Professor Kurland and his group first had to report to City Hall. After registering there, Kurland and the other agricultural experts were each granted a property in Soga City.
Though he had received a house for free, Kurland asked uneasily, "This house really doesn't cost anything? And what about its quality?"
"Rest assured on that point. Allocated housing is a very standard practice in East Africa. As high-quality talent brought in by the East African government, you will receive better treatment than ordinary immigrants and even officials."
Hearing was empty; seeing was believing. Soon afterward, Blanco took them to view their new homes.
"Each residence covers 140 square meters, with three bedrooms, one living room, two bathrooms, and one kitchen, along with a small garden. Soga City is also a garden city. Look—besides the gardens at every household, there are also these things called green belts along both sides of the roads. They are unique to East African cities."
However, Kurland's attention was clearly elsewhere. He asked Blanco, "I always feel that your use of land is a little too lavish. The pedestrian paths in front of the houses are fine, but isn't the road we came by just now rather wasteful? I used to live in Landshut, and I have also been to Munich, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, and many other cities. To be honest, Soga's roads are absurdly wide. Dar es Salaam city has a large population, so it is understandable, but Soga barely has any people. The utilization rate is far too low."
Blanco did not seem to care. "Wider roads are not such a major issue. As for the low utilization rate, more and more people will come to Soga in the future, so there is no need to worry about that. Cities develop, after all. The