Mombasa City likes to compete with Dar es Salaam, because the two are unique in East Africa, but with the development of the interior of East Africa, Mombasa City began to gradually fail to keep up with the speed of Dar es Salaam, which is related to the economic hinterland.

As for the economic hinterland, Mombasa City will never want to surpass Dar es Salaam, so in order to form a competitive relationship with Dar es Salaam, it is the only way out for Mombasa City to drive the northern industry belt to go hand in hand.

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In the blink of an eye, 1886, East Africa was still completing the construction of various regions in a step-by-step manner, and at the same time, the East African army was sharpening its knives and preparing for war.

In 1886, West Africa had been completely carved up, and Britain, France, and Germany benefited the most, while in the Far East, Britain, France, Russia, Japan, and the United States showed great interest in the Far Eastern Empire and its dependencies.

The United States invaded Korea by military means as early as the 60s and 70s, but the North Korean government became more determined to isolate, and the Americans' attempts did not materialize.

The reason why the United States could not colonize Korea through military action may have something to do with the distance between the two countries, and later in the seventies, Japan used the same tactic, and the North Korean government gave in and was forced to sign a trade agreement.

Britain also tried to land on the Korean Peninsula, but it did not succeed because of the joint opposition of Japan and Russia, and it can be seen that in the 70s, Japan was freed from its semi-colonial status and became a sovereign country that could participate in international affairs independently.

At present, the development of the Far Eastern Empire is also "thriving", under the far-reaching movement of foreign affairs, the army and naval forces of the Far Eastern Empire have been greatly developed, although the war against France has been very poor because of government reasons, but the combat effectiveness has at least been affirmed by all countries, after all, the opponent is France, the world's second largest army power.

Of course, the British were not without success in 1885, after the Third Anglo-Burmese War, the British completely occupied Burma, and on January 1, 1886, it was officially declared a British territory as an independent province of British India.

This means that the Indochina Peninsula has basically been carved up, except for Thailand, the rest of the forces have been controlled by Britain and France, and Thailand is a buffer zone between the two sides, and the Thai government is good at playing left and right, so it has not been disintegrated.

In 1886, the first phase of the colonization of the world by the great powers was preliminarily completed, and basically all the "borderlands" in the world were carved up.

This was the beginning of the colonization frenzy since the seventies and eighties, and in the next step, if countries wanted to seize colonies, they could only do it to those backward independent sovereign states, and the three biggest pieces of fat were the Ottoman Empire and the Far Eastern Empire and the Kingdom of East Africa.

Of course, entering the nineties was also an opportunity, as the United States and Japan, which in the nineties re-established their position in the international order by striking hard at Spain and the Far Eastern Empire, respectively.

After the division is inseparable, then it is time for the great powers to end directly with each other, that is, the outbreak of a world war in the true sense of the word.

So East Africa had to spend the last two decades of the 19th century in ensuring national security, deterring the enemy, and further strengthening economic barriers.

The invasion of the country by the great powers has always been under the banner of "free trade", which is actually a forced sale of goods.

Now that East African industry is in its infancy, it is inevitable that "free trade" cannot be carried out, so that the industrial products of Germany and Austria alone can impact the accumulated domestic resources of East Africa.

In the first town, officials of the central government in East Africa can feel the dark clouds of the international community.

Throughout the end of the 19th century, all countries, including the great powers, had a strong sense of crisis, and this sense of crisis was very strong through the economy, society, and military preparations of various countries.

Europe is a little better as hunters, and the individual hunters can continue to maintain a delicate balance until the prey is exhausted.

The sense of crisis between countries on other continents is very strong, especially small and weak countries, such as East Africa, the United States, the Ottomans, and the Far Eastern Empire.

In particular, the Ottoman Empire has just experienced the Russo-Turkish War, and it fought well, so in the next time, it can enjoy a period of stability, after all, there are not many countries that can resist Tsarist Russia.

And the Far Eastern Empire, as long as it is not as unlucky as in the previous life, will not decline quickly, and Ernst is talking about bad luck.

The complete sinking of the Far Eastern Empire was the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, and before the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, the Far Eastern Empire was not at a disadvantage in the purely military confrontation with Tsarist Russia and France.

However, after being defeated by Japan, the international image of the Far Eastern Empire fell directly to the bottom, and the name of the "sick man" of East Asia was confirmed.

After all, Japan is a "weak country", a "poor country", and does not even have much mineral resources for development, and being defeated by such a country will make all the "prosperity data" of the Far Eastern Empire in the eyes of Europe and the United States come to naught.

In fact, if the government of the Far Eastern Empire learns from Tsarist Russia and has such a thick skin, it can also gain a foothold in the international community, after all, Tsarist Russia has also lost face before, but Tsarist Russia will always make up for it, but the performance of the Qing imperial family in the previous life was too poor.

After all, this time and space have changed a lot, and Ernst is not sure whether the First Sino-Japanese Naval War will definitely break out, but judging from the results of last year's Sino-French war, there is a high probability that it will still happen, after all, Japan's wolf ambitions are there, and everything is only a matter of time.

After talking about the two big empires, and then the United States and East Africa, in fact, according to the performance of the United States and East Africa in recent years, the two countries are in completely different situations from the first two, and they can be rated as "emerging countries".

At present, the urbanization of the United States is close to 40 percent, while East Africa is only about 20 percent, so East Africa is still in the stage of "big countryside".

The urbanization rate of the United States is close to 40 percent, and in the world, only Britain, France, and Germany can be compared, or Belgium and the Netherlands are small industrial countries.

Moreover, the location of the United States is also "safer" than that of East Africa, which is more remote and connected to the Eurasian continent, in fact, ancient Africa has always been the continent with the closest connection with Eurasia.

As for the other continents, they are isolated civilizations or, as in sub-Saharan Africa, they do not exist.

Therefore, the challenge faced by East Africa is also greater than that of the United States, and this is a geopolitical challenge that cannot be felt by the Americans who are isolated on the American continent.

Of course, the ability of the Heshingen royal family to respond to crises has also increased with the increase of national strength in East Africa over the years, but the combat effectiveness of the army of the absolute monarchy, including Ernst himself, is doubtful.

After all, the East African army was young and had not encountered a strong opponent, so Ernst was also suspicious of his judgment.

Don't talk about the data of the East African army, in fact, the data of the Far Eastern Imperial Army is better than that of East Africa, so the final result depends on the actual combat effect, especially the East African Navy, the navy is the service branch with the greatest uncertainty, and Archduke Ferdinand has always been responsible for this aspect.

(End of chapter)