"You did a good job this time and successfully brought the conflict between Britain and Afghanistan forward. This is beneficial to us. The meritorious personnel of this operation will be strictly implemented in accordance with the reward and punishment system. Of course, I will personally give you some additional bonuses."
Ernst praised the agents who instigated Afghanistan's action in the Qiuweit Palace. At the same time, the agents who received the rewards felt quite comfortable.
"We will continue to work hard. Of course, we must not be too proud. We must check for the deficiencies in this operation and accumulate richer experience for the future."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
After the commendation meeting, Ernst began to focus on the work of Water Conservancy Construction in East Africa. This is a large-scale national project that mobilizes millions of people, so mistakes must be prevented.
Now Ernst is trapped by this nationwide project, and he can't get out of it in the short term until he gets on the right track.
Mbeya city.
Mbeya in February was very dry, and Mbeya city Second Middle School students participated in regular practical courses organized by the school.
It's just that instead of sitting in the classroom and listening to the teacher's lectures, I work on the farms arranged by the government.
Yark, the head teacher of Class 4, Grade 3, took the whole class to live in the workers' dormitory of Mbeya city Third State-run Farm.
After Yark assigned accommodation, he said to the whole class, "Today's practical course will be led by the experienced uncle Kade. In the next week, he will take you to understand the matters that need to be paid attention to in farming. You must study carefully..."
As Yark finished speaking, the students burst into applause to welcome Kade, the person in charge of the practical activity farm.
Kade did not show any timidity in the face of these students. He stood in front of the students and introduced himself generously, "I am the person in charge of Third State-run Farm. I am very happy to communicate and learn with young people like you here, because you are not the first batch of students I have taught. Every year, I welcome students from Second Middle School to our farm to participate in practical activities, so you don't have to be restrained. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly."
Every class has a few thorns in its side, and Class 4 of Grade 3 is no exception. As soon as Kade finished speaking, someone asked the class teacher:
"Teacher, there is no need to teach you about farming! We all know how to do this. When we are at home, we often help the family with farm work."
"Student Roald, this is an activity organized by the school, and it is also an arrangement by the government. It is a task of the National Practical Middle School. It does not mean that you don't have to come if you know how to do it. The theme of this activity is hard work and practice. In essence, it is to allow everyone to better experience the hardships and fun of work, and at the same time to accumulate your life experience."
Practical middle schools mainly cultivate students' practical and hands-on abilities, while liberal arts middle schools pay more attention to cultural literacy. However, liberal arts middle schools cannot avoid practical courses, but they have few opportunities.
At this time, Kade also interjected. "Of course, we also consider the purpose of exposing you to new experiences and new things. As a government industry, Third State-run Farm has a relatively considerable investment, and it also represents relatively advanced productivity, so it can greatly broaden your horizons."
Mbeya city Third State-run Farm, as a state-owned enterprise, its investment is much higher than that of ordinary farms. It is basically on par with Western countries and introduces advanced production technology and experience.
However, East African farms are also lagging behind, and that is the large use of black slaves, which is unavoidable. For example, for work such as cotton picking, using black slaves is the best choice.
After Kade said that, he took the students from Class 3 and Class 4 to visit the farm. Not to mention other things, the state-owned farm is quite large, and it not only grows a single crop, but also has its own pasture and processing workshop. If it were built as a castle, it would be almost the same as a medieval manor in Europe.
Many black workers farm here. As the targets of exploitation in East Africa, black workers are naturally treated very poorly. However, the new generation who grew up in East Africa has long been accustomed to this kind of slavery.
That is to say, the year before last, after Mbeya city implemented the policy of replacing black labor with livestock, black labor in small and medium-sized farms was able to be replaced, but large farms and mines still maintained a lot of black labor.
He pointed his finger at the black slaves who were working on a large scale and said, "Your fathers were forced to come to East Africa under difficult survival conditions, just like me. This world is relatively cruel. I don't say that East Africa is better than other countries, but it is definitely a good place. So in the future, you must also contribute to East Africa to avoid the decline of the country in the future, otherwise these people will serve as a warning."
Kade's words are cruel, and the plight of black people is worthy of sympathy, but for these teenagers, it does not have much impact. After all, black slaves are so common in this country in East Africa that they may naturally think that this is reasonable.
However, the experience of black workers also planted a seed in their hearts, that is, those who are backward will be beaten. If East Africa declines, then some people may become enslaved by others like these black people.
The reason why we say that there are some people, according to Ernst's understanding, is that there are also smart people among exploiters, who will divide the exploited. The lowest level must be the exploited in the traditional sense, and the bribed people, although they are exploited by the upper level, they can exploit their lower level.
This is the pyramid structure of human society. There is also a pyramid in East Africa, and Hechingen Royal Family is at the top, then the nobility and bureaucrats, finally the citizens of East Africa, and finally the black slaves of East Africa.
As for the black people working in the fields, they are completely unaware that they are being used as patriotic material by East Africa. They just complete their work numbly, which is also a good thing for them. Sometimes the more knowledge and insight, the more troubles they have.
If people in the 21st century fell into the situation of black slaves, they might collapse, but these black people are somewhat "happy" because East Africa has given them a stable environment, and their lives are better than before when they were precarious.
The only regret may be that basic physiological needs cannot be met. The task of curbing the growth of the black population has caused a serious imbalance in the ratio of men to women in the East African Black people group. Basically, there are no black women in eastern and central East Africa, while there are a small number of black women in the west and south.
However, physiological needs can be tolerated. East Africa only needs a few years of youth for the two or three generations of black people to return them to freedom, so just tolerate it for a few years. When you are free America, you can do whatever you want. Anyway, United States has clearly abolished black slavery.
At present, East Africa also needs these black people to contribute to the development of East Africa. If it were not for the existence of black labor, it would be really difficult for Ernst to complete the projects in East Africa, and it is very likely to fall into the same situation as Latin America.
This unique "patriotism" education class is very simple and crude. It is to show the living conditions of the oppressed groups in East Africa and to establish ideas for the young generation of East Africa.
As for whether they will be affected, the effect is actually very clear. As native East Africans, the new generation of young people have their own concerns. From their standpoint, the land under their feet was snatched from the hands of black people by their fathers, so they naturally want to side with East Africa.
As for the culprit Ernst, he actually has no burden in his heart. He has no self and is also taking advantage of other European colonists. Therefore, it is better for him to be the villain himself. And although Ernst is not a good person, he has a bottom line in his heart and will not engage in massacres at will.