Inventory at the end of 1910

Compared with 10 years ago, the per capita output value of the Ocean Empire has grown rapidly from the level of 105 US dollars to 234.4 US dollars, which represents the continuous deepening of industrialization, allowing the broad masses of people to enjoy the achievements of economic development and achieve overall social prosperity.

On the basis of in-depth industrialization

A large number of middle classes have emerged in the Ocean Empire, with more than 1,760,000 people, accounting for less than 1/4 of the total population, especially in the empire itself, which is the cornerstone of the empire's stability and cohesion.

Side-by-side comparison

The per capita output value of Germany is about 312 US dollars, the per capita output of the United States is about 307 US dollars, the per capita output of the United Kingdom is about 226 US dollars, the per capita output of France is about 197 US dollars, and the per capita output of Tsarist Russia is about 69 US dollars.

From this point of view, the level of industrialization of the Ocean Empire is already quite high, and its per capita output value is also among the most advanced in the world, which has exceeded the average level of the United Kingdom, and is only second to the two highly industrialized countries of the United States and Germany.

Among them, Australia's industrialization has reached a very high level, with a per capita output value of 356 US dollars, which can be ranked first in the world alone.

The problem was that the empire was extremely large, with Shangri-La, Borneo, Somalia and the Northern Commonwealth, which were largely industrialized, as well as the industrialized regions of Mozambique and the Luzon Islands.

After the occupation of the Luzon Islands in 1898, there were more than 9 million poor people with an annual average of 156 US dollars, which accounted for almost 1/4 of the population of the empire at that time, and the per capita level was lowered at once, and the per capita GDP at that time was only between 90~92 US dollars.

After 12 years, the population of the Luzon Islands has not yet recovered to its peak, and the population of the island now has more than 7.3 million, of which 86.5% are of Chinese descent.

Luzon's economic boom was achieved by four major cash crops, natural rubber, tobacco, canola and sugar, as well as a wide range of light industries, such as the seafood processing industry, which was based on the abundant fruit resources, and the rapid development of the shipbuilding industry and the ancillary industries that flourished from it, such as the rope industry, which was dominated by sisal and palm trees, and the large and small canvas factories, anchor chain factories, paint factories, steel products factories, etc.

The development of a series of important cities such as Manila, Quezon, Batangas, Zhonghai, Makassar, etc., because the Luzon Islands belong to the direct territory of the royal family, not only the Ministry of Internal Affairs has invested a lot of money in the construction over the years, but also the eight princes of the royal family who are divided into these places have also invested at any cost, and the economic development is naturally changing with each passing day, and there is a different new look every year.

By 1910, the per capita income of the Luzon Islands had risen from an average of $156 a year in 1898 to an average of $93.67 a year, which was a qualitative change.

It means that the Luzon Islands have taken a solid step on the road to industrialization, and half of its feet have stepped on the threshold of industrialization, which is really gratifying.

Mozambique, another economically backward region, had a per capita GDP of about US$55 in 1900, and by 1910 it had grown by US$133, which was a very good result.

The reason why the performance is not as dazzling as that of the Luzon Islands is that the total population of the region is more than 10 million, and the economic development level of the region is relatively backward, and in addition to meeting its own self-sufficient needs, the surrounding market is small and the development potential is small, which limits the economic performance of Mozambique to a certain extent.

The main export products of the Mozambican region are cotton cloth, dried fruits and agricultural products, especially the vigorous development of the cotton textile industry, which accounts for nearly half of the entire industrial output value of Mozambique, and the high-quality cotton cloth produced sells well in Asia, Africa and the empire itself, and the cotton fields have reached 300,000 acres, with an annual output of hundreds of thousands of tons of lint.

After the 2nd Anglo-Boer War

The opening of the railway from Cape Town, South Africa to Seoul through Johannesburg, has closely linked South Africa and Mozambique to each other's economic development, which has not only greatly expanded the internal market, but also brought strong industrial demand.

After arriving in Seoul by sea for a variety of high-quality industrial products produced in Chagqu, they were transported by rail to the hinterland of South Africa, providing more market demand.

In the new round of infrastructure boom that began in 1911, Mozambique is one of the key development areas, which will build tens of thousands of kilometers of railways, highways, thousands of bridges, and combine the extremely rich hydropower resources in the region to build dozens of hydropower stations with super-large reservoirs as the leading project, providing abundant power for industrial development and the city.

If you want to get rich, build roads first.

