Otto, Heshingen Province (formerly Pretoria, Transvaal Republic).

"In accordance with the government's requirements, veterans are re-registered and ready to be drafted by the military at any time, and adult males who are not military or retired are also required to undergo paramilitary training arranged by the government in their leisure time, and in the surrounding rural areas in August this year."

In South Africa, the dry season from July to October is also a slack season for the region, and the agricultural scale of Heshingen Province itself is not large, so it will not have much impact on agriculture.

"Chief Helled, is there going to be a war! Or is it a request from the Otto City Municipality? ”

"The order comes from the central government, and all the five southern provinces will resume normal militia training, not just our city of Otto, and receiving militia training is a tradition that East Africa has been accustomed to before, which many new immigrants are not clear, you can verify with many old immigrants, as for whether there will be a war, we have not been notified of this matter, but as a border province, Heixingen Province should always attach importance to border work."

The early entry into war readiness in southern East Africa has indeed caused panic among some people, especially in the province of Matabele, where many migrants are accustomed to living a peaceful life and the sudden possibility of war can easily bring back memories in Europe and the Far East.

"What are you afraid of! When we came to East Africa, there was no war, Africa was full of indigenous tribes, and the grasslands were full of wild animals and threatened by diseases, and now we have only a few good days, but we must not forget how long we have been out of war. ”

"Old Peter is right, in fact, we all know that no matter where we are, war is indispensable, this world is like this, whether developed or poor, it has nothing to do with us civilians, Europe is the most civilized and rich place in the world, but the war is scared to death, hundreds of thousands of people at every turn, a few years ago the Franco-Prussian War exceeded one million, at that time there were only a few people in Germany?"

"The United States will not fight!" Said a good deed.

"The United States does not fight, but there are many social problems in the United States, especially gang fires and the like, I used to be in the western part of the United States, how chaotic it is to mention, all kinds of robberies, murders, and I have no ability in the United States, and it is far less than the drought and flood in East Africa."

"Heh, it's not like we don't have brothers from the United States here, aren't they all out of the mix? And that country has such good security in East Africa? At least the government treats us as human beings, and there is no money in East Africa, but as long as we are diligent and willing to work, we can also be fed and clothed, there is no other bad thing, and medical education is complete. ”

"Actually, there is not much difference between East Africa and Germany, but in Germany, there are not so many job opportunities, there are not so many places to farm, and there are always wars, so there are many people leaving."

"The main thing is that the intensity of the war is too high, and the war in Europe is simply not something that ordinary people can afford."

"Hans, you Europe is still inferior to us in the Far East, even if there is no war, many of us will not survive."

"I heard that Germany has developed well in recent years, but in the past, the degree of development of each region of Germany was different, for example, the Kuller family fled to East Africa because of the famine in the south, and the various states had to recruit troops and arrest people at any time, and they went to the battlefield that day without knowing it."

Before the reunification of Germany, Germany was also a bunch of bad things, anyway, there was no shortage of wars, and the efficiency and administration of various states were different, the good ones were like heaven on earth, and the rotten ones were also rotten.

The contrast between countries is a pleasure for everyone, especially those who have spent time in Germany, the United States, and East Africa.

After comparing the three countries, they will conclude that on the whole, the United States and East Africa are stronger than Germany, and the pressure of life is less, Germany, the United States is more prosperous than East Africa, but now East Africa is not too bad, the social order of the United States is not as good as Germany and East Africa, and social order has never been the strong point of Britain and the United States, for example, London, which is the most prosperous city in the world today, is also the most notorious and criminal capital in the world.

Anyway, you have to sacrifice some things in which country you choose to be in, but this is also a comparison in normal countries, and some abnormal countries are not good, such as Haiti and the Philippines in the previous life.

Ernst could not hear the discussion of the East African people, and now he had too many things to do, especially the issue of army expansion.

In fact, as an absolute monarchy, there is never anything to be heard by heaven, and it is an exaggeration to say that Ernst is qualified to do a project of appearance and hoe with a gold hoe.

After all, the ancient monarchs knew that this was a formality, letting everyone know that they valued agriculture, and as for what tools the peasants used to cultivate, it was not their own concern.

Of course, this is also a joke, East Africa is still quite focused on improving agricultural production efficiency, from the original pure human agriculture, has completely transitioned to semi-animal agriculture, and is still preparing to enter mechanized agriculture.

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"If the army is expanded, it is best to carry out it in the east, because most of the population is distributed in the eastern region, and the population of Matabele Province is not too small, but many of them are industrial workers, so in order not to delay industrial production, we plan to recruit troops from the eastern countryside, but Your Highness, how much will we keep the number of troops in this expansion this time, and it will be counted as a reasonable range?" Felix said to Ernst.

In the south-central region, the most populous province is Matabele province, but Matabele province has a high proportion of industry, and most of the employment is in factories and mines, so in order not to delay production work, it is naturally not suitable to transfer people from Matabele province to join the army.

"Let's get 50,000 first! This would ensure a dynamic balance between us and the British, Portugal and the Transvaal, and our forces would be built to a high standard, and it would be a waste if none of them could cope with the military threat from South Africa. Ernst said.

The treatment of the East African Army has never been bad, especially in the past few years, Ernst has been suppressing the expansion of the army, and more military spending is used on the improvement of weapons and equipment and logistics support.

Moreover, in recent years, many outstanding military talents from Germany and Austria in East Africa have entered the army, which has further improved the comprehensive quality of the East African army, and at least can ensure the combat level of the elite troops in East Africa.

The Southern Military Region, on the other hand, has long been on the front line of national defense and has always attached great importance to military training; it may be that East Africa has been in peace for a long time and is a little slack, but with a little attention, it should be able to recover in a few months, ensuring that the mental state of the troops is maintained in a relatively good range.

So the number of troops expanded this time is not too much, of course, the most important thing is that even if the British want to sneak attack East Africa, they need to mobilize for a long time, Britain is not short of troops, and it also needs to be mobilized from the mainland and India, as for Cape Town itself, the population base is still too small, however, if Cape Town has a large population, Britain will not endure it for so long, and it has long chosen to do it in East Africa.

Britain draws troops from the mainland or India, which also needs to be mobilized, and when they are mobilized, it is not too late for East Africa to mobilize in a targeted manner, so now it only needs to replenish a small number of troops to ensure the superiority of East Africa's troops.

(End of chapter)