African Entrepreneurship Record

”This is Mombasa, it looks really nice, and the climate is quite bearable. When we set off from Europe, it was still winter, but here it’s summer, with such high temperatures. Nature is truly amazing.”

Mombasa is very close to the equator, to the south of it, so December in Mombasa is summer, and today’s temperature in Mombasa is only twenty-six degrees. This climate is simply wonderful for many Russians in the team.

Thanks to the urban development of Mombasa City, the urban green belts, parks, and residential areas are planted with a large number of flowers and greenery, making the whole city look vibrant and colorful. Coupled with the refreshing sea breeze, although the industry is very developed with many factories, Mombasa does not have the smog and grime like London.

Yakrof squatted by the roadside, gently touching the flowers in the green belt, and said in surprise, ”Now Russia should already be covered in ice and snow, but flowers bloom so magnificently in East Africa. I already have quite a bit of anticipation for this place.”

”Mr. Yakrof, this is quite common for cities in our country. Mombasa City is a typical garden city; as long as there is sufficient water, the vegetation will not wilt throughout the year,” said Korivid.

”It’s really great!” Yakrof sighed, ”The weather in Russia is really harsh compared to East Africa, even Europe doesn’t have this kind of unique climatic advantage.”

To hear praise for East African climate from a foreigner, Korivid naturally felt pleased. However, as Korivid just mentioned, this situation is only common in cities, so he chose to be honest.

Korivid: ”Mr. Yakrof, our Rhein Empire also has its own climatic shortcomings; it’s not as perfect as you imagine.”

Due to the recent name change of the country, Korivid almost mistakenly mentioned the outdated name of the Heixinggen Kingdom.

”The biggest issue compared to Europe is water scarcity in East Africa, particularly for cities like Mombasa that are located in the transition zone between grassland and desert. Mombasa City can stay lush all year round thanks to comprehensive water supply and drainage systems. Without artificial irrigation during the dry season, these green belts would wither into dry grass.”

”Drought and flood are the two most severe natural disasters in East Africa, which I think are not issues for most areas in Russia.”

The majority of Russian population resides in temperate continental climate areas; due to the relatively low temperatures and small evaporation, the climate is quite humid. This also results in long, cold winters with insufficient accumulated temperature for crops to grow. So, except for countries with extreme climates like tropical deserts or rainforests, tundras, ice caps, each climate has its own pros and cons.

Yakrof did not refute Korivid’s words because he is Ukrainian, and Ukraine’s agricultural conditions are among the best in Europe.

”This is well-deserved for East Africa. You’ve put a lot of effort into urban construction to create such a beautiful city, just like Saint Petersburg, which was merely swamps and wastelands many years ago, became one of Europe’s leading cities thanks to the Empire’s development,” said Yakrof.

”And you in East Africa might be doing even better than us in Russia. In Mombasa City, I hardly see the impoverished groups like in Russia; the spiritual well-being and material enjoyment might be more evenly distributed than in Russia.”

Yakrof did not say anything silly like East Africa being a balanced nation, although the lower class in East Africa lives better; Yakrof also saw a considerable number of affluent groups in Mombasa, with many cars on the streets that ordinary people couldn’t afford.

According to Korivid, most people who can afford cars in East Africa are government officials, corporate executives, and high-end talents from various industries.

Undoubtedly, someone like Yakrof, who was brought in by the East African Government, is considered high-end talent, so Yakrof remains full of expectations for his future life in East Africa, provided that his work and residence are in Mombasa, as he is currently only familiar with Mombasa.

Mombasa City is undoubtedly very prosperous, but what about other areas of East Africa! Due to time constraints, Yakrof still doesn’t know where his future home in East Africa will be.

So he asked Korivid, ”Mr. Korivid, how is my review progress going? Do you know where I will be assigned?”

Korivid shook his head and said, ”There is no result yet, but based on your expertise, it can be basically determined that you will work in a city. Which specific city depends on the needs of East African corporate departments; it might be Mombasa or some cities inland or to the west.”

”However, I heard from the immigration office staff that your information has already been entered. Two days later, you should be able to formally gain citizenship, and after becoming a citizen, the subsequent process should be faster because due to the country’s construction needs, especially the execution of the First Five-Year Plan, there is a high demand for talents now. So I think you can complete all the procedures within a week.”

Yakrof had already heard about the East African First Five-Year Plan, which sounded impressive and showed East Africa’s ambitious plans for developing its own industry. Of course, regarding specific details, not only Yakrof but also most people in East Africa probably can’t know; generally, information is obtained through newspapers and other media.

”The First Five-Year Plan, which is about gradually completing industrial development according to planned forms, is somewhat like I studied according to a curriculum in college,” said Yakrof.

Yakrof not only attended college but also worked for two years; however, due to the economic crisis, the company he initially worked for went bankrupt, leaving him unemployed at home, which is why East Africa poached him.

Korivid: ”Actually, since the colonial era, East Africa’s economy has developed according to this model, and it’s under this government coordination that our country can step by step complete many great projects, such as railways, highways, and water conservancy construction, reaching the forefront of the world, thus laying the foundation for East African economy.”

”Take railways, for example; nowadays, East African railway mileage might have surpassed one hundred thousand kilometers. Without planned economy, it’s impossible for us to achieve such great achievements in a short time; the East African railway network is second only to Europe and North America among the continents.”

Most East African people, unlike many Soviets in the previous life, do not oppose planned economy because they have been living under this economic system since the colonial era, directly benefiting from the dividends of planned economy.

After all, before the Soviet Union, there was the Russian imperial system, a capitalist government with many ideological mix, complex social conditions, and many disputes.

While East Africa, like the United States, directly established its economic system at the nation’s founding, so the United States became the most typical capitalist country, and East Africa is currently a steadfast planned economy country.

Korivid said, ”I was born in East Africa, my father is Austrian-Hungarian, my mother is from the Far East Empire. Since they migrated to East Africa, our country was already under this economic system, so I grew up under this economic system, and only later when I went abroad did I come into contact with Europe’s economic system.”

”Personally, our country’s economic system may not be perfect, but compared to Europe, the environment in East Africa is still better, and the monarchy and government have been trying various attempts and adjustments to this economic system. The government has also emphasized that East Africa’s political system is in the early exploration stage and will remain in this exploration for a long time.”

This is inevitable; Ernst doesn’t believe in a perfect social system existing in the world; even slavery has supporters, just like Ernst himself; otherwise, East Africa would have abolished the slave system long ago. Of course, the slave system will inevitably die out, and now East Africa can only continue developing by making achievements in industry.