For East Africa, its population was not actually small. In the international community, East Africa was also one of the few populous nations with more than fifty million people.
The root cause of the current population shortages everywhere was that population migration was a massive undertaking, not something that could be completed in a short time. This was especially true for Angola and Mozambique. Their shortages were not merely hundreds of thousands, but millions.
And that was only the minimum demand. Given the conditions in places like Angola and Mozambique, accommodating tens of millions of people would be entirely reasonable. In his previous life, Angola and Mozambique had both been countries with populations exceeding thirty million; together, they had more people than East Africa did now. Therefore, at this stage, no government in East Africa would complain about having too many people. The more, the better.
A single hair moved, and the whole body followed. Migrating several million people was simply not something East Africa could accomplish in a short period. If cost were no object, it could of course be forced through, but that would not be worthwhile, as it would have an enormous impact on the economic development of the areas people were leaving.
For instance, although New Baden Province had only supported Orange with several thousand people, it had already been pushed to the point of damaging its very sinews and bones. If not for the Central Government's mandatory order, the New Baden provincial government would not have wanted to send out even a single person.
First Town.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, every part of East Africa is asking for people now. This is a telegram the Orange regional government sent us the day before yesterday. They urgently need at least thirty thousand Black people,