Chapter 201： Take office

Chapter 201 Take office

"Mr. Afonso, why are more than half of your people gone?" Merk asked.

Just yesterday, Santos left the capital of Yeke Kingdom with many people.

"It's a pity that they chose to leave and went to the Kazenbe Kingdom in the south!" Afonso said he was sorry, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which was fleeting and no one noticed.

…

The undecided Prince Constantine finally sent Maximilian I's proposal to Ernst through a telegram from Dar es Salaam.

After staying in Dar es Salaam for a few days, people from the Central Government of East Africa have already arrived.

"Your Majesty, how is your stay recently? Are you still used to the weather in East Africa?" Von der Leyen, an official from the Central East Africa, asked respectfully.

"Not bad, are we going to the first town today!" Prince Constantine asked.

"Yes, His Royal Highness informed us to come to meet you. It is not too far from Dar es Salaam to the first town, but it will take two days." Von der Leyen said.

The road from the first town to Dar es Salaam has been repaired and rebuilt twice, and it is very smooth. It has progressed to masonry roads. At the same time, most roads in East Africa are still rammed earth roads.

In fact, if you don’t spare any horsepower, you can reach it in a day, but Prince Constantine has a noble status, so the speed cannot be too fast.

"His Excellency, Archduke Ferdinand, I am leaving today. If there is any news, I will send someone to inform you." Prince Constantine said to Maximilian I.

"Of course, Your Excellency, if I can succeed this time, I will be happy to help." Maximilian I responded.

Prince Constantine talked with Maximilian I a few more times, and he found that Maximilian I really missed the navy.

So he and Maximilian I proposed that if Ernst replied and agreed, he could invite him to participate in the formation of the East African Navy.

Maximiliano I really took the bait. In fact, Maximilian I’s own idea is very simple. Anyway, the future of East Africa belongs to his grandson (daughter), and he is also obliged to contribute.

Soon, Prince Constantine and his entourage from Hexingen gathered together. Dar es Salaam was just a transit point for this trip. A team of more than a thousand people marched towards the first town direction.

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June 13, 1869.

The first town.

The East African government held a warm welcome ceremony for Prince Constantine. The people and officials in the first town all had a day off to welcome Prince Constantine.

It was the first time that the residents of the first town witnessed the dignity of members of the actual ruling family in East Africa.

The military band began to play. This time, the first town was well prepared and did not make the same mistakes as Dar es Salaam.

Five officials from the first echelon of East Africa came forward to meet Prince Constantine and introduced themselves. In fact, the Central Government of East Africa is now in charge of six people.

One of them is Von der Leyen who accompanied Prince Constantine. He is mainly responsible for the economic work in East Africa.

"Welcome Your Majesty the Prince to the First Town! My name is Yarman, the military chief of East Africa, and the first batch of mercenaries who arrived in East Africa. I served in the Prussian army before." Yarman excitedly told Constantine said the prince.

This is also the second time Arman has had close contact with a real big man (the first time was Ernst), especially Prince Constantine was once his boss, although he was just an inconspicuous member of the Prussian Army at that time. soldier.

"You served in the Prussian army! Your unit number is..." Prince Constantine and Arman chatted for a while.

"Your Majesty, East African Army Chief of Staff Stewart reports to you!"

Sweite is obviously different from others, and his academic style is deeply rooted in his bones.

"I remember you, you were a student in the second period of the Hechingen Military Academy, and your grades were very good at that time..." Prince Constantine said.

Situette is indeed an almighty king, so he was remembered by Prince Constantine. Situate, who had excellent grades, was entrusted by Ernst, who was in short supply at that time, and sent to East Africa. At present, it is the ceiling of Chinese immigrants in East Africa.

"Your Majesty, hello, I am the director of the East African Agriculture Department, you can call me Wiggins."

"Hello…"

"I am Bell Ryder, the director of the disease control management department, from the Wuerzburg region of Austria."

"Hello…"

The last one is Karal, who is in charge of major engineering projects in East Africa.

These five people plus von der Leyen are the six carriages of East Africa, which basically represent the current development direction of the East African colonies.

In the past, only von der Leyen, Yarmann, and Stewart were called the troika, but now the six chariots are obviously splitting and checking and balancing government power.

In addition, there are some other important independent departments, such as communications, immigration and so on.

In addition, the companies and units of the Hexingen Consortium also participated in the management of East Africa, so East Africa is actually jointly ruled by the government and the company.

All in all, the East African government is a mess, and the power system is chaotic. Anyway, Prince Constantine was dumbfounded.

One will be the chief of the military, the other will be the chief of the general staff, the name is awesome, even more exaggerated than his position in the Prussian army, and then he will come directly to the head of the department. It doesn't sound like a formal government agency or job title at all. , In the end, there is still a bureau, and the executives of various companies under the Hexingen Consortium in East Africa.

The entire administrative system in East Africa is a mess, as is the army. East Africa is divided into regular army and militia.

Needless to say, militias can be temporarily recruited with a gun, and the numbers of the regular army are also varied.

Although the East African regular army is divided into eight military regions according to eight directions, each military region has a variety of troop numbers, and there is no unified standard.

This is obviously not the level that the East African army should have. Most of the German mercenaries in charge of the army are from the Prussian army, and they still have basic military literacy. East Africa should directly copy the Prussian army model.

So the chaos of the East African army is completely Ernst's masterpiece. The power of government departments has been dismantled, and the army is naturally even more so.

Fortunately, the opponents in East Africa chose the natives. Even if the East African army is abolished, it is still several grades better than the natives in terms of organizational ability alone.

Although this greatly reduces the efficiency of the army, it is convenient for Ernst to check and balance the power of all parties and prevent the emergence of strongmen other than himself in East Africa.

However, now the arrival of Prince Constantine can end this special situation.

Prince Constantine takes over the affairs of the East African government, so Ernst can have more energy to promote the construction of some projects in Europe and East Africa.

Prince Constantine's arrival in the first town also means that the royal family of Hechingen has officially settled in the East African colony. This will be the center of gravity of the royal family of Hechingen in the future, and the Sweet Palace in the first town has officially become the political center of East Africa.

(end of this chapter)