The infrastructure of Mozambique is quite complete, not only the central road that runs from east to west, Zambezi Avenue, and Malawi Avenue that runs from north to south, but also bridges, railways, and many docks, all of which are second to none in Africa.

However, such infrastructure conditions can only be dominated in Africa, and it is nothing if it is put in Europe and Oceania itself.

In Germany or Australia, the developed highways are as dense as a spider web connecting every town, every village, every pasture, only in Queensland, there are as many as 123,000 kilometers of highways of various grades, more than 6,700 kilometers of railways, 7,700 bridges of various kinds, 430 kilometers of subway lines, and more than 60 large and small thermal power plants.

Therefore, Mozambique is one of the key areas for the new round of infrastructure construction.

There are more than 10 railway construction projects in the region, with a total length of more than 5,430 kilometers, and the cost of steel bars, cement and other building materials is a huge number, which will strongly drive the overall economic scale to a new level.

In recent years

The Madagascar region, across the Mozambique Channel, has also launched a resettlement program, with the immigrant population in the region reaching more than 370,000 people, and the indigenous population has plummeted to less than 230,000, and more than 90% of these people are over 40 years old.

With an average age of only about 38 years, Madagascar's indigenous population will be in a catastrophic curve within a few years.

The massive loss of women of childbearing age in the region bodes well for no future.

Mozambique has a population of more than 11.4 million and Luzon Islands has a population of more than 7.3 million, which together is more than 18.7 million people, with an annual per capita income of 93~133 US dollars.

Comparatively speaking

Borneo and Shangri-La, which are closer to the mainland, started their industrial development earlier, and the empire supported them strongly, with large-scale projects one after another, mainly in the petrochemical industry, the Koi Mining Bureau, the development of the Qingshui River Basin and the development of the Jinshui River Basin.

From a regional point of view, Borneo's petrochemical industry is staggering in scale, and the economy is catching up, surpassing Shangri-La's US$249 at a per capita level of US$271, and it is full of momentum.

What is particularly gratifying is that the few territories acquired in the "Wool War", excluding the Pacific islands with small populations, are basically rich areas.

With a per capita income of US$177, Straits Province is already part of Argentina's lower-income southern region, with a per capita income of just over half that of the south.

In the Strait Province, which is dominated by retired military personnel, various family farms and ranches are in the initial stages of creation, and because of the sparse size of the land, it is much faster to increase the level of income.

Panama is not poor, relying on a canal can reach the per capita income level of 222 US dollars, and when the canal is really opened, only with the canal extension of various transit trade, transportation and commerce, as well as ship maintenance and other businesses, Panama can eat and drink spicy food, and live a leisurely life.

Not to mention the Northern Federation, the per capita income level of 341 US dollars is much lower than the per capita level of 548 US dollars in California, which is rich in the south, but higher than the southern and central states of the United States, close to the level of the Australian mainland, and is considered an out-and-out wealthy region.

The richest part of the Ocean Empire is the Somali region, which has grown from more than 1.7 million in 1895 to 2.87 million today, with a per capita income of $462.

The economy of Somalia has expanded from pure industry and agriculture and distant-water fishing to transnational financial investment, international trade agency, international mercenaries and industrial investment, and its business tentacles have extended to Europe, Asia, North America and South America, and it has done well in many fields.

Somali merchants were the most adventurous and pioneering group, and they did business quite in groups, deducing a unique Somali merchant culture, following the expeditionary force into Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Panama, Cuba, the Republic of California, the Northern Union, and following the expeditionary force into Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Panama, Cuba, the Republic of California, and the Northern Union during the Wool War......

One of the most sensational things that these adventurous Somali businessmen did was to form a syndicate to lend 120 million gold oceans to the United States to buy the products of the ocean empire.

And with this business, he successfully entered the East Coast and the Great Lakes market, and obtained the right to sell cigarettes issued by the Chinese government.

Everyone knows that the tobacco industry is a profiteering business, and it is hard currency during and after the war.

Due to the huge war reparations in the United States, hundreds of large and small banks have gone bankrupt, the domestic monetary system has tightened, prices have skyrocketed, and cigarettes from Somalia are the best hard currency, which has become popular for a while.

The affluent rice society has a strong tolerance for cigarettes, and the sales are mainly medium and high-end cigarettes, so the natural profit is more.

After the war, there were all kinds of contradictions in the United States, the social pressure was high, and cigarettes that could relieve tension were popular.

Somali businessmen's tobacco plantations in the Philippines have also flourished, and people have to sigh that they are bold and indeed have a talent for doing business.