Ernst sat in his chair and looked at this year's data for the East African colonies.

With the northern part of Kenya falling into the hands of the East African colonial government (only with sovereignty and not yet begun to develop), the area of the East African colony reached about 1.4 million square kilometers, and the previous Tanzania and Kenya basically fell into the hands of the East African colonies (Zanzibar, the desert area on the northeast coast of Kenya has not yet been unified).

At present, the registered immigrant population of the East African colonies has reached 582,413, and of course, the number of black natives in the hands of the East African colonies is about 400,000 to 800,000.

At the time, Ernst and the East African government estimated the number of immigrants at the end of the year to be close to 500,000, and the reason why it exceeded the quota was because of the Paraguayan war and the South German migration, two new sources of immigration.

The composition of immigrants has also changed because of the addition of new sources of immigrants, among which Chinese immigrants are still the first in number, but they are only in the early 300,000s, Austro-Hungarian immigrants are in second place, close to 200,000, the third is Paraguayan immigrants, mainly women and children, the fourth is Armenia and other Middle Eastern immigrants, and the fifth is immigrants from Germany.

Of course, in terms of ethnicity, the number of Germans is not small, ranking third, and a considerable number of the Austro-Hungarian immigrants are Germans.

In fact, immigrants from South Germany have not yet begun to exert their strength, and it is optimistically estimated that at least 200,000 Germans will be recruited in the whole of Germany (excluding Austria-Hungary) next year.

The reason why the number of indigenous captives fluctuated so much was that the indigenous people were not worth the waste of paper and ink in the East African colonies.

The development of land in East Africa required a large amount of labor, some of which were dangerous projects, and the colonial government still had to use a large number of indigenous captives in order to mitigate the loss of immigrants.

In addition, there will always be natives who can escape in the first wave of purges, after all, it is impossible for the East African colonies to let everyone go out to sweep, and the farmland and crops still need to be taken care of, so there will always be fish that slip through the net and be captured by the colonies during patrols.

Therefore, the total population of East Africa is about one million at present, and with this million people, a total of 3.49 million acres of land have been developed in the entire East African colonies this year.

Among them, 730,000 acres of paddy fields are mainly distributed in the coastal plain of East Africa and near the Great Lakes region, and are still expanding to the north and south ends of the coastal plain, with the southernmost end of the Rufuma River Basin in the Lower Coastal District and the northernmost point in the Asirim River Basin of East Kenya District.

Based on the yield of 200 kilograms per mu (floating between 180 and 250), the output is expected to reach at least 140 million kilograms, and if further processed into rice, more than 84 million kilograms of rice can be obtained.

With 1.51 million acres of wheat currently under cultivation in East Africa, it is the largest food crop in the East African colonies, mainly in the inland highlands and the northern end of Kenya's developed land.

The inland plateau has less rainfall and is suitable for wheat growth, but the yield of wheat is not as good as that of rice, and the yield per mu is about 160 kg.

The wheat output is expected to be about 240 million kilograms, and the wheat flour yield is high, about 70 percent, which translates to about 168 million kilograms of flour.

In addition to rice and wheat, there are two or three hundred thousand acres of other food crops, namely potatoes, millet and corn.

The scale of cash crops has also reached one million acres, mainly sisal, oil crops, cotton, coffee, rubber, etc.

The above data is calculated according to conservative data, after all, the land currently developed in East Africa is high-quality land with sufficient water and fertile soil.

In addition, a large amount of farmhouse fertilizer (the manure in East Africa is uniformly processed) and a small amount of imported fertilizer (mainly in Europe), the yield per mu is only much higher.

With so much land developed, less than 400,000 immigrants were actually used, after all, later settlers did not have time to develop new land.

The fact that this has been achieved is inseparable from the use of the black natives, who now serve as cows, horses and tractors.

Cultivating land, digging canals, and building roads are inseparable from the use of a large number of indigenous people, of course, immigrants cannot be idle, planting crops is delicate work, and immigrants need to complete it themselves.

The arrival of the population has also contributed to the growth of the urban population of East Africa, with the population of 20,000 or 30,000 in large cities and only two or three thousand in small ones.

First Town is arguably the largest immigrant city in East Africa, with a total population of about 30,000.

Dar es Salaam is the second largest city in terms of immigrant population, with a population of more than 27,000, in fact, Dar es Salaam, together with foreign traders, Arabs, Portuguese and Dutch, is the most populous city in the East African colonies, which has exceeded 30,000.

However, the population of East Africa is based on the registered immigrant population, and indigenous and foreigners are not counted.

The third most populous city is surprisingly not a coastal city (such as Mombasa, which has a long history), but Mwanza, a city deep inland, with a population of more than 23,000.

Fourth, Mbeya, the only mining city in the East African colonies, with a population of more than 21,000, mainly develops coal, iron ore, and other resources (gold, copper and other by-products).

The fifth is Mombasa, with a population of about 20,000, Mombasa fell into the hands of the East African colonies relatively late, but the attention is high, and the policy inclination is second only to Mwanza and Mbeya, so the development is relatively rapid.

The sixth is Tanga, with a population of more than 18,000, Tanga is the first coastal port to be controlled, and has become the sisal processing and trade center of East Africa, from which European merchants order goods every day.

The seventh is Bagamoyo, with a population of more than 13,500, as a port city, Bagamoyo's development is decent, although it belongs to the three major cities in the central region (the first town, Dar es Salaam), but the function coincides with Dar es Salaam, so it is not prominent, but Bagamoyo's future prospects are still good, and it has very good potential.

Because the current population of East Africa is not reached, so the requirements for the port are not high, Dar es Salaam can meet the needs of the central area, but with the development of East Africa, the port of Dar es Salaam alone may not be able to meet the needs of the central area in the future, and Bagamoyo can be used as a supplement to the port of Dar es Salaam.

The eighth is Dodoma, with a population of more than 13,000 and on a par with Bagamo, located in the heart of Tanzania and an important transit point for migrants and goods transported from east to west.

The ninth is Mtwara, with a population of more than 12,000, Mtwara is located in the Lower Primorsky District, which is close to the capital of the Lower Primorsky District, Ronroda, so the development is not bad, but there are fewer berths in Mtwara, which restricts its development.

The population of the above cities has exceeded 10,000, the gap is not very large, and the future development will not be bad, and the potential is very large.

In addition to the above nine cities, the next most populous island is not the capital of the region, but the offshore island of Pemba, the largest island in the East African colonies, with more than 9,700 immigrants.

Then there are the other regional capitals that did not make the list, such as Kigoma, Songaia, Rhônroda, Nairobi......

Nairobi is currently the least populated city in the East African colonies, with a size of just over 2,000.

As the largest city in East Africa in the previous era, Nairobi naturally could not be taken seriously by Ernst, and the reason why the current development is so backward is that the development of education is late.

Kenya has only just started, and Nairobi, which is deep inland, is naturally not very easy to develop, and Mombasa is close to the sea and has convenient transportation. Kisumu is located on the shores of the Great Lakes region and can be helped by Mwanza, while Nairobi is on its own.

Moreover, the development of coffee plantations in Kenya has distracted Nairobi, which is located in the foothills of Mount Kenya, due north of Nairobi, and the plantations need manpower, so it has dragged down the development of Nairobi.

However, the future of Nairobi is still very promising, and after the future occupation of Uganda and other places, Nairobi has great potential for development as a transportation hub (railway) to Uganda.