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Chapter 1671 East Africa, Our Home (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
In Siam, deep in the rainforest, there is a simple wooden house with a fragile iron roof that creaks in the rhythm of the wind.

The sun shines through the gaps in the dense treetops, dappling onto these fragile habitats. The air is filled with the smell of soil and disinfectant, and the mud and stagnant water on the ground remind people that survival here is not easy.

The clothes of the people here were mostly torn and washed out, but in their deep eyes, there was a faint glimmer of determination and hope.

The children were chasing and playing barefoot among the tents. Their laughter was like a bright spot in the dark rainforest, bringing comfort to people.

While the children were running in the mud, several men sat in a circle in the corridor, discussing possible future options in their hoarse voices: stay here and work in the factory, or go to East Africa.

When they come here, they are faced with two choices.

Stay local or head to East Africa.

In fact, they know nothing about either the local area or East Africa.

But even so, they are still full of hope for the future.

"Factory! That means working as a worker in a factory."

As he spoke, the man's eyes revealed his infinite imagination of the future. His words were full of longing:

"What kind of factory is that? Working in a factory is definitely better than farming. At least I can have enough to eat."

Another middle-aged man was more practical:
"They are also workers in East Africa, working on farms. As the saying goes, live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water. How can you starve on a farm?"

They discussed it there, but no matter which path they chose, these people knew that they had to make a choice, just like they made another choice and left their homes and came here.

They don't know what the future will look like.

But without exception, their faces showed a desire for the future, and the sunlight shining through the gaps in the dense forest seemed to cheer them on for their future.

"Where can we go?"

Inside the detention center, Xu Shengli looked at his wife and said:
"Should I stay here and work in a factory, or go to East Africa? I heard there are big farms there."

The wife, holding her daughter in her arms, thought for a moment and said:
"Factory? It's definitely hard to make a living in those capitalist factories. Let's go to the farm. After all, farming is farming!"

Sometimes life is like this, and you always need to make choices in life.

Just like that, two days later, Xu Shengli's family and more than 300 other people boarded a military transport plane to East Africa.

People who board a plane for the first time always look out curiously. Most of them are dressed similarly - T-shirts and jeans.

These clothes were provided by the detention camp. After all, their clothes were already tattered and they were about to leave, so of course they had to change into new clothes.

Shortly after the plane took off, the children, especially the brave ones, ran directly to the window, stood on tiptoe, leaned their heads toward the sky, pointed at the clouds and shouted loudly.

"Look! That's a cloud. That's a cloud. We are on the cloud."

"Of course, we are in heaven now."

Amid their shouts, the C141 military transport plane headed westward. Unlike the C130 transport plane that needed to stop for refueling, it could fly directly to East Africa.

A few hours later, the transport plane landed at Nairobi Airport.

Soon they went through customs formalities here and then took buses to the company farms. They came to East Africa as company employees.

Soon they arrived at the farm. After checking the farm, the person in charge welcomed them and then arranged for someone to take them to their new home.

"Family?"

Xu Shengli sat in the car with some doubts and asked:

"Sir, you are saying that you will assign us a house, right?"

Zhang Yi, who was driving the car, looked at Xu Shengli and said:
“Not all houses are homes.”

Then, he explained:

"Some houses are dormitories, some houses are apartments. Only a real house can be called a home. Now - you will soon be home."

"Really, they really will allocate houses for us."

The woman held her husband's hand nervously. She could hardly believe her ears.

The houses will be divided so soon. Is there such a good thing in the world?

As for the son and daughter standing by, their eyes were full of anticipation.

Just when they were imagining what their house would look like, a brick house or a mud house?
The car drove into a road with two-story buildings on both sides of the road. Looking at the houses on both sides of the road, Xu Shengli, his wife and children were dumbfounded.

“These houses are so beautiful!”

Just as Xu Shengli's voice fell, Zhang Yi said.

"Yes, your home is here. The house ahead is your home."

what!
For a moment, Xu Shengli was stunned. He didn't even know what to say. He just stared at the house outside the car window with his eyes wide open and spoke in an incredible tone.

"Is this true?"

A few minutes later, when they got out of the car and stood in front of the house looking at the beautiful two-story house, Xu Shengli even slapped himself hard.

"Snapped!"

When the crisp slapping sound was heard, Zhang Yi did not stop him. He just looked at the people who had just arrived with a smile.

He could understand these people's reactions because he had had similar reactions himself.

"Okay, Xu Shengli, this will be your home from now on."

Zhang Yi put the key in Xu Shengli's hand and said to him.

"Hurry up and bring your wife and children in to see your home."

"Ah, is this true?"

At this moment, Xu Shengli's hands were shaking, and even his steps were trembling.

"I, I'm not dreaming, am I?"

It was not until he used the key to open the door that Xu Shengli realized that this was real. The house was real, and even the furniture in the house was real.

He really has a home of his own, even though he has just set foot on this land.

"Mother? Are you still worried?"

When he turned his head to look at his wife, Xu Shengli saw that she was already crying, sobbing loudly.

