End of 1910

Compared with 10 years ago, the per capita output value of the Ocean Empire has grown rapidly from US$105, and has grown rapidly to US$234.4. This represents the continuous deepening of industrialization, allowing the general public to enjoy the achievements of economic development and achieve overall social prosperity.

On the basis of in-depth industrialization

A large number of middle-class people emerged in the Ocean Empire, with a population of more than 17.6 million, accounting for 1/4 of the total population, especially the local area of ​​the empire. This part of the wealthy middle class that truly shares social progress is the cornerstone of the empire's stability and the place of cohesion.

Horizontal comparison

The per capita output value of Germany is about US$312, the per capita output value of the United States is about US$307, the per capita output value of the United Kingdom is about US$226, the per capita output value of France is about US$197, and the per capita output value of Tsarist Russia is about US$69.

From this perspective, the industrialization level of the Ocean Empire is already quite high, and its per capita output value ranks first in the world, exceeding the average level of the United Kingdom, second only to the two highly industrialized countries of the United States and Germany.

Among them, the industrialization in Australia has reached a very high level, with an average output value of US$356. It can be ranked first in the world if it comes alone.

But the problem is that the empire's territory is extremely vast. It not only has Shangri-La, Borneo, Somalia and the Northern Federation that have basically entered industrialization (not included in the imperial territory, not yet counted), but also has the Mozambique region and the Luzon Islands in the process of industrialization.

After occupying the Luzon Islands in 1898, it was accompanied by more than 9 million poor people with an average of 15 or 16 US dollars per year, which accounted for almost 1/4 of the imperial population at that time, and it suddenly lowered the per capita level. At that time, the per capita national output value was only between 90 and 92 US dollars.

12 years have passed, and the population of the Luzon Islands has not yet returned to its heyday. The island's population is now more than 7.3 million, of which 86.5% are Chinese. While achieving huge changes in the population structure, the economy is still taking off with the strong national strength and large capital investment of the Ocean Empire.

The Luzon Islands' economic take-off relies on the four major economic crops, natural rubber, tobacco, rapeseed and cane sugar. In addition, there are a wide range of light industries, such as the aquatic processing industry established in the marine fishing industry, the canned fruit industry established in rich fruit resources, as well as the rapidly developing shipbuilding industry and the resulting prospering industries, such as the rope making industry dominated by sisal and palm trees, canvas factories, anchor chain factories, paint factories, steel products factories, etc.

A series of important cities such as Manila, Quezon, Batangas, China Sea, and Makassar have been developed. Since the Luzon Islands are directly under the royal territory, not only has the Ministry of Internal Affairs invested a lot of money over the years, but the eight royal dukes who enfeoffed the place also invested at any cost. The economic development is naturally changing with each passing day, and there are different new looks every year.

By 1910, the per capita income of the Luzon Islands took off from the average annual average of US$15 and 16 in 1898, reaching the average annual average of US$93.67, which was a qualitative change.

This means that the Luzon Islands have taken solid steps on the road of industrialization. Half of their foot has stepped on the threshold of industrialization, which is really gratifying.

Another economically backward region, Mozambique, had a per capita national output value of about US$55 in 1900. It increased by US$133 in 1910, which should be a very good result.

The reason why it is not as dazzling as the Luzon Islands is that the region has a total population of over 10 million and is in an African region with a relatively backward economic development level. In addition to meeting its own self-sufficient needs, industrial and agricultural products have relatively small surrounding markets and have little development potential, which limits Mozambique's economic performance to a certain extent.

The main export products in Mozambique are cotton, dried fruits and agricultural products. Especially the vigorously developed cotton textile industry, which accounts for nearly half of the industrial output value of Mozambique. The high-quality cotton fabrics produced are sold well in Asia, Africa and the empire. The cotton fields have reached 300,000 acres, with an annual output of hundreds of thousands of tons of lint.

After the 2nd English-British War

The railway from Cape Town, South Africa through Johannesburg to Seoul is opened, closely linking South Africa and Mozambique, making each other's economic development in depth, not only greatly expanding the internal market, but also bringing strong industrial demand.

After the various high-quality industrial products produced in Qiqu City arrived in Seoul by shipping, they were converted to railway transportation here and can be delivered to the hinterland of South Africa, providing more market demand.

