Chapter 203: Impure World Reincarnation
“Sizzle…”
There was a lot of noise on the phone, but even so, this was the black technology of the Berlin Electric Company.
In order to facilitate such long-distance calls, sixty-seven voice amplifiers were required. Ernst spent a lot of money to recruit relevant talents and invite technology giants from Germany. Finally, with the help of Siemens, the whole of Germany worked together to overcome the relevant problems in a few months.
Compared with Siemens, Ernst's Berlin Electric Company was not even as good as an elementary school student, and several important inventions were obtained by taking shortcuts.
At the same time, the Berlin Electric Company also plays the role of half of Siemens' processing plant, processing some parts after licensing its technology.
Although the Berlin Electric Company was in such a bad state, it still grew into the second largest electric company in Germany, the first being Siemens.
As Ernst said before, the only great inventors in the field of electricity who can be compared with Siemens are Tesla and Edison in the United States (excluding the theoretical bigwigs).
By the time the telephone lines were laid, all the expenses were almost enough to buy Alaska again. However, such a transoceanic line had basically no commercial value to the Hexingen Consortium.
The entire telephone line could only be used to maintain conversations between Ernst and Constantine, and its only function was to increase the technical reserves of the Berlin Electric Company.
Unlike telephone lines, a portion of the modified telegraph lines can be separated and no longer used as dedicated lines for the East African government. They can also be used for some civilian communications. However, according to the current situation of East African immigrants, this is not necessary.
After chatting for a long time, Ernst and Constantine finally returned to the topic of the army.
There is a problem in East Africa now, whether to disarm or expand the military. An army of nearly 100,000 people seems quite a lot.
But it seems very small when compared with the territory of more than two million square kilometers, but the defense pressure in East Africa is not that great.
The militia alone can form a crushing advantage over the surrounding indigenous people, and can probably fight other colonists on equal terms. Of course, this is based on the advantage in numbers.
But if the enemy comes from the sea, the militia will not be able to deal with it. Those who can attack from the sea must have strong military capabilities. Even the so-called "regular army" in East Africa will probably find it difficult to deal with it.
A large part of the standing army in the East African colonies actually served as police. There was one in almost every city, and the same was true in some towns and villages.
The quality of officers in East Africa is difficult to guarantee. Even students who graduate from the Hexingen Military Academy are, to put it bluntly, just soldiers with slightly higher military qualities.
Moreover, they were trained in a short period of time, and their abilities may not be comparable to those of mercenaries who have been in the Prussian army for many years.
That is, there is a lack of professional military officers, which is why someone at the military meeting proposed to learn from Prussia.
Currently, only three graduates of the Hechingen Military Academy are receiving officer-level education in Prussia, and all three are rare talents.
Prince Constantine, who was still in Europe at the time, used his connections to get him into the Berlin Military Academy. It was hard to say whether he could achieve success in his studies. The number was too small to be useful, and the first Hechingen student to enter the Berlin Military Academy for further studies was still two years away from graduation.
"Father, I think we should separate some soldiers from the army and set up a police agency in East Africa. As for the army, we should not expand it anymore. We should focus on improving the professional quality and combat capabilities of the troops. East Africa does not need so many troops now."
"Of course, the more troops the better. No matter how powerful Napoleon was, he couldn't stop the siege of the whole of Europe. However, the militia in East Africa should be enough. There is really no need to expand the standing army." Constantine said.
"Then it's settled. Through this military reform, we will first completely control the military power in East Africa in the hands of our Hechingen royal family, and then we will begin to reform the government of East Africa." Ernst set the tone.
The military power in East Africa has actually always been in Ernst's hands, but that was achieved through checks and balances. Now that Prince Constantine has arrived in East Africa, it means that the Hechingen royal family has moved to East Africa.
In the past, people were afraid that the central government and the army would become too powerful and Ernst would lose control of them. Now, Prince Constantine can reshape the centralization of power in East Africa.
This is also a good thing for the East African government, as it will be able to better take over many of the powers originally performed by the Heixingen Group.
The previous East African government was truly a puppet government; even the power to produce statistical data had to go through the employees of the Heixingen Group.
Ursula von der Leyen, the former chief executive of the East African government, is herself an employee of the Hechingen Group, and the East African government is more like a subsidiary of the Hechingen Group.
"Regarding government reform, do you want the government to take over all government affairs in East Africa?" Constantine asked.
"Almost, but we still need to connect with the Black Xingen Consortium. After all, the trade in East Africa is still carried out by the Black Xingen Consortium."
"So what are the things that need to be paid attention to in government reform? What do you think?"
"Father, all the existing departments are very important. Although we need to learn from the Prussian government agencies to a certain extent, the situation in East Africa is different from that in Prussia. For example, the disease control management department has a lot of weight in East Africa. Even after it becomes the Ministry of Health, it still needs to be taken seriously. East Africa is a tropical region, and diseases and medical care must not be ignored.
The most important thing is the army. The Ministry of National Defense must be established. Let Alman be the Minister of Defense. He is not in good health, but he is safe to use. He also has enough qualifications and prestige in the army.
The police agency mentioned earlier can also be established in the new government. In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be considered a new department in East Africa. You can make the decision on your own.
However, I do have a candidate to recommend, that's Becker, an official from the city of Mbeya. You can give this person a try.
He previously relied on his mouth to help East Africa take over the Yeke Kingdom with only 500 guns, so his ability should be pretty good."
Becker was reported by Witt and Ernst, and Ernst remembered him, so he mentioned him to his father.
However, Constantine himself had to make the final decision on the specific situation, because Hechingen, as a country that had existed, had only been incorporated into Prussia for 20 to 30 years, and the Hechingen royal family still existed.
I just don’t know if Constantine brought them with him when he came to East Africa this time. After all, many of them disbanded that year, or died, or did not choose to come to East Africa.
"I've almost memorized all of the above. I think a Ministry of Culture can also be established. It just so happens that I have some old friends who can be arranged to join us." Constantine said.
East Africa's cultural undertakings are basically non-existent, if the popularization of German is not counted, so Constantine wants to strengthen East African cultural construction. This is good for Ernst as the Hechingen royal family has always attached great importance to cultural development, which started from Ernst's grandfather. To this day, the literati in the Hechingen area have a very good reputation for Frederick.
However, Ernst still reminded: "Father, it's okay to promote the development of East African culture, but don't involve the ideological level. Just organize more entertainment activities for East African immigrants.
They don’t need any profound thoughts, it is enough to honestly support the rule of the Hechingen royal family and not put shackles on ourselves.”
"Don't worry about this. I know what to do. I just want to promote and expand Germany's traditional culture in East Africa. Do you think I won't be on guard against liberalism?" Constantine said murderously.
The reason why Hechingen was incorporated into Prussia was that Napoleon implemented the French system in Germany. At least that's what Constantine thought. In order to prevent the attack of the "mob", Hechingen and Sigmaringen had no choice but to invite Prussia to send troops.
From that time on, the country of Hexingen existed in name only, but now the development of the East African colonies is equivalent to the revival of Hexingen.
The small court of Hei Xingen suddenly found a way out and found new employment in East Africa, which was a kind of reincarnation.
Moreover, in terms of legitimacy, East Africa seems to be stronger than the Blackchingen mainland. The royal family of the Blackchingen in the German region has now moved to East Africa, and the East African colonies have become the main body of the Blackchingen.
As for the Blackxingen territory, it became the tentacles of East Africa in Germany and Prussia. The Blackxingen territory was originally the tentacles of Prussia in southern Germany. Things became interesting.
(End of this chapter)
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