Night, Harare.

The temperature dropped quickly, and Ernst added a coat, and the weather in Africa, how to say, made Ernst feel a little kind.

Ernst is not very fond of the African coastal climate, but Dar es Salaam, the most developed city in Tanzania in the past, is located on the coast, and although there are good places to develop inland, the infrastructure and some modern things are not very interesting.

Therefore, Ernst likes to send companies to Nairobi, Harare, the capitals of these landlocked countries, there are all the things that should be available, but the network is poor, and the climate is good, but most of the time Ernst's activities are concentrated in some rural areas, after all, many of the construction, especially road and bridge construction, are in the field.

Walking down the country roads of Harare, Ernst spoke: "Thinker. ”

"Here, Headmaster!" A stirring spirit with special inertia of thinking, he replied with a straight body, as if he had returned to his student days.

Ernst said: "Don't be too nervous, you've been in the army for me for some time, and I want to know some about the actual situation of our army." ”

Although Ernst was in charge of the overall situation, he could not rely on his own imagination about the situation of the troops, and only those who had participated in several battles at the same time had the right to speak.

Sith said respectfully, "Yes, Headmaster! But what do you want to know? ”

Ernst thought for a moment: "Let's start with the grassroots situation of the troops!" In particular, the life aspects of the fighters, as well as the emotional aspects, can be talked about. ”

Siite: "Okay, I'll talk about some of my personal experiences and observations, at the grassroots level, the situation of the troops is generally more qualified, when I first arrived in Africa, at that time the army was still based on mercenaries, from top to bottom, our army and Prussia almost no difference, with the expansion of the army, the number of people increased, some bad habits of the Prussian army, or the unavoidable problems of the world's armies are also presented in the East African army, at first, I think this is a matter of officers, However, as the number of students at the Heixingen Military Academy increases in the military, it can be seen that academic education is also an important influencing factor.

Although the level of education of our troops is relatively high, the level of education of immigrants in other regions is quite low, except for immigrants from the German regions, and this makes it impossible for the quality of our division commanders to command the army smoothly, and even the German immigrant soldiers who have received compulsory education are not in the same level of education. ”

Enstie nodded and said: "This is unavoidable, this matter was actually thought about when I sent the mercenary team to East Africa, and the East African Army based on this must not be a disciplined army. ”

"Headmaster, in fact, the mercenary team has military discipline, but it is still a Prussian stick education, and the soldiers are restrained through corporal punishment. ”

Ernst: "Of course I know this, I am still relatively clear about the Prussian army, but military discipline is not a unilateral consideration of the battlefield, it includes all aspects, for example, the Prussian army is considered to be highly disciplined among the European armies, but they still can't get rid of the behavior of post-war plunder. ”

Thinker: "Headmaster, this is unavoidable, human nature is like this, but East Africa has done a good job in this regard, at least the military and civilians get along well. ”

Ernst: "Hehe, that's a matter of organizational framework, the wars in East Africa are all fought in indigenous areas, and East Africa is not a free market, even the captured materials have nowhere to digest, so the soldiers are not very desperate for the spoils. ”

When Ernst said this, Witt was a little puzzled: "Isn't that good, headmaster!" ”

Ernst shook his head and said, "East Africa is my experimental field, and I am the farmer who works in this field, what do you think you need to do if you want the crops to grow well?" ”

Thinker: "Turn the soil, fertilize, weed and remove insects!" ”

Ernst: "You see, turning over the soil is changing the soil structure, and the land in East Africa is definitely not very good in the world, so various methods are used to change the agricultural facilities in East Africa, so that the land in East Africa can be developed on a large scale.

Fertilization is the nutrients that the crops themselves need, the crops are the people of East Africa, the state of the crops, the farmer has two choices, one is not to ask, but can still harvest, so that although idle, but the grain production will be reduced, the other is to try to meet the demand for food, you can get a bumper harvest, but the supply of fertilizer can not be cut off.

Finally, there is weeding and insect control, so what are the weeds and borers in East Africa! It seems to me that any obstacle that could undermine East Africa's emergence as a world power is, not only external, but also internal. ”

The moon and starry sky are especially dazzling tonight.

Ernst stood in the white moonlight and said: "And this principle also applies to the army, the importance of the army is self-evident, even the cornerstone of the country is not an exaggeration, the state is a powerful organ, and the source of his strength is the army, maintaining the stability and invincibility of the army is very important for East Africa." ”

Hearing what Ernst said so much, Si Te understood a little: "Headmaster, you mean to reform the army!" ”

Ernst: "There is no hurry, wait until the war against the Boers is over, after the Boers are defeated, we may have a long time of real peace!" ”

If this war ended, Ernst would not intend to engage in any foreign war for a long time afterward, and although he had this idea before, he could not resist the temptation every time, and the territory of East Africa would expand several times.

After the elimination of the Boer Transvaal Republic, East Africa has made up for all the shortcomings, at least the African region, except for West Africa, is the richest in South Africa, West Africa has the advantage of having oil, and South Africa is rich in coal mines.

Ernst thinks that East Africa is too weak now, not because of the army, but economically, more than three-quarters of the area is not basically developed, such as Zimbabwe, Zambia, the plateaus of northwestern Zambia, the Okavango River basin, the Azande plateau, the White Nile basin, the western side of the Mitumba Mountains, and then South Africa.

The vast land and resources have been realized, and the agricultural development of East Africa has also been realized, and Ernst wants to develop in the direction of an industrial country next.

Now that the opportunity is ripe, the size of East Africa can also support industrial development, this is something that Ernst urgently needs to solve, if the great powers ease from the economic crisis, East Africa will face a variety of enemies, that is, varied, intricate, how to ensure that East Africa in the great powers to maintain the independence of East Africa when the great powers divide the world, is the most important thing for Ernst to consider at present.

The kingdom of East Africa is somewhat similar to Tsarist Russia, with its economy concentrated in one place, but there are not many natives in Tsarist Siberia who can threaten its rule.

The number of natives in the Kingdom of East Africa is huge, and in order to prevent them from becoming the leading party, the East African army can only maintain an invincible posture, and modern warfare relies on industry.

(End of chapter)