In the blink of an eye, it was 1875. East Africa's new population policy had indeed drawn criticism from some of the public, but overall, it remained acceptable.
Even with the government cutting spending in this area, the cost of raising children in East Africa was still among the lowest in the world. East Africa could not simply take a one-size-fits-all approach, so childbirth subsidies still existed for now, but they only covered three children. After that, the people had to fend for themselves.
In 1875, the Dar es Salaam city-to-Mbeya city section of the Central Railway was basically complete, the Northern Railway had been completed in its entirety, the Little Rhine River renovation project had reached eighty percent completion, and the Central Canal had been fully completed.
The Little Rhine River renovation project was no easier than digging a canal. Its workload had already surpassed that of the canal project. It did not merely revolve around the Little Rhine River itself; it also had to account for changes in the rivers throughout the entire basin and East Africa's farmland irrigation system, as well as hydrological conditions. Work during the flood season was especially difficult, with torrential rains and rushing river waters often causing delays.
However, after its renovation, the middle and lower reaches of the Little Rhine River had finally taken on something of the appearance of European rivers, shedding the natural form they had retained for thousands upon thousands of years.
New Hamburg Port had also been completed. With New Hamburg City and Mbeya city as starting points, two sections of the southern line of the Central Railway had begun construction, greatly accelerating the railway's progress.
"Most projects are now complete or nearing completion. Only this last hard bone, the Central Railway, remains. But with the Dar es