Chapter 954 Ernst's way to work

Moving the capital to Rhine City is not without its drawbacks. Since the advent of the Age of Exploration, the ocean has been the focus of the strategies of major powers. The most typical example is Tsarist Russia. The original capital of Tsarist Russia was in Moscow. Later, Peter I and other Tsarist monarchs moved the capital to today's St. Petersburg in order to seize the seaport, implement the ocean strategy, and learn from the West in an all-round way.

The policy of setting the capital in St. Petersburg before Tsarist Russia undoubtedly brought huge benefits to Tsarist Russia. With the advantage of shipping, it can more conveniently accept the technology and capital input from Europe. St. Petersburg has also changed from a poor and remote place under the rule of the former Swedish Empire to the most prosperous region of Tsarist Russia's economy.

Then, the rapidly westernized St. Petersburg radiated these technologies and capital to the inland areas of Tsarist Russia, which enabled Tsarist Russia's Eastern European homeland to develop rapidly.

The relocation of the capital from the first town to Rhine City in East Africa should be regarded as the opposite case. At least it was not so convenient for Ernst to inspect the Bagamoyo Naval Base.

In the past, if Ernst wanted to see the development of the navy in the First Town, he could go there whenever he wanted. The First Town was less than 70 kilometers away from the coast and could be reached within an hour, but now it is impossible.

Of course, although Rhine City is deep inland, it also has a beneficial impact on East Africa's maritime strategy. After all, East Africa is different from Tsarist Russia. Tsarist Russia's important ports are concentrated in the east, while East Africa is a two-ocean country.

So Rhine City is located in the center of the east and west coasts, which can make it more convenient for the East African central government to coordinate the development and development of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

If in the past, the East African government naturally could not do it, but with the development of communication technologies such as telegraph, telephone, and radio, the good foundation of railway and road transportation, and the development of future aircraft, the communication barriers between Rhine City and the East African coast are being reduced.

Think about it, in the era of Peter the Great, there was no railway at that time, and communication could only rely on horses to transmit letters. If there were any changes and changes in Europe, the news would be delivered to Moscow by horse, and I am afraid that the opportunity would be cold.

At this time, St. Petersburg, which is located on the coast and close to Europe, became the only choice for the Tsar to realize the Tsarist Russia's maritime strategy.

If it were in the era of Peter the Great, East Africa would not have the conditions to move the capital. Although the inland areas are more conducive to controlling the whole country, they are not conducive to participating in the ocean competition. At this time, the first town and city on the coast would have more advantages.

The advancement of communication and transportation technology has enabled East Africa to keep in touch with the outside world even if it moves its capital to Rhine City, always control the direction of world development, and participate in international competition.

Similarly, in Ernst's view, the current Tsarist Russia is suitable to move the capital from St. Petersburg back to Moscow. Although St. Petersburg is still the most economically active and easiest to communicate with the outside world, with the blessing of railways and communication means, Moscow is no worse than St. Petersburg in this regard.

And it is crucial that St. Petersburg is too dangerous. Moscow, which is deep inland, is more secure. In fact, after the demise of Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union and later Russia made Moscow the capital based on this.

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Ernst had already started "going to work" before he could finish the reorganization of the Rhine Palace. On the day he arrived in Rhine City, he went to the Central Government Building of Rhine City to preside over government affairs.

This is a big change after the relocation of the capital. When he was in the first town, Ernst worked in the Sweet Palace. After all, the traditional royal palace was originally the political center of the feudal monarchy.

However, in Rhine City, Ernst completely separated the royal residence and office location, which also meant that Ernst had to start his "work" journey like the officials in East Africa.

"It takes at least 30 minutes to get from the Rhine Palace to the Central Government Building. Isn't this asking for trouble?" Constantine said to Ernst.

Ernst said: "Now there are cars to travel, more than 20 minutes is enough, it doesn't take much time, and the office in the Rhine Palace will reduce the living experience, so it is better to separate the two."

That being said, in fact, Ernst thought that if the East African monarch becomes a virtual monarch in the future, a special government office will still be transferred at that time. The specific manifestation in other countries is the prime minister's residence, the presidential palace, the prime minister's office and the like.

The most typical example is 10 Downing Street in the UK, so it is better to separate the royal palace and the government residence now to save trouble in the future.

This is actually a more euphemistic statement. We are about to enter the 20th century, and the early 20th century is also the last glorious years of the monarchy.

If East Africa also undergoes the same political changes as in Europe and other regions in the future, and the royal flag falls, in this case, if the palace where the royal family lives is an administrative office center, it will easily cause trouble.

"To be honest, there is no civilian area between the Rhine Palace and the Central Government Building, otherwise safety is a big problem." Constantine continued.

After all, there have been many assassinations of monarchs in history, especially the late Tsar Alexander II, who experienced more than a hundred assassinations in his life. He escaped before, and was finally sent to the west in 1881 by the bomb thrown by the assassin at his car.

This caused quite a stir at the time. At that time, Constantine strongly asked Ernst to strengthen the security defense of the Svet Palace. At that time, the Svet Palace was in the center of the first town city and was not strictly separated from the residential area. If there were criminals like the Tsarist Russia, they might find an opportunity to decapitate the East African royal family.

Of course, this possibility is not great. The First Town was built entirely on the basis of politics, so most of the residents of the First Town are "good citizens", at least they are reliable in the archives.

"Father, safety has always been my concern. The security facilities in the entire area from the Rhine Palace to the Rhine City Administrative District are the strongest in East Africa, so it is impossible to encounter any thugs. Most of the residents along the way are the residential areas of government officials' families. Other residents who maintain the life and infrastructure of the administrative district are also carefully selected. There are also troops nearby, so the security issues in Rhine City are second to none in the world."

Along with the migration of the East African government and the royal family, the Guards Division originally stationed in the Coastal Province (formerly the Central Province) and even its navy have migrated here. Of course, their activity area has also moved from the Little Rhine River and Bagamoyo Port to the Rensemfuwa River.

However, the Rensemfuwa Dam has not yet been built, and the Guards Division Navy has limited space for activities. After the Rensemfuwa River Dam is built, they can carry out law enforcement operations in the Rensemfuwa River Reservoir.

In fact, it has also changed from a navy to a lake force. In East Africa, due to the existence of large lakes such as the Great Lakes (Lake Victoria), Lake Malawi, and Lake Solon (Lake Tanganyika), the inland navy has always been maintained, but the inland navy has been reorganized into a water police department under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security.

"In fact, there is a subway connecting the Rhine Palace to the Central Government Building, which is extremely safe, but it is not necessary. It is safe to go anywhere by car. The royal family's cars are all bulletproof. In case of danger, people can quickly get in place."

When Ernst said this, Constantine remembered that there was a subway underground in Rhine City, but he asked with some doubts: "Where is the subway entrance and exit of the Rhine Palace?"

Ernst smiled and said to Constantine: "In the middle of this year, that is, during the Spanish-American War, the subway was fully built, but the Rhine Palace subway is more than 100 meters underground in the Rhine Palace. Usually, no vehicles pass through. There is a dark room in the Rhine Palace, which is the subway passage. But after we go back from the Central Government Building, we will take you to familiarize yourself with the internal structure of the Rhine Palace."

As the current king of East Africa, Constantine naturally has to show up at the government. After all, this is the first day of work of the East African Central Government after the capital was moved, so if you want to understand the layout of the Rhine Palace, you have to wait until the father and son "get off work."