African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 649 New Frankfurt City

Military mobilization is indispensable without the aid of railways. Now East Africa can also use railways to roughly mobilize troops across the country. The Hessian railway is still under construction, which greatly delays the progress of the army in the northwest region going south. If it is completed, East Africa will not even be able to mobilize troops. The troops in the northwest region need to be dispatched southward in advance, instead of moving directly to the front line by railway during wartime.

 The town of Kapilimposhi.

“According to documents from the provincial government and the central government, our town of Kapirimposhi will officially be renamed New Frankfurt City from next month, and its level will also be upgraded to a municipal administrative unit. Based on the resumes of previous years, some effective employees in the city will be promoted. ." Mayor Hans Peter read out the good news to his subordinates quite excitedly.

What makes Hans Peter so happy is that he is among the promotions. Since the construction of the Central Railway was completed, Hans Peter has been serving as the mayor of Kapiri Mposhi Town. After so many years of hard work, he finally got the promotion. return.

Hans Peter continued: "Compared with everyone who knows the meaning of the name Frankfurt, the renaming of the town of Kapirimposhi to the new city of Frankfurt fully demonstrates the importance the country attaches to our city. Frankfurt is the most important city in Germany and even in Europe." It is one of the transportation hubs, and New Frankfurt will also become the main artery of railway transportation in East Africa in the future."

 Hans Peter is right to say that the East African government does have this plan, because the town of Kapirimposhi was originally the core hub of the Central Railway.

The vertical and horizontal main lines of the Central Railway cross here and become a cross railway. With the construction of the Hessian Railway, the current town of Kapiri Mposhi, which is the future new city of Frankfurt, will become a north-south and east-west railway in East Africa. The core point of the sexual railway artery.

 From New Frankfurt (Kapilimposhi Town) eastward through Mbeya City, Dodoma City, and arrive at Dar es Salaam City.

Going west to the city of Mongu, because most of the land in Angola is still under the control of the Portuguese, this railway line currently ends abruptly in the Hohenzollern Province.

According to Ernst's idea, he prefers to go northwest from Mongu City to open up the connection between the northern seaport of Angola and the interior of East Africa. As for the southern part of Angola controlled by East Africa, there is a lack of good ports, and Southwest Africa is too poor to It is cost-effective, so the western line of the central railway line has always been a work-in-progress.

Heading north from the city of New Frankfurt (the town of Kapirimposhi), you enter the junction of the provinces of Hohenzollern and Swabia, which is the copper belt of East Africa, connecting the cities of Ndola and Kitwe in turn. , three cities in Lubumbashi, which are also important railway sections for the current export of copper mines in East Africa.

 At present, the northernmost point of the northern section of the longitudinal line is Lubumbashi, and the starting point of the Hesse Railway under construction is Lubumbashi.

Further south from New Frankfurt City (Kapirimposhi Town) are Lusaka, Harare, Bulawayo, Oto and other central and southern cities.

 Speaking of the geographical location of New Frankfurt, there is also some connection with the African railway pattern in the previous life.

In the previous life, Kapirimposhi was an important railway hub in Zambia and the terminal station of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway. The eastern section of the Central Railway's horizontal line basically overlapped with the previous Tanzania-Zambia Railway, so East Africa also rebuilt Kapirim at this location. The town of Rimposhi.

In fact, when there was no Tanzania-Zambia Railway in the previous life, Kapirimposhi was an important railway station. During the British colonial period in Zambia, Kapirimposhi was a station on the Southern Railway built by the British.

The Southern Railway built by the British runs from the Copperbelt Province of Zambia through Kapirimposhi southward, passes through Zimbabwe and Botswana, and leads to the port of Cape Town, South Africa. Later, this railway was blocked by the southern white countries, which led to The birth of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway.

Hans Peter: "The new Frankfurt city in the future will be one of the key cities in East Africa. Our current goal is to turn this transportation advantage into an economic advantage, drive the development of the city, and occupy a leading position among East African cities in the future. A place for one.”

What Hans Peter said is very meaningful, because apart from the advantage of a railway transportation hub, the city of New Frankfurt has no advantages compared with surrounding cities. Dodoma City, the only city that is somewhat similar to New Frankfurt City, also relied on railways to make its fortune, but it has an earlier development history. It was the capital of a region as early as the colonial era in East Africa, and now it has become the capital of Plateau Province.

In comparison, New Frankfurt City is much inferior. Now New Frankfurt City has not yet been officially established. It will take a month. The original Kapirim Poshi is just a small town. This small town still relies on the Central Railway. As for the rise, it was basically a deserted land at the beginning.

Before the construction of the Central Railway, Dodoma City has always been the provincial capital in the province, and its economy is second only to Mwanza City in Plateau Province.

The town of Kapirimposhi can only rank seventh in the economy of Hechingen Province, followed by the provincial capital Lusaka, two important industrial and mining cities, Embera and Kitwe, and four more behind it. Either it is a city that was developed relatively early, or it is a mining town.

The transportation advantages of Kapirimposhi Town have not been transformed. Because of the relatively late construction, there are no roads connecting it with other areas. In addition, the jurisdiction area is small and there is no economic hinterland. Therefore, Hans Peter has not been able to develop even if he wants to. Corresponding authority.

When the new Frankfurt City is established next month, it will be able to be divided into large jurisdictions. Hans Peter will then work with the first New Frankfurt City leadership to formulate the economic development strategy of the New Frankfurt City.

New Frankfurt has few mineral resources, so the option of mining can be given up. However, because it is a railway hub, related industries must be developed, such as locomotive maintenance and manufacturing, railway technical schools, etc.

The surrounding agriculture is relatively developed, mainly tobacco leaves, grains, livestock, etc. However, Kapiri Mposhi Town and surrounding rural areas were previously under the jurisdiction of Kabwe City, and Kapiri Mposhi Town did not have these resources. Power mobilization.

 After the establishment of New Frankfurt City, many areas will definitely be demarcated from Kabwe City as the jurisdiction of New Frankfurt City. By then, New Frankfurt City will be able to rely on local agriculture to develop related industries.

"After next month, other jurisdictions in the city will definitely need manpower to complete the city's property and population census, and integrate and reconstruct the city's resources. Our city must give priority to the development of industry and agriculture, and on this basis, vigorously Develop the manufacturing industry, especially apply for the introduction of railway equipment manufacturing, agricultural product processing, and urban transportation construction, connect the urban area with surrounding roads and stations, and maximize the advantages of our province."

Hans-Peter then emphasized: "It is precisely because our city does not have any resource advantages, or that many other cities have many things, so we must seize the opportunity of the railway hub and build the new Frankfurt city around the railway into a city like Frankfurt in Europe." Big city.”

“The premise is that the city’s economy develops, and we must first increase the freight volume as much as possible. This requires agriculture as the foundation, and it is also the easiest industry to produce results. It is best to formulate our own agricultural plan to form misaligned competition with surrounding areas.”

Agriculture is the only industry other than railways that New Frankfurt City can determine in the future. In recent years, the work of Kapirimposhi Town has mainly been to provide auxiliary work for the marshalling yard and ensure logistics and other services.

Many of the industrial products or agricultural products that Kapirimposhi Town needs are mainly purchased from other areas. This is related to railways. After all, transportation is a double-edged sword.

He can concentrate the population and industry, but the population and industry are limited. Since they are concentrated in one area, other areas will definitely decrease. This is also an important reason why Hans Peter emphasized the development of his own economy.

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