Only eight tractors are like a drop in the bucket for Shao Kui Town; local agricultural development still requires a large labor force.
Shao Kui, an area long managed by the Portuguese, has numerous plantations and farms nearby, with considerable acreage. Otherwise, Count Roberts wouldn't have chosen to set the Allies' command center here.
Before the Portuguese made their large-scale departure, Shao Kui Town employed over ten thousand Black slaves as labor force, serving local plantations and farms.
When it became a battleground, many military facilities were constructed in Shao Kui, and now, Shao Kui still has substantial trenches and bunkers on its outskirts.
The East African Government did not demolish these military facilities on a large scale, which has hindered Shao Kui's agricultural development, especially after recent heavy rains. The trenches in Shao Kui Town are filled with rainwater. There are also many shell casings left buried in the ground that need to be cleared.
