MTL - African Entrepreneurship Records-Chapter 175 Village site selection
Chapter 175 Village Site Selection
East African Colony.
East Malawi Lake District.
"It's right here. With the help of the terrain in the river bed, build a row of dams to let the water flow over here. This can not only cut off the river water, but also ensure that the water flow in the dry season is not lost in vain. At the same time, the excess rainwater in the rainy season can flow away from it." Luo said. De said to the villagers, pointing to a spot of ups and downs in the river bed.
This is an unknown small river in the upper reaches of the Lufuma River. Although the river is small, it also flows into the Lufuma River. The terrain on both sides is extremely flat and the land is fertile, suitable for farming.
Beginning this year, East African immigrants began to move northward along the Ruvuma River, establishing strongholds one after another on the north bank of the Ruvuma River.
Filling the gaps in the lower coastal area and the East Malawi lake area, the first residential belt distributed along the river in East Africa is slowly forming.
Mtwara, a port in the south of East Africa, was also affected by this and rarely saw a small wave of immigrants. Ships docked at Mtwara Port every day.
"Mr. Roald, if the village is built here, there shouldn't be flooding, right?" the acting village chief Wasim asked Roald.
"I have surveyed the terrain here, combined with the map drawn by the East African government, there are no high-lying places in the nearby area, basically all plains, and if the rain is heavy during the rainy season, it will only be evenly distributed throughout the area.
So as long as the drainage work is done well, there will be no problem in building more drainage channels and sewers to divert the rainwater in the rainy season from the place where the village is built into the river. ’ replied Roald.
"If the village is built near the river bank, it is easy to develop, but in case the river suddenly surges during the rainy season, the river cannot bear so much water during the rainy season, will it flood the surrounding land." Wasim said his worry.
"I have already considered this point, Mr. Vasim, look, here is the Rufuma River, here is this small river, the two meet here, and the place where we stand now is the northwest direction of the intersection of the two rivers .
This area is about half a meter higher than the surrounding area, and I have studied the surrounding soil and river channels, and found that the river will not exceed ten meters from the river bank even when it is the most flooded in history.
So the most worrying thing here is not the problem of too much rain, but the problem of less rain. After all, there is no harm in developing more water for agriculture.
The reason why I proposed to build an arch dam in the middle of the river is also to ensure the water supply here during the dry season.
The population here is very small now, but in the future it is uncertain, and the water consumption may increase greatly. Of course, I am referring to the population density of the European region.
Moreover, this section of the river has just formed a section of highland. With the help of the terrain of the riverbed, the construction can be completed quickly during the dry season. "Roald analyzed the pros and cons in detail as a professional.
"Well, the project doesn't look too difficult, after all, this river is really small compared to the Ruvuma River, but I'm afraid we don't have the extra energy to build this embankment recently.
Right now, we only have a hundred and ten people, and we may not be able to start work until the follow-up personnel are all in place and the slaves are allocated in place.
Now we are too busy just to prepare the house and develop the surrounding land. said Wasim.
Wasim is from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He used to be a villager near Ron Roda in the lower coastal area. This time when he immigrated to the Ruvuma River Basin, Wasim opened up a village with new immigrants as an old immigrant.
So Wasim was just an acting village head, and before that, Wasim was just one of the most common immigrants in the Ron Roda area.
The acting village chief was actually an opportunity that Wasim himself won. Now there is a lack of educated people everywhere in East Africa, so he can only choose generals from among the dwarfs.
Wassim, who was relatively active, was selected without encountering any competitors, because there were not many people who signed up.
Chinese immigrants have always been relatively stable, so Wasim lost nearly 40% of his opponents, while European immigrants were unwilling to leave Ron Roda and brought a group of people to develop new areas, so there were very few applicants.
After all, the village head is not a big official in East Africa and has little power, especially a village head like Wasim who came from a wild background.
The village head has more specific affairs to be responsible for, and the responsibility is also heavy, and he receives a little more salary than ordinary people every month, so most immigrants are unwilling to compete for the village head in the new area.
Every time a new area is developed, especially in the initial stage, the difficulty is the greatest. Not to mention everything, the conditions are relatively difficult.
"Mr. Wasim, don't worry, I have worked in East Africa for a while, and I am very clear about the efficiency of East Africa. I believe that the East African government will send support soon. Of course, the premise is that we quickly finalize the village's plan. Report the construction site." Roald said to Wasim.
Roald is a geography student hired by the East African colony with a high salary. He has worked in East Africa for nearly two years, which is half a year earlier than Wasim came to East Africa.
However, such talents cannot be retained in East Africa. Just like those who are retained by high salaries, they all come to East Africa to make a wave of quick money.
Especially an educated person like Roald is definitely a talent in this era. The reason why he came to East Africa was that he was too young to resist the temptation of the society and entered the casino and owed debts.
In fact, Roald’s family conditions are not bad, and the money he owes is not much, but Roald’s father is more strict. Roald is afraid that his father may break his leg if he finds out that he is going to gamble.
Temporarily concealed it from his family, to see if he could find a job to pay off his gambling debts, and ended up meeting a recruiter from the Heixingen Consortium.
The East African colony happily helped him advance his gambling debts, provided that he went to work in East Africa, paid three times his salary, and allowed him to go home on a Hechingen ship every year.
Young Roald thinks there is still such a good thing? Coupled with the fact that the young man was not afraid of anything, he boarded a pirate ship.
After working in East Africa, Roald found that the conditions in East Africa were good, and he did fulfill his promise.
But this ghost place is too poor! Moreover, Roald's job is to go to various places in East Africa to help find places suitable for living in East Africa. Roald basically went to sparsely populated places, and even bid farewell to the colorful world. This is quite similar to Ernst's previous life. The same is true.
However, Roald did have some feelings for this job, for example, his gambling addiction was completely withdrawn here.
Besides, traveling around East Africa all the year round, and truly seeing the geographical landscapes described by teachers and recorded in textbooks in the past, Roald has truly reached the level of applying what he has learned. When he returns to Europe in the future, it is absolutely no problem for his father to teach in a university with a little work.
In short, Roald felt his growth in East Africa. Of course, when the contract expires in the future, Roald still plans to return to Europe to develop.
(end of this chapter)
