African Entrepreneurship Record

"My dear, what are you doing?" Queen Carlotta woke up Maximiliano I from his meditation.

"Oh, it's okay, I just thought of some problems, so I thought about it more deeply." Maximiliano I said as if he had just woken up from a dream.

Queen Carlotta was a little worried and said: "You still miss Mexico, do you?" After all, when Maximiliano I mentioned Mexico just now, he looked like he was gritting his teeth.

At the beginning, it was Queen Carlotta who encouraged Maximilian I to go to Mexico. However, her life in Mexico shattered her dream of becoming a queen.

During those days, she would have nightmares every day, fearing that she and Maximiliano I would be tortured to death by Mexican thugs.

Maximiliano I took Queen Carlotta's hand and comforted her: "Don't worry, we will never go back to that place in Mexico. I was actually thinking about some things about the East African colonies just now. I just thought about it." I will give some advice to Prince Constantine later, after all, our daughter will be the mistress of East Africa in the future."

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In the beer hall.

"The person that His Majesty Maximilian I wants to welcome in person must be of great origin. Do you think it is Prince Constantine or His Royal Highness who has come to East Africa?" Miller asked Schultz.

"Ah! Who knows? Just now the boss himself said that the city government declared martial law today and that a big shot was docking in Dar es Salaam, but he didn't say which one.

However, the royal family is probably the only one that can be personally greeted by His Majesty Emperor Maximiliano I. ” Schultz replied.

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Peace number.

"Sir, we can get off the ship. The East African government has already prepared the reception." Kainuo came to Prince Constantine's study to report.

"Oh, got it!"

Prince Constantine put away the book in his hand, stretched, and said: "This month at sea has been really torture, and I can finally return to land."

"Master, that's not what you and the young master said back then." Kainuo joked.

"Haha, people don't admit defeat when they get old. I just said that at the beginning, my body must not be comparable to those of young people." Prince Constantine said, "Okay, you arrange for someone to pack my things. Let’s get off the boat.”

"Yes, sir." Kainuo replied respectfully.

Prince Constantine walked out of the study, and Anderson, the captain of the guard, was already waiting outside the door.

"Your Majesty the Prince!" Anderson saluted.

Constantine ordered: "Let's go!"

People on board waved to staff on shore.

"The orchestra is ready!"

An exotic German symphony began to play, and the sound of traditional Arabic instruments and the ensemble of European instruments sounded very strange.

The people and officials of East Africa sounded pretty good, but Prince Constantine, who had certain musical literacy, and Maximilian I and his wife who came to greet them couldn't hold back. What the hell is this?

Maximilian I turned to look at the officials in Dar es Salaam around him, his eyes full of doubts.

Martin, the mayor of Dar es Salaam, explained: "Your Excellency, you also know that the East African colony was founded not long ago and there is little investment in music and other aspects. Therefore, we have no professional staff and lack of music equipment, so we started from Zanzibar. The Sultanate borrowed some personnel and musical instruments for the welcome ceremony."

Martin is an Austrian, so he is still accustomed to calling Maximilian I the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.

"That doesn't mean we can't even organize a band! I heard that the European instruments used here are not very professional!" Maximiliano I asked.

"Your Excellency, you don't know. Although East Africa has a large population and a large territory, Dar es Salaam is only a place where immigrants temporarily stay. The entire permanent population of Dar es Salaam is only tens of thousands. .

Moreover, the immigrants are people who have not received education, let alone music. If you say that East Africa cannot organize a band, it is certainly not true. After all, there are so many people who have been exposed to musical instruments.

But Dar es Salaam does not have this ability. We only received the news a few days ago that Prince Constantine is coming to Dar es Salaam, but there are not many people who can find it in Dar es Salaam. musical.

The ones you see playing in the band using German instruments were selected by us from local military officers and several government officials.

Only a very small number of students who graduated from the Hechingen Military Academy had ever been exposed to musical instruments in Germany, or they were officials from declining aristocrats. "

There are no music classes at the Hechingen Military Academy, but many of the cultural teachers are famous teachers in various regions and have some knowledge of music. This results in some Hechingen students being exposed to music, and a smaller number are studying in the field after graduation. I came into contact with it accidentally during my corporate internship.

But such people are a very small part of the Hechingen Military Academy, and they are even rarer in the whole of East Africa.

The declining nobles are managers hired by the Hechingen Consortium. For a region as large as East Africa, there must be some literate people to manage it, such as processing official documents and statistical data.

Although compulsory education is implemented in most German regions, it is almost impossible to go back after spending some time in the Prussian army. Unless they are in special forces, most of them can only use a little German or mathematics when writing letters home. Basically not used.

In Prussia, the channels for rising to the aristocracy are relatively smooth. After all, Prussia has had two major military reforms in recent years (since the 19th century). Those who are capable will naturally join the army, and secondly, they can also use the family business to start some industries.

As for those who are waiting to die, to be honest, Ernst himself may not be interested in them. Ernst, the fallen nobleman in Austria next door who has no way to serve his country, seems to be very good. After all, Prussia has already screened them once, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire Still the same as before, Franz and the Austrian government could only patch up the empire. If they made any big moves, they would be held back by the Hungarian government, which was more conservative and focused on aristocratic status.

Most of the managers in the Hechingen Consortium are not ordinary people. To join the Hechingen Consortium, you need at least a middle school degree. Those who can afford to go to middle school are basically not ordinary people in this era.

This is also the reason why there are a large number of children of Austria's declining nobles in East Africa who govern the place. After all, East Africa is the source of raw materials for the Hechingen Consortium, so governance naturally requires many staff to be sent to manage it.

It’s not that I don’t trust German mercenaries and the students of the Hechingen Military Academy, but there is really not enough talent. There are only more than 2,000 mercenaries in the first place, and a lot of them were lost when they opened up East Africa. There are still many who are in the army. The students of Gen Military Academy are not much better. The crash course will take at least two or three months to train. In order to check and balance the power of mercenaries in the army, mercenaries will also be added to the army.

Calculated in this way, East Africa's colonial talents account for a large share of the army, and the rest are distributed to various parts of East Africa to participate in administrative work, which is a drop in the bucket. After all, East Africa is expanding too fast, and there are already more than a dozen cities alone.

"The music at this welcome ceremony is really terrible. Prince Constantine is satisfied or not, but I am very dissatisfied. I will report it to Ernst when I have time. We must pay attention to the cultural education of East Africa." Masi Miliano I said.

Martin pretended not to hear. He couldn't get involved in this kind of thing. Maximiliano I had such a high status and was the father-in-law of a big boss, so he had to be careful.

At this time, Constantine was really confused. What was he playing? Although I am not an educated person and my musical skills are not very high, but due to the influence of my family background, I still have some basic appreciation of music. This is too ugly! The rhythm is wrong.

Fortunately, Maximilian I came up at this time to ease Prince Constantine's embarrassment, "Your Excellency, you have finally come to East Africa!"

"Are you Archduke Ferdinand?" Constantine asked uncertainly. He had met Maximilian I in person. At that time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was still the Austrian Empire, and Maximilian I was still a young man.

Later, I went to discuss marriage with the Habsburg family. Maximiliano I happened to be in Mexico and did not meet him.

Now this is the second time we meet, but Maximiliano I has changed too much. In addition to the erosion of time, his appearance has changed a lot, and his personality is also very different. He no longer has the arrogance and confidence at the beginning, but reveals a new personality. The shares are mature and stable.

Constantine did not call Maximilian I the emperor, but said that Archduke Ferdinand hit others without slapping others in the face, and exposed others without exposing their shortcomings. Mexico was Maximiliano's eternal pain.