Chapter 203 Reincarnation of the Dirty Land
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The phone was very noisy. Even so, this is the black technology of Berlin Electric Power Company.
In order to make such long-distance calls, sixty-seven sound amplifiers alone were equipped. Ernst spent a lot of money to recruit relevant talents from the German region and invite technology giants. Finally, in the Siemens boss's With the help of the company, we were able to overcome the relevant problems in just a few months with all our efforts.
Compared with Siemens, Ernst's Berlin Electric Power Company was worse than a primary school student, and several important inventions were obtained by trickery.
At the same time, Berlin Electric Power Company also assumes the role of half of Siemens's processing plant, processing some parts after its technology authorization.
Although the Berlin Electric Power Company was so miserable, it also grew into the second largest power company in Germany, with Siemens being the first.
As Ernst said before, the only great inventors in the field of electricity that can be compared with Siemens are Tesla and Edison in the United States (excluding theorists).
Until the telephone line is laid, the total cost is almost enough to buy another Alaska. However, such a transoceanic line has basically no commercial value for the Hechingen Consortium.
The entire telephone line can only be used to maintain the conversation between Ernst and Constantine. The only function is to increase the technical reserves of Berlin Electric Power Company.
Unlike telephone lines, part of the renovated telegraph line can be separated and no longer used as a dedicated line for the East African government. It can also be used for part of civilian communications, but according to the current situation of East African immigrants, there is no need for it.
After chatting for a long time, Ernst and Constantine finally returned to the topic of the army.
Now there is a problem in East Africa, whether to disarmament or expand the army. An army of nearly 100,000 people seems to be quite large.
It seems very small in a land of more than two million square kilometers, but the national defense pressure in East Africa is not great.
The militia alone can form a crushing advantage over the surrounding natives, and it is estimated that they can be evenly matched against other colonists. Of course, this is based on numerical advantage.
But if the enemy comes from the sea, it is not something that the militia can deal with. Those who can fight from the sea must have strong military capabilities. Even the so-called "regular army" in East Africa will probably have a hard time dealing with it.
A large part of the standing armies in the East African colonies actually served as police officers. Almost every city had one, as did some villages and towns.
It is difficult to guarantee the quality of officers in East Africa. Even the students who graduated from the Hechingen Military Academy are, to put it bluntly, soldiers with slightly higher military quality.
And it is done quickly in a short time, and its 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 officer talents, which is why someone at the military conference proposed learning from Prussia.
Only three current graduates of the Hechingen Military Academy received officer-level education in Prussia, and these three are all one-in-a-thousand talents.
Prince Constantine, who was still in Europe at the time, used his connections to get admitted to the Berlin Military Academy. It is hard to say whether he can succeed in his studies. The number is too small to be used, and he is the first to enter the Berlin Military Academy. The Hechingen students studying at the college still have two years left before graduation.
“Father, I think it would be better to separate some soldiers from the army and establish a police agency in East Africa. As for the army, it is better not to expand it. In the future, we should focus on improving the professionalism and combat capabilities of the army. Now used in East Africa There are less than that many troops. "
"The more troops the better, no matter how powerful Napoleon was, he could not stop the siege of the entire Europe, but the militia in East Africa should be enough, and there is indeed no need for a standing army. Expanded," Constantine said.
"Then it's settled. Through this military reform, the military power in East Africa will be completely in the hands of our Hechingen royal family, and then we will start reforming the government in East Africa." Ernst Set the tone.
The military power in East Africa has actually always been in the hands of Ernst, but that was done through checks and balances. Now that Prince Constantine has arrived in East Africa, it is equivalent to the transfer of the Hechingen royal family to East Africa.
In the past, Ernst himself was afraid that the central government and the military would have too much power. Now it was up to Prince Constantine to reshape the centralization of power in East Africa.
This is also a good thing for the East African government, which can better take over many of the functions originally performed by the Hechingen Consortium. The previous East African government was really a puppet government. Even the power of statistical data had to go through the employees of the Hechingen Consortium.
Von der Leyen, the former administrative director of the East African Government, is himself an employee of the Hechingen Consortium. The East African Government is more like a subsidiary of the Hechingen Consortium.
"As for government reform, do you want the government to completely take over all political affairs in East Africa?" Constantine asked.
“It’s almost the same, but it still needs to be connected with the Hechingen Consortium. After all, the trade in East Africa is still completed by the Hechingen Consortium.”
“Then what matters need to be paid attention to in government reform? ! What do you think?”
“Father, the existing departments are very important. Although we have to learn from Prussia’s government institutions to a certain extent, the situation in East Africa and Prussia It’s different. For example, the disease control management department cannot be underestimated in East Africa. It will still have to be taken seriously when it becomes the Ministry of Health. As a tropical region, East Africa must not ignore diseases and medical care.
Most of all. The main thing is the army. The Ministry of National Defense must be built. Let Yalman be the Minister of Defense. He is not in good health and can be used safely. His qualifications and prestige in the army are sufficient.
The police agencies mentioned before can also be established in the new government. In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also considered a new department in East Africa. You can make up your own mind about this.
However, I do have one candidate that I can recommend, and that is Becker, the official of Mbeya City. You can give it a try.
He had previously allowed East Africa to take the Kingdom of Yeke with only 500 guns with just one mouth. His ability should be pretty good. "
Sweite and Ernst reported on Becker, and Ernst remembered it, so he mentioned it to his father.
But the specific situation still lies with Constantine himself. Make up your mind, because Hechingen has only existed as a country for 20 or 30 years, and the royal family of Hechingen still exists.
I just don’t know if Constantine brought it with him when he came to East Africa this time. After all, many people had disbanded that year, or had passed away, or had not chosen to come to East Africa.
"I have pretty much memorized the above, but I think the Ministry of Culture can also be established. I just have some old friends who can arrange entry." Constantine said.
There is basically no cultural undertaking in East Africa, if the popularization of German is not included, so Constantine wants to strengthen the cultural construction of East Africa. This is good for Ernst. The royal family of Hechingen has always attached great importance to cultural development. This started with Grandpa Ernst, and the literati in the Hechingen area still have a good reputation for Frederick.
However, Ernst still reminded: "Father, you can promote the development of East African culture, but don't involve it at the ideological level. Just organize more entertainment activities for the immigrants in East Africa.
They don’t need any profound thoughts, it’s enough to honestly support the rule of the Hechingen royal family, and they can’t put shackles on ourselves.”
"Don't worry about this. I know what to do. I just want to promote and expand traditional German culture in East Africa. Do you think I won't be wary of liberalism?" Constantine said murderously.
The reason why Hechingen was annexed to Prussia was the result of Napoleon's implementation of the French methods in Germany. At least Constantine thought so. In order to prevent the impact of the "mob", Hechingen Gencai and Sigmaringen had no choice but to invite Prussia to send troops.
From that time on, the country Hechingen existed in name only, but now that the East African colonies are being developed, Hechingen has been resurrected.
The small court in Hechingen suddenly found a way out again. Re-employment in East Africa was a kind of reincarnation.
And in terms of legitimacy, East Africa seems to be stronger than the Hechingenland. The Hechingenburg Kingdom in the German region has now even moved its royal family to East Africa, and the East African colony has become Hechingenburg. the main body of the country.
As for the Heixinggen Territory, it has become East Africa's tentacles in Germany and Prussia, and the Heixinggen Territory was originally Prussia's tentacles in South Germany. Things have become interesting.
(End of this chapter)