African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 319 Headquarters Relocation

In places like South Sudan, the arrangement of the East African government is to scatter some population first to ensure that it is under the control of East Africa. As for land development step by step, use a large number of slaves to slowly consume it. South Sudan can be regarded as the only land in East Africa. The tropical rainforest climate is the most difficult area to develop, so let’s put it aside for the time being and focus on developing other areas.

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   March 21, 1871.

Sweden.

  After a few days of investigation, finally, Hexingen Bank reached an agreement with Swedbank, and Hehingen Bank spent a huge amount of money to order a complete set of money printing equipment and related technologies from Swedbank.

  After completing anti-counterfeiting methods and other technologies, Hechingen Bank will assemble and produce the first set of currency in the East African Kingdom in Mbeya.

With the birth of the first set of currency in East Africa, there will be the following changes. The headquarters of Hechingen Bank will be moved to Dambasa City, and at the same time, the Central Bank of East Africa will be established in the first town. In Berlin, where the bank's current headquarters is located, a high-level meeting was held to discuss the relocation of the bank's headquarters.

Ernst: "Today! I want to emphasize that the relocation of the headquarters is necessary. The Hechingen Consortium itself is a multinational group. Although the conditions in East Africa may be worse than those of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is the home of the Hechingen royal family. In addition, I will go to East Africa soon, so for the future and development of the bank, the headquarters must also go to East Africa with me.”

   Sure enough, as Ernst expected, when Ernst made this decision, many people looked bitter.

  So, Ernst continued: "This matter! After all, it is closely related to you. You can put forward any opinions. Davis, I think you seem to have the biggest opinion. Let me express my own opinions first!"

Davis, who was named, had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, I personally oppose the relocation of the headquarters. You must know the size of the Hechingen Bank. It will affect the whole body, let alone the headquarters of the brain, just information and data. The relocation work is hard work."

Ernst affirmed: "You are right. The headquarters is the brain of the bank. Because of its importance, it must be in a safer environment. I think East Africa is this safer environment. Don't you think so?"

  For Ernst, it must be the security of East Africa. The nearly 200,000 army in East Africa is the source of confidence, and the most important thing is that they all obey the royal family of Hexingen.

"As for what you said about affecting the work progress and data relocation, it is indeed a bit difficult, so I will give you time to prepare. The time limit for this time is one year, which is enough for you to sort out all the data that needs to be relocated. At the same time, in order to avoid work The volume is too large, we will design two sub-centers in Berlin and Vienna to share the work of the headquarters, mainly because some European businesses will be decentralized, and the headquarters will mainly be responsible for command and decision-making work.” Ernst continued.

  Davis: "Your Highness, if the headquarters is relocated to East Africa, how can we ensure the smooth flow of communication? You must know that business information is the most important thing for us. I'm afraid it will be more troublesome in East Africa!"

Ernst: "Don't worry about this. The information communication in East Africa is not far behind. It is connected to the entire European telegraph network, and when the headquarters of the Hechingen Bank is moved to East Africa, we will build another dedicated submarine channel." Telegraph lines are used to facilitate the communication between the bank's headquarters and various subsidiaries in Europe."

  The telegraph network from East Africa to Europe has actually been in a state of surplus, because there is almost no civilian use, and the line will not be crowded, so no new submarine cables will be laid, and the East African telegraph line is enough for the headquarters of the Bank of Hechingen.

  Technical Director Mars: "Your Highness, it doesn't really matter to me where I work, but many of us are in Germany, so you see..."

Ernst: "This problem is easy to solve. First of all, everyone who goes to East Africa will not only be issued a nationality by the East African government, but also provide a house for free. You can choose to take the whole family to live there. If you want to bring your family You can also stay in Europe, it depends entirely on your personal choice, in addition to salary, monthly food allowance and free medical insurance are provided.”

  Mars: "Your Highness, how to solve the education problem! I have three sons in my family, so the education problem is more important to me."

Ernst promised: "Around the new headquarters, we will hire European famous teachers to set up special schools for employees' children, including primary and secondary schools. As for the university, it depends on your choice. After all, your children can live independently in college. , so you can rest assured!"

   "Your Highness, I heard that the weather in Africa is very hot..."

   "This is a generalization. There are many places in East Africa that are cooler than Europe, and the four seasons are like spring, so they are very livable. Don't worry about this issue."

   "Mosquitoes and diseases..."

"Employee-only and complete medical care will be established. We will build the best hospital in East Africa around the new headquarters and hire European doctors, so you don't have to worry about this. As for mosquitoes, they are rare in urban areas in East Africa. Mosquito coils and mosquito nets will get you through."

  In addition to building a Western hospital, a Chinese hospital will also be built, but Ernst believes that the employees below will give priority to the Western hospital, even if the current Western medicine is outrageous, but the Europeans are eating it.

  As for the mosquito problem, it is still rare in East African cities. The East African government will regularly eliminate the environment where mosquitoes breed, so don’t worry too much.

   "Your Highness, the last question, we prefer to return to Europe for activities from time to time."

   "No problem, I will arrange a special ship, so that you can return to Europe at any time, visit relatives, go on business trips and solve other personal affairs."

  The vast majority of Hechingen Bank employees are reluctant to work in East Africa, so East Africa must ensure that these employees are in contact with Europe, so as to appease their emotions and continue to create value for the Hechingen royal family.

   Ernst: "Well, it seems that you still have any objections to the relocation of the headquarters to East Africa?"

  Ernst has proposed solutions one by one according to the needs of the employees. Although working in East Africa is a bit remote, he has won a lot of benefits, so there is no objection.

Ernst: "Very well, then this matter has been settled. Next, let's discuss where the headquarters should be located. I have some information on the cities with the best conditions in East Africa for your reference. You can take a look. In the end, the city with the most support will be the location of the new headquarters of Hechingen Bank in the future."

The cities given by Ernst are Mombasa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, the first town, Bagamoyo, and Mbeya. Finally, after heated discussions among the staff, Nairobi has the most favorable climate conditions win.

Even in the hottest month, the temperature in Nairobi does not exceed 30 degrees, generally around 20 degrees, 29 degrees is considered extremely hot, and at other times it is only a dozen degrees. Although the traffic here may be a little worse, but this temperature And climate, for the employees of Hechingen Bank, it is simply a paradise. After all, the temperature in Berlin can easily exceed 30 degrees in summer, and a fireplace is needed to keep warm in winter. For the employees of Hechingen Bank, it is a bit extreme, so There is no problem in choosing Nairobi, where the infrastructure is relatively complete, and there are many Germans and Italians living there, so there is no need to worry about what you are not used to in life.

They really think too much about this. East Africans have their own unique living habits. To sum up, there are a lot of government rules. However, most of the employees of Hechingen Bank are highly educated and have relatively high quality. Many rules set by the East African government may be just They have already developed a routine, so they may be more accustomed to the East African way of life.

  (end of this chapter)