Education in the East African colony had a popular-science character. Through the instillation of such knowledge, outbreaks of local diseases in East Africa had been greatly reduced, while immigrants' health and survival rates had improved.
At present, the East African colony performed far better in disease prevention and control than those colonies in South America that had been developed for centuries.
It was only because the East African colony had just been built that it looked relatively poor and did not appear very prosperous.
This was especially apparent in the ugly, crude appearance of its buildings. The earlier a building in East Africa had been constructed, the more so this was the case. With no models to draw upon, beauty was naturally out of the question. Clothing was likewise exceedingly plain and uniform, but these were all outward matters.
In reality, East Africa's investment in other areas far exceeded that of colonies of the same era, or independent countries at the same latitude. This was chiefly reflected in three areas: education, healthcare, and infrastructure construction.
Take roads and other infrastructure, for example. Though their quality was not high, the East African Colonial Government was building them in earnest, first solving the problem of whether they existed at all. Few other countries at the same latitude were like East Africa, or rather, they had no such opportunity.
A colony, as the word itself implied, was a place for colonizers to parasitize. Especially in the current era, Western countries simply sucked blood from their colonies.
But Ernst had been building the East African colony as a country. Naturally, it received different treatment; excessively squeezing East Africa's potential dry would itself have been a waste.
Moreover, East Africa currently had no powerful enemies on any side, allowing it to develop in peace. No