African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 871 "Rhine" City

Following Ernst's words, various departments in East Africa began a new round of work. A large number of people went to New Frankfurt City, with New Frankfurt City as the center, to screen the location of the new capital in East Africa. However, this work is not too difficult. After all, the area around New Frankfurt has been limited, which greatly reduces the scope of the survey.

At the same time, Ernst also had plans for the name of the new capital. As a German country, the name of the capital must be eye-catching, at least in terms of translation.

Just like the world-famous metropolises such as London, Paris, Berlin, and New York, Ernst mainly thought about this issue from the thinking of the people in the Far Eastern Empire in the previous life. At the same time, the name of the new capital was not only well-known in the Far Eastern Empire, but also in Europe and the United States. , and even become famous all over the world.

 In fact, No. 1 Town is quite "well-known". After all, the name is very easy to remember when translated into various languages. After all, the name "No. 1" is mixed with it.

However, the meaning and connotation of the name No. 1 Zhenshi are not very good. No. 1 seems a bit "exaggerated", giving people a sense of "nouveau riche" just like the United States, which is very vulgar.

It would be easy to say that the first town and city can really compete with any metropolitan city in the world, but the first town and city is obviously not included in this list. Even among the local cities in East Africa, the economy, scale, population and other data are not ranked first. Second echelon.

 The ceiling of East African cities, now Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, belong to the first echelon. Then Nairobi, Mwanza, Mbeya, Harare, Bulawayo, Lusaka, New Hamburg Port City, etc. are ranked in the second echelon, and the first towns and cities can only be ranked in the third echelon.

 So compared with the name "No. 1", the name "No. 1 Town" is obviously not worthy of its name. Of course, if a "town" is added, it will complement each other.

However, if the capital of East Africa is placed in the "town" category, compared with the capitals of other countries, I am afraid it will be laughed at by other countries. Everyone's capital is a "city", do you have the nerve to say that the capital is a "town"!

In addition to the tacky name, the name of First Town also brings a strong "colonialism". Because First Town is the earliest colonial stronghold in East Africa, using this name as the capital can easily make people think of "East African land". The origin of ".

In other words, this name was originally the “evidence” of colonialism in East Africa, and it overlapped with the capital, making it even more memorable.

At the same time, the Rhine River is the largest river in Western Europe, a famous international river, and a famous international shipping waterway.

And the meaning of Rhine is very good. It means "clear and bright" in ancient Celtic language, and it is catchy even when translated into Chinese.

So "First Town" as the name of the capital of East Africa did not satisfy Ernst from all aspects.

 So just the countries it passes through are destined to make the "Rhine River" famous in Europe, so using "Rhine" as the name of the new capital of East Africa will definitely be "world civilized".

Origin from the Alps, it passes through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, and flows into the North Sea near Rotterdam.

Ernst’s name for the new capital is a name that is fully consistent with “faithfulness, elegance, and elegance”, has historical and cultural characteristics, is well-known in the world, and can highlight the culture of East Africa as a German country, that is, “Rhine”.

  The word "Rhine" obviously comes from the Rhine River, Germany's mother river. The Rhine River is the longest river in Germany, the mother river of Germany, and the cradle of German civilization.

At the same time, although "Rhine" is famous, except for "Rhineland" in Germany, it is rarely used as a place name. There is no city in Europe called "Rhine", which provides convenience to East Africa.

This also means that the name of the new capital is "Rhine", which is highly recognizable. The first thing that everyone thinks of is the capital of East Africa.

The duplicate names of cities is not a small problem. For example, it is very easy to confuse the city of Sao Paulo in the United States and the city of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Sao Paulo in the United States is the capital of the state of Minnesota. Sao Paulo, Brazil, is the largest city in the country. Brazil seems to be better, but the United States is a powerful country and its state capital is not bad.

There are similar examples in East Africa. For example, Alexandria, a port city in western East Africa, has the same name as Alexandria in Egypt. Of course, the current Alexandria in East Africa cannot compete with Alexandria in Egypt.

 So this also reflects the preciousness and rarity of the name "Rhine".

At the same time, "Rhine" also conforms to the mainstream cultural identity of East Africa, such as the Little Rhine, the first named river in East Africa.

The Little Rhine is very well-known in East Africa. In its previous life, it was just an unknown small river in Tanzania - the Rufu River, and it was even more unknown internationally.

The Little Rhine is not only well-known in East Africa, but also the most easily mentioned in Europe, especially in Germany. It is the most famous river in East Africa besides the Nile, Congo, Orange and Zambezi rivers. This is because Take advantage of the name.

 Hence, using "Rhine" as the name of the capital of East Africa can greatly enhance the international influence of East Africa, enhance national identity, and supplement certain cultural and historical deficiencies.

East Africa itself has a very short history. If the city does not choose a refreshing city, it will be difficult for people to remember it. Now the most famous cities in East Africa are Dar es Salaam and Mombasa.

Of course, due to the economic development of Dar es Salaam and the rise of East Africa's national power, the old translation of Dar es Salaam in the Far Eastern Empire has actually been replaced by the simplified "Dar City".

As for "First Town", because the name was too recognizable, it continued to be retained, and even spread wider after the South African War.

To be honest, Ernst himself would have felt a little embarrassed by the name "First Town" if he were an ordinary person abroad.

Just like "New York" is not translated into New York, but "Xinxiang", "Jianmiao" is similar to "the first town". Ernst can even say that "the town is bigger than the township", so the first town is What a win.

However, New York in the United States actually comes from the Duke of York in the United Kingdom. With "New" as the name, the British mainland also has "Yorkshire", which is the same as "New Hamburg Port" in East Africa, "New Frankfurt City", or the Dutch name for New York. "New Amsterdam" is a thing.

If it were not for the existence of the Zanzibar Sultanate and the influence of memories of previous lives, Ernst would probably have changed "Dar es Salaam" or "Mombasa" to a German name, and then given "New..."

Of course, even if the name of the new capital was determined, Ernst did not tell others about the idea for the time being, because the specific location of the "Rhine City" has not yet been signed in East Africa.

 After the site selection in East Africa is completed, the "Rhine City" will be widely advertised. Even if the site selection is completed, the construction of the new capital will still take time. It may take several years to develop to the scale of the first town.

 So the "Rhine City" is still far away. In this century, Ernst has no chance of completing the relocation of the capital. Only after the supporting railways, roads, water and electricity, and other infrastructure are completed can the relocation journey be officially started.

 (End of this chapter)