Although East Africa's development had been arduous, once its population and land area had grown, its economic scale naturally multiplied as well. What was more, East Africa had begun laying out its industries early and seized the initiative in many fields. Its national finances were not even inferior to those of many long-established countries.
The advantage of old-established nations lay in their long histories of development and their vast accumulated wealth. East Africa had not had time to accumulate riches, but it possessed advantages of its own. Previously, the African continent had barely been developed at all, so its resources had essentially never flowed out of East Africa. Naturally, they came cheaply into East Africa's hands, especially high-value mineral resources such as gold and diamonds.
In early spring, Jiaozhou's weather veered between warmth and chill. Though some areas were already ablaze with blooming flowers, to the Jiaozhou sailors, this weather was even more tormenting than the depths of winter.
Even many locals could not bear the changing of the seasons, much less the East African military instructors. Claire himself had also fallen victim to it.
"Ah-choo..."
Liu Fulong asked worriedly, "Lieutenant Claire, I'm afraid you've caught a chill. Can your body hold up?"
Claire pulled his cotton-padded coat tighter around himself and said listlessly, "It's nothing serious. Your Far East weather is so unpredictable that I simply haven't adapted yet. We had weather like this when I was young in Württemberg, Germany, but my whole family later moved to East Africa. East Africa has no bitter winter cold and no scorching summer heat, so I've become somewhat unaccustomed to high-latitude regions instead."
In other words, East Africa's climate was simply too comfortable. Take the East African Navy's various bases: not one was located at high latitudes. Even North Hawaii