Many of Ernst's suggestions are panacea, but they also determine the overall development direction of the East African tea industry, that is, to rely on the tactics of the sea and mechanized production to help the future development of the East African tea industry.

Relatively speaking, the tea industry of the Far Eastern Empire did not pose any threat to East Africa, because the development of tea in the Far Eastern Empire did not have government support, and private tea was prevalent, and each fought for itself.

In the previous life, India was in the case of the drunken dream of the tea industry of the Far Eastern Empire, and completely surpassed the Far Eastern Empire in the nineties of the 19th century, of course, mainly referring to the export aspect, after all, the volume of the Far Eastern Empire itself is larger than other tea producing areas and markets in the world, and the Far Eastern Empire is particular about tea, and foreign tea cannot be squeezed into it at all.

This is also reflected in the import and export trade between East Africa and the Far Eastern Empire, that is, coffee is more popular than tea, and coffee is actually the "foreign tea" in the eyes of the Far Eastern Empire today, and it can be drunk as a novelty.

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After receiving Ernst's instructions, von der Leyen was ready to start integrating the East African tea industry, including opening up a new main tea producing area, because it is mostly on the shores of the Great Lake (Lake Victoria), and it is currently tentatively determined that there are two names to choose from, so von der Leyen still has to ask for instructions before leaving.

"Your Highness, what you just said about the expansion of tea production in Western Great Lakes Province, how do we name it? Whether to use 'western' or 'Great Lakes' as a prefix. ”

It was a small matter, so Ernst said without even thinking about it: "It's named after the Great Lakes Tea District!" After all, the western part of East Africa is so big, and there is a piece of land in Angola, so it is more appropriate to name it a large lake. ”

Ernst clearly remembers that Angola is also a tea producing area, but it is far from being compared with the East African plateau, but the situation in Africa in the previous life, everyone also knows that the agricultural technology of the black people is very poor, and Angola has oil backing, so there is no need to toss around in tea planting, it is a waste of resources.

In fact, Ernst has a very simple and crude analysis criterion for whether African countries are qualified in the previous life, that is, the region is stable, there has been no war for a long time, and there are fewer wars, so the life of Africans can barely get by, such as the countries of East and South Africa in the previous life, and there are obviously fewer things than in Northwest Africa.

However, when he thinks of Angola, Ernst finds himself in the light of the Portuguese colony lately, at least compared to Southern Mozambique, which is relatively close to Cape Town, so it is naturally a little more important, and subconsciously always thinks that Portugal cannot do anything.

However, Angola is much closer to Portugal than Mozambique, so Portugal may have a little more leverage in Angola than Mozambique.

"There's nothing to do, you can go get busy first!" Ernst sent von der Leyen away and had Juster summoned, who soon arrived in Ernst's parlor.

"Has the Angolan colony made any big moves in recent years?" Ernst asked straight to the point.

"Your Highness, this is inevitable, we now have a little more contact area with Angola than Mozambique, but Mozambique is next to Matabele province, so our focus has always been on Mozambique."

Mozambique is in the east, and the essence of East Africa is also in the east, so the General Staff will definitely keep an eye on Mozambique's every move, and a negligence will cause East Africa to lose a lot of industrial investment in Matabele Province, but because of the Matabele Plateau, East Africa is higher than Mozambique, which is very beneficial to East Africa in terms of military defense.

The Portuguese were clearly the opposite of East Africa's plans, and the Portuguese prepared a strategy of attacking the west and defending the east, because the two colonies of Mozambique and Angola were of about equal value to Portugal, while Angola, which was closer to the mainland, was obviously more important.

This also has something to do with the existence of the East African Navy, which is now on the coast of the Indian Ocean, and the naval strength is quite strong, and Portugal wants to support the Indian Ocean in two directions, one is the Red Sea route and the other is the Cape Town route.

Neither of these lines was safe for the Portuguese, but rather Angola was located from the Portuguese mainland, along the West African coastline, without passing through the East African naval sphere of influence or the East African coast.

This is not the instigation of the Portuguese, but the spirit of these old empires has long been worn out, and East Africa has only accelerated the process.

Of course, the vested interests and the Portuguese in the two Portuguese colonies were now much more active in defending against East Africa than in Portugal itself.

"The planters and miners of the Angolan colonies have organized an army since the last time they ceded their land, but we don't know the specifics, because Angola is not like Southern Mozambique, which is hostile to us, but economically close to East Africa, which makes it easier for us to obtain information in South Mozambique. ”

"At the same time, Portugal has troops massed in Angola, including the navy and army, and their navy often departs from the port of Benguela and meets our Atlantic naval detachment in the south, and our naval forces in the Atlantic are almost negligible compared to the coast of the Indian Ocean, and in the event of a conflict, we must be at a disadvantage."

"However, since the opening of the Mangjing Highway, we do not have to worry about Angola raiding into our territory from the coast of southwest Africa, but the areas bordering Angola on land should pay attention to the fact that several provinces bordering Angola in the west are not populated, and the transportation is not smooth, which is indeed a little dangerous, but it is not too difficult to support in the central part, at least it can ensure that the Angolan army is resisted within the western provinces."

The Congolese rainforest has been removed from the border areas of East Africa and Angola, mainly in the Danube province (southwest of Kinshasa), Zambezi province (the headwaters of the Zambezi region) and Leitania province.

The province of Letania also hosts one-third of Southern Angola, which was formerly the territory of southern Angola on the border with Namibia.

In fact, all three provinces were crippled, and Ernst took this into account when dividing the provinces, because if these three provinces wanted to be finalized, they would have to wait for the complete annexation of Angola by East Africa.

Only by completely obtaining Angola and East Africa can we redivide the area of the western provinces, which is conducive to the future industrial layout of East Africa.

So much so that now the capitals of the three provinces are temporary office locations, after all, the good places in West Africa, including the climate, seaports, and high-quality land, are concentrated in the Angolan region.

There is also the western section of the Central Railway Line, which East Africa has been waiting to open to the Atlantic crossing, and the end point on the Central Railway plan is the port of Benguela under Portuguese control.

Ernst: "In this case, it should not be ignored in Angola, especially in the three western provinces, the military should focus on the deployment of defense in its region, and now only the Eastern Military Region should be able to draw troops, and the southern city of Mangu exists, so Letania Province does not need to worry too much, and the Danube Province and Zambezi Province in the north are the focus." ”

"The Danube province has a complex terrain and is mountainous, so it should not be a priority for the Portuguese, but it is a flat river between the Danube province in the north and Angola, and there is no railway to support quickly, so we will focus on the Danube province to deploy." Swift replied.

In fact, in the past two or three years, the Portuguese have not done nothing, and the losses they suffered in East Africa have been recovered from the Kingdom of the Congo with their backhand, and now the territory of the Kingdom of the Congo on both sides of the lower Congo River has become part of Angola.

The military power of the entire Angolan colony has also shifted northward, so the Danube province is indeed the most under defensive pressure.

(End of chapter)