"The whole province of Hesse is mainly centered around rubber and mining, while the city of Kisan also has both cotton cultivation and primary textiles."

In fact, there are many crops that can be grown near the city of Kisang, with an annual rainfall of 1,700 millimeters, and it is on the edge of the rainforest, and the water and heat conditions are very good, otherwise the provincial capital would not have chosen here.

However, Ernst chose the provincial capital, which must have the experience of the previous life as a reference, the city of Kisan was the temporary capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the previous life, with a population of 680,000 and a population of more than 1.6 million in the entire jurisdiction, plus it is located in the center of the entire African continent, so it is called "the most isolated city in the world." ”

This shows from the side that Kisangani's foreign exchanges in the previous life were not smooth, mainly reflected in the transportation problem, but Kisangani can develop into a city with a population of more than 600,000 people, and it is in the poor Congo, which shows that the foundation is still thick, because of the reason that Kisangani has been a temporary capital, there are many universities and institutions in Kisangani.

The city of Kisan under East African rule is naturally not as glorious as in its previous life, but it is much better in terms of transportation than in the previous city, thanks to the result of the vigorous construction of roads in the province of Hesse in East Africa.

East Africa's fascination with infrastructure is not comparable to that of previous African countries, and the city of Kisan is the beneficiary of the pavement hardening project now being implemented in the province of Hesse.

Bamir: "The entire province of Hesse has a very weak industrial base, and it is very different from the railway lines we planned in the past, and the difficulty of the projects along the lines has greatly increased, so it is necessary to use the resources of the province of Hesse as much as possible, which can save a lot of time and engineering volume. ”

A lot of railways have been built in East Africa, but most of these railways are built in the plateau area, and the plateau area of East Africa, not to mention the cool and mild climate of the plateau, is not too difficult to construct, the plateau of East Africa in addition to the high altitude, is still a flat river, and because of the savanna, it is more suitable for development, so the Hessian railway is quite a challenging job for Bamir.

"We have to say hello to the Hessian provincial government about this, and after our drawings are handed over to them, let them plan the quarry and lumber yard according to the railway trend, and the cement plant can also be expanded, and there are three cement factories in the city of Kissan, and now the province of Hesse is increasing cement production capacity on a large scale, and I heard that it is a road hardening project, which provides convenience for the construction of the railway." Christian analyzed.

Bamir: "Well, there is also the issue of steel, it just so happens that the steel production capacity in Matabele province is relatively sufficient now, and it is not far from the city of Mbeya, through the central railway, the steel is transported to Lubumbashi first, and then processed on site, and then the track can be laid along the line to the north. ”

The problem of cement, Hesse Province can still solve it by itself, steel must rely on the support of other provinces, because the East African iron ore distribution is very limited, this is not to say that there is no iron ore in Hesse Province, but the number of iron ore in Hesse Province is small, the scale is small, the development and utilization value is not high, and the future technological progress may be considered.

Christian: "Don't worry about the problem of raw materials, what really needs to be solved is the problem of railway construction, this time the railway will pass through the rainforest area, the number of casualties is probably astronomical, especially in response to malaria and other diseases, so quinine should be prepared in advance, and mosquito repellent items should also be purchased in large quantities." ”

In the past life, someone studied that the legendary miasma in the south of the Far Eastern Empire was actually malaria, which was the biggest problem encountered in the development of the south, and malaria was mainly transmitted by mosquitoes.

Human activities can effectively suppress the living space of mosquitoes, snakes and ants, which is especially obvious in cities, while East Africa, like the Far Southeast, has long been not much different from other regions of the world in the developed areas.

However, in places like Hesse, it is still necessary to be safe, so there is more preparation to be done.

As for the casualties that the Hessian Railway might face this time, Ernst had an expectation in his heart, because the more well-known death railway in his previous life, the Thai-Burma Railway, was built with human lives, and the death toll was no less than 250,000, and it took only 15 months to complete the planned six-year project, with an average of more than 600 people per kilometer paying their lives.

The Thai-Burma railway project was done by everyone in Japan, so it was no exception, and survivor Roy Armstrong recalled the experience: I didn't know how to build the railway, but I never thought of using a basket and a shovel.

Sometimes only two hours of rest a day was possible, and as the workload increased, the mortality rate of prisoners of war and laborers increased, and the amount of work assigned to each person increased, with some people working for 133 days in a row.

You can only eat a standard amount of rice a day, which also contains maggots and worms. Occasionally, the Japanese would bring in a buffalo and cut the best meat for the Japanese officers and guards, and the remaining bone residue would not be enough to meet the needs of thousands of mouths, and they would put some meat in the soup depending on the mood. In order to feed them, they did everything they could, and if an unlucky python ran into the prisoner of war camp, it was doomed to not escape.

East Africa will definitely not be as sick and dead as Japan, at least the slave food in East Africa is better than that of some countries in the Far East, and the combination is more reasonable.

At the same time, slaves were militarized in East Africa, and sanitary conditions were higher than those of workers and prisoners of war who built the Thai-Burma Railway.

Because there is a saying that if a slave does not pay attention to hygiene, if he is infected, it is very likely to affect the managers in East Africa, and then threaten the national epidemic prevention work.

Bamir: "The steam pumping machine should be prepared more, and the fuel problem should also be solved, the whole Hesse province, especially in the north, has a lot of swamps, and the water accumulation is more serious, in addition to the improvement of tools, the project should also consider more drainage, especially drainage canals, culverts, and material bearing capacity." ”

Christian: "This involves some special road sections, and it is necessary to consider more mudslides and landslides caused by heavy rain or floods, so road protection facilities must also be considered, and some road sections must be risked in advance, so explosives must also be applied more." ”

Although East Africa still uses a large number of slaves, the use of slaves also has to bear risks, and East Africa will become a normal country sooner or later, and the relevant slavery system will definitely be eliminated in the end, and the way to replace slaves is to vigorously improve the scientific and technological level and productivity of East Africa.

At present, East Africa's gunpowder production capacity has been improved, thanks to the development of East Africa's defense industry, so the use of gunpowder is also generous.

Similarly, steam engines can now be produced in East Africa, and the first domestically produced steam engine in East Africa was produced in 1870 after the introduction of a full set of technology from Germany.

It was still the age of the steam engine, which was mass-produced in East Africa, used in many mines and irrigation projects, and of course, the internal combustion engine pump, but it was still in the stage of popularization.

In addition to many other tools, they have also been localized, and with the help of excess steel production capacity in East Africa, production efficiency has been greatly improved.

All these provided the conditions for the construction of the railway in Hesse, but at present the railway could not get rid of the consumption of people, and Ernst believed that it was a reasonable range to control the number of casualties within 50,000.

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