Chapter 319 Headquarters Relocation
In places like South Sudan, the arrangement of the East African government is to spread some population first to ensure that it is under East African control. As for the land development, it will be developed step by step, using a large number of slaves and slowly depleting it. Well, South Sudan can be regarded as the most difficult area to develop in East Africa except for the tropical rainforest climate, so we will leave it alone for now and focus on developing other areas.
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March 21, 1871.
Sweden.
After several days of investigation, the Bank of Hechingen finally reached an agreement with the Bank of Sweden. The Bank of Hechingen spent a huge amount of money to order a complete set of banknote printing equipment and related technologies from the Bank of Sweden.
After completing the anti-counterfeiting and other technologies, the Bank of Hechingen will assemble and produce the first set of currency of the East African Kingdom in Mbeya City.
With the birth of the first currency in East Africa, there are the following changes. The headquarters of the Bank of Hechingen will be moved to Mombasa, and the Central Bank of East Africa will be established in the first town. For this purpose, he returned to Germany, Enns A high-level meeting was held in Berlin, where the current headquarters of Hechingen Bank is located, to discuss the relocation of the bank's headquarters.
Ernst: "Today! I want to emphasize that the relocation of the headquarters is a must. The Hechingen Consortium itself is a multinational group. Although the conditions in East Africa may be worse than those in Germany and Austria-Hungary, there are It is the basic base of the Hechingen royal family, and Even I myself will be going to East Africa soon, so for the future future and development of the bank, the headquarters must also go to East Africa with me.”
Sure enough, just as Ernst expected, when Ernst made his decision. After this decision, many people looked grim.
So, Ernst continued: "This matter! After all, it is closely related to you. If you have any opinions, you can put forward it. Davis, I think you have the biggest opinion, so you can express your opinion first!"
Davis, who was named, had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, I am personally opposed to the relocation of the headquarters. You know the size of Hechingen Bank. It can affect the whole body, let alone the headquarters as the brain. , just the relocation of data and data is A difficult job. "
Ernst affirmed: "You are right, the headquarters is the brain of the bank. It is precisely because of its importance that it must be in a safer environment. , and I think East Africa is a safer environment, don’t you think so?”
For Ernst, that must be the security of East Africa, and the nearly 200,000 troops in East Africa are the source of confidence, and The most important thing is that they all take orders from the royal family of Hechingen.
“As for what you said about the impact on work progress and the relocation of data, it is indeed a bit difficult, so I will give you time to prepare. The period of this time is one year, which is enough for you to sort out everything that needs to be relocated. Data, and in order to avoid too much workload, we will design two sub-centers in Berlin and Vienna to share the work of the headquarters, mainly to decentralize some European operations, and the headquarters will be mainly responsible for command and decision-making." Ernst continued. said.
Davis: "Your Highness, if the headquarters is moved to East Africa, how can we ensure smooth communication? You must know that business information is the most important to us. I am afraid this will be more troublesome in East Africa!"
Ernst: "Don't worry about this. East Africa's information communication is not lagging behind. He is connected to the entire European telegraph network, and the headquarters of the Hechingen Bank has moved to East Africa." At the same time, we will build a separate undersea dedicated telegraph line to facilitate the communication between the bank headquarters and various subsidiaries in Europe.”
The telegraph network from East Africa to Europe has actually been in a state of excess. There is almost no civilian use and the lines will not be crowded, so without laying new submarine cables, the East African telegraph lines are sufficient for the Hechingen Bank headquarters.
Technical Director Mars: "Your Highness, it doesn't really matter where I work, but many of our families are in Germany, so you see..."
Ernst: "This problem is easy to solve. First of all, everyone who goes to East Africa, In addition to being granted nationality by the East African government, a house is also provided for free. You can choose to take your family and live there. If you want to keep your family in Europe, you can also do it. It all depends on your personal choice. In addition to salary, every month Provide meal subsidies and free medical insurance.”
Mars: "Your Highness, how to solve the education problem! I have three sons at home, so the education issue is more important to me." Ernst promised: "Around the new headquarters, we will hire famous teachers from Europe to set up a special school for the children of employees. , including primary and secondary schools. As for college, it’s up to you to choose. After all, your children can live independently in college. , so you can rest assured!”
“Your Highness, the weather in Africa is said to be very hot...”
“This is a generalization, there are many places in East Africa. The place is cooler than Europe, and it is spring-like all year round, so it is very livable, so there is no need to worry about this problem.”
“Mosquitoes and diseases...”
"A comprehensive medical service for employees will be established. We will build the best hospital in East Africa around the new headquarters and hire European doctors, so you don't have to worry about this. As for mosquitoes, they are rare in urban areas in East Africa. Even if there are, you can just rely on them. You can get by with mosquito coils and mosquito nets.”
In addition to building a Western hospital, a traditional Chinese medicine hospital will also be built, but Ernst believes that the employees below will give priority to Western medicine, even if the current Western medicine is outrageous, but This is what Europeans do.
As for the mosquito problem, it is still rare in East African cities. The East African government regularly eliminates mosquito-breeding environments, so there is no need to worry too much. As for the fish that slip through the net, there is no problem at all by relying on mosquito repellent and anti-mosquito methods such as mosquito coils. .
"Your Highness, one last question, we prefer to return to Europe from time to time."
"No problem, I will arrange a special ship to facilitate your return to Europe at any time, visit relatives, and go on business trips and to resolve other personal matters.”
The vast majority of Hechingen Bank employees are reluctant to work in East Africa, so East Africa must ensure that these employees have contact with Europe, so as to appease their emotions and continue to create value for the Hechingen royal family.
Ernst: "Well, it seems you have any objections to the relocation of the headquarters to East Africa?"
Ernst has already proposed solutions one by one based on the needs of the employees. According to the plan, although working in East Africa is a bit more remote, we can get a lot of benefits, so no one will object anymore.
Ernst: "Very good, then this matter is settled. Let's continue to discuss the issue of where to locate the headquarters. I have information about several cities with the best conditions in East Africa for your reference. , you all take a look, the city with the most support in the end will be the future Come to the location of the new headquarters of the Bank of Hechingen”
The cities given by Ernst are Mombasa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and First Town and Bagamoyo, Mbe. In the end, after a heated discussion among the employees, Nairobi won with the most favorable climate conditions.
Even in the hottest months, the temperature in Nairobi does not exceed 30 degrees, and is generally around 20 degrees. Twenty-nine degrees is considered extremely hot, and at other times it is only more than ten degrees. Although the traffic here may be a little worse, this temperature And the climate is a paradise for the employees of the Bank of Hechingen. After all, the temperature in Berlin can easily exceed 30 degrees in summer, and fireplaces are needed for heating in winter. It is a bit extreme for the employees of the Bank of Hechingen, so There is no problem in choosing Nairobi. The infrastructure there is relatively complete, and there are many Germans and Italians living there, so there is no need to worry about anything unfamiliar in life.
They really think too much about this. East Africans have their own unique living habits. To sum up, there are a lot of government rules. However, most of the employees of Hechingen Bank are highly educated and of high quality. Many East African governments The rules set may just be daily routines that they have developed long ago, so they may be more accustomed to the East African lifestyle.
(End of this chapter)