Chapter 540 Cultural and Religious Affairs Bureau

Colonization is something that needs to be done step by step. It would be impossible for Sigmaringen to gain a foothold in the local area without four or five years. With the example of East Africa, Prince Carl does not want to simply engage in traditional colonization. A new type of colonization is now popular.

Of course, this non-traditional method of colonization also depends on the strength of the colonizers. For example, the Hohenzollern Prussians would not take the path of Hechingen and Sigmaringen. After all, Germany itself is a top power.

Both Hechingen and Sigmaringen were small princes that could not rank among the top in Europe, so it was obviously more attractive for them to build their own countries in Africa. After all, the two families had reached their upper limit in Europe. As for going into business like Ernst or joining the army like Sigmaringen, it required considerable wisdom.

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Nairobi city.

"Director, we have already investigated clearly. No. 202, 13th Street, District 2 is the location of the Italian Cultural and Educational School."

"Well, these Italians are really cunning. They set up illegal educational organizations in residential areas. Do they really think they can escape our eyes?"

"Chief, when do we start the arrest operation?"

"Don't worry. Wait until I communicate with the people from the Education Bureau and the Cultural and Religious Affairs Bureau before formulating a plan to capture him. So continue to keep an eye on him and don't leak any information."

"Yes, Chief, I will arrange it in the next few days."

In the evening, the Bureau of Culture and Religious Affairs, the Nairobi Police Department and the Nairobi City Education Bureau reached a consensus on cracking down on illegal cultural dissemination.

"The central government attaches great importance to the cultural and religious fields. There are many former Italians in Nairobi, but they are all Germans now. There are all kinds of birds in the forest, so it is normal for some ignorant people to be deceived. Maintaining the dominant position of German culture is our common responsibility that we must not relax."

It’s not that East Africa does not allow the existence of multiculturalism. After all, East Africa is relatively diverse in terms of customs and habits, and the government mainly focuses on guidance.

However, purposefully spreading other cultures in East Africa, opening educational institutions, and illegally spreading languages ​​other than German would touch East Africa's bottom line.

Language is the most unshakable position in all the softening cultural fields in East Africa. As long as the language is unified, many cultures that depend on the language will naturally disappear.

“So the government is very concerned about Nairobi. No other city has as many Italians as Nairobi. We will stay in Nairobi for a while until the cleanup is completed.”

This meeting was clearly led by the Bureau of Culture and Religious Affairs, with the police system cooperating, and the education system was just there to make up the numbers.

the next day.

“Boom boom boom…”

“Who is it?”

"Hello Mr. Oscar, I am Hans from the Municipal Police Department."

"Officer Hans, what do you want from me?"

"Haha, Mr. Oscar, you don't have to pretend. The fact that you run an illegal educational institution has been exposed. What? Do you still want us to go in and take a look in person?"

"this……"

While Oscar was still hesitating, Hans signaled his subordinates to control him, and then said: "Don't be nervous, Mr. Oscar, your matter can be big or small. If you cooperate with us, we won't make it too difficult for you."

After hearing this, Oscar gave up the desire to resist. His behavior was at most illegal and did not constitute a crime. After all, his Italian Cultural and Educational School was a completely non-profit organization.

Even so, East African law explicitly prohibits running schools without a license, and East Africa will naturally not issue certificates for educational institutions that teach anything other than German. So Oscar's behavior of knowingly breaking the law would result in a huge fine in other countries, but given the income of East African citizens, the East African government will not rely on this method to increase revenue.

Hans walked into Oscar's house. There were a dozen small tables that he didn't know where they came from, and there were a dozen children sitting on them. They were obviously Oscar's students.

The police have a relatively strong deterrent effect on primary school students. After all, disobedient children are often threatened by their parents with words like "If you don't behave, the police will take you away."

Looking at a dozen pairs of nervous eyes, Hans coughed and tried to act amiable and said, "Hello, kids!"

"Hello, police officer."

"Well, that's good. Do you have classes here every day?"

“I only study here for three hours after school.”

"So what do you usually study?"

“Italian language and culture.”

"Really? So what did you learn?"

"Italian history, geography, literature and art..."

Hans noticed that there were hand-copied textbooks on the desk.

"Can I see it?"

“No problem!”

Hans opened these simple textbooks, which should have been handwritten by Oscar himself. It must be said that Oscar's ability was quite good.

He even cut out a lot of Italian buildings from the East African National newspaper and pasted them on these textbooks, while annotating them in Italian. If Oscar was in Italy, he would definitely be a good teacher, but unfortunately this is East Africa.

After reading the textbooks, Hans stood up and said, "Okay, you don't have to come here for class from today on."

"Why? Police officer?"

"Aren't you also studying in school? The knowledge you learn in school is completely sufficient. There is no need to learn these things. Play with your friends after school or do other things."

"Uncle police, but our parents will not agree."

Children are of course more playful, especially when many children of the same age are running wild outside while they are still in school, so they will naturally feel unhappy.

"It's okay. When you go back, tell your parents that the school is no longer open. The police said that this is an illegal school. Don't send your children to such places next time, otherwise the police will talk to you personally."

"Is this really possible?"

"Why, you still don't believe your uncle's words? Just explain it clearly to your parents, they won't blame you."

Hans looked at the sky and asked, "Do your parents usually come to pick you up, or do you go home by yourself?"

"Of course I went back by myself!"

"My mother will come to pick me up..."

The security in East Africa can be trusted. There are few countries safer than East Africa in this era, but Hans still has to arrange for people to deliver these radishes to their doorsteps.

As for Oscar, he had been taken back to the bureau at this time.

"Mr. Oscar, you should know why we arrested you!"

Oscar sighed and said, "Of course."

"Then why do you still break the law knowing it?"

"Haha, I don't think I've done anything wrong. This may conflict with East African laws, but I am Italian after all, so inheriting Italian culture is very important to me."

"Mr. Oscar, you have to be clear. East Africa is not Italy, and citizens who have taken East African nationality are no longer Italians. Your statement is completely untenable. Besides, the Kingdom of Italy, the Kingdom of Naples, and the Papal States still exist. It is not destroyed. It is Italy's responsibility to spread Italian culture. As a 'German', have you obtained the consent of the countries on the Italian peninsula for helping others?"

This question really stumped Oscar, but as a cultured person, Oscar also knew the reason why East Africa did this. If he were a German, he would definitely promote his own national culture. No! Now he seemed to be a "German"!

Seeing Oscar's bitter smile, the interrogator did not embarrass him: "Mr. Oscar, since this is your first offense, we will not hold you accountable. However, we have arranged a new job for you in Kisumu City. I hope you can live happily in Kisumu City."

East Africa did not punish Oscar, but changed his place of work from Nairobi to Kisumu. Kisumu, as the early capital of the East African region, was built earlier than Nairobi, the current capital of South Prussia. Therefore, Kisumu is full of German and Chinese immigrants, and Oscar will have no chance to open an Italian school there in the future.

The Cultural and Religious Affairs Bureau stayed in Nairobi for three months and, with the cooperation of the Nairobi police, in addition to closing down three illegal educational institutions, it also eliminated twelve "cult" organizations.

After all, the Bureau of Culture and Religious Affairs has the word "religion" in its name. Compared with illegal teaching, cracking down on the random opening and operation of religious institutions and illegal missionary activities is an important function of this department.

There are churches in East Africa as well, but their superior administrative department is the Bureau of Culture and Religious Affairs, not the Vatican on the Italian Peninsula, which is very different from European countries.

(End of this chapter)