Planning a colony is not an overnight process, it requires preparation, but in order to prevent accidents, the sooner you start, the better.

This is basically the routine of most colonists, especially the great powers are the best at cooking rice and ripe rice, and because of the strength of the colonists, they will pinch their noses and admit it.

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The village of Falabana is a village in the northern part of Matabele Province (Zimbabwe).

With the focus on the development of Matabele Province in East Africa, Matabele Province also has a populated atmosphere, of course, in the national conditions of East Africa, it still seems very empty, and the villages are relatively far apart.

However, the periphery of the city is the opposite, and the city, as a relatively advanced system, needs more division of labor and cooperation, so the villages next to the city are closer.

Although East Africa is vast and sparsely populated, road construction has not fallen at all, so the traffic is relatively convenient, if it was really five or six years ago, there was not even a dirt road, that is really difficult, but East Africa is good at one point, that is, the savanna climate is dominant, and it is not too difficult to develop, especially suitable for cavalry activities.

The number of horses in East Africa is not small, about 800,000, but compared to the grassland of East Africa, that number is still far from enough, especially compared to Mexico and Brazil, which have the same type of climate.

Mexico and Brazil both have savannah climates, but the savannah climate is not as large as East Africa, but Mexico and Brazil have the second and third largest numbers of horses in the Americas, respectively, and the United States in the first.

The number of horses and cattle in East Africa is not on the same level, which is related to the agricultural policy of East Africa.

At present, East Africa mainly promotes cattle farming, after all, horses are introduced from Eurasia, and the adaptability to the climate in Africa is not strong, and East Africa is also actively cultivating its own native horse breeds, and East Africa has also directly introduced a number of local horse breeds from Mexico and Brazil.

Cattle are easier to feed than horses, the cost of raising cattle is lower than raising horses, arable land is endurance work, continuous high-intensity arable land in the cultivation season, horses lose fat quickly, and cattle as long as they supplement enough forage and add some grains, cattle endurance is very strong.

At the same time, the immigration attributes of East Africa also require East Africa to vigorously promote cattle, because cattle are easier to control than horses, as the saying goes, "lead the nose of the cow", and it is not so easy to control the horse, the horse is more delicate, and the temperament is fierce, it is necessary to be good to breed and manage, the investment is larger, of course, the speed of the horse gives it an important military attribute.

Many immigrants from East Africa were "destitute" according to the words of the previous life, and cattle and horses were the valuable property of landlords and aristocratic lords, and it was possible for rich peasants and yeoman farmers to raise them, but such people would not come to East Africa.

Therefore, the vast majority of East African immigrants have no experience in large-scale livestock farming, but fortunately, East Africa is a collective farming, and there are not no people who can use and raise cattle with livestock.

Deep inland, the village of Farabana has not yet fully implemented the policy of replacing slaves with animals, but in time for the outbreak of animal husbandry in East Africa, some have been allocated to be used with slaves.

The level of rural development in Matabele is certainly not as good as that of the central province, but the conditions are no worse than in other regions.

The main thing is that the policy is in a hurry, Matabele province is positioned as an industrial province, so the East African government has invested a lot here, and three steel plants have been built, and they are all next to the central railway, and the resource dispatch is also convenient.

The distribution of resources in Matabele province is very interesting, that is, along the central railway, that is, the metallogenic belt distributed in the central location of Matabele province, so the opening of the central railway directly opened the second line of industrial development in Matabele province.

With three steel mills, Matabele's other industrial developments are also relatively good in East Africa, such as the need to relocate agricultural tools from other provinces.

The main minerals in East Africa are very concentrated, but there are no small mines in other regions, but there are no statistics, and the industrial investment in East Africa tends to set up large factories, so the industry is distributed geographically, and some regional iron and steel without large mines need to be mobilized from other provinces.

In other words, East Africa's resources are underutilized, but there are advantages to this: small mines and handicraft workshops have no technical advantages and are less utilized, and East Africa lacks professional talent, so it is better to start a large business than to manage the country.

June is the dry season in Matabele province, and water conservancy projects in East Africa are also prosperous during the rainy season.

There is also a small water conservancy project in the area of Farabana Village, which is the Kui River Arch Dam Project.

The Kui River Arch Dam is a kind of dam used to intercept river water, but its function is not to cut off the river, but to build a dam in the riverbed that is neither high nor low, so that the river does not flow away in vain during the dry season, and the river will flood the dam when the river rises in the rainy season, and flow into the tributaries of the Zambezi River, which is somewhat similar to the reservoir, but does not prevent the river from flowing water.

"The Kui River Arch Dam Project is a project that the higher level government attaches great importance to, and the Kui River is an important irrigation river in Chisang Town, and after three months of hard work, I announce that the Kui River Arch Dam has been officially completed." The mayor of Chisang Town personally came here to express his condolences to the front-line engineers.

"In the dry season in the future, most of the water of the Kui River can be guaranteed to stay in the river, and it is much more convenient for everyone to use water in the dry season, and the Kui River arch dam can also act as a bridge to facilitate everyone's travel."

"During the rainy season, the river will overflow here, and if you are in a hurry, you can pass by here, but if the river is too strong, you should pay attention to safety and don't try it lightly."

"Chief Hans, your village should pay special attention to November every year, when the rainy season comes, the river will rise, you must pay attention to the children in the village, don't let them play around here, not only that, but the government should pay attention to the safety of the Kuihe area."

Hans: "Don't worry! Mayor of the town, if you don't say that I will pay attention, I have also been in the army, but I know a lot about the rainy season in East Africa, and I usually respond to the call of my superiors, and I have not educated these new immigrants, so I know it well. ”

"Then I'll rest assured, it's not a joke to have a big flood in the river this rainy season, before Bumisir Village repaired the river, because the water suddenly came from the upstream, several black slaves were washed away, and fortunately it was a black slave, otherwise this punishment would be indispensable."

Hans: "Don't worry, I'll pay attention." ”

"Another point, the Kui River arch dam is built in Lingmen Village, and the future management will be handed over to you, if you find a big problem and report it in time, if the small problem can be solved, you will solve it yourself, the city and the town will come to check the quality of the project from time to time, which can not make a big mistake."

What the mayor of Chisang Town said seems to be very serious, but in fact it is the same thing, the projects in East Africa are all genuine, and this Kuihe arch dam will not have problems at all every ten or eight years, and if it is properly maintained, it will be normal to use it for hundreds of years.

As for the inspection by the higher-level government, no one will go to the small place of Farabana Village without any trouble, and the mayor of Chisang Town also said that it is an irregular inspection, which may be once a year or a few years.

However, the Kui River Arch Dam affects the entire Kui River, and although the Kui River is a very inconspicuous small river, it has an important impact on the agriculture of Chisang Town, not only for the village of Farabana itself, but also for the mayor of Chisang Town.

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