. It is the port closest to the main international trade route on the west coast.

The only drawback is that there is no railway connecting to the inland, and the lower reaches of the Congo River next to Cabinda have no shipping value due to the upstream waterfalls. In the absence of both land and water transportation.

In 1895, the population of Luanda exceeded 70,000, mainly relying on the location advantage, thus vigorously developing import and export trade and processing and manufacturing industries.

Because domestic transportation is not smooth, Luanda imports raw materials from West Africa and South America, and then processes and exports finished products or semi-finished products to West Africa and South America. Some products can even be exported to European and American countries.

Of course, when oil resources have not yet been developed, Cabinda is far less important than Luanda. Luanda is currently the most developed city on the west coast of East Africa.

In particular, German investment is also concentrated in Luanda and Benguela, while Cabinda is completely dependent on the investment of the East African government.

The main reason for this result is the lack of transportation such as railways, so Cabinda has a higher urgent need for railways than any other city in East Africa.

In 1895, after the Luanda and Benguela railways, the East African government finally began to change this situation, and the final plan for the Cabinda railway was to carry out the construction at the same time as Kinshasa upstream.

"The Congo River in Kinshasa has the best river conditions and is suitable for railway bridge construction, but this may also be the largest bridge construction project since the founding of East Africa."

"Once the bridge is completed, it can supply railways and highways to pass through at the same time, and solve the railway problems of Kinshasa and Cabinda at the same time. The railway will branch out from the Luanda railway, then go north to Kinshasa, then pass through the Congo River Bridge, and finally reach Cabinda along the north bank of the Congo River."