Chapter 194 Welcoming
"My dear, what are you daydreaming about?" Queen Carlota woke up Maximilian I from his deep thought.
"Oh, it's okay. I just thought of some problems, so I thought about it more deeply." Maximilian I said as if waking up from a dream.
Queen Carlota said a little worriedly: "You are not still obsessed with Mexico, are you?" After all, Maximilian I gritted his teeth when he mentioned Mexico just now.
It was Queen Carlota who instigated Maximilian I to go to Mexico, but life in Mexico shattered her dream of becoming queen.
During that period, she had nightmares every day, fearing that she and Maximilian I would be tortured to death by Mexican mobs.
Maximilian I took Queen Carlota's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, we will never go back to Mexico. I was actually thinking about some things about the East African colonies just now. I just wanted to give Prince Constantine some advice later. After all, our daughter will be the mistress of East Africa in the future."
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In the beer hall.
"A person who has to be personally welcomed by His Majesty Maximilian I must be an important figure. Do you think it could be Prince Constantine or His Royal Highness the Prince who has come to East Africa?" Miller asked Schultz.
"Ah! Who knows? The boss himself just said that the city government announced martial law today and that a big shot was docking in Dar es Salaam, but he didn't say who it was.
But I think only the royal family can have such a presence to be personally welcomed by Emperor Maximilian I." Schulz replied.
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Peace number.
"Master, we can disembark. The East African government has prepared for our reception." Kaino came to Prince Constantine's study to report.
"Oh, I see!"
Prince Constantine put away the book in his hand, stretched himself, and said, "This month on the sea has been a real torture. I can finally return to land."
"Master, that's not what you and the young master said at the beginning." Kainuo joked.
"Haha, when you get old you won't admit defeat. I was just talking at the beginning. My body is definitely not as good as those young people." Prince Constantine said, "Okay, you arrange for someone to pack my things, and we will get off the ship."
"Yes, sir." Kainuo replied respectfully.
Prince Constantine walked out of the study and Captain Anderson of the Guard was already waiting outside the door.
"Your Excellency!" Anderson saluted.
Constantine ordered, "Let's go!"
The people on board waved to the staff on shore.
"Orchestra ready!"
An exotic German symphony began to play, and the combination of the sounds of traditional Arabic instruments and the ensemble of European instruments sounded very strange.
The people and officials of East Africa sounded good, but Prince Constantine, who had a certain musical literacy, and King Maximilian I and his wife who came to greet them couldn't help themselves. What the hell was this?
Maximilian I turned to look at the officials of Dar es Salaam around him, his eyes full of confusion.
Dar es Salaam Mayor Martin explained: "Your Excellency, as you know, the East African colony was just established and there was not much investment in music and other aspects. Therefore, we had no professionals and lacked music equipment. So we borrowed some people and musical instruments from the Sultanate of Zanzibar to hold this welcome ceremony."
Martin was an Austrian, so it was customary to call Maximilian I Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.
"That's not to the point where they can't even organize a band! I heard the performances of European instruments here aren't very professional!" asked Maximilian I.
“Your Excellency, you may not know that although East Africa has a large population and a large territory, Dar es Salaam is only a temporary place for immigrants to stay. The permanent population of Dar es Salaam is only tens of thousands.
Moreover, the immigrants are all uneducated people, and it is even more impossible for them to have any musical experience. It is definitely not true to say that East Africa cannot form a band. After all, among so many people, there must be at least a few who have played musical instruments.
But Dar es Salaam does not have this ability. We only received the news a few days ago that Prince Constantine was coming to Dar es Salaam, but we couldn't find many people who knew music in Dar es Salaam.
The people in the band who played German instruments were selected by us from among local military officers and several government officials.
Only a very small number of students who graduated from the Hechingen Military Academy had ever come into contact with musical instruments in Germany, or some officials from the once-declined aristocracy. "
There are no music classes in the Heixingen Military Academy, but many of the cultural teachers are famous teachers in various regions and know some music. This allows some Heixingen students to be exposed to music. A smaller number of students are accidentally exposed to music during internships in companies after graduation.
But such people are a very small part of the Hechingen Military Academy, and are even rarer if spread across East Africa.
The fallen nobles were managers hired by the Heixingen Group. For a region as large as East Africa, there must be some culturally literate people to govern it, such as handling official documents and statistical data.
Although compulsory education was implemented in most parts of Germany, after serving in the Prussian army for a period of time, one would almost certainly return home. Unless one was in a special branch of the military, most people would only use a little German when writing letters home, and would hardly use anything like mathematics.
The channels for upward mobility for the Prussian nobility were relatively smooth. After all, Prussia had undergone two major military reforms in recent years (since the 19th century). Those who were capable would naturally join the army, and secondly, they could also use their family foundation to run some industries.
To be honest, Ernst himself might not think highly of those who just lived a life of idleness and waiting to die. However, he thought those declining nobles in neighboring Austria who had no way to serve their country were quite good. After all, Prussia had already screened them once, while the Austro-Hungarian Empire remained the same. Franz and the Austrian government could only patch up the empire, and any major move would be held back by the more conservative Hungarian government, which valued aristocratic status.
Most of the managers in the Heixingen Group are not ordinary people. To enter the Heixingen Group, you need at least a high school education. Those who can afford to go to high school in this era are basically not ordinary people.
This is also the reason why there are a large number of children of Austrian declining nobles governing the area in East Africa. After all, East Africa is the source of raw materials for the Hexingen Consortium, so naturally many staff members must be sent to manage it.
It's not that they don't trust the German mercenaries and the students of the Hechingen Military Academy, but there are indeed not enough talents. There were only more than 2,000 mercenaries, and a lot of casualties occurred when they were developing East Africa. There are still many students who are mixed in the army. The students of the Hechingen Military Academy are not much better. It takes at least two or three months to train them in a crash course. In order to balance the power of mercenaries in the army, they will also be stuffed into the army.
By this calculation, a large proportion of the talents in the East African colonies were occupied by the army, and the rest were redistributed to various parts of East Africa to participate in administrative work, which was a drop in the bucket. After all, East Africa expanded too fast, and there were already more than a dozen cities alone.
"The music at this welcoming ceremony was really terrible. Regardless of whether Prince Constantine is satisfied or not, I am very dissatisfied. When I have time, I will definitely report this to that kid Ernst. We must attach importance to the cultural education of East Africa." said Maximilian I.
Martin stood aside pretending not to hear. This kind of thing was not something he could get involved in. Maximilian I was of such a high status and was also the father-in-law of the big boss. He had to be careful.
Constantine was really confused at this time. What was this playing? Although he was not a cultured person and his level of music was not high, he had some basic appreciation of music due to his family background. This was too bad! The rhythm was not right.
Fortunately, Maximilian I came up to ease the embarrassment of Prince Constantine at this time, "Your Excellency, you finally came 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, when she went to discuss the marriage with the Habsburg family, Maximilian I happened to be in Mexico, so she did not meet him.
This is the second time they meet, but Maximilian I has changed a lot. 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 original publicity and confidence, but instead reveals a sense of maturity and stability.
Constantine did not call Maximilian I by his title of emperor, but Archduke Ferdinand. He did not hit people in the face or expose their weaknesses. Mexico was Maximilian's eternal pain.
(End of this chapter)
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