This was only within East Africa itself. One had to know that when Punta Arenas was first established, East Africa and Chile had not been closely connected. Chile had instead been much closer to the British. Whether Britain would return to Chile after the First World War ended was also something that had to be considered.
Aside from support from the Chilean government, most of Punta Arenas's industries had been built by the British. What Luanda City needed to do now was eliminate those industries and replace them with its own equipment and industries, securing more economic orders and thereby making Punta Arenas economically dependent on Luanda City.
However, if they wanted to persuade the Punta Arenas City government to agree—or rather, take the bait—Luanda City clearly had to first offer some price or lure.
Mayor Horn Grem said, "Over the next few days, we will certainly arrange for all of you to thoroughly tour the enterprises in our city. In terms of industrial strength and technology, we are no inferior to any other city in the world. Moreover, Luanda's industrial equipment and products are known worldwide for being high-quality and inexpensive."
At this stage, the other great powers were basically all at war, which had raised East Africa's industrial capacity to a terrifying level. The expansion of industrial production had also lowered production costs. In ordinary times, this would likely have triggered an economic crisis long ago.
But now, East Africa could use this advantage to carry out massive dumping operations across the rest of the world without end, injecting blood and vitality into East African industrial development while increasing East Africa's influence.
Mayor Baldivia responded, "Of course, Mayor Horn Grem, my friend. This time, we have also brought quite a few specialties from our country, especially woolen goods