Chapter 1002 Everyone is like a dragon
Quirina is Siweit's second daughter. Her mother is a German from Croatia, or Austrian. Her father Siweit is originally from the rural area of Jimo in the Far East Empire, so Siweit's children are probably what was called Chinese-German mixed blood in the previous life.
Both Siweit and his wife have above-average looks, and their daughters have inherited their parents' physical beauty. Especially their eldest daughter Anna, their youngest daughter Quilina, and Siweit's son Klein, their looks are considered high in the 21st century.
So Friedrich must have been attracted by her beauty! Ernst complained in his heart. In fact, Ernst himself was also a fan of appearance, so he was quite pleased with his son's choice. His own piglets had learned to do it themselves and take away other people's cabbages.
"If it's Quilina, then I have no objection. I grew up with that girl and know her well. At the same time, this will also help set an example for the integration of East African immigrants." Ernst said matter-of-factly.
"As for marrying with European nobles, forget it. There are almost no good girls of Friedrich's age among the top European nobles. After all, we are at a disadvantage in terms of distance." Ernst said to Karina.
If there were princesses who met the requirements in the German countries, Ernst would not mind letting his son marry, even if he was unwilling, but he had not found a good candidate over the years.
One of the important factors is that the geographical distance between East Africa and Europe is relatively far, and communication is not smooth, especially in the past when the Hechingen royal family was sparsely populated. Constantine and Ernst were basically stuck in Africa and had no time to deal with Europe.
The same is true for Karina. Like other European court women in the 19th century, they were either attending banquets or on their way to banquets. Since marrying Ernst, Karina has basically lost contact with the European aristocratic group and her original circle of sisters. So far, Karina has only returned to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to visit relatives twice, and the last time was to see off her grandmother, Queen Sophie.
Under such circumstances, the only way for the Rhine royal family to communicate with the entire European aristocracy was through letters and telegrams. The closest contact was with the Habsburg royal family, but the Habsburg royal family had not had a woman of the same age suitable for Frederick in these years, otherwise the possibility of another marriage between the two countries would be very high.
Of course, the genes of European aristocrats are also quite complex, mainly because there has been a lot of inbreeding in modern times, so there are many deformed people. However, hemophilia has the greatest impact because of the marriages between Queen Victoria's children and royal families of various countries. In addition to hemophilia, these aristocratic groups also have other genetic diseases.
Of course, these are Ernst's personal opinions. After all, Ernst received education in his previous life and his cognitive level is slightly higher than that of contemporary people. The various genetic diseases that Ernst sees may be proof of pure bloodline in the eyes of some European nobles. Apart from anything else, the old European nobles attached great importance to bloodline until the 21st century, not to mention the 19th and early 20th centuries when medicine was underdeveloped.
Karina: "I can accept this. I am good friends with Quirina's mother, so there is no problem with Quirina's character. Although his father is not a traditional noble, the Duke of East Africa is comparable to only the royal families in Europe."
After all, East Africa is a big country, so the Duke of East Africa cannot be compared to a small country. Therefore, as the Duke of East Africa, Siweite is also a heavyweight in Europe.
However, Ernst said: "In fact, Siwei Te should also be considered a traditional aristocrat!"
"?" Karina and Friedrich didn't understand what Ernst said.
Ernst went on to say, "Although Siwei Te has followed me for a long time, his Far Eastern surname is Lu. The surname Lu has a very long history in the Far Eastern Empire, at least thousands of years old. According to Far Eastern historical records, the third Far Eastern Empire, that is, Jiang Ziya, the assistant minister of the founding monarch of the Zhou Dynasty, was named Jiang Shang, or Lu Shang, who can be compared to a figure like Bismarck in Germany. His descendants have the surname Lu. Siwei Te is theoretically the king of a vassal state of the Xia Dynasty of the Far Eastern Empire, which can be understood as the small countries among the gods, so Siwei Te is naturally Houyi, a noble of the Far Eastern Empire."
Lu is actually Jiang Ziya's clan name, and Jiang is his surname. Later, the surnames and surnames in the Far Eastern Empire were unified, so it doesn't matter how you call him.
As for the claim that Siwei Te is a descendant of the nobility, there is definitely no big problem with it. After all, every person in the Far East Empire is like a dragon, and any of their surnames has a great background.
Of course, there are also some parts that Ernst made up. There is no problem with Siweitt's surname being Lu, but Siweitt himself does not have his own family tree. He was originally an orphan from the Far Eastern Empire. Later, he was rescued by Ernst to Europe for education, and then transferred to Africa to make great contributions to Ernst's colonial cause.
In fact, Siwei Te now only remembers the Far Eastern name of his childhood. As for the memory of other Far Eastern empires, it has long been vague. After all, he was only twelve years old when he arrived in Hexingen.
Of course, Ernst told Soft that he was a descendant of Jiang Ziya not just to fool his family, but also to pave the way for Friedrich.
Although Ernst and Karina are relatively open-minded, it is impossible for them to completely ignore the opinions of traditional European aristocrats. So it is not excessive to give their future daughter-in-law Quirina the identity of a princess of the traditional aristocracy of the Far Eastern Empire, or a thousand-year-old aristocracy, right?
In fact, Ernst's family in his previous life also had a family tree. It can be said that many family trees in the Far Eastern Empire can be traced back to the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, followed by the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. This is common.
Therefore, Ernst had every reason to believe and confirm that Siweiter, like himself in his previous life, and even everyone in the entire Far Eastern Empire, had aristocratic blood.
Of course, Ernst was just bullying his wife and son because they didn't understand the history and national conditions of the Far Eastern Empire. However, if Karina and Friedrich didn't know, then the European nobles certainly didn't know either. So if Ernst said that Siewert was a Far Eastern noble, then he was a Far Eastern noble, and Siewert's daughter was naturally also a Far Eastern noble.
In addition to the canonization of Siwei Te by East Africa, the Siwei Te family is not only the traditional aristocracy of the Far East Empire, but also the emerging aristocracy of East Africa, more genuine than the European aristocracy.
Karina knew that her husband had extensive "research" on the history of the Far Eastern Empire and was a recognized authority on Sinology, so she did not question it.
She said, "If that's the case, it's great. I was worried that Quirina's status would be looked down upon by European nobles, but I didn't expect her family to have such a historical background!"
"Yes! I haven't told Quilina this before. It turns out that Oriental people are too low-key!" said Friedrich.
Ernst pretended to be serious and said, "There's nothing strange about it. The Far Eastern Empire alone has a population of 300 to 400 million, and it has a long history. There have been many dynasties and ancient countries. With this kind of historical background, there are also a large number of noble descendants. So you can just treat the Siweit family as the fallen nobles of the Far Eastern Empire. It's almost the same as the Bourbon royal family today, except that the Bourbon royal family doesn't have as long a history as the Siweit family."
In Ernst's view, everyone in the Far Eastern Empire is like a dragon. Unlike Europe and other regions where social hierarchy is strict and even the emperor is the supreme being in Europe, the common people of the Far Eastern Empire can strive for power through their own efforts. After all, kings, princes, generals and ministers are all of different species. Of course, this idea would definitely not be promoted in East Africa.
Although many immigrants in East Africa came from the Far Eastern Empire, it can be said that they know less about the Far Eastern Empire than Ernst does. This is because before immigrating to East Africa, many of them may have never left the village in their entire lives, and most of them are illiterate in the Far Eastern Empire and have limited knowledge of the outside world. Most rural areas still learn about history through various legends, operas and performances.
(End of this chapter)
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