Chapter 631 Preparation

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, how will the benefits obtained from labor cooperation be distributed?" Von der Leyen asked.

Ernst said: "You calculate a reasonable range and use it as the company's operating expenses. How much of the rest can be taken depends on their own abilities."

As an organizer, it makes sense for East Africa to charge money to provide services. After all, shipping fees, work arrangements, and related rights and interests protection all require funds as a guarantee.

"Everyone should be registered, one for the mainland and one for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially recording family and address information. After all, this is a job abroad, and contact is not very convenient, so that they can solve their worries." Ernst Then he said.

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By September, Ernst had begun to prepare to fulfill his promise to Karina to return to Europe to visit her grandmother. The family began to pack their things and visit Europe, but the plan still changed.

"Ernst, can little Friedrich and Jena go to Austria this time? Grandma also wants to see her little grandson. She hasn't seen her since Friedrich was born!" Friedrich couldn't go to Austria, so Karina asked her husband.

Jena is the second child of Ernst and Karina. She is a princess. She was just two months old. Because she was too young, Ernst and Karina had to postpone their European trip for four months. That is February next year.

The safe age for babies to ride on a boat is at least six months, so just to be sure, wait four months.

"Karina, it's not that I don't want to take little Friedrich, but you also know the situation of our Hechingen royal family. In total, there are only three men, my father and me, and little Friedrich, who are real people. The money is thin, and going to sea has certain risks after all, so it is better for little Friedrich to stay in East Africa with his father, and since his father is old, he will not be lonely if he has his grandson with him." Ernst was a little bit He explained helplessly.

He may also want to take his family to Europe to visit relatives, but after all, this era is not the same as the previous life, and there are big problems with transportation and medical care, so it is better to play it safe.

Of course, the more important thing is political considerations. As a monarchy in East Africa, of course the royal family maintains the existence of the country. Therefore, the royal family must not cause problems. Someone must be in charge of East Africa, even if it is symbolic.

As for the past, when East Africa was small, Ernst could control it through the Hechingen Consortium in Europe. Now East Africa has changed a lot and is considered a "great power". Naturally, it can no longer be used casually.

And as long as the royal bloodline remains in East Africa, the country of East Africa can continue to operate smoothly. This is Ernst's hard work, so eggs cannot be put in one basket, just like the Egyptian air crash in the previous life, when a plane directly lost a litter of generals. .

The only shortcoming is that Friedrich is a little too young, but it's better than nothing. Besides, Constantine is still watching. In recent years, Ernst has been very concerned about his father's health, so he doesn't care much about it. Let him take care of political affairs, at least in terms of appearance, Constantine can live for a long time.

For this trip to Europe, Ernst did not plan to make any big moves in East Africa at the end of 1881. He would proceed step by step and wait until he returned.

"Well, it would be great if we were still in Europe. If we want to visit relatives, we only need to rely on railways and carriages, which is much more convenient." Karina said.

"Haha, if that were the case, we wouldn't be able to accumulate such a big foundation. Europe is still too small, especially between the several big countries. There is almost no buffer space and the threat of war is always there, so East Africa is safer." Ernst said.

Nowadays, all major powers in Europe, except the United Kingdom, are bordered by each other. Spain is bordered by France, France is bordered by Germany, and Germany is bordered by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Tsarist Russia. Tsarist Russia is not the Russia of the previous life. There are small Eastern European countries separated from Western Europe. Germany and France are contradictory. It is also very sharp, and there is also restlessness between Russia and Austria. It is simply that the existence of Britain to sow discord can explode throughout Europe. That is to say, the current economic situation is good, there is a lot of space for overseas colonization, and countries still have some strategic determination.

As for East Africa dividing a small half of Africa, it is actually not important, because in the previous life, most of the land occupied by East Africa belonged to the three-party sphere of influence of Britain, Portugal, and Belgium, plus two unimportant German African colonies.

German East Africa, that is, Tanganyika, was of some value, but German South-West Africa was completely scraps.

Portugal and Belgium are no longer on the same level as far as East Africa is concerned. The two countries were able to retain such large areas of colonies in Africa in their previous lives, relying more on luck and friendship rather than strength.

The only one who is dissatisfied with East Africa and has the strength to stir up trouble is the United Kingdom. However, they have now missed the best opportunity to intervene in East Africa. Otherwise, it would not be so easy for East Africa to develop inland, such as Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Malaysia. Colonies such as Ravi, Transvaal, and Bechuanaland can be said to have been stolen from the British in East Africa.

Moreover, Britain is the world's largest colonial power. Taking away a large part of East Africa's colonies that should have historically belonged to Britain will not change this fact. Therefore, East Africa's impact on the world pattern is not as great as imagined.

It can only be said that East Africa has entered the poker table, but it has not changed the strength of the veterans on the table. It is still developing according to the general context of the previous life. As for the big changes, it will take at least several decades to be reflected.

"Ernst, you are right, as long as peace and security are better than anything else, although the conditions in East Africa are worse than those in Europe, it is also far away from war." Karina agreed.

Ernst shook his head and said: "It is not enough to be far away from the war. Our south is very unstable, but these will not affect the areas we have developed, especially the east and inland. Overall, there is a risk of war, but they are all is controllable.

To explode the powder keg in Europe, all it takes is a small flame. This is also the benefit of unifying the country. The fragmentation of Europe will inevitably lead to this result. However, with the updating and iteration of weapons, the intensity of war is becoming more and more intense. Big, future wars will probably become more and more horrific. "

Constrained by the times, Karina could not imagine how future wars would develop. According to her knowledge, the caliber of artillery was getting larger and larger, and there were more and more of them. Maybe in the future, cannons would replace firearms.

Of course, she was just thinking about it, because the current military development is indeed like this. From land to sea, the armies of various countries are pursuing caliber justice.

"Okay, don't think so much. Anyway, we in East Africa will most likely stay out of the matter, unless we get involved ourselves, so this is not an issue we should be concerned about." Ernst comforted.

Even in the previous world war, the main impact was on the Eurasian continent. As for East Africa and North America, it was almost the same. Although it would be affected, it was generally safe. The only place that would not be greatly affected was South America, which was truly isolated.