In the new round of infrastructure boom that began in 1911, Mozambique is one of the key development areas. It will build tens of thousands of kilometers of railways, highways, and thousands of bridges. Combined with the extremely rich hydropower resources in the region, dozens of hydropower stations with super-large reservoirs as the leading project will be built to provide abundant electricity for industrial development and cities.

If you want to be rich, build roads first.

The infrastructure in the Mozambique region is quite complete. Not only does it have central avenues running across the east and west, Zambési Avenue, but also large backbone roads that run thousands of kilometers across the north and south. It also has bridges and railways and numerous marinas, and various infrastructures are the best in Africa.

However, such infrastructure conditions can only be dominant in Africa. It is nothing if it is placed in Europe and Oceania. It is completely a silly witch.

In Germany or Australia, developed highways are as dense as spider webs to connect every town, every village, every pasture, and Queensland alone. There are 123,000 kilometers of roads of various grades, more than 6,700 kilometers of railways, 7,700 bridges, 430 kilometers of subway lines, and more than 60 thermal power plants of all sizes.

Therefore, the Mozambique region is one of the key areas for the new round of infrastructure construction.

There are more than ten railway construction projects planned in the region, with a total length of more than 5,430 kilometers. The steel bars, cement and other building materials consumed are huge numbers, which will definitely drive the overall economic scale to a new level.

In recent years

The Madagascar region across the Mozambique Strait has also launched immigration plans one after another. The immigrant population in the region has reached more than 370,000, and the indigenous population has dropped sharply to less than 230,000. More than 90% of these populations are over 40 years old, and the age of under 40 is severely divided.

In Madagascar, the average age is only about 38 years old, and in a few years the local indigenous population will show a violent subduction curve.

The large number of women of childbearing age in the region indicates that there is no future.

The main areas that affect the average income level of the Ocean Empire are Mozambique and the Luzon Islands. The population of Mozambique exceeds 11.4 million and the population of the Luzon Islands exceeds 7.3 million. The combined population of these two places is more than 18.7 million, with an annual per capita income ranging from US$93 to US$133.

To compare

The industrial development of Borneo and Shangri-La, which are closer to the local area, started early, and the empire supported it with great support. Large-scale projects mainly consisting of Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Koi Mining Bureau, Qingshui River Basin Development and Jinshui River Basin Development. The above-mentioned areas have entered an industrialized society one after another, and the development results are quite gratifying.

From a regional perspective, Borneo's petrochemical industry has an amazing scale, and its economy has come from behind, surpassing the Shangri-La area at an average of US$271 per capita, with a strong development potential.

What is particularly gratifying is that the few tracts purchased in the "Wool War" are basically rich areas, not counting the Pacific islands with a small population.

The per capita income level of Straits Province is US$177. This place originally belongs to the southern region of Argentina, with a lower income level of only more than half of the southern region.

In the Straits Province, which is mainly composed of retired soldiers, various family farms and pastures are in the initial stage of creation. Due to the large land and sparse population, it is much faster to increase the income level and take effect.

The Panama region is also not poor. With a canal, it can reach an income level of US$222 per capita. After the canal is truly opened, the various transit trades, transportation, commerce, and ship maintenance businesses that extend the canal can make Panama live a leisurely and leisurely life.

Not to mention the Northern Federation, the per capita income level is $341, which is much lower than the per capita level of $548 in the wealthy California in the south. However, it is higher than the southern and central states of the United States and close to the local Australian level, and is considered an absolute wealthy area.

The richest part of the Ocean Empire is Somalia. The population of the region has grown from more than 1.7 million in 1895 to 2.87 million today, with an average income of US$462. Looking around the surrounding areas, it is really a treasure land of richness.

Somalia's economy has expanded from simple industry, agriculture and ocean fishing to multinational financial investment, international trade agency, international mercenary and industrial investment, and its business tentacles have extended to Europe, Asia, North America and South America, and are doing well in many fields.

The businessmen from Somalia are the most adventurous and pioneering group, and they do business in a very large group, interpreting a unique Somali business culture. In the Wool War, they followed the expeditionary forces into Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Panama, Cuba, the Republic of California, and the Northern Federation...

One of the most sensational things these adventurous Somali merchants did was to form a syndicate to lend 120 million gold oceans to the United States to purchase products from the Ocean Empire.

And with this business, it successfully entered the East Coast and Great Lakes markets and obtained the right to sell cigarettes issued by the US government.
Chapter completed!