Chapter 195 Visit
"Yes, Your Excellency, you are still as energetic as before. This is Charlotte." Maximilian I introduced to Constantine.
Charlotte greeted Prince Constantine: "Hello, Your Excellency! Thank you, the royal family of Hechingen, for your help to us."
"Hahaha, a family doesn't talk about two things, that's what that kid Ernst should do." Constantine said with a smile.
Constantine and Maximilian I were reserved for a while, and then officials from East Africa came to see them.
"Grandpa Constantine!" A young officer gave a standard military salute to Constantine.
"Is that so?"
"Hechingen Military Academy, Class 6 of the second phase, Hans Zhang, the current Hechingen East African royal territory, the highest military officer in Dar es Salaam. I met you at the beginning, Grandpa Constantine, you and We talked," Hans Zhang said.
Hans Zhang was one of the commanders who commanded the Battle of Zanzibar together with Felix. Felix was later transferred to another place, and Hans Zhang became the military director of Dar es Salaam .
"I see! Well, this is what a soldier should look like!" Constantine said.
Knowing that Hans Zhang is a graduate of the Hechingen Military Academy, Konstantin is not surprised why this man calls him grandfather.
Ernst founded the Hechingen Military Academy at the beginning, but Constantine spent more time at the Hechingen Military Academy than Ernst. After all, Ernst had a lot of business and often traveled around in Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The students at the Hechingen Military Academy are all half-grown children, and they are all orphans. Constantine asked them to call him Grandpa Constantine.
After chatting for a while, Constantine let everyone go. He was still a little tired just after getting off the boat.
"Your Excellency, we will discuss it for a while in the future!" Constantine said to Maximilian I.
"Charlotte and I are the guests in East Africa. It should be us who thank you as the host, and I happen to have something to suggest to you." Maximilian I said.
The staff have introduced to Constantine the residence of Dar es Salaam, which is the royal palace of the former Sultanate of Zanzibar in Dar es Salaam.
Maximiliano I's identity is already top in this world, after all, he still bears the title of emperor, and the only place in East Africa that can match his residence is the Royal Palace of Dar es Salaam.
After a large-scale renovation by the East African government, the Dar es Salaam Palace has a new look, with a bit of cultural flavor of a palace in the German region.
Constantine was about to ask for some advice, when he heard Maximilian I say: "But these are trivial matters. You must be tired after coming all the way from Europe by boat. It is better to go to the residence to rest for a few days. Let's talk about that."
"That's fine, but this time I have a lot of entourage, and I'm going to arrange their residence first!" Constantine said.
At this time, an East African official who had never left said: "Your Excellency, you don't have to worry about such a small matter. His Highness Ernst has already arranged it in the telegram. We are in Dar es Salaam Palace. A residence has been prepared for them nearby, and basic daily necessities have been prepared, and there are also canteens that can solve the problem of eating."
"This kid! He made the arrangements for me very clearly." Constantine said cheerfully.
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May 23, 1869.
Sigmaringen.
Prince Constantine arrived in East Africa a few days ago.
"Your Highness Ernst, you are here!" Schneider saw Ernst enter the door familiarly.
"His Majesty the Prince is receiving guests in the living room. Your Highness Ernst may have to wait for a while. Do you have any important matters that I need to report?" Schneider said.
"That's it! I don't need to be in a hurry. I'll walk around the castle first. After Uncle Carl finishes seeing the guests, you can call me again." Ernst said.
"Okay, Your Highness Ernst, do you need me to find a servant to accompany you for a while." Schneider asked.
"I'll just walk around, I'm familiar with this place, so don't bother, if you have something to do, go ahead!" Ernst said to Schneider.
Hearing this, Schneider didn't say anything, but he didn't doubt that Ernst would mess around, because Ernst was a frequent visitor here.
Sigmaringen Castle is the residence of Prince Karl Anton. Compared with the newly renovated Hohenzollern Castle, Sigmaringen Castle is more quaint.
There are a large number of weapons, hunting specimens, and murals in the castle. The magnificent interior decoration fully reflects the power and wealth of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family.
Ernst strolled in the castle, and gradually regained the memories of his childhood. Because the two families were too close to each other, and they were the closest relatives, they had a very good relationship and walked around each other frequently.
Konstantin used to bring little Ernst here before. At that time Ernst hadn’t awakened the memory of his past life. Now that he visits Sigmaringen Castle again, he has a completely different feeling. When he was a child, he really only cared about playing! Did not pay attention to the scenery and culture here.
Ernst boarded the watchtower and had a panoramic view of the entire Sigmaringen. Unlike the Hohenzollern Castle, which is far away from the town of Hechingen, the Sigmaringen Castle is surrounded by the populated area of Sigmaringen.
The castle was built on the south bank of the Danube River, which surrounded the town of Sigmaringen on three sides. This layout reminded Ernst of Paris, which was also surrounded by the Seine River on three sides, and it was placed in a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack in medieval Europe.
A large number of fortifications have been built here, and Sigmaringen Castle is one of them. Hohenzollern Castle is built on the top of a mountain (low altitude), surrounded by forests, so it is lonely, and Sigmaringen is a large group of castles. At the same time Surrounded by dwellings.
I do not know how long it has been…
"His Royal Highness Ernst, His Majesty the Prince has sent away the guests, and is waiting for you in the living room now!" Butler Schneider came to Ernst and said.
"Well, I'll go right away." Ernst replied.
Go down the spiral staircase, walk through the corridor, and come to the living room, where Prince Karl is sitting on the sofa.
"Ernst, why do you have time to come here today? Since you went to Berlin to go to school, you have come here less often." Prince Karl said cheerfully.
"Uncle Carl, people have to grow up, but I was also caught up in a lot of things later, and I want to go back to the carefree days when I was a child." Ernst said.
"It seems that your generation has grown up. Leopold is now serving in the army, and Carol has become the king. Now you have your own life plan." Prince Karl Anton said with emotion.
"It's because of your education that the two cousins are so promising." Ernst complimented.
"Hahaha, it's just luck. In my opinion, the two of them are just as good as they are, but they caught up with a good time." Prince Karl Anton said with a smile.
This sentence is not false. Prince Karl Anton himself has been the real king, the prime minister of Prussia and the commander-in-chief of the army, and his abilities are indeed full.
"Why are you free to come to me today? Is there something you need to ask me to solve?" Prince Karl Anton asked.
"You've seen it all, Uncle Carl!" Ernst said.
"Hmph, from the moment you entered the door, I had a hunch that nothing good will happen today. Tell me, what should I settle?" Prince Karl Anton said.
Prince Constantine entrusted Ernst to the care of Prince Karl Anton. Prince Karl Anton naturally had to do his best.
Ernst is also welcome, he has the right to use it, and it will become invalid after the expiration date. He said: "Uncle Karl, I know you have great powers, so I want to know the specific situation of the railway business in the entire German region."
(end of this chapter)