"This, this is true, it's true - we really have a home, a home of our own." Everything else is unimportant now. What matters is that they now have their own home.

……

As these new employees arrived in East Africa with their families, in the Federal Building in Nairobi, Wells, the first Prime Minister of the Federation, was flipping through the report while listening to James' report.

"In the last 12 months, companies have added 13 new employees, which, if you include their families, equates to an additional 32 immigrants."

While the Minister of the Interior was reporting, Wells just silently flipped through the report. This report was a population report from the Ministry of the Interior, which listed the population data of each region in detail.

What is most noteworthy is that the population growth of the International Grain Company is far beyond their imagination.

"That means they brought in 54 immigrants."

Wells asked:
"Yes, in terms of population, the Asian population in East Africa now far exceeds the European population, and..."

James said with some helplessness:
"Compared to them, almost no Europeans are willing to immigrate to Africa now. After all, it is not the period before World War II. Not only are there not many new immigrants coming in, but even many descendants of immigrants prefer to return to the UK."

Times have changed. Although many white upper classes in the colonies, including Wales, are doing everything they can to safeguard their interests in East Africa, they have to face one fact - not many Europeans are willing to immigrate to Africa.

This is exactly the dilemma they have to face - on the one hand, they are trying their best to protect East Africa, while on the other hand, their compatriots are constantly leaving.

"But those Asians are very happy to come here, and their lives here are much better than before."

Wells nodded in agreement at James' words.

"Yes, Europeans are willing to immigrate to Africa because there are more opportunities here for them to live a prosperous life, but now... compared to leaving their homes and coming to Africa, they prefer to stay in Europe, after all, there is a better life there."

Wells closed the report in front of him helplessly and continued.

"So the white population is actually declining here."

“But the Asian population is growing.”

After thinking for a while, James added:

"At their current population growth rate, the Asian population here may exceed 600 million in ten years. By then, they will become the second largest ethnic group after blacks, and may even surpass them."

By that time, the East African Federation...that is, the East African Federation of Asians.

And there are international grain companies.

However, James did not say this directly, but reminded:
“We have to take that into account.”

Wells could have foreseen all this, but he just thought about it for a moment and then said:

“Compared to those black people, Asians may be better partners, whether in Hong Kong Island or Singapore, the facts have long proved this.

Moreover, we have an agreement with them. We will share the East African Federation with them.”

Wells looked at James and said:
"More importantly, we cannot do without them in East Africa. If there is unrest here in the future, London will not send any troops here. In this case, the only one we can rely on is Chang'an, and of course these Asians. They will help us safeguard our interests here.

We have the same interests.”

Their interests were of course consistent. As an old colonial empire, colonial elites like Wells knew very well the secret of colonial rule.

In almost all colonies, the British would choose a partner to help them rule the colonies.

Just like the British chose to rely on the Chinese for the economy in Southeast Asia and on the Indians for public security.

The rule over the local Malays was achieved with the help of these outsiders.

These outsiders relied on Britain, and the British colonists placed themselves in a detached position by mediating.

Asians are their helpers in ruling this land.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I understand that, just like we brought Indians here in the past, it was to better rule this land, but we must note that they are different from Indians, and they are different from the Indians of that era."

James certainly knows why they brought in Indians,

"But they will become part of this land in the future, and they will certainly demand more rights then."

Facing James's reminder, Prime Minister Wales shook his head and said:
"Yes, there may be such a possibility in the future, but James, we have to understand one thing. Without their help, I am afraid we will have no future.

There's no time to wait until Prince Andrew comes of age before everything is taken away by those black people."

What Wells meant by adulthood was that according to the agreement, although Prince Andrew would become the King of the East African Federation, he would have to wait until he came of age before he could ascend the throne.

In other words, Prince Andrew will have to wait a few more years before coming to Nairobi, as he is currently in London.

To put it bluntly, Elizabeth does not want her son to take any great risks, so she hopes that the situation will stabilize before her son can come here.

Everyone expressed their understanding of this.

After all, East Africa is still in a state of emergency, and in this situation it would be beneficial to slow down for a few years.

"So we must cooperate with them. Only in this way can we safeguard our interests here!"

When saying this, Prime Minister Wales' tone was full of helplessness.

Prime Minister Wales stood up and walked to the window, looking at Nairobi outside the window. Gazing at the city, he had his own unique feelings for Africa.

It was precisely because of this feeling that Wells went to London, where he lobbied all parties and ultimately facilitated the establishment of the East African Federation.

Now, even though the East African Federation has been established, new problems still arise.

For example, the continuous increase in the population in Asia is matched by a decrease in the population in Europe.

Wells said after thinking for a moment.

"Perhaps we can think of some other ways to ensure our interests as much as possible..."

"Any other options?"

James asked, looking at the Prime Minister.

"What do you mean? Take some measures to restrict their entry?"

Shaking his head, Prime Minister Wales said:

"This is obviously inappropriate, after all, we have an agreement with them, and if we prohibit international companies from hiring employees, then we will violate the agreement we signed with them.

Therefore, we must start from other aspects and make some preparations in advance."

(End of this chapter)