As a neighbor of East Africa, the Vasangali Sultanate is located on the coast of the Gulf of Aden in the Makoshir coastal region, and is fortunate to be compared to its eastern neighbor, the Magilting Sultanate.

In order to ensure the so-called national defense and security, East Africa annexed part of the southern territory of the Magiltin Sultanate into East Africa in 1869, and the Sultanate of Vasangali escaped because its territory was too small, and if East Africa really wanted to attack the Sultanate of Vasanjali, it would be a war of annihilation, not a land cession. At present, there is no urgent need for the Gulf of Aden in East Africa.

As for the Magilting Sultanate, which was invaded and occupied, it could only eat coptis dumbly, and there was no bitterness to say.

The occupation of the coast of the Gulf of Aden will only make East Africa stand out in the region, and there will actually be no gain.

Like the Ghledi Sultanate, there are oases along two rivers, the Shabelle and the Juba River, that can be developed, and the Vasangali Sultanate and the Magirdine Sultanate have absolutely no decent land.

Moreover, after all, the Magirdine Sultanate was a nominal vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, so it was useful for East Africa to keep him, and it was one of the important links used to maintain the trade system between East Africa and the Middle East.

East Africa's border with the Wasangali Sultanate.

Tens of thousands of locusts are multiplying rapidly, and since April, the Somali desert has received a rare rainfall, which has made the Somali desert a rare green, but it has become a breeding ground for desert locusts.

Unlike other locusts, almost every outbreak of desert locusts is accompanied by abnormal precipitation in desert areas, while locusts in other areas tend to appear after drought.

In essence, desert locusts are no different from locusts in other regions, but the desert has a special climate, which is originally dry all year round, so the precipitation causes the desert to turn green, but it provides them with more abundant food.

From this point of view, the harm of desert locusts to agriculture is much smaller than that of other peers, and the activity area of other locusts is originally an agricultural area, and once it becomes a disaster, it will inevitably cause serious losses.

However, there is not much agriculture in the desert locust area, but the people in the desert locust area are definitely the most miserable.

The land is barren, the planting industry is underdeveloped, and then let the desert locusts be so hokward, which is basically equivalent to no harvest, and there is no substitute.

To deal with the locust plague, it is necessary to unify the country to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, at least to ensure that the lives of the people in the disaster area can continue to be maintained, and it is clear that the already shattered Ottoman Empire cannot do this.

This is not the case in East Africa, where the eastern wall is so thick that there is no fear of suffering such a loss at all.

"The locusts have flown over, according to the order of the higher authorities, we must not sit idly by, we must focus on the potential invasion areas of locusts along the banks of the Shabelle River, as well as some oasis areas, destroy the locust spawning areas, prevent the locusts from reproducing, and threaten the southern pastures and farms." The Northern Provincial Pest Control Centre has sent orders to the lower authorities.

Subsequently, the northern provincial government began to organize the people to exterminate the desert locusts that remained in the northern province.

"This acre of banana orchards is finished, the leaves are gnawed and bulging, and the poles are eaten to pieces."

"Leave that alone, set it on fire!"

Desert locusts are very migratory and can fly more than 150 kilometers in a day, but because of the prevailing southwest monsoon in northern East Africa, it is impossible to travel so fast.

By the time the desert locusts had reached the Shabelle River basin, several days had passed, and the desert locusts heading north had already crossed the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden into Yemen towards Oman and the Qajar dynasty (Iran).

Don't underestimate the difference in time, the desert locust has a lifespan of only a few months, which is enough time for East Africa to turn over the river beaches and wastelands where the locusts may lay eggs.

Because the locust plague broke out in the Sultanate of Vasangali, East Africa was powerless to control the locusts that flew in from neighboring countries.

However, the northern part of East Africa itself is also a desert locust activity area, and the local locusts are still normal and harmless in East Africa.

As soon as the locusts of the Sultanate of Vasangali enter East Africa and mingle with them, they will also turn the locusts of East Africa into clusters of harmful locusts.

Therefore, the current campaign to eradicate locusts is actually divided into two parts: one is to nip the native locusts in the bud, and the other is to reduce the number of foreign locusts hatching in East Africa.

In May, with the launch of the operation to eradicate locusts in the Shabelle River Basin, at least 30 percent of the locusts were prevented from moving south, at the cost of 40 percent of the bananas in the Shabelle River basin due to the delay in construction caused by the locust plague and locust eradication activities.

The preservation of the northern pastures is very important for East Africa, which is currently the largest source of livestock in East Africa, and its production of horses and cattle supports the construction of projects and farmland throughout the country, and is also an important base for the export of cattle from East Africa to the Arab region.

"After this locust plague, we need to step up the development of new pastures in the former Transvaal Republic to share the risk." Ernst said at a government meeting.

For example, the pastures in South Africa and the north belong to the large pasture grazing industry, which is clearly different from the dairy industry in Europe, which is a type of agricultural area developed by relying on the city, close to the market, while the large pasture grazing industry is far away from the vast grassland area of the city and the market.

In the past, the main countries for grazing on large pastures were the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

From this we can also see the advantages of South Africa in the development of grazing on large pastures, which is actually what the Boers do.

The climate of the South African grasslands is actually more similar to the Pampas in Argentina (due to latitude) and is not as susceptible to locusts as the northern pastures, making them natural high-quality grazing grounds.

Of course, South Africa's biggest advantage over northern pastures is its suitability for raising sheep, and South Africa was the world's fourth-largest exporter of sheep wool in its previous life.

East Africa was still a no-brainer in the field of wool textiles, and at the end of the 18th century, Merino sheep were introduced to the Cape of Good Hope, and Cape Town became the first region to start producing fine clothing. Since then, Cape Town has developed a well-known wool industry,

Later South Africa became known for its distinctive "South African wool". This wool is a general term for wool produced in South Africa and is known for several different finenesses. South African wool is not as elastic as Australian wool, which makes it an ideal fibre for making shawls and socks. Therefore, the world's demand for South African wool is quite high, so that South Africa has a strong and stable wool industry in the previous life.

The introduction of Merino sheep is not a difficult task, in fact, in the past life Germany, the Soviet Union, and the Far East have all introduced this breed, and formed a Merino sheep breed with their own local characteristics.

After the liquidation of the Transvaal Republic in East Africa, the vast majority of Boers headed for the Orange Free State with their cattle.

If East Africa wants to rebuild pastures in South Africa, it will need ships to mobilize livestock from northern pastures to South Africa to replenish them, so as to regain the advantage of scale in a short period of time.

Of course, South Africa does not mean that there are no livestock, although East Africa did not rob the Boers, but the Zulu people did not let go, all the cattle and sheep raised by the Zulu people were confiscated, and at the same time, the Zulu people were also incorporated into the East African "labor" and became part of the production tools used to develop the new port of Hamburg.

When the new Port of Hamburg is completed, the construction of the railway and the import of livestock from the northern pastures will be carried out at the same time as the Port of New Hamburg